Chapter 118
Qiu Chi had originally planned to kill them a few more times, but seeing how much they cared about their tails, and considering the extra time it would take to chase them down again, she gave up on the idea.
She only killed them once. The second time she caught up to them, Qiu Chi didn't damage their ship. Instead, she went straight for their tails, wrecking them.
She turned their once-beautiful tails into a bloody, mangled mess. Then, she took a few pieces of technology that wouldn't affect the ship's ability to fly before finally leaving a tracking spell and departing gracefully.
She was quite interested in the Mermaid Planet and planned to pay it a visit later.
Upon returning to Blue Star, Qiu Chi collected traces the mermaids had left behind, as well as the advanced technology she had taken from their ship. She then packaged it all up and sent it to the leaders of Xia Country, along with two cultivation manuals—one focused on qi refining, the other on body tempering.
To prevent any simpletons from being deceived by the mermaids' appearance, Qiu Chi deliberately drew both their beautiful and their ferocious sides.
She even added a special note: Their food is humans!
Qiu Chi didn't use a computer. She simply snuck into someone's home and left the items there.
Besides, with Xia Country's long history, the appearance of a cultivator shouldn't be too surprising.
Most importantly, this world had spiritual energy, and it wasn't particularly thin.
She didn't understand the technology and could only leave it for them to research. All she could provide were the cultivation manuals, of which she had plenty.
She had both cultivation manuals and martial arts manuals.
The martial arts manuals were from that wuxia world. At first, she had handed them out, but the Demon Sect had so few members that there was no point in giving out so many, so she stopped.
As a result, the martial arts manuals were still in her spatial ring, filling more than a dozen boxes.
Qiu Chi gave the cultivation manuals to the leaders, but the martial arts manuals could be distributed freely.
However, Qiu Chi was no fool; she certainly wasn't going to just give them away.
She returned to Qu Letong's small apartment.
A fishy stench filled the air. Disgusted, Qiu Chi cast several cleaning spells and even took out some spiritual flowers from her space to freshen the room.
Just as she finished, a call came in.
Before Qiu Chi could say anything, the person on the other end launched into a tirade: "Qu Letong, do you even want this job anymore? If you don't, then get lost! Do you really think the company can't function without you..."
Qu Letong was an office worker, and Wenren Xiu depended on her for support.
The person calling now was the company owner's daughter, who had been parachuted into her position.
Originally, she had no grudge against Qu Letong. But one day after work, she saw Wenren Xiu come to pick Qu Letong up. She was instantly stunned by his heavenly good looks and fell in love at first sight.
And so, she began to target Qu Letong.
Qu Letong had taken a week of leave because Wenren Xiu had disappeared. The leave had been approved, but now this woman was calling to berate her, clearly intending to drive her out.
Qiu Chi waited for her to finish before speaking. "Are you done? I'm hanging up then."
"Qu Letong, you..."
"Annoy me again, and believe me, I'll come over and beat you up. Ruin your face, too."
The person on the other end was frightened into silence. Qiu Chi hung up the phone.
What good could possibly come to someone who liked Wenren Xiu?
In the original story, this boss's daughter was dismembered and eaten by mermaids right in front of Qu Letong.
Wenren Xiu had even complained that he didn't get to eat.
As for the job? Qiu Chi had no intention of going back.
In five months, that group of mermaids would return with a large force. She had to use this time to make the people of Blue Star stronger.
However, Qiu Chi felt nothing for the people of Blue Star outside of Xia Country and had no desire to get involved with them. She would only focus on internal development.
She decided to set up a stall the next day to sell martial arts manuals. The price would be one thousand yuan—a clearance sale price, really.
Early the next morning, Qiu Chi went out.
At first, she just wandered aimlessly, planning to find a good spot to set up her stall. She also hoped to find some promising candidates with extraordinary bone structures suitable for cultivation. That way, she wouldn't have to do everything herself and could enjoy some leisure time.
It just went to show that Qu Letong was the heroine.
Even by wandering randomly, Qiu Chi could stumble upon a good candidate.
Qiu Chi stopped a teenager who was about to skip class and head to an internet cafe. "Young man, I see your bone structure is extraordinary. You're a prime candidate for cultivation. Would you like to cultivate with me?"
The teenager she stopped had a bit of a temper. "What the hell? Trying to scam people in broad daylight. Do I look that stupid to you?"
The boy tried to walk around Qiu Chi, but she grabbed him. "Don't go, savior of the world. Don't you want to be one?"
"Do you see the words 'stupid' or 'idiot' written on my face?"
"You don't believe me?"
The boy couldn't break free from Qiu Chi's grip and grew even more agitated. "Only an idiot would believe you."
Qiu Chi nodded. "Then you'll just have to be an idiot for once."
Qiu Chi took the boy for a spin in the sky.
The previously irritable teenager was now completely stunned. When they landed, he still hadn't come back to his senses.
It wasn't until Qiu Chi spoke that he snapped out of it. "Do you believe me now?"
The boy returned to reality. He didn't say a word, but his actions proved that he believed.
He dropped to his knees with a thud. "Master, please accept this disciple's bow!"
If they hadn't landed in a secluded alley, who knows how many people would be staring at them as if they were morons.
Qiu Chi said, "Didn't you just say only an idiot would believe me?"
The boy replied, "I am an idiot, and the idiot is me."
Qiu Chi was a little speechless. "Get up first."
The boy remained kneeling. "Does this mean Master has agreed to take me as a disciple?"
Qiu Chi shook her head. "I don't take disciples, but I can teach you how to cultivate."
The boy, showing remarkable quick-wittedness, changed his form of address. "Then can I fly like you, Teacher?"
"If you cultivate well, you can."
Qiu Chi imparted a cultivation method suitable for him into his mind, then left her contact information. "Cultivate well. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me. I have to go find other suitable candidates. The future of Blue Star rests on your shoulders."
Qiu Chi's last sentence instantly ignited a sense of heroic ambition in the boy, Li Ming. He pounded his chest and guaranteed, "Don't worry, Master! I will definitely not disappoint you."
"It's Teacher," Qiu Chi corrected him.
He just grinned without saying anything.
Qiu Chi didn't press the issue. Just before leaving, she added, "I have some martial arts manuals here. If any of your classmates want one, have them contact me. One thousand yuan each, a clearance sale."
With that, Qiu Chi left, leaving Li Ming to digest her words. He ultimately concluded that he was, indeed, special.
He shouted into the air, "Alright, Master!"
After the first, there was a second.
This time, Qiu Chi saw a girl sitting on the side of the road, crying.
Qiu Chi walked up and asked, "What are you crying about?"
The girl looked up, her eyes as red as a rabbit's. Her voice choked with sobs, she said, "My parents got divorced... they don't want me anymore... I don't have a home... sob..."
Qiu Chi really didn't know how to offer comfort in this situation.
After a moment of silence, she said, "I'm an orphan."
Qu Letong was indeed an orphan. As for herself, if one had to define it, she supposed she was too.
The girl looked at Qiu Chi with her red eyes. "Sister, you... you're so pitiful too. Don't you want to cry?"
Qiu Chi, who had never known what it was to cry: "..."
"I don't think I'm pitiful."
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