Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 12: Notice Board

Qin Yi knew that although the South Li Kingdom was remote and self-sufficient, it had enemies.

West Savage Kingdom was the old enemy of South Li Kingdom. Unlike South Li Kingdom, which had been established for thousands of years and was already very close to the mainland in terms of culture, West Savage Kingdom was just a kingdom formed by barbarian tribes that had risen for a hundred years. They were barbaric and fierce. They repeatedly invaded South Li Kingdom. Of course, the people of South Li Kingdom were not easy to mess with. There were many generals who fought against West Savage Kingdom. The 2 kingdoms had been at war for a hundred years.

It was more than a month ago that the South Li Kingdom repelled an attack from the West Savage Kingdom, and it was Prince Qinglin in front of him who stayed in the capital and dispatched troops. How could Qin Yi have imagined that this guy had just fought the enemy kingdom, then he came to search for immortal with his sister right away.

Moreover, Li Qinglin personally went to the battlefield many times before. His spear was stained with the blood of countless enemy soldiers.

Qin Yi himself didn’t have high ambitions, but he still had a lot of admiration for such a person. No wonder Li Qingjun believed that the battle between her brother and the State Preceptor was a battle between good and evil.

“So is Brother Li the crown prince?” Qin Yi didn’t know much about it.

“No. I also have an elder brother. He is the eldest son, which is the crown prince.” Li Qinglin smiled indifferently, “Elder Brother learns the art of governing the kingdom since he was a child. Unlike a foolhardy person like me who knows only going war.”

Qin Yi looked at his expression seriously, but he couldn’t see anything from his face.

Li Qingjun said, “What foolhardy? Either lead the army to protect the kingdom and keep the people safe or go around the kingdom to eliminate evil. That’s what you and I want. Do we really want to learn embroidering in the boudoir and pretend to be weak?”

Li Qinglin explained to Qin Yi with a smile, “The great ancestor of our South Li Kingdom originally came from jianghu. Our ancestor made regulations. The descendants of the royal family need to cover up their identities and go out alone to experience the world. Although there have been some unbearable incidents in the past, as a whole, it is very beneficial to the atmosphere of the royal family. So, it continues to this day. But also because of this, the house atmosphere of the married princesses of the past generations is a bit so…”

Qin Yi also couldn’t help laughing. No wonder the prince and princess travel alone. It turns out that there is such a regulation. Speaking of which, this great ancestor is quite interesting to make such a regulation… But the princess raised in this way may be difficult for ordinary son-in-law to bear.

Li Qingjun scoffed, “Marry for what? Wouldn’t it be great when I find the immortal, travel through the sun and the moon, slay beastkins and eliminate demons?”

Li Qinglin smiled without responding.

Qin Yi also smiled. I really feel that this girl should not be reincarnated as a princess. How good is it for her to be a chivalrous female martial artist, right?

Speaking of which, since this girl longs for immortal fate, what would happen if she meets Liu Su… Based on the difference in worldview, they will probably quarrel more fierce than me.

At this time, they had been walking for a long time. The outline of the county city could be faintly seen in front.

“This is Hengshan County. Li Fire City is less than 2 days away from this county. We can rest here first.” Li Qinglin got off her horse and led her horse into the city like ordinary wandering artist. Qin Yi also dismounted and followed behind, looking at the big county.

He had only crossovered for at most 2 months. The farthest he went from the village was only the county seat. He really hadn’t had a good look at the style of this ancient big city.

South Li Kingdom had a small population, and the county wasn’t too lively. There were many pedestrians with swords and sabers, highlighting the sturdy folk customs, which were different from the secluded Immortal Track Village. There were various notices posted at the entrance of the city gate as well as contracts posted by the citizen. However, it seemed that the notices had been on the board for a long time, so the pedestrians passed by without paying attention.

Qin Yi stopped and looked around. There was a notice for conscription. There were also notices for collecting certain things. The “blazing stone” was listed among them. The seal used was different from the conscription notice, looking like a taoist talisman instead. It could be seen that these were the State Preceptor’s notices instead of the imperial court, so the purpose may not be for the emperor to refine the elixir. Maybe it was for the State Preceptor’s own business.

But it went wrong. The people would only pin the blame on the emperor. Of course, some local officials flattered the State Preceptor or took the opportunity to plunder for themselves, which caused public resentment.

In short, this South Li Kingdom was really a bit unhealthy.

Li Qingjun glanced at him with unknown meaning.

Qin Yi knew what she meant. When she was “recruiting” him before, she said that she could help him get some rare medicinal materials. With her identity, this statement was really true. Just like this State Preceptor could use the power of the whole country to search for resources. No matter what, it was better than just searching blindly by himself.

Li Qingjun said faintly, “If you can really help, it’s okay to let you replace him when the time comes.”

Qin Yi shook his head and ignored the words. Although Li Qingjun was talking to him, her eyes were looking at other notices, so he looked a look at the notices too.

What Li Qingjun saw was a contract offered by the county government, saying that the Zhang Family Villa outside the city seemed to be haunted by ghosts, if anyone with special abilities went to investigate it, there must be a reward.

This was also what he heard from wanderers at that time. Taoist Master Cang Song went to investigate, saying that there was no ghost.

In fact, Qin Yi also thought that this kind of incident was more likely to be man-made.

Seeing Li Qingjun’s eagerness to try, her curiosity and chivalry must have been stirred again. But Li Fire City is not far away, Li Qinglin should be preoccupied with the dispute with the State Preceptor at the moment, so he won’t be in the mood to investigate the case out of trouble, right?

“Shall we go and have a look?” Li Qingjun finally asked her brother.

Unexpected to Qin Yi, Li Qinglin just pondered for a moment, then he turned to Qin Yi, “Brother Qin, can you delay for a day?”

He must feel that Qin Yi didn’t seem like a nosy person.

Qin Yi asked, “Isn’t the State Preceptor responsible for handling these strange incidents?”

“I don’t see him doing anything serious.” Li Qinglin smiled sarcastically, “Besides, this kind of incident may not be haunted, but more likely to be a man-made disaster.”

“Well, let’s go and have a look.” Qin Yi didn’t refuse, “Well, we aren’t in a rush to the imperial court either.”

A smile appeared on Li Qingjun’s stern face.

Liu Su was extremely surprised. It knew better than anyone else that Qin Yi was really not a nosy person, let alone such a case that was obviously man-made? It couldn’t help asking in his mind, “Hey, are you really interested in this? Didn’t you say a licking dog doesn’t have a house?”

Qin Yi ignored it. They left the city again and headed heading straight for the villa outside the city.

It was dusk when they were close to the villa. Looking up, there were still white flags hanging in the farm, looking desolate.

A farmer was finishing work at the edge of the field. Seeing the long spears of the Li Family’s brother and sister, they all bowed and stood aside timidly to make way for them, not daring to take a breath.

Li Qinglin pointedly said, “This is what you call a normal villager.”

He was of course saying that the villagers of Immortal Track Village were different. Qin Yi didn’t reply to him. They went directly to the village. Immortal Track Mountain, a special space, where Liu Su is, and the place where I crossover to. I don’t know if there is anything special about the villagers. I’m obviously the most special one, so it’s better not to talk too much…

The gate of the villa was not closed. There was a servant guarding the gate. Qin Yi then asked, “The gate of the city is closed, we missed the time to find a shelter. Can we stay overnight in your villa?”

The villa servant was stunned, “You aren’t here to catch ghost? Then you go away. This place is haunted by ghosts, stay for what?”

Li Qingjun said, “Even you’re not afraid of living here, what ghost is there?”

The villa servant said, “If it weren’t because I can’t leave the field, I would have left long ago! Even the villa master has passed away. There is really a ghost in this village!”

“Lai Fu!” A soft voice came from the villa, “Why are you stopping the guests? Let them come in.”

Lai Fu bowed helplessly, “Yes, ma’am.”

Qin Yi never thought that the so-called “Mrs. Zhang” would be so stunning.

The woman was no more than 20 years old. She was dressed in plain white filial piety without any makeup, but her face still looked pinky. She had a rather sad face, but her peach blossom shiny eyes inadvertently enchanted one’s soul. Coupled with the filial piety costume, it added a special charm.

Moreover, she was very fragrant, covering up the fragrance of Li Qingjun beside her. This fragrance could undoubtedly arouse the lust of men. It could be found that the servants standing behind her were full of admiration and enthusiasm, including Lai Fu.

Even Qin Yi who always had a calm heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. Maybe the villa master died by…

Mrs. Zhang’s eyes swept over Qin Yi without stopping. Obviously, Qin Yi’s thin young boy body and coarse clothes did not arouse her interest at all. When she glanced at Li Qingjun, she pursed his lips and smiled slightly, but she didn’t express anything.

When her gaze fell on Li Qinglin, Qin Yi could clearly see that her eyes lit up suddenly. Her voice was soft enough to drip water, “Who doesn’t have an inconvenient time when they are away from home? If you don’t mind that my villa is unclean, why not just stay for one night?”

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