Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 57: Nine Ranks of Buddhism
"Hello, Escort Master. This is the fish I just caught. Although it is small, please don't despise it."

A thin but bright-eyed little girl took a thumb-sized fish and gave it to the people from the escort agency.

In the past few days, what happened in the tunnel has spread throughout Qingyuan County.

Everyone knew that the grain transport convoy had encountered a rat demon.

Everyone knew that the rat demon was very powerful and had killed more than a dozen people from the yamen.

If it weren’t for Fan Shiyi and Miss Xiaoqing, the food would never have reached Qingyuan County.

Of course, Zhou Ping’s role in this was infinitely reduced.

Although Zhou Ping fought the rat demon head-on, he was helped by Fan Shiyi's relics.

The credit for transporting grain goes to Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing.

Zhou Ping took the fish and gave the little girl a copper coin.

This little fish is worthless, but Zhou Ping doesn't want to take the girl's things for nothing.

Xiaobai swallowed the fish into his stomach in one gulp.

"Yuan Yuan, don't disturb the escort master."

A woman threw the little girl away and gave Zhou Ping an apologetic smile.

"Yuan Yuan, how can you ask for money from the escort master?"

The woman took the copper coin from the little girl's hand and returned it to Zhou Ping.

The little girl pouted, looking unhappy, with tears welling up in her eyes.

This one copper coin is really important to their family.

One copper coin can buy a lot of things.

The little girl had only been drinking rice soup for several days. Her little brother was so hungry that he couldn't even speak.

If we had this one copper coin, the whole family could have a full meal.

Zhou Ping shook his head.

"Master Escort, you saved us, we should thank you. Besides, it's just a small fish, it's not worth the money at all."

The woman said.

Zhou Ping smiled faintly.

This is also a very particular person.

Although he suffered a disaster, he was unwilling to accept charity.

"Since a small fish is not worth a penny, let's catch a few more."

“It likes to eat.”

Zhou Ping pointed at Xiaobai on his shoulder.

"Okay, I'll catch a few more."

The little girl snatched the copper coin from her mother's hand and ran away quickly.

The woman smiled helplessly and thanked Zhou Ping profusely.

not far away.

Several yamen runners sat under a tree and warmed themselves by the fire.

"I feel uncomfortable when I see this Zhou Ping."

"That's what he's capable of."

"If Master Fan hadn't helped him and allowed him to draw on the power of the relic, he would have died long ago."

A few yamen runners caught a fish from somewhere, roasted it and gave it to Captain Leng first.

After two days of treatment, Captain Leng's injuries were mostly healed.

"Put aside your thoughts, we still have to go back to Qinghe County through the tunnel, and we will need him then."

Captain Leng took a bite of the fish and warned the others.

Originally, Captain Leng wanted to return to Qinghe County as soon as possible.

But thinking of the dangers in the tunnel, Captain Leng didn't dare to gamble with his life.

So Captain Leng and the yamen runners were waiting, they wanted to see when the escort agency would set off.

If you follow the escort agency through the tunnel, the danger will be much less.

The escort agency, after some rest, is ready to set off tomorrow morning.

During this mission, one member of the escort agency died, two were seriously injured, and the others were more or less injured.

In the past two days, everyone has almost recovered.

More importantly, the escort agency has come to carry out a mission!

Some wealthy families in Qingyuan County are preparing to move to Qinghe County.

Qingyuan County is already devastated, and getting food and drink is a problem.

The rich have money, but they cannot buy food with their money, or food is too expensive.

Qingyuan County has a lot of work to do. It will take some time to get back to a place where people have enough food and drink.

Nowadays, it is a good day to be able to eat a grilled fish.

This is unbearable for these wealthy families.

Thinking about the past and then thinking about the present, it is like heaven and earth.

These wealthy families were rich, so they planned to let the escort agency protect them as they sought refuge in Qinghe County.

There are more than a dozen families and hundreds of people on this mission.

Of course, the salary for the mission is also very attractive.

Each escort can get ten taels of silver.

Of course the escorts were willing to take on this mission.

However, Zhou Ping also suggested that everyone contribute five taels of silver, and these dozens of taels of silver would be given to the dead and seriously injured brothers.

The people in the escort agency were also willing.

The task of transporting grain required the escort agency's personnel to follow Zhou Ping's lead.

What's more, Zhou Ping has the ghost bride to protect him.

Day three.

The people from the escort agency took hundreds of people to Qinghe County.

"Zhou Ping, Master Fan is not going back?"

Mr. Yuan asked.

The escort agency returned to Qinghe County with the mission, but Fan Shiyi wanted to stay here.

"Master Fan still needs to save the victims."

Zhou Ping said.

Fan Shiyi wants to stay in Qingyuan County to help the victims, so Xiaoqing naturally won't leave either.

Xiaoqing has caught some fish from the lake these days and has also rescued many people.

Mr. Yuan nodded, with some worry in his eyes.

However, after seeing Zhou Ping, Engineer Yuan felt more confident.

Zhou Ping is protected by the ghost bride!
The escort agency brought hundreds of people into the tunnel.

Captain Leng followed closely behind with a few yamen runners, fearing that they would fall behind.

Behind Captain Leng, some victims also followed.

These disaster victims have relatives in Qinghe County, so they plan to go there to stay with them.

But they couldn't come up with the money, so they followed behind the team.

Then, there was a hunchbacked old woman with fifty-year-old hair.

"Let's go, kids. Let's go."

The old woman was driving a horse-drawn carriage with a bamboo basket on it, and there were a dozen kittens in the red building.

A big yellow cat was lying lazily beside the old woman.

Qingyuan County, Qinglong Lake.

There was no lake in Qingyuan County originally. A lake was created when several first-class masters fought.

The lake is in the shape of a palm.

The lake originally had no name, but Xiaoqing's arrival gave the lake a name.

Xiaoqing helped the victims catch fish from the lake.

The victims called this lake Qinglong Lake.

By Qinglong Lake.

A woman is cooking for her family.

Xiaoqing fished the fish out of the lake and threw it onto the shore.

The woman's daughter Yuanyuan was luckier and also picked up one.

In addition, Yuan Yuan received a copper coin from a bodyguard.

The woman used the copper coins to buy some food.

The family gathered around the campfire, ready to enjoy the hard-earned fish and food.

A little boy was drooling and staring at the fish.

"Mom, I'm so hungry."

said the little boy.

"But your sister hasn't come back yet."

The woman said.

"Okay, then wait for sister."

The little boy is also more sensible.

"Mother, Yuanyuan must have gone to the river to catch fish. Why don't you leave some for her? Why let the child eat first?"

The child's father said.

The woman thought for a moment, nodded, and then took out two pieces of meat from the fish's belly.

"Eat, child."

The woman said lovingly.

"Let's eat!"

The boy's eyes lit up and he started to eat the fish regardless of how hot it was.

"Slow down, don't get pricked."

Qinghe County.

County Magistrate Mao was waiting anxiously.

He walked around the room again and again.

The yamen runners brought food to Magistrate Mao, but he was in no mood to eat and threw the food to the ground. Half a month had passed, but there was still no news from Qingyuan County.

County Magistrate Mao did not wait for the rat demon to come back and report the good news.

Magistrate Mao had a bad feeling.

County Magistrate Mao and the rat demon did a lot of bad things. They stole grain from the granary.

Originally, County Magistrate Mao sent the Rat Demon to destroy the evidence, but now the Rat Demon has not appeared.

"Sir, even if you are worried about the disaster in Qingyuan County and Captain Leng and his men, you still have to eat."

The bailiff was moved by Magistrate Mao. He did not expect that Magistrate Mao had not slept or eaten for several days and nights because he was worried about Captain Leng and his entourage.

Our County Magistrate Mao is truly great! The yamen runner said with emotion.

The corners of Magistrate Mao's mouth twitched slightly. He was speechless.

"Report, sir, happy news, happy news."

A bailiff ran in, his face full of joy.

"What happy event?"

Magistrate Mao was not happy, but felt even more uneasy.

"It's Captain Leng and the Yan Family Escort Agency. They're back!"

The bailiff said happily.

Magistrate Mao was so shocked that he sat on the stool in a daze.

The two yamen runners thought that Magistrate Mao was too happy.

Magistrate Mao sat there for a long time, with a look of struggle on his face.

"Forget it, let's leave a good reputation for our children and grandchildren."

Magistrate Mao sighed, then lit the oil lamp on the table and pushed it over.

The oil lamp fell onto the table and started to catch fire.

Soon, the whole house was on fire.

The bailiffs discovered something was wrong and rushed to put out the fire.

Although the fire was put out, Magistrate Mao had been burned into a charred corpse.

Rouge shop.

"Yunqing, it's been half a month, why haven't you seen Xiaobai yet?"

Liu Ruyan was wearing a tight red jacket today, and her flushed face was as red as her clothes.

Liu Ruyan felt a little bored in the past half month.

I used to be able to pet cats, but now there are no cats anymore.

"Mom, I asked someone to go to the escort agency to ask Uncle Lame."

"Uncle Lame said that this is normal since the journey is long."

He Yunqing covered Liu Ruyan with a cloak, fearing that she would catch a cold.

"What else did the escort agency say?"

Liu Ruyan always felt that something was wrong. Normally, it would take ten days to make the round trip, but it had been half a month and the grain transport team had not returned.

"Uncle Bo also said that Zhou Ping is a cautious person and should be fine."

He Yunqing thought for a moment and said.

"Yunqing, look over there, there are people at the tunnel entrance."

Liu Ruyan suddenly stood up and looked anxiously into the distance.

"Mom, you are hallucinating!"

He Yunqing said helplessly.

These days, Liu Ruyan always felt that there was someone in the tunnel.

This has happened several times, but no one comes out of the tunnel.

"It's not an illusion, there really is someone there."

Liu Ruyan became anxious. She stomped her feet, and freedom surged like mountains and waves.

He Yunqing glanced into the distance and saw people constantly coming out of the tunnel.

"Xiaobai, it's time to come."

Liu Ruyan smiled lightly.

Eight days. Eight whole days.

This mission took eight days.

Ordinary people walk too slowly, so they walk very slowly on the road.

It's slow, but not dangerous.

When exiting the tunnel, Zhou Ping looked at the panel.

【Lifespan: 4 years, 6 months, 15 days】

[Telepathy: One]

[The End of the World: 1]

[Go on a convoy to immortality, don’t ask about worldly affairs]

The panel has three more years of life.

Zhou Ping's mind moved.

【Lifespan: three years, six months, and fifteen days】

【Telepathic finger: two】

[The End of the World: 1]

[Go on a convoy to immortality, don’t ask about worldly affairs]

Zhou Ping chose to give Lingxi one point.

One is enough even if the world is within reach.

Once the situation is not right and Lingxi is triggered, Zhou Ping will choose to escape immediately.

The people from the escort agency dropped off these wealthy people from Qingyuan County and then left.

In the escort agency.

Mr. Yuan and Zhou Ping reported the situation of this line to Uncle Bo.

"Okay, just come back."

"I didn't expect this trip to be so dangerous."

"The escort agency will pay another fifty taels to our deceased brother."

Uncle Lame looked at Zhou Ping with satisfaction.

From what Engineer Yuan said, we can tell that Zhou Ping played a very important role in this trip.

Uncle Bo knows a little about Zhou Ping's strength.

"Engineer Yuan, go and deal with the aftermath. Zhou Ping, you stay for a while."

Uncle Lame said.

Mr. Yuan left and Zhou Ping stayed.

"Come on, Zhou Ping, let me test your strength!"

Uncle Lame kept Zhou Ping and wanted to test Zhou Ping's strength.

Zhou Ping didn't waste any time, he drew his sword and started fighting with Uncle Lame.

Uncle Lame is already a ninth-rank warrior, and Zhou Ping is also a ninth-rank warrior.

The two men fought with sparks flying everywhere, but Zhou Ping seemed to be at ease.

"Okay, good. Be careful next time."

Uncle Lame still held back, as he was just testing me before.

Uncle Lame, holding a cane, attacked even more fiercely.

Zhou Ping used the Xuanwu sword technique to defend continuously, while Uncle Bo kept attacking.

"what?"

Uncle Lame didn't expect Zhou Ping to be so relaxed.

"Could it be that this kid has already reached the ninth rank?"

Uncle Lame thought as he changed his attack without hesitation.

Uncle Cripple's advantage is his rich experience. He has fought many times and is proficient in various weapons.

"In martial arts, different weapons mean different things to each person."

"Weapons often represent a person's character."

"Those who like to use knives are usually aggressive, those who like to use swords are modest gentlemen, and those who like to use guns are usually military men."

"As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger!"

Uncle Lame spoke and taught, then he used his crutch to knock away Zhou Ping's knife and pointed it directly at Zhou Ping's neck.

Zhou Ping was not to be outdone and stabbed Uncle Bo's chest with his long knife.

But just like Uncle Lame said, an inch longer, an inch stronger.

Zhou Ping's knife was still three inches away from Uncle Bo, but Uncle Bo's crutch was only one inch away from Zhou Ping.

From this point of view, Zhou Ping lost.

However, in actual combat, Zhou Ping was able to block the fatal blow with one finger, and then he could take advantage of the situation to kill the opponent.

"Yes, it seems that your cultivation and skills have improved a lot in this trip."

Uncle Lame said with satisfaction.

Zhou Ping made rapid progress and surpassed Yan Yi to some extent.

Of course, Zhou Ping's advantage is more obvious.

Zhou Ping is calm and steady, but Yan Yi is much worse.

Uncle Lame guessed that Zhou Ping had now reached the ninth level of cultivation.

"Uncle Lame, I have entered the ninth level of Buddhism."

Zhou Ping told the story of how he borrowed the power of the relic.

Zhou Ping intercepted a portion of the power of the relic, and as a result, he reached the ninth level.

After hearing this, Uncle Lame sighed.

"With your current strength, Yan Yi is no match for you. In the entire escort agency, there are no more than a few people who can beat you with one palm strike."

Uncle Lame looked at Zhou Ping, something stirring in his eyes.

Zhou Ping looked at Uncle Lame's gaze.

There was hatred and hope in Uncle Lame's eyes.

(End of this chapter)