Just as everyone was calculating how many hundred yuan their families could get, Ninth Master and an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard but a lithe figure walked into the alley of the village chief's house.

When everyone saw Master Xu arrive, they all stood up to greet him. The village chief was surprised that Master Xu would come. The thought of this old Taoist priest and Ninth Master getting together gave the village chief a headache.

Ninth Master is the most senior person in the village, and the village elders like to have him preside over justice. Another person, Master Xu, is a figure of faith in the village. Master Xu's words are almost like golden rules in the hearts of the villagers.

Just as the village chief was figuring out how to get rid of Master Xu and Ninth Master, Liang Xunling, holding Xiao Yanbao's little hand, and Zhong Jingyi, carrying the sleeping Xiao Mulang, walked down the mountain step by step, protected by seven boys.

"Yanbao, Mom and I are planning to set up a foundation in the village. One purpose will be to help the villagers and the Taoist priests in the mountain temple. The other purpose will be to have someone specifically maintain our newly repaired tomb. What do you think?"

Xiao Yanbao didn't quite understand what a foundation was, but from what her aunt meant, it was about helping the people in the village, and her brows furrowed slightly.

However, after thinking about it again, he realized that his parents' graves would always be near the mountain village, and he would also have to help the Taoist priests on the mountain. Although he was reluctant, he still nodded slightly in agreement.

When they arrived at the village head's house, the village head had already set up a platform at the entrance of the alley, with a black megaphone on it, and all the villagers were already seated in the alley.

Hearing the commotion at the alley entrance, the villagers all looked towards the Li family members who had just entered the alley. Upon seeing Xiao Yanbao's clothes and appearance, the villagers' faces showed a variety of emotional changes.

Some were jealous of Xiao Yanbao, a little girl who had no parents and couldn't even get enough to eat, who suddenly became a rich young lady in a large family.

This made those who enjoyed bullying Xiao Yanbao feel extremely unbalanced, such as Li Fa. However, today Li Fa deliberately wore a short-sleeved shirt with a stand-up collar and a straw hat with a long brim.

He hid himself deep under the brim of his hat, afraid that Xiao Yanbao would find him and he wouldn't be able to collect the hundred yuan.

Another group consisted of people whose families had been injured or killed in the recent flash floods. When these people looked at Xiao Yanbao and the others, although they had smiles on their faces, the viciousness in their eyes was unmistakable.

However, there were still some people who had only followed the trend and verbally bullied Xiao Yanbao. These people realized that the village had become more unsettled after Xiao Yanbao left, so they looked at Xiao Yanbao with awe.

Seeing that Liang Xunling and the others were almost at the door, the village chief immediately ran down from the platform and rushed to Liang Xunling's side.

"President Liang, President Zhong, you're finally back! I've gathered all the villagers here. Would you like to say a few words?"

Liang Xunling had already spotted Ninth Master and an old Taoist priest sitting in the first row below the stage. She pointed at the old Taoist priest and asked the village chief:

"Is that Master Xu?"

The village chief nodded slightly, then said somewhat unhappily:

"I wonder who invited him. He's not from the village. Did he come here hoping you'd donate some money to the Taoist temple?"

The village chief deliberately claimed that Master Xu's purpose in coming was to solicit donations from Liang Xunling, hoping to sow discord between Liang Xunling and Master Xu. However, he did not expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Liang Xunling walked towards Master Xu and Ninth Master.

The village chief smiled apologetically at Zhong Jingyi and quickly followed her.

"Ninth Master, this must be Master Xu, right?"

Upon hearing Liang Xunling's words, Ninth Master and Master Xu immediately looked up and, upon discovering that the person who had arrived was indeed Liang Xunling, Ninth Master swayed as he stood up and introduced them to each other.

Seeing that Liang Xunling and Master Xu were getting along well under Ninth Master's introduction, the village chief who had come along quickly stepped forward to try to stop their communication.

"Mr. Liang, Ninth Master, the villagers have all arrived. Shall we begin?"

Ninth Master looked back and saw that almost everyone had arrived. He then looked at Liang Xunling and nodded to her to indicate that most of the villagers had arrived.

"No rush, let's go inside and discuss things further. We'll start once everything is completely confirmed!"

When the village chief saw that Liang Xunling still wanted to communicate, he immediately became a little anxious, but he couldn't say anything to stop her, so he could only nod in agreement.

Ninth Master and Taoist Priest Xu were seen supporting each other as they walked towards the street entrance, when the village headman immediately reached out to stop them.

"Why don't the three of us discuss this? This matter has nothing to do with Master Xu. Master Xu, why don't you rest here for a while?"

However, no sooner had the village chief finished speaking than Liang Xunling sneered and said:

"Master Xu will also be one of the heads of the foundation in the future, Director, you must get along well with Master Xu!"

What? This old Taoist priest with the bull's nose is also one of the people in charge?

The village chief's eyes were now filled with hostility as he looked at Ninth Master and Master Xu. In his eyes, the two of them were stumbling blocks to his path to wealth.

But at this moment he dared not disobey Liang Xunling's words, after all, the other party was the real God of Wealth. He forcibly changed the displeasure on his face into a smile, and stepped forward with a smile, supporting Ninth Master with one hand and Master Xu with the other.

"Of course, it would be an honor for me to have Master Xu join us in our work!"

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