Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 351 Master-Disciple Relationship. (Second Update!)

Before Gao Yinxia could reply, Mu Xiangu strode toward Qingrao Prefecture.

Gao Yinxia followed without hesitation.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Que was stunned. Gao Yinxia was a disciple of the Heavenly Artifact Sect. She should have good eyesight and knowledge. Mu Xiangu was disguised as the other party's senior sister. How could Gao Yinxia not notice at all?

At this moment, Lu Maohong quickly walked to Zheng Que's side and asked in a low voice, "Zheng Que, was it a disciple of the Heavenly Artifact Sect who saved us?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que snapped out of his daze. Although their survival had nothing to do with the Heavenly Artifact Sect, he still quickly replied, "Yes!"

"Senior Lu, this place is not safe. Let's follow the disciples of the Heavenly Artifact Sect and enter the city together!"

Lu Maohong immediately nodded: "Okay!"

Thus, Mu Xiangu, with Gao Yinxia in flowing sleeves, walked ahead; Zheng Que and Lu Maohong followed behind at a distance.

The four of them walked together towards Qingrao Prefecture.

As they moved on, Mu Xiangu began to fabricate a story about how she had "rescued" someone...

"...When I arrived, you had all been captured by that ghost bride."

"That ghost bride is a ghost from the Iron Tree Prison, and her strength is not bad, but she is only at the first level of the Iron Tree Prison. I... don't even consider her a threat!"

"After a fierce battle, the ghost bride was slapped ten times by me, her hair disheveled and her appearance wretched. In the end, she retreated unwillingly..."

Hearing such exaggerated boasting, Zheng Que frowned. Gao Yinxia wasn't stupid. Wasn't she worried about being exposed when Mu Xiangu was spouting such nonsense?
However, contrary to his expectations, neither Gao Yinxia nor Lu Maohong beside her doubted what Mu Xiangu said at all.

Gao Yinxia nodded with reverence and great agreement, saying, "I have long heard of Senior Sister Fu's exceptional talent. Now that I see that Senior Sister's cultivation has reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, once she successfully forms her core, she will become the next true disciple of our sect!"

"Although that ghost bride is from the Iron Tree Prison, she is merely a lonely ghost with shallow foundations. How can she compare to the future true disciple of my Heavenly Artifact Sect?"

At this point, she turned to look at Zheng Que and Lu Maohong behind her, and immediately transmitted her voice to Mu Xiangu, "Senior Sister Fu, my mission this time is to teach this Zheng Que a lesson and, incidentally, investigate his identity and background, on orders from Master..."

"Senior sister, could you let me search Zheng Que's soul?"

Mu Xiangu smiled faintly and replied telepathically, "I have already searched this kid's soul."

"Just ask me whatever you want to ask."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yinxia did not hesitate and immediately replied telepathically, "Senior Sister Fu, what is the relationship between Zheng Que and Daoist Qu?"

Taoist Qu?
Who is Qu Daoren?
Mu Xiangu had been residing in Yaotai Mountain for a long time and rarely interacted with the outside world, so she had never heard of this name before. She immediately sent a telepathic message to Zheng Que without showing any emotion: "What is your relationship with Daoist Qu?"

Upon suddenly hearing Mu Xiangu's telepathic message, Zheng Que was momentarily confused, but he quickly realized... He hadn't mentioned Qu Daoren to Mu Xiangu, so this question was most likely asked to Mu Xiangu by Gao Yinxia!
However, I don't know how to transmit my voice...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que put his hands behind his back and tentatively gestured the words "master and disciple" with his fingers behind his back.

The next moment, Mu Xiangu nodded almost imperceptibly. Clearly, under her divine sense, no subtle movement around her could escape her observation.

Seeing this, Zheng Que did not hesitate. He quickly traced the words with his fingers and then gestured a few more: "But we can't tell her!"

Just as Mu Xiangu was about to reply that Qu Daoren was Zheng Que's disciple, she sensed the second paragraph Zheng Que had written and immediately sent a telepathic message to Gao Yinxia: "It's nothing."

Gao Yinxia had no doubts and continued to ask telepathically, "So, he is that ghost bride's slave?"

"That ghost bride is very protective of Zheng Que!"

Mu Xiangu answered quickly this time: "No, not exactly."

"The ghost bride was looking for a maid to accompany her in her dowry, and Zheng Que was the one she had chosen." "However, Zheng Que did not want to become a woman and refused to agree."

"So the ghost bride shamelessly harassed him, acting utterly shameless, disgraceful, despicable, and vile..."

A maidservant who accompanied the bride?

A man turning into a woman?

Gao Yinxia was taken aback, but considering that the thinking of ghosts couldn't be understood using normal human logic, she continued to transmit her voice, "I understand, Senior Sister Fu. Zheng Que offended me before, and I want to teach him a lesson now..."

Mu Xiangu immediately refused via telepathy: "No way!"

“I came to Qingrao Prefecture on a mission, and this is indeed useful for my mission.”

"You can teach him a lesson if you want, but only after I finish my mission."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yinxia nodded and immediately asked telepathically, "Senior Sister Fu, what is your mission? Do you need my help?"

Mu Xiangu replied, "This is a sect secret. No one who is not involved in the mission is allowed to hear about it. It would be best if you didn't ask, Junior Sister."

"In short, this matter is of great importance, and Zheng Que must not be allowed to get into trouble now..."

Just as Mu Xiangu and Gao Yinxia were exchanging telepathic messages, Lu Maohong was also quietly asking Zheng Que, "Zheng Que, was the 'mysterious' Iron Tree Prison in Taiping County also resolved by disciples of the Heavenly Artifact Sect?"

"What is this ghost bride that the disciples of the Heavenly Artifact Sect are talking about?"

Zheng Que quickly replied, "That 'unpredictable' Iron Tree Prison was dealt with by the Nine Netherworld Treasures."

"【Nine Netherworld Treasures】 refers to the material inside the 'A'-shaped carriage."

"After the 'strange' nature of the Iron Tree Prison was resolved, the Nine Netherworld Treasures mysteriously disappeared."

"That ghost bride was just a passing ghost who captured us all..."

"After we were brought here, we were rescued by this disciple surnamed Fu from the Heavenly Artifact Sect..."

He had learned the whole story of this calamity from both the Ghost Bride and Mu Xian Gu.

Strictly speaking, the "mysterious" fall of the [Iron Tree Prison] was indeed due to the [Nine Netherworld Treasures].

But that [Nine Netherworld Treasure] has now been absorbed by his underworld, so he definitely can't tell Lu Maohong.

As for the ghost bride...

The ghost bride had fought with the prefectural magistrate, and he didn't want the magistrate to know about his relationship with the ghost bride.

Thinking this, Zheng Que continued in a low voice, "Senior Lu, we lost all our taxes this time, and suffered heavy casualties. Now we've been rescued by the disciples of the Heavenly Artifact Sect..."

"If we report it truthfully, I wonder..."

Before Zheng Que could finish speaking, Lu Maohong waved his hand and calmly replied, "Don't worry!"

"When I go to report on my work later, the words 'Heavenly Artifact Sect' will absolutely not appear!"

"The two of us fought our way out of the ghost horde..."

(End of this chapter)