Jin Shanyao was about to leave, suddenly stopped... The wisp of Spiritual Power she had left on Meng Anci had been severed.
Jin Shanyao her eyes and looked up at the sky above the examination hall.
That familiar beam of light disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye. Before Jin Shanyao chase after it, a purple qi rose up above the examination hall, followed by another azure aura leaping upwards.
Two streams of energy swirled, intertwined, and clashed in mid-air.
The azure energy surged, engulfing and tightening the purple qi inch by inch, until they finally merged into one.
"Auntie, what are you looking at?" Meng Anzhi imitated the way Jin Shanyao her hand, looking up at the sky above the examination hall. There was nothing but blue sky and white clouds.
Jin Shanyao smiled sheepishly, "It's nothing, I just thought the weather was nice today..." She hadn't expected that two chosen ones could emerge from a single imperial examination.
"Let's go..." Jin Shanyao around and bumped into someone with a thud.
"Oh dear... you little girl... are your eyes on the top of your head? Can't you see this old man like me?"
Jin Shanyao quickly helped the old man up, but what she saw was a head of white hair and a shiny bald head that made Jin Shanyao roll her eyes. Without thinking, she flung the old man away.
But the other person's hand clung tightly to her arm like a vine. "Girl... you can't just hit someone and think you can leave."
Jin Shanyao her teeth, "Do you believe I'll pluck all your beard off?"
"You... you unfilial son... cough cough..." The old man coughed incessantly, leaning on his cane.
Meng Anzhi gently patted the old man's back, "Are you alright, sir?"
The old man looked at Meng Anzhi with a smile in his eyes, "Not bad, little girl... unlike this girl, who's a blind blockhead with no respect for hierarchy." Before he finished speaking, a strange fragrance wafted from the air.
He twitched his nose, then looked at Meng Anzhi in disbelief, before turning to Jin Shanyao... as if to say, "This is the good disciple you've taught."
Throwing itching powder at the slightest disagreement??? So vindictive and vengeful... Where's the goodness in humanity? Did you teach it all to disappear?? Yet, a glance was delivered, landing squarely on the wooden-headed man's eyelids.
Jin Shanyao's eyes were tightly closed, as if she were dead.
Taishang Laojun, Laozi shoved Meng Anzhi aside, grabbed the Jin Shanyao, and, carrying his cane, headed for a secluded spot.
Upon seeing this, Meng Anzhi's expression changed drastically, and she shouted sharply, "Let go of my aunt!"
" Anzhi... it's alright, wait here for me." Jin Shanyao stumbled as she was being pulled, but she still managed to comfort Meng Anzhi.
Meng Anzhi was about to chase after them in a hurry when Dahuang blocked her way... She looked at the cat and dog in front of her, feeling increasingly uneasy.
My aunt appeared out of nowhere in her house. Over the years, she has never mentioned her family, and no one has dared to grab her by the collar. This is clearly abnormal.
Looking at the cat and dog in front of them, they clearly recognized the old man.
Meng Anzhi grew increasingly panicked, as if something bad was about to happen. She looked down at Dahuang, "What's the relationship between that old man and Auntie?"
Dahuang stared in the direction where the Jin Shanyao disappeared, without replying.
Meng Anzhi grabbed Dahuang's ear, "Don't pretend you can't hear me, I know you can understand! Tell me... why did that old man come looking for Auntie, what's his relationship with Auntie?"
Dahuang remained silent.
Now Meng Anzhi was completely uncertain.
Jin Shanyao was led to a corner by Taishang Laojun, who then set up a protective barrier.
With a displeased expression, he said, "On the day of the imperial examinations in each of the different worlds, the Lord Wenchang will definitely come to observe. And you, at this crucial moment, use your Spiritual Power against me. If the Lord Wenchang finds out, you're dead for sure!"
Jin Shanyao didn't like hearing this. What did she mean by "she's doomed"?
"You're dead, you're dead, all you know is you're dead. If you hadn't been drinking and causing trouble, would I have been stuck in this world for so many years?"
Enraged, she snatched Taishang Laojun's walking stick and flung it away. "Poke, poke, poke... What are you doing poking it? Where's your whisk?"
Taishang Laojun was so angry that his beard was askew. With a flick of his finger, the cane fell into his hand and instantly transformed back into a whisk.
Jin Shanyao glanced at him, then pouted, "Alright, alright, I won't use my Spiritual Power to shield him from the wind, okay? Go back already, this is so annoying..."
Taishang Laojun's eyes widened in disbelief as he chased after her, asking, "You actually find me annoying? You've only been down to the mortal realm for a few days, and you're already finding me annoying?"
"When you first took human form, you didn't understand anything. I fed you with pills and peaches to raise you. Now that you've finally become human, you find me annoying?"
Here it comes, here it comes, he's starting to mutter again. Jin Shanyao tried to cover her ears, but her arm was firmly held by Taishang Laojun, who stared into Jin Shanyao eyes and continued talking.
"You blockhead, you're so stupid... You can't learn Law Technique even after four or five tries. I taught you step by step. You would draw a talisman and then throw it away halfway through. I corrected it for you again and again."
You said it was boring, and that the plants and animals in the mountains couldn't survive against you, so I brought you Dahuang and Xiaoli from Kunxu to raise. Well... now you've learned everything and you find me annoying."
Jin Shanyao said helplessly, "Have you been drinking again? Every time you drink, you bring up old grievances. If you hadn't been drinking and causing trouble, would I have been stuck in the mortal realm for so long?"
If you don't want to leave, come back to the Anzhi Hall with me for two days, and stop nagging."
Taishang Laojun snorted lightly, "Since you want me to stay... then I'll reluctantly accompany you for a few days."
During these days of the imperial examinations, he needs to keep a close eye on this unruly disciple and prevent her from using Spiritual Power. Otherwise, if the Lord Wenchang discovers it, he won't care, but this tree will probably suffer.
Taishang Laojun opened the barrier, put his hands behind his back, and walked out. After taking a couple of steps, he seemed to remember something and turned back, saying, "What's wrong with that little girl? She applied itching powder without saying a word? How do you usually teach her?"
"If you don't scold me, she might give you itching powder. Always look for problems within yourself instead of blaming others..." Jin Shanyao said, leading the way out of the alley.
Taishang Laojun, chased after them, saying, "I've noticed that since you descended to the mortal realm, your tongue has become even smoother... Didn't you insult me last time by saying my son wouldn't have an anus?"
"No..." Jin Shanyao her head, refusing to admit it no matter what. Besides, that happened so many years ago, how could he still remember it?
Seeing her aunt return safely, Meng Anzhi ran up to her and looked her up and down, "Auntie, are you alright...?" Then she looked at Taishang Laojun, "May I ask who this is?"
Before Jin Shanyao could even begin to introduce herself, Taishang Laojun chuckled and said, "I am her master; you can just call me Grandmaster."
Meng Anzhi glanced at Jin Shanyao, and seeing that she didn't object, smiled and said, "Grandmaster... I've never heard my aunt mention you before."
Taishang Laojun glanced at the Jin Shanyao, "I got drunk and caused trouble, so she ran away from home in a fit of anger."
When Meng Anzhi first heard that her aunt had a family, her heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, she felt a little like crying. She stared at the Jin Shanyao and called out softly after a long while.
"Auntie..."
Jin Shanyao saw that her eyes were red, reached out and pinched her cheek, put her arm around her shoulder and smiled, "Let's go... home."
Taishang Laojun followed behind, muttering under his breath, "She's not annoying, I'm the annoying one."
Jin Shanyao without turning around, but the corner of her mouth curved slightly.