Asked About The World Of Mortals

Chapter 3: Refusing Immortality

"What kind of medicine is this jujube pill? Is there really a medicine that can cure all poisons? Could it be a scam?"

Li Qingjun looked displeased and was about to say something, but Li Qinglin waved his hand to stop him and handed over some silver, saying, "My brother and I don't have much time for this trip to the mountains to seek immortality. We can't afford to waste time. If you stay here and familiarize yourself with the situation, would you be willing to accompany us as a guide up the mountain? There will be a generous reward."

"I'm not going." Qin Yi lazily stood up and walked into the house. "What's the point of seeking immortality? Eating well, sleeping well, and living without worries is already like being a deity."

Li Qingjun angrily said, "Hey! What's your attitude?"

But Qin Yi had already entered the house.

Li Qingjun was about to dismount in frustration, but his older brother held him back. "Don't be foolish."

"Why are you being so polite to him? It's obvious that he's a scammer. There's no medicine that can cure all poisons!"

Li Qinglin reined in his horse and said, "According to Li Liu's report, there have been many cases of poisoning in the mountains recently, and the young man with the surname Qin in the village was cured by a single medicine. Perhaps he is familiar with the special poison in the mountains and has a targeted prescription. It should be more suitable than the medicine we brought. Besides, don't you think this young man seems a bit special based on what we've seen and heard?"

"He's probably just putting on an act, and the villagers are cooperating with him to create an atmosphere for scams."

Li Qinglin laughed helplessly.

Li Qingjun caught up with his brother on horseback and asked, "If you think he's useful, why don't we insist on hiring him as a guide?"

Li Qinglin smiled faintly. "Let's not rush... A guide can show us the way, but can he lead us to find immortals?"

Li Qingjun was taken aback.

Obviously, he couldn't.

They weren't here to climb the mountain and watch the sunrise; they were trying to find immortals in the mountains. The mountain wasn't too big, and rumors of immortality had been circulating for countless years. Which inch of the place hadn't been investigated by people? So there was no destination to speak of, and naturally there was no correct route. They were just trying their luck with fate, so why would they need a guide?

Li Qingjun felt a bit discouraged for a moment, and his straightened shoulders slumped slightly. "So, like others, my brother didn't really take this journey to seek immortality seriously..."

Li Qinglin looked back and said, "That Qin Yi, what he said at the end was quite interesting..."

"He's just a country bumpkin, thinking highly of himself, talking nonsense. I'll poke a hole in him with my spear and see if he still lives carefree."

"Haha..."

The voice gradually faded away. Qin Yi lay in the house with his arm as a pillow, and the wolf-toothed club was placed by the bedside. He could faintly hear the conversation between the two brothers. When he heard the last part, he laughed, as if he found Li Qingjun's words amusing.

A voice suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness, "What are you laughing at? These two brothers seem to have quite good Martial Dao cultivation. Perhaps they really have the ability to poke a hole in you."

This voice reached his soul, and he didn't know where it came from. It couldn't really be called a voice, and it was impossible to tell if it belonged to a man or a woman. It was like a sentence forming directly in your mind, extremely eerie. But Qin Yi seemed accustomed to it and lazily said, "I'm laughing because there really are girls disguised as boys in this world. Why would they think others can't tell?"

The voice paused for a moment and said, "How do you know she's a girl? Young boys naturally have less prominent Adam's apples, and it's common for their voices to be slightly higher."

"Because you don't have a nose and can't smell her fragrance."

"..."

"Besides, where can you find such a beautiful young boy with a face full of collagen, picturesque features, and rosy lips and white teeth, pretending to be full of heroism? Even with your eyes closed, you can sense the femininity. Do you think there's a beauty filter?"

"What's collagen? What's a beauty filter?"

"...It's none of your business."

The voice sighed, "Whether it's a boy or a girl doesn't matter. You've seen it, how many people in the world are earnestly seeking immortality and enlightenment, devoutly praying for a chance at immortality? If you really give them immortality, they would gladly kneel for three days and three nights. Why are you so unwilling to cultivate immortality?"

"I'm already cultivating immortality, aren't I? Look, I'm planning to stay up all night again..."

"And you call that cultivating immortality? Don't try to fool me with their nonsense."

Qin Yi coldly said, "Don't try to fool me with the nonsense of fools like them!"

As he spoke, he casually threw the wolf-toothed club into the basin of water by the bed.

The voice in his sea of consciousness became furious, "I didn't say anything when you used me to make medicine or to hammer nails, but if you put me in the washbasin, I won't let you off!"

The wolf-toothed club jumped out of the water and swung towards Qin Yi. Qin Yi kicked off the bed and kicked the handle of the club, causing it to spin in the air. It slammed into the wall with a "crack" and slid down, bouncing twice on the ground before coming to a stop.

Resentment filled the club.

"Hello, Bong Bong..."

"I've said it ten thousand times, my name is Liu Su."

"The spirit of a wolf tooth stick, named Liu Su... Is this a similar style? Who was your original owner? Don't you have any sense of superstition?"

Liu Su sneered in silence.

Qin Yi asked again, "Bong Bong, do you think these two can handle the problems in the mountains?"

Since Qin Yi transmigrated, the mountain has also undergone changes. First, there is a poisonous miasma in the mountains, and anyone who enters the mountains gets sick. Second, a strange winged tiger inexplicably appeared in a pile of rocks. The poisonous miasma has nothing to do with Liu Su, it is the result of the "demon-transforming miasma" planted by the two people before.

Both problems are related to Qin Yi.

Liu Su lazily said, "I asked you to cultivate with me, but you refused to learn. Otherwise, how could you not be able to deal with a tiger that just started to transform into a demon a few days ago?"

"Because it doesn't want my life, but it wants yours."

It has been a while since the transmigration, and Qin Yi recalled the scene at the time and completely understood what had happened.

It was Liu Su trying to possess his body, but coincidentally, he transmigrated and ended up swallowing Liu Su's soul instead. The cultural differences that completely clashed with his own world made Liu Su vomit him out, and he took over the body instead. Liu Su, who had accumulated soul power for countless years, became extremely weak after this heavy blow and retreated back into the stick to barely survive.

So Liu Su claimed to teach him cultivation and help it rebuild its body.

But Qin Yi dared not learn.

After all, even the soul of the original owner has been devoured by Liu Su. This is definitely not a good thing. Who knows if the cultivation techniques it teaches have hidden traps, making it easier for it to possess another body? Qin Yi didn't consider himself so stubborn and didn't dare to try.

Originally, Qin Yi even wanted to throw away this wolf tooth stick, but he was too curious about this world of cultivation, so he still kept it by his side. After all, it's very weak now, right?

Delicious.

Liu Su sneered, "Anyway, I can tell you that this resentment will dissipate soon, and it doesn't need anyone to resolve it. But this tiger has already started to transform into a demon. It relies on the binding formation I taught you. Especially since you haven't cultivated, you won't be able to restrain it for long. Sooner or later, it will start hurting people. If you want to completely solve this problem, you must cultivate with me."

Qin Yi pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and said, "Anyway, I will solve it eventually."

Liu Su laughed disdainfully, "Your solution is to spread this long-forgotten miracle to attract seekers of immortality to come and eliminate the tiger?"

"In the end, the Li brothers seem more reliable than the villagers. They seem to have some skills," Liu Su laughed.

"If you want to go down this path, I have an even more foolproof idea," Liu Su said.

"What is it?"

"The Li siblings are either rich or powerful. As long as we trap them in the tiger's den and kill them, the tiger will definitely be skinned and have its tendons pulled out. There will be no chance of survival. But if you remind them of their weakness and they run away, the tiger won't chase after them..."

"Phew!" Qin Yi got up, ran to the corner of the room, picked up the wolf's tooth club, and put it back in the foot-washing water.

Liu Su cursed in the water, "You foolish person with a woman's kindness! If they get hurt in the tiger's den and escape, the first person they will take it out on is you!"

Qin Yi completely ignored it, turned around and walked to the corner. There was a small stove waiting for the fire in the corner, and the clay pot was slightly warm, emitting a faint fragrance of medicine.

The art of pharmaceuticals and alchemy, as well as some basic formation arrangements, satisfied Qin Yi's curiosity about cultivation in this world, and it was also Liu Su's way of proving "I can really teach you cultivation." Both sides agreed on this aspect, one studied earnestly, the other taught with dedication, without any noisy arguments.

Qin Yi stared at the fire for a while, silently calculating the time, and then took a jug of wine and walked to the window, sipping it slowly.

The sky was completely dark, with stars and moon shining brightly.

In the mortal world, insects hibernated and cicadas chirped. With a little bit of wine, Qin Yi felt that this environment itself was almost like a fairyland. Away from the hustle and bustle of carriages and horses, and far from the intrigues of the world, how many ordinary people paid attention to the clear brilliance of the moon and the fragrance of the fields? Seeking immortality, seeking immortality, in the end, what did they find? Deception from people like him who had ulterior motives.

Qin Yi always felt that if he could solve the problems in the mountains, it wouldn't be a bad thing to spend his whole life here. In his previous life, he died by falling off a cliff, and transmigrating here was like gaining a new life. Why not enjoy life?

He sang the song "Good Song," not to pretend to be in a fairyland, but because he had truly seen many seekers of immortality and was inspired.

"You say, how beautiful this night is..." he murmured, as if in a dream.

Liu Su, who was in a quarrel, sneered, seemingly disdainful.

In fact, it was precisely because of this reason that Liu Su always believed that Qin Yi was very suitable for cultivation. He had a kind of tranquility, without attachment or delusion, without the desire to enter the world and become a high-ranking official. It seemed that living in a thatched cottage could fulfill his life. This kind of person was more suitable for cultivation than those who devoutly bowed and begged for it.

Unfortunately, he refused to cultivate.

In fact, only heaven knew that what was called tranquility and detachment from the world had another name in Qin Yi's world, called being a homebody.

(End of this chapter)