Chapter 105 - Chapter 105: Chapter 100 Keeping a Thought i (1/2)

Chapter 105: Chapter 100 Keeping a Thought i

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“Sure, no problem. Please tell me the name of the deceased and the names of the descendants. It’s already late today and we don’t have enough time. After I have someone make it tomorrow, I’ll bring it over and bury it,”

To set up a tombstone at the head of a grave, it must be partially buried in the ground.

The owner was very professional; as long as there was silver money, he made sure everything was taken care of properly.

“Xiao Qing, what was your grandfather’s name?”

“His name was Tang Qian.”

Qin Niu turned his head to look at the funeral service owner.

“Her name is Yao Xiaoqing, the granddaughter of the deceased, whose name was Tang Qian,”

The owner recorded it one by one.

“I’m entrusting this matter to you then. Will it be ready by tomorrow?”

Qin Niu might have been just sixteen years old, but he was careful and shrewd in his actions.

Worried that the owner might take the silver money and not complete the task, he definitely needed to remind him.

“Yes, it will definitely be ready by tomorrow,”

The owner’s answer was very definitive.

“I’ll come by to check in a couple of days. You know what I do for a living, and if you take the money but don’t get the job done, don’t blame me for turning a cold shoulder.”

“Of course not! In our line of work, competition is fierce. If we had no integrity, we wouldn’t last long. Besides, how dare I offend someone like you, Insect Master? Even with three times the courage, I wouldn’t dare.”

The owner, around forty-five or fifty-six years old, was visibly sweating from his forehead with just a slight threat from Qin Niu.

In this world, the powerful were always respected.

You see, Insect Masters belonged to the privileged class. Dealing with a commoner like him was far too easy.

“Xiao Qing, let’s go! Next time, I’ll bring you back to pay respects to your grandfather,”

Qin Niu had no attachment to the old man.

It was entirely for Xiao Qing’s sake that he had helped with the funeral arrangements.

He had ended up spending a total of seven pieces and five maces of silver money on this old man—truly as if he owed him from a past life.

And after all that, he still had to bring home an extra mouth to feed.

Since the child was still young, and the Cultivation Technique, jade token, and the piece of cloth with blood-written characters were all entrusted to Qin Niu for safekeeping.

Wearing the garb of an Insect Master was too conspicuous, so he simply took it off.

It felt more comfortable to wear his patched coarse cloth clothes.

Xiao Qing was very well-behaved, following right behind him, matching his pace step for step.

“Hungry?”

Qin Niu turned to look at her.

“Not hungry!”

She shook her head.

“Come, let me hold your hand. The journey is rather long. If you get tired, just tell me and we’ll sit down and rest our legs before we continue,”

Qin Niu looked up at the darkening sky.

Getting home would surely mean arriving late at night.

If only he had a mount.

This time, having acquired both low-level and mid-level Contractual Talismans, the issue of getting a mount should soon be resolved.

He planned to prioritize training that calf.

Although oxen can’t match the sprinting speed or back strength of horses, their endurance and pulling strength are extraordinary.

On the road, it was common to see ox carts laden with cargo, a single ox pulling a full load with ease.

It was just that they were much slower than horse-drawn carts.

Holding her little hand, he could feel the roughness and the thick calluses.

This child must have had her fair share of hardships living with her grandfather.

To Qin Niu, enduring hardships was beneficial.

Only children who have suffered can truly mature and learn to cherish a hard- earned life.

The two of them walked along the official road, covered in dust. At first, Qin Niu deliberately slowed his pace to accommodate Xiao Qing.

After all, she was just a child.

Unexpectedly, she walked with vigorous steps, not at all slower than him.

“Can you keep up at this pace?”

“Yes! I’m used to walking in the mountains with my grandfather.”

She didn’t seem to find it very difficult.

“Heh, that’s good,”

Qin Niu tried to quicken his pace, and indeed, she kept up with him.

“Are you also practicing the Medicine King Sutra?”

“Yep!”

“What’s your level of cultivation now?”

“Around the peak of the second realm of mortals!”

He hadn’t expected such a young child to have achieved a strong level of cultivation.

“How long have you been at this stage?”

“It seems to have been over a year now, but I’ve always been unable to break through. My grandfather has bought me no less than ten Elixirs.”

Xiao Qing’s tone always carried a hint of sorrow when she mentioned her grandfather.

“Don’t worry for now. Once I’m back, when I get the chance, I’ll properly research the Medicine King Sutra. If there’s really a problem with this Cultivation Technique, I’ll teach you another one to practice,”

Qin Niu said to her.

By the time the two returned to the village, it was deep into the night, probably around ten in the evening.

This was only because Xiao Qing could keep up with Qin Niu’s pace that they managed to return so quickly.

“My house is a bit shabby, I’m not sure if you’ll be able to get used to it.”

Qin Niu opened the gate to the courtyard, and she followed him in.

“It doesn’t matter where I live, as long as I’m with you, I feel good about it. Before, when my grandfather was alive, wherever grandfather was felt like home to me. Now that he’s entrusted me to you, wherever you are is where I consider home. A broken temple, under a tree, in a cave… I don’t mind any of those,”

She said sincerely.

You could sense that she genuinely considered Qin Niu a family member.

She had developed a bond with him.

“Heh, you’re just a little child, yet your words… why do they move me so much?”

Qin Niu patted her head.

Having an extra person in the house was a good thing.

It was just one more mouth to feed, wasn’t it?

With his various abilities to make money, supporting her was entirely within his means.

“Moo!”

The calf, noticing its owner return, excitedly stretched its neck and bellowed.

With a livestock animal in the dilapidated courtyard, it felt a little less desolate.