Chapter 408 | I, Liu Xian, Am Not a Divine Dragon

Seeing Su Qing nod, Jin Xin smiled slightly and said, "In that case, there are quite a few types of shops I could open..."

"Indeed... so have you decided what kind of shop you want to open?" Su Qing asked, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at Jin Xin.

"I haven't decided yet. Can I open a shop that sells poison? I... am probably best at using poison."

"..." Su Qing fell silent upon hearing this.

How should she put it?

She never expected this girl would want to open a shop like that.

This Scorpion Spirit with a hole in her brain—the hole was likely quite deep.

"Let's forget about that... if you open a shop selling poison, it'll probably be shut down within a few days," Su Qing said, quickly discouraging Jin Xin's idea.

Jin Xin smiled and said, "Mhm, I didn't actually plan to open a shop like that. It was just a joke."

"..." Su Qing rubbed her brow and said, "You didn't look like you were joking at all."

Su Qing felt a bit exasperated. Who tells a joke with such a serious expression?

Besides, she truly felt that the girl before her would actually open a poison shop.

After all...

Su Qing could only let out a long sigh.

She couldn't understand Jin Xin's train of thought.

"The books say that this can increase affection," Jin Xin said, tilting her head to look at Su Qing.

"..." Su Qing's mouth twitched. "Read fewer of those misleading books in the future..."

"Misleading? Really?" Jin Xin asked in confusion. "I feel... they're quite good?"

"I feel they're terrible... anyway, just trust me this once," Su Qing said with a sigh.

Seeing this, Jin Xin didn't say anything more and simply nodded. "I understand."

"So, aside from that, do you have any other shops you'd like to open? If you do, tell me first!" Su Qing said helplessly.

She was truly afraid of this girl now...

She had no idea what kind of move she would make next.

To prevent her from setting up some bizarre shop, Su Qing decided it was better to vet the idea herself.

Otherwise, things would get truly ridiculous.

Jin Xin began to think seriously...

After a moment of silence, she said, "Mhm, I'll open a tofu shop."

"Huh?" Su Qing was stunned.

Firstly, she hadn't expected her to reach a conclusion so quickly, and secondly, she didn't understand why she suddenly wanted to open a tofu shop.

Seeing Su Qing's confusion, Jin Xin explained, "Because I want to be 'eaten' by Sister Su. Mhm, saying it like that is correct, isn't it?"

"..." Su Qing exhaled a breath of turbid air and asked, "Is that cold joke a jest? Or are you serious?"

"I am serious," Jin Xin replied. "I do plan to open a tofu shop..."

"Why? Don't try to fool me with cold jokes!" Su Qing said helplessly.

Jin Xin paused; she actually wanted to say it wasn't a cold joke.

But seeing that Su Qing treated it as one, she didn't use that reason again.

Instead, she said, "I didn't know what to open, so I just picked one randomly."

Su Qing nodded. That was indeed a normal reason... she let out a small sigh of relief and asked, "In that case, do you know how to grind tofu?"

"Which kind does Sister mean?" Jin Xin was silent for a moment before saying, "If it's between two girls, I've seen it in a book. If you mean using beans, I don't know how."

"..." Su Qing exhaled sharply and said, "Jin Xin, do you have any way of speaking other than dirty jokes?"

"Dirty jokes? What are those?" Jin Xin asked, looking confused.

"You really don't know?"

"I don't... I was just answering Sister's question seriously. Because in my memory, that phrase has two meanings."

"Fine, consider it my mistake for blaming you." Su Qing's mouth twitched slightly.

She had forgotten that this girl truly couldn't be understood through common logic.

So she said, "Since you don't know how to grind... make tofu, then find a few books to learn! Once you've learned, you can start. During this time, I'll help you secure the shop next door... so you can study in peace."

"Mhm! I understand." She nodded and said, "I will study hard."

"That's good," Su Qing said. "If you have nothing to do today, just hang out in the clinic! We don't need your help with the clinic's affairs for now."

"Mhm, okay." Jin Xin was very straightforward. She nodded and went to sit off to the side on her own.

Then she just sat there, staring at Su Qing.

Su Qing ignored her gaze...

She simply called the red-faced Ao Yiyi over to her side.

"Why is your face so red?"

"No, it's nothing... I just didn't expect that Sister Jin Xin would be so... so... well, outspoken."

"Don't pay it too much mind. She's not very bright," Su Qing said, spreading her hands.

"By the way, why did Sister Su call me over? Do you need help with something?"

"Mhm, I just wanted to tell you to keep Su Qingyu away from her in the future. I'm worried she'll lead Su Qingyu astray."

"..." Ao Yiyi was silent for a while before nodding.

Given Jin Xin's personality, she really might lead Su Qingyu astray.

Especially since Su Qingyu was still a child, at the stage where her worldview was slowly being shaped...

If she were led astray, it would be a huge hassle to set her right again.

Although doing this might not entirely align with her principles, it should be fine to compromise a little for Su Qingyu's sake, right?

After all, Su Qing compromised her own principles quite often.

"As long as you don't object, it's fine!" Su Qing said. "Alright, it's time to get busy... let's get to work!"

Ao Yiyi nodded and then went to call Su Qingyu to her side.

They continued with their daily routine.

There weren't many patients today...

Su Qing and the others were quite idle.

Su Qing took advantage of this to rest her spirit.

This was so her main body could fight again tonight...

In the blink of an eye, another two or three days passed.

The shop next door, under the influence of Su Qing's Banknote Power, chose to relocate... leaving the space vacant for Su Qing.

As for Jin Xin, she had indeed spent these past few days seriously learning how to make tofu and other things.

Although Jin Xin was a bit eccentric, it had to be said that when she set her mind to learning, she was exceptionally fast...

Furthermore, to Ao Yiyi's surprise, Jin Xin's attainments in Buddhist dharma were not much inferior to her own.

For a moment, she even thought Jin Xin was a Buddhist disciple.

However, Jin Xin simply told her that she was just a Scorpion Spirit who had heard the Buddha's sermons and was not a Buddhist disciple... her high level of dharma was purely the result of accidental, slow accumulation.

Ao Yiyi was surprised by this, yet found it not entirely strange.

After all, no matter how one looked at her, Jin Xin did not seem like a normal Buddhist disciple.

Several more days passed.

Su Qing had already arranged the renovations for the shop next door...

The remaining matters didn't require much of her attention.

Jin Xin had also completely mastered the technique of making tofu... after all, it wasn't a particularly extraordinary skill.

If it weren't for the fact that the things Jin Xin was learning were quite varied, she probably would have mastered it all long ago.

As for why her studies were varied, it was mainly because Su Qing felt that plain tofu was a bit boring.

So she taught her how to make some special types of tofu.

For example, fermented bean curd, stinky tofu, and the like...

Of course, whether she actually sold those things was none of Su Qing's business... Su Qing mainly just wanted to eat them herself.

Coincidentally, there was nowhere to buy such things in Linzhou City.

That was why she taught Jin Xin how to make them.

As for Jin Xin, she refused nothing. She learned whatever Su Qing taught...

In any case, these things weren't difficult and could be learned quickly.

Moreover, for her, she was happy to learn these things...

Because the books said that the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach.

This way, she might be able to make Su Qing fall in love with her faster! Then she could fall in love with Su Qing too.

In short, Su Qing was making plans.

Jin Xin was making plans for Su Qing.

One day.

Su Qing rarely left the medical clinic, deciding to take a stroll through the city...

Lately, Su Qing had been staying in the clinic and rarely went out to practice medicine... Since the clinic was quite idle today, she left it to Ao Yiyi and the others and went out for a walk herself.

However, Su Qing didn't go alone.

She brought Coal Ball with her.

As for bringing Coal Ball, she hoped to let the fellow move around a bit and get some exercise, lest she grow fatter and fatter.

They say female cats don't develop jowls, but after eating and drinking well at Su Qing's for a short while, this little black cat had actually started to fill out... well, she'd gotten a bit chubby.

If this continued, she would eventually end up like those sparrows.

So, going out for a walk was good.

Coal Ball followed behind Su Qing.

Together, they walked down the main street.

Coal Ball didn't complain... she just curiously observed everything around her while making sure not to lose Su Qing, even finding time to chase after other things here and there.

"Where are you going?" Coal Ball asked, following behind Su Qing.

"Me? I plan to buy some paper and ink. The supplies for Qingyu to practice her calligraphy are running low," Su Qing explained with a smile. "And you ruined some of it before..."

"That was an accident... I got covered in ink too!"

"You were already black..."

"It still got on me."

"Fine, fine, fine..." Su Qing nodded.

"And besides that?"

"Treating the sick and saving people."

"Don't you usually do that anyway?"

"I do it when I'm out, too."

"I see!" Coal Ball nodded and stopped asking.

Before long, Su Qing arrived at a shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study...

She bought some paper and ink there before setting off again.

The human and the cat walked for a short while before Coal Ball suddenly trotted up to Su Qing's side.

"Eh? Weren't you carrying things just now? Where are the things in your hand? Did you lose them?"

Coal Ball noticed that the items in Su Qing's hand had disappeared at some point and couldn't help but ask:

"Do you want this General to help you look for them? This General is very formidable! I'm great at finding things."

Su Qing shook her head slightly and said, "The things aren't lost; I just hid them."

"When did you hide them?"

"When you weren't paying attention."

"How did you hide them?"

"It's a spell."

"Spells can do that?"

"Of course they can!"

"Then what is this spell called?"

"Sleeve Universe."

"Can I learn it?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because you don't have sleeves. You don't even have hands, only four paws."

"Paws won't work?"

"I haven't tried, so I don't know."

"Fine!" Coal Ball nodded in disappointment.

She had actually wanted to learn this spell... but Su Qing told her she couldn't, which made her a bit sulky.

Su Qing ignored the sulking Coal Ball.

She just kept walking until she reached the door of a certain household.

She knocked on the door, and after a moment, an old man came out to open it...

The old man looked haggard, as if he had been anxious about something lately...

"You are... are you that Goddess Doctor?" The old man was stunned for a moment before asking, "Goddess Doctor, have you... have you come here... to treat my wife?"

"Mhm, I heard your sincere prayer, so I came," Su Qing said with a nod.

"You... you really came! You... you've truly manifested? Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor... the Medical Immortal has truly manifested." As the old man spoke, he prepared to kneel and kowtow...

Fortunately, Su Qing reached out to stop him, saying, "If you truly want to thank me, you'd be better off offering a few more sticks of incense to me in the future. That's more useful than anything else."

"I, I will... thank you for saving her life, Goddess Doctor! Thank you for saving her life! The Goddess Doctor is real, she's real..." The old man suddenly began to wail, overcome with emotion.

Seeing this, Su Qing simply pointed a finger and instantly knocked him unconscious.

"Why did you knock him out?" Coal Ball asked in confusion.

"Too noisy."

"Don't you like hearing people's gratitude? I quite like it."

"It's alright, I don't hate it... but I hate it when it's too noisy. Besides, I do this every time... it's become a bit of a habit."

"I see..." Coal Ball nodded, then looked up at Su Qing and asked, "Eh? Why has your appearance changed?"

"It's a spell," Su Qing said without looking back.

"This is a spell too?"

"They're all spells."

"Can spells do so many things?"

"Of course, they can do even more."

"Then can I learn the spell to change my appearance?"