Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 19 The truth.

The crying sound of collapse echoed in the small courtyard, and the fallen leaves were blown away by the swirling wind.

Zhao Laoer knelt beside the body of Old Lady Zhao, crying desperately, as if venting his anger and fear, and talked to himself about what had happened in his family recently...

Zheng Que stood aside and listened quietly.

Ever since the old man of the Zhao family passed away half a year ago, Old Lady Zhao has been eager to find a wife for the second son of the Zhao family.

But the Zhao family was just an ordinary family before. After the death of old man Zhao, the pillar of the family was gone, and the widow and her son depended on each other for survival. Their situation fell into a state of decline. The second son of Zhao, who was just about to grow up, was more honest than capable. How could he find a suitable girl in a short time?
Old Mrs. Zhao asked many matchmakers for help, but to no avail, and she was extremely anxious.

Finally, Old Mrs. Zhao finally found a wife for her son, Sun Cuier.

Originally, Zhao Lao Er was also very happy, but on the wedding night, he habitually placed his shoes one right side up and one upside down in front of the bed. After washing up, Sun Cui'er went into the inner room, but she turned around and around but couldn't find the bed!
Zhao Laoer was so frightened that he couldn't sleep all night. He was terrified for several days and couldn't close his eyes. He told what happened to Old Lady Zhao early the next morning, but he didn't expect that Old Lady Zhao would scold him and urge him to get close to Sun Cui'er.

Next, Zhao Lao Er found him...

There may be some details in between, but at this moment, Zhao Laoer's crying voice has changed tone and is not very clear.

Looking at the gradually darkening sky, Zheng Que no longer hesitated. He knocked Zhao Laoer unconscious with a single palm strike and then threw him into the house.

A moment later, Zheng Que returned to his residence. When he closed the door, the sky outside had completely darkened, and the whole world was filled with yin energy.

He did not practice immediately, but looked up at Qingli who was already hanging on the beam and swinging: "Thank you for what you did just now."

Although Qingli was his ghost servant, in the previous battle, the opponent did not ask him to use the [Ghost Controlling Technique] from beginning to end, but took the initiative to help him with all his strength. This was indeed a bit beyond his expectations.

Of course, the biggest reason for this was probably that the other party was frightened by the order he issued in the underworld...

Hearing this, Qingli smiled proudly. She was favored by the adults in the underworld and had a great fortune. She was no longer an ordinary woman.

This mere human child is only fit to lick his own toes!

However, as the saying goes, when a ghost attains enlightenment, his chickens and dogs will also prosper. This human child is lucky to be her chicken and dog!
Unfortunately, this human kid was so ignorant that he didn't even give her that Zhao Lao Er as a snack...

Thinking of this, Qingli snorted coldly and said nothing.

Seeing that Qingli didn't respond, Zheng Que continued, "When did you master that trick of imitating Zhao Laoer's voice just now?"

When he was fighting with Old Lady Zhao just now, he saw clearly that Qingli used Zhao Lao Er's voice to trick Old Lady Zhao into responding.

After receiving Old Lady Zhao's response, Qing Li, who was originally outmatched, suppressed Old Lady Zhao in an instant...

Zheng Que was no stranger to this situation.

The "Summoning Voice" technique requires a response from the opponent before it can be activated, but he is not very clear about the more specific effects.

Hearing Zheng Que's question, Qingli, who had been swaying freely, suddenly revealed an extremely arrogant expression and said complacently, "I went there once..."

Before she could finish the rest of the sentence, she seemed to have suddenly thought of something and immediately changed her words, "I don't know, my aunt is a genius, she just suddenly figured it out!"

Looking at Qingli's reaction, Zheng Que's expression remained unchanged, but he immediately understood in his heart that the information Qingli deliberately concealed must be his underworld!

After he killed "Huanshenggui", his name was included in the [Book of Life and Death].

A day later, Qingli's name was also recorded in the [Book of Life and Death], and he took Qingli to the underworld...

The method Qingli used just now should have come from "Summoning Voice Ghost"!
What is recorded in the [Book of Life and Death] should not only be names, but also the power of the corresponding targets!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que took a deep breath and asked, "So, what exactly does your current method do?" Qingli replied briefly, "As long as the opponent responds to me, I can borrow their strength or something else from their voice."

"The more my opponent responds, the more power I can borrow!"

Borrow the opponent's power?
Zheng Que quickly thought of the "Calling Ghost". At that time, he responded to the "Calling Ghost" once, and the "Calling Ghost" could directly break into his house.

At that time, what "Calling Ghost" borrowed should not be his power, but the identity of the person who entered the door...

If he responded to the "calling ghost" one more time at that time, the other party would probably take his life!
After figuring out the reason, Zheng Que nodded slightly, said no more, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began today's practice.

His mind sank into nothingness, intercepting streams of air, refining them into his body, and replenishing the consumed spiritual power... Zheng Que was already familiar with this process.

After practicing for a while, he opened his eyes and saw the dilapidated hall. On the mottled long table, the [Book of Life and Death] was spread out. He entered this space again.

Feeling his spirit rising again, Zheng Que discovered a new name on the yellowed paper before him...

"...Zhao Qian. Native place: Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty... Life span: forty-six years, eight months, and two days. Died suddenly in the morning of the 19th month."

Looking at Old Lady Zhao's name, Zheng Que shook his head slightly. He didn't know Old Lady Zhao's exact age, but judging by the time of her death and the manner of her death, he could infer that the real Old Lady Zhao had actually been dead for some time...

However, the other party is a little different from Qingli and "Huanshenggui".

He had clearly died a long time ago, but he still had the habits and thoughts of his life.

This is weird!
In addition, the name of Zhao Laoer's wife, Sun Cuier, was not included in the [Book of Life and Death].

Not surprisingly, this is probably because the body has been dead for too long and the soul has long dissipated...

Time passed slowly, and it was the next morning.

Zheng Que immediately packed up, ate two pieces of dry food, and went out, heading towards the dilapidated temple as usual.

He arrived outside the temple with ease, adjusted his robe as usual, pushed open the gate and walked in.

The yard was overgrown with weeds, the tips of which were dotted with crystal clear dewdrops. Dead old trees swayed their branches in the wind, casting mottled shadows on the courtyard wall, tearing out their ferocious outlines.

Zheng Que didn't look any further, but walked straight into the dilapidated temple and bowed to Taoist Qu who was sitting on the cushion: "Greetings, Master."

Taoist Qu opened his eyes, nodded slightly, looked at him and said calmly, "I have already taught you everything you can learn at the first level of Qi training."

"Today, do you want to learn the techniques beyond the second level of Qi training? Or do you want to learn alchemy? Drawing talismans? Forging weapons?"

Hearing this, Zheng Que was slightly startled and immediately asked, "Master, are you not going to check my [Yin Gathering Technique] and [Spiritual Eye Technique]?"

Taoist Qu calmly shook his head and replied briefly, "Everything that happens in this town cannot escape the eyes and ears of my master."

"You already used the [Yin Gathering Technique] and [Spiritual Eye Technique] yesterday, so I don't need to waste time checking them today."

Hearing this, Zheng Que immediately understood that his master already knew what happened in the Zhao family courtyard yesterday...

Thinking of this, he immediately replied: "Master, I want to know more about ghosts!"

Taoist Qu nodded calmly: "Okay!"

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