272: Qin Hanwei's fame

Late at night,

You were in the courtyard, quietly comprehending the Dao of Karma, when your heart suddenly trembled without any warning—

In the unseen, a thread of Karma that was faintly connected to you was violently triggered.

With your current strength, you could sense that the source of this Karma was not far away—if it were too far or involved too deeply, you would not have been able to perceive it with your current strength and comprehension of Karma.

A golden light flashed in your eyes, and your Divine Sense spread out quietly like a tide. Everything within a radius of several thousand li was instantly revealed in minute detail, clearly reflected in the lake of your mind.

In an instant, you had locked onto the location of the disturbance—

It was a secluded courtyard on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital. A man dressed entirely in black, his face obscured by a secret technique, was raising his hand. At his fingertips, two solid, blade-like golden Protective Aura, radiating cold killing intent, were condensing.

His target was none other than The Yang Elderly Couple.

At this moment, the elderly couple sat side by side on a stone bench in the courtyard, their eyes tightly closed. Their faces were haggard but calm, as if they had long foreseen this moment and had abandoned all thoughts of struggle—

Facing the impending lethal strike from a Golden Core Cultivator, these two elders at the Qi Refinement Stage truly had no possibility of escape.

Just as the Golden Core power at the black-clad man's fingertips was about to shoot out and pierce their foreheads—

Hum! Hum!

Two low hums rang out abruptly.

Those two fierce Golden Core powers, as if they had collided with an invisible yet indestructible wall, suddenly froze in mid-air, unable to advance even a fraction!

Immediately after, under the horrified gaze of the black-clad man, the golden Protective Aura shattered inch by inch from beginning to end, vanishing and dissipating like weathered sand, without a sound.

"Not good!"

A chill ran down the black-clad man's spine, and alarm bells rang loudly in his mind. Reacting extremely quickly, he formed hand seals, and spiritual power surged—

He was going to use an escape technique to flee!

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

A vast and majestic force of Divine Sense, far beyond his understanding, descended like a world-destroying tsunami with an irresistible force, completely submerging him.

The next second,

He only felt an indescribable great power brush over his Divine Soul, light and effortless, like a rag wiping away dust—

Consciousness, life, everything, returned to nothingness in an instant.

The last glimmer of light in his eyes extinguished, and his wide-open eyes were frozen with unbelievable fear.

Immediately—

With a "bang,"

His body fell straight to the ground, with no breath left.

The elderly couple in the courtyard were completely stunned by this lightning-fast turn of events. Their aged faces were full of horror and bewilderment, mouths agape, but they could not make a sound.

At this time,

Your voice sounded calmly in their minds:

"Pack your things tomorrow and come to my Qin Mansion. The mansion happens to be short of people to tend the courtyard."

The elderly couple trembled, then immediately understood. The overwhelming joy and gratitude of surviving a disaster surged into their hearts. Both of them were streaming with tears, trembling as they knelt toward the void and kowtowed repeatedly:

"Thank you, Young Master Qin, for saving our lives! Thank you for taking us in! This old man... cannot repay you even with ten thousand deaths!"

Taking them in was just a split-second decision for you—

In your three-courtyard residence, Lulu occupied one, you occupied one, and the remaining one was suitable for this homeless elderly couple to reside in.

As for that black-clad assassin... you did not know who he was.

He had no tokens or medallions on him, and his origin and the person who directed him were unknown—

Because you did not keep your Divine Sense covering the entire city, monitoring all things at all times.

The only thing you could be certain of was that the assassin had the cultivation of the Early Golden Core Stage. To be able to command such an assassin, the power behind him was definitely not ordinary.

You also knew clearly that once you took in The Yang Elderly Couple, the people in the shadows would definitely make a new move.

And this was precisely one of the reasons why you decided to take them in—

Some lines need someone to step on them.

Some nets need bait to startle them.

The Rising Sun climbed, and the morning light spilled down.

You settled The Yang Elderly Couple in the side courtyard and instructed Lulu to look after them a little.

Meanwhile, the shock brought about by the incident at the Imperial Law Enforcement Agency, after fermenting, had swept through the entire Imperial Capital like a gale.

On the streets and in the alleys, in tea houses and taverns, everyone was no longer discussing Prodigies or the political turmoil of the court, but that little beast named "Qin Han"—

His "renown" was spreading rapidly in various exaggerated and even absurd versions.

Some said he was a descendant of a Divine Beast hidden from the world, with a noble Bloodline...

Some claimed with certainty that he was an Innate Spirit Beast born from the creation of heaven and earth, naturally controlling the Laws of the Great Dao...

There were even people with wild imaginations who guessed that he might be an Immortal Beast transformed from the Reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor...

The rumors grew more and more mysterious.

You turned a deaf ear to this and treated it indifferently—

True strength needs no embellishment; those excessive adulation and speculations were, in your eyes, nothing but a noisy farce.

However, the effects brought by this farce were real.

From early morning, the gate of your Qin Mansion, which had just been repaired not long ago, welcomed an endless stream of visitors again—

Many people carefully held glowing imperial lotus fruits in their hands; everyone knew that this newly emerged "focus of the Imperial Capital," Qin Han, loved this treat best.

They brought precious imperial lotus fruits to your door, not seeking anything in return, only hoping to "get to know" Qin Han, become a familiar face, and establish a good connection.

There were also people who brought fruits but attached specific conditions, hoping to make a deal with Qin Han—

The conditions of the deals were varied: some asked him to take action for vendettas, some asked him to break through barriers while exploring Secret Realms, and others even offered Heaven And Earth Treasure or Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals as rewards to ask him to handle thorny matters.

There were even people who, with confident faces and arrogant postures, directly put forward the most daring request—

"Young Master Qin, name your price. I, this Princess, want this Spirit Beast of yours. Spirit Stones, treasures, Cultivation Techniques, or even titles... you may set the conditions!"

The one who said this was none other than Sixteenth Princess Ji Fu, along with Twelfth Prince Ji Changchu, whom she had forcibly dragged along to bolster her presence.

She was carrying an exquisite bamboo basket, which contained five imperial lotus fruits of excellent quality—

Clearly, in the eyes of this princess, there was nothing in this world that she had her eyes on but could not get, especially a "cute and powerful" Spirit Beast.

Qin Han, crouching on the stone table, heard this and tilted his little head. A flash of human-like confusion appeared in his round eyes, as if he were trying hard to understand this sentence.

"Daddy, is there something wrong with her here?" Qin Han pointed at his own head with his little paw. "Can... a son be sold?"

Seeing him in this state, Sixteenth Princess Ji Fu's smile deepened, and she actually tried to reason with him:

"Why not? Clumsy, you don't know, many people sell their sons and daughters!"

She stretched out her slender finger and gestured, as if talking about a very cost-effective matter:

"A hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones is enough!"

"However... I am willing to spend a hundred thousand, or even a million Spirit Stones to buy you!"

"So you see, how much does Mother love you?"