However, their reasons for being reluctant to part were different. Jingting was reluctant simply out of the bond between master and disciple, while Yun Zhaozhao was reluctant... because Daoist Qingxin rarely came, and she couldn't just leave without leaving anything behind, could she?
Like I said, since we're already here, we should leave something behind, right?
Daoist Qingxin was utterly speechless and helpless. "I've given you all my most treasured martial arts manuals to Clear Breeze Temple, what else do you want me to keep?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Someone as talented as you, have you ever published a book?"
Daoist Qingxin: "Publish a book?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Please come with me."
She led Daoist Qingxin to the reading room of Clear Breeze Temple. Daoist Qingxin rarely came to this reading room, and because it was right next to Daoist Qiuting's Daoist medical clinic, Daoist Qingxin always thought it was full of medical books.
When I came here today, I found out that it contained everything imaginable, even a recipe written by Daoist Chang Kong himself—and it was illustrated with pictures and text.
Yun Zhaozhao: "Originally, I wanted Jingting to write a book as well, but Jingting all he does is swear, and that publishing a book might corrupt children, so it hasn't been published yet."
Daoist Qingxin: "So?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "You and your master are from the same sect. Shouldn't you pay off the debt that Jingting owes? Our Daoist temple happens to be short of a book on drawing talismans and chanting incantations. When would be a convenient time for you to provide it?"
Daoist Qingxin sighed, "Now I understand why you call your Clear Breeze Temple."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Oh?"
Daoist Qingxin: "It means that once Qingxin enters, he will become completely incorruptible."
Yun Zhaozhao: "... That's not quite right. Besides, I didn't do this so that the Daoist priests in our temple could steal your talisman-drawing and incantation techniques. Everyone in Clear Breeze Temple simply admires your talent."
Daoist Qingxin: "Ha!"
Chapter 126
It must be said that Daoist Qingxin, despite being an unofficial member of Clear Breeze Temple, still has Clear Breeze Temple in his heart.
Perhaps it's because he loves the child. After all, Yun Zhaozhao isn't much older than Jingting, so to Daoist Qingxin, she's practically a child, isn't she?
Anyway, he was cursing under his breath after hearing Yun Zhaozhao's words. Yun Zhaozhao thought the matter was definitely hopeless, but unexpectedly, a few days later, Daoist Qingxin took the initiative to send Yun Zhaozhao a message, asking her, "[Just a book on drawing talismans and chanting incantations? Do you still need the ghost-catching book?]"
For Yun Zhaozhao, the more the merrier. After all, even if she herself has only average talent in cultivation and can't achieve anything, there are still so many Daoist priests in Clear Breeze Temple, not to mention a group of junior Daoist priests from the Qing generation! Maybe one of them has talent points in catching ghosts.
So Yun Zhaozhao immediately said, "[Yes, I want everything! As long as you write it down, I'll take it all, not just ghost catching, but also fortune telling, talisman drawing, feng shui consultation, live streaming ghost stories, and even secret manuals for recruiting apprentices.]"
Daoist Qingxin: [Hehe!]
Yun Zhaozhao tried to explain some internet slang to Daoist Qingxin: "[You might not be familiar with the internet, so you might not know that "hehe" doesn't actually mean a genuine smile; it carries a slightly derogatory connotation, like mockery.]"
Daoist Qingxin: [I know! Hehe~]
Yun Zhaozhao: [...]
Although Daoist Qingxin mocked her online twice, Yun Zhaozhao wasn't particularly angry. After all, mockery was nothing to her; as long as Daoist Qingxin eventually handed over what she wanted, that was fine.
Daoist Qingxin left Clear Breeze Temple ahead of schedule because he had his own plans. After Daoist Qingxin Clear Breeze Temple, Daoist Baiyun didn't feel anything during the day when he was training, but he felt very lonely when he was alone in his room at night.
As a single, unmarried male Daoist priest, he wouldn't think of doing anything else when he was lonely, so he would often pull the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple out for extra training.
So although the lonely person in the dead of night was Daoist Baiyun, the person whose life became extremely miserable because of Daoist Master Qingfeng's departure was the group of Clear Breeze Temple trained by Daoist Baiyun.
After all, when Daoist Qingxin was around, they didn't need to get up in the middle of the night for extra training. Moreover, Daoist Qingxin was gentle and had a good temper, so whenever Daoist Baiyun lost his temper over training, Daoist Qingxin would always stand by and say a few words of advice. But now that no one is stopping or advising him, Daoist Baiyun not only like an emotionless training machine, but also like a walking firecracker, ready to explode at the drop of a hat.
The Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple were suffering greatly, but no one dared to say anything. After all, they knew deep down that the longer and more training Daoist Baiyun did, the more they would benefit.
When it comes to learning skills, they're not afraid of a strict teacher, but they are afraid of a teacher holding back knowledge. So they only hope to learn the skills they need to learn quickly through more diligent training, and then send this big Buddha away as soon as possible.
Yun Zhaozhao occasionally came to watch their training. Seeing how hard they trained, she was quite pleased. "Not bad! Not bad! You can tell they've put their heart into it."
The Daoist priests swallowed the praise with tears in their eyes, saying, "It's what we should do, it's what we should do."
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Wen Xu has been busy leading online influencers to shoot short videos of their company's products lately, so he hasn't had much opportunity to visit Clear Breeze Temple.
Previously, because Wen Xu secretly bought slippers for Yun Zhaozhao at the zoo, Lin Banxia had secretly shipped Wen Xu and Yun Zhaozhao as a couple for a while. Now that Wen Xu hasn't come for a while and Yun Zhaozhao has never mentioned Wen Xu, she thought this couple was definitely going to have a bad ending.
To be honest, although Lin Banxia herself had no interest in dating or marriage, she enjoyed watching others date.
Before coming to Clear Breeze Temple, I used to ship on-screen couples. But after coming to Clear Breeze Temple, I became busier and had less time to scroll through videos on my phone. So I stopped shipping on-screen couples and started shipping couples of people around me.
When Yun Zhaozhao's college classmate came to visit Yun Zhaozhao before, she and Xiao Yao had secretly dated for a while.
However, compared to Yun Zhaozhao, Lin Banxia was clearly on Brother Xu's side. After all, Brother Xu was handsome, rich, and most importantly, quite considerate.
That time at the zoo, he bought slippers for Yun Zhaozhao in front of a group of people, and then placed the slippers in front of Yun Zhaozhao in front of a group of people, indicating that Yun Zhaozhao should wear them. In Lin Banxia, this was an absolute display of boyfriend power.
But she only flirted with them discreetly; she didn't actually believe there was anything between them. To her, it was like watching a TV series. She thought the plot and scenes were quite romantic, but once the show was over, it was over.
Even when watching TV dramas, people always hope that their favorite couples will have something happen between them off-screen.
So when she noticed that Wen Xu hadn't been visiting Clear Breeze Temple much lately, although she didn't dare ask Yun Zhaozhao or was close enough to ask Wen Xu, she privately inquired with Jingting: "What's wrong? You guys have been quite busy with your live streams lately, haven't you?"
Jingting: "Yeah, we're all incredibly busy. I don't know if it's the promotional video Wen Xu commissioned that's working, or if our Senior Brother Changkong's amazing cooking skills have finally won over the masses, but lately we've had an overwhelming number of customers placing orders and repurchasing our co-branded products. Wen Xu's factory is working overtime every day to meet deadlines, and I think if this order surge continues, our farms at the agricultural base might not be able to keep up with the demand."
Lin Banxia: "Oh, so you're that busy. No wonder."
Jingting didn't quite understand. "Huh? What's so strange?"
Lin Banxia didn't answer Jingting's question. Instead, she sighed and muttered, "It's safe to say that combining two businesses is a dead end."
Perhaps because it was forbidden to talk about it, Wen Xu appeared that evening after Lin Banxia had only discussed Wen Xu with Jingting during the day.
Moreover, this time Wen Xu didn't appear alone; he appeared with his parents.
Lin Banxia was utterly shocked—meeting the parents so soon? Isn't this the wrong process?
Although she felt that meeting the parents might be different from what she had imagined, it didn't stop Lin Banxia from getting excited.
Like Lin Banxia, Ms. Song Qinglan, who was wearing a cheongsam, also felt inexplicably excited.
In fact, less than a month after her son Wen Xu arrived in City A, Song Qinglan had been pestering her husband Wen Zhengrong to come and visit City A.
But Wen Zhengrong firmly disagreed, saying that the new factory was in its initial stage and Wen Xu and Huang Xi would be extremely busy. If they came, they would not only be unable to help but might even cause trouble.
Although Song Qinglan is rather spoiled and willful in small matters, she listens to Wen Zhengrong very much in important matters. So, even though Wen Zhengrong disagrees, she has stubbornly waited until now.
The reason Wen Zhengrong agreed to let her come this time was twofold: firstly, the business at the new factory had basically gotten on track and was showing a booming trend; secondly, Wen Xu's birthday was approaching, and Wen Zhengrong felt it was time to come and celebrate with her son.
What Wen Zhengrong didn't know was that Song Qinglan's trip to City A wasn't to see her son at all; she just wanted to see what the girl her son liked looked like.
So as soon as they landed in City A today, they came straight to Clear Breeze Temple without even taking a proper rest.
Upon entering the temple, Song Qinglan's eyes darted among the young women. She thought this one was quite pretty, and that one was also quite beautiful... In short, every single one of them seemed like the kind of girl her son would like, and every single one of them was quite nice.
However, as soon as Yun Zhaozhao appeared, Song Qinglan knew that it was Yun Zhaozhao.
It wasn't because Yun Zhaozhao was the prettiest, nor because Yun Zhaozhao was the type Wen Xu would like; it was simply because the moment Wen Xu saw Yun Zhaozhao, he felt his entire posture suddenly straighten up.