Chapter 3

Qin Shuang focused all her attention, and the object gradually became clear. Qin Shuang was instantly stunned; it was a ball of light. Upon closer inspection, the light ball was composed of intricate patterns.

In her previous life, as a Valkyrie, Qin Shuang's mental power was extremely strong. She concentrated her mental power and moved it toward the light ball.

When her mental power entered the light ball, she saw that it was a stone stele, with countless spirit patterns rotating, as if she had entered a world of spirit patterns.

Spirit patterns.

Spirit patterns are a special skill on the Warrior Continent. Those who master spirit patterns are called Spirit Pattern Masters. Spirit Pattern Masters are divided into four levels: Spirit Pattern Apprentice, Spirit Pattern Master, Spirit Pattern Grandmaster, and Spirit Pattern Supreme Master, with each level further divided into ten ranks.

The main function of Spirit Pattern Masters is to imbue weapons with spirit. Weapons that are not imbued with spirit are just ordinary weapons, while those that are imbued are called spirit weapons, which have many other uses.

The difference between spirit weapons and ordinary weapons is that spirit weapons can amplify a warrior's true qi. The higher the level of the spirit weapon, the greater the amplification. A spirit weapon imbued by a Supreme Master can enhance a warrior's true qi by ten times. For example, a warrior with a spirit weapon can almost instantly kill a warrior of the same realm using an ordinary weapon, showing the importance of a spirit weapon to a warrior.

Therefore, Spirit Pattern Masters are a noble profession on the Warrior Continent, a highly respected profession, a special group whose status is not inferior to that of powerful warriors.

Qin Shuang's mental power continued to probe deeper into the light ball. Suddenly, her mind buzzed, and she felt dizzy. Her mental power was forced to retreat.

Qin Shuang knew that this was due to her mental power realm being insufficient. This made her even more surprised. Although her current body was weak, her mental power was genuinely at the level of a War God. To be repelled meant that the thing inside was even more profound.

"Isn't that somewhat like a merit stele?"

Qin Shuang was startled, but she realized that she could not fully understand the stone stele at the moment. However, she did not lose heart. Since it was in her mind, she would eventually conquer it. Putting aside the spirit patterns, Qin Shuang put the diary back into the black bag and took out the book inside. She looked at it and saw four characters written on it:

"Fire Phoenix Manual"

Qin Shuang's mind was shaken, and her attention immediately focused. In her previous life, she had obtained a "Dan Phoenix Facing the Sun" manual in a ruin, but this manual could only be cultivated with the "Fire Phoenix Manual" as a foundation. She had never found the "Fire Phoenix Manual" until now, when she learned it was the clan's treasure of the Fire Family of the Great Qin Empire.

After calming her mind, she opened the first page. Qin Shuang carefully read through the "Fire Phoenix Manual" and recited it, making sure she had completely memorized it. She then recited the contents of the Daoist manual and quickly took the diary, the "Fire Phoenix Manual," and the Daoist manual in her hands. She went to the courtyard, dug a hole, and placed them in the hole, setting them on fire. When they were all ashes, she filled the hole with soil, stood up, and took a deep breath.

Just as she was about to return to the room, she heard footsteps at the door. The door opened, and Qin Ying walked in, looking at Qin Shuang with a gentle smile and said:

"Shuang'er, Tianqin Town is just a small place. There is only one scholar here who runs a private school. He refused to come to the mansion to teach, but agreed to let the princess study at the private school. This is the book box the wet nurse just bought for you. It contains writing brushes, ink, paper, and an inkstone. Take a look."

Qin Shuang silently took the book box. Just as she was about to open it, the front door was slammed open, and Qin Yunxia rushed in anxiously:

"Princess, the head of the Wang family has come to visit."

Qin Ying's face turned serious and said, "Why are you so flustered?"

"He's so fierce," Qin Yunxia said weakly.

"Shuang'er, I'll go see."

"Nanny, let's go together."

Qin Ying looked at Qin Shuang with difficulty, and Qin Shuang said calmly, "Let's go. I want to see what kind of person this head of the Wang family is, to scare Yunxia like this."

With that, Qin Shuang walked out. Qin Ying sighed and reluctantly followed behind. Qin Yunxia clenched her fists and, with a determined look, followed behind Qin Shuang.

When they arrived at the living room, they saw a middle-aged man sitting arrogantly on a chair. When he saw Qin Shuang walk in, he didn't even stand up and said indifferently:

"Is this the Seventh Princess?"

Qin Shuang didn't even look at him, walked straight to the main seat, and sat down. Only then did she turn her gaze to the head of the Wang family and said indifferently:

"To see me, a princess, and you dare to sit there? You have a lot of nerve."

The head of the Wang family remained seated, raised a finger, and said to Qin Shuang:

"Seventh Princess, I think I need to remind you. First, this place is far from the capital, and even the queen may not be able to control it, let alone you, a princess.

"Second, I have already investigated your background. You are just a princess exiled by the queen. Even if the news here reaches the capital, the queen won't care, right?

"Third, you owe me money, and I have the right to collect it."

"Collecting debt?" Qin Shuang's gaze turned to the wet nurse. Qin Ying looked awkwardly at Qin Shuang and then at Wang Tianning:

"Head of the Wang family, there is still a month before the due date."

"I know," Wang Tianning said indifferently. "I came to remind you that if you don't pay 500 taels of silver in a month, this mansion will be mine."

Qin Ying's expression changed, and she said angrily, "I only borrowed 100 taels from you."

Wang Tianning rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you have to pay interest?"

Qin Ying said urgently, "The interest isn't that high, and besides, the loan agreement didn't mention interest."

Wang Tianning interrupted Qin Ying again, "If it wasn't written, so what? If you had the ability, you wouldn't have borrowed it. I'll come to collect this mansion in a month, or you can pay 500 taels of silver. Got it, poor guy?"

Wang Tianning stood up, glanced at Qin Shuang with disdain, and left with a swagger.

Qin Shuang's face turned red with anger, and she clenched her fists, ready to chase after Wang Tianning and beat him up, but was held back by Qin Ying. Qin Shuang turned and glared at Qin Ying angrily. Qin Ying was stung by Qin Shuang's gaze, her face turning red, and her lips trembling as she forced a smile:

"Shuang'er, Wang Tianning is at the Bone Tempering stage, even the wet nurse can't match him. Don't be foolish."

Qin Shuang took a deep breath, remained silent, and suddenly stood up and walked out of the room. Behind her, Qin Ying's trembling voice said:

"Shuang'er, stay at home and make something to eat. I'll go find work. Don't worry about the mansion; I'll take you to school tomorrow."

Qin Shuang paused for a moment but said nothing and walked away. Back in her room, she sat on the bed, hugging her knees.

This life is unbearable.

Qin Shuang muttered softly. Weak, poor, and in debt, she was about to lose her home. Was she, a princess, to suffer such humiliation? This Tianqin Town was her fief, and they should pay taxes to her. Now, they not only refused to pay but also wanted to take her mansion with 100 taels of silver.

For a mansion of this size, 100 taels of silver, 10,000 taels of silver, could you even buy it?

It's really a case of the servant bullying the master. Now that she had lost her power, anyone could step on her.

I can't let this happen.

But, with her current body, nutrition, and financial situation...

Remembering that she had found some silver in the bag, Qin Shuang took it out and checked. There were only about 50 taels, which was not enough to pay the debt. Besides, why should she pay 500 taels when the wet nurse had only borrowed 100?

Qin Shuang sat there, hugging her knees, lost in thought. Borrowing 100 taels and being forced to pay 500 taels, it all came down to her lack of strength. In this world where martial arts are supreme, strength is the only way to achieve fairness.

Strength.

Strength, oh strength.

But how can I quickly improve my strength?

Right, I have the "Fire Phoenix Manual." Qin Shuang's spirit was lifted, and she began to recall the "Fire Phoenix Manual."

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