CHAPTER 692: CHAPTER 692: THE HERMIT HAS A CUNNING PLAN

"The way you put it now, I really don’t like. I’m brothers with Old Mo, and you’re Old Mo’s woman now, so we’re family. Who am I going to con if not you?"

Bai Jingqing stood up abruptly, glaring fiercely at Qin Yi, "Do you believe I won’t destroy the map and not give it to you?"

Qin Yi looked helplessly at Mo Wuji, "Old Mo, please persuade your wife, her temper is too much."

Mo Wuji could only manage a bitter smile and couldn’t utter a word.

"Little Bai Fairy, quickly bring out your fragment of the map. I’d rather not take it by myself." Qin Yi said with a sly grin.

Bai Jingqing was so angry her pearly teeth were about to shatter. But faced with this rascal Qin Yi, she was helpless and reluctantly took out her piece of the map.

Qin Yi assembled the three map fragments together, "Village Chief, can you tell where this is?"

The Village Chief carefully examined it for a long time, then shook his head slowly, "This chasm is vast and endless. I’ve spent my entire life wandering in its confines. With just these three map fragments, it’s impossible to pinpoint the place you’re trying to go."

Qin Yi looked utterly disappointed, unwilling to give up, "Look again, please."

The Village Chief scrutinized again for a while, but still shook his head.

Mo Wuji said, "We have three map fragments, and even the Village Chief can’t recognize it. It seems those with only one piece couldn’t either; thus, the plan to lie in ambush might not work."

"Why didn’t you seize the map fragment from Fang Ran?"

Qin Yi gave a mysterious smile, "The hermit has his own clever plans."

Bai Jingqing looked disdainful, "I think you just forgot. Stop making excuses."

"No way, Brother Qin is a meticulous person. He wouldn’t forget something so important. He must have his own plan."

Qin Yi nodded in satisfaction and said to Bai Jingqing, "See, you’re so silly, and Old Mo is so smart. The two of you together are complementary."

Bai Jingqing was so angry that she wanted to draw her sword and cut someone.

Qin Yi turned to Mo Wuji and said, "Old Mo, this time you need to step up."

"What do you mean?" Mo Wuji was puzzled.

Qin Yi pushed the two map fragments in front of Mo Wuji, "You and Little Bai Fairy, take these three map fragments and find Mo Tianhao and the others."

"Are you nuts? We just got these back, why give them away?" Bai Jingqing said.

"Brother Qin wants to merge the six map fragments and use Mo Tianhao and the others to find out the location of the treasure?" Mo Wuji said.

"See, that’s what I call a smart person." Qin Yi clapped his hands in praise, then disdainfully said to Bai Jingqing, "Remember in the future, dumb people should talk less."

"You..." Bai Jingqing was so mad steam was coming out of her ears, and she glared viciously at Mo Wuji in passing.

Mo Wuji looked completely innocent, feeling terribly wronged.

"You two, take these map fragments and meet up with them. As for what to say and do, Old Mo, I trust you don’t need me to guide you, right?"

Mo Wuji nodded confidently, "Brother Qin, don’t worry."

Bai Jingqing was very displeased, glaring at Qin Yi, then at Mo Wuji, feeling like a fool.

"Alright, now that we’ve eaten and drunk enough, off you go on your way."

Bai Jingqing gnashed her teeth, could he say something more auspicious?

Before the two left, Qin Yi pulled Mo Wuji aside and produced two gemstones, one red and one blue. Under the sunlight, they refracted dazzling light, very beautiful indeed.

"Are these gemstones?"

Qin Yi nodded, handed the gemstones to Mo Wuji, "Girls like these kinds of things, and Little Bai Fairy likes them a lot. She wanted them before but I didn’t give her any. Now I’m giving them to you, so you can present them to her on the road to make her smile. Otherwise, I’m afraid she’ll kill you to keep you quiet."

Mo Wuji was taken aback for a moment, then started laughing, clasping his fists, "Brother Qin, I can’t thank you enough for this great favor!"

Qin Yi nodded, waving his hand.

Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing left.

After calculating that Mo Wuji and Bai Jingqing had already left the village, Qin Yi also bid farewell to the Village Chief.

"Qin Yi, I prepared some Osmanthus Wine for you, you can use it to quench your thirst on the road."

"Thanks!" Qin Yi happily stored the Osmanthus Wine into his Storage Ring.

"Qin Yi, remember to come back to visit when you leave. These days I’ll brew some more Osmanthus Wine for you to take with you when you go."

Qin Yi smiled and nodded, then left the village with the three ladies of Baihua Pavilion.

However, Qin Yi walked in the opposite direction from Mo Wuji.

"Three beautiful ladies, we’ve known each other for a while now, but I still haven’t asked your names."

"Zi Yuan."

"Hua Rui."

"Qing Lan."

Qin Yi was baffled, "Are you sure those are your real names?"

"Of course they’re real. The names of Baihua Pavilion’s disciples were all given by the Elders." Zi Yuan said.

"Hehe, your Elders are truly cultured." Qin Yi smirked, silently thinking that the names given in Baihua Pavilion sounded a lot like brothel names.

"Young Master Qin, where are we headed?"

"To dig up some trees." Qin Yi said.

The three ladies were completely puzzled.

Qin Yi laughed, "There are some silver osmanthus trees over the mountain, my wife loves osmanthus, I need to dig a few to take back."

The three ladies exchanged glances, not expecting Qin Yi to be so domineering yet so tender to his wife.

Their impression of Qin Yi improved significantly. No matter how ruthless or domineering he was, anyone who treated his wife with such care couldn’t be completely bad, right?

Qin Yi led the three to the hillside. The trees were lush, and the silver osmanthus trees weren’t abundant or tall, but the fragrance of the silver osmanthus was very prominent, the scent alone could guide one to them.

"Here’s one," Qing Lan found one.

This particular silver osmanthus tree was just over a meter tall, and it was dotted with blooming silver osmanthus, making it quite beautiful.

"Come on, step back, let me show you a demonstration of uprooting like the Mistress Willow."

Qin Yi stepped forward, exerting force with his arm, effortlessly uprooting the osmanthus tree.

However, he didn’t see the adoring expressions on the faces of the three ladies, which left Qin Yi feeling somewhat disappointed.

Little did he know, the three ladies were inwardly mocking him, thinking, ’The genuine Lu Zhishen uprooted Mistress Willow, what you got is barely a sapling, what’s worth showing off?’

"Young Master Qin, there’s another one here too," Zi Yuan found another.

"Oh, shall we dig it out?" Qin Yi said.

Soon, Qin Yi collected seven or eight silver osmanthus trees.

"This should be enough."

Qin Yi moved forward, his palm brushed over them, a glimmering light appeared, and all the osmanthus trees were stored into the Storage Ring.

The three ladies’ eyes widened. They had seen Qin Yi summon objects out of thin air several times, yet they never understood how, each time finding it quite astonishing.

"Alright, next destination."

"Where’s the next stop?" Zi Yuan asked.

"A great place." Qin Yi said mysteriously, the Village Chief had mentioned that a few hundred miles south, there was a valley where one could find gemstones.

These things were mere child’s playthings here, not worth much. But taking them to the outside world, they’d be worth a fortune. He now had the Peace Army to support, and more people would join later, so accumulating wealth was crucial.