Seeking the Tao in the Mortal World

Chapter 145: Person in the Book

The little girl who was painting stared blankly at Qin Yi, and Qin Yi stared blankly at the woman in yellow.

What in god’s name...

The history of South Li Kingdom? That kind of thing is usually compiled by later generations. The South Li Kingdom has not been destroyed. Where does the history of South Li Kingdom come from? Could it be that two months in the cave house is a hundred years in the outside world?

It shouldn’t be right. When I went to beat up the Han Men, he said that he hadn’t seen me for more than two months. This time is correct.

Oh, the daily record. After all, my relationship is all related to the Emperor, Princess and the Regent. Maybe there is a few records about me? Maybe there are also some records from people at that time?

But she said she saw me? From where did she peek at me?

Besides, you read about me in a book doesn’t mean that you know me.

Is this some sort of magic...

Oh, cultivating to be an immortal is indeed a bit like magic.

He tried to sense her cultivation, but he found that it was vast. It seemed to be much more unfathomable than Ming He at the Cloud Riding Stage and Cheng Cheng at the peak of the Pellet Condensation Stage.

"Radiant… Radiant Yang Boss?"

This sleepy-eyed woman is a big boss at the Radiant Yang Stage. I don’t know which level is she... Excluding Senior Ancient Corpse, this person may be the strongest person I have met since I started cultivating.

But she looks just like in her twenties at most. The way she quints and looks at me with sleepy eyes seems like she is trying to get closer to see clearly. Did she just wake up or is she a little short-sighted? Are there any short-sighted immortal cultivators? Are you kidding me...

Her cultivation is high, but I don’t feel any pressure. What is going on...

The woman seemed to have seen Qin Yi's appearance clearly. She stood up straight with satisfaction and softly said, "State Preceptor Qin Yi, a humble taoist from the mountains. In the early days, Prince Wu Lie and Princess Zhao Yang visited him in the immortal mountain, and they acted together. Not long ago, they killed Dong Hua, but Wu Lie turned old. Qin Yi went to the Rift Valley alone to extend his life. When he returned, the Emperor had perished together with the enemy soldiers. Qin Yi saved the Emperor’s wife and daughter from the danger. Princess Zhao Yang eliminated the West Savage Kingdom with Qin Yi’s power. After the war was settled, Qin Yi quit his position and traveled far away. The Reagent deeply respects him. She vacates the position of State Preceptor and wait for the return of Qin Yi. —— This is "South Li Kingdom Biography", compiled by the envoy of the Qian Kingdom after returning. "

Qin Yi listened silently and sighed sadly in his mind.

It makes sense if the envoy of Kingdom Qian compiled this biography. This record is quite objective, but it is missing some details. For example, the relationship between me and Li Qingjun was omitted? It sounds like Li Qingjun told the envoy herself, so she was probably shy to talk about our relationship.

But then again, you even read side books like this? This is really surprising.

Listening to others talking about my ‘history’, this experience is really indescribable. 

He was silent for a moment, then he said, "It’s just a few lines. There could actually be more than a hundred chapters."

The woman's eyes lit up, "A hundred chapters, do you want to write it? I'll read it if you write it."

Qin Yi stroked his forehead, "I can't write."

The woman sighed. Her face blushed slightly as she realized that her disheveled appearance was unsightly, and she tidied up her clothes.

The sleepy look changed into an intellectual and elegant look like the noble lady who had been influenced by calligraphy and painting since childhood, but she was living in seclusion in the mountain instead. She had both a bookish demeanor and a sense of detachment living in the mountain above the cloud, which was beautiful.

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment.

This is also a kind of immortal beauty, right? It is somewhat different from Ming He's remoteness. Although it is also a bit ethereal, it is more friendly.

The woman actually performed a scholar's etiquette, "People in the mountain greet the person in the book."

Qin Yi shook his head and said, "Since I’m standing here, I’m no longer in the book."

The woman blinked and smiled slightly, "It is like a momentary dream, disappearing like the morning clouds. What we see is ultimately an illusion, perhaps not as real as a single word in a book."

After saying that, she stretched and yawned before going back, "Now that I have seen the person in the book, I’m exhausted today, so I might as well go to sleep. Qing Cha, entertains the guest for me."

I bet you bla bla bla so long just because you want to get back to sleep.

Qin Yi watched her back into the house with his mouth half open. He couldn't remember how many times he was stunned today. You tidied up your clothes and performed an etiquette not to converse with the guest but to bid farewell and go back to bed?

The people here are indeed not normal...

"Uhm, mister(brother in original text)..."

Qin Yi looked down and saw the little girl named Qing Cha looking up at him while sitting on the ground. Her big eyes were as pure as the dew on the camellia beside her.

"Mister, are you here for an apprenticeship, to visit a friend, or to propose marriage?"

"Huh? Propose marriage?"

"Master said that those who don't say their intention and refuse to leave probably have ill-intentions for me..." Qing Cha looked at him pitifully, "Please don't, I'm still young."

Qin Yi was speechless with a gloomy face, "Those people probably have ill-intentions for your Master instead of a little girl who hasn’t gone through puberty."

Before he finished speaking, Qing Cha rolled and ran away, "Mas… Master, this man said he has ill-intentions for you."

Qin Yi, "???"

A woman's lazy voice came from inside the house, "You have painting skills, but you don't practice painting. You have knowledge, but you don't study. The calluses in your hands are not due to pen and ink but the weapon. Your tao is right there to be seen, but only a few knows about you. That’s all I can say. Whether you want to seek an apprenticeship or propose a marriage, please return.”

Now I finally understand the reason why she lost interest after meeting the person in the book.

I’m not as ethereal as the state preceptor she imagined, but rather a commoner.

Qing Cha was knocking on the door, "Master, stop pretending. It’s rare for someone to want you. He doesn’t despise you because you can only read and paint, and he didn’t say that you sleep like a pig..."

A gentle aura came from nowhere, tied up Qingcha, and slammed her to the ground.

Qing Cha burst into tears due to the intense pain.

Qin Yi laughed dumbly and felt that this place was very fun.

The two mountains in the Myriad Tao Immortal Palace are almost like two different worlds. How many interesting things do this sect have?

But Qin Yi also felt a little "out of fun". Visiting this sect didn’t mean much to him, so it didn’t matter if he went to visit the other systems.

However, Liu Su looked at these from a different perspective, so he had to asked Liu Su's opinion secretly, "Do you want to see anything else?"

Liu Su said, "I’m exhausted today too. It’s getting late now, so let’s visit the rest tomorrow. But we are just visiting in a hurry, so the gain is too little. I suggest staying here tonight and talking to this woman. Maybe you will get something - a calligrapher and painter at the Radiant Yang Stage. Tch, that is really amazing.”

Qin Yi knelt down and asked Qing Cha, "Little girl, do you receive guest here?"

Qing Cha looked at him as if looking at a pervert, "Go down the mountain and pass through the array at the stone turtle’s right arm. The Virtuous Garden in the town is the place for you. If you look at me with such a perverted look again, I will beat you up."

"How am I perverted? This is obviously an amiable look."

Qing Cha said doubtfully, "Really?"

"Really!"

"Oh." The little girl scratched her head, "Do you really want to be my Master’s Husband?"

"Little girl, can you grasp the key point? All I want is to stay overnight. Do you understand?"

"Follow me." Qing Cha pulled his sleeve and walked toward the guest house, whispering, "I'm telling you, Master loves reading, calligraphy, and painting. As long as you can impress her with any of them, maybe you can be my Master’s Husband.”

"I said I just want to stay overnight..."

"I've heard this excuse a lot. In the end, they were all beaten up badly by Master and thrown down the mountain. Such a lame trick can’t fool the smart Qing Cha at all."

TL: If there’s anything he can impress her, that’s his modern times’ knowledge right? Or Liu Su could communicate with her through Qin Yi