I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality

In the store, Xu Qing stomped his foot, and in the next moment, a little old man hurriedly ran in from the back of the store.

"What orders does the Sect Leader have?"

Xu Qing looked at the short little old man with white hair and beard, smiled and said, "Old Gu, I've found you a good disciple. Do you want him?"

Gu Zixu followed Xu Qing's gaze to look at Sha Zhu.

The eight-foot-tall 'melon head' was even taller than three of him stacked together. When Gu Zixu looked at Sha Zhu, he had to crane his neck.

"Sha Zhu, hurry and pay your respects to the teacher."

Upon hearing Xu Qing's words, Li Tiezhu immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Gu Zixu.

"No need for such a grand gesture."

Gu Zixu quickly helped the big dummy up and, seeing the red mark on Sha Zhu's forehead, thought to himself how sincere this boy was!

"Old Gu, from now on you can take him and live at the Funeral Shop. Teach him to read more, help me run the shop, and if there's business from Feng Shui Hall, he can be a good assistant..."

Gu Zixu finally realized, this was not a disciple for him, but clearly Xu Qing was arranging him as a Galloping Immortal Disciple!

After settling Sha Zhu, Xuan Yu walked over to Xu Qing, curious, "Xu Immortal Family, where did you go today and where did you find this big guy?"

Upon hearing Xuan Yu's question, Xu Qing immediately recalled something.

He rummaged through his sleeve and pulled out a small mole-like insect.

"Xuan Yu, this is a Sleep Worm, take it for your protection."

The Sleep Worm was obtained from the soul of Sha Zhu's gambling father, and Xu Qing was puzzled why such a thing would be rewarded from a gambler.

Xu Qing conducted experiments, finding that the Sleep Worm was similar to a Wine Worm, in a semi-dormant state that only activated when used.

The two bugs felt more like someone's crafted magic items rather than real creatures.

The cat naturally loved bugs, and the two bugs Xu Qing had given were always cherished by it.

Now Xuan Yu had two insects, one that could devour dreams to erase part of a person's memory, and one that made people fall asleep on contact.

Besides insects, Xu Qing often fed the cat pills that were useless against zombies.

To Xu Qing, no matter how good the pill was, it was no different from cat food.

As for the rare Spiritual Medicines like Strength Pills, Blood Nourishing Powder, and Vitality Pills, they might be difficult to obtain in the martial world, but to Xu Qing, they were just small snacks for immortals.

Even the horses pulling spiritual carts at the Funeral Shop were fed with horse feeds made from rare and valuable herbs.

The Thousand-Mile Steed in the backyard stable had Black Jade Ointment and Dog Skin Ointment applied—a disciple's signature good ointment.

The Thousand-Mile Steed was nimble-footed and could easily send Sha Zhu's gambling father away with just a step, but that didn't stop Xu Qing from pampering it.

Such a ride always benefits from a little maintenance.

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Early the next day, the Wu Family brothers came to share the good news that the Government Office had captured the criminal Yuan Hu, and it wouldn't be difficult to topple Yang Hong and clear Wu Yaohua's injustice.

When Xu Qing heard this, he acted like an ordinary uninformed citizen, congratulating them while encouraging the brothers to keep working hard and bring him any news they had.

He wasn't someone who liked to gossip, just a person who genuinely cared about his community.

"This case needs to wait a few more days, can't rush it. The Imperial Inspector has reached Wanshou County, and in a few days, he'll come to Linjiang County. By then, the Three Court Trial will make things secure."

"Three Court Trial?"

Wu Zhiyuan explained, "Before the autumn executions, all cases undergo a second review. This year, people from the Mirror Department, the Imperial Inspector, and our county magistrate will examine them together."

Wu Wencai followed, "I heard from godfather that the Mirror Department is looking for someone, probably trying to get some clues from those condemned prisoners."

Apart from the insider information, the Wu Family brothers shared a rumor with Xu Qing as if telling a joke.

"I heard Yuan Hu's capture is related to the Child-Giving Temple on Ziyun Mountain outside the city, the temple is built by the county lord. The Government Official who caught Yuan Hu claimed that Lady Baosheng animated a tiger head shoe to transform into a beast and capture Yuan Hu alive..."

"It's a clever story, that tiger head shoe had a petition tag with the donor's address, sounding as if it were true."

"Tiger head shoe?"

This puzzled Xu Qing; his business had been so busy recently that he hadn't noticed anyone placing a tiger head shoe at the temple.

After the Wu Family brothers shared their joy, Xu Qing returned to the Funeral Shop, closed his eyes to observe the incense Dharma Realm.

As Xu Qing closed his eyes, the statue in the Dharma Realm opened its eyes, and at the same time, the always downcast statue of the Yuanjun in Baosheng Temple on distant Ziyun Mountain suddenly showed some divine presence as if coming to life.

In the Dharma Realm, there was always a thin, swirling red mist, and Xu Qing looked through this mist at the tiger head shoe in front of the statue.

There was a note clearly stating: Widely Beneficent Protector of Birth Yuanjun, Savior of Suffering and Supporter of Childbirth, Devout Respectful Mother Guardian, Faithful Qián Yǔlán and her husband Féng Jūnbǎo sincerely prayer for a healthy offspring, and also for a safe pregnancy, a smooth delivery.

Another note tied to the second tiger head shoe read: If this wish is fulfilled, a new statue will be sculpted for Lady Baosheng and the temple will be expanded and built.