The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 145: The Wheel-Turning Cultists
Miaomiao has been in Fengming Pavilion for two months. She hasn't learned anything else, but she is very good at welcoming and fooling people.

Despite her young age, Lin Bai and Zhu Jianyang looked at each other in surprise, feeling that this girl was by no means an easy person to deal with.

"Senior, I haven't seen you for half a year. How come you look younger now?" Putting aside the urge to scold his apprentice, Lin Bai sat down and asked about business.

"In the past, I was either managing the shop or at home all day long. I was bothered by worldly affairs and my cultivation didn't improve at all." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled, "I never thought that after going out for a walk, I would see the vastness of the world and the intrigues of others. The wall seemed to have loosened and my cultivation actually improved."

"In that case, I would like to congratulate you, senior." Lin Bai said with a smile.

"Good fortune and misfortune go hand in hand." Although Zhu Jianyang said this, there was a sharp and aggressive look on his face.

"Senior, are you really running around outside for that matter?" Lin Bai was referring to the fox fairy Chenyu.

"How can I be qualified? I am just a sideline." Zhu Jianyang also lowered his voice, "This matter involves the three major Yuanying sects. You and Yushu should not know too much."

Lin Bai nodded to show that he understood.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Jianyang took the initiative to talk about Tie Huasheng and the debate on alchemy in the past.

The two of them chatted about alchemy for an hour, and they inspired each other.

Lin Bai saw clearly that Zhu Jianyang's realm was loosening, so he became enterprising again and wanted to formulate a theory of elixir.

However, Zhu Jianyang is only in the middle stage of foundation building now, and his life span is nearly 140 years old. His energy and blood are declining. Although he still has hope of a great path, it will be much more difficult in the end.

After chatting for a long time, Lin Bai said goodbye.

When I went downstairs, I saw Miaomiao also at the counter, standing on a low stool, as tall as Zhu Yuling. The aunt and niece were both fiddling with an abacus.

Lin Bai stepped forward and tapped the table lightly.

Miaomiao immediately raised her head. When she saw it was Lin Bai, she said happily, "Master, 40% off!" She stretched out her little hand and made a "six" gesture, clearly showing that she was quite familiar with business matters.

Lin Bai really had a headache.

It's not that monks can't do business, but they usually turn to business only after they have lost hope of pursuing the main road. I've never seen a sect or family stuff good seedlings into the counter.

Even if you want to gain experience in a shop, you have to be a little older and have a more stable temperament. But this is also for the purpose of gaining knowledge and understanding people, and it is not advisable to spend too much time on business. Otherwise, you will become petty and develop the bad habit of greed for small profits, which will not be worth the loss. Of course, there are also those who stick to their original intentions, but they are a minority. When you are in a shop, you can't help but think more about business.

Lin Bai stretched out his arm and pulled Miaomiao out.

"Why haven't I seen Yumao yet?" Lin Bai asked.

"He goes out to socialize and is often not seen for three to five days." Zhu Yuling said helplessly.

It turns out that since the father is not around, only the master can take care of it.

"Has Miaomiao been doing business with you in the past two months?" Lin Bai asked.

"She has nothing to do here, so she comes to play with me after finishing her homework. A few days ago, I taught her some business principles, and she learned very quickly." Zhu Yuling said with a smile.

"Do you fiddle with the abacus beads every day?" Lin Bai asked.

"Yes." Zhu Yuling didn't notice Lin Bai's displeasure, and smiled and said, "You also have to learn abacus as homework at home. There is no harm in learning more, so you won't suffer any loss in doing business in the future."

"Learning to count at home is to understand arithmetic so that she can practice formations and refine weapons in the future, which is to open her mind." Lin Bai became more and more unhappy. "As an elder, you don't teach her how to understand her mind and ambition, but let her learn these business principles? She is not fiddling with the abacus for those three or five spirit stones."

Zhu Yuling finally realized that Lin Bai was angry. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to.

"In the future, you are not allowed to talk to Miaomiao about your business without my permission. She should take the main path in the future, not the small business path." Lin Bai was very serious.

This was in front of the store counter, and there was a young receptionist watching nearby. Lin Bai really didn't give Zhu Yuling any face.

"..." Zhu Yuling's face was very ugly. She looked at Lin Bai, thinking about how Lin Bai was trying to please her a few years ago, but now he was teaching her a lesson without restraint. Although she was at a lower level, she still managed to say, "Miao Miao must be my Zhu family's daughter."

"Miao Miao is also my disciple." Lin Bai looked at Miao Miao and asked, "Miao Miao, do you want to follow your aunt or your master?"

"Follow Master!" Miaomiao immediately grabbed Lin Bai's hand and smiled.

"Let's go." Lin Bai pulled Miaomiao away.

The master and disciple ignored Zhu Yuling's astonished look and walked away from Fengming Pavilion.

Zhu Yuling chased out and saw the master and disciple holding hands, they were extremely happy.

She was so angry that she didn't dare to let Lin Bai stay, so she went back to the store and went upstairs to look for Zhu Jianyang.

"Uncle, that Yun Zhonghe..." Before Zhu Yuling finished her words, Zhu Jianyang waved his hands impatiently.

"I heard everything." Zhu Jianyang interrupted calmly.

"He thought he had built a foundation, so he got cocky!" Zhu Yuling was annoyed. "You have to know how much effort we put in to get him to where he is today. We provided the alchemy method and the land for building the foundation!"

"And then?" Zhu Jianyang leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, looking quite relaxed.

"Then...then he didn't remember his roots and instead disrespected our Zhu family!" Zhu Yuling said.

"Is it disrespectful to you or to the Zhu family?" Zhu Jianyang asked with a smile.

Zhu Yuling didn't say anything.

"You always say that he owes us. How did he owe us? Did he give you less? He lost the opportunity to build his foundation, but he still brought you gifts when he came back, and he was always respectful in his words." Zhu Jianyang smiled kindly, "Let's not talk about those trivial things. In the past, he went deep into danger for Yumao and risked his life for your aunt and Yushu. Only we owe him, not him to us."

Zhu Jianyang shook his head and said lightly, "You insist on remembering that little favor for your whole life, and you also want others to remember it for their whole life, but you can't remember the kindness of others. How can this be justified?"

Zhu Yuling lowered her head, still unable to utter a word.

"Miao Miao has excellent talent. Even if you send her back to her hometown, you shouldn't let her learn any business." Zhu Jianyang was very disdainful. "The Qiaoshan Sect has the largest business in Qiaoshan. Does this mean they know how to do business? No, it's because there are several Yuanying high-level cultivators standing behind them." He sighed, "Cultivation is the most important thing, and everything else is fake. Therefore, if he doesn't do this this time, I will also scold you!"

"Yuling knows she's wrong." Zhu Yuling finally admitted her mistake.

"Since he turned against you for Miaomiao, it means that he recognizes the master-disciple relationship from the bottom of his heart and wants to teach Miaomiao seriously in the future. If Yumao knew about this, he would be one hundred or a thousand times willing to do it." Zhu Jianyang taught seriously.

"But Miaomiao is too close to him, and Miaomiao is still young. What if she only recognizes him in the future..." Zhu Yuling said.

"You are determined to restore the glory of your ancestors, but you are short-sighted." Zhu Jianyang smiled, "Miaomiao is different from you. Although she is small, she knows who to get close to." He waved his sleeves, "Go back and farm with Yuqiang. She must be the boss. Yumao is the boss here. You don't need to come again."

"Uncle..." Zhu Yuling panicked and knelt down quickly. "Yumao is a kind person. How can he do business? If I stay here, I can bring more income to the family."

"Go back and ask Yushu and the old patriarch to see if the family is short of those spirit stones or if they just want to push their good friend away." Zhu Jianyang became increasingly impatient and waved his hand to drive him away.

Zhu Jianyang was scolding someone here, and Lin Bai was also scolding someone here.

As the master and his disciple walked down the street, Lin Bai kept giving them pointers, talking about things like the Zhilan Room, the Abalone Shop, and Zhu's mother's three moves.

But I don’t know if Miaomiao understood or not. She just nodded perfunctorily and kept looking at the shops on both sides of the road.

If Lin Bairuo asked her if she remembered, she would definitely say she did. If she was asked to repeat what she had just said, she would be able to tell it almost exactly. If he glared at her, she would definitely say pitifully that she missed her master's wife.

It can't be said that she is not smart, she just likes to deal with people.

Lin Bai looked at her bun-like hair and missed the way she looked when she was little. At least she was well-behaved back then, unlike now when she is hated by everyone and ghosts.

I made up my mind not to buy her anything along the way.

After returning to the Underground Fire Cave Mansion, Lin Bai sat down, but the little girl was very curious. She looked left and right, then thought it was boring, so she sat back down.

Miaomiao had one leg stretched out randomly, and the other calf was crossed and pressed under her buttocks. She was really sitting in an untidy manner.

But Lin Bai did not correct him. As a child, it was okay for him to be unrestrained. Among the women Lin Bai had met, the only ones who were well-behaved were Gai Yingqiu and Chunyu Ye, and Xiao Jiangyu. The others were not easy to mess with, but they were closer to each other.

Lin Bai thought that he had to teach this eldest disciple a good lesson.

"Miao Miao," Lin Bai sat upright with a stern teacher's face, "You are seven years old now, and you are old enough to understand things. When I was your age, I had already learned a craft and supported my family."

"Master, what does he do to support his family?" Miaomiao asked curiously.

"Make some commonly used items." Lin Bai said.

Miaomiao scratched her head and asked, "Refining weapons?"

Straw sandals are considered artifacts, so weaving straw sandals can barely be considered as refining artifacts, right? Lin Bai nodded slightly, agreeing.

"What do you like?" Lin Bai skipped over the matter of weaving straw sandals and guided, "Alchemy? Refining weapons? Or making talismans? Or something else?"

Lin Bai didn't ask about sword practice at all, because he had tried it before in Fengming Mountain, and this girl didn't like to use a knife or a sword. Miaomiao lowered her head and thought for a long time, but didn't say anything.

Lin Bai was very patient and continued to guide: "Whatever you like to learn, you can tell Master. It doesn't matter what it is, spiritual plants, beasts. Just tell me, Master won't hit you."

"Hehe." Miaomiao saw that Lin Bai had a kind face and didn't look like he was going to be mean, so she told the truth, "I don't want to learn anything."

Lin Bai pressed his forehead, feeling more and more that he had been too hasty in accepting this disciple.

"Master, do you have a headache?" Miaomiao turned over and sat up, standing behind Lin Bai, using her two small hands to rub Lin Bai's temples. She also said with concern: "My hands are strong, tell me if it hurts."

"..." Lin Bai sighed. If nothing else, this girl was filial.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai felt that it would take more than a day or two to guide this child onto the right path.

And he had to practice, strengthen his body, learn alchemy, comprehend the sword spirit, study the art, and serve his master's wife, but he couldn't let her stay too far away.

Thinking of her master's wife, Lin Bai realized something: Jiang Yatou is also half her master's wife, so she should have the responsibility of teaching. However, Jiang Yatou is definitely too lazy to take care of the child, but Jiang Yu can!

The Jiang family has always been famous in Qiaoshan for their strict family education, and all the children they have educated are ladies and gentlemen!

After being influenced by what I have seen and heard, I don’t ask for Miaomiao to be as mature and steady as Jiangyu, but I ask for me to be less lazy.

Lin Bai thought about it carefully and felt that this was feasible! He had an affair with Jiang girl, so he asked her to take in a child and let Jiang Yu, the honest girl, take care of the child. Naturally, there would be no problem.

At worst, I can pay some spirit stones. At worst, I can sell my body. For the sake of the founding disciple, all this is worth it!
"Master, when will Master's wife come?" Miaomiao asked.

"Come tomorrow. Come, Master will take you to see a sister first." Lin Bai stood up, opened the cave door, and went to look for Jiang Chun first.

He didn't mention anything about child care, he just said he wanted to see Jiang Xiaobai for something.

Jiang Chun didn't say much, just let Lin Bai go. He also said that what Lin Bai said in the morning had spread, and the young men of the Jiang family admired Lin Bai's character more and more, and even Jiang Hongbo praised him.

"A good teacher will produce a good student." Lin Bai walked towards Yuhu Lake while teaching his student, "You must not bring shame to my reputation as a teacher."

When we arrived at the place, before we landed on the island, we saw Jiang Yu walking around on the shore with a book in his hand. There were also a few Jiang family members practicing Qigong and chatting in the pavilion.

To show respect, we paddled to the island.

"Senior, you just left this morning. Why are you here again now?" Jiang Yu was very happy. He bowed and saluted first, then asked.

"I came to see your sister for something." Lin Bai did not explain in detail to Jiang Yu. He just pulled Miaomiao over and said, "This is my inferior disciple Miaomiao. She is only seven years old, and you are ten. You can call her your sister."

Miaomiao is not stupid, she bows and salutes.

"Thank you, sister. My name is Jiang Yu." Jiang Yu returned the greeting.

"You two sisters should get close to each other." Lin Bai patted Miaomiao's bun, nodded to the several Jiang family members who were approaching, and went to the black tower.

In broad daylight, Lin Bai was serious and knocked on the door first.

Open the door, enter the tower, and climb to the top floor.

The two of them knew each other very well, so Lin Bai simply made his request directly.

"The Zhu family has no background, and the teacher is too old to control people. That girl is very lazy, and she needs to be corrected while she is still young. I have no choice but to ask you for help." Lin Bai played the victim.

"I practice diligently every day, how can I have the time to take care of your children?" Jiang Xiaobai immediately refused.

"Don't we still have Jiang Yu? She has a good personality and acts like an elder. If Miao Miao follows her to do her homework, she will be able to become a talent by learning from her." Lin Bai begged again.

"Xiao Yu'er is still young, I'm afraid he can't teach you to be an apprentice." Jiang Xiaobai still refused.

Lin Bai was no fool, he knew that his way of asking for help was wrong.

After a lot of effort, Jiang Xiaobai was finally coaxed into calming down.

"Then I will tell people outside that I like that girl and let her be Xiao Yu'er's playmate."

Jiang Xiaobai put on her Taoist robe and said to Lin Bai who was tying her hair behind her.

The two chatted for a while and reached an agreement: Miaomiao would live and eat with Jiang Yu, read the Taoist scriptures together, and learn etiquette together. Lin Bai would visit Miaomiao at least once a month and pay Jiang Xiaobai for Miaomiao's accommodation.

The two came out of the tower and saw Jiang Yu and Miao Miao sitting and talking in the pavilion from afar.

The two sisters seemed to get along well.

"Miao Miao, can you fish?" Jiang Yu asked.

“Yes.” Miaomiao answered.

"How big is the biggest fish you have ever caught?" Jiang Yu asked curiously.

"It's so big." Miaomiao's voice was crisp, but she looked like she had seen a lot of wind and rain. "It's bigger than my master." She even stretched out her arms to gesture, as if it were real.

"The fish I caught were all small, the largest one was only as big as my palm." Jiang Yu was a sincere person, she believed it but was also surprised, "How did you catch it?"

"A secret." Miaomiao picked up the fishing rod and handed it over. "Let me see how you fish first."

"Okay." Jiang Yu picked up the fishing rod, put on the bait, cast the line, and said, "I learned it from my uncle in the family. Is it okay?"

"Not bad." Miaomiao nodded.

Under the black tower, Lin Bai looked at Jiang Xiaobai.

"Do you know how much of a headache it is for me to have such a disciple?" Lin Bai held his forehead with his hand.

"You know how much of a headache it is for me to have a sister like this, right?" Jiang Xiaobai also held his forehead with his hand.

Both of them felt helpless.

Walking forward, Miaomiao and Jiang Yu stood up and saluted.

"You are a well-behaved little girl." Jiang Xiaobai nodded slightly, "You are smart, so you can stay here in the future."

Miaomiao looked at Lin Bai in confusion, her eyes clearly showing anger and aggrieved, as if saying: Why did you sell me out?
"Miao Miao, you stay here from now on, and I will visit you from time to time. If you miss your father, I will take you to see him." Lin Bai said cruelly.

Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Bai, and then at the Jiang sisters.

Then the girl took two steps forward, knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Xiaobai.

Lin Bai held his forehead with his hand. This disciple was very discerning. He knew who was difficult to fool and who to curry favor with.

After a few more instructions, Lin Bai said goodbye.

After leaving this place, Lin Bai went to Fengming Pavilion again and told Zhu Jianyang about Miaomiao.

Although it is a case of acting first and reporting later, at least you need to say it.

"You are the master and she is the disciple, so she should listen to you in everything." Zhu Jianyang was very open-minded and cheerful. "Yu Mao is happy to see it, but Yu Shu can't do anything about it. As for the others, you don't need to care about them."

The two chatted for a while, and when Lin Bai was about to leave, Zhu Jianyang held Lin Bai back again.

"Is your innate magical power mainly for attack or defense? Or something else?" Zhu Jianyang asked in a low voice.

Is this going to cause trouble?

"Attack!" Lin Bai also felt a little itchy.

Zhu Jianyang nodded, but said no more.

"But have you encountered any difficulties?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Not really." Zhu Jianyang looked at Lin Bai and smiled knowingly, "You are eager to try it out. Have you obtained a very powerful magical power and want to test the blade?"

Because they were too familiar with each other, Lin Bai didn't even try to disguise himself and was seen through by the old fox at a glance.

"Not really, not really." Lin Bai waved his hand, "I can barely help you, senior."

Zhu Jianyang nodded and said, "Okay, just wait for my news."

(End of this chapter)