After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 186

Chapter 186: Off to Treasure Hunting
“Bring them out.” Zhouzhou stood with her hands on her chubby waist, holding a sack as she walked up to them aggressively. She approached Xuan Ling and said menacingly, “If you don’t hand them over, I will go complain to your Ancestral Master and tell him that you are disobedient, and ask him to kick you all out!”

Zhouzhou gritted her teeth and shook the bundle of braids on her head. She was appointed by their Ancestral Master himself!

Looking at the troublemaker with her braids tied in eight directions, Xuan Ling felt helpless and frustrated. They really underestimated her!

However, seeing how concerned Ancestral Master Chen was about her, he didn’t dare to say much. He obediently took out his treasures, not leaving anything behind.

“Is there anything else?” Zhouzhou asked.

“No more.” Xuan Ling stood there with a dejected expression, shaking his head weakly.

Hearing this, Zhouzhou looked at him suspiciously, then turned her gaze to the others behind him. “And the rest of you, hand them over too. Don’t force me to complain. I won’t settle for the same price.”

Upon hearing her words, everyone exchanged glances. They knew how cunning this little girl could be. They had seen even the Master fear her. Helplessly, they obediently took out the treasures they had accumulated over the years, one by one.

For every item they handed over, Zhouzhou would sway her chubby buttocks and hum as she stuffed them into her sack. She managed to fill several sacks.

Looking at the accomplishments of the day, Zhouzhou’s eyes curved with delight. With so many treasures, they should be enough to restore the golden light of the Ancestral Master, right?

Thinking of this, her mood improved.

“Is there anything else? Bring out everything, no hiding allowed,” she asked again.

“No more.” Everyone shook their heads in unison.

However, in the next second, their faces froze.

They heard a “crack” sound, and Wangcai appeared out of nowhere, holding a turtle shell in his tiger mouth. He dropped the shell on the ground with a crisp sound, and there was still some dirt on it.

Wangcai, with elegant tiger steps, took out a cloth from the small bag hanging around his neck and wiped his paws clean. Then he walked up to Zhouzhou, nudging his big head against her neck, wagging his furry tail, clearly seeking praise.

Zhouzhou looked at the turtle shell on the ground and then at their guilty expressions. There was nothing she didn’t understand.

Her cheeks puffed up, and she glared at them angrily. Fine, they really thought she was a three-year-old child!

She was already four and a half, and she wouldn’t be fooled!

“Well done, Wangcai. I’ll give you extra meat when we get back. Let’s go, we’re off to treasure hunting!” Zhouzhou was angry. They dared to deceive her, so she decided not to leave them with a single strand of hair!

Upon hearing her mention meat, Wangcai let out a happy “awoo” and immediately dashed forward. Zhouzhou followed closely behind.

Seeing their departure, the others’ expressions changed once again.

They couldn’t help but curse in their hearts.

Damn it, why was this tiger so much like a dog? His nose was so sensitive that he dug up everything they had hidden in the ground.

But this was not the time to discuss these matters. They hurriedly caught up.

“We were just looking for you. Who allowed you to take my things?” Just as Zhouzhou and Wangcai arrived at the back mountain, a person ran over. He was young, dressed in the robes of Baiyun Temple, with a shovel in his hand, looking dirty.

Upon seeing Zhouzhou, Chu Xun abruptly halted and respectfully said, “Temple Master.”

Zhouzhou blinked. This was the first time someone had called her that. It sounded nice.

She proudly straightened her chest, with her hands behind her back, showing a leader’s posture. She puffed up her round little belly and asked, “Who are you? Why did you bully Wangcai?”

Wangcai? That’s this tiger, right? Why is it acting like a dog?

He thought to himself, but he didn’t dare say it out loud. He obediently said, “Temple Master, my name is Chu Xun. I am a disciple of Baiyun Temple. I was digging for treasures here for you. Otherwise, when the senior brothers come back tonight, they will take away all these things. I didn’t bully your Wangcai. I dug them up, but it snatched them away. But I guess it’s also a gift for you, so it’s all the same. It’s nothing.”

He smiled as he spoke.

Zhouzhou nodded understandingly.

When the people from Baiyun Temple heard this, their faces turned dark. They finally understood what was going on. They glared at Chu Xun with anger.

How could they not leave themselves a way out?

But they didn’t expect Chu Xun to betray them!

“Chu Xun, you’re just a gardener at Baiyun Temple. What right do you have to take our things!” They looked at Chu Xun with furious eyes, full of resentment.

Facing them, Chu Xun’s expression turned cold and indifferent.

He had been an inner disciple of Baiyun Temple. He had a powerful master too, but so what? He ended up taking the blame for Cen Zhiyuan and was killed by them. If it wasn’t for his master realizing the situation and intentionally severing ties with him, he would probably be six feet under by now.

Since that incident, he saw through these people. They sought fame and deceived the weak.

When good things happened, they took credit. When things went wrong, they blamed others.

Even a child was more reliable than them.

So he would rather recognize Zhouzhou as the Temple Master and ignore them.

With his hands crossed in his sleeves, he straightened his back and sternly said, “We agreed to leave all the treasures behind. It’s inappropriate for the senior brothers to deceive the Temple Master.”

“That’s right, that’s right,” Zhouzhou nodded vigorously. “Don’t think I’m easy to bully just because I’m young, Chu Xun, find all the things they’ve hidden for me.”

“Yes.” Chu Xun immediately stepped forward and calmly retrieved the treasures they had hidden in various concealed places.

Wangcai also bravely ran over and dug a hole with his paws.

It was like a competition between Chu Xun and Wangcai. They found everything accurately, and the faces of the others grew darker and darker.

They realized that Chu Xun, who had no presence at all and only grew vegetables and herbs, had hidden things so deeply.

They wanted to step forward to stop them, but when they looked at Zhouzhou, they ultimately backed down.

Before long, Chu Xun and Wangcai had unearthed all the things. Everyone’s faces were ashen.

“Please, everyone, our Baiyun Temple’s plaque has been replaced with the Sanqing Temple’s, and the statues inside have been replaced with our Ancestral Masters’. From today onwards, this place belongs to the Sanqing Temple. With the senior brothers deceiving the Master like this, it’s not appropriate.”

Even before Zhouzhou could speak, Chu Xun took the initiative to speak.

The others stared at him angrily and spat, “Bullying us with borrowed power! What are you so proud of?”

Chu Xun’s expression remained unchanged, and he even seemed somewhat proud. “Well, I can use this borrowed power. Can you?”

No, they couldn’t.

That’s why they wanted to leave with the treasures, but they didn’t expect this kid to expose them all at once.

This opportunistic brat!

Everyone’s faces turned extremely ugly, and with a final threat of “Just you wait,” they ran off.

Chu Xun sneered. He would wait and see what trouble they could stir up. They were all talk and no substance, always bullying others. Without Baiyun Temple, they were nothing.

Thinking this, he quickly led Zhouzhou and ingratiated himself, saying, “Temple Master, I’m responsible for cultivating herbs in the temple. Can you let me stay? I want to follow you.”

“You can cultivate herbs too?” Zhouzhou was a bit surprised as she happened to need someone for that.

“Yes, yes,” Chu Xun nodded repeatedly and hurriedly took her to a room where he had grown herbs, including some human-shaped ones. They were not very old, but the quality was excellent. It seemed that he was indeed skilled in herb cultivation.

Zhouzhou nodded in satisfaction and looked at his appearance. Although he was a bit cunning and didn’t quite fit the honest and straightforward standards of the Sanqing Temple, he wasn’t a bad person either. So she generously said, “Then stay.”

She would be leaving the mountain eventually, and she would need someone to take care of the herbs. He happened to be a good fit.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xun’s eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, “Temple Master, rest assured, you can tell me what kind of medicinal materials you need.”

“Yes.” That was for sure. The food she provided him wasn’t for free.

The plaque of Baiyun Temple was finally replaced with the Sanqing Temple, and the statues inside were replaced with their Ancestral Masters’. From today onwards, this place belonged to the Sanqing Temple. Zhouzhou fulfilled her promise and fed Li Yuanming the medicine. Then, she casually threw Cen Zhiyuan and Xun Huai out at the gate and left.

As for when they would wake up, that was none of her concern.

Li Yuanming was delighted with his new house. He couldn’t stop smiling and immediately told the kitchen to prepare a few extra dishes as a celebration!

This battle felt good!

He felt so satisfied when he remembered the look on Xuan Ling’s face when he left!

In every trade, there’s a master. That saying was indeed true.

Although he himself couldn’t do it, his disciples were amazing.

As the biggest contributor, Zhouzhou even added two extra bowls of rice and ate heartily from her big bowl.

After dinner, when she saw Ye Lingfeng, Zhouzhou remembered something and jumped off her chair.

“Come on, Sharp Tongue Uncle, I’ll take you to find Auntie’s bones.”