The hotel general manager readily agreed, set aside ten minutes, and then left. He still had this matter to attend to and was planning to conduct a thorough investigation.
Ye Chenming and Yan Xiaonan arrived at Ye Huili's bedside. Looking at Ye Huili, a slight smile appeared on his lips. It was this smile that made Yan Xiaonan and Ye Chenming decide to keep the matter completely a secret.
Yan Xiaonan waved his hand and sent Ye Huili into the space. The two then went to Ye Huili's room, placed Ye Huili on the bed, and left. Ye Chenming sighed and wiped away all traces from Ye Huili before leaving.
On the first day of the new year, the weather was gloomy, and the cold wind was mixed with snowflakes, making people feel gloomy as well. Ye Huili opened his eyes, and there was not a trace of drunkenness in them.
He actually remembered everything that happened last night. This childish willfulness actually allowed Ye Huili's heart, which he had never been able to let go of, to be completely liberated.
Life is but a few short decades, why dwell on the past? Yesterday is gone and today is fleeting. Ye Huili got up and went to the bathroom for a thorough shower.
Washing away not only the filth on my body, but also the dust in my heart. As for that little girl from last night, if she only wants money, I'll have someone send her some. If she has ulterior motives, then I'm sorry.
Yan Ge brought his whole family to say goodbye to Yan Xiaonan and the others. Grandma Yan was finally relieved and thought that she had only given birth to two sons. Now that she was with Nannan, she was living such a comfortable life and should be content.
“Go back and live a good life, raise your children well, and make the Yan family a family with a solid foundation, do you know what that means?” Grandma Yan said earnestly.
Yan Ge was completely baffled. He looked at Yan Xiaonan, but Yan Xiaonan just smiled and shook her head. She didn't know either. Yan Ge could only shrug and leave with his family.
Cuihua quietly asked Yan Xiaonan, "Nannan, you clearly know, why don't you tell Yan Ge?"
Yan Xiaonan sighed and said, "Mom, do you know what true foundation is? It's the essence accumulated over a long period of time, the confidence built up by generations, even dozens of generations. Do you think the Yan family has that kind of ability now?"
Cuihua shook her head. "Let alone ability, if the Yan family didn't have Yan Xiaonan, they'd probably still be struggling to make a living in that Mushroom Village. They wouldn't starve to death, but they'd definitely be eating poorly and staying cold."
Winters in Shanghai are bitterly cold and damp; it's really hard for non-natives to stand. Xue Honggen couldn't stand the weather in Shanghai and wanted to go back early the next morning.
Ye Ren went to Fu Qingping's place again, looked at Fu Qingping's photo, talked on and on, and then left, looking back every few steps.
They quickly returned to the capital and rested for two days. Then, Yan Xiaonan and Ye Chenming took Enming and his clothes and other daily necessities up the mountain.
Master Yu and Xue Honggen sat in the living room, waiting for Yan Xiaonan and the others to come up the mountain. Today was an auspicious day for apprenticeship, so little Enming was going to become an apprentice today.
He remembered Yan Xiaonan's words firmly. He held a box in his hands, which was a gift for his master to accept him as an apprentice. Master Yu's divine sense saw the gift through the box and couldn't help but smile.
A bunch of celery symbolizes Enming's diligence in learning and the importance of hard work leading to mastery; a lotus seed symbolizes Enming's dedication to education despite the bitterness of the lotus seed's heart; a red bean symbolizes Enming's good fortune; a red date symbolizes Enming's early success in achieving high academic honors; a longan symbolizes Enming's fulfillment of his duties; and a strip of dried lean meat symbolizes Enming's heartfelt wishes as a disciple.
Enming had no idea that his master already knew what was in the box. He respectfully handed the box to Master Yu with both hands and then knelt down.
Master Yu secretly praised the Ye family, who were indeed sincere in sending their child to become their disciple. In that case, they should proceed with the formal apprenticeship ceremony, as this would be subject to the constraints of the Heavenly Laws.
He picked up Enming in his arms and took back everything Yan Xiaonan had brought. Enming didn't have time to say goodbye to her parents before she arrived at a hall with a portrait hanging on the wall.
"Ye Enming, kneel down and bow to the Ancestor."
Master Yu said softly.
Enming immediately bowed and kowtowed three times to the portrait.
"Ye Enming, kneel down and bow twice to your guardian deity."
Enming was a little confused. What was a guardian deity? But since his master said to worship one, he did so.
"Enming, kneel and perform the three bows to your master."
After saying this, Master Yu sat down on the lower left side of the portrait, waiting for Enming to kneel and worship.
Ye Enming immediately knelt down again, saying, "Master, your disciple bows three times."
Master Yu looked at Ye Enming kneeling before him, began his master's address, announced the sect rules, and finally concluded the ceremony.
When he received a large stack of papers from Master Yu, he was a little confused. Master Yu asked him to copy the gourds according to the pictures on the papers every day. This was to train his temperament because the little guy was too impatient.
Five years later, Ye Enming learned that what he was drawing every day was a talisman. The more patterns he drew, the stronger his spiritual power became. He knew that whether a talisman could be drawn successfully depended entirely on spiritual power.
Five years later, after the first talisman was successfully drawn, a prompt similar to a user manual suddenly appeared in Enming's mind: this talisman was for health preservation and wellness.
Enming found it extremely strange, and her interest was immediately piqued. Concentrating her mental energy, she drew five or six talismans in one go. These talismans were used for slaying demons and monsters; this one was for invisibility; and this one was... ...
Master Yu sat cross-legged on the cushion, his divine sense observing Enming's performance. A slight smile appeared on his lips. This disciple was gifted. Most people couldn't draw a single successful talisman in their entire lives, but the little guy was able to learn by analogy and succeed in one fell swoop.
Next, she would teach her young apprentice to chant scriptures. Chanting scriptures has many benefits; it can cultivate one's mind and character, and prolong life. Enming learned each word carefully and attentively.
After studying for countless years, one day he suddenly discovered that the scriptures he was reciting could actually reach the horizon. He was so frightened that he hid behind Master Yu and didn't dare to recite the scriptures for several days.
Yan Xiaonan and Ye Chenming stared in astonishment at the departing figure. They suddenly realized that Master Yu wasn't taking on a disciple, but rather trying to snatch their son away.
But the person had already gone far away, and it was impossible for them to catch up. It was said that the master's residence was protected by a restriction. If outsiders violated the restriction, they would be injured or even killed. Yan Xiaonan dared not take Ye Chenming into danger.
Xue Honggen smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead, come over next Friday afternoon. Master Yu will definitely bring the little guy over, but don't forget to bring him back on Sunday."
Ye Chenming and Yan Xiaonan exchanged a glance, their hearts aching. Enming was only six years old; they wondered if he could endure hardship, and whether he could eat and bathe by himself. They hoped he could take care of himself in daily life.
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