Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 428 Slacking Off. (Second Update!)

At this moment, Kulan added, "There must be a bed in the house, and the bed must be big!"

Seeing that the two ghost servants beside Zheng Que were also making demands, Shu Yunying frowned slightly, but soon she confidently flicked her wide sleeves and said loudly, "No problem. I will take charge. Qingli will build the roof; and Kulan will be in charge of making all the furniture and furnishings."

Upon hearing this, Qing Li snorted coldly, looked at Shu Yunying, and said arrogantly, "This old lady is a ghost of destiny, so please give this old lady some face."

"When your great-aunt attains the Dao of Ghost Immortal, she will surely grant you a great fortune!"

Upon hearing this, Ku Lan glanced at Qing Li, then immediately raised her chin. "The Ghost of Destiny?"

This evil human cultivator has never been divined by Qing Li. What destiny does she have?
Destiny is definitely yours to command!

At the same moment, Shu Yunying smiled faintly.

I am a living person, I don't need to give face to a mere ghost servant!
Seeing that the three ghost servants seemed about to start arguing, Zheng Que quickly said, "In that case, let Shu Yunying take care of building the house."

"Besides, there's nothing here, not even materials for roof beams or beds."

"Qingli and Kulan, you two come with me to collect materials."

With that, he quickly used the [Sound Transmission Technique] to hand over the task of guarding the stronghold to Shu Yunying, and then pulled Qingli and Kulan along, heading towards the woodland outside the mountain valley.

Beyond the mountain pass lay a vast forest. Due to the rampant blood mist, Zheng Que could not see the edge of the forest at all. The trees were towering, their branches intertwined, and layers of shadows enveloped the forest in a deep darkness, like a deep pool, cold, dead, and bewildering.

Zheng Que had only taken a few steps into the woods when pairs of crimson eyes appeared before him, scattered like stars, like fruit on branches, staring straight at him.

These are mandrills, common ghostly creatures in the forest, and the group that has appeared at this moment is not small in number.

However, Qingli and Kulan cleaned them up without much effort.

Because the forest covered a vast area, and Zheng Que did not know its exact size, he did not clean up all the ghosts before collecting materials, as he had done in the cave. Instead, he observed the area and, after confirming that there were no ghosts nearby, arranged for Qing Li to stay and cut down trees. He also summoned some temporary ghost servants to be responsible for transportation.

Qingli possesses the demonic skill "Hundred Hands," which allows her to simultaneously fell multiple towering trees with great efficiency.

Having successfully captured two resource points and begun collecting resources, Zheng Que was satisfied. He then led Ku Lan toward the small spirit stone mine opposite the stronghold.

Although there were quite a few ghosts in these resource points, they posed no threat to him or his ghost servants.

Therefore, he didn't even bother setting up any formations around the resource points.

After some time, Zheng Que successfully occupied the small spirit stone mine and taught Ku Lan how to mine standard module spirit stones. He also left behind a group of temporary ghost servants to transport the mined spirit stones.

Having done all this, he leisurely returned to the stronghold.

The stronghold has changed drastically. A large number of enslaved [Rat-Bat Ghosts] are diligently carrying ghost stones, wood, and spirit stones here. Due to the lack of planning, the things are piled up in a mess. Fortunately, the stronghold is spacious, so for the time being, the roads are not so difficult to travel.

Shu Yunying stood to the side, checking the materials like a hostess. When she saw Zheng Que return, she immediately said, "Shu Que, this number of subordinates is simply not enough."

"This young lady is going to start building a house now. Call more subordinates to help." Call more subordinates?

Zheng Que frowned. All the ghost servants on his side who could actually execute complex commands were busy with their own tasks. Where could he find any subordinates who could help him?
No wonder other candidates like to team up; in the early stages, there weren't enough people, and there were many things that the Ghost Servant simply couldn't do...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately said, "If you have no men, I can take care of it."

Seeing this, Shu Yunying didn't stand on ceremony. Since Shu Que was also her subordinate, she immediately began to give instructions: "Start from here, dig the foundation first, and at the same time, set up the formation..."

An hour later, Zheng Que made a hand seal and dug the entire foundation of the house, and buried the talismans for setting up the formation.

According to Shu Yunying's plan, these are five rooms arranged in a row. Except for the middle one, which is particularly large, the four rooms on the left and right sides are about the same size.

In front of the house, there used to be flower beds, a well, a lotus pond, and a rockery... However, all of these frivolous arrangements were rejected by Zheng Que.

Jumping out of the foundation, brushing the dust off his body, Zheng Que glanced at Shu Yunying, who was standing beside him gesturing and pointing. He realized that Shu Yunying's so-called ability to build houses was actually directing others to build houses!
The other party hasn't moved an inch so far; they've only been talking the whole time!

In addition, the quantity and frequency of the timber and spirit stones being transported are decreasing.

Starting a quarter of an hour ago, the transport of timber and spirit stones came to a complete halt, with only the ghost stones that Niannu was in charge of continuing to be delivered.

Worried that something might have happened to Qingli and Kulan, Zheng Li immediately handed over all the house-building work to Shu Yunying, and quickly left the stronghold, heading towards the dense forest where Qingli was.

Using the [Phantom Escape Technique], Zheng Que quickly arrived in the forest and found it quiet. Several temporary ghost servants responsible for transportation were gathered under the shade of the trees, looking dazed and confused, seemingly at a loss.

Qingli hung herself from the tallest tree nearby, her white clothes and black hair swaying in the wind, looking carefree and completely relaxed, simply slacking off!
Seeing Zheng Que approach, Qing Li stopped pretending and said directly, "Human boy, your grandmother is tired and needs to rest."

Zheng Que's face darkened. After thinking for a moment, he immediately said, "A high-ranking official gave me a special decree that can confer a higher-ranking position in the underworld."

"Whoever contributes the most to this imperial examination will receive this decree."

"Since you don't want it, then this decree should belong to Kulan."

Qingli was swinging back and forth in the tree a moment ago, but as soon as she heard about the higher-level Yin official, she immediately floated down from the tree.

bang bang bang...

Before she had even fully landed, Qingli swayed and stretched out numerous arms, simultaneously beginning to chop down all the nearby trees, and her speed noticeably increased.

As she chopped away furiously, she said angrily, "You human brat, how could you not see that your aunt was joking?"

"That Kulan is always thinking about hanging you. He's obviously not a good person, he can't be anything good!"

"The imperial edict must not be given to her!"

"The effort my aunt put in is far superior to hers; you can give the imperial edict directly to her right now..."

(End of this chapter)