CHAPTER 366: CHAPTER 363: RESTORING ORDER? AMBUSH!

Qin Liuxi was preparing to return home when Song Ye came with a personal soldier.

"General, this is..." Qin Liuxi glanced at his plain common clothes, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Song Ye sneered, "Wei Caizhou is dead. Before my sister could divorce him, he died under horse hooves, still bearing the title of my brother-in-law, so I have to wear these plain white clothes."

Qin Liuxi said, "What about his concubine?"

"Mother and children all tied together, sold to the northwest, their fate is decided by destiny," responded Song Ye, his expression cold.

The northwest is impoverished, populated by people nurtured in comfort, so they likely won’t meet a good end. However, compared to the karma that woman’s father holds, Song Ye’s actions could be considered lenient and merciful.

"I originally thought General Song would kill them to avenge his family."

Song Ye bitterly smiled, "The hatred of losing a child, killing them wouldn’t be excessive, yet I recalled your words about avoiding unnecessary killing. The child called me uncle for sixteen years. The other two, less than a year old. By sparing them, I gather yin virtue for me and my sister, hoping for future blessings."

Qin Liuxi remarked, "General is kind-hearted."

Song Ye shook his head, "Just hypocritical. Letting them live out their fate, keeping my hands clean. But that Evil Path, I must find him. Such people, cunning as a rabbit with multiple burrows and possessing evil magic, are impossible to find."

"General means to?"

Song Ye bowed, "I came here not only to deliver gratitude but also to ask for an auspicious day to bury the bones of my two nephews near our ancestral grave. Moreover, I want to ask the master if there is a way to locate that Evil Path? You know, this person possesses Divine Skills but uses them unrighteously and harms others. Him escaping, who knows who the next victim will be?"

Qin Liuxi considered for a moment, "Do you have any objects he has used?"

Immediately, Song Ye pulled a small package from his sleeve, "These are personal items I found in the Evil Path’s Daoist Room."

Qin Liuxi opened it to see a comb, mirror, some hair, and even a talisman engraved with the character ’Cheng’.

"That woman said their surname is Cheng. I remember my sworn brother Wei’s wife also has the surname Cheng; it must be their common surname," Song Ye explained.

Qin Liuxi nodded, took some vermilion and drew a tracking charm, wrapped the comb and mirror with the charm, and placed them in the Treasure Burning Bowl. He sat down cross-legged, formed a Sealing with both hands, closed his eyes, and chanted, "Jia shakes, Yi parts, Bing and Xin, with Kun, Ding initiates, Wu and Kan with Ji and Xun gate, I seek the person up high..."

Song Ye watched intently, and as Qin Liuxi hadn’t opened his eyes yet, the talisman spell ignited, turning into blue smoke, trailing off into the distance.

Just as the talisman spell caught fire, Qin Liuxi, with closed eyes, spoke, "One person, carrying a dark blue bundle, heading north, has entered an inn, injured, it’s..."

She suddenly opened her eyes, "At Anxi Inn."

Song Ye rejoiced.

"Act fast." Qin Liuxi considered, then quickly drew another talisman, "If he uses magic to escape, burn this talisman, and follow its blue smoke to find him."

"Many thanks, master." Song Ye bowed in thanks, then took a box from the personal soldier and passed it on, "This is a token of my thanks. I shall not disturb you further. Once we find him, I’ll visit again."

Qin Liuxi let Chen Pi take the box, watching as Song Ye hastily departed, then turned her head to glance at the Treasure Burning Bowl, "Restoring order is what we on the Righteous Path should do, trusting that Heavenly Dao understands."

She crafted a little figure from yellow paper, then wrapped the remaining hair around it, formed a complicated Dharma Seal, and imprinted it on the figure, then patted her hands and stood up.

At Anxi Inn, Daoist Cheng, clutching his chest, screamed in pain and spat out a mouthful of old blood, landing on a noble gentleman.

The noble gentleman, seeing the black blood on his garments, screamed even louder in horror, "My new clothes, ah ah ah, beat him to death!"

The realization dawning on Daoist Cheng that he had been calculated by someone else: "!!!"

What do you call it when a leaky house meets continuous overnight rain? This is it!

Qin Liuxi clapped her hands and stood up, and upon seeing the dark clouds rolling above her head, she immediately said, "I am rectifying chaos and supporting the righteous path."

Heavenly Dao: If you are scheming, just scheme, don’t bring the righteous path into it like a pretense!

Chen Pi grinned and said, "Master, General Song is so generous, he actually gave ten thousand taels of gratitude gold."

Qin Liuxi was surprised and thought of her own background and Song Liu, who, although brainless, was a master in hoarding wealth and managing dowries impressively.

It’s a pity, if she were only a bit more astute, she wouldn’t have failed to notice the oddities in Wei Caizhou.

But could this be called being blinded by so-called love?

Qin Liuxi shook her head and said, "Pack it up, take it home."

"Got it."

The master and servant closed the shop, rented a carriage, and soon returned to Qin Mansion, entering through the small gate to their side courtyard, which had undergone major changes.

The two courtyards were merged, resulting more spacious with several new main houses and a newly built small kitchen. Now, opening that courtyard door, it could stand alone as a small mansion; from now on Qin Liuxi could freely move in and out from this side, and her whereabouts, unless she wished, remained difficult for the Qin Family to discover.

Qi Huang came up to greet her and said, "You’re back early today."

Qin Liuxi replied, "There were no visitors today, and it’s cold, so I came back early."

Chen Pi proudly lifted the chest a bit and said, "Sister, we made a fortune just a few days after opening."

"Look at you show off, go away." Qi Huang scolded him playfully, then told Qin Liuxi, "I’ve made some soup in the small kitchen, using the tendrils of the Little Ginseng Spirit to stew chicken soup. Please go in, and I’ll bring it for you."

Qin Liuxi glanced and saw the Little Ginseng Spirit hiding in a corner. As she looked over, it immediately stood tall and proud, drink my soup and feel invigorated, filled with Primordial Qi.

Qin Liuxi chuckled and went inside.

The Little Ginseng Spirit immediately wilted, hanging its head low.

Not a single compliment, truly a heartless and cold Qin Liuxi.

The Little Ginseng Spirit got dejected and returned to its earth pit, leaping and squatting to cover itself.

It shut itself off.

Qin Liuxi saw this from the window and almost burst out laughing, what a drama king.

Qi Huang brought the soup, and Qin Liuxi took it. The temperature of the soup was just right, and she didn’t even use a spoon, directly gulping from the bowl.

It must be said, the Little Ginseng Spirit, having cultivated for a thousand years and gained spiritual wisdom, was naturally not any ordinary ginseng. Just a small tendril, yet the stewed soup was fragrant and nourishing, the ginseng taste was rich yet not bitter. Drinking one bowl made the body feel warm and cozy.

Raising this little drama king wasn’t in vain.

Qin Liuxi told Qi Huang, "You drink some too, and also get a bowl for Chen Pi, autumn and winter are here, we need to nourish ourselves."

For Qin Liuxi, she treated the siblings like her own blood relatives and was always generous.

Qi Huang didn’t stand on ceremony with her, acknowledged with a ’okay’, then mentioned that the side courtyard is now well-set up, more spacious than before, and asked how should the servant called Wan Ce, who originally came with Teng Zhao, be arranged?