Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points - Chapter 484

Chapter 484: Chapter 476: Eerie and Mysterious_1

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If the person concerned is not willing to talk, outsiders also won’t pry excessively into someone’s background.

“Distant relatives by three thousand miles, direct relations for five hundred years. Brother Qing and I are cousins; when I introduced him to his would-be wife, it was with the best of intentions, and I believe he has never held a grudge against me. We still get along quite well when we meet, no different from before,”

Liu Shengli mentioned this matter as he glanced at his wife beside him.

Originally, it was he who had taken a shine to Liu Qing’s matchmaking prospect and, by some means, deceived her into his hands and married her. This matter, indeed, left him feeling somewhat guilty.

“Didn’t you inspect Madame Zhao’s character before matchmaking? I have heard many rumors about Madame Zhao in the village.”

Qin Niu shifted the topic to Madame Zhao.

As for Liu Qing, the honest man, he was not interested at all.

“Ah! This is something I can’t clear even if I jump into the Yellow River. Back then, she and I had privately decided to be together for life; when Brother Qing found out, he came to confront me, and there really was no other way. I could only agree to help Brother Qing find another wife.

It happened to be fate.

When I went to prepare the betrothal gifts, I met a woman escaping calamity on the road, disheveled and emitting a sour stench.

At that moment, the woman’s silhouette was quite alluring, so I thought even if she was ugly, her figure shouldn’t be bad. Brother Qing was eager to marry and also really didn’t have much wealth, so he couldn’t afford much.

This woman fleeing the calamity just needed a meal to agree.

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And sure enough, after a brief conversation with her, she consented.

So, I found a place to settle Madame Zhao, while I went to tell Brother Qing about this.

Brother Qing was very happy when he heard.

In the end, with my matchmaking, they tied the knot. Brother Qing was over the moon when he saw how beautiful and alluring the bride’s figure was. He even sent me half a pig and a whole pig’s head to thank me for the match I made for him.

It just so happened that after marrying Madame Zhao, there was still no sign of pregnancy after several years. But that kind of thing is just down to Brother Qing’s own bad luck. If it’s destined that they will have offspring, then surely there will come a day when Madame Zhao will get pregnant,”

Initially, I hoped to find out about Madame Zhao’s background from Liu Shengli.

But it turned out that even Liu Shengli didn’t know much.

Now it is basically certain that Madame Zhao was picked up along the way.

At that time, she was a wandering woman.

“Right, right, right, Shengli is very correct, having children or not is all a matter of fate. If it is not destined in one’s fortune, even if the child is born, it will be hard to raise,” Qin Niu agreed while continuing to inquire. “Liu Qing has been married to Madame Zhao for several years now, hasn’t he visited her family’s home even once?”

“He hasn’t. I asked Brother Qing about this privately once when we were chopping wood on the mountain. He told me that Madame Zhao claims all her family is gone. It’s better this way; her family being gone means no way back for her, at least she can stay honestly with Brother Qing,”

Liu Shengli viewed the issue entirely from Liu Qing’s interests.

A woman, without even one family member left, has nowhere left to go if she’s wronged by her husband’s family.

If her family is powerful, her husband’s family generally wouldn’t dare to mistreat her.

Qin Niu thought it was about enough with the probing; asking more would arouse suspicion.

Now it can be basically determined that Madame Zhao’s background is unclear, and it seems there’s nothing problematic with Liu Shengli’s family.

“Everyone has their own fate, if Liu Qing could be half as clever and capable as you, he wouldn’t end up quarreling with his wife every day. I hope that after he comes to work for me, he can get along a bit better with Madame Zhao,”

Having said this, Qin Niu stood up to take his leave.

“Alright, it’s getting late; I should be going. I’ll take this jar of wine with me, and tomorrow I’ll send over three taels of silver as my thanks for your hospitality. After the New Year, remember to come over and help me with work,”

“No need for money, this wine is a gift for you! Really no need!”

Liu Shengli and his wife got up to see him off.

Their words were exceedingly polite.

A jar of wine worth three taels of silver, how could Liu Shengli possibly not want it?

It was just the empty courtesies between adults.

“Please, no need to see me out!”

Qin Niu left Liu Shengli’s home and headed straight for Liu Qing’s house.

By this time, it was starting to get dark, though not completely so.

He stood on the village path outside, looking towards Liu Qing’s home, where the door was closed. There were no lights inside the house, no sound to be heard.

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Is Liu Qing so keen to cuddle up in bed with his wife already?

He’s young, and he married a beautiful wife. It’s been a few years with no children, so it’s understandable if he tries a bit harder.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but when he looked at Liu Qing’s house, he always felt that the building had an eerie and sinister air about it, resembling a monstrous beast in the dark night ready to swallow a person whole.

He had been considering checking out the situation at Liu Qing’s home, but Qin Niu naturally wouldn’t want to disturb their private time now.

So, he carried the jar of wine and turned to walk back.

A few Termite had already quietly landed on the ground, heading towards Liu Qing’s house.

Shuangfeng Village was Qin Niu’s territory; whether dealing with spirits or demons wanting to cause trouble here, they had to ask Qin Niu’s permission first.

He hadn’t walked far when he sensed as if there were a pair of eyes lurking behind him.

Instantly, he felt the house of Liu Qing seemed even more ghastly and frightening.

Qin Niu’s Ink Blade was still being upgraded in the city. In case Madame Zhao did have a serious problem and a fight ensued, he really had no confidence in securing a sure victory. He doubted he could even protect himself.

The wisest course of action was to pretend to be oblivious to everything.

As long as he didn’t make any overt moves, no serious danger would likely occur.

He walked away nonchalantly, and only after some distance did the sensation of being surreptitiously observed, like a thorn in his side, fade away.

“It seems there is indeed something wrong in Liu Qing’s household.”

Now, Qin Niu’s power was not weak. Ordinary people covertly watching him would not be able to induce such prickling sensation.

Only someone with strength equal or greater than his, spying on him, could bring on such an invisible pressure.

When he returned home, he stored the jar of sour wine in his study as if it were a treasure.

He planned to drink a bowl every day from now on.

In his mind, he was contemplating how to investigate Madame Zhao.

Even if Madame Zhao truly was a demon, he wasn’t afraid of her, even without the Ink Blade.

Because if necessary, he could summon the Fire Phoenix to help.

This place was Shuangfeng Village, very close to Qifeng Mountain Range. If Qin Niu called the Fire Phoenix, it could hurry over to assist.

Besides, Qin Niu’s Insect Pets and the Green Ox were formidable. Even without calling on the Fire Phoenix, dealing with an ordinary Immortal Master shouldn’t be a problem.

His Green Demon Bee swarm had already grown to several dozens and recently, he had started training them in the All-Heaven Myriad Insects Formation.

It could significantly enhance the combat abilities of the Green Demon Bees and the swarm.

The Golden Light radiated by the Green Ox was effective against most enemies. In combination with the Insect Pets, it was enough to instantly kill those in the Spirit Qi Realm and defeat the Immortal Scholar Realm.

Ironically, Qin Niu himself, without the Ink Blade, now had quite subpar combat strength.

This also made him realize the importance of a weapon.

Previously, with the Ink Blade always by his side, he didn’t think much of it. Now with the Ink Blade away for upgrading, he realized how without it, he practically lacked any impressive martial skills.

Even his strongest Slash Martial Skill required a Spirit Weapon like the Ink Blade to increase the probability of triggering special attacks.

Ordinary weapons would likely be unable to execute special effects like Critical Chop and Rupture.

“I need to instruct my wives not to contact Madame Zhao alone; it could easily lead to danger.”

Qin Niu always felt that Xu Zhenchang, a mature man who made it from scratch, wouldn’t just get carried away and have an affair with Madame Zhao, then indebted himself for her— it didn’t seem logical.

Madame Zhao dared to ask him for money, even claiming she had a gravely ill mother who needed treatment.

Yet to Liu Qing, she said she had no one left in her maternal family.

This woman was truly quick to lie.

So far, there had been no evidence of her harming anyone, just deceiving men out of some money at most.

That’s another reason Qin Niu wasn’t in a rush to confront Madame Zhao.

Just as Qin Niu was about to leave his study, he sensed that one of the Termite he had sent to Liu Qing’s house had died— died for no apparent reason.

His heart trembled slightly at the thought— was it discovered, or had the Termite accidentally trespassed into some ‘forbidden zone’ in Liu Qing’s home which led to its death?