Chapter 259: An Item Worth Ten Thousand Taels of Gold

Chapter 259: An Item Worth Ten Thousand Taels of Gold

Two days later.

"Sister Lin!" Jiang Ning was slightly surprised at the sight of Lin Qingyi in a green robe outside the door.

Lin Qingyi smiled, "What? Didn't you expect me to come and see you so early in the morning?"

"I really didn't expect it," Jiang Ning chuckled.

With his powerful five senses, he could sense someone outside the door, but without Lin Qingyi speaking, he couldn't determine who the visitor was.

As for Spiritual Energy Field, he didn't dare to use it lightly.

Spiritual Energy was not something unique to him.

Those who could reach the Sixth Rank Martial Dao had achieved the ability to condense illusory Spiritual Energy into reality, which meant they could barely manipulate external objects in mid-air.

The next step after condensing reality was to expand the Spiritual Energy Field, using it as the sixth sense to observe all things in heaven and earth.

However, once one reached this level, even without mentioning other abilities, anyone with a Spiritual Energy Field of a similar or higher level could detect it.

Using the Spiritual Energy Field to cover someone was akin to prying.

Such an act was a blatant provocation.

Carelessly covering a top-tier Martial Dao expert with one's Spiritual Energy Field could result in a brutal death, and no one would say a word about it being wrong.

Therefore, upon hearing the knocking on the door, Jiang Ning didn't dare to casually expand his Spiritual Energy Field.

"What, you're not inviting me in?" Lin Qingyi smiled and continued, "The wind outside is so strong, do you want to freeze your sister to death?"

"Please come in!" Jiang Ning stepped aside.

Lin Qingyi lifted her leg over the threshold, and the wind blew her long skirt, revealing half of her slender calves.

Jiang Ning glanced at her and then averted his gaze.

He couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

In this weather cold enough to freeze water, Lin Qingyi was still wearing a skirt that barely covered her calves. She was truly unaffected by cold and heat!

Regarding Lin Qingyi's previous statement, Jiang Ning smiled inwardly, not taking it to heart.

Of course, it was a joke to think that a Near Grandmaster like Lin Qingyi could be frozen to death by temperatures around zero degrees.

Although he didn't know how powerful a Grandmaster was, he was well aware of his own strength.

And at the moment, he was only at the Sixth Rank Martial Dao.

A Near Grandmaster was at the peak of the Fourth Rank!

The higher one advanced on the Martial Dao, the greater the gap became.

It was common knowledge that a Grandmaster, under normal circumstances, could live for at least two cycles of sixty years.

In this era, where one cycle of sixty years was considered a long life, two cycles meant six generations living together, and that was just the beginning.

According to some miscellaneous discussions he had read in books, there were Grandmasters who had lived for over 150 years.

Such longevity seemed to have broken the human body's limits, reaching a level beyond his understanding from his previous life.

In his past life, with such advanced productivity, medical science had also developed significantly.

Forget about living for two cycles of sixty years!

Even a hundred-year-old person was extremely rare.

Theoretically, the human lifespan limit was only two cycles of sixty years.

The world record for longevity in his past life was barely over two cycles, with the oldest person living for 122 years and 164 days.

Comparing the two, it was evident that the so-called Grandmasters had already transcended the ordinary.

The increase in lifespan was the most apparent manifestation of a change in the level of life.

And Lin Qingyi was an existence that was infinitely close to this.

The two walked on the shallow snow, and the sound of their footsteps crushing the snow could be heard.

Lin Qingyi looked around and asked, "Where are your brother and sister-in-law?"

Jiang Ning replied, "Today, the snow has stopped. They went to the market to buy some daily necessities. Right now, only I and my grandnephew are at home."

"Nephew!" Lin Qingyi murmured and then looked at Jiang Ning with a slight smile, "At your age, you're already an uncle. How do you feel about that?"

"I don't have any particular feelings!" Jiang Ning spread his hands and shrugged, "I'm already used to it!"

Then he asked, "What about you, Sister Lin?"

"What about me?" Lin Qingyi asked.

"Sister Lin looks so young, but she's already a mother. What do you think about that?" Jiang Ning asked.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Lin Qingyi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

"Who told you that I'm already a mother? I'm still a virgin!"

"A virgin?" Jiang Ning was momentarily stunned.

"What? Do you find it strange?" Lin Qingyi slightly turned her head, her ears slightly flushed.

Even with her current mindset, discussing such topics made her face slightly hot.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning hesitated for a moment before asking, "Both the Eighth Prince and Princess Shiqi call you Aunt Lin, which means that Sister Lin is..."

"Aunt Lin?" Lin Qingyi murmured.

Then she said calmly, "The Queen Consort, right?"

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded, "Logically speaking, Sister Lin should be the Queen Consort of a certain Prince, right?"

Lin Qingyi couldn't help but smile wryly, "What Queen Consort? I'm just a commodity!"

Commodity?

Jiang Ning was taken aback.

Then Lin Qingyi smiled bitterly, "Let's not talk about this anymore!"

Both of them fell silent.

Until he stepped into the Eastern Courtyard.

"Do you know why I came to find you today?" Lin Qingyi suddenly asked.

"No idea!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

Lin Qingyi turned her head to look at Jiang Ning, her expression already composed, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"You're really something, kid!"

"After meeting Princess Shiqi, she kept insisting on marrying you, waiting for you to come and marry her in the Capital City."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning smiled helplessly.

"Princess Shiqi is still just a child, and this is just a passing fancy. How can you take her words seriously?"

A playful smile appeared on Lin Qingyi's lips.

"You're acting like a big shot now!"

Jiang Ning opened his mouth, then closed it again.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lin Qingyi's eyes glanced at him.

"Nothing!" Jiang Ning shook his head calmly.

Then, he pushed open the door to the Eastern Courtyard's guest reception area.

Although he rarely opened this hall, there was no unusual smell in the air.

Usually, when his older brother and sister-in-law had time, they would come and clean up here.

As he stepped into the hall, after Lin Qingyi entered, Jiang Ning casually closed the main door to prevent the cold wind from blowing into the room.

"Lin Sister, do you want to warm up by the fire or have a cup of hot tea?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Both! Your home is by the lake, and it's still quite chilly during winter!" Lin Qingyi crossed her arms in front of her chest, accentuating her majestic figure.

Then, she rubbed her shoulders with her hands.

With her hands pressing down on her clothes, her arms looked exceptionally slender, not at all like a Near Master-level expert.

At the same time, you could see that she was wearing thin clothing, no different from how ordinary women dressed in spring and autumn.

It was completely unlike how one would dress in the cold winter months.

A moment later.

Jiang Ning used a little skill, lighting the charcoal and bringing a cup of hot tea over to Lin Qingyi.

Lin Qingyi sat beside the charcoal stove.

In the slightly dim room, the dancing flames illuminated her face, giving it a rosy glow.

She took the hot tea from Jiang Ning, cradling the cup in both hands.

"It's so warm!" Lin Qingyi narrowed her eyes, her expression becoming inexplicably languid, like a cat basking by the fire in winter.

"Does Lin Sister still feel cold?" Jiang Ning sat beside her, observing Lin Qingyi's seemingly genuine posture.

"Mhm!" Lin Qingyi nodded slightly at Jiang Ning's words: "I have a naturally cold body, and even in the height of summer, my body is still icy. Not to mention during winter!"

"Don't believe me? Feel for yourself!"

As she spoke, Lin Qingyi suddenly grabbed the cup with her left hand and reached out to Jiang Ning, placing her hand on the back of his right hand.

"It's cool, isn't it?" Lin Qingyi's expression was calm.

"It's a bit cool!" Jiang Ning nodded, and as he turned his hand over, he felt like he was holding a lump of ice.

At that moment, perhaps because the charcoal was burning too vigorously, the dancing flames illuminated Lin Qingyi's pretty face, dyeing her cheeks red.

The next moment.

Jiang Ning released her hand, his expression calm: "Lin Sister, I think you're anemic."

"Anemic?" Lin Qingyi's eyes widened as she looked at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning chuckled awkwardly, touching his nose, and didn't continue the topic.

Lin Qingyi took a sip of the hot tea, which was steaming hot, and she narrowed her eyes, enjoying the sensation of her body's coldness being driven away by the scalding tea.

Then, she opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Ning.

"Back to the topic we were discussing earlier!"

"I came here mainly at Princess Shiqi's request."

"Princess Shiqi's request?" Jiang Ning was slightly surprised: "What request from Princess Shiqi?"

Lin Qingyi took out a piece of white Earth Core Warm Jade from her body, with a red cord tied around it.

This red cord was about forty to fifty centimeters long, clearly meant to be worn around the neck.

"This is the love token Princess Shiqi asked me to give you!"

"She and Ji Minghao are going to travel the world. After their last meeting, she felt too embarrassed to see you again."

"So she entrusted this love token to me, asking me to pass it on to you. She also wants me to tell you that after a year, you should take this token and go to the Capital City to find her, and she will marry you!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated.

"I always feel like Princess Shiqi is playing house. After meeting once, she wants to decide her life partner? What if I'm not a good person? What if my character is not up to par? What if our worldviews don't align?"

Beside him, Lin Qingyi smiled upon hearing these words.

"I also think Princess Shiqi is a bit playful."

"In a year, Princess Shiqi won't even be eighteen yet!"

"But this is a token of her heart, and you should still accept it!"

"Moreover, this item is not ordinary; it's Earth Core Warm Jade, which, when worn on the chest for an extended period, has the effect of warming Qi and Blood, calming and concentrating, and exorcising evil and avoiding disasters!"

"Most importantly, it can slowly increase spiritual energy, and it's truly worth ten thousand gold!"

Ten thousand gold! Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning's eyes widened slightly, and his eye twitched.

"Is it really worth ten thousand gold?" He asked.

"It's truly worth ten thousand gold!" Lin Qingyi nodded. "This item should be the most valuable item on Xiao Shiqi's body."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning took the Earth Core Warm Jade from Lin Qingyi's hand.

The Warm Jade felt extremely smooth and warm to the touch.

As it came into contact with his skin, the Earth Core Warm Jade continuously released warmth, spreading from the surface of his skin to the depths of his arms.

"This red rope is quite extraordinary!" Jiang Ning's face showed surprise.

Lin Qingyi nodded, "Of course it's extraordinary! This is tied with a Warm Jade worth ten thousand gold. If it were an ordinary red rope, what would happen if it broke?"

Then she continued, "Even I can't break this red rope! The Warm Jade is just as tough."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning's gaze returned to the Earth Core Warm Jade in his hand.

Although this object seemed very light, he inexplicably felt its weight.

Worth ten thousand gold.

If he sold it now, he could only get a fraction of its value.

This item was too precious!

He suddenly felt a bit confused.

A princess of the Imperial Family, could she really be so naive?

Lin Qingyi looked at Jiang Ning, "What do you plan to do with this now?"

Jiang Ning slowly held the Earth Core Warm Jade and smiled, "Of course, I'll keep it safe. If I lose it, I'll have to sell myself."

"Wear it around your neck!" Lin Qingyi said, "This item will help you calm and concentrate, warm your qi and blood, and increase your spiritual energy. It's very practical."

"Mhm!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"I'll help you!" Lin Qingyi suddenly stood up and placed the teacup in her hand aside.

"Then I'll trouble you, Lin Sister!" Jiang Ning said.

Lin Qingyi came to Jiang Ning's side and took the Warm Jade from him.

She couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiao Shiqi is indeed brave!"

As she spoke, she held both ends of the red rope with her hands and inserted them into Jiang Ning's back.

Jiang Ning instantly felt Lin Qingyi's icy fingers touching his neck from time to time.

"Your body temperature is really high!" Lin Qingyi suddenly spoke up, "It feels scorching."

Jiang Ning smiled without turning back, "Men have abundant yang energy, so it's natural. Plus, Lin Sister naturally has a cold body, so it feels even more obvious."

Lin Qingyi behind him smiled but didn't say more.

She needed to control her next move.

"Done!" She clapped her hands.

Jiang Ning held the Earth Core Warm Jade and felt the red rope around his neck was very secure.

"The red rope is indeed extraordinary!" Lin Qingyi suddenly spoke up, "If it's tied too tightly, the knot around your neck will loosen. This is also to prevent the red rope around your neck from becoming a deadly weapon that can strangle you!"

"Lin Sister is indeed thoughtful!" Jiang Ning praised.

Just as Lin Qingyi said, the toughness of this red rope was such that even she couldn't break it.

If this tough red rope were to form a deadly knot, once grabbed by an opponent in close combat, it could directly strangle the neck due to its toughness.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning held the Earth Core Warm Jade and placed it inside his collar.

As the Earth Core Warm Jade hung on his chest, he instantly felt a gentle warmth spreading from the Warm Jade on his chest.

Under the influence of this warmth, his qi and blood became more vibrant and full of vitality.

His mind became slightly ethereal, with fewer distracting thoughts.

It was as if the dust on a mirror had been blown away.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes to feel it, then opened them, showing admiration, "It's truly worth ten thousand gold, it's effective!"

Lin Qingyi smiled, "This item is a family heirloom in the Imperial Family, passed down from generation to generation. Its effects can benefit countless future generations, making it priceless!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded in agreement.

In his opinion, it had reached a certain height.

Gold and silver were never as important!

Because the most precious things in the world were always scarce.

Gold and silver were just currency, common items that weren't truly scarce.

Lin Qingyi returned to her original seat, propped her hands on the bench, stretched her legs, and appeared relaxed and comfortable.

She looked at Jiang Ning, "How do you plan to face Xiao Shiqi when you go to the Royal Capital in the future?"

Jiang Ning replied calmly, "That's at least a year away. It was just a brief encounter, Xiao Shiqi might even forget me by then! I'll just return the Earth Core Warm Jade to its owner. As for that promise, it was just her playful words."

As he spoke, his gaze was drawn to Lin Qingyi's exposed white jade-like calf due to her skirt slipping down.

Seeing this, Lin Qingyi's lips curved slightly, as if she noticed where Jiang Ning's gaze had fallen.

"Do you like legs?" Lin Qingyi suddenly asked, not avoiding the topic.

"It's okay!" Jiang Ning smiled embarrassedly, feeling awkward as he had been caught peeping.

"Do you want to touch them?"

(End of Chapter)

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