After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Not Allowing Her to Pass
Tang Qing also hurried over, looking at Zhouzhou with a somewhat embarrassed expression. He kept apologizing, “I’m sorry, little junior, I truly forgot about this matter. The scrutiny has indeed become stricter in recent years.”

Zhouzhou waved her hand, not paying much attention, but still confirmed, “As long as I pass this Taoist certificate exam, I can participate in the Mystery Sect Conference, right? There won’t be any more issues, right?”

“No, there won’t be,” Tang Qing repeatedly shook his head and solemnly said, “I promise you, as long as you pass the Taoist certificate exam, there won’t be any more problems.”

That’s good.

Zhouzhou held the basin, filled her mouth with food, and supported her cheek with her hand, letting out a heavy sigh.

Being a grandfather was so difficult.

But no matter how difficult it was, she didn’t want to be that Big Fool’s grandson!

Thinking of this, she clenched her little fist and turned her head to look at them. “Senior Martial Uncle Tang, Senior Brother, how do I take this exam for the certificate?”

“It’s nothing, it’s easy to pass,” Mu Xuan recalled and said, “There are three rounds in total. The first round is a theoretical exam on Taoist scriptures. The second and third rounds are practical exams, one on drawing talismans, and the last one is a random question, mostly about dispelling negative energy and capturing spirits. It shouldn’t be a problem.”

Listening to this, Zhouzhou nodded, “I know how to do all of that.”

Let’s not talk about the practical exams. She could recite the books on the mountain by heart.

But there was one problem. Zhouzhou said, “Senior Brother, I can’t write.”

She could only recognize characters and hadn’t written them yet.

But the first round of the exam was a written test.

Mu Xuan had truly forgotten about that.

It was definitely not enough for her to just memorize, she also had to write correctly.

“It’s alright, there are still two days left, and Eldest Senior Brother will teach you,” Mu Xuan said.

Zhouzhou had a good memory and knew how to write, she just hadn’t practiced. It shouldn’t be a big problem.

However, Mu Xuan forgot that no matter how smart Zhouzhou was, she was still just a little over four years old.

After a few hours passed, looking at the paper filled with silly-looking characters, Mu Xuan fell silent.

But Zhouzhou acted as if she had found a new toy and became somewhat addicted. With chubby little hands holding the pen, she scribbled a crooked “龍” character that was even harder to recognize than cursive script. She happily showed it to him, saying, “Eldest Senior Brother, how did I do?”

Faced with her expectant gaze, Mu Xuan couldn’t bring himself to say “not good” no matter what.

He felt a bit headache and finally understood where his all-purpose little junior sister fell short—she couldn’t write.

But he couldn’t blame her; she was still too young. The fact that she could write at all was already better than most ordinary children.

Calculating the time, there wasn’t enough time to teach her to write neatly. After thinking for a moment, Mu Xuan said, “In that case, Zhouzhou, when the time comes, you should ask the examiner for several answer sheets.”

Zhouzhou looked up at him, obediently nodding, and asked, “Then, Eldest Senior Brother, how many sheets should I ask for?”

“You should ask for as many sheets as the number of characters you’re going to write.”

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be enough space.

Fortunately, they didn’t have a limit on the number of answer sheets.

Zhouzhou nodded in confusion and continued to lower her head, focusing on her silly-looking characters. They were pretty good.

The two days quickly passed, and on the day of the exam, Zhouzhou changed into a Taoist robe. She held a compass in her left hand and a peach wood sword in her right hand. Her hair in the middle was combed up by Qin Lie, forming a high bun.

She also hung a small black dragon-shaped amulet on her waist, which was her own idea.

To conceal her wealth, she painted the gold amulet black so that no thieves would be tempted.

Looking at her appearance, Zhouzhou raised her chubby little hand and adjusted her ponytail, nodding in satisfaction.

When Grandma Qin saw her, she exclaimed, “Oh my, what did you do with your hair? Come, Grandma will fix it for you.”

Zhouzhou’s hair was still short, but it would look even better with a few more small buns. The way it was now, with just a simple high bun in the middle, was plain and uninteresting. The hair tie she used was also black, without even a small hairpin. It looked silly.

As soon as Grandma Qin thought of the unused small hairpins in her drawer, she became dissatisfied.

She wanted to dress Zhouzhou up as the cutest little girl.

However, Zhouzhou refused. She protected her hair with her chubby little hands and took a few steps back. “No, no! This looks good, cool!” She looked quite pleased with herself.

She looked up at Grandma Qin and asked, “Grandma, can you help me tie up my hair so it stands up towards the sky?” Otherwise, her soft hair would just hang down around her head, and it wouldn’t be cool enough.

After imagining her description, Grandma Qin felt a bit overwhelmed. She couldn’t compliment her granddaughter’s aesthetic sense. Stifled by her words for a while, Grandma Qin wiped her face and shook her head, saying, “No.”

Suddenly, she realized that Zhouzhou’s hair looked quite nice as it was. It was already good enough. It was much better than having an antenna sticking out of her head. Hearing this, Zhouzhou sighed with some regret, “Alright then, let’s leave it like this.” Grandma Qin nodded and decided not to make any changes. It was better not to provoke any trouble.

She tactfully changed the topic and walked with Zhouzhou to the dining table. She stuffed a lot of snacks into her small bag. She had three exams today, and she would definitely get tired. What if she got hungry during the exams? Thinking about it, Grandma Qin quickly grabbed two more apples and put them in the bag.

After putting everything in, she suddenly realized something. She hesitated and felt her small bag. Why was it not bulging at all? She remembered stuffing a lot of things in just now.

She took out everything one by one, and she hadn’t missed anything. She looked at her soft granddaughter and asked her doubts.

Zhouzhou ran over, and her chubby little hand dug into the bag for a while before taking out a talisman. She spread it out in her palm and said, “It’s because of this. This is the Qiankun Talisman. With it, you can fit many things inside. I invented it myself. That way, I can fit a lot of delicious snacks.” As she spoke, she couldn’t help but swallow her saliva. She glanced at the pile of snacks around her and waved her small hand. “Grandma, put them all in!”

Adults make choices, but children want everything. Hearing this, Grandma Qin suddenly understood. She looked at her granddaughter with a sense of realization and found it a bit amusing. She indulgently said, “Alright, alright.”

Now she didn’t need to worry if Zhouzhou could carry it all. Grandma Qin confidently put in a lot more snacks. She filled it with enough for the next two days before stopping.

Looking at the bag, there wasn’t much difference from before. It was quite magical.

Just after finishing their meal, Mu Xuan arrived. Qin Lie picked up the car keys and headed out, saying, “I’ll take you there.”

He couldn’t rest assured if they went by themselves.

Next door, Ye Lingfeng had also moved back to his own house. When he heard that Zhouzhou was going to take the exam today, he said to Chen Tuo, “Let Wen Jing go too.”

Upon hearing that name, Chen Tuo almost dropped the cup in his hand. His face contorted, and his voice trembled, “Why bring that poisonous girl back?”

Ye Lingfeng glanced at him and said, “Wen Jing is also a member of the Mystery Sect. With her there, Zhouzhou will be safer. We can’t be sure that Cen Zhiyuan and the others won’t make things difficult for Zhouzhou. Who knows what tricks they might pull.”

He wasn’t wrong.

At this moment, Cen Zhiyuan was sitting at the examination site for Taoist Certificates, looking at the person in charge and saying, “That little girl, don’t let her pass later.”

“Well…” The person in charge was a bit hesitant. “Senior Cen, it’s not right. If she meets the criteria, we can’t stop her.”

“Hmph, just a little girl. Do you really think she can pass?” Cen Zhiyuan sneered. But to be on the safe side, he had to prepare for any contingency. “If she manages to make it to the third round, release the hidden questions to her.”

Upon hearing this, the person in charge showed a horrified expression. “Senior Cen, are you talking about the sealed thousand-year evil spirit?”

“No, this is absolutely not possible,” the person in charge shook his head. “If the evil spirit escapes, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Cen Zhiyuan was going too far this time.

Cen Zhiyuan glanced at him and said lightly, “If we can’t release it, then just throw her in. After all, that evil spirit only likes to devour souls. It won’t really take her life. If she begs for mercy, just bring her out.”

Seeing that the person in charge hesitated, Cen Zhiyuan slammed his teacup to the ground, his face darkened. “Don’t you want your son to enter the Ninth Bureau?!”

Upon hearing these words, the person in charge showed a conflicted expression. Finally, he bowed and said, “Yes, I will do as Senior Cen wishes.”

“Good.” Cen Zhiyuan glanced at him with a hint of gloom in his eyes. If he dared to deceive him, he would take the girl’s life.