Gao Yanei smiled playfully and approached Zhang Hu and said, "Old Taoist, I will go to Taiyi Palace to find you tomorrow."
Zhang Hu waved his sleeves and said, "No need to be polite. Just go ahead. I'm most welcome."
"Ouch! Lao Zhang, you're so polite. I'm so grateful... A-choo!"
Zhang Hu asked, "Young Master, have you caught a cold?"
"Maybe... A-choo... right... A-choo!" Gao Yanei sneezed one after another, with tears and snot flowing together.
Zhang Shixun saw clearly from the side that Zhang Hu had already made a move on Gao Yanei with the flick of his sleeves.
Gao Yanei sneezed one after another, endlessly. Finally, he couldn't help it and ran outside, covering his nose: "Gao Wu Gao Liu... A-choo! Bring me a basin of hot... hot soup, I need to wash... my face, hurry up... A-choo!"
Zhang Shixun looked at the embarrassed Gao Yanei outside and said with a smile: "Master, Yanei is just a bit talkative, why bother with this?"
"Young Master, you talk too much nonsense. I am just giving you a light punishment." Zhang Hu had no intention of hiding anything.
Zhang Shixun smiled and, seeing that his teacup was empty, poured it for him.
"I wonder what advice you have for me, my Lord, since you have come to my humble abode today?"
"I've heard for a long time that Young Master Zhang holds a heavenly book and has the ability to summon heavenly thunder. This old Taoist has long been attracted by it and has wanted to visit him to seek advice. Unfortunately, there are so many things going on in the Taoist temple that I can't get away for the time being. It wasn't until today that I finally had some free time. Now I'm visiting you and hope to see the heavenly book." Zhang Hu said as he stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Oh! I see." Zhang Shixun sat there motionless, looking at him with a smile, as if he saw the shadow of Zhao Ji behind the old Taoist.
"Mr. Zhang, please feel free to give me some advice." Zhang Hu repeated.
"I want to read the heavenly book..." Zhang Shixun did not comment.
It's okay to let him take a look, but the key is that there are so many people of status and position in the Song Dynasty. If he starts, I'm afraid that everyone will want to see it, and he won't be able to do anything else. Just dealing with these people will be enough to make him suffer.
"Master Zhang, I've heard that many people have had the privilege of viewing the Heavenly Book. This old Taoist has been in charge of Taiyi Palace for several years, practicing Taoism wholeheartedly. I would like to invite Master Zhang..."
Zhang Shixun interrupted him, "Master, I've already said that I'm not a Heavenly Master. The title of Heavenly Master was imposed on me by others. I hope you won't call me Heavenly Master anymore. Just call me by my name."
"If you are not a Heavenly Master, where did the Heavenly Book come from? And how can you summon the Heavenly Thunder?"
"I just happened to meet an immortal by chance, and he gave me some magic weapons... I told you just now that I am not a Taoist."
Zhang Hu looked at him again and again, and seeing that he did not seem to be pretending, he could not help but feel puzzled. "Hearing your words, I am even more confused."
Zhang Shixun smiled silently and thought to himself: Just be confused. I am not your father and have no obligation to answer your questions.
"Mr. Zhang...Mr. Zhang, I beg you to let me take a look." Zhang Hu bowed deeply again.
Suspecting he was sent by Emperor Zhao Ji, Zhang Shixun didn't want to waste time on him. Just as he was about to find an excuse to send him away, he heard Ding Dusai's sobbing voice from outside: "Sir! The Heavenly Book... The Heavenly Book has disappeared."
Zhang Shixun looked outside and saw Ding Dusai wiping his tears as he walked into the main hall. He handed him the PDA without caring who was present and said, "Look, the Heavenly Book has turned black. Woo woo...!"
"Saisai, don't cry!" Zhang Shixun took the phone, patted her hand, looked down, and almost laughed out loud. It was because the PDA was out of battery and turned off automatically.
"Sir, Yi Nu and I were watching the monkeys catching monsters, and the heavenly book suddenly closed..." Ding Dusai said, tears streaming down his cheeks.
Seeing her tearful appearance, Zhang Shixun felt a pang of distress and comforted her, "It's okay. I'll pray to God tonight and you'll be able to see again tomorrow."
"really?"
"When have I ever lied to you?"
Ding Dusai burst into laughter and said, "I was scared to death."
While the two were talking, Zhang Hu was breathing rapidly and staring at the PDA without blinking.
Zhang Shixun stuffed his PDA into his sleeve and said, "Saisai, go back to the backyard and rest for a while. I'll make you lunch later."
"Don't need the sir to cook. Yinu and I will make lunch. You can...rest." It was not until then that Ding Dusai discovered that Gao Yanei and a Taoist priest were sitting in the main hall.
When Gao Yanei heard that there was a problem with the Heavenly Book, he secretly cried out in regret. Then when he heard Zhang Shixun say that the Heavenly Book could be restored, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Hu kept staring at Zhang Shixun's sleeves.
Zhang Shixun spread his hands towards him and said, "Master, you heard it too. The Heavenly Book has been closed."
"What do you mean by closed?"
“It means to close.”
“When will it open?”
"I can't say for sure."
Zhang Hu's face was full of disappointment, he was twirling his beard in a daze.
Gao Yanei said suddenly: "Madam Ding, I want to eat meat buns for lunch."
Ding Dusai ignored him and asked Zhang Shixun, "Sir, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
"Since the young master wants to eat meat buns, then let's have meat buns... By the way! Taoist priest, would you like to stay here for lunch?" Zhang Shixun said this, obviously intending to drive him away.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Hu agreed without hesitation: "In that case, thank you very much."
Seeing that Niu Bizi refused to leave, Zhang Shixun was helpless.
He secretly despised the old Taoist priest, stood up and said to Gao Yanei: "You stay with the Taoist priest for a while, I will go to my cousin's place."
Before Gao Yanei could answer, Zhang Shixun said to Ding Dusai, "You and Madam Feng should come with me to see if there is anything delicious in my cousin's cellar and bring some over."
"OK!"
When the three of them arrived at Wang Dong's house, the family was having dinner.
Wang Dong and Taoqi sat behind the table, eating with their mouths full of oil.
Xiao Qian and Zaohua were squatting at the kitchen door eating. When they saw Zhang Shixun and the other two come in, they quickly stood up.
"We are not outsiders, so there is no need to be polite!" Zhang Shixun smiled at them, but when he walked into the main room, his face had turned dark.
Naughty stood up and saluted in a formal manner, "Uncle."
"You're so naughty!" Zhang Shixun patted his round head. "Go ahead and eat. Eat more meat so you can grow tall and strong. Then your uncle will take you to fight the bad guys."
Wang Dong raised his head and said, "Stop instigating Taoqi. I plan to let him inherit my legacy and not let him join the army."
Zhang Shixun waved his hand, pointed to the kitchen, and asked, "Wang Dong, what are you doing? Why are you letting them eat in the kitchen?"
"There's nothing we can do." Wang Dong said without even looking up, "They insisted on having dinner there. I've tried to persuade them many times but they just wouldn't listen. They keep saying things like the husband is the head of the wife, and that wealthy families have their own rules. They can't let others laugh at them."
"Wang Dong, you've completely fallen." Zhang Shixun shook his head and sighed, "The Three Obediences and Four Virtues are the dregs of feudalism. You're not learning the good, but the bad."
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