Chapter 487 Intertwined Fates

Song Chunxue nodded, "It is my honor to be invited by my senior brother."

The Taoist priest shook his head helplessly.

“You are becoming more and more like a seasoned Taoist. It would be better if you focused on cultivating the Tao, abandoning the seven emotions and six desires, and persisting in pure cultivation. In a few years, you may surpass me.”

"Surpass my senior brother?" she joked. "It's possible to be ahead of my senior brother, but not anything else. Don't try to fool me. I know my own limitations."

Just as the Taoist priest was about to say something, he heard someone approaching from outside the door.

"Knock knock knock".

The next moment, a knock sounded on the door.

The two brothers exchanged glances and both guessed who the newcomer was.

The Taoist priest sat down helplessly, while Song Chunxue gloated, "I'll go open the door."

Sure enough, standing outside the door was Tang Yuxiu, her face radiant with girlish glow, asking nervously in a low voice, "Is the Taoist priest here?"

Song Chunxue stepped aside and said, "Senior brother is here, please come inside, Sister Tang."

Tang Yuxiu stepped across the threshold with a smile, but the emotions in her eyes were hard to hide.

Song Chunxue felt that her staying behind was somewhat superfluous.

Just as he was about to make an excuse to leave, the Taoist priest spoke up, "Please trouble you to order two more dishes, junior brother. I'll take you somewhere later."

"Okay." She went out and asked the waiter for two more dishes and a pot of wine.

Unbeknownst to her, her alcohol tolerance had increased; she could only get flushed after drinking half a jin of liquor, and she refused to get drunk.

Tang Yuxiu's two maids and two attendants ordered wine and dishes next door.

When Song Chunxue was about to return to her room, she was stopped by her maid.

"Master Song, my wife has something she'd like to say to you privately. Please sit here for a while."

Master Song?

Song Chunxue felt a sense of pride, as if she had heard this title before.

She's now being called a Taoist priest.

Although he's only a novice, his future is limitless.

"Okay, let's sit down and talk."

She picked up her chopsticks and took a piece of liangpi (cold skin noodles). "Hmm, this place tastes good. You guys have a good eye for ordering; these are all dishes I like."

The maid, who was in her early twenties, was very mature. She smiled slightly, revealing her teeth, and said, "Master Song likes to eat more, so order another plate. We also love to eat this."

She casually asked, "I wonder how long Master Song and Master Zhang have known each other? Have you been in Zhuanglang County all these years?"

Song Chunxue realized that they wanted to find out in detail about her senior brother's movements over the past few years.

She gave a brief explanation, then casually asked, "Tell me, when did your wife meet the Taoist priest? It's clear she trusts my senior brother very much."

After they got to know each other better, the two maids and the servant boy told them in detail how they met.

As she listened, Song Chunxue couldn't help but exclaim in her heart, "No wonder, no wonder!"

I didn't realize that. My senior brother almost had a one-night stand with someone back then. No wonder he's still remembered.

Women are just like men; even if they have a piece of Tang Monk's flesh in their mouths but don't get to eat it, they will still yearn for it.

Tang Yuxiu must have been quite beautiful a few years ago.

Unfortunately, even if Senior Brother were to lose his virginity to Hongluan, he would never touch a married woman.

My senior brother is well-versed in poetry and classics, and benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are ingrained in his very being.

However, she was very curious: if Tang Yuxiu did not have a husband, would he abandon all propriety?

Speaking of Tang Sanzang's flesh, Song Chunxue thought that she must go to the bookstore later to buy the sequel to "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King".

She bought it on a whim last time, but she didn't expect it to be so interesting. It kept her on the edge of her seat, and the book ended right at the point where Tang Sanzang arrived in the Women's Kingdom.

I don't know if the sequel is finished yet.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, the Taoist priest came out of the side room, looking somewhat uneasy.

"Junior brother, you have the leisure to chat here, but when you ask for a drink, the person is nowhere to be found," he turned around irritably, clearly angry. "Hurry up and go, we haven't finished today's business."

"Oh," Song Chunxue quickly got up and followed, waving to the maid, "I'll be going now, let's talk later."

As they came down the stairs, Song Chunxue wanted to pay for the drinks, but the innkeeper said that someone had already paid.

It's obvious without even guessing that it was Tang Yuxiu's order.

Song Chunxue insisted on paying for the drinks, saying, "We'll pay for this meal ourselves. It's a different story now, so we can treat each other next time."

After saying that, she ran out the door and found that her senior brother had already gone far away.

Song Chunxue caught up with him, slightly out of breath.

She carefully observed her senior brother's expression but couldn't discern anything.

Just to be on the safe side, she shouldn't make herself unhappy while she's still angry.

The senior brother walked very fast and stopped after a long time.

"Never mind, junior brother, you don't need to come with me. We can talk about it another day." He stopped and looked away. "Go back first, I'll come find you in a few days."

Song Chunxue asked, puzzled, "What happened to you, Senior Brother? Are you angry, or did you run away in a panic? Is there anything I can help you with?"

The Taoist priest didn't intend to say more. "I'll go up the mountain first and take a look. I'll tell you the details another day."

"Okay."

Song Chunxue noticed that he wasn't looking at her directly, and guessed that their conversation earlier wasn't something she could tell her directly.

At least for now, my senior brother is too embarrassed to bring it up.

"Then, senior brother, please bring some food with you when you go up the mountain, so you don't go hungry."

"Okay, I know." The senior brother turned and walked east. "You can go back now."

...

October weather is unpredictable; it's going to snow. Song Chunxue bought a lot of firewood and charcoal. There's no kang (heated brick bed) in the room, so this winter won't be easy.

She even wanted to go back to Zhuanglang County.

She hadn't heard from her senior brother for five or six days. She was waiting to see him, discuss things, and then go back to Zhuanglang County to sleep on the kang (heated brick bed).

That evening, the fourth brother returned from outside, his face beaming with an undisguised smile. He rubbed his hands together and rushed into the kitchen.

"Mother, I've changed jobs today, and the previous manager has agreed. I just wanted to let you know."

When Song Chunxue saw the peach blossom in his eyes, she knew this was no simple matter.

"Whose house did it go to?"

The fourth brother lowered his head and shyly kicked his toes. "I'll serve drinks to Tian Qi's family from now on."

"……"really.

She washed her hands after kneading the dough and squatted down in front of the stove to add firewood.

"Tell me what happened."

The fourth sister, like a shy young lady, sat on a low stool to the side, hesitating for a moment before speaking.

"A few days ago, Miss Tianqi was harassed by someone who held her hand and almost kissed her. Her fiancé, with whom she was betrothed since childhood, happened to witness it. That person was unreasonable; not only did he not help her, but he also said he wanted to break off the engagement."

The fourth brother became increasingly angry as he spoke, “I think that bastard had been planning this for a long time. I heard from the other guys that his fiancé had already fallen for someone else, and he had been dragging it out for the past two years because he hadn’t found an excuse. That day was the perfect opportunity.”

Song Chunxue listened quietly, thinking to herself that the Taoist priest must have already seen that the fourth brother and that Tian Qi girl were entangled.

Will they be a perfect match?

"Fortunately, Tian Qi's father was a straightforward man. He immediately dissolved the engagement and returned the tokens of their love. He felt that it was not good for his daughter to show herself in public, as people would point fingers at her. So he wanted to find someone to fetch wine for them. I volunteered, and that's how it was arranged."

At this point, the fourth son looked at her cautiously, "Mother won't blame me, will she?"

"What's it to you?"

"After all, that job was found for me by the Taoist priest, and I'm afraid you won't be satisfied."