Chapter 463 Lying

The fact that someone who could find his senior brother at the Taoist temple still sought her out to draw talismans shows that he genuinely trusted her.

Song Chunxue did not refuse and drew two portraits for him on the spot.

The man left, expressing his deepest gratitude and saying he would come often in the future.

Why did you come empty-handed?

The Taoist priest's gaze swept over the hands of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law before he turned away indifferently.

Song Chunxue was extremely embarrassed; the two of them had been so engrossed in talking that they had forgotten about this.

"Master, we didn't mean to."

"Anyway, I'm thinking of having you stay at my house for the next two days. We'll just have to bring all the good food down the mountain anyway, so it's better not to buy anything."

Mulan's intervention gave Song Chunxue a good excuse.

"Here's the thing, I've come to talk to you about something. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out, senior brother. What would you like to eat for lunch? I'll prepare it for you."

The Taoist priest sat on the steps, with a tea stove in front of him.

He wore a long robe with wide sleeves, and his slender fingers held up the teacup, making him look rather thin.

Mulan turned her head, intending to go outside and take a look.

Otherwise, she always felt that she was getting in the way of the others by standing there.

"That's settled then. I'd like to eat braised pork knuckle and have a couple of drinks tonight." The Taoist priest took two teacups from the tea tray beside him. "Your wife, come and have a cup of tea. Someone gave me some of this year's fine tea. Try it."

Mulan smiled and said, "You all drink, I don't drink tea much. The apricot leaves on this mountain are quite beautiful. I'll go out and take a look, and I'll be back in a little while."

Song Chunxue understood that young people couldn't sit still and liked to wander around.

"Okay, don't go too far. There are people herding sheep on this mountain, so you need to be careful."

Mulan responded and went around to the back, walking up the path.

Song Chunxue took a sip of tea and exclaimed in surprise, "It smells so good! Is there jasmine in it?"

"Well, I don't drink flower tea much, but someone gave me two ounces of dried jasmine tea the other day. You can take it and drink it."

There are no jasmine plants here; they're all transported from the south, and they're very precious.

Song Chunxue smiled and thanked him, "Thank you very much, Senior Brother. Then I won't be polite."

"Speak, what is it?" The Taoist priest stopped Guangxiu from adding water. "Why didn't you ask me for a prescription?"

“I’ve been busy at home and haven’t had time to think about it. Lately, those people have been like wolves eyeing a piece of meat, always coming to my house wanting to become in-laws. Some even offered to be Sanwa’s concubine.” Song Chunxue said somewhat guiltily, “I wonder if Senior Brother can cut off his unwanted suitors. He’s already married, but he’s still attracting attention. I gave him a scolding.”

The Taoist priest chuckled helplessly, “You can’t blame him. Those unwanted suitors are nothing. But it’s good that they’re gone. I’ll teach you; you can do it yourself.”

"That works too." Song Chunxue was eager to try. "How do we execute him?"

"Give me their birth dates and times, and I'll find their Peach Blossom positions. You buy a Peach Blossom Sword and hang it in the Peach Blossom position. That position should be clean and tidy, and you should avoid placing anything that attracts romance there."

Song Chunxue nodded, "I can learn everything else very easily, but why is it so hard for me to learn how to calculate the Eight Characters?"

The Taoist priest didn't look up. "It's because you're not serious and don't want to learn."

"I really want to learn it, it could save my life in a critical moment, but when I try to learn it, my mind is completely blank."

The Taoist priest shook his head slightly. "You're just lazy. You just don't like things that are like algorithms. But it's better if you can't learn them. Otherwise, you'll be doing divination every day. People with unstable minds will only suffer from it. It's better to be a little confused."

Song Chunxue nodded in agreement; she was indeed afraid of fortune telling.

If she knew what lay ahead, she would be afraid and be led by the nose.

"Their peach blossom position is in the southeast of the bedroom. Go back and take a look."

"Alright, I'll buy a peach blossom sword when I get back." Song Chunxue shook her teacup. "Actually, there's something else I need to trouble you with, Senior Brother."

The Taoist priest's gaze fell on her, and Song Chunxue felt as if he could see right through her.

"Senior brother guessed it?"

"Your inn, about Yao Man selling fake talismans?" The Taoist priest took a bite of a flower cake, his voice crisp, and caught the dry crumbs with his other hand.

"Well, if the Daoist Master is willing to go, could you please speak to her in person, Senior Brother?" Song Chunxue asked somewhat shyly. "If you don't want to see her, I can go and talk to her."

She lowered her head and waited for his answer.

"Then I want to add a dish, I'll buy a pig's stomach and stir-fry it, I suddenly really crave that taste."

Song Chunxue smiled broadly, "There are many people in my family, so I'll buy everything I need. I'll buy two pig stomachs and two pig intestines each. One meal definitely won't be enough to satisfy my cravings."

"Okay, just do it the way you always do. Restaurant food doesn't taste as good as home cooking. I think I ate your cooking once."

Song Chunxue stood up. "Okay, let's go then. After we get down the mountain, you go to the inn, and I'll go buy some meat and food."

The Taoist priest was somewhat reluctant to move, but the thought of someone preparing food made him very unwilling to get up from his woolen mat.

He stretched lazily and said, "The sun is so warm today."

“Hey, even Senior Brother can call me Yang Po now,” she looked up at the sun, which looked like a golden bowl. “Hmm, there isn’t even a cloud today, it doesn’t look like winter is coming soon.”

The Taoist priest stood up. “But the wind is quite chilly. I’ll go put on a coat.”

Before long, the Taoist priest came out wearing a slightly worn long outer robe.

"Could it be that Senior Brother deliberately wore such an old outfit just to see Yao Man?"

The Taoist priest raised his eyelids and said, "I'll keep the new one for when I go on a long trip."

“I’ve already asked the embroiderer to make a new one for you, so you don’t need to keep it, senior brother.”

The Taoist priest flicked his whisk and walked straight ahead of her. "Hurry up, stop dawdling."

Song Chunxue stuck out her tongue behind him, then went around to the back, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted towards the mountain, "Mulan, let's go back!"

The Taoist priest suddenly vanished from his spot and reappeared halfway up the mountain, kicking over the person who was harassing Mulan.

Mulan had just been fighting with him, but she was outmatched in strength and was at a disadvantage. Now, the Taoist priest kicked her, and she picked up a piece of apricot wood stick and hit the man on the head with it.

"Bang bang bang!"

The apricot wood stick had been eaten by insects and was not sturdy, so Mulan simply stepped on it and kicked it specifically at her armpits and ribs.

Before long, the person on the ground was curled up and begging for mercy.

"I was wrong, I will never do it again."

The Taoist priest said coldly from the side, "Don't stop, and don't let him off the hook either. Since he has no shame, we won't give him any either."

"Alright!" Mulan jumped up suddenly and struck him in the cheek with her elbow.

Then, she clenched her fist and punched his cheek mercilessly.

By the time Song Chunxue climbed up the hillside, Mulan had already beaten her until her face was bruised and swollen, and she was sobbing and clutching her forehead.

"Get out of here! Are you waiting to collect your corpse?"

The person on the ground felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He got up and staggered down the mountain. Because of leg pain and nervousness, he hadn't run more than a few steps when he tripped and fell flat on his face, rolling down the steep slope upside down. The person was so frightened that he didn't utter a sound.

"It seems that it's right for young ladies from wealthy families to stay home. They're beautiful and well-dressed, but they're also easy targets for villains," Song Chunxue said indignantly. "Senior brother, you must teach Mulan more self-defense techniques tonight."

The Taoist priest nodded, looking pleased. "Good. Your wife is even more talented than you in martial arts. Every punch and kick is precise and hurts more. That guy's two teeth should have fallen out."

As he spoke, he pointed at Song Chunxue and said softly, "You've been to the clinic to get medicine, haven't you? You smell like herbs."

"..." That's it~

PS: Addendum~

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