However, Wen Yuanbai was clearly quite surprised by Master Wuwang's sudden decision to take Xiao Youran as his disciple.
The monk Wuwang looked at Xiao Youran and asked again, "Little girl, this humble monk can teach you... um... military strategy, medicine, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Are you interested in learning them?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Gu jumped up and down, "You old monk, you dare to teach people medicine with only a half-baked knowledge? Haven't you heard that everyone has their own area of expertise?! Little girl, you'd better open your eyes wide if you want to learn medicine... The best teacher is right here, right here!" He pointed to the tip of his nose.
Seeing that Xiao Youran's expression remained unchanged, Monk Wuwang continued, "Or perhaps strategy, tactics, or the art of divination?"
Doctor Gu curled his lip. "Hmph, what's a little girl like you doing learning this stuff? Qimen Dunjia, huh? Why don't you let her fly to the heavens and dive into the earth?"
However, a flicker of emotion crossed Xiao Youran's eyes.
The monk Wuwang then probed further, "Or... how about scaling walls and rooftops, or removing tiles from roofs?"
Jiang Youchen: ...
It must have been really difficult for you, Monk Wuwang, to not only manage to come up with a neat number of characters, but also to make it rhyme.
Doctor Gu's lips twitched. "I knew you old monk were up to no good. What do you want this little girl to do with all that? Become a peerless thief or a notorious womanizer?"
He turned to Xiao Youran and said earnestly, "Little girl, Grandpa Gu thinks it would be better if you became Grandpa Gu's apprentice. Grandpa Gu can teach you how to practice medicine and save lives, which would be a great merit."
However, Xiao Youran's eyes suddenly lit up.
These past few mornings, although she had learned some kung fu from Zhao Huai and knew that his fist and foot skills were very good, his lightness skill was not so good.
She doesn't need to be a female knight-errant or anything like that in her life. As long as her martial arts skills are passable, that's enough. The main thing is to be able to throw a stone from a distance or escape to protect herself when encountering a strong enemy. So, her footwork skills seem more practical.
Heaven knows how much she missed those days when she could wander freely after her rebirth... Now she has to rely on her two short legs to get anywhere, which is really hard for her to get used to.
If I could scale walls and rooftops, I could relive the feeling of being a ghost...
Looking at Wen Yuanbai, his benefactor from his past life, he sighed inwardly and knelt down before Monk Wuwang, saying, "Disciple greets Master."
The rest of the people were all in shock: !!
Doctor Gu slapped his thigh, heartbroken: "Little girl, your master is right here! Right here!!! How could you be so foolish as to learn his roof-climbing and tile-removing skills? Do you have to learn roof-climbing and tile-removing from this old monk? As long as you don't beat him for three days, it'll be fine!"
Everyone present was speechless: ...
Jiang Youchen was especially heartbroken, clutching her chest: ...
Monk Wuwang laughed heartily, breathed a sigh of relief, helped her up, and pointed to Wen Yuanbai, saying to Xiao Youran, "Little girl, this is your senior brother."
The little girl then said to Wen Yuanbai with a grin, "Senior Brother Da Bai!"
Wen Yuanbai:......
Can the words "Da Bai" be omitted?
He looked at his master with great difficulty and asked a question that seemed to pierce his very soul, "Master, do you know... who she is?"
If he wasn't mistaken, his master must have just returned from a long journey and was only seeing this little girl for the first time, right? Why was he in such a hurry to take her as his disciple?
The monk Wuwang then asked Xiao Youran with a kind expression, "Little girl, what's your name?"
Nan Zhuo was standing on the edge of the herb garden watching the show, laughing heartily, when he heard this, he slipped and fell straight into the herb patch.
Doctor Gu lunged forward with a "whoosh," yelling, "You brat! Pay for my medicinal herbs!"
Despite all our precautions, we couldn't stop Nan Zhuo, whose lower body skills are absolutely top-notch! Do you deserve the titles of Commander Nan, Lord Nan, and Guard Nan?!
Jiang Youchen was speechless. Was he the only one who thought this manor was really weird?
This large estate often distributes grain and provides disaster relief, and is very generous. However, the doctor Gu in this large estate is so stingy that he is unwilling to spend a single penny. Destroying his medicinal herbs is no different from taking his life.
Despite being Young Master Wen's subordinate, the guard Nan stood by and watched his master fall.
This seemingly frail and sickly young master Wen actually has a highly skilled monk as his master? Can he even practice martial arts? And if he does, would he still be so frail and sickly?
Then this big monk appeared, not even knowing who his own sister was, and wanted to take her as his disciple after just one look?
He was completely bewildered, and cautiously stepped forward to pull his sister behind him, saying, "Sister, why do you have to agree to this old monk's request? Although he is highly skilled in martial arts, we have no grudges against each other, so you don't need to be afraid of him."
Xiao Youran took a step forward, winked at her brother, and said with a grin, "Brother, I'm not afraid of him, I really want to learn how to scale walls and remove roof tiles!"
Jiang Youchen: ...
Okay, this younger sister is really too opinionated.
Moreover... my sister once said that the first rule of being a sister-protecting maniac is to unconditionally believe what my sister says!
Xiao Youran turned to Monk Wuwang and said, "Master, my name is Jiang Youran. You can call me Xiao Youran."
Monk Wuwang laughed heartily, “Youran, Youran… With guests gone and the meal over, nothing to do, I leisurely drift off to sleep like the legendary Emperor Xihuang. What a fine name, what a fine name!”
He handed over a string of Buddhist prayer beads hanging in his hand, saying, "The first two lines of this poem are: 'The Buddhist image is lost in the fading leaves, the prayer beads shine with a halo.' It is clear that you and this humble monk have a connection. I will give you this string of prayer beads as a gift from your master."
Wen Yuanbai's cold eyes flickered slightly.
Three years ago, when he became a disciple of this monk, the monk also gave him an identical string of Buddhist prayer beads.
Xiao Youran happily accepted the bracelet, but found it too big, so she put it on twice. She couldn't wait to ask, "Master, when can you start teaching me qinggong (lightness skill)?"
Monk Wuwang was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter. "You little girl, you're really impatient! Could it be that you already have your sights set on climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles?"
Xiao You Ran: ……
She gave a sweet, flattering remark, "Master is so elusive, your disciple must cherish every moment when you appear!"
Monk Wuwang smiled broadly and said, "Don't worry, I'll be staying for a while this time."
After saying that, he turned to Wen Yuanbai, "My... good disciple, your master is hungry! Hurry up and prepare some good food and drink!"
Wen Yuanbai respectfully replied, "Yes," and instructed Nan Zhuo to do so, while also taking his master downstairs to wash up before having a meal.
Wen Yuanbai then turned to Doctor Gu, slightly raised his left arm, and asked indifferently, "Doctor Gu, after you performed the acupuncture just now, I felt some soreness in my left arm. What is the reason for this?"
Doctor Gu's expression stiffened, and he subconsciously glanced at Xiao Youran.
When Wen Yuanbai saw that look, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
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