How come I was born a deity?

After confirming that Sun Qinian and Sun Xiangwan had left, Chen Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down at a desk.

"Hmph~" Hu Yao, still with her hands on her hips, said, "I'm amazing, aren't I? I solved the problem so easily!"

Chen Qi retorted, "You just used my phone to call Shangqing Palace, right? By the way, how did you get Shangqing Palace's number?"

Hu Yao replied, "Don't you have Qin Bo's number on your phone? He knows everything, so knowing Shangqing Palace's number shouldn't be a problem for him. I'll just call him and ask."

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Qi nodded in agreement. After all, Hu Yao had been helpful this time; otherwise, he didn't know what the consequences would have been under such tense circumstances.

"Well done." Chen Qi said, gently patting Hu Yao on the shoulder.

Hu Yao's nose was sticking out so high, she even started looking down her nose at people. "Hmph, well, you'd better buy me the best phone later!"

Chen Qi casually agreed and urged Hu Yao to go out and keep watch, so that no one else could come in.

Although Hu Yao didn't know what Chen Qi was going to do, Chen Qi was, after all, the boss, so he didn't disobey his orders and rushed out again.

Watching Hu Yao's departing figure, Chen Qi turned around and looked at the bound spirit behind him. "I'll absorb some ghostly energy from you first. After that, just like I said, you stay here obediently. If any more supernatural events occur, I'll come and take care of you. Understand?"

The earthbound spirit nodded, "Waaah, I understand, Boss Chen..."

Chen Qi looked back into his sea of ​​consciousness and said to Bai Tong, "I'm leaving her to you. Don't let her be drained to death; she'll be very useful later!"

If it weren't for the black mist surrounding him, Bai Tong would definitely be rolling his eyes at Chen Qi right now.

The shadow rose from the ground, solidified, and absorbed some of the ghostly energy from the earthbound spirit.

Suddenly, the earthbound spirit that had been entrenched in the study room, or rather the library, became transparent.

Although it was already semi-transparent, after having its ghostly energy absorbed, it became even more ethereal and indistinct.

"Alright, alright," Chen Qi stopped the white copper from absorbing any more energy and asked the earthbound spirit, "Do you have a name?"

The earthbound spirit shook its head. "No...no, I'm just an aggregate of resentment..."

"Alright," Chen Qi sighed, "From now on, your name will be Qingling. Remember, you only come out when I call your name here. Otherwise, don't answer anyone else's calls, understand?"

"Qingling?" Upon hearing this, the earthbound spirit nodded its head like a chick pecking at rice.

The surname "Qing" is taken from the "Qing" in Qingcheng, while the given name "Ling" is probably taken from the meaning of "earthbound spirit".

It was a very perfunctory way of naming, but Qingling still showed a very satisfied smile after hearing it.

Chen Qi waved to Qing Ling, indicating that she could hide, and then stood up.

"It's finally over."

He scratched his head.

"It's really troublesome to handle these paranormal cases on my own. It seems that even if I really become the person in charge of Qingcheng in the future, it won't be too easy."

Muttering these words to himself, Chen Qi walked out of the study room and closed the door.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ruopan groggily opened her eyes in the study room.

"Hmm...? I fell asleep again?" She rubbed her slightly sleepy body, woke up the tablet, and glanced at the time.

"Oh my god! How did I sleep for so long! I've wasted so much time! Ugh... what a sin."

Shaking her head, Chen Ruopan opened the tablet.

"Since things have come to this, let's order an iced Americano first."

After ordering takeout using her tablet, Chen Ruopan reopened her textbook.

However, on the title page of the textbook, Chen Ruopan found a line of delicate handwriting.

Wishing you a bright future!

Chen Ruopan: "?"

Which little brat scribbled all over their textbook?!

……

Outside the library, walking down the street with Hu Yao, Chen Qi suddenly remembered something.

"Wait a minute, even though Chen Ruopan's memory has been erased, the surveillance footage is still there," he suddenly remembered this crucial matter. "What should we do with the footage? I can't just go back and delete it, can I?"

Hu Yao looked at Chen Qi with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, "Why don't you ask Uncle Wang about this? Isn't he the official cultivator? He definitely knows how to handle this kind of thing."

"Oh right," Chen Qi was also a little dazed. He took out his phone and called Wang Shande. "I almost forgot about that."

Wang Shande answered the phone quickly, and Chen Qi explained the whole story, including the issue of Qingling, who was under observation.

"A bound spirit..." Wang Shande paused for a moment, "Indeed, bound spirits have the qualifications to become local land gods, but the probability is quite small..."

"Since she hasn't hurt anyone yet, let's put her on probation, just like you said. If she causes any problems, you'll definitely have to take responsibility. You need to be prepared for that."

Chen Qi responded.

"As for the surveillance, I will handle it later. You don't need to worry about it. Just focus on the upcoming new employee evaluation."

When the topic of new recruit evaluation came up, Chen Qi recalled Sun Xiangwan and asked, "Speaking of the Sun family... should I be wary of them?"

"It depends on you," Wang Shande replied. "The Sun family's competitiveness in this round of new talent evaluation is only average. You haven't even met the person you really need to be wary of yet."

Haven't we met the person we really need to be wary of yet?

Chen Qi felt a surge of curiosity, but Wang Shande spoke first: "As the person in charge of this newcomer evaluation, there are some things I can't disclose. That's all. If you want to know anything, just ask Qin Bo."

"That kid is no less capable than Granny Qin when it comes to intelligence."

In fact, Wang Shande really wanted to complain about why Granny Qin would send someone as talented as Qin Bo to the bookstore. The information Qin Bo possessed would be a huge boost to the bookstore's current capabilities.

Could it be that Qin's firm wants to support the bookstore to rise to prominence?

Weird.

After giving a few more details about Qingling, Chen Qi hung up the phone.

Because Hu Yao had already disappeared by then.

Where are they?

Chen Qi looked left and right, and suddenly noticed that the petite figure had stopped in front of a commercial center in a business district.

The place where she was standing was in front of a mobile phone store.

"Sir/Boss!" Seeing Chen Qi approach, Hu Yao immediately saluted. "Target spotted! Request purchase!"

Chen Qi: "..."

To be honest, he really wanted to turn around and leave, because the stares from the passersby were somewhat irritating.

But he couldn't go back on his promise to Hu Yao.

After all, short videos are full of parents who promise their children they'll buy them things if they meet certain conditions, only to regret it later. He really doesn't want to be like those parents.

"Alright," Chen Qi said, shaking his head helplessly, "Go in and pick one you like."

Hu Yao's face beamed with a smile, "Yay!"

After saying that, she first hugged Chen Qi's waist, and then rushed into the shop.

Chen Qi followed him inside.

The sales clerk greeted the two warmly and excitedly introduced the latest mobile phone models to the enthusiastic Hu Yao.

Chen Qi showed little interest in this, merely glancing around at his surroundings.

He also used his spiritual sense to see what it would feel like to use it to see things normally.

Just then, a very strange figure suddenly entered Chen Qi's line of sight.