My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Wei Xie’s words struck Madam Lei and the Huang Family like a heavy blow, knowing that Lei Ming was under pressure, but he had taken the provincial examinations several times—it should have been easy for him to handle. Yet, they never imagined his burden would be so immense, nor could they foresee his folly. He’d actually ‘sold’ himself for the sake of fame and status.
“What should we do, then? What about my son?” Madam Lei wept inconsolably, suddenly seeming a decade older.
Unable to kill him and him refusing to leave, is Lei Ming’s body destined to be taken over by this Wei Xie, while her true son is gone forever?
If that’s the case, what reason do I, this old bag of bones, have to keep living? Wouldn’t death be preferable?
Seeing that Madam Lei was resigned to death, Qin Liuxi said, “Wei Xie, do you truly need this body? Does it really resonate with you, body and soul?”
Wei Xie kept silent.
It wasn’t that he needed this body specifically. Having made a pact with no further resistance, and having passed the Imperial Examination, he planned to walk this world in this body.
Qin Liuxi took out the Eight Diagrams Mirror and shone it on him, “Take a good look at this body, this appearance—is it truly what you want?”
Seeing this, Wei Xie covered his face with his sleeve, utterly embarrassed. How can a face be so ugly!
“Are you shocked by your own ugliness?” Qin Liuxi clicked her tongue and shook her head, “Judging by the age at which you died, you would be no more than twenty-two right now. In the prime of your life, gifted and talented, why hang yourself on Lei Ming, this old tree?”
Everyone: “?”
Madam Lei stopped her tears and looked at Qin Liuxi in shock. An old tree?
Mrs. Huang thought to herself, my husband will be thirty-six in two more months; old enough to be a grandfather, indeed he is considered old.
Qin Liuxi continued, “Lei Ming is quite old, not particularly handsome, and has only recently become a scholar. He does not hail from a prestigious noble family. If he were to serve in office, in terms of connections, he certainly could not compare with noble sons. To be promoted, he’d have to rely on his achievements, which would take a long time. Now, tell me, how long are you willing to fight on his behalf? Also, he has a wife and children—do you plan to be their cheap stepfather?”
Wei Xie laughed and said, “Are you trying to talk me out of this? This face may be ugly, but as long as I am here, I can always save it with my presence. As for his wife and children, it’s not so bad inheriting ready-made offspring if they are willing.”
Mrs. Huang was both angry and annoyed, her face blushing with embarrassment.
“I am indeed trying to talk you out of it. If you were once a lay disciple training in Daoist Skills in a Taoist Sect and familiar with the Heaven and Earth Contract, it means you have a deep understanding of Daoist Skills. Why not join me instead?” Qin Liuxi said, “You want to witness the vitality and splendor of this world, but you don’t necessarily have to use his eyes. Come with me, and I can also let you walk in the sunlight.”
Wei Xie’s eyebrows raised slightly, “You want to help me possess another body?”
“In your dreams!” Qin Liuxi glared at him and said, “I come from the Righteous Path, why would I do such a thing that harms others without benefiting myself? I am only going to help you create a false body.”
Wei Xie was surprised, did she really have such a skill?
“It can be made to look like you before you died.” Qin Liuxi said, “Think about it, walking under the sunlight in your own form surely beats using someone else’s body and looks, doesn’t it?”
“You charlatans have the most misleading tongues. What if you’re deceiving me? Then I’d be at a loss!” Wei Xie feigned concern.
Qin Liuxi: “Is there no trust left between people?”
“Let me remind you, at this moment you are the charlatan and I am the ghost!” And you are clearly trying to coax a ghost.
Qin Liuxi: “!”
Look at me holding back my temper—I’m definitely not making you a perfect hand when I create your body!
Grinding her teeth, she said, “There’s nothing good about being an official, it’s both arduous and tiring. For someone from a poor family like him, he’d surely be assigned to some remote and desolate places. Wei Jun, you come from a Noble Family, you couldn’t endure such hardship.”
Wei Xie pretended to be profound, “Being reborn, as long as one is willing to fight, one can always carve out a piece of the sky.”
Qin Liuxi intently watched him, then suddenly said to Teng Zhao: “Disciple, hand me your Qilin dagger.”
Infinite Heavenly Venerate, Laozi can’t stand this anymore!
Teng Zhao handed over the Qilin dagger.
Wei Xie was somewhat puzzled until Qin Liuxi drew the blade, revealing its gold-red body shimmering with golden light; his hair stood on end.
“Since reasoning is futile, let’s waste no more words. Come, fight!” Qin Liuxi’s toes tapped the ground, and she lunged at Wei Xie: “I’ve long found that flower atop your head displeasant to the eye.”
Amidst gasps of shock from Madam Lei and the others, Qin Liuxi’s hand rose and fell, shearing off the flower hairpin from Wei Xie’s head, along with a lock of hair floating down.
Wei Xie’s hair instantly came undone, scattering over his head.
Eastern Evil, Western Poison?
Screw that.
Qin Liuxi chuckled, her hand flicking again, and the Qilin dagger sliced his sleeve, leaving a trail of blood on his arm.
Sizzle sizzle.
Wei Xie, pressing his arm, backed away two steps, apprehensive of the dagger in her hand.
That dagger inflicted not only physical pain but also a tremor of the soul, sending chills down his spine.
Wei Xie watched as Qin Liuxi wielded the dagger carelessly, he hastily dodged, saying, “You God Stick, how can you be like this? If we negotiate, let’s negotiate; if we can’t agree, you resort to the knife, utterly unreasonable!”
“Die, old ghost, I reasoned with you and you wouldn’t listen, insisting on an argument full of sophistry; am I giving you too much face?” Qin Liuxi continued slashing through his clothes, adding, “You’d rather take the punishment than the toast, so don’t blame me for starting with courtesy and proceeding to the troops. Behold the dagger!”
Her movements were swift. Wei Xie was truly an old ghost, but he had been asleep for many years and had possessed Lei Ming, who was merely a scholar and not versed in martial arts, making his body clumsy and slow to dodge, which made it all too easy for Qin Liu to land blows.
Whiz whiz whiz, rip.
Wherever Qin Liuxi’s dagger passed, Wei Xie’s clothes were torn asunder.
Madam Lei beat her chest and stamped her feet, “Such misfortune!”
Huang Family’s shrill voice called out, “Master, please stop, be careful not to accidentally injure my husband’s physical body.”
Qin Liuxi acted as if she heard none of it, chasing Wei Xie all over the place, her dagger leaving nothing but afterimages.
“I agree, I am willing to dissolve the contract!” Wei Xie gasped and called out loudly.
Qin Liuxi stopped, not breaking a sweat, and said, “You should’ve done this much sooner, saving me the effort of carving.”
Wei Xie looked at his own body, his new gown sliced into strips dangling, his arm burning with pain. Now, hearing her complain, he couldn’t help feeling indignant: “It’s you who’s unreasonable, and now you’re blaming me?”
“I spoke reason, you wouldn’t listen, so I had no choice but to teach you how to be reasonable!” Qin Liuxi sheathed the Qilin dagger, declaring with complete confidence.
Wei Xie was furious, “You’re not afraid of damaging this body?”
“What’s there to be afraid of? The pain is not mine to feel, nor is it Lei Ming’s; it’s yours!” Qin Liuxi said with a gloomy tone: “Rest assured, even if you’re injured, as long as you still breathe, I can save you and nurse you back to health, then we can continue carving!”
Wei Xie: “!”
Indeed, times have changed; the kids nowadays are all transformed little devils, utterly toxic!