Yin Jin'an had brought nearly three hundred taels of silver from the Cui family today, so she naturally didn't want to make herself and Jiu Tian suffer. She said, "Let's stay at an inn."

Jiutian set a taboo at the old house of the Cui family, because the grain given by Landlord Wang was there and could not be stolen.

Landlord Wang's servant carried Yin Jin'an and Jiu Tian to an inn in Longmen Town. The two ordered food and rice from the innkeeper and ate dinner in their room.

Jiutian ate a steamed bun and drank a bowl of egg drop soup.

Yin Jin'an placed the white rice in front of her, then vigorously picked up fish and meat with his chopsticks, saying, "Don't eat the steamed buns, eat this."

"Second Uncle, you eat it, I can't eat it."

Why?

"Too expensive."

“Eat! We have three hundred taels of silver, which you managed to get back. If you don’t eat it, are you going to let me have it all?”

"Second Uncle, I can't eat too much good food. If I eat too much good food, I'll get sick."

"Was it your master who said that?"

"Um!"

"Next time I see him, I'll definitely cripple him!"

Yin Jin'an gritted her teeth as she looked at her leg. When would it heal? There were too many people who deserved to be crippled; they were all waiting in line!

I've never seen a master like this before. He dresses and eats well himself, yet he instills this kind of thinking in his children: eating well will make them sick? Is this master definitely not a bastard?

(Yu Chanzi: Achoo! I healed your leg so you could break mine?)

But no matter what he said, Jiutian just wouldn't eat, and instead gnawed on the steamed bun.

Yin Jin'an was furious. She grabbed the food and shoveled it into her mouth in a huff: "If you don't eat, you won't grow tall. You'll always be a short, spinning top. Everyone who sees you will want to punch you."

Jiutian chuckled and said, "Second Uncle, you're so handsome, even when you're angry you're still handsome."

Yin Jin'an paused. Indeed, people had always said he was good-looking since he was a child. Yin Jinzhuo even tried to harm him and found the heir of the Marquis of Dingyuan, who was known for molesting young boys, to disgust him.

In a fit of rage, Yin Jin'an crippled the heir of the Marquis of Dingyuan.

As he grew up, anyone who dared to flirt with him was beaten to a pulp or killed by him.

His notoriety spread far and wide; everyone thought he was cruel, domineering, and a terrible person.

Thinking of this, his face darkened, and he said to Jiutian, "You are not allowed to say that again, or you will be kicked out and not allowed to stay by my side."

Jiutian's face fell: "Oh, I understand, Second Uncle. I won't say it again."

But my second uncle is clearly handsome, even more so than my fellow students.

The two had just finished their meal when Landlord Wang arrived.

When he arrived, he brought maids and servants with him. He said to Yin Jin'an, "The old house of the Cui family is not suitable for living. If you don't mind, I have two other houses in this town that are empty. Why don't you choose one to stay in?"

Yin Jin'an refused.

With the three hundred taels of silver in hand, if they used it sparingly, he and Jiutian could easily survive for three months.

He'll definitely recover in three months and take Jiutian away from Longmen Town.

He wanted to go back to Da Gan, back to his Shi An City, back to his Dong Ying Prefecture, to see the Living Guanyin and Li Yunmu.

"No, Jiutian and I have spent three months in this inn. We're leaving after this."

Landlord Wang asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"

"It's not convenient to say right now, but I'm not going to stay in Longmen Town for the rest of my life."

Landlord Wang nodded. This young man in brocade robes is no ordinary person; he is just as extraordinary as those in the Nine Heavens.

"But I wish to do my part and take care of you all." Landlord Wang called the servants and maids outside the door to come in. "Da Bao, help the young master in brocade clothes wipe his body. Xuan Ling, serve Master Jiu Tian as he takes a bath."

The innkeeper brought over two large wooden tubs, one for Jiutian to bathe in and the other for Yin Jin'an to wash her hair and body.

The inn provided hot water, and Da Bao and the innkeeper carried hot water back and forth several times. They took Yin Jin'an's hair apart and washed it three times, making sure her hair was clean. They also washed her body several times, making her look very clean.

It's a pity he had a leg injury and was still in a splint, otherwise he probably would have had to wash himself in a basin of black water.

She was clean in nine days, and her little face was flushed as she soaked in the warm water.

Xuanling discovered something extremely strange: she couldn't tell whether Jiutian was male or female!

Logically speaking, a four-and-a-half-year-old Taoist priest should be a boy, right? He should have a small teapot-shaped face, right?

But she couldn't see the crucial point that distinguishes men from women—she couldn't see it!

How could we not see Jiutian when he was clearly not wearing any clothes?

All she could do was scrub her clean and make her feel nice, then she changed into the new Taoist robe that Landlord Wang had prepared for Jiutian.

Jiutian asked Xuanling, "How much is this new Taoist robe?"

Xuanling smiled and said, "Little Master, just wear it. It was bought for you. Besides, if you don't wear it, no one else can."

"No, go and ask how much the Taoist robe costs. That's very important!"

Xuanling went out and asked Landlord Wang. Landlord Wang used black silk, which was skin-friendly and not bad, but it wasn't as exquisite as Yunni's.

Based on the current price of cloth, he roughly calculated and said, "It's worth about two taels of silver."

Landlord Wang added that no one wanted their benefactor to know that the things they bought were cheap, low-quality goods.

Xuanling returned and told Jiutian. Jiutian nodded. She could afford the two-tael silver Taoist robe.

After putting on a close-fitting undershirt, he changed into a new Taoist robe.

She had just finished putting on her Taoist robe and asked Xuanling to help her dry her hair when she heard a "thump" as something heavy fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Yin Jin'an's hoarse scream rang out—"What on earth is going on?"