Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

"I mean, are the girls who are to have ghost marriages pretty?" Shen Qingzhou emphasized again, and Jiang Xinyue finally realized what he meant.

"Then I'll contact them," she said, heading to her seat to do so.

"Let's eat first, there's no rush."

Shen Qingzhou slumped back onto the sofa, puffing on his cigarette.

Seeing this, Xiao Qiu climbed onto the sofa and lay on his lap, so Shen Qingzhou petted her like a cat.

So Jiang Xinyue, who was sitting across from him eating, saw her daughter appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Jiang Xinyue wasn't surprised, because she had seen it before.

Whenever Shen Qingzhou touches Xiao Qiu, Xiao Qiu will appear. It's unclear whether this is due to Shen Qingzhou's special physique or some other special ability.

As Jiang Xinyue ate her meal, she kept thinking about Shen Qingzhou. Gradually, her cheeks turned red, and the food tasted like cardboard. She even forgot how to hold her chopsticks.

Because Shen Qingzhou, who was sitting opposite her, kept watching her eat, she couldn't help but think of what happened last night, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing that she was about to shove the food up to her nose, Shen Qingzhou chuckled and stood up, tucking Xiao Qiu under his arm.

He then returned to his desk, opened a drawer, took out a box, and went straight to his room.

Wu Ying was lying in the corner of the room, seemingly asleep. When Xiao Qiu saw Wu Ying, she immediately struggled to get down from Shen Qingzhou's arms.

Shen Qingzhou ignored her.

Instead, he walked to the offering table, took out a few incense sticks, lit them, and inserted them into the incense burner. He did not chant any scriptures, make any mudras, or worship, appearing very casual.

Then he sat cross-legged on the futon, opened the box that had been opened, and found rows of carving tools inside.

These are the ones he uses for making talismans in his daily life. Making talismans involves not only drawing them, but also carving them. These talismans have a longer lifespan and are more difficult to make.

Shen Qingzhou took out Xiao Qiu's finger bone, selected the smallest carving knife from the box, and began to carve on the finger bone.

Xiao Qiu walked over curiously, but Wu Ying immediately blocked her way, indicating that she should not disturb Shen Qingzhou.

Xiao Qiu was very well-behaved, sitting quietly to the side watching without saying a word. Wu Ying immediately put the dog's head on her lap, and then the two of them quietly watched Shen Qingzhou work.

Because Xiao Qiu's finger bones were very small, Shen Qingzhou chose the smallest carving knife and was very careful while carving, because if he was not careful, he might cut the small bone in half.

Of course, during the engraving process, he not only inscribed runes, but also kept chanting strange incantations. Tadpole-like runes appeared on the back of his hand and fingertips, as if he was blessing this small section of finger bone.

This process does not consume physical strength, but it is extremely mentally taxing. Not only must one be highly focused, but one's hands must also be steady without the slightest pause, because many runes must be completed in one go without interruption. If interruption occurs, the runes will become disjointed, and if they become disjointed, they are essentially ruined.

Fortunately, Shen Qingzhou was skilled and had a steady mindset. With a steady mind, his hands were naturally steady, and the runes were quickly engraved.

However, since the finger bone itself is white and the runes are small, you can't see any changes unless you look closely.

Shen Qingzhou put away his carving knife and let out a long sigh of relief. Only then did Xiao Qiu curiously come over.

Shen Qingzhou reached out and touched the little one's head. To his surprise, the little one sat quietly beside him and watched the whole thing from beginning to end, which made Shen Qingzhou like her even more.

Xiao Qiu poked the finger bone on Shen Qingzhou's hand with her little finger. In her soul state, the extended finger was immediately stretched out, as if it was about to be sucked into the finger bone. Startled, she quickly pulled her little hand back and put it behind her back.

Shen Qingzhou laughed and got up, no longer teasing her. He walked straight to the offering table, where the incense that had just been lit had long since burned out, leaving only some ashes in the burner.

Shen Qingzhou carried the incense burner out of the room, and Xiao Qiu hurriedly followed.

Upon stepping outside, Jiang Xinyue immediately stood up.

"Boss, are you done?"

"Um."

Shen Qingzhou sat back in her seat.

"Tang Shaoyou just called to say the money has been transferred to the account. I've checked with the accountant. As for the ghost marriage case, I contacted the other party, but haven't received a reply yet..."

"No rush, come here." Shen Qingzhou beckoned to her.

Despite her doubts, Jiang Xinyue walked to the desk.

"The talisman bone is ready; only the final step remains, which requires a little of your blood."

Shen Qingzhou opened the handkerchief covering the finger bone and saw that the originally pale finger bone now appeared much more lustrous, even having a jade-like texture.

Without saying a word, Jiang Xinyue picked up the paper cutter on the table and stabbed it into her fingertip.

"Wait! What are you doing?" Shen Qingzhou quickly stopped him.

"Didn't you want my blood?" Jiang Xinyue asked, looking puzzled.

"You think this is a blood oath? Cutting your finger won't do. Just wait."

Shen Qingzhou opened the drawer and took out a tourniquet, lancets, blood collection tubes, and alcohol swabs.

"Reach out your hand."

Jiang Xinyue immediately rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and slender arms, and walked around to the desk to make it easier for him to operate.

At this moment, the two were very close to the ground, and Jiang Xinyue could clearly smell the pleasant scent on Shen Qingzhou.

"Boss, how come you have these things here? They look so professional."

"I usually just draw blood for myself when I'm not busy."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinyue was surprised. Did the boss have such a quirk?

As Shen Qingzhou spoke, he held her arm.

The moment their fingertips touched, Jiang Xinyue visibly trembled, and a blush spread across her cheeks.

Shen Qingzhou skillfully applied the tourniquet, disinfected the area with an alcohol swab, pressed her fingertip against the vein, and then inserted the needle and connected the blood collection tube.

His technique was as swift and skillful as that of a professional medical worker.

Jiang Xinyue felt a chill on her arm as fresh blood slowly flowed into the tube.

Xiao Qiu covered her eyes, not daring to look, but couldn't help peeking, looking extremely cute.

Shen Qingzhou only drew half a tube before pulling out the needle.

"Is that enough? I can draw some more." Jiang Xinyue said generously, worried that there wouldn't be enough blood.

Shen Qingzhou glanced at her: "That's enough, you're too thin, eat more in the future."

Jiang Xinyue looked at her slender arms and lowered her sleeves somewhat embarrassedly.

Shen Qingzhou had originally intended to press an alcohol swab against the injection site, but seeing this, he gave up on the idea.

He opened the blood collection tube, poured all the blood into the incense burner, mixed it with the incense ash, and then threw the finger bone in and stirred it.

Jiang Xinyue was dumbfounded by this crude method. Is the making of magical artifacts really this casual?

Shen Qingzhou, however, didn't seem to care at all. While stirring with her fingers, she explained, "You and your daughter are connected by blood. Even though Xiao Qiu has passed away, her soul was still nourished by your bloodline, so there is still some connection between you and her. What I'm doing now is to strengthen this connection..."

What Jiang Xinyue didn't know was that countless tiny runes appeared on the finger that had poked into the incense burner to stir the ash, blood, and finger bones, tightly fusing the three originally unrelated things into one.