Chapter Seven: New Cultivation Begins

  The leader of the Imperial Guard took over the gold coin purse, but misjudged its weight. The purse suddenly slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was agile and quickly kicked it back up with his toes, catching it in mid-air. However, he had already made a bit of a fool of himself.

  He looked at Qin Lan in astonishment, then directly opened the money bag, and suddenly a dazzling golden light appeared, dazzling everyone's eyes. The several guards behind him also took a deep breath. Qin Buqun was also shocked, how did my family have so much gold? And what are you doing, you little scoundrel? Bribing? Who taught you this?

  Completely pure gold!!! Unsmelted, extremely high-purity gold!!! And this weight!!! The leader of the Imperial Guard was stunned for several seconds before quickly covering it with a money bag and putting it in his bosom. "This... little brother, you mean that we've all received it, but branding is still necessary, this is the rule, otherwise if something happens, we'll only have our heads chopped off. Is this okay? Where to brand it, you say."

  So quickly they're calling each other brothers, the power of money is evident from this.

  Ignoring Qin Buqun's angry gaze, Qin Lan tilted her head to look at the three cheap sisters kneeling on the ground. Because they heard that they might not have to disfigure themselves, all of them lifted their heads and looked at Qin Lan with hope.

  "...Since that's the case, I won't force it on you guys either." The snake strikes the stick, this move was one that Qin Lan had used before and was familiar with. "Can you wait for a minute?"

  Come over and crouch in front of the three sisters, "You only have one chance, that brand, where do you want to be branded?"

  "Sole!" Quick-witted Second Sister Qin Jin immediately spoke up, "We're going to brand it on the sole."

  Qin Lan nodded slightly. In this position, ordinary people could hardly see it, and he could barely accept it. "Since that's the case, then you can brand it on the sole of your foot."

  Three delicate feet, once as white and tender as jade, were now disheveled and filthy. It was clear that their owner had not had a good time in the past few days. When Qin Lan saw the guard approaching the girls' soles with a branding iron, she couldn't bear to look and turned her head away. After three short, pained cries, Qin Lan caught a whiff of something burnt and knew that the girls would probably be unable to walk for a long time. The three girls from the Qin family, who had been pampered since childhood, had never suffered such hardship before and fainted on the spot. Qin Lan beckoned to Mei Xue and the other maidservants peeking outside the door, "Quickly come and carry your mistress back to rest."

  "Xiao Lan..." Qin Buqun wanted to say something, but Qin Lan interrupted him. "Father, since we agreed that these three are mine, you won't ask about them again. Sir, what's your honorable surname? Please take care of me more often in the capital from now on."

  "Ha, little brother you're too polite, my name is Lu Yun, just call me Big Brother Lu, in the future if you encounter any trouble come find me, I'll take care of it for you. Don't worry about anything else, I've got a lot of connections and can definitely help you figure out a solution."

  "Alright, thank you then." Qin Lan politely chatted with the guards and saw them off. However, Qin Buguo, the master of the house, was ignored by everyone. The guards didn't even bid him farewell or give him a glance, treating this half-official old man as if he were air.

  “……” Qin Bugun himself also realized this, so the Qin Lan in front of him made him feel more and more mysterious. If it weren't for the result of the blood test that day, which was clear and clear, Qin Lan's appearance was also 70% like him, he would not have believed that the little guy in front of him, who was even more clever than him in dealing with people, was actually his stupid son whom he had given up on for over a decade.

  Qin Lan didn't bother with his many thoughts and just nodded in greeting before heading out to college.

  Because her major was the warrior course, Qin Lan first went to the warrior branch of the academy. Warriors and magicians, as well as other professions, were different from one another, and their learning needs were also different. Warriors generally focused on physical training, with other things being secondary. The Warrior Branch was further divided into sword, spear, fist, shield, and archery departments. Qin Lan naturally chose the sword department, presented her academy badge to the instructor of the primary training hall, and began receiving his guidance.

  The number of warriors in the primary training ground is not many, and those who can enter the Star Academy generally have some foundation. Therefore, after entering the academy, most people go directly to the intermediate and advanced training grounds. Staying in the low-level and lowest-level training grounds will only be ridiculed by others. Generally speaking, they are students who major in other courses and want to strengthen their bodies, so they come to the primary training ground for guidance. In fact, the purpose of setting up this training ground by the academy is also for this reason.

  Qin Lan didn't know any of this, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. Learning starts from the lowest level, after all. If you can't even walk properly, how can you expect to run? Isn't that just ridiculous?

  Master Jin Yuansi was not surprised by Qin Lan's appearance, in fact, every month there might be a few new people coming to learn, and he would always teach them with all his heart. However, the child who came today seemed unusual, Jin Yuansi had some doubts, this child's physical quality was quite good, although he looked a bit weak, but his strength was considerable, and his reaction was also quite agile, the only regret was that he didn't understand Dou Qi cultivation.

  Jin Yuansi did not detect any magical fluctuations on Qin Lan, so he could be certain that Qin Lan was absolutely not a magician. However, when he asked Qin Lan what kind of aura she knew, Qin Lan surprisingly shook her head and replied, "I don't know any aura, please teach me."

  "How is this possible?" Even a commoner's child can learn the basics of Dou Qi, even if they don't cultivate it to the point of mastery, at least they have some foundation. But Qin Lan's body doesn't have even a single thread of Dou Qi, which puts Jin Yuansi in a difficult position.

  A 16-year-old kid, only now coming to learn about aura? It's too late. When a person is young and growing up, they should have already sensed the existence of aura and let it merge with their body, becoming intimately connected with themselves, in order to achieve great accomplishments in the future. The tighter the fusion, the higher the compatibility, the more limitless the future will be. Now, at 16 years old, your body is almost fully formed, where can you still learn about aura?

  However, looking at Qin Lan's eyes filled with longing, Jin Yu Xi was ultimately unable to say the words of refusal, sighed, and began to teach Qin Lan the lowest level basic Dharma of Qi.

  As expected, after receiving the guidance, Qin Lan immediately sat on the ground to sense the Dou Qi according to the heart method. However, until nightfall when Qin Lan had to return home, he still gained nothing.

  The problem is, where exactly does it lie?