Zi Yue frowned slightly. "Senior brother, do you think Master is serious this time?"
Qin Luo chuckled and said, "Junior Sister, don't worry, Master's old habit has flared up again. He'll be back tonight."
Zi Yue smiled and said, "That's what I think too."
"Junior Sister, if you're not busy, come with us to Mirror Lake Academy."
"Senior brothers, you go ahead, I have something to do."
"What's up?"
Hua Ying asked.
Zi Yue raised an eyebrow, her pretty face smiling. "Grandpa Village Chief said there are a lot of rats in the village stealing grain, they're almost like spirits, and he asked me to help. I'm going to take Xiao Heizi to catch the rats."
Qin Luo looked at the little black cat basking in the sun on the courtyard wall and chuckled, "Can it manage?"
"Little Blackie will be fine!"
Ziyue winked playfully.
Hua Ying was somewhat skeptical; that three-legged cat didn't seem like someone who could catch mice.
"Then let's go to the market and take a stroll."
Qin Luo made the suggestion with a smile.
"OK!"
Ziyue arrived at the courtyard wall, clapped her hands, and the little black cat opened its eyes and jumped down reluctantly.
Qin Luo looked at Xiao Die, who was sweeping the floor, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Die, would you like to come with us?"
Xiao Die shook her head repeatedly. Since even Zi Yue wasn't going, she naturally felt embarrassed to follow. "Master Dao, I need to sweep the floor."
"Rest when you're tired, you don't have to keep sweeping."
"Yes, Master Dao."
Qin Luo arrived at the main hall of the Taoist temple.
Jin Yan and Cai Xia were reading in the hall.
Qin Luo said with a smile, "We're planning to visit Jinghu Academy. We'll leave the Taoist temple to you."
"Senior brother, this is what we should do."
"Senior brother, I'll wait for you to come back and tell me your story."
Qin Luo smiled and nodded. After greeting Jin Yan and the others, they walked out of the Dragon Tiger Temple.
Upon hearing the commotion, Jinjiao stood at attention outside the Taoist temple. Qin Luo bowed to the door gods and said, "Old Wu, thank you for taking care of me all these years."
"You flatter me, Daoist. I couldn't help the little fairy when she was in danger," Wu Xuantian said with some shame.
Zi Yue hugged the little black cat and shook her head repeatedly, "I'm the one who's caused you trouble, senior."
Hua Ying said softly, "After I return to the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom, I can discuss with the Empress whether it is possible to allow the door gods of Longhu Temple to enter every household."
"Thank you, fairy!"
Wu Xuantian cupped his hands in a fist salute.
If he can truly become the guardian deity of the Great Xia Dynasty, Wu Xuantian's combat power is expected to return to its peak.
Watching Qin Luo and the others descend the mountain, Jin Jiao returned to the wooden house and lay down, soon snoring could be heard.
The market at the foot of Luoxia Peak is well-organized. In the morning, many people sell vegetables here. Now it's noon, there are more food stalls, as well as stalls selling herbs and clothing, and even incense and candles.
People on both sides of the market would nod to Ziyue when they saw her, and some would even greet her.
Purple Moon would always respond with a smile.
Qin Luo saw many familiar faces, but most of them did not recognize him.
Passing by a mutton soup stall, the middle-aged stall owner saw Qin Luo and exclaimed with delight, "Master Daoist?!"
How's business?
"good!"
The middle-aged stall owner greeted him warmly, "Master Dao, come and have some mutton soup sometime, it's on me!"
"no problem."
Qin Luo nodded with a smile.
Seeing the middle-aged stall owner greet Qin Luo, other people recognized Qin Luo and greeted him as well.
There are still free porridge stalls at the foot of the mountain, providing porridge to elderly people and children in need. The stalls are relatively quiet, as people's living conditions are much better than before.
"Senior brother, I'll go and get busy now."
"Go."
Qin Luo and Hua Ying headed towards Mirror Lake Academy, while Zi Yue carried the little black cat and headed towards Clear Water Town, as her junior sister's village was relatively farther away.
The mountain path is paved with stone slabs and is wide, better than the roads in many towns. The Zhao family spent money to repair the road, which led all the way to Longhu Temple. Later, the people in the mountains raised money to extend the road all the way to Jinghu Academy. In addition, there was a relatively poor gravel road in the mountains due to the people of Chu fleeing famine.
Green Mountain Peak.
There is a cowshed on the mountaintop.
There were three dark figures in the cowshed.
"One-stop service, we're good buddies!"
"Five champions, six six six!"
"Old Ma, you lost, I'll put the sticker on you!"
"I'll fill it up for you."
Inside the cowshed lived a black bear, a black donkey, and a black ox. They sat cross-legged in the cowshed, with long strips of paper pasted on their faces, playing drinking games and having a great time.
"Old Bear, I've brought you a real dragon." Little Dumpling led Xuanqing to Niu Mang's cowshed.
When Xiong Shan and the others saw Xuan Qing, they sensed a powerful pressure. However, when they saw that it was Xiao Tuanzi who brought it, they were not nervous. Xiong Shan warmly welcomed them, saying, "We're all brothers. Come on, Niu Mang, quickly pour some wine."
Ever since Little Dumpling brought the phrase "We're all brothers" back to the Purple Cloud Mountains, it has become a common saying among the spirits and demons in the mountains.
Xiao Tuanzi and Xuan Qing arrived at the cowshed. Niu Mang poured two bowls of wine, and Xiong Shan picked up his bowl and said loudly, "Come on, let's toast the new brother with a bowl."
"Come!"
"I did it!"
Everyone raised their glasses and drank them down in one gulp.
After finishing the wine, the little dumpling put his arm around Xuanqing's shoulder and said, "Xuanqing is my little brother, you all have to take care of him."
"That's natural."
"Little brother, I, Old Niu, will take care of you from now on."
"I, Old Xiong, am no pushover either. Everyone in the Purple Cloud Mountains has to give me some face. My brother is Jin Yan from the Dragon Tiger Temple. If you ever need anything, just come to me!"
Xuanqing nodded repeatedly. He used to think that his older brother had many friends, but he didn't expect that his little dumpling had many friends as well.
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