"Big brother..."

Yao Hua tried to stop Jiang Zheng, but was held back by Jiang Yue and Grandma Jiang.

"Let him go!"

Grandma Jiang pulled Yao Hua aside and said, "We've all seen how much Hua Hua has suffered these past few days. We could let it go before when we couldn't find him, but now that Yu Xiangdong is back, it's good to have him come over. This matter needs to be resolved."

If this matter drags on, only Yao Hua will get hurt.

Jiang Yue also said, "Hua Hua, listen to Grandma."

Yao Hua pursed her lips and nodded heavily, "I'll listen to Grandma."

Grandma would never harm her.

"Good boy."

Grandma Jiang reached out and lovingly patted Yao Hua's head.

Jiang Yue glanced at the time; it was almost 5 p.m. She needed to hurry and deliver the food to her master, or she would be late.

Fortunately, when she went out, she asked Aunt Zhang to help her prepare dinner before five o'clock.

"Grandma, you talk to Huahua, I'll go see if Aunt Zhang has finished cooking for me."

I need to go deliver food to my master first.

Jiang Yue had already told Grandma Jiang about her apprenticeship when she came back at noon.

When she heard that she was going to deliver food to her master, Grandma Jiang did not stop her. She just told Jiang Yue, "When you go to deliver food to your master later, ask him when he has time so that your parents and I can visit him."

Taking on a master is a very serious matter, but Jiang Yue's situation is special. Grandma Jiang won't say anything about her hasty decision to become a disciple, but since she has become a disciple, her family should visit Jiang Yue's master with generous gifts according to etiquette.

"I remember, Grandma. I'll ask her."

After Jiang Yue finished speaking, she quickly walked towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen.

Aunt Zhang has already prepared the dinner that Jiang Yue asked her to make.

When Jiang Yue came in, she saw three insulated containers in a cloth bag on the dining table.

"Aunt Zhang, you're so kind of you. You even packed all the food for me. Thank you so much."

After taking the food, Jiang Yue went out.

Old Chen's place is not far from this compound; it only takes ten minutes to get there by bicycle.

When Jiang Yue rode her bicycle to the entrance of the courtyard, she saw Old Man Chen sitting under the willow tree by the door, surrounded by several old men and women, with a pile of vegetables and fruits and a fish at his feet.

What's going on?

Jiang Yue parked her car and walked over. As soon as she got close, she saw an old man clasping his hands together and bowing deeply to Old Man Chen. "Master Chen, you are truly amazing. My son has been doing just as you said lately. Nothing he does goes smoothly. Half a month ago, he said he would partner with someone to do business, but that person swindled all his money. Last night, he even banged his head on his head when he came home. Please, please help my son too."

After saying that, the old man took out twenty yuan and handed it to Old Man Chen.

In this day and age, twenty yuan is a lot of money.

Old Chen didn't take the money from the other party. He stroked his beard with a mysterious expression and said, "I want to accumulate merit, so I never accept money. Your son's recent bad luck is all because of the stone that your family buried at the door a month ago."

Go back and dig it out, wrap it in red cloth and bring it to me. I'll take care of it for you, and your son's bad luck will naturally disappear.

"Master, you are truly a living god!" The old man looked at Old Man Chen excitedly. "A month ago, my family did bury a stone at the door. My son brought it back, saying that some master sold it to him. That master said that as long as we buried that stone at the door, our family would have good luck. Now that I think about it, isn't it right after that stone was buried that my son started to have bad luck?"

Jiang Yue stood aside, looking at the inscrutable old man Chen, and her lips twitched slightly.

Why did she feel that this master was a bit like a charlatan?

Is it too late to leave the sect now?

When Old Man Chen saw Jiang Yue arrive, he waved to the people surrounding him, "Alright, my apprentice is here, you can all go back now."

"I'll be living here from now on, old man. We're all neighbors, so if anything like this happens, you can come to me. I don't need money, just some things will do."

After Old Man Chen finished speaking, he called Jiang Yue over to get the things.

Jiang Yue quickly stepped forward, picked up the vegetables and fish from the ground, and followed Old Man Chen into the courtyard.

As they walked, Jiang Yue said to Old Man Chen with admiration, "Master, you are truly amazing."

"Oh!"

Old Chen sneered and walked over to help Jiang Yue push her bicycle into the yard. "I wonder who it was that was trying to betray their sect after seeing me acting like a ghost."

Jiang Yue stared at Old Man Chen in shock, "Master, can you read minds? How do you know what I'm thinking?"

As she spoke, she ran up to Old Man Chen, looking at him with a face full of admiration, "Master, I am truly impressed this time. You are so amazing. I will never dare to have such rebellious thoughts again."

"snort!"

Old Chen glanced at her, gave a haughty snort, and turned to go inside.

Jiang Yue put the vegetables and fish that Old Man Chen had just earned into the kitchen, and then quickly carried the food she had brought to the main room.

As soon as she went in, Old Man Chen took out a talisman and handed it to her.

The cinnabar on the talisman paper wasn't completely dry yet; it looked like it had just been drawn.

"I drew this talisman using the merit I just earned. If you carry it with you, your hair will turn black faster."

Jiang Yue got a new hairstyle today, but didn't dye it. Although it looked good, the white hair on top was still very noticeable and ruined the overall look.

"Master!"

Jiang Yue looked at the talisman in her hand. It was a thin piece of paper, but it felt incredibly heavy in her heart. She had heard the old Taoist priest say that merit was very important to people like them because their cultivation was for the sake of merit.

Why are your eyes red?

Old Chen glanced at Jiang Yue and said, "You are my apprentice. Isn't it natural for a master to dote on his apprentice?"

Enough of that, just give me the food you brought, I'm starving!

Jiang Yue knew that the old man said this to avoid putting too much psychological burden on her. After calming herself down, Jiang Yue washed her hands, took clean bowls, chopsticks and plates, and poured the food from the thermos into the clean bowls and plates.

"Master, I didn't know if you liked rice or steamed buns, so I asked Aunt Zhang to prepare both for me. Also, I prepared two of each of the spicy and non-spicy dishes."

I didn't have time today, so I asked Aunt Zhang to prepare it for me. Tell me what you'd like to eat, and I'll make it for you myself tomorrow morning.

Jiang Yue is the kind of person who will repay even the smallest kindness tenfold.

Old Chen smiled at Jiang Yue, "You're quite filial. I'm not picky about food; I'll eat whatever you make."

Jiang Yue ate with Old Man Chen and relayed Grandma Jiang's instructions to him. After thinking for a moment, Old Man Chen said to Jiang Yue, "They don't need to come see me. I hate trouble. We'll see each other when we have the chance."

"I see."

Jiang Yue saw that Old Man Chen had politely declined, so she did not insist.

Seeing that it was almost time, Jiang Yue went home first, as she had class that evening.