My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 337 - 334 Master Is Too Double-Standard

Chapter 337: Chapter 334 Master Is Too Double-Standard

Qin Liuxi felt an itch and heat in her ears, thought for a moment, then took out a few copper coins to cast a divination. She pinched her fingers, reading the divination, and couldn’t help raising her eyebrows.

"Huh, Seven Killings Formation, how interesting."

She pushed the copper coins away and, seeing that Qi Huang and the others hadn’t come back, she walked out. After looking around, she saw a group composed of one large and two small figures—standing and squatting around the medicine garden, their chittering voices still faintly reaching her.

"I have been cultivating for a thousand years. In that time, countless Emperors in the mortal world have changed, and I have witnessed numerous eras of prosperity." The proud voice of the Little Ginseng Spirit came through.

"Wow, that’s so amazing, why don’t you die?" Wang Chuan asked curiously.

The Little Ginseng Spirit choked a bit: "I am a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, you know, tirelessly cultivating day and night. It hasn’t been for nothing, how could I die so easily?"

"Not easy to die, easy to be stewed in soup," Qin Liuxi added lightly.

With a yelp, the Little Ginseng Spirit pulled its head back into the soil and even used its roots to shuffle more dirt over itself, hoping to bury itself deeper to avoid being yanked out and slapped in the face by Demon Qin.

Teng Zhao rubbed his itchy fingertips, staring intently at the ginseng spirit that was showing only its leaves, thinking that he could play with this thing for a year.

The Little Ginseng Spirit shuddered in the soil.

Why did it suddenly feel an evil intention deeper than even Qin Mo’s?

Seeing Qin Liuxi had arrived, Wang Chuan jumped up and came to her side: "Master."

"What are you all doing?" Qin Liuxi looked at them: "Have you all looked around the courtyard?"

Teng Zhao and the others nodded their heads.

Qi Huang said, "The Medicine House only took them for a quick walk; they haven’t looked closely at the rooms for processing and storing medicines. Maybe we could go after they’ve learned a bit more about this area?"

"Hmm." Qin Liuxi said to her two disciples: "The Medicine House is the most important place in this courtyard. I have placed an Array Formation there. You both haven’t learned Array yet, so don’t wander around randomly, lest you get trapped and can’t get out."

Wang Chuan hurriedly said, "I won’t wander off."

Teng Zhao didn’t say a word but also didn’t mention that he remembered how Qi Huang had navigated. The Array had even automatically formed into an Array Map in his mind, just like deploying troops and setting up a formation.

Qin Liuxi then glared at the Little Ginseng Spirit buried in the soil pretending to be dead: "Just now, you couldn’t stop chattering, so how come you’re silent all of a sudden?"

The Little Ginseng Spirit pushed up the soil slightly, revealing its eyes and mouth, and said in a weak voice, "I’m still full of breath. But you were speaking, Master, and I didn’t dare to interrupt."

Qin Liuxi let out a cold laugh and said to Teng Zhao and the others: "The reason why the Little Ginseng Spirit has a thousand years of cultivation is not only because it found a good spot and backing in the past, but it’s also due to a vigilant and persistent cultivation that it has managed to survive till now."

The Little Ginseng Spirit initially felt quite proud, but upon hearing the last remark, it wilted again.

"We cultivators are also the same. While cultivation requires consistent effort like gentle water flowing, it also depends on the correct viewpoint," Qin Liuxi said gently. "What are the correct viewpoints? It means observing the mind, the form, and the matter to reach a state where both self and object are forgotten. Therefore, you must meditate early every day to cultivate your mind and character, and you cannot be lazy."

Teng Zhao seemed to have an epiphany while Wang Chuan, who was younger, did not quite understand, but knew to listen to the Master. Whatever the Master said was right, so he crisply responded, "Disciple will follow Master’s teachings conscientiously."

Qin Liuxi looked at their naive faces and was momentarily at a loss for words, finding that teaching a disciple, especially children, seemed a bit troublesome, as speaking about profound truths seemed somewhat inappropriate.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Anyway, just learn from what your Master does in the future, but never learn to be lazy."

Qi Huang snorted with laughter.

Even the Little Ginseng Spirit tightly covered its mouth, fearful of laughing out loud.

This is clearly a case of "the government officials may set fires, but the commoners are not even allowed to light a lamp."

"Master."

Qin Liuxi turned around, and a figure quickly ran up to her, attempting to pounce,

but Qi Huang swiftly caught the figure by the collar.

"Don’t bump into her; the master has injured her leg, and you’ll definitely fall if you pounce."

Chen Pi was startled and looked at Qin Liuxi: "Master, you’ve only been out for a few days. How did you injure your leg? I said it wouldn’t do without me by your side to serve you. See, you’ve hurt your leg now. Hey, who are these two little ghosts?"

He scrutinized Teng Zhao and Wang Chuan, feeling a hint of crisis within.

"These are my new apprentices." Qin Liuxi smiled as she introduced Teng Zhao Wangchuan, and also introduced Chen Pi’s identity to them.

Knowing that Chen Pi and Qi Huang were siblings, and the people Qin Liuxi trusted most, Teng Zhao and Wang Chuan both made sure not to slight him and bowed respectfully.

Chen Pi stepped back slightly, somewhat dazed: "Master, you’ve taken apprentices?"

"It’s about time." If not now, she didn’t know how long she would be working tirelessly.

Tears faintly rimmed Chen Pi’s eyes as he muttered with his head lowered: "Now that the master has taken apprentices, does that mean you no longer need Chen Pi by your side to serve you?"

Qin Liuxi was taken aback.

Qi Huang scolded: "Nonsense, can’t the master take apprentices?"

Qin Liuxi pulled her back, and said to Chen Pi: "Don’t think nonsense. Apprentices are apprentices; they still don’t know anything and are unreliable. Even if they were reliable, I would still rely heavily on you."

Chen Pi felt a surge of joy in his heart: "But I don’t want to manage the shop."

"Then I will also often be in the shop. If you don’t manage it, who shall I ask to?" Qin Liuxi closed in and said, "You also know that the business we do in that shop is not ordinary business. It requires bold yet careful individuals who can also suppress evil spirits. Chen Pi, with your Pure Yang Body, you’re currently the only one who can manage it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Pi immediately said: "Whatever the master says, I’ll manage the shop until we find someone else. However, if there’s a suitable person, I still want to stay by the master’s side to serve."

"Mm."

"By the way, Master, the shop is all ready to go, it’s just missing the shop sign. Are we ordering one, or are you going to make it yourself?" Chen Pi asked again.

Qin Liuxi thought for a while and said: "Old Guantou left some wood materials when he made coffins. I’ll pick a piece and carve it myself."

Chen Pi narrowed his eyes: "If you personally carve it, then it will certainly be better than what other shops produce."

If the sign was personally carved by the master, then it would definitely be more than just a shop sign; it would surely contain Daoist intentions.

Chen Pi remembered another matter: "There’s another thing, though the shop isn’t open yet, I did receive a customer. It seems he was an old acquaintance of Old Guantou, originally coming to order a coffin. I felt something odd about his demeanor and upon asking, he said his nephew’s coffin was broken and he wanted to order a new one."

"Oh?"

"But the look on that man’s face was not just troubled due to this. Upon further questioning, he mentioned that his sister has been ill for a long time. Seeing that he was a man of wealth and his sister’s prolonged illness implies a stubborn disease, I mentioned that the master’s medical skills are exceptional, and that she could come for a consultation when you return. He came again today, and all I could say was that you had not yet returned."

Qin Liuxi’s eyes smiled: "That’s why I’ve said no one else is more suitable to help manage the shop than you. Your resourcefulness is unmatched. The shop isn’t even open yet, and you’ve already pulled in a deal. Excellent. I’ll go to the shop tomorrow and also prepare tools to start carving the sign."

Chen Pi, complimented, beamed, yet still modestly said: "It’s only because the master has taught well."

He also looked at the two little ghosts, his face proud. But upon meeting Teng Zhao’s gaze, he felt inexplicably guilty.

Strange, why does it feel like he sees right through me, the same gaze as the master’s, this must be an illusion!