Chapter 187 Daju Learns to Read
"Yes, it's you," Xu Zhe said. "Master always mentions you, saying you're smart and can master any Taoist technique once taught. You're her lifelong pride. Stinky Cat also always praises you, saying you're the youngest seventh-rank master of physiognomy, respected wherever you go. As long as we can find you, our lives will be better."
"Every time we ran out of money..." he said, his tone tinged with tears. "Every time we couldn't afford coal in the winter and couldn't eat a drop of oil for a month, we consoled ourselves by saying that we would just have to wait for Senior Sister to come back. She would have a way to cure Master's illness, and we wouldn't have to suffer from hunger and cold."
"What happened?... Senior Sister finally returned, but she didn't have the seventh-level cultivation, and couldn't cure Master's illness..."
A feeling of bitterness welled up in Xu Chuchu's heart.
She walked up to Xu Zhe and held the young boy, who was a head shorter than her, in her arms.
"I'm sorry, Jiji, I've let you down." She patted the boy's back gently, "But I promise you, I will do my best to heal Master and let you live a good life, okay?"
Xu Zhe shook his head slightly: "No need for so many, just the first one will do."
"The first one? Cure the disease?" Xu Chuchu smiled, "Okay, I promise you, I'll do this one first."
She coaxed Xu Zhe to rest and let out a long sigh.
Xu Zhe's words were a bit childish, but they also made her suddenly realize the weight of her responsibility.
When she was with her master, it was her master who protected her from the wind and rain, and kept her away from troubles and dangers.
After the master left, she and Daju could be self-sufficient and live a comfortable life.
Then I met that person, and we supported each other no matter what happened...
Now, she has become the pillar of a family. It is not enough for her to live a good life. She also has to shoulder the responsibility of being the eldest sister and repay her master for raising and teaching her.
If they can't even count on her, who else can they count on?
"Chu Chu." The master woke up at some point and waved to her from the window, "Chu Chu, come here. The master has something to tell you."
"I'm coming." Xu Chuchu walked in quickly.
"Chu Chu." The master pulled her to sit down. "Master, ahem, I accidentally overheard your conversation with Jiji just now. Master apologizes to you on his behalf. Jiji was not raised by me. He grew up with some beggars and homeless people. I accepted him as my apprentice two years ago because I saw that he had good aptitude. So he may have some immature ideas. Don't mind them."
"It doesn't matter." Xu Chuchu shook her head. "What he said makes sense."
The master smiled and said, "Alas, I was afraid you would think so. It's good that you care about me, but please don't go back to find that young master of the golden-scaled boa. It's not worth it. If you encounter any danger again, I will regret living this life again."
Xu Chuchu finally realized that her master called her in to talk not because he was worried about a conflict between them, but because he was afraid that she would really be provoked by Gigi and go back to find that person.
"Master, don't worry. I won't go back." She said firmly, "If he can really cure your illness, I might go, but I won't go until I have money to buy tonics."
"You... Oh, forget it. I'll feel relieved if you don't go." The master looked like he couldn't do anything about her.
"Master, I have an idea." Xu Chuchu then told Master about his encounter with Chen Zhaozhi on the mountainside today, as well as their energy gathering. "I don't know yet how much energy they've gathered, but since they dared to use it to fight for the throne, it must be quite a lot. It should be no problem to use some of it to treat your illness. I just don't know how to store the energy properly."
"Chu Chu!" The master was even more helpless. "You ignored everything I said just now. Don't take risks for my illness. I should have died long ago. This life is a gift. It doesn't matter how long I live. I told Ji Ji the same thing. I told him not to buy medicine for me and to save money to build a new house so I can get married, but he didn't listen."
Xu Chuchu hurriedly said, "It's okay, Master. Those guys aren't very strong. The highest is only level five. If they are discovered, can't they just run away if they can't defeat me?"
"But……"
"Master!" Xu Chuchu said coquettishly, "Just tell me how to store the energy back."
In the past, Master often tinkered with some small magical instruments himself. They were not expensive but sometimes very practical. She believed that Master must have a way.
After a long argument between the two sides, the master finally couldn't win over Xu Chuchu.
"Open the cabinet door over there. On the bottom shelf is a small bowl the size of a fist. I made it last year. It can preserve medicine and food from spoiling, and it can also temporarily collect energy." Master said, "But Chuchu, you must promise me that if there is danger, you will escape. Don't force yourself. If anything happens to you, I will have no face to live in this world."
Xu Chuchu put the small bowl into her sleeve and agreed with a smile.
Although she was facing a seventh-level Grand Master instead of a fifth-level one with a huge gap in strength, she was not nervous.
On the contrary, once the goal is clear, people feel more relaxed.
During dinner in the evening, Xu Zhe probably felt embarrassed for getting angry at Xu Chuchu in the afternoon, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he filled her bowl with rice, pressed it down again and again, threw it in front of her, and then ran away at the speed of light, making everyone laugh.
When it was time for dinner, Daju came back from somewhere, waving a piece of paper in his hand, and jumped excitedly to Xu Chuchu's side.
"Chu Chu Chu Chu, please help me find out what this word is. I don't know it!"
"Oh? Our Big Orange has started studying too? Let me see." Xu Chuchu took it with interest. "This is the word 'Nan', the 'Nan' as in 'difficult'."
"I'll read it to you." She read the words aloud. "I know you're still angry, and that's as it should be. I was wrong in the first place. How are you now? Are you having any difficulties? If you have any requests...please let me know, and I will definitely do it for you! "
The more she read, the more she felt something was wrong. Then, looking at the handwriting again, she felt it was very familiar and wondered, "Where did you get this from?"
"This is a sound transmission talisman someone gave you." Daju said calmly, "It's been piling up for days, and you haven't collected it yet, so I'll collect it for you."
"Why can you accept my sound transmission talisman!" Xu Chuchu almost vomited blood, "Can't the sound transmission talisman only be read by the spiritual power of the person who made it?"
Daju smiled proudly: "Chuchu, you forgot that I was created by you. Our spiritual powers originally came from the same source. I can even read your sound transmission notes."
Xu Chuchu: “…”
"There are so many. I've been reading all afternoon." He rummaged in his sleeves, pulled out a large stack of papers, and handed it to Xu Chuchu. "Since you're not here, I can only ask my younger brother if there are any words I don't know."
Seeing the pile of crumpled waste paper in front of him, Xu Chuchu felt his blood pressure soar.
"Stinky, Daju!" She tore the papers into pieces, picked up the bench beside her and swung it at Daju's butt. "I told you not to peek at my messages, I told you not to peek at my messages!"
Daju quickly transformed into a cat and jumped onto the beam: "What? Chuchu, you've changed! You used to let me browse your WeChat at will!"
"Get down here! I'm going to beat your ass till it bursts!"
Daju hurriedly jumped from the beam to the outside of the house, and with some regret, he poked his big cat head in from the window: "Chuchu, are you really not going to read it? Some of the writing is so touching, it made me cry."
"Tell him to get out!——"
"Oh oh." Daju retracted his head and skipped back to his room.
He held the pen with great effort, and wrote the two big words "Get lost" crookedly on the paper. He put it on the fire and passed it back to Xiao Yu.
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