I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

“Just give the order if you need anything, Holy Monk,” Mingzhu said without hesitation.

Qin Yao waved his hand: "If it were a small matter, I would have given the order. The main thing is that this matter concerns the future of both of you."

Saint De asked curiously, "Our future? What exactly is it?"

Qin Yao explained, "I would like to invite the two of you to serve as the guardian deity of Lingyin Mountain and the protector of Lingyin Temple, respectively."

In his view, not to mention the clam spirit, Saint Virtue's strength was second only to his own, making him a top-tier existence even in the mortal realm.

With the Holy Virtue guarding this place, even if the Lord of Qiankun Cave were to attack in person, if I happen to be away, there won't be any problems in the short term.

As for a long time...

Given enough time, he will return on his own. After all, Lingyin Temple is to Daoji what a sect is to the protagonist in an online game—a base camp. Unless he achieves his goal and leaves, he cannot stay away for long.

At this moment, Saint De and Pearl exchanged a glance and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Mingzhu said earnestly, "The Holy Monk has given me a second chance at life, and I am willing to become the Dharma King who protects Lingyin Temple."

Shengde smiled slightly and said softly, "If you become the Dharma King who protects the temple, then I will become the guardian deity of the mountain. You protect Lingyin Temple, and I will guard you in the mountains."

"Thank you both," Qin Yao said with a smile.

Saint Virtue and Pearl clasped their hands together and said in unison, "You're too kind..."

Five days later, in the dead of night.

Wu'an County, Cui Family Buddhist Hall.

While the other people in the mansion and several guests were fast asleep, Cui Junsheng quietly got up, slipped out of the Buddhist hall, and tiptoed toward the main gate of the Cui mansion.

On the rooftop, the little white fox, silently absorbing the essence of the bright moon, slowly rose up. Watching Cui Junsheng run off after leaving the house, she worried that something might happen to him, so she followed him from a distance.

Unexpectedly, this guy jogged straight into the nearest brothel...

"A leopard can't change its spots!"

The little white fox muttered a curse to itself, but had no interest in helping to catch the adulterers in the act. It transformed into human form and turned to leave.

However, right after she left, a pair of purple demonic eyes suddenly lit up in the dark alley, and then a figure that looked exactly like her slowly walked out and stepped into the brothel like a fleeting shadow.

"One act ends, another begins..."

The next moment, a golden door suddenly appeared atop the brothel, and a figure in green robes stepped out from within it...

"Xiao Hong, I've missed you so much."

"Sir, don't be in such a hurry."

"I can't be in a hurry. I have limited time. I need to get back as soon as I'm done."

On the first-floor corridor, Hua Niang, who was walking slowly, suddenly stopped and her body flashed into a room like a ghost.

Inside the room, on the bed, the prostitute pinned beneath him glanced back and was immediately horrified: "Who are you?"

"Trying to play these tricks on me?" Cui Junsheng smiled, pointed at the other person, and then kissed him again.

Xiao Hong pushed him away and screamed, "Sir, turn around!"

Only then did Cui Junsheng realize something was wrong. He turned his head and saw a familiar figure almost within reach. He was so frightened that he trembled all over and instantly wilted...

"Get out!" Hua Niang said to Xiao Hong.

Although Xiao Hong didn't know who she was, she didn't dare to hesitate at all. She quickly straightened her torn clothes, ran out of the room, and even closed the door behind her.

"Flower, flower girl..."

Cui Junsheng was pale and stammered.

“Cui Junsheng, as the saying goes, even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness. We’ve been husband and wife for more than just a day, so why are you so heartless to me?” Hua Niang asked.

Cui Junsheng said in a panic, "I didn't... I was just scared."

Hua Niang slowly walked onto the bed and said, "Don't be afraid. As long as you behave, I won't hurt you."

Cui Junsheng forced a smile and said, "I'll listen to you, I'll do whatever you say."

Hua Niang pinned him down on the bed and said softly, "Then go back and divorce your wife and marry me."

Cui Junsheng waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't do that, Xinlan hasn't done anything wrong."

"Didn't you say you'd listen to me?" Hua Niang asked with a smile, stroking his cheek.

Choi Jun-saeng explained, "What I mean is, I'll listen to you on everything I can do."

"Ridiculous, you are no different from those men." Hua Niang suddenly turned hostile, forcefully reaching into Cui Junsheng's chest with her right hand and pulling out a fresh heart.

Cui Junsheng's eyes widened suddenly, as if he wanted to say something, but the light in his eyes vanished in an instant.

Hua Niang opened her mouth wide and bit down hard on the bloody heart, but when she lowered her head, she felt her hand lighten and her sharp teeth missed.

Without any hesitation, she immediately tried to burrow underground, but unexpectedly, countless golden runes suddenly flashed on the ground, blocking her burrowing spell.

In a flash, Hua Niang immediately summoned the Heartless Demon Blade, shattering the restriction with a single strike, and her body transformed into purple light, disappearing into the earth.

"This knife..."

Qin Yao's body flashed into the room. Looking at the cut made by the demonic blade on the ground, a thoughtful look appeared between his brows.

The demonic blade capable of slicing through the laws of space and time is a power that Hua Niang could not possibly wield.

In other words, this demonic sword must have been a gift from a demon king of the same level to the Flower Maiden.

Who could it be? The Master of Qiankun Cave? No, even if the Master of Qiankun Cave possessed this treasure, he probably wouldn't be willing to give it to Hua Niang.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he remembered the Heartless Demon Blade from the original novel.

That Heartless Demon Blade was a demonic weapon given to Rouge by the Roc. It was said that the greater the hatred, the greater the power. When Rouge used it, even the Seventeen Arhats could only temporarily avoid its edge, which shows its ferocity.

If there is no one beyond the scope of the skill, only a flower maiden filled with boundless hatred could use this special demonic blade to break through her own seal and carve out a path to survival!
"It seems that Hua Niang's hatred replaced Yan Zhi's hatred, successfully arousing the interest of the Roc. Just like in the original story, he took Yan Zhi as his disciple and in reality, he also took Hua Niang into his fold."

Just as he was silently grumbling to himself, he suddenly sensed two streams of yin energy rapidly approaching and abruptly stopping outside the door.

"This humble White Impermanence (Black Impermanence) greets Living Buddha Daoji." Immediately, two greetings rang out from outside the door.

Qin Yao nodded: "Although this person died a violent death, his lifespan was not yet over."

You should take his soul and lead him through the eighteen levels of hell, but do not throw him into the City of the Wrongfully Dead.

Seven days later, return him to the Cui residence, and I will reward him accordingly.

"Your humble servants obey." The two underworld messengers bowed their heads and listened, daring not to disobey.

On the eve of dawn.

Cui Family Compound.

The young mistress, Xinlan, was suddenly awakened from her bed in the Buddhist hall. She turned her head and looked around, only to find that her husband was no longer there.

She thought the other person had gone to the restroom, but she waited and waited, until the morning light appeared outside the window, but the other person still hadn't come.

She then took the candlestick and went to check the bathroom, but still couldn't find her husband.

Then, remembering the terrifying female demon, Xinlan quickly woke everyone up and explained the situation, her voice already trembling with tears... "Madam, young madam, please don't panic. I'll go out with Zhao Bin to look for her."

Seeing the panicked state of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Chen Liang quickly said something.

"He went to the brothel." Suddenly, Bai Ling's voice echoed throughout the Buddhist hall.

"The brothel?" Chen Liang asked in astonishment.

Madam Cui's expression changed drastically, and she said in a low voice, "Impossible! My son has already reformed. Besides, in such a dangerous time, how could he possibly go to the brothel to seek pleasure?"

Bai Ling said, "You don't have to believe me, but don't question me. You'll know the truth when he gets back."

Madam Cui: "..."

"Let's go check out the brothel," Zhao Bin said, pausing slightly before turning to Chen Liang.

Chen Liang had no objection to this, and together they bid farewell to the Cui family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and strode out of the Buddhist hall.

After watching them leave, Madam Cui silently withdrew her gaze, turned around, and tightly grasped Xinlan's hand:

"Daughter-in-law, don't worry. If that scoundrel really goes to the brothel, I will definitely not let him off easily when he comes back..."

At this moment, she could not imagine that when Cui Junsheng returned, she would no longer need to punish him in any way.

Three hours later.

Lingyin Temple, located in the back mountain.

Qin Yao was sitting cross-legged on a tree trunk cultivating the laws of the Great Dao when he suddenly sensed that someone had used a divine summoning technique on him.

In an instant, his soul and will followed the magical bridge and he saw Chen Liang across the distance, his hands forming a mudra and his mouth chanting incantations.

At the same time, they also saw the Cui family members lying in the center of the Buddhist hall and standing beside them.

"Chen Liang, why do you summon the gods?" After confirming that they were not in danger, Qin Yao did not use his divine power, but asked from afar.

"Master," Chen Liang immediately stopped chanting and said loudly, "Please use your magic to save Cui Junsheng."

Qin Yao asked knowingly, "What happened to Cui Junsheng?"

Chen Liang's expression stiffened slightly, and he said in a low voice, "He secretly left the Buddhist hall at night to go to brothels to seek pleasure, and so..."

At this point, he looked at Xinlan with a face full of reluctance and couldn't continue speaking.

"And so the succubus ripped out his heart." Zhao Bin sighed and silently continued the conversation.

Qin Yao said, "Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable. He's in the Buddhist hall, and even the female demon couldn't bewitch him. He's simply courting death. How can you expect me to save him?"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Cui immediately knelt towards the door and kowtowed repeatedly.
“Holy Monk, I know that Junsheng brought this upon himself, but as a mother, how can I watch him die a miserable death before my eyes?”

I humbly beg the holy monk to grant me salvation; I am willing to offer all the good deeds I have done in the first half of my life, and everything I can give.

"And I."

Xinlan knelt down beside her mother-in-law and said, weeping, "Although Junsheng is lecherous, he is not a bad person."

Moreover, since I married into the family, he has handed over all the family businesses to me to manage, and has never questioned it.

This alone makes him superior to many wealthy young masters.

"Daoji Living Buddha, I am also willing to offer all the good deeds of my past life, only asking that you lend a helping hand."

Qin Yao's heart stirred slightly, and he secretly asked, "System, can this good deed be transferred based on a verbal promise?"

[Heaven bears witness that good deeds can be transferred. However, good deeds can only be converted into unseen merits, not into merits earned from completing tasks.]

Qin Yao paused slightly, not exactly disappointed, but just a little regretful.

After all, since the Cui family was able to build such a large Buddhist hall, they must have accumulated a great deal of good deeds over time. The combined merits of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law must have been considerable. However, he could only collect the merits for his mission himself; he couldn't try to take them from others.

This might be a limitation imposed by the system; otherwise, by finding several philanthropists and finding ways to get them to transfer their merits to me, I could probably collect the three thousand in just two days...

"I'm not in business, and this isn't a transaction or sale, so I won't accept your good deeds," Qin Yao said calmly.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both paled and kowtowed, each kowtow resounding loudly as they pleaded repeatedly.

Seeing their pitiful state, Chen Liang couldn't bear it and tried to persuade them:
“Master, those whose hearts were ripped out by that female demon must all be ghosts who died unjustly. And ghosts who died unjustly have not yet exhausted their lifespan. Whether they stay in the City of the Unjustly Dead or stay in the mortal world, they are still waiting.”

Others may not have the good fortune to know you, but Cui Junsheng has. Please help him; it would be a way to forge a connection.

Qin Yao said with a smile, "You do have the heart of a bodhisattva."

Chen Liang chuckled and said, "I just want to do good."

"It is good to be wholeheartedly good, good, good."

Qin Yao said, "Madam Cui, on the seventh day after his death, you should arrange for people to set up a path for the soul with two rows of white candles between the Cui family compound and this Buddhist hall. As soon as it gets dark, light the candles, and Cui Junsheng will be able to return to life."

Overjoyed, Madam Cui wept, saying, "Thank you, Holy Monk! Thank you, Holy Monk! May you be blessed with boundless happiness..."

A blink of an eye.

Six days later.

In the dead of night, the Black and White Impermanence brought the dazed soul of Cui Junsheng to the front of the Cui residence, only to see a flash of golden light at the gate, revealing a figure in green robes.

"Greetings, Holy Monk." The two underworld messengers quickly bowed in greeting.

Qin Yao waved his hand and asked, "Is he alright?"

White Impermanence laughed and said, "It's alright, he was just frightened."

Qin Yao smiled and summoned six golden talismans with a flick of his hand: "These are two sets of golden talismans that I personally refined, three in each set: the Divine Thunder Talisman, the Golden Light Shield, and the Swift Movement Talisman. Consider this my way of thanking you both."

The two underworld messengers quickly put away their three divine talismans and bowed, saying, "Living Buddha, we will take our leave now."

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "Go on, see you again if fate allows..."

Not long after.

Qin Yao led the dazed Cui Junsheng through the path of soul guidance to the Buddhist hall. Upon seeing him, Chen Liang immediately beamed with joy: "Master!"

"Greetings, Holy Monk." Although Madam Cui could not see her son's spirit, she felt relieved upon seeing Qin Yao and led the Cui family in respectful worship.

Qin Yao waved his palm-leaf fan, sending Cui Junsheng's soul into her body, and said with a smile, "Xinlan, go and awaken your husband."

"Me, me?" Xinlan asked in astonishment.

Qin Yao countered, "Is there another Xinlan here?"

Madam Cui, suppressing her joy, said, "Good daughter-in-law, listen to the holy monk, quickly wake up Junsheng."

Xinlan nodded, strode to her husband's side, and softly called, "Junsheng, Junsheng..."

At her repeated calls, Cui Junsheng suddenly opened his eyes, straightened up, and hugged her tightly: "Xinlan, you scared me to death, you scared me to death."

"May God protect us... no, may the holy monk protect us."

Seeing this, Madam Cui chanted "Amitabha" several times before continuing.

"Cui Junsheng, do you want to completely end your ill-fated relationship with Hua Niang?" Qin Yao smiled and suddenly asked. (End of Chapter)