The Mightiest Little Master of Metaphysics
Chapter 198 - 196: What is the meaning of life without arguing?

Chapter 198: Chapter 196: What is the meaning of life without arguing?

Yun Qiuce said naively, "Then don’t become an immortal!"

"Haha," Li Bai heartily and heroically hooked Yun Qiuce’s shoulder, laughing loudly, "Not being an immortal is impossible. Being an immortal for a moment brings joy, being an immortal forever brings everlasting joy!"

Yun Qiuce: ...

Originally, he wanted to complain, but then he thought, he too was now someone who could be so close to Li Bai, so why did he feel a little excited!

"Qi, what are you thinking about?" Yun Qiuce waved his hand in front of Yun Qi.

Little Dumpling finally snapped back, sighed heavily, "Indeed, there are still many forces in the Six Realms that we overlook. Uncle Bai," Yun Qi looked up, his phoenix eyes filled with gravity, asking seriously, "Did you catch an important message in the Snow Mountain Goddess’s words earlier?"

"Oh, what? Was it about how others both revere and loathe her? Honestly, I’ve never experienced that. Who in the world doesn’t admire me, Li Bai?!"

"But you just said it’s hard to be an immortal!!!" Yun Qiuce was shocked.

"That was to comfort her, little brother. How did you grow up to be so pure?!"

Yun Qiuce: ...

So confident, it’s no wonder you’re such a big shot.

Yun Qi shook his head, "That’s not it. Just now she mentioned that since ancient times, too many people have died on the battlefield."

Yun Qi’s eyes were clear, with light flickering within, as if quietly revealing something.

Li Bai frowned and pondered, suddenly realizing, "You mean... this ghost cavalry is just an experiment. The mastermind’s ambition is not limited to just one cavalry unit, but to many more, to those who died on the battlefield."

"Exactly," Yun Qi’s voice was clear, "The mastermind who resurrected the ghost cavalry can’t merely be aiming to scare tourists and hijack a bus. He’s just testing the ghost cavalry’s combat power; his true goal is far more terrifying and grander."

"I see, now I understand what you mean. There have always been resentful spirits on battlefields. In the Warring States period, during the Battle of Changping, the Qin army slaughtered 450,000 of Zhao Country’s soldiers. Can you imagine? If each one spat, they could drown us! And the vicious energy on battlefields is immense, especially on ancient battlefields, persisting for centuries. Once someone manipulates it..."

Even someone as hearty and generous as Li Bai couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh, rubbing Yun Qi’s head:

"The 49th Bureau should really thank you. We big shots are always bickering and arguing, yet in such a dire situation, only a little girl like you noticed the anomaly."

"Then maybe you should argue less, especially you, big shot. Start with yourself..." Yun Qiuce suggested earnestly.

Li Bai seriously refused, "How can we not argue? What’s life without a bit of quarrel!"

Yun Qiuce lightly slapped his own face, "I should’ve kept my mouth shut!"

"And the Snow Mountain Goddess is the local Guardian God. They first used the demonic qi to invade the Guardian God and then resurrected the corpse ghosts of the battlefield. All of this was pre-planned." Yun Qi’s eyes focused.

"So, little one," Li Bai rarely squatted down, meeting Yun Qi’s gaze, "what are you planning to do next?"

"Just now, the Snow Mountain Goddess also mentioned that this region frequently experienced wars in ancient times, with countless deaths on the battlefield, so before we leave, we must at least cleanse the vicious energy of the battle dead. This is where Qi excels; just follow my lead, big guy."

Yun Qi sweetly smiled, puffing her small chest with pride.

It was deep into the night, with snow falling, combined with the recent attacks on tourists—though the official explanations were watertight.

The first incident, a missing tour bus and its passengers, was due to the driver getting lost. The second, the Snow Mountain incident, was two groups of tourists engaging in a snowball fight, which started amicably but escalated into a brawl. The so-called snow corpse and cavalry ghost were just hallucinations due to excessive blood loss.

No matter how absurd these explanations sounded, that was the official line.

As for those who were personally involved, they had completely forgotten what had happened that day.

But these two incidents succeeded in closing most of the tourist spots, reducing the number of visitors, making Hemu Town especially quiet at night.

Yun Qi got off the car, walking alone on the road, a small figure with her shadow shrinking underfoot.

A golden light appeared at her fingertips, then grew, forming an almost transparent golden dome that covered the earth. Then, something seemed to emerge from the ground—on the Snow Mountain, in the canyons, in the pastures, in the desolate nearby areas. Ghost shadows stood up, hunched over, dragging heavy steps towards Yun Qi.

Ghost shadows were dense, stretching as far as the eye could see, and perhaps even more.

Inside the car, Yun Qiuce and Li Bai sat in darkness, but with the help of the distant golden dome, Yun Qiuce could still see that the ghost shadows resembled ancient people—some wearing armor, some dragging a leg, some missing an arm, some with a bloody hole in their chest...

All had died in misery, with hideous features, each exuding a trace of black energy.

Yun Qiuce’s teeth chattered in fright.

Li Bai chuckled lightly, "These are all people who died on ancient battlefields, still retaining the state they died in. Now you understand why my poem ’In this land of wars, no one returns, the sentinels gaze upon the border city, longing to go home with a bitter face.’ seems so real."

"What is Qi doing?"

"Dissipating their vicious energy, commonly known as exorcism. If no one collects this vicious energy, it will persist for thousands of years. The more vicious the energy, the more demons and ghosts. In years of war, demons ran rampant for this reason. Your little niece is an Underworld Envoy; this is her responsibility..."

"Qi is an Underworld Envoy???" Yun Qiuce asked in shock.

"Hmm? You didn’t know?"

"Qi never mentioned it." Yun Qiuce fixed his gaze on the distant Qi, feeling it’s hard to accept.

Qi being an Underworld Envoy, and last time Yun Ying even colluded with the Xuan Sect to falsely accuse her of evil cultivation...

In hindsight, it’s fortunate Yun Qi was broad-minded and didn’t hold grudges, otherwise, Yun Ying wouldn’t know how he’d die.

The ghost shadows grew more numerous and dense, and these people who had been dead for centuries felt the golden light, emitting deep breaths from their throats, like pleas, like accusations...

A faint smile graced Yun Qi’s face under the golden light, her voice delicate and soothing, with a powerful calming presence:

"A lamp for the dead, illuminating the path of reincarnation, breaking through hell’s gates. Time ebbs and flows; eons pass in a mere moment."

As her words fell, the golden light in her hand shone brighter, dazzling and eye-catching.

Yun Qiuce shielded with his hand, witnessing the golden light erupt and spread, as countless dead souls and resentful spirits roared in agony, then all the figures were engulfed by the golden light. But just before disappearing, peace and composure returned to their faces.

The black vicious energy gathered in the sky, forming a huge black mass, then was compelled by the golden light, scattering with a loud boom.

The earth trembled, letting out a pained roar.

Miles away, the ground tremors were felt.

In an ancient temple, a ginkgo tree sighed heavily, smiling gently as thousands of golden leaves shimmered, sweeping away the incoming black vicious energy, converting it into faint light points, slowly dissipating into the sky.

Behind the ginkgo tree, the Central Plains slumbered peacefully in the quiet night!

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