Chapter 440: Chapter 432: Teng Zhao Plays Dirty
After driving away Feng Xiu, Qin Liuxi, with nothing to do, looked at the Jade Bottle on her waist and decided to set up a simple Magic Altar in the backyard. She lit incense, stepped with the Gang Step, chanted spells, opened the Ghost Gate, and invited Lord Ghost Messenger to come and collect ghosts.
Clouds gathered, and near Feichang Dao, an old person was poking at a snowman built by his grandson with a cane, when he suddenly looked up, eyes wide.
Was that person emerging from the clouds wearing a black hat and holding a chain, Black Impermanence of Black and White Impermanence?
Was this coming for him?
Thud.
The old man’s cane fell to the ground with a dull sound.
My life is over.
However, Black Impermanence did not land in his courtyard, but went to…
That direction seems to be towards the shop called Feichang Dao, right?
Qin Liuxi had not expected to summon Black Impermanence this time; she hadn’t seen him since their last encounter in Kuang Shan’s territory.
“Do ghost messengers these days all slack off so much that even Lord Fan Wuchang has to come personally?” Qin Liuxi teased.
Black Impermanence smiled: “I was just capturing an Evil Ghost in the state government. Hearing your summons, I came over, fearing other ghost messengers would be ignorant and offend you.”
Qin Liuxi bowed her hands in greeting and first recounted the events at the Nuwa Temple, then released the ghost of Ci Zhen.
As soon as Ci Zhen was out, she immediately tried to escape.
With a stern face, Black Impermanence threw out the Soul Hook Chain and bound her up, saying coldly: “No wonder there have been far fewer baby souls in the past two years than before. It turns out you, Demon Path, have been doing evil deeds that corrupt the Reincarnation. Truly detestable.”
He moved his hand, the chain tightened, and the thunderous energy transmitted from it snapped, electrocuting Ci Zhen till her ghost form became unstable as she cried for mercy.
“Rest assured, this Demon Path will definitely be condemned to traverse all the punishments in the Eighteen Layers of Hell,” Black Impermanence assured Qin Liuxi.
Qin Liuxi nodded and released all the collected baby souls and vindictive souls to Black Impermanence, saying, “Lord Impermanence, may I have a word with you?”
Black Impermanence flicked the soul-locking chain, stretching it long, and came over to Qin Liuxi’s side.
What Qin Liuxi talked about was the matter of Evil Buddha Siluo, not omitting even the Buddha Bone.
Hearing that Siluo might be trying to regain the Buddha Bone to reconstruct his Physical Body, Black Impermanence’s face changed: “Buddha Bone, has it actually appeared?”
Qin Liuxi nodded, giving him a sidelong glance, and said: “This matter is no trivial thing. After all, the Underworld’s neglect allowed it to escape. Now, it hides so deeply, showing not a trace. If it’s really planning to reform its body as we suspect, once successful, it will certainly cause trouble again. By then, what will happen to all living things, and the responsibility will fall first on the Underworld. Lord Impermanence, you will need to report this issue to the Hall Lords seriously.”
Black Impermanence’s face turned from black to green.
“Thank you for the information, Lord. I will surely report this matter upwards.”
Qin Liuxi waved her hand: “Then I’ll leave the trouble of this visit to you.”
Black Impermanence was not in the mood to exchange pleasantries anymore and immediately left with a string of ghosts.
As he completely disappeared, specks of Merit Golden Light flew towards Qin Liuxi, with a few landing on Teng Zhao and Feng Xiu.
Seeing several Merit Golden Lights flying towards him, Feng Xiu raised his eyebrows and the corner of his mouth crooked up, revealing a sly smile.
This trip was truly worthwhile.
Seeing this, the Shopkeeper who was reporting to him skipped a few heartbeats. If he were a young girl, he might have had his heart and soul stolen away by the Boss.
…
Returning to the annex of her residence, Qin Liuxi received a complaint mixed with a veiled reproach from the Little Ginseng Spirit.
“I wanted to protect it, but I haven’t even transformed my shape, and I couldn’t beat that cunning fox, so it succeeded.” The Little Ginseng Spirit said, “I made it clear that those fruits were for your use, yet it didn’t take my words seriously at all.”
This was clearly instigation and provocation, harboring deep resentment.
Qin Liuxi looked at it with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, saying, “The fox has cultivated for a thousand years, and so have you, yet you can’t even transform; looks like you’ve spent your days just digging up worms in the soil!”
The Little Ginseng Spirit: “!”
It was a ginseng, not some demon that could just transform when it got a title, right?
Feeling indignant, it said, “Although I can’t transform, there are many thousand-year-old ginsengs that haven’t even developed spiritual wisdom and can only be captured for use as medicine.”
Qin Liuxi hummed in agreement: “Then you are quite good at surviving.”
The Little Ginseng Spirit went into self-isolation: “…”
That was basically an insult to the ginseng.
“Go back and bury yourself in the soil, stop pretending to be pitiful here, it’s not convincing,” Qin Liuxi gestured dismissively.
“Oh.”
The Little Ginseng Spirit gloomily returned to its flower pot, squatted, buried itself, shifting the soil around, leaving only a few pathetic and uneven branches and leaves that remained after the fight with Feng Zheng.
Seeing this, Teng Zhao said, “Master, I’ll add some water for it and bury a jade stone to increase its Spiritual Energy.”
The Little Ginseng Spirit moved slightly, truly a good person.
Qin Liuxi didn’t care, letting her disciple take care of the Little Ginseng Spirit, while she took the tea from Qi Huang and asked about the household matters.
“A few days ago, Master Chun and the others came home, I heard they passed the monthly exam and can stay at the academy to continue their studies. The Old Lady was pleased and held a small banquet,” Qi Huang said, “Uncle Li mentioned that the candied fruit shop is also on the right track now. With city guards patrolling from time to time, no one dares to cause trouble at the shop, and no bad news came from the little ghosts stationed there.”
It seemed Yu Qiucai had kept his promise, actually sending patrols as he said he would.
“By the way, the young lady from the other branch sent over a pair of knee pads.” Qi Huang fetched a small bundle from the shelf, opened it, and inside was a pair of knee pads made of rat skin and cotton, which seemed not very valuable, but were finely stitched.
Qin Liuxi took a glance and said, “Just put them aside; if you want to use them, you can take them.”
With her level of cultivation, she didn’t need overly warm clothing, nor did she need knee pads.
“The lady made them for you, it’s also a kind gesture. I see that the knee pads are thick; if you wear them while reciting scriptures and kneeling, you could suffer less from the cold,” Qi Huang put them away.
“They’re quite sensible. Have Qin Mingzhu and the rest caused any trouble?”
Qi Huang responded, “I watched indifferently. The second young lady and the others aren’t as cautious as the young ladies from the other branch. Although their attire hasn’t returned to what it used to be, didn’t the little aunt from the northeast send stuff last month? I saw the second young lady and the others tailored new clothes and made cloaks, yet they complained about the lack of good furs.”
Qin Liuxi: “Always wanting more when given an inch, no need to bother with them. After all, the Old Lady hasn’t said anything. If she can tolerate and accept this stark contrast, we are even less concerned.”
Qi Huang smiled, that was indeed true.
Qin Liuxi chatted with her for a while, and just as she was about to head to the Medicine House, she saw the Little Ginseng Spirit screaming for help, speeding over like an arrow.
“Master, if you have any dissatisfaction with Little Shen, you’re certainly entitled to reprimand me, but there’s no need to let the Daoist Xuan Yi harm me so ruthlessly!” The Little Ginseng Spirit scrambled up her trouser leg in misery, complaining. It thought he was good, yet he targeted a ginseng.
Qin Liuxi initially didn’t understand the meaning of those words, but after noticing the neat and square shape of the leaves on its head…
She got it!
Peals of laughter echoed out from the annex.
Those with sharp ears heard it and instantly felt a chill; the young mistress was back!