All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 54 Personal Disciple?

The young man suffered such a heavy blow, yet he remained indifferent, and his beast-like roar was not something a human could utter.

"Clang!"

At this moment, a martial artist drew his long sword and was about to go up and help.

"Wait! Let me do it!"

A sharp shout came.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man in a blue Taoist robe standing by the window in a private room on the third floor of the restaurant. He was holding onto the windowsill with one hand and was about to jump down, but the girl standing behind him took the lead.

At the height of three stories, a pretty young girl dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe flew down, her flowing robes making her look like a celestial being.

"Certainly!"

The girl held a pale yellow talisman between her index fingers and, before it hit the ground, stuck it on the strange young man's forehead.

The strange young man paused, then fell silent instantly.

"What an amazing little girl!"

"What little girl! You should call me Taoist Priest!"

"This is Taoist magic?!"

Seeing the girl easily defeat the strange young man who even several martial artists couldn't handle, the crowd couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

The girl faced the crowd, her chin slightly raised, like a proud peacock.

At this moment, the young man standing by the window on the third floor also flew down and came to the girl's side, sticking two more talismans on the strange young man's body.

“It’s them,” Zhou Qing said, standing at the back of the crowd. He recognized the young man and girl as Lu Yan and Han Qingqing from before.

The last time Zhou Qing went to the county town with the Ziyang Escort Agency, these two were also there. However, they left when they were almost at the county town, apparently to a town near the county town. I didn't expect them to come back.

"I am Lu Yan, if I am not mistaken, this person is infected with corpse poison. If he bites or scratches you, there is a risk of him turning into a zombie," Lu Yan explained to the people who were about to come forward to join the fun.

The onlookers immediately stepped back.

"Oh no! Manager Zheng has been bitten by a zombie too! Is he going to turn into a zombie as well?!"

At that moment, the martial artist at the entrance of the restaurant was bandaging Zheng Yuan's shoulder wound. Upon hearing Lu Yan's words, he immediately ran away.

The gauze wrapped around Zheng Yuan's shoulder came loose, revealing a faint bluish wound and black blood flowing from it.

"Taoist priest, save me! Please, save me! I have elderly parents to care for and children to raise."

Zheng Yuan scrambled to Lu Yan's feet and burst into tears.

"Don't be alarmed, Manager Zheng. Apply glutinous rice to the wound, then light this talisman, soak the ashes in water and drink it. The corpse poison will be cleared up in three days." Lu Yan took out a pale yellow talisman from his pocket.

"Thank you, Daoist Master! Thank you, Daoist Master!" Zheng Yuan accepted the talisman with both hands and thanked him repeatedly.

"Did you hear that? Glutinous rice can prevent corpse poison!"

"Hurry and grab some glutinous rice from the rice shop!"

Most of the onlookers immediately dispersed and rushed towards the location of Dafeng Rice Shop.

"Wait a minute, everyone! Simple glutinous rice cannot cure the corpse poison!" Lu Yan shouted a reminder.

But most people had already run far away, and no one paid any attention to him.

At this moment, Zheng Yuan, supported by his shop assistant, got up and returned to the shop. As he passed by Zhou Qing, he suddenly bowed down.

"Ah Qing! Thank you for saving me!"

“Mr. Zheng, there’s no need for this.” Zhou Qing stepped forward to help him up. He saved Zheng Yuan entirely because when he bought incense and offerings earlier, the other party was very easy to talk to and gave him a lot of things.

"Ah Qing is such a kind person!"

"This child has been a good child since he was little."

Seeing that many people were looking at him, Zhou Qing cupped his hands in greeting, went to the side, picked up the basket on his back, and hurried into the alley.

"Excuse me, young man, please wait a moment." Lu Yan chased after him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing stopped in her tracks.

"I am Lu Yan, I have met you a few times before, but I do not know your name." Lu Yan bowed very politely.

"Greetings, Daoist Master. My name is Zhou Qing." Zhou Qing returned the greeting with clasped hands.

“So it’s Brother Zhou. You’re a kind-hearted person. My fellow disciples and I have been ordered to investigate the strange events that have occurred on Black Wind Mountain. We’d like to find a local mountain dweller to guide us. Would you be willing to come with us?” Lu Yan said seriously.

Zhou Qing looked towards the alley entrance and saw that the officials had already arrived at the scene.

Han Qingqing took out a token from her bosom and flashed it, and the officials immediately became extremely respectful.

Hearing Lu Yan say this, Zhou Qing shook his head, "I am not a hunter and am not very familiar with the mountain paths. Daoist, you should find someone else. I have to take my leave now."

"In that case, I will not force you. Please give this to you for self-defense."

Lu Yan took out a pale yellow talisman from his sleeve, on which were drawn winding red runes.

"Thank you very much, Daoist Master." Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment before accepting the talisman.

After putting away the talisman, Zhou Qing clasped his hands in a salute and walked towards the depths of the alley.

A short while later, Han Qingqing arrived in the alley.

"Cousin, why did you give such a precious talisman to a stranger?"

"He stepped forward to help others in danger; he's a hero. Consider this a good deed," Lu Yan said with a smile.

"The government officials have come and asked us to come over." Upon hearing this, Han Qingqing didn't say much, after all, she also admired people who were eager to help others.

“Okay.” Lu Yan nodded. The two left the alley together.

Meanwhile, Zhou Qing returned home.

He took out the pale yellow talisman and examined it carefully.

Unfortunately, no text appeared in sight for a long time.

"It seems that this talisman is not enough to unlock a new profession."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

Lu Yan's abilities have clearly surpassed the realm of martial artists; his method of dealing with the strange youth was truly miraculous.

"Forget it, keep it."

Zhou Qing put the talisman away again, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Recalling the strange young man's appearance and the figure he had seen in the miasma on the north slope, he had a bad feeling.

"I'd better focus on my training."

Zhou Qing sighed, got up and returned to the main room to start brewing the medicine.

the next day.

As usual, Zhou Qing carried a basket up the mountain.

After more than twenty days of feeding, the piece of flesh that he had cut off in half finally grew back.

When Zhou Qing came down the mountain, he was carrying a snow rabbit in his hand.

He returned to town and took the snow rabbit to Baiwei Restaurant, where he sold it for a high price of six qian of silver.

Ma Liu, the manager of Baiweilou Restaurant, praised him highly for rescuing Zheng Yuan yesterday, and said that he would give him a 20% discount every time he came to eat there.

On her way home, Zhou Qing saw many people carrying bags of rice.

When I passed by Dafeng Rice Shop, I noticed a sign at the entrance that said glutinous rice can prevent corpse poison and the price has increased today.

"They really know how to do business."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

He returned to the courtyard, opened the silkworm room, and the old woman came out of the main house and told him that Zheng Yuan had sent someone to deliver five taels of silver and an invitation.

"He's a man of taste."

Zhou Qing glanced at the invitation and nodded.

Zheng Yuan said he would host a banquet at Baiweilou in a few days to thank him for saving his life.

At this moment, the old woman handed over five taels of silver, but Zhou Qing waved his hand, telling her to keep it herself.

In the afternoon, Zhou Qing went to the martial arts school.

The apprentices gathered around him, asking him about the young man.

At this moment, Wei Sheng, dressed in a black outfit, walked into the front yard with his hands behind his back and waved to Zhou Qing.

"Aqing, come here."

“Yes, Master Wei.” Zhou Qing’s eyes lit up. This was the first time Wei Sheng had called him ‘A Qing’.

He quickly followed Wei Sheng into the backyard.

As Wei Sheng walked through the corridor and arrived at the door of the study, he paused, then suddenly turned around and struck with his palm.

Zhou Qing's hair stood on end, and his muscles tensed instantly.

His palm had just gathered blood and energy, turning grayish-white, when Wei Sheng's palm, as large as a palm-leaf fan, stopped in front of him.

"Aren't you afraid?" Wei Sheng raised an eyebrow.

"I'm afraid," Zhou Qing answered truthfully.

"Why didn't you resist?" Wei Sheng asked.

Zhou Qing remained silent; he needed time to process what was happening.

Wei Sheng grabbed Zhou Qing's wrist and pulled up his sleeve.

Looking at the three cloud-like marks on his arm, her eyes changed slightly.

"You really are a master of deception!" Wei Sheng's expression instantly turned cold.

"Just tell the truth! Did you kill Lin Qiu?!"

"No!" Zhou Qing said firmly.

"Huh?! Don't you dare tell the truth?!" Wei Sheng's clothes fluttered without wind, and an astonishing aura swept towards Zhou Qing like a tidal wave.

"No, it's no!" Zhou Qing gritted her teeth.

"Fine!" Wei Sheng sneered, then his expression suddenly changed.

"Very good, whether it is or not, it is not! You're not bad, kid."

As he spoke, Wei Sheng patted Zhou Qing on the shoulder.

"Practice hard. If you can condense four clouds of qi and blood before the New Year and break through to the Flesh Refining Realm, I can consider taking you as my personal disciple."

"Huh?" Zhou Qing looked completely bewildered.

(End of this chapter)