Chapter 565: Chapter 557: Win People Over with Virtue? The Virtue of Lacking Virtue
No matter how precarious the lair of a few little ghosts seemed, on the verge of collapse, Qin Liuxi still managed to find the Evil Ghost she was after. It was an old ghost who had been dead for fifty years, the former leader of a mountain stronghold who hadn’t reincarnated due to his attachment to the mortal world’s prosperity. He claimed an old grave as his cave, took over a dozen concubines, and, by devouring numerous souls, had become powerful and formidable, earning himself the title of Ghost General.
When Qin Liuxi showed up, the Ghost General, seeing she was just a child, didn’t take her seriously. Moreover, charmed by her good looks, he spoke to her in an even more teasing and presumptuous manner.
But then, there was no "later."
That’s because he was beaten by Qin Liuxi to the brink of soul scattering, looking quite pitiful, his eyes filled with terror as if gazing upon an Evil God when he looked at her.
Sealing Feng clicked his tongue and shook his head: If he had known, he would’ve reincarnated early; why suffer this misfortune.
Glancing at someone who acted like a mountain king, exuding a domineering aura claiming ownership over the stronghold, Sealing Feng couldn’t help but avert his eyes.
Too dazzling to behold.
The Ghost General’s heart ached; he had been a ghost for decades, always with the wind in his sails. Ordinary Heavenly Masters couldn’t touch him, yet he had fallen into the hands of a child he had underestimated.
Ow, the beating hurt so much it felt like being injured in life.
But that’s beside the point. What’s important is, this scourge wanted him to provoke Master Tai Cheng of Qingping Temple. Who didn’t know that Master Tai Cheng’s Daoist cultivation had advanced even further? Provoking him, was it because he felt life as a ghost was too dull and long?
This Heavenly Master intends to use him as cannon fodder for death, truly malicious at heart.
"I, I’ll give you all this gold and silver jewelry, won’t that be enough?" The Ghost General said pitifully to Qin Liuxi, ordering his minions to bring out two chests.
Qin Liuxi glanced at the two chests of dead objects and snorted, "Take them as an apology, but you still have to do the task for me."
The Ghost General said, "My lord, I’m really not up for that, and truth be told, I’ve been a ghost for long enough and was planning to reincarnate."
So, let this ghost off the hook.
"Before you reincarnate, do this for me," Qin Liuxi was unmoved, staring at him, "You are full of sins; reincarnation isn’t coming quickly for you, you’re due for punishment. You lure Master Tai Cheng to Changchuan Marquis Mansion, and when you are punished, I’ll ask the Underworld’s ghosts to go easy on you."
The Ghost General knelt down, "Look at how miserable you’ve beaten me; where do I still have the ghost power to lure him? I’m afraid the moment I show up, I’ll be caught and eliminated by him."
Qin Liuxi slapped him across the face, "Don’t play dumb with me. When you ran away after I beat you half to death, you were as fast as if you had wheels of wind and fire. Moreover, your job is just to lure him, not to actually fight him. Just provoke him and run."
Ghost General: You are demanding the impossible!
"Do it or not, don’t do it and I’ll continue to beat you up," Qin Liuxi threatened with her fists, "Don’t force me, I’m not someone who likes to resort to violence, I’ve always won people over with virtue."
Ghost General: The virtue you’re lacking, perhaps?
Qin Liuxi raised her hand, and he immediately shouted, "I’ll do it, okay? But what if he doesn’t follow me? It’s curfew now, will he really follow me into the city? He isn’t stupid."
After some thought, Qin Liuxi said, "How about you steal something from Jinhua Temple, he’ll surely chase after it. Then you just leave it in that Changchuan Marquis Mansion."
The Ghost General nearly toppled over. Be honest, this isn’t your first time framing someone, is it? How come you’re so skilled at it?
Proceeding to Jinhua Temple.
Sealing Feng whispered into Qin Liuxi’s ear, "To be honest, you’re holding a grudge, aren’t you? Hating how Taiyang peeked at you before, trying to trick you, so now you’re dealing with Master Tai Cheng this way?"
"I’m not that kind of person," Qin Liuxi declared righteously, "I’m just helping him confirm his Dao. Didn’t they issue that edict saying at the forefront of slaying evil and upholding the Righteous Path?"
Hehe, Laozi doesn’t believe your nonsense.
Doesn’t this guy ever think about what would happen if Master Tai Cheng doesn’t follow the script?
Jinhua Temple remains closed for meditation, silent and quiet.
Tonight, Master Tai Cheng is quite restless. He performs a divination and furrows his brows.
Does the divination show that he is plagued by petty people?
How can this be.
Rubbing his temples, Master Tai Cheng grows even more annoyed with Taiyang that damned fool. If it weren’t for him, he wouldn’t be facing such a series of misfortunes. Now, before the major festival has even arrived, he has lost a significant amount of Incense money on charity. His reputation hasn’t been restored, and it’s a total loss.
He must do something, or else the grand reputation of Jinhua Temple will fall.
And there’s that bastard Taiyang, still causing a ruckus wanting to see that mother and son in the back mountain. Truly unrepentant.
The more Master Tai Cheng thinks about it, the more irritated he becomes, and he slaps the bathwater in the tub hard.
Suddenly, something catches the corner of his eye, and his gaze sharpens as he performs a mantra and shoots out: "What demon dares to intrude upon Jinhua Temple!"
The thing, struck by the spell, seems to weaken and reveals a faint shadow. Then it picks up the pants hanging on the screen that belong to Master Tai Cheng and bolts away.
Seeing his pants being taken, Master Tai Cheng is instantly furious: "How dare this secretive ghost humiliate me like this!"
He leaps into the air, wraps his Daoist robe around himself, takes the copper coin sword from the wall, and quickly gives chase.
In Jinhua Temple, a disciple who had just refilled the incense oil lamp is walking out yawning when he suddenly looks up and drops the sesame oil pot with a clang.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Another disciple smacks his shoulder and quickly picks up the pot.
The first disciple, stunned, points to a red shape flying overhead, and says, "Brother, look, there’s a pair of underpants flying in the sky."
The senior disciple looks up, and before he can get a clear view, he sees their temple master chasing after the red fabric with his sword: "You sly ghost, halt for me. If you stop, I shall spare your life!"
Ghost General: I already died a long time ago, otherwise I wouldn’t be stuck doing this dreary gig.
Run, just run.
He glances down at the red underpants and howls, "Great heavens, why did I grab these? Such a Wicked taste, the Jinhua Temple master even has chrysanthemums embroidered on the seat of these pants; but what are these patterns, they look like runes?"
The Ghost General feels his Divine Soul waver, almost falling from the sky, but remembering Qin Liuxi’s words and seeing that Master Tai Cheng is indeed in pursuit, he thinks these underpants must be very important to him and can’t be lost.
The Ghost General quickly darts toward the Changchuan Earl Mansion in the city, while Master Tai Cheng is furious, stomping his foot. He vows to catch the sneaky ghost and scatter its soul.
Those are his magical pants.
Feng Xiu sees Master Tai Cheng swiftly passing by, wrapped only in a Daoist robe, with the wind blowing the robe up and revealing his bare legs. He quickly covers Qin Liuxi’s eyes.
Such a sin!
Qin Liuxi pulls his hand away, and after a long pause, he faintly says, "If I’m not mistaken, isn’t the pair that the Ghost General is holding a pair of underpants? This guy really does look like a creep, doing things that are creepier than others!"
To think he’s stealing Master Tai Cheng’s underpants, eh.
With a face that’s lost all hope, Feng Xiu laments: Being associated with you really is the greatest sin they’ve committed!