My Lady Always Lacks Ambition-Chapter 301 - 300 Dao Heart as Iron

Qin Liuxi woke up after a night’s sleep, her complexion still somewhat pale. She touched her waist and took out the Buddha Bone to examine it for a while.

This Buddha Bone, falling into Fusheng’s hands, had originally caused her resentment. Moreover, the Buddha Power attached to it turned her resentful energy into an evil spirit, making its destructive power slightly more formidable than that of ordinary evil energy; she herself had suffered because of it.

No wonder the house ghost didn’t dare to approach the courtyard where Fusheng was; could it be deterred by it?

But if it were the Buddha Bone of a truly enlightened high monk, it would indeed possess power, yet it would not become evil. So, who could the Master of Buddha Bones be?

Qin Liuxi pondered thoughtfully, realizing she needed to seek advice from someone.

Faint sounds came from outside the window. Qin Liuxi stuffed the Buddha Bone back at her waist, got up to tidy her clothes, opened the door, and saw Mu Xi squatting in the courtyard, plucking the last remaining flower of a sweet osmanthus.

Hearing the door, she looked up, scattered the flowers, and came forward to ask, "Little god, are you alright? Your complexion doesn’t look good."

"No issue, but what brings you to the outside of my room early in the morning?"

Mu Xi replied, "Isn’t it because there was quite a commotion last night? I came over to check on you."

He approached Qin Liuxi but suddenly felt a chill all over his body, prompting him to retreat a few steps, and looked at her questioningly.

"What is it?"

Mu Xi frowned, "Is there something on you?"

Qin Liuxi’s eyebrows raised slightly, "What do you mean?"

"It feels kind of cold." Just doesn’t seem like anything good.

Qin Liuxi laughed, "That’s right, maintain this vigilance in the future. Whenever you feel this kind of ominous presence, don’t bother with anything else, just run. Your life is of utmost importance."

Mu Xi was stunned, seeing that she didn’t seem to be joking, he asked, "Really?"

Qin Liuxi nodded and said, "I am leaving today, and since you’re heading north, you should also set out. Don’t linger here."

"Wasn’t everything handled?"

"Yes, that’s why I’m leaving." Qin Liuxi looked at the courtyard door, where Xiao Zhanrui was coming, and said, "Bon voyage."

Mu Xi felt a surge of irritation, as if being abandoned. What was with this discontent?

"Has the master risen?" Xiao Zhanrui entered.

Mu Xi, seeing him come in uninvited and with nowhere to vent his irritation, took it out on him: "For a nobleman like you, shouldn’t you have sent a servant in advance? To enter without invitation, do you think it’s your own home where you can barge in whenever you like?"

Xiao Zhanrui: "?"

Who fed this little grandmaster gunpowder this early in the morning?

Qin Liuxi, seeing Mu Xi making a scene for no reason, shook her head and said to Xiao Zhanrui, "Is Miss Xiao awake? After I freshen up, I will go and administer acupuncture."

Xiao Zhanrui hurriedly said, "I’ll have someone attend to you right away."

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Xiao Qinghan woke up sitting on the bed, staring blankly and shedding tears until Mrs. Xiao arrived, and mother and daughter embraced and cried together.

When Qin Liuxi arrived, Mrs. Xiao was still earnestly persuading her daughter, holding her hand, telling her to move on, to look ahead. After all, life is long.

"Madam, the master has come to administer acupuncture to the miss," Mrs. Shen walked in and said.

Mrs. Xiao quickly replied, "Please, come in."

Qin Liuxi entered, and Xiao Qinghan looked at her. Her eyes appeared even larger due to her frailty, yet the light within them was not bright.

Xiao Qinghan’s gaze upon Qin Liuxi was also very complex, with resentment and excitement, finally returning to calm.

Qin Liuxi instructed her to lie down. She did not allow too many people to stay in the room, meticulously located the acupuncture points, and then administered the needles, without uttering a single superfluous word.

Xiao Qinghan, on the other hand, stared at her fixedly, her lips moving slightly as if she wanted to ask something, yet remained silent.

Feeling the yang energy begin to circulate, Qin Liuxi left the needles in for a quarter of an hour, then handed the Golden Light Divine Spell she had drawn to Xiao Zhanrui to affix under the eaves. She then had the maids bring paper and pen and wrote two prescriptions, one for calming and soothing the spirit, and the other for balancing the yin and yang of the internal organs.

"Miss Xiao’s body has an imbalance of yin and yang. It needs to be regulated first before the body can become healthy. In the future, she should also sunbathe more to replenish yang energy. This calming prescription can be consumed before sleeping; it can also help with sleep," Qin Liuxi said.

Mrs. Xiao hurriedly instructed the maids to take the medicine and prepare it quickly.

Qin Liuxi saw that the time for the acupuncture needles had come, so she removed them.

It was then that Xiao Qinghan spoke, "Mother, I would like to speak a few words with the master."

Mrs. Xiao was taken aback, glancing first at her daughter and then towards Qin Liuxi with some hesitation.

"Mother."

Seeing her daughter’s pleading eyes, Mrs. Xiao could only say to Qin Liuxi, "Master, please excuse the trouble."

One by one, the onlookers left the room.

Sitting at the bedside, Xiao Qinghan looked at Qin Liuxi and asked, "Can I see her again?"

The bracelet in Qin Liuxi’s arms started to stir restlessly.

She pressed it down and took the bracelet out.

Fusheng eagerly floated out from the bell.

Tears immediately welled up in Xiao Qinghan’s eyes.

Qin Liuxi stood by the window, hands behind her back, listening to the heartfelt confessions and gut-wrenching agony behind her, and couldn’t help but tilt her head slightly.

The love and affection in this mortal world was truly cloying and harmful; she wondered, what was the appeal? Was it really sweet?

Heavenly Dao: How can you, with your mortal heart, understand the outcomes of your actions? Go and accumulate merit!

Grandmaster: The rebellious disciple, famously known as the iron tree that never blooms for ten thousand years!

Master Chi Yuan: I simply ask you, when will I see my temple become the number one temple in the world, where the most accurate fortunes are told, and the thickest incense is burned!

People of Qingping Temple: It’s impossible to imagine Buqiu acting clingy and sappy. The way he seriously collects incense money is so much cooler.

Qin Liuxi coughed, "Once you finish speaking, it’s time to depart."

She turned around and indeed saw them both glaring at her.

"No use glaring at me. Fusheng, since your remains have been gathered, it’s only right to choose a place for your burial," Qin Liuxi said.

Xiao Qinghan said, "Master, fifty miles from Ningzhou Prefecture, there’s a Pushan Temple. Could she be buried nearby?"

"What, are you planning to become a nun at Pushan Temple?"

Xiao Qinghan remained silent.

Fusheng then said, "Han’er, you don’t need to do this. I only wish for you to live a life of peace and joy."

Xiao Qinghan gave a bitter smile, "Can I still find joy?"

Fusheng was stunned.

"The heart is at peace wherever it considers home. Where my heart finds peace, there shall be my home," Xiao Qinghan said, looking at her. "If you wish for my peace of mind, let me be."

Fusheng pursed her lips, looking towards Qin Liuxi.

"Why are you looking at me? I’m only responsible for you."

Fusheng was angry, truly a heart of steel—or rather, a heart of Dao.

Qin Liuxi wasted no further time, forming a hand seal to draw Fusheng back into the bell, and said to Xiao Qinghan, "If you wish, you can come with us."

Xiao Qinghan’s eyes lit up, "Can I?" But then she immediately shook her head, "It’s not possible. Not to mention mother wouldn’t allow it, my father wouldn’t let me go either."

"As long as I say I need you, he will have to agree," Qin Liuxi said, not taking Governor Xiao lightly. She was confident that once she made the benefits and consequences clear, he would have to consent whether he wanted to or not.

"I will go."

Qin Liuxi nodded and immediately went out to pass the message.

Indeed, just as Xiao Qinghan had said, Governor Xiao did not wish for her to accompany Fusheng on her last journey; however, Qin Liuxi spoke up, explaining that it was also to quell the residual evil spirits and grievances of Fusheng. If he refused, that was his choice, but should any evil energy remain in the mansion in the future, causing misfortune and illness, she would not be responsible for handling it. Evil energy, once it clings to someone, can bring bad luck and sickness.

Having said that, could Governor Xiao dare to object? He dared not; immediately, he had Xiao Zhanrui hurriedly escort them out of the city.

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