How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 52: Which brand of diapers do you like?

The old man's expression was somewhat strange, because he scanned Chen Qi with his spiritual sense and found that the latter did not exude any spiritual energy at all, clearly indicating that he was just an ordinary person.

Of course, it could also be the result of cultivators concealing their spiritual energy, but even the old man himself doesn't know such advanced techniques.

Even those who know how to do it find it difficult to completely contain all the spiritual energy; some of it will inevitably leak out.

No matter how you look at it, this young man in front of me doesn't seem to be any stronger than the old man himself.

"You are...?" The old man hesitated, unsure of Chen Qi's identity.

Chen Qi smiled slightly, raised his right hand, and showed the ring that proved he was the owner of the bookstore.

Who is the owner of Qingcheng Bookstore?

Qingcheng Bookstore is so famous that anyone who has spent some time in the cultivation world has heard of it.

The old man had naturally heard of the ring that served as proof of the bookstore owner's ownership.

"My apologies, I didn't realize you were the owner of the bookstore." The old man then realized, but there was still a question.

So, is Chen Qi an ordinary person or a cultivator?

If he were a cultivator, Chen Qi would seem far too young. To be able to completely conceal spiritual energy at such a young age is beyond immeasurable potential; he is even stronger than himself!

But if it's an ordinary person... what does it mean for a bookstore to hire an ordinary person as its owner? Has that woman surnamed Shen finally gone mad?

The girl also looked Chen Qi up and down with a strange expression. Unaware of the technique for concealing spiritual energy, she asked, "Are you an ordinary person?"

"Me?" Chen Qi shook his head repeatedly. "I'm at least a first-level cultivator, right?"

"Then why can't I see anything when I try to see you with my spiritual sense?"

Chen Qi then remembered that he had been suppressing all his spiritual energy, so he released his suppression.

The spiritual energy dissipated again, floating around Chen Qi like steam.

Ever since Bai Tong devoured all the ghosts from the Ten Thousand Demons Guild and fed them back to Chen Qi, the number of stars in Chen Qi's body has surged again. Coupled with his own diligent cultivation, no other cultivator of the same level can compare to him in terms of the amount of spiritual energy in their body.

The progress of the star map painting also saw a surge, with nearly five hundred people already depicted on the entire "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" scroll.

If anyone in the cultivation world knew about this progress and efficiency, they would probably doubt whether they were dreaming.

"How did you do that?" the girl asked, looking surprised.

"Xiang Wan!" the old man suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing this, the girl known as Xiang Wan lowered her head consciously.

In the world of cultivators, asking a stranger about their cultivation techniques is considered very impolite. After all, cultivation techniques are a cultivator's trump card, much like an ordinary person's XP. Asking about them directly will definitely offend the other person.

Not to mention that Chen Qi, standing before me, is the current owner of the legendary "Mad Dog Bookstore".

Even though he already knew this, the old man's expression still looked somewhat strange as he looked at Chen Qi.

This kid... he's clearly only a first-level cultivator, how come he can conceal his spiritual energy?

And they're so skilled at it. Unless they started learning this skill from the womb, how could they do it perfectly?

What's up with this kid?

"Let me introduce myself," the old man cleared his throat and said, "My name is Sun Qinian, and this is my granddaughter, Sun Xiangwan."

Chen Qi followed suit and introduced himself, saying, "Hello, Senior Sun. My name is Chen Qi, Chen as in old-fashioned, and Qi as in unicorn."

Another one surnamed Chen...

Sun Qinian's eyelids twitched involuntarily as the image of Chen Fuzhou's irritating expression flashed through his mind.

Does this guy surnamed Chen have some kind of special buff? He always manages to do things that are hard for ordinary people to understand?

Chen is a common surname, and there are so many people with the surname Chen in the world. Sun Qinian did not think of Chen Qi as "the son of Chen Fuzhou". "Mr. Chen is truly gifted. The technique of concealing spiritual energy is profound and complex. I did not expect that he could cultivate it to such a level at such a young age. I am truly ashamed of myself."

Chen Qi was taken aback. "Is this move difficult?"

Sun Qinian was also taken aback. "Isn't it difficult?"

"I don't know. I just felt like other people did it this way, so I tried it and it worked."

Sun Qinian: "?"

Wait a moment.

Is this Chinese?

Why didn't I understand?

What does it mean to "think that someone else did it this way, then try it out, and succeed"?

Such a niche language, how did these words come together to form a sentence?

Sun Xiangwan didn't know what had happened either, and could only look at Chen Qi and Sun Qinian with blank eyes.

After a long silence, Sun Qinian finally managed to speak with difficulty: "Well... forgive my intrusion, but when did you begin your experiments?"

Chen Qi: "Just now."

Sun Qinian: "?"

"To be precise, it was seventy-two seconds ago," Chen Qi glanced at the time. "Any other questions?"

Sun Qinian's lips were a little dry.

He finally understood what Chen Qi meant.

In other words, this person learned the method of containing spiritual energy without a teacher, and on his first attempt, he achieved a level of perfection that even he himself could not do.

Are you making fun of me?

If Chen Qi can really do that, not only will he have a bright future, he'll be an absolute prodigy!

If it were an ordinary cultivator, Sun Qinian would definitely think that this person was lying and making fun of him, but Chen Qi was wearing the bookstore owner's ring on his hand, which greatly increased his credibility.

Because Qingcheng Bookstore never supports idlers!

"Truly...truly, heroes have always emerged from among the young," Sun Qinian finally managed to stammer after a long pause, his face turning green with frustration, "Mr. Chen is indeed exceptionally talented..."

Chen Qi thought it was just polite talk and replied, "Senior Sun, you flatter me. You're quite good yourself."

Sun Qinian: "..."

Although he knew it was an unintentional remark from a junior, Sun Qinian really had the urge to slap Chen Qi.

"Oh, right," Chen Qi said, remembering his business, "what brings you two to the library?"

Chen Qi glanced at the Sherlock Holmes stories Sun Xiangwan was holding. "Are you two just here to read?"

"Of course not," Sun Xiangwan said, patting her unremarkable chest. "I'm here to investigate a case!"

Investigating a case?

Chen Qi's eyes flickered slightly. "What case?"

"That's how it is," Sun Qinian said. "After we arrived in Qingcheng, we went to the government offices first, hoping to meet with Wang Shande, but Wang Shande wasn't there at the time, so we only met with the government officials."

"I know people in the government, so they entrusted us with some trivial matters, asking us to handle them. The paranormal events in the library were one of the tasks they entrusted us with."

Sun Xiangwan, with a touch of pride, put her hands on her hips and said, "My grandfather is the current head of the Sun family in Penang! Impressive, right!"

Chen Qi was stunned for a moment.

"Wait a minute, Senior Sun, I have a question," Chen Qi said with a somewhat strange expression, "who are the new recruits from the Sun family participating in the new talent evaluation this year?"

Before Sun Qinian could answer, Sun Xiangwan hummed in response, "Of course it's me!"

Chen Qi: "..."

Hey!

Why is it a woman?!

Sun Qinian sensed something was amiss and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Qi did not answer Sun Qinian's question, but turned to look at Sun Xiangwan.

"Miss Sun."

"What are you doing?"

Chen Qi hesitated for a moment before asking.

"As for disposable diapers... do you prefer Chips or Pampers?"

Sun Xiangwan: "?"