CHAPTER 644: CHAPTER 628 I’M NOT SPEAKING WITHOUT BASIS

Jing Xiaosi and Marquis Chang’an knelt in front of the ancestral grave, self-blaming and sobbing softly. Qin Liuxi surveyed the surroundings, thought for a moment, then went to a large tree, lit four incense sticks under the tree, and also recited the spell to Summon Five Ghosts.

The incense smoke slowly rose, turning into a line of mist as if pulled straight by an invisible hand. A faint shadow appeared under the tree, peeking out timidly, both afraid of Qin Liuxi and unable to resist the temptation of the incense, greedily inhaling a few times.

"Thinking you can freeload? Come out." Qin Liuxi glared at the Earth Spirit in front of her.

The Earth Spirit stiffened for a moment, then finally wriggled out from under the tree, standing in front of Qin Liuxi shrinking back, stammering: "True... True Master."

Qin Liuxi frowned. Was this Earth Spirit a stutterer?

"Are you a stutterer?"

"No, no, not," The Earth Spirit opened his mouth, and Qin Liuxi could see that only a small part of its tongue remained, which was why it couldn’t speak fluently.

"You can’t even speak properly, yet you still show up to savor my incense?" Qin Liuxi scowled.

This was rather unlucky, to summon one who could not speak smoothly. She had to be patient and listen.

Earth Spirit: It’s not my fault I have a severed tongue!

He said in a wronged tone: "Can I... can I just get a tiny bit and go?"

It wasn’t that he wanted to vex her, but the incense was too enticing, and he hadn’t tasted such delicious incense for a long time. He was hungry.

"Forget it." Qin Liuxi waved her hand, saying, "Tell me about what happened when Jing Family’s ancestral grave was disturbed."

The Earth Spirit uttered a sound and stammeringly recounted what he had witnessed.

Qin Liuxi listened patiently to the end, so it turns out that right when Daoist Taiyang came to the Jing Family’s ancestral grave and had just started his malicious actions, and the Array was formed, Master Tai Cheng arrived.

Naturally, Master Tai Cheng was furious with Daoist Taiyang’s actions, and upon seeing that Little Stiff, his fury was compounded. He had never expected that Daoist Taiyang had secretly learned so much evil magic.

In his wrath, Master Tai Cheng still retained a bit of sentiment, hoping that Daoist Taiyang would destroy his own cultivation and surrender to the law, not to force him to take action, and to deal with that Little Stiff so that the matter could be put to rest.

If Daoist Taiyang were someone who listened to reason, things would not have escalated to this state. Consequently, the negotiations between the disciples fell through and they had to fight.

If it had been before Qin Liuxi calculated against Master Tai Cheng, as his senior fellow disciple, Taiyang would not have been his match.

But he had been plotted against and suffered blowback, carrying hidden injuries. Meanwhile, Daoist Taiyang had been growing stronger rapidly with the help of the Little Stiff that had absorbed several yin souls, finally managing to injure Master Tai Cheng.

Daoist Taiyang did not deal a fatal blow to his own brother but only snatched away his Yin Yang Treasure and fled with the Little Stiff.

Enraged, Master Tai Cheng hastily restored the Jing Family’s ancestral grave to its original state, not caring whether it was a burial site of good geomancy or not, and then pursued Daoist Taiyang.

"Is that thing really so powerful?" Qin Liuxi turned to look at the Earth Spirit.

Thinking of that Little Stiff, the Earth Spirit nodded and said: "Compared... compared to Evil Ghosts, it’s even more powerful, with such heavy yin energy."

Qin Liuxi’s face looked unpleasant.

Damn it.

Qin Liuxi then looked to the Earth Spirit before her, saying, "How many years have you been around here? Want to leave?"

The Earth Spirit lingered here for a long time, mostly because it had unfulfilled desires from its lifetime, unable to let go of what it couldn’t obtain, forming a strong obsession and being trapped in a certain place in the mortal world, unwilling to depart.

Once a long time had passed, if they wanted to let go of their obsession and leave, unless they found a substitute or were sent on by a Heavenly Master, and as more time passed, their true nature would be even more likely to be lost, possibly erupting due to some factor and turning into Evil Spirits that harm people.

This Earth Spirit in front of her, though, appeared to be clean and without malice towards others, so Qin Liuxi was willing to help it on its way.

The Earth Spirit was pleased but soon shook its head and said, "Thank you, Master, could you burn a chicken for me to eat? I, I am willing to leave after that."

Why don’t you just fly up to heaven? Such demanding requests!

Qin Liuxi gave it a glance and then told Teng Zhao, "Go and fetch the chicken from Jing Si and the others."

Teng Zhao: "..."

Isn’t this a bit too shameless, snatching a chicken offered to someone else?

Though thinking this, his feet honestly moved toward the ancestral grave, and under the watchful eyes of all, he took away the large cut white chicken, leaving behind the words, "It’s a reward for the ghost."

Jing Xiaosi: "!"

Marquis Chang’an sprawls on the ground wailing: Father, your unfilial son couldn’t even protect a chicken for you.

Qin Liuxi skewered the chicken on branches, lit up a pile of fire, and charred the skin slightly black before transforming a sacrificial charm. The ’roast chicken’ then materialized in the Earth Spirit’s hands.

The Earth Spirit looked at the ’roast chicken’ in its hand, somewhat at a loss for words.

"You saw me burning it with your own eyes, it’s indeed a roast chicken. Go on, eat up and set off on your journey early!" Qin Liuxi said coolly.

Earth Spirit: Fine, being perfunctory is better than being hungry.

After gnawing through the chicken, it found several gold ingots and a new set of clothes in hand.

The Earth Spirit was immensely grateful. Qin Liuxi had the Ghost Messenger come over, and it kowtowed their thanks profusely before quickly departing.

If it didn’t leave soon, it feared that the Jing Family’s ancestors would hop out of their graves to snatch back these trinkets since everything was taken from their offerings by Qin Liuxi and company.

Marquis Chang’an and the others had long noticed the commotion over at Qin Liuxi’s side. After everything was settled, they approached and asked, "Is there something going on here?"

"Do you want to see a ghost?" Qin Liuxi eyed him with a taunt.

Marquis Chang’an immediately kept quiet: No, he did not want to!

As the group descended the mountain, Qin Liuxi briefly explained the scenes witnessed by the Earth Spirit and prepared to leave Teng Zhao at the Jing Family ancestral residence and search for Master Tai Cheng.

Teng Zhao was somewhat unhappy, but knowing he’d only be a liability if he followed hastily, he didn’t make a fuss to come along.

Seeing this, Jing Xiaosi said he would keep him company until Qin Liuxi’s return.

Marquis Chang’an hesitantly stepped in front of Qin Liuxi, first handing over a stack of silver notes before asking, "Your medical skills are excellent, could you possibly..."

"Father!" Jing Xiaosi pulled him aside, his voice squeezed out between clenched teeth in frustration, "The Imperial Physician said that you just need to rest and recuperate, how could you... She is a female practitioner."

Marquis Chang’an’s face turned red with embarrassment, and he glared furiously at him.

Only then did Qin Liuxi say with a half-smile, "I’ve said before, Marquis, you are only destined to have one son, and it wasn’t just an idle remark. Your fate includes only one son." Her gaze shifted to his lower body, "So, Marquis, you’d better just focus on recuperating."

Marquis Chang’an’s face turned as green as jade, he huffed heavily and stormed off.

He refused to believe that there wasn’t a doctor who could help him. He would find the Saint Doctor!

Jing Xiaosi shook his head helplessly and bowed slightly to Qin Liuxi, apologizing.

Qin Liuxi didn’t mind and instructed Teng Zhaohe and Jing Xiaosi to walk around the village to look for any patients who may serve as practice, while she took the Tai Chi Bagua Array Plate and Shi Grass to divinate using the Da Yan Method.

When the divination revealed the results, her eyes half narrowed - oh, trouble, is there a villain lurking?