Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 118 Liu Ruyan

When Zhou Ping returned to Qinghe County, many people were happy, but some were unhappy.

"How could Zhou Ping be so lucky? A seventh-rank master died just like that." Captain Leng couldn't believe it. It was a certain death, but Zhou Ping was still alive.

Zhang Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Is it possible that I am not lucky?"

Captain Leng didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Sheng asked, "Is it possible that Zhou Ping killed Song Tianlong?"

Captain Leng immediately denied it and said, "Impossible! Zhou Ping is so young, and his cultivation is all achieved with the help of external forces. How could he possibly kill a seventh-grade cultivator?"

If Zhou Ping was told to have killed Song Tianhu, Captain Leng would still believe it, after all, Song Tianhu was only an eighth-rank officer.

But Song Tianlong is of the seventh rank!
Captain Leng had met Song Tianlong. Song Tianlong was not just a simple seventh rank.

He had no chance of winning against Song Tianlong at all, and he didn't even have the mind to fight.

It is no exaggeration to say that Captain Leng's legs were weak in front of Song Tianlong.

"You have never seen Song Tianlong, so you don't know how strong he is. Even the snake demon that can transform around Fan Shiyi may not be his match." Captain Leng sighed.

Zhang Sheng nodded: "It seems that Zhou Ping is really lucky."

Yan Family Escort Agency.

Zhou Ping came to accept the task.

Uncle Bo was very pleased to see Zhou Ping: "You're back."

"Isn't Uncle Lame worried about me?" Zhou Ping said. Almost everyone around him thought he was dead.

Uncle Lame smiled faintly: "I was the one who killed Song Tianhu."

Zhou Ping smiled bitterly: "I should have thought of it earlier."

Song Tianhu and his group were killed, but he had just arrived in Qinghe County and did not have many enemies.

So everyone would think that Zhou Ping killed Song Tianhu because the two had a grudge against each other.

But Zhou Ping should have thought that Song Tianhu had hurt Yan Yi. He also had a grudge against Uncle Lame.

Zhou Ping knew that Uncle Lame had been secretly improving his strength, but he did not expect that Uncle Lame with a broken leg could actually kill Song Tianhu and his dozen or so men.

It seems that Uncle Bo's strength is at least the eighth rank! Zhou Ping had a guess about Uncle Bo's cultivation.

"When Song Tianlong came to me, I wanted my friend to help you kill him, but my friend said that you are very strong and you can deal with Song Tianlong without any problem." Uncle Lame said.

The friend that Uncle Lame was referring to was actually himself. He just didn't want to expose his own strength, and he also didn't want Zhou Ping to be too deeply involved with him.

He has his current strength because of the demon seed, which comes from the Demon Cult.

There will be no good results if you get involved with the evil cult.

Zhou Ping nodded: "Thanks to your friend's advice, I was able to deal with Song Tianlong."

Uncle Lame nodded with satisfaction: "My friend still wants to find you for some training."

"No problem." Zhou Ping agreed readily.

Soon, Zhou Ping arrived at the mass grave outside the city as requested by Uncle Lame.

After a few days away, there were several new graves here.

The two of them didn't waste any more words and started fighting again.

Zhou Ping is already an eighth-rank warrior and an eighth-rank Buddhist, and his true strength is comparable to that of a seventh-rank warrior.

After just a few exchanges, Uncle Lame was surprised to see Zhou Ping's growth again, so he directly entered a semi-demon state.

In the semi-demonized state, Uncle Bo's body became much larger and his strength was no different from that of a seventh-grade warrior.

However, this time Zhou Ping not only improved his cultivation, but also gained a deeper understanding of martial arts.

Zhou Ping fought against the half-demonized Uncle Lame. Not only did he use martial arts methods to deal with Uncle Lame, he also used object control techniques to interfere with Uncle Lame from time to time.

Uncle Lame was suppressed by Zhou Ping's double martial arts attack.

"Boy, not bad." Uncle Lame jumped away from the battle group and couldn't help but sigh. He could feel Zhou Ping's changes.

Zhou Ping mobilized all available means to attack, rather than just limiting himself to his martial arts skills.

"Thanks to the guidance of senior." Zhou Ping grinned.

Uncle Lame shook his head: "You are a warrior who uses all your advantages. You are very different from me. I am also very inspired by you."

Uncle Bo’s martial arts skills are like “the brave wins when two meet in a narrow road”, and he defeats his enemies fairly.

Zhou Ping has already walked out his own path. Although this path is a bit crooked, crooked is still a way.

"As long as the purpose is legitimate, any means may be used!" Zhou Ping expressed his insights into entering the realm of quality.

Uncle Lame looked at Zhou Ping deeply. Although he did not agree with this approach, he knew that Zhou Ping was on the right track.

"If I was half as smart as Zhou Ping at that time, I wouldn't have ended up like this, I wouldn't have been harmed by my senior brother, and I wouldn't have had no doubts about him for many years." Uncle Lame couldn't help but sigh.

Zhou Ping becomes more and more courageous as the battle goes on. He wants to use Uncle Lame to sharpen his sword and find the weaknesses in his own moves.

"Come on, let's fight again!"

Chen Li was cracking melon seeds while telling everyone what had happened recently in Qinghe County.

"The biggest event in Qinghe County recently was the murder of the top and second-in-command of the Dragon and Tiger List in Qianzhou City."

"Song Tianhu, 8th rank, Song Tianlong, 7th rank, were all killed."

Chen Li sighed with regret.

"Didn't someone say that Zhou Ping killed these two people?"

"Yes, these two people had no grudges against anyone else but Zhou Ping. In the end, they both died. It was Zhou Ping who killed them."

The spectators also heard about this incident. Rumor has it that Zhou Ping was the murderer.

Before Chen Li could say anything, someone spoke up.

"It's impossible that Zhou Ping killed him. Zhou Ping is an eighth-rank person, how could he kill a seventh-rank person? Besides, when Song Tianhu died, he was playing bridge with Miss He Yunqing."

"Yes, I also heard from the people in the pharmacy. Miss He said it herself that they were together that night."

"Yes, yes, Zhou Ping can't kill anyone."

Most of the onlookers still don’t believe that Zhou Ping can kill anyone.

They had all seen Zhou Ping before. They didn't believe that Zhou Ping was so powerful that he could even kill a seventh-grade monster.

"If Zhou Ping didn't kill him, then who did?" someone asked.

Chen Li saw that it was time for her to perform, so she spoke quickly.

"You don't know this, do you?"

"Among the outsiders who have recently come to Qinghe County, there are many experts."

"Take the mass grave yesterday for example. Two masters were fighting, and Captain Leng didn't dare to get close, for fear of being killed."

"Captain Leng said personally that these two men are both seventh-grade, and they are likely the ones who killed Song Tianlong and his brother."

Chen Li got first-hand information from her son.

Zhou Ping and Uncle Bo fought in the mass grave, attracting many cultivators. However, the aftermath of the fight between the two almost killed a tenth-grade cultivator.

This made no one dare to approach.

Captain Leng also went to the scene. He felt the presence of two powerful forces and felt that he was no match for them.

So Captain Leng guessed that these two people were most likely the ones who killed the two brothers Song Tianlong and Song Tianhu.

"Really? Such a powerful person came to Qinghe County, and Captain Leng didn't even dare to get close to him."

"What are these two doing here?"

"Hey, you don't even know this. They are all here to look for the Demon Lord's scattered magic weapons."

In the courtyard, Xiaobai was sticking out his tongue because of the heat.

It is already midsummer and people are too hot to go out and can only stay at home to cool off. If they move a little, they will sweat profusely.

Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing were not in the yard. They said the weather was too hot and they wanted to go to Qinglong Mountain to escape the heat.

There are some shady places on Qinglong Mountain which are very cool.

There was a bowl in front of Zhou Ping, with a few unripe apples and some cane sugar beside the bowl.

Xiaobai turned into a human form, squatted beside Zhou Ping, then took a green apple and took a bite.

"Zhou Ping, Zhou Ping."

Then, Xiao Bai was moved to tears by the sourness of the green apple. Not only did it make her cry, but it also turned her back into a cat.

Zhou Ping was both angry and amused: "It's so sour, how can I eat it?"

Zhou Ping squeezed the apple tightly, squeezed out the sour juice, and then added some sucrose.

"Try again." Zhou Ping handed the bowl to Xiaobai.

This time Xiaobai learned her lesson and licked it gently.

The juice is a bit sour and sweet. It’s not delicious, but it’s not bad either.

Zhou Ping condensed water into ice. Now he can turn it into ice cubes the size of a baby's fist.

The ice cubes melted into a bowl of apple juice and cane sugar.

"Try again." Zhou Ping said.

Xiaobai licked it carefully again, but this time, her eyes lit up after she finished licking, and then she filled it again.

The sweet and sour water with ice is really delicious!

After a while, the juice in the bowl was finished.

"The ice doesn't make the juice taste better, it just reduces the sensation on your tongue, so you think it tastes better," Zhou Ping said.

Xiao Bai didn't understand. She tilted her head and said, "It tastes good. It tastes good."

Zhou Ping followed the same method and prepared a few bowls of cold sweet and sour water. Xiaobai felt refreshed after drinking it.

After Xiaobai finished drinking, she still didn't forget Liu Ruyan. She changed into a human form and went to find Liu Ruyan with a bowl of ice water.

"Bring some to Sister He as well." Zhou Ping called out.

Xiao Bai said, "No."

After saying that, she ran away quickly.

Zhou Ping had no choice but to go find He Yunqing with two bowls of cold water.

He Yunqing and Liu Ruyan were both in the backyard.

Two women and several maids lived in the backyard, while Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi lived in the front yard.

At the door to the backyard is Engineer Yuan.

In the hot summer, Yuan Gong opened his arms and kept drinking water, but his thirst was not quenched. Yuan Gong's head was dizzy from the heat.

"Brother Yuan, try this." Zhou Ping handed a bowl of ice water to Engineer Yuan.

Yuan Gong picked it up and drank it down in one gulp. As the ice water entered his stomach, a chill rushed from the base of his tail to the top of his head!
The irritable and stuffy feeling disappeared immediately after drinking the ice water.

"What a great water!" Yuan Gong couldn't help but praise. The water not only had ice cubes, but it was also quite sweet. The taste was simply amazing. "How is it made?"

"Just get some sour apples, add some cane sugar, and then make some ice cubes," said Zhou Ping.

Engineer Yuan memorized the recipe: "Sour apples, cane sugar, that's easy, but ice cubes? There's nowhere to get them."

Sour apples and cane sugar are easy to buy, but not everyone can get ice cubes.

Only wealthy families have ice cellars, where ice is stored.

This piece of ice is probably worth one or two taels of silver in the hot summer.

Thinking of the silver he had spent on the wine, Yuan Gong slapped his thigh in anger and said, "If I had known there was ice in it, I should have sold it."

Zhou Ping smiled faintly and said, "Brother Yuan, I'm going in."

Mr. Yuan was a bodyguard hired by He Yunqing. His main responsibility was to guard the inner courtyard and prevent anyone from entering.

On weekdays, only a few maids can enter the inner courtyard.

"This is your house. Do you need to tell me if you want to come in?" Engineer Yuan teased.

Zhou Ping grinned and didn't dare to continue chatting with Mr. Yuan. The ice in the bowl was almost melting.

In the backyard, Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing were both wearing thin shirts.

Liu Ruyan was wearing a transparent gauze, and you could see the red bellyband and the white skin under her arms. There were beads of sweat on her face, and perhaps because it was too hot, her face was rosy, like a ripe apple.

He Yunqing dressed conservatively, but her arms were completely exposed. Her skirt was tucked up to her thighs, revealing her snow-white legs.

The mother and daughter were drinking the ice water brought by Xiaobai.

"What is this? It tastes delicious. Yunqing, try it."

"Mom, this is ice water! In the middle of summer, where did Xiaobai steal the ice water from?"

He Yunqing knew the value of ice water in the hot summer.

The He family’s house also has a cellar, but it can only store a small amount of ice in the hot summer.

Even a wealthy family cannot store ice at this time of the year.

When Xiaobai heard He Yunqing say that she had stolen the ice water, she immediately became unhappy. She snatched the ice water and drank it all in one gulp.

"Xiaobai, I've said a few words to you, but you don't want to listen." Zhou Ping came over with ice water.

The mother and daughter were not surprised to see Zhou Ping coming.

However, He Yunqing lowered her skirt around her waist and put on her clothes, immediately covering her exposed private parts.

Liu Ruyan was much more generous and didn't mind at all. She called Zhou Ping: "Zhou Ping is here, come and sit down."

Liu Ruyan bent down to pull a stool for Zhou Ping, but forgot to cover her chest.

Zhou Ping's nose felt hot and he almost had a nosebleed: Rich and generous!
"Mom!" He Yunqing reminded hurriedly.

Liu Ruyan quickly covered her chest with her hands, and Zhou Ping also quickly looked away: "I made two bowls of ice water for Aunt Liu and Sister to try."

Zhou Ping brought a bowl of ice water to Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing.

But Xiaobai immediately snatched it away and drank it all in one gulp. She pointed at He Yunqing with her fork in her hand: “Humph!”

"Little girl, you're still angry." Liu Ruyan hugged Xiaobai, and Xiaobai changed into a cat, then sat on Liu Ruyan's chest, blocking all the spring scenery.

Seeing that there was no ice water left, Zhou Ping asked the maid to prepare some sour ice fruit and cane sugar.

Only then did the mother and daughter realize that the ice water was made by Zhou Ping.

"Sour apples and cane sugar are easy to find, but where does the ice come from?" He Yunqing was also feeling hot and irritated. Although he had only taken a small sip, most of the heat in his body had dissipated.

Zhou Ping smiled and said, "Aunt Liu and sister, please have a look."

He casts a spell and then turns into a puck of ice, which falls into the bowl.

He Yunqing's eyes were full of excitement. She didn't expect that Zhou Ping could actually create ice. Liu Ruyan's eyes were slightly surprised, but she quickly returned to normal.

Zhou Ping had been looking at Liu Ruyan, especially Liu Ruyan, who seemed surprised but not for long.

"Aunt Liu, is this trick of mine okay?" Zhou Ping asked.

Liu Ruyan finally reacted. She quickly covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Zhou Ping, you are so amazing!"

Zhou Ping felt weak all over when he heard Liu Ruyan's voice. Who could resist the praise of a widow?

However, Zhou Ping was more concerned about Liu Ruyan's initial reaction. Liu Ruyan did not seem to be very surprised by the ice-condensing technique.

This means that Liu Ruyan has at least seen it.

Is Aunt Liu really a member of the Zhang family? Zhou Ping thought of the memory of the Demon Lord again.

(End of this chapter)