Looking at the pond full of lotus roots, Gu Xicheng was a little puzzled:
"It's not even May yet, how come the lotus roots have grown so big?"
Qin Yuebai explained:
"It's not the season for lotus roots to ripen now, but Qingqing's soul couldn't wait that long, so we used magic to accelerate its growth, which is how we got a pond full of lotus roots."
Gu Xicheng nodded slightly, asked no more questions, put on his rain boots and waterproof clothes, and went down to work.
But the eldest son of the prestigious Gu family had never done the work of digging lotus roots before.
At first, either they couldn't dig it out, or they pulled the lotus root in two.
Yu Hengzi taught him step by step:
"First, locate the lotus root, then slowly dig it down from the side with a shovel. Don't dig too deep. Once you've loosened the soil around it, slowly pull it out. Don't use brute force!"
Gu Xicheng listened attentively to the lecture, and then slowly tried to pull it out himself.
After breaking two or three, I figured out the trick, and the progress sped up afterwards.
Lu Qing, who was nestled in the talisman in his arms, kept making a fuss.
She would poke his chest muscles one minute, then slide down to his abs and pinch them a couple of times, and then rub against his face the next, making Gu Xicheng's whole body itchy.
"Qingqing, if you keep making a fuss, we're afraid we won't finish digging by nightfall."
Lu Qing: "It's alright! It's alright! My soul is quite strong; I can hold on for a while longer!"
Gu Xicheng: "But we can't keep you inside the talisman forever!"
"It's alright, it's quite comfortable here!" Lu Qing said with a smile.
But the next second, when her fifth senior brother brought over a bowl of sweet osmanthus lotus root, she regretted it.
The lotus root was cut into sections, stuffed with glutinous rice, simmered in sugar water until coated with syrup, and then sprinkled with dried osmanthus flowers. It was so fragrant and sweet that Lu Qing's mouth watered just looking at it.
"Gu Xicheng, I want to eat too!" Lu Qing was on the verge of tears.
Gu Xicheng: "But you're in soul form right now, you can't eat!"
Lu Qing's face fell, and she poked his pectoral muscle, saying:
"Stop eating! Go dig up some lotus roots! Hurry up!!!"
Gu Xicheng was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Okay, okay! I'll go dig right now!"
In fact, the lotus roots in this pond could be easily dug out with divine power, but Yu Hengzi deliberately forbade everyone to use magic.
He said that reshaping the physical body is equivalent to bringing someone back to life, which is an act of defying fate.
Because Lu Qing possessed merit, Heaven tacitly approved of their actions, but they still had to pay some price.
This hardship and fatigue are the price to pay!
Therefore, no one complained, and they dug up the entire pond of lotus roots.
Then they were carried in baskets to the stream to be washed clean, and then transported back to the temple, where they were chopped, ground, and juiced...
They worked until late at night before finally turning all the lotus roots in the entire pond into mud in the bucket.
"Alright! Let it settle overnight, and we'll continue tomorrow morning."
After a long day of work, everyone was so tired that they could barely stand up straight, and they all went back to their rooms to rest.
After dark, Lu Qing can come out of the talisman and play for a while.
She felt too stifled inside the talisman during the day and didn't want to lie down at all.
Moreover, as a ghost, she doesn't need to sleep.
"Gu Xicheng, I'm going out to play for a while!" Lu Qing said softly.
Gu Xicheng opened one eye and replied, "Don't run too far!"
"good!"
Gu Xicheng was so sleepy that he responded briefly before falling into a deep sleep.
Lu Qing wandered around the temple for a while, but still felt bored, so he went into the mountains.
The moonlight on Yutai Mountain is quite beautiful; it's better to go and admire the moon than to stay inside the temple.
Lu Qing drifted towards the back mountain.
Along the way, she encountered many demons and monsters, all of whom she had beaten up before.
When they saw that she had also turned into a ghost, they were all startled.
"Brother Qing, how come you've turned into a ghost too?"
"Who's so awesome that they can't even beat Boss Qing!"
"..."
Lu Qing rolled her eyes at them:
"Who said I was beaten to death!"
"I gave my great life to save all living beings!"
"What does that mean?" the demons and monsters asked, puzzled.
Lu Qing: "Haven't you noticed that there's been a lot less hostility around us lately?"
"Really? There are so many demons and monsters in these mountains. Demons have their own aura, evil spirits have their own aura, and ghosts have their own aura. As for malevolent energy, even humans have it, let alone us! We can't feel a little more or less!"
Lu Qing: "..." That makes sense!
"In short, I died to save all living beings, not because I was defeated and killed by my enemies!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Our Qing Emperor is so powerful! Who can beat you?"
"that is……"
A monster grinned slyly, eyeing Lu Qing's soul, and even licked its lips.
Lu Qing sensed a hint of danger and narrowed her eyes as she looked at it:
"What is it?"
"Brother Qing, you've become a ghost, you must be less powerful than when you were alive!"
As soon as the little demon spoke, all the other demons and monsters understood its meaning.
They were all beaten by Lu Qing and forcibly locked up in the mountains.
Don't be fooled by their humble appearance now; they're actually harboring resentment inside!
Seeing that Lu Qing had become a ghost and his aura had weakened considerably, everyone began to have their own ideas.
Lu Qing couldn't help but sneer: "What? You think I can't deal with you now that I've become a ghost?"
"No, no! I just want to have another match with the boss!"
As they spoke, the group of demons and monsters automatically surrounded Lu Qing.
"hehe……"
Lu Qing laughed out loud, then sighed.
"Sigh~ Where do you get your weird confidence that you can deal with me now?"
"If I were truly powerless to protect myself, do you think my master, mistress, and fellow disciples would dare to let me go into the mountains on my own?"
Lu Qing brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear, then looked at the little demon who had provoked her first:
"Why don't you give it a try? Let's see if I can handle you now?"
As he spoke, the Nine Nether Lotus Flame rose up behind Lu Qing.
Although her physical body was destroyed and all the strength she had cultivated was sacrificed to the formation, it did not mean that she was powerless. Otherwise, how could Gu Xicheng have dared to let her come out to play alone?
The Nine Nether Lotus Flame was still on her body; with that alone, these demons and monsters wouldn't be able to get close to her.
It's just that the Nine Nether Lotus Flame is currently hidden within the soul, so these demons and monsters can't detect it.
Sure enough, when the Nine Nether Lotus Flame lit up, all the demons and monsters retreated several steps in unison.
The little demon trembled with fear.
"Qing... Boss Qing, I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"
Lu Qing snorted coldly: "Forgiving you is the King of Hell's business; I'm only responsible for sending you to see him!"
Lu Qing's eyes revealed murderous intent. The little demon turned to flee, but was instantly trapped by the Nine Nether Lotus Fire.
Instead of killing it directly, she let the Nine Nether Lotus Fire slowly burn its body to ashes, causing it to suffer endless torment until it died.
The screams of the little demon echoed throughout the entire mountain forest.
Lu Qing was making an example of someone to scare others.
She wasn't afraid of these demons and monsters, but she didn't want to waste time and energy burning them all one by one.
After the little demon completely disappeared, Lu Qing coldly looked at the other demons and monsters:
Anyone else want to fight? Come on over!
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