My Lady Always Lacks Ambition-Chapter 1024 - 997: I Am the Gui Jianchou You Spoke Of

Chapter 1024: Chapter 997: I Am the Gui Jianchou You Spoke Of

Qin Liuxi looked at Ming Yu’s sullen face, appearing as if he had been stabbed, and laughed.

Seeing you unhappy makes me happy, it wasn’t for nothing that I spent some spiritual power to hit you.

"You’ve been trying for a hundred years and still haven’t succeeded. Is it really that hard to pass the ghost general exam down there? Is it harder than our mortal world’s military examination?" Ming Wang was a bit shocked.

Ming Yu sneered, "Some people have to wait in line for reincarnation for decades, do you think it’s that easy? A ghost general is a position of both capability and authority. To reach that position, you must start from being a ghost soldier. It’s just like starting as a low-rank soldier in the mortal world’s army. Do you think the Underworld doesn’t have its own rules? It indeed has its own regulations and systems."

"So now you’re also a ghost soldier. If you’re a ghost soldier, how can you still come up here and stroll Zhen’er around?" A flash of insight hit Ming Wang, and he exclaimed, "You’re a deserter!"

"Nonsense!" Ming Yu roared, "How could I be a deserter? I only responded to an acquaintance Heavenly Master’s summoning to handle some matters."

Dammit, it’s bad enough that my descendants are weak, but what’s wrong with their brains too!

Qin Liuxi squinted her eyes and said, "Is the matter you’re handling related to Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? Is that why you’ve rallied so many wandering ghosts to roam around the city, in search of those treasures?"

Ming Yu glanced at her, "Why should I tell you?"

Qin Liuxi chuckled softly and changed the subject, "You said you’re a ghost soldier down there, you don’t recognize me?"

"Who are you, and why should I recognize you?" He was solely focused on becoming a ghost general and would never be lured by the charms of a beauty. As they say, once the lights are out, all are the same.

Qin Liuxi raised her eyebrow, "I heard that to pass the exams for becoming a ghost soldier or ghost messenger in the Underworld, you have to recognize people first. There is a portrait that everyone must identify; if you can’t recognize that person, you’ll be eliminated. So how did you become a ghost soldier without recognizing me? Did you cheat or did someone pass you through down there?"

Not to mention her past troubles in the Underworld, just in these three years, she had been a guest there. And yet, this Ming Yu didn’t recognize her?

Ming Yu made a noise of surprise, "How do you know about this regulation? Speaking of this, luckily I passed the ghost soldier exam over ten years ago, otherwise, with the current regulations, I’d have been eliminated in the first round due to this flawed system."

"What’s your flaw?"

Ming Yu scratched his head and said, "Everyone looks the same to me, don’t they all have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth? So if you think becoming a ghost general is easy, just becoming a low-level soldier is difficult. Who would have thought one must recognize individuals first to become a minor official? Had I any sway, I’d protest asking why we must first identify that damned Gui Jianchou!"

Everyone: "..."

Got it, face blindness.

Qin Liuxi said with a smile, "Then take a good look, who am I?"

Ming Yu thought this person was quite narcissistic, thinking he must recognize her?

He fixed his gaze on her, and suddenly a chill ran down his back. The immature face in the small portrait he had seen before gradually overlapped with the proud yet sly person in front of him, perfectly matching.

"You, you, aren’t you that..." Ming Yu felt a tingle all over his scalp.

For years, he had been stationed in Purgatory, forbidden to leave, yet he occasionally heard stories of this person causing chaos everywhere, leading to complete unrest in the Underworld. However, the Great Emperor turned a blind eye, making people speculate if she was the Great Emperor’s illegitimate child in the mortal world to be so indulged!

Therefore, he had heard that in the Underworld, you could offend anyone but one Evil God. That person’s gender was indistinguishable, cunning and troublesome, best to avoid her if possible.

Oh, also, that person wasn’t a ghost in the Underworld, but a Heavenly Master in the mortal world, with the Daoist name Buqiu, the person in the small portrait.

"It’s me, the Gui Jianchou you mentioned!"

Ming Yu retreated into the ancestral hall, picking up his own memorial tablet in terror, "Don’t come over here!"

Even the Great Emperor couldn’t manage her, there’s no way he would dare!

Damn, how did these two unworthy descendants come to know this Evil God?

"I won’t come over, now can you tell me who you’re working for?" Qin Liuxi’s demeanor suddenly turned icy.

Ming Wang and Ming Hui exchanged glances, stood up, and huddled to the side, not daring to speak.

Looking at the situation, the ancestor can’t win.

Ming Yu immediately replied, "It’s the Supreme Master."

Qin Liuxi coldly said, "The Supreme Master, who’s the State Preceptor residing in the Palace? What’s your relationship with him that you immediately responded to his call?"

"He and I have known each other for over twenty years. You, being a Heavenly Master, should know that when you summon ghosts, you’d ask familiar ghost messengers, right?" Ming Yu, shifting from his previous arrogant attitude, spoke cautiously, "So it’s reasonable that he summoned me to handle a small matter. After all, he always offers generous offerings, no harm in lending a hand."

Qin Liuxi certainly knew that a Heavenly Master would indeed prefer summoning familiar spirits for ease of negotiation.

But the fact that he had ties with the Supreme National Master really itched her hands, especially since what he’s tasked with pertains to troubling her Cancan.

"He summoned you to seek Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? How did he learn there were such treasures appearing in the city?" Qin Liuxi asked darkly.

Ming Yu replied, "I don’t know about that, but the Supreme Master follows the lineage of Heavenly Master Zhang and has real skills... Of course, they don’t compare to yours!"

Even the Great Emperor feared you, who could compare?

Ming Hui and the others glanced over again, their ancestor’s majestic aura completely shattered, devolved into a lackey.

Qin Liuxi asked again, "Did he tell you what those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are?"

Ming Yu shook his head, "Not anything specific, but likely some refined herbs or something since he wants to use them for Alchemy. It must have been calculated recently; he only summoned me in the last couple of days."

Qin Liuxi’s face darkened. That Dog National Master is plotting against her Cancan, he’s got to be dealt with!

She looked at him sharply, "The Supreme National Master entices the Saint with the obsession of Alchemy and Reincarnation, causing civil unrest and increasing taxes. You’re helping him seek treasures – are you aiding a tyrant? What did he promise you?"

Ming Yu panicked a little and glanced at Ming Wang and the others.

Ming Hui frowned, thinking the ancestor wouldn’t use the family as collateral for this deal, would he?

"He can speak for us in front of the Saint," Ming Yu said in a small voice. "A few words to the Saint, and the wealth of the Ming Royal Mansion will be secure. As for me, it’s just some offerings, that’s all."

In truth, it’s mostly about their relationship; asking a ghost to help find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was as easy as a sentence, nothing major, and very simple. But he dared not say that, fearing a beating, seeing how displeased she looked about the matter.

Seeing Qin Liuxi’s increasingly grim face, Ming Hui quickly said, "Ancestor, the Ming Royal Mansion has its old and its young, and I’m in this broken body, posing no threat or competition to anyone. Our wealth is secure; you really don’t have to make this deal."

Qin Liuxi sneered, "Your descendants see more clearly than you. As long as they’re obedient and hold no military power, wealth can surely continue. But aiding wicked deeds only depletes the generations of yin de accumulated by the Ming Royal Mansion. You made a mistake."