Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 5: Breaking into the Courtyard

Qin Yi couldn't sleep; he was still preparing medicine. Liu Su claimed to have many medicines that required moonlight, forcing him to stay up all night.

"Red Firefly Grass, only take an inch from the tip; Cold Mat Flower, only take the center of the flower. Add three drops of Golden Toad Pus, mix it with the dew of moonlight, and repeatedly pound it... Qin Yi, you bastard, don't use my mortar!"

"It's already good enough that I didn't feed you toad dung! What the hell is Golden Toad Pus? Adding it in doesn't produce Body Tempering Liquid, but itching powder, right?"

"What do you know? This is called using the subordinate to assist the master, harmonizing yin and yang..."

"Cut the crap. Last time you taught me to prepare Stone Skin Water, and you added some weird Ghost Head Rock Powder. It made me itch for three days and nights, and the time before that..."

Liu Su interrupted righteously, "To temper the body, you must endure what others cannot endure. Do you think cultivating martial arts is as simple as eating and sleeping?"

"I've been fooled by you!"

Qin Yi angrily dropped three drops of pus and picked up the wolf tooth club to pound it into the mortar. He automatically imagined smashing someone's head into it, with their legs kicking outside the mortar, providing some comfort.

"Qin Yi, you bastard!"

"Shut up, you stinky club!"

Qin Yi had been studying pharmacology and alchemy for some time now. As his knowledge of pharmacology deepened, he had long begun to suspect that some things were unnecessary. It seemed like this damn club intentionally made him add some additives that were harmful but had little consequence, as revenge for destroying its chance to possess him. This included the so-called borrowing of moonlight, which didn't sound reliable at all. He didn't know if even this was fake.

But as an intern, he didn't have the confidence to refute his mentor's guidance. He could only choose to listen to Liu Su's prescriptions and be tricked day after day.

Qin Yi was currently refining Body Tempering medicine.

Although he hadn't studied any Immortal Laws, he was learning Martial Dao.

The source of martial techniques wasn't taught by Liu Su; it was something the original owner of his body possessed. He even had a secret manual. However, it seemed that he hadn't grasped the essence of it and his practice was not going well. On the other hand, Liu Su seemed to know many advanced techniques, even the art of using a club...

The original owner of this body was only average in martial arts, but his blood could open the strange space that Liu Su had. Qin Yi also knew that there must be something fishy here, and it was probably not as simple as the villagers knew on the surface. Liu Su should know something, but no matter how he asked, Liu Su would always dodge the question.

There were plenty of secrets hidden here, and it would be strange to trust this stinky club.

"Pound it repeatedly eighty-one times to evenly mix the medicine, until it becomes a light red paste. Then, start the refining process?"

"Um... refine, refine my ass... um..." The wolf tooth club went in and out of the mortar, working hard. "At most, refine the medicine embryo first. You're still missing a main ingredient, Purple Lotus Root!"

Qin Yi was taken aback. "Purple Lotus Root..."

"Do you think this broken mountain has all kinds of medicinal materials? Even the county town doesn't have any good stuff. It's time to go, kid. Go to a bigger place, to the land of immortals. There's no future in this place. What do you want? Just dreaming of refining pills?"

Qin Yi stopped pounding the medicine, pursed his lips, and became lost in thought. After a long while, he said, "Let's solve the problems in the mountains first."

He didn't say anything more, picked up a bucket of water, sprinkled the previously prepared Stone Skin Water into it, and mixed it into a Body Tempering Liquid. Then, he stripped naked and slowly soaked himself in the water, under the moonlight in the courtyard.

Just as he had soaked for a short while and the medicinal power hadn't had a chance to spread, the courtyard door was kicked open with a bang. Li Qingjun entered, holding a gun in one hand and a wild rabbit in the other, and kicked the door open. "Fraudster..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a water bag suddenly burst open above the door frame, and a strange milky white liquid poured down on her head. Li Qingjun instinctively tried to dodge forward, but how could she avoid it when it was less than a foot away? She was thoroughly covered in it, soaking wet.

But it didn't end there. As she made the instinctive forward movement, she stepped on something under her feet. A vine immediately wrapped tightly around her ankle. Li Qingjun forcefully tried to break free from the vine, but she found that the water that had been poured on her was problematic. Her body unexpectedly became weak, and she couldn't summon enough strength. Moreover, the vine seemed to have undergone some special treatment, as her weakened True Qi couldn't break it.

With a swish, the vine pulled up, accompanied by a scream. Li Qingjun didn't have time to take another self-rescue measure before she was hung upside down, swaying on the door frame.

At the same time she was being hung upside down, two vines came from the left and right, tightly wrapping around her hands.

"Qin..." Li Qingjun gritted her teeth, but before she could finish her sentence, the liquid that had been stuck to her chin poured back into her mouth, leaving only "Mmm" sounds.

Her eyes were also covered in a mess, but when she looked upside down, she could vaguely see Qin Yi seemingly crouching in the bucket, staring at her in astonishment.

From the moment she broke into the door to being hung upside down, it only took a breath of time for Qin Yi to react. A girl was hanging at the door...

Yes, it was clearly a girl, especially with her slender waist that no man could possess.

Her tied-up hair had come loose, and her long hair hung down, still considered beautiful. Her face was red with anger, her teeth clenched, her eyes spitting fire, portraying a strong and unyielding image of a heroine...

"Why are you looking at me with such a virtuous look?" Qin Yi hugged his shoulders and shrank in the tub. "I was taking a bath in my own home, and you barged in to watch me, didn't you?"

Li Qingjun glared at him angrily, biting her teeth without saying a word.

She had never been so embarrassed in her fifteen years of life. She was afraid that if she spoke, she would burst into tears.

Qin Yi also fell silent. The current situation was a bit awkward... Li Qingjun was hanging upside down facing the courtyard, directly in front of his bathtub. He couldn't stand up, but he couldn't stay sitting either.

The two stared at each other for a long time. Li Qingjun finally gritted her teeth and said, "Let me go!"

Qin Yi could only say, "Close your eyes first."

Li Qingjun was cautious. "What are you trying to do?"

"..." Qin Yi slowly picked up the wolf tooth club leaning against the tub. "Do you see this club?"

Li Qingjun: "?"

Qin Yi slowly said, "As a young girl, please behave yourself, okay?"

Li Qingjun was both embarrassed and angry. She hadn't cried even when she was hanging upside down, but now she was truly crying. Tears swirled in her eyes, and when she closed her eyes, they fell out.

Liu Su's laughter echoed in Qin Yi's mind. "This girl is interesting."

Qin Yi ignored it. He didn't know how to communicate with souls yet.

There was the sound of rushing water, and after a while, footsteps approached. It seemed that someone was standing in front of them. Li Qingjun tightly closed her eyes and waited for Qin Yi to release her, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't feel him letting go. She imagined the scene of him scrutinizing her as she hung there, and she couldn't help but panic. "Don't... don't mess around. My brother is about to arrive, and he will kill you!"

Qin Yi turned his head and admired the beauty hanging upside down. The gun he held tightly emphasized the panic in the young girl's heart.

Li Qingjun suddenly opened her eyes, glaring angrily.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that Qin Yi was dressed neatly and was two feet away from her. Her heart settled a bit, and she angrily said, "Let me down!"

Qin Yi suddenly made a move and pressed a pressure point on Li Qingjun.

Li Qingjun was shocked. "You!"

Qin Yi leisurely began to untie the vines. "If I don't use a little trick, there might be a hole in you when you come down, and I can't afford to offend you. Please don't take offense."

Li Qingjun held back the words she wanted to say and coldly asked, "Did you add a soft tendon powder to the water? Do you need to press another pressure point to cut off the meridians?"

"Be careful, it won't do any harm." Qin Yi reached out and pushed her shoulder, and with the other hand, he pulled her ankle. There were no excessive movements of hugging or touching, and he easily turned her body upright.

Li Qingjun had already prepared herself to be taken advantage of, but Qin Yi's behavior surprised her. A person who seemed flirtatious was actually quite polite? The anger and embarrassment in her heart were somewhat subdued by this action.

As soon as she landed, the vines entwined around her disappeared with a "whoosh," creating a somewhat dreamlike scene. Li Qingjun silently watched, rubbing her wrist, and didn't say anything.

At least this person was definitely not an ordinary villager. Ordinary villagers wouldn't set traps at their own doorstep, let alone set up traps that combined certain formations.

Qin Yi casually pulled out a chair for her and leisurely said, "Miss, since you barged into my courtyard, can you tell me why now?"

(End of this chapter)