Zhang Xinyue opened her mouth in surprise, "Why don't you have parents? This is too pitiful."
"We were abandoned the moment we were born, so naturally we have no parents." Daohe still spoke calmly.
Zhang Xinyue stood up, her eyes reddened, and said to Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi: "Big sister, second sister, give me all your candies, and I will give them to Daohe and his fellow apprentices."
Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi took out the remaining candies in their pockets and handed them to Zhang Xinyue.
Zhang Xinyue piled all the candies in front of Daohe and said, "These candies are all for you."
Daohe looked up at Zhang Xinyue again and asked in confusion, "What for?"
Zhang Xinyue smiled and said, "Here you go! You don't need to draw amulets for these candies. They are given to you by me."
Daohe shook his head, "I don't want it."
Zhang Xinyue asked in confusion: "Why don't you want it? Don't you like eating candy?"
Daohe said seriously: "I do like to eat candy, but before I was exchanging it with you, not eating your candy for free. Now you are giving it to me for free, I can't take it, this is not right."
"You are such a weird person. Since you like candy, you don't want it when I give it to you."
"This is a matter of principle. We are not familiar with each other, so I can't just take your things. I can't break the rules."
Zhang Xinyue rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Then let's be friends. Once we become friends, we will be familiar with each other, and you can eat my candy."
Dao He tilted his head and thought for a while, then asked Dao Chen beside him: "Brother, can I be friends with her?"
Dao Chen looked up at Dao He, then at Zhang Xinyue. He smiled and nodded, "Okay!"
Daohe said to Zhang Xinyue: "Since Senior Brother said it's okay, then let's be friends!"
Zhang Xinyue was very happy that she made new friends.
"Then you can have all these candies. I have a lot of candies at home. They were all bought by my mother. They are so sweet."
"oh!"
"You can come to my house often in the future. I have a lot of delicious food there."
"Master won't let us go down the mountain casually."
"Ah? Is your master very fierce?"
"He is very vicious. He feels uncomfortable if he doesn't beat someone up for a day."
"Ah? Then you will be beaten every day? You are so pitiful..."
Zhang Xinyue felt that the Taoist priests in this Taoist temple were really pitiful.
Zhang Xinyue looked left and right, then leaned close to Daohe's ear and whispered, "How about I help you report to the police? Let the county magistrate arrest your master, so you don't have to be beaten."
Dao Chen coughed dryly, "Ahem~, little layman, don't listen to his nonsense, our master is very good. It's just that he doesn't listen, so he is often spanked by the master."
Zhang Xinyue immediately put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "Okay, you actually lied to me..."
Daohe said: "How could I lie to you? I get beaten almost every day."
"You were naughty, you deserve a beating."
Daohe ignored Zhang Xinyue and handed her twenty painted amulets. "Take them. It's best to seal them with a red cloth and wear them on your body. They will keep you safe."
Zhang Xinyue was no longer angry. She happily took the amulets and gave one to Zhang Hulan first. "Mom, this is for you!"
Zhang Hulan took it with great joy.
Then he gave it to Old Man Zhang and Wang, "Grandpa and Grandma, this is for you. May Grandpa and Grandma be safe and sound."
"Okay, okay! Yueyue is so good!"
Zhang Xinyue gave one amulet to each person, including Luo Changqi and the other five.
There were already many people here, and when the three brothers were lying on the ground drawing talismans, many people saw it.
Seeing that one candy can be exchanged for a lucky charm, many people took out candies and came forward, "Master, I want to exchange a few lucky charms too."
Dao Chen smiled and said, "Layman, please come inside to get the amulet."
The man said, "Didn't you just exchange amulets with them?"
Dao Chen still had a smile on his face and said, "That's because we have a connection with this young lay Buddhist. Moreover, the young lay Buddhist has a deep connection with us, and I am also asking for a share of this connection from him."
After listening to Daochen's explanation, everyone was somewhat unwilling, but they could not force it and had to disperse.
After Zhang Xinyue distributed the amulets, she skipped over to Daohe, pulled his sleeve and said, "Daohe, you are so good at drawing amulets, can you teach me?"
Daohe said, "No, you are not a disciple of our Taoist temple, so I cannot teach you."
Zhang Xinyue pouted, "I'll give you something delicious, but can't you teach me how to draw talismans?"
Daohe was not tempted and still shook his head and said, "No."
Daochen then said, "Young layman, if you want to learn, it's not impossible. You just need to join the Taoist temple and become a disciple."
Dao He looked at Dao Chen in confusion, "Senior Brother, you..."
Daochen stretched out his hand and covered Daohe's head, and Daohe immediately stopped talking.
"Ah? Become a Taoist temple disciple?" Zhang Xinyue asked puzzledly: "Do you want me to be a Taoist priest too?"
Dao Chen smiled and nodded, "Yes! But you don't have to live in the mountains for a long time. You can live at home and come to the mountains occasionally to listen to Master's teachings."
Daochen then looked at Zhang Hulan, bowed and asked, "Would you like me to let you learn Dao from me?"
"this……"
Zhang Hulan was a little confused. Why did they accept Zhang Xinyue as a disciple of the Taoist temple?
Seeing the confusion on Zhang Hulan's face, Daochen explained, "Layman, I was not lying before. You are truly blessed with great fortune.
To be honest with you, I am here because I was instructed by my master to wait for you and the little lay Buddhist.
The young lay Buddhist is born with wisdom and is very suitable for practicing Taoism. I hope you will agree."
Zhang Hulan looked at Zhang Xinyue in surprise, then looked at Daochen.
He spoke so mysteriously, as if Daochen's master knew they were coming today.
Dao Chen smiled and said, "Layman, there is no need to doubt it. Master did predict that you would return today."
Zhang Hulan's heart was pounding. "Oh my god, this Taoist priest knows what I'm thinking?"
Zhang Hulan was a little frightened. Is it really necessary to be so mysterious? She wanted to turn around and leave.
Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang were originally just watching Zhang Xinyue and Daohe talking with a smile on their faces. They didn't expect Daochen to suddenly talk about accepting a disciple.
Wang asked: "Master, if a girl becomes a Taoist priest, she can get married in the future, right?"
Daohe smiled and replied: "Our Taoist temple belongs to the Zhengyi sect, so we can get married."
Wang thought about it and said to Zhang Hulan, "Daniel, it would be a good idea to let Yueyue learn Taoism from the Taoist priest on the mountain. Maybe she can become a female fairy in the future."
In Wang's view, Taoist priests are highly virtuous and god-like people who are highly respected.
Daochen spoke again, "Layman, don't be nervous, and don't rush to answer. Master said that you can go back and think about it carefully. If you agree, then we can send you up the mountain."
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