Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 297: LI Haoran Is Probably a Goner

In the side room, Lu Yang lit an oil lamp and concentrated on reading, completely oblivious to the cyan-robed, graceful figure that had appeared in the room.

Though Lu Yang appeared to be reading, he was actually communicating with an immortal in his mental space.

“Hmm? Lu Yang, you have committed so many evil deeds that you were expelled from the Dao-Seeking Sect and have been reduced to living in a place like this?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was overjoyed, gloating over his misfortune.

“...Immortal Fairy, your imagination doesn’t need to be this vivid. Besides, others measure their sleep in hours, but why do you measure yours in days?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy placed her hands on her hips and pouted. “How can immortals be the same as mortals?”

“Yes yes yes, Your Excellency Immortal Fairy is not like everyone else. So, can you go back to sleep now? I have things to do.”

“What things?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s interest was piqued.

Seeing that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy wouldn’t rest until she heard the whole story, Lu Yang had no choice but to explain everything.

“So you are now luring the female ghost here to capture her?”

“Yes.”

“That’s simple. Leave it to me.” With a confident pat on her chest, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy seemed emboldened by the power of the Unbeatable Golden Core.

Since the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was in the state of a soul—essentially a ghost soul—she was perfectly suited for the current situation.

“Wait, Immortal Fairy, aren’t you scared of ghosts?” Lu Yang remembered how petrified the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had been when they visited the tomb built by First Elder, fearing that ghosts would spring out.

“Why would I be scared of ghosts I can see... wait, no, I’m not scared of ghosts at all!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy realized she had slipped up and quickly corrected herself.

“Alright, but don’t take things too far!” Lu Yang warned before handing over control of his body to her.

“Young Sir~~ I’m so lonely, won’t you keep me company~~” The cyan-robed figure appeared in front of Lu Yang, gazing at him with affection, her voice so sweet it could numb one’s bones.

Little did she know, the Lu Yang before her was now a different Lu Yang.

She saw “Lu Yang” flash a devilish smile and reach out to pull her into his embrace.

The cyan-robed figure was momentarily stunned. This doesn’t seem like the person I had seen in the main hall earlier.

“Lu Yang” extended his index finger to lift her chin and said flirtatiously, “Lonely little beauty, do you need elder sister to keep you company?”

“Lu Yang” hugged the cyan-robed figure intimately, his hands roaming up and down. “You look good, but your figure isn’t as good as mine.”

What do you mean my figure isn’t as good as yours? And why are you calling yourself “elder sister?”

This person doesn’t seem like she’s a woman disguised as a man either?

The cyan-robed figure could feel her hair prick up. I have met a pervert.

“Come, little beauty. The night is short, so come play with elder sister,” giggled “Lu Yang,” who looked nothing like a good person.

The cyan-robed figure wanted to escape, only to find the other party’s grip terrifyingly strong. Despite being a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she couldn’t struggle free.

“Hehe, trying to run?” Lu Yang pounced toward the cyan-robed figure.

Inside the mental space, the real Lu Yang pounced toward the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.

“Huang Doudou, you jerk! What are you trying to do with my body?!”

“I'm just having some fun. I won’t do anything serious.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy took to her heels.

“That won’t do either! It’ll ruin my image!”

~~~

Meng Jingzhou pretended to be asleep and snoring, trying to suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth as he quietly waited for the female ghost to arrive.

The female ghost appeared beside Meng Jingzhou’s bed, dressed in red like a bride on her wedding day.

The red-robed female ghost blew a breath toward Meng Jingzhou, making him dazed.

“My Dear Lord, wake up,” the red-robed ghost gently whispered in Meng Jingzhou’s ear.

Meng Jingzhou woke up groggily, looking at the red-robed ghost with hesitation. “You are?”

“My Dear Lord, have you forgotten? I’m your wife.”

Meng Jingzhou’s eyes lit up. The Double Single’s Golden Core is working! This ghost is claiming to be my wife despite just meeting me!

Don’t be impatient, don’t be impatient. Stay calm.

Then, the dazed expression returned to his face.

The red-robed female ghost’s rosy lips inched closer to Meng Jingzhou, and his heart pounded with excitement.

Bang!

Before the red-robed ghost’s lips could touch Meng Jingzhou, an invisible energy on the surface of his body sent her flying. She fell unconscious, her lips swollen like sausages from the scorching energy, stripped of all their former beauty.

The Single’s Golden Core was like the sun, upright and unyielding. It resided in the middle of the dantian and commanded all directions. Evil beings such as demons and ghosts could not approach.

The effect of the Double Single’s Golden Core was naturally even stronger.

Meng Jingzhou, “...”

The female ghost couldn’t even touch me.

~~~

In the main hall, Li Haoran lay in front of the half-destroyed Buddha statue, monitoring his surroundings with his five senses. He dared not act rashly, lest the female ghost notice.

She’s here!

The white-robed figure quietly approached Li Haoran, unaware that her every move had already been detected by him.

Fwoosh— The white-robed figure exhaled a cold breath, sending chills down Li Haoran’s spine.

Li Haoran got a huge fright upon seeing the ghost. “Who are you?”

The white-robed ghost said softly, “Benefactor, there’s no need to panic. I’m just a powerless wandering ghost. I was hoping to borrow some of your yang energy.” She put on a pitiful, harmless appearance.

Li Haoran clearly didn’t buy her ghost of a story.[1] What “powerless?” Her ghost soul is solid, her consciousness is clear, and she is even emanating indistinct traces of power.

Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage.

What ghostly hellish luck is this?[2] Even the ghost I run into is at the same level as me.

“I’ll make sure you feel comfortable, Benefactor,” the white-robed ghost purred in a bewitching voice, making one’s heart itch.

Li Haoran found it strange. By now, there should have been some commotion from Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou catching the ghost. Why hasn’t there been any noise?

Did something go wrong?

Li Haoran decided not to expose the female ghost’s lies and instead played along to extract some information.

“Why does a ghost need yang energy? To return to life in the yang realm?”[3]

“Benefactor, you jest. Ghosts cannot return to life. We only collect a bit of yang energy to survive.”

While flirting, the white-robed female ghost climbed onto Li Haoran, and the two locked eyes.

Suddenly, the door to the main hall was flung open, and a young girl barged in.

“I’m sorry, is anyone here? I’ve run out of travel funds. Could I stay here for the night?”

The girl was tall and dressed in plain clothes. Despite traveling outside, she carried no cloth-bundled baggage with her. Despite the mire around the temple, there wasn’t a speck of mud on her shoes.

Li Haoran and the white-robed female ghost both turned to look at the girl who had just arrived.

The girl was also startled by the scene before her. This was her first time traveling outside. Is the outside world this open? They even play in a decrepit temple?

She felt awkward, not expecting to encounter such a situation. No matter how inexperienced she was, she knew this was something she should avoid to give the involved parties some privacy.

Just as she instinctively turned her head to leave, she noticed that the man lying on the ground looked familiar.

She silently walked forward, confirming that she wasn’t mistaken.

Looking down at Li Haoran with a fake smile, she asked in a voice even gentler than the female ghost’s, “Ex-dad, what are you doing?”

Li Haoran swallowed a mouthful of saliva, feeling that he was probably a goner.

This young girl was none other than Qin Yanyan, Li Haoran’s daughter from his past life.

1. ”Nonsense” in Chinese is made up of the characters “ghost” and “speech,” so I have tried to incorporate the wordplay here. ☜

2. Similarly, the cursing here also contains the character for “ghost.” ☜

3. The phrase here actually contains the same character “yang.” ☜