Chapter 979 The Senior Who Treated Her Like a Child

Sanwa hugged the small box with both hands, quickly looked up at Zhang Daozhang, then lowered his head to pick at the corner of the box, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Song Chunxue could tell that the child was moved and even wanted to cry.

She patted his arm. "Alright, the carriage has gone far away. You should go back early. We'll come find you for dinner after we find our senior brother. Actually, we're not even sure if we'll come. Take care."

Sanwa nodded emphatically, "Yes."

"Go on." Song Chunxue pushed him to turn around. "Go quickly, the child is waiting for you."

Sanwa quickly took a few steps forward, glanced back at them, forced a smile, waved to them, and then chased after the carriage into the distance.

Song Chunxue bit her lip, desperately trying to suppress the tears.

"This way, Lord Zhao is ahead." Wuyou's voice came from behind. "If you want to cry, just cry. I want to cry but I have no tears to shed. Holding it in is too painful."

Shut up.

[Tsk, good intentions are wasted.]

Composing herself, Song Chunxue said expressionlessly, "I can tell that Sanwa is quite reluctant to part with you. You should visit him more often in the future."

“That’s natural, I don’t have any close relatives. In a few years, when his children are grown up and he doesn’t want to stay in officialdom, I will take him as my apprentice.” Zhang Chengxuan calculated with his fingers, “I have a master-disciple relationship with him.”

Song Chunxue paused, "What? A master-disciple relationship?"

“That’s right, it’s a teacher-student bond.” Master Zhang said earnestly, “This child has good comprehension and is destined for Taoism. Besides, he was not young at that time, so there’s nothing wrong with him becoming enlightened.”

After a long while, Song Chunxue lowered her head and walked forward without saying a word.

That's true. What's the point of that crumbling officialdom? It's rotten to the core. A few minor officials who aren't too bad-hearted but are just weighing the pros and cons for survival have no future.

Sanwa is simple-minded; he probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

Staying in such a place for too long will make people pedantic.

"But that's not necessarily true. Don't be so sad. It's just fate. I haven't explored which path he will take in the future. I only know that your son is determined and clear-headed, and he doesn't waver. Once he sets his mind on something, he will do his best."

Zhang Chengxuan said with a smile, "I also have my own selfish reasons for wanting to take him as my apprentice."

Song Chunxue suddenly realized what was happening and immediately stepped on his foot.

"Fine, you've chosen my son as your apprentice, and he'll have to call me 'Uncle-Master' in the future. Senior Brother, I never knew you had such a wicked heart."

"Hiss~" Zhang Chengxuan immediately hugged his thumb that had been stepped on and jumped up, gritting his teeth and saying, "Song Chunxue, are you a donkey or something!"

...

They saw Lord Zhao at a donkey meat restaurant.

Lan Jin and Qing Yu were also in the same room.

There are indeed guokui (a type of flatbread) here, and quite a few different kinds.

The method is similar to that of making guokui (a type of flatbread), but the ingredients are different, the colors and patterns are also different, and the taste is varied.

The lard cakes mixed with bitter beans are cut into thumb-sized squares, baked until slightly golden brown, and eaten one bite at a time, crispy and crunchy.

The rose petals were crushed, mixed with honey and white sugar, layered, and then baked together. Song Chunxue was attracted by the aroma as soon as she entered the room.

So that's how steamed buns can be made! She finally understood what people used to do with the unopened flower buds that came to the village before.

Rich people know how to enjoy life; they can even eat flowers!

She took two, and wow, they really smelled delicious, just like the one she smelled, even better.

Song Chunxue couldn't resist and ate seven or eight.

Anyway, they're small and there aren't many of them.

But everyone else stared at her in surprise as she finished the whole plate, even the crumbs.

Song Chunxue wiped the crumbs from her mouth with a handkerchief. "Have you finished eating? Are you leaving?"

Lord Zhao nodded, "You've eaten all morning, of course you're satisfied. But Zhang Chengxuan hasn't eaten yet. The donkey meat sandwiches here are quite good, don't you want some?"

"No, I don't like donkey meat. I'll go get some steamed buns to take back. The steamed buns here are really delicious." With that, Song Chunxue got up and asked the shopkeeper how many were left.

Lord Zhao sighed helplessly, "She'll probably buy them all. With the storage ring, she buys mostly food; she's always thinking about food."

Zhang Chengxuan sat upright and only took two sips of tea.

"If you're not going to eat either, then why are you looking for me?" Lord Zhao asked, quite puzzled. "How did you find this place?"

Zhang Chengxuan answered honestly, "Wuyou brought us here. Master Han said that you took something very important from him, and he has to go on patrol and can't come down the mountain."

"I stole his things?" Lord Zhao laughed. "How come I didn't know?"

Zhang Chengxuan took a sip of tea, ignoring his anger, and said, "We came as Master Han said. Since we made a mistake, we'll have a bowl of noodles and then go back."

Although he didn't know the details of the two people's situation, Zhang Chengxuan knew that it was good to stay out of other people's business.

He was going to the tavern to buy some wine and some hemp seeds to eat.

I haven't had it in a long time, and suddenly I'm really craving it.

"What did he tell you?" Lord Zhao asked with a half-smile.

Lan Jin took the initiative to explain, "We came to see Lord Zhao because we are going to the capital soon and we need your help with some things."

With that, the two women stood up. "We were very satisfied with this meal. Thank you, Lord Zhao. We won't disturb you any longer. We hope to meet again someday."

Song Chunxue came over carrying large and small bags and handed two jars of honey to Lan Jin.

“The honey here is made from buckwheat flowers, it’s delicious, you should take some and try it.” As she said this, Song Chunxue handed them a box of soft buckwheat buns, “These are soft, you should try them too, I know you haven’t eaten yet.”

Lan Jin smiled and accepted it, "Thank you very much."

She put the things away, then took out a wooden box from her storage ring. "I think you'll like this outfit, so I'm giving it to you."

"This is too precious, I..."

"Please accept this." Lan Jin patted Song Chunxue's shoulder. "Consider it a token of your appreciation from your senior. I really like you, child. If you have the chance to come here next time, would you show us around properly?"

Song Chunxue smiled and nodded, "It's a deal, Senior, you must come."

Lan Jin stretched out her arms. "Come on, give me a hug."

"Um?"

She was flattered and before she could react, she felt a warm embrace, which ended in an instant.

Lan Jin patted her back and said softly, "You still have traces of them on you, be careful."

them?

“It’s alright now,” Lan Jin said in a low voice. “It should be one of my kind. This method can avoid Master Han. But you shouldn’t go out alone from now on. It’s best to travel with others. The person watching you is very timid and won’t dare to show his face when there are many people around.”

"Thank you very much, senior." Song Chunxue said solemnly, "I will be careful, and I wish you a safe journey."

Master Zhang spoke up from the side, "Junior brother, give some of your spring water to the senior."

Lord Zhao looked at him in surprise.

Song Chunxue nodded, "Okay."

She handed Lan Jin a tightly sealed small porcelain bottle, saying, "This is something we brought from Kunlun Mountain. It's the best medicine for wounds. I hope you won't need it."