Chapter 20 will come sooner or later

Chapter 20 will come sooner or later

In the end, Changshan couldn't resist this gentleman and had no choice but to follow him up the mountain.

Chen Changsheng asked, "Is your master Daoist Priest Xuanhuang?"

"Have you ever been here, layman?" Chang Shan asked.

Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "I've been here. Not only that, I also know your grandmaster."

"Grandmaster?"

Changshan was stunned for a moment and said, "Layman, have you met your master?"

"Um."

Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "Your master was called Hong Sancai, and his Taoist title was derived from the two characters' Sancai '. During his lifetime, he was often referred to as Master Sancai."

Chang Shan sized up the master and asked, "Did the layman really meet our grandmaster?"

Master is already sixty-two years old this year. Then the grandmaster must have left very early. This gentleman doesn't look very old. How could he possibly have met the grandmaster?

Of course we have met before, and we are even friends.

Chen Changsheng said, "Did your master ever tell you about your senior uncle?"

Chang Shan paused for a moment and said in disbelief, "I..." And my senior uncle? Why have I never seen it? Haven't you ever heard your master mention it?"

Chen Changsheng said, "Your master is the youngest of the three fellow disciples. Your other two uncles passed away after your master ancestor's death. Only your master remained and succeeded as the abbot."

Changshan opened his mouth, still somewhat skeptical, and asked, "Then do you know the names of the two senior uncles?"

"Xuan Tian, Xuan Di."

Chen Changsheng said, "If you don't believe it, you can ask your master."

Changshan believed most of it and followed up, asking, "Why did those two senior uncles go to the mortal world in the first place?"

Chen Changsheng asked, "Then why do you stay here?"

Chang Shan said, "There are both the master and the younger disciples in the temple. There are food and clothes. Why aren't there any left?"

When Chen Changsheng heard this, he laughed. He quipped, "Your two senior uncles are actually the smartest people, while your master is the stupidest, so he stayed."

Changshan frowned upon hearing this and said with a hint of gentle anger, "Master is not stupid at all!" On what basis do you say so again!

How could one stay on the mountain if not stupid?

Chen Changsheng said, "If I weren't so stupid, how could I have chosen to spend the rest of my life in hardship on this mountain?"

"Master is not suffering."

Chang Shan said angrily, "Master has us by his side, the mountain finches by his side, and the moles in the forest by his side. Every day is going well. Why is he complaining about the rest of his life?"

Seeing Chang Shan so protective of his master, Chen Changsheng couldn't help but smile and said, "That's because your master has never enjoyed any good fortune. He's over sixty and hasn't had a single day of it."

"Master has never felt suffering." "

That's indeed the case.

Chen Changsheng agreed, but then changed his words and said, "But do you know? In this world, some people think that being able to eat chaff and rice cakes is enough, while others feel that even if they eat delicacies from the mountains and the sea, it's still not enough. The blessings your master considers himself blessed are actually seen as hardship in the eyes of others."

Chang Shan asked, "Then what do you say is not suffering?"

Chen Changsheng asked, "Not to mention the sumptuous food and fish, have you ever had no worries about clothing or food?"

Chang Shan opened his mouth as if to refute, but when he thought of the patches on his master's Taoist robe, he didn't know how to say it out loud.

Master never had to worry about getting dressed.

Have no worries about food...

Sometimes, food was in short supply in the temple and people often couldn't get enough to eat. They could only pick some wild fruits in the forest to satisfy their hunger. But the master was always the one who ate the least and gave everything to his disciples, only saying that he wasn't hungry.

It seems that having no worries about food has not been achieved either.

Chen Changsheng glanced at him and said, "Can't answer?"

Chang Shan pursed his lips, not knowing how to refute.

He raised his head and looked at the gentleman.

"Well..."

Changshan opened his mouth, but didn't know how to ask.

Chen Changsheng asked, "Are you asking how one can have no worries about clothing or food?"

Chang Shan nodded in agreement and said, "Um."

Chen Changsheng grinned and replied, "I was just explaining this issue, but I didn't say I could solve it."

Changshan's head dropped again.

There seemed to be a hint of loneliness in his expression.

When a person wants to change certain situations but is powerless, that sense of powerlessness is quite tormenting.

Chen Changsheng carried water and walked slowly towards the mountain.

Chang Shan fell silent either. He was lost in thought about this issue. He felt that this gentleman must know, but just didn't want to tell him.

He had been watching the gentleman all the way. Suddenly, he noticed that the gentleman had carried water and walked such a long stretch of mountain road without catching a breath.

Chang Shan was somewhat impressed, but in his heart, he had an indescribable dislike for this gentleman.

Because this gentleman said that the master had a hard life and even persuaded him with just a few words.

It wasn't long before we reached the entrance of the viewing hall.

Chen Changsheng glanced at the Taoist temple. Compared to before, the temple was even more dilapidated. After years of wind and frost, it was now in a rather unrecognizable state.

"Drink..."

Shouts of punches came from the Taoist temple.

Chen Changsheng raised his eyes and saw that the abbot of the Taoist temple was staring at the three disciples in front of him. The slightest mistake would cause the branch in his hand to be pulled out of his body.

Chang Shan stepped forward and said, "Master, I'm back."

Xuanhuang's gaze was fixed on his disciple. Without looking back, he said, "Then come and practice together."

Chang Shan glanced at the gentleman beside him, then turned his head to look at his master and said, "Master..."

"Huh?"

Xuanhuang turned his head and also saw that gentleman in his line of sight.

His figure paused slightly, and a hint of astonishment appeared in his eyes, but he soon calmed down and returned to his usual warmth.

"Mr. Chen..."

Chen Changsheng stepped into the Taoist temple and asked, "How have you been recently?"

Xuanhuang gave a gentle smile and nodded, saying, "Everything is fine."

...

Chen Changsheng and Xuan Huang entered the Taoist temple.

All four fellow apprentices have completed their tasks.

Little junior sister Zisu looked at the gentleman and asked, "Senior brother, who is this gentleman?"

Chang Shan shook his head, not knowing how to explain.

From this perspective, perhaps everything this gentleman said before was true.

He really belongs to his master's generation.

Chen Changsheng and Xuan Huang came to the pavilion behind the Taoist temple.

Xuanhuang ordered Changshan to prepare two bowls of tea.

This is wild tea picked in the mountains earlier. It tastes quite good. I hope you won't mind, Sir.

A little tea is the thing he can show off most now.

Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "Chen Mou is not picky. It's fine if he doesn't have it, but it's best if he does. Let alone being disgusted."

Xuanhuang pushed the tea water in front of Chen Changsheng and continued, "Sir, you usually come around June 22nd. This time, it seems you've come a few days earlier."

Chen Changsheng said, "It's the same sooner or later. We'll all come."

Xuanhuang paused slightly after hearing this, feeling extremely relieved.

As long as Mr. Chen has not forgotten this dilapidated Taoist temple, that's fine.

Chen Changsheng sized up Xuan Huang.

Compared to six years ago, Xuanhuang has aged even more. There are many more wrinkles between his eyebrows and eyes, and his head is covered with white hair.

It's truly the test of time...

(End of this chapter)