Chapter 35

The girl was taken aback for a moment, then turned around, muttering, "So the person is over here? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Qin Shaoyou and the others had rather peculiar expressions.

Because the new direction the girl turned to was still wrong...

The semi-transparent little girl raised her hand to her forehead, her expression full of helplessness. She simply floated behind the girl, reached out to support her shoulder, and straightened her direction.

"The person is over here."

She then said to Qin Shaoyou and the others, "Sorry, my sister's eyesight is a bit poor."

"No problem, no problem."

Qin Shaoyou and the others laughed awkwardly.

At the same time, they were somewhat curious: The older one is the younger sister, and the younger one is the older sister? Is this older sister a ghost or a demon?

Wei Lishi and a few others climbed over the wall at this moment to join Qin Shaoyou and the others.

The semi-transparent little girl, seeing this, said to the girl standing on the wall, "Let's go over there too."

"Okay." The girl nodded and took a step forward.

Qin Shaoyou, seeing this, couldn't help but feel curious and surprised.

Because with this step, the girl stepped over the wall, with nothing to support her feet.

So was this female Daoist from the Jade Emperor Temple going to demonstrate some kind of magical ability like "walking on air" or "flying with a sword" to prove her strength?

Qin Shaoyou was very excited, his eyes wide open, afraid of missing any exciting moment.

But the development was completely different from what he had imagined.

The girl did not walk on air or float in the air. As her foot landed, her body leaned forward, and before anyone could react, she fell off the wall with a speed that was too fast to catch.

"Thud."

The girl fell off the wall and landed on the ground with a dull thud.

The semi-transparent little girl had intended to fly down to catch her, but she was a step too slow. Her hands were empty, and she failed to catch the girl.

Qin Shaoyou was stunned.

The scholar Zhu and the monk Ma, who were beside him, were also dumbfounded.

At this moment, no one felt that this girl from the Jade Emperor Temple was arrogant or overbearing. The aura of a powerful expert she had created had shattered completely...

Qin Shaoyou, surprised, glanced at Wei Lishi.

Although he didn't say anything, his eyes and expression conveyed his confusion: Is this person really a Daoist priest from the Jade Emperor Temple? Is there no one else at the Jade Emperor Temple? Why did they send someone who is not very smart or reliable?

Wei Lishi understood Qin Shaoyou's confusion. Taking advantage of the moment when the semi-transparent little girl was helping the girl, he leaned close to Qin Shaoyou's ear and introduced her in a low, quick voice:

"Sir, the Daoist Priest Zhang from the Jade Emperor Temple said that the two Daoist priests, Su Jianqing and Su Tingyu, are outstanding among the younger generation there. Not only are they proficient in Daoist magic, but they are also skilled in breaking various curses and evil spells, so they were sent to assist us in the investigation. Lord Xue also said that they are trustworthy..."

Qin Shaoyou nodded.

He didn't know the Daoist Priest Zhang from the Jade Emperor Temple, but Xue Qingshan was his brother-in-law and wouldn't betray him.

Otherwise, if he complained to his sister, Xue Qingshan would end up like his father, lying in bed unable to get up.

Wanting a third child? Dream on!

So, these two Daoist priests, Su Jianqing and Su Tingyu, must be like the great scholars of Peking University.

They may seem unreliable, but they are actually outstanding in their respective fields.

Wei Lishi also introduced the specific situations of the two Su Daoist priests to Qin Shaoyou.

They were originally twin sisters. The older sister is called Su Jianqing, and the younger sister is called Su Tingyu.

When they were six or seven years old, a famine hit their hometown, and their parents starved to death. The older sister, who was sensible from a young age, took her younger sister and set out on the road to escape the famine.

Su Jianqing left most of the food she could find for her younger sister, enduring hunger herself, and eventually starved to death.

So she looks like a six or seven-year-old because her appearance, physique, and everything else remained as they were at the moment of her death.

After her death, Su Jianqing still couldn't let go of her younger sister. Her soul remained, turning into a ghost, and she protected Su Tingyu, helping to scare away many bad people with ill intentions.

However, humans and ghosts are fundamentally different.

While Su Jianqing protected her younger sister, she also invaded Su Tingyu's blood and yang energy, causing her health to deteriorate and her body to be plagued by illness.

Su Tingyu's nearsightedness, myopia, and forgetfulness might have started at that time.

Fortunately, heaven still showed them some mercy and did not completely abandon them.

Just when Su Tingyu's body was about to give out, they met the Daoist Priest Zhang from the Jade Emperor Temple, who took them in and made them his disciples.

Su Jianqing thus embarked on the path of ghost cultivation, while Su Tingyu became a Daoist priest.

Both had high talents and grew rapidly in their respective fields, becoming outstanding among the younger generation at the Jade Emperor Temple.

After hearing the introduction, Qin Shaoyou secretly sighed in relief.

It seemed that this pair of sisters still had some abilities and were not the "hidden dragons and phoenixes" of the Jade Emperor Temple that he had imagined.

At the same time, he labeled the Su sisters in his mind:

Su Jianqing, although she looks like a child, is more mature in character. She can be consulted for professional advice.

Su Tingyu, although she has the figure of a mature woman, is forgetful. Although her abilities haven't been seen yet, according to Wei Lishi's introduction, they should be good, so she is an executor...

After some thought, Qin Shaoyou added a question mark after "executor."

After all, Su Tingyu could forget she was standing on the wall, step into the air, and fall, which didn't make her seem like a reliable executor.

At this moment, with Su Jianqing's help, Su Tingyu got up from the ground.

Fortunately, the ground wasn't hard, and the neighboring wall wasn't high, so she wasn't hurt.

Su Tingyu rubbed her sore chest, took off her broken hat, and revealed a delicate and beautiful face.

Everyone felt a bright light.

Not only because Su Tingyu was beautiful, but also because her face had a kind of ethereal charm.

This charm was something Qin Shaoyou and the others had never seen before.

After admiring Su Tingyu for a few moments, Qin Shaoyou shifted his gaze to Su Jianqing.

Although Su Jianqing was a ghost, she didn't give him the feeling of "delicious, want to eat."

To be precise, Qin Shaoyou still had some desire to eat, but it wasn't as strong as when he faced the ghosts in the painting, the five demons, or the courtesan Ruan Xiangxiang.

More importantly, it was a kind of appreciation.

Appreciation for the Daoist aura that Su Jianqing exuded.

This difference also made Qin Shaoyou realize: It seems that evil and harmful ghosts and demons are more to my taste.

Su Jianqing noticed Qin Shaoyou's gaze and felt uncomfortable, so she glared at him.

What are you glaring at? You're not even tasty!

Qin Shaoyou shifted his gaze.

At the same time, he secretly sighed in relief: This is good; I don't have to worry about wanting to eat her during our cooperation.

Su Jianqing shivered, suddenly feeling a strange sensation, as if she had narrowly escaped a disaster...

The forgetful Su Tingyu also noticed everyone's gaze.

She felt a bit embarrassed, after all, she had just fallen off the wall. If it weren't for her chest, she would have landed on her face.

She coughed to shift everyone's attention and said, "You put dummies in your rooms at the inn, right? After those paper figures entered your rooms, they first killed your dummies and then set the rooms on fire..."

Su Tingyu described in detail what the paper figures did in the dormitory, and the details were very clear, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.

This surprised Qin Shaoyou and the others.

"Little Daoist Su, how do you know so much? Did you calculate it with your fingers? Or do you have some kind of透视术 (透视术 means 'X-ray vision' or 'seeing through walls') that allows you to see through walls?"

Su Tingyu puffed out her chest proudly and said, "This is the immortal magic of the Jade Emperor Temple!"

Everyone was even more impressed and changed their views on Su Tingyu, thinking that although she seemed unreliable, she was indeed capable and skilled.

A few of the guards, believing that Su Tingyu had the legendary X-ray vision, quickly covered their important parts while fantasizing: If only I had this magic...

Unfortunately, Su Tingyu's aura as an expert didn't last long.

Su Jianqing mercilessly debunked her.

"This isn't any magic; it's her natural talent. Her nose is as sensitive as a dog's. Not only can she smell things from far away, but she can also judge what happened by the changes in the smell.

So when you were about to track the paper figures, we stopped you because you would be easily discovered if you followed directly.

With my sister here, you don't need to worry. No matter how long or far those paper figures have gone, she can follow their demonic scent.

Have you seen hunting dogs? My sister can track prey like them, and even better."

This is really a sister, comparing her sister to a dog...

Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but mutter in his mind.

Looking at Su Tingyu, the ethereal charm was gone, replaced by the feeling of a human husky...

In Qin Shaoyou's mind, an image appeared: Su Tingyu, like a husky, tongue out, eyes askew, joyfully chasing prey...

He quickly shook his head.

The image was too beautiful to look at.

Su Jianqing, not knowing what he was thinking, looked at the two dogs in the guards' arms and her expression turned serious: "Are these the ones you suspect were affected by the animal transformation spell?"

"Yes," Qin Shaoyou said.

Su Tingyu took the dogs, performed a ritual, and chanted a spell, carefully examining them. Then she shook her head and said, "This is not the animal transformation spell."