At the foot of the Luoxia Mountain Range, at the entrance of a small village.
"Little brother, I'm looking for an Old Blind Man in your village."
Qin Xuan smiled as he looked at a snot-nosed little brat in front of him.
He had arrived here half an hour ago, but after searching around, he still couldn't find the Old Blind Man.
He asked a few villagers, but they stared at him warily.
Such Mortal villages were naturally very wary of strangers who suddenly appeared.
Though Qin Xuan was a bit annoyed, he didn't have the habit of venting his anger on ordinary people.
After pretending to leave the village, while the other adults were not around, Qin Xuan found a child who still had snot bubbles and asked him.
Such children generally had no hidden motives, and a few questions would reveal everything.
"You're looking for Grandpa Li? I'm not telling you!"
The little brat sniffed his snot back and directly shook his head, refusing.
Quite wary.
Qin Xuan smiled, took out a Spirit Stone from his pocket, and placed it in front of the child.
"If you tell me, this thing is yours!"
Han Ye in the Sea of Consciousness was already a bit impatient at this moment.
"Is there a need to be so troublesome? Just grab a few Mortals and extract their souls; they'll naturally tell you when they can't bear it."
Qin Xuan frowned slightly.
Although Han Ye was old, he came from a prestigious family and had almost no contact with Mortals. In his eyes, only Cultivators counted as people; other Mortals were just ants.
Even though many Cultivators were originally Mortals, he still thought this way.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan shook his head slightly.
His world was different from theirs. There were many Mortals in Fire Wind City, so Qin Xuan held no ill will towards Mortals who couldn't cultivate.
If the Empress hadn't helped him restore his Dantian before, he would probably be a Mortal now.
Therefore, Qin Xuan did not discriminate against Mortals.
So he just frowned slightly and had no intention of doing so.
"What is this? A stone? But why is it blue and glowing?"
This child had never seen a Spirit Stone before, so he naturally stared at it with immense curiosity.
"Yes, this is a very precious stone. If you sell it, you can exchange it for a lot of delicious food. As long as you tell me where that old man is, I'll give it to you. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for him."
The child was clearly tempted, reaching out several times to take the Spirit Stone, but in the end, he still shook his head.
"No, we can't tell you about Grandpa Li going into the mountain to gather herbs..."
The child quickly covered his mouth after speaking, his words unfinished.
He hadn't intended to say anything at all, but he accidentally blurted it out.
"Oh, he went there to gather herbs?"
The child was afraid he had said something wrong, so he just covered his mouth and remained silent.
Qin Xuan, however, did not force him.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Xuan rummaged through his qiankun ring for a long time and found more than a dozen copper coins in a forgotten corner.
"Here, as long as you tell me where he is, all these copper coins are yours!"
"Wow!"
Looking at the dozen or so copper coins, the child's eyes immediately lit up.
"This, you, you're not allowed to harm Grandpa Li."
The child said, drooling at the sight of the copper coins.
Qin Xuan put the copper coins into his hand and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry, I will never harm him."
Looking at the copper coins in his hand, the child quickly put them into his bosom and smiled at Qin Xuan.
"Grandpa Li went to Six Water Mountain next door to gather herbs. He should be back soon. Why don't you go to Grandpa Li's house and wait for him first?"
As he spoke, the child pulled Qin Xuan and ran into the village, leading him to the Old Blind Man's house.
"Is this child stupid? A single Spirit Stone could buy the lives of everyone here, but he doesn't want the Spirit Stone and wants a few copper coins. He's crazy, a fool!"
Han Ye said angrily; he really couldn't understand how this child could be so 'stupid!'
"These are just Mortals; they don't even recognize Spirit Stones. In their eyes, it's just a shiny stone, and if it's just an ordinary stone, then it naturally has no value."
"But copper coins are different. They use copper coins regularly, so they naturally know their value. These copper coins were some that I occasionally left behind back then, and I didn't expect them to be useful now."
Qin Xuan transmitted his voice to Han Ye, then followed the child to the Old Blind Man's house.
"Creak!"
The child pushed open the door and ushered Qin Xuan in.
Seeing Qin Xuan hesitate, the child quickly waved his hand.
"It's fine, Grandpa Li is the best person. He doesn't mind us coming in to play hide-and-seek usually."
Listening to this, Qin Xuan smiled, but he muttered to himself.
If they were just ordinary children, it would make sense for the Old Blind Man not to mind.
But if 'assassins' like them came here, it probably wouldn't be so easy.
Since this Old Blind Man could be a contact person for the Star Plucking Tower, it was absolutely impossible for him not to have some skills.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan rejected the child's suggestion to go inside. Instead, he found a bluestone seat and sat in the courtyard, waiting for the elder to arrive.
After all, one shouldn't casually enter a killer's room.
While waiting, Qin Xuan chatted idly with the child, subtly probing for information.
Just as Qin Xuan was about to try and extract more information, he suddenly stopped and tilted his head towards the door.
"Oh? Who has come to see this Old Blind Man?"
An elder with his eyes covered by a black cloth strip walked in, his white hair swaying slightly in the wind.
"He's a master!"
The moment the elder entered, Qin Xuan's body tensed.
Although the elder's every step seemed casual, Qin Xuan could tell that each step was an attempt to block his escape route.
This was not only a master but also an experienced assassin!
His cultivation was even higher than Qin Xuan's.
At least in the Yuqing Realm.
Facing such a master, Qin Xuan's body was taut, and he slowly cupped his hands towards the elder.
"Junior Ghost Face greets Senior!"
"Ghost Face? A newcomer?"
Hearing the name Qin Xuan revealed, the elder was startled, his expression outwardly becoming peaceful, but his killing intent remained locked on Qin Xuan.
"Yes, this Junior is currently still a Wood Rank."
As he spoke, Qin Xuan was about to continue introducing himself.
"Wait, there's still a child here. Let the child leave first."
Qin Xuan suddenly realized, quickly made way, and smiled at the child.
"Little brother, thank you very much this time. Go out and play now. This old grandpa and I have something to talk about."
Hearing this, the child looked at the elder, who smiled and nodded at him.
"You brat, you took someone else's copper coins and don't even know to buy me something to eat."
After smiling and sending the child away, the smile on the elder's face gradually faded, and his gaze towards Qin Xuan slowly sharpened.
"Your Excellency, can you tell me when you killed Ghost Face?"
"And what is your purpose for infiltrating our Star Plucking Tower?"
