I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 247 - 139: Struck by Lightning_2

At dusk, just before the city gates of Linhe City closed, Xu Qing’s figure appeared on the official road.

The gatekeeper recognized Xu Qing and deliberately slowed down the pace of closing the gates for the city gate soldiers.

"Shopkeeper Xu, did you finish the business for that fat guy?"

Xu Qing nodded and couldn’t help but ask about the results of his funeral announcement postings.

The gatekeeper’s brow twitched; he thought there could hardly be any effect. Would people line up to die just to support his business?

Seeing Xu Qing was serious in his query, the gatekeeper couldn’t help but give a few perfunctory responses.

After all, it’s not like he was selling daily goods. If the items were cheap and discounted, perhaps people would buy some.

But it’s a funeral business; no matter how big the discount or promotion, would anyone just die on the spot to get a deal?

Upon hearing the gatekeeper’s response, Xu Qing sighed, "It’s really hard to do business these days. I’m even considering becoming a forensic doctor. At least that’s a stable job..."

The gatekeeper looked as if he had a toothache. Why on earth do people have to involve themselves with the dead for work?

So unlucky!

...

After entering the city, Xu Qing strolled along familiar streets, while Huang Xiaoliu, who was new to the place, found everything novel.

As the sky darkened, there were fewer pedestrians on the road. The little Yellow Weasel followed Xu Qing, occasionally stopping to look at something interesting.

When Xu Qing walked further away, the little Yellow Weasel quickly snapped out of its thoughts and hurried to catch up.

Passing Tanggu Bridge, after walking about two miles, Xu Qing suddenly stopped.

By the corner of the roadside was a half-burnt elm stump, still anchored in the soil, having been struck by thunder.

"..."

Xu Qing blinked in confusion.

He remembered a large elm tree with lush branches and leaves used to stand here. Whenever he passed by at noon, he would see people under it with fans or stools, enjoying the shade.

How could such a beautiful roadside scene have been destroyed by lightning?

This lightning really had no sense of decency!

Xu Qing approached and inspected the elm stump.

Activating his Qi Observation Skill, the stump still had lingering thunder-fire aura.

Tsk, it was naturally Thunderstruck Wood.

Glancing around to ensure nobody saw him, Xu Qing took a horse stance, wrapped his hands around the elm stump, and with a bit of effort, uprooted the Thunderstruck Wood.

Not knowing what Xu Qing was doing, the little Yellow Weasel mimicked him, pulling at a nearby elm sapling.

When Xu Qing saw the little Yellow Weasel proudly dragging the elm sapling to him, he couldn’t help but laugh.

"Good job!"

Xu Qing did not hesitate to praise.

Storing the Thunderstruck Wood, Xu Qing then planted the pulled-out sapling in the spot of the old elm tree.

Packing the soil firmly, he took out his Water-Soaked Bowl to water it, then arranged a small Feng Shui formation with bricks and stones.

After finishing these tasks, Xu Qing turned and saw the little Yellow Weasel holding something resembling a black chess piece in its paw, chewing on it.

The teeth of this magical Yellow Weasel were extraordinarily sharp; it could crush even hard stones in one bite!

But no matter how much the little Yellow Weasel gnawed at the black chess piece, it remained intact.

Curious, Xu Qing used his Qi Observation Skill. The chess piece had residual thunder-fire energy, even stronger than that on the Thunderstruck Wood.

"Xiaoliu, let me play with that thing you’re holding."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaoliu immediately ran over and offered the black chess piece to Xu Qing.

"Why does this piece look so familiar?"

While playing with the fingernail-sized chess piece, Xu Qing felt he had seen it somewhere before. When he injected Yin energy into it, electric snakes coiled around its surface.

Feeling a numbness in his palm, he almost threw the piece away!

"What the heck is this?"

On the way back to Underground Street, Xu Qing tried many techniques on the black chess piece.

Mountain Shifting Technique was ineffective. Energy Seizing Returning to Origin Technique, Stone to Gold Technique, none of them worked.

Unconvinced, Xu Qing tried roasting it with Yin-Burning Fire, which produced an electric snake no thicker than a pinky that damaged the bluestone pavement slightly.

"..."

Xu Qing decisively abandoned the notion of using his Corpse Teeth to test the hardness of the black chess piece.

Entering Underground Street, Xu Qing began casting Heaven Concealing Skill on the way to the funeral shop, using the chess piece as material.

"Essence of all things, manifest upon me; form of all things, lend unto me..."

As soon as the incantation finished, Xu Qing saw the indestructible black chess piece emit a blinding white light. The fingernail-sized chess piece quickly collapsed into a mustard seed point and completely vanished.

"?"

Xu Qing was dumbstruck. Such a big, hard chess piece just disappeared like that?

Meanwhile, outside Luojing City.

In a feather store, Jiangbei Divine Calculator Jiang Half-Immortal was resting.

A feather store? The cheapest, simplest, poverty-stricken place where chicken feathers were used for warmth.

These inns had no bedding, only a large communal bed with a horizontal board above, covered in chicken feathers.

At night, the poor lay on the communal bed, and the inn attendant released the board above, offering a makeshift cover.

As the Jiangbei Divine Calculator, Jiang Half-Immortal always had money. He shouldn’t stay in such a poor inn.

But sometimes, even drinking cold water brings misfortune!

Just days ago, he secretly performed divination behind someone’s back. Not only did he not get the answer he sought, but he also offended the Jing Sect, bringing about heavenly punishment.

Faced with urgency, he threw his clothes on a tree and used Substitution Technique to avoid the disaster.

But he had forgotten that his coin pouch was also in that Divination Robe!

Feeling unlucky, Jiang Half-Immortal had no choice but to leave Jin Sect overnight and head to the Capital City.

The Capital City was a place of great fortune, where ordinary people dared not cause trouble. Once there, he’d be completely safe!

However, upon arriving in the Capital, he noticed something odd. The nation’s fortune dragon above Luojing City had significantly slimmed down!

Strange, indeed strange.

Jiang Half-Immortal calculated with his fingers and saw dark clouds gathering in the sky, directly above his head.

"..."

Fate cannot be calculated beyond three times. Why did heavenly punishment arrive after just one divination?

Was this even fair?

Jiang Half-Immortal removed his only remaining coat and regretfully threw the white wart on his face away. As the sound of thunder roared behind, he was left with just two copper plates.

Coincidentally, the feather store outside Luojing City charged two copper plates for a night’s stay.

Lying on the communal bed, Jiang Half-Immortal tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

The snores of poor laborers around him were as loud as thunder, disturbing his thoughts.

Fine! Let’s take a stroll!

Leaving the bed and wandering into the yard, Jiang Half-Immortal found the moon quite round, and the dog in the backyard barking.

Breathing the fresh air, he tilted his head to observe the stars.

As a Divination Master, this pastime suited him well.

While gazing, he suddenly saw a black-and-white point of light in the sky getting closer, expanding and transforming continuously until a blinding white light shone.

Thinking what kind of celestial phenomenon it might be, the white light abruptly split into white lightning, descending upon him!

Oh no!

Jiang Half-Immortal turned to run, but the next moment, the white lightning struck.

The feather store was instantly lit up like daylight, with panicked laborers stumbling out. In the yard, only a scorched mark and a few scattered chicken feathers were found.

"What’s going on? Who set off fireworks?"

"It felt like lightning to me."

"How can there be lightning with a sky full of stars?"

As they discussed, a naked middle-aged man emerged from the chicken coop in the yard.

"I wondered where the sudden thunderbolt came from, turns out you ugly rascal were harming my chickens!"

Hearing the attendant’s words, the lodgers immediately realized.

A lust-driven man had embarrassed himself so badly that even heaven couldn’t stand it and sent down lightning!

In the chicken coop, Jiang Half-Immortal’s face turned crimson.

He hadn’t even performed a single divination this time, so why the heck was lightning striking him?

It was outright bullying an honest man!

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