Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World-Chapter 18: Gifting Sword

“You are not a disciple of the State Preceptor, but you probably heard some bad things from them right. Li Qinglin and I have worked together to eliminate beastkin 3 times. We just killed a corpse insect beastkin last night. Why do you think a person who eliminates beastkins shouldn’t mingle with Li Qinglin? What kind of prejudice is this?”

“Did you get rid of the corpse insect beastkin?” Ming He replied calmly, “It ran away, it was got rid of by poor people.”

Qin Yi, “…”

“I wanted to meet Prince Qinglin last night to confirm some things, then I saw you 3 visiting the villa.” Ming He said calmly, “Li Qinglin clearly has the ability to eliminate beastkin, but he pretended to be powerless and let the beastkin go away. His mind was only to solve the mystery of the villa. For this final result, he didn’t care whether the beastkin ran away or died. He is a political schemer, not a beastkin eliminator.”

Qin Yi was ashamed. It is true to say that. Li Qinglin is certainly not a beastkin eliminator; Li Qingjun looks more like it. However, this can’t blame Li Qinglin. Everyone has his own path.

He sighed, “Fairy… oh, what does Taoist Ming He want to say for telling me this?” 𝗯𝐞𝗱𝗻𝐨𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝗼𝗿𝐠

“I want to say that for such a person like Li Qinglin, if it is beneficial to cooperate with the beastkin, he will do it.”

“What a nonsense.” Qin Yi said displeased, “The one who really cooperates with beastkin is…”

He stopped halfway through. This was the entrance of Longevity Temple after all, so he couldn’t be so blatant.

But the expression he looked at the temple showed his attitude. Ming He shook her head slightly, “I saw the State Preceptor kill the beastkin with my own eyes. He was merciless. On the contrary, on the night of the crown prince’s assassination, there was a beastkin aura like lightning appeared in the second prince mansion. Until now the mansion is still filled with a thick beastkin aura. It is because I wanted to verify this that I went to see Prince Qinglin in secret.”

Qin Yi was taken aback for a moment. He thought several times in his mind with his eyes widened.

Ming He said again, “I see that mister can eliminate beastkins with a stick and break the eight-door golden lock, so you are obviously a cultivater. And mister directly calls Li Qinglin by his name, so you aren’t his subordinate. This leaves some room. If mister still has the intention of eliminating the evil and protecting the Tao, I wonder if you can do me a little favor?”

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes, “You want me to investigate the beastkin in Li Qinglin’s mansion?”

“Exactly.” Ming He sighed, “This time, I travel in the world to eliminate the evils. I once made an oath that the skills I learned are only for beastkins and demons, not for mortals. Li Qinglin’s mansion is heavily guarded. It would be inconvenient for me to forcefully enter the mansion to eliminate the beastkin.”

Qin Yi looked at her for a long while before saying seriously, “I’m sorry, I don’t have that intention, but I can consider if you want me to eliminate the hymen and comfort the vagina.”

There was no difference between the 2 phrases (in Chinese), but the taoist nun couldn’t understand what he was saying at all. She just looked at him strangely with a pair of big eyes.

It was only at this time that he saw a hint of coquettish and naive look in this beauty, which was totally different from her previous look. Qin Yi was a little amused. This taoist nun is probably very naive in some aspects. Maybe she is not so distant.

He finally translated what he meant, “I’m not a cultivator at all, and I can’t perceive beastkin aura, so I can’t do anything about it.”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. He didn’t even enter Longevity Temple as if this taoist nun was more troublesome that the Longevity Temple.

Ming He sighed behind him, “Mister doesn’t trust me.”

Qin Yi didn’t answer and walked away silently. Is this nonsense? I have a very good impression of Li Qinglin. Even if he can’t be called a friend, we already have some kind of friendship. Should I believe in a taoist nun whom I never met before instead of him?

Because you are pretty?

You haven’t even asked my name yet!

At the very least, even if there is beastkin in Li Qinglin’s mansion, it’s no big deal. As she said, Li Qinglin is a political schemer, not a beastkin eliminator. For him who will inevitably ascend the throne in the future, it is not difficult to understand that he will cooperate with beastkin in certain matters. I don’t think I should care about this.

I came with Li Qinglin to deal with the State Preceptor, not to manage Li Qinglin’s personal affairs.

As for “The Night of the Crown Prince’s Assassination”…

This taoist nun comes from the view of the State Preceptor. God knows how related she is to the State Preceptor. Maybe what she said is a total lie, and she is just using me?

So, it’s better to stay away from her.

As he thought so, Ming He suddenly appeared in front of him at some point, blocking his way. Qin Yi said indifferently, “Does taoist still have any instructions?”

Ming He didn’t care about Qin Yi’s increasingly alienated tone. Instead, she handed over a wooden sword and said softly, “Sorry if I offended you. Now I think about it carefully, you really don’t have cultivation. Forcibly letting you face the beastkin will instead harm you… If you insist on entering the mansion, keep this sword so that you can avoid being harmed by the beastkin.”

Qin Yi looked down at the wooden sword, then at Ming He.

Ming He’s eyes were still as clear as water.

Like the Milky Way.

Qin Yi wanted to refuse, but he changed his mind, took the wooden sword, bowed politely, and finally strode away without saying a word.

…………

“What’s the situation?” Qin Yi immediately asked Liu Su in a low voice when he got to a place where no one was around, “Did the taoist nun follow me?”

Liu Su didn’t make a sound. It took a while before it said, “She is not following, but it’s better to whisper. I don’t know if her divine thought can eavesdrop.”

Qin Yi lowered his voice a little more, “What’s the situation with you today? You usually chatter all day long, but when I needed you to make some judgments about this taoist nun, you didn’t make a sound from the beginning to the end?”

Liu Su said faintly, “This is a very powerful cultivator… Although she can’t find my existence with her current cultivation, if I talk to your soul in front of her, the fluctuation of soul power that was close at hand may be discovered by her. It is better to be cautious.”

“Very… powerful cultivator?” Qin Yi was taken aback for a moment.

He was used to hearing Liu Su despising this and that. Qin Yi also believed that its former owner must be very badass. This was the first time he heard it evaluate someone as “very powerful” in cultivation.

Liu Su suddenly asked, “The moment she asked you about the weapon, why were you so nervous? Are you afraid that I will be discovered?”

Qin Yi said unhappily, “Of course. This taoist nun is unpredictable, what if she wanted to kill you?”

Liu Su was silent. After a while, it let out a soft laugh; the meaning of which was unclear.

It didn’t continue the topic, and it slowly talked about Ming He, “This taoist nun is less than 20 years old, but she has already entered the Piano Heart Stage. No, it is about the perfect state of the Piano Heart Stage.”

“What is Piano Heart Stage?”

Liu Su didn’t ridicule him, “… Forget it, according to your mind of building foundation, you can understand it as building foundation.”

“Just building foundation isn’t reaching the perfect state right? Not that good either…”

“She’s not over 20! Do you know what this concept is?” Liu Su, whose attitude had softened a lot, couldn’t hold back any longer. It almost wanted to scold him, “Most people can’t build a foundation until they die, and she is about to reach the perfect state! The tiger beastkin you can’t beat, she can blow it to death with one breath! Li Qinglin, who seems to be very good at martial arts, is already considered overperforming by withstanding her 1 blow!”

Qin Yi suddenly asked, “In other words, this is a real immortal cultivator?”

“Yes, there is no doubt about it, and what she learns is very advance. It is definitely not comparable to that kind of shitty spirit gathering array. I think she is probably from the top ranking sect! Do you know what the mahogany sword she gave you is? “

“The kind that Yun Zhongzi gave to King Zhou?”

Liu Su had never heard of this story before. She just said, “This mahogany sword has been enchanted by her. As long as there are beastkin monsters within the range, it will automatically drink the beastkin blood. It will not hurt anyone, but it is very powerful against beastkin. Now I can’t judge the range of effect on the beastkin, but this method of enchanting an object is the basis of crafting an enchanted weapon.”

Qin Yi stood there for a while, then he said with hesitation, “Is she really helping me defend myself?”

Liu Su didn’t answer.

Qin Yi took the sword just to let Liu Su judge her origin and purpose, but the judgment he got was actually used to kill beastkin, which was strange. He frowned and went through all the details carefully, but his thought was still in a mess. Why does a person, with almost max foundation, who comes from the true sect come to a small kingdom in the south?

A true cultivator who comes from the true sect means that she should not be under the State Preceptor. No matter how I think about it, Dong Huazi doesn’t have such power, otherwise Li Qinglin can just wash his face and sleep (doesn’t have to waste his effort). How can he still fight against him?

But even though she is just passing by, she still looks very hostile to Li Qinglin. If she really wanted to do something, Li Qinglin would be dunzo.

“Forget it, let’s go back to the mansion first. I don’t know now, but there will be a time I know.”

TL: Maybe Ming He still has a lot more to learn except killing beastkin…