Chapter 21

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　　So Sister Qingmei is also a hard-fated person like me. Since Sister doesn’t mind, you can stay in my courtyard tonight.
　　Xu Taiping pretended to nod with great sympathy.
　　Upon hearing this, Liu Qingmei’s face immediately showed joy, and there was even a flash of excitement in her eyes.
　　Thank you, Young Hero Taiping. When Qingmei’s injury heals, Qingmei will definitely bring a generous gift to thank Young Hero Taiping for saving my life.
　　Liu Qingmei said with tears in her eyes and a grateful face.
Sister Qingmei, that evil Wolf may still be lurking nearby. If I open the courtyard door rashly maybe it will rush in. How about you turn around and help me keep an eye on the west side first? After I open the door, you can quickly rush in. This is more secure.
　　Xu Taiping said to Liu Qingmei with a vigilant face.
　　Liu Qingmei was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and then nodded repeatedly and said：
　　What Taiping said is very true. I will come to help you keep an eye on it right away. You just let me know after you open the door.
　　After saying this, Liu Qingmei quickly turned around.
And in the moment of turning around, the soft expression on Liu Qingmei’s face disappeared like a changing face and instead a fierce expression appeared. Then the corner of her mouth raised, and she whispered ina voice that was almost inaudible:
Youdaoplaceholder0, but actually dull. She didn’t notice anything even when death was approaching. How ridiculous.
　　However, just as she said this, her earlobe trembled, and the clear sound of a bowstring being tensed reached her ears.
　　“You！ ……”
　　“Sou！”
　　Liu Qingmei just wanted to escape, but the sound of the arrow breaking through the air had already exploded behind her. An arrow covered in frost pierced through her chest straight.
　　“You’re　courting　death……”
　　“Sou！”
Looking at the arrow in her chest, Liu Qingmei roared with a bronze face. However, just as this roar was about to be said, another sharp arrow broke through the air and completely through her throat.
At this time, Liu Qingmei, who had already turned around, happened to look into the eyes of the young person standing on the courtyard gate behind her. Then, with a look of unbelievable on her face, she asked:
How did you notice it?
　　“Sou！”
Xu Taiping raised his hand and shot another arrow. The arrow directly pierced through Liu Qingmei’s brow and left a fist-sized hole.
　　“Sister, remember to change to a pair of suitable shoes when you go out to collect herbs next time.”
　　In Liu Qingmei’s angry gaze, Xu Taiping continued to nock the arrow and draw the bow while speaking calmly.
　　As if having suffered a great humiliation, Liu Qingmei suddenly flew into a rage. Ignoring her injuries, she suddenly leaped up and, with her suddenly enlarged claws, clawed at Xu Taiping who was standing on top of the courtyard gate.
　　“Bang！”
　　Before Xu Taiping could make a move, a cyan light popped out from the small courtyard’s barrier. Like a heavy slap, it sent Liu Qingmei, who hadn’t died even after being hit by three arrows, flying backwards.
　　“Ah！ …”
　　Liu Qingmei, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly let out a shrill and miserable cry.
Immediately afterwards, a puff of black smoke was spat out from her mouth, and then the black smoke turned into a black whirlwind, rolling up a cloud of dust in the front of the small courtyard.
　　“Kid, unless you never come out of this small courtyard from now on, you will sooner or later fall into my hands. At that time, I will make you wish you were dead！”
　　From within the black whirlwind, a man’s roar with a shrill voice and a fierce tone rang out.
　　“I don’t seem to have offended you. Why do you want to harm me？”
This was the first time Xu Taiping had encountered such a monster. He was trying hard to calm himself down. While questioning the monster, the bowstring in his hand was pulled back again.
　　“You’ll know soon enough！”
Youdaoplaceholder0 by a burst of wild laughter, the black whirlwind roared out and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
　　“Could this be the goblin or ghost described in the jade slip？”
　　Xu Taiping murmured as he looked in the direction where the black whirlwind dissipated.
According to what was said in the jade slip, in the mountain forest where the outer sect disciples are located, besides the demons in the deep mountains, there are also goblins and ghosts haunting.
　　And these goblins and ghosts often like to attach themselves to the corpses of some wild beasts or dead people, and then deceive other living people to suck their flesh and blood and vitality for cultivation.
　　Because they are all goblins and have no physical bodies, only some magic spells can completely kill them.
　　“With such a monster hiding in the dark and making sneak attacks, it will be a bit troublesome to go hunting around in the future. The most crucial thing is that I know nothing about it yet.”
　　Xu Taiping took a look at the corpse on the ground and then slightly furrowed his brows.
　　In this situation, it should be possible to inform the sect, but after this period of understanding, he very clearly knows that even if he reports it to the sect, no one will come to check.
　　In his eyes, these outer sect registered disciples like himself are dispensable existences, and the sect will not spend too much energy on them.
　　“Hoo…”
　　Just as Xu Taiping was having a headache about how to guard against that ghost in the future, a gust of gloomy wind suddenly blew again at the entrance of the courtyard.
　　At this time, the sky had completely darkened, so when this gloomy wind blew, it gave people a particularly creepy feeling.
　　“Could it be that the ghost has come so soon？”
　　Xu Taiping immediately set his expression on guard, drew his bow and arrow, and looked westward to search.
　　“Young man, I’m here.”
　　And just when Xu Taiping found nothing, little green fireflies suddenly flew out from the female corpse in front of the door, and finally turned into an almost transparent female figure.
　　This virtual shadow was exactly the same as the appearance of the corpse on the ground.
　　“How dare you show up？”
　　Xu Taiping immediately aimed the arrow in his hand at the virtual shadow of the woman.
　　Before the freezing period, although the bow and arrow in his hand could not kill the soul of the ghost, the arrow wrapped with the residual glow true energy could still cause them some damage. This was also mentioned by True Monarch Ziyang when he gave lectures.
　　“Young man, spare my life, young man, spare my life. I was just coerced by that changgui, and I had no choice but to come here to deceive you into going out.”
　　The soul of the woman kept pleading for mercy.
　　“Changgui？”
　　Seeing that her tone didn’t seem to be fake, and hearing her say the identity of the previous ghost in one word, Xu Taiping immediately moved the bow and arrow in his hand aside a little.
　　“Yes, that is exactly a changgui. I was killed by him at that time and became his ghost servant, being humiliated by it every day.”
　　When the female ghost spoke, she gritted her teeth, and her eyes were full of remorse and hatred, looking really hating the changgui extremely.
　　However, having just had that lesson, Xu Taiping naturally wouldn’t easily believe her one-sided words, and even more wouldn’t go out of the courtyard gate to meet her.
　　“Young man, don’t worry that this little girl will harm you. This little girl’s original soul was already incomplete, and just now she was also hit by three arrows you launched with true qi. At most, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, this little girl will be scattered to pieces.”
　　The female ghost’s soul seemed to see Xu Taiping’s thoughts and quickly explained to him. But when she spoke to the end, her tone was full of desolation.