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

Chapter 55: Too Many Skills Are Not Overwhelming
Zhao Yuan, a bear-like figure, hung his head, his face gloomy. It seemed that his exam performance was not ideal, and his uncle Zhao Zhonghe was counseling him.

"Yuan, you've tried your best. Even if you didn't pass, you're still better than a coward who left the exam room soon after entering."

"Besides, our Zhao family has always been based on martial arts, so it is not necessary to study and pass the imperial examinations to gain fame."

After Zhao Zhonghe finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Xu Qing who had just returned and was waiting for the results to be announced.

He was the coward the other party was talking about who handed in his paper and left the examination room within half an hour.

The Wu brothers and Wu Yaoxing squeezed into the inner crowd, and two clerks were preparing to post the red list on the wall.

"Haha, with my name on it, I will also be a virgin from now on!"

"Could it be that there's a list that hasn't been posted yet? How could my name not be on it?"

When the red list came out, some people were happy and some were sad.

The Wu brothers happily emerged from the crowd. When Wu Yaoxing saw them coming out, his heart was in his throat.

"Well, are there any talented people on the list?"

"Dad, he's just a student. Even a fool can pass. What do you have to worry about? Wencai has studied hard for more than ten years. For him, it's a piece of cake."

As soon as Wu Zhiyuan finished speaking, Wu Wencai excitedly shouted to Xu Qing, "Brother Xu is also on the list. I was wondering why he left the exam room so early. He must have finished the exam paper ahead of time and was confident."

Beside him, Zhao Yuan, who was over eight feet tall, turned pale and his aura weakened a bit. He looked like his heart of Taoism was shattered by an invisible sword.

Immediately afterwards, a clerk from the yamen came over and shook his head at him.

Now, the last bit of hope is gone.

"Uncle, I really am not suited to studying. Our Zhao family doesn't have the brains for studying."

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Zhao Zhonghe was so angry that his face turned red instantly.

"What are you talking about? Hu Qin! Stand up straight! Our Zhao family has practiced martial arts for generations, so we are brave and strong. So what if we don't study?"

Zhao Zhonghe cursed and swore, his mouth full of jealous words.

On the side, Wang Lingyuan stroked his beard and smiled, sighing in his heart that his junior brother was neither arrogant nor impatient. While studying, he did not neglect what he learned from his master, and he also came to learn autopsy techniques. Such a character is really rare.

But my junior brother has not yet married. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. It is time for him, as an elder brother, to act as a matchmaker and help my junior brother find a partner.
On the way to the brothel to celebrate, Wang Lingyuan asked indirectly, "Junior brother, do you have a woman you like?"

Xu Qing seemed to be thinking about something, and then he listed them one by one, "That's quite a lot, like the sisters Zi Xi and Qiao Rui from Cuiyun Tower; and Ms. Duan Zhimei from Liyuan Opera House, they are all kind and generous girls.

"Brother, please don't misunderstand me. Mr. Duan is a woman. It's just that he sings well, often plays the role of a young man, and has a steady stage presence, so he is called Mr.

"Also, the ten talented women selected by Shuhuang Pavilion's Kuigu Ling not long ago are also quite good. I like them all."

"I'm serious! Don't you want to start a family? I didn't know the importance of things when I was young, and I just wanted to go out and play. As a result, at this age, I can only spend my days with corpses in the coroner's office, without any hope at all."

Isn't it a blessing from heaven to be surrounded by corpses all day?

Xu Qing had always felt close to the profession of coroner, and now after hearing what Wang Lingyuan said, he was even more eager to do it.

Perhaps when the funeral shop business is slow one day, he can consider changing his career and becoming a coroner.

"I have no children. In a few years, I might even die, and there won't be any children to burn incense and pay homage to me. Are you listening? I've been through this, and I'm saying this for your future."

"Brother, don't worry. If that day ever comes, I won't leave you without anyone to pay your respects."

"Did I mean that? I was talking about you!"

"Ah! We've arrived at Youlan Courtyard. I heard there are some very good girls here who have learned massage techniques from the imperial physician. They can cure all kinds of diseases. Brother, you must give it a try!"

"I am old now."

"It's just a massage. Brother, you're still strong and healthy, aren't you afraid of hurting yourself? I have some pills to strengthen your body and bones, as well as a recipe to replenish your qi and blood!"

In the red-light district, the sound of wind instruments interweaves, creating a leisurely and elegant scene.

Outside the prince's residence, Zuo Zixiong, carrying his luggage, sighed to the moon.

In the battle of Shuhuang Pavilion, he failed to protect Mingqiqin, and the prince was dissatisfied and sent him back to the Beijing camp to report on his work.

Zuo Zixiong, feeling aggrieved, reasoned with the Crown Prince, "The Tianxin Cult's thieves have been plotting this for a long time. Now that they're in the dark and we're in the open, they might return at any moment. As a minister, I'm a servant of the emperor. How could I possibly return to the capital at this critical juncture? Your Highness, please revoke your order." The Crown Prince dismissed the idea and said calmly, "A bunch of despicable and lowly people, lurking in filthy corners like rats and ants, dare to speak so eloquently of Heaven's will? Captain Zuo, are you the only one who can defeat them? Banban, do you also think I'm so easy to kill?"

The old eunuch beside the Crown Prince chuckled and said, "With me here, I will naturally not let Your Highness suffer any harm. As for the Left Hundred Household, he is the groom who drives Your Highness' carriage. I think he is much better than him."

The moonlight is beautiful tonight, but Zuo Zixiong looks very bad.

The Crown Prince's groom was a stern-faced man who never smiled, but he was very friendly to him.

"Left Captain, the journey to the capital is long and we cannot rely on our feet alone. This thousand-mile horse is given to you."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I cannot accept this steed without merit. Besides, there is a post station not far from the town. I will take the official horse to ride." Zuo Zixiong bowed his hands, clasped his fists, turned around and disappeared into the night without even looking at the precious horse.

"What a good official, if there is a chance..."

The groom looked in the direction Zuo Zixiong left, his eyes flickering.

At dawn, the cockcrowed and Xu Qing returned home.

Yesterday he saved the souls of many corpses of the Tianxin Sect and acquired many skills. Now that he finally got the opportunity to be alone, he naturally had to sort things out.

There is a folk saying that wherever there are poisonous snakes, there must be an antidote within seven steps.

Although this is not credible, there is indeed a method that can be used to eliminate the harm of snake venom.

This method is the fishing and hunting witchcraft that Xu Qing obtained yesterday - the Snake Curse.

If you are unfortunately bitten by a poisonous snake, you only need to carve a peace amulet, go to the place where the snake bites you, and use incense to stick the three words "mountain, forest, bamboo" on the ground. Then stick incense next to the words and draw a circle. The practitioner sits cross-legged in the circle and recites the "Snake Return Curse".

A poisonous snake that hurts people will appear with the antidote in its mouth.

Following the method of returning snakes, Xu Qing drew three amulets with a cinnabar pen and kept them close to his body. As for whether zombies were afraid of snake bites, he had never tried it, and there was no example in the zombie theory.

But these are not important. The function of the amulet does not conflict with the snake-repelling curse. Its purpose is only to prevent attacks by poisonous insects and snakes.

After disassembling the useful parts of the Snake Curse, Xu Qing began to move back and forth in the yard.

The light body technique was still the one he learned from the rebel of Tianxin Sect yesterday. It could make him walk on snow without leaving any trace, which just made up for his lack of physical skills.

Other methods such as aphrodisiac recipes and methods of fierce fighting also have their own effects, based on the survival philosophy that it is always better to have more skills.

Xu Qing's demand for skills is never too little.

Zombies have no lifespan, but over the long years, these skills will always come in handy.

After sorting out the rewards of the human grade, the only things left are the earth grade rewards.

The middle-grade method of using the earth character to perform the pile-staking exercise and the lower-grade method of using the earth character to perform the pair-staking exercise.

From the beginning till now, Xu Qing has examined nearly a hundred corpses, among which only a handful have earth-level skills, and this is the first time he has received a mid-level earth-level reward.

The method of posting a stake can offset a certain degree of body damage depending on the level of cultivation of the caster. This is a technique with a low lower limit but a high upper limit. No matter what the level of cultivation is, it can be used as a method of protection.

This method implicitly incorporates the Eight Trigrams, with the stance representing stillness and the main body representing movement. Using the blood of corpses as a medium, Xu Qing carved human runes on the locust tree behind the courtyard.

Qian represents the head, Kun represents the abdomen, Zhen represents the feet, Xun represents the thighs, Kan represents the ears, Li represents the eyes, Gen represents the palms, and Dui represents the mouth.
After carving the runes on the locust tree, Xu Qing carved corresponding patterns on his body. With his current level of Taoism, he could at most use the first substitute on a stubborn stone, a tree stump or a doll.

After seeing the death scene of Qin Dengming, Xu Qing felt that possessing the Yan puppet was not a good idea. Once the posting technique was broken, the Yan puppet would be shattered, which would result in the loss of a trump card.

It is better to choose to place the stake on other external objects, so that even if the stake is broken, the doll can still protect your body.

As for why he chose the locust tree, it was because the locust tree was spiritual and had room to grow. If it was carefully cultivated, it might one day become his personal substitute.

At dawn, a flash of inspiration from the sky disappeared into the locust tree. Countless runes shone brightly for a moment and then disappeared.

At the same time, the runes engraved on his body also disappeared.

In some mysterious way, Xu Qing felt that there was a subordinate connection between himself and the locust tree. Although it was weak, it was real.

After performing the pile-staking technique, Xu Qing reached out and stroked the rough bark of the Yinhuai tree. He said in a gentle tone, "I'll be counting on you to protect me from the wind and rain from now on. You'd better do your best, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to find another substitute."

As soon as Xu Qing finished speaking, the locust tree rustled and its branches and leaves shook, as if it was particularly grateful to the owner of the house in front of it.

After all, a landlord doesn't keep idle people. Xu Qing arranged a job opportunity for this tree. How could the other party not be grateful?

(End of this chapter)