Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 59 Change Back

Yan Family Escort Agency.

Zhou Ping and two others came to receive the mission.

The escort agency has a long-distance mission to Qianzhou County.

Scar and Chen Erdan are ready to go on this mission.

Zhou Ping didn't want to go.

In the past, Zhou Ping liked to take short-distance missions in Yaowang Mountain.

But after Yaowang Mountain caught fire again, all the medicinal materials were gone.

This short mission that could be completed in one day completely disappeared.

However, after the tunnel was built, Zhou Ping found a new task that suits him.

It takes about five days to get from Qinghe to Qingyuan County.

This tunnel team may be dangerous for others, but it is very safe for Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping has a panel, so he knows the situation in the tunnel clearly.

What's more, Zhou Ping also has a ghost bride.

These days, the ghost bride is in seclusion.

With the Yin Ling Flower, the Ghost Bride's cultivation has been restored to the ninth level.

According to the Ghost Bride, once the medicinal effects of the Yin Ling Flower have been consumed, she should be able to reach the eighth level.

Eighth grade!

The rat demon is of the eighth grade, while Captain Leng is of the ninth grade.

Xiaoqing was also at the eighth rank before.

If the Ghost Bride can break through to the eighth level, it will be a great help to Zhou Ping.

When the three men were leaving the escort agency, they happened to meet Mr. Yuan.

Zhou Ping had a good impression of Mr. Yuan.

In the tunnel, Zhou Ping saved Yuan Gong.

Mr. Yuan even invited Zhou Ping to have dinner at his home.

Mr. Yuan has three children, two sons and one daughter.

The younger daughter is three or four years old and is very cute.

Engineer Yuan was in a hurry and looked worried.

"Brother Yuan, we are going to Qianzhou County tomorrow. Are you going too?"

Scar asked.

Engineer Yuan is a rank 10 warrior, an expert at long-distance missions and the main force.

"I won't go tomorrow. I have something to do at home."

Mr. Yuan had dark circles under his eyes, and it was obvious that he hadn’t slept well.

"Brother Yuan, if you have anything to say, please tell me if I can help you."

Zhou Ping did not go on the escort mission.

Zhou Ping had already told Uncle Lame that he would only take the tunnel mission.

"Hey, well it should be nothing."

Mr. Yuan said.

"Brother Yuan, if you need any help, just let me know. I don't have anything to do these days."

Zhou Ping said.

Mr. Yuan nodded, and the few people separated.

After separating, the three went to the street to buy some meat and vegetables.

The three of them had hotpot in Zhou Ping's villa again.

It was not until the evening that Scar and Chen Erdan left.

The two of them have to go out on a mission tomorrow morning, so they have to go back and catch up on some sleep at night.

After the two left, Xiaobai also came back.

Xiaobai brought back a chicken leg for Zhou Ping from Liu Ruyan.

Zhou Ping held Xiaobai in his arms and looked at him again and again.

"Xiaobai, change into someone else so I can see."

Zhou Ping already knew that Xiaobai could transform into a human.

But according to Fan Shiyi, Xiaobai's cultivation was not enough, so he turned into a human unconsciously.

Zhou Ping has never seen Xiaobai transform into a human.

According to Fan Shiyi, Xiaobai is so cute that people can't help but want to kiss him.

Zhou Ping held Xiaobai in his arms and talked for a long time.

Xiaobai also understood Zhou Ping's meaning and tried it secretly.

But Xiaobai still didn't turn into a human.

In the end, Zhou Ping gave up.

Zhou Ping began to calm down and practice.

After the battle with the rat demon in the tunnel, especially after borrowing the power of the relic, Zhou Ping gained some new insights into martial arts.

Zhou Ping either used his bare hands or a knife.

After a few hours, the spiritual energy in Zhou Ping's body was completely exhausted.

Zhou Pingshen has an inner elixir formed by the Tianling method in his body.

The inner elixir can replenish Zhou Ping's spiritual energy.

However, Zhou Ping did not replenish his spiritual energy, but maintained this feeling of emptiness without spiritual energy.

Without spiritual energy, Zhou Ping's physical strength and sensitivity became much weaker.

But Zhou Ping's mind became clearer.

"The rat demon doesn't have many spells. Its strength and speed are relatively strong. It mainly relies on speed and strength to win."

"UI!"

"With the same level of cultivation, speed is more advantageous."

"If I were faster than someone with a higher level of cultivation than me, I could still fight him off."

Zhou Ping has a deeper understanding of cultivation.

Zhou Ping chopped out with his sword again and again.

"Whether it's a sword, other weapons, or martial arts, they are all power amplifiers."

Zhou Ping looked at the blade.

The function of weapons and skills is to amplify the practitioner's own strength and act as a lever.

If you punch a tree, it will shake.

If you chop a tree with a knife, the tree will be cut down.

The contact area between the fist and the tree is too large, but the contact area between the knife and the tree is small, so the force is greater in an instant.

Zhou Ping figured this out, and then used his inner elixir to restore his spiritual energy.

Zhou Ping swung his knife again.

The knife was so fast and sharp that it actually left a mark on the ground.

The knife mark was very long and almost cut Xiaobai.

Xiaobai, who was playing, was frightened.

"Zhou Ping."

Xiaobai was frightened and suddenly transformed.

A girl with cat ears, wearing a white furry coat, was half-kneeling on the ground, with thin arms and legs, an extremely thin waist, and her hands were half-bent in front of her chest like a cat.

This is Xiaobai’s human body.

Because she ate the shapeshifting grass by chance, she can change into human form.

Xiaobai's cat god Liandan is round and looks very cute, with a pair of big eyes with clear stupidity.

This is simply a benefit for otakus, the best among lolis.

"Change back!"

Zhou Ping suddenly shouted coldly.

Xiaobai was frightened, and then his human body turned into a cat.

Xiaobai came over to him cutely and looked at Zhou Ping in confusion.

Xiaobai is somewhat intelligent. She can understand human language and speak some simple languages.

"Doesn't it look good?"

Xiaobai said in a silly and cute way.

Zhou Ping screamed inwardly. It's beautiful, too beautiful! It's because it's beautiful that you want to change back.

"Reject childish aesthetics, starting with you and him."

Zhou Ping said righteously.

Xiaobai tilted her head. She didn't understand.

the next day.

Scar and Chen Erdan went on a mission with the escort agency.

The escort agency did not have any mission to go to Qingyuan County through the tunnel, so Zhou Ping had nothing to do.

Zhou Ping has an appointment this afternoon.

Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing, mother and daughter, invited Zhou Ping to dinner.

As for the reason, Zhou Ping helped He Yunqing with the ghost bride incident.

It was still a long time before noon, so Zhou Ping strolled down the street.

The snow stopped today and the streets became more lively.

Zhou Ping drank a bowl of mutton soup to warm himself up.

The place where we eat is very close to the government office.

Zhou Ping saw some people gathered at the gate of the yamen.

Among these people, there was Yuan Gong.

"Shopkeeper, what are these people doing?"

Zhou Ping was a little curious, so he asked.

"Hey, it's not just the child who's lost!"

The store owner explained.

It turned out that several children had gone missing in Qinghe County in recent days.

The parents who lost their child came to the county government to report the case.

But the people in the yamen did nothing.

Every time, people from the government office said they had started investigating, but there were no clues.

It's been many days, and the government still says there are no clues.

"These people in the government only know how to eat and drink, and they don't do any human work."

The store owner complained.

His shop was close to the government office, so people from the government office often came to eat and drink, but never paid. Zhou Ping nodded, paid the bill and left.

"Hey, take care, sir. Come often."

The shop owner said.

Zhou Ping arrived at the gate of the yamen.

"Brother Yuan, I heard everything."

Zhou Ping said. He had some impression of the little girl in Yuan Gong's family. She was a little beauty.

Mr. Yuan looked haggard, as if he had not slept for several days and nights.

"Hey, brother, it's hard to put it into words."

Mr. Yuan's face was full of bitterness.

The little daughter had been missing for six or seven days. Mr. Yuan searched almost the entire Qingyuan County, but still could not find any clues about his daughter.

"Maybe he just went out to play."

Zhou Ping comforted.

"There are six or seven families in my situation where their children suddenly disappeared."

Mr. Yuan pointed at the people at the gate of the yamen.

"Brother, you don't travel much as escort."

"There is a profession in the underworld that specializes in stealing children and selling them."

"My daughter and these people's children must have been encountered by human traffickers."

Mr. Yuan's face became even more worried.

"Since they are human traffickers, this is something the government should take care of. Why don't they do anything about it?"

Zhou Ping said.

"The people in the government office said something today, saying that a new county magistrate has arrived."

"Tomorrow they'll give us another excuse: they're short of staff."

"Today they are using the same excuse again, saying they are already investigating."

“In fact, they don’t even want to check!”

Mr. Yuan pointed at the person in front of him and said.

"Look at the few people who have lost their children. Among them are some wealthy families. They have also tried to arrange things privately, but the people in the government only take the money and do nothing."

Yuan Gong said bitterly.

He and a few wealthy families saved some money, invited these yamen runners to brothels to listen to music, and gave them red envelopes, but the people in the yamen did nothing.

Zhou Ping sighed, he felt helpless.

"Go quickly, go quickly."

The yamen runners are driving away the parents who have left their children outside the door.

"Woof woof woof, woof woof woof."

The gate of the yamen opened a gap.

A dog stuck its head out of the gate and a child, about eight or nine years old, hugged the dog.

"Dahei, don't go out."

The child grabbed the big black dog and pulled it towards the door.

Several yamen runners also helped the child catch the dog.

Zhou Ping glanced inside the yamen.

A man who looked like a county magistrate was basking in the sun, and Constable Leng was half-bent over and saying something to him.

There were also some yamen runners serving on the side.

The door of the yamen was quickly closed. "These yamen runners are not doing their job!"

"Fuck it, he lost his child and didn't care about him, but he was playing with the dog with the child!"

The parents who lost their children were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.

"Why not post a missing person notice!"

"Draw the child's appearance on a piece of paper, and then post notices throughout the city. Anyone who provides clues will be rewarded."

Zhou Ping said.

Zhou Ping’s words made several parents’ eyes light up.

It seems that the people in the yamen can no longer be relied upon.

At this time you can only rely on yourself.

Among these parents who lost their children, there are several wealthy ones.

Finally, after everyone discussed it, the rich family paid to find someone to paint the portrait.

Mr. Yuan took the remaining parents to issue these notices.

Rouge shop, second floor.

Today, Liu Ruyan was wearing a red jacket and a red ribbon on her head, which matched the rosy complexion perfectly.

He Yunqing was wearing a light yellow thin shirt, which made her chest look extremely delicate and tight.

Xiaobai was looking for food on the table.

Liu Ruyan was curious about the tunnel.

After all, the news that the old county magistrate committed suicide out of fear of punishment had spread all over the city.

Zhou Ping recounted the story about the tunnel.

But a lot of things were deleted from it.

Zhou Ping attributed all the credit to Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing.

"Ah, Xiaobai can talk, so she must be a demon!"

He Yunqing said with a somewhat grim expression.

Zhou Ping nodded and said nothing.

"What's wrong with a monster? Look at that little girl Xiaoqing. She almost got crushed to death by the mountain in order to save our entire Qinghe County."

Liu Ruyan touched Xiaobai, and Xiaobai rubbed her chest with great enjoyment.

Zhou Ping's mouth twitched slightly, and an evil thought popped up in his mind: Let go of the cat, let me do it!
"Zhou Ping, you said the ghost bride helped you, she won't do anything bad to you, right?"

Liu Ruyan asked worriedly.

"Maybe."

Zhou Ping didn't want to say too much about the ghost bride, and didn't want to explain the relationship between the man and the ghost.

Now, according to the legend in Qinghe County, the ghost bride has taken a fancy to the young and handsome Zhou Ping, and sooner or later she will ask Zhou Ping to go to the underworld to accompany her.

He Yunqing didn't say anything. She had seen how powerful the ghost bride was and was also afraid of her.

The ghost bride has a grudge against the He family!

"Thank you Aunt Liu for your concern. You should go out less recently. Qinghe County is not peaceful."

"Recently, human traffickers came to Qinghe County, and several children were lost."

Zhou Ping said.

“Human traffickers catch children, but they probably won’t catch me.”

Liu Ruyan said.

"Aunt Liu is so beautiful. If I were a human trafficker, I would arrest you."

Zhou Ping said jokingly.

Liu Ruyan smiled as brightly as a flower, and the blush on her face became more obvious.

"What are you talking about? I'm already this old, I guess the traffickers are just after my Yun Qing."

"Yunqing, did you hear me? Be careful recently, there are human traffickers."

Liu Ruyan said.

He Yunqing looked at his mother helplessly. What kind of human traffickers would catch me but not you? No human traffickers should come to catch us.

"Okay, mother, it's getting late, and it's time for Zhou Ping to leave."

He Yunqing looked at the sky. Perhaps because it was cloudy, it felt like night was about to fall.

He Yunqing sent Zhou Ping downstairs.

"Zhou Ping, come and play often in the future."

Liu Ruyan said while holding Xiaobai on the second floor.

Liu Ruyan usually never goes out of the house, which is really boring.

Zhou Ping's story made Liu Ruyan very happy.

More importantly, Zhou Ping is a good talker.

Zhou Ping waved in greeting.

He Yunqing accidentally bumped into an old woman.

The old woman was carrying a bamboo basket on her back. When the basket was knocked over, several kittens crawled out of it.

The kittens wanted to escape.

But there was also a big yellow cat beside the old woman.

The big yellow cat drove the kittens back one by one.

Zhou Ping and He Yunqing also helped catch the kitten.

"Mother-in-law, I'm sorry I didn't notice you just now."

He Yunqing said.

The old woman seemed not to hear it. She kept looking at Liu Ruyan on the second floor of the rouge shop.

"Old woman."

He Yunqing called out from the side.

The old woman finally came to her senses.

"I like cats. I think that little white cat is very beautiful. It's not an ordinary breed."

The old woman explained.

In a short while, the kittens had been put into the bamboo basket.

The big yellow cat kept whimpering at He Yunqing, as if complaining that He Yunqing had bumped into the old woman.

"Mother-in-law, your cat is no ordinary creature."

Zhou Ping frowned and looked at the big yellow cat.

This big yellow cat has some humanity in his eyes, but his gaze is very cold.

"Xiaohu, let's go."

The old woman smiled awkwardly and left with the bamboo basket on her back.

(End of this chapter)