My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 714 - 698: Master Buqiu Truly a Scoundrel

Qin Meiniang had only helped Qin Liuxi with some connections to establish her as the female head of the house and hadn’t been involved further; she had far more concerns of her own, especially concerning the antidote for Quan Jing’s poison which had been troubling her. Even though the Golden Scorpion had been captured, it couldn’t be stored in the Jade Box indefinitely, lest it died over time, rendering the effort of capturing it futile.

Recently, besides administering acupuncture to Quan Jing and Du Mian, she had rummaged through all the books in the temple to no avail in searching for a method to neutralize the poison. She even borrowed texts from the neighboring Wuxiang Temple’s Book Collection Pavilion but still came up empty-handed.

Master Hui Neng, with a face full of compassion, advised her, "When it comes to Alchemy, you should turn to the Taoist Sect. The Buddhist Sect does not have relevant texts. You should check the ancient scriptures of your own Taoist Sect. Qinglan Temple in Qing State is a branch of Heavenly Master Zhang. Heavenly Master Zhang’s Alchemy Technique is indeed divine; perhaps the Qinglan Temple has some precious alchemy books."

Qin Liuxi’s eyes lit up slightly and she said, "You’re right, I will go and bother them." After pondering, she asked again, "Master Hui Neng, have you ever heard of the God-making Technique?"

Master Hui Neng was taken aback, "The God-making Technique?"

Qin Liuxi nodded and said, "Do You know of any method that can turn someone into a god since ancient times?"

"Turning into a god," Master Hui Neng repeated the words, then smiled and said, "Not to mention becoming a god, in the mundane world today, with nature’s spiritual energy so scarce, it has been hundreds of years since we cultivators have found it difficult to achieve Ascension to Immortality, let alone becoming a god. That’s utterly illusory. Forgive me for my limited Buddhist practice; I have never heard of anyone being able to become a god."

Qin Liuxi didn’t seem too disappointed upon hearing this.

"Why does Master Buqiu raise such a question?"

Since the other party also knew about the existence of the Buddha Bone and knew that both Buddhist and Taoist Sects were pursuing the trail of Evil Buddha Siluo, she said, "I suspect that the Evil Buddha Siluo’s escape to collect the Buddha Bone isn’t as simple as causing harm to all living things. He might be seeking to become a god."

Master Hui Neng was shocked, and his usually serene and compassionate face changed color: "Why would you have such a guess?"

Qin Liuxi looked towards the golden statue in his Zen Room and answered, "Because only by becoming a god can one avoid repeating the same mistakes and avoid being captured and imprisoned for thousands of years. Only by becoming a god can one stand supreme above all."

When she spoke the words "stand supreme above all," there was an implicit irony.

"Amitabha Buddha," Master Hui Neng folded his hands together, such speculation was too shocking to hear. If that was truly his plan, by what means would he accomplish it and to what extent would he succeed?

"Of course, this is just a speculation of mine, and I’m not certain if he really intends to do so. Perhaps I’m overthinking," she added.

Master Hui Neng was contemplative and said, "Regardless, he is setting a grand scheme. If we cannot stop him, all living things will suffer."

Who could disagree?

Qin Liuxi bid farewell to Master Hui Neng, returned to the Feichang Dao, entrusted Wei Xie with housekeeping, and set off for Qing State with her new assistant Hei Sha using the Shrinking Land into Inches technique.

When the two arrived, it was already the hour of Shen; the May sunlight sprinkled over the golden roof, causing it to glisten dazzlingly.

"This Daoist Temple appears more majestic and grand than your family’s," Hei Sha munched on a handful of walnuts, squinting at the golden roof and clicking his tongue in amazement.

Qin Liuxi glared at him, "Not even food can keep your mouth shut?"

Hmph, Qingping Temple will sooner or later be the number one temple in the world, just wait and see!

Hei Sha, seeing her irritation and not understanding his own faux pas - this person was rather mercurial.

Ascending the steps from the mountain gate, they entered the main hall and saw the golden statue of Heavenly Master Zhang. Qin Liuxi offered her respects, just as someone came hastening over.

"Is it Master Buqiu?"

Qin Liuxi turned slightly and saw a familiar face, He Ming, approaching briskly with a smile.

"Master Buqiu, your nephew offers his greetings," He Ming came forward and performed a Taoist ceremony.

Qin Liuxi said, "I presume your Grandmaster sent you here." While speaking, she snatched the small sack of walnuts that Hei Sha was holding and handed them to him, "Take these to eat, good for the brain."

Hei Sha’s eyes widened, wanting to protest, then heard the words "good for the brain," and his already dark complexion turned even darker.

Don’t think that old Hei Sha doesn’t realize she’s insinuating that he’s dumb by beating around the bush.

He Ming smiled amiably, thanked Qin Liuxi, but his gaze drifted towards the mountain-like Hei Sha, looking somewhat dazed.

This guy has some strong energy about him.

Seeing He Ming dazed, Qin Liuxi introduced him, "This is Hei Sha, he’s currently hanging around with me."

He Ming: "..."

Uncle master really speaks with the tone of a hooligan. It’s so hard to respond to that!

He Ming saluted Hei Sha and then spoke to Qin Liuxi, "Uncle master, please follow your nephew quickly, the Grandmaster is already waiting for you."

Qin Liuxi followed him towards Qinglan Temple Master’s Daoist Room, passing through the Daoist School where believers live, she then saw a familiar face.

"Uncle Si, what brings you here?"

Si Tu was equally surprised to see Qin Liuxi and came running over with a smile, saying, "I should be asking Little Xixi that question, what brings you here? Are you here to see Yue’er?"

Mentioning Si Lengyue, Qin Liuxi’s eyes softened as she replied, "Not entirely, I’m here to consult Qinglan Temple Master on some matters, and I’ll look for her afterwards. I’m just afraid she might be too busy to see me."

"How could that be? She would be really happy if you went to see her. But if you had come two days earlier, you would have seen her," Si Tu said. "It was her mother’s death anniversary two days ago. I come to Qinglan Temple every year to hold a Taoist ceremony, and then stay for a few days."

I see.

"I’ll light some incense for Auntie Si in a bit."

"That’s great, she would be delighted." Si Tu glanced at Hei Sha curiously and asked, "Who is this stalwart fellow?"

"Hei Sha, he’s with me," Qin Liuxi said to Hei Sha, "This is Si Tu from the White Witch Family, the father of the sole heir, you should call him Brother Si."

Hei Sha crossed his arms and said indifferently, "Call him brother? That doesn’t seem fitting, I’m older than him. Look at his tender and delicate skin, he’s even prettier than women."

Qin Liuxi’s face darkened.

Having spent so much time with Wei Xie lately, fighting side by side to develop a comradery, and hanging around those courtesan houses, he’s learned quite quickly.

"Out of all the good things to learn, you’ve learned all this nonsense," Qin Liuxi chided him, "If I tell you to call him brother, just do it. What do you mean you’re bigger? In what way are you bigger?"

"I’m bigger in every way."

Qin Liuxi sneered with a meaningful glance to a certain part of him and coldly laughed, "Just don’t turn out to be a case of ’all show and no go’, looking good but useless, unable to even hook a single bear."

Hei Sha: "?"

Si Tu turned green: Deciding to get Little Yue close to her must be the correct decision... right?

He Ming stood there with a stunned face, Uncle master is indeed very hooligan-like, and I can’t believe I actually understand!

Fortunately, Qin Liuxi didn’t say more, telling Si Tu to go busy himself and that they would chat later, and continued on her way with He Ming.

Just as Si Tu was about to leave, he overhears Hei Sha from the front, "Hey, did you just say he has a daughter? Is she as good-looking as him?"

"No matter how beautiful she is, she’s not someone you can lust after with your bear appearance. Stop asking, or I’ll beat you up."

"I’m majestic, valiant, handsome, and strongly built, if she agreed to me, I would give her the best things in the world... Ouch, not the face!"

Si Tu silently lowered his rolled-up sleeve, forget it, for the sake of Xixi, let’s spare him this time!