Chapter 485 Concentration

"Pretty much, but it was all his own choice. Meeting you, though he was demoted, was a stroke of luck for him. If you can uphold justice, you will be blessed."

Song Chunxue nodded, thinking about everything that had happened since her rebirth, and rediscovered her mission.

She felt much calmer and stood up to bow respectfully, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother."

The Taoist priest put down his teacup and said thoughtfully, "Junior brother, you need to do me a favor."

"What kind of help?"

For the first time, she saw embarrassment, struggle, and distress on her senior's face.

"Could it be that Tang Yuxiu wants my senior brother to return to secular life?" she asked boldly.

The Taoist priest took another sip of tea. “I ran into her on the street yesterday. We chatted in a teahouse. I could tell that her husband was in poor health and probably wouldn’t live much longer. He was keeping a mistress and didn’t want to come home, but he couldn’t do anything to her because of her abilities. She said she wanted to contribute money to build our Taoist temple and asked me to teach her how to cultivate.”

His eager gaze fell on Song Chunxue, "So, I'll have to trouble you to teach her, junior brother."

“Me?” Song Chunxue laughed. “Senior brother, you know that when she made this request, she wanted to spend time alone with you. She’s so old, and she’s a woman with a lot of power. She must have something to gain by paying for this.”

She was not going to take on this thankless task that would offend people.

She gently shook her head. "Senior brother, we don't necessarily need her money. If you're short of money, give me two lucky charms. I'll travel around for the next few days and maybe I can earn more money than before. Why make things so difficult for me?"

The Taoist priest sighed, “That’s what I thought too, but I know she’s the most troublesome love interest I’ve ever had. The time isn’t right yet, and the calamity is unavoidable.”

Song Chunxue suppressed a laugh, "I'm curious, what's the oldest person you've ever met who's so popular with women?"

“There are also people in their seventies and eighties. The longest-lived person I've ever met was someone who kept his childhood sweetheart in his heart and lived to be ninety-nine. The flood separated them, and he kept searching for her. On the day he received news of her death, he passed away suddenly. Rather than being a peach blossom, it's more like an obsession. The word 'peach blossom' is not dignified.”

Song Chunxue nodded, "Never mind, let's not talk about that. Give me two lucky charms first."

The Taoist priest handed her a small red cloth bag. “We are brothers, truly brothers. I’ve been looking at the terrain these past few days and I’m a bit greedy. I’ve gone from having just one hall to wanting three halls, front and back. The patriarch is very pleased. I’ll leave this money-making business to you.”

"But junior brother must understand that there is no income without expenditure. If you want money to come in, you must have something to spend."

Song Chunxue smiled and nodded, "I understand. I have already discussed it with the bookstore owner. We will give away thirty books every day to children who cannot afford to study. If they study well, I am willing to pay for their tuition and cover all the books."

The Taoist priest was very pleased and clapped his hands, "Good, junior brother, you've impressed me. I'll treat you to a drink when I have some free time in a few days."

"Then it's settled. Senior brother owes me a drink."

Let us use the newly kindled fire to brew new tea, and enjoy poetry and wine while we are young.

A new line of poetry she learned.

How fortunate we are to be able to enjoy poetry and wine together while we are young.

...

The next day, the two brothers went out together to go to the Wang family.

Outside the courtyard gate, Song Chunxue saw Xie Zheng, who had also just come out.

Xie Zheng, wearing his official boots, was about to climb into the carriage when he saw that the two of them were both wearing Taoist robes and carrying a lot of belongings. He stopped at the carriage door.

"Are you all going to exorcise demons or monsters?"

The Taoist priest smiled. "Yes, what is Lord Xie going to do? Would you like to come along?"

"No, I have to go to the yamen to hold court and handle a case. The demons I can see are also waiting for me to deal with. We're all going down the same path, so we're not really going to the same end." Xie Zheng smiled slightly. "Sister Song, are you still holding a grudge?"

"Huh?" Holding a grudge?

The Taoist priest tapped her back with his whisk, lowered his voice but didn't move his lips, "Say hello, you're a grown woman. They didn't even take it to heart, and you're still holding a grudge. You're just being vengeful."

Song Chunxue realized what was happening and couldn't help but smile and wave at him.

"Then you must be careful of villains causing trouble. Be more tactful, hire more strategists, and find more experts to protect you. The people need you."

Xie Zheng laughed out loud, "It's rare to hear Sister Song say something so pleasant, thank you."

After saying that, he climbed into the carriage.

Song Chunxue turned to look at the Taoist priest, her brows furrowing slightly. "What do you mean? Does he think I spoke rudely?"

The Taoist priest walked ahead with his chest held high, saying, "You've hit a nerve. You have no sense of subtlety. How can that sound pleasant?"

"..." Why not just say it outright? Are you going to accept their kindness while pretending to be deaf and dumb?

She couldn't do such a thing.

Rather than dragging it out, it's better to die sooner and be reborn sooner.

"But what if they're willing to live a life of semi-obscurity, without seeking any results?"

The Taoist priest's voice gently entered her ears.

Song Chunxue was surprised, "You're not a mind reader."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "How stupid would he be? I'm afraid it would shorten my lifespan."

"..." It's like playing the lute to a cow.

Upon arriving at the Wang family's residence, Wang Yong's eyes were covered in bruises. Unlike his previous arrogance, he now looked at the Taoist priest as if he wanted to kneel down before him.

"Master, you've finally arrived. I've been having nightmares every night lately, and I'm in a daze. I was even scolded by Wang Can, who said I deserved it..." At this point, this grown man began to shed tears. "My family wrote to say that they've also asked at the temple, and everything matches up. It's very troublesome to resolve. Please, Master, save us."

The Taoist priest helped him up.

“Since I’m here, it means I promised to handle this.” After he sat down, he changed the subject, “But you haven’t apologized for what you did to my junior brother that day.”

Song Chunxue looked at her senior brother, then arrogantly looked at Wang Yong.

“That’s right, making me your concubine makes me feel nauseous just thinking about your name. I’m afraid that one day I might become petty and this will become a mental obsession I can’t get over. I’m thinking of some other way to get rid of this demon…”

"I'm sorry, it was Wang who spoke rudely and disrespectfully to Master Song, offending you and making me feel extremely guilty. You can hit me or scold me, but I will never fight back."

Seeing Wang Yong kneeling on one knee in front of her, Song Chunxue looked at her senior brother in surprise.

"I hope you are truly repentant. Women may not be as good as men, but you can't treat women like livestock. Even when people choose a cat, they have to be sincere and sign a contract."

Wang Yong nodded repeatedly.

Anyway, for the sake of immediate peace, this bastard is putting on a complete act today.

"Alright, enough talk. Junior brother, give it a try and send the soul away first."

Hearing the Taoist priest's words, Wang Yong became anxious.

"Master, aren't you going to make a move?"

"If my junior brother can't solve it, then we'll talk about it. Don't worry, my junior brother is no slouch."

Wang Yong was extremely unwilling, but to no avail.

Song Chunxue chuckled inwardly, then steadied herself, took the peach wood sword given to her by her senior brother in one hand, and stood in front of him.

"We are aware of your grievances. This person has received his just punishment. Don't be too attached to it. Go and be reborn in peace. You will surely be reborn into a good family in your next life."

As she spoke, she closed her eyes, drew a talisman in the air with her finger sword, and struck Wang Yong.

Her ears were filled with angry shouts, cries, screams, and curses.

That day, she didn't see clearly that Wang Yong had more than two lives on his hands.

"Junior brother, concentrate!"