The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 782: A Woman with Ingrained Charm_1

After securing Jing Yan’s approval, Long Eyebrow zipped into mid-air and called out loudly towards the seemingly ordinary mountain range, "Sima Fang, would you care to come out for a chat?"

The ordinary-looking mountain range suddenly emitted a slight tremor, and an aged voice came from within, "Does your Nine Truth Palace really want to start a great war in the Cultivation World?"

"We from the Nine Truth Palace merely seek to reclaim our justice and have never intended to provoke a war. The head of the Sima Family need not accuse us so gravely. It is Sima Fang himself who led an attack on our Nine Truth Palace’s Sixth Elder’s abode. It seems you, the Sima Family, are the ones truly keen on starting a war, right?" Elder Long Eyebrow shouted back coldly.

"Hand over Sima Fang to be dealt with by our Nine Truth Palace, or we’re coming in!"

A heavy snort came from within the mountain belly, "Do you really think the Sima Family can be bullied at will? Just try to attack and see!"

Huan Ling Ji glanced at the village ahead, where countless villagers were gathering, craning their necks in stunned observation, and cursed while shaking her head, "There are ordinary people here. Are you going to start fighting regardless?"

"Elder one, this is now your Ninth Bureau’s problem," Xuan Chen Zhenren teased with a chuckle.

Huan Ling Ji glared and scolded, "You shameless old bastard, you’re still a representative figure of the Nine Truth Palace, is this how you teach your disciples?"

"What do my actions have to do with what kind of disciples turn out!" Xuan Chen Zhenren laughed, entirely unconcerned.

Huan Ling Ji rolled her eyes in disgust and in a blink, she was among the common people.

With a gentle flick of her fair wrist, a cloud of pink mist spread around her, "You’ve merely had a weird dream, none of this is real."

Li Qing, witnessing her actions, suddenly realized why the Cultivation World had always existed alongside the mundane world, yet so few ordinary people knew about it.

It turned out they had always had measures to avoid being discovered by the common folk.

By the time Huan Ling Ji finished doing all this, Elder Long Eyebrow had already made his move.

He raised his hand and threw a squared inkstone, positioning it right above the mountain range in front.

Immediately after, all illusions seemed to shatter, revealing a transparent shield materializing before everyone’s eyes.

One could vaguely discern the interlacing paths, rolling hills, and the stacked pavilions and towers amidst the mountains and fields within.

Just like the Nine Truth Palace, the Sima Family had also concealed their true estate.

The village outside, although also a settlement formed by the Sima Family, might not be directly related after all.

"Open!"

Elder Long Eyebrow pointed at the floating inkstone, and suddenly a deep shout erupted.

An invisible ripple traced over the transparent shield, immediately prying open a slit of an entrance.

"The Four Directions Seal of the Nine Truth Palace, truly the peerless divine artifact for breaking seals. If you all went to steal from others, you’d undoubtedly pilfer each and every one successfully," Huan Ling Ji teased with a head shake, "This person is unscrupulous, and the tools he uses are likewise not so upright."

Xuan Chen Zhenren’s eyes instantly creased into a frown, "Old Dao just made one little quip about you, old thing, and you keep harping on it? There’s a limit to everything, watch out or Old Dao might really show you no courtesy."

"You think you can hit me?" Huan Ling Ji challenged, fearlessly looking up and shouting.

"I’m forever eighteen, calling me an old thing means you’re asking for trouble."

Xuan Chen Zhenren shook his head speechlessly, "Fine, you perpetual eighteen-year-old fossil."

"Xuan Chen old ghost, don’t waste words, let’s just fight!" Huan Ling Ji coldly huffed and suddenly launched an attack on Xuan Chen Zhenren.

But just as she was about to close in, a fierce red silk danced out from her sleeve, charging directly at Li Qing.

The sudden turn of events scared Li Qing half to death, and in an instant, he conjured the Soul-breaking Arrow with his will.

However, just as he prepared to act, the red silk flew past him, and right after, a stifled cry arose from one side.

Li Qing swiftly turned his head and saw a figure flying out from his side and crashing heavily into the nearby bushes.

It turned out Huan Ling Ji wasn’t after him.

Jing Yan, who had already ascended to mid-air, saw what happened on the ground, and her face turned icy in an instant. Countless ice swords rained down densely, instantly turning the ambusher into nothingness.

"Despicable vermin, using such ghostly tricks, deserve to die!"

Jing Yan bellowed angrily, and suddenly, her body was surrounded by a dense array of ice swords, which cascaded into the doorway that had been pushed open.

An assassination attempt on Li Qing ignited the killing intent of this aloof queen in an instant.

Figures continued to fly out from all over in that small world, and Jing Yan’s ice swords carried a momentum that could topple trees and crumble mountains, roaring through the hills like a turbulent windstorm, causing landslides and eclipsing the sun and moon in an instant.

Huan Ling Ji glanced at Jing Yan, who had suddenly unleashed a powerful killing move, and lightly floated next to Li Qing, "Little brother, what exactly is your relationship with the Queen Consort of Qi? She seems to care a lot about you."

"Our relationship...is pretty good," Li Qing said, after deliberating on his words.

He had previously told Dian Chunqiu that his relationship with Jing Yan was more like that of a guide and a client; he definitely couldn’t tell this seductive woman that they were lovers—that would be like slapping Dian Chunqiu’s face in his presence.

Li Qing still wanted to keep mixing in the Ninth Bureau for the time being, and he certainly didn’t want to offend Dian Chunqiu the director yet.

"Pretty good...what exactly does that mean?" Huan Ling Ji gazed at Li Qing with those alluring eyes that smiled, slightly leaning her face forward—as if akin to a fox spirit—and asked, "The Queen Consort of Qi’s reaction doesn’t seem like just ’pretty good.’ Look, she’s gone on a killing spree for you!"

"I’m not too clear about her thinking," Li Qing said, as he watched the face that was now close to his and silently stepped back.

This woman was too seductive; her every word and action gave Li Qing an extreme sense of danger.

"Little brother, it seems sister here just saved your life, shouldn’t you thank me? There’s no need to hide, I won’t eat you," Huan Ling Ji teased, blinking those enchanting eyes that beckoned additional glances and seemed enough to ensnare someone’s soul, as she gently traced a finger across Li Qing’s cheek.

Li Qing immediately felt as if he had been shocked, leaving his whole body tingling with numbness, "I...thank you."

After expressing thanks with a somewhat stiff demeanor, he quickly glanced over the situation inside the barrier.

The battle had erupted, and even Dian Chunqiu had joined in.

Only he and this fatally seductive woman were left outside.

She seemed to have no intention of joining the fight.

In fact, Li Qing still hadn’t figured out what this woman’s status was in the Ninth Bureau; it seemed that even Dian Chunqiu couldn’t quite command her.