The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 47 Ghost Infant
Jiang Yuan always remembered that a ghost baby was imprisoned in the red thread of fate. Since then, the red thread network has never been fully opened. Even when killing ghost cultivators in Baiyun Immortal City, it was only half-opened, for fear that the little ghost would escape. Now, it can be released for interrogation.

Just in case, Jiang Yuan set up an array in the training room. He used his magic to spread the red lines into a straight line, and the ghost infant rushed out with a "whoosh" and crashed into the array's light screen with loud bangs.

Jiang Yuan was dumbfounded. This speed was not something that someone at the second level of Qi Refining could achieve. How could she still cultivate while trapped in the red thread?
If Jiang Yuan hadn't been holding the peach wood hairpin and red thread, that little devil probably would have rushed over and torn him apart.

After a few attempts, the little devil realized he couldn't escape, so he transformed into a two-year-old girl, wearing a red bib, with her hair in a topknot, and big, adorable eyes. "So hungry!"

Jiang Yuan planned to have a serious talk with her, feeling that this kid was unusual. "Why do you need to eat?"

The little brat still said, "I'm so hungry!"

Qinghe was startled when she entered the training room. What the hell was this?

The little devil felt he had found someone easy to coax, turned to Qinghe, and squeezed out tears from his eyes, "Mother, save me!"

Qinghe felt her heart trembling!
Jiang Yuan recognized this kind of bewitching art and said in a low voice, "Come here and talk, or I'll lock you up again."

The little devil hesitated for a long time, looking at the peach wood hairpin and red thread in Jiang Yuan's hand, and was really scared. "I'm just hungry!"

What have you eaten?

"I've only ever eaten one snake."

"What does it look like?"

The little devil raised his hand and released a cloud of black mist. Inside the mist, a small creature darted about, resembling a loach but with four legs.

This isn't a snake; it's clearly a small dragon.

The old well in the Guan family's house was originally blessed with good fortune. If the dragon had grown up, the Guan family would have become very wealthy and powerful. Unfortunately, the Guan family's grandfather unjustly killed his concubine and sealed the old well, thus ruining the Guan family's future.

But how could this little devil possibly devour something naturally auspicious? Could it be that the dragon's wealth and fortune were meant for this baby girl, leading to this fortuitous coincidence?

Speaking of which, she is also a descendant of the Guan family, the unborn younger sister of the old master Guan, so Guan Canghai has to call her aunt.

The dragon was swallowed by the little devil, but it probably wasn't fully refined yet. Perhaps the little devil didn't even know how to refine it, and just instinctively fused with some of the dragon's divine power.

So even though the little devil is trapped in the red thread, she is still growing. Judging from her appearance, she has already learned to read people's expressions, and her intelligence is about that of a five or six-year-old.

Jiang Yuan took out a magical artifact made from ten-thousand-year-old ebony wood, a small coiled dragon pillar half a foot long, which was originally intended to be used to subdue this little devil. Now it was quite fitting, "You won't be hungry once you're inside."

"you're lying!"

"You'll see once you try. I can drag you in even if you don't want to."

Knowing there was no other way, the little devil dawdled for a while before transforming into a wisp of black mist and disappearing into the coiled dragon pillar.

Jiang Yuan quickly cast a protective spell and affixed a talisman.

"I wasn't lying to you, was I!"

The kid was having a blast inside, exclaiming, "It feels so good!"

Magical artifacts crafted from ancient, submerged wood are rich in spiritual energy, making them highly beneficial to such ghostly objects.

Jiang Yuan dispelled the formation, and Qinghe asked anxiously, "Why does my husband keep this brat by his side?"

"Don't you think this kid is special? He was only at the second level of Qi Refining back then, but he wasn't afraid of the midday sun. He was locked in the red thread for ten years and actually grew to the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining on his own."

That's truly amazing. My husband must have endured countless hardships to achieve the Foundation Establishment level.

"What are you going to do? Just lock her up like this?"

"The ancient ebony can only provide her with spiritual nourishment. If she is to cultivate her spiritual intelligence, we must find her a soul-nourishing wood, which is not cheap."

It was truly bizarre that they wanted the little devil to cultivate; Qinghe found it hard to understand.

"When your cultivation level is higher in the future, you will know that it is not enough to fight with others with your own magic power alone. Spirit pets, magic treasures, talismans, and formations are all indispensable. You cultivate the 'All Things Grow', so you should be able to easily gain the favor of spirit beasts. Next time you encounter a level one or two demon beast, try to catch one and raise it."

"I remember my husband saying that a Foundation Establishment cultivator can defeat a level four demonic beast, so why capture a level two one?"

“If a spirit pet is raised from a young age, its understanding with its owner will be much better.”

In Qinghe's memory, the only pet she ever kept was a canary. She didn't like cats or dogs. Miss Zheng, just think about it, how incredible! Ten years ago she was just her maid, and now she can fly and teleport.

Are there any spirit pets that resemble canaries?

"There are all kinds of people, and meeting them is fate, just like that little devil."

"How can a brat be a spirit pet? That's terrifying!"

"In my opinion, ghosts and monsters are easier to get along with than people. You might understand that in the future. Even the blind man with only the second level of Qi Refining dared to catch ghosts. You are a Foundation Establishment cultivator with true essence protecting you from evil spirits. Why are you afraid of this little ghost?"

Having subdued the little devil, the Red Threads can now be fully activated; it's considered Jiang Yuan's most treasured possession. Now, it doesn't require expending soul power. If used at full strength, it's uncertain whether it can bind a Golden Core cultivator.

Forget about binding a Nascent Soul cultivator. At that level of cultivation, their primordial spirit can leave their body at any time, and they also have a primordial soul that can teleport. They are definitely not someone that can be bound by a net.

With that, Jiang Yuan was all ready. He exchanged a few words with Master Lu and Jing Xuan, saying that he was going out to travel.

In fact, he didn't have any specific goal. Jiang Yuan always kept Venus in his mind, and staying in one place made it easy for Venus to calculate his location.

When asked where she wanted to go, Qinghe said she wanted to go back to Wuling County, which startled Jiang Yuan!

Jiang Yuan immediately realized that Qinghe's parents had long since passed away, and she had no siblings. She must be trying to settle her karmic ties with that Miss Zheng.

No matter who it is, they would never easily forgive such injustice and inhumane abuse!

The two boarded their flying magical artifact and arrived in Wuling County in a single day.

Jiang Yuan and Qing He both changed their appearances, disguising themselves as an ordinary mortal couple.

They found the Zheng family residence, but only ruins remained. They then inquired about the former prefect, the Li family, but Wuling County had long since changed its officials.

Indeed, the Li family was originally the emperor's family, but now that the empress is in power, the Li family's status as imperial relatives makes them more vulnerable to being sidelined.

Jiang Yuan's current magical power is negligible, especially in Wuling County, where he dares not easily provoke karma and can only use various means to inquire around.

It's finally clear: the reason Miss Zheng couldn't marry the prefect's son was because the Li family was suppressed first.

The prefect was demoted but without charge. He heard that his eldest son, Li Qing, had left home to seek immortality and enlightenment.

Master Zheng submitted a memorial denouncing the Empress for usurping the throne, but she did not kill him; instead, she imprisoned him in the Chang'an Imperial Prison. All the women of the Zheng family were enslaved, and their residence was burned down by bandits during the war.

Qinghe eventually found Miss Zheng at the Yueyang brothel, but she had gone mad and was locked in a storage room behind the brothel.

Qinghe appeared in her true form, but Miss Zheng still didn't recognize her. She groped around in the filthy room looking for food, looking quite pitiful.

Qinghe came with a heart full of revenge, but after investigating for half a month, this was the result. She couldn't help but shed tears.

Jiang Yuan simply watched quietly. This was Qing He's karma, and meddling would only damage her Dao heart.

Qinghe realized that Miss Zheng was suffering from phlegm obstructing her mind, so she used a healing spell remotely.

Miss Zheng gradually regained consciousness and finally recognized Qinghe, "It's you, hahaha..."

Miss Zheng laughed wildly for a while, then cried sadly, "I know you've come for revenge. I deserve this retribution for being jealous of a mere maid. Kill me!"

Qinghe said, "I can get you out of here!"

"No..." Miss Zheng recoiled in terror, "I know I've wronged you, but please don't be so cruel, just let me die!"

Qinghe ultimately did not make a move and left silently.

Once they were high in the sky, Jiang Yuan said, "Perhaps killing her would be the most merciful thing to do!"

"I just want to get away from this filthy world!"

With her inner turmoil resolved, Qinghe likely has no more ties to this mundane world.

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