Dark clouds rolled and the pines rustled in the wind.
The cable car has been shut down.
A long-planned downpour began, and the tourists on the mountain hurriedly descended, leaving only Chen Zhe going against the flow to go uphill.
He was soaked to the bone when he reached the top of the mountain.
Xie Yuhan quickly brought him clothes to change into. Looking at his still not fully recovered body, she said reproachfully, "You're not fully recovered yet. It's raining so hard. You should have called me in advance if you were coming, so I could have picked you up."
Chen Zhe took the towel from her and wiped his face, then said with a smile, "Perhaps Master Xie already knew I would come, right?"
Xie Yuhan was stunned for a moment.
Grandpa did make sure I prepared dry clothes in advance, saying someone would be coming over later.
"So it was you!"
Chen Zhe nodded; "Is the Taoist priest here?"
"Yes, Grandpa is already in the study."
"Okay, I'll go over there..."
"Hey! Chen Zhe."
As Chen Zhe was about to go to the study, Xie Yuhan called him back.
Chen Zhe turned his head; "What's wrong? Xiaoyu?"
Xie Yuhan really wanted to ask about what happened at the hospital that day. So many women came over that day, what were Chen Zhe's relationships with them?
But after thinking about it, I realized I couldn't bring myself to ask.
"No...it's nothing, you should go now."
"Okay!"
Chen Zhe didn't notice the subtle change in Xie Yuhan's expression; he desperately needed an answer.
I hurried to Xie Laodao's study, knocked on the door and was given permission to enter.
Unlike before, Xie Laodao wasn't watching videos. Today, quite unexpectedly, he picked up a brush and started practicing calligraphy.
Chen Zhe walked closer and saw that Xie Laodao had finished writing the last stroke on the yellowed Xuan paper.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits.
The few characters were written in a vigorous and powerful style, and Chen Zhe had some thoughts after reading them.
"Taoist Master, are you reminding me?"
Master Xie put down his pen.
What am I reminding you of?
"Master, I've come here today with some questions I'd like to ask you. I hope to get some answers from you."
What answer?
"That day you reminded Director Mu not to covet that treasure, did you foresee something?"
"This is a secret of heaven, and you weren't involved, so what's the point of me telling you?"
Chen Zhe gave a wry smile; "I'm practically a part of it now. To be honest, you were right. Bank Manager Mu is indeed after that treasure, and this matter is also related to me."
Master Xie shook his head; "Taking something that doesn't belong to you without permission is digging your own grave. You can't reason with a damned devil."
"Master, is there any way to break this deadlock? I'm in a very difficult situation right now. I might not be able to do what Director Mu asked me to do, and she might hold a grudge against me for it."
"Old Daoist, I have no advice for you. I'll give you this calligraphy. Take it home and take a good look at it."
"Hmm? So you're really reminding me? But what exactly does that mean?"
"Hehe, it's not really a reminder, it's just a line of thought. You'll figure it out on your own. I just want to tell you that if you want to get out of this predicament, you first need to get out of it yourself."
To break free from the predicament, we must first break free from it.
If I can escape this predicament, why would I need to solve it?
Chen Zhe felt a bit conflicted, but Xie Laodao was ignoring him and started watching videos of beautiful female anchors on his phone again.
"This is great, this is wonderful, this figure is fantastic!"
Seeing that he didn't intend to respond to him anymore, Chen Zhe felt a little disappointed. He felt that he hadn't gotten the answer he wanted, so he rolled up the calligraphy, thanked him, and left.
"Chen Zhe, how are you? What did you talk about with Grandpa?"
Chen Zhe hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself. In the past, he could have told Xie Yuhan about his troubles because she always had different perspectives. But now, the matter was a bit serious, involving several people with too much power, and he didn't want to drag Xie Yuhan into it.
"It's nothing, Master Xie just gave me a piece of calligraphy."
"Character?"
Xie Yuhan took the letter from Chen Zhe and opened it to read.
"Did Grandpa give this to you? Did he say anything about it?"
"It's nothing, he probably just wanted me to experience the wonders of calligraphy."
Xie Yuhan shook her head.
"Grandpa wouldn't easily give away his calligraphy. He must have said something. Chen Zhe, can't you tell me what happened?"
"Xiaoyu, it's really nothing, I'm going back now."
Chen Zhe took the words back and left in a hurry. Watching Chen Zhe's departing figure, Xie Yuhan felt a little disappointed.
"He used to tell me everything, why doesn't he tell me anything now? Did I do something wrong?"
Night Red, who was hiding in the corner, came out.
Seeing Xie Yuhan looking somewhat dejected, she abruptly said, "Not telling you doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't care about you. On the contrary, perhaps he cares about you even more than before."
"ah??"
Xie Yuhan turned to look at Ye Lihong; "Sister Hong, is that really what you think?"
“I don’t know, but that’s how I feel. Actually, I still want to advise you that it’s right that Master Xie doesn’t like you associating with him. He’s not a good match for you.”
Chen Zhe was surrounded by many women. Ye Lihong, who had never had any romantic experience, also felt that she could not trust this man. Although biologically speaking, Chen Zhe was her younger brother, she was just stating the facts.
Xie Yuhan blushed; "Sister Hong, there's nothing between him and me, we're just good friends..."
Ye Lihong shook her head; "Don't lie to me, I can tell. You're interested in him. In fact, it's not just me who can see it, everyone in the Taoist temple can see it."
"Huh??? Is it really that obvious?"
Xie Yuhan looked left and right and saw several of her fellow apprentices laughing in her direction.
Xie Yuhan felt her face burning hot, extremely shy.
Just then, Master Xie opened the door.
"This isn't even a question of whether it's obvious or not. You silly girl, you almost threw yourself at him, aren't you ashamed at all?"
Xie Yuhan snorted.
"Grandpa! You can't talk to people like that. How could I possibly be giving you money away?"
"You haven't even paid him yet? You saw him come and you rushed over, asking him if he was in pain or cold. Are you his mother or his maid?"
"Ugh! It's not like that at all!! Fine, I'm ignoring you all!!"
Xie Yuhan felt she couldn't argue with them, so she ran away with a red face.
After Xie Yuhan left, Ye Hong also wanted to leave, but at that moment Xie Laodao called her back.
"Come in and let's chat!"
"Um?"
...
In the study, Ye Lihong asked with some confusion, "Daoist Master, is there something you want to say to me that you called me in?"
"Yes, you're a smart person, so I won't go into all that complicated stuff. You can go down the mountain now and go to Chen Zhe's side to protect him."
Night Red frowned; "Why?"
“When this kid came over just now, I noticed he didn’t look well. He’s been having a lot of trouble lately, and it could even be life-threatening.”
"That's not what I'm asking you. I'm asking why I want to protect him."
"This is your fate. You are destined to have little family affection and an uncertain life. Only Chen Zhe can protect you. The fates of the two of you can be said to complement each other. Listen to me, you won't go wrong."
Ye Hong hesitated for a moment before saying, "Although I don't understand what you mean, I trust you and I'll listen to you. I'll go with you now."
"Go."
Ye Lihong nodded and then left.
Master Xie then called Zhang Kai over.
Zhang Kai, who was practicing martial arts on the back mountain, was also soaked to the bone; he came in completely drenched.
"Master, is there anything you need?"
"You can go down the mountain now and go back to your boss."
"Huh? Now? Didn't you say I wasn't ready yet?"
"What's wrong? Don't you want to come down the mountain? Fine then, you can stay here with me for the rest of your life."
"No, no, no! I'll go, I'll go, I'll go change my clothes right now."
Zhang Kai ran out happily. He had wanted to go back for a long time. Staying on this mountain was boring. It was much better to be in the world of flowers and flowers.
Chen Zhe had just arrived at the foot of the mountain when he received a call from Zhang Kai.
"Hmm? You mean the Taoist priest sent you down the mountain?"
"Yes, he told me to leave now. Mr. Chen, where are you now? I'll come with you."
“That’s a great coincidence. I’m also at Qingyun Mountain, just arrived at the foot of the mountain.”
"Huh? You're here? How come I didn't know?"
"I arrived in a hurry and forgot to let you know."
"Okay, wait for me, I'll come down now."
About 15 minutes later, Zhang Kai appeared here as expected, and Chen Zhe was stunned when he saw him.
"Brother Zhang, were you still on the mountain when you called me just now?"
"Yes, I had just changed my clothes."
"Then...then how did you get here so fast? Did you take the cable car down?"
"No, it was raining heavily today, and the cable cars were all shut down. I ran down."
"Um????"
Hearing that Zhang Kai had run down, Chen Zhe circled around him and noticed that he had become a little thinner. He used to look quite large, but now he seemed to have lost some weight and was a bit darker. Other than that, there didn't seem to be any major changes.
"Brother Zhang, it only took you 15 minutes to get here from the mountain? Did you drive a race car down here?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Kai burst into laughter; "President Chen, do you doubt that I'm bragging?"
Mr. Chen smiled and nodded; "I find it a little hard to believe. It took me almost an hour to get down the mountain. Your 15 minutes is too exaggerated."
"Haha, Mr. Chen, this is all because it was slow. It was raining and the roads were slippery today, so I controlled it a little. If it were before, I could have kept it under 10 minutes."
“Brother Zhang, there’s no one else here. Your boasting is useless.”
"Mr. Chen, you still don't believe me? Do you want me to run up and down again to demonstrate for you?"
Chen Zhe looked at the towering Qingyun Mountain, the steps of which were very slippery due to the rain, and shook his head.
"No, no, that's too dangerous."
"But you don't believe me," Zhang Kai said, sounding a little anxious.
"Alright, alright, I believe you, I believe you, okay?"
"Mr. Chen, don't lie to me. The look in your eyes shows you don't believe me at all. I'm going to prove you wrong. I'll show you what it means to be a man of integrity after three days' absence."
Without saying a word, Zhang Kai took off running up the mountain, and Chen Zhe couldn't stop him no matter how much he shouted.
He shook his head.
"This Brother Zhang..."
Zhang Kai was a bit dazed, but Chen Zhe was also a little curious: could he really get down the mountain in 15 minutes?
He stood aside and waited.
Unbeknownst to him, while he was waiting there, two people had already quietly crept up to him.
Less than 50 meters away from him, a man quietly asked his companion, "Is this the person?"
The other person glanced at the photo on the phone and then nodded.
"Yes, it's him."
"Alright, let's get started while no one's around!"
"good!"
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