Research-Style Cultivation, Starting by Refusing to Be a Furnace – Chapter 9

Ch 9: Being Hit

Wei Xing was depressed, and things became inexplicable as soon as he came up. He was forced to accept a bottle of pills, saying it was to replenish Qi and blood.

Looking at the pill, Wei Xing said a little blankly: “They claimed to be disciples of the Myriad Desires Sect. When they saw the jade token that evil woman gave me, they were so scared that they ran away. It is true that they can match up.” He touched the jade token in his hand again, and pondered: “In this way, that evil woman didn’t lie to me. This jade token is really useful.”

“It’s just, why are these people so respectful to Taoist-looking people, just like mortals? One hand can block a horse, these people are definitely not ordinary people. Strange, strange.” Wei Xing still has too little information about this world. He couldn’t figure out these unreasonable things, and kept thinking on the road: “These people came up and said that Taoists like Qi and blood pills to replenish Qi and blood. Why do they need to replenish Qi and blood? How can cultivators lack Qi and blood? Only I, this unlucky ghost, lacks Qi and blood.” Wei Xing mocked himself, shook his head helplessly and smiled.

While Wei Xing was thinking intently, a loud shout interrupted him. A carriage was speeding towards him. The horseman sitting in front was a woman, dressed in black robes, close-fitting and capable, constantly shouting: “Get out of the way, get out of the way.”

Wei Xing was weak to begin with, and was thinking about other things in his head. It was not until he was interrupted by the shouting that he realized that the carriage was already close at hand and he could not dodge it. He only heard a “bang” and was directly hit. Wei Xing was directly knocked out.

Wei Xing wanted to see everything in front of him clearly, but he saw the woman in black hurriedly get out of the car, and then he could no longer see clearly, and his eyelids closed heavily.

“Miss, someone was hit in front, are you okay?” The woman in black hurriedly got out of the car and replied eagerly. The violent impact did not affect this woman. She just shook her clothes and jumped out of the car.

The huge impact caused the carriage to shake for a while, and a shout of “Ouch” came from inside the carriage. Then a woman pulled open the front curtain. She was a woman wearing a gorgeous yellow dress, complaining to the woman in black: “Look at you, you are still so careless. I’m fine, hurry up and see how the person in front is?”

The woman in black reacted this time and hurried to Wei Xing’s side. After observing for a while, she said to the woman behind: “Miss, we’re in trouble. The person we hit is a Taoist, and he’s passed out.”

When the woman in yellow heard this, she hurried to Wei Xing and tried Wei Xing’s breath. Her expression eased a little, and then she said to the woman in black: “Now you know you’re in trouble.”

The woman in black said aggrievedly: “Oh, Miss, it’s not my fault. It’s all those men in black. I don’t know what’s wrong with them. They startled Xiao Hei and ran all the way. That’s why they hit this unlucky ghost.”

The woman in yellow glanced at her, and the woman in black immediately lowered her head and stopped talking.

The woman in yellow then looked at Wei Xing and said after thinking: “This Taoist has passed out, move him to my car.” Then she turned and walked towards the carriage.

The woman in black looked a little reluctant and said, “He’s not going to die,” but her body was still very honest and she bent down to lift Wei Xing. However, when she saw Wei Xing wearing a black veil on his face, she curiously tore it off, and then a scream came: “Ah”.

After hearing this, the woman in yellow hurriedly turned around and saw the woman in black running over in a hurry, stammering: “Mi…Miss, his…his face…his face is too scary.”

After hearing this, the woman in yellow also looked towards Wei Xing’s face, and was immediately startled. A chill came to her mind, and then she blamed: “I told you to be nosy, are you satisfied now?”

“Then should we still put him in the car?”

“Wait a minute, the servants in the back should be here too. Put him in a separate carriage, put on his veil, and don’t scare others.” Looking at Wei Xing’s terrifying appearance, she didn’t dare to be careless. After the woman in yellow finished speaking, she turned her head and quickly returned to the carriage.

“Ouch, it hurts, it hurts so much.” The swaying carriage made Wei Xing want to vomit, and at the same time, it caused the soreness all over his body. He woke up in a daze, but couldn’t help but hum.

As soon as Wei Xing woke up, he saw that he was in the carriage. He wanted to get up, but a huge pain immediately hit him, causing Wei Xing’s veins to bulge, and he unconsciously “ah”ed. As soon as Wei Xing let out a shout, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and half of a head protruded from the outside. It was a woman in black, very capable. She asked cautiously: “Are you awake?”

Wei Xing was very puzzled, staring at this strange face that was a little familiar, and suddenly remembered: “So it’s you, you knocked me away? And made me look like this?” Wei Xing glanced at his body, his legs were wrapped tightly like a rice dumpling, and he was speechless in his heart: “What kind of things are these that I’ve encountered?”

The woman in black was a little unhappy after hearing this, and retorted: “It’s because you didn’t get out of the way, why are you blaming us?” After she finished speaking, she got out of the car and shouted to the carriage in front: “Miss, Miss, that person is awake.”

Not long after, a woman in yellow quickly came to Wei Xing’s carriage and said respectfully: “Senior, you are awake. My maid drove the carriage carelessly and bumped into senior, causing senior to be injured. I am deeply sorry. I hope senior will have a good rest and recover first.”

Wei Xing heard a gentle voice floating from outside the window, and his anger subsided a little, but he said with some complaints: “Because of what you did, my trip has been delayed again, alas.”

The woman in yellow heard this and said, “Where is senior going?”

“I want to go to Qingyuan Prefecture to find someone,” Wei Xing replied simply.

The woman in yellow was overjoyed when she heard this, and then said: “It’s really a coincidence. I’m also returning to Qingyuan Prefecture, but the horses were frightened on the way and bumped into senior. I’m really sorry. How about this, senior can cultivate in peace in the car, and I will send someone to take good care of senior. Senior can travel with me. When we arrive at Qingyuan Prefecture, my Li Family still has some influence, and maybe we can help senior find someone.”

Wei Xing heard that she was also going to Qingyuan Prefecture, and thought to himself: “It’s really a coincidence.” He also heard her say that she was from the Li Family, and that she had some roots, which would be convenient for him to inquire about information, so he agreed, and then asked: “May I ask your name, miss? So I can address you.”

“My name is Li, Li Ziwan,” the woman in yellow replied, and then pointed to the woman in black next to her and said, “This is my personal maid, Xiao Yun. If senior has anything inconvenient, just ask her, and she will arrange for servants to serve senior.”

Wei Xing glanced through the gap in the car window. She was a woman in a yellow robe with intricate patterns, luxurious and wealthy, with elegant and decent manners, and a gentle and mellow voice. He could clearly feel that she came from an extraordinary background, which also dispelled Wei Xing’s doubts: “It seems that what this woman said is true. She is indeed from a large family, which will be convenient for me to inquire about information later.”

“It’s just that they don’t seem to be afraid of me, and they are not as respectful to me as those people before. It seems that they must have something to rely on.” Wei Xing thought to himself, constantly reviewing his encounters along the way, and his understanding of this world became slightly clearer, but it was still far from enough. He needed more sources of information to understand this world, and this Qingyuan Prefecture was a must-go.

Inside the carriage in front, there was a comfortable small bed, and a delicate incense burner was slowly emitting fragrance.

“Oh, Miss, Miss, you keep calling him senior. Although Xiao Yun doesn’t understand these immortals and Taoists, she has also seen seniors with the master. Some of those people are incredibly strong, and some can also use magic, but they can’t be knocked away by a horse. What kind of senior is he!” The woman in black babbled, and then pointed outside: “He was knocked away by Xiao Hei with one hit. He’s not as powerful as Xiao Hei, right! Xiao Hei.”

The black horse outside seemed to understand what the woman in black said, and proudly raised its head, raising its front hooves even more vigorously.

“What do you know? Our Li Family is a big family, but we have always been respectful to Taoists. Taoists are respected in the mansion and even in the country. Don’t talk nonsense. Not to mention anything else, if father finds out that a Taoist was injured, he will inevitably be scolded.” The woman in yellow named Li Ziwan said helplessly, while giving the woman in black a warning.

“Besides, didn’t you hear him say that he was going to Qingyun Prefecture to find someone? He looks like a Taoist and is going to Qingyun Prefecture, so he must be going to Qingyun Temple.” The woman in yellow continued: “It’s better not to offend such a person, otherwise it will only cause more trouble for the family. Xiao Yun, you must remember to arrange for someone to take good care of him.”

Wei Xing opened the carriage window, leaned against the corner, stared at the distance and admired the scenery along the way. He touched his empty purse and suddenly remembered the scenes of being deceived. He kept cursing in his heart: “Damn thief, you stole my already meager savings. Don’t let me meet you again!”