Chapter 28: The Major Event in Hutou Gou

After a long while, Yuanliang had eaten and drunk his fill, rose from his seat, glanced at Wang Ping'an in the cradle beside Liu Dongzhu, his eyes full of undisguised astonishment, and said:

"Venerable Patron Wang, I'm afraid that in a few days I won't need to come anymore; your grandson's physical recovery is more formidable than I imagined!"

However, just two short days of blessing made him never imagine that Wang Ping'an's physical recovery would be not just shocking, but faster than his estimate by more than double, and the heaven and earth spiritual qi it attracted was several times, even more, than that of others.

Perhaps even the heaven and earth spiritual qi he gains through cultivation may not be as much as that drawn to this boy.

"As long as it's fine, as long as it's fine!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin also breathed a sigh of relief; since he had invited Wei Langzhong to come diagnose Wang Ping'an, the result he got from Wei Langzhong had made him very worried, let alone Xuanqing Daozhang saying the same thing.

Even though Xuanqing Daozhang had said that his disciple coming to recite the blessing scripture would help his grandson recover, he still felt some worry deep down.

After all, his grandson Wang Ping'an is the person he currently cares about most.

No exceptions!

Next comes his own wife, and lastly his daughter-in-law.

As for his son Wang Ruhai, he had already lost his life while rushing to the capital for the examinations.

Yuanliang smiled, his face full of pride.

Although.

He was greatly astonished; Wang Ping'an attracted heaven and earth spiritual qi while he recited the blessing scripture, but if he hadn't recited it, how could Wang Ping'an possibly have attracted such qi?

You must know that the blessing scripture of their Xuanqing Temple comes from the Daoist orthodox teaching of Ziyang Palace in the prefecture capital.

While seeing Yuanliang off, Wang Lin asked, "By the way, little Daoist priest, when will your master return?"

"Venerable Patron Wang, I don't know either!"

Yuanliang shook his head, his face full of worry; although his master had said before leaving that it was nothing serious, once he understood the situation roughly, how could he not know that his master's journey was exceptionally dangerous?

The capital city, that is the capital of Daxia, as the saying goes: a brick thrown down hits a seventh-rank official, and moreover, the person his master seeks trouble with is the daughter of the prime minister.

His master is just a wild Daoist; daring to go to the capital to provoke the prime minister's daughter, saying he has the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, is no exaggeration; even with Ziyang Palace backing him, at most he can only preserve his life.

Whether he can return safe and sound is still very difficult!

Don't let him come back missing an arm or a leg!

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin's heart also filled with worry; whether Xuanqing Daozhang slays the wicked servant—the steward of the prime minister's mansion—or goes to the capital to resolve the trouble brought by killing, it is all for their family.

Wang Lin let out a slight sigh and said, "Little Daozhang, remember to tell me when your master returns!"

"Venerable Patron Wang, I understand!"

Yuanliang spoke with a complex expression.

After seeing Yuanliang off, Wang Lin returned home and saw his wife and daughter-in-law gathered beside his grandson's infant bed, playing with Wang Ping'an, and said, "Old woman, Dongzhu, after Xuanqing Daoist priest returns this time, our family ought to properly thank him!"

"Old man, no problem; Xuanqing Daozhang went to the capital to speak up for our family, and when he returns we must properly thank him!"

Zhang Guihua said solemnly.

There is still a sentence she keeps pressed in her heart, not daring to say it—accurately speaking, she fears for Xuanqing Daozhang's journey to the capital.

Whether he can come back alive is hard to say!

After all, the capital is a dragon's pool and tiger's den!

Liu Dongzhu said, "Father, this time when Xuanqing Daozhang returns I will have Ping'an become his disciple—what do you think?" "Become a disciple of Xuanqing Daozhang!"

Wang Lin's brows furrowed slightly; he very much wanted to refuse, after all, in a respectable family, who would become a Daoist? Studying and taking the imperial exams to become a top scholar is the path forward, but thinking of how Xuanqing Daozhang has been busy before and after for their Wang family's affairs...

Although he knows that Xuanqing Daozhang does this solely for their family's Ping'an.

Yet he is not the kind of ungrateful wretch; he is, to some extent, moved by Xuanqing Daozhang.

Refusing would still be hard to say out loud.

Wang Lin took a deep breath, heavily exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and spoke with a complex expression: "Scholar Gong, you also want to take our family's Ping'an as a disciple; you let Ping'an become a disciple of Xuanqing Daozhang, what are we to do with Scholar Gong?"

"Over these many years, Scholar Gong has hardly ever failed to help our family's troubles; whenever our family encounters trouble, the first to step forward is Scholar Gong!"

Liu Dongzhu glanced at the infant bed, as if the child were sound asleep, however she looked she liked it, and said, "Father, I only want Ping'an to stay by our side for life; I don't want him to study, take the imperial exams, or spend just a few days by my side!"

Wang Lin opened his mouth, knowing that Liu Dongzhu's words were because her heart had been utterly wounded by Wang Ruhai.

Back then, Wang Ruhai, after going to the county town's Qingyang Academy to study, was seldom together, often saying on his lips that once he passed the exams he would certainly fetch Liu Dongzhu to enjoy blessings.

Whenever this matter was brought up, Liu Dongzhu's face always bore a smile, evidently she had fantasized about, after Wang Ruhai passed the exams, them living together.

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Never did they imagine that when Wang Ruhai placed as the examination's third laureate, he had not yet fetched her to enjoy blessings, but instead, upon his return, what awaited was a divorce letter.

Hating the house and thus the crow, Liu Dongzhu naturally also hated the affair of studying and taking the imperial exams to the core.

Wang Lin's expression was complex; after all, passing the imperial exams could bring glory to the ancestors, that beast could achieve such a feat, he did not believe his own grandson incapable, but he still had to attend to Liu Dongzhu's feelings.

Wang Lin said, "Dongzhu, why don't we listen to your mother's opinion?"

Before Liu Dongzhu could even ask, Zhang Guihua eagerly said, "I have no opinion; whether our family's Ping'an studies to become a top scholar or learns the arts as a Daoist, as long as Dongzhu likes it, I have no objection!"

"You……"

Wang Lin looked dissatisfied at Zhang Guihua, wanting to say something, but Liu Dongzhu interrupted: "Father, Mother has no opinion; when Xuanqing Daozhang returns, our family's Ping'an will become his disciple, so we had better make preparations beforehand, lest we become a laughingstock!"

"Fine, fine, fine…… I'll go prepare!"

Wang Lin let out a cold snort, rose and left, then saw an old woman walking over excitedly, curious: "Elder Sister Zhang, what's wrong with you? Could it be that you picked up money?"

"Picked up money?"

Zhang Sister—also known as Zhang the old woman—burst into loud laughter: "Of course I didn't pick up money; Old Wang, you don't know, something big has happened in Hutou Gou!"

"A big event—what big event could there be……"

Wang Lin blurted out subconsciously, before he could finish speaking, his face turned extremely grim; the big event that had occurred in Hutou Gou was that their family's Wang Ruhai had placed as the examination's third laureate and sent back a divorce letter to his daughter-in-law.

And they were arranging a funeral for Wang Ruhai!

Just.

Although Zhang Sister is a person who loves gossip, she is not the type who likes to jeer in someone's face.

Wang Lin took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, and said: "Sister Zhang, I don't know what big thing happened in our village?"

It's the Zeng family's affair!

Granny Zhang, while speaking, found a place to sit right beside Liu Dongzhu, and at a glance saw Wang Ping'an appearing to have woken up on the baby bed; the words she had been about to say swallowed back, she changed her tone and said: "Old Wang, this is your eldest grandson, isn't he? He's really adorable!"

(End of chapter)