Huang Huai chuckled, "It's good that there's no trouble. If it made Brother Six's job difficult, that would be my fault."
Sun Chen tidied up the side hall and said to Huang Huai, "I'm fine here. You just need to convince Master."
Huang Huai nodded. He was still thinking about moving the Yellow Turban Warrior statue to the True Warrior Great Hall. Compared to the True Warrior Great Hall, the Incense and Fire in the Sanqing Hall was ultimately lacking.
Although the Three Pure Ones were more famous than the True Warrior Great Emperor, the main deity worshipped at Xunzhen Temple was the True Warrior Great Emperor.
After parting ways with Sun Chen, Huang Huai headed towards the Great Daoist Master's residence.
Inside the room, the Great Daoist Master was leisurely enjoying a cup of clear tea, looking utterly content.
Suddenly, the Great Daoist Master heard Huang Huai's voice, and his relaxed expression vanished. He instinctively reached out to protect his purple clay teapot.
"Master, I've come to see you!"
As he spoke, a creak was heard as Huang Huai pushed the door open, just in time to see the Great Daoist Master move the purple clay teapot closer to himself.
Seeing this, Huang Huai couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. He had only come to mooch some Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea a few times, and it had already formed a conditioned reflex in the Great Daoist Master.
He plopped down opposite the Great Daoist Master, not bothering with pleasantries. He reached for a teacup on the side and, under the Great Daoist Master's pained gaze, picked up the purple clay teapot filled with tea and poured himself a cup.
He drank the tea in one gulp, feeling a sense of comfort spread through his entire body. Even the damaged spirit that he had suffered during his breakthrough felt less severe, nourished by the Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea.
Watching Huang Huai gulp down the Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea as if he were chewing on peonies, the Great Daoist Master couldn't help but say, "Is that how you're supposed to drink tea? With the Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea in your hands, it's truly a waste of a heavenly treasure, a waste of a heavenly treasure!"
Huang Huai smiled and said, "Master, perhaps I can get you another jar of Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea!"
Upon hearing Huang Huai's words, the Great Daoist Master, who had just looked disgusted, immediately broke into a smile like a blooming flower. His tone became incredibly gentle, and he looked at Huang Huai with kind eyes, saying, "Good Huai'er, it's no wonder I dote on you so much!"
Under the Great Daoist Master's extremely gentle tone and expectant gaze, Huang Huai felt uncomfortable and quickly cleared his throat. "However, disciple has one matter that requires Master's indulgence."
The Great Daoist Master looked as if he had expected this and waved his hand grandly, "What is it? Master agrees."
Based on Huang Huai's understanding of the Great Daoist Master, when faced with the temptation of Spilled Jade Spirit Nourishing Tea, he was very easy to talk to, unless it was a matter of principle.
Just as Huang Huai understood the Great Daoist Master, the Great Daoist Master also understood Huang Huai, whom he had watched grow up. This was because the Great Daoist Master knew very well that Huang Huai always acted with discretion. Since he was making a request, the matter involved would definitely not cross his bottom line, so the Great Daoist Master readily agreed.
The old man and the young man looked at each other and smiled. Huang Huai's expression turned serious as he said, "Disciple wishes to ask if the Yellow Turban Warrior statue can be moved into the True Warrior Great Hall to accompany the True Warrior Great Emperor."
The Great Daoist Master was first taken aback, then stroked his beard and laughed, "I thought it was something important. That Yellow Turban Warrior statue had already been accompanying the True Warrior Great Emperor in the True Warrior Great Hall years ago. Since you want to bring it back, then bring it back."
A hint of joy appeared on Huang Huai's face. "Doesn't Master want to ask why I'm bringing the Yellow Turban Warrior statue back?"
Glancing at Huang Huai, the Great Daoist Master sipped his tea and said, "Master doesn't have as much curiosity as you young people. Could it be that you're going to do something bad?"
Saying this, the Great Daoist Master said to Huang Huai, "Go ask your senior brothers about moving the statue. And remember the tea you promised me!"
Huang Huai knew in his heart that the Great Daoist Master wasn't uncurious, but rather trusted him. If he didn't bring it up himself, the Great Daoist Master wouldn't ask.
Feeling touched, Huang Huai stood up and said as he walked out, "Master, don't worry, I'll get your tea for you as soon as possible."
Watching Huang Huai's retreating figure, a hint of a smile appeared in the Great Daoist Master's wise eyes as he murmured softly, "This child has grown up and started having his own little secrets!"
When Huang Huai found Sun Chen, Sun Chen was brushing his teeth and preparing to rest. Upon seeing Huang Huai, Sun Chen spoke before Huang Huai could, "What did Master say? He didn't scold you for causing trouble, did he?"
Huang Huai smiled upon hearing this. "Does Brother Six not know that Master dotes on me the most? It's just moving a statue that was already accompanying the deity. With my personal intervention, how could he not agree!"
Sun Chen, who was rinsing and wiping his face, put down his towel and said, "You're truly Master's favorite. Even if you dismantled a hall..."
Huang Huai quickly interrupted, "Stop, stop, Brother Six, you really dare to imagine! If I really dismantled a hall, Master would break my legs."
Seeing this, Sun Chen burst into laughter.
Sanqing Hall
Sun Chen accompanied Huang Huai to first move the Yellow Turban Warrior statue into the True Warrior Great Hall and place it beside the True Warrior Great Emperor. Then, they busied themselves with returning the Golden Boy statue, which Huang Huai had carried into the storeroom, to its original position.
After completing these tasks, Huang Huai and Sun Chen returned to their respective places.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye. This day was the first day of the May Day holiday, and the vast Taihe Mountain seemed to be suddenly occupied by crowds of people.
The number of tourists at the Wudang Purple Heaven Daoist Palace, which occupied the main peak, was naturally immense. Xunzhen Temple also saw a surge in visitor numbers.
Even though the disciples of Xunzhen Temple had made preparations in advance, the terrifying crowds that appeared with the start of the holiday still exceeded their expectations and preparations.
For Huang Huai, the first day of the holiday, he experienced what it meant to be tired but happy.
Looking at the shoulder-to-shoulder tourists, the number on any given day was not just thousands, but directly approaching ten thousand. Huang Huai and Chen Wei had to clean the incense burners several times to avoid affecting the tourists' incense burning and prayer rituals.
The large number of tourists directly contributed a massive amount of Incense and Fire Prayer Power to the Holy Lord Emperor Guan. Huang Huai saw this and was overjoyed, wearing a smile on his face all day.
Huang Huai's reaction stunned Chen Wei, who was exhausted to the point of being like a dog. If he weren't too tired to even speak, knowing Chen Wei's personality, he would have definitely complained fiercely to Huang Huai.
By the end of the day, everyone at Xunzhen Temple was truly exhausted, so the entire temple fell into silence early.
In the darkness of night, a figure quietly slipped into the side hall. After bowing to the statue of the Holy Lord Emperor Guan, they picked it up and left the hall.
In a secluded courtyard, with a creak, the door opened. Huang Huai entered the room with the statue of the Holy Lord Emperor Guan and casually closed the door.
In the bedroom, Huang Huai's face was filled with excitement and anticipation. This morning, by relying on the Tai Chi Diagram Visualization Method, his previously injured spirit had completely recovered. He felt full of energy and refreshed, ready to attempt to condense his True Spirit Primordial Spirit again.
With his previous experience, he wouldn't choose to attempt it in the present world this time. Instead, he chose the Otherworld as the location to condense his True Spirit Primordial Spirit. Since the present world didn't allow him to step into the extraordinary, he would go to the Otherworld. With his solid foundation, he refused to believe he would fail again this time.
With a thought, the mysterious portal gradually appeared.
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