I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 111: Water-avoiding Beads, No Blessing is Perfect
The Taoist in front of me was more or less pretentious. Baishakou was only a mile or two away from here, but this Taoist had been walking in square steps for a long time.

When the Taoist waterworker saw Xu Qing, there was still a faint smile on his face.

It was not uncommon for the water monkeys he trained to occasionally capture living people for fun.

The only thing that made him dissatisfied was that the water monkey did not follow his instructions and kill all the annoying officials on the boat, and even left this one alive on the river bank.

"The Taoist priest is truly extraordinary. He still has the leisure to stroll along the river in the middle of the night." Xu Qing smiled even brighter than the Taoist waterman. It was the smile that a fisherman would have when he saw a big fish being hooked.

"It's a coincidence. It must be that the Taoist priest and I are destined to be together. If the Taoist priest had walked a little slower, or had come a little later, I might have passed away. What a pity that would have been."

When Taoist Shuigong heard Xu Qing's words of emotion, he always felt that something was wrong.

Why does the other person's tone sound as if he has achieved his goal and is relieved that the trip was worthwhile?

Who is the hunter after all? Where do you, a yamen runner, get the confidence from?
The Taoist waterman's smile faded, and he said with a stern look, "You don't even realize the disaster is coming."

"Water boy!" Beside the Taoist, the water monkey that had originally gone into the water returned to the shore. Upon hearing the command, the water monkey hesitated to move forward, and from time to time looked up at the Taoist with eager eyes.

The Taoist water engineer immediately realized something was wrong.

The person who could make the water monkey hesitate must not be an ordinary yamen runner.

"You're not a police officer? Are you a lackey of the Demon Hunting Bureau?"

The only people who can scare the water monkey are those who practice cultivation, and the only people who can ride on the same boat with the officials are those from the Demon Hunting Bureau.

Xu Qing did not respond. He held the sword confiscated from Bai Luo in his hand, pinched the Si Nan sword technique, and his eyes were already locked on the demon from Tianwu Temple.

"How much salary can the imperial court give you? How can it be worth your hard work?"

"People like me who are practicing cultivation have already transcended the mundane world. Why should you condescend to serve some ordinary people? It would be better to just leave it at that. I am also willing to make friends with you."

While talking about making friends, the Taoist waterman took out a pitch-black bowl and placed it on the water monkey's head.

Suddenly, wisps of black air gushed out of the sea bowl above the water monkey's head, and thick water vapor gathered from all directions.

Moss-like patches were spreading across the sea bowl. Xu Qing suddenly realized, "A water-filtering bowl that can collect water vapor from ten miles away. So this water monkey is the vehicle you use to control water."

The waterworks Taoist narrowed his eyes slightly: "You know quite a lot."

Xu Qing thought to himself that that was not the case. When he was performing the ritual to save the soul of Old Lady Cao from the Salt Gang, he not only saw the scene of the Taoist waterworker using the water strainer bowl to perform rituals from the other party's revolving lantern, but he also knew that the Taoist waterworker was commissioned by the Jinmen Gang, and that the water strainer bowl was a gift from the person behind the Jinmen Gang.

Combining his memories of saving all kinds of people in the past, Xu Qing knew the filthiness of this matter better than even the Taoist waterman.

The Tianxin Sect is behind the Tianjin Gang. They killed Old Lady Cao and her entire family in order to interfere in the salt business. The Taoist water engineer took money to do the job and his role was just a tool.

"The water strainer bowl can only play a third of its effect at most in other people's hands, but in my hands it can play a full twelve points. Aren't you afraid, fellow Taoist?" Taoist Shuigong asked tentatively.

"I'm not afraid, that's right." Xu Qing said with a smile, "You have your tamed water monkey to help you fight the enemy, and I also have my trained little ghost to protect me."

"Who doesn't have a pet these days?"

The Taoist waterworker was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Young man, you have no idea what you are talking about! You think you have learned the true method by raising a little ghost. How can you know how powerful my water boy is?"

"Then you have to keep an eye on it."

Xu Qing took out a flag and chanted the spell of "Changbing". The next moment, the river sand surged and a pair of dark red horns broke out from the ground on the riverbank. A thick evil aura lingered. When the black fog dissipated, a demon with deep red skin and a body as big as a pavilion roof appeared.

The demon head with ox hooves, the hands with white bones, the 'little ghost' that Xu Qing mentioned, which was about ten feet tall, was now staring with big copper bell eyes, breathing with strong murderous aura, looking down at the water monkey that was only three feet tall not far away.

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You're telling me this is a ghost?

The Taoist waterman cursed inwardly.

He knew that a fight was inevitable, so he took the initiative.

The river water flowed back, and the shallows were instantly submerged by the water of ten miles. The water monkey activated his water control ability, and in just a short moment, countless water plants and river sand were washed towards the water monkey.

If the river water soaks your lungs, you will be exempted.

River sand backflow is exempted.

The water filter bowl absorbs body water through the air and eliminates it.

Taoist Shuigong was shocked when he saw the unharmed general.

"What a trick! No wonder you're not afraid of me. It turns out you have a ghost that's not afraid of water magic to protect you."

The Taoist priest Shuigong smiled coldly and decided to capture the leader first.

Ghosts are not afraid of water magic, but Xu Qing, who controls the ghosts, is just a mortal in his eyes. He can't kill the ghosts, so can he kill the person who controls the ghosts?

The Taoist waterman activated his water magic, and even though the water monkey was injured by the Chang Jiang, he was determined to kill Xu Qing who summoned the Chang Jiang first.

The spell to command water, the method to control water, the spell to overturn water, and the spell to return water.

A set of water magic with more tricks than the water monkey was used. Apart from being drenched in water and having a few small fish and shrimps jumping around on his head, Xu Qing had no other adverse reactions.

Some of them just look embarrassed.

Xu Qing finally understood that the power of this water technique lies in its extremely wide range, and it is difficult to avoid getting wet.

"Wait, fellow Daoist, don't act too hard!"

Seeing Xu Qingru walking towards him calmly like he did before, the Taoist waterman was completely panicked.

As he retreated, he made hand gestures and chanted spells rapidly, and sparks were almost coming out from between his fingers.

The spell that was always effective before has no effect at all today.

At this moment, the Taoist waterman suddenly realized that he had met his nemesis!
Cold sweat was oozing out of his body, and the Taoist's desire to survive was extremely strong.

"I know you're from the Demon Hunting Division. I'm not very capable, so I'm willing to admit defeat. I only ask for your mercy!"

Xu Qing remained unmoved. He held the long sword, made the Si Nan sword gesture, and swung the sword.

"when--"

The sound of metal clashing was heard, and the Taoist waterman pulled out the golden sword with all his strength to block the attack.

A terrifying force came, and the golden sword scattered like beads, and the Taoist waterman dodged in a panic.

"If you kill me, even if I die, I will transform into a demon and a ghost to block your path!"

Facing the Taoist's spell, Xu Qing didn't care at all.

What he feared least was the dead. If he let the other person go because of a mere curse and ended up losing the body, that would really block his path.

With a wave of his hand, the sword swung down, and the Sinan sword technique instantly penetrated the demon's chest.

While the demon was still breathing, Xu Qing stretched out his hand and grabbed the top of his head.

With the help of the Qi-Snatching and Returning-to-Origin Technique, the gurgling true qi was transformed into pure energy and poured into Xu Qing's body.

In front of him, the Taoist water engineer's face was twisted and twitching, his eyes were wide open, and a hoarse sound came from his throat.

"You are the monster."

The Taoist waterman used up his last bit of strength to say a word, and then he collapsed to the ground like a broken skeleton and died.

After temporarily putting the water Taoist's body into the box garden, Xu Qing turned to look at the duel between the water monkey and the Chang Jiang.

The water monkey is agile and swift. Although it cannot use water magic to restrain the rampant general, it can bite and fight at close range.

It nimbly climbed onto the shoulder of the general, biting and scratching him. When the general raised his sharp bony claws to slap him, it immediately jumped back and continued to swim away.

The Chang Jiang can make countless mistakes, but the Shui Monkey can only make one mistake.

At a certain moment, the water monkey who was fighting fiercely caught a glimpse of Xu Qing who had just finished fighting.

It panicked and looked around, but could not find the Taoist water engineer.

It was during this moment of distraction that General Cang, holding the sickle-shaped Soul-Slaying Knife, hooked the water monkey not far away and brought it in front of him.

General Chang stretched out his jar-sized palm and tightly gripped the water monkey's body. Seeing this, Xu Qing on the shore decisively used the water walking technique and came in front of General Chang to prevent the water monkey from breaking free and escaping.

A moment later, the water monkey who was being beaten by mixed doubles was also taken into the box by Xu Qing.

The Taoist Waterworks increased his Taoist practice by seven or eight years, the Taoist Water Monkey by about five years, and combined with the contributions made by the Taoist Water Tiger and Lu Ping during the day, his Taoist practice increased by more than 20% in just one day and one night!

The higher the level of Taoism, the longer you can last when fighting with others. If the realm is the length, then the level of Taoism is its diameter.

After such a period of tossing and turning, the evil spirit in General Chang's body has been reduced a lot. Fortunately, Chang's flag has the ability to absorb Yin Sha to replenish himself. If the recovery speed is too slow, you can place Chang's flag in a place with strong Yin Sha energy to replenish it quickly, such as mass graves, ancient tombs, which are all excellent places to gather Yin and nourish Yin.

Remembering that he had promised Hu Baosong to go to Yinhe Ancient Road to search for the ancient tomb of Huyang, Xu Qing suddenly had an idea.

The Yinhe Ancient Road is filled with evil spirits. If you refine more Chijiang and bring them in, you will surely be able to thrive. Even if the Chijiang is damaged, it can quickly repair itself.

After putting the flag into the map of mountains and rivers, Xu Qing looked at the black bowl in his hand again.

The bowl was made of neither stone, jade nor porcelain. Xu Qing reached out and brushed away the moss that had grown on it. The water spirit in the bowl was extremely rich, as if it was filled with river water from a ten-mile area.

Xu Qing remembered the Taoist waterman's evaluation of the water filtering bowl. The other party said that only he could make full use of the bowl, and it would be useless for others to get it.

Xu Qing didn't believe it. When he had time to pray for the soul of the Taoist water worker and watch the revolving lantern, the origin and usage of the bowl would come to light.

In Xu Qing's eyes, since the Taoist waterworker cherishes the water filtering bowl so much, his memories of it will be even more profound.

My corpse is my teacher.

Xu Qing has always regarded corpses as his teachers, including Liu Youdao and other corpses.

Baisha Riverbank.

Xu Qing went back along the way to look for Zhao Zhonghe's uncle and nephew whom he had hidden in the sand pit.

The uncle and nephew were knocked unconscious by the Yin energy he used to fill their brains. If no one intervened, they would have to wait until dawn to wake up after being stimulated by the Yang energy of heaven and earth.

Xu Qing walked along the river bank, but when he was about to reach the sand pit, he suddenly stopped.

Within his field of vision, he saw a human figure the size of a black dot floating on the river bank two miles away.

Xu Qing has extraordinary eyesight and is particularly sensitive to objects that look like corpses.

"Am I in a state of rebirth today?"

Xu Qing skipped the sand pit and headed straight for the dark spot. Zhao Zhonghe's uncle and nephew clearly didn't hold as much of a fascination for him as the corpse in the distance.

When Xu Qing came to the suspected stranded body, he took a quick look and saw that the person was wearing a black coat and black boots, lying face down on the wet sand.

Xu Qing turned the body over, and when he saw the face clearly, he was slightly stunned.

He had some impression of the corpse in front of him. It was one of the yamen runners traveling on the boat tonight.

Xu Qing thought that the water monkey didn't have time to harm the yamen runner, so how did the other party die?

Zombies are extremely sensitive to the breath of living people. Xu Qing knew that this person was beyond saving without even reaching out to smell his breath.

I touched my body and found it had already become cold from being soaked in the river water.

Being a constable was also a high-risk job.
Xu Qing shook his head slightly and began to perform the ritual of salvation.

If the body of the water engineer Taoist priest was fine grain, which needed to be savored carefully in the shop, then the body of the yamen runner in front of him was coarse grain, which did not require his careful savoring and he could just get rid of it quickly.

After all, he is just an ordinary constable, and his life experience is probably not unusual.

Xu Qing began to read the other person's life with a cursory attitude.

The corpse was originally named Shiquan. Because a fortune teller said that he lacked water in his life, his parents named him Shiquan.

Shiquan had a miserable childhood. He lost his father at the age of three and his mother at the age of seven. When he was twelve, he followed his grandfather to sell rice and water. His grandfather said that Shiquan lacked water in his life, so he had to sell rice and water. This way, he could make up for what Shiquan lacked in his life, and his life would be better in the future.

Since childhood, Shiquan has been instilled with the idea that "destiny will improve with the presence of water."

Even though he couldn't swim and was afraid of water, he would still stand by the river and watch his peers playing in the water.

But every time someone tried to tempt him to go down, he would turn around and run away.

When he was sixteen, his grandfather who sold rice starch for Shiquan died of illness. When he was collecting his grandfather's belongings, he found the belt where his grandfather kept the money after selling rice starch.

The belt was wrapped with three layers of cloth inside and outside, which shows how much the owner cherished it during his lifetime.

Shiquan untied the cloth and saw the eight characters written for him by the fortune teller on red paper, as well as some loose silver and countless copper coins.

Shiquan remembered what his grandfather had said to him when he was a child. His grandfather said that he would work hard to sell pulp and save money for Shiquan to marry a wife.

Later, Shiquan inherited his grandfather's legacy - selling pulp and water.

One day, Shi Quan, who was out selling pulp, accidentally met his benefactor, Zhao Zhonghe, the head of the Linhe police.

Seeing that he had steady feet, was efficient in his work, and was outgoing, Zhao Zhonghe took care of him many times and found him a job as a yamen runner.

Shi Quan was meticulous in his work and soon became a yamen runner beside Zhao Zhonghe. Compared with other yamen runners who were lazy and cunning, Shi Quan was obviously a breath of fresh air.

Time flies. One day, Shiquan was patrolling the streets as usual. When he passed by Caishikou, he met a fortune teller.

The gentleman claimed that he had calculated everything in the universe and knew everything about the past and present.

Shiquan remembered the red paper with the eight characters on it that his grandfather had kept for him, and thought of asking the fortune teller to calculate his fortune based on the eight characters.

After taking a look, the doctor said that he lacked water in his destiny and was actually suppressed by water. He said that he could not have the word "water" in his name and should avoid places with water or lakes.

When Shiquan heard this, he was puzzled. He said that my current name contains the character "Shui" (water), which was given to me by my parents when they were alive. Do I have to change my name?
The fortune teller casually asked him, what is your name?
Shiquan then revealed his own name, saying it was Baishuiquan, "Shi" as in stone, meaning spring water comes out of stone, and it was also a perfect name. The neighbors all praised it when they heard it.

But the fortune teller just shook his head after hearing this.

"Nothing is perfect in the world. No blessing is perfect, and no thing is perfect. Your name is too loud, and your fate is also affected by water. I'm afraid it can't be suppressed. It's better to change it."

When Shiquan heard this, he became annoyed.

If he had known the fortune teller would say this, he would not have come here. But now, not only did he spend money, but he also felt uneasy.

"My parents gave me the name, why should I change it? Besides, everyone in the surrounding area praises my name, but it's become a bad name for you. I think you're a fraud, you're not a real person!"

Because of this incident, Shi Quan was depressed for several days. It was not until Zhao Zhonghe summoned the yamen runners to go to the port to investigate the case that he found a place to vent.

When Zhao Zhonghe saw Shiquan, he said to him, "If you can't swim, don't go to Bukou. I and the other brothers will handle this case."

Shiquan refused to listen, saying that he just liked water and lacked water in his destiny. The more water there was, the more he would feel at home.

Just like that, Shiquan followed everyone onto the ferry at the port and headed all the way to Baishakou.

When Xu Qing saw this, he didn't think too much about it, but when he saw Shi Quan jumping into the water, he immediately fell silent.

According to the fortune teller's calculations, if he had not followed them to Baishakou today, most of the people on the boat would have died at the hands of the water monkey.

Naturally, the stone spring cannot survive.

But now that he was on the boat, Shi Quan still couldn't escape.

Who is the problem?
Xu Qingdang was stunned by the inconspicuous corpse in front of him, which aroused his confusion about cause and effect and fate.

In the end, he concluded that Shiquan's death was entirely his own fault and not accidental.

Thinking back to when he was on the boat blocking the monkey from falling into the water for Zhao Yuan, he could understand why Zhao Yuan chose to jump into the water to rescue him.

Zhao Yuan is the nephew of Captain Zhao. He could understand why Zhao Zhonghe jumped into the water right after his nephew fell into the water.

But you are just a small yamen runner, and you can't even swim. Why do you jump down when you have nothing to do?
Xu Qing's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (川) shape. This was his first time to perform a ritual to liberate a corpse, and he felt a bit nervous.

He fell into a vicious circle, that is, he kept thinking back and forth in his mind, thinking about how he could deal with the water monkey and the water Taoist priest in order to save this loyal yamen runner.

It was not until a certain moment that Xu Qing suddenly realized that what was spilled could not be undone, and no gold was pure. How could there be anything perfect and perfect in the world?
After figuring out the key points, Xu Qing felt much more relaxed.

Gathering his thoughts, he looked at the corpse and assessed it as top quality.

The reward is a water-repellent bead.

According to legend, the inner elixir of a powerful water monster and the eyes of a dragon fish are water-repellent beads.

What is the function of water repellent beads?
It was recorded in ancient books that in order to tame the Fenshui River, the ancient King Yu searched for dragon veins, located the dragon's mouth, and cleverly hid water beads. Therefore, the Fenshui River did not dare to flood and flowed to the southeast in nine bends.

It is also said that water-repellent beads come in different sizes. Weak water-repellent beads can prevent people from drowning in water, while strong water-repellent beads have the ability to open up the sea. Those who obtain these beads can create a dry road in the raging waves and walk in the water as if walking on flat ground.

In addition, some water-repellent beads can also allow people to dive into the deep sea and enter the Dragon Palace.
Regardless of what it is said, the general point is that this water-repellent bead is actually a thing that can repel and suppress water.

Xu Qing became curious, so he took the bead to the river. A white halo was flowing, and the water in the river seemed to have hit an immovable rock and flowed in different directions.

After jumping into the water, Xu Qing seemed to have become a chicken egg. The three feet around his body were separated from the water by an invisible force, so he could walk freely even when diving into the water.

Xu Qing played with the water-repellent beads. This thing seemed to be useful to him, but also seemed to have no effect.

He is not afraid of water and is proficient in water walking. The only useful thing about this thing is that it can isolate water vapor so that his clothes will not get wet after going into the water.

Looking at the round and smooth water-repellent beads in his hand, Xu Qing suddenly had an idea.

Cats are afraid of water and hate their fur getting wet. And cats are round. You should know that cats have no resistance to round things.

It would be a good opportunity to take it back and give it to Xuanyu as a toy.

After putting away the water-repellent beads, Xu Qing returned to the shore. He thought for a moment and did not take Shi Quan's body away. Instead, he carried it to the sand pit where Zhao Zhonghe was and temporarily covered it with sand.

Zhao Zhonghe has not woken up yet. Xu Qing looked around and saw no boats or even a single person on the wasteland.

He learned from Shiquan's memory that the ship from the government office had already returned to the port.

Speaking of which, the yamen runner surnamed Xue was really good at escaping. When the four of them fell into the water, he didn't hesitate at all. He looked so decisive, as if he had made some kind of decision.

Xu Qing looked at the two people in the pit. It didn't matter that Zhao Zhonghe was thick-skinned, but it was difficult for him to ignore Zhao Yuan.

The fact that the other party ignored life and death, faced the water monkey head-on, and went into the water to rescue him won his respect.

But now he faces a problem, that is, after waking up the two people, how do they leave?

There is no one living on this wasteland, and no boats. We can't let him accompany the uncle and nephew to walk back to Linhe, right?
"Damn Xue Yacha."

Xu Qing cursed inwardly.

Looking at Zhao Zhonghe who was snoring, Xu Qing couldn't help but think of the past conflicts between them.

"If I hadn't seen you doing so much for the people, I would have really wanted to help you pass away."

Grinning his teeth, Xu Qing took out a stick of incense from his jacket bag, stuck it on the sand in front of Zhao Zhonghe, urged the Yin Fire to ignite the incense head, and began to perform the dream-making technique.

Today, he will represent the soul of the yamen runner and tell the captain of the police what is loyal and treacherous, good and evil through dreams.

One day, Captain Zhao had a bizarre dream.

He dreamed that he was sitting alone in a cell, reading case files under a lamp.

At about three o'clock in the morning, a sudden gust of wind blew outside the door.

Zhao Zhonghe heard someone outside the classroom faintly calling out "Captain".

"Captain, Captain Zhao." The voice sounded very familiar.

He looked up and saw a man standing outside the door. He was soaked all over, with tears in his eyes and kept calling out.

"Shiquan!"

At dawn, Captain Zhao woke up from his dream with a scream.

He looked around blankly and saw a pale-faced young man beside him who said with a smile, "Are you awake?"

Not long after Zhao Zhonghe woke up, Zhao Yuan also woke up.

Several people looked at each other. Xu Qing just said that not long after he fell into the water, the water monkey abandoned him, perhaps because it also felt that he was unlucky.

Anyway, I drifted with the current for a while, and when I woke up, I reached the shore.

He was looking for a path along the shore and came across the two unconscious people.

Zhao Zhonghe had no suspicion of anything, but neither he nor Zhao Yuan could explain how they ended up unconscious.

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Zhonghe suddenly said to Zhao Yuan, "Ah Yuan, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that Shiquan jumped into the water to save me and drowned. He told me his true feelings in my dream, saying that you and I are both loyal and righteous people, while Lao Xue is a treacherous and deserting villain."

"He also said that Manager Xu was honest and loyal, a rare good man."

At this point, Zhao Zhonghe shook his head and laughed, "This dream must not be true. That Shi kid is afraid of water by nature and is a landlubber. Even if he was stupid, he wouldn't jump into the water."

Zhao Zhonghe suddenly stopped talking here.

It was because Xu Qing slowly stood up and fished out a corpse from the soft sand beside him. The corpse covered by the thin white sand was the yamen runner Shi Quan.

(End of this chapter)