Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 11 Hips are wider than shoulders
Zhou Ping followed He Yunqing's voice and came to a room.

The room was in a mess, with all the tables and chairs overturned.

"Liu Ruyan" was half-lying on the ground, strangling He Yunqing's neck.

She was wearing a thin shirt with undergarments underneath. Her hair was disheveled and her face could not be seen clearly. As she was lying on the ground, Zhou Ping could only see her back.

As for He Yunqing, he was almost rolling his eyes as the Third Madam, who was possessed by a female ghost, strangled him by the neck.

The female ghost followed He Yunqing to another house of the He family, and she first possessed He Yunqing.

After He Yunqing was possessed, Mr. He and his entire family moved away immediately. Only Liu Ruyan felt sorry for her daughter and stayed to take care of her.

The mother and daughter depend on each other.

Later, the female ghost possessed Liu Ruyan again, and He Yunqing stayed here to take care of her for his mother.

"With a span wider than your shoulders, you will be happy."

"A pony and a cart only take a moment."

Zhou Ping looked full and then jumped into the house.

"stop!"

Zhou Ping scolded in a low voice.

When "Liu Ruyan" heard the voice, she immediately loosened her hand that was pinching He Yunqing, then half-knelt down and looked at Zhou Ping vigilantly.

He Yunqing fell to the ground and passed out.

It didn't matter that he squatted down, as Zhou Ping was still so dizzy that he couldn't see clearly around him.

Two streams of blood immediately came out of the nose.

A red cloth stretched out from behind Zhou Ping's head, wiped the blood off his nose, then went back to the back of Zhou Ping's head and hit him on the head.

Zhou Ping regained consciousness.

"You stinky men, all of you must die!"

"Liu Ruyan" gnashed her teeth, her eyes full of resentment, no longer having the feeling of a good wife and mother as before.

"Liu Ruyan" jumped up and rushed towards Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping stretched out his hand, and a red cloth strip flew out from his hand, then continued to extend.

The strips of cloth instantly crawled onto Liu Ruyan's body and then wrapped around her entire body.

"Liu Ruyan" was wrapped like a dumpling and then fell to the ground.

The strips of cloth glowed with a faint golden light, and "Liu Ruyan" let out a series of shrill screams.

The shadow of the female ghost appeared and disappeared on Liu Ruyan's face.

"Get out of her."

Zhou Ping ordered.

"No, no! Kill me if you can."

"Liu Ruyan" laughed out loud.

Zhou Ping frowned.

The cassock is his trump card to catch and restrain ghosts, but now a female ghost is possessed by a person. Although the cassock can cause some damage to the ghost, it seems that the damage is not much.

Zhou Ping suddenly realized that he had no means to force the female ghost out of a person's body.

Zhou Ping and the female ghost were in a stalemate.

What should he do? Zhou Ping looked at Liu Ruyan lying on the ground, and was at a loss for a moment.

Suddenly, a black shadow jumped out from the beam and flew accurately towards Zhou Ping's eyes.

The black shadow was too fast, and before Zhou Ping could react, it was right in front of him.

"Kasaya!"

Zhou Ping controlled the cassock and tried to cover his eyes, but the black shadow was still too fast. Before the cassock could cover all of Zhou Ping's eyes, the black shadow was about to get into Zhou Ping's eyes.

"boom."

Zhou Ping broke out in a cold sweat. The next moment, Zhou Ping's fingers became uncontrollable and blocked in front of his eyes at an extremely fast speed, and then he pinched with two fingers.

A baby the size of a finger was clamped between Zhou Ping's fingers.

At the same time, Zhou Ping's panel changed.

Left side of the panel.

[Lifespan: 23 years, 5 months and 4 days]

[Telepathy: Zero]

[The End of the World: 1]

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

The original panel damage was one for each column when Lingxi pointed, but just now it became zero.

I was careless! I wasted one of my skills. Zhou Ping was heartbroken.

This is one year’s lifespan!
There was no time to think too much. Zhou Ping's mind moved and the panel changed again.

[Lifespan: 22 years, 5 months and 4 days]

[Telepathy: One]

[The End of the World: 1]

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

Telepathy is a life-saving skill, you can’t do without it!

It has been triggered once just now, so there is no guarantee that the female ghost may have other tricks up her sleeve.

After replenishing Lingxi's finger, Zhou Ping looked at his finger.

Lingxi blocked the attack of the black shadow with one finger. At this time, on Zhou Ping's finger, a baby the size of a finger was wailing constantly.

The baby had all the facial features and hands and feet, but his eyes were not open.

“Ah wow.”

The baby let out a series of shrill screams.

Zhou Ping's entire body, except for his eyes and nose, is covered with red cloth. The red cloth is actually a cassock that can repel ghosts.

The female ghost possessed the third lady, so the cassock had limited damage to her, but the ghost baby was directly touched by the red cloth that was transformed from the cassock.

A faint golden light enveloped the ghost baby, and the ghost baby's body continued to fade away.

"No, no, no, please, don't kill my son."

"If you dare to kill him, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide!"

"Liu Ruyan" kept begging, and then became fierce. She stuck out her red and tender tongue and pretended to bite her tongue.

"Don't move! If you dare to bite your tongue and kill yourself, I will kill him."

The golden light on Zhou Ping's hand disappeared, and he no longer harmed the ghost baby, but he did not let him go either.

"Let my son go."

"Get out of her first."

"Let my son go."

"Get out of her first."

"Let my son go."

"Get out of her first."

The man and the ghost were in a stalemate, and neither of them dared to give up his chips first.

"You bad guys, why are you helping the He family!"

"He was the one who stole my body and killed me, why are you helping him?"

"Liu Ruyan" wailed, tears of blood flowing from her eyes.

The female ghost is called Xiaolan, and she is a maid in the He family.

Mr. He's nephew He Yunlu also lived in the mansion and fell in love with the maid Xiaolan.

The rich kid was just playing around and left behind a seed.

It was just fun. When Xiaolan wanted He Yunlu to marry her, He Yunlu not only refused, but also because he was tired of playing with her, he tricked her to the well and pushed her into the well, resulting in two deaths.

"I didn't help the He family, I helped her."

Zhou Ping paused and pointed at the unconscious He Yunqing.

"I only helped this mother and daughter, not the He family."

Zhou Ping explained.

The He family has nothing to do with him, and Zhou Ping is meddling in other people's business only because Liu Ruyan once said she would help him.

This is affection.

Zhou Ping doesn't want to be a good person, because good people don't live long. But repaying kindness is Zhou Ping's bottom line.

A drop of water should be repaid with a spring!
"Are you serious?"

"Liu Ruyan" looked at Zhou Ping suspiciously.

"Don't possess the mother and daughter. The others have nothing to do with me. Get out of her quickly."

"If you don't believe me, I swear to heaven."

Zhou Ping was helpless. This female ghost was a bit stubborn. Maybe it was because she became a ghost, so her intelligence was not high.

"No need to swear, a man's mouth sends a ghost."

After "Liu Ruyan" finished speaking, a ghost shadow flew out of her body.

The female ghost looked at Zhou Ping nervously. Zhou Ping did not break his promise and threw the ghost baby to the female ghost.

The ghost baby returned to the female ghost and then fell on her shoulder, looking aggrieved.

The female ghost looked at the ghost baby lovingly, then disappeared with the ghost baby.

Zhou Ping used the method of borrowing the spiritual power from the sky to disperse the spiritual power.

He can't see the female ghost, but he can sense her using the method of borrowing the sky spirit.

Zhou Ping was afraid that the female ghost would come back to attack him.

Within the perception range, there were Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing, but no female ghost mother and son.

It seems that the female ghost is also afraid of Zhou Ping.

"It looks like he's really gone."

Zhou Ping stretched out his hand, pulled the red cloth off Liu Ruyan's body, and then returned it to his hand.

"Third Madam."

Zhou Ping saved the Third Madam from falling to the ground.

"This"

It feels smooth and warm to the touch.

Liu Ruyan was wearing very little, and her clothes were taken off by the ghost girl when she went crazy.

Zhou Ping hugged Liu Ruyan, and his left hand just felt the softness and smoothness of her waist.

After putting Liu Ruyan on the ground, Zhou Ping reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"When it's over, brush off your clothes and hide your merit and fame."

Zhou Ping was ready to leave. Since the ghost girl and her son were gone, they were no longer in danger.

Zhou Ping felt that the female ghost and her son would not go back on their word.

"No, let's wake them up. If someone picks up their bodies, we won't be able to explain it clearly."

Zhou Ping was about to leave when he suddenly remembered that he was so noble and upright, but what if someone else took advantage of him?

"Third Madam, Third Madam."

Zhou Ping gently rocked Liu Ruyan with his hand.

This keeps tumbling.

Zhou Ping only felt his nose itchy, and two streams of blood flowed out.

The red cloth that the cassock had changed into only left Zhou Ping with a nose and eyes, and at this moment it blocked Zhou Ping's nose again.

Only Zhou Ping's eyes were left exposed.

"what"

A groan almost made Zhou Ping lose his soul.

Liu Ruyan woke up slowly.

"Ah! Ghost."

Liu Ruyan was frightened when she saw Zhou Ping’s mummy appearance, but she finally woke up.

When Zhou Ping saw that Liu Ruyan had woken up, he did not stay any longer and disappeared with a turn.

On the roof, Zhou Ping quickly evacuated. His body was a little hot.

The physical contact just now made him a little unable to control himself.

Standing on a roof, Zhou Ping looked at the moon in the sky, and the heat on his body became even stronger.

"Crescent Moon Sky Rush."

In this situation, a picture suddenly appeared in Zhou Ping's mind.

"Brother Xun once said that some people seem to be wearing masks, but in fact they have taken off the masks."

Zhou Ping's heart was beating fast: Could this be my real self?
No sleep for one night.

Zhou Ping practiced swordsmanship at home for an entire night, which helped him to calm his body and mind.

Zhou Ping's swordsmanship is a martial art that he had inherited from his predecessor.

I have been practicing this set of swordsmanship for a long time and it has become muscle memory.

Zhou Ping has never given up practicing this set of swordsmanship.

Zhou Ping has mastered this sword technique to perfection.

Zhou Ping and Uncle Bo discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the four paths of cultivation for the human race.

Warriors are greater than or equal to Taoists, Taoists are greater than or equal to monks, and monks are far greater than Confucianists.

Although warriors are powerful, evil creatures such as ghosts and demons are naturally able to restrain warriors.

Zhou Ping now has a cassock and Buddhist beads, so he has no problem dealing with smaller ghosts and monsters.

However, Zhou Ping’s potential enemies are still humans!

Zhou Ping always escorts short distances and will encounter robbers.

The last time Zhou Ping encountered robbers, he killed two of them alone.

Zhou Ping didn't even have time to use his sword skills. He killed two people purely by relying on the power of his perfect spiritual energy.

It’s just that the world is becoming more and more chaotic now, and I might run into someone who can sense spiritual energy in a short distance in the future.

This is when you need some skills!

"I have already mastered this set of swordsmanship. I have the power to protect myself. With the help of Lingxi Yi Finger and Tianya Zhichi, my life should be fine."

"But why hasn't my cultivation level improved yet?"

Zhou Ping also asked Uncle Bo about the problem of breaking through the realm, but Uncle Bo's answer was confusing and he couldn't understand it.

According to Uncle Lame, the key to a warrior’s breakthrough is just one word: “courage”.

Without destruction there is no construction; do not be afraid of death.

But this idea of ​​warriors is exactly the opposite of Zhou Ping's way of immortality.

[Go on a convoy to achieve immortality, do not ask about worldly affairs]

Zhou Ping can live forever by gaining lifespan through escorting, and both Lingxi Yizhi and Tianya Zhichi are saying the same thing: "coward".

Zhou Ping's state of mind is contrary to the philosophy of a warrior.

"Do I need to rely on other Taoist, Buddhist, or Confucianist teachings to improve my realm?"

Zhou Ping is more concerned about breaking through.

The incident with the female ghost taught Zhou Ping a lesson.

At that time, the ghost baby tried to get into Zhou Ping's eyes, but Zhou Ping blocked it with a finger, which cost it a year of life.

Zhou Ping lived only about twenty years in total.

If the ghost baby came to attack Zhou Ping every day, Zhou Ping would block it with one finger of Lingxi. If the ghost baby attacked twenty times, then his lifespan would be exhausted.

From this perspective, Zhou Ping still needs to improve his cultivation as soon as possible.

Once he encounters a master, with Zhou Ping's lifespan of more than 20 years, he may be able to block more than 20 fatal attacks, but he cannot block more fatal attacks.

I have nothing to do tonight, so I go to the brothel and listen to music.

"What's going on today? You came so early, but you're not sitting in the first row?"

Chen Erdan said doubtfully.

The three people arrived quite early, but they didn't expect that the smart people had predicted that the good seats in the brothel were already full.

Zhou Ping, Scar and Chen Erdan could only sit in the corner.

Zhou Ping didn't care. He had the ability to perceive and could watch the performance on the stage from all angles.

"Hey, you don't know, Miss Mingyue is also going to perform today, so there are so many people here."

"Yes, Miss Mingyue wants to meet friends through poetry tonight. As long as the poem is good, you can spend a night with her for free."

A person next to him answered.

Miss Mingyue, the most beautiful girl in the brothel.

Zhou Ping had only heard of her but had never seen her. It was just that this girl had always been in the backyard of the brothel, so he didn't know why she was performing in the front yard today.

Those who can enter the backyard are either rich or noble, and those in the front yard are all poor.

There are many rules in brothels. Some people sell their art but not their bodies, while others sell both their art and their bodies. Some can perform on stage, while others cannot.

Some beauties are extremely talented and beautiful. Money alone cannot impress them. Talent is required.

Even if a talented person has no money, he is still popular in brothels.

As the performances continued, more and more people came into the brothel, especially many scholars.

Who would give up the opportunity to get something for free?
As a song and dance show ended, a cloud of fog suddenly appeared in the center of the brothel's stage.

Then a beautiful woman flew out from the mist.

The beauty was not wearing revealing clothes like other girls, only her snow-white goose neck was exposed.

Her appearance was not stunning, but she had a perfect figure and a great temperament, and it was obvious that she had read a lot of books.

The beauties danced and flew around on the stage.

Chen Erdan and Daoba were both mesmerized by the sight, and the scholars looked even more intoxicated.

The beauty is the top star, Mingyue, the protagonist of tonight.

"This girl can fly, and her jumping ability is amazing. She can fly higher than me in the realm of perfect spiritual energy. I can only compare with her if I have the blessing of the cassock."

"Could it be that she can also sense spiritual energy?"

(End of this chapter)