"It's alright. I believe that I'll be able to completely master the Level 2 Ice Talisman in a few days. When that time comes, I'll be able to comprehend the Absolute Silence Talisman," Qian Jiayi said with endless anticipation.
"That's good." Linlong nodded.
He knew that Qian Jiayi wasn't lying because Linlong had seen her improvement.
Then, Qian Jiayi said seriously, "Young Master Lin, there aren't many days left until the competition. You should enter the Qian Family first. It wouldn't be good if you entered too late."
"That's true." Linlong nodded.
If he were to wait until the day of the competition to join the Qian Clan, it would definitely cause suspicion. Hence, he naturally had to join the Qian Clan as soon as possible.
"I've already prepared an identity for Young Master Lin. You can follow me into the Qian Family now …" Qian Jiayi paused for a moment before continuing, "The identity I've prepared for Young Master Lin is a member of Mingyuan City's Lin Family. His full name is Lin Jiaming. Young Master Lin, you can stay in our Qian Family with this identity."
Qian Jiayi then gave Linlong a detailed introduction of the Lin Family of Mingyuan City.
Mingyuan City was very far from the Imperial City, so Qian Jiayi didn't have to worry about anyone noticing anything amiss.
After Linlong memorized it, she brought him to the Qian Family.
As for Elder Liang, he returned to the stronghold.
Not long after, Linlong and Qian Jiayi arrived at the entrance of the Qian residence.
Linlong entered the Qian family as one of Qian Jiayi's newly recruited guards. After entering the Qian family, Qian Jiayi brought him to a middle-aged man.
"Young Miss, who is this person?" The middle-aged man asked with a puzzled expression.
"Captain Gong, this is my newly recruited bodyguard, Lin Jiaming. He's from Mingyuan City's Lin Family," Qian Jiayi said.
"Mingyuan City's Lin Family?" Captain Gong frowned.
"Greetings, Captain Gong," Linlong said respectfully.
Qian Jiayi continued, "Captain Gong, Lin Jiaming's strength isn't bad. I'm going to focus on nurturing him …"
Qian Jiayi's meaning was very obvious. She was protecting Lin Jiaming.
Hearing Qian Jiayi's words, Captain Gong hurriedly said, "Eldest Miss, I got it!"
"Alright, Captain Gong, let him familiarize himself with our Qian family first," Qian Jiayi said.
"Yes, Young Miss." Captain Gong nodded.
After that, Qian Jiayi left, leaving Captain Gong and Linlong behind.
Captain Gong naturally asked for Lin Long's detailed information. Lin Long repeated what Qian Jiayi had said previously.
In the beginning, Linlong thought that Captain Gong was just doing his duty. However, as time passed, he realized that something was wrong. There seemed to be something in the depths of Captain Gong's eyes.
This was Linlong's intuition. If it was anyone else, they wouldn't have been able to notice it.
I have to be careful with this person, Linlong thought to himself.
After showing Linlong around the Qian Family, introducing some things about the Qian Family and greeting most of the people, Captain Gong brought Linlong to a room.
"Brother Lin, this will be your residence from now on. I hope that you guys will fulfill your duties well." Pointing at the room, Captain Gong said.
"Captain Gong, don't worry. I was brought back by Missy. I definitely won't embarrass Missy," Linlong replied.
The moment these words came out, Linlong noticed that Captain Gong's brows immediately furrowed. However, they quickly relaxed without a trace.
Such a situation made Linlong feel that something was wrong.
In the following days, Linlong stayed in the Qian Family as a guard. Qian Jiayi would come to look for him from time to time. Naturally, she wanted to ask him about the knowledge on the Icy Talisman Paper.
Such frequent visits to Lin Long made Captain Gong focus his attention on Lin Long.
On the morning of the third day, he found an opportunity to leave the Qian Family and directly headed for the city. Along the way, he was cautious as if he was afraid of being discovered.
After turning left and right in the alleys of the city, he arrived in front of a small teahouse.
After entering the teahouse, he found a remote compartment and sat alone for a while. After drinking tea for a while, a black-clothed man walked to his compartment and sat down.
"Captain Gong, why did you come out this time?" After sitting down, the black-clothed man asked in a low voice.
"A few days ago, Missy brought back a person. Missy said that this person is from Mingyuan City's Lin Family. His name is Lin Jiaming. Missy seems to value this person a lot," Captain Gong whispered.
"Mingyuan City's Lin Family? So far away? "The black-clothed man frowned.
"Yes." Captain Gong nodded.
"Then what are you worried about, Captain Gong?" the black-clothed man asked.
"This person frequently meets with the Young Miss. Judging by the Young Miss' appearance, I'm afraid she will even bring this person to the competition. In fact, if the Young Miss can pass the competition, she will even bring this person into the Mystery Territory," Captain Gong said.
"What if Young Master finds out about this?" The black-clothed man couldn't help but be surprised.
"That's why I called you out … Quickly send someone to Mingyuan City to investigate whether there is such a person in the Lin Family. If you find anything amiss, inform Young Master," Captain Gong said.
"Alright, I will immediately send someone to Mingyuan City to investigate." The black-clothed man nodded.
"This is a portrait of that person." After saying that, Captain Gong took out a portrait. It was a portrait of Linlong that he had someone secretly draw.
After sweeping a glance at the portrait, the black-clothed man immediately put it away.
"That's all." After saying that, Captain Gong got up and left.
The black-clothed man also left. As soon as he left, he sent someone to Mingyuan City.
Although Mingyuan City was far away, it only took him two days to get there. Two days later, the black-clothed man who met with Captain Gong received definite news.
There was indeed a Lin Family in Mingyuan City, but there was no one named Lin Jiaming in the Lin Family. There was also no one who looked like the person in the portrait.
This also proved one thing: the person Qian Jiayi brought was not from the Lin Family.
The black-clothed man immediately called Captain Gong out, and they met in the same teahouse.
"How is it?" Captain Gong hurriedly asked when he saw the black-clothed man.
"I've checked. There is no such person in Mingyuan City's Lin Family!" the black-clothed man said resolutely.
"Why did Missy bring such a person into the Qian Family?" Captain Gong couldn't help but ask.
"I'll have to ask Captain Gong about this," the black-clothed man said.
"I don't know. I've been keeping an eye on that brat these days, but I haven't found any clues." Captain Gong frowned.
"Should we tell Young Master about this?" the black-clothed man asked.
"Let's not tell Young Master for now. Let's find someone to deal with that brat first and see if we can get anything out of him," Captain Gong said.
"Alright, then I'll go find someone. You keep an eye on that brat. Once there's a chance, we'll make a move!" the black-clothed man said immediately.
Then, the two of them left to carry out their plan.
Lin Long naturally didn't know about this. Although he felt that something was wrong with Captain Gong, he didn't find anything. Hence, he didn't take any action against Captain Gong. Instead, he kept teaching Qian Jiayi how to master the Level 2 Icy Talisman.
On this day, Qian Jiayi finally mastered the Level 2 Icy Talisman. In other words, she could comprehend the Absolute Silence Rune.
Qian Jiayi was so happy that she forgot to tell Lin Long. She went straight to the Absolute Silence Rune Formation to comprehend the Absolute Silence Rune.
There was an Absolute Silence Rune Formation in the Qian Family, so Qian Jiayi didn't need to go anywhere else.
It only took Qian Jiayi half a day to comprehend the Absolute Silence Rune that belonged to her.
I've already comprehended the Absolute Silence Rune. Qian Jiayi thought to herself.
With that thought in mind, Qian Jiayi went straight to Lin Long.
After seeing Lin Long, she said happily, "Young Master Lin, I've comprehended the Absolute Silence Rune!"
"Oh." Lin Long nodded and didn't seem surprised at all.
Previously, he already felt that Qian Jiayi would be able to comprehend the Absolute Silence Rune very quickly.
"Young Master Lin, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have made such a huge improvement. I wouldn't have been able to comprehend the Absolute Silence Rune at this time. Hence, I'm really grateful to you," Qian Jiayi said sincerely.
"Mm." Lin Long nodded and said, "Do you still remember the runes that you comprehended in the Absolute Silence Rune Formation?"
"Young Master Lin, what do you mean?" Qian Jiayi was a little confused.
"I mean, can you remember all those lines of runes?" Lin Long asked.
"This … I've basically forgotten about it." Qian Jiayi shook her head.
To her, comprehending the Absolute Silence Rune was enough. Why would she bother to remember all those runes that she had comprehended previously?
Moreover, no one had ever said that they wanted to memorize those runes.
"Then, go and comprehend it again. Then, memorize all those runes. Don't miss out on any of them," Lin Long said seriously.
"Why?" Qian Jiayi was confused.
"Just do as I say. When the time comes, bring those runes to me," Lin Long said.
"Alright." Qian Jiayi nodded.
Lin Long had taught her too much recently. His knowledge on the Icy Talisman was obviously better than the experts in the Qian Family. Hence, she naturally chose to believe in Lin Long.
If someone else had asked her to go at this time, she would have definitely rejected him.
Soon, Qian Jiayi arrived at the Absolute Silence Rune Formation.
"Eh, Young Mistress, why are you here again? Didn't you already comprehend the Absolute Silence Rune?" Seeing that Qian Jiayi had returned in such a short time, an old man guarding the Absolute Silence Rune Formation could not help but be confused.
"Elder Ling, I just want to comprehend the runes again. There's nothing else." Qian Jiayi smiled.
"Alright then. Young Mistress, please go in," Elder Ling said.
If it was someone else, Elder Ling would definitely reject it. To him, it was a waste of time for someone who had already comprehended the Absolute Silence Rune to go in again. However, Qian Jiayi was the Young Mistress of the Qian Family. How could he reject her?
Qian Jiayi immediately walked in. Soon, she came out. She had recorded all the runes on a piece of paper according to Lin Long's instructions.
However, she did not intend to let Elder Ling know. She kept the piece of paper with her because she would not know how to answer him if he asked her.
Then, Qian Jiayi came before Lin Long again. As soon as she saw Lin Long, she handed the piece of paper to him.
After taking a closer look at it, Lin Long said to Qian Jiayi, "Miss Qian, what is the Absolute Silence Rune that you comprehended? Tell me about it."
Qian Jiayi immediately told Lin Long about the Absolute Silence Rune that she had comprehended.
If it was someone else, she would naturally not say it because the Absolute Silence Rune was a personal secret. However, it was different for Lin Long, who was equivalent to her master.
After listening to her, Lin Long nodded and said, "Actually, the Absolute Silence Rune that you comprehended isn't the most suitable for you."
"Mister Lin, do you mean that I can comprehend an even better Absolute Silence Rune?" Qian Jiayi could not help but be surprised.
To be honest, she had never heard of anything that could comprehend an even better Absolute Silence Rune.
"That's right." Lin Long nodded.
"Then, does Mister Lin want me to return to the Absolute Silence Rune Formation to comprehend it?" Qian Jiayi was puzzled.
"There's no need for that. Actually, the Absolute Silence Rune that suits you best is among the runes that you have memorized." Lin Long smiled.
"Then, why can't I comprehend it?" Qian Jiayi was puzzled.
"That's because the first rune you comprehended is your current absolute silence rune. With the rules of your absolute silence rune formation, you won't be able to comprehend other absolute silence runes. Only by understanding the meaning of the other runes can you comprehend other absolute silence runes," said Linlong.
After studying the Absolute Silence Rune Formation for so long, Lin Long had already seen through the rules.
"Mister Lin, do you mean that you know the meaning of these runes?" Qian Jiayi could not help but widen her eyes.
She had never heard of anyone who knew the meaning of these runes. Even the strongest person in the Qian Family did not know the meaning of these runes.
However, Lin Long actually said that he knew the meaning of these runes. How could she not be surprised?
"Yes." Lin Long nodded.
"Mister Lin, how did you know?" Qian Jiayi asked curiously.
"Once, when I was hunting in a certain mountain range, I accidentally found a secret manual in a cave. The contents of the secret manual were these runes. As the Deep Frost Runes in the secret manual corresponded with these runes, I learned these runes." Linlong repeated the story he had told Ye Xiwen earlier.
"So that's how it is." Qian Jiayi was skeptical.
"Alright, I'll tell you the meaning of the most suitable rune for you. Go and comprehend it. You'll realize that the Absolute Silence Rune you comprehend is obviously better." Lin Long smiled.
He then told Qian Jiayi the meaning of the most suitable rune for her.
Once she understood the meaning of the rune, Qian Jiayi once again came to her Absolute Silence Rune Formation.
"Missy, why are you here again?" Seeing Qian Jiayi appear again, Elder Ling could not help but widen his eyes.
To be honest, if it was not for Qian Jiayi's identity, he would definitely scold Qian Jiayi for messing around. After all, she had to spend a lot of energy every time she went in.
"Cough cough, Elder Ling, there's something I can't figure out. So, I want to go in and comprehend it again." Qian Jiayi said.
Elder Ling could only let Qian Jiayi in.
After entering, Qian Jiayi naturally started to comprehend it seriously.
Will I really comprehend a better Tranquility Rune? Qian Jiayi thought as she comprehended.
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