On this day, when Qin Yun came out of Lanyue Tower after morning classes, he found Qin Mingzhu waiting for him.
After not seeing each other for a few days, the girl seemed to have lost some energy, but she was in excellent spirits, with a pair of beautiful eyes filled with joy.
"Brother Qin, I have refined the Qi-Building Pill!" She told Qin Yun some good news.
After getting dozens of green leaves from Qin Yun, Qin Mingzhu had enough materials to practice her skills in refining elixirs.
However, she also knew very well that these materials were hard to come by, so she was extra cautious and did not dare to do anything if she was not sure.
The dozen or so books on elixirs Qin Yun gave her were of great help. The tips and tricks recorded in these books helped her far more than the medicinal materials themselves.
After several failures, Qin Mingzhu successfully tried out a low-grade Qi-Building Pill two days ago.
Next, she opened three pots of medicine in one go, and succeeded every time. In one of the pots, she even produced a middle-grade Qi-Building Pill, which earned her the praise and reward from the deacon of the Pill Hall.
With this achievement, Qin Mingzhu's status in the Pill Hall is stable. As long as nothing goes wrong, she will definitely be able to become a disciple of the inner hall next year.
She originally thought that she had no talent in alchemy, but after these few successes, her confidence suddenly increased and she became more interested in refining elixirs.
She never forgets the well digger, so she came here to express her gratitude to Qin Yun.
This is indeed good news!
Seeing the girl's happy smile, Qin Yun was also happy for her: "Then let's celebrate well. Go to Longqing Restaurant at noon and I'll treat you!"
There were many people coming in and out of the door of Lanyue Tower, and the two people chatting and laughing in low voices attracted many strange looks.
Curiosity, envy, jealousy... and even a lot of jealousy, the female disciples of the Pill Hall are extremely popular beings in Muyang Dao.
Whether it is the Martial Arts Hall, the Foreign Affairs Hall, the Keqing Hall, the Punishment Hall, etc., among the young disciples, who doesn’t want to find someone they love in the Pill Hall?
The Tangkou allocates some elixirs to his disciples every month, but the quantity is small and the quality is average. If you want to get better ones, you can only exchange them with family merit.
But if your girlfriend, lover or wife is an alchemist, then you have a stable and reliable source of elixirs.
Everyone knows that it is not good to rely on elixirs to quickly improve one's skills, but not many people can resist the temptation to take shortcuts. Even those who insist on practicing hard and diligently do not mind using some elixirs as a supplement.
Therefore, except for a few particularly ugly-looking female disciples in the elixir hall, the rest have one or even several disciples who are pursuing her, covertly or covertly.
Although Qin Mingzhu is not outstanding in talent in the elixir hall, her appearance is definitely one of the best. Now seeing her having an intimate conversation with Qin Yun, how can she not make some people with ulterior motives jealous?
Among the many looks, there was one look that was particularly malicious.
Qin Jun stood in the shadow in the corner of the corridor, staring at Qin Yun and Qin Mingzhu not far away.
He clenched his hands into fists, his joints crackling under the force, and his originally handsome face became ferocious due to its distortion.
"Qin Yun..."
Among the children who pursue Qin Mingzhu, Qin Jun is undoubtedly the most attentive. In order to get close to the girl, he even managed to win over Qin Mingzhu's cousin Qin Haishan.
But no matter how hard he tried, Qin Mingzhu didn't have the slightest affection for him. During this period of time, she hid in the elixir hall and could not come out, which made him rejected several times.
Today, he heard someone say that Qin Mingzhu finally came out. He hurriedly approached her and wanted to invite her to play outside the city, but he learned that Qin Mingzhu had gone to the Foreign Affairs Hall.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Qin Jun's heart felt as if it was bitten by a poisonous snake, and he wished he could rush forward and chop Qin Yun into pieces.
However, as a son of the Punishment Hall, he was very aware of the consequences of attacking his own people without any reason, so he gritted his teeth and suppressed his impulse.
"Just wait, let's see how long you can keep smiling!"
He suddenly thought of something and his eyes suddenly lit up.
He stared at Qin Yun again, and then left quietly.
Qin Yun, who was chatting and laughing with Qin Mingzhu at the door, was frightened and couldn't help but turn his head to look, but found nothing.
After having a pleasant lunch with Qin Mingzhu at Longqing Tower, Qin Yun went to Xiaogushan to practice sword practice for two hours, and then returned to the manor.
After five days, he successfully opened up two acupuncture points on his legs, and there were faint signs of another breakthrough in the Liezhixin technique.
Without the help of any external pills, such progress is astonishing. In addition to Qin Yun's own talent and hard work, having a solid foundation is the most important reason.
The next morning, Qin Yun did not go to Lanyue Tower, but went to Yaori Tower.
The day has come when the Foreign Affairs Office assigns fixed tasks.
Hundreds of disciples gather together and receive their respective tasks in an orderly manner. This is a duty that members of the hall must perform every month.
Many disciples wailed and lamented when they saw their new mission, because their mission this time was exactly the same as the last time, which was to collect green leaves.
Thirty-nine of the ten disciples failed to complete the previous task. The newcomers all knew that going to Manglong Mountain to collect herbs was definitely not an easy task.
However, they have no other choice. Unless you are willing to leave the hall, the assigned task must be completed. If you fail to complete it, you will have to accept punishment.
When it was Qin Yun's turn, the steward responsible for assigning tasks looked a little strange.
He handed the mission paper to Qin Yun: "Qin Yun, your mission this time is quite special. Take a closer look. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."
Qin Yun was stunned for a moment, then took the roll and unfolded it to take a look.
The task he assigned this time was to guard the mine!
Among the many tasks that the Foreign Affairs Department is responsible for, if we were to rank the most unpopular tasks, guarding the mine would definitely be high on the list.
Qianchao City is backed by Manglong Mountain. As the saying goes, relying on the mountain eats the mountain. The nearly endless resources and products in the mountain range are naturally the interests pursued by the wealthy and wealthy merchants in the city.
As one of the four wealthy families in Guiyang, the Qin family has opened many mines in the mountains and mines a large amount of copper, iron and coal every year for the needs of the foundry hall of Muyang Road.
Mines are an important source of wealth for the Qin family, but most of the mines are located deep in the mountains. They are often attacked by wild beasts and opponents. If you are unlucky, you may even be attacked by the northern witch tribe.
Therefore, the Qin family sends some manpower to guard the mine every year.
The task of guarding the mine takes a long time and the conditions are even more difficult. Although the reward is high, the risk is not low. Not many disciples are willing to do it, so it has become one of the rated tasks of the Foreign Affairs Hall.
According to common sense, it is impossible for Qin Yun, as a new disciple who has just joined the hall, to be assigned such a task.
Qin Yun is now not only assigned the task of guarding the mine, but he is also quite special.
Manglong Mountain is closed by heavy snow for three months every year. During this period, the mines in the mountain have to stop working. All miners and mine supervisors have to withdraw before the heavy snow comes, leaving only one or two people to take care of it. Nuanhua
We can only return after the heavy snow melts!
This means that Qin Yun has to guard the mine alone in the mountains in the harsh winter and cannot come back for three months.
Such tasks are usually used to punish cousins who have made big mistakes!
Your mistake was that you offended someone you shouldn't have offended!
The steward looked at Qin Yun with a little pity and said: "If you can take good care of the mine and avoid losses, then the Tangkou will record your merits for you when you come back, and the three-month rations can be given to you in advance, eliminating the need for
Additional additional tasks."
In his heart, the manager felt sorry for Qin Yun, so there was no reason to send newcomers from outside to guard the winter mine.
In the past three months, Qin Yun could not go to Lanyue Tower to attend classes. No one would guide him in his cultivation. By then, he would definitely lag behind the other disciples in the hall.
What's more, the conditions in the mountains are so difficult and potentially dangerous.
It's just that this matter was specially assigned by the superiors. He, a small steward, can only follow orders and execute them. Even if he sympathizes with Qin Yun, he can't do anything.
"Guarding the mine is still at this time, haha!"
"Fortunately, I just went to pick green leaves."
"This is so unfair!"
"Fair? This is what he will get if he offends others. Three months in the mountains will be quite pleasant!"
There were murmurs among the surrounding crowd, some felt sorry for Qin Yun, but most of them were gloating about the good show.
"I understand!" Qin Yun quietly put away the roll of paper.
He was not a fool, so he couldn't see that someone was trying to use this task to embarrass him. Maybe he was watching with cold eyes, wishing he could object and make a fuss.
Guarding the mine means guarding the mine. It's not like Qin Yun has never endured hardships. He doesn't feel that he won't be able to continue practicing in the past three months without someone's guidance.
After taking three months' rations, Qin Yun left under the strange gazes of everyone.
He went to the first floor to accept the task of collecting green leaves.
The tasks on the first floor are open to all members of Muyang Dao. Anyone can take the green leaf grass task, and there are no time and quantity restrictions. The rewards will be calculated based on the amount recovered.
Since he has to stay in Manglong Mountain for three months, he has plenty of time to complete this task. Qin Yun will never have too many family merits.
After leaving Yaori Tower, Qin Yun went to the library of Zhaixing Tower.
"Mother Sun, I want to buy a copy of the Light Body Lifting Technique." He said respectfully to the white-haired old woman in front of him.
"Light Body Lift Technique..." Grandma Sun frowned, glanced at Qin Yun's legs and said: "Your lower body is not flexible enough, and the twelve meridians and acupoints have not been opened yet. You need to be gentle."
What's the body lifting technique for?"
"Young man, don't aim too high, wait until you reach the second level of Qi Refining Realm before you come back!"
"Mother Sun, I'm going to Manglong Mountain to guard the mine." Qin Yun said with a bitter smile: "It will take three months, so I want to be prepared in advance."
"What?"
Grandma Sun's gray eyebrows were raised, and there was a look of displeasure in her eyes: "You are a new disciple, how come you are assigned the task of guarding the mine in winter?"
