One divination a day, a trainee celestial master

These four simple words, like a heavenly melody, resounded in the Zhou family courtyard.

You should know that for the past two weeks, the child was so frightened that he lost his mind. Apart from his heart-wrenching cries in the middle of the night, he never uttered a single word for anyone!

"Oh!! Grandma's here! Grandma's here!!" The old woman could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face as she hugged Zhouzhou tightly.

Lin Juan cried uncontrollably, clutching her son's hand tightly as if afraid he would disappear again.

Standing a few steps away, Zhou Guodong was struck dumb upon hearing the word "Mom." He then pounced on the rocking chair like a bull protecting its cub, kneeling down beside it and trembling as he touched his son's face with his rough hands.

"Zhouzhou...Zhouzhou, do you recognize your father?" Zhou Guodong's voice was choked with sobs.

Zhouzhou looked at her usually stern father, whose eyes were now red and swollen, and curiously reached out her little hand to touch Zhou Guodong's prickly stubble. She asked in a childish voice, "Daddy, why are you both crying? Zhouzhou fell asleep and had a very scary dream..."

"It's okay, it's okay... Zhouzhou is awake, everything's alright!" The family of three hugged each other tightly, crying and laughing at the same time. The despair and fear that had been suppressed for more than half a month were completely released at this moment.

Sitting on the stool, Jiang Shou watched this touching scene and felt a strange pang of sadness and emotion.

This is a sense of accomplishment he could never experience while delivering food. So this is what it feels like to personally save a family from the brink of collapse.

Coming to his senses, Jiang Shou let out a long sigh of relief. "...I really am a genius that the Daoist sect doesn't produce in a thousand years."

Just then, the old woman suddenly let go of her grandson, turned around, and stumbled to Jiang Shou, about to kneel down with a thud. "Little deity! You are our family's greatest benefactor! I kowtow to you!"

"No, no, no!" Jiang Shou reacted quickly, grabbing the old woman's arm and helping her up. "Grandma, you're making me feel terrible! I've told you, this is all fate, please don't do this."

The old woman was helped up, and she kept wiping away tears as she thanked him.

Meanwhile, Zhou Guodong stood up and hastily wiped the tears and snot from his face with his sleeve.

He turned around and looked at the young Taoist priest standing in the morning light.

A gentle breeze stirred, ruffling the hem of Jiang Shou's blue Taoist robe and the stray hairs on his forehead. He showed no pride in having saved someone; his handsome face still wore that serene and otherworldly smile.

Zhou Guodong took a deep breath. This man, with extremely heavy steps, solemnly walked up to Jiang Shou.

No words were spoken. No apology was offered.

Zhou Guodong immediately bent both knees and knelt upright on the uneven stone slab.

"..." Jiang Shougang wanted to reach out to help.

"Thump!" "Thump!" "Thump!"

Zhou Guodong didn't give Jiang Shou a chance to help him up. He slammed his forehead heavily on the hard stone slab, making a solid and resounding sound, and kowtowed three times to Jiang Shou!

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Over there, Lin Juan, wiping away tears, led the still dazed Zhouzhou over. "Zhouzhou, quick, this is your savior! Quickly kowtow to the Immortal Master!"

As she spoke, Lin Juan was about to press her son's shoulders down to kneel.

Jiang Shou was startled. He accepted Zhou Guodong's kowtow, but that was to be expected, since the man had been quite foul-mouthed before.

Jiang Shou quickly reached out to stop him: "No, no! Please don't do this. I am only following the guidance of my patriarch and doing what I should do."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Guodong, who had just kowtowed three times, grabbed Zhouzhou's shoulder and forced his son to kneel down without saying a word.

"Son!" Zhou Guodong's eyes were red, and his tone was more serious and solemn than ever before. "The Immortal Master saved your life today, and he saved our whole family! Quickly kowtow to the Immortal Master and remember this life-saving grace forever, do you hear me?"

Although Zhouzhou hadn't been fully conscious for over half a month and was still somewhat weak, under her father's authority, she obediently lay down on the bluestone slab and respectfully kowtowed to Jiang Shou.

"Ouch..." Jiang Shou's hand was still being held tightly by the old woman next to him, and he couldn't get away at all. He could only accept the child's big bow.

Seeing Zhouzhou finish kowtowing and be picked up by Lin Juan, Zhou Guodong turned around and ran into the house without saying a word.

Less than half a minute later, Zhou Guodong rushed out in a flurry, clutching a stack of hundred-yuan bills tied with rubber bands. Judging by the thickness, it must have been at least several thousand yuan.

Zhou Guodong held the money in both hands and stuffed it directly into Jiang Shou's arms: "Master Jiang! We have no way to repay your great kindness, please accept this money! I know this is not enough to express our family's gratitude, but once the child is fully recovered, I, Zhou, will definitely visit you again to express my sincere thanks!"

As he watched the stack of bright red cash being thrust into his arms, Jiang Shou's eyes twitched uncontrollably, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed hard.

"Several thousand silver dollars! Take it! Take it now, Jiang Shou!" The demon called "greed" was roaring and tearing at his heart.

But... that little devil of a face held his hand down tightly.

"No way! I already put on a show, shouting 'No charge a penny' at the top of my lungs. If I accept this money now, the image of a wise and virtuous master I just created will be completely ruined!"

Jiang Shou took a deep breath and forcibly looked away from the stack of banknotes.

He abruptly took half a step back, put his hands behind his back again, his face instantly hardening, and his tone becoming extremely stern: "Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?!"

Zhou Guodong's hand, holding the money, froze in mid-air. He stammered, "Little Immortal Master, this is magic money..."

"I already said it!" Jiang Shou frowned slightly, then waved his sleeve with unparalleled elegance. "I've already stated that I'm here today guided by the divination of my ancestral master, specifically to establish a connection! My Shouyi Temple operates solely on cause and effect, not on material gain! If you continue to insult me ​​with such worldly matters, I'll turn around and leave right now!"

These words were resounding and righteous, completely stunning Zhou Guodong. Zhou Guodong, his face filled with fear, took back the money and repeatedly apologized, "I'm so sorry! Master Jiang, I was so worldly! I looked down on you with my worldly perspective!"

Beneath Jiang Shou's ethereal and otherworldly exterior, his heart was bleeding.

"Damn it! My money..." Jiang Shou mentally slapped himself repeatedly. "Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed! Serves you right for being so pretentious! You talked too big for your britches and put yourself on such a high pedestal! Now look what happened, this moral high ground is really hard to come down from!"

Although I was crying inside, I still had to play my part.

Jiang Shou walked up to Zhouzhou, pretended to stretch out his hand, and made two gestures in the air above the child's head, making an extremely professional "qi-gazing" gesture.

After a moment, he nodded in satisfaction: "The soul has returned to its place, and the fright has been dispelled. However, the child has been frightened for several days, and his qi and blood are deficient. He should rest more these days and eat a light diet. Remember, he must not go to the yin-heavy places like the back mountain of the town to play in the near future."

"I've got it! I'll make sure he doesn't run around anymore!" Lin Juan and the old woman nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Now that this matter is settled, I shall take my leave."

Jiang Shou nodded slightly, leaving the Zhou family with an otherworldly and unparalleled back view, and walked out of the large iron gate of the Zhou family's courtyard with unhurried steps.