Descendants (2)

Lastly, Taoist realised that there was no technique to discover the reality about his grasp’s dying as a result of the masterminds behind all of it had been the individuals he couldn’t afford to mess with.

From the worry of being caught, the little Taoist couldn’t proceed his medical observe and so had no different supply of earnings. In a while, he began fortune-telling with the information his grasp had taught him. Together with fortune-telling, he additionally began promoting natural plasters for an additional earnings.

He modified his profession from treating sicknesses to fortune-telling to chop off all of the connections with the previous and his grasp, however unexpectedly, nonetheless received entangled with it.

Earlier when he noticed Mu Mingtang take out the Jinger elixir, he knew that regardless of how a lot he tried to disclaim it, that incident held nice significance to him and he might by no means do away with it. So in the intervening time, he solely wished to faux to be unaware in regards to the previous and flee away after getting his fingers on Jinger elixir concocted by his grasp, however earlier than he might slip away, he was nonetheless uncovered. Extra importantly, he additionally discovered the id of Xie Xuanchen after seeing his grasp’s elixir.

The little Taoist might inform that despite the fact that Xie Xuanchen appeared frail and delicate, he might simply defeat him single-handedly due to the energy Xie Xuanchen had simply used to interrupt the nook of the desk. He might by no means go away this place as we speak if Xie Xuanchen didn’t need him to.

“As I stated, I can’t treatment his illness. Even my grasp was not in a position to take action, so how can I? Please let me go…” the little Taoist pleaded.

Whereas the Taoist was pleading, Mu Mingtang was interested by how such a coincidence might occur on the very first day that they had sneaked out of their mansion.

‘Mu Mingtang, as we speak is your fortunate day. Who would have thought such a factor would occur as we speak? I’ve to grab this chance to strive our luck. Though he stated he can not treatment Xuanchen’s sickness, in the long run, he’s nonetheless an apprentice of that wandering physician. Hmm… If he refuses to return with us, we should tie him up and take him to the palace with us. Ah… what am I considering… tie him up and take him…’

Mu Mingtang found that after she had spent such a very long time with Xie Xuanchen she had been influenced by him and was a hooligan herself.

She hid her true ideas, and smiled on the little Taoist kindly: “Taoist grasp, don’t be afraid. When the prince and I got here out as we speak, we didn’t carry any maids or guards with us. So solely you, me and Prince An find out about this matter, and outsiders would by no means be capable to pay money for your true id. You simply have to act as a fortune teller… Neglect it, simply be a performer. Observe us again to the palace. Meals and lodging are all included. You may be given a beneficiant quantity as your month-to-month earnings and there can be different rewards throughout pageant instances. What’s extra, these are separate out of your verify up charges. When you can give you a prescription, every prescription can be 100 yuan. How about that?”

The little Taoist couldn’t assist however depend in his thoughts, ‘How a lot would I earn in a month?’

As he was interested by it, one thing clicked in his thoughts, halting the method of counting cash and his lavish goals. After coming again to himself, he felt a hint of anger and guilt for being grasping.

“Irrespective of how a lot cash I earn, it’ll by no means quantity to my very own life and I don’t wish to die. I’m hiding and at all times afraid that somebody would possibly uncover my actual id. Now you’re asking me to return with you to the palace, received’t they discover out about me, ultimately? It’s too dangerous. I don’t wish to lose my life for some cash.”

“Wait.” Xie Xuanchen stated, “Everybody who was conscious of that incident again then within the palace has been changed now. The individuals concerned within the incident are not alive. Anyway, weren’t you just a bit boy again then? Now you’re a completely grown up man. How do you assume they’ll be capable to recognise you as we speak? Relaxation assured. I’m providing you with my phrase that in as we speak’s time and date, not even the perpetrator might discover out that you just’re the little child from again then.”