Chapter 120 Worrying about Gains and Losses
"Oh?" The Grand Master's face turned serious for the first time. "This matter is of great importance. We must not speak carelessly. Do you have any real evidence?"
The young monk said hurriedly, "Yes, we arranged for a young and beautiful woman to steal Master Xiao's purse, but he subdued her on the spot. There was physical contact between the two, but Master Xiao did not get angry. Afterwards, he accompanied the woman to wander around the temple for a long time."
"But did you see it with your own eyes?" asked the Grand Master.
“Many people saw it at the scene, it can’t be fake,” the young monk replied.
"How could such a strange thing happen? He can even go to crowded places now?" The Grand Master's chubby face wrinkled. "Could it be that the female companion who accompanied him helped change his fate?"
He thought about it and asked Chen Zhaozhi again: "Zhaozhi, what do you think?"
"That girl does have some abilities," Chen Zhaozhi said, "but given her cultivation level, it's probably not enough to change her fate. Even with your level of cultivation, it would take a lot of effort to change your fate."
"Well, that's true, but we still have to find out the reason." The Grand Master stroked his beard and asked the monk over there, "Have you arranged the follow-up? Have you left any evidence?"
The young monk continued, "No, Master Imperial Master, we took the woman away in the name of 'education', and it seems Master Xiao didn't get suspicious."
"Indeed, you are doing things more and more properly now. Go to the temple to find the abbot to receive your reward." The Grand Master smiled kindly. "By the way, go find a Feng Shui treasured site for Sanshan Zhenren and bury him properly. It wasn't easy for him."
"Thank you, Master Imperial Master!" The young monk was overjoyed.
After everyone left, the Grand Master sighed in worry to himself, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, so many troubles every day, there's never a moment's peace."
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The next day, Xiao Yu woke up very early. Or rather, he didn't fall asleep at all, as he spent the entire night with his eyes closed, lost in thought.
However, Xu Chuchu did not show any rejection towards him, as if nothing had happened last night, which made him a little confused.
He spent the entire morning carefully observing Xu Chuchu's expression.
——She smiled at me and didn’t blame me.
——Why did she frown just now? She must have some ideas, right?
——She spoke a little softly just now. She wasn’t like that before. Yes, she definitely still had some thoughts. It’s normal for a girl to be angry when being offended like this, but she’s just embarrassed to vent it.
——Maybe I’m just overthinking it?
Xiao Yu really wanted to slap himself to death for his wild thoughts.
He had never been like this before.
He should have stopped caring about what others thought of him or how they viewed him a long time ago. He lived his life freely and treated them all as the idiots next door. This was his nature.
He is now becoming more and more anxious and restless, and he is increasingly disgusted with himself... Reason tells him that this is wrong, but he just can't control it.
He forced his brain to stop producing these messy thoughts, but they always couldn't help but sneak into his thoughts, controlling him and torturing him.
He really was... too afraid of losing Xu Chuchu.
"Xiao Yu!" Someone beside him suddenly shook his arm eagerly, pulling him out of his chaotic thoughts. "Is that the city wall up ahead? It's so high!"
Turning his head to look at the girl's joyful smile, Xiao Yu instantly felt that he was fine.
Really, why think so much?
We should cherish what we have now.
Even if Xu Chuchu leaves him one day... he should accept it calmly, right?
"This city wall was built during the previous dynasty, and it's over two hundred years old," Xiao Yu explained. "It's renovated every few years, making it the oldest building besides the Imperial Palace."
"Wow." Xu Chuchu felt like she had just arrived in ancient times, looking here and touching there.
The ancient city walls in modern tourist attractions are all smaller copies built later, and they are nowhere near as majestic and magnificent as the ones we see today.
Seeing that Xu Chuchu was interested, Xiao Yu took on the responsibility of tour guide and introduced her to the scenery and customs of the capital.
It has to be said that the development under the emperor's feet is always the best, whether it is prosperous streets or exquisite buildings, Tailing County and Linchuan County cannot compare.
Like in other county towns, most houses are low, one-story buildings, and only restaurants and inns have high-rise buildings. However, the houses along the streets in the capital are basically multi-story buildings with different styles and exquisite decoration.
Xu Chuchu looked around as she walked. Her country bumpkin look of coming to the city caused some passersby to laugh secretly, but Xiao Yu just thought she was cute and adorable.
"That's Chunxi Street, the most prosperous street in the entire capital." Xiao Yu pointed to a wide avenue on the right and said, "I'll take you there for a stroll tonight."
"Great!" Xu Chuchu said happily, then suddenly remembered, "Chunxi Street... Oh, that Chen Zhaozhi, the disciple of the Grand Master, doesn't he live here?"
Ever since they dealt with Sanshan Zhenren, both of them had been entangled in the matter of torn clothes and had no time to properly discuss this sudden attack.
Hearing the words "Chunxi Street", Xu Chuchu suddenly remembered that Chen Zhaozhi reminded her that there would be an attack that night, and said that if she had any trouble, she could go to Shen's house on Chunxi Street to find him. This should be the Chunxi Street here.
"Yes." Xiao Yu responded lightly.
Chunxi Street is prosperous and the land prices are ridiculously high. Those who can live here are either rich or noble.
Xiao Yu also lived here at first, but later he didn't like the crowds and the inconvenience of going out, so he sold the house here and moved to a more remote and quiet area.
But now he regrets it so much, and he doesn't know if Xu Chuchu will feel that he doesn't live here and is outdone by Chen Zhaozhi.
However, Xu Chuchu didn't think in that direction at all. She pondered and asked, "Do you think Chen Zhaozhi is an enemy or a friend? If he is an enemy, he specifically reminded us of the attack and the burning of incense in the temple, but if he is a friend..."
She didn't continue. Chen Zhaozhi didn't do anything hostile to them, but he gave people a weird feeling everywhere, especially since they had just met by the lake in Wuchang Village and met again in the capital. Could it be that they had been traveling together all this time?
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened slightly. "The situation is unclear, so it's better to be vigilant. What exactly happened? Why did Sanshan Zhenren suddenly come here? I'll send someone to find out."
"Well! I'm counting on you." Xu Chuchu turned around and gave him a bright smile, "I forgot that I'm on your territory."
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