Daoist Nun

Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World

Outside the cave's spirit hall, on the opposite rooftop, a Daoist nun stood silently at some point. Her blue and white Daoist robe swayed gently in the moonlight, and her plain Daoist headscarf fluttered lightly, like an immortal fairy riding the wind.

She quietly watched the spirit hall, as if she could see the two people underground.

"Such deep and dense demonic energy... I don't know how many lives have been harmed here... I didn't expect Nanli's Zhaoyang Princess to put herself in such danger. Although reckless, her courage is clear as the sun and moon." The Daoist nun murmured softly, "Let's see if she can break this situation."

Inside the cave.

—He smelled the smoke, and Li Qingjun naturally smelled it too.

The result of Li Qingjun smelling it was that any woman's first reaction should be to push the man off her, but she didn't. Her heart was slightly chaotic, feeling uncomfortable with him pressing down on her, and the large hand covering a certain area made her feel hot. Yet, she also vaguely felt that this person wasn't annoying, and that spot was actually quite comfortable...

For a moment, only the heavy breathing of both of them could be heard. The dark cave made it impossible to see each other's faces, but it made the emotions in this dark room even more enchanting, making one subconsciously feel that something could be done... Since it was the result of being drugged anyway, it seemed like it could happen naturally?

Qin Yi bit his lip hard and sprang up.

Others could pretend it was natural, but he couldn't.

He was a Fangshi, a pharmacist, a professional.

And Liu Su was watching the show beside him.

Qin Yi quickly reached into his embrace, took out a pill, and put it in his mouth. Regardless of whether it was the right medicine, it at least slightly slowed down his hazy thoughts and desires. Then he struck a flint and gave Li Qingjun a pill as well.

The Daoist nun murmured softly, "This young man has a clear mind and considerable willpower. He is indeed a true gentleman..."

"You really are a eunuch..." Liu Su, who had been watching the show for a long time, let out a completely opposite exclamation.

"..." Qin Yi circulated his energy to expel the remaining medicinal effects, not even having the energy to retort.

Li Qingjun took the medicine and also sat up halfway, her expression complex as she tidied her clothes. In the flickering firelight, her rosy cheeks still held a blush, and her clothes were still a bit disheveled, making her look even more alluring in a different way.

Qin Yi turned his head away, not looking. Li Qingjun slightly raised her head and just stared straight at him with wide eyes, as if she wanted to scold him, but didn't know where to start.

Liu Su continued to lament, "Women who are reasonable have a harder time. So women should have the right to be unreasonable. Scolding him now would at least make her less awkward."

Qin Yi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and pulled Li Qingjun up. "Are you okay?"

"No..." Li Qingjun moved her lips, and finally said, "Someone who practices martial arts won't get hurt from falling this height."

Was it a matter of falling or not? Qin Yi was very smart not to take it seriously, and instead answered seriously, "Yes, it's probably only one or two zhang high."

His cooperation made Li Qingjun sigh with relief, and she said again, "Did I act recklessly again?"

Qin Yi said, "It's a good thing you were reckless, otherwise wouldn't I have been beaten by you that day?"

Li Qingjun laughed. That day, it was precisely because she was reckless and fell into Qin Yi's trap that she was hung upside down. At the time, she felt extremely angry, but now it had become Qin Yi's comforting words.

This Qin Yi is actually... not bad. He was clearly trapped by her, but he didn't blame her and instead comforted her. And...

He seemed like a true gentleman. If he weren't a true gentleman, she might have lost her virginity to him a second time.

That moment of enchantment just now, let alone pretending to be calm now, Li Qingjun knew that her mind was still swirling with it. She could only rely on her feigned composure and his tactful understanding, otherwise she wouldn't know whether she should just bash her head against the wall and die.

Both of them tacitly avoided talking about these things. They turned their heads and glanced left and right. Li Qingjun suddenly shivered, and all her messy thoughts were startled away.

Qin Yi also pursed his lips tightly.

All around were eerie white bones, not scattered haphazardly, but arranged by someone into eight evenly spaced directions. In each direction lay a skeleton, disassembled and arranged into a platform-like support, with the skull placed on top. They had fallen into the center, and looking around, they were surrounded by eight skulls from all sides, their empty, dark eye sockets staring menacingly, their closed jaws seemingly mocking.

A faint red smoke emanated from the mouths of the skulls. Smelling it still made their hearts pound, making them afraid to look directly.

Li Qingjun said with difficulty, "These must be the people who went missing, right?"

"Probably," Qin Yi whispered. "This is a man-made array. Since we've entered, the person who set it up must have discovered us. Now is not the time to investigate. We should leave immediately, otherwise this is a death trap."

Li Qingjun looked up. The pit they had fallen into had closed, and there seemed to be no way out around them. The stone slab above also looked difficult to break through.

"How do we get out?" she asked Qin Yi expectantly. "You understand this kind of array, don't you?"

While listening to Liu Su's guidance, Qin Yi said, "This is a Spirit Gathering Array. Its function is to gather the energy of living beings for cultivation. It also incorporates some elements of the Eight Gates Golden Lock. As long as you find the right gate, the mechanism for the exit is there. If you choose the wrong one, there might be some trouble."

In reality, Liu Su's words were: "What kind of array did this idiot set up? The effect of gathering spiritual energy for cultivation hasn't been fully utilized. The vital energy is completely dispersed, leaving only some trashy death energy. And they still have the nerve to stack the Eight Gates Golden Lock on top? The Life Gate is obvious at a glance, it stinks... Don't panic, the person who set this up is a waste. Just come and beat them to death."

Li Qingjun, of course, couldn't hear Liu Su's spiritual communication. Seeing Qin Yi's confident demeanor, she felt a little relieved. However, she saw Qin Yi walk directly towards the skull on the east side without even looking.

The Daoist Nun was calculating with her fingers: "This Eight Gates Golden Lock changes with the times, combining ninety-six variations. It's quite intricate. They probably won't be able to get out. It seems this poor Daoist will have to save her... Eh?"

The "Eh?" was naturally because Qin Yi had accurately walked towards the direction of the Life Gate. With a casual press on the skull, the closed opening above opened up.

Li Qingjun was overjoyed. She grabbed Qin Yi's hand and leaped lightly, exiting the pit directly.

"So this young man is actually a fellow Daoist. A double-layered array, a Time Wheel Golden Lock, yet he saw through it at a glance. To be so effortless, everything is fine here." The Daoist Nun smiled and suddenly disappeared.

In fact, at the same time she said this, human voices were already heard outside the mourning hall. The Young Master, leading a large group of people with torches, swords, and knives, surrounded Li Qingjun and Qin Yi.

The Daoist Nun clearly saw this situation but said "everything is fine here" without a care. Perhaps she had too much confidence in Li Qingjun's martial prowess, or in the "fellow Daoist's" methods, or perhaps she simply didn't care about the struggles between people?

The Young Master didn't know that a celestial being had arrived outside. He led his men to surround Qin Yi and Li Qingjun, and his first reaction was a jolt in his heart. His stepmother had gone to find Li Qinglin, but these two had come to break into the mourning hall... What about Li Qinglin's side?

He was extremely anxious. He quickly ordered a manor servant to check on Li Qinglin's guest room. Meanwhile, he sneered at Qin Yi, "My mother was kind enough to take you in as guests. It turns out you're thieves?"

Before Qin Yi could speak, Li Qingjun said sharply, "Within the mourning hall, a trap is secretly set. Beneath the coffin, bones are piled up! Who is the thief!"

The Young Master sneered, "This is my family's ancestral shrine. The bones beneath are those of my ancestors. What does that have to do with others? The trap was set precisely to deal with tomb robbers like you!"

Li Qingjun's eyes widened, and for a moment, she was so choked up she couldn't speak.

Qin Yi said calmly, "Was that evil array that gathers the energy of living beings for cultivation also set up by your ancestors?"

The Young Master was stunned for a moment. "What array?"

Qin Yi frowned.

The Young Master clearly had no time to argue with them. He waved his hand and said, "Take them down!"

The manor servants swarmed forward, and Li Qingjun raised her spear.

Just then, a scream suddenly came from the guest room not far away. The sound was incredibly shrill, filled with extreme pain and fear, making one's hair stand on end.

It was Zhang Madam's voice. But at this moment, it was distorted, like a ghost's wail.

"Not good!" The Young Master's expression changed drastically. He didn't even bother with the two people he had surrounded and rushed towards the guest room in a panic, stumbling over the threshold, looking extremely frightened.