After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 52 Are you going to sell me out?
"Master?"

When Pei Yuanshi saw the sloppy, bearded face of his master Ling Xiaozi, he couldn't help but look at him with disgust, and then felt aggrieved.

"Master, why did you come down the mountain?"

But I noticed that my disciple's mind was in disarray...

Before he could ask any sentimental questions, Ling Xiaozi waved his hand and said carelessly, "It's all because of you, you little brat. You promised to donate money to help our master gild his body and repair the temple, but you went down the mountain for several days and didn't come back, causing me to almost starve to death on the mountain."

Pei Yuanshi: ...

"So you just go down the mountain and find something to eat."

"Why not?"

Ling Xiaozi pulled at his tangled beard twice but failed to untie it, and fake coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"As the saying goes, eat well, drink well, and you will live forever!"

Pei Yuanshi: ...No love anymore.

But after all, he was his master, and although he said a few words of disdain in his heart, he still couldn't help but show concern: "Have you eaten it? If not, I happen to know a steamed bun shop. Their mushroom, fresh meat and spicy bamboo shoot buns are very good."

When Pei Yuanshi mentioned "Mantou Shop" and "Mushrooms, Fresh Meat and Spicy Bamboo Shoots", he blushed.

If it were usual, Ling Xiaozi would have gotten to the bottom of it long ago.

He was feeling guilty at the time and didn't pay much attention to the change in his apprentice's expression.

"No need, I have already eaten."

Ling Xiaozi's eyes wandered: "I found you today mainly because I have something important to tell you."

Pei Yuanshi immediately pretended to listen attentively.

"Our Changsheng Temple has been closed for many years. Now that we are reopening to welcome pilgrims, we can't let it remain in a dilapidated state."

"It goes without saying that the houses and the main hall must be repaired properly."

"The mountain gate is a symbol of the reputation of our Changsheng Temple, so we can't be careless about it."

"Otherwise, when people see your dilapidated gate, they will think you are a deserted temple and will not dare to come and burn incense."

"How can the incense be prosperous if no one comes to visit..."

Ling Xiaozi muttered on and on for a long time and was about to get to the point when Pei Yuanshi carefully took out a worn purse with curled edges and handed it to him.

"This is the money I earned from helping people clean up their houses over the past half month..."

Ling Xiaozi didn't even need to open it to know that the number of copper coins inside was less than one string of money.

I can't even afford to buy tiles to repair the roof.

"Master, that's not what I asked you for." He took the purse from Pei Yuanshi very sincerely and put it in his arms.

Pei Yuanshi: ...

"I have already collected enough money to repair the Taoist temple and recast the golden statue for the founder."

Ling Xiaozi straightened his body with some pride.

"All gathered?"

Pei Yuanshi looked at his master in disbelief, then looked around vigilantly and lowered his voice: "Whose ancestral grave did you dig up?"

"What words!"

Ling Xiaozi glared angrily: "How could your master be that kind of villain?!"

"That's outrageous! How dare you make up stories about your teacher like this? You have no respect for your teacher at all. Be careful you'll be struck by lightning!"

Pei Yuanshi was silent for a moment.

"So you went to rob a bank?"

Ling Xiaozi still stared.

Pei Yuanshi covered his mouth and whispered, "Are you following the example of those bandits who have fallen into poverty and are robbing people on the road?"

"You little brat, can't you think a little better of your teacher?"

Ling Xiaozi was so angry that he wanted to grab the person's ears.

Pei Yuanshi dodged quickly, like a slippery loach, and did not forget to complain: "If you don't steal or rob, how can you get so much money to repair the Taoist temple and gild the ancestor's body...Are you going to cheat people again?"

He stopped and looked at the man dangerously: "You promised me before that you would never do anything deceiving again!"

Ling Xiaozi saw that his underwear was about to be stripped off. Even though no one was passing by, his old face turned red, he jumped up, and slapped Pei Yuanshi hard on the head.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"What a scam! It sounds so ugly!"

"Master, I rob the rich to help the poor, I am a chivalrous man!"

Pei Yuanshi sneered twice, and his meaning was obvious: You dare to say it, but I dare not believe it!
"Don't worry, the money from this incense offering is absolutely clean!"

Ling Xiaozi straightened his body and said, "How dare I use something unclean for the ancestor?"

His body quickly relaxed again, his eyes wandering, and he muttered in a low voice with a guilty conscience: "I just traded your body for it." "What did you say?"

Pei Yuanshi didn't hear it clearly and frowned, feeling that it didn't sound like a good thing.

"The money was exchanged for your body." Ling Xiaozi hummed and moved away from the people.

Pei Yuanshi frowned even more tightly: "What did you get in exchange?"

He pulled the person back and said, "Why are you hiding so far away?"

Ling Xiaozi rubbed his hands together and muttered shyly, "Yesterday I met a believer who donated a large sum of money. After a rough calculation, I found that it is more than enough to repair the Taoist temple and re-gild the statue of the founder. It is more than enough, more than enough, hahahaha..."

He laughed awkwardly a few times, and under the pressure of Pei Yuanshi's gaze, his voice became even quieter: "But, my disciple, you also know that there is no free lunch in the world. Since you have taken people's money, you should help them solve their problems, don't you think?"

"What did you promise?"

Pei Yuanshi narrowed his eyes, feeling a growing bad premonition in his heart.

Ling Xiaozi rubbed his hands together and whispered, "That believer wants you to accompany him and serve him... for five years! Only five years!"

The moment Pei Yuanshi's fist came towards him, he jumped sideways.

Seeing that his attack was in vain, he chuckled twice and said, "I didn't hit you!"

Ling Xiaozi continued, "In fact, if we calculate carefully, we are not at a loss, right? Five years, as long as you sacrifice yourself for five years and accompany me sincerely, won't we have the mountain gate? Will we have a house? Will we have the golden body of the founder? Don't take the appearance of a mere skin so seriously..."

"I kill you!"

Pei Yuanshi took out the copper coin sword and attacked without mercy.

Ling Xiaozi dodged left and right, looking very embarrassed.

"You, you, you, you evil disciple! You want to betray your master and ancestors!"

Pei Yuanshi's eyes were sharp: "It's better to bully your master and destroy your ancestors than to sell your apprentice for money!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the copper coin sword in his hand went straight to Ling Xiaozi's heart.

The alley was narrow and Ling Xiaozi almost couldn't dodge in time, and his clothes were cut.

He jumped up and down in anger: "You, you, you better be careful or you'll be struck by lightning!"

Pei Yuanshi still had no intention of stopping.

Ling Xiaozi dodged left and right, and was so tired that he began to breathe heavily.

"Pei Yuanshi, you, you must be so cruel, I am your master, I am not a vicious person, you, you actually use the same method to deal with evil spirits to deal with me!"

Seeing an even more fierce attack coming, Ling Xiaozi became anxious.

"Hey, hey, hey! You, you really want to kill me!"

Pei Yuanshi snorted coldly: "You have already sold me out, what's the point of talking about the master-disciple relationship!"

"Why not, let's just end our relationship today!"

"From now on, we will keep our bridges to our own and our roads to our own..."

His eyes turned red with anger, and the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt.

But Ling Xiaozi said: "No, I have already promised them, I have received the money, and I have spent the money. If you don't go, then we have broken the contract."

"I don't have the money to compensate." Ling Xiaozi muttered in a very low voice.

Pei Yuanshi's eyes were red, and he glared at him fiercely: "So you sold me out!?"

"Don't say such harsh words. What do you mean by selling or not selling? It's as if I'm a trafficker doing some shady business."

Ling Xiaozi took out the deed and said, "This is called mortgage, mortgage!"

"Look, it's all written here, it's official."

Pei Yuanshi didn't even want to look at that damn contract.

Just as he was about to tear it up, he caught a glimpse of the name on it out of the corner of his eye, and stopped, feeling a little dazed.

"you--"

He pointed at the deed, then at himself, and was so surprised and happy that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Ling Xiaozi was pleased with himself. He pulled at his tangled beard and grinned, "Are you surprised? Are you shocked?"

"Just go without any worries. We in Changsheng Temple have always been free and unrestrained. Whether you want to get married or marry into the family, it's all possible."

Pei Yuanshi: ...

Something feels wrong.

but--

Looking down at the name on the deed, he couldn't help but raise his hand and press it, stroking it gently.

It was as if I could feel that person's warmth from above.

(End of this chapter)