My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

"Fine... then. If you dare to lie to me, I'll kill you!"

279 The Past of Qing

"Waaaaah... Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer, waaaah~ Is there anyone who can save me, waaaah..." Qing huddled beside the tree roots, not daring to look at the woman who had suddenly appeared.

"...Pfft...What the hell...Am I that scary?" Lu Youmei chuckled. "I already said I'm not some kind of demon or monster. Besides...if we're talking about demons and monsters, you're the more worthy one, aren't you?"

"Huh?! What... what are you saying... I'm just an ordinary and weak little demon... no! I'm just an ordinary human!" Qing quickly corrected himself.

"Pfft... You haven't even fully transformed yet... One of your fingers is still a bamboo stick..."

"Huh?! How...how could this be...I clearly checked..." Qing lowered her head in horror. Sure enough, her little finger had turned into a bamboo stick at some point.

"I guess the power isn't enough to maintain the transformation," Lu Youmei said, "which is why it revealed its original form."

"Huh...huh?!" The green tree roots trembled. (jpg)

“I told you I wouldn’t do anything to you,” Lu Youmei said softly. “However… I hope you can promise me one thing…”

"Hmm?! If... as long as I agree, you won't kill me..." Qing paused, gently raised her head, and cautiously looked at Lu Youmei.

“Hmm.” Lu Youmei nodded. There was no need to say anything more at this moment. “I… am injured, quite seriously. I’m about to collapse. Can I go to your place to rest for a while? I will leave after that.”

"But...but..." Upon hearing Lu Youmei's request, Qing's face immediately went blank. "I...I'm lost..."

"Hmm... Can't find your way home?" Lu Youmei asked.

"Hmm..." Qing nodded. "So...so...please don't kill me!!!"

"Sigh..." Lu Youmei sighed, stood up, and walked towards Qing. "Oh well, she's just a little demon who has taken human form after all..."

"Ah? Huh?!" Upon hearing Lu Youmei's words, Qing's tears welled up in her eyes instantly. "No! Don't kill me! I don't want to die!!!"

"Huh?" Lu Youmei paused in her tracks. "When did I say I was going to kill you?"

"Waaah... Wasn't the follow-up to what you just said, 'After all, it's just a little demon that has taken human form; killing it will help me recover some of my injuries'?!" Qing looked at Lu Youmei with teary eyes.

"Pfft... What are you, you little rascal? Hahaha... Cough cough... Cough cough cough..." Lu Youmei laughed for a moment, then suddenly coughed and knelt down with a pained expression.

“Ugh…” Qing was stunned when he saw Lu Youmei’s pained expression.

"Big...Big sister...Are you alright..." Qing asked softly.

"Cough cough...cough cough cough..." Lu Youmei didn't reply, curled up, and her body trembled slightly.

"Huh?" Qing reached out, wanting to touch Lu Youmei, but found that his hand passed right through Lu Youmei's body.

"Ugh! A ghost!!!" Qing was so scared that she hugged the tree behind her.

"Cough cough...who...who is the ghost, little devil...cough cough cough cough..." Even in her pain, Lu Youmei didn't forget to complain.

"Hmm... Never mind... I believe you... Is there anything I can help you with..." Qing asked, unable to bear seeing Lu Youmei's pained expression.

"Cough cough... Help me... keep an eye on the surroundings... don't... let anyone disturb me... cough cough cough..." Lu Youmei.

"Okay!

Qing nodded vigorously. Lu Youmei got up from the ground, crossed her legs, and closed her eyes.

"...Big sister...what are you doing now..." Qing squatted down in front of Lu Youmei, staring blankly at Lu Youmei's face.

Anyway, she didn't complete the task assigned by Lu Youmei... She just stood there staring blankly at Lu Youmei.

-

"Huh? So she just became our partner like that?! That's so strange... Someone who appeared in less than three chapters and didn't even experience any special plot became our partner..." Leng Binglan looked incredulous.

"Hmph, if it weren't for seeing my elder sister, I wouldn't have followed you all..." Qing.

"Huh? But... this guy is a man, you know?" Leng Binglan.

"I wasn't talking about that guy who looks like a woman, I was talking about..." Qing's voice trailed off, then she said, "I'm not telling you~"

“Tch…” Leng Binglan clicked her tongue and looked at Leng Yihan.

"Don't ask me~ I don't know what's going on either~" Leng Yihan looked away.

"Brother, you're lying!!!"

"I object! Where did you find that I'm lying?! Show me your evidence!"

"Huh?! This..." Leng Binglan was stunned. Indeed, it was just her intuition, but...

"You...you're behaving so differently from your usual self! This is my evidence!" said Leng Binglan.

“I object! My behavior is usually unpredictable, and my personality is changeable! Besides, I just finished fighting such a strong enemy. What’s wrong with letting loose a little and relaxing?” Leng Yihan said.

"I……"

"I said... Have you two had enough fun yet! Also, how did you find this place, and how did you get in? With your abilities, you shouldn't even be able to find it, let alone get in..." Qing couldn't help but loudly interrupt the two who were playing the Ace Attorney reference.

"I have something different—"

"Dissent my foot!" Qing punched Leng Yihan across the face without any mercy, thankfully it didn't hurt too much...

"Ahem... Just kidding, just kidding. As for how we found it... How could we not notice such a big lake when we came all this way..." Leng Yihan coughed twice and rubbed her slightly aching nose as she spoke.

"Impossible!" Qing said firmly. "To prevent anyone from attacking me, I specifically set up an array. As long as someone approaches the surrounding space, the array will alter the space, and no matter what, they will not be able to reach the lake. And from the air, looking towards the lake, you can only see a forest that looks no different from other places. When I woke up this morning, I found that someone had somehow come here, so I waited here to see who it was."

“Hmm? I don’t know either…” Leng Yihan paused, “Binglan and I did inexplicably end up here while we were wandering in the forest, but we didn’t expect there to be people here.”

“How could this be…” Qing frowned, her gaze lingering on Leng Yihan and Leng Binglan as she sized them up. “My formation shouldn’t have failed yet…”

"Actually... I sensed the formation and subconsciously broke it..." Lu Youmei's voice rang in Leng Yihan's ears at that moment.

So it was you...

"Yes... I did it subconsciously at the time, out of curiosity, and although the person who set it up was quite strong, their array formation skills were really too weak. Any third-tier beginner array master could have solved it." Lu Youmei said.

Here it is! A new term I've never heard of before! This must be a side job, right? I often see it in novels.

“Yes, I can teach you if you want to learn, and you can even turn this secondary profession into one of your main professions,” Lu Youmei said. “Besides the slow setup and high cost of high-risk formations, the most important drawback of formations is that, at the same level, almost no formation can work on people of the same level unless the formation master’s ‘soul rank’ is higher than the opponent’s.”

“If I’m not mistaken, your formation can also be upgraded. After all, formations are closely related to spiritual power; they are simply high-rise buildings constructed on top of spiritual power,” Lu Youmei explained.

What exactly is a 'soul core'?

“In this multiverse, everyone must have a ‘soul rank’ in terms of their status. If you don’t have a ‘soul rank,’ you’re just the most useless group of people. Not only can they not even cultivate, but staying with people who have ‘soul rank’ for too long will also cause their lifespan to pass by faster. They are the cursed group of people…” Lu Youmei.

I see...

Wait, then who cursed them? And who established the 'Soul Rank'?

"About this... I'm not really sure either..." Lu Youmei's voice was a little helpless. "You should deal with this guy first, and then I'll tell you..."

280 That True God

Leng Yihan was naturally curious to ask these questions; as for resolving the immediate issue…

"Qing, have you always lived in this area?" Leng Yihan asked, looking at Qing.

“This is the lake, and this lake and its surroundings are my home,” Qing said. “What do you want to do? I’m telling you, it could mean a minimum of three years and a maximum of the death penalty…”

"No, no, no... I didn't mean to do anything weird." Leng Yihan quickly shook her head. "I just wanted to invite you to stay at my house..."

"As expected! He's a perverted lolicon, or even a lewd pervert..." Qing cautiously took a few steps back.

"Wait a minute, you've lived for hundreds of years, are you still considered a little girl?! And I really don't want to do anything! It's just that I can't live here, at least not today, so if you want to... you understand?" Leng Yihan omitted the fact that she had seen Lu Youmei.

"Ugh... Brother, you really did hide something from me!" Leng Binglan exploded upon hearing Leng Yihan's words. "How could you do this! You already have Binglan and that wild woman, and you still go and seduce such a young child!"

"She must be hundreds of years old?!" Leng Yihan exclaimed.

"So you're not denying that you flirted with her!" Leng Binglan said.

"He really is a pervert... I need to seriously consider this..." Qing.

"It really doesn't mean anything bad!!!"

In the end, Leng Yihan successfully persuaded Qing to stay at her home for a while.

However, Qing had nothing left to take with him. He was always alone, and the clothes he wore were made of condensed energy. He would absorb energy when he was hungry and have lake water when he was thirsty. It seems that he lived like this for many years after Lu Youmei left.

-

"Phew... Looks like I can get some rest early today. Qing, you can sleep in this room." Leng Yihan is currently living in a house that her mother bought in S City. It has three bedrooms, a living room, and an attached toilet and kitchen.

"Hmm... Although I don't need sleep, my older sister said that girls need good sleep to become pretty and be liked! So! Goodnight everyone!" Qing had to ramble on before going to sleep.

Have you ever said such a thing?

"I've said it before, after all, this is my life motto."

You didn't tell me.

"Yes, because I treat you like a boy, so naturally I wouldn't tell you... Sigh~ Yihan, is this the kind of thing you want me to tell you?"

No, I don't want to...

After Leng Yihan finished speaking, she quickly went to the bathroom (the toilet and bathroom are together), and only after confirming that no one was inside did she push the door open and come in.

"Oh dear, I have to close my eyes, or I'll see something terrible!"

Yes, so please don't let me peek into the outside world!

Leng Yihan quickly took off her clothes and stepped into the bathtub that was already filled with water.

"Ah~ taking a bath is so comfortable~" A moan of enjoyment escaped her lips.

"Oh! You're actually like this, Leng Yihan!" Lu Youmei exclaimed.

Enough with the nonsense! So, can you answer my question now? Let's stop joking around, okay?

"Alright, alright, listen carefully." Lu Youmei suddenly became serious after bringing up this topic. "I dare say, no one in this world knows who created the 'Soul Rank' or who created this multiverse that contains multiple worlds."

What if there is?

“If there are any, then there are only three people,” Lu Youmei said. “The Demon King and the God of Heaven. I have heard that both of them have had dealings with the true gods of this universe.”

Is that so... God of Heaven...?

"The God of Heaven is one of the true gods who created our human cultivation system. Of course, 'true god' is just a title, and his 'soul' cannot be considered a true god. But for all of us, his strength is enough to be called god."

So... it's the God of Heaven... then who's the third person?