Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 8: Leaving the Mountain

"Are you really going out with them?"

Once the decision to go out was made, there was no need for any pretense. Qin Yi could simply pack up and leave.

In the room, Qin Yi was packing his things, with his wolf-tooth club leaning against the wall. Liu Su watched Qin Yi's busy figure and asked casually.

Qin Yi replied casually, "Isn't this what you wanted? You've been complaining about the lack of medicine and the inadequate furnace, trying to persuade me to go out, right?"

Liu Su sneered, "Heh, I thought you wanted to go out for a broader world and more resources, not to get involved in fights, especially with the influential National Teacher. You really have no idea how to survive with your limited skills."

"So?" Qin Yi stopped packing and said coldly, "If Donghua Zi sends someone to bury the demon plague again, what will you do? If there's a first time, there will be a second time. Without eliminating the source, how can there be peace? Before, I couldn't find a way to get close to the National Teacher, but now, with the help of the Li siblings, it might be the best way to achieve my goal once and for all." (This chapter is truly terrifying. The prince invited people to refine pills, not to fight. The protagonist is just assisting the prince, leveraging his power.)

Liu Su said indifferently, "If you're leaving, why do you care about this place? To be honest, it would be better to have the village destroyed, so you have nothing to worry about."

Qin Yi squinted at the wolf-tooth club, thinking about throwing it into the smelly ditch behind the house.

Liu Su immediately sensed his ill intentions and hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, even if it's for the sake of avenging the original owner of this body, I'll help you get rid of your enemies. Otherwise, you might have inner demons when cultivating immortality."

"Enemies? I think he might want to kill you even more." Qin Yi glared at it.

Liu Su forced a laugh, "He was already going to die at that time, and it wasn't me who killed him. But you ruined my good opportunity. Why are you glaring at me?"

"Do you still want to eat me?" Qin Yi couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it and turned around to continue packing.

There were many miscellaneous medicines that had been refined for experience during these days. Qin Yi probably wouldn't refine them anymore in the future, but they seemed useless and had to be taken along. Who knows, they might come in handy at some point...

He turned to open the hidden compartment on the bedside, where some silver coins and a blue-covered secret manual lay quietly. The secret manual had no name and was something the original owner of this body had brought with him. Qin Yi called it the "Nameless Secret Manual."

Originally, Qin Yi thought that the original owner of this body had also practiced for more than ten years without achieving anything remarkable, so it should be a low-level secret manual. But he discovered that the book had a peculiar texture, like the ones described in many martial arts novels that were impervious to water and fire, and couldn't be cut by a knife. With such material, the contents shouldn't be a low-level technique. Only Liu Su could judge whether the original owner couldn't grasp the essence of the technique or if the foundation of the technique was difficult.

Martial arts had a future in this world too. Looking at Li Qingjun's appearance, it was probably difficult for ordinary cultivators to defeat him, let alone the potential for other development opportunities. Since Qin Yi didn't dare to learn cultivation from Liu Su for the time being, practicing martial arts was the best way to protect himself. After all, wielding the wolf-tooth club gave him a sense of satisfaction...

Liu Su didn't form a hierarchy of disdain for cultivation and didn't dissuade him from practicing. Instead, he taught him the medicinal materials needed for body tempering and taught him staff techniques. Perhaps they had the same idea.

They had been together in the same room for over two months, each with their own secrets that couldn't be revealed to outsiders. Regardless of any reservations or precautions they had towards each other, they could be considered the closest people in this world, although this kind of closeness was a bit unconventional.

...

When they left, the Li brothers led their horses while walking, and Qin Yi walked beside them without a horse.

"I'll buy a horse for Brother Qin as soon as we get out." Li Qingjun felt a bit apologetic. "I didn't consider it before we came."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "I see that you two must come from wealthy families and can even oppose the National Teacher. With just the two of you going out, without any guards, aren't you afraid of trouble?"

Li Qingjun smiled and said, "My family is different. We have always encouraged our children to gain experience and face challenges."

Qin Yi glanced at Li Qingjun and said, "What if your younger brother had caused trouble for me last night and fell into my trap?"

Li Qingjun became furious and wanted to refute, but then he remembered that if Qin Yi had really wanted to kill someone last night, he would probably have died. If he tried to do something else, it would probably be even worse... So he couldn't say anything and his pretty face turned red.

Li Qingjun looked at his sister's expression with some surprise. He had originally thought that his sister had taught Qin Yi a lesson last night, but now, seeing her current appearance, it seemed that his sister had actually suffered a loss? How did Qin Yi, who seemed to only practice body tempering, manage to do that?

Perhaps alchemists really had some tricks up their sleeves.

With this thought in mind, Li Qingjun just smiled and said, "Even if Qingjun was harmed by Brother Qin last night, it would be her own fault for not being skilled enough. Of course, I will kill Brother Qin to avenge my sister." After a pause, he added, "In addition, Qingjun is a girl, so there's no need to hide it from Brother Qin anymore... Maybe Brother Qin had already figured it out."

Li Qingjun snorted and turned his head away.

Qin Yi shook his head, "Your family is really... very strange."

As they were talking, a villager saw Qin Yi going out and greeted him, "Xiao Qin, are you going out to play? When will you be back?"

Qin Yi pointed to the luggage on the horse's back, "I plan to go out and explore."

As soon as these words came out, a group of villagers put down what they were doing and surrounded him.

"You really want to leave the village?"

"It's a pity, I was planning to arrange a marriage between my daughter and you..."

"What's so good outside?"

"Leaving the village is good, leaving the village is good. Do I still need to repay you the four wen for the medicine?"

Qin Yi broke out in a cold sweat.

"Everyone, move aside!" An old man squeezed into the crowd and tapped his pipe, "What nonsense are you all talking about?"

The old man's eyes turned back and forth on the Li siblings, with a face full of distrust, "Have you thought it through? City people are cunning, don't let them sell you and help them count the money."

Li Qinglin smiled and didn't argue. Qin Yi could only say, "Uncle Xu, rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

The old man took a few puffs of his pipe and sighed, "If you've made up your mind, then go. You're so young and educated, and there's no one at home... um, no one needs to be taken care of anymore. What's the point of staying in the mountains all day? You should have gone out and explored long ago."

Then everyone started talking at once, "That's right, we've been saying that Xiao Qin shouldn't stay hidden in the mountain valley..."

"Go out and get tired of it, come back anytime, our little peach blossom will wait for you for a few years..."

"We'll keep your yard for you, if anyone dares to occupy it, we'll break their legs!"

Li Qinglin's smile became somewhat meaningful. Along the way, almost everyone intentionally tried to connect the clues to Qin Yi, obviously with the intention of letting outsiders discover Qin Yi's extraordinary qualities and take him out of the mountains.

This place is very interesting. Qin Yi, who intentionally attracted outsiders to seek immortality, and the villagers who intentionally attracted outsiders' attention to Qin Yi, have different perspectives but each has their own calculations.

Is it because Qin Yi doesn't have a good relationship with the villagers that they want to drive him away? Li Qinglin didn't think it was likely, there might be another reason.

Qin Yi also felt strange. The original owner of this body and himself obviously had different styles, but the villagers almost completely failed to notice any difference. Could it be that he was too simple-minded?

He didn't think too much about it and made a bow, "Thank you all for taking care of me all these years. Xianji Village is my home. If I have free time, I will come back to visit everyone. Little Peach Blossom is getting married, so please keep the little peach blossom for me..."

The crowd became furious, "Get lost! Have you no shame?"

Amidst the uproar, the old man surnamed Xu said, "Why come back? If you're doing well, don't come back. If you're not doing well, there will always be a meal for you when you come back."

After saying that, he turned around and brought an old horse from the side, "This horse doesn't have much life left, ride it out, I hope you won't ride it back. Go, go, go!"

It was another horse with not much life left. Usually, Uncle Xu cherished it like a treasure, but now he was giving it away.

Qin Yi took a deep breath, didn't say anything more, made a deep bow, and mounted the horse.

Li Qinglin gave a meaningful look at the small village, and together with his sister, mounted their horses. The three horses headed towards the rising sun and slowly left the village.

"Li Xiong, have we decided on our destination?"

"South Li Country's capital, Huocheng."

One person who had a chance at immortality but rejected it, one person who longed to seek immortality, and one person who didn't believe in immortality, left the legendary mountain village together and entered the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)