My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 216 - 215: Buqiu Profound Daoist Cultivation

Chapter 216: Chapter 215: Buqiu Profound Daoist Cultivation

Qin Liuxi knocked on the temple gate which made a loud banging sound in the quiet night, extremely noisy.

Footsteps approached from afar, and a loud voice asked, "Who is it? The temple gate is closed, come back in the morning if you wish to offer incense."

"It’s me, from Li City Qingping Temple. Is Master Chi Yuan here?"

There seemed to be a moment of hesitation inside, then the sound of the bolt being drawn back was heard, and the heavy door was opened from inside. A Daoist in his twenties, dressed in a Daoist robe and with a bamboo hairpin holding up his Daoist bun, appeared in Qin Liuxi’s vision.

Holding up a wind lamp, the Daoist sized up Qin Liuxi, surprised by her youth and slightly incredulous, he asked, "From Li City Qingping Temple?"

Qin Liuxi smiled and recited her Daoist name, "Blessings to the Infinite, I am Buqiu, here to look for my master, Master Chi Yuan. May I ask if you can lead the way?"

Hearing her Daoist name, the Daoist was even more surprised and said, "Buqiu? You are Master Chi Yuan’s disciple Buqiu?"

"That’s right."

Having heard that Master Chi Yuan’s disciple Buqiu was an extremely young child, the Daoist did not doubt and put down the lamp, making a greeting gesture with clasped hands, and said, "Brother Buqiu, you’ve traveled a long way. I, He Ming, pay my respects."

Brother Buqiu!

Qin Liuxi noticed his respectful address and thought to herself, so these are the third-generation disciples currently at Qinglan Temple. The Qinglan Temple Master was of the same generation as her old man, and the next generation uses ’Tai’ as their Daoist name prefix, followed by the ’He’ generation.

Being of the same generation as the ’Tai’ prefixed names, it was not inappropriate for this elder disciple, despite being older than her, to call her Brother.

This meant she was a senior.

It was late at night and she was a senior; it seemed improper not to offer a greeting gift.

Qin Liuxi coughed slightly, checked her sleeves, and realized she had come from home dressed in casual Daoist clothes without bringing any talismans, her sleeves were empty.

Quite embarrassing.

Especially under the expectant look of the other.

Qin Liuxi touched her waist pouch, her eyes lit up, she unhitched the pouch, took out a glass bottle from inside, and handed it to him, "Although fall is almost over and dryness is not much of a concern, you greet devotees and deliver sermons all day, which can strain your throat. This bottle of Fall Pear Sugar Pills is concocted by me, consider it a greeting gift, it’s excellent for soothing the throat."

Sugar pills.

He Ming twitched his brow, really treating himself as the junior.

He tucked the sugar pills into the sleeve pocket of his Daoist robe and smiled, "Thank you for the gift, Brother Buqiu. Please come in, I will arrange for Daoist kids to clean up the guest yard for your accommodation."

Qin Liuxi said, "No need, I’ll pick up my master and head back to Li City straightaway. Where is he now?"

After locking the door, He Ming said in amazement, "It’s still dark, and you want to return to Li City now? Shouldn’t we at least wait for daylight before arranging a carriage?"

Qin Liuxi smiled, "I just came from Li City. Do I look like I came by carriage?"

He Ming was puzzled, "Not by carriage, you walked?"

"Exactly."

He Ming laughed, thinking to himself that she was bluffing. Walking there would take days, and she claimed she just came from Li City.

This Young Brother Buqiu was unrealistic, possessing an annoying habit of bragging, not quite proper.

But He Ming wouldn’t bluntly say this out loud, only smiling, "If you walked here, the journey from Li City to our Qinglan Temple is far, you must be tired from the travel and have weary legs."

"Oh, I took the Yin Road here, it wasn’t tiresome at all, arrived in a jiffy," Qin Liuxi said nonchalantly.

Smack.

The wind lamp in He Ming’s hand dropped to the ground astounded, he stared at Qin Liuxi, aghast, "You took the Yin Road here?"

Picking up the lamp, Qin Liuxi waved her hand, snuffed out the fire that was about to consume the wick, and said, "Yes, any problem? It’s a quick walk, and the road is good."

He Ming’s mind raced, "!"

Was it really a matter of being quick on your feet?

"That is the Yin Road, a misstep and one cannot come out!"

"But Master Buqiu just said to go, not only did he go, but he is also standing here well and alive, either she is boasting, or her Taoist cultivation is profound!"

Qin Liuxi was just about to lift her leg when she suddenly heard a cry of alarm from Si Lengyue inside the Soul Nourishing Jade Vase.

"Miss Qin, my Jade Token has broken into two pieces."

Qin Liuxi frowned and said to He Ming, "Where is your temple master right now? Lead me to him quickly."

Si Lengyue’s Jade Token breaking could only mean that the Jade Token on her physical body has shattered, equivalent to a Magic Artifact destroyed, her soul detached, without a Magic Artifact to protect her body, it’s easier for Wandering Ghosts to possess her.

No, perhaps they have already possessed her!

This girl is truly unlucky.

He Ming said, "Master Buqiu, our temple master is not here. Ah, my master is here."

Qin Liuxi looked over, a middle-aged Daoist with a round chubby face, holding a horsetail whisk and smiling like Maitreya Buddha, walked over.

"Your master, is he an undercover from the Buddhist Sect?" This compassionate and round appearance was more like a person from the Buddhist Sect.

He Ming: "!"

"Blessings to the Infinite, I was just divining, and foresaw a fellow Daoist coming. Could it be this person?" Taiqing flicked his horsetail whisk and looked at Qin Liuxi with a smiling face.

He Ming stepped forward respectfully and said, "Master, this is Master Chi Yuan’s disciple, Buqiu."

Taiqing exclaimed with joy as if seeing a relative, "It turns out to be Brother Buqiu, I am your senior brother Taiqing."

Qin Liuxi gave a salute and said, "I came to fetch my master, and I would also like to meet the esteemed temple master. Can my senior brother lead the way?"

"You have come at an inconvenient time, our master has just accepted a request from a good person and went to the state government city to help them out of trouble." Taiqing said: "Master Chi Yuan also went along."

Qin Liuxi frowned. What a coincidence?

She thought for a moment, took out the Jade Vase, removed the stopper, and said, "Senior brother, have you ever seen this lady? Her soul is detached, I came across her on the Yin Road during my journey and brought her along."

Qin Liuxi let Si Lengyue come out.

Si Lengyue stood on the ground with unsteady steps and her face was even paler.

Qin Liuxi saw her like this and frowned even deeper.

He Ming, lacking the Heavenly Eye, couldn’t see Si Lengyue and was a bit dazed but saw his own master looking in a certain direction and followed his gaze.

There’s no one there.

Taiqing had already recognized Si Lengyue by this time and said, "It turns out to be Miss Si, how come you are here?"

Qin Liuxi was delighted: "You really recognize her."

"Of course, she is Miss Si from the Si Family, our master just accepted the Si Family’s request to summon her soul. However, it’s been two hours since master left, why hasn’t Miss Si’s soul returned to her physical body?" Taiqing was also greatly puzzled.

Qin Liuxi was also astonished, what a heavy coincidence, a coincidence indeed.

"Senior brother, Miss Si’s soul has been detached for a long time, and her protective Magic Artifact is also broken. Since the temple master couldn’t summon her soul, it’s possible he encountered some issue at the Si Family. We mustn’t delay, shall we go to the Si Family together?"

Taiqing said: "It’s unfortunately not convenient, as there are distinguished guests staying in the temple overnight, and I cannot leave. In this case, He Ming, you go with your Master Buqiu."

"Yes. I will go prepare the horses right away."

Qin Liuxi said: "There’s no need to prepare anything, it must be curfew by now, and even horses can’t enter through the city gates, we will take the Yin Road."

He Ming: "?"

Taiqing: "!"

As he watched Qin Liuxi chant a mantra, tear open a path, and forcefully pull He Ming and Si Lengyue into the Yin Road, he couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration: "Master said that although Master Buqiu is young, her Taoist cultivation is profound indeed. She truly did not deceive me. I am not her match!"