Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 29: No Shadow. (First update!)

Protector?

A "vengeful spirit" needs no protection at all?
Zheng Que was suddenly speechless. Right now, he was the only cultivator in the entire town. Who could come and cause trouble for him?

Thinking so, he did not dare to be careless just in case. He quickly walked over to close the door, then returned to the inner room, sat down beside the bed, activated the [Spiritual Eye Technique], and carefully guarded his surroundings.

Time passed slowly, and Qingli's condition gradually recovered.

As noon approached, the negative energy surrounding her calmed down, and her body regained some solidity, transforming back into an appearance covered in black smoke and wrapped in white clothes.

At this moment, Qingli turned around, facing Zheng Que, and immediately asked, "Did anything happen while my aunt was resting just now?"

Zheng Que shook his head and said, "No..."

After saying this, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that this scene was very familiar.

Then he realized that he had just finished fighting with Qingli and was about to start practicing, so he asked Qingli to protect him. After his practice was over, he asked the same question as Qingli was asking now...

In this situation, Qingli is learning from him!

To be precise, is the other party learning how to be a master?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que's face suddenly turned dark. He thought that the other party had provoked some particularly powerful ghost outside and needed his help to protect it.

After all this time, it turns out that the other party is simply imitating the behavior of his master!
Zheng Que took a deep breath and quickly calmed down. He immediately asked, "Have you learned any new tricks now?"

This woman absorbed the negative energy of four water ghosts last night. He wanted to see if she had inherited any of the skills from those four water ghosts.

Hearing this, Qingli snorted coldly and scolded him without any hesitation: "You little human kid, you really don't know anything."

"Although my aunt says that she is a genius with high talent, far beyond the reach of a rotten head like you, it is impossible for her to comprehend new moves all the time."

“This also takes time.”

"Um……"

"Tonight, that's about it!"

Hearing this, Zheng Que's expression remained unchanged, and he immediately understood that Qingli did not inherit any tricks from the four water ghosts this time.

This could be because the four water ghosts' cultivation was too low, or it could be due to some other reason...

To find out the specific reason, Qingli needs to absorb more negative energy from ghosts.

While thinking, Zheng Que suddenly hesitated. Should he improve Qingli's cultivation now?

But soon, he shook his head.

His underworld needed to be expanded and strengthened, and it couldn't just be a small workshop, making it seem like Qingli was the only ghost in the entire underworld...

Therefore, the time he helped Qingli improve her cultivation yesterday was the beginning of the Xu hour. From then on, no matter how many ghosts Qingli killed, he would help her improve her cultivation at the beginning of the Xu hour every day.

To show that his underworld is actually very busy...

So Zheng Que immediately said, "Come out with me now."

Before he finished speaking, he had already stood up and walked out of the house.

Qingli floated down from the beam and followed behind with a haughty look on her face. The town was still very quiet during the day, but there was a faint trace of people.

Zheng Que followed the familiar streets and alleys and soon arrived at the Cui family courtyard on the east side of the town.

Yesterday, he helped the Cui family's father and daughter get rid of the four water ghosts in their home. Because of the water ghosts causing trouble, Cui's daughter Cui Ni'er drowned for a while and was unconscious for a while. Cui Fugui was also frightened by Qingli and fainted. It was getting dark at that time, and Zheng Que had no time to do anything else. He moved the father and daughter into the house, helped them close the doors and windows, and went home first.

The main reason for coming here again is to check on the condition of Cui's father and daughter, and to check on the well that has been occupied by water ghosts.

Boom boom boom!
Looking at the gate in front of him, Zheng Que raised his hand and knocked lightly three times.

Soon, there was a sound of footsteps behind the door, and a vigilant voice came from inside: "Who?"

Zheng Jue immediately replied, "It's me, Zheng Que."

"Uncle Cui, how are you guys doing now?"

Hearing Zheng Que's voice, Cui Fugui hurriedly removed the bolt and opened the gate. Seeing Zheng Que and Qing Li behind him again, Cui Fugui was no longer as panicked as he was at the beginning. He even smiled and said, "Zheng Que, thank you so much!"

"Hurry! Come in and sit down!"

Zheng Que nodded slightly. He had already activated the [Spiritual Eye Technique]. He first looked at Cui Fugui to make sure there was nothing wrong with him, then followed him into the yard.

The situation in the yard was similar to yesterday. Some grains, dried vegetables and the like were spread out on the compacted mud ground. In the corner was a clothesline with a few patched coats on it. The old well with the railings remained intact, standing quietly.

Cui Fugui invited Zheng Que to sit in the main room and said gratefully, "Thanks to you yesterday, otherwise my Ni'er would be in trouble... We are the only two people in the family now. If anything happened to her, I wouldn't want to live anymore..."

"I was just telling Ni'er that I must invite you to my house for dinner this time!"

"It's just right that you're here. Come in and sit down first. I'll make some tea."

As he spoke, he raised his voice and shouted towards the backyard, "Nier, go kill a chicken!"

Hearing this, Zheng Que quickly shook his head and said, "Uncle Cui, I have something else to do later, so there's no need to eat."

He is in a hurry now and doesn't want to waste too much time just to satisfy his appetite.

So Zheng Que took two steps at a time and came to the well, then leaned over to look inside.

The bottom of the well was dark and gloomy, and the clear well water was emitting a cold light. There was no trace of ghosts in it, but there was still a faint layer of yin energy lingering.

After a careful inspection, Zheng Que stood up and said, "Uncle Cui, although I have dealt with the water ghosts in the well, you should not drink this well water for a while."

"I'll come back to check in a few days. Once I'm sure there's no problem, you can continue using it."

Cui Fugui thanked Zheng repeatedly, and seeing that Zheng had no intention of staying for dinner, he hurriedly said, "Then take a chicken! My chicken is already quite fat..."

As she was speaking, Trinier ran over from the backyard, holding a chicken in each hand. The two chickens, a male and a female, were struggling hard. Several feathers flew in the air, and one even stuck to Trinier's hair.

"Dad, which one should we kill?" Cui Ni'er asked her father while looking at Zheng Que with curiosity.

Zheng Que turned around and used his [Spiritual Eyes] to look at Cui Ni'er. The girl was dim all over, just like an ordinary person, with no problems at all.

Looking at this scene, Zheng Que was certain in his heart and was about to say goodbye and leave, but suddenly his expression changed slightly!
There was nothing under Trinier's feet, not a single shadow.

(End of this chapter)