Chapter 35 It's the First Time

035 It’s always the first time

Xiang Jiannan was surrounded by people and walked towards Li's residence. He really didn't expect that his arrival would cause such a big reaction. After the old man who showed the way shouted, the originally deserted street immediately became lively, as if they had received a gathering call, and people kept gathering towards where he and Wang and his party were.

A group of people were talking at once, and after getting to know each other, they were busy escorting Xiang Jiannan and Wang Yihang to Li Yuanwai's home. Their eyes were filled with joy and curiosity, and a peddler carrying a load on his shoulder kept announcing in front of the team:

"Tanghulu! Open the door quickly, the Taoist priest from Ping An Temple is here!"

"Little Taoist priest, slow down."

He waved to Xiang Jiannan and walked slowly through the crowd, the wrinkles on the face of the old man who was pointing the way never smoothed out for a moment.

Mr. Li is a well-known philanthropist in Pingshun Town. There is a reason why the villagers are so enthusiastic. In the old man's mind, it is a good deed to personally send the young Taoist priest to Li's residence. If there is a chance later, he also wants to see how the young Taoist priest exorcises the demon.

It had only been a few days since Mr. Li had encountered the evil spirit, so the person he had invited should have arrived by now.

"Uncle, please slow down too."

He thought that he would not be able to escape for a while. As Xiang Jiannan spoke, his sleeve was tightly grasped by the old man who pointed the way.

This old man must be a kind-hearted person. When he led the way, he made him feel that the other party was afraid that he would run away. With so many people surrounding him, Xiang Jiannan could not do such a thing. He did not give him any chance at all. When he looked up, the person had already arrived.

"The young Taoist priest of Ping An Temple?"

There were already servants standing by the roadside to greet him. Before Xiang Jiannan reached the door, a middle-aged man who looked like a manager had made all the preparations. He had never met Xiang Jiannan before, but he did not dare to be negligent. The master's affairs had been widely spread in the past few days, and perhaps even reached Ping'an Temple.

Didn’t they invite the master and his disciples to visit the ancestral tomb a few days ago? Once the people who have seen them come out, the identity of this little Taoist priest will be confirmed.

The middle-aged man was not present on the day when Xiang Jiannan and his apprentice went to Li Yuanwai's ancestral tomb. He was aware of the situation but did not show up. At this moment, he went to greet them before the people in the mansion. In the final analysis, it was to delay time.

The person who went to the mansion to report the news has not returned yet.

"Little Taoist priest, you are here."

The tone was exactly the same as that of the old man who showed the way. After Xiang Jiannan came to him, the middle-aged man immediately started to be polite. From his tone, it sounded like he had already made an appointment with him, and his expression was happier than anyone else present.

The lack of any surprise in his expression made Xiang Jiannan feel as if he had been tricked. His master was urging him to find Mr. Li so anxiously, maybe they had agreed on it in the morning? It was not until he saw a man coming out of the Li Mansion and whispering something in the middle-aged man's ear that he understood why the man was not panicked at all.

I was pretending just to give others a false impression. Now I must have known my true identity, so my tone became more friendly when I spoke:

"Please come in, let's talk inside the mansion."

He stretched out his right hand to remind the servants to do their work. Xiang Jiannan saw that the passers-by who came to send him here were all rejected with polite words. Although Wang and his entourage followed closely behind him with their donkeys, they still could not escape the same fate as them.

You are an interesting guy. You are pulling a donkey cart while watching the fun. It was not until I explained myself that it was proved that Wang and his party were his people.

There will be someone to take care of the donkey cart once it is put down. Man, you can follow the young Taoist priest in.

"Master, you are really smart. My wife is just saying that she wants to invite you."

Leading Xiang Jiannan and Wang Yihang through several courtyards, the middle-aged man never stopped talking. They were indeed planning to invite Xiang Jiannan and his apprentice, but they had been delayed for the past few days because of the rain. The main reason was that the master's condition was sometimes good and sometimes bad, and the lady had been unable to make a decision.

The madam is meticulous and tends to think too much. These past few days, everyone in the mansion has suffered from this.

"How is Mr. Li doing now?"

Xiang Jiannan didn't feel at ease at all after listening to the middle-aged man's words. In fact, he was a little annoyed by what he said.

He felt that he could not solve the problem of Mr. Li on his own, but what was helpless was that now that he had come in, he always felt that it was the master who did it on purpose. To be honest, the old Taoist priest could not have been unaware of it.

Is it to train yourself? How cruel!

"He is being looked after in the house by several servants."

As he spoke, he had already brought Xiang Jiannan to the destination, and the middle-aged man then quickened his pace up the stairs.

There was a haggard-looking woman on the steps, staring blankly.

"Madam, this is the young Taoist priest of Ping An Temple."

After walking up the steps and reporting to the woman, the middle-aged man immediately stepped aside and saw the woman covering her face with a handkerchief. She started crying before she said a word:

"My poor old master."

The crying was so miserable and sad that the maids around her all had tears in their eyes.

For daily operations, don’t panic.

Knowing that Mr. Li's family would surely cry when they saw him, Xiang Jiannan stood at the bottom of the stairs and was not in a hurry to persuade them. There was nothing to say. Emotions always needed to be vented. As a time traveler, he had seen too many similar scenes before.

Wait until they finish crying before you speak.

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"Madam, don't be sad. With the Taoist priest here, the master will surely be able to turn danger into safety this time."

Seeing that Xiang Jiannan didn't speak for a long time, the middle-aged man had to persuade him. Logically, this kind of thing should be handled by the young Taoist priest, so why did it fall on his head in the end?

This young Taoist priest does look extraordinary. He is quiet and has an aura that does not match his appearance.

"Take me to see Mr. Li."

Seeing the woman's crying turned into sobbing because of the middle-aged man's words, Xiang Jiannan still couldn't think of anything to say during this time.

I was also feeling annoyed and just wanted to see Mr. Li as soon as possible. If I waited any longer, the courage I had finally mustered might be lost.

Because he was a Taoist priest, he could only hide his inner thoughts. For a while, he even thought that being a woman was pretty good.

"The master is in the side room, please follow me."

He quickly signaled to the maids to help the woman down to rest. The middle-aged man found that he respected this young Taoist priest more and more.

There was no nonsense, he was very serious about the matter. If I had known this, I would have gone to ask for him in the rain two days ago. There were not many Taoists like him in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Open the door, I'm Butler Zhao."

Taking Xiang Jiannan and Wang and his party to the door of a side room, the middle-aged man finally let the two know his last name. With the sound of a door bar falling to the ground, several servants with dark circles under their eyes came out of the house. They were simply polite to the few people and then went back into the house yawning. From their attitude, Xiang Jiannan felt that these people must have suffered a lot of torture.

"Why is Mr. Li tied up?"

After entering the room, he saw Li Yuanwai, who was tied up. Xiang Jiannan didn't know who came up with the bad idea. He saw Li Yuanwai with several layers of chains wrapped around his body. He was sitting on the bed with his head down. Maybe he was awakened by Xiang Jiannan's words. He raised his head and opened his eyes. He looked no different from an ordinary person. He even took the initiative to greet Xiang Jiannan: "Little Taoist priest, how are you these days?"

"good."

Turning his head to look at Butler Zhao, Xiang Jiannan wanted to ask about the specific situation of Mr. Li, but just as he was about to open his mouth, he felt a chill behind him. He didn't need to look back to know that another exciting moment had come. He immediately shouted and went out to lock the door, but he saw that except for Wang and his group, everyone else in the house had jumped out of the house first, and then quickly closed the door with their hands and feet.

Shit, I'm still in the room! When he heard the door being locked, Xiang Jiannan knew that Butler Zhao and the others had misunderstood. He turned around and looked at Wang Yihang, and saw that he was looking into the eyes of Li Yuanwai. No one was in a hurry. When he realized that Xiang Jiannan was looking at him, Wang Yihang finally smiled excitedly: "This is the first time I've seen a Taoist priest exorcise a demon."

"fine,"

Walking up to Wang Yihang and looking at Li Yuanwai with him, Xiang Jiannan's tone became unpredictable: "It's my first time too."

After he finished saying this, he saw Wang Yixing's body stiffen instantly.

(End of this chapter)