Chapter 1042 What did you say?

Men can earn their own fame and fortune through examinations, and women can choose the path they can take from among thousands of options.

Nothing in this world is difficult if you set your mind to it.

Not long after, the eldest brother arrived leading two horses.

"Auntie, you can ride a horse, right?" Jiang Yeming had a heavy cloth bag hanging from his chest. "I brought you some dry food and a water bottle. Eat if you get hungry on the way."

I don't know why, but the eldest brother seemed very happy and enthusiastic.

The key issue wasn't the one or two taels of silver, but rather sending someone to the county.

“I’ve ridden a donkey before,” Zhang said with a smile. “When my husband married me, he led a donkey. I practiced for a long time before I got married. A horse is almost the same as a donkey.”

Looking at the high horse's back, she thought that even if she couldn't ride, she would crawl.

Once a decision has been made, there's no going back.

"Mother, I'll be going now." The eldest son waved his hand. "I'll find Aunt Zhang a carriage to go to Jincheng, and I'll also find her an inn to stay at tonight. Don't worry."

Song Chunxue nodded and stuffed a string of coins into Zhang's arms, saying, "Go with peace of mind, you will have a safe journey."

She had already cleverly divined for her; the journey would be smooth sailing.

It all depends on how determined she is.

Zhang bowed deeply to Song Chunxue, saying, "Thank you, Daoist Song."

In the evening, Song Chunxue made jelly and potatoes to cover herself with.

Sanwa ate two bowls of potato quilt and patted his belly contentedly. "It's been so long since I've had Mom's potato quilt. The cook at home is alright, but Mom's cooking is still the best."

She took the bowl to the kitchen again, saying, "I'll have another bowl of cold noodles, burp~"

"Eat less, you won't be able to sleep if you're too full," Song Chunxue couldn't help but urge. "Eat until you're about 80% full, okay?"

“Master, we don’t usually eat a lot. We only indulge ourselves occasionally when we’re out. Don’t worry, we’re still young, we’re not afraid.” Changfeng reached out for her bowl, “Master, would you like a bowl too?”

"Then, half a bowl." She actually felt full, but she couldn't not eat the jelly.

Zhang Chengxuan handed the bowl to Tudan'er, gesturing for him to cut a bowl for himself as well.

Clear and translucent mung bean jelly, topped with a spoonful of chive blossom oil, a spoonful of chili oil, a spoonful of salt, and drizzled with thyme-infused broth—who could resist?

He looked at Song Chunxue, "Did Master Song fill in for someone at our Taoist temple today?"

"Huh?" This was a fresh way of speaking, and Song Chunxue chuckled. "Senior brother doesn't agree?"

"No, it's just that I feel my junior brother is becoming more and more meticulous in his work, and he thinks things through very thoroughly." He lowered his voice as he said this, "I ran into Bai Xian'er today. She said she would invite the two of us to a banquet for drinks, but she was worried that there would be too many people and she wouldn't be bringing the children."

I understand. My senior brother means that they will go to keep their appointment after the children have gone to sleep.

Song Chunxue smiled and nodded, "The hour of You (5-7 PM)?"

"Hmm." Hearing his disciple's heavy footsteps, Zhang Chengxuan moved a little further away. "My disciple didn't learn sword control well as soon as he heard about it. Even a cultivator's footsteps are so heavy. He could fall off the sword if he stood on it. Tsk, he's hard to teach."

"Wouldn't it be very dangerous to fall down?"

"That's right, he cut two gashes on his thigh, but he managed to get on the ground. However, he couldn't fly far because he kept rubbing against Wuji's sword."

They are indeed difficult to teach, even after so many years.

"Did you have any success today?"

"Locating the burial site by dividing the gold?" Zhang Chengxuan picked up the cold noodles that Tu Dan'er had hurriedly put down, took a sip of the clear soup, and sighed with satisfaction.

"Something's up?"

Zhang Chengxuan mixed the salt grains together and said, "We made a new discovery. Dozens of miles northeast of here, there is a large tomb with guards. We ran over and talked to the tomb keeper, and then twenty or thirty people suddenly appeared and wanted to fight us. Luckily, we ran fast, or we wouldn't have made it back."

At this point, he lowered his voice, "Don't bring this up again, it's easy to set a bad example. What if, one day when we're gone, these kids have bad luck and start digging up graves? Wouldn't that corrupt their character?"

“That’s true, then we’ll teach less in the future.” Song Chunxue also slurped a couple of mouthfuls of cold noodles. “In the future, we’ll try to save as much as possible so that they can have enough to eat and wear when we’re gone, unlike our senior brother.”

Zhang Chengxuan glanced at her. "I still prefer talking to Lord Xie. I love listening to him speak."

That's true.

"It's been years since we last met, I've missed you terribly." Zhang Chengxuan said in a consultative tone, "When you two reunite, I definitely won't bother you for the first two days, after all, absence makes the heart grow fonder, but in the following days, could I go out with him alone for a few days, maybe go out for drinks with some people?"

"Hmm?" Song Chunxue seemed to understand. "That works too."

But something's off.

"You've already decided who you're going to see?" she asked curiously.

"I guess so. Actually, I've had quite a bit of contact with that monk over the past few years." Zhang Chengxuan avoided her gaze. "But don't worry, I didn't reveal my junior brother's privacy."

"What kind of privacy can you possibly know?"

"For example, you and Lord Xie want to become Daoist partners?"

"..." Song Chunxue wanted to roll her eyes, but at her age, as an elder, her upbringing did not allow her to do so.

"Do you want to know what that monk's current situation is?" Seeing her dissatisfaction, Zhang Chengxuan coaxed her gently.

Tell me about it.

"He has switched to Taoism."

"What?"

It was hard for Song Chunxue not to be surprised that a monk had turned to Taoism.

"That's right, he's a Taoist. Two years ago, he had a major falling out with the abbot and the others, and they couldn't change his mind in the end. On the surface, he's a monk, just going through the motions, but in private, he's already an outer disciple of Baiyun Temple."

Song Chunxue was speechless with shock. "It can be like this?"

Wow, his brain is so sharp after shaving his head! He can still do something like this. Those masters and abbots who went to great lengths to help him pass his tribulation must be furious.

"The integration of the three teachings is not impossible. He happened to obtain a book, although half of it was burned, but he loved it and studied it repeatedly every day, saying that he wanted to learn the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism so that his trip would not have been in vain."

Song Chunxue asked curiously, "What about the girl who admires him?"

"After becoming his junior brother, the two became like-minded Daoist friends, focusing solely on Daoist practices. They were even amazed by the commonalities among Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. When they got together, they would compete to see who had read more books," Zhang Chengxuan said. "That girl seems to have fallen in love with a swordsman from the martial arts world. They fell in love at first sight and are probably getting married soon."

"..." The world is full of wonders, and Song Chunxue never expected things to turn out this way.

"Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you in advance, so you won't be too surprised and become a laughing stock."

"When?" She savored the cold noodles in her bowl carefully; otherwise, she would have to eat another bowl to be satisfied.

"My senior brother said that someone appeared in the capital and claimed to be a descendant of Master Han."

"Cough cough cough... cough cough cough, cough cough," Song Chunxue choked on a mouthful of soup, "Huh... what did you say?"