It took three days for Qin Jiu to calculate a burial site with good feng shui. Naturally, the price was not cheap. After learning the cost, he did not hesitate. He purchased the plot and buried Tang Guo’s remains.
Knowing that Tang Guo was not an ordinary ghost, he did not perform any rites of transcendence. He simply laid the bones to rest in the earth.
“You’re quite generous. That was several hundred thousand. Daoist Qin doesn’t seem stingy at all.” Tang Guo sat atop her tombstone, swinging her legs as she spoke to him with a smile.
“I’m not short of money in the mortal world. Even if I were, I could earn it back with a couple of jobs. Since you gave me that immortal sword, I should handle your matters properly,” Qin Jiu said seriously. “After looking for days, this plot has the best feng shui in the city. Warm in winter, cool in summer. If you stay here in the future, it will also benefit your cultivation.”
Resting her chin in her hand, Tang Guo watched as Qin Jiu placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone. “Daoist Qin is quite particular about appearances. Who taught you to bring flowers?”
“Isn’t that what people usually do?” Qin Jiu replied instinctively. “Don’t you like these flowers? Tell me what you prefer. I’ll buy them for you.”
“They’re fine.” Tang Guo curled her finger, and the bouquet fell into her hand. She sniffed them lightly. “Flowers wilt quickly. Elder Qin, I don’t lack money or flowers. What I lack right now are nice clothes.”
Qin Jiu froze.
Tang Guo pointed at her small white shoes and sports skirt. “This outfit is from three years ago. It’s outdated and not attractive anymore. It’s worn out too. Take me to buy some clothes.”
What Qin Jiu wanted to say was that even if the clothes were outdated and worn, they could not hide her beauty at all.
Of course, he kept that to himself. There was no need to say it and be laughed at.
“All right.”
Looking at the beautiful female ghost in her old clothes, Qin Jiu felt a bit sorry for her. “I’ll take you to a large mall. Just choose whatever you like.” He believed that exchanging twenty years of service for that immortal sword was a great bargain. Naturally, he should treat this beautiful female ghost well.
She had once been a wandering ghost. Now she had a home she could not return to. Thinking about it, she was indeed somewhat pitiful.
“Okay.”
Tang Guo floated down and followed beside Qin Jiu. He hailed a taxi and told the driver to go straight to the city’s largest mall.
About fifteen minutes later, one human and one ghost arrived at the mall. They went directly to the women’s clothing floor. It was Qin Jiu’s first time in such a place. In the nearby rest area, many men were waiting while most women happily tried on clothes.
Dressed in a Taoist robe and walking among countless women while examining women’s clothing, Qin Jiu naturally drew attention. But he was used to such looks. No matter how they stared, whenever Tang Guo liked a piece, he would go over and take the size that suited her.
In just ten minutes, he was already holding ten beautiful outfits, attracting the attention of a sales assistant. “Sir… Daoist, are all these clothes for purchase?”
“Yes.” Qin Jiu nodded calmly, his expression completely serious. “Please get me a basket. I still need to buy more. I can’t hold everything in my hands.”
“Ah! Yes, Daoist, please wait a moment.”
As the sales assistant turned away, she looked utterly shocked. She had worked there for years and had seen many men buying women’s clothing, most as gifts for girlfriends.
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