I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 120 Funeral, Wandering

Cannibals are soft and short.

Since Huangxiantang accepted people's offerings, it must do its best to serve them.

But despite his best efforts, Huang Xiantang did not have to complete every task he took on.

After all, even the most powerful gods have times when they are not effective.

Huang Laoxu originally thought so, but when the gossipy crows in Luanshi Mountain spread the news that Huang Xiantang was working for the hunter, and even let the entire immortal circle know about it, the nature of the matter had completely changed.

The problem now is that no matter whether it is Beixian, Liuxian or any other kind of immortal, as long as they see Huang Laoxu, they all give it a thumbs up and say that it is great and worthy of being the head of Huangxiantang. That means if there is something really bad going on, they will do it!
Huang Laoxu's old teeth were broken, but he could only swallow them.

How can it not do this?
Do it! It must be done, and it must be done openly!

If it retreats halfway, how will Huangxiantang survive in the immortal circle in the future? Where will it put its reputation?
In addition to the immortals, villagers from villages and towns in the surrounding area have also been offering sacrifices to its temple from time to time in recent days.

It looks like offering sacrifice, but in Huang Laoxu's eyes, that is not offering sacrifice, it is clearly roasting it on the fire, and the key is that it cannot refuse.

More than a dozen villages took turns offering sacrifices to the temple. The crooked-necked little phoenix in Huangxiantang ate until it was full, drank the red beam water until it vomited, and the phoenix eggs were always there. The descendants of Huangxiantang had a prosperous year in advance.

But the more favors he received from others, the more uneasy Huang Laoxu felt. If he failed to accomplish his task, not to mention how his fellow immortals would talk about him behind his back, the believers in various villages alone would be able to tear his hall apart.

People these days are like this. If you worship a god, you have to worship a god that will answer your prayers. What’s the point of keeping a useless god?
"Friend Xu, Xuanyu Immortal Family, I really have no other options. If this continues, once that shepherd leaves the Jinmen area, there will be nothing I can do!"

Huang Laoxu was so anxious that he was running around in circles, as if his butt was on fire.

However, Xu Qing was completely focused on the corpse in front of him and had no time to pay attention to it.

Seeing that Xu Qing was not convinced, Huang Laoxu ran to Xuan Yu again, hoping that the cat fairy in front of him would persuade him.

"Xuanyu Immortal Family, I am honored to meet you."

It is said that cats and mice are enemies, but today Wong Tai Sin kowtowed three times and nine times to please the cat slave.

After Xuanyu finished eating the fish sauce porridge, the whole cat became lazy. It looked at Huang Laoxu who was talking non-stop and couldn't help yawning.

Huang Laoxu's straight body suddenly hunched over. He knelt on all fours, drooped his head and sighed.

Xuanyu didn't know what the other party was thinking. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Don't worry, Huang Daoist Fellow. Once Xu Xianjia finishes his work, he will naturally tell you the result."

In the Cat Fairy Hall, the Grand Master has always been in charge of external affairs, while the Cat Fairy is in charge of internal affairs. In the final analysis, this matter still depends on Xu Qing.

On this side, after Xu Qing finished praying for the body, he began to prepare the hunter's remains.

This is a treatment only for VIPs of the coroner's shop. If an ordinary corpse wants to receive this kind of deceased person service, it depends on whether he is in the mood to do so.

Huang Laoxu looked at Xu Qing who was calmly applying powder and makeup to the hunter, and he was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

After finishing her makeup, Xu Qing went to the funeral clothing shop on the same street to get a large funeral clothing and put it on her.

In addition, he placed some regular burial objects in the hunter's coffin according to funeral procedures.

Such as brick and stone bows and arrows, money for carrying backs, paper-made gold ingots of the Five Gods of Wealth, as well as grains, hay, divine music, realgar, and red dates.

Brick, stone, bow and arrow can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck and avoid disaster.

The mortification money is made of seven copper coins arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper, which means that the deceased will still have money to spend after entering the underworld and the other world.

The five grains symbolize a good harvest, and the hay symbolizes endless life.

In addition, the divine song, realgar, and seven red dates symbolize escaping from death and transcending suffering as soon as possible.

When Xu Qing was placing grains and red dates in the shop, the golden phoenix in the shop thought it was time to feed the birds, so it flapped its wings and flew over.

Xu Qing's ears moved slightly, and he heard the subtext of the chicken's words.

"I'm hungry! I want to eat those sweet dates!"

"Eat, eat, eat, eat your uncle!" Xu Qing raised his hand and slapped him, but he was still not satisfied. He picked up the animal leather boots that the hunter had changed and threw them at the stupid chicken.

"Fuck you!" Jin Luan cackled.

Next to him, Huang Laoxu, who had just come over and was about to speak, retreated silently.

This Daoist Fellow Xu seems to be quite moody and doesn't seem like someone who is easy to get along with.

After driving away the tactless rooster, Xu Qing used scissors to cut the Yin-Yang paper and placed it in the coffin.

The so-called Yin-Yang paper is actually a yellow paper strip and a white paper strip. This thing has two functions. One is to stick it on the forehead of the deceased. If the deceased is pretending to be dead and has recovered his breathing, the person in pretending to be dead can be treated based on the shaking of the Yin-Yang paper.

Another function is to suppress evil spirits and prevent other evil things from resurrecting the body.

After finishing the task at hand, all that remains is to move the coffin.

However, there are some etiquettes for opening the coffin, which is to prepare two kinds of fruits and two kinds of snacks, four of each, which means that the journey will be smooth and without bumps.

Huang Laoxu felt a pang of nervousness when he saw Xu Qing waving his sleeves and taking the coffin away.

"Friend Xu, I have to return this corpse. If I lose the hunter's body and it's discovered by those troublesome black crows, I'm afraid it will be a disaster."

Xu Qing turned around and said unhappily, "Look at what you said. I've heard of people who love fame and money, but I've never heard of people who love corpses. Could it be that I would steal this corpse?"

"So what's this, Fellow Daoist Xu?"

"The coffin should be returned to his hometown. Such a loyal and righteous man should naturally be buried in peace."

"Where is he buried?"

Xu Qing glanced at Huang Laoxu and said unhappily, "You were the one who dug up the body, and now you're asking me about it!"

"Of course, we bury it where we dug it up."

Huang Laoxu was surprised and asked, "Fellow Daoist Xu, are you planning to go to Xijing Mountain?"

Xu Qing called Xuanyu up and said as they walked, "Funerals are my main business at the Coroner's Shop. Calling the immortals is just a side job. Of course, this trip to Xijing Mountain will focus on funerals."

"Going out is just a side job."

Huang Laoxu asked tentatively, "The shepherd and the lost children."

Xu Qing said calmly, "The child was sent back by the immortals in the hall. As for the shepherd, didn't I tell him that he would be buried?"

Huang Laoxu was dumbfounded and asked, "Isn't this for the hunter's funeral?"

"How can a hunter feel at ease on his journey if he hasn't even seen the kidnapped child return home?"

"It won't be too late to deal with his funeral affairs after the child is found."

He filled Jinluan's food bowl with glutinous rice and threw in a few red dates. After doing this, Xu Qing closed the shop door and went out of the city with Xuanyu.

Huang Laoxu had already gone to Xijing Mountain to look for the shepherd. Seeing that there was no one around, Xu Qing released the five-colored horse in the box garden.

It was the first time Xuanyu saw this tall horse, and he immediately opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Xu Qing, what kind of horse is this? Why is it like this?" The horse was so majestic that the cat was at a loss for words.

"This horse was crafted from the blood and sweat of the people. It may appear golden and jade-like on the outside, but inside it's just a clay sculpture made of bones."

Xu Qing took out his top-quality wolf-hair brush, drew a few armor and horse symbols on the spot, and pasted them on the four legs of the five-colored horse.

A simple armor and horse talisman can increase the sprint by 200 miles, and four of them can increase the sprint by 800 miles.

Xu Qing's mountain-moving technique was of the highest order, and so the armored horse talismans he carved were also exceptional. He affixed four armored horse talismans, each inscribed with the words "White Clouds Rising," to the horse's legs. Xu Qing then drew two flying talismans, stepped on the character "Kui Gang," formed a seal with his left hand, formed a seal with his right, drew a breath of Yin Qi, and chanted the "Crane Feather Riding Cloud Mantra" seven times. The flying talismans in his hands spontaneously rose without wind, transforming into a cyan cloud that hovered around the horse's hooves.

After doing all this, Xu Qing looked around and seeing that no one was around, he put on the phoenix crown and bridal bridal gown that he had always treasured.

The hunter died because his internal organs were burned by fire. In the other party's revolving lantern, Xu Qing also saw the scene of a shepherd blowing on a pipe, causing a fierce smoke and wind.

The Phoenix Coronet and Bridal Bridal Gown happened to be a precious garment that was impervious to water and fire, and could protect against swords and guns. Since he had accepted an outside job that required him to go deep into the mountains and forests to negotiate with the Yin Sect members who were good at fire magic, he had to make thorough preparations in advance.

In addition to putting on the wedding dress obtained from the Ghost King's Tomb, Xu Qing also took out the two hundred fire-avoiding talismans he had made in the past, wrapped them all in his wide red sleeves, and put them close to his body.

Xuan Yu was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Qing taking off her white shirt with a green collar and putting on a bright red wedding dress.

"What a beautiful Xu Xianjia."

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Xu Qing had no expression on his face, his expression remained the same as before. If he wasn't a zombie, his face would have been red to his ears!

After all, what serious male zombie would wear a red wedding dress that only female ghosts wear?

Xu Qing ignored Xuan Yu's praise. He jumped on his horse and waved to the cat lying on the ground in a trance.

The black cat lowered its front paws and swayed its raised hind legs slightly. When it had accumulated enough strength, it leaped over and landed on the horse's back with unerring precision.

"Sit tight!"

After putting on her wedding dress, Xu Qing's expression became noticeably more serious and cold than usual.

He pulled the reins, and the next moment the five-colored horse under his crotch stepped on the clouds, galloping away with its four hooves three feet off the ground.

Although the land in the mountains and forests was relatively soft after the rain, there was not a single hoof print on the path where the horse passed.

The scenery around me is rapidly receding. The thousand-mile precious horse is equipped with a horse-armor talisman. How far can it travel in a day? It is more than a few thousand miles.

The crimson robe embroidered with clouds, flowers, birds, dragons and phoenixes fluttered in the whistling wind. The tassels of the phoenix crown on Xu Qing's head tinkled and swayed. Xuan Yu on the horse's back was extremely excited. He just wanted the horse to go faster and faster!

Fifty miles away from Linhe, Huang Laoxu, who was on his way, suddenly heard the sound of thunder breaking through the wind not far away. He subconsciously looked sideways and saw a colorful light and shadow passing by at a high speed.

Like a flash of lightning.

Huang Laoxu rubbed his eyes, which were as big as green beans. When he opened them, the mountains and forests and trails returned to silence. It seemed that the scenery he had just seen was an illusion.

The five-colored horse passed through the mountain path that Liu Youdao often took when driving corpses, and took a shortcut to the border of Xijing Mountain.

Xu Qing looked at Xuan Yu, who had not blinked all the way, and seemed to be thinking about something.

Xuanyu had told him before that it didn't like the outside world because it was too dangerous.
However, when he saw Xuan Yu's happy look at this moment, he understood that Xuan Yu did not dislike the outside world.

"Xuan Yu must practice diligently. One day, perhaps he will be able to travel alone from Beihai to Cangwu without anyone accompanying him."

"North Sea?"

“It’s a very far and beautiful place.”

"Is Cangwu beautiful too?"

Xu Qing shook his head: "I don't know, because I haven't actually been there. I just read in books that it's like a fairyland."

"Hmm," the black cat with fur as white as coal said, but at this moment, its eyes flashed with brilliance. "Then Xu Xianjia must also practice hard, so that we can travel to the fairyland together."

Xu Qing smiled slightly but did not answer.

The horse under him quickly passed through the familiar wild forest and then rushed up the mountain.

On the rocky mountain, Xu Qing placed his fingers on his lips and whistled towards the distant mountain mist.

Soon, seven or eight black crows broke through the clouds and flew over from a distance.

When Xu Qing saw the leading crow, a smile appeared on his face.

It seemed that he was lucky, as these spiritual crows were in their nests and did not fly far away.

The old crow looked at the person in front of him in surprise.

The phoenix coronet and bridal robe are elegant and luxurious, but the person wearing them does not look like a woman.

The body of the five-colored horse is five colors, and it is extremely majestic.

Look at the horse's back, there is a beautiful cat with fur that is even darker than their crows.

What kind of combination is this?
The old crow was surprised, but didn't dare to get too close. It hovered in the air, neither too high nor too low, flapping its black crow feathers, and asked:
"Who are you, and how do you know the bird language that calls us?"

The mountain breeze blew, and Xu Qing's sleeves fluttered.

He smiled and bowed, saying, "I am the headmaster of the Linhefang Cat Fairy Hall. This is the Cat Fairy of the Cat Fairy Hall. As for how I know the method of summoning crows."

Xu Qing claimed to be a friend of the hunter when he was alive. Now he was entrusted by Huang Laoxu to deal with the matter of the villagers losing their children.

The old crow asked curiously, "Cat Fairy Hall? This is the first time I've heard of it."

After a pause, the old crow kindly reminded, "That shepherd is incredibly formidable. Even someone as capable as Shan Wazi can't defeat him. Are you sure you can beat him?"

"Since Maoxiantang has taken on this job, Xu Xianjia and I will definitely do our best." Xuan Yu jumped off the horse while speaking, first trotting a few steps, then slowing down his pace, and walked slowly to Xu Qing's side.

Sitting casually on the exposed rocks, the tip of the black jade tail naturally circled in front of the body and covered the cat's paws that were as black as plum blossoms.

Xu Qing nodded and smiled, agreeing, "Xuan Yuxianjia is absolutely right. However, I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Ya to find the shepherd and the flock."

Although Xu Qing can calculate other people's whereabouts through Zi Wei Dou Shu, he can only calculate the general direction, such as the southeast water area, or the north high ground. In addition, the method of throwing shoes to ask for directions can also be used to find people.

But these two methods are a bit troublesome after all.

After all, the shepherd has been wandering in the mountains and forests. If he really finds him using this method, who knows how many people will become lambs.

When Lao Ya heard Xu Qing's words, he didn't hesitate at all.

"My two fellow Taoists, please follow me."

Accompanied by a burst of crow noises, a flock of crows flew towards the northeast.

Xu Qing jumped on the horse and followed closely with Xuan Yu.

About two incense sticks later, after climbing over several high mountains, Xu Qing heard the sound of gurgling water coming from a mountain stream.

Mixed in with the sound of water was the cry of goats.

Xu Qing's idea moved. The old shepherd was good at using fire magic, and he was good at controlling water. Now the flock of sheep happened to be drinking water by the stream.

The time, place and people are all right. If he doesn't take action now, when will he?

After putting the horse into the box garden, Xu Qing walked on the soft grass beside the stream.

There were no signs of goats gnawing on the grass. Apart from the messy hoof prints, there was not a single goat dung bean.

Xuanyu followed Xu Qing with its hands and feet tied. It deliberately avoided the wet and soft mud and grass, and paused on the ground for a moment after every step.

An old man who was sitting on a rock by the stream not far away and smoking a pipe suddenly looked over.

When the old man saw a fair-faced young man in a phoenix crown and a red robe walking towards him with a black cat, he was obviously stunned.

(End of this chapter)