Master Xuanzhen never expected the Fourth Prince to be so unreasonable. He had already made himself perfectly clear: his destined person had not yet appeared and was not from the capital, yet the prince still refused to believe him.
“Master Xuanzhen, don’t talk nonsense. My destined person is right in front of me, Lin Qianyu, the eldest daughter of Grand Tutor Lin,” said the Fourth Prince Zhao Yunxi.
Seeing that the Fourth Prince looked like he wanted to return the money, Master Xuanzhen shook his head helplessly and could only continue to explain:
"Fourth Prince, please listen to this old monk. Lin Qianyu is not your true love, but your pond owner! You are nothing more than a soft fish in her pond."
"If you weren't a prince, do you think she would even look at you?"
Master Xuanzhen hadn't forgotten how the old tutor had pleaded with the Emperor and Empress Dowager to cancel his disciple's marriage three years ago. They judged people by their appearances, and although his disciple hadn't taken it to heart, he still minded!
Now they've set their sights on another prince, and he certainly won't let them succeed!
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince Zhao Yunxi's face immediately turned extremely gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe it!"
"The Lin family broke off the engagement because of the Sixth Prince's disfigurement. If you were also disfigured or contracted some strange illness, do you think they would..."
Master Xuanzhen did not finish speaking, but his meaning was already self-evident.
The fourth prince, Zhao Yunxi, remained silent, pondering to himself.
“I have a brilliant plan. You might as well try it and you will know the truth,” Master Xuanzhen suddenly said.
Seeing Zhao Yunxi slowly emerge from the temple, Lin Qianyu asked with anticipation in her eyes, "Fourth Prince, what exactly did Master Xuanzhen say to you?"
Zhao Yunxi smiled slightly, "He said that I will spend my life with the person destined for me."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qianyu was overjoyed, and the smile on her face could no longer be concealed.
She exclaimed excitedly, "I just drew a marriage fortune stick, and it's an extremely auspicious one! The high monk also said that this year is the most suitable year for me to get married. If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid..."
By the end, her eyes were already moist, and tears seemed ready to fall at any moment.
Zhao Yunxi gazed quietly at Lin Qianyu, watching her look on the verge of tears, weak and helpless, and replied calmly, "I understand."
Just as Master Xuanzhen had predicted, her invitation to come to Mount Putuo to pray for blessings was indeed for a deeper reason.
She's using this opportunity to hint to me that she wants to gain a formal title from me.
He may be honest, but he's not stupid!
Perhaps we could try the method Master Xuanzhen suggested: feigning illness to see if she would remain devoted to me.
In just half an hour, the ice cream was sold out.
Compared to last time, business at the stall was much better this time, with many people even queuing up to buy. Faced with this situation, He Yang had no choice but to blush and apologize to everyone.
"Want some ice cream? Come back tomorrow!"
One of the older women couldn't help but complain, "If you set up your stall at the foot of the mountain, I would definitely come and patronize you. If I have to climb Mount Putuo again tomorrow, my old back will definitely not be able to take it!"
Looking at the gradually dispersing crowd, He Yang patted his thigh with regret and sighed, "Oh dear! Boss, we were too careless. We should have prepared twice as many ice creams."
Yu Zhizhi grinned and teased, "The idea is nice, but can you even carry that many? Luckily, the Sixth Prince helped us this time. Otherwise, if it were just a few weaklings like us carrying these five big boxes of ice cream, we'd probably still be wandering at the foot of the mountain."
"Hehe! You're right. Since it's still early, why don't we go to the temple to draw a fortune stick for marriage before going back?"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Yang pretended to walk towards the temple, but Yu Zhizhi grabbed him.
"Didn't you see that the people offering incense and praying for blessings have almost filled the entire temple? What's the rush? You can still pray on the last day."
As Yu Zhizhi spoke, she pulled He Yang down the mountain, muttering to herself, "With this little bit of time, we might as well go back and get some sleep."
She felt like her legs weren't her own anymore; every step she took, her knees ached as if they were being pricked with needles. The thought of having to climb the mountain three more times to set up her stall made her curse the lousy system in her mind.
What a disaster! What kind of lousy mission is this?!
"Boss, wait for me!"
After getting rid of the Fourth Prince, Master Xuanzhen arrived at the ice cream stall with a large sum of one thousand taels of silver.
Where are they?
He looked around but didn't see any ice cream stalls. Finally, he asked a passerby and learned that they had already packed up and gone down the mountain.
Oh dear! It's all the Fourth Prince's fault for being so long-winded, otherwise he wouldn't have arrived a step late.
"Disciple, is your new friend still setting up a stall on the top of Mount Putuo tomorrow?"
Seeing his master rush back to the courtyard with empty hands and a hurried expression, Zhao Yunjin guessed what had happened.
It seems her stall is more popular than he imagined.
"I don't know."
He didn't ask Yu Zhizhi.
Master Xuanzhen looked at him with a slightly disdainful gaze: "How could I not know? Aren't you friends?"
"Newly acquired."
It means they're not that close yet.
"Forget it, it's more reliable to rely on myself."
Master Xuanzhen had already decided that if he didn't see his disciple's new friend set up a stall tomorrow, he would go directly to his mansion to wait for him.
At this moment, Master Xuanzhen was unaware that his disciple's new friend was a young woman; he still thought it was a man.
Just as Zhao Yunjin was about to leave, Master Xuanzhen suddenly remembered that there was something very important he hadn't told him:
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