I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality
Chapter 275 - 152: The Old Steed in the Stable (Part 3)

Chapter 275: Chapter 152: The Old Steed in the Stable (Part 3)

"Second Master, what exactly is that malevolent spirit?"

"That’s really unclear. My whole family is nearly wiped out because of this spirit, yet in the end, we still don’t know which deity we offended. Isn’t that funny?"

Second Master Feng laughed, but he couldn’t conceal the sadness in his eyes no matter what.

Xu Qing remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Does that malevolent spirit still fixate on you, Second Master?"

"Fixate? How could it not! That thing holds grudges fiercely!"

Second Master Feng patted the uncle and said, "Can you guess why my uncle and I are inseparable?"

"Because I know full well, that as soon as my uncle leaves me, that thing will come knocking at our door."

Xu Qing looked at the white rooster, thinking to himself, How dangerous can a spirit that even a chicken fears be?

Thinking of the big rooster in his shop that ate freely every day, Xu Qing already had a plan in mind: "Second Master, I’ve been quite busy recently. Once I’m done in the next few days, I’ll give you a surprise."

"That would be great. I will definitely wait for you, Brother Xu."

Second Master Feng was secretly delighted but had no idea how much of a psychological shadow Xu Qing’s so-called surprise would bring him.

...

Leaving Flower and Bird Street, Xu Qing didn’t stop. As soon as he was out of the city gates and in a deserted area, he switched to the Five-Colored Steed. In less than half a tea’s time, he reached Guanmen Village.

Finding Sun Erzhuang, Xu Qing instructed him on buying a shop in the city, and then he immediately headed to Chaotic Stone Mountain.

In these recent days, Xuan Yu watched the shop during the day and went to the homes of the people who worshiped at the Cat Immortal Hall at night to exterminate mice and bless the house. Xu Qing observed this and knew that the cat was aware of his urgent need for incense offerings, hence tirelessly working day and night.

But how could that little incense suffice?

Xuan Yu always regarded him as human, but didn’t know that he also belonged to the abnormal kind. The calamities faced by such abnormal demons were far more severe than for the living.

Both a cat and a zombie needed incense offerings to back them up. To rely solely on catching mice to bless houses or ordinary business dealings would hardly withstand the power of a five-hundred-year thunder calamity.

Without experiencing a calamity, Xu Qing could only prepare for the worst.

Meanwhile, he didn’t want Xuan Yu to frequently worry because of incense offerings.

On Chaotic Stone Mountain, Xu Qing whistled, and amidst the fog and haze, a crow descended with cawing noises.

Skilled in the language of birds and beasts, Xu Qing communicated with the crow for a while, after which the little crow flew back into the forest.

After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, a black old crow landed in front of Xu Qing.

"Xu kid, you’re in such a hurry to find this old one, is there something urgent?"

Xu Qing bowed respectfully, with a solemn expression, said, "I want to invite Grandpa Crow to sit and guard the hall at my Cat Immortal Hall."

The Immortal Hall had ten branches, besides the Transmission Hall and Circle Hall, an important one was the Suppression Hall.

The Suppression Hall was a defensive department, a reserved strength of the branches. The hall master managing the Suppression Hall must be old and steady, with authority, to suppress any offending immortals and ensure the branch’s stability.

As the saying goes, an old man is cunning, and an old horse wise.

Crows are naturally clever birds, and even more astute as they age.

The black old crow tilted its head, scrutinizing Xu Qing, and smiled, "Xu kid, you have great ability, and Lady Qing Qing also has great ability. Why would you need an old fellow like me to guard?"

Xu Qing also smiled, "An elder in the family is like a treasure. I sought Grandpa Crow knowing well you have skills other immortals don’t. If Grandpa Crow is willing to come, it might mean endless incense offerings for the crows of Chaotic Stone Mountain."

"Endless incense offerings?" The black old crow looked at Xu Qing, whose serious expression didn’t look like he was lying.

"How can I help you?"

There’s no free meal in this world, and the black old crow wasn’t swayed by Xu Qing’s enticing promises.

"Grandpa Crow, do you know what’s beyond this mountain?"

"Isn’t it just more mountains beyond the mountain?"

"Further out?"

"Further out is Jinmen Harbor."

Hearing this, Xu Qing smiled, "Across the sea, has Grandpa Crow ever been there?"

The black old crow shook his head, "I’ve never been."

"Neither have I, but I know, at the end of the sea, there are people living. The food they eat is not exactly the same as ours. There are crops there that the Yong dynasty doesn’t have, some may have higher yields and better drought resistance."

"These years, Yong has seen many natural disasters, and the number of people facing famine is over a hundred thousand."

"If Grandpa Crow can cross the ocean and bring back seeds from distant lands, how much merit would that earn?"

The black old crow widened its eyes, speechless with shock for quite some time.