Seeing Xu Han's fawning manner, the Taoist priest couldn't help but laugh and said, "You little money-grubber, since I've been so good to you, you'd better cook more delicious food for me from now on!"
"Of course, just tell me what you'd like to eat, and I'll make it for you right away. Even if I don't know how to cook it, I can figure it out for you. As long as the money is right, we can talk about anything."
At this moment, Xu Han looked like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, and even Lu Chuan next to her couldn't help but laugh at her expression.
Lu Chuan had always known that his wife was a money-grubber, but he didn't expect her to be so fickle. Had she already forgotten about Master Xuan Yi's forceful suppression of Mao Dou? Why had she changed her attitude so quickly?
Xu Han noticed Lu Chuan laughing at her, so she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, then raised her voice and said, "Daoist Master, have you had breakfast yet? Are you hungry? Would you like me to make you something to eat?"
Lu Chuan was too ashamed to look at Xu Han; it truly refreshed his understanding of what a wife should be like.
"Can you be normal for once? You're scaring me," the Taoist priest said nervously.
"Hehe! Okay, Daoist Master." Xu Han deliberately spoke with a slightly smack voice, instantly giving the two people next to her goosebumps.
The Taoist priest quickly said, "You brat, you'd better take me to see the layout of your house! I can't stand it anymore."
After saying that, she pulled Lu Chuan outside, and Lu Chuan, who was more than happy to oblige, quickly followed her out.
The two of them went around the house together, and also helped the Taoist priest familiarize himself with the surroundings.
After the two of them left, Xu Han immediately began to open her bundle and carefully examine each item.
Thinking to myself, "There are so many! I'm rich! I'm rich! They're all so beautiful, what am I going to do! I love them so much!"
Not satisfied with just looking at it, I wanted to take it to my room to try it out, but I couldn't move it. In the end, I just put it in my space.
Xu Han thought to herself that she could bring a different one every day and wear it for a long, long time, and she was very happy just thinking about it.
After Xu Han had made some changes, she came out wearing a jade bracelet and a begonia flower hairpin.
They saw that Master Xuan Yi and Lu Chuan had returned and were resting in chairs.
He quickly asked, "How is it? Does it look good?"
"Beautiful! Beautiful!" they both replied at the same time.
Hearing this, Xu Han happily took out fruit popsicles from her spatial storage and ate one each.
"Girl, I just took a look at the bamboo spikes you made, and they're really quite good, showing a sense of protection. Although they're useless now that I'm here, I still have to commend you," the Taoist priest said with a smile.
"That's right. We originally planned to do a little bit each day at a leisurely pace, but after the locust plague came, neither of us dared to rest even in this sweltering heat. We worked for a long time every day, and I've lost quite a bit of weight these past few days," Xu Han said proudly.
Speaking of locust plagues, Xu Han remembered to ask, "Master, what was the situation like down the mountain when you came? Were other places severely affected?"
"Alas! This locust plague has left many people starving. From the north to the south, a quarter of our Yuanqing Kingdom's land has been devoured by locusts to varying degrees."
The people's lives were already difficult, and it will likely become even harder from now on. Currently, half of Yuanqing Kingdom is experiencing varying degrees of drought; not only the north is suffering, but even some areas in the south haven't seen rain for three consecutive months.
Master Xuanyi took a sip of water and continued, "Originally, I planned to come in June, but due to some things, I decided to come at the end of the year. However, after hearing that the locust plague was severe, I was worried and rushed over here as fast as I could."
Xu Han and Lu Chuan listened carefully, and after hearing the Taoist priest's words, they couldn't help but feel worried for the people.
"Can you two stop worrying about others for now? Why do you think I rushed here to find you? You should worry about yourselves first!" The Taoist priest looked at the two of them with a gossipy expression.
Hearing the Taoist priest say this, the two of them were completely bewildered. What was going on? Why were they worried about them? Didn't the Taoist priest say that no one but him knew Xu Han's secret?
Could it be that their affair has been exposed? No, that can't be right! The two of them haven't left the house much lately, that shouldn't be the case!
The two then looked at the Taoist priest with suspicion. Seeing this, the Taoist priest quickly cleared himself of any suspicion and said...
“We’re all in the same boat, I definitely won’t tell anyone.”
Then he went on to explain, "They are people from other countries. I am worried that after the severe drought in Yuanqing Kingdom, people from other countries will discover your existence."
Also, I was worried that wild animals from the mountains would come here after the locust plague, and that you wouldn't be able to handle them, so I rushed over here.
Xu Han seized the opportunity to press further, "Then why did you come to protect us? Do I have some special use for you? There's no such thing as a free lunch. I don't believe you're just saying you want a good meal."
Xu Han cut off the conversation and began to press for answers.
Master Xuanyi realized he could no longer keep it a secret. If he continued to live under the same roof, seeing each other all the time, it would inevitably create distance. In order to maintain a friendly relationship in the future, he had no choice but to tell the truth.
He then said, "Because you are a special person, I am afraid that other countries may use you to do things."
You know how much your space can do in this era. If it falls into the hands of other countries, our country will surely perish. I don't want to see the people of Yuanqing Kingdom die in vain.
Of course, to prevent the royal family from using you to seize power, even the current emperor is unaware of your existence. Currently, only the three of us in this world know about this.
"And I know that neither you nor Lu Chuan want to get involved in royal affairs, so I took the liberty of deciding to live with you in these mountains."
"How do you know we don't want power and money? Can't you see how much I love money?" Xu Han asked disbelievingly.
“You wouldn’t do these things for money. I know you have a conscience. You wouldn’t want to see people all over the world displaced, their families torn apart, and their lives ruined, would you?”
And most importantly, you were born a year ago. If you really wanted power and money, you would have acted on it long ago.
When we met, you and Lu Chuan were living a normal family life, and you didn't use your position to do anything immoral. That's when I knew what kind of person you were.
Then, with a smug look on his face, he added, "Most importantly, after meeting you that day, I calculated your birth date and facial features. Hahahaha."
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