What bad intentions could my Daoist partner possibly have?

Chapter 4 If I don't care about you, who will?
Luo Qi stared at the young man in white, who exuded an air of grandeur, with a strange yet wary look in her eyes.

How could a normal man give off a creepy feeling?

Unless he's a ghost cultivator!

but……

Luo Qi recalled what had happened an hour earlier:
Their caravan was passing peacefully along the road at the foot of Luohuang Mountain when this man suddenly crashed down from the sky.

If it weren't for the timely intervention of an elder accompanying her, this man would have definitely smashed her carriage to pieces. In a more serious case, while unconscious, he might have broken an arm or a leg.

After being rescued, everyone was shocked.

Because the unconscious guy gave off a sinister feeling, I initially thought he was a heretical cultivator, but after checking, I found that he wasn't.

Not only is he not an evil cultivator, but he is also a sword cultivator, which is quite rare in the Chang Geng Realm!

In addition, the sword energy within him resembled soaring flames and flying rays, which dispelled some of the thoughts that he was an evil cultivator and allowed him to be placed in the carriage.

During this period, he remained unconscious, and the elders took care of him several times, but each time the conclusion was that his spirit was stable and his body was unharmed.

As for the source of the eeriness, it's impossible to find out.

This situation could be due to either the cultivation of some special technique, or an imbalance of Yin and Yang caused by excessive Yin energy entering the body, or perhaps... but none of these possibilities fit the young man's condition.

In the end, we can only wait for him to wake up and see what happened.

His initial gratitude upon waking up suggests he's not a particularly evil person, but his reaction is quite intriguing.

Why is the first reaction to turn around and look behind you?

Is there something behind me?

Thinking it over, Luo Qi tentatively asked Li Qing'an, who remained silent, "Did you encounter a ghost, young master?"

“Yeah.” Li Qing’an, who had been mentally complaining about the female ghost for a while, said directly, “I encountered a wild ghost and almost got possessed. If I hadn’t broken through my cultivation level in time, I would have died in that awful place.”

"I see. Then you are truly lucky, young master..."

Luo Qi nodded slightly, not doubting that Li Qing'an had really been possessed. After all, the most powerful cultivator in the Chang Geng Realm was only at the eighth level, and only one person had reached this level. Moreover, the number one person in the Chang Geng Realm was not in Yanzhou. Therefore, with the elder's level of expertise, it was impossible for him not to be able to detect whether this person had been possessed.

But how could someone who was almost possessed by a female ghost possibly become sinister?
The yin energy belonging to the female ghost has not yet been fully refined?
But if that's the case, where is this yin energy located?

She looked at Li Qing'an curiously, while Li Qing'an was already thinking about leaving.

This group of people is no ordinary people.

The horses pulling the cart look like horses, but they are actually silver-scaled steeds specially bred with the blood of a unicorn.

These guards were all at least at the Qi Sea Realm, the third stage, and could roam freely in many states of the Chang Geng Realm.

Furthermore, the fact that the team dares to use the mythical beast Qilin as its emblem further demonstrates its profound cultural heritage.

More importantly, the guards around him were still wary of him, and his memory was still fragmented. Being in this seemingly safe group, if something happened to his identity, he would be the one in trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Qing'an quickly performed a sword salute: "Thank you for your help, young lady, but I have other matters to attend to. I will repay this kindness in the future."

Although Luo Qi was somewhat curious about the eerie aura surrounding Li Qing'an, she didn't take it too seriously. Besides, she had to go back and report to her young lady. So, after nodding, she asked with a smile, "Since I saved you, are you reluctant to even tell me your name?"

It's still worthwhile to make a good connection with a young sword cultivator at the fifth realm of Ascending Heaven.

Just as Li Qingan was about to make up a name on the spot, the voice in his mind said again: "Let me give you a feeling that there's no harm in using your real name."

This female ghost really can read my mind... Damn!

Li Qing'an disliked this feeling at all, and he would never listen to the female ghost.

When you're out and about, having an extra identity means extra security... especially when you have memory loss.

I have a particular premonition about this mysterious thing... Do you understand the great Dao of time?
But just as he was about to speak, the female ghost's next voice made him want to change his mind: "If you reveal your real name and something happens, I will not only protect you, but I will also leave you on my own initiative, how about it?"

Why should I believe your nonsense?

"Because I'm better than you, and because you had no choice!"

"..."

Li Qingan was speechless for a moment. Isn't it because you're stronger than me that I don't dare to trust you?
What utter nonsense!

The female ghost added, "Or I'll take you!"

It's really unpleasant to be under someone's roof.

Li Qingan cursed inwardly, but outwardly said in a nonchalant tone, "My name is Li Qingan."

"What?" Luo Qi's eyes lit up: "Your name is Li Qing'an?"

Looking at the other person's expression, Li Qing'an's heart skipped a beat. Did she know her?
"So it's you."

Luo Qi smiled as she looked Li Qing'an up and down. To Li Qing'an's relief, the old woman who seemed to have the highest cultivation level immediately made the others lower their guard.

But he couldn't be happy because he had lost the bet.

This female ghost has to follow him.

"I've heard so much about you, Young Master Li Qing'an." Luo Qi's smile deepened. "The important matter you mentioned wouldn't be rushing back to Luoxia City to find Saintess Su, would it?"

Saintess Su?
Who is it?

Why do we need to find her?

Is my memory loss a bit too severe?

Li Qingan smiled but remained silent, offering no direct answer.

"That's perfect, we can go together." Luo Qi clapped her hands. "How about it?"

Li Qingan thought about it and agreed. It seemed that these people were not enemies. In that case, it would be good to find clues about his identity through them.

He had too many doubts in his heart.

However, what annoyed Li Qing'an was that this girl named Luo Qi never wanted to be alone with him. She would only look at him with a curious and expectant gaze from time to time, and then quickly lower her head to use the communication compass, not knowing who she was sending a message to.

What are you expecting?

"Miss said he had been missing for five months. I never expected to run into him here."

Luo Qi put away the communication compass and chuckled, "Although Miss doesn't care, that Saintess Su's background is still mysterious. I wonder if we can find out anything through him..."

As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes slightly: "Now that the spiritual energy in the Chang Geng Realm is beginning to recover, demons and monsters are rampant along the way, so it's really not peaceful. I don't know if we'll be able to have a smooth journey from now on."

The old woman said calmly, "The demons here... are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs."

"Too."

……

Unable to find a chance to speak, Li Qing'an turned to the female ghost for amusement: "Do you know their origins?"

"forget."

"Have you lost your memory?"

“Not entirely,” the female ghost said calmly, “because I am not whole.”

"Then we're both in the same boat, aren't we?" Li Qingan clicked his tongue. "So, why me?"

"You've already pulled the sword out of my body, who else should I follow if not you?"

"that is it?"

"if not?"

"..."

Li Qingan felt that she was definitely hiding important information. After all, why would such a powerful female ghost follow him for no reason?

But it was clear that he couldn't get the answer now, so Li Qingan had to change his question: "Now that I've pulled the sword out of your hand, can you tell me your name?"

"Phoenix Green Wu!"

Li Qingan pondered for a moment, but couldn't recall any information about this name. He said speechlessly, "You took my sword, fine, but you also took my name? Is it really necessary?"

"This sword is called 'Qingwu'."

"is it?"

Li Qingan looked suspiciously at the longsword in his hand, which was decorated with phoenix patterns and had a faint blue hue. Where did he get this sword?

"Yes," Huang Qingwu said firmly, "Otherwise, how could you so easily suppress that female ghost who wanted to possess you?"

"What you're saying is really strange. How can the name 'Qingwu' easily suppress that female ghost?"

Huang Qingwu didn't respond, so Li Qingan continued, "But speaking of that female ghost, do you know her background?"

"I forgot... but I'm sure that the female ghost's true form was also a woman!"

"Hehe... Stop talking nonsense. I also know that she must have a lot of breasts."

"so so."

"Yeah, yeah, compared to you, it's really just so-so." Li Qing'an glanced at the longsword in his hand, thinking to himself, "Not only is your head bigger than mine, but your butt could suffocate me if you sat down on it..."

After a moment's thought, Li Qing'an suddenly asked, "Do you have a physical body?"

"Luohuang Mountain."

"is it?"

Li Qing'an's eyes lit up slightly, just as he heard Huang Qingwu say coldly, "I advise you to give up the idea of ​​finding someone to destroy Phoenix Mountain. Let me remind you, no matter who you find, you will end up in jail and torture within a day."

She paused, then added meaningfully, "The 'who' you're looking for encompasses the entire world."

Li Qingan's eyelids twitched as he listened: "You're a big demon?"

"If you are the sole survivor of the human race, and eating you will grant you immortality, then you are the one in the wrong, understand?" "Understood." Li Qing'an nodded: "So you are not human, the true dragons have all died out, so you are a true phoenix?"

"So you'd better keep your little schemes to yourself and don't try to expose me."

Li Qingan frowned slightly. Now it would be a little difficult to get rid of this female ghost in the cart who could only guess his thoughts.

If he digs up Phoenix Mountain, he will die; if he doesn't, he will still die once Huang Qingwu's existence is exposed.

And yet, he still can't get rid of this powerful female ghost...

Thinking of this, Li Qingan asked directly, "So, your goal is to have me help you reappear in the world?"

"Pretty much... Also, it's to help you too."

"Um……"

Li Qing'an pondered for a few seconds. Now that he was entangled with this female ghost, he was in a situation where he would die sooner or later. If the difference in strength was too great, he would have to choose a way to die later.

"It's possible, but we need to agree on three rules. I haven't thought of them yet, so I'll add them later."

"good."

Whether it was a misperception or not, Li Qing'an sensed a hint of relief in Huang Qingwu's tone.

"If you do a good job, I won't mind giving you a little something extra," Huang Qingwu chuckled.

Sweetness?

Li Qingan couldn't help but think of Huang Qingwu's five-meter-tall figure. Based on that body proportion, was the sweetness still considered a little?

"That's a nice thought, but... if you've got guts, I might let you draw your signature sword a few more times~"

so good?
Li Qingan was somewhat surprised: "You're either a scoundrel or a thief!"

"Don't you want to pull it out?"

"think."

"That's it."

"Oh," Li Qingan replied, his tense nerves relaxing considerably during the conversation. He then turned the topic back to the female ghost who had been killed.

“That female ghost should be considered an evil thought branched off from some powerful being, right?” Li Qingan said. “She said that if she died, her original body couldn’t live either, so this female ghost probably existed a long time ago. Her original body saw that it was out of control, so it used this method for the greater good… Do you think so?”

"Not necessarily," Huang Qingwu said calmly. "What if someone forced her to do this?"

"But she said that if she died, the entire Chang Geng Realm would be thrown into chaos. If she's that powerful, who could force her?"

"What if her time is coming?" Huang Qingwu said noncommittally, "You ask these questions to ascertain your own identity, and then use that to determine whether you are living openly or hiding, right?"

"Isn't it all your fault?"

"Heh... Even without me, once you've investigated her identity, do you really think you'd dare go back openly?"

Huang Qingwu spoke a few seconds faster: "What if this matter involves internal power struggles within a certain faction? Aren't you worried that if you kill her, they'll pin a serious charge on you and execute you?"

"..."

"Furthermore, your mission is to deliver that box to Luohuang Mountain in Yanzhou, but Chang Geng Realm is not small. Are you sure you started from Yanzhou? How are you going to find clues?"

Li Qing'an knew, of course, that he hadn't started from Yanzhou. After all, he had been carrying out this mission since last year. Although he was at the Core Formation Realm at the time, it shouldn't have taken him this long to get to Luohuang Mountain.

Did something happen along the way?

Li Qing'an pondered for a long time without finding a clue, so he could only look up at the sky with complicated thoughts. The worst situation was just as Huang Qingwu had said: he was being used as a pawn.

Isn't there any good news?
Wait, there are still two pieces of good news.

Li Qingan glanced at Luo Qi in front of him; getting to know this merchant caravan with its extraordinary background was indeed good news.

At least to some extent, it can guarantee safety... I just don't know how well I know the people Luo Qi knows.

And what is the relationship between that Saintess Su and me?
The second piece of good news is that I inexplicably got a Blade & Soul spirit that's five meters tall...

“There’s another piece of good news.” Huang Qingwu’s voice rang out again at this moment: “That female ghost said that if she dies, the Chang Geng Realm will be in chaos, so for you and me now, the more chaotic the better, so we can fish in troubled waters.”

Upon hearing this, Li Qingan frowned slightly: "Is this the only method?"

Huang Qingwu's voice turned colder: "What? Are you worried about widespread bloodshed?"

“Not entirely, but…” Li Qingan hesitated, “What if that female ghost was just made up…”

“It’s the truth, look at both sides.”

Boom boom——

The moment Huang Qingwu finished speaking, countless boulders crashed down from the mountainside on both sides of the road.

There's something weird!
Li Qingan looked up and saw hundreds of demonic beasts swooping down with the falling boulders, their demonic aura filling the air.

Li Qing'an frowned even more deeply. Although several races coexisted in the Chang Geng Realm, the human race ultimately controlled the overall situation. Especially in Yanzhou, the territory of the demon race was compressed to an extreme degree. How could they dare to launch a large-scale attack on the human race?
but now……

"Don't worry, it's nothing... Oh, I forgot that Young Master Li is already a sword cultivator at the Soaring Sky Realm."

Luo Qi came to Li Qing'an's side and joked without any sign of panic.

"What happened?" Li Qingan asked.

"Oh right, you didn't know... It probably started at the beginning of the year that things became unsettled in the Chang Geng Realm, especially since about five months ago, there have been constant conflicts between humans and demons, but that's not all..."

Luo Qi explained, "The biggest problem is that there are internal issues within the Dao Sect. Under the leadership of the acting sect leader, it has already swallowed up several other forces, causing many people to live in constant fear."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing'an's heart sank. Could it be that Huang Qingwu had really guessed correctly?
Is the box I'm about to destroy involved in an internal power struggle within a certain faction?

Moreover, this force is very likely to be the Dao Sect?
After all, a female ghost who had to go to Luohuang Mountain to be purified with Phoenix Fire must have some great power.

"Because of this, even Yanzhou, which is quite far away, has started to become unsettled." Luo Qi looked at the monsters being quickly eliminated: "This isn't the first time we've encountered this since arriving in Yanzhou. This morning, we even killed a few snake demons that were preparing to massacre the town..."

"Snake demon? Where is it?" Li Qingan blurted out.

Luo Qi paused for a moment: "In Huai Shan Town... Eh... Young Master Li, those snake demons have already been dealt with..."

Seeing Li Qing'an suddenly turn his horse around, Luo Qi's eyes widened: "That's our horse... wait, why is our Silverscale Steed listening to him?"

"Grandma Ji, you look after things here. You guys come with me."

Luo Qi quickly gathered three fourth-realm guards and gave chase.

……

"What's wrong with you?"

Huang Qingwu's dissatisfied voice echoed in Li Qing'an's mind: "Just a few snake demons..."

“The snake demons in southern Yanzhou all come from Banzhu Mountain. Although their power is not very great, they are extremely vengeful and have a history of retaliatory massacres.” Li Qingan spoke very quickly: “It’s normal that they don’t know this since they are new to Yanzhou, but if we do nothing, that town will be wiped out.”

"Won't the local sects and powers do anything about it? What's your rush?"

"Subconsciously."

Li Qingan lowered his eyelids slightly, and upon hearing Luo Qi's words, he acted almost subconsciously... entirely on instinct.

"Given the current unstable situation, the local sects may not react quickly."

Li Qingan took a deep breath: "If something really happens, then the trip wasn't in vain; if nothing happens, then I'm very lucky."

"Subconscious?" Huang Qingwu's voice carried a strange meaning: "No wonder that female ghost's evaluation of you included 'foolish, kind, and easily deceived'..."

"A pushover who tries to control everything is most likely to be bullied and ordered around."

After a pause, she added meaningfully, "No wonder you were stuck at the Core Formation stage for so long. This personality is indeed not suitable for being a sword cultivator."

"We can't just stand by and watch someone die, can we?"

"Aren't you worried that getting involved in this matter will expose your whereabouts?"

"If what you say is true, they know I came to Luohuang Mountain."

“But you’ve been missing for so long, they might think you’ve died on Mount Luohuang.”

"If you're worried about being exposed because of this, you can leave now and find another job."

Li Qingan responded quickly, without the slightest hesitation.

The next second, he felt a huge shadow appear in front of him.

Huang Qingwu, still adorned in a bright red wedding dress, floated in front of Li Qing'an, looking down at him through the red veil.

"Have a clear conscience?"

"I have a clear conscience."

Huang Qingwu smiled.

"Remember what you said today. If you dare to go back on your word, I'll twist your head off."

"No, what I do is none of your business! You're being too nosy!"

"If I don't care about you, who will..."

Huang Qingwu disappeared before Li Qingan's eyes.

"Yes...we are now in this together."

"The use of inversion is really poor."

Li Qingan grumbled and sped up.

But I have to say, her breasts are really big...

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Author's note: Please read this new book during its initial release period.

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