The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity-Chapter 550 - 549: You are Mother

"Ah!"

Qin Zhao hurried back to the inner room, only to see the stall owner collapsed on the ground.

There was a bowl-sized bloody hole in his chest and blood had sprayed everywhere; he had long since stopped breathing.

Not only had his heart been gouged out, but his soul had also dissipated.

Qin Zhao had rushed in quickly, only a few seconds behind, yet she still hadn’t seen who had done it.

She opened the nearby cabinet, and the yellow cloth-wrapped package inside was gone too.

"What’s going on?"

"Ah! A dead body!"

"Lao Wu! Lao Wu, you’re dead, what am I going to do?"

Many people had heard the dreadful scream earlier, and lots of them rushed in.

The exterior was now surrounded by numerous stall owners and customers.

"You killed Lao Wu! I want you to pay with your life!"

The stall owner’s wife was inconsolable, her spiritual power striking toward Qin Zhao.

Unfortunately, she only had Qi Cultivation, and Qin Zhao easily blocked her attack.

"It wasn’t me who killed him."

"Who else could it be? Just now I saw you and Lao Wu enter, and not long after you left, something happened to him. Then you ran back in, and you were the only one here!"

Hearing the woman’s accusation, other people also looked at Qin Zhao with astonishment.

"The girl looks pretty, how could she be so cruel?"

"She even gouged out the person’s heart, could she be an Evil Cultivator?"

"Quick, notify someone from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect and have her detained!"

Qin Zhao, expressionless, said coldly, "If I were an Evil Cultivator, all of you would be dead today."

She walked toward the entrance, and the people involuntarily stepped back, their eyes filled with horror.

Qin Zhao didn’t bother with them and left the marketplace directly.

She had been nearby just before and hadn’t sensed anything strange enough to kill, so this matter wasn’t hers to handle.

However, she definitely hadn’t killed anyone.

If these people didn’t let up, they couldn’t blame her for being unkind.

The vendors in the marketplace weren’t highly skilled in cultivation, so when Qin Zhao walked out, no one stopped her.

But on her way back, she could feel someone tracking her.

She entered a small courtyard, and the person who had been following her immediately left, probably wanting to see where she lived for future reference in case they needed to question her about the incident.

"I’m back."

Hearing the noise at the entrance, Chu Yan and Chen Wu, who were sitting inside, stopped their conversation.

They had been discussing matters of the Immortal Realm.

After escaping the Netherworld, Chen Wu had gone to the Immortal Realm to cause trouble.

Naturally, this attempt ended in failure.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be hiding in this alley and resorting to selling roasted meat.

But even with failure this time, he wouldn’t give up.

He had to bring down Emperor Xu, that hypocritical fellow, from his throne!

Therefore, Chen Wu was encouraging Chu Yan to join him in undertaking a significant endeavor.

Given this guy’s relationship with the Netherworld Emperor, maybe he could even persuade the old man to oppose the Immortal Realm together.

That would be a substantial boon for him.

Through it all, Chu Yan sipped his tea languidly, utterly unmoved internally.

Chen Wu sat across from him, holding a bottle of wine, repeatedly asking Chu Yan if he wanted a drink.

He declined every time since he couldn’t hold his liquor.

Apart from in front of Qin Zhao, Chu Yan didn’t drink in front of anyone else.

"What did you buy?"

Seeing Qin Zhao return, Chu Yan put down the tea cup he was holding.

Qin Zhao came over and placed her purchases on the table, which was now brimming with items.

"We’re in for a treat now."

Chen Wu said cheerfully, deciding he would mooch meals here more often.

Unless Chu Yan agreed to join him in his schemes, he would come over every day for food.

"Put it in the kitchen."

"Oh."

Qin Zhao gathered up the items, "Where’s the kitchen?"

Chu Yan pointed her in the right direction.

Yu Yu toddled after Qin Zhao, "Mommy, let me help you!"

"Don’t you already have a mommy? Why are you calling me that?"

On the way, Qin Zhao asked with curiosity.

"Because I like you, and I want you to be my mommy."

"Your mommy wouldn’t be happy with that."

"You are my mommy."

Qin Zhao sighed, assuming it was just child’s play.

Perhaps his mother wasn’t kind to him, which is why he was reluctant to acknowledge her.

"If you want to call me that, then go ahead."

The child looked especially delicate and cute. If she really had a son like him, she felt it wouldn’t be too bad.

Once he grew up, he would probably charm countless girls.

Thinking about the child growing up, Qin Zhao’s thoughts inexplicably drifted to Chu Yan.

She wondered what sort of identity Chu Yan possessed to display such an aura.

Could he be some noble royalty from the Mortal World who had joined a sect because of his cultivation and thus resided here?

Her mind was filled with many thoughts, and she didn’t notice Chu Yan standing outside the house.

"It’s not cut like this."

Seeing her handling the ingredients, Chu Yan came over and took the kitchen knife from her hand.

Inadvertently, he accidentally touched her hand.

Qin Zhao quickly let go and made room, "Then how should it be cut?"

"Do you know how to make ’flower cuts’?"

"No."

"Then you go out. I can handle it."

"You’re going to do it alone? I should still help you."

"No need. You take Yu Yu out, I don’t need your help."

"But I feel..."

Before she finished speaking, he said without looking up, "Do I need to say you’re more of a hindrance than a help?"

"...."

Qin Zhao left without another word, leading the child away.

Chu Yan seemed gentle and refined, but she still felt he wasn’t easy to get along with.

Leaving the kitchen with the child, Qin Zhao noticed he was a bit grubby. She had just cleaned his face, but his clothes were still quite tattered.

"Yu Yu, how about I take you to buy some clothes?"

"I can wear these."

The child was very obedient and sensible.

But the more he was like this, the more distress Qin Zhao felt for him.

"If you call me mommy, then it’s only right that mommy buys you a few new outfits."

She informed Chen Wu, who was drinking, and then she took the child out the door again.

Qin Zhao walked briskly, and after a while, when she realized Yu Yu had to jog to keep up, she picked him up.

Yu Yu stretched out his arms, hugging her neck tightly, and nuzzled his little head into her neck.

Mommy smells so good!

I really wish Mommy could hold me forever!

Qin Zhao looked down at Yu Yu and did not mind his dirtiness.

They could just take a bath when they got back; it wasn’t a big deal.

Soon they arrived at a clothing store in the city.

Qin Zhao first performed the Dust Cleaning Technique to clean the child up a bit, then bought him several sets of ready-made clothes.

Yu Yu, dressed in new clothes, looked even more delicate and adorable, with an innate nobility about him, like a young master from a prestigious family who had run off.

When Qin Zhao picked him up, she couldn’t resist pinching his little cheeks.

"Why are you so cute?"

Yu Yu blinked his eyes, hugged her neck, and planted a kiss on her face.

Then, Little Ball snuggled lazily into her embrace.

Holding the soft bundle in her arms, Qin Zhao felt her heart melting.

As they were about to return to the courtyard, suddenly a group of people descended from the sky on their swords, blocking their entrance.

Seeing the sword tassels on the swords, Qin Zhao recognized their identities.

Disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.

"What’s the matter?"

Qin Zhao asked, holding Little Ball.