"We came to Tianyang City on behalf of the Huayu Temple to participate in the worship ceremony, and by the way, we came back to pay our respects to grandpa and the elders." Shen Yuhe was probably used to her expression. She glanced at Mu Hanyan and others with a little embarrassment and answered.
On the way here, Shen Yuhe had already introduced the situation of the Gu family. The head of the family, Gu Gu Qingming, was a ninth-level spirit priest of the Tianyang Temple. However, like Ye Yian, he did not hold an office in the temple.
My uncle Gu Mingxuan was extremely talented. He had reached the ninth-level spirit priest before he was twenty years old. He had a bright future, but unfortunately, he was envied by God and died in an accident during his early training. He left behind his widow Lin Xiu, the kind-looking older woman. According to Shen Yuhe, she was indifferent and kind by nature and loved her very much.
Second uncle Gu Ming'an was also a priest, but his talent was mediocre. After so many years of cultivation, he was only a fifth-rank divine priest, far inferior to Shen Yuhe. Due to the accidental death of his eldest son, Gu Qingming was overwhelmed with grief and handed over the family affairs to Gu Ming'an early on. However, Gu Ming'an's cultivation was not high, and he was henpecked, so the de facto head of the Gu family was his wife Zhu Yulan.
As for Zhu Yulan's character, Chen Yuhe didn't need to elaborate. Mu Hanyan and the others had already witnessed it. From the fawning smile she'd given them when she first approached them, to the cold expression she'd taken upon learning of Chen Yuhe's identity, it was clear she was a mercenary. She'd been reluctant to bring them to the Gu family before, probably because she was afraid of being looked down upon.
"Oh, you've made progress. You're even qualified to represent the Huayu Temple." Zhu Yulan crossed her arms, glanced at Chen Yuhe, and said sarcastically.
"Well, my master passed away, and I inherited her priesthood. Now I am the right priest of the Flower Rain Temple." Shen Yuhe was not angry and said calmly.
"Yuhe, you became the right priest?" Lin Xiu was even more surprised, but subconsciously let go of his hand.
Although she was indifferent by nature, she knew the status of the right priest in the temple, so she felt a little uneasy.
"Auntie, although I have become the right priest, I am still your junior." Seeing that she looked a little uneasy, Shen Yuhe felt sorry for her and took the initiative to hold her hand.
"By the way, this is our Huayu Temple's chief priest, Lord Mu Hanyan, this is the right priest, Lord Sikong Qinglan, and this is the Anling priest, Lord Wen Gaoren." Chen Yuhe introduced Mu Hanyan and others.
"So it's the chief priest..." Lin Xiu hurriedly saluted Mu Hanyan, but before she could finish her words, she saw Zhu Yulan rush ahead of her.
"It turns out to be the Chief Priest. I didn't know that you gentlemen had come before. I hope you can forgive me for any negligence. By the way, my name is Lin Xiu, and I am Yuhe's second aunt. I watched this girl grow up, and I didn't expect that she would become the right priest in a blink of an eye. I would like to thank the Chief Priest for your care and support. You probably haven't eaten yet, I will arrange a dinner to welcome you gentlemen..." Zhu Yulan's face, which was as cold as eternal ice, suddenly melted away, and her flattering smile was like a blooming spring flower.
Mu Hanyan and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't this change of expression a little too quick? They had seen that she was materialistic, but they hadn't expected her to be so materialistic.
"You're welcome, Second Aunt. We've already eaten." Mu Hanyan really couldn't stand this kind of materialistic person and would rather starve than deal with her.
"Have some midnight snacks after you've eaten. Come on, prepare some midnight snacks for the adults." Zhu Yulan led Mu Hanyan and others inside while calling the servants and giving instructions.
Mu Hanyan and Sikong Qinglan couldn't help but exchange another glance. It was only just getting dark, and wasn't it a little too early for a midnight snack? This Zhu Yulan was so mercenary that they were a little unbearable.
"By the way, Yuhe, you came back specially to visit us this time. Did you bring any gifts?" Zhu Yulan asked affectionately while leading Mu Hanyan and others inside.
"Well..." Shen Yuhe hesitated. She had never thought of visiting her grandfather so early, so she hadn't prepared any gifts. Of course, given the current situation of the Flower Rain Temple, she couldn't come up with any decent gifts.
"Yuhe, just because you became the right priest, do you look down on your mother's family? It's a rare opportunity for you to come back, but you didn't even prepare any gifts?" The smile on Zhu Yulan's face quickly disappeared, and her expression began to change again.
Seeing her smile disappear quickly and her eyes roll quickly, Shen Yuhe's expression became embarrassed again.
"How could that be? It's a rare occasion for Yuhe to come back, so of course I would prepare a generous gift." Mu Hanyan didn't want to see her embarrassed, so she secretly gave her a look and moved her lips slightly.
It is said that after reaching the level of a Divine Heart Priest, the priest will be able to concentrate his mind and transmit sound, which is similar to the effect of concentrating his energy and transmitting sound. However, Mu Hanyan cannot use it yet, so she can only use this method to indicate. Fortunately, it was just a few words, and Shen Yuhe quickly understood it.
"Second aunt, eldest aunt, this is a gift I prepared specially for you, please don't despise it." Shen Yuhe took out two relic soul beads and handed them to the two of them respectively.
"It's rare that Yuhe is so thoughtful. Auntie won't be polite with you." Lin Xiu took the relic soul bead and put it in her arms without even looking at it, saying with satisfaction.
Zhu Yulan also took the relic soul bead, looked at it in the light, and her face became increasingly gloomy.
"Chen Yuhe, what do you mean? Do you want to humiliate me?" Zhu Yulan looked at Chen Yuhe angrily.
Mu Hanyan and others looked at Zhu Yulan in surprise, not knowing what she meant.
"You actually used a glass bead to deal with me? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Even if I had a conflict with your mother back then, you didn't have to use a glass bead to humiliate me! Chen Yuhe, if you don't explain things to me today, I will never let you go." Zhu Yulan became more and more angry as she spoke, and she pointed at Chen Yuhe's nose and cursed at her.
Glass beads... Mu Hanyan and the others almost dropped their jaws in shock. This was a relic soul bead, which was worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver, or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. How could it become a glass bead in her eyes?
The Gu family is a priest family after all. She has been taking care of the household chores for so many years, but where has her mind been put? She didn't even recognize the relic soul bead and actually mistook it for a glass bead.
But after thinking about it more carefully, they were relieved. Even for the chief priests of each temple, the relic soul beads were available at will, and ordinary people could not easily see them. It was not surprising that she didn't recognize them.
But even if she didn't know him, there was no need to be so furious and curse like a shrew. This time, everyone saw how snobbish Zhu Yulan really was.
"Yulan, don't be angry. You know the situation of the Huayu Temple. After all, it is Yuhe's good intention. If you make such a fuss, it will make outsiders laugh at you." Lin Xiu quickly stood in front of Shen Yuhe and advised her earnestly. It seemed that he didn't recognize the relic soul bead.
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