My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 692 - 676: Reunion with the Water God Feng Bo

Quan Jing suddenly vomited blood, which scared Quan An so much that his legs went weak. He swiftly called for Qin Liuxi and asked with a pointed, shrill voice, "Young Master just ate this precious fruit and then vomited blood. Is this a poison fruit?"

His gaze towards Qin Liuxi carried a murderous aura.

"Quan An, show some respect," Quan Jing wiped the dirty blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Qin Liuxi. "It’s nothing serious. Just suddenly felt some discomfort in the stomach and threw up."

Qin Liuxi glanced at the black blood on the floor, took his wrist to feel his pulse, and raised an eyebrow, "Do you still feel like vomiting? Maybe you should vomit a few more times."

Quan An’s face turned dark instantly.

However, Quan Jing, looking at the black blood on the floor, seemed thoughtful, "This blood, having been vomited out, seems to have actually done me some good."

"Young Master, what do you mean by that?"

Quan Jing replied, "After vomiting this blood, my body actually feels more relaxed and comfortable. Could it be because of this fruit?"

Qin Liuxi looked at Quan An with a half-smile and said, "I told you, the value of this fruit lies in its ability to cleanse the bone and refine the marrow. I wasn’t joking."

Quan An’s face turned red, and he hurriedly took out a jade box and passed it over, "Then have a few more, Young Master. Vomit a few more times and maybe you’ll expel all the poison."

Quan Jing: "!"

You might as well keep being stingy.

Pressing his hand on the jade box, Qin Liuxi said, "Eating one or two a day is enough; eating more won’t change anything. Besides, even if you ate a whole basket, the poison won’t be vomited out just like that. Otherwise, why would I go to the trouble of finding a natural predator to the Red Flame Ants to cure you? If it were that simple, that would be great."

Quan Jing thought indeed, if it were that simple, that would be his great fortune. To eat some fruits and vomit a few times to cure the poison would be way too comfortable. "This fruit can only help with Qi Condensing and Body Nourishing, making your body less weak. That you could cough up these impurities is an unexpected pleasure," Qin Liuxi said. "The silver spent is worth it, consider it a tonic."

Quan An said, "This one box won’t last for many days. I remember Mr. Huang had two boxes; we should buy them all."

"There are none left," Qin Liuxi said, spreading his hands. "The man has already left. I told you, once this chance is gone, it’s gone."

Quan An stared. He’d left that quickly?

He wanted to say more, but Quan Jing raised his hand and said to Qin Liuxi, "It’s alright. If there are more, please reserve some for me, Junior Temple Master."

"Minding the expense?"

"Not concerned about that little amount of silver!"

Qin Liuxi gave a thumbs up, "True to the eldest son of the Quan family, so magnanimous!"

Quan An: "?"

That must be a dig at me.

Quan Jing looked at the black blood on the floor and said to Quan An, "Go fetch some water and clean this mess quickly."

This Daoist Room is both elegant and comfortable; adding filth is truly inappropriate.

"No need," Qin Liuxi used a Purification Technique, and that pool of blood instantly disappeared without a trace.

The master and servant were dumbstruck, staring at the spotless floor.

Quan Jing instinctively touched the floor, not a single spot, so clean there wasn’t even dust, and looked at Qin Liuxi, wondering how it was done.

Quan An was still in shock, thinking he had really seen a ghost.

"It’s just a small spell, nothing to be alarmed at."

Definitely showing off, same as that cliché line everyone knows.

Quan Jing said in a hoarse voice, "The Xuanmen Five Skills are indeed extraordinary."

Qin Liuxi smiled and pointed to the scriptures on the wall: "Engage in Enlightenment, calm your mind and concentrate."

Quan Jing nodded his head, and after Qin Liuxi left, he turned to Quan An and said, "From now on, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to doubt the Junior Temple Master. Spitting out a couple of mouthfuls of blood is nothing. Even if I were to lose my life, it’s my fate and has nothing to do with others."

Quan An trembled, "Young Master..."

"My life has always been taken one day at a time. Now that I have found the Junior Temple Master, and she has taken on my case, I trust her completely." Quan Jing said, "Moreover, my life force has started to show. Did you see?"

He pointed to where he had just spat out blood.

Spitting out blood can expel some toxins and impurities, making the body feel more relaxed. Isn’t this a good start?

Such a capable person is helping him, and she has already found the natural predator that can control the Red Flame Ants. Recovery is in sight.

Quan An was silent for a long while before speaking, "Just this fruit alone costs ten thousand Silver, and to fully recover, who knows how much Silver will be needed. I’ll have to check the store of Silver at the bank. If it’s not enough, we’ll have to send a message back for the General to transfer more Silver."

Quan Jing: "..."

It’s better to sincerely cultivate.

Qin Liuxi had Teng Zhao deliver the five remaining Jade Bottles of fruits to Du Mian, while she herself went to look for the two lairs she had learned about from Soul Searching Sha Yuanzi.

The first place, a valley still smoldering with residual smoke, had houses and the surrounding grass burned to the ground, leaving nothing behind. It was spotlessly clean, as if struck by Heavenly Thunder, without any lingering presence.

At the other place, a small village, had not been burned, but apart from the typical household items of the villagers, there was nothing else. According to the villagers, the two masters and disciples rarely appeared, and it seemed to have been several years since they last returned.

Qin Liuxi only found two scriptures, and from a dressing table, she took a comb, removing a strand of hair and immediately began casting a spell to summon the soul.

However, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.

Under such circumstances, the soul is either gone or imprisoned. But Chi Zhenzi’s soul existed, as it was demonic possession; the hair and the soul did not match, naturally failing to summon anything.

As for not considering whether the hair belonged to Sha Yuanzi, it was because he was at the Daoist Temple. If the hair was his, it would have summoned him.

Thus, this could only be Chi Zhenzi’s Physical Body that he had abandoned.

Such a swift escape.

Or perhaps, the fluctuation of the aura from the Buddha Bone had already attracted Si Luo?

If this were the case, did Si Luo take her into service or tear her apart?

Quite the headache.

The thought of these two gave Qin Liuxi a throbbing pain at the back of her head, a restless urge to destroy and annihilate.

After reciting the Heart Clarity Spell silently to herself, she looked around the room again and found nothing else. After some thought, she directly took the Yin Road to Yu Hang Green Lake and leisurely strolled to the Water God Temple.

As evening approached, people were still worshiping in front of the clearly renovated Water God Temple. Qin Liuxi scanned her surroundings with a touch of teasing in her brows.

The Yan family really knew how to seize the moment, setting up a small stall right next to the Water God Temple. They sold offerings such as Ingot Candle Incense, but the vendor, muscular and robust with callused hands and a stable stance, was clearly a martial practitioner.

Such an insincere disguise. Even finding a scholar to sell incense candles while helping people write letters would be better than this obviously trained fighter.

Anyone with a bit of intention who investigated would probably uncover why the Yan family placed such a person to guard in front of the Water God Temple and what they were planning.

Qin Liuxi approached and bought a bundle of incense. Under the scrutinizing gaze of the vendor, she gracefully approached the front of the Water God Temple, lit the incense, and placed it in the incense burner surrounded by a circle of pebbles arranged into a square.

"Junior Temple Master, how come you have time to visit?" The Water God Feng Bo manifested his true form from the clay idol, expressing great joy.