Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Like I’d Believe You!

Du An Rao let out a long sigh. She wore a bitter, helpless look, like she really had no way to deal with her old Master, and was forced to give in.

Spare Others When Possible: “Forget it, forget it. Now isn’t the time to argue about this. The Five Emperor Coins are useful, but I still don’t know what hurt my second cousin. I just want to ask you, what should I do to save my second cousin and clean up all those dangerous things?”

Heart Like Still Water: “You still need to ask? Did you throw away everything I taught you over the years the moment you went down the mountain?”

Spare Others When Possible: “???”

Heart Like Still Water: “[rolls eyes][rolls eyes] You already have Accumulated Merit on you, what are you afraid of these things for? If it’s light, just touch it and wipe it off. If you can’t wipe it off, pinch it. If you can’t pinch it, hammer it. If you can’t hammer it, smash it.”

Spare Others When Possible: “…Isn’t that a bit too rough?”

Heart Like Still Water: “Ah, Physical Deliverance is also a kind of Requiem Rite. You need to have some confidence in yourself.”

Du An Rao: “…” [Like I’d believe your nonsense!]

Left speechless by her unreliable old Master, Du An Rao went downstairs with a head full of worries, only to see Mother Du directing the family servants to move gifts inside.

Du An Rao felt a bit confused: “Weren’t all the birthday presents put away yesterday? What are these…?”

“An An, you’re down.” Mother Du waved at her. “Good timing. Come see if there’s anything you like. These are all for you.”

“For me?”

“Didn’t you do a quick reading for all those uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters yesterday? These are their thank-you gifts.”

“So polite?”

“They should be. Since when is fortune-telling free? Even if they don’t give money, bringing some gifts is only right. Those two big ones over there are from your fourth and fifth aunts. This one is from your Cousin Bi Xiao. And this one…”

Mother Du picked out one package on purpose. Du An Rao looked closely and saw it was a box of tea. The box shone with colorful light and looked very fancy.

She opened it and found only a small tin of tea inside. The tin was much more low-key than the outer box.

Du An Rao didn’t really understand tea. Back on the mountain, she only drank the spring tea her Master stir-fried himself. It was sweet and mellow, fresh and fragrant, with a long aftertaste.

Seeing her stare blankly at the little tin for a long time, Mother Du couldn’t help laughing: “This is Golden Melon Tribute Tea. It’s a copy, but still a rare item. The Zhang family runs a tea business. For them to send you a tin like this shows they really put in some effort.”

“The Zhang family?” Du An Rao raised her brows. “Could it be…”

“That’s right, it’s the Zhang family of that Young Master Zhang who caused trouble last night. This box of tea is the apology gift and divination money his parents sent you.”

“And Fourth Sis…”

“She also got a tin of tea. It’s not as good as yours, but it’s still very valuable.”

No wonder when Father Du came back carrying those two tea gift boxes, he said the Zhang family had really spent a lot for their son this time.

The more Du An Rao listened, the more puzzled she became: “With such a smart, polite couple who understand manners and know when to advance and retreat, how did they give birth to such a dumb husky of a son?”

“Maybe it was a gene mutation?”

“…”

Du An Rao was speechless for a moment, but she didn’t keep arguing over it. She handed the tin of tea back to Mother Du.

“I don’t know much about this. Dad seems to really like tea, so let him deal with it.”

Mother Du laughed: “Your fourth sister said the same thing. Two tins of top-grade tea for nothing. Your dad’s tail is going to stick all the way up to heaven.”

Du An Rao almost couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

[Mom, does Dad know you talk about him like this behind his back?]

Mother Du didn’t care at all. So what if he knew? What could he do to her?

That was how confident the hidden head of the house was.

“Right, Mom, I just asked my Master about Second Cousin.” Du An Rao remembered and said, “He told me a few ways to get rid of dirty stuff. When Second Cousin is moved over tomorrow, I’ll go take a look. Don’t worry, he’ll be fine.”

Mother Du paused: “You mean that Temple Master, your Master, who has been traveling everywhere these last few months?”

“Yes.”

“It’s fine, this isn’t urgent. That string of Five Emperor Coins you gave him works very well. You Nian is already much better. You just fainted yesterday, you shouldn’t push yourself too hard. It’s okay to rest a few days before you go see him.”

Mother Du was still worried about the price her daughter said she had to pay for Prying into Heavenly Secrets last night. Even though Du An Rao had Accumulated Merit, and she looked fine now, Mother Du still couldn’t fully relax.

“It’s okay. Second Cousin has been like this for half a month, and we still don’t know how he is now. That string of Five Emperor Coins can only Suppress Malignant Spirits, it can’t clear them away. If we drag it out too long, something bad might happen, and his body will suffer. It’s better to deal with it as soon as possible.”

Seeing how firm she was, Mother Du stopped trying to block her.

Du An Rao let out a small sigh of relief. Then she remembered her Master’s “suggestions,” and the corner of her mouth twitched.

[Even if Master is usually unreliable, he shouldn’t trick me about something like this, right?]

Mother Du: “…” [Now that you say that, I’m even less at ease!]

Jiang Wen Tao and his family were very happy to hear that Du An Rao would come over on the day of the transfer, especially Madam Jiang.

In just half a month, this older mother had become thin and haggard. At first, when only her older son came back with a string of copper coins, saying it could save her younger son, she thought his brain got slammed by a door while he was out, to believe something like that.

But as she watched her younger son get worse day by day, Madam Jiang ran out of options. She had no choice but to treat a dead horse as a living one and agreed to let the older son put the coins on the younger one.

It was strange. As soon as the Five Emperor Coins were put on, the younger son’s pale and bluish face became better right away.

Before this, Jiang You Nian could not sleep for more than half an hour each night. He would suddenly start breathing fast and wake up in a fright.

When he woke up, he would be drenched in sweat, his mind and body both exhausted, even more tired than before he slept.

But he also couldn’t not sleep. If he held on too long, his eyelids simply wouldn’t stay open. So for half a month, Jiang You Nian kept sleeping and waking, waking and sleeping. No medicine worked, and he was almost finished.

After he put on the Five Emperor Coins, he finally slept the best and most complete night’s sleep he’d had in half a month. When he woke up, his mind was clear and relaxed. All the headaches, night sweats, and dizziness were gone.

He even felt hungry and took the initiative to ask Madam Jiang for food, which made her so happy she almost burst into tears.

After watching her son finish breakfast, mother and son finally calmed down a little. Then they listened to Jiang Chang Bin and Jiang Wen Tao, who had called home especially, talk about what happened at the birthday banquet last night, as well as the story of Du An Rao and Jiang Wen Tao’s true identities, and about that Miss Li, who hadn’t even shown her face yet but was already known by name, stirring up trouble at the banquet and getting slapped in the face instead.

Madam Jiang hated two-faced “green tea” girls like that the most. She was so angry she slapped the table: “This is just bullying! Are they looking down on the Du family and our Jiang family, acting like we have no one? How dare they bully our kid like this!”

The three men of the Jiang family: “…” So now she was already “our kid”?

But when they thought about it, it wasn’t impossible. This precious golden lump had to be their family’s child!