Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

“What are you thinking?” In the side room, Liu Su asked Qin Yi incredulously, “When did you have this curiosity to investigate such a case?”

Qin Yi leaned against the window sill, sipping the wine leisurely, “You seem to have mistaken something. The Li Family’s brother and sister both want to come and see, so how can I insist on myself? We haven’t started working together yet, then I quarrel with them for this kind of trivial matter?”

Liu Su choked up for a moment. Is seems to be the case… After thousands of years of not interacting with people, I even forgot the basic principles of being a human.

“What’s really strange is why would Li Qinglin come here. It stands to reason that he definitely doesn’t have such leisure time.” Qin Yi looked at the night outside the window thoughtfully, “If I were him instead, after getting a taoist, I can’t wait to rush back to the capital. Why would he let me ride the old horse all the way slowly without even urging… But that is still fine, now he even meddles in this case.”

Liu Su said, “He sees that you have a weird temper, so he doesn’t urge you to avoid quarreling with you. Li Qinglin is very steady. Do you think everyone is as naive as Li Qingjun?”

“Maybe.” Qin Yi smiled, “Anyway, this matter seems to have nothing to do with us. The madam’s eyes can’t wait to swallow Li Qinglin.”

Liu Su also laughed. A handsome young man like Li Qinglin, who obviously comes from a wealthy family, can indeed have a lethal effect on a young woman.

“Hey, Stick Stick, do you think this madam murdered her husband to steal the property?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know how to read minds.”

“Then do you feel any beastkin aura or something in this villa?”

Liu Su lazily said, “I told you before that I’m too weak now and my soul power is extremely low. It is already great to see things and transmit sound. Sensing the beastkin aura is impossible for me right now.”

“You can’t even sense beastkin aura, and you even claim to teach me to be immortal…”

“…” Liu Su said in annoyance, “I’m weak, not incapable!”

“Then how else can you tell if the other party is a human or a beastkin?”

Liu Su confidently said, “If you follow me to cultivate to be an immortal, there are countless ways. Now, there is no way!”

Qin Yi was about to speak when he heard footsteps outside the door, and he immediately shut his mouth.

There was a knock on the door soon. Qin Yi opened the door. It turned out to be Li Qingjun.

“I’ll come to you to discuss how to investigate this matter tonight.” Li Qingjun looked a little excited. It could be seen that she was high-spirited.

Qin Yi said helplessly, “Why don’t you discuss it with your brother? Why bother asking me?”

Li Qingjun looked around and lowered her voice, “Let me in first.”

Qin Yi stepped aside, and Li Qingjun stepped in and closed the door.

“Whether this matter is caused by man or beastkin is still uncertain. If it is man-made, my brother can naturally investigate, but if it is a beastkin monster, of course I want to ask your opinion.” Li Qingjun paused, and said helplessly, ” Besides, it might be inconvenient for my brother to act with us tonight.”

Qin Yi laughed, “Is it because Mrs. Zhang might go to your brother?”

“Yes, so if my brother stays in the room tonight, he might gain something. It’s up to you and me to go out.”

“Judging from your tone, it seems that you are quite supportive of your brother having an affair outside?”

“Why not?” Li Qingjun looked at him very strangely, “My brother is a prince and has countless concubines. What’s wrong with him having an affair outside? If this woman really has nothing to do with the case, then it’s normal for my brother to take her back if he likes her. However, looking at her flirtatious look, my brother will not like her.”

It’s really a matter of course. Tsk… the ancient world… look at the attitude of women toward polygamy. This is really good news for the harem group.

Qin Yi’s smile was a bit ambiguous when he thought about it. Li Qingjun said contemptuously, “Man.”

“Hey, are you double-standard? Your brother can take back woman if he likes, and I’m contemptuous for smiling?”

“Because your smile is so disgusting.”

“I will smile however I want. It’s your brother who has an affair, not me, so aren’t you afraid that your brother will be enchanted by the beauty?”

“Impossible.” Li Qingjun replied casually, “That’s not Li Qinglin.”

Qin Yi finally nodded. Although he didn’t know Li Qinglin much, he had great confidence in Li Qinglin too.

Li Qingjun asked again seemingly unintentionally, “You look indifferent to everything, so why are you interested in such a trivial matter?”

Qin Yi said, “I also have the dream to serve justice and wander the world.”

Liu Su really smashed him with the mace. That’s not what you said!

Li Qingjun didn’t know whether to believe it or not. She just smiled slightly, “Then let’s act tonight. What suggestion do you have?”

Qin Yi pondered for a moment, “I think we should check the master’s corpse. Isn’t it still within 7 days? The body should still be in the mourning hall.”

Li Qingjun nodded. Looking at the corpse should be the most direct method, the so-called bizarre death, is there really no trace to be seen?

At midnight, they sneaked into the mourning hall. Looking in from the window, the mourning hall was still lit with candles. Several people were keeping watch. One of them was dressed as a filial son, seeming to be the young master. However, his face was green and his lips were white, looking very weak. The young owner seemed to be about the same age as the lady… It could be seen that the so-called madam was just the owner’s second wife.

The young owner was discussing the autumn harvest with several servants. The 2 of them who stayed outside the hall gained nothing useful. Li Qingjun said close to his ear, “Hey, do you have any special means to let them go to sleep?”

Qin Yi’s ears itched slightly. Smelling the fragrance, he was stunned for a moment, forgetting what he was about to say. Li Qingjun also realized that her action was too flirtatious, and her pretty face blushed slightly, but she quickly urged indifferently, “Stop being shy! Just tell me if there is any way!”

“There is.” Qin Yi took out a pack of medicinal powder, “Blow this powder in. They will fall asleep after smelling it.”

In the past 2 months, in order to gain some experience in alchemy skills, he did a lot of basic medicine experiments. He had brought out most of them. Now, they really came in handy. Li Qingjun backed off half a foot away from him and said contemptuously, “What are you trying to do secretly making this medicine?”

Qin Yi was dumbfounded, “You need this medicine and despise me for having it, are you schizophrenic?”

Li Qingjun snorted, snatched the powder, and was about to blow it in.

At this time, the conversation inside just ended. Several servants left the mourning hall. Li Qingjun was taken aback for a moment. Shouldn’t they accompany the young master to keep vigil beside the coffin?

While wondering, he saw the young village standing alone in the middle of the mourning hall. The night wind blew, making the candlelight flicker. His face was as pale as ghost under the reflection, making people shiver all over.

The young master stayed quietly for a while, then he suddenly said, “Why did you keep those 3 guests?”

In the empty mourning hall and in the silent night, this was like a ghost prison.

A figure in filial costume slowly walked in, saying softly, “That mister has inner force, that is very important to me… Maybe from now on, I don’t need other people’s. Don’t you dislike me with others…”

The young master sounded firm, but he was a little helpless, “Inner force, just don’t sprain your back! Judging from his temperament and dress, he is either rich or noble, so don’t cause big problems.”

“As long as you do it without anyone noticing it, what’s the problem?” Mrs. Zhang put her slender hand on the chest of the young master, saying softly, “Don’t be afraid of those who come to catch the ghosts. How can there be real taoist? They are all swindlers who cheat for money. All of them are reluctant to move their eyes from my chests…”

The young owner snorted angrily, “So the 3 guests today are also the same?”

“Not really…” Mrs. Zhang hesitated for a while, “Not to mention that one of them is a girl, the two men have clear eyes. The mister surnamed Li may be used to seeing beautiful women. The one surnamed Qin wears rough clothes and grass shoes, but he is actually calm and relaxed. He isn’t ordinary either…”

Qin Yi was a little speechless. It turns out that my normal behavior still looks flawed in the eyes of mindful people. Thank you for the lesson.

The young master said, “So you are not afraid that they are really here to catch ghosts?”

Mrs. Zhang shook her head, “I don’t feel any spiritual force in them, just martial artist’s inner force. Even if they are here to catch the ghosts, they are difficult to deal with.”

“Just admit you like that Mr. Li!” The young master angrily shook off her hand, turned and left.

He seemed annoyed, but he actually acquiesced in her hooking up with Li Qinglin. Mrs. Zhang stood there for a while, smiled slightly, and left.

Qin Yi and Li Qingjun looked at each other in silence for a while. Suddenly, there was no one guarding the mourning hall…

“Let’s go now. The hypnotic powder is no longer needed.” After silently waiting for them to leave, Li Qingjun thought she was cautious enough, so she went in through the window.

“Eh eh eh wait!” Qin Yi didn’t have time to yell when she rushed to the side of the coffin and reached out to lift the lid. 𝘣𝘦𝘥𝑛𝘰𝘷𝘦𝑙．𝘯𝘦𝘵

There was a “click” as if a switch was triggered. The ground next to the coffin suddenly cracked. Li Qingjun was caught off guard and fell down.

“This silly woman!” Qin Yi rushed over and tried to pull her, but he only managed to grab one hand. The momentum also dragged him down too.

“Pong!” Fortunately, the trap wasn’t too deep. Li Qingjun fell to the bottom of the pit with her limbs outstretched; Qin Yi fell on top of her, tightly crushing her.

TL: A trap? Is this madam a beastkin or an immortal cultivator?