Chapter 59: Profound Yin Flag

Following the natural karst cave forward, they didn't encounter danger along the way, and didn't even see insects, moss, etc.

Clearly, this was caused by the raging resentment of the Gui Yuanmu.

Fortunately, there were traces, and with Dabao's perception, they successfully found the source.

"It's this," Guo Ming reached out and pulled out a bundle of cloth that had been crumpled together.

Because it had been buried underground for a long time, it was covered in stains.

When Chu Danqing got his hands on it, a chill surged in, just like the cold wind of an air conditioner blowing in midsummer.

It wasn't a bone-chilling sensation, but a comfortable icy feeling.

【Profound Yin Flag】

【Type: Equipment·Flag】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Durability: 100/100】

【Profound Yin Nourishing Qi (Passive): Mana recovery +1 for all friendly targets within 100 meters】

【Equipment Requirement: Spirit 5 points】

"This is a Profound Yin Flag."

"It's a pity the quality has dropped significantly, and now its power is not even one percent of what it was."

"And it's missing the matching Profound Yang Flag," Guo Ming said with some regret.

Although he hadn't entered the Dao, with his vision, he could still see that this Profound Yin Flag was already useless.

"If it weren't for fulfilling the Gui Yuanmu earlier, the quality of this Profound Yin Flag could have been much higher," Guo Ming said with shame.

If it weren't for him putting Chu Danqing on the fire to roast to make the Gui Yuanmu rest in peace, its quality wouldn't have dropped.

"No need, I think it's quite good," Chu Danqing didn't dislike it; although there was a range limit, the recovery was indeed fragrant.

It was already very good for an Excellent-tier item to have this effect.

After equipping it, he remembered one thing: "You said the other Profound Yang Flag, could it be with the One-Horned Flood Dragon?"

He hadn't heard about the Human Demon's location, but he knew the location of the One-Horned Flood Dragon.

"That probably won't be the case," Guo Ming shook his head: "The two treasure flags, Profound Yin and Profound Yang, although not top-notch items, are mostly used in pairs."

"The Human Merit Dao Master borrowing the Profound Yin Flag to raise the Resentful Mother as food for the Slashing-Extreme Tiger was just a coincidence."

"Coupled with the Profound Yin Flag being buried deep in the well cave for a long time to accumulate Yin energy, this change occurred."

"Ordinary Profound Yin Flags are mostly used to gather Yin energy."

"The one in Brother Chu's hand, having been soaked by the Human Gong Dao Master and the Gui Yuanmu's resentment, is no longer the original Profound Yin Flag."

"In my view, it can autonomously inhale Yin energy to nourish Mana."

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing extinguished the idea of going to Xijiu to see if he could get the Profound Yang Flag.

If it could be matched, he certainly wouldn't let it go, but according to Guo Ming, the Profound Yin Flag in his hand had mutated.

Otherwise, a traditional Profound Yin Flag might be a set piece, and the effect wouldn't be to passively enhance Mana recovery within range.

"That's a pity," Chu Danqing said, and took Dabao and Guo Ming to search the underground cave.

After a toss, they found nothing and could only leave the bottom of the well and return to the ground.

Looking at the sky, it wasn't noon yet, so he thought about going down the mountain.

"I'm ready to return to Yangxian County; what about you?" Chu Danqing asked, then said: "Otherwise, come with me to stay in the Lu Mansion."

"You are alone now, and there is no sign of the snow stopping; it's not safe to leave alone."

"I'll use the Lu family's connections to contact your family."

Guo Ming naturally wouldn't refuse Chu Danqing's kindness: "Then I'll trouble Brother Chu; I just happen to have nowhere to go."

He hadn't entered the Dao and had no Mana; what was dangerous wasn't just the snow, but the refugees.

Being in the uninhabited wilderness, one had to consider jackals, tigers, and leopards; entering the city, his clothes alone would be coveted by others.

Productivity was low; let alone cotton-padded jackets and fur robes, even a piece of textile was hard to come by.

Not to mention far away, in Lu Xun's writings, Ah Q could take his cotton-padded jacket to a pawnshop to pawn for money.

Guo Ming was alone, wearing such good clothes; he would probably be knocked unconscious by someone around the corner.

The three went down the mountain together. On the way, Chu Danqing asked: "I suddenly thought of one thing."

"The Three Corpses Stumble in the Slashing-Extreme Tiger's body is the son of the Human Merit Dao Master, and now he has been killed by me."

"Can you handle it?"

Guo Ming was asked this by Chu Danqing and showed a bitter smile: "What ability do I have to handle it?"

"I suppose the Human Merit Dao Master is in Yangxian County."

Chu Danqing shook his head: "I don't know."

How could he have access to the Human Gong Dao Master?

"Then if even you can't handle it, I'd better not enter the city," Chu Danqing proposed a solution: "I'll let Dabao send you to the Lu family."

"The Lu family won't be able to say that the tea is cold just because I'm not dead yet; if it really doesn't work, you can go to the eldest lady of the Lu family for help."

"Looking at my face, she will definitely be willing to help you," Chu Danqing said: "I'll find a place to hide my name."

Guo Ming heard Chu Danqing say this and couldn't help but be silent for a moment.

After about ten seconds, he replied: "My face can't handle it, but my father still has three or four points of thin face in the court."

"With me here, the Human Gong Dao Master definitely won't dare to move the two of us."

The last two sentences of Chu Danqing came out, and Guo Ming decided to fight the Human Gong Dao Master hard.

His previous silence wasn't about whether to fight, but about how to exert his greatest advantage.

"Let's say it first, I'm from the countryside and don't know your background," Chu Danqing cleverly rounded off his lack of knowledge: "So the Human Gong Dao Master had better know your identity."

"Otherwise, if you follow me and get implicated... it's better to leave as soon as possible."

"I have met the Human Gong Dao Master several times, and he recognizes me." Guo Ming's words made Chu Danqing relax.

"That's good." Chu Danqing patted Guo Ming on the shoulder, looking like a good brother.

He didn't pin all his hopes on Guo Ming; with the qualification to return as a bottom line, he thought about seeking wealth in danger.

Otherwise, he would have run away long ago.

Things that shouldn't be done but are done don't include dying at the hands of the Human Gong Dao Master.

"Brother Chu, don't you find it strange?" Guo Ming changed the subject: "Why would there be such a Profound Yin Flag at the bottom of the well in Nanshan Temple?"

Chu Danqing didn't stop his steps down the mountain and gave his own insight: "It's probably a historical legacy problem."

"It couldn't be that someone is manipulating this matter in secret... could it?"

Speaking of this, he was indeed a bit unconfident, not for anything else, but because there were too many coincidences, it didn't look like a coincidence.

"80-90%," Guo Ming expressed a different view: "The Taiping Dao Master is respected as the National Teacher and is regarded as a thorn in the side in the court."

"This game is probably not aimed at the son of the Human Gong Dao Master, but at the Human Gong Dao Master himself."

"Taking advantage of this time to launch a new round of suppression against the Taiping Dao Master."

Chu Danqing didn't care after listening; as long as it wasn't subverting Yangxian County or blood-sacrificing the people, it was fine.

Just like the case of Yang Naiwu and Little Cabbage, it seemed to be a redress of injustice, but it was actually a fuse for a purge.

It was a method of breaking the surface with a point.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 60 =====