CHAPTER 503: CHAPTER 503 TOO NAIVE_1

「The Inner Palace!」

In a cultivation room within the training hall, Qin Feiyang materialized out of thin air.

In the center of the room, a stunningly beautiful woman sat meditating on a cushion. Her eyes were slightly closed, long lashes trembling. Her features were exquisite, and her flawless, alabaster skin glowed like precious jade. This woman, in both looks and figure, was enough to drive any man to madness.

But Qin Feiyang’s gaze was clear, devoid of any impure thoughts.

He clenched his fist to his mouth and gave a dry cough. Looking at the woman before him with some exasperation, he said, "Sis, can you stop pretending?"

Indeed. This woman was none other than Ren Wushuang!

"How dull." Ren Wushuang opened her eyes, rolled them at Qin Feiyang, and said, "You need something from me?"

Qin Feiyang smiled. "Indeed, I do have a small favor to ask of you, Sis."

"I knew you wouldn’t visit unless you needed something." Ren Wushuang pursed her enticing red lips. "Speak!"

Qin Feiyang said, "I need you to help me gather the medicinal ingredients for the Potential Elixir again."

"Hmm?" Ren Wushuang was slightly taken aback. "You’ve used up all those ingredients already?"

"Nope." Qin Feiyang shook his head.

Ren Wushuang said, "Then why are you gathering them again? Let me tell you, don’t be too greedy. If Grandpa finds out, he’ll scold me to death."

"You don’t understand." Qin Feiyang chuckled. "I’m planning to give the list of ingredients for the Potential Elixir to the Treasure Pavilion. Once they have it, they’ll definitely increase the price. So, I want to make another haul while I still can."

"Then why are you giving the ingredient list to the Treasure Pavilion?" Ren Wushuang frowned. "Did they find some dirt on you? Are they forcing you to hand it over?"

"What dirt could they possibly have on me?" Qin Feiyang shook his head and laughed, a sharp glint in his eyes. "I’m just fishing."

"What do you mean?" Ren Wushuang’s eyebrows knitted together tightly.

Qin Feiyang said, "Oh, come on, I have my plans. Can you stop asking so many questions? In a word, will you help me or not?"

"Hey!" Ren Wushuang suddenly stood up, shot out a delicate hand, and grabbed Qin Feiyang’s ear, twisting it hard. "Is that any way to ask for a favor?"

"Gently, gently..." Qin Feiyang yelped. "That hurts!"

"Apologize! Admit you’re wrong!" Ren Wushuang grinned, revealing a set of pearly white teeth, looking quite pleased with herself.

"Alright, alright..." Qin Feiyang pleaded. "I was wrong, I apologize... If that’s not enough, I’ll even give you a shoulder and leg massage..."

Ren Wushuang’s cheeks flushed. She scoffed, "Pfft, who’d want your massage? Fine. Seeing as you’re being so obedient, Sis will help you one more time."

"Thank you, Sis!" Qin Feiyang grinned, quickly entering the Ancient Castle. He got three sheets of white paper, ink, and a brush from Lu Hong and meticulously listed all the ingredients for the Potential Elixir.

He didn’t list the ingredients for the Potential Pill or the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill. It wasn’t the right time. If he also gathered the ingredients for those two elixirs now, Yin Yuanming would definitely realize something was amiss when Qin Feiyang handed over the Potential Elixir’s ingredient list.

After Ren Wushuang received the list, she wasted no words and immediately opened a portal, departing.

Qin Feiyang then headed to the prison. He absolutely had to go and see this Zhao He!

At the prison’s main gate, ten black-armored guards stood as straight as spears, their gazes sharp. But there were two new faces among them. With Fan Jian’s promotion to Commander and Wei Zhongyang’s death, their positions naturally needed to be filled.

When Qin Feiyang landed in the square, eight of them immediately put on fawning expressions. These eight were from the same period as Fan Jian and were considered veteran guards.

"What are you all doing?" one of the new guards said, his eyes full of disdain for the eight veterans. "Qin Feiyang may be talented and have Potential Elixirs, but there’s no need to suck up to him like this, is there?"

"Exactly," the other new guard chimed in. "You have no backbone. Besides, even if you flatter him, he won’t just give you a Potential Elixir."

"What do you two know?" one of the veteran guards scoffed. "Back then, Commander Fan Jian was just an ordinary guard like us, nothing special. But what happened? Because he befriended this person, Commander Fan Jian not only became a War Ancestor, a rank coveted by the world, but also a prominent general under the Lord. Let me tell you, he won’t just give us a Potential Elixir for no reason. But as long as we build a good relationship with him, there will definitely be benefits for us in the future."

"So Commander Fan Jian owes his current position to him?" The two new guards stared at Qin Feiyang, dumbfounded and incredulous. Then, fawning smiles also appeared on their faces.

Meanwhile, Qin Feiyang had reached the bottom of the stairs and was walking towards the ten guards.

"Brother Qin, long time no see!"

"Where have you been enjoying yourself lately?"

"If you’re not busy, would you honor us with your presence for a few drinks?"

The two new guards scrambled ahead of the eight veterans, eagerly calling him ’Brother Qin’ with an intimacy that made the eight veteran guards roll their eyes.

"Err!" Qin Feiyang was also a little surprised.

But he wasn’t foolish. He saw through their intentions at a glance and smiled. "When I have time, I’ll treat all of you to a good round of drinks at the Drunken Dream Tower."

’All of you’ naturally included the eight veteran guards. This way, he didn’t offend anyone. Of course, he might never actually get the chance to drink with them, but saying so made them feel good.

As expected, the eight veteran guards were all smiles.

When Qin Feiyang walked up the steps, one of the more burly veteran guards stepped forward and said with a laugh, "Brother Qin, allow me to introduce myself. I am Li Duo, the current Guard Commander."

Qin Feiyang cupped his hands and smiled, "Congratulations!"

Li Duo quickly waved his hand. "This is all thanks to you. If you hadn’t dealt with Wei Zhongyang, I wouldn’t have had the chance to become Guard Commander."

Qin Feiyang smiled. "Brother Li, you’re too kind. We should look out for each other in the future."

"Sigh!" Li Duo looked Qin Feiyang up and down, then let out a long sigh.

"What’s wrong?" Qin Feiyang asked, puzzled.

"I’m just marveling!" Li Duo sighed. "If it were someone else with your achievements, they probably wouldn’t even deign to look at us."

Another veteran guard chimed in, "That’s right. You won’t find another young man like Brother Qin in the entire State City."

The others nodded in agreement.

Being praised like this, Qin Feiyang actually felt a little embarrassed.

Li Duo shook his head and chuckled, then waved his hand. "Alright, alright, everyone spread out. Don’t block Brother Qin’s path. Brother Qin, what brings you to the prison this time?"

Qin Feiyang said, "I’d like to see Zhao He."

"Zhao He!" Everyone was startled.

Li Duo whispered, "Qin Feiyang, Zhao He is a serious criminal now. Did you get permission from the Lord before coming?"

Qin Feiyang shook his head.

"Brother Qin, to be honest," Li Duo said, looking troubled, "when Commander Wang Hong brought Zhao He to the prison, he personally instructed that permission from the Lord is required to see him."

Qin Feiyang frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Li Duo’s heart thumped, thinking Qin Feiyang was displeased. He hurriedly said, "Brother Qin, it’s not that I’m being unreasonable, but there’s truly nothing I can do. Please understand."

"Brother Li, you overstate things." Qin Feiyang smiled and was about to turn and leave.

WHOOSH!

But just then, accompanied by a sound of rending air, Wang Hong landed beside Qin Feiyang like a meteor.

"Greetings, Commander Wang!" Li Duo and the others hurriedly bowed.

Wang Hong nodded, glanced at Qin Feiyang, and said to Li Duo, "I bring a verbal instruction from the Lord: From now on, regardless of who Qin Feiyang comes to see, no one is to obstruct him."

"Yes, sir!" Li Duo responded respectfully.

"Hmm?" Qin Feiyang was a bit surprised. "Senior Wang Hong, how did His Lordship find out I came here?"

Wang Hong replied, "In Spirit State, there is nothing the Lord does not know."

Qin Feiyang’s face twitched. He muttered, "If he’s really that powerful, he wouldn’t have let Mu Tianyang escape."

Wang Hong frowned. "What are you mumbling about?"

"Nothing, nothing." Qin Feiyang quickly waved his hands, then smiled at Li Duo. "Sorry to trouble you, Brother Li, please open the door."

"Certainly." Li Duo nodded and immediately turned to open the door.

When the stone gate opened, Qin Feiyang went in with Li Duo, but Wang Hong followed them too.

Qin Feiyang paused, then smiled at Wang Hong. "Senior Wang Hong, I can go in by myself. There’s no need for you to accompany me."

You think I want to? Wang Hong grumbled to himself, walking ahead without another word.

Qin Feiyang scratched his head and hurried after him, a puzzled look on his face.

Soon, the three of them arrived before cell number eight.

When Li Duo opened the cell door, they saw Zhao He sitting on the ground, his hands and feet bound by thick, black iron chains. After half a year of imprisonment, both his spirit and complexion were a far cry from the Zhao He of the past.

Meanwhile, Zhao He had opened his eyes. He looked at Qin Feiyang, and his aged eyes instantly filled with a bone-chilling glare.

Qin Feiyang walked into the cell and said casually, "Old scoundrel, getting used to your stay here?"

"Not only am I used to it," Zhao He sneered, "I’ve actually grown quite fond of this place. As for you, these past six months must have been quite uncomfortable, haven’t they?"

"Uncomfortable?" Qin Feiyang echoed, puzzled.

"Stop pretending." Zhao He said sarcastically. "That stupid Rogue Wolf overestimated himself, daring to contend with me. If I’m not mistaken, he should be dead by now, right?"

Qin Feiyang’s gaze turned cold, but a faint smile quickly appeared on his face. "Even if the White-Eyed Wolf died, having a War Ancestor like you to accompany him in death makes it worthwhile."

"Accompany him in death?" Zhao He scoffed. "HA-HA... Kid, you’re too naive. After all the years I, Zhao He, have followed the Lord, even if I have no great merits, I’ve certainly worked hard. How could he possibly kill me? Believe it or not, it won’t be long before I walk out of here unharmed."

Wang Hong’s eyebrows shot up. He barked, "Zhao He, stop your nonsense!"

Zhao He chuckled. "Wang Hong, things have come to this. Stop hiding it and tell him the truth!"

"Hmm?" Qin Feiyang turned to look at Wang Hong.