My Lady Always Lacks Ambition-Chapter 253 - 252: Turncoat Thief-Dao, Come and Meet Your Doom

Chapter 253: Chapter 252: Turncoat Thief-Dao, Come and Meet Your Doom

As soon as Qin Liuxi spoke, Wang Zheng’s eyebrows furrowed. What tao flower evil?

The Qinglan Temple Master was also somewhat surprised by Qin Liuxi’s bluntness and thought for a moment before saying, "Has the Fourth Young Master encountered romance lately?"

"Not at all," Wang Zheng shook his head. "My grandfather said that he would discuss marriage for me only after my coming of age ceremony. So, there is no talk of a future spouse. And next year I will be involved in the imperial examination. On a daily basis, I only interact with classmates, and as for women, I’ve always kept to myself, without any personal ties."

With no personal interactions or private ties, how could there be a tao flower, let alone turn into an evil spirit?

Hearing this, the Qinglan Temple Master looked towards Qin Liuxi: "What do you think?"

Qin Liuxi smiled faintly, "The temple master can see it, and so can I, that Mr. Wang claims to have no personal ties. Does that mean we are both mistaken?"

One person can be mistaken, but can two people be mistaken as well?

Wang Zheng knitted his brows, his fingertips pressed against his waist slightly fidgeting.

He was born into a prestigious family and was personally educated by his grandfather who valued propriety between men and women—something he was very clear about. He was, no doubt, a learned man. In his daily exchanges with classmates, they would often discuss literature and scholarly matters. He would never engage in the frivolities of a playboy, even at poetic gatherings on painting boats, he strictly adhered to etiquette.

After all, he was clear about his status and knew that his own marriage would be arranged by his grandfather, so how could he behave improperly?

"How can Mr. Wang be so sure that he hasn’t, at some time or place, encountered a beautiful lady giving her the wrong impression or causing a misunderstanding?"

Qin Liuxi put down the tea cup, and said, "Your forehead is broad, with a widow’s peak at the hairline and tao flower patterns by your eyes—your phoenix eyes gleam like water, but the corners are tinged with a reddish-purple hue. You not only have a tao flower, but it’s gradually turning into an evil spirit. Mr. Wang is highly valued by Prince Wang and the Wang family upholds strict discipline. I trust that you have been well-educated and would not have any unseemly dealings with women, but what if it was all a misunderstanding? Mr. Wang, for some girls, when they meet the man of their dreams, they are prone to lose their senses, like Prince Wang, who developed hysteria for no reason, and then progressed into delusion, right?"

Wang Zheng’s expression gradually grew solemn upon listening.

Qin Liuxi lightly tapped on the tabletop and said, "Most women are more susceptible than men to falling into the depths of love, and once they do, they may lose themselves. In extreme cases, they might even go mad. If there was someone who, after meeting Wang Lang, devoted her life to a misunderstanding, became hysterical, and then went insane, who can understand what she might do?"

Wang Zheng’s face turned pale, and for the first time in front of the Qinglan Temple Master, he lost his composure and seemed unable to stand.

The Qinglan Temple Master noticed his pale face and coughed once, looking towards Qin Liuxi: "Don’t scare him."

Qin Liuxi blinked, "Am I not just speaking the truth which is uncomfortable to hear? Elder, everyone has moments when they might go crazy over something. If someone becomes fixated to insanity, their nature can also become twisted, and they may develop a mindset of ’if I can’t have it, I’ll destroy it.’ As I said earlier, Mr. Wang himself has not teased or tempted anyone, but what if the other party developed hysteria and believed that he did? Wouldn’t they think that they and Mr. Wang are a loving couple then?"

Wang Zheng’s face turned from pale to dark. How could there be such people?

"Hysteria is a disease, and like any disease, if left untreated, it can become uncontrollable, leading to actions that are difficult for others to comprehend," Qin Liuxi pointed at the corner of his eye. "Your physiognomy shows that you have been afflicted by the tao flower evil. Of course, I am just a God Stick, and Mr. Wang comes from a prestigious family and is a scholar, so if you think I’m being overly alarmist and choose not to believe me, that’s fine too. Just one piece of advice: be cautious in the coming days."

Wang Zheng opened his mouth wanting to say something in rebuttal, but couldn’t utter a word. Looking at Qin Liuxi, he saw her eyes were deep and unknowingly felt a wave of panic.

He wasn’t someone confined at home; he went out too. But where did he provoke such a person? He truly couldn’t figure it out.

Wang Zheng, after all, was a refined person who had received good upbringing. He took a deep breath and regained his composure, bowing his hands in a salute to Qin Liuxi: "If it’s a blessing, it’s not a disaster; if it’s a disaster, it cannot be avoided. I thank the Junior Temple Master for her advice."

Qin Liuxi slightly raised her eyebrows, indeed he was the grandson raised by Prince Wang himself. Although young and not yet capable of handling affairs, a flower that has never been tested is delicate and easily shattered. With more experience, naturally, one becomes more worldly and astute.

The Qinglan Temple Master then said, "If one does not busy themselves with a matter, another will not interfere. Since Buqiu has given his advice, why not give him an Amulet as well?"

"No more, I was in a hurry last night, and the last Amulet was given to your He Ming." Qin Liuxi said.

"Then just draw one?" After all, drawing a talisman is as simple for you as writing a character.

Qin Liuxi looked at Wang Zheng, saw his clear and honest eyes, and said, "It’s possible."

Wang Zheng had not yet had the chance to thank her.

"One hundred taels of incense oil."

Wang Zheng: "???"

One hundred taels for an Amulet?

"Ha ha, Zheng’er, aren’t you going to get the incense money?" Prince Wang appeared, laughing merrily, without a trace of worry on his face, and it was unclear how much he had heard.

Wang Zheng hurriedly agreed and instructed the servant to fetch the Silver. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Manager Wang came with freshly prepared medicinal soup and was also instructed to fetch Yellow Paper and Vermilion.

Prince Wang did not ask Qin Liuxi about Wang Zheng afflicted by the tao flower evil; after drinking the medicine, he talked with them about the Dao. Having served as a minister for many years, he saw a lot in his youth during his tours of official duties and had a broad knowledge of local customs and beliefs.

Although Qin Liuxi couldn’t be described as extensively learned, due to her identity, she wasn’t confined to one place and had often traveled on paths untrodden by ordinary people, seeing much of the world, and could keep up with the conversation.

Seeing her, a young girl, respond so aptly to every topic, a hint of admiration flashed in Prince Wang’s eyes.

"If you could study and enter official service, you would surely benefit the people greatly; it would be a blessing for Da Feng." Prince Wang felt it a wasted talent and said, "But you’ve entered the Mystic Sect, there must be a way to secularize and re-enter lay life, right?"

The Qinglan Temple Master nearly died of shock, "Prince Wang, she is the Junior Temple Master of Qingping Temple, and she’s of the female Dao; it’s not possible for her to enter official service."

To secularize and enter official service—if his old friends heard that he came with Qin Liuxi to see a sick man, but ended up being encouraged to secularize her, he might be beaten to death in front of the Grandmaster.

Thinking about Qin Liuxi’s occasional rebellion, the Qinglan Temple Master couldn’t bother to cover up her identity anymore and directly revealed her gender.

Although Da Feng had female officials, they were female generals and low-ranking prison guards, and the female officials who truly sat in court to discuss affairs were very few.

Prince Wang and Wang Zheng were both stunned; "Female Dao?"

Wang Zheng even forgot his own identity and stared at Qin Liuxi, astonished. Was she actually a girl?

Prince Wang sighed, "I must be getting old; I didn’t see that you’re a woman of such erudition, truly talented and beautiful."

What a pity.

Seeing his grandson lose composure, he coughed and asked the Qinglan Temple Master, "Which Grandmaster is worshipped at Qingping Temple and are there any rules about not marrying once entering the sect?"

The Qinglan Temple Master: "???"

A scene flashed before his eyes, Master Chi Yuan puffing his beard and glaring while brandishing his horsetail whisk: Come here, you seducer and thief, and meet your end!

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