Chapter 275: Did something happen?
"So you are Lord Zhu's friend. I heard that Lord Zhu has been ill these days and is recuperating in the mansion. He is not here for official business." When the guard heard that Qin Ziling was Zhu Huiqin's friend and showed a hint of powerful aura, he did not dare to neglect him and quickly bowed in reply.
"Are you ill?" Qin Ziling frowned slightly when he heard that. Zhu Huiqin was originally the head of the eight inspectors of Xiyun Prefecture and the third-ranked master in the Judge's Mansion.
At the beginning of spring, when Zhu Huiqin came to say goodbye, the fluctuations of her true energy gave Qin Ziling the feeling that she was almost as strong as Pu Jingyan.
Such a strong man is immune to cold and heat, so how could he be sick?
However, the other party was just a guard, so Qin Ziling naturally would not pull him aside to question him. He frowned slightly, then immediately relaxed, politely asked about Zhu Huiqin's mansion, then turned and left the Judge's Mansion.
Zhu Huiqin's mansion is also located in the south of the state capital.
The mansion is quite magnificent. In front of the vermilion gate, there is a stone-carved Qilin two or three people tall. It is obvious that this is a wealthy family.
But the gate of the mansion was closed and there was not even a gatekeeper.
Qin Ziling walked forward, picked up the copper ring on the door and knocked, and then an elderly housekeeper opened the door.
"Who are you looking for?" asked the butler.
"I'm going to see Lady Zhu. Tell her that Qin Feng, an old friend from Xiyunzhou, is here to visit." Qin Ziling said.
He originally wanted to report it to Fangliao County, but now the situation on Zhu Huiqin's side seemed a little strange. Once he reported it to Fangliao County, if anything happened, it would be easy to trace it back to Xiao Qing and him.
Xiyun Prefecture is very large, and Zhu Huiqin once worked in the Xiyun Prefecture Magistrate's Office, so it is normal for old friends to visit. So if something really happens, no one would think of the small place of Fangqiao County.
"So you are Lord Zhu's old friend from Xiyunzhou. Please come in. I will send someone to report to Lord Zhu." Upon hearing this, the housekeeper hurriedly led Qin Ziling into the gate and called someone over to report to Zhu Huiqin.
The layout of the central hall of the Zhu Mansion looked very heavy. The hall was filled with sandalwood furniture and famous paintings were hung on the walls, which was in keeping with the identity of the Inspector.
But in Qin Ziling's opinion, it does not match Zhu Huiqin's personality and temperament.
Soon Qin Ziling heard footsteps coming from outside, and then saw Zhu Huiqin walking in.
"Qin Feng greets Lord Zhu." Qin Ziling secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhu Huiqin was safe and sound, and quickly bowed and saluted.
Zhu Huiqin was slightly startled when she saw Qin Ziling, who had changed his appearance and name, and then she smiled and said, "So it's Qin Feng. Why didn't you send someone to deliver a message in advance when you came to Qingjun Prefecture so that I could make some arrangements."
"I just happened to be passing through Qingjunzhou for something, and remembering the care that Lord Zhu showed me that day, I came here specially to visit him." Qin Ziling replied.
"You are really thoughtful. Let's go to the flower hall at the back to talk. I'll ask someone to prepare some wine to welcome you." Zhu Huiqin said.
"Thank you, Lord Zhu." Qin Ziling bowed slightly.
Zhu Huiqin smiled, called the housekeeper over and gave him a few instructions, then personally led Qin Ziling to the backyard, which was her retreat residence.
The layout of the backyard is quiet and peaceful, with water and rocks as the backdrop, and hills and valleys as the backdrop. It is very poetic and gives people a feeling of being in a paradise.
There was a pavilion in the garden. Zhu Huiqin led Qin Ziling to the pavilion. After the servants served tea and drinks, she waved them away.
"Hello, Sister Zhu!" Qin Ziling stood up and saluted again.
"There's no need for us to be so polite." Zhu Huiqin smiled and waved her hand, then stared at Qin Ziling's face with interest and said, "Your disguise technique is quite exquisite. If it weren't for your aura that I couldn't sense, I really wouldn't have recognized you ."
"When traveling in the world, it's always a good idea to be careful, so as to avoid any trouble outside and bring the disaster to Fangqiao County." Qin Ziling said.
"If you had been as cautious as you are now during the Qinghe County competition, you wouldn't have..." Zhu Huiqin suddenly realized something was wrong and changed the subject in time, "Is Xiao Qing okay?"
"Thank you for your concern, Sister Zhu. Everything is fine. But she has few close friends in her life. Now that you are gone, she will inevitably miss you sometimes." Qin Ziling replied.
"I am the same. Xiao Qing's personality is similar to mine. We were in the same car on the trip to Jiugao County and we hit it off right away. But things in this world are unpredictable and never go as planned!" Zhu Huiqin sighed softly, with a hint of sadness between her brows.
"I heard that Sister Zhu hasn't been to the Judge's Mansion in the past few days. Did something happen?" Qin Ziling asked.
"Nothing to talk about." Zhu Huiqin waved her hand, not wanting to talk about her own affairs, and then said: "But you, why did you come to Qingjun Prefecture instead of staying in Fangqiao County to accompany Xiao Qing? It's impossible that you came here to visit me, your sister, right?"
"The main purpose of this trip is to broaden my horizons and see the outside world." Qin Ziling replied.
"Xiao Qing is already a great martial artist at the late stage of bone refining at a young age. He has the potential to become a master. He should prepare the Qinglong Xuanmu Gong for the internal organs refining realm in advance. And you are also a master, but you were seriously injured in the battle in Qinghe County. It may be difficult for you to recover. Going out for a walk is also a solution.
After all, Xiyunzhou is only a lower-middle-level state, and opportunities are limited. There are still much greater , and maybe I can encounter an opportunity and fully recover. "Zhu Huiqin said thoughtfully.
"No wonder Xiao Qing often says in front of me that Sister Zhu is very talented and intelligent, and I am not as good as her." Qin Ziling was quite impressed to see that Zhu Huiqin had guessed everything except her misunderstanding that his injury had not healed, and he took the opportunity to flatter her.
He just didn't correct her misunderstanding of his injury. Anyway, apart from the injury, he came out to find an opportunity.
"You are so young, yet you have the ability to kill Wen Chuansen. You are also so sweet-mouthed. No wonder a woman like Xiao Qing is willing to marry you." Zhu Huiqin said with a smile.
"Hehe." Qin Ziling smiled without comment.
"I asked someone to find out about the Azure Dragon Mysterious Wood Skill some time ago. It is said that the Qin family in Wuzhou had a martial arts master several decades ago who performed the Azure Dragon Mysterious Wood Skill. Therefore, it is very likely that the Qin family has preserved the Azure Dragon Mysterious Wood Skill's internal organs refining realm skills.
However, the Qin family is one of the most powerful families in Wuzhou, and the internal organs refining realm skills are all kept secret by each family, so it may be difficult to get this skill from them. "Zhu Huiqin said.
"The Qin family of Wuzhou?" Qin Ziling was slightly stunned, and then his eyes when he looked at Zhu Huiqin became a little different.
If he called Zhu Huiqin "sister" before, it was mainly because of the relationship with Xiao Qing, and he loved her so much that he could relate to her.
This time I came to visit her specially because of Xiao Qing's instructions before I left.
But after Zhu Huiqin left Fangqiao County, she took the initiative to help Xiao Qing find out about the Qinglong Xuanmu Gong in private. It can be seen that Zhu Huiqin is very sincere to Xiao Qing.
This is rare and precious, and it gradually changed Qin Ziling's attitude towards Zhu Huiqin.
"That's right, the Qin family of Wuzhou, actually has the same surname as you. You must have a connection with the Qin family. With the talent you have shown in Qinghe County, not only will you have a chance to master the Qinglong Xuanmu Gong, but your injuries will no longer be a problem." Zhu Huiqin said in a joking tone.
"You know what, there is still a little possibility. Fangqiao County was a frontier county in the previous dynasty, and it once gathered troops from all over the country. Anhe Village where we live now is a village with mixed surnames, and many people are descendants of soldiers from all over the country.
I vaguely remember my grandfather once told me when I was a child that my great-grandfather came to Fangqiao County with the Wuzhou army, and that his ancestors had once been high-ranking officials.
As for whether it is true or not, and where in Wuzhou it came from, there is no way to find out now. Because when my grandfather was alive, there was a flood in the house, and the family tree was burned. Then my grandfather died, and my father died of a serious illness, so there was no time to complete the family tree.
Moreover, since my great-grandfather came to Fangqiao County and settled in Anhe Village, my family has been a single-line family for four generations, so there is no place to research. "Speaking of this, Qin Ziling shook his head.
Zhu Huiqin also shook her head, then raised her glass and clinked it with Qin Ziling's. She took a sip of wine, asked Qin Ziling to eat a few bites of food, and then said, "By the way, a few days ago, I bought a Bailian Zhengyuan Pill from the Tianmu Sect at an auction. It is said that this pill can heal even a seriously injured bone refining master.
Of course, there is definitely some exaggeration, and it refers to ordinary bone refining masters. For someone like you who has the potential to become a master, once your foundation is damaged, your requirements for elixirs will definitely be much higher.
However, no matter what, this pill should be able to help you repair some of your basic injuries. I was originally planning to send someone to Fangqiao County in the next two days, but you happened to be here, so I didn't have to send someone to make a trip."
As she spoke, Zhu Huiqin took out a pill bottle and handed it to Qin Ziling.
"Sister Zhu, how about this..." Qin Ziling was really touched when he saw that Zhu Huiqin was still concerned about his injury.
"Although Xiao Qing and I have known each other for a short time, we hit it off right away and I regard her as my lifelong confidant. She luckily escaped the disaster in Jiugao County last time, but in this world, who knows when the next disaster will come. Ultimately, we still need strong strength to back us up. If you recover more strength, you will be able to share more of the burden in the future." Zhu Huiqin said.
What she meant was that she did this mainly for Xiao Qing.
"Sister Zhu, something must have happened here?" However, Qin Ziling heard some other meanings from Zhu Huiqin's words, and asked seriously.
Seeing Qin Ziling's serious expression, Zhu Huiqin showed a hint of hesitation.
At this moment, a butler came in.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Huiqin asked.
"Replying to Lord Zhu, Chief Steward Mo from the Judge's Mansion is here." The butler replied.
Zhu Huiqin's face changed slightly when she heard this, but she quickly returned to normal and said, "Okay, I understand. Ask Manager Mo to wait in the hall. I'll go see him right away."
