Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 53: The Three Who Once Went Up the Mountain Together

Seeing Qin Yi's silence, Liu Su chuckled, "This incident is indeed quite interesting. It may provide some insights into Ming He's level of cultivation. It's even more difficult for you since you're caught in the middle. Don't be too hard on yourself. If he insists on practicing, just teach him. Nanli is just a stop on your journey. Don't get too obsessed with it."

Qin Yi sighed, "Is there really no way to break this curse?"

"If it were in my prime, or if there was a way, don't expect it now," Liu Su said. "But you all seem to have forgotten the most crucial point in your current state of confusion. I think Ming He has a clear perspective. She seems to be interested and is trying to help you, despite saying that you don't seem like a cultivator herself."

Qin Yi paused for a moment before realizing that Ming He had been underground all this time.

He suddenly realized, "Right, Donghua Zi's cultivation place must have records of relevant witchcraft!"

Qin Yi hurried back and saw a small door opened next to the place where Donghua Zi died. Inside, Ming He stood with her hands behind her back, frowning as she looked at the shelves of books.

Qin Yi asked with some anticipation, "Fellow Daoist, have you found anything?"

"They are records of various scriptures, techniques, and formations," Ming He said. "There are many different systems mixed together, including some that can train and kill people... Donghua Zi only plundered them, so he didn't know the details."

Qin Yi didn't care whether Donghua Zi trained to death or not. "So, there's no witchcraft?"

"There is, but it's unsolvable," Ming He handed him a scroll and said, "I think you should take a look. It might be helpful."

Qin Yi took the scroll and unfolded it. It contained diagrams and incantations that seemed to be related to the curse.

The paper wasn't particularly old, probably only a few years, most likely drawn by Donghua Zi himself. But he knew why Ming He thought he should take a look because the lines, textures, graphic style, and even some small characters next to it gave him a familiar feeling.

It resembled Liu Su's style.

He walked a little away from Ming He, pretending to examine it under the light, but in reality, he wanted to distance himself from Ming He and wait for Liu Su to speak.

"This does indeed resemble my style from back then. According to today's standards, it should be considered ancient witchcraft. I don't know where Donghua Zi obtained it," Liu Su said. "But it only contains the curse, not the solution. I can't deduce the solution from the incantation."

"Can someone who understands witchcraft reverse-engineer it?"

"Most likely not. To deduce the solution from the incantation, one would need to be extremely powerful. Where can we find such a person?" Liu Su said. "But this should only be a fragment. There must be a complete system. If we can find the entire text, there should be a solution."

Qin Yi turned back and told Ming He about this. After pondering for a moment, Ming He sighed and said, "Maybe I should inform my sect. Perhaps someone there can solve it."

She hesitated and took out a paper crane, placing the scroll on it. With a wave of her delicate hand, the paper crane immediately disappeared. After doing all this, she shook her head and said, "Don't have too high expectations, Fellow Daoist. If my sect can't solve it... or doesn't want to solve it, then I am completely powerless."

Qin Yi bowed, "Thank you very much."

Ming He stared at him with her beautiful eyes and suddenly smiled, "You were the one who wanted to watch the show, and now you're the one making me run around. But no matter how I look at it, you seem so confident."

"Uh..." Qin Yi didn't know how to respond.

What's so strange about it? People switch between various standards based on their emotional inclinations. You haven't experienced enough in the mortal world, Fellow Daoist.

Ming He said, "Now that I have to wait for a response from my sect, can I go and comprehend your sword formation?"

Qin Yi gestured, "Fairy, you can stay as long as you want."

Ming He found it even more irritating that Qin Yi could switch between "Fellow Daoist" and "Fairy" so effortlessly. She always felt that when others said "Fairy," it was a sign of respect, but when Qin Yi said it, there was a hint of indescribable mockery.

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Back at the Prince's Mansion, Qin Yi immediately saw Ye Ling sitting on the steps, hugging her knees. When she saw Ming He following behind Qin Yi, she quickly lowered her head and hid it in her knees, expertly flipping her wings to cover her head.

In her mind, she kept repeating, Why did this star of calamity come? Qin Yi, quickly deceive her away...

Qin Yi said, "Ming He will be staying here temporarily."

With a thud, Ye Ling rolled down the steps in a ball shape.

Qin Yi grabbed her and asked, "Where is Qing Jun?"

Ye Ling held her head and cautiously looked at Ming He, answering, "She, she is in the inner courtyard, accompanying her sister-in-law. Those two monsters came earlier, and it seems that the Crown Princess was startled."

Qin Yi tapped his head, Li Qingjun had once said that his brother had many concubines. But after living in the Crown Prince's residence for so long, he hadn't even seen the Crown Princess, let alone know if Li Qinglin had any children, let alone other concubines.

According to this era, Li Qinglin, who was already in his twenties, should have children, but he had never heard of it. That guy really never took care of his own family, and he never talked about these "boring" things with others.

Qin Yi didn't know how to evaluate this... based on his behavior, he should be considered quite indifferent, but if compared to the scene of being urged to get married and talk about children in eight out of ten sentences during a gathering with modern relatives, it seemed that Li Qinglin made people feel a little more comfortable.

Speaking of which, if there were children, as long as Li Qinglin could hold on for a few more years, when the children grew up and inherited his ambitions, this country could still move towards the trajectory he wanted.

Turning his head to see Ye Ling still hiding behind him, sneakily peeking at Ming He, Qin Yi helplessly pulled her out again, "Ming He won't hit you anymore, don't be nervous."

"R-really?"

Ming He suddenly spoke, "That's not necessarily true."

Ye Ling jumped up and ran away in a flash, her legs moving as fast as wheels.

Qin Yi was speechless, "Why scare a child?"

"If you think it's just a cute child, then you're the child." Ming He said lightly, "Besides, a twelve-year-old girl, still a child?"

"Hey! You..."

But Ming He ignored him, leaving behind these words and went straight to the backyard to observe the sword formation.

Qin Yi originally wanted to follow, but when he turned his head, he saw Li Qingjun returning looking somewhat haggard, so he hurriedly went up to her, "What happened?"

"Brother... did something happen?" Li Qingjun looked up at him, "He just returned to the residence, but his voice sounded like he aged several decades. When sister-in-law asked, he flew into a rage."

Qin Yi tentatively asked, "When the monsters attacked earlier, did the child get scared?"

"No." Li Qingjun said, "The baby girl in the swaddling clothes doesn't understand anything yet."

"A baby... girl?" Qin Yi was stunned.

Li Qingjun said, "There must be something you guys are hiding from me. My dearest brother, my favorite man, hiding everything from me. Do you really not trust me that much?"

As she spoke, her voice grew louder, finally losing her temper.

Qin Yi gently held her and comforted her in a low voice, "I'm sorry, about what happened before... I just didn't want you and your brother to be suspicious of each other."

"And what about now?" Li Qingjun broke free from his embrace and angrily asked, "What's happening now?"

Qin Yi remained silent for a moment and whispered, "If, I say if, Brother Qinglin doesn't become the king, what would you do?"

Li Qingjun's heart skipped a beat as she looked earnestly into Qin Yi's eyes.

After a while, she slowly said, "Are you saying that Brother will die?"

Before Qin Yi could answer, she continued, "If Brother dies, I will become the king, and when the child grows up, I will abdicate in favor of her."

Liu Su let out a long sigh.

The three people who left Xianji Village together...

Those who once rejected immortality have now become cultivators.

Those who once didn't believe in immortality now want to cultivate.

Those who once wanted to freely seek immortality and travel in the Qingming realm are likely to be trapped in the capital from now on.

Ming He stood by the sword formation in the backyard, her gaze inadvertently looking at Qin Yi and Li Qingjun facing each other outside, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)