Chapter 590 Yes, should we learn it?
A particularly beautiful Taoist nun?
Indeed, some of my senior's old friends came.
Song Chunxue wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth. She had been practicing martial arts intensely recently and had exhausted herself. She felt extremely weak if she didn't eat a braised pork knuckle.
While eating her braised pork knuckle, she asked, "Are there any other Taoist priests who are particularly close to my senior brother?"
"Yes, that nun was accompanied by three young Taoist priests who treated her with utmost respect. Could they be from Xuliang Mountain?" The second brother couldn't help but exclaim. "They really are a major sect. Their attire and aura are quite impressive, making them stand out in the crowd."
Song Chunxue gnawed off the tendons from the bone, sucked the marrow into her mouth, ate two bites of buckwheat bun, and slowly got up to wash her hands.
"Go check." She turned and looked outside. "Has the fourth brother arrived yet?"
"Not yet. He went to Sanwa's house to see the children. My brother-in-law and Sanwa's mother-in-law came on horseback, bringing two Akhal-Teke horses. It's said they were almost robbed on the way, but the bandit who delivered the horses protected them all the way, so they weren't robbed. I guess that bandit is here today too." The second brother lowered his voice. "I just saw his henchmen helping him run errands. They don't act like they're outsiders at all."
Song Chunxue laughed, "Then we can't call him a bandit anymore. From now on, we should call him the chieftain. He's more chivalrous than a bandit."
The second brother laughed, "Yes, then from now on we'll call that man Chief Lu."
Amidst their laughter and conversation, they arrived at the courtyard of the main hall.
"Master Song, you've finally arrived." As soon as she stood still, the woman standing outside the main hall looked at Song Chunxue and said, "Master Song, come quickly. You are also a disciple of this temple. How can you just sit idly by?"
Song Chunxue felt a chill run down her spine. This person's fake smile was so cold it sent shivers down her spine. Her intuition told her that the visitor was up to no good.
The woman had a loud voice, and the bustling crowd all turned to look at her.
Fortunately, Lord Xie and the Taoist priest nodded to him and gestured for her to take some incense sticks.
"This person is hostile to you, Mother, don't back down," the second son whispered behind her. "No matter how pretty she is, she's not as pretty as you."
"..." She was lying through her teeth. Although she was hostile towards her, Song Chunxue could tell that the Taoist nun was not only young, but also had big eyes and a high nose bridge, making her much prettier than her.
But since he's her own son, those words made this old mother feel quite comfortable.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, she arrived at the entrance of the main hall and accepted the incense offered by her senior brother.
"Greetings, fellow Daoist. May I ask your name?" she asked gently to the woman who was looking her up and down.
The woman smiled and looked at the Taoist priest, "My name is Yun Qiu, and I am your ninth junior sister."
From her eyes, Song Chunxue instantly realized why she was so hostile towards her.
It seems there was some misunderstanding.
"So you're my senior brother's junior sister. You must have had a long and tiring journey. If you're not in a hurry to leave, let's have a drink together and have my senior brother cook."
Yun Qiu looked at the Taoist priest with affection in her eyes, "Senior brother, then I won't stand on ceremony. This is my first time in the Northwest, and I would like to stay for a while longer. Please don't mind."
The Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "Not at all. My junior sister has come from so far away, so as her senior brother, I naturally have to treat her well."
With that, he turned and stepped into the palace. "Alright, business is more important."
After that, Song Chunxue had no choice but to follow them to burn incense, chant sutras, and stand aside to make up the numbers.
She had never formally become an apprentice, so she didn't understand these etiquette rules and was just pretending to be one.
In the evening, they finally sat down together for dinner and drinks.
The long table was filled with familiar faces, all prominent figures from the Jincheng area. Wang Can and Zhao Jian were there, as was Huang Mo, whom they hadn't seen in a long time; they had all stayed specifically for the meal.
Caught in the middle, Song Chunxue ate in silence. Hearing Yunqiu's conversation with the Taoist priest, she awkwardly dug her toes into the ground.
Anyone could see that Yun Qiu still cared about her senior brother.
The senior brother simply gave a perfunctory reply.
After Xie finished eating, she left quickly, and Xie Zheng followed her out.
His face showed a rare look of curiosity and surprise, as if he wanted to discuss it with her.
“I didn’t expect my senior brother to be so charming. You mentioned that when you went with him to Xuliang Mountain, you met a woman who had been waiting for him for many years. It seems that the people there have no sense of awe. When the people here hear the name of Master Zhang, they only regard him as an omnipotent hermit, a living god who travels the world.”
Lord Xie lowered his voice, "It's obvious that Senior Brother won't be fooled by looks."
“I don’t think so. If Senior Brother hadn’t practiced a cultivation method that only allowed him to abstain from sex, he might have already gotten married and had children.” Song Chunxue said curiously, “Senior Brother is ruthless to himself.”
Xie Zheng shook his head slightly, "I think my senior brother is a man of firm resolve. His appearance is nothing more than skin and bones. If what you said is true, he would have broken his vows long ago."
“That’s true. If you can’t keep your integrity at this age, you’ll ruin your reputation in your old age.” She lowered her voice. “Keep an eye on things. My senior brother was drugged before. I’m worried that the woman came all this way and didn’t want to leave empty-handed. If she’s drugged, anything can happen.”
Xie Zheng took two steps to the side, his ears slightly red, and looked away somewhat embarrassedly, his tone remaining normal.
"How shameless! Drugging your senior brother? Doesn't that deserve a beating?"
"Yeah, I guess they were all taught a lesson by their senior brothers." Song Chunxue shook her head. "To be honest, I really can't understand how someone can be so greedy for another person that they would even resort to drugging them. They're simply beasts."
"..." Xie Zheng's gaze wandered aimlessly, and he opened his mouth but was speechless.
"It seems I was born to cultivate the Tao; I have never had that kind of desire for anyone."
Song Chunxue clicked her tongue twice and walked outside, probably to digest her food and practice her swordsmanship again.
Xie Zheng chuckled helplessly; he could tell she didn't understand.
But it's pretty good.
It was alright when I was young, but now that I'm old, if I still have those kinds of thoughts, I'll ruin my reputation in my later years.
He looked up at the sky, trying hard to suppress the overwhelming bitterness in his heart, and forced a bitter smile.
Afterwards, he went to the main hall in the front courtyard to see if the incense had been burned.
...
After watching the second brother descend the mountain, Song Chunxue went up the mountain to practice her swordsmanship.
Little White and White Tiger stayed with her, as quiet as two well-behaved cats.
They are easily satisfied; a couple of pieces of jerky are enough to make them open their hearts to her, and if they catch a wild rabbit or pheasant, they'll bring it to her.
An hour later, it was completely dark, and she returned to her room.
Just as he finished washing his hands and was about to close the door, Yunqiu, the junior sister of that senior brother, arrived uninvited.
"I heard you're quite skilled with your sword, and you even managed to steal away Xiaobai from our Xuliang Mountain. You wouldn't guess that you're a woman who has given birth to five children, yet you're able to be seen with my senior brother all the time."
Yunqiu spoke in a sarcastic and veiled manner, which was quite grating to listen to.
"Oh, right, and that Lord Xie, he's still a beauty at forty. How come you, a country bumpkin, get all the good things? Have you practiced some kind of evil magic to bewitch men?"
These words made Song Chunxue laugh.
"Yes, you figured it out. Do you want to learn it?"
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