Youbao Chapter 49: Request for Help (4)
The old Taoist priest did not say anything and just remained silent.
The old woman suddenly looked at her daughter beside her: She is just like me when I was young, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. I was entangled in the poison and unconscious. And my family thought of our old relationship and doted on her, which led to her rude temper.
The Wood Spirit Pill can only prolong your life. If you don't take care of yourself, you won't live long. Every time the old Taoist priest speaks, he can choke people to death. But I can hear the undisguised concern in his tone. Even though his accent is cold and his face is expressionless, his words are heartwarming.
Can you speak? The little beauty said loudly.
Shut up! The old woman turned around and scolded her harshly. The little beauty looked at her mother aggrievedly, then glared at the old Taoist priest hatefully, and glared at me as well. What the hell are you glaring at! ... No, who are you glaring at!
Junior sister, you can go back, there are several senior brothers here! said a middle-aged man.
The old Taoist priest snorted coldly when he heard this. Several middle-aged men trembled noticeably and dared not speak again.
The old woman coughed twice and then said: It was because of the protection of her brothers that she became like this and almost caused the death of so many young people.
Mom...the little beauty felt even more aggrieved.
I think what the old lady said is quite right. She is knowledgeable and reasonable. No wonder the old Taoist priest almost quarreled with his master because of her. However, the mother and daughter are really cut from the same cloth. They chose to steal things when they went to the Five Elements Meridian to cause trouble. They are really of the same mind.
At this time, the old Taoist stretched out his hand and drew an empty talisman: Five elements of earth, spirit gathering, go!
The light symbol swayed and floated towards the young man lying on the ground. The faces of several middle-aged men and the beautiful girl changed and their bodies moved slightly. The old woman said: There are many ways to use the Five Elements Meridian. With this spirit gathering symbol, he will not die.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man and the beautiful girl were both stunned. The spirit gathering talisman floated above the young man, and with a puff, it shattered into thousands of light points, attracting the faint green air around it to merge into its body.
The Five Elements and the Eight Ropes have been closely connected since ancient times, and now it seems to be true. This young man must be the descendant of the Eight Ropes of this generation. The old woman suddenly turned to look at me.
This old lady is gentle and sensible. She would definitely be a lady from a noble family in ancient times. Moreover, the old Taoist priest and his junior fellow apprentice fought to the death for her. I guess the young man is not bad looking either. I smiled at her and asked, "Hello, Auntie."
Who is your aunt? I am your aunt. The little beauty muttered beside me. I had sharp ears and happened to hear it. I couldn't help but roll my eyes. You silly girl, sooner or later I will sell you to a brothel.
It is indeed good, a handsome man. The old woman laughed twice, and then said: The five elements and eight ropes together can go to heaven and earth. Our lineage is now in decline, and it is no longer what it used to be.
Several middle-aged men looked unhappy, and seemed to want to say something but hesitated. Finally, they sighed deeply and said nothing.
The old woman continued: "My daughter is naturally smart. Although she is wild, she has not been disciplined. Now I have this opportunity. We haven't seen each other for more than 20 years. You should not refuse this request."
As soon as these words came out, even a fool could understand what was going on. Several middle-aged men's faces changed drastically, and the beautiful girl was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook her head and said loudly: I won't go! I won't go even if I die! I want to be with you!
At this time, the old Taoist suddenly said: Good!
The expressions of several middle-aged men became even uglier. One of them bowed and said: Although the Five Elements Meridian is stronger than my meridian, she is my disciple...
She is also the child of my junior fellow apprentice. According to seniority, she is my niece. The old Taoist priest replied coldly: I want to take her away. Who can stop me?
The old Taoist spoke forcefully, and the middle-aged men naturally understood that it was useless to say more. In many matters, fists still have to do the talking. This rule is especially applicable in the circle of practitioners.
The little beauty with ponytail shook her head and stamped her feet, refusing to do it no matter what. I couldn't help but roll my eyes, thinking that she didn't know how to appreciate the good fortune she had. With the skills of the old Taoist priest, if he was willing to preach the Five Elements Meridian, I don't know how many people would be scrambling to come.
What's more, with her arrogant temper, like a shrew, she will definitely cause chaos when she enters the Five Elements Taoist Temple. I really don't know why the old man agreed to it.
However, the old woman ignored her daughter's angry shouting and said to the Taoist priest: Her name is Fanran, and she takes his surname. As you said, she is your niece in terms of seniority. I am relieved to leave her to you. Before I die, I hope...
Mom! What are you talking about! The little beauty quickly hugged the old woman's arm: You will live a long life. There is a magical fruit in this world that can prolong your life. I will find it for you.
Silly child. The old woman laughed and stroked her loose hair, straightening it out strand by strand: Follow your uncle, you won't suffer any loss, just listen to him. As a mother, I don't have anything good to give you, I can only resolve the grudge between you two.
As she spoke, the old woman looked at the middle-aged man who had been standing next to her. The man silently took out a box from behind his back, which was the one that the old Taoist had shown me before.
The old woman gently pushed her daughter away, took the wooden box, held it in both hands, and walked towards the Taoist priest tremblingly.
Just as the beautiful girl was about to stop him, she was stopped by the middle-aged man next to her. The man seemed to have a very high prestige in the beautiful girl's heart. She struggled twice, and when he refused to let go, she glared at the old Taoist angrily.
The old Taoist didn't even look at the savage look. His body trembled slightly, as if he couldn't control his emotions.
I stepped aside and saw the old woman walk out a straight path and stand in front of the Taoist priest.
Return the jade intact to Zhao and take good care of her. The old woman handed over the box with both hands.
The Taoist priest reached out to take it, but did not take it away immediately. He stayed for about two seconds before taking the box.
A breeze blew, and the old woman's dry yellow hair fluttered in front of her forehead. She stretched out her hand, brushed her hair and put it behind her ears. At that moment, I seemed to see a young and beautiful girl, smiling shyly.
The wrinkles concealed her true expression, making it impossible to see clearly, let alone guess.
The two of them remained silent, and so did we. After a while, she suddenly turned and left.
The old Taoist leaned forward slightly, as if subconsciously, but he still did not move, just standing there holding the box. From beginning to end, he did not look at the old woman.
The old woman left with an unexpectedly tall and steady pace. She walked straight to her daughter's side, took her hand, put it in her palm and patted it twice: Go, don't cause trouble for others.
I won’t go! The little beauty still didn’t want to go.
The old woman laughed and nodded to the middle-aged man next to her. The man hummed and shouted: "Everyone go back!"
He seemed to be the most senior person among the people present. After hearing the order, even though most of them were indignant and wanted to eat me and the Taoist alive, no one dared to disobey the order. They all gathered together and turned away.
With his support, the old woman also turned around to leave. The little beauty hurriedly pulled her arm and followed. At this time, the old Taoist held the wooden box in one hand and pinched the magic formula with the other hand: Five spirits entangled, imprisoned!
The little beauty's body stiffened and she suddenly stood still.
Neither the old woman nor the middle-aged man who was supporting her were surprised at all and left without looking back. As the rustling sound of fallen leaves gradually faded, we were the only ones left in the space cleared by magic.
Let me go! I will never follow you even if I die! Let me go now! The little beauty yelled over there.
The old Taoist priest had a cold face and walked over with me. He put the wooden box into his sleeve, then took me with one hand and her with the other.
What are you doing! Don't touch me! Let me go! Help~!
I saw the old Taoist tilt his head slightly and look in the direction where the old woman disappeared. A few seconds later, I heard him sigh inaudibly and then take a step forward.
Since we were carrying two people, the old Taoist priest had a lot of burden. And it was also far away from the Five Elements Taoist Temple, so it took us a long time to get back to the mountain.
The little beauty immediately started to scream and yell when she fell to the ground. The old Taoist didn't untie her and let her scream and yell there while he walked up the mountain step by step. I looked at him, then at the screaming little beauty, and asked quickly: What should I do with her?
She keeps talking, and her magic is incomprehensible. If you pity her, carry her up here. The old Taoist replied from a distance.
I looked at the mountain road that still had hundreds of steps, looked at the beautiful girl, calculated my own ability and decided, whoever wants to carry me can carry me, I won’t carry you anyway…
Maybe the little beauty screamed too much, which made Jiao Ye full of energy from his resting state. The little guy crawled out of my pocket and climbed onto the little beauty. Amid the screams and fear of the little beauty, Jiao Ye seemed to be frightened, hissing and spitting out his tongue and ran back to my pocket. Occasionally, he would stick half of his head out to look at the little beauty, and his mouth kept spitting out his tongue, like a child sticking out his tongue.
The sky gradually darkened, and the mountain wind whistled and swirled, like a demon about to roar. I sat in the house, under the dim oil lamp, eating buns and asking the old Taoist: Do you really not care whether she lives or dies? Don't let the wolf take her away soon.
The old Taoist picked up a wild fruit and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly and swallowing it: No wild beast dares to come to this mountain, let her get some fresh air to wake up.
After eating steamed buns for N days in a row, I feel like my words are full of chives: I'm really confused, why did you bring her here? This girl is pretty, but her temper is too wild. What matters of the Heavenly Corpse Vein have not been dealt with yet? Aren't you afraid that she will burn down your Taoist temple when you go out one day?
I can ban her Taoist power and protect the temple with Taoist magic, so she can't burn it. The old Taoist didn't care.
Looking at his expression, he is determined to keep the beautiful girl, so what else can I say.
Mr. Jiao was happily eating meat beside me . I pulled him over and held him in my arms: "Little guy, stay away from that woman in the future. The old monk said that the woman down the mountain is a tiger, and she will eat you later."
