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

Chapter 216 Nonsense
Time goes back to a quarter of an hour ago.

When Liao Jinzhong invited the capable people from the Jingzhao Division to come over, Xu Qing, a local bigwig in Tianjin, also came to the banks of the Baisha River with a fragrant funeral shoe that smelled of corpses.

This place is located at the river port, where the riverbank is piled high with goods, and the river surface is covered with masts. The number of fishing boats and merchant ships moored here seems to be even denser than the houses on the shore.

Land is the home ground of fire zombies, mountains and forests are the territory of hairy zombies, and swamps are the most suitable place for black zombies to survive.

Xu Qing, who has three forms, felt the restlessness of the unpredictable black water within his body as soon as he arrived at the Linjiang Wharf. In that instant, the evil nature etched into the bones of the zombie, which wanted to stir up trouble, was completely aroused.

The inch-long corpse fangs were chilling and terrifying, and the corpse poison they contained was even greater than that of the Five-Step King Serpent.

The foot-long corpse claws could cut through iron like mud; no matter how good the weapons and treasures were, they were not as effective as the original ones on Xu Qing's body!

At this moment, Xu, who was once a respectable and moral exemplar in Tianjin, had become a non-human being.

The aquatic energy awakened the boiling, unpredictable black water within Xu Qing's body, causing his skin to darken from white to gray, becoming indistinguishable from the corpses that had been lying in the morgue for a long time.

As Xu Qing plunged into the Baisha River, the moment he touched the water, the surrounding moisture seemed to find its anchor and instinctively moved toward him.

Although the Black Zombie has not yet evolved into a Water Demon, it has already shown initial signs of controlling the power of the tides.

Xu Qing walked on the waves as if on flat ground.

At the same time, he spread his wide sleeves, and a dozen or so light paper cranes, using the white river surface as cover, flew across the waves and came to the fleet of ships anchored at the Mirror Reflection Bureau.

While scouting the fleet's situation, Xu Qing discovered traces of Master Feng and his group. He also saw the imperial chef on the ship carrying a fat chicken weighing about ten pounds, and Xiao Liu Xian, who was pretending to be dead, heading to the kitchen.

Xu Qing observed that the fleet's personnel and equipment were all in perfect order, and he figured that the person in charge of the fleet was planning to leave Tianjin. The interrogation of Master Feng and the others today was probably a final gamble before their departure.

You, your own godson is a scoundrel, lying on a board, and you even cook someone else's godson and put him on the table for people to watch you eat.

This was something no living person could bear to look at, and even Xu Qing, the zombie, couldn't stand it.

After all, to be honest, he was the one who had killed the old eunuch's son, so he was somewhat involved in the matter. If he were to stand by and watch him die, it would be incredibly inhumane of him.

Even if it's a dead person, it still has to smell like a dead person, right?

Inside the ship's kitchen, the head chef was standing in front of the ceramic stove, talking to several assistant chefs.

"This chicken is really fat. I wonder how they feed it."

"Hey, it's pretty fierce. San'er, go get a knife and kill this chicken. Remember to put the blood in a bowl; we'll need it later."

After giving instructions on killing the chicken, the cook in charge of the cooking instructed another person: "This snake is probably scared to death. Quickly, while it's still fresh, skin it and bleed it, so it won't taste bad later."

As soon as the chef finished speaking, Xiao Liuxian, who had been stiff and pretending to be dead, seemed to thaw suddenly. In the blink of an eye, she was like a mudfish that had just crawled out of a mud pit, seizing any opportunity to escape.

Humans are naturally afraid of snakes, and the waiters, startled by the sudden appearance of one, all scrambled to the side. The head chef, in charge of cooking, hurriedly shouted, "Quick! Catch it! If it gets away, none of us will be safe!"

However, the crew was a beat too slow. By the time they started to catch the snake, Little Willow Fairy had already darted out of the porthole and landed on the deck outside.

Just before she landed, a powerful hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed Xiao Liuxian around the waist.

At the porthole, the porter's obese body squeezed out of the window, looking around, but there was no sign of the snake.

Above the porthole on the first floor, Xu Qing, gripping the railing on the second floor with one hand, looked down at Xiao Liu Xian, who was biting his wrist.

Little Willow Fairy's snake teeth were spitting sparks, but she couldn't bite the wrist of the person in front of her.

When it was too weak, it raised its head and saw a piece of white paper with dice drawn on it pasted on the face of the person in front of it, with four red dots on it that looked inexplicably eerie.

Beneath the mask, Xu Qing was not breathing, and was no different from a dead person.

With a grandmaster on board, any living person with a pulse and heartbeat, no matter how well they hide, would not escape the grandmaster's detection.

But Xu Qing was different. Once the strange feeling of being watched disappeared, Xu Qing used his gecko wall-climbing skills to quietly enter the kitchen.

Xu Qing gestured for Xiao Liu Xian to be quiet, then turned his attention to the kitchen, where several cooks were whispering and discussing how to cook eels into snake meat to send to the supervisor.

After deciding on a solution, the group turned around and found that the cage containing the uncle had been opened, and the rooster inside was nowhere to be found.

"San'er, I asked you to kill a chicken, where is it?"

The cook, nicknamed San'er, said helplessly, "I heard you shouting that the snake had run away, so I thought I'd come and help."

These words infuriated the head chef, whose fat trembled. The snake was gone, which was bad enough, but the chicken was gone too. What should he do now?
What else can we do but use another chicken instead? Anyway, once it's cooked, no one can tell what it looked like before it was alive.

We can't let this get out of the way. If the supervisor finds out, we'll definitely be punished.

Once the snake liver and phoenix marrow dish was prepared, the head chef asked who would deliver the dish.

The group of guys looked at each other, but when it came time to settle things, they started to defer to one another.

Finally, the head chef's gaze fell on San'er: "San'er, you didn't watch the chicken properly, so I think you should serve this dish."

"Oh no!" San'er carried the food box and walked out with a mournful face. However, before he could even step out of the kitchen door, he felt a chill on the back of his neck, his vision went black, and his whole body suddenly went limp like a hard noodle that had been put into a pot.

Xu Qing was quicker than his eyes. He supported the cook in front of him with one hand and took the food box with the other, dragging him into the pile of charcoal and other miscellaneous items.

At this moment, Xiao Liuxian had already been locked in a birdcage by Xu Qing. The chicken and the snake were huddled together, not daring to breathe.

Xu Qing took out the human skin mask, bent down and kneaded it for a while. When he stood up, he had transformed into the appearance of San'er.

Then, in front of the two little fairies, he took out the scorpion tail hairpin and probed inside.

Although this thing cannot kill people, it can cause severe abdominal pain, so severe that even a master would suffer for a long time if he were to fall victim to it.

As for why Xu Qing didn't use other deadly poisons, it was for the sake of Master Feng and the others.

These eunuchs' behavior cannot be judged by common sense. What if they are psychologically twisted and cause Master Feng and his men to carry out a "righteous act of killing their own family" operation? Wouldn't that accidentally harm friendly forces?

After leaving the storage room, Xu Qing carried the food box and headed towards the main cabin.

"Master Supervisor, the snake liver and phoenix marrow are ready."

Eunuch Zheng asked in a low voice.

The latter waved his hand, and soon a young cook came into the hall carrying a food box, taking small, quick steps.

"This is snake liver and phoenix marrow?"

"In reply to your question, sir, this is snake liver and phoenix marrow."

"Was it made with the ingredients that were just delivered to our house?"

"Yes, it's a dish made with white chicken and little white snake."

After introducing the dishes, Xu Qing said, "This snake liver and phoenix marrow are extremely precious. Please eat them while they are hot, and if you need anything, please feel free to ask."

"stop!"

Suddenly, Eunuch Zheng, who had always wanted to become Liao Jinzhong's godson, called out to Xu Qing.

"What are your orders, sir?" As Xu Qing spoke, the unpredictable black water within his body was already poised to erupt.

When Xu Qing saw Zheng Chunbao hand her a pair of chopsticks, she finally realized what was going on.

So they wanted him to test the poison! "Father-in-law, I'm just a gofer, how could I have the honor of eating this dish?"

"What nonsense! Just eat it. It's not like it's poisoned."

"Don't make things difficult for him." Liao Jinzhong played with Feng Erye's walnuts, not even glancing at Xu Qing: "Our family is a reasonable person. You've been running around for a long time, so consider this first bite a reward from our family."

"However, there's one thing you all must remember: you must accept what we give you, and you must not take anything we don't give you."

Before Liao Jinzhong could finish speaking, Zheng Chunbao lowered his head and said, "I will follow the instructions of the Grand Master!"

Xu Qing didn't have time to listen to Liao Jinzhong's lecture to his subordinates. He picked up his chopsticks, took a big bite of meat, and ate it with great relish.

Back when he fought against Qingluo of the Tianxin Sect, Xu Qing had already verified one thing: most poisons were ineffective against zombies.

In terms of poison resistance, everyone present combined was no match for him.

When Eunuch Zheng ordered Xu Qing to leave, he glared at him fiercely.

The reason is simple: the bite of food that Xu Qing picked up was equivalent to two bites.

If it weren't for the presence of the supervisor, this act of taking advantage of the situation to have an affair would have warranted a severe beating.

After leaving the reception hall, Xu Qing waited outside the door, his hearing sharpened to the extreme, waiting for instructions while also listening to what was happening inside.

"Mr. Feng, this is a treat from our family. Please eat it while it's hot!"

"And Mr. Ji, this snake meat is so delicious, it would be a real shame not to try a bite."

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Outside the cabin door, Xu Qing's gaze was deep and unfathomable.

He had thought the old eunuch might be inhuman, but he never expected him to actually do such a thing.

It is immoral for a shaman to feed his disciple the spirit he lives with day and night, and who has raised the spirit as his own son. Is this something a human would do?

Xu Qing felt that the two spirit mediums were unlikely to have the heart to eat his own family's spirits. If so, the moment the old eunuch got angry and ordered the two to be escorted out for punishment would be the perfect time for him to step in, isolate the two groups, and start stirring up trouble.

However, fate is always on our side. Faced with the old eunuch's threats, Ji Ruinian remained silent, his face filled with sorrow.

"This imperial chef was bestowed upon our family by His Majesty, and the dishes he prepares are also imperial cuisine. Mr. Ji's refusal to touch his chopsticks is not only disrespectful to our family, but also shows contempt for His Majesty."

Ji Ruinian spat to the side and cursed, "You castrated dog, you're nothing but a spineless dog kept by the Emperor! Once your manhood is cut off, you forget heaven, earth, the emperor, and your parents, and you dare to act arrogantly just because of the Emperor's favor!"

"shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Jinzhong was so angry he almost lost his voice.

Outside the cabin, Xu Qing heard the commotion and was ready to rush in to rescue the people.

Inside the cabin, Liao Jinzhong's expression changed several times before he finally laughed out loud: "It seems that Mr. Ji really cherishes this little snake. Eunuch Xu, take Mr. Ji downstairs and serve him other dishes to entertain him properly. At least let Mr. Ji have one last full meal."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Xu chuckled sinisterly and dragged Ji Ruinian out of the cabin, seemingly intending to use torture to conduct further interrogation.

When only Master Feng remained at the table, Liao Jinzhong asked with a smile, "Mr. Feng, are you not going to start eating?"

Liao Jinzhong had a good grasp of Master Feng's cowardly nature. Now that Ji Ruinian had made an example of him, it was only a matter of time before Master Feng's guard was broken.

Human nature is hard to change. Faced with Liao Jinzhong's life-or-death pressure, Master Feng's hands trembled as if he had gone mad, but he still picked up the chicken in front of him.

When the chicken accidentally fell off and couldn't be picked up, Uncle Feng would grab the piece of meat with his hand and swallow it, along with his snot and tears.

Outside the cabin, Xu Qing, who had taken off her gloves at some point, was silently withdrawing her left hand from behind Xu Gonggong's neck.

His left hand had been refined by something sinister, and the deathly aura swirling around it had reached its peak. Now, he merely touched Eunuch Xu's skin, and the next moment, the other man knelt down on the ground with a ferocious expression.

Before his eyes, starting from Xu Gonggong's neck, all the dark purple veins burst forth and continued to spread to his face, chest, back, and limbs.

Eunuch Xu, corrupted by the deathly aura, could not utter a sound. It was as if he were performing a silent play, and he could only scratch his cheeks, which were covered with black spider webs, until his pupils dilated.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. After dealing with Eunuch Xu, Xu Qing walked into the cabin expressionlessly the next moment.

Liao, who was teasing Master Feng, was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized what was going on.

"You're not just a cook on our ship, you're the murderer who killed our adopted son, aren't you?"

Xu Qing smiled. He had considered entering the cabin and fighting directly, or he had considered throwing out the four flags to move closer and save Master Feng.

Unexpectedly, the old eunuch remained as calm as a rock, showing no sign of panic even when he entered.

Xu Qing sat at the table and, before Master Feng's poison took effect, raised his right hand and delivered a clever force, causing him to fall into a deep sleep.

Xu Qing then casually tossed the other person out of the cabin door, and then leisurely sat down in the seat that Master Feng had been sitting in.

It seems he and Master Feng were not acquainted; he threw the other man out simply because he wanted to sit down.

Liao Jinzhong didn't take it to heart, his gaze remaining fixed on Xu Qing.

"Are you a member of the martial arts world, or someone with connections to certain sects?"

"The intricacies?" Xu Qing seemed quite interested in this concept: "What are the intricacies?"

Liao Jinzhong was taken aback for a moment when Xu Qing asked him this question.

"It seems that you are not one of the people in this world. You must be a martial arts practitioner like me. However, there are only a few famous masters in the martial arts world. Besides them, I can only think of one person."

Liao Jinzhong said unhurriedly, "I heard that when the Prince of Changting was fighting in the north and south in his early years, he befriended a descendant of a famous general in the northern border region. That person once helped the Prince of Changting defeat 80,000 Black Armor Army soldiers with his own strength. When I first heard about this, I had just stepped into the threshold of Grandmaster. If that person were still alive, I think that even if we were both Grandmasters, I might not be able to defeat him."

“This dish is indeed quite good, Father-in-law, why don’t you try it?” Xu Qing did not respond to Liao Jinzhong’s words, but instead began to appreciate the dish in front of him.

Seeing that the old eunuch wasn't taking the bait, Xu Qing decided to stop being so tactful.

Since you enjoy chatting so much, let's have a good chat and see who can't resist resorting to violence first.

"Eunuch Liao, speaking of which, I did hear some news a few days ago."

Xu Qing smiled and glanced at everyone present, then said something shocking: "I've heard that Eunuch Liao has arrested many people from the martial arts world over the years, both openly and secretly. These people all have martial arts skills, but once they fall into Eunuch Liao's hands, they become dried corpses or dead bodies, and no one can find their whereabouts."

On the contrary, Eunuch Liao's cultivation is progressing faster and faster, and he looks younger and younger. Don't you think that's strange?

"Based on hearsay! Utter nonsense!"

Liao Jinzhong, who had been calm and collected, suddenly became shrill in his voice.

"Why are you in such a hurry, Father-in-law? This snake liver is the best for relieving internal heat. Try some and calm down."

“We’re not angry.”

Liao Jinzhong stared at Xu Qing for a while, then turned to the group of eccentric individuals beside him: "Do you think our family looks angry?"

Master He remained focused on his own thoughts, while the southern barbarian beside him, whose head was covered in pheasant feathers and whose body was adorned with ornaments, and the demon-hunting captain beside him, were sweating profusely and restless.

There are some things you shouldn't listen to. If you do, even if you manage to get out of here alive today, you might still die a violent death someday!

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