Chapter 760

At night, Song Qing, who had successfully sent the condemned prisoner to reincarnation, prepared to go downstairs to find food with dark circles under his eyes.

As he walked, he thought, "No, grafting can be used on the human body. For example, it can be used to replace damaged organs.

"Then, can you be a little more subtle? For example, regrowing broken limbs … Hmm, this is the unique ability of a Rank 3 Warrior. If I can find out the secret of alchemy, the world will be shocked.

"Xu Ningyan said that biological alchemy should be more subtle … But human eyes can't see those tiny things … Yes, I can make something like a telescope."

Telescopes existed. After the discovery of glass, concave and convex mirrors were developed soon after. Telescopes were quite common in the army and were usually given to ordinary soldiers.

Elite scouts rarely used them because after reaching the Mortal Realm, a Warrior's vision would be greatly improved. The stronger one was, the more sensitive one's five senses would be. Telescopes were of little value.

"Where's the smell coming from?" Song Qing sniffed.

He followed the smell and walked downstairs to the kitchen. He saw Chu Caiwei ordering a few people in white to cook something in the pot.

"Oh, there's chicken soup. Thank you, Junior Sister Caiwei." Song Qing saw the chicken stewing in the small stove and was in a good mood.

"Go go go." Chu Caiwei scolded him, "This is the alchemy that Xu Qi 'an taught me. If I succeed, I can fill the world with delicious food."

After listening to Chu Caiwei explain the principles of chicken essence and MSG, Song Qing thought for a while and sighed, "Xu Ningyan is really an amazing person."

That's right, this was alchemy.

Extracting the essence from medicinal herbs to condense into pills, extracting steel from ores to make weapons, and now, extracting the flavor from shiitake mushrooms to make MSG.

It was the same as what he had taught at the beginning of the class.

Alchemy included many fields, and the secret was to extract those things that couldn't be seen.

"I still don't have a clue about the MSG he mentioned because he didn't provide the process. He only said the principle is to extract it from grains." Chu Caiwei said.

"I will help you." Song Qing touched Chu Caiwei's head.

…

The renovation of the new house was completed two days in advance. Xu Qi 'an asked for leave from the yamen to help his second uncle and aunt move.

His aunt was wearing a dark blue dress with one hand on her waist and the other waved a handkerchief. She looked like a general who was leading the army and commanding the servants to move things.

If this kind of attitude was replaced by a woman with average looks, it would seem like she was from a marketplace and would cause others to dislike her.

But if it was a thirty-six-year-old aunt who took care of herself to look like a young married woman in her early thirties, with a beautiful and exquisite face and a well-rounded and graceful figure, she would be a beautiful scenery.

Xu Qi 'an wondered if the beautiful girl beside him would be as charming as her mother in another twenty years.

"Ah, Lingyue is also at the age of marriage. I don't know which guy will be lucky enough to marry such a beautiful girl …" Xu Qi 'an sighed.

Sigh, Lingyue has also reached the marriageable age. I wonder which guy will be lucky enough to marry such a beautiful girl … Xu Qi 'an sighed with emotion. When a girl is of age, it will be hard to keep her at home.

His aunt planned to buy some things in the inner city, so she could take this opportunity to exchange them for new ones. His aunt and second uncle were the elders, although the house was bought by Xu Qi 'an.

His aunt and second uncle were his elders, even though the house was bought by Xu Qi 'an. The main house on the east side was reserved for two people to live in.

When they were distributing the rooms, Xu Lingyue, who had always been gentle, had a rare quarrel with her aunt.

According to his aunt, the rooms in the west wing were Xu Qi 'an's. After all, he was going to marry a wife in the future.

According to his aunt, the row of rooms in the west wing belonged to Xu Qi 'an. After all, he was going to marry in the future.

His aunt said that it was shameful for a girl to live so close to her brother.

Auntie said that it was shameless for a young lady like you to live so close to your elder brother.

Xu Lingyue suddenly became anxious. She argued loudly and even quarreled with her mother.

In the end, she also stayed in the west wing, but her aunt also arranged for Erlang's room to be in the west wing. She also discussed with Xu Qi 'an that when he had a wife in the future, he would let Lingyue and Erlang live in the north wing.

Xu Qi 'an was a little reluctant, because if he lived too close, his sister would find out if he didn't come home at night in the Musical House. At that time, she would complain again.

Xu Lingyin was arranged to live in his aunt's room. Children were more sensitive to the bed and environment, and his aunt was afraid that the young girl would not sleep well at night and have nightmares.

Anyway, the east wing was very large, with three rooms in a row.

Xu Qi 'an quickly arranged his room. His original small courtyard had almost no decoration, so there were not many things to decorate.

He walked out of the room to bask in the sun, and saw Xu Lingyin squatting by the well alone. She was scared and pale, but she was trying hard not to run away.

"What are you doing?" Xu Qi 'an asked.

"Brother …" Seeing her powerful brother coming, Xu Lingyin was relieved and pointed to the well with some fear. "It's haunted here."

"So, why are you squatting by the well?" Xu Qi 'an was a little puzzled.

"Since you know it's haunted, shouldn't you be afraid and stay away? Why did you squat by the well and insist on being afraid? "

"My sister said that ghosts only eat children." Xu Lingyin frowned.

"Then?"

She suddenly became sneaky, trotted over, and whispered, "I'm luring it out, shh … don't let it hear."

“？？？”

Xu Qi 'an looked at her blankly for a long time, and then gave her a thumbs-up. "A wise man knows his food."

Everyone had dreams, and Xu Lingyin found her dream at a young age. "There is nothing in this world that can't be eaten, but I don't want to eat it."

For delicious food, she could use herself as bait … This determination and perseverance, in a sense, was a genius.

"Then continue to work hard. When the ghost comes out, I'll make delicious food for you." Xu Qi 'an touched her head.

"Okay!" Xu Lingyin pecked his head with fear and longing.

Before dusk, they booked a private room in a restaurant not far from the new house. The family was very satisfied with the restaurant. Although the taste was not as good as that of Osmanthus Restaurant, it was cheap and close, so they could eat there often in the future.

Lying in the spacious and comfortable new house, Xu Qi 'an looked at the beam above his head and suddenly thought of something.

"Didn't he write to Erlang about the move?"

"Forget it, I don't need to worry about it. Go to sleep."

…

In the east room.

Aunt coaxed Xu Lingyin to sleep and returned to the bed. Looking at her husband who was sitting on the small couch, she suddenly felt a little worried.

"Master, will Ningyan fight with me for the power of housekeeper after he gets married? Will he let us move to the west room?

"I heard that daughters-in-law are very vicious and always think of ways to fight with their mother-in-law."

Aunt was very happy. When she married Second Uncle, the two elders of the Xu family had already passed away. She had never been bullied by her evil mother-in-law.

But even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. In particular, this house was bought by Xu Qi 'an, so it was not right for her to be the "mother-in-law".

Xu Pingzhi opened his eyes and thought for a while. "With your temper and character, you won't be able to fight with her."

"Humph!" Aunt was speechless, so she snorted.

Xu Pingzhi comforted her, "Maybe Ningyan will marry a stupid wife in the future."

Aunt thought it made sense and secretly prayed that her nephew would marry a stupid wife in the future. In this way, she could bully others.

"By the way, I haven't written to Erlang yet. We've moved to the new house, so he doesn't know about it. When he goes to the outer city, he won't be able to find us." Aunt was worried about her son.

"Don't worry about it. You don't know many words." Xu Pingzhi, who was also illiterate, said,

"Ningyan wrote it."

…

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Xu Qi 'an's life was very peaceful. Every day, he patrolled the streets, practiced, and took time to go to the Haoqi Building to communicate with Wei Yuan.

Because of the fall of the Minister of the Ministry of Works, the fight between the parties cooled down a lot. For the time being, no party targeted the night watchman.

That night, when Xu Qi 'an returned home, he found that Second Uncle was not at home.

"He's on night patrol today." Aunt replied.

"Maybe he went to the Musical House …" Xu Qi 'an complained in his heart.

Second Uncle was a baihu of the Imperial Broadsword Guard. Sometimes he patrolled the streets during the day, and sometimes at night. His working mechanism was the same as that of the night watchman. If Xu Qi 'an was involved in so many cases, what awaited him was a lot of hard work.

In the past, Xu Qi 'an trusted Second Uncle as much as Aunt. But since that "encounter" in the Musical House and the operation of using orange peels to remove the perfume, Xu Qi' an understood.

A man's mouth was a liar.

"I don't think I'm qualified to criticize Second Uncle …" Xu Qi 'an lowered his head to eat.

At night, Xu Qi 'an was suddenly awakened by a scream. He opened his eyes, turned over and sat up, and reached out to grab the black gold long knife leaning against the bed.

When he came to the yard, he saw Lingyue's maid sitting on the ground, and the candlestick had fallen to the ground. Her face was pale, and she pointed in the direction of the well, trembling and unable to speak.

"What did you see?" Xu Qi 'an asked in a deep voice.

The door behind him opened, and Xu Lingyue, who was wearing a coat, came out to check the situation.

In the east room, the candlelight in Aunt's room was also lit up. She followed the sound and went out with Lv 'e.

"What's wrong?" Aunt frowned.

When there were more people, the maid's fear decreased a lot. She pointed at the well and said in a trembling voice, "Well, there's a head in the well."

Several screams sounded together.

Xu Lingyue's beautiful face turned pale. She shrank behind Xu Qi 'an and tightly grabbed his sleeve. Aunt also leaned over in fear.

"You, didn't you say …" Aunt's beautiful eyes widened, and she was terrified.

She didn't say that "the ghost has been driven away". This couldn't be known by the servants in the manor.

There's a head in the well? Xu Qi 'an held the black gold long knife tightly, and pressed his hand down, indicating for the girl and aunt not to panic. He slowly approached the well.

The vengeful spirit in the well had indeed been eliminated. At the thieves' lair, the well used to raise ghosts had also been purified, so there shouldn't be vengeful spirits anymore.

Could it be … Xu Qi 'an strode over, and went to the back of the well. Sure enough, he saw the little bean sitting by the well, looking drowsy.

"It's a big pot …"

Being woken up by Xu Qi 'an with the scabbard, the little bean rubbed his eyes and mumbled.

"Why are you here?" Xu Qi 'an thought that it was as he expected.

"I'm hungry, so I came out to find something to eat." The little bean looked at the mouth of the well, looking convinced, "It's really good at hiding, even children don't come out when they're at the door."

Xu Qi 'an guessed that the head the maid saw was Xu Lingyin looking around the well, and he had a rare feeling of grievance that he couldn't spit out.

"Big Brother will ask the kitchen to get you some pastries." Xu Qi 'an picked her up and walked back.

"Lingyin?" Aunt was shocked, and then raised her eyebrows, "You damn child, sneaking out in the middle of the night to scare people …"

Only then did she realize that Lingyin wasn't in the room.

Xu Qi 'an angrily interrupted Aunt's roar, "She's just hungry."

Although she had eaten three bowls of rice for dinner, she was still hungry.

Aunt was no longer confident. She snorted, put her hands on her waist, and stared at Kazilan with her big eyes, as if she was cutting up the little girl.

Xu Qi 'an comforted his sister and aunt, as well as the maids, and coaxed them to sleep. He then went to the kitchen to get some pastries to feed Xu Lingyin.

The little bean didn't need to be coaxed, and she fell asleep as she ate.

Xu Qi 'an returned her to Lv' e, and went back to sleep. In the middle of sleep, he heard someone knocking on the door.

"Big Brother …" Xu Lingyue's melodious voice came from outside the door.

"What's wrong?" Xu Qi 'an didn't open the door. As a brother, he couldn't open the door for his sister in the middle of the night.

"I, I can't sleep, I'm scared …" Xu Lingyue paused, and then added, "Mother can't sleep either. Just now when Lv 'e asked, mother told her about the haunted house. As they spoke, the two of them were also scared.

"Father isn't home, so they don't dare to sleep."

"What does it have to do with me that they don't dare to sleep? Let's sit down and play mahjong all night?" Xu Qi 'an recalled how he used to move, and empathized with them, so he patiently said,

"Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in the house."

Xu Lingyue didn't reply, and hesitated for a few seconds, "Big Brother, can you accompany us?"