On the other side, the eldest and seventh senior brothers walked calmly toward a street corner, though they were actually very excited.

We're finally open!

Finally, I can make money!

After the two turned the corner, they quickly ran towards a secluded spot.

The two hid behind a woodpile and squatted down, eagerly taking out the purse.

The seventh senior brother asked anxiously, "Eldest senior brother, I just held it, and there were no copper coins or silver pieces inside. Could it be that Madam Zhou forgot to put the copper coins in?"

The eldest brother looked smug. "I can tell you're a country bumpkin. If you don't have copper coins, can't you use silver notes?"

The seventh senior brother had already opened his purse and said excitedly, "It really is silver notes! My aunt said there would be a hundred taels, so this is fifty taels each?"

The eldest brother sighed, "I can tell from the start that the Zhou family isn't wealthy. Giving them ten taels of silver is already the most they can offer."

Ten taels of silver is the smallest denomination of a banknote.

The two men opened the silver notes and were stunned.

Turn it upside down and look at it from the other side.

The seventh senior brother rubbed his eyes. "Senior brother, am I seeing things? Two hundred taels?"

The eldest brother rubbed his eyes and exclaimed, "Two, it really is two hundred taels! You didn't see wrong!"

The seventh senior brother said blankly, "I charge five coins for one feng shui reading, five hundred coins for a hundred readings, and only one tael of silver for two hundred readings... I've... earned all the money I could in ten lifetimes?"

The eldest brother tapped him on the head, "You think you can earn two hundred taels in ten lifetimes?! How many steamed buns can you buy with two hundred taels?"

After saying that, he suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, "Hahahaha... I'm rich! Hahahaha!"

After saying that, he began to loosen his belt and prepare to take off his outer garment.

The seventh senior brother quickly grabbed him, "Senior brother, what are you doing?"

"I'm rich! I have two hundred taels!" the eldest disciple exclaimed excitedly. "Now that I'm rich, why would I need to be a Taoist priest?! I want to eat and drink the finest food!"

The seventh senior brother pondered for a moment, "But...eldest senior brother, what did Madam Zhou call us just now? Master?! Immortal!"

The eldest brother stopped what he was doing.

After a moment of silence, he decisively retied his belt and carefully stuffed the silver note into his pocket. "Let's go! We'll buy a new Taoist robe!"

...

A month later, the entire Great Zhou was suddenly shocked by a piece of news.

The Imperial Preceptor, personally appointed by Emperor Shunqing, arrives in the capital today to meet the Emperor!

This message contains far too much information.

First, there was no imperial advisor in the court after Emperor Shunqing ascended the throne. Where did this imperial advisor come from?

Secondly, in the more than four hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only two national advisors have ever been produced.

This is the third one.

Legend has it that the first two imperial advisors were both masters of Guigu Mountain, possessing unparalleled abilities in divination, fortune telling, turning beans into soldiers, and summoning wind and rain, and saving the Great Zhou Dynasty from peril on several occasions.

It has been nearly sixty years since the last Grand Preceptor passed away, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has not had a Grand Preceptor since. Now that a Grand Preceptor has suddenly appeared out of nowhere, could it be that... the Great Zhou Dynasty is about to face great chaos again?

Thirdly, the fact that the Imperial Preceptor came to the capital to meet the Emperor meant that he had never met Emperor Shunqing before. What could have prompted Emperor Shunqing to personally appoint a complete stranger as the Imperial Preceptor?

Faced with this news, the common people were only surprised and astonished, while the nobles in the capital city, caught in the vortex of power, began to inquire about the origins of this imperial advisor and wondered if there had been any changes in the court that had been balanced over the past few years.

Upon hearing the news, Su Youran immediately rushed to her brother's courtyard, grabbed Su Youchen who was meditating, and pulled him outside.

Su Youchen asked, puzzled, "Little sister, where are we going?"

"Master is here! Let's go see Master!" Su Youran exclaimed with delight.

"When did Master return? Where is he?" Su Youchen asked, confused.

"The Imperial Preceptor whom His Majesty just appointed is our master! He's coming to the capital today, so let's wait for him upstairs at Fuxi Restaurant!" Su Youran chuckled.

She had asked her brother and senior brother several times before, but they all said they didn't know their master's whereabouts. Unexpectedly, after he left the mountain, he wasn't hiding; rather, he was choosing a stunning way to make his entrance!

The Imperial Advisor!

That's a figure second only to the emperor in the Great Zhou Dynasty! I wonder how he managed to do it?

Su Youchen looked completely bewildered. "The Imperial Advisor is our master? How do you know that?"

Su Youran chuckled, "Is that so? Why don't we just go and take a look?"

"Then why is it Fuxilou?"

"Because that's the only way to get to the capital and the palace!"

The two went up to the private room on the second floor of Fuxi Restaurant. Su Youran instructed Su Yue to invite her senior brother over. Just as she closed the door to the private room, she happened to run into someone coming up the stairs.

Su Youran ignored her and closed the door with a creak.

The man's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. He then touched his cheek, abandoned any further conversation, and followed the waiter into a private room next door.

As Su Youran tried to recall where she had seen this somewhat familiar face before, she slowly sat down at the table.

Seeing her confused expression, Su Youchen poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her. "What are you thinking about?"

Su Youran mechanically took the teacup, took a sip, and suddenly her eyes widened. "Oh my god! That person is actually the Crown Prince!"

Su Youchen looked up, "Hmm?"

Su Youran patted her chest, "I saw the Crown Prince once in the palace six years ago. He was so strange and scary!"

Fortunately, she pretended not to know him, so he probably doesn't remember her either.

Six years ago, she was only six years old, but now she has grown up quite a bit.

The prince seemed to have grown taller, but his strikingly handsome and androgynous features hadn't changed much. His complexion was still pale, except for his thin, bright red lips.

The prince next door, with his incredible hearing, deliberately pressed himself against the wall to eavesdrop, gritting his teeth: ...

Six years have passed, and your impression of me is still so sarcastic?

After a while, Su Yue returned and reported that the Crown Prince Xuan was not in the manor, so Su Youran had no choice but to give up.

Because at that moment the street downstairs began to boil over.

The Imperial Advisor's carriage is slowly approaching.

She and Su Youchen got up and went to the window to look down.

Sure enough, there was a large carriage with white gauze fluttering on all sides. In the center sat a person dressed entirely in white, with clear eyes and flowing black hair. He was an extremely beautiful woman, sitting upright like a Bodhisattva in the world.

"Look, it's Master!" Su Youran said proudly, then added, "Master looks better with long hair—"

Unexpectedly, a voice came from the window next door: "Whether he's bald or has long hair, it can't hide his lewd and shameless heart."

Su Youran leaned out halfway and glared angrily to the side. Sure enough, she saw the alluring prince standing by the window, holding a small teacup and taking a sip. His moist red lips looked even more luscious.

"May I ask Your Highness, is the person in that carriage the newly appointed Imperial Preceptor by His Majesty?"

The crown prince turned around, his voice slightly cold, "So the county princess still remembers me."

Su Youran: !!!

How was her identity exposed?