Do You Want to Transform?

After that, Su Qing said a few more words before leading the girl up the mountain.

Watching them go, the Old White Deer stroked his beard, a small suspicion forming in his mind.

'It seems the Sovereign has taken a liking to this child! However, I still don't understand what game she is playing now.'

The Old White Deer shook his head and stopped trying to guess Su Qing's thoughts.

He turned and went to rest.

Since there was nothing to do today, there was naturally no need to run around.

On the Changbai Mountains.

Su Qing settled Bai Qingrou in a side room.

"You will stay here from now on! Additionally, there are two others in the courtyard. One is a white-haired little girl; you can get along with her, as she is quite easy to talk to. As for the other, just ignore her. She has a foul mouth and a rather nasty personality. Someone left her here for me to educate, but I haven't quite managed to fix her yet."

Before leaving, Su Qing gave Bai Qingrou a brief introduction to the other two residents, placing particular emphasis on Chen Nianxin.

Since that girl spoke so harshly and wasn't cute at all, she had to warn Bai Qingrou.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingrou performed a salute and thanked Su Qing, saying, "I understand, Master."

Su Qing waved her hand and said, "I don't want to repeat things I've already said several times. Just focus on your cultivation here! Familiarize yourself with the environment today, and I will teach you new things tomorrow."

Since Su Qing had decided to teach her personally, she would certainly prepare seriously before formally beginning. She was not a careless person.

Bai Qingrou nodded hurriedly.

Seeing this, Su Qing said nothing more and simply turned to leave.

After departing, Su Qing did not idle but continued with her other tasks.

As for preparing the teaching materials for the girl, that was naturally pushed to the evening.

After all, she still had other work during the day.

After Su Qing left,

Bai Qingrou sat on the bed in a daze.

Recalling everything that had just happened,

It still felt exceptionally dreamlike.

It seemed somewhat unreal,

As if it were all just a dream.

At this thought, she worriedly pinched her own shoulder. Only when the pain registered did she finally relax...

So it wasn't a dream; it was real.

"Whew. I must work even harder at my cultivation from now on. I'll strive to become the Sovereign's true disciple soon, rather than just an outer disciple."

Bai Qingrou clenched her fists, making a silent vow in her heart...

Now that she had a more concrete goal, her efforts naturally had a clearer direction.

However, her original goal remained unchanged—in fact, it had become even more defined.

Once Bai Qingrou calmed her mind,

She immediately began her cultivation.

She did not dare to be even slightly negligent.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

By now, Su Qing had prepared the new materials and began instructing Bai Qingrou.

It was only after she began teaching personally that she realized Bai Qingrou was even more obedient and intelligent than she had imagined.

Even with the more profound concepts, the girl could understand them after only one or two explanations.

'Perhaps this child really can achieve something extraordinary,' Su Qing thought as she looked at Bai Qingrou. 'But the priority now is to teach her well. As for future achievements, that is a matter for the future.'

With this thought, Su Qing became slightly more serious.

The lesson continued for quite a while.

Only after Su Qing had finished teaching all the materials she had prepared the night before did she leave.

She left Bai Qingrou there to practice on her own.

Bai Qingrou's affairs were now on the right track.

Meanwhile, in that small town far from the Changbai Mountains,

Su Qing's clone looked at the increasingly prosperous temple and its growing incense power, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

Over the past year, Su Qing had quietly done many things, finally leading the vast majority of the people in this town to believe in her. Even many people from the surrounding towns had followed suit.

Although news traveled slowly in this era, it wasn't so slow that it couldn't reach neighboring towns after a year.

Therefore, over the course of this year, Su Qing had harvested a significant amount of incense power.

Everything had successfully entered a stable phase.

It had reached the point where things could develop naturally even without Su Qing personally overseeing them.

Precisely because things were going so smoothly, Su Qing even considered leaving earlier than planned.

However, before leaving, she still had to ask for everyone's opinion.

Regardless, she felt no particular attachment to this place.

During lunch,

While everyone was gathered, Su Qing mentioned the matter to them.

The answer was somewhat beyond Su Qing's expectations.

Except for Coal Ball, it was passed by a unanimous vote.

Clearly, it was because no one had much attachment to this place...

But that was normal.

After all, this time they hadn't had much interaction with the mortals here.

Even with the neighbors, most were just nodding acquaintances.

They hadn't even memorized the names of most people.

So, what was there to be attached to?

As for why Coal Ball voted against it...

It was simply because Coal Ball didn't like riding in the carriage and suffered from motion sickness, so she naturally cast a dissenting vote.

After all, to Coal Ball, living anywhere was the same.

Seeing that no one else had any objections,

Su Qing clapped her hands and said, "In that case, we will set out in a few days!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Xin and the others naturally said nothing more.

However, little Coal Ball let out a dissatisfied protest, saying, "Why? Why do we still have to go even though I clearly voted against it?"

Little Coal Ball expressed great dissatisfaction, feeling as though her opinion was insignificant.

In truth, this didn't matter much to her; what really frustrated her was that if they left, she would have to ride in the carriage again and feel like she was dying from the sickness.

Hearing this, Su Qing raised a finger with a smile and said, "The minority yields to the majority. Since you are the only one against it, it naturally doesn't count."

"By the way, why don't you want to leave? Could it be you're afraid of motion sickness?"

At those words, Coal Ball immediately bristled, saying with a look of dissatisfaction, "What a joke! How could this General be afraid of motion sickness? I just can't bear to leave the fish here."

Coal Ball was naturally unwilling to admit her fear of motion sickness...

In her view, since no one else got sick and only she did, it was extremely embarrassing.

As a Great General, how could she be so pathetic?

So, no matter what, she could not admit it.

Therefore, after Su Qing spoke, she immediately put on a fearless front and spoke with a huff.

Seeing this, the smile on Su Qing's face remained unchanged as she said, "Since you aren't afraid, then you must come with us. As for your attachment to the fish here, that's no big deal. I'll just bring a few extra for you."

Su Qing had many ways to deal with a silly child like Coal Ball.

How could a little demon be a match for an old fox like Su Qing?

Upon hearing this, Coal Ball was momentarily stunned, then nodded with a huff.

She was now backed into a corner...

If she objected, it would be equivalent to admitting she was afraid of motion sickness.

That was something she absolutely could not admit.

Seeing her nod, Su Qing propped her chin on her hand and chuckled; this little one was so easy to handle.

With Coal Ball's objection resolved,

No one else was unwilling to leave.

Thus, the departure was officially settled.

The time was set for the morning three days later.

As for the three days remaining, they were only to allow sufficient time to handle and hand over the remaining affairs.

It wasn't out of any attachment or a need for long goodbyes.

After the meal,

Everyone went about their own business.

Only Jin Xin was still researching ways to win over Su Qing.

Time passed quickly.

Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.

Su Qing had already arranged what needed to be arranged and explained what needed to be explained. Thus, the temple was completely handed over to those few demon daoists to manage, while she could boldly and confidently leave.

Su Qing wasn't worried about the safety of these demon daoists.

With her 'business card' present, she believed no one without eyes would come looking for trouble with them.

Even if some people didn't recognize her, it didn't matter...

After all, her 'business card' directly stated her identity, as well as her titles and position.

In short, Su Qing had prepared very thoroughly.

She could be completely at ease regarding their safety.

At dawn,

Su Qing rose early and went to the stables to lead the horse out.

She hitched it to the carriage.

Hu Lin'er woke up a bit later than Su Qing. When she arrived and saw Su Qing already working, she hurriedly took over the task.

This was supposed to be her job.

Seeing this, Su Qing didn't say much but stood to the side and chatted with her.

Soon, everything was ready.

By now, everyone had arrived.

Seeing everyone gathered, Su Qing boarded the carriage, ready to set out.

Witnessing this, Coal Ball, nestled in Su Qing's arms, asked curiously, "Aren't we eating breakfast?"

"We'll just eat some dry rations on the road. Besides, missing one meal or eating one won't have much of an impact," Su Qing said calmly. "Moreover, the cooking utensils have long been packed away. Taking them out now to make a meal, only to pack them again after eating, is far too much trouble."

Su Qing expressed her laziness; she didn't want to do such repetitive tasks.

Besides, it was just one meal. As immortals and demons, did they really care about one meal?

Clearly, they didn't.

So, being too lazy to move, she didn't make it.

Coal Ball was a bit dazed by these words, but she didn't argue further with Su Qing. After all, she wouldn't win an argument anyway.

Coal Ball knew very well that she wasn't as eloquent or as good at tricking people as Su Qing, so in matters that weren't particularly important, she had given up on debating her.

The group boarded the carriage.

With a shout of "Jia!" from Hu Lin'er, the horse moved at the sound, galloping toward a brand-new direction.

The carriage sped along the main road, the direction of this journey having been chosen randomly toward an unvisited area.

As before, Su Qing didn't care where they ended up.

She only needed to reach a place where her incense power hadn't yet reached.

Preferably a larger one.

On the road.

The black cat Coal Ball, as expected, began to feel motion sick again.

She lay listlessly on Su Qing's lap, looking as if she were about to die.

Seeing this, Su Qing felt a mix of helplessness, pity, and amusement.

This girl's symptoms were so obvious, yet whenever the subject was brought up, she stubbornly insisted she wasn't sick.

She really didn't know why this child showed such intense pride in such a strange area.

It felt like she was using her self-esteem on something completely useless.

But Su Qing couldn't be bothered to lecture her; everyone had their own way of living...

As long as this little one didn't harm herself, it was fine.

Su Qing stroked her fur, a wisp of magic power flowing from her hand to ease the discomfort of the motion sickness, just as she had done last time.

This was naturally a method that treated the symptoms rather than the cause, but it didn't matter. As long as the little one felt better, she would naturally stop looking so sickly.

'Speaking of which, I seem to have promised her a Transformation Pill before?'

Su Qing stroked her chin. Because so much time had passed, she had basically forgotten about it.

It was only now that she suddenly remembered.

'Mm, but this child is really something. Even though it concerns her own affairs, she hasn't reminded me once... Heh, never mind. I expect this stupid cat forgot as well. Otherwise, how could she not have come looking for me? That's not her personality.'

Su Qing shook her head inwardly, unable to suppress a smile as she rubbed Coal Ball's head again.

'When should I give it to her? Never mind, let's wait a bit longer. Once we've settled in the new place, I'll find an opportunity to give her the Transformation Pill.'

With a plan in mind, Su Qing stopped thinking about it.

Instead, she held the cat, closed her eyes, and rested her spirit.

Days on the carriage were certainly not interesting; one could even say they were a bit dull.

It almost made one want to fly directly to the next destination.

Fortunately, the scenery along the way was decent...

The great rivers and mountains of this mortal world were numerous. No matter how much one saw on the journey, it was hard to grow tired of it.

A month passed in a flash.

After a month of traveling, Su Qing and the others finally arrived at another location.

This was a small county town situated at the foot of a mountain.

The place was neither wealthy nor poor; it was quite ordinary.

However, there was no incense power for Lady Azure Spirit or the One-Leaf Bodhisattva here, and it was far from the last place they had planted their faith.

So, Su Qing and the others settled down here.

Just like in the past,

They purchased or rented a property.

Then they repeated the old, tried-and-true routine.

And so, everything proceeded step-by-step.

Another month passed.

One day,

Su Qing sat on the roof, looking at the towering mountain, with little Coal Ball lying beside her.

"Little Coal Ball, have you ever thought about wanting to transform into a human?"