"I'm your father!" The plump man spat out blood as he called out. "…"
"Do you have a daughter?" Qian Rongzhi was surprised. She thought about it seriously. "Oh, I did, but didn't I sell it already? Afterwards, I used the money to get a few concubines! "
The plump man said with difficulty, "I did all of that … for you. I gave you … a good future. You should … thank me."
"Everything I have right now was obtained through my hard work! Stop taking credit for me!" Qian Rongzhi suddenly flew into a rage and kicked his hand away.
The plump man opened his mouth, unable to say anything. Resentment and despair filled his face before he finally breathed his last.
"You were fortunate because of my misfortune, and now you're unfortunate because of my fortune. It's very fair, isn't it?" Qian Rongzhi said to herself. She walked out of the estate and cast everything behind her.
All of her memories had been erased.
Qian Rongzhi held a grand funeral in Shangguan town. She followed the most expensive and complicated ceremony, scattering paper money into the air.
She knelt before the memorial tablets, leaning against the coffin as she cried until she almost fainted. However, she forced herself up and thanked every single person who had come to mourn her sorrowfully.
"Rongzhi was just carrying out an errand for the empire. I never thought she'd actually cause such a great disaster."
"Sigh, such a good daughter like Rongzhi has actually encountered something like this. The people of the Qian family are truly heartless."
Deep into the night, everyone dispersed. The main door was firmly shut, and a pair of white lanterns swayed in the wind at the entrance.
After turning down the neighbours who wanted to keep watch for her, Qian Rongzhi leaned against the coffin of her entire family in white mourning clothes. She took out a jar of alcohol from her third uncle Qian Haode's hundred treasures pouch and a cup from the offering table. She poured away the alcohol that had been offered to the deceased and filled it up again. She raised the cup towards the memorial tablets before drinking it all.
The next day, the coffin was buried. She was already a great filial daughter who was grief-stricken.
She stayed by the coffin for seven days. On the night of the first seven days, a dozen or so wine jars were strewn all over the place. Suddenly, she felt a chill run down her spine. She opened her eyes in a daze. A dozen or so shadows were standing in front of her. They were all extremely familiar faces, and they were staring at her coldly. ("")
She laughed drunkenly and pulled out the Water-splitting Dagger. With a sweep of the dagger, the chilly wind dispersed and the shadow shrieked.
As soon as he regained his senses, he took a look at his surroundings. There was no shadow in sight, and he was unable to differentiate between reality and illusion.
"Bang!" The wine jar smashed onto the memorial tablets. The memorial tablets fell to the ground, and the wine spilled all over the floor. She held onto the candle flame and gently let go. The flame quickly spread, engulfing the names on the memorial tablets and spreading to the entire ancestral hall.
She walked out of the fiery ancestral hall and disappeared into the darkness without looking back. Behind her, the fire spread to the entire mansion.
Who was it that made the vow to never return to their hometown?
…
The sound of the flute echoed in the dusk, and it did not stop for a long time.
Li Qingshan put down the jade flute. He felt that the quality and intonation of the flute was much better than the bamboo flute he made years ago.
He lived a quiet life. Every day, he would read books and play the flute. When he was free, he would wander around the city for a while and eat some fresh food. His life was very peaceful.
"Splash!" The water in the water jar splashed, and the carp swung its huge tail.
"Don't be noisy!" Li Qingshan said, "I'll give you a bigger pool in a few days!"
The water jar immediately became quiet.
A few days ago, he had crushed a Qi Concentration pill of poor quality and sprinkled it into the tank. The next day, the carp had grown a full circle, and on the third day, it had grown another full circle. Today, the water tank was so narrow that it could not accommodate the carp's swimming around.
Li Qingshan stood on top of the water jar and looked at the huge red carp, "Why don't I just stew you?"
The carp sank to the bottom of the jar.
"It's a pity that my culinary skills are average!" Li Qingshan smiled and grabbed at the water jar. The daemon core rotated, and the water in the jar surged out. It kept changing shape in the air, and the carp swam in the middle.
Li Qingshan brought the carp and walked towards the Qian House. There was a big pool in the Qian House that could accommodate the carp. "— —"
Climbing over the walls and doors, the huge Qian House was empty. It had turned from bustling to desolate, and there was always something strange about it. It had only been ten days since anyone had taken care of it. Weeds had grown on the small paths, and dodder had climbed up the pillars. There was a sense of decadence amidst the vitality. On the stone steps, the dried bloodstains that could not be wiped clean exuded an ominous feeling.
After so many days, no one in the entire Ancient Wind City dared to go near this place. They only dared to look at it from afar and sigh.
Although this house was auctioned by the district magistrate, Li Qingshan knew that no one would buy it. It would not be long before it was completely abandoned and become a haunted house.
In the lotus pond, the lotus flowers had long withered, but the leaves were still dense.
"No one will come here to eat you."
"Splash." Li Qingshan threw the carp into the lotus pond. The carp raised its head and bobbed up and down, as if it was thanking him. Then, it opened its mouth.
"Good. Consider it your good fortune." Li Qingshan smiled and placed a Qi Gathering Pill in its mouth. Only then did it turn around and swim into the depths of the lotus pond.
Li Qingshan was about to turn around and go back when he suddenly saw a flame in the distance. It shone through the shadows of the trees. He walked through the forest and walked towards the flame. From afar, he could smell a thick medicinal fragrance.
He pushed the door open and saw a three-legged cauldron in the room. It was spitting out white steam, and there was a thick medicinal fragrance in the steam.
A slim figure sat on a praying mat in front of the cauldron. She stretched out her hands and sent waves of True Qi into the cauldron. The steam was sometimes more and sometimes less, controlled by the True Qi.
Li Qingshan recognized her at first glance. "Qian Rongzhi, what are you doing here?"
Qian Rongzhi didn't answer. After a while, she retracted her hands Just Now and slowly played with the True Qi. The lid of the cauldron opened with a bang, and steam filled the room.
Li Qingshan was extremely familiar with this smell. "You're refining pills!" He looked around and realized that this should be the Qian Family's alchemy room. It was also the source of the four hundred Qi Gathering Pills in his hundred treasures pouch.
He had eaten many Qi Gathering Pills, but this was the first time he saw someone refine pills. He looked at the cauldron again. Although it was covered in green copper rust, it still shone with spiritual light. It was actually a low grade spirit artifact.
Li Qingshan originally thought that all the decent items of the Qian Family would be put into the hundred treasures pouch. He didn't expect that there was another world here. This cauldron was so big that Qian Yannian would have to empty his hundred treasures pouch to barely fit it. The runes and spells attached to low grade spirit artifacts were limited. This cauldron could spit out water, so of course it couldn't be big or small.
Qian Rongzhi said with a smile, "This is my home!"
Li Qingshan said, "It's mine now."
"I've already bought it. According to the agreement, everything in the Qian Family is mine, including this cauldron. I've really profited this time." Qian Rongzhi smiled as she took out the deed to the house and the land.
"Count yourself lucky." Li Qingshan turned around and left. He didn't feel that it was a pity. If it wasn't for Qian Rongzhi, he wouldn't have bothered to search this Qian Family Mansion.
Qian Rongzhi said, "Do you want to learn alchemy?"
Li Qingshan stood still and turned around, saying, "What do you want?"
Li Qingshan already understood that on the path of cultivation, other than the most basic Qi Refinement cultivation, there were also a few "side occupations", such as talisman crafting, alchemy, artifact crafting, formations, and so on. Cultivators would usually master one or two of them, which was greatly beneficial to the path of cultivation.
From the things in Qian Yannian's hundred treasures pouch, Qian Yannian didn't have much knowledge in artifact crafting and formations. However, he had some knowledge in talisman crafting and alchemy. This was also what he was interested in.
"I want you!" Qian Rongzhi hesitated for a moment. Biting her lips, she looked at Li Qingshan with extreme seriousness and shyness, saying, "You must think that I'm a lewd woman, but I've never done anything to a man …"
She felt that she had more or less figured out Li Qingshan's personality, so she secretly came up with a plan. Although it was a bit unexpected to bump into him today, it was a good chance to try it out. Li Qingshan would most likely reject her. Then, she would make a sad expression and tell him about her tragic childhood. At the crucial moment, she would shed a few tears. She didn't believe that his heart wouldn't soften. They would become a naked couple and make a solemn vow of undying love. With his forthrightness and generosity, she would definitely be able to swindle something out of him.
However, just as she was seriously setting up her plot and writing the script, Li Qingshan once again acted freely without holding back.
He smiled and interrupted her, saying, "Alright, teach me alchemy, and I'll reluctantly sell you out." Although he didn't care about such a person, there was no reason for him to refuse such a good thing. He was a man, so why would he be afraid of her taking advantage of him?
Qian Rongzhi's expression stiffened. Although she had thought of many possibilities, she never thought that Li Qingshan would be so shameless. It was completely different from what she had imagined, so she couldn't continue with the act. She suddenly remembered that the first time she met him, he was drinking wine in a restaurant. It was a huge mistake.
The vine wanted to wrap around the tree to absorb the tree's sap and obtain more sunlight. It would be best if it could also wrap around the tree to death, but who would have thought that it would wrap around a metal pillar.
As a transmigrator, Li Qingshan's horizons were very broad. Things like what Qian Rongzhi did in his previous life were practically the norm in society. Entertainment news wouldn't even be bothered to report it. At most, they wouldn't be as ruthless and calculative as her.
Qian Rongzhi laughed dryly, saying, "You really know how to joke."
Li Qingshan said, "Since you're done joking, let's talk about serious matters. What do you want in order to be willing to teach me alchemy? By the way, I can personally give it to you for free. I promise I won't despise you at all."
Qian Rongzhi understood that seduction was useless against Li Qingshan. Even if she succeeded, it would be like throwing a meat bun at a dog. Not only would she not earn anything, but she would also have to pay something. Thus, she returned to her original self and went straight to the main topic, "I want the [Seventh Metal Fiendish Qi Manual]."
Li Qingshan said, "The one that Qian Yannian cultivates? I've looked through it. It's not there. Let's try something else! "
"That old bastard must have destroyed it," Qian Rongzhi cursed.
Li Qingshan said, "The cultivation method is in the Hawkwolf Guard's library as well. You can read it once you get back."
Qian Rongzhi said, "I've already looked through it. There's plenty of trash that can reach the fifth, sixth, or seventh layer. There's not a single one that can reach the tenth layer."
Li Qingshan said, "Where did you get the merit from?"
Qian Rongzhi only smiled.
Li Qingshan said, "Forget about me asking. Where else can I find a Qi Practitioner that can reach the tenth layer?"
Qian Rongzhi said, "Don't you think that's very shameful?"
"That's your freedom. What has it got to do with me?"
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