The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 196 - 193 What is the Lady Boss’s Objective?

Chapter 196: Chapter 193 What is the Lady Boss’s Objective?

The landlady had arranged for Sister-in-law Cui Fang to stay.

She was staying on the second floor, right next to Qin Zhao’s room.

After the landlady left, Qin Zhao noticed that the door to the room was open, so she walked in.

"Sister-in-law, can you tell me about the monster? I specifically deal with such strange occurrences. This time, the city leaders sent me here to resolve it."

"Aren’t you a trainee civil servant?"

Sister-in-law Cui Fang looked at Qin Zhao doubtfully. With her young and beautiful appearance, she didn’t seem like someone who would exorcise evil.

"The others are trainee civil servants, I just use that title. In reality, I’m here to deal with the monster. If we stated that directly, we were worried it would cause panic."

Sister-in-law Cui Fang nodded, "Alright, there isn’t anything I can’t tell you."

She gestured for Qin Zhao to sit down by the table.

Once both were seated, Sister-in-law Cui Fang began to slowly share her story.

"I encountered the monster earlier this year. One day, when I got up to go to the bathroom and turned on the light, I saw on the thin curtain the shadow of a huge monster with a sheep’s head and a human body.

It scared me terribly. I screamed, and all the neighbors came over. The more people gathered in my house, the less that thing appeared."

This was her first encounter with the monster. Recalling it, she still felt somewhat shaky.

"The next day, I went up the mountain to worship the Mountain God and even had someone exorcise the evil from our home. I didn’t see the monster for a while and thought everything was fine, but then it appeared again in the second month!"

Qin Zhao asked, "Was it a full moon night?"

"Yes! He always comes on a full moon night!"

"How many months in total did it come?"

"I encountered it in March, and after that, I just hid here."

"Do you think you’re safe here?"

"Yes, the top floor of the landlady’s place houses an expensive Jade Buddha, specially purchased from a master. Therefore, this place is very safe.

If it weren’t for the fear of disrupting her business, I would want to live here every day!"

This guesthouse was tastefully decorated, with modern appliances, far better than her own home!

Qin Zhao narrowed her eyes; tomorrow was the full moon night.

"From what you’ve said, the landlady really does seem like a good person."

"Of course! Not only does she provide me shelter, but she has also helped me a lot!"

At this point, Sister-in-law Cui Fang sighed, a hint of regret in her eyes.

"It’s just a pity that I’m so ineffective."

Qin Zhao observed her facial features, noticing a thin, faint mist on her face, preventing Qin Zhao from instantly discerning her karma and fate. This was also why Qin Zhao initially felt something was off.

A flash of golden light passed through the depths of her eyes, and the mist gradually cleared from Sister-in-law Cui Fang’s face.

Qin Zhao finally saw her Fate Diagram - blood-red and stormy, a disaster was imminent!

Not only that, but there was also an eerie black line that had long since changed her fate in the shadows!

This wasn’t a tribulation arranged by fate but rather...the doing of an Evil Object!

Qin Zhao’s expression grew solemn, her words laden with deep meaning, "Appearances can be deceiving. In this world, there’s no such thing as free lunch, and very few people help others without reason."

"That’s true, so people like the landlady are even more rare."

"......"

It seemed the landlady had spent a lot of effort and had completely gained her trust.

Qin Zhao then said to her, "Do you want to get rid of the monster? Only by getting rid of it can you truly rest easy. You can’t always stay here, can you?"

"I sure do want that, but the landlady hasn’t found a capable Taoist for me yet. The last one who came to exorcise my house didn’t do any good!"

"As I said earlier, we can help you."

"You? I don’t believe it." Sister-in-law Cui Fang still thought of Qin Zhao as just a civil servant girl.

In front of Sister-in-law Cui Fang, Qin Zhao snapped her fingers.

The tablecloth suddenly caught fire, and Qin Zhao snapped his fingers again. Water appeared out of nowhere, extinguishing the flames on the tablecloth.

"Is this, is this ’Immortal Technique’?!"

Sister-in-law Cui Fang was dumbfounded, asking blankly.

"Can you believe me now?"

She nodded repeatedly, excitedly grabbing Qin Zhao’s hand.

"Little immortal, please! Help me get rid of that monster completely!"

"It’s possible," Qin Zhao removed her hand and spoke slowly, "but you’ll need to cooperate with us."

Sister-in-law Cui Fang’s expression faltered, somewhat fearful, "How do I cooperate?"

"On the night of the full moon, lure him out. We can’t find him now, hence we cannot do anything about it. As long as he shows up, I can get rid of him."

Hearing this, Sister-in-law Cui Fang hesitated.

"You want to use me as bait? What if he takes the opportunity to eat me?"

The possibility frightened her, turning her face pale.

"We will protect you."

"How can you be sure that you will protect me?"

"Wasn’t that trick just now enough? I know other Immortal Techniques too, I have plenty of ways to deal with him."

Sister-in-law Cui Fang pondered for a long time; she felt that she couldn’t keep hiding and running away forever.

If the monster changed its mind someday and came out at other times and then ate her, what would she do? Therefore, she must get rid of it quickly!

"Alright, I’ll take you to my house tomorrow!"

Sister-in-law Cui Fang finally made a decision.

"He will definitely come!"

Qin Zhao nodded and then left her room.

After she came out, Si Xuekai and others also came out of their rooms.

"How did it go? Did you find out anything?"

"Let’s talk back in the room."

Qin Zhao went to Si Xuekai’s room, with Shangguan Qiu and Chu Yan following.

He relayed what Sister-in-law Cui Fang had just said, and Shangguan Qiu immediately felt something was off.

"She hasn’t been here for several months. If it’s to eat her, why didn’t it eat her quickly during those months?"

"Could it be to fatten her up before eating?"

"No way, she’s just an ordinary person, the town is full of them."

"Exactly, Sister-in-law Cui Fang is extremely ordinary, why only target her?"

If Sister-in-law Cui Fang was a cultivation practitioner, they could explain it as fattening her up before eating.

But she had no Spiritual Power, she was just a Mortal, how much could fattening her up achieve?

"Unless, the monster’s aim isn’t to eat her."

Chu Yan spoke thoughtfully, "It sounds more like surveillance, or perhaps, intimidation.

Could it be the landlady colluded with the monster, purposely doing this to her but not killing her. Just to make her live in fear every day?"

"That’s a possibility."

Qin Zhao thought deeply, "If the landlady holds a grudge against her."

"The landlady seems to treat her well, but I always find it strange."

Si Xuekai agreed with Chu Yan’s speculation, anyway, he believed the landlady couldn’t be that kind-hearted.

"So, what grudge could they have?"

"Clearly capable of killing her directly, yet they deliberately don’t kill her. Making her live in constant terror, enduring agony daily—it can’t be some ordinary grudge."