Standing behind him, Uncle Zhan took out two boxes from his bag and placed them in front of Hua Xiangyun. "These are gifts we prepared for our first meeting. They're nothing special, just something to keep as a souvenir."
Hua Xiangyun looked at Wu Chenxi, and seeing her nod slightly, she smiled and took it, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Zhan, thank you, Uncle Zhan."
Since they weren't from the same school, Zhan Xiang didn't say much and turned to ask Wu Chenxi why she had asked him to come.
Although the letter was written in code, it only contained a few words, and many things still needed to be explained in detail.
Hua Xiangyun, being perceptive, went to the kitchen to prepare the meal, leaving the space to them.
Wu Chenxi knew his temper; if she hadn't spoken up, Junior Brother Zhan would never have left his homeland.
She briefly explained her suspicions, and upon hearing that the commotion might have been caused by her sworn enemy, Zhan Xiang's face, which had been completely ruined, contorted into a ferocious expression. "These people really are still up to no good."
Although he resented his master for abandoning them, his young disciples, he was also grateful. If his master hadn't taken them back, he might have lost his life long ago.
So even though he suffered some hardships later on, he never forgot his master and fellow disciples, who all lost their lives because of them.
He couldn't get revenge back then, but since it's come to him, he won't be polite.
Moreover, these people are still harboring treacherous intentions, and if they harm their interests, then they cannot be let off the hook.
Some things cannot be...; people are just guessing...
To avoid any unforeseen complications and being noticed by the patrolling personnel, they decided to wait three days before heading into the mountains.
The small courtyard that Hua Xiangyun had previously purchased was just the right place for Uncle Zhan and his companion to stay temporarily.
After settling them in, Hua Xiangyun opened the gift.
This senior uncle deliberately went alone, and instead of giving any magical artifacts, he brought a box full of jewelry, some in sets and some in pieces.
Wu Chenxi glanced at it and laughed, "This kid really doesn't know how to put his heart into it. He should at least organize it or pick out some pieces to make a set so that it's presentable. Just piling them up like this makes it look cheap."
Hua Xiangyun: "Can we accept this?"
Although she couldn't wear them out now, they would appreciate in value in a few years. Looking at the sparkling diamond jewelry among them, her hands trembled slightly as she held them.
"Why can't we accept this? Those two grown men don't even know where they got it from, and it's not of much use to them anyway."
But then I remembered I still have some left; I'll give them to you next time.
Hua Xiangyun quickly waved her hand in refusal, "Master, you should keep it for yourself. I don't usually like to carry these things around."
Wu Chenxi pouted, "What girl doesn't like these things? It's just not suitable for her now. Once the outside world becomes clearer in a few years, she can wear them however she wants."
Don't refuse your master. You're my only disciple, so I'll still give you my things in the future. Keeping them here is just taking up space.
Hua Xiangyun closed the box and prepared to open the second one. "Since we can wear it in a few years, Master can also dress himself up nicely. When we go out, people will definitely think we are sisters."
"Of course. Although your master is old, I was once a beauty in the Xuan Realm. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dressed up as a witch to avoid trouble."
Actually, to us warlocks, these jewels and ornaments are the least valuable thing.
She's currently wearing magical artifacts, so wearing these pieces of jewelry would only take up space.
Hua Xiangyun looked at the equally messy box of jewelry, but Wu Chenxi burst into laughter, "These two brothers are really something. I bet they just found two gift boxes and stuffed things into them. They probably don't even know what they're giving them."
Hua Xiangyun, “…” It really is possible, because she had already seen it. The jewelry was supposed to be a set, but it was in two separate boxes.
"Forget it, as long as they meant it, that's good enough. It's already quite good that these two rough old men remembered to give us a gift. Don't be too demanding."
Hua Xiangyun repeatedly said she wouldn't dare, she wasn't ungrateful. When her martial uncle and the others came, they only had a small package, and these two boxes took up most of the space.
I'm already so grateful that I thought of bringing her here from so far away.
"I hadn't prepared anything beforehand. What kind of gifts should I prepare for my fourth uncle and the others?"
Wu Chenxi thought of the two emaciated people who came today, and knew that they must have been casually feeding her, otherwise they wouldn't have made her look like this.
"Cook some good dishes and make some soups for them to nourish themselves. Their cooking skills are, well, let's just say they're not great." Wu Chenxi even suspected that they might not be able to eat the food she made.
They had seen them cook before, and the food they made was comparable to pig swill she had ever seen—basically, everything was mixed together in the pot, a complete mess.
Hua Xiangyun readily agreed. Every time Jiang Yi brought her food or game, she would put it in her storage ring and never skimp on herself.
She would prepare the meals before she finished work the next day, so the chef could just heat them up and serve them.
Back in the courtyard, Zhan Xiang sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), saying, "This disciple that Senior Sister Wu took on seems pretty good."
Although he was blind, he was very sensitive.
You can analyze a person's emotions just by looking at their words. This junior apprentice was just curious about his appearance and had no ill intentions whatsoever.
Zhan Wu looked around the newly cleaned house and the neat bedding, then nodded and said, "Pure eyes, she's a diligent and sensible person. Senior Sister Wu is blessed."
"I still trust your judgment, but isn't the gift we gave you so casually a bit perfunctory?" Zhan Xiang's hands were already groping around the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). When no one else was around, he liked to use his hands to familiarize himself with the environment.
Zhan Wu said, "No, little girls all like these sparkly things. Anyway, those things are just taking up space. It's good to dress up the little girl."
The War Minister has never interacted with girls before and doesn't know, so maybe that's the case...
"If we had known she liked it, we wouldn't have refused so many times before. It would have been so much better to give it to the child to play with."
Judging from Senior Sister Wu's introduction and tone, she'll only have this one disciple from now on, so we should pay more attention to her.
"Why don't you take on an apprentice?" Zhan Wu suddenly suggested. "Actually, having an apprentice wouldn't be bad. At least you could help me cook some dishes. My cooking skills aren't good, and I've been letting you down all these years."
The war minister said, "Why are you saying all this? We're not people who are obsessed with food and drink. We're both old and in poor health. We don't want to take on a disciple and end up being a burden to others."
That's good enough. We've preserved our sect's legacy, which is a way of repaying our master's life-saving grace. But whether the lineage continues depends on fate.
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