This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 135 Don't you want to come to my house for a visit?
Chen Shi'an left the classroom with the book that Wen Zhixia had borrowed from him.

Like Class 5, the first group of students from other classes also moved their desks to the corridor, making the originally spacious corridor suddenly crowded.

The aisle was piled high with books, and students in each classroom were busy inside and out, giving it a feeling of a New Year's cleaning.

Perhaps it's because the exams are over and it's time for vacation; most people don't look tense or stressed, but rather lively and excited.

Chen Shi'an waited in the corridor on the first floor for a while, and then that familiar figure came running down the corridor.

Normally, Wen Zhixia would be exhausted after evening self-study, but today she looked energetic. As she ran, her chest and backpack swayed heavily.

October is almost here, and the temperature is getting noticeably cooler in the mornings and evenings. Wen Zhixia has started wearing an extra long-sleeved school uniform jacket in the mornings. However, she is not cold right now, and her schoolbag is full of books. She ties the sleeves of her long-sleeved school uniform jacket into a knot around her waist, which looks quite youthful and energetic.

"Taoist priest! You're so fast!"

"I'm not happy anymore, okay?"

"Didn't you set up the exam room?"

"Yes, I have."

"Taoist, you've really improved! You're actually taking so many books back to read?"

"These books are all yours; I'll take them back to you."

"Eh?"

The two chatted as they strolled along.

She didn't know when it started, but when they walked home at night, Wen Zhixia would walk very close to him. Even though the school path was wide, she would always stick close to Chen Shi'an, so their shoulders would bump against each other when they walked.

Wen Zhixia reached out her little hand and took a book from the books he was holding.

"Have you finished studying? Aren't you going to look at it anymore?"

"Yes, I've memorized them all."

"Hmph, you talk big, but don't wait until you get several zeros in the monthly exam."

"That probably won't happen."

"Give me the book."

"It's okay, it's heavy, I'll carry it. I'll give it to you when we get to your house."

The night breeze was cool, and the streetlights cast long shadows of the two people.

After leaving the teaching building, the surrounding environment suddenly became quiet, and even the moonlight became gentle.

Wen Zhixia placed her junior high school textbooks back onto the pile of books in Chen Shi'an's arms, held onto her backpack straps with both hands, her hair brushing against her shoulder, and turned her head to ask him:

"By the way, Taoist priest, which examination hall are you taking the exam in?"

"Class 6, Grade 1, what about you?"

"How did you manage to take the exam in your first year of high school! Oh... right."

Upon hearing that Chen Shi'an was taking an exam in the senior high school building, Wen Zhixia reacted in the same way as her classmates.

"I am taking the exam in room 205 of the laboratory building."

"Well, then we're almost half a school apart."

"Then remember to wait for me when you eat! The first-year teaching building is closest to the cafeteria, and the laboratory building is the furthest away. You're still in Class 6, so you'll be among the first to enter the cafeteria, won't you?"

"Don't worry, I'll wait for you. I noticed the exam ended earlier than usual. Does that mean we can go eat right after the exam?"

"Yeah, actually these few days of exams are the most relaxing, since we don't have to go to class and we even have a lot more time for lunch breaks."

Wen Zhixia suddenly realized something. "Oh right, since you have such a good location, why don't you just go to the cafeteria and get your food first? Otherwise, by the time I come from the lab building, the cafeteria will be full."

"Okay, I'll go eat by myself first."

"you dare!"

Wen Zhixia patted him twice.

"What? Didn't you tell me I didn't need to wait for you?"

"Silly, what I mean is, you can go to the cafeteria to get food first, so when I come over, neither of us will have to wait in line."

"That can."

"I'll give you my meal card."

Wen Zhixia turned her backpack around to the front and took out her meal card with a Hello Kitty sticker on it.

"Here——"

"I don't have a free hand, so I'll just put it on the book."

"It fell off a moment later..."

Wen Zhixia then ran behind him, unzipped his backpack, and put her meal card inside.

After he finished, he patted his backpack twice.

"I put it in your backpack, okay? Keep it safe and don't lose my meal card, otherwise I'll start using your card to eat!"

"alright."

"You get me some food, and I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow. You can just swipe my card."

"Okay, thanks, Xiaozhi."

Chen Shi'an didn't ask her what she wanted to eat. They had been dining together for so long that he knew the girl's tastes very well. If Wen Zhixia were to get the food herself, she might hesitate for a long time in front of the window. Chen Shi'an was confident that if he were to get the food, it would definitely be something she liked.

"Taoist priest, are you hungry?"

"Go buy it, you little glutton."

"Humph!"

Once outside the school, Wen Zhixia went to a sausage stand and bought two sausages.

After buying the items, they realized that Chen Shi'an didn't have a free hand to carry them.

Of course, the weight of the book was nothing to Chen Shi'an. Just as he was about to put the book between his arms to free his hands to take the sausage, the girl blushed slightly, raised her hand, and put one of the sausages to his mouth.

"Eat."

"..."

Chen Shi'an didn't stand on ceremony with her and naturally opened his mouth to take a bite.

"How about it?"

"good to eat."

"...I'm asking how it feels to have someone feed you."

“I enjoyed it.”

"Tch, you're so lucky..."

The girl complained, but she was secretly delighted. For a moment, she forgot to eat her own sausage and just kept an eye on Chen Shi'an's mouth. As soon as he finished a bite, she quickly reached out to feed him.

To be honest, the feeling of being fed is strangely satisfying.

"You, eat slowly, you'll finish it in just a few bites..." "It's just that I don't want to trouble you."

"...Eat slowly, or you'll choke and I'll have to carry you to the hospital."

"You make it sound like you can carry me on your back."

"I'm very strong!"

"Ah."

Seeing that there was only one bite left on the sausage, Wen Zhixia decided not to feed him anymore and would save it for last.

"Hurry up and bring it over so I can finish eating it."

"No way, I'll just let you watch me eat and make you drool."

Wen Zhixia ate her grilled sausage and swayed as she asked him, "Taoist, what are your plans for National Day? You have five days off."

"Yes, I plan to go back to the mountains to tidy up the Taoist temple and bring some things down with me. It's getting cold, and I didn't bring any warm clothes."

Are you going back to the mountains?

"Hmm, does Little Cicada want to go?"

"Well……"

Wen Zhixia really wanted to go, but she had already made plans with her parents for a road trip during the holidays. Besides, her parents had never met Chen Shi'an, and they would definitely not agree to her suddenly saying that she wanted to go to the deep mountains with him alone...

"I'd like to go, but my parents probably won't agree. We've already decided to go on a road trip..."

The girl sighed, and suddenly envied adults like Sister Wanyin. Maybe one day she would be able to earn her own money and become independent?
"Then I'll take you next time I have the chance."

"...No one else should have gone back with you, right?"

"Yes, and Fatty Mo too."

Wen Zhixia felt relieved. If that ice spirit went back with him, she would secretly follow him!
She was extremely worried about a lone man and woman in the deep mountains!
"How many days will you be back this time?" Wen Zhixia asked curiously.

"Two or three days."

This was the first time in his life that Chen Shi'an had been away from the Taoist temple for so long, and he naturally missed it. He took advantage of the holiday to go back and visit, because if he traveled to more distant places in the future, he would probably return to the Taoist temple less and less often.

Of course, just as Master said, as long as others are still alive and remember this lineage, the incense of Jingchen Temple will not be extinguished; everything else is just a formality.

Wen Zhixia thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you come back with me after the exam on the afternoon of the 30th? You also need to take a bus to the county town first, so we can go the same way!"

"The night of the 30th won't work."

“That’s right, it’s true. The exam was over at five o’clock. Your Taoist temple is so remote, and you still have to walk along the mountain path. It’s really not feasible at night.”

"It's not because of that. I just promised the class monitor I'd go to her house for dinner on the 30th."

"........."

Wen Zhixia puffed out her cheeks and took a big bite of the grilled sausage.

"So, Little Zhi, are you going back after your exam on the afternoon of the 30th?"

"...No, I was just asking you."

After Wen Zhixia finished speaking, she asked him, "When are you going back?"

"It'll be on the morning of the 1st, around 5 a.m.

"........."

Wen Zhixia gave up. Could it be not so soon?!

"what happened?"

"I'm also going back on the morning of the 1st. Shall we go back together then, Taoist priest?"

"Okay."

"Could it not be so early..."

"Okay, what time would you like?"

"...How about seven o'clock?"

"Well, yes."

"Let's go back together, and when we get to the county town, you can come home with me first, okay?"

After making plans to go back together, Wen Zhixia immediately extended another invitation.

"Go to your home?"

"Yes, yes, she really liked the gift you gave my mom last time, and she even said she wanted to treat you to a meal. We're going the same way anyway, so why don't you come home with me first, and then go back to the mountains after lunch?"

"..."

Seeing that Chen Shi'an was thinking, Wen Zhixia began to pester him.

"Alright, alright? It won't take up your time. If you're worried about getting back late, I'll ask my mom to cook dinner early. Don't you want to come to my house for a bit...?"

Wen Zhixia ran to his left and then to his right, reaching out to tug at his clothes, as if she would pester him until he agreed.

"Alright, then I'll have lunch at your place before I go back."

"it is good!!"

Wen Zhixia was overjoyed when she saw Chen Shi'an agree.

Only then did they finally hand Chen Shi'an the last piece of grilled sausage he had left to his mouth.

Chen Shi'an: "..."

If I don't agree, are you going to forgo giving me this piece of grilled sausage?!
More than that!

The girl thought to herself, "If you're willing to eat at Ice Cube's house, but you're not willing to eat at my house, then you can forget about ever drinking a drop of my soy milk again!"

"Okay, then it's settled. We'll set off home together at seven o'clock on the morning of the 1st!"

"Ah."

"What kind of dishes do you like to eat, Taoist priest? I'll ask my mom to make them for you."

"...I'm not picky."

"If you're not in a hurry to go back to the mountains, you can stay at my house for the night. I have plenty of rooms, and I can show you around our county town this afternoon."

"what?"

Why are they getting more and more demanding, insisting on staying overnight?

Seeing that the girl was about to start nagging again, Chen Shi'an quickly said:
"Let's talk about it then."

"Alright~"

Wen Zhixia's big eyes darted around, deciding to pester him again once he got home; that should be more effective than doing it now...

"I'm home, bye-bye~!"

"Hey, your book—"

(End of this chapter)