Taoist Master and the Cat - Chapter 244

Uncle Sun sent a matchmaker away, and said to Uncle Wang amusedly, “I didn’t realize that Jing Yuan’s luck is so good.”

Uncle Wang said, “Jing Yuan’s appearance and bearing are unmatched by anyone. She was just a matchmaker from Chenxian Town. In a few days, the news will spread far away, and the girls in other villages and towns will also come to the door one after another.”

Uncle Sun stroked his beard and said, “Unfortunately, judging by Jing Yuan’s attitude, it seems that he doesn’t want to get married.”

Uncle Wang asked, “He just changed the rules, so why would he think about it? You tell me, now if I want you to marry a beautiful girl, would you?”

Uncle Sun said, “I’ve lost all my bones. Not just a pretty girl, even tougher old women wouldn’t want to marry me.”

Su Miaomiao stayed in the back mountain for a while, and when she returned to Qingxu Temple, it was almost sunset.

The pilgrims were almost gone, and Qingxu Temple was much quieter than during the day. Su Miaomiao was just about to go find Xie Jingyuan when she heard two Taoist masters whispering in a corner.

She slipped over without a sound, looked around and recognized Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Brother Qian.

One of those two was in his early thirties, and the other was almost thirty years old, both of them advanced in conception earlier than Xie Jingyuan.

Senior Brother Zhao looked quite upright, but his face was too dark, coal-like, and looked very sinister at first glance.

Brother Qian’s face was fair, but he had a pair of small eyes and thick lips.

When the two stood together, it was hard to tell who looked better.

Brother Zhao sighed, “I never dared to fall in love, but I heard that Xuan Cheng is getting married, and even the temple master has so many young ladies vying to marry him. I’m a little envious.”

Senior Brother Qian said, “That’s right, I didn’t even dare to look at the young female pilgrims till now. Today, there was such a commotion, that my heart is about to move.”

“It would be great if my face was as white as yours. I heard that girls liked handsome men like the Taoist master.”

“If only my eyes were bigger and my lips were thinner.”

“Speaking of which, with so many young ladies coming to propose marriage, the master would definitely pick one, right?”

“That depends on whether these young ladies are beautiful or not. The master himself looks like Pan An, so he will definitely marry a beautiful woman.”

“In terms of beauty, I’m afraid no one can compare to that martial aunt in our temple.”

“Shh, how can you talk nonsense? No matter how beautiful your martial aunt is, she is a demon, and there is no way she can be compared with the master. Judging by the master’s attitude, he only treats her like a cat.”

Su Miaomiao was still wondering when Qingxu Temple had a beautiful aunt, but after hearing that, she realized that the “aunt” was her.

That was right, she was over a hundred years old, and Uncle Sun and Uncle Wang were very polite when they saw her.

Sensing that Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Brother Qian were about to reach where she was hiding, she quickly turned around and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Xie Jingyuan stood by the window, looking at the setting sun that filled the courtyard.

Suddenly, a white cat ran over from the front hall.

In Xie Jingyuan’s eyes as calm as water, there was a hint of a smile, but it was too shallow for others to notice.

Su Miaomiao jumped onto the window sill as before, flicked her claws, and shook off the dust.

After tidying up, Su Miaomiao raised her head and saw Xie Jingyuan looking at her.

Su Miaomiao squatted and asked him, “Taoist Master, I heard Brother Zhao and the others say that there are many ladies who want to marry you.”

Xie Jingyuan glanced around, picked her up with one hand, and closed the window with the other.

“Some people came to propose a marriage, but I asked the two uncles to refuse.” Putting Su Miaomiao on the table, Xie Jingyuan sat beside her, looked at her and said.

Su Miaomiao did not move, and looked at him very intently, “Why did you refuse? Haven’t the rules changed now, and you can also get married?”

“Why are you asking me this?”

Su Miaomiao didn’t speak. She didn’t dare to say the main reason. The first time she met him, she molested him, but she was almost beaten to death by him.

“Does the Taoist master want to get married?” After a moment of silence, Su Miaomiao changed the question.

Xie Jingyuan looked at her pair of clear blue eyes, lowered his eyes and said, “I believe in fate, if fate comes, and we will be connected with each other, I will marry her.”

Hearing those words, Su Miaomiao felt her paws itch, and wanted to pat his handsome face.

Although Xie Jingyuan lowered his eyes, he could see the tabletop and saw her move her two front paws, and the blades of the claws came out.

The place on the back where she scratched it a few days ago had obviously healed, but then it started to ache.

Then, he heard her questioning fiercely, “Does the fate of the Taoist master have to be a human woman?”

While she was talking, she was still moving her paws, as if she might greet him at any time.

Xie Jingyuan hugged her back into his arms, stroked her head, and said in a low voice, “All living beings are equal. I’ll just see where my fate falls.”

Su Miaomiao avoided his hand and continued to stare at his face, then said uncertainty,”You mean that if your fate falls on a demon, you will also marry her?”

“Yes.”

Su Miaomiao’s eyes widened in shock, and she said, “Aren’t you afraid of being punished by God?”

“There are many examples of humans and demons getting together. Only those who give birth to half-human, half-demon offspring would be punished by God.”

The way of heaven allowed people to cultivate to become immortals, and it also allowed demons to cultivate to become immortals. The two practice different methods, but they had to go through the same ups and downs.

But the child of a human and a demon possessed not only the wisdom and understanding of a human, but also the special physique of a demon, so they could get twice the result with half the effort in cultivation, which was equivalent to taking a shortcut, so they were not tolerated by the way of heaven.

Therefore, if a human and a demon want to stay together, they would not be able to have children in the mortal world. After the two become immortals and live together in the immortal world, they would no longer be bound by it, because the immortal couple would directly give birth to immortal children. However, because of it, it may take thousands of years for an immortal couple to have a son or a daughter.

Su Miaomiao heard about that for the first time.