Arriving at the empty space outside the hall, Ma Yunfeng respectfully said to Lin Long, "Young Master Lin, please excuse me."
"It's fine," Linlong said indifferently.
As soon as Linlong finished speaking, Ma Yunfeng roared and immediately attacked Linlong. From the looks of it, he seemed to be using his best move.
Linlong smiled when he saw Ma Yunfeng's attack. He raised his palm and a wave of Metal Spiritual Fire Profound Qi immediately met Ma Yunfeng's attack.
Ma Yunfeng, who looked very confident, couldn't help but change his expression when he saw that Linlong was still so powerful. However, it was too late. He was directly sent flying by Linlong's palm.
He landed heavily several feet away and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
This scene stunned everyone present. Originally, it was just a symbolic match. Who would have thought that Lin Long would be so heavy-handed right from the start?
Ma Yunfeng, who fell to the ground, said in disbelief, "How is this possible? How can you still have … "
However, he immediately shut his mouth when he realized something.
Qian Ping's expression darkened. He looked at Linlong and said coldly, "Young Master Lin, what do you mean by this? Can't my disciple spar with you?"
Linlong ignored him and looked at Ma Yunfeng instead. "Senior Brother Ma, are you trying to say that you've already been poisoned by the Nine Cloud Powder? How can you still use Profound Qi?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Ping, who originally had an ugly expression, looked at Linlong and Ma Yunfeng suspiciously.
"No, I … How could I possibly mean that?" Ma Yunfeng, who stood up with the help of others, hurriedly said.
"If you don't mean that, then how do you explain how the Nine Cloud Powder in my cup came about?" Linlong said coldly.
"The Nine Cloud Powder in your cup … Ah, no, what Nine Cloud Powder? How would I know?" Ma Yunfeng, who realized that he had accidentally exposed himself, quickly changed his words.
Although Qian Ping could tell that Ma Yunfeng's words were somewhat ambiguous, he still looked at Linlong and said, "Young Master Lin, are you saying that my eldest disciple, Ma Yunfeng, poisoned your cup?"
Ma Yunfeng was his eldest disciple after all, while Linlong was only his unwed son-in-law. Relatively speaking, he was still an outsider. Therefore, he naturally sided with Ma Yunfeng.
"Palace Lord Qian, if you don't believe me, feel free to check the wine cup," said Linlong.
"Okay." Qian Ping immediately said, and then strode toward the hall.
Soon, he came to the side of Linlong's glass of wine. After leaving the table, Linlong naturally kept an eye on this glass of wine. If anyone tried to destroy the evidence, he would immediately notice.
However, no one had done such a thing. Otherwise, he would have been able to find Ma Yunfeng's accomplices immediately.
Qian Ping picked up Linlong's wine glass and looked at it seriously for a while. Then, he said to one of his followers, "Go and catch a cat right now."
A cat was quickly brought over. Then, Qian Ping pinched the cat's mouth and poured the remaining wine in Linlong's glass into its mouth.
Qian Ping was doing this to test if there was really poison in the wine. If there was, was it really the Nine Cloud Powder like Linlong said?
This method of testing with a living creature was the simplest and fastest.
Linlong stood at the side and watched Qian Ping do such a test. He did not interfere. In his opinion, there was a 99% chance that Qian Ping was not the mastermind. If it was really Qian Ping, there was no need for him to go through so much trouble. He could have just used force on him.
After the cat was forced to drink the wine, Qian Ping placed it in a wide iron cage. At first, the cat could still struggle in the cage, but after a while, it directly lay on the ground like a soft-footed shrimp. No matter how the people outside moved, it could not stand up at all.
Moreover, the cat's expression was extremely ugly.
These were the symptoms of the Nine Clouds Powder. The reason why the Nine Clouds Powder was so effective on this cat was because cats did not have a strong body like martial artists. Even a little bit of the Nine Clouds Powder could affect it, let alone the Nine Clouds Powder that was specially given to Linlong.
The amount was too much for the cat to handle.
After confirming that it was really the Nine Cloud Powder, Qian Ping's expression immediately became ugly. He shouted at Ma Yunfeng, "Yunfeng, I, Qian Ping, painstakingly taught you. Did I, Qian Ping, teach you to use such despicable methods?"
"This disciple knows his mistake!" Although Ma Yunfeng was injured, he still knelt on the ground.
"You know your mistake? Do you think I will forgive you just because you know your mistake? How dare you make such a big mistake for a woman! How dare you steal my Nine Cloud Powder and use it to deal with Young Master Lin. "Qian Ping was so angry that his body was trembling.
Linlong was a little surprised to hear Qian Ping's words. He did not expect the Nine Cloud Powder to be Qian Ping's.
"Master, please … please let this disciple off this time," Ma Yunfeng said as he crawled towards Qian Ping.
Qian Ping ignored him and said to the person beside him, "Yan Ming, take him away and lock him in the dungeon!"
"Wait!"
Looking at Linlong, Qian Ping's expression became a little better. He asked in confusion, "Young Master Lin, what's wrong?"
"I don't think this is something he would do," Linlong said faintly.
"Oh? What does Young Master Lin say? "Qian Ping could not help but look at Ma Yunfeng.
Ma Yunfeng's face was originally filled with joy, but his expression quickly turned ugly. He hurriedly said, "Master, this was done by me alone."
Qian Ping also felt that things were not as simple as they seemed. So, he glared at Ma Yunfeng and said, "Speak, who is your accomplice?"
"Master, this disciple really did it alone," Ma Yunfeng lowered his head and said very firmly.
Then, no matter how Qian Ping questioned him, he insisted that he did it alone. Since Linlong did not have any evidence, Qian Ping could only first get someone to lock Qian Ping up in the dungeon.
Linlong felt a little regretful. He did not expect Qian Ping to be so strong-willed on this point.
The reason why Linlong was suspicious was because with Ma Yunfeng's ability, he would definitely not be able to do such a thing alone.
However, Linlong was not worried. After all, as long as he found an opportunity, he would be able to use his own ability to make Ma Yunfeng speak the truth.
It was just a meal and such a thing happened. Qian Ping was naturally unhappy, so he lost interest in the meal.
He said to Linlong, "Young Master Lin, I'm really sorry about this. How about this, let my daughter accompany you today. After all, you will be husband and wife in the future."
Then, after a few more words, Qian Ping left with the others, leaving Linlong, Qian Yurou, and a few other maids behind.
These maids naturally included the maid who called him over for breakfast. Linlong remembered that the maid was called Xiao Qian.
At this moment, Qian Yurou spoke. She smiled and said to Linlong, "Young Master, let's go have a cup of tea."
Then, she took the lead and walked towards the tea table.
Linlong's goal in participating in the joust for a spouse was to get close to Qian Yurou. So, how could he let go of such an opportunity?
He also smiled and said, "Then we'll do as Miss Qian says."
The two sat down and waited for the two maids to fill their teacups. Qian Yurou picked up the teacup and said, "Young Master, I'm really sorry that this happened. I'll use tea in place of wine to apologize to you."
Then, she drank the entire cup of tea.
"It's fine." After saying that, Linlong also drank the tea in the teacup in front of him.
"Miss Qian, could it be that you're not satisfied with this marriage?" After drinking the tea, Linlong got straight to the point.
Hearing Linlong's words, Qian Yurou smiled awkwardly. Then, she said to the maids beside her, "You guys can leave first."
After the maids left, Qian Yurou sighed faintly, "To be honest, I do have someone I like."
"Oh, can I know who that person is?" Linlong asked curiously.
Qian Yurou didn't answer. Instead, she said, "Young Master Lin, since I'm already your fiancée, you can pretend this never happened. I won't mention this person in the future."
After saying that, Qian Yurou suddenly looked at Linlong and said, "Don't worry, I still haven't lost my chastity."
"Is that so? That's good." Linlong's lips curled up.
Then, he said, "When I first entered North Yue City, I heard that Miss Qian's personality was very special. I also saw some strange things on the streets. Can Miss Qian tell me why?"
Qian Yurou's expression stiffened slightly. Then, she said, "This matter is already in the past. I hope that Young Master will not pursue it in the future."
"Of course." Linlong nodded.
"Young Master Lin saw many places in Lingxiao Palace yesterday. There should be one place that you haven't been to." Qian Yurou changed the topic.
"Oh, where is that?"
"My art studio." Qian Yurou suddenly smiled. To be honest, she looked much better when she smiled.
"Then Miss Qian, can you let me take a look?" Linlong smiled.
"Of course." Qian Yurou nodded.
Then, under Qian Yurou's lead, they left the building. After walking a short distance, Linlong arrived at an extremely exquisite courtyard.
Naturally, the maids were also with them.
"This is my residence." Qian Yurou pointed at the courtyard.
After saying that, she took the lead and walked into the courtyard.
After walking into the courtyard, she directly brought Linlong to her art studio. However, she didn't let the maids follow her into the art studio.
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