Taoist Master and the Cat - Chapter 253
Xie Jingyuan looked at Qingxu Temple, and said calmly, “If they don’t agree, I will take Miaomiao away.”
Xu Shou immediately said, “I will go with you.”
Gu Jialing scratched his head and said irritably, “The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and I was ready to make this place my home, but if you leave, then I will leave too.”
There were too many places with beautiful mountains and clear waters. The Taoist master was the only good human being, and the big dog was also a very reliable friend.
As for Su Miaomiao, well, she could also be considered a good friend.
Gu Jialing still couldn’t figure out the reason for their relationship.
This part Xie Jingyuan handed over to Su Miaomiao to answer them. He first went back to Qingxu Temple to understand the mundane affairs in the half-year meditation.
Su Miaomiao lay comfortably on a piece of grass to bask in the sun, and proudly told them what the tiger said..
“Nonsense, how could the Taoist master fall in love with you at first sight?!” Gu Jialing exclaimed.
“The Taoist master admitted it. He said that he never thought of bringing other female demons back to Qingxu Temple.”
Gu Jialing and Xu Shou looked at each other, no one could deny the fact that Su Miaomiao was indeed the only female demon in Qingxu Temple.
Thinking back to Xie Jingyuan’s various “preferential treatment” toward Su Miaomiao, they were all ironclad proofs of his emotions.
Gu Jialing thought about it, and then concluded, “There is no such thing as love at first sight. In fact, the Taoist master was interested in you because of xoxo. If you were ugly, the Taoist master would not like you.”
Xu Shou said displeased, “The Taoist master entered the temple at the age of ten, and he had seen countless female demons, how could that shake his heart? Just like the eight-hundred-year-old cat we met in May this year. She looks more beautiful than Su Miaomiao, but was still killed by the Taoist master.”
“That’s right, the Taoist master was not the kind of person you said, what’s more, if the Taoist master just wanted to xoxo, he would have already practiced with me, but until he was sure that I liked him too, he… “
When Xu Shou suddenly coughed, Su Miaomiao immediately remembered the Taoist master’s instruction and shut up in time.
The dog, cat, and bird squatted and chatted together. If they accidentally talked about something that should not be discussed publicly, they would be forcibly interrupted by Xu Shou.
It was getting dark and Su Miaomiao hadn’t come back from the back of the mountain yet. Xie Jingyuan guessed that she actually missed those two very much, so he didn’t go to pick her up.
After dinner alone, Xie Jingyuan invited Uncle Sun and Uncle Wang over and set up a soundproofing spell.
People had seven emotions and six desires, he didn’t need to explain too much to the two senior uncles, just saying that he was determined to stay with Su Miaomiao was enough for the two elders to understand.
Uncle Sun looked serious, trying to persuade him to change his mind.
Uncle Wang also tried to convince him.
“I’ve made up my mind. Miaomiao and I have already worshiped heaven and earth to become husband and wife, and we will advance and retreat together for the rest of our lives.”
Uncle Sun sighed dejectedly, and Uncle Wang also seemed to be ten years older all of a sudden, they both regarded Xie Jingyuan as their junior, and they really couldn’t bear for him to go that way.
Xie Jingyuan continued to say, “If the two uncles accept Miaomiao, I promise to keep the secret and not bring any trouble to Qingxu Temple. If the two uncles really can’t accept it, I will hand over the position of the temple’s master tomorrow morning and take her away. “
There were only so few people in Qingxu, they couldn’t even bear for Xuan Cheng to leave, so how could they have the heart to let Xie Jingyuan leave?
Emotionally reluctant, but in terms of utilitarianism, Xie Jingyuan’s cultivation base was profound, which was Qingxu’s hope for the next hundred or even hundreds of years. The length of time depended entirely on whether Xie Jingyuan died or ascended to immortality, but as long as there was another five-hundred-year-old demon, it could cut off the ancestor’s incense.
Uncle Sun was suddenly worried.
Xie Jingyuan wanted to marry a female demon, and that matter was related to Qingxu Temple’s reputation for hundreds of years, it was not the two uncles who could decide.   Â
“Let the patriarch decide.”
Uncle Sun stroked his beard and sighed, “If the patriarch agrees, then we agree. After all, Miaomiao has a deep affection for you, and both the patriarch and we have seen it. Perhaps the patriarch will be willing to make a special exception for you.”
Uncle Wang said, “Yes, let’s ask the patriarch for instructions on this matter.”
Taking advantage of the darkness, the three of them went to the side hall where the patriarch was enshrined, closed the door, and acted in secret.
Under the watchful eyes of Uncle Sun and Uncle Wang, Xie Jingyuan knelt and burned three sticks of incense respectfully.
The incense was inserted into the incense burner, and the two uncles stopped blinking, for fear of missing something.
Uncle Sun was even prepared, if the patriarch was so angry again, he would immediately turn his back on him.
Xie Jingyuan’s expression was normal, but he was actually a little nervous.
In the past, offering incense to the patriarch might be effective once a hundred times. Since the great battle troubled the patriarch to take action, and then contacted him, he might not be willing to respond.
Maybe the patriarch disliked his lack of cultivation that put Qingxu Temple into such a dangerous situation.Â
While he was thinking, the smoke from the three sticks of incense converged toward the middle at the same time, slowly outlining a line of crooked words – marriage was possible, but childbirth was not.
In the blink of an eye, the line of words disappeared again.
Xie Jingyuan rarely showed joy on his face, knelt down and kowtowed.
Uncle Sun secretly getured to Uncle Wang.
The patriarch seemed to be partial to Jing Yuan, and he was calm about such nonsense. The previous time when he just asked if they could change the rules, the patriarch just sprayed him with a big cloud of smoke.
Before he could think about it, the closed door behind him suddenly creaked open.
Uncle Sun was taken aback, and looking at the extremely majestic golden statue of the patriarch, he broke out in cold sweat, couldn’t he, could he hear the slander against him?
Then, the door opened, and a round cat’s head poked in bewilderedly.
Uncle Sun: “…”
Su Miaomiao just came down from the mountain, saw that Xie Jingyuan was not in the room, so she went to look for him.
Xie Jingyuan was about to stand up, but when he saw her, he changed his tone and said, “Come here to offer incense to the patriarch.”
Since it was time to offer incense, Su Miaomiao turned into a human form. Wearing a white dress, she was unparalleled in beauty.
The two uncles lowered their eyes at the same time, no matter whether Su Miaomiao was a cat or their junior’s wife, they shouldn’t look too much at her.
Su Miaomiao ignored them, knelt on the futon beside Xie Jingyuan, and followed Xie Jingyuan to burn incense.
This time, for some reason, the patriarch also sprayed Xie Jingyuan with a puff of white smoke. At the same time, the two large bowls on the table rolled down, and the empty bowls just stopped in front of Su Miaomiao.
Su Miaomiao: “…”
With a guilty conscience, she instantly understood what the patriarch meant. He was warning her not to steal food again in the future.
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With the acquiescence of the patriarch and the two uncles, Xie Jingyuan continued to be the master of Qingxu Temple.
Although Su Miaomiao had become his wife, only the two uncles knew about it, and she couldn’t show the prestige of the wife of the master in front of other Taoist masters.
Su Miaomiao didn’t care about it either.
During the day, she either slept, cultivated, or went to the back of the mountain to find Xu Shou and Gu Jialing. After all, Xie Jingyuan had to take care of the entire Qingxu Temple and help the people solve their problems, so he was not so free.
At night, Xie Jingyuan belonged to Su Miaomiao completely, and she could lick as much as she wanted.
Although Xie Jingyuan’s room was shabby, his spells were profound, and once the sound insulation was arranged, no matter how loud the old wooden bed made creaking noises, he didn’t have to worry about being heard.
Winter went and spring came.
In the evening of that day, because Su Miaomiao did not come back for a long time, Xie Jingyuan went to the back of the mountain.
When passing through the apricot blossom forest, Xie Jingyuan paused, thinking of the faint apricot blossom fragrance that she often carried around her body.
He changed direction and stepped into the apricot blossom forest.
The soft and warm sunset shone through the branches and fell on the petals covering the ground.
Suddenly, a round cat’s head protruded out of a cluster of petals stacked on top of each other.
Xie Jingyuan walked over and sat with his knees bent. Almost as soon as he sat firmly, the white cat threw herself into his arms and turned into a beauty in a white dress, and wrapped her hands lazily around his neck.
“Why are you here?”
“It’s getting late, let’s go home.”
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It’s a beautiful journey, thank you for the translation.