Baxian Hotel: Volume 3

By Li GouHai

Noon people eat lunch, midnight soul knocks on the door. The Yang World cannot enter, the Underworld's soul does not exist. The Eight Immortals Hotel only cared about matters that it couldn't explain.

My name is Xia Siche, the fourth manager of the Eight Immortals Hotel, nicknamed "the fourth boss".

The previous three managers had all not lived past the age of 50, but the eight stewards on the eighth floor of the restaurant were concealing the secret of this hundred year old shop.

And the story I want to tell starts from the eight stewards …

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Apr 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781648975639

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BAJIE

CHAPTER 201 - C201

and I followed Qin Xiao into the bedroom. Her bedroom was at the far end of the room. There was only one small window facing north, and even at noon it didn't look very bright. The bedroom was not small, but it was very simple. There was a single bed and a bedside table, as well as a large and slightly outrageous wardrobe.

Qin Xiao walked to the side of the wardrobe and opened the cabinet door, then signalled to both of us, Come and take a look.

Mao Babao and I looked at each other before we walked over. The top layer of the wardrobe was filled with girls' clothes, while the bottom layer was filled with a waist-high safe.

I turned my head and asked, What is this?

Qin Xiao ignored me, pointing to the password keyboard, The password is 258369, press it and see.

I turned around in confusion. My left hand secretly held onto the folding fan as I reached out to press the keyboard. After a few beeps, the safe emitted a buzzing sound. I gripped the handle and violently pulled it. Mao Babao saw that my expression was strange and hurriedly came over. He was also surprised to see what was inside the safe.

Surprisingly, within this meter tall safe, there was a boy's corpse curled up inside!

You ~ You killed him? I suddenly turned around and asked Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao gently shook her head: I didn't kill him; I just found him.

Mao Babao had already brought the boy's body out and placed it on the bed. The body had been curled up all this time, its skin had already turned black and stiff, and it looked like it had been dead for a long time. His face was barely distinguishable, and judging by his stature, he was about five or six years old. His head was dehydrated, and although his skin was wrinkled and wrinkled around his body, one could still see the scars on it.

Qin Xiao said with a sorrowful look, He was beaten up by his stepmother. She rolled down his rolling pin and broke his skull, and when he was still alive, her stepmother saw that his head had become deformed, so she took advantage of the night to throw him into the river at the edge of the village. She let him fend for himself, then her stepmother went to the police and told them that he was missing ~ ~ Actually, he died from the cold ~

It was only after a long time did he open his eyes. He looked at Qin Xiao and said, You didn't lie, it's true, but your guts are also really big. How dare you keep such a malicious spirit by your side.

Qin Xiao smiled bitterly: Perhaps to you, he is a malicious spirit, but to me, he is just a pitiful child, a miserable little brother. When I saw him, I thought back to my days in the orphanage. He was very good to me too, so I knew he had been keeping his aura down. Do you think he looks like a ghost now?"

I shook my head. Indeed, from the time we entered the room to the time we entered the bedroom, the sensitive Mao Babao did not detect the presence of a wraith in the room.

Mao Babao sighed, then said to Qin Xiao: I don't know what method you used to turn him into this, but this child is indeed very afraid, he is afraid of us taking him away, afraid that we will separate ways.

Qin Xiao nodded her head, Speaking of which, I admit that he was the one who killed them. He hated those who tried to kill his children, and because of that, he was unable to reincarnate and became a ghost. In order to allow him to reincarnate earlier, I would often use Li Min's words to get some information from her and then have this child go out to take his revenge. No matter what, those people should die, it's still better than him mistakenly killing the innocent. Saying that, Qin Xiao's eyes started to turn red.

Mao Babao shook his head, Do you know that if this continues, he won't be able to reincarnate anymore? The number of casualties is too great, no matter where you go, you will suffer greatly.

Qin Xiao said indifferently, If he gets his wish, at least he won't become a ghost again. Furthermore, I have the Dragon Scale Book. Even if I don't accept him in the Underworld, I can take it out after a few months and help him out of this difficult situation.

I looked at Qin Xiao and smiled bitterly: Do you know what a Dragon Scale Book is?

Qin Xiao raised her chin: "Back then that Taoist told me that the Dragon Scale Book is the number one treasure in the world. The person who obtains it can live forever and be invulnerable to hundreds of diseases.

Mao Babao and I looked at each other and laughed before saying to Qin Xiao, What he said is right, but he said half a sentence less. There are a total of ten Dragon Scale Book s, and only our family's few generations have one. You think that piece of yours is enough? Furthermore, according to the legends, Dragon Scale Book was prepared by dragons as a backup plan for Jiu Zi, it is hard to say if it is suitable for ghosts to use.

Qin Xiao was a little taken aback listening to him, Impossible! Are you kidding me? That Taoist did not say that at the time!

Mao Babao pointed at me: He wouldn't possibly lie to you, his family won't live past fifty generations, if you want to find a Dragon Scale Book, it's also to modify this fate, and replace the blood curse of his ancestors. If the Dragon Scale Book was useful, he would have used it long ago, there's no need to wait until now.

I also smiled bitterly and nodded: If you don't believe me, you can come with me back to the Baxian Hotel. I'll show you mine.

Qin Xiao was a little flustered. Then ~ ~ that Taoist ~ ~ ~ That's not what he said ~ ~ She pointed at the child corpse on the bed." What if the Dragon Scale Book is useless? Should I kill a few more people for him to be able to solve the problem in his heart?

Mao Babao sighed, Maybe that Taoist was just a hearsay, or maybe he has other motives, to not tell you the truth is also within reason. Maybe he felt that if he could only tell you how precious the Dragon Scale Book is, you would value it even more. As for this child … His heart is too heavy, his killing intent too heavy … It's not a bad thing to get rid of him as soon as possible …"

Seeing Mao Babao take out a sigil from his bosom, Qin Xiao threw herself onto the body, and protected it with all her might, then raised her head and shouted towards us. No! I forbid you to touch him!

The instant she threw herself onto the corpse, a foul and eerie wind rushed out from it, instantly corrupting the entire room. A cold and gloomy aura tightly wrapped around me like sweat, making it so that I could barely breathe.

With a cold snort filled with resentment, a little boy with no pupils but only white eyes appears in front of me.

I am very familiar with this little boy. He is the child that appeared in my reverse view mirror before. He is also the child that Ming Hongguo described.

The moment he appeared, Mao Babao and I both retreated a few steps at the same time. Symbols and folding fans appeared in our hands at the same time. Two fangs protruded from the little boy's lips. His ten fingers turned into sharp claws, and he was about to pounce towards us.

After Mao Babao and I looked at each other, I stepped forward and stood in front of him to protect him. The fan in my hand looked like a dagger ready to stab out, while Mao Babao held four talismans in each of his hands, waving it towards the boy.

The boy dodged two of them, and the other two landed on his arms and legs. Two fireballs exploded, causing the boy to scream in pain. I didn't care about the sound that made my head explode. I raised the folding fan in my hand and was about to stab out.

At this point, Qin Xiao suddenly stepped in between us, opened her arms and firmly protected the boy behind him like an old hen. You guys can't do this! He will be scared out of her wits!

I almost stuck the fan in her body, pulled it back and glared at her. He was the one who started to attack us first! Hurry and get out of the way! "

I won't dodge! Some of you should have killed me beforehand! Qin Xiao shouted with all her might.

Mao Babao had already picked up four more talismans. Miss Qin, please don't make things difficult for us!

Qin Xiao turned around and hugged the little boy, then started crying towards Mao Babao and me: He was already very miserable when he was alive, why are you torturing him now?

Mao Babao was extremely furious, "He killed so many people, and now he wants to attack us?

I raised my hand to stop Mao Babao, took a deep breath and said to Qin Xiao softly, How about this, you follow us back to the Baxian Hotel now, and bring him along. There are experts there. Maybe there are other ways to solve both of your problems, what do you think?

Qin Xiao raised her head and looked at me, and only after a long while did she speak out, How can you guarantee that you won't harm him?

I, Xia Siche, am willing to protect this little boy's safety in the Baxian Hotel. If he is killed in there or by someone from the Baxian Hotel, I will destroy his soul and forever be unable to reincarnate!

Qin Xiao stared at me for a long while before she slowly stood up, holding onto the little boy tightly. I believe you this once, let's go.

In order to not appear too shocking, I had Qin Xiao put the boy's body back into the safe, and then had Hamborg directly carry it away. Qin Xiao had never left Hamborg's side, causing Er Ha to think that Qin Xiao had taken a fancy to him, and was happily hugging a safe.

Along the way back to the Baxian Hotel, this little boy's concealing ability was not that outstanding. The moment they entered the door, Xin and Miss Kong came over, and surrounded the safe to size it up. Even the little black cat, Qiong Qi and Hei Rou the puppy came over, and curiously scratched at the safe. Not long after, the soul attracting couple also came over. A group of people surrounded the safe so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.

Fourth Boss, not bad, you started raising pets now? Hun'er turned around and chuckled at me

I rolled my eyes, Don't say it's useless, why haven't we seen Taoist Qiu?

Hun'er curled her lips and said, He said that he had important matters to attend to and left last night in the middle of the night. For some reason, I suddenly thought of returning to my sect, as if I forgot how I came out of it. "

This … I scratched my chin and changed the topic. Where is Brother Tao?

Hun'er pointed behind me. Coming, turn around and see for yourself.

Brother Tao wiped his hands on his apron as he walked out. He did not look at the safe, but instead walked to the vigilant Qin Xiao and sized her up with a smile, then turned and said to me.

Fourth Boss, this little girl is quite interesting.

When Brother Tao saw the tattoo on Qin Xiao's arm, her eyes shone even brighter. Genius! This was indeed the way of a genius! I never thought of using a tattoo as a rune!

I smiled wryly and said to him, This girl's body is full of ~ ~ ~ What a big rune ~ ~

Aside from praise, he also kept on asking Qin Xiao about the appearance and whereabouts of that Daoist Priest. Unfortunately, Qin Xiao had already taken this matter lightly in her heart, and was unable to remember the Daoist Priest's appearance and name either. This caused Brother Tao to sigh with emotion for a long time.

It wasn't easy for me to grab this opportunity, so I hastily interjected, Brother Tao, about that, I promised this girl that I would make this boy's soul go out of its way. You should settle this matter first.

The Brother Tao was startled for a moment. He looked at Mao Babao, and before he could say anything, Mao Babao spoke up first, "Don't look at me.

Brother Tao walked around the boy's corpse a few times and rubbed his hands together, The corpse is stiff but not rotten, obviously because of his heavy grievances. There are also people with their lives on them, and their sins are too heavy. They have already revealed the traces of evil spirits, otherwise, their souls would have been scattered.

With that said, Qin Xiao jumped in front of the boy's corpse as if she was stepping on a gate. No! I want to see who dares to touch him!

CHAPTER 202 - C202

Her movements scared everyone, only Mao Babao spread out his hands with a helpless look on his face.

Brother Tao frowned as he looked around. Xin stopped for a moment and did not look at Miss Kong at all, Hamborg also jumped over and glanced at the soul attracting couple, finally sighing a bit, he sat on the chair and started eating the peanuts. The moment he stopped talking, the atmosphere in the room became even more awkward. Miss Kong rolled his eyes and directly pulled Xin upstairs. Mao Babao and Hamborg were embarrassed to leave, and they continued to talk nonsense. The Soulreaper couple had long since entered the world of the two. To them, the others did not exist.

I shook my head and went to the entrance to hide and smoke. Just when I was figuring that I would fix Zippo after I finished with this, the Brother Tao opened his mouth and said, "Girl, I have a compromise.

A few pairs of eyes looked at him in unison. They had never heard of a person who could reincarnate evil spirits like Li Suo, what did Brother Tao think of?

The Brother Tao said slowly, It is impossible for the evil ghost to be reborn. Even the King of Hell cannot do it. But I have an idea, how about you let him join Baxian Hotel?

What?

What?

What do you mean?

When the Brother Tao said this, the few of them nearly flipped the roof. Back then, when Bao Mu passed away, they did not even think about letting another person in. The big bearded man was risking his life but he did not get a substitute spot. Now a little brat actually came and wanted to enter Baxian Hotel?

Brother Tao waved his hand to stop everyone from talking, he turned and asked Mao Babao: Mr Mao, I remember that you captured a child's soul in Fourth Boss's new car?

Mao Babao nodded his head, Yes, my soul is incomplete, and has been banned. I cannot leave the sports car, I am using a technique to suppress his restrictions, but I do not know how to deal with it. After saying that, he took out a transparent bottle from his bosom. Inside the bottle, there was a greyish-white gaseous substance that was trembling.

Brother Tao held the bottle in his hand and looked at Qin Xiao, Miss Qin, you should know how this soul came here. You should know who placed that restriction. Now, I will give you a choice to merge these two souls together and make them into a new soul, and then refine them into the new car of Fourth Boss. Having your little brother accompany this soul to complete the restriction can also be considered a compensation. When the new year arrived and the two souls merged into one, they would have a reason to reincarnate. What do you think?

Qin Xiao's face was pale white, and her lips trembled as she asked, Then ~ is he still him?

Brother Tao muttered to himself for a while, I don't know. As for which one to be more like, like a married couple just getting married, you ask me if they're going to have a boy or a girl in the future. I don't know, so I can't tell you.

Qin Xiao trembled even more violently than before, Then how many years do I need? The new car will be scrapped after ten or so years. It won't be long before he follows ~ ~"

Brother Tao smiled, No, if it really comes to that, I will train them in another car, don't worry about that. As for how many years it will take, I have no way to answer you. This depends on the degree of union between the two souls. If they are always incompatible with each other, then it is really impossible to say. "

Qin Xiao cried out, Is there no other way?

Brother Tao looked at her benevolently: If there is, I will tell you. Even if I don't care about you, I care about our Fourth Boss. However, my abilities are only this much, and that's all I can think of. If you are willing to try, this little brother of yours still has a chance of survival. If not, I can only endure the pain and help Fifth Boss up."

Hearing his words, my heart trembled. I didn't think that one day I would have to hand my life to someone else, and it would even be this crazy Qin Xiao. If this mistress really went crazy from stubbornness, then I would really suffer.

But fortunately, my worries did not happen. Qin Xiao sat quietly for a while, smoked two cigarettes in a row, then looked up at Brother Tao and nodded his head: I agree, do as you say.

The Brother Tao laughed and nodded, That's right, there is still a glimmer of hope right? With that, he gestured for Mao Babao to take away the soul and corpse. This kind of thing was much simpler than it was, Mao Babao could handle it.

Mao Babao lazily gestured Little Sloth to take the bottle back first, then called for Hamborg to help him carry the boy's body upstairs. Hamborg carried the boy's corpse and followed him upstairs. After walking for a good distance, they could still hear Hamborg's loud voice: Mr Mao, is this considered entering the Baxian Hotel?

Mao Babao said. "According to Brother Tao's words, I have joined, but I can't get out of the car that was embedded in the Fourth Boss.

Hamborg laughed out loud. I thought I was going to enter the building to make the decisions ~ ~ ~ Isn't that good enough ~ Otherwise, if a little brat comes and goes up to the third floor, wouldn't I die from anger? But from the looks of it, he's just a driver. He doesn't seem to be affected by my position at all ~"

After listening to them as they walked further and further away, Brother Tao once again sent away the soul reaping couple, then said to Qin Xiao: Alright, you can take off your clothes now.

As the number of clothes on Qin Xiao's body decreased, Brother Tao's eyes became brighter and brighter, his mouth kept praising the idea of a genius! Perfect! Powerful! 36D ~ ~

Just as I was about to come out and smoke to calm myself down, I coincidentally bumped into Mao Babao who was walking down the stairs. I pulled him to the side and asked him softly, "I said, when Brother Tao looked at that girl, her eyes were already shining.

Mao Babao first laughed for a while, then patted my shoulder and said, Don't think so much, Brother Tao is an almighty being with high morals, how could he break such a rule. Besides, who knows if he might have the heart to or not."

The Brother Tao coughed heavily from the room behind us. You two, come in and talk if you have anything to say.

Mao Babao and I looked at each other before we hurriedly put away our smiles and returned to the house one after the other. Qin Xiao had already finished dressing herself and sat back down. The Brother Tao glared at both of us fiercely, and then said, I have seen Miss Qin's runes, there's still a way, but I can't confirm if it is the Dragon Scale Book inside her body. It's because the runes on her body are too perfect, it almost covers all of her Qi.

What do we do now? I asked.

The Brother Tao said, No matter what it is, it's not good to stay in the human body, so I already told Miss Qin, I will do my best to help her take it out. If it's the best if it's the Dragon Scale Book, then if it's not, then it would prevent the ten-year period from going by and taking her life.

Oh, oh ~ ~ I hastily nodded my head in agreement. Then why did you call us in?

The process is quite troublesome, and will probably take seven to four days. Therefore, the Fourth Boss has to arrange a place for her to stay, and also for the Mr Mao. She wants to see the process of you refining his soul, so he can guarantee the safety of her brother.

No problem, no problem. We both nodded like chickens pecking rice.

After explaining some more details and what Mao Babao and I need to prepare, Brother Tao ordered for the three of us to leave the room.

Just as I was about to say something, Hamborg ran over with my phone. Fourth Boss, your phone dropped into your jacket, it was ringing just now, and I didn't dare to answer it, look who's looking for you.

I took the phone and saw that it was a foreign phone number. I casually picked it up and the voice of Old Taoist Qiu sounded from inside. Fourth Boss?

It's me, Taoist.

To make a long story short, do you have the time right now?

I'm not busy these days.

Alright. I'll send you an address later. You'd better be here in three days. Old Taoist Qiu's words were a bit weak, as if he was injured.

Eh ~ Taoist Priest, what's the matter? Old Taoist Qiu didn't do things like this before.

Old Taoist Qiu sighed lightly on the phone, My master met with misfortune and my master passed away. But I've heard on the way that this has something to do with an important object, so it would be better if you could step in.

Alright, I'll book my ticket right away. The location that Old Taoist Qiu sent me was over a thousand kilometers away from where I was. To reach there in three days, he would have to book a plane ticket today. Leader, can you reveal something important?

The person on the other end of the line paused for a few seconds before speaking in a low voice …

I heard it's the Dragon Scale Book.

CHAPTER 203 - C203

After putting down the phone, I spoke with Brother Tao and Mao Babao. They both felt that I should go, but neither of them recommended me to go by myself, so I felt that it was a little strange. Even if they were to fight for the position of Sect Leader, they would not harm the innocent, right? "

Mao Babao laughed sinisterly: Don't think that everyone from the big sects are good people. When you are outside, be careful.

I know that he was talking about the Old Taoist Qiu, but the two of them have been at loggerheads, it would be weird if he could hear anything good from Mao Babao's mouth. Brother Tao, who was at the side, also nodded his head with a smile, Fourth Boss, it's better if you take someone with you. Back then, our Taoist was not someone who was able to leave the sect so easily. Even if you go and are safe, you might not be safe with him.

These words piqued my great curiosity. Tell me, let me be a bit mentally prepared. Let me see what I'll meet. Brother Tao and Mao Babao looked at each other, then both of them smiled and looked at me without speaking. Their expressions made the roots of my teeth itch.

However, since they didn't say anything, I couldn't force them to open their mouths. After discussing for a while, in the end, I still decided to bring Hamborg along. According to Mao Babao's explanation, at least if something were to happen, that fellow would be able to hold on for a few more rounds.

The next morning, Hamborg and I rushed to the address given by the Old Taoist Qiu. This place is actually very easy to find. It is over a thousand kilometers away from our city. It is a famous 5A scenic area. After getting off the train, we rented a car and soon after, we arrived at the hotel that the Old Taoist Qiu stayed in and met up with him.

Old Taoist Qiu's face darkened and his eyes turned red. It seemed that he either cried or did not sleep well. I quickly sat beside him and asked softly, Dao leader, where is your master?

Old Taoist Qiu's voice was hoarse. Originally, a fellow disciple told me that Master hasn't been doing well lately, and told me to go back first so that I could quickly meet him when I could see him. I hastily went out, but I didn't expect to receive a phone call right after I arrived here, saying that the old man has already passed away. "

Then ~ ~ Have mercy ~ ~ Hamborg and I looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Old Taoist Qiu nodded his head, Don't worry, I'm fine. The people in the sect began to take these things lightly. The reason why I called you two out is also because I want you to give me a proof that I spent all these years trying to atone for my sins with my Baxian Hotel. It's just that, once my master was expelled from the sect by my master, there would be people who would come looking for me to make trouble in the past and call upon you two for my purpose in doing so, and that's why I wanted you to prove to me that I spent all these years trying to atone for my sins with my Baxian Hotel. The other one is because I heard that there's something extraordinary in Master's things. That Junior Brother told me about it, I suspect that it's a Dragon Scale Book, but we have never seen it before. That's why I got in touch with you in a hurry when the two matters were put together.

I hastily replied, Don't worry, Taoist. We are family, so if there are any problems, just let me know. Besides, the Dragon Scale Book is about solving our family's problem, so I can't thank you in time.

Hamborg interrupted from the side, Don't worry, Taoist. If your fellow apprentices want to beat you up to vent their anger, then let them come at me. I don't feel anything from taking a few punches, I'll take your place.

Old Taoist Qiu laughed bitterly: How could they use their fists and kicks to hit you? They must have used their runes as an array, they cannot kill us, but after trapping us inside for three to five days, they can still do something that would make us dizzy from starvation.

I quickly laughed and brought the topic up, Then I'll go in first. This normal person won't get beaten up if he goes out for a visit, right? Haha ~ Come on, it's been half a day. We're both trains and cars, so we're starving. Let's think about what we should eat for dinner."

Afraid that Old Taoist Qiu had too many things on his mind, he decided to go to his room to chat for a while. Taking this opportunity, Old Taoist Qiu began to ask me about the various details of the Dragon Scale Book, and seeing that he did not wish to talk about his master's matter, Hamborg decided not to bring it up. He carefully explained the things regarding the Dragon Scale Book that he knew about.

At the end of their conversation, I finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in my heart and softly asked …

Daoist leader, how were you expelled from the sect?

Old Taoist Qiu looked at me and laughed bitterly while shaking his head: I know that you will ask sooner or later. Since you have said all that, I will tell you.

Old Taoist Qiu was commonly known as Qiu Chengrong. He was originally the young master of a large family in the city, and was even the legitimate eldest son. His mother died a long time ago, and his father still had a second wife. Many years ago, he was also pregnant with a second wife, but she was not able to stay alive. His father stopped tormenting himself and focused on the family business. He didn't dare say that he had a good fortune to live in, but his family's savings were more than enough to cover the expenses. There were more than ten shops in the city. Just like that, his family of three and their twenty servants lived in a big house. Normally, when they had nothing to do, the Old Master Qiu would visit the shop and return in the evening. This young master usually did not touch the flowers or provoke the grass, and did not even step out of the door. He loved to stay at home and read, write and raise flowers to amuse the birds, and he lived like a young mistress.

His family did not expect him to do anything. There were a few loyal shopkeepers in the business and a caring housekeeper in the family. As long as he did not cause trouble, it would not be a problem to rely on his family for a few lifetimes. Furthermore, he had been reading and writing all day. He might even be a scholar among the top High Scholars or something like that. At the very least, he would be able to bring glory to his ancestors. After all, no matter how rich a merchant was at that time, their status would not be as high as that of an accomplished scholar. It was not a bad thing for the family to have a child who loved to read books. The old man understood this principle and never forced his eldest young master to learn business. He even arranged two bookkeepers to wait on his young master to study. As long as the young master opened his mouth, the old man would allow any expenses related to reading and writing, never saying a word.

However, the family slowly discovered that the book that the young master loved to read was becoming more and more biased. At first, he read only four books and five classics, but later he would occasionally ask the errand boy to buy a few books on the supernatural and the supernatural in the Three Kingdoms. It could be understood that he wanted to switch between them, and later on, he bought a bunch of scriptures from the old man of his family, who did not stop him.

The more he bought, the more he bought. He bought two books at the beginning, but later the two bookkeepers each came back with a bag on their back. Later on, he hired a donkey and dragged it back from the street. By the time his family found out, this young master had already filled half the room with Taoism. The four books and five scriptures had long since been abandoned in a corner. On the table was a yellow watch paper with red sand and eight trigrams pasted on the wall. This young master was currently focused on drawing talismans.

The steward was terrified. Why was this young master leaving home? When the old master returned tonight, he immediately reported the matter to Zhang Xuan. The old master felt that this wasn't appropriate either, but he cared deeply about his son and was unwilling to beat him up or scold him. However, he was also afraid that the old master was really infatuated with buddhist Tao techniques. Second Madam gave him an idea and said that the child looked to be around sixteen or seventeen. Should she tell him about the marriage? Whether it was studying or doing business, he couldn't delay the big event at home. Furthermore, if he were to marry a wife, he might be able to share his thoughts.

Old Master Qiu slapped his hands together in applause. He had the steward invite the matchmaker the next day, spending more or less what it took to pick a wife for his young master. It was only on one condition, that the woman must be literate and be reasonable.

The old housekeeper loved to do this, since it was a joyous occasion in the family. The next day, he found someone to carry a palanquin around the city to look for a matchmaker. His Qiu Family was a famous household, and this move of his caused quite a stir. Even people from every village wanted to send their daughters here, and even though there were very few scholars in that era, they couldn't afford to drag others along and stick gold on their daughters' faces. The only thing that nearly proved was that their daughters' foreheads had been pasted with I recognize you.

He was so busy that he had to distinguish if it was real or fake. He didn't know how to read a few words, so he was very busy. Just when the front yard was bustling with noise and excitement, the young master's errand boy could not take it any longer and secretly sent a message to the old steward. The young master had someone he liked. He had once gone to the pharmacy to pick out some cinnabar that the young master disliked, and that was when they met. Afterwards, the young master would sneak out from time to time to meet the girl, and it had already been one to two months.

When the old butler heard this, he was delighted. The Southern City Medicine Shop was also a big business, as a medicine store owner would be able to read and understand words, even a young lady would not be inferior to him. This was called being blessed by the heavens, the old butler immediately returned the favor to Old Master Qiu and the second wife. The old couple were also very happy to hear this, so they immediately sent their housekeeper to invite the medicine store's shopkeeper over. The parents of both parties met directly, and if they could, they directly arranged for this marriage.

Two or three days later, Boss Guo arrived. The old steward had already invited the chef from the best hotel in the city home. He stewed twenty or thirty dishes and filled up the entire table. Old Master Qiu even took out the good wine that he had kept for many years. The old butler, who was sitting by his side, continuously poured wine and food for Boss Guo, making him feel very uncomfortable.

After drinking three rounds of food and drinks, only then did Old Master Qiu make clear the matter of the marriage proposal. Seeing this, Old Master Qiu and the old butler were confused. In total, Boss Guo's second daughter was also about 15 or 16 years old, a good match for her young master, and her own family's business was also much better than this pharmacy, so why couldn't she agree to this?

After a long while, Boss Guo said: Old Master Qiu, you have a lot of business and your young master is very talented. It's my family's fortune to be able to see my daughter, but I have to explain something to you clearly.

When Boss Guo spoke of this, both Old Master Qiu and the old butler were dumbfounded. The main reason this young master had sneakily run out to meet the Guo Family's second young miss was because he wanted to concoct pills!

CHAPTER 204 - C204

Old Master Qiu and the old butler were startled, and did not know what to do. If he married into this family, it would be very lively in the future. With a young master who loved to read alchemy formulas and a young mistress who knew how to concoct pills, his family would be converted into a Taoist temple sooner or later. Although he could survive by relying on money, that was not the case. He said that he would not marry anymore. Boss Guo had invited him. It had already been half a day since they had last eaten good wine and good dishes. He apologized to the other party. We don't want your daughter anymore? Wasn't this simply slapping them in the face? If word of this got out, it would be a joke to be passed on for several years.

The three of them were embarrassed for a moment, just at that moment, the maidservants in the backyard ran in, and pushed the door open, causing Old Master Qiu's belly full of anger. Bastard! Haven't you taught me the rules? Can't you see that there are guests here? "

The servant girl's face flushed from the scolding, and replied with a trembling voice, Master, there is indeed a big matter. The backyard is in a mess, Second Young Madam has fainted from fright!

The Qiu Family courtyard was divided into three parts, the front courtyard was for entertaining guests, most of the servants lived there, there was a garden in the middle, and beside the garden there was a side courtyard, Young Master Qiu and his errand boy lived there. Old Master Qiu and Second Madam stayed in the backyard, and there were a few rooms for the servants.

Boss Guo was a guest. When he heard that something had happened at home, he knew it would be inconvenient for him to stay any longer, so he took the opportunity to take his leave. Old Master Qiu arranged for the old butler to take out some gifts to send off the guests. After exchanging a few polite words, he hurriedly followed the servant back to the backyard.

When he arrived, the backyard was already in an uproar. The two maidservants held the Second Madam's hand as they beat the pot with their hammers. The two maidservants also hit the bucket, saying that they would scare away anything that was not clean.

Old Master Qiu quickly let them hear it, saying that if they didn't run away in fright, they would be scared. But he didn't have any ideas of his own, and it just so happened that the Second Madam woke up this time, hugging Old Master Qiu and crying loudly. She said that she saw a female ghost and wanted to grab her to leave, but the Second Madam fainted from fear and shock.

Old Master Qiu comforted her and asked what the ghost girl looked like. The Second Madam's face was pale. When Old Master Qiu heard this, he was also covered in cold sweat.

Xiao Huan was the second wife's maid back then. She had read a few books with the second wife and knew a few words. Second Madam Gu trusted her very much. After she passed through the door, she asked her to take care of some of the house's chores, especially the details of the accounts every month. Little Rings also often helped to write down the accounts.

In the middle of autumn, when the Old Master Qiu returned from the outside world, he had to carefully calculate the expenses incurred along the way. Thus, he decided to make use of this opportunity and found that he had lost three hundred silver taels. At that time, the one he suspected was the little girl, Little Huan. After all, she was the only one who would come into contact with these things. Old Master Qiu didn't scold her for Second Madam Ye's sake, she was just locked in the woodshed. She had to think carefully about who would touch the silver during this period of time.

Initially, Old Master Qiu didn't think much of the money and only wanted to find the thief. If it was Little Rings who did it, then it would be fine if he punished her a little. In the end, he didn't expect that this girl's temper was still that fierce. She had been locked up at noon the day before, and the next morning she was found hanged.

Old Master Qiu and Second Madam Gu sighed for a while. They buried the little ring well and gave her a sum of money. Seven or eight years had passed in the blink of an eye, yet he never thought that this small ring would appear again. And it was still in this state. No matter how he looked at it, this wasn't a good thing.

The old couple were thinking about what to do when Qiu Chengrong came over. With the red sand talisman paper in hand, he asked for the location and went straight to the woodshed. Old Master Qiu doted on his son and feared that something would happen to him. He got the maidservants to serve Second Madam and brought five to six strong men to follow behind her. He wanted to protect his son during this critical moment.

Qiu Chengrong reached the firewood house, drew a circle on the ground using cinnabar, retreated a few steps, and then shouted out with the talisman paper in his hands. A hazy, woman-like figure suddenly appeared in the circle, causing Old Master Qiu and the strong man to retreat a few steps. However, Qiu Chengrong acted as if he was fine as he held onto a talisman, and muttered some words to the female ghost.

After a while, as if he had finished speaking, Qiu Chengrong waved his hand, and the talisman paper ignited without fire, and the female ghost also disappeared. Qiu Chengrong pointed at the few brave warriors and said, You guys take your shovels and pick them up, and come with me.

Everyone carried the good stuff and went into the flower garden. Qiu Chengrong stood under the willow tree by the side of the pool and pointed his finger: Dig! Start digging from here!"

After digging for a while, a small wooden box appeared. Qiu Chengrong took it out and opened it. Inside, it was neatly filled with silver.

The Old Master Qiu heaved a sigh of relief and grabbed his son. What's going on?

Qiu Chengrong smiled slightly, That female ghost is indeed the little ring from back then. Now that I finally know where the money is, I wanted to tell you guys, but I accidentally bumped into Er Niang. I'm fine now, I'll find a few monks and Taoists to help me transcend my cultivation level and I'll be fine."

Old Master Qiu asked again, Who stole this silver?

Qiu Chengrong crooked his mouth: Do you remember that time, there was a gardener called Wang Er who sneaked away?

Old Master Qiu suddenly realized something, "That brat had begged me to give him the little ring back then, but he kept on sticking to it, and in the end, within a few days after Little Huan died, he ran off by himself. I thought he was too sad, so I didn't pursue this matter.

Qiu Chengrong nodded, That's right. It was to steal money that he stuck the ring. After getting the money, he buried it here. In the end, it just so happened that you came back to check the accounts. Even after the ring died, he still panicked and sneaked away without even taking the money. "

Old Master Qiu let out a long sigh, Sigh ~ ~ I will definitely give Little Huan a good chance to transcend the limits, wrongly accusing her for so many years. But how did you learn these things?

Qiu Chengrong said with a serious face, Father, you are suitable for business while I like to study. There are many different types of books in the book. I found out that I really like this one and it's very suitable for this one as well. I can understand it with a single glance, so I don't need anyone to teach me this.

Old Master Qiu was rendered speechless by him, he could only mutter nonstop, telling him to value his family's business, and to rely on him to pass on the property and incense of the Qiu Family. Qiu Chengrong did not refute him and only nodded with a smile. After Old Master Qiu finished speaking, he slowly said, Everything has a fate, and cannot be forced. If we wait for around ten days, we might be able to find out the result.

His attitude made the Old Master Qiu not feel reassured at all, as though the root of his illness was about to drop. He didn't know how to describe him, so he could only give up for now and hope that nothing happened within the next ten days.

After a few days, Old Master Qiu was drinking tea, and the shop assistant below said that someone was asking for an audience. Old Master Qiu asked who it was, and when the shop assistant mentioned who it was, Old Master Qiu was so shocked that the cup in his hand directly fell to the ground, smashing into pieces.

The person who came was a Daoist Priest. Even though he was wearing a Daoist robe and had a crown on his head and was holding a horsetail whisk, it was impossible to tell that he was an expert. There were some broken branches and broken leaves on the robe. It seemed like he had not slept in a good place last night, and there were some crooked places that people couldn't help but want to tidy up for him. The most eye-catching part was that huge nose of alcohol and the smell of alcohol that could be smelt from a long distance.

Old Master Qiu knew in his heart that his son said that he would see the results in ten days.

Sure enough, this old Daoist introduced himself as Tian Jizi and came from the Taisu Sect of the Qiyun Peak. Hearing these words, the Old Master Qiu sneered in his heart, thinking, with your looks, what would you do if you were to open the wine vat every day?

Tian Jizi said a few words of courtesy, then changed the topic, heading straight for the Qiu Family Great Young Master. It was said that Young Master Qiu's talent was extraordinary, and that his affinity with Three Purities was not shallow. This time, he wanted to bring Young Master Qiu back to the sect to focus on his cultivation.

Old Master Qiu was a man who had been through business for many years, no matter how honest and honest he was, he had still eaten before. At that time, he did not let down his guard, and instead called for people to help him get a table of wine, and they started to eat and drink at the back courtyard of the shop. After which, he sent some people to send the old man back after he was done eating and drinking, and then went back to that Taisu Sect to donate some money. They did not ask for much, but had already made seven or eight jars of wine. The three or four waiters took turns toasting Tian Jizi, hoping that old fart would throw the old cow's nose onto the ground. This was one of the reasons that troubled Old Master Qiu.

Who would have thought that not only was Tian Jizi not afraid of meat and meat, but he was also different from ordinary people when it came to drinking wine. Ordinary people drank too much, and after a few drinks, their faces would turn red. If they drank too much, they would turn pale, and after an excessive amount, they would turn waxy yellow. But when Tian Jizi drank the wine, his expression did not change at all, and after each of them drank a jar of wine, they sat there and laughed, as if nothing had happened. Not to mention getting drunk, he didn't even make it to the latrine.

His alcohol tolerance had completely shocked Old Master Qiu, while arranging for more people to continue buying, he also hinted to them to send more people to continue drinking. Not long after drinking, there were already seven to eight people accompanying Tian Jizi. When they finished drinking, those who could sit properly on the table and continue toasting to Tian Jizi were already in the fourth group. After hearing what the shop assistants said, out of the over ten bottles of wine on the ground, only half of them were drunk by Tian Jizi. As for the Old Master Qiu himself, he had been lying on the table shouting.

When Old Master Qiu woke up and returned home, he found that his son Qiu Chengrong had long since disappeared. If he asked him more, it would be around time for Tian Jizi to drink with him. Old Master Qiu beat his chest in regret. He thought that Tian Jizi was going to come here to bring Young Master Qiu away, but who would have thought that he would be singing in the ancient city. When he was toasting here, he had already left.

The Old Master Qiu was trembling with rage, he immediately ordered someone to search for him, and went straight for the Taisu Sect at Qiyun Mountain's censer peak that Tian Jizi mentioned. Qi Yun Mountain was not far away, but finding the censer peak Taisu Sect would be difficult. After all, it was big and small, with at least a dozen temples on it and all hidden in the forest, how could it be so easy to find? There was someone in Old Master Qiu who had money, and he was determined to find them. Even if he had to search everywhere in Qi Yunshan, he had to at least find Tian Jizi and ask him where Young Master Qiu was.

In the end, they tossed it around for half a year. When the sky became cold and the snow sealed off the mountains, a team of players could only helplessly leave. Only then did the matter come to an end. Two more months passed and it was almost New Year's time. Old Master Qiu received a letter, it was written by Qiu Chengrong and it was written very clearly. Even if he found it, he wouldn't go back. Moreover, after he had gone up the mountain, his teachers and seniors had taken good care of him, saving him a lot of detours. If it wasn't for his master bringing him out at that time and allowing him to study him on his own, 80% of it would have gone astray. Thus, no matter how he looked at it, he would not leave. However, the letter also said that on the day one reached small success in their cultivation, they would definitely go down the mountain and kowtow to their parents to beg for forgiveness.

Old Master Qiu read the letter and threw it into the censer to burn it. The old butler at the side asked, Master, are we not going to look for Young Master?

Old Master Qiu smiled bitterly and waved his hands, So what if we find it? You tied him up here. He trained blindly and ended up with a Qi deviation. Now that he's gone up the mountain, there might be a day when he returns from school.

What the Old Master Qiu didn't know was that after his son Qiu Chengrong went up the mountain, his days were completely different from what he imagined!

CHAPTER 205 - C205

Qiu Chengrong had actually known Tian Jizi for a long time, and had really taken him as his master. On this day, they had made a trap to let Tian Jizi block the Old Master Qiu. Qiu Chengrong then pulled out a reason and ran away from home.

After going up the mountain, Tian Jizi actually did not teach Qiu Chengrong anything, nor did he allow him to read, letting him practice and train his body with a group of new young cultivators everyday. According to Tian Jizi, Qiu Chengrong had a lot of theoretical knowledge, and what he lacked the most were his understanding of the Tao techniques and the strength of his body.

Qiu Chengrong didn't have much of an opinion towards this arrangement, it was just that he was not very satisfied with the dao number Tian Jizi had given him. Tian Jizi had changed the Qiu in his name to Qiu, which meant that he had borrowed the immortal energy that was in the Immortal Qiu area, and then listed his seniors according to the order of the Taisu Sect. Finally, it was the hope that Tian Jizi had for him, who was already seventeen years old, to start from the beginning and return to his original state.

Although Qiu Shuzhen would only follow the young daoists around to clean up the water and carry stones, he had truly not followed them for nothing. Not only had his body become stronger, he even found out a lot about his Taisu Sect. This Taisu Sect was considered a stage of dao fame, with a very important position, and Tian Jizi was even regarded as an exceptional genius in Tao techniques. He was revered as a sect master in his early thirties, and up until today, everyone in the entire Taisu Sect had listened to his every word. But Tian Jizi never took in disciples, his junior and junior brothers, and even his nephew had at least five or six disciples surrounding him. This Tian Jizi, on the other hand, had always been alone, and only after this trip down the mountain did he bring Qiu Shuzhen back.

After knowing all this, the dissatisfaction towards Tian Jizi in his heart disappeared like smoke. Other than training and doing odd jobs, the rest of his time was spent on Tian Jizi instructing Qiu Shuzhen on techniques and runes while drinking.

Although Tian Jizi's alcohol capacity was astonishing, he drank too much every night, and often fell head first into a deep sleep while talking. However, he was extremely pure towards this technique and incantation, just saying one or two things was enough to make Qiu Shuzhen feel admiration. Qiu Shuzhen's mind was firm. No matter how Tian Jizi tried to persuade him, he refused to drink a single drop. Tian Jizi was completely drunk, but he continued to lie under the lamp and study hard. Not only that, he even often gave the silver notes he stole from his family to the little Daoist, so that he could help his master bring more wine when they went down the mountain.

Although he entered the sect late, and was also the Sect Leader's direct disciple, with such a sensitive identity, Qiu Shuzhen was extremely serious in his training, and had always been an upright and upright person, instantly receiving unanimous approval from everyone in the Taisu Sect. Some even said that the next Sect Master was none other than him. These words had attracted a few disciples that he disliked. Even though they belonged to the same generation, but they were old, and with Qiu Shuzhen coming along, it was equivalent to robbing them of their hope to be promoted to the position of sect master. Even so, on the surface, it was still acceptable, to the point where there wasn't much disrespect.

After so many years, Qiu Shuzhen had long since turned from a teenager into a middle-aged man, and could finally be considered to have mastered some techniques. He had long understood the five elements technique of Taisu Sect, and he had even passed Tian Jizi's horsetail whisk to him.

Qiu Shuzhen himself was very clear about this matter. Other than being more low-key, he also started to miss his home, and this trip up the mountain had lasted for dozens of years, so he didn't know how old his father was. Thus, when he accompanied his master Tian Jizi to dinner, he asked for leave and went down the mountain to visit his father.

Tian Jizi agreed and told Qiu Shuzhen that when he returns from visiting his family, he would conduct the ceremony and pass down the position of sect master to him!

Rumors might be rumors, but the words spoken by the Sect Leader did not mean the same thing. Qiu Shuzhen hurriedly lifted up his clothes and kneeled down, kowtowing to his master three times, thanking him for teaching and understanding and for taking care of him for so many years.

Tian Jizi laughed out loud and helped Qiu Shuzhen up. He then took out a wine gourd from the wooden chest beside the bed and said, This gourd was used by me when I was young, it can also be considered a treasure. There was Eternal Water in it, so injecting mana could have different effects. The only thing I know a little bit about is that the wine that came out from this gourd is the best wine, which is why it turned from the Elixir of Life to the Wine of Longevity! Later, when I became a Sect Leader, I felt that hanging a wine gourd on my waist every day was not very elegant, and it also delayed me from tasting the best wine in the world, so I took it off. I'll give it to you as a gift today, so you can be considered my master's savior!

Qiu Shuzhen kneeled down again, and after thanking his master, he received the wine gourd with both hands. Just as he was about to hang it around his waist, Tian Jizi stopped him, "Don't be anxious, you're going down