The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 232 - 229: Afraid to Live Together? Are You Scared?

Chapter 232: Chapter 229: Afraid to Live Together? Are You Scared?

"So it is, congratulations,"

Qin Zhao coldly looked at Ye Qian, feeling that she no longer bore the aura of a living person.

Ye Qian kept her hand extended, but Qin Zhao showed no interest in grabbing the money bag.

She then added, "Since we’ve shared hardships today, why don’t I give you some of the gold?"

After speaking, Ye Qian also glanced at Chu Yan and Shangguan Qiu, her face always adorned with a smile.

In the dim night, a crimson light seemed to flash quickly in her eyes.

Chu Yan cooly gave her a glance, "This small amount of money isn’t even enough for an hour of my wages; don’t embarrass yourself by offering it."

Greed Soul: "..."

Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu: "...."

They had all realized that Ye Qian was possessed, as the Shariputra had shown abnormalities just as Ye Qian appeared before them. Her bizarre actions further proved this point.

She purposely took out the money bag and spoke at length merely to tempt them.

The Greed Soul hadn’t expected these three to be completely indifferent to the money bag, with Chu Yan even mocking it!

Finally, Ye Qian couldn’t maintain her smile any longer, her expression somewhat twisted.

"What is your hourly wage?"

"Sometimes millions, sometimes tens of millions. If a wealthy foreigner’s relative has a complicated illness and asks me to perform surgery, the price might be even higher."

Chu Yan answered her very seriously.

Ye Qian still failed to realize how ludicrous her bit of gold was.

"But this bag’s gold is inexhaustible; if you had this money bag, you wouldn’t need to work. And you could have as much gold as you want!"

Ye Qian stared intently at him, trying to provoke Chu Yan’s greed.

Alas, Chu Yan remained unmoved.

"The current circulating currency isn’t gold; I can’t directly use gold for transactions, it needs to be converted into our currency. If I convert tens of millions, it would definitely alert the government, thinking my gold is of dubious origin."

Chu Yan smiled and countered her, "Why would I want to do such a thankless task?"

"Then you change it bit by bit, why convert tens of millions all at once?" Ye Qian’s tone was slightly frantic, "Do you need that much?!"

"A necklace for my wife costs tens of millions; if I can’t even convert that much, what’s the point of having it?"

"...."

The Greed Soul was rendered speechless by his logic.

"Huh, since you’re not interested, just hand over your souls!"

Ye Qian’s face turned grotesque and bloodied, countless translucent faces surged from her head, causing a dense black mist to rise from her body along with eerie laughter.

"Hand over your souls haha."

"Hand over your souls hahahaha."

These laughs echoed in the forest, growing increasingly sinister and terrifying.

"It’s definitely you!"

Qin Zhao sneered, releasing the Scripture Banner he had obtained from the tomb.

It emanated a pure golden light, forming a circle, trapping Ye Qian and the Greed Soul within a specific area.

"Chu Yan, give me the Shariputra."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yan quickly passed it to her.

After receiving it, Qin Zhao channeled her Spiritual Power into it; the Shariputra didn’t emit a warning red light but turned golden, engraved with countless Sanskrit Mantras.

The Shariputra hovered above the Scripture Banner, incessantly sending scriptures towards the monster.

"Ah! How do you have Jing Hui’s things!"

The grotesque monster screamed, its soul fleeing from Ye Qian’s body.

After it left, Ye Qian’s body collapsed on the ground, her face unrecognizable, as if gnawed by wild beasts, leaving only bleak white bones; her previous appearance was entirely an illusion.

When the Swallowing Elephant had its physical form, its cultivation was near Ascension, making even Qin Zhao no match for it.

But he had to abandon his physical body and possess a human’s body to escape the tomb.

This greatly reduced his strength.

Qin Zhao and Master Jinghui’s most powerful magic artifact left the greed soul unable to fight back.

It couldn’t break free from the scripture banner’s binds, only to endure the hits from the scripture spells as if thousands of monks were chanting beside it.

The Shariputra, condensing Master Jinghui’s lifetime of cultivation, was immensely powerful.

It didn’t take long for it to weaken the strength of the greed soul layer by layer.

At last, a blinding golden light erupted.

The Shariputra exploded.

The greed soul was blasted into oblivion!

At the moment of the explosion, accompanied by a deafening sound, Chu Yan pulled Qin Zhao into his arms and quickly covered her eyes, fearing the golden light would hurt her.

Qin Zhao didn’t feel anything special, but both Chu Yan and Shangguan Qiu felt their souls shaken, their minds buzzing, showing the immense power of the Shariputra.

Nestled in Chu Yan’s arms, she could feel his heart racing and his breathing heavy.

"Are you alright?"

Qin Zhao looked up and asked worriedly.

The discomfort was just momentary. But when Qin Zhao asked, Chu Yan’s legs went weak, and he held her tightly.

"I feel awful."

His head rubbed against her neck, her serene scent addictive. Chu Yan felt like a kitten at home that had sniffed catnip.

He couldn’t help thinking, if it had been Qin Zhao tempting him instead of gold just now. He would have surely surrendered quickly, sinking into an irresistible obsession.

Chu Yan held her even tighter, nibbling and biting gently at her delicate, fair neck.

Initially, Qin Zhao was genuinely worried about him, then she realized something was off.

"You’re feeling bad, why are you biting and kissing all over?"

Chu Yan looked up, Qin Zhao’s eyes crashing into those deep black phoenix eyes.

"You told me to bite you."

Qin Zhao stiffened, recalling their last video call where she had indeed boastfully said, if you dare, try biting me, but she hadn’t expected Chu Yan would actually come to find her.

"Beat it!"

Qin Zhao quickly pushed him away, now sure that he was alright.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Qiu, leaning on a tree, took some time to stabilize.

After dealing with the greed soul, they finally left the mountain at ease.

It was already dark, and driving back to Imperial City was inconvenient, so they stayed another night at an inn.

Just reaching the inn’s entrance, Chu Yan let Qin Zhao and Shangguan Qiu go in first as he needed to park the car.

"Go to the front desk later, get another room."

Qin Zhao instructed before leaving, not planning to stay with him.

Chu Yan didn’t respond, silently watching her walk away.

Back in her room, Qin Zhao took a bath first.

Though she had used the Dust Cleaning Technique, she still preferred bathing, as it relaxed her body and mind.

After bathing, she heard a knock on the door.

It was Chu Yan, with an innocent look, "No more rooms."

"..." Qin Zhao’s lips twitched, "You can switch to another inn."

"Why should I?"

Chu Yan barged into her room, "Why can’t a legally married couple stay together? It’s just for one night, are you that scared?"

Qin Zhao chuckled, "Who’s scared? We’ve stayed together before!"

He laughed softly, then suddenly stepped forward, slammed the door shut, pinning her behind it.