Chapter 502: Chapter 502
"Your cultivation has improved."
The black fog dispersed, revealing the face of a young man.
If Qin Zhao were here, she would certainly recognize this person as Luo Han.
With profound facial features and a frivolous and enchanting aura, snow-white wrists adorned with a string of silver bells. As he moved slightly, the bells emitted an ethereal sound that inexplicably made one’s heart tremble.
Luo Han sized up Qi Ling for a moment, with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
He appeared as a youth, seemingly even younger than Qi Ling, yet between his brow and eyes, there was an oppressive aura belonging to a superior, his gaze carrying a sense of disdain.
This was the first time Qi Ling had seen the true face of the black fog.
Previously, whenever he saw him, he was a mass of black fog, or dressed in a cloak that hid his features.
Qi Ling was slightly surprised; he looked so young.
However, this must surely be an old demon, merely appearing young.
"If the underworld discovers what you are doing, they will certainly capture you. Your soul will be cast into the Endless Abyss, tormented forever without relief.
Although you have improved, you must still enhance your strength as quickly as possible, your current cultivation is not enough."
Qi Ling hesitated for a while but couldn’t help asking Luo Han,
"Why did you take me as your apprentice in the beginning?"
Now Qi Ling’s cultivation was high, and with Luo Han’s help in concealment, even Chu Yan could not see through him.
All this was thanks to Luo Han’s Cultivation Technique, and his occasional assistance.
After Qi Ling became powerful, dealing with the Xu Family became more convenient, and his revenge was almost effortlessly exacted.
But he always had a doubt in his heart as to why Your Highness suddenly sought him out.
"Of course, it’s because of your aptitude and Fate Diagram, which told me you were a moldable talent. Contending with a huge organization like the underworld, where talents abound, I was short of capable subordinates at the time.
When I take control of the underworld one day, you will be able to rank among the Ten Great Yama, moving between the Human World Netherworld at will; who then would dare to bully you? Even those from the Immortal Realm would have to step back."
Qi Ling remained silent.
This reason did indeed make sense.
He knew Luo Han was one of the substitutes for King Zhuanlun of the underworld, and that King Zhuanlun was currently engaged in certain activities, seeking to destabilize the rules of the Human World’s underworld to become its new ruler.
Regardless of whatever turmoil might arise in the Human World and the underworld, Qi Ling only wanted to seize every opportunity to grow stronger continuously.
Only by becoming stronger would he no longer be bullied like in his childhood.
And King Zhuanlun had given him this opportunity, for which he felt somewhat grateful in his heart.
"I will do my best to serve Your Highness."
It was a long time before Qi Ling spoke.
Luo Han nodded and suddenly a White Jade Box appeared in his hand.
"Find an opportunity to place this object on Soul-breaking Slope in Red Mountain Town. Red Mountain Town is located on the outskirts over here; you can find it by following the map. When you reach Soul-breaking Slope, the White Jade Box will turn red."
Qi Ling took the White Jade Box and hesitantly asked him, "May I look?"
Upon opening it, he saw a severed finger inside.
The finger had no flesh left, only golden bones.
By the looks of it, it was probably a pinky finger.
"Golden bones? Whose are they?"
"You don’t need to know that, just do as I told you."
Hearing Luo Han say this, Qi Ling asked no further and put the item into his storage bag.
Black fog started to appear around Luo Han, and his body vanished from the spot.
Qi Ling also didn’t stay long and quickly left the place.
Chu Yan finally found a place selling roasted pork belly and bought several portions to take back.
After all, there were quite a few people at the bed and breakfast, so he could share a bit with the others.
If I only buy one, and everyone else wants some, then Qin Zhao will have to share his portion with them, and he won’t be able to eat much, which will definitely get him cursing me.
"Wow, it smells amazing, Chu Yan, what did you bring back?"
As soon as he arrived at the Bed and Breakfast, Chu Yan attracted most people’s attention.
"I bought some grilled pork belly; let’s all eat together."
He placed the extra grilled pork belly on the table, then went upstairs to find Qin Zhao.
Qin Zhao and Su Xiaotong were still in the room, playing with a cat.
They had asked the staff to inquire with the landlord, who did not have a cat, so this cat must be a stray. Su Xiaotong was planning to take the little guy home to care for.
"Zhaozhao, I’m back."
Seeing him return and spotting what he had in his hands, Qin Zhao’s eyes lit up instantly.
"I saw it online; they said this place has grilled pork belly. Have you tried it? Is it good?"
"Not yet; I came back to eat with you."
Recently, Qin Zhao had been suffering from fairly severe morning sickness and hadn’t been eating greasy food.
In the past few days, she had really been craving the grilled pork belly she saw online.
Seeing them eat meat, the little cat kept rubbing against their legs.
Qin Zhao gave a small piece of pork belly to the little cat.
Then she asked Chu Yan, "I just saw Ji Shaohai come back, and the ghost energy on him was gone, as if nothing had happened at all. Did you miss something?"
Ordinary people take a very long time for ghost energy to fade from them.
Unless a professional steps in to help, it can be removed much more quickly.
"He just met a woman and even slept with her, and didn’t go anywhere else. Either that woman’s house has an issue, or I haven’t discovered it yet."
Chu Yan frowned slightly, "Maybe I’ll go take another look tomorrow, today at the entrance of the residential complex I ran into Qi Ling, and then ended up sitting in a café with him for a while."
He put down the grilled pork belly and took out the gift Qi Ling had given.
"This is a longevity lock he gave to the baby."
Qin Zhao glanced at it and said with a smile, "Then you wear it."
"Why would I wear it?"
"Aren’t you also a baby?"
Chu Yan turned to see Su Xiaotong’s face full of amusement and felt quite embarrassed for once.
He stuffed the longevity lock into Qin Zhao’s hand, "Stop joking around."
Not long after they finished the pork belly, it was time for dinner.
This time, the production team had not arranged any activities.
They simply provided them with ingredients, and the dinner needed to be prepared by the guests themselves.
For Chu Yan, this was a piece of cake.
Their group soon had their dinner ready.
Qin Yu and Su Xiaotong’s group.
Qin Yu couldn’t cook at all, but he insisted on showing off his image as a good home-bound man, so he let Su Xiaotong and Qin Zhao rest while he cooked.
The result was a dinner that was practically inedible, so the two of them had to mooch off Chu Yan’s table.
"Ji Shaohai, have you lost your mind? What is this thing you’re asking me to eat?"
Between Wen Yi and Ji Shaohai, obviously, Ji Shaohai would be the one to cook.
But since Ji Shaohai couldn’t cook either, he simply boiled a pot of instant noodles.
Hearing Wen Yi’s exaggerated voice, he calmly said, "It’s not for you; it’s for me."
After a pause, he added, "There’s only one bowl."
In an instant, everyone turned their gaze toward them.
Wen Yi felt like she couldn’t save face, feeling as though everyone was laughing at her.
"Ji Shaohai! How capable you have become, do you want a divorce? You better think carefully; once you leave the Wen Family, you will be nothing!"