Chapter 56

  It's already past breakfast time, Meng Mu got out of bed and went out to buy a pancake to eat. On the way back, he happened to meet a woman from yesterday's banquet, who also seemed to be entering the Qin residence.

  "He warmly greeted her, 'Miss Peony, good morning'"

  Peony couldn't help but burst out laughing at his words, pointing to the big sun on her head and teasingly said: "It's quite early, isn't it?"

  "Hahaha"

  "How do you feel now after drinking a lot of wine yesterday? Do you have a headache?"

  Meng Mu walked in with her, feeling cared for was really great, and laughed: "I'm fine, I didn't expect this wine to be so strong, but it doesn't hurt people, I just feel a bit dizzy now"

  Peony glanced at him and said, "Indeed, your complexion doesn't look good. Is something uncomfortable or didn't you sleep well last night?"

  Speaking of which, Meng Mu suddenly thought of last night's events and lowered his voice to ask: "Miss Peony, has anyone in the Qin mansion recently passed away?"

  "How did you know?" Peony was taken aback, explaining: "There's an old servant who has been in the Qin family for many years. More than ten days ago, he died of a heart attack in the middle of the night. He didn't have any close relatives, so it was Big Brother Qin who handled his funeral arrangements. What about it?"

  I knew it!

  He smiled brightly at Peony and said, "Nothing, nothing. I just happened to hear someone mention it yesterday, so I was just casually asking."

  "Oh, it's okay then"

  Peony's gentle smile accompanied him to the living room of the Qin residence.

  Qin Xiong and Dao Jing were talking here, but he didn't know how long they had been talking. Meng Mu looked at Dao Jing's face, which seemed a bit heavy, and turned around in his mind for a while before going forward to greet them.

  "Ah, Meng Xiaoke!" Qin Xiong was delighted to see him and hastily pulled him to sit together. "Did you sleep well last night?"

  Dào Jìng, who was drinking tea, suddenly choked on his water for some reason.

  Mengmu pretended not to see it and laughed, saying "Very good, very good"

  "Oh dear, I'm so sorry. I don't know which servant is at fault, but they've actually arranged for Young Master to stay in Qin Bo's room. Da Xiong will apologize to Young Master on their behalf."

  Now that we've gotten to the point, Meng Mu was also curious for a moment. This Qin Bo must be the old servant who died of a heart attack in Xiaoyao's mouth. How did he die and not disperse, but instead still lingered in the world?

  As for this, Qin Xiong didn't understand either. He only knew that Qin Bo had originally brought his young son with him when he sold himself to the Qin family. During the disaster fifteen years ago, his son was also taken away. However, unlike himself, he wasn't so lucky and still hasn't been found to this day.

  "Perhaps he still has something on his mind and is reluctant to leave."

  "That can't be allowed either, this scares me, if one day he comes up with another way to stir up trouble for the Qin family, that would be terrible"

  Qin Xiong said that this had actually never happened before, and someone had even temporarily stayed in that room, but hadn't heard of anything being wrong.

  "It's possible that Meng Xiaoxiao has been lacking in yang energy lately and his luck has been pretty low. But don't worry, I have plenty of medicinal wine here to supplement your body, guaranteed to make you a lively and vigorous hero again within three days!"

  Hearing such bold words, Meng Mu secretly broke out in a cold sweat and thought to himself that he might as well go back and drink medicine with Cheng Fu.

  "So are you planning on exorcising a ghost or something else?"

  "This, actually I haven't thought it through either. If we don't get rid of him, I'm afraid he'll scare others like you said another day. But after all, Qin Bo has worked hard for my family for a lifetime, and when he's about to leave, he's alone and unfulfilled, with regrets in his heart. He just wants to keep waiting for his son to come back, and I wouldn't have the heart to find someone to take him away."

  This is also reasonable, but after all, people and ghosts are different paths, and it's better to make a decision early.

  "Alright," Qin Xiong thought for a moment and then steeled himself, saying: "I'll listen to you, I'll go find a Taoist priest to help the soul of Old Man Qin move on."

  Lawyer? Mengmu subconsciously looked at Dao Jing and He Jun behind him, aren't these two already standing there? Not to mention He Jun, just one Dao Jing is a dazzling figure wherever he stands. After being together for so many years, I didn't notice anything unusual. In my heart, I sincerely think Qin Xiong is blind.

  However, Qin Xiong couldn't see it, but that didn't mean the law enforcer wouldn't notice. When the time came, it would be hard to explain, and this time, Meng Mu had stopped him instead.

  "No rush, isn't Mount Dongyue right next to you? There are many immortals living on the mountain, why not ask them?"

  "You don't know this," Qin Xiong explained, "Every time there's a holiday, the common people do indeed have rituals to pray for blessings and worship gods. When they encounter something difficult to solve, they will also go to the temple to write a prayer, asking Emperor Jun for help. However, most of the time it's just a psychological comfort, I've never seen any family actually welcome a god descending from heaven."

  That's not necessarily true

  "Haha, this shows that the gods are secretly protecting all living things and never show themselves to take credit. Why don't you write a prayer and ask for help, maybe tonight someone will quietly come and solve your problem"

  "Sounds good!" Qin Xiong smiled and immediately began packing up his things in preparation for departure.

  Dao Jing, who had been silent all along, understood Meng Mu's intention and nodded in approval for the first time.

  The temple of Dongyue Dijun is grand and magnificent, with a constant stream of people coming to worship. The hall is filled with incense smoke, and several statues sit majestically on the altar.

  Qin Xiong took the peony and went to write the memorial, while Meng Mu took the opportunity to lean in close to Dao Jing's side, pointing at the altar and asking in a low voice: "Which one is Jin Hong Lian Shan Daoren?"

  "How impolite!" Dao Jing discontentedly pressed down his hand, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, and quietly replied: "Dao Jun does not accept human offerings, he is not in this temple."

  "Huh? Why is this?"

  Dao Jing didn't answer directly, but instead smiled mysteriously and said: "You'll know later"

  The memorial was presented, and after everyone had paid their respects, they returned home to wait. Dao Jingxin had already made up his mind, tonight he would help the Qin family drive out the ghost, but before that...

  He took a look at Meng Mu and found that the other's forehead was already sweating, thinking of yesterday's ineffective communication, so he changed his approach.

  "Wait a minute, let's not go back to the Qin residence for now, let's go home first and take a look."

  "Huh? Mount Tiantai?" Mengmu was completely out of it and responded lazily.

  "What's going on with wanting to hit people? Dao Jing endured and endured, gritting his teeth and correcting him: 'Go home!'"

  "Huh? Oh, Yun's family, right?" Mengmu slapped his forehead, came to his senses, and immediately asked: "Are you going to ask about what happened to Mrs. Yun back then?"

  He hadn't thought of that, and now he seriously considered it, but shook his head: "She's just a woman, how would she know so many secrets? I'll just go back and keep her company, and take another look at Lu Jing and the others."

  "No way" Meng Mu was quite persistent, "Although Cloud Granny is a woman of leisure, she's still got some age on her and has had a rich experience. Even if she may not be too clear about things from back then. But we can still ask the elderly lady for guidance about Qingyang Country, after all this used to be part of Qingyang Country's territory, right?"

  He Jiong heard this and thought it made sense, so he chimed in to help: "Yes, young master, as the saying goes, 'a family with an elder is like having a treasure.' Let's consider inviting Lady Yun to tell us some old stories. I'm sure she'd be happy to do so. As for the affairs of Qingyang Country, I've heard some things about it too. After we hear Lady Yun's account, if there's anything incomplete, I can fill in the gaps for you."

  Dao Jing looked at Meng Mu, then looked at He Jun, and finally nodded, "Then so be it."

  In the end, they returned to the Yun family. As soon as they entered the door, Dao Jing handed Mengmu over to Chengfu, ordering him to listen carefully and behave himself, or else he would be punished by being made to stand at attention!

  Having no choice, Mengmu had to resort to a roundabout tactic, pulling Xingfu down to sit by the window, with one ear listening to the conversation in the room and the other ear enduring Xingfu's nagging.

  It's really hard to be human!

  The happiest thing is that Jun finally got a handful of fried beans, which he treasured like a precious gem and didn't dare to eat. Yundama couldn't help but laugh with joy when she saw this.

  "Alright, you like it, I'll stir-fry more for you to take away."

  "Then he asked Jing: 'When are we leaving this time?'"

  Dào Jìng sǎ jiāo dào: "Wǒ cái gāng huí lái, nín jiù zhè me jí qīn zhuàn wǒ zǒu ā?"

  Translation:

  " I just got back and you're in such a hurry to drive me away?"

  "This little scamp!" Cloud Granny smiled all over her face, and gave him a moderate pinch. Lu Jing had never seen Dao Jing get teased before, and he was laughing uncontrollably on the side.

  Yun Daniang casually pulled the two of them over, stroking one and kissing the other, saying lovingly: "I'm not driving you away, it's just that you kids have grown up now and each have your own things to attend to, no need to keep me company every day. These past two days I've been feeling much better, thank that young man Cheng Fu for taking good care of me."

  It's his duty to calm him down, no need to thank me for it.

  However, it seems that Yun Dainiang's temper has indeed improved a lot, and in her heart, she feels that Chen Fu is a good person.

  Yun Daniang patted Lu Jian's arm, "Lu Jian is not bad either, I don't know why, but whenever he gets close to me, I feel comfortable all over, and it's hard for me to bear the thought of him leaving, he's better than my two sons"

  Alas, you said that and I'm not happy about it! Dao Jing retorted in her heart, all because of Shen Yi, don't you think Lu Jian's chattering is annoying?

  Although he said so, Dao Jing also felt a warmth in his heart, as if all his worries had disappeared since coming to Xueye. If possible, he really wanted to stay here for a while longer, but...

  Thinking of this, Dao Jing straightened up and asked seriously: "Mother, have you ever heard of Qingyang Country?"

  "Why suddenly ask about this? That's an old story"

  Lu Jian glanced at Dao Jing's eyes and immediately understood, hugging Yun Daniang's arm and swaying back and forth, coquettishly saying: "Auntie, you tell us, I want to hear"

  The old woman smiled and stroked her hair, recalling the past carefully before speaking: "This Qingyang country, that's a very, very long time ago legend. It is said that in ancient times, there was a kind of spiritual creature between heaven and earth called Fenghuang, a beautiful divine bird. The female is called Feng, and the male is called Huang. Although I don't know much about Qingyang country, the legend of Fenghuang is very rich. For example, it is said that a long, long time ago, this Fenghuang was not as good-looking as it is now, it was just an inconspicuous small bird. But it had one advantage, it was very diligent, unlike other birds that would play after eating their fill, but instead from dawn till dusk busy storing away the fruits that other birds wouldn't look at, other birds looked down on it, saying it was greedy..."

  Yun Dainiang slowly spoke, saying that Dao Jing seemed to be listening intently, but in fact had already understood the story and knew it was just a folk tale. Yu Guang glanced at the others and found that except for Lu Jian, who was listening with great interest, He Jun had already shifted his attention to the beans, and outside the window...

  Those two people are quietly walking away.

  "...Thanks to the phoenix's savings from many years, everyone survived the drought. To thank the phoenix for saving their lives, all the birds chose a beautiful feather from themselves and made a dazzling dress to give to it. From then on, whenever the phoenix had a birthday, they would rush from all directions to congratulate it, which is where the saying 'hundred birds worshiping the phoenix' comes from."

  Lu Jing listened with rapt attention, as if this story had opened a new and wondrous door for her. She was reluctant to let go of the tale and begged Cloud Granny to tell her more. Cloud Granny often spent her days alone at home, worrying that she had no one to talk to, but now she was overjoyed and began to recount folk legends while holding Lu Jing's hand.

  Taking this opportunity, Dao Jing gave a wink to He Jun, and the two bid farewell and left.

  Jin Chao Mama October 5, 2014 1:28