Chapter 116: Making Incense and Drawing Talismans

Night, Luohe City.

After returning from Qianyuan Mountain, Princess Qingyuan carefully told Prince Li everything she had learned.

Upon understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Prince Li was overjoyed; it seemed the invisible mountain that had been weighing on his heart had dissipated!

"Good! You have done very well. I will immediately order people to collect the required items and have them brought here!"

"Thank you for your praise, Father!"

Hearing Prince Li's words, Princess Qingyuan smiled and thanked him. With her father's strong support, she would soon obtain the opportunity to have that senior take action.

"Keep this matter secret, do not leak it. Hmph, I never expected this person was not from the Suppression of Strange Office..."

As Prince Li's somewhat temperamental voice gradually faded, Princess Qingyuan stood up straight.

"Princess, did you really see that senior?"

Then, a female voice came from behind her, filled with curiosity.

"I did not see him, it was just a puppet the other party left on that mountain."

Hearing the other's voice, Princess Qingyuan's expression softened significantly. She turned around and shook her head, saying.

"As expected of a senior expert, acting in such a mysterious and unpredictable way!"

"Hehe, only you, little girl, would say that!"

Princess Qingyuan walked up to her and smiled, tapping her on the forehead.

"However, to be able to become a saint in troubled times, one must possess great courage, great perseverance, and be a person who bears the mandate of heaven!"

"It is truly our honor to be able to come into contact with such a person. If we can obtain the other party's promise, then you and I will be equivalent to having a golden medallion of immunity!"

Princess Qingyuan's gaze was deep, her expression revealing a sorrow far beyond her years.

Just now, she had deliberately concealed some things when talking to Prince Li, such as Lin Feng's requirement that she provide ten special items to obtain one opportunity for him to take action.

But her retelling to Prince Li had become twenty items... This naturally contained some of her own little schemes.

In these troubled times, a woman like her, who appeared to have high status and enjoyed endless wealth and glory, was essentially just a puppet for others.

To control her own destiny, she either had to be strong enough herself, or find a sufficiently safe method.

At the same time, Li Yanbing was also communicating with Li Changge, the head of the Suppression of Strange Office.

"Inheritance of the *Gui* Blacksmith? Is that what that senior requires?"

"Yes!"

"The Suppression of Strange Office does indeed have this inheritance. I will have someone send it over tomorrow."

Li Changge was becoming increasingly satisfied with this niece, even harboring the intention of promoting her as the next head of the family.

"Are there any other required items?"

After finishing this, Li Changge continued to speak to Li Yanbing.

"Uncle, Princess Qingyuan, the daughter of Prince Li, also paid respects to that senior tonight. She has some items that the senior requires. I was afraid that blocking her on my own would offend the senior, so I brought her along..."

Li Yanbing took a deep breath and told the other party everything she was worried about.

"You did not do wrong in this matter. Now that the senior has achieved the status of a semi-saint, he will inevitably attract attention from many sides. Therefore, blocking is not as good as channeling, lest he become a target for everyone!"

"However, that senior does remember old ties. Since that is the case, be careful. Remember, in these troubled times, those with strong troops and sturdy horses are the kings!"

"This rebellion in Liuzhou has already shown the world the true state of the imperial court..."

Next, Li Changge told Li Yanbing some secrets from the capital, making Li Yanbing feel even more urgent.

"Tomorrow, the disciples of the family will come together. You can command them as you wish. Do not fail to treat them equally just because they are of the same clan!"

"Yes, this niece understands!"

Li Yanbing bowed deeply to the front. Her worries and doubts had gradually transformed into a more firm belief through this conversation!

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The next day, after Lin Feng buried the corpses brought over by Li Erniu and the others, he began to get busy.

"Sasha~"

Various strange-looking medicinal herbs were cleaned, cut into pieces, and dried by him.

Some finished medicinal materials were placed on a stone mill and slowly ground into fine powder, then sorted and put into different jars.

Beside him, Old Quezi also rolled up his sleeves to help, though he was doing the work of cleaning the harvested herbs.

"Hehe, when I was a kid, I used to push the mill every day. Sorghum, millet, and the like all had to be ground before they could be eaten!"

Lin Feng slowly turned the small millstone and said casually: "If there were soybeans, we could grind them to make tofu and soy milk."

"Tofu is good, tofu is good!"

"I haven't eaten tofu in years, especially tender bean curd with some soy sauce and green onions—tsk tsk, that taste is just wonderful~"

Old Quezi was clearly more interested in food, shaking his head while cleaning the herbs.

"You can eat it when you go into the city. I remember there seemed to be a stall selling it."

Finally, Lin Feng ground all the medicinal materials in his hands into powder, then took a small broom to sweep all the powder off the millstone.

The assassin *Zhiren* he had sent out last night had wiped out five strongholds of the Incense Temple, ultimately harvesting a large batch of ready-made medicinal materials.

"With this amount, I can definitely make thousands of sticks of incense. Tsk tsk, as they say, a man doesn't get rich without a windfall, and a horse doesn't get fat without night grass!"

"The words of our ancestors are truly the truth!"

He put the jars in his hands away in the wooden house; Lin Feng wouldn't start making the incense until the evening.

"By the way, when did you learn to make incense? This craft is not easy to learn. I heard people say before that it's a skill that requires a calm mind!"

After Lin Feng came out of the house, Old Quezi, who had just finished cleaning the herbs, couldn't help but ask.

"A kind person taught me!"

Lin Feng couldn't be bothered to talk to him about this and walked over to put the freshly cleaned herbs into a winnowing basket to dry.

These herbs were collected by the wooden figure. Lin Feng had left them alone before, and today was the perfect time to clean them all up at once.

"A kind person? Are there still kind people in this day and age?"

Old Quezi was confused by Lin Feng's words, but it didn't matter to him, so he shook his head and stopped asking.

After processing the herbs, Lin Feng moved a small stool and sat down in the courtyard.

He then took out the small booklet the old Daoist priest had given him and looked at it carefully, occasionally picking up a wooden stick to draw on the ground.

Noticing the small booklet in Lin Feng's hand, Old Quezi's face turned green instantly!

Then, he asked Lin Feng nervously: "Th-this thing was also given to you by a kind person?"

"Can't call him a kind person, he owed me first!"

Lin Feng looked up at him, finding the old guy's reaction quite strange.

"Oh, I see! So that's how it is!"

A somewhat sheepish smile appeared on Old Quezi's face, but in his heart, he was cursing that old Daoist priest to high heaven.

That old bull-nose actually dared to snatch a successor from him! This was something that even if his uncle could endure it, his aunt couldn't!

"I have something to do in the city this afternoon, so I'll have to trouble you to guard this graveyard!"

"No problem!"

Hearing Lin Feng's request, Old Quezi picked up his crutch and walked toward Luohe City. He couldn't wait to find that old bull-nose and settle the score! ===== CHAPTER 117 =====