I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 162 - 103: Yin Metal, Valiant Warrior

Since Xu Qing invited Yizhen for tea, Old Hu and his eldest daughter have been enjoying a happy life where the old are supported and the young rely on them. freeweɓnovel.cøm

Cheng Caiyun, who loves to gossip, tells everyone she meets about how filial Old Hu’s daughter is. She not only takes the old man to a tailor to make new clothes but also brings him to the theater to listen to opera and to the temple to pray for blessings.

"I wish I could have such a daughter," she said.

"Boss Cheng is not yet thirty, still in her prime. Those who fancy her could line up from one end of the street to the other. If she wants a son or a daughter, it will surely be easy to find..."

When Cheng Caiyun heard Xu Qing’s praise, her face turned red. Then she flirtatiously batted her eyelashes and said:

"If the scholar’s wife has a request for Scholar Xu..."

Not a chance!

Xu Qing rolled his eyes. Though this widow spoke without reservations, if it came down to the real thing, she’d probably burst out laughing, saying, "Aren’t you ashamed? I’m old enough to be your aunt, and you’re taking it seriously!"

"It’s better to rely on yourself. Find your own way out, Boss Cheng!"

With that, Xu Qing returned to his shop.

As soon as he stepped in, a large golden-red rooster darted out from the side and clucked crazily at him.

Looking at the Golden Simurgh picking up its food tray and coming over to beg for food, Xu Qing felt a wave of frustration.

Ever since Yizhen stayed in Linhe to take care of Hu Baosong, this troublesome dumb chicken had again been fostered here by her senior martial sister.

Yizhen enjoyed being a hands-off shopkeeper, traveling around with Hu Baosong all day, completely forgetting about the spiritual bird they were raising.

Xu Qing thought how he had a lot of things to do. He couldn’t just stay in the shop taking care of chickens.

The items he had promised the embroidery girl weren’t bought yet.

The Corpse Recovery Team was bustling on the dock, and he wanted to check out what was going on. He also planned to invite a famous actor from the theater back to teach the embroidery girl how to sing ghost operas.

This girl had a terrifying talent, and it would be a shame to waste it.

He needed to arrange her interest classes in advance.

Just as he was deep in thought, Xuan Yu next to him said, "I’m going on a half-day excursion. Xu Immortal Family, do you want to come along?"

"A trip? Where to?"

"To the Flower and Bird Market. That’s the realm of Lord Feng. There are all kinds of birds, crickets, and butterflies—it’s like an immortal paradise."

Hearing this, Xu Qing’s heart was moved.

The Flower and Bird Market was a favorite spot for enthusiasts, filled with all sorts of strange and wonderful things. Besides flowers, birds, fish, and insects, antiques and funeral objects were also a major category.

While he wasn’t interested in playing with birds and insects, he was quite enthusiastic about the antiques and funeral objects there...

The materials needed to cultivate a Golden Armored Corpse required a large amount of Yin gold, which was ancient coins buried with the dead. Things like ancient five-baht coins, horse-hoof gold, unicorn gold, and ingots buried with coffins all belonged to Yin gold.

However, there were different levels of Yin gold. Coins buried for a short time had no special properties. Only those buried for a long time or nurtured in places with good Feng Shui had higher value.

Such items were commonly used by some practitioners to refine Yin treasures.

Seeing the Golden Simurgh and prepared to go to the Flower and Bird Market with the Profound Jade Immortal Family, Xu Qing made up his mind.

"Alright! Let’s have some fun at the Flower and Bird Market!"

As for the Golden Simurgh...

This rooster was too troublesome. If no one was looking after it, who knew what trouble it might cause.

Xu Qing remembered how Lord Feng once came by, holding a rooster under his arm, and he had an idea.

"Auntie, let me borrow your pair of walnuts to play with!"

...

What kind of person would be considered a true scoundrel?

He must be someone who plays with a pair of walnuts worth a fortune and gives them a meaningful name, like the Twin Sister Flowers.

With the walnuts, he would find a teahouse, bring his birdcage, and call a waiter to take good care of his bird!

That’s what a true enthusiast would look like.

So, Xu Qing held the large rooster in a big birdcage, heading to the Flower and Bird Market.

They say that the pet mirrors its owner.

Xuan Yu, following behind him, did the same. Although he didn’t have a bird to walk with, he had a big black rat following him around.

Who knew what the rat was thinking, daring to beg in Underground Street, where everyone knew it was under Cat Immortal Hall’s protection. If you came, you wouldn’t leave.

Even before Xu Qing arrived at the Flower and Bird Market, the people on the street, old and young, pretty widows, and young mothers, couldn’t take their eyes off him.

They thought to themselves that ordinary folks like them had no idea how to play. A true connoisseur like him... that was something else!

Linhe District was neither too big nor too small.

Wearing a fine outfit and playing with walnuts, holding a large birdcage, Xu Qing crossed two streets before meeting Daoist Yizhen, who was out for a walk with Hu Baosong.

Recently, this female Daoist had switched to wearing a common girl’s dress. The fabric was plain, but it couldn’t hide how pretty the big girl was!

Xu Qing happily waved, wanting to chat.

But when Yizhen saw his enthusiast outfit and the little black cat trotting beside him, her face suddenly changed. She pulled Hu Baosong and walked away as if avoiding a plague god.