After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 190

Chapter 190: Farewell
“Master, we’re leaving.” Zhouzhou held Qin Lie’s hand and gestured towards Li Yuanming.

“Go, go.” Li Yuanming grumbled. This rebellious disciple, even after a hundred days, was still like this. All she knew was to take advantage of him.

Zhouzhou happily ran up to him, hugged his leg, and rubbed her chubby little cheek against it. With a soft voice, she said, “Master, I don’t want your dagger anymore. Chen Shizu gave me a precious item that has a knife in it. I can use that. Take care of yourself, okay?”

“Also, my birthday is coming up soon. Grandma said I should celebrate at home, so I might not be able to come back to the mountain. You have to come and see me, and don’t forget to bring a gift!”

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanming’s eyes widened. This rebellious disciple could only be moved for three seconds before revealing her true nature. He said irritably, “Didn’t I already give you a birthday gift?”

“Really?” Zhouzhou tilted her head and looked at him innocently. “I didn’t see it. Eldest Senior Brother, did you see it?”

At that moment, Mu Xuan was holding a package in his hand, which contained the birthday gift Li Yuanming had prepared for her. However, he didn’t even glance at it now and said without any principle, “No.”

“See, I told you.” Zhouzhou shrugged her little hand and smiled innocently.

Li Yuanming’s mouth twitched. What was the use of asking him? In front of Zhouzhou, he was like a deaf and blind person. Whatever Zhouzhou wanted him to do or say, he would do or say. He was simply a puppet.

He waved his hand. “Hurry up and leave. Stop bothering me.”

All rebellious disciples!

Zhouzhou wasn’t afraid of him at all. She held his hand and said, “Master, you must remember to come and see me. This is the gift I want the most.”

This troublesome disciple.

Li Yuanming’s nose tingled, almost making him cry.

This little girl was so annoying, but she had the ability to make you itch with anger and then soften your heart with a single sentence.

It was hard to let go.

He pinched his little disciple’s paw. It was chubby and had gained quite a bit of weight compared to when she was on the mountain. It seemed like she was eating well in the Qin family.

He never expected that after competing with Yun Shi for so many years to be Zhouzhou’s favorite master, it turned out that the Qin family ended up with her.

He felt a sourness in his heart, but he couldn’t bear to say these words to his little disciple. He gently patted her bare head and advised, “Behave well down the mountain. If you don’t understand something, ask your dad and the others. Keep your hair long too. A little girl without hair down the mountain will be laughed at. Also, make sure to write letters often. You can just stay at home.”

At first, Zhouzhou was listening carefully, nodding as she heard. But when she heard the last sentence, she suddenly stopped and said, “Huh?”

“Master!” She stomped her foot in frustration and looked at him with a pitiful expression.

“Alright, I was just teasing you.” Li Yuanming bent down and pinched her cheek. “Come back often and remember that this is also your home.”

That’s more like it.

Zhouzhou made a soft humming sound and couldn’t help but smile, giving him a peck on the cheek. “I’ll remember. I’ll come back to see you often, Master.”

This little disciple.

Li Yuanming touched his wet cheek, feeling even more reluctant.

Although his little disciple was a bit of a troublemaker, mischievous, demanding, ate a lot, and had some bad luck, she was still quite likable.

The master and disciple were bidding farewell reluctantly when Jingkong suddenly ran over panting, holding a package. “Zhouzhou, this is what Master asked me to give you.”

Zhouzhou looked over curiously and asked, “What is this?”

“It’s a swaddling cloth. Master said that when he found you at the foot of the mountain, you were wrapped in it. He has kept it all this time and said that since you’re leaving the mountain, he should give it to you as a keepsake.”

Zhouzhou had never heard of this before.

Curiously, she opened it and saw that it was stained with blood and the color had darkened.

For some reason, seeing this blood made her feel heavy-hearted.

Ye Lingfeng also glanced over and furrowed his brows, feeling the same way.

How strange, when he saw more blood on missions, he didn’t have such a strong reaction. What was going on?

While feeling dull pain in his heart, his gaze couldn’t move away from that pool of blood.

Mu Xuan walked up, tied up the package, covering the swaddling cloth, and looked at Jingkong, asking, “Why didn’t Abbot Yi Yun come?”

“He’s chanting scriptures. He said he wouldn’t come.”

In fact, he didn’t want to see Zhouzhou leave again.

In Yi Yun’s heart, he always felt guilty towards Zhouzhou because giving her to Li Yuanming back then could almost be considered abandonment.

He couldn’t face Zhouzhou.

But Zhouzhou didn’t mind at all. She curved her eyebrows, trotted toward the temple, and ran into Yi Yun in the room. Just like when she was young and he would hold her while chanting scriptures, she hugged him, nestled into his embrace, and rubbed against his neck. She spoke, “Abbot Yi Yun, I’m leaving the mountain today. I’ll come back to see you all when I have time.”

He didn’t expect her to come back, and Yi Yun was somewhat surprised. Looking at the little girl who showed no distance from him and still treated him as close as before, he felt relieved in his heart. He kindly patted her head and said, “Alright, have a happy time down the mountain.”

“Yes, yes!” Zhouzhou vigorously nodded her head, then tilted her face up and turned her body around to face him. With her chubby hands, she held his wrinkled face and rubbed against it. She said, “Abbot Yi Yun, don’t think too much. I don’t blame you at all. I’m happy to have known you and the senior brothers. I know you all care about me.”

Just like how she didn’t blame Li Yuanming for driving her off the mountain.

“It’s alright. Abbot Yi Yun can’t support me, so let him support me. If he can’t support me, I still have Dad. If Dad can’t support me either, I can go beg for food. It doesn’t matter whose food I eat, it’s all the same,” she proudly declared.

As she spoke, she proudly shook her little head and patted the small bag she had with her, which still contained the copper bowl that Senior Brother Jingkong had given her. Wherever she went, she carried it with her.

Even if Qin Caicai became a little beggar in the future, she still had one skill—begging for food!

Master said that with her fate, she would become the number one beggar in the world.

Who could surpass her when it came to lacking money?

That was it!

If she couldn’t become the richest woman, then she would become the best beggar!

Proud!

Her eyes were full of innocence, and she hadn’t been affected by her childhood experiences, which made Yi Yun completely relieved. He smiled at Zhouzhou, finding her thought process both amusing and exasperating. He touched her little face and said, “No, your dad has good fortune and can support you.”

That’s right.

Zhouzhou tilted her head and asked, “Then I’ll earn money to support Abbot Yi Yun!”

“Good.” The smile in Yi Yun’s eyes deepened.

They chatted for a while before Zhouzhou left. As she passed by a large hall, she suddenly smelled the scent of incense. Her little nose twitched, and she turned her head to look at a place where a monk was offering incense to a memorial tablet.

At the same time, smoke slowly rose from her head…