Taoist Master and the Cat - Chapter 242

The first time Xuan Cheng saw her smiling, his heart was flustered. He knew he shouldn’t, but he couldn’t help it.

Did he want to break off contact with her?

If it was broken, she would marry someone else, a man she didn’t like. At that time, she would definitely cry, right?

His tears couldn’t help but fall down. He kowtowed heavily to Xie Jingyuan, and said in a trembling voice, “I like Cherry, and I hope the master will make it happen.”

He couldn’t bear to leave Qingxu Temple, but he couldn’t bear to disappoint a good girl even more.

Before Xie Jingyuan opened his mouth, Su Miaomiao’s claws were pressed against his back again, as if the sharp blades of the claws may scratch him off at any moment.

Xie Jingyuan rubbed her head with his backhand, and said to Xuan Cheng, “This matter is big. Let me discuss it with the two martial uncles before making a conclusion, you should go down first.”

Xuan Cheng resigned with mixed feelings.

As soon as the door was closed, Su Miaomiao got out from Xie Jingyuan’s Taoist robe and stared at him fiercely.

Xie Jingyuan explained, “I want to test him. If he is not determined, it means that he is not a good lover for the girl, so it’s fine.”

Su Miaomiao suddenly realized what he meant.

Xie Jingyuan hugged her into his arms, and said while looking outside the window, “Whether male or female, there are people with ulterior motives. Fame and fortune are all temptations.”

Su Miaomiao flicked her tail, thinking human emotions were really complicated.

Xie Jingyuan went to see Uncle Sun and Uncle Wang.

Uncle Sun frowned. According to the rules, those who acted recklessly and were obsessed would be whipped and then expelled from the temple.

But Qingxu Temple was not a grand one, and there were only ten people left including the master of the temple. Among them, Xuan Ling was still a child, and if he left, the loss would be too great.

Uncle Wang was also reluctant to part with Xuan Cheng, as his talent was the best among the few young disciples in the temple.

Xie Jingyuan observed their expressions, and proposed a solution, “If the two uncles want to keep Xuan Cheng, I can restore the patriarch’s rules.”

Uncle Sun said, “Well, how can this be done?”

Xie Jingyuan asked, “You mean, the rules the patriarch set are not appropriate?”

When Uncle Sun heard that, his face turned pale, and while looking at the sky, he hurriedly argued, “No, no, I didn’t mean that.”

Uncle Wang became more irritable, “Then what do you mean? Do you want to kick Xuan Cheng down the mountain? The two of us are really old, and with Xuan Cheng leaving, there will only be seven young children left. And if they are all gone, who will inherit the temple?”

Uncle Sun looked at him, then at Xie Jingyuan, and turned around, “So, you both agree to revise the rules?”

Xie Jingyuan: “Whatever you two uncles say.”

Uncle Sun: “Then, then I’ll go ask the patriarch first.”

The three of them went to the side hall together.

That time, Uncle Sun burned the incense, and saw that the three incense sticks burned a little, and suddenly the flames lit up, and white smoke was sprayed on Uncle Sun’s face, and then returned to normal, burning quietly.

Uncle Sun choked several times, and looked at Uncle Wang and Xie Jingyuan in puzzlement, “What is the meaning of this?”

Uncle Wang said, “I think you were swaying, and you didn’t respect the old man enough.”

Uncle Sun hurriedly kowtowed to the patriarch a few more times.

Xie Jingyuan thought it was because the patriarch was not very patient. He had already asked, so if he had to repeat the same thing again, the patriarch might not like to hear it.

The master of the temple and the two uncles both agreed. After a few days, Uncle Sun called all the disciples and announced the new rule.

The reason was also good, the people in the temple were elderly, and there was no hope for successors. If any disciple had a heart, he could continue to burn the incense for the ancestors after getting married.

Xuan Cheng looked happy.

The other disciples looked at each other and didn’t have much reaction. After all, everyone always abided by the rules, and not everyone had the opportunity to be seduced.

With the new rule, Xie Jingyuan also specially allocated a sum of money to build a house at the foot of the mountain, and reserved it for married Taoist masters and their families to live in. At that time, the Taoist masters would come to the temple during the day to do things, and they could go down the mountain to be with their families at night.

Xuan Cheng was so moved that he ran to the town immediately to propose marriage to Cherry’s parents.

Cherry’s Father: “Guardian Xie is so kind-hearted that he actually changed the rules just for you and Cherry.”

Cherry’s Mother: “That’s all right now. Once you two get married, the entire Qingxu Temple will be our in-laws. Let’s see who dares to bully us.”

Cherry’s Sister-in-law: “Don’t talk about people, even evil spirits won’t dare approach our gate!”

Cherry only looked at Xuan Cheng with a smile.

Xuan Cheng blushed, and said another piece of good news, “The temple master also said that he will build a house for me at the foot of the mountain.”

Hearing that, the family was happier.

After Xuan Cheng left, Cherry’s mother happily went to the neighbors on the back to show off that they had Qingxu Temple as a backer.

It was passed on from ten to twenty, and by noon, the people in the entire Chenxian Town had heard about it.

In the afternoon, a matchmaker happily went to Qingxu Temple.

Xie Jingyuan thought it was a matchmaker arranged by Cherry’s parents, and went to meet the matchmaker with the two uncles.

The matchmaker looked him up and down, and said with a smile, “Master, you’re really handsome, no wonder the lady from Wang Yuan’s family hurriedly urged me to propose marriage after hearing that you changed the rules!”

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In just one afternoon, not only Ms. Wang, but also many other young ladies sent matchmakers to Qingxu Temple to propose marriage, and their favorite husband was of course Xie Jingyuan, the master of the temple.