I'm Ximen Qing, living in a ghost story!

"Fellow Daoist, I haven't even complained about you stealing my monster yet!"

Ximen Qing curled his lips, looked at the tiger spirit lying dead on the ground, and felt a pang of heartache. How many soul points did that take!

"Ha! This is the first time I've seen you act so recklessly, daring to venture alone into the monster-infested Black Wind Mountain. Your courage is commendable, and although you do have some skill, you've ruined my plans!"

The young girl, holding a sword, actually started arguing with Ximen Qing on the battlefield.

"A stranger? Was your mother-in-law just talking about you?"

Suddenly, the wealthy man, Oolong, interrupted from the sky.

It recalled what Granny Shan had said in the temple, initially thinking she was referring to Ximen Qing, but upon closer reflection, it realized Granny Shan was referring to one of them.

In other words, Granny Shan discovered this female swordswoman a long time ago.

"You're clever! But your mother-in-law is smart too, she ran away very quickly in the chaos!"

The girl smiled gently, her beauty pure and lovely, and gestured with her lips towards her back.

Ximen Qing looked in the direction of the sound, but the area in front of the stone temple was empty.

The pangolin, ginseng doll, and some green-faced stone demons have all run away.

Grandma Shan's pre-battle mobilization just now was simply telling "friendly forces to hold them off, I'll run first."

"Hmph! I will avenge Brother Crow one day!"

The wealthy man glared fiercely at the ground below, then turned and took flight.

It's a noble flying unit; what could possibly hit it?

Let me say something tough: I'll get my revenge later!

He was making plans in his mind.

But what is that golden light rising up from below? Are there golden birds?

The next moment—splat!

The gold brick landed directly in his face.

The man was so stunned by the blow that he was thrown heavily to the ground.

Ximen Qing, the instigator, also turned pale and was panting heavily.

Overestimating yourself!

This gold brick has a limited range of use; it can be used as easily as an extension of one's arm within a range of about twenty meters, and barely usable within a range of one hundred meters.

Exceeding the limit will greatly consume mana. He was clearly overconfident just now, and his dantian was completely drained.

"Hey! Are you alright?"

The young girl saw Ximen Qing knock down the wealthy man, and was about to praise him when she saw Ximen Qing swaying unsteadily.

He quickly stepped forward, took a pill from the gourd, and put it in the man's mouth.

"What is this?"

"A Qi-restoring pill? Don't take it if you don't believe me!"

"What if it's a potent drug? We're a man and a woman alone together, and I'm a perfectly healthy man. What if you get lustful at first sight?"

Ximen Qing glanced at the approaching girl and spoke.

"What are you doing?" The girl laughed in exasperation, shoved the Qi-restoring pill into his hand, glanced at Ximen Qing's face, and her anger subsided considerably.

To be fair, even though this guy had two bruises on his face from being hit by that drowned ghost, he actually had the right to say that.

That face alone is enough! After all, good looks are everything.

"Looks like he's alright, he can still joke around."

The girl stood up, walked to the wealthy man's side, and before Ximen Qing could react, she killed him with a single sword stroke.

"Hey! Save it for me... Alas! I'm still too late!" After chewing a Qi-restoring pill, Ximen Qing, feeling his strength slowly recovering, pounded his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.

My soul points!

The girl looked at Ximen Qing's "performance art" with suspicion, thinking that this man must be crazy.

"That monster leader, what's her name, Granny? Aren't we going to chase after her?"

Under the girl's gaze, Ximen Qing quickly composed himself, gathered his hair behind his head, tied it into a bun, and then asked.

Without those two monsters, we must catch that mountain god!

"Chase her! But don't rush. I know where she might be hiding, but I can't be sure she'll go back right now. We can only wait and see!"

The girl shrugged.

After a moment of silence, the two began to clean up the surrounding battlefield.

Untie the mortals who had not yet been killed and arrange them together.

They also buried those who had been tortured, killed, and cooked.

Holding the plate of exquisite seven-aperture hearts, the girl looked at the dead female corpse in the steamer and sighed, "She was a woman from the Shi family, whose family were demon hunters. As a result, she was retaliated against by the demon and died tragically here. If she hadn't left marks along the way, I wouldn't have been able to find the fox's grave."

"Was it made by the demons under Granny Shan's command?" Ximen Qing asked.

"Yes!" The girl nodded.

"Don't worry, she can't get away!"

Ximen Qing buried the deceased woman surnamed Shi in the ground with a resolute look in his eyes.

Even though he had never really integrated into this world and had always treated it like a game, how could he not be angry when faced with such a scene, feeling sorry for his own kind?

Looking at the corpses lying haphazardly around him, Ximen Qing took a deep breath, looked at the girl beside him, and asked, "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Ximen Qing, from Guobei County."

"Huh? You're not from the secluded Laoshan Mountain?" The girl froze on the spot when she heard Ximen Qing introduce himself.

"No, but it has a close connection with Laoshan Road."

"I see."

The girl touched her chin, looking at him with an even stranger expression, but still said, "My name is Zhou Qingyun, and I haven't taken my Daoist name yet."

Ximen Qing frowned slightly, feeling that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place it. He then performed a Daoist-style kowtow, saying, "So it's Junior Sister Qingyun!"

"Hey! You're really trying to take advantage of the situation! We're not from outside the secular world, how can we address each other as senior and junior brothers! Besides! How did I become a junior sister!"

Zhou Qingyun glanced sideways at Ximen Qing.

"Junior Sister Qingyun, you are mistaken. Firstly, I am older than you, so the terms of address between brother and sister are appropriate. I cannot accept calling me uncle!"

"You!" Zhou Qingyun stomped her foot.

"Secondly, as the saying goes, those who achieve success come first, and I, your brother, have already reached the third level of the Acquired Realm..."

"Ah? You're at the third level of the Acquired Realm! No wonder your magic power is weak. I'm at the fifth level, and my father won't let me go out, afraid I'll be kidnapped by monsters. With your cultivation level, you still dare to slay demons and monsters. You truly have extraordinary courage. Aren't you afraid of running into a powerful demon and being torn to pieces into a demon's meal? That tiger and the drowned ghost just now were both at the fourth level of the Acquired Realm!"

Zhou Qingyun delivered a devastating blow to Ximen Qing in a calm tone.

"Um, well... anyway, it's fate that we've met. How about you call me Senior Brother?"

Ximen Qing turned his face away.

"Pah! You talk about 'the accomplished come first,' why don't you call me 'senior sister' and let me hear it?"

"Senior sister?"

"Huh? You really scream!"

"Hey, as the senior sister, you should give me a gift! I think your gourd is quite nice."

"You really dare to ask for it! No way! But..."

"But what?"

"Your cultivation is too weak. You can use medicine to replenish it. This mountain granny is a stone demon from the mountains, so she has no shortage of ginseng. She just used the thousand-year-old ginseng that she used to invigorate those demons, but she didn't take it with her. I was going to keep it to offer to my father, but here it is! It's yours!"

As Zhou Qingyun spoke, she pulled out a ginseng doll that looked like a radish from the gourd.

Ximen Qing's eyes lit up. What to do? He wanted the gourd even more now!

However, being a practical person, he forced his gaze away and looked at the ginseng doll in his hand.

Then he had the same question as Tang Sanzang.

"Are you sure this is ginseng? You're not trying to trick me with a radish, are you?"

"Hey, are you going to eat this or not?" Zhou Qingyun immediately put her hands on her hips and stuffed the ginseng doll into his mouth.

Upon first contact, Ximen Qing felt as if the ginseng doll had transformed into a warm current that seeped into his heart and soul.

Then, a golden flower exploded in front of me.

The magical power in his dantian surged.

[Strength: Fourth Level of Acquired Realm]

Karma?

Is that all? So hastily done?

Feeling the surge of power within his body, Ximen Qing's face showed a hint of realization.

No wonder all those time-traveling predecessors had to take drugs! At this rate, even if you wore out your gun, you still couldn't catch up!

Taking drugs is the only way to go!