Strange And Troubled Times: Eternal Life Begins From Marrying A Wife

Chapter 77: Lin Xue Poisoned, Qin Feng's Wives Increase by One

"Commander Qin, please," Lin Xue said, pointing to the chair opposite her.

"Thank you, Protector Lin," Qin Feng bowed and then sat down.

"Commander Qin, there's no need to be so formal! Your master and I are from the same sect! You can call me Senior Lin!" Lin Xue said as she poured a glass of wine for Qin Feng.

"Thank you, Protector Lin, but I don't drink," Qin Feng declined, not taking the glass.

"Hehe," Lin Xue placed the glass on the table and continued, "I didn't expect that my second junior brother would actually receive such a highly talented disciple!"

"Protector Lin, if you have something to say, please get straight to the point," Qin Feng interrupted Lin Xue's pleasantries.

Lin Xue glanced at Qin Feng before saying, "Guard Qin, your talent is extraordinary! It's just being wasted in Eternal Peace Medicine Manor! Why not join Black Water Cult? We are spread throughout Great Wei and have the potential to replace Great Wei and become the rulers of this land!"

Lin Xue extended an olive branch to Qin Feng.

Upon hearing Lin Xue's words, Qin Feng felt speechless.

Black Water Cult practices Anomaly techniques, which ultimately turn people into half-human, half-ghost-like beings.

Qin Feng didn't want to become like that.

Moreover, Black Water Cult is a cult that has created many low-level Anomalies.

Qin Feng couldn't possibly join such a sect.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Protector Lin, but I am doing well in Eternal Peace Medicine Manor," Qin Feng rejected without hesitation.

"What audacity! You dare to refuse the offer from a protector!" A masked man behind them drew his long knife.

Lin Xue smiled as she looked at Qin Feng, seemingly not objecting to his refusal.

Qin Feng sat there without saying a word.

"Seeking death!" The masked man shouted and unsheathed his long knife, aiming for Qin Feng's heart.

This masked man was the leader of Black Water Cult, with a cultivation level above Blood Refining Seventh Grade. His proficiency in Saber Law was extraordinary. If he got close, it would be impossible to escape his lethal moves.

Qin Feng's long knife was also unsheathed.

"Clang!"

The two blades clashed in mid-air, creating a loud roar. The powerful shockwave caused the masked man to retreat several steps.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, remained motionless.

"What?" The masked man's pupils contracted. He never expected Qin Feng's proficiency in Saber Law to be so high.

"Swish!"

Qin Feng didn't give the masked man any time to catch his breath. His long knife was unsheathed once again, and a terrifying Saber Qi flew towards the front.

The masked man was still shocked by Qin Feng's strength. By the time he reacted, the Saber Qi had already reached him.

"Boom!"

The Saber Qi directly sliced through the masked man's head, sending it flying more than ten meters away.

Lin Xue's face was filled with astonishment. She had intended for her subordinate to test Qin Feng's strength, but she didn't expect him to be killed by Qin Feng in just one exchange. Her subordinate was only at the Seventh Grade.

"Sir... impressive skills!" Lin Xue slowly stood up.

Qin Feng's expression was cold. "He attacked me, and I returned the favor. That's all."

"Good, good, good! Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your master!" Lin Xue growled, her figure turning into an illusion as she lunged at Qin Feng with her long sword, like a flash of lightning, aiming for his neck.

Qin Feng lifted his long knife upward.

"Dang!"

The clash of weapons, sparks flying, the powerful force causing both of them to take a step back.

"Qiankun Arrow Technique!"

Lin Xue's figure flew over again, the long sword in her hand turning into illusory shadows, attacking Qin Feng.

Lin Xue is the protector of the Black Water Cult and also a master of the Sixth Grade Bone Refining Realm.

Qin Feng didn't dare to be careless and used the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber to fight against Lin Xue.

"Dang dang dang!"

A series of clashing sounds of gold and iron came from the air.

In just a few breaths, Qin Feng and Lin Xue had already fought more than ten times in mid-air.

"Hmm? Lin Xue is very familiar with the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber!"

"She has resolved all of my killer moves!"

Qin Feng's face was full of seriousness.

He found that every time he used the killer moves of the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber, Lin Xue would easily resolve them.

However, Qin Feng wasn't surprised.

After all, Lin Xue is Liang Xu's junior sister and must be very familiar with the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber.

"This person's Saber Law is so smooth, even stronger than Senior Brother!"

"Could it be that his Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber has already reached the Perfected stage?"

Lin Xue's eyes were also full of seriousness.

"Dang dang dang!"

Qin Feng and Lin Xue clashed again for more than twenty rounds, neither able to overcome the other.

"Why is this person's blood and qi so strong?"

Lin Xue's face slightly changed.

After more than forty rounds of fighting, Lin Xue found that her blood and internal energy couldn't keep up, and she had sweat on her forehead.

But Qin Feng on the other side had a long-lasting aura, seemingly unaffected at all.

"No, I need to think of a way, otherwise I will definitely lose!"

Lin Xue instantly remembered that a few days ago, her subordinates had given her a bottle of poison.

Now it was the perfect opportunity to use the poison against Qin Feng.

Thinking of this, Lin Xue collided with Qin Feng once again.

Using the force of the impact, Lin Xue directly opened the bottle and threw it towards Qin Feng.

Qin Feng's perception was very strong.

When Lin Xue grabbed the bottle with her left hand, Qin Feng had already noticed it.

"Dang!"

Qin Feng lightly waved his hand, and the bottle in the air flew directly towards Lin Xue.

A pink gas flew towards Lin Xue.

Lin Xue didn't pay attention and inhaled the pink gas into her body.

"This is... aphrodisiac."

Lin Xue's face changed drastically.

She never expected that her subordinates would actually bring aphrodisiac.

And she had inhaled it all.

Lin Xue's face also started to flush, and her body uncontrollably softened.

"En!"

"This is..."

Qin Feng, with a puzzled expression, came to Lin Xue's side, wanting to see what poison she had been affected by.

But at this moment, Lin Xue suddenly jumped up and hugged Qin Feng's neck.

Qin Feng didn't notice and was directly brought down by Lin Xue.

Two hours later, Qin Feng stood up from the grass with a frustrated expression.

At this moment, Lin Xue had already disappeared, leaving only a blood-stained piece of cloth.

He never expected that he would have such an encounter with Lin Xue.

Qin Feng's gaze turned to the attribute panel.

On the panel of wives and concubines, there was an additional name.

[Wives and concubines: Hu Qingya, Liang Weiwei, Lin Xue!]

However, Lin Xue's favorability was only less than twenty, so it couldn't add an entry for Qin Feng.

"Let's go back first!"

Qin Feng put away his long knife and ran towards the martial hall.

Inside the Hundred Blades Martial Hall.

Qin Feng saw Liang Xu in the main hall.

"Greetings, Master!"

Qin Feng bowed to Liang Xu.

"En!"

Liang Xu nodded, then asked with a puzzled expression, "You went to the appointment, why did it take so long?"

"I encountered the guards of the medicinal herb team on the way, causing a delay!"

Qin Feng quickly replied.

"Your Fourth Senior Uncle didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

Liang Xu opened his mouth and asked, "Did she take the jade pendant?"

"No, she didn't!" Qin Feng quickly shook his head and then took out the jade pendant.

"Huh?"

"She didn't take this jade pendant?" Liang Xu looked at Qin Feng with a puzzled expression.

"No, Senior Uncle only sparred with me for a while and then left!" Qin Feng quickly replied.

"Ah!" Liang Xu sighed softly and said, "Your Fourth Senior Uncle has always been ambitious. He joined the Black Water Cult because he wanted to compete with your Third Senior Sister!"

Liang Xu didn't take the jade pendant, but instead said, "You keep this jade pendant and give it to your Fourth Senior Sister when you see her in the future!"

"Yes!" Qin Feng nodded.

"Alright, go back and practice the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber!" Liang Xu waved his hand.

"Disciple takes his leave!" Qin Feng quickly retreated.

Sutra Pavilion.

After returning to Eternal Peace Medicine Manor, Qin Feng went to the Sutra Pavilion.

Qin Feng had already cultivated the Five-Tigers Gate Breaking Saber to the Super God level, so he could now learn the Eternal Peace Footwork Technique here.

"Greetings, Commander Qin!" When Qin Feng approached, several guards from the Sutra Pavilion smiled and ran over.

Qin Feng recognized these guards at a glance. Last time he came here to choose secret manuals, he was teased by these guards for a long time.

But unexpectedly, this time they were all fawning.

"I want to choose a secret manual," Qin Feng said.

"Commander Qin, you can choose a secret manual on the third floor!"

"If you need any secret manuals, you can tell us!" These guards were very enthusiastic.

After all, Qin Feng was their immediate superior.

"Take me up to have a look!" Qin Feng said.

"Commander Qin, please follow me!" One guard immediately led Qin Feng into the Sutra Pavilion.

Qin Feng also found the Eternal Peace Footwork Technique on the third floor of the Sutra Pavilion.

"Commander Qin, you can just take it!"

"No need to register!" The guard was full of flattery.

Qin Feng nodded slightly and took the Eternal Peace Footwork Technique and left.

"Master, you're back!" When Qin Feng returned safely, Hu Qingya and Liang Weiwei ran out.

They only found out that Qin Feng was going to a place twenty miles away when he left, and they were very worried at that time.

Now that they saw Qin Feng return, their hanging hearts finally settled.

"It's nothing major, I came back safely, didn't I?" Qin Feng didn't care at all.

"Hmph, you didn't even tell me and Sister Weiwei, you just let us worry!" Hu Qingya gave him a glare and pulled Qin Feng towards the house.

"Master, the food is ready, let's eat first!" Liang Weiwei followed them in.

While eating, they whispered to each other.

After finishing their meal, Hu Qingya and Liang Weiwei pulled Qin Feng into the room.

A quiet night passed.

Early the next morning, Qin Feng took out the secret manual of the Eternal Peace Footwork Technique.

The Eternal Peace Footwork Technique was much higher level than the Wind Chasing Footsteps.

And the difficulty of cultivation was also higher than that of the Wind Chasing Footsteps.

But fortunately, Qin Feng had already perfected the Wind Chasing Footsteps.

With the talent of Qin Feng's Teacherless Master, it took him less than half an hour to learn the Eternal Peace Footwork Technique.

[Eternal Peace Footwork Technique: Introduction 1/200]

[Ding, detected that Wind Chasing Footsteps and Eternal Peace Footwork Technique are the same type of martial arts. Do you want to merge them?]

"Merge!"

Qin Feng had no hesitation.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Eternal Peace Wind-chasing Footwork.]

[Eternal Peace Wind-chasing Footwork: Great Accomplishment: 1/2500, light as a swallow, walking on the wind, elusive figure.]

As the text appeared, a wave of memories appeared in Qin Feng's mind.

These memories were all about the cultivation techniques and experiences of the Eternal Peace Wind-chasing Footwork.

After experiencing these techniques and skills, Qin Feng finally understood why Liang Xu asked him to cultivate the Eternal Peace Footwork Technique.

It turned out that this footwork was very fast and could move vertically.

It made it difficult for the branches of the treacherous trees to track him.

"2500 proficiency!"

After glancing at the proficiency, Qin Feng silently began to practice the footwork.

For the next month, Qin Feng worked hard in his cultivation.

Under Qin Feng's diligent practice,

The Eternal Peace Wind-chasing Footwork, Azure Cloud Qi Condensation Technique, and Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique all made significant improvements.

[Azure Cloud Qi Condensation Technique Introduction: 908/1000, guiding qi into the body, shedding mortal form.]

[Eternal Life Withered Tree Technique: Great Accomplishment (1245/6000), rejuvenating old wood, greatly increasing vitality.]

[Eternal Peace Wind-chasing Footwork: Great Accomplishment: 205/2500, light as a swallow, walking on the wind, elusive figure.]

Especially the Azure Cloud Qi Condensation Technique.

It has now reached a proficiency of over 900.

As long as the proficiency increases by more than 90, the Azure Cloud Qi Condensation Technique can be cultivated to the First Layer.

"Commander Qin!"

At this moment, Xiao Ma hurriedly walked in.

Qin Feng stopped his practice and sat down on a chair.

"What happened?"

Qin Feng asked while pouring himself a cup of tea.

"Commander Qin, there have been many people from the Black Water Cult near Soft Wind Mountain recently!"

"The Lord asked you to stay at the Soft Wind Mountain camp during the herb collection period!"

Xiao Ma said in a hurry.

"Let's go!"

Qin Feng picked up the Flowing Fire Knife and the longbow.

Xiao Ma quickly led the way.

After more than half an hour, Qin Feng and Xiao Ma arrived at the Soft Wind Mountain camp.

At this moment, many herb gatherers were still in the camp and had not entered the mountains.

"I didn't expect Qin Feng to become a commander!"

"A few months ago, he was still sleeping in the same dormitory as me!"

"I heard that Qin Feng's cultivation has reached the Blood Refining Seventh Grade!"

"Why are there so many Caged Lantern Anomalies recently?"

"Why does the Black Water Cult keep targeting us?"

Many herb gatherers whispered to each other.

"Greetings, Commander Qin!"

"Greetings, Commander!"

Many guards saluted when they saw Qin Feng's arrival.

"Let these herb gatherers go to Soft Wind Mountain to collect herbs!"

Qin Feng waved his hand.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the guards began to drive the herb gatherers towards Soft Wind Mountain.

Qin Feng also went to an open space and started practicing the Eternal Peace Wind-chasing Footwork.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Qin Feng noticed a masked person in black carefully observing the camp from outside.

"Who are you!"

Qin Feng shouted loudly and quickly chased after the person in that direction.

The masked person turned around and quickly flew away from there.

The masked person's speed was extremely fast, and even if Qin Feng chased with all his strength, he could only keep up with her footsteps.

After more than ten minutes, the masked person stopped in a valley.

Qin Feng looked at the masked person in front of him with vigilance. He felt that the masked person seemed somewhat familiar.

The masked person slowly turned around, and the mask on her face was removed.

In the instant Qin Feng saw the masked person's face, he was slightly stunned.

Because the masked person was Lin Xue.

"You dare to tarnish my innocence!"

Lin Xue coldly snorted and attacked Qin Feng with her sword.

Although the sword was very sharp, it lacked killing intent.

"Lin Law Protector, it was you who took the initiative that time!"

Qin Feng easily dodged Lin Xue's attacks with a few light movements.

(End of this chapter)