Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 84 Saint
Lin Xuan did not answer immediately.

The woman from the Jiuli tribe just said that removing the Heart-Eating Gu would require a great price.

She had just rejected him, but now she suddenly changed her mind.

It's not hard to guess that the favor she wants me to do is probably no small matter, enough to make her pay the price she was unwilling to pay earlier.

Rather than taking the huge risk of making this deal with her, Lin Xuan felt it was safer to slowly win over Mandala.

After the incidents at Hongyun Teahouse and with the traitor from Nanzhao, the woman clearly trusted him more. She even gave him the "True Explanation of Ten Thousand Forms" that she had previously refused to give him. If he persevered for a while longer, the cure would be just around the corner.

Of course, Lin Xuan wouldn't completely cut off his own escape route.

If the path of Mandala is blocked, he still has the path of Dream.

She just said she would remove the curse from him, not his friend, which shows that she is indeed quite skilled in the art of Gu poison and could see through his curse at a glance.

After careful consideration, Lin Xuan finally spoke, "What kind of help do you need, please tell me, young lady."

The veiled woman slowly said, "To be honest, in three months, I need someone with strong mental power to do something with me, and you, young master, perfectly fit this requirement..."

Lin Xuan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is there any danger in what you are about to do, young lady?"

The veiled woman didn't hide anything, nodding and saying, "There is some danger, but it's not fatal. I will do my best to protect you. If this succeeds, it will be of immense benefit to your cultivation, young master..."

Lin Xuan asked, "What are the benefits?"

The veiled woman said, "In the Nine Li Ancestral Land, there is a Marrow Cleansing Pool. Soaking in the Marrow Cleansing Pool for an hour can temper your physical body to the peak of the seventh rank, and there is even hope of breaking through to the sixth rank. After it is done, I will help you get a chance to soak in the Marrow Cleansing Pool..."

In one hour, he broke through from the seventh rank to the sixth rank...

This was a great temptation for Lin Xuan.

Mandala's cultivation level was only at the sixth rank.

Even if his cultivation level was slightly lower than hers, with the added boost of his mental power, she might not be his match.

However, all of this is predicated on first eliminating the Gu worms from the body.

As long as the Gu worm is not eliminated, he will always be at the mercy of others.

After a moment of silence, Lin Xuan asked again, "How long will it take to get this done?"

The veiled woman said, "Not much, seven days will suffice."

Lin Xuan quickly weighed the options in his mind. Fortune favors the bold, and if it was just a little danger, he was willing to take the risk.

Even if Mandala isn't there, he should be fine even if he's gone for ten days or half a month.

Even if she were there, Lin Xuan could still tailor a business trip for himself, since he was now in charge of the Jingbian Division.

He didn't agree immediately, saying, "Let me think about this..."

The veiled woman nodded slightly and said, "Yes, but please do so as soon as possible. You must give me an answer within three days."

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, the mental barrier used to block out sound vanished instantly.

Lin Xuan walked out of the room, and Tian Qingluan stood at the door, looking puzzled but asking nothing.

Lin Xuan looked at her and said, "Let's go back to the city first."

Tian Qingluan turned around and glanced back, then nodded gently.

Just as the two were about to leave the courtyard, a figure walked towards them.

Upon seeing Lin Xuan walking side-by-side with Tian Qingluan, Youze's face flashed with a hint of doubt, and he asked, "Qingluan, who is this...?"

Tian Qingluan looked at him in surprise. He had just asked her that question not long ago. Did he have amnesia?
Youze had indeed forgotten what had just happened. He only felt a terrible headache, and coupled with the fact that he had inexplicably vomited blood, he was worried that he had gone astray in his cultivation and had suffered a qi deviation. He planned to ask the tribe's holy maiden for advice. Just as he arrived here, he saw the two people behaving intimately.

Tian Qingluan was the person he had his eye on, so where did this pretty boy come from?
Regardless of whether Youze had amnesia or not, Tian Qingluan didn't want to explain too much to him and politely said, "This is my friend."

After saying that, she grabbed Lin Xuan's hand and said, "Let's go."

Watching the two figures leave, Youze's face darkened.

He snorted coldly, condensed his spiritual power into a giant hammer, and smashed it towards the pretty boy.

Even if this blow doesn't turn him into an idiot, it will give him a headache for ten days or half a month.

puff!
The next moment, he spat out another mouthful of blood and fell straight down.

Lin Xuan, who had already left the courtyard, turned back and looked at Tian Qingluan. Tian Qingluan looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "It's nothing, let's go..."

The two left Black Stone Village, and the carriage slowly headed towards Sizhou City. Lin Xuan looked at her and asked, "What exactly is that young lady's identity?"

Tian Qingluan explained, "Her name is Youmeng, and she is the Holy Maiden of the Xuanwu Clan. Didn't she tell you?"

Lin Xuan was surprised.

He truly hadn't expected that the veiled woman was actually the Holy Maiden of the Xuanwu Clan.

Each tribe of the Jiuli people has a holy woman or a holy man.

The Holy Maiden and Holy Son are the most talented cultivators among the younger generation of the tribe, and their status is second only to the High Priest of the tribe.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the future high priest of the Xuanwu tribe.

Although Tian Qingluan was puzzled, she did not ask Lin Xuan what they had talked about in the room.

Since Sister Meng doesn't want her to know, she must have her reasons.

Inside Sizhou City.

Lin.

A Luo had peeked out from her doorstep many times, but Lin Xuan still hadn't returned.

Just when she thought that the Jingbian Division had something to do, she finally saw Tian Qingluan walking in from outside, arm in arm with Lin Xuan.

She looked at the two of them and asked, "Brother Lin... why did you two come back together?"

Tian Qingluan smiled and said, "I just happened to be passing by Jingbian Division, so I came back with him..."

A Luo glanced at her and quietly said, "Brother Lin, it's time to cook..."

When Lin Xuan returned from Black Stone Village at noon, it was already quite late. After having lunch, he went straight back to Jingbian Division.

Within the small courtyard.

A'Luo looked at Tian Qingluan, bit her lip, and asked, "Is this what you call fair competition?"

Tian Qingluan retorted, "Why doesn't it count? It's just going home with him, what's the problem?"

A'Luo snorted coldly, not bothering to argue, and said angrily, "You wash your own dishes!"

Tian Qingluan rolled up her sleeves and said nonchalantly, "I'll wash it myself then!"

The two looked at each other and then turned their heads away at the same time.

Jingbian Division.

Lin Xuan sat in the duty room, lost in deep thought.

You can't believe everything a mandala says.

This woman is best at making empty promises, and she has a history of breaking her word. He can't place all his hopes on her suddenly taking pity on him and actually helping him break the curse...

As for the Holy Maiden of the Xuanwu Clan...

In the intelligence report about the Jiuli tribe, the Jingbian Division briefly mentioned that the holy sons and daughters of each Jiuli tribe must enter the ancestral land of Jiuli to undergo a trial. If they fail the trial, they may lose their status as holy sons and daughters...

If the trial is successful, the rewards will be enormous. Not only will one's cultivation level increase significantly, but one's status within the clan will also be further elevated.

Lin Xuan could roughly guess what You wanted him to do for her.

The Jingbian Division doesn't have much information about the Saintess Trial. Lin Xuan doesn't know if the Saintess can seek help when participating in the trial.

But since she brought it up herself, it must be possible.

This is a deal.

Lin Xuan helped her pass the trial, and she removed the curse from Lin Xuan. At the same time, Lin Xuan's cultivation level was greatly improved.

If she wasn't lying, it was clearly a win-win deal.

After careful consideration, Lin Xuan had made up his mind.

Fortune favors the bold, and the journey to the Jiuli tribe, though risky, yielded immense rewards.

Compared to what he can gain, this risk is worth taking.

After finishing processing yesterday's intelligence, Lin Xuan was about to leave the office when he suddenly heard some commotion outside.

He walked out of the guardhouse, saw A'Luo standing in the courtyard, quickly went up to her, and asked, "Why are you here? Did something happen at home?"

A'Luo smiled and said, "It's nothing. Some pastry ingredients at home were going to spoil if I didn't use them soon, so I made them into pastries and took them to Jingbian Division to share with Brother Lin's colleagues..."

(End of this chapter)