Yinshan Record

Chapter 348 A Worn Wood Beast: Cultivating Character and Self-Discipline

The old ox stretched out his hands and gently pulled open the city gate, creating a gap large enough for a person to pass through sideways.

"I'm leaving, my Captain Zhang."

Brother Niu joked, and Zhang San turned around and took a deep look at Wenning County behind him.

The streets were desolate, the roof tiles were covered with yellow, withered grass, and the stone slabs in front of the doors were dotted with moss.

A gust of wind blew by, and the iron bell in the corner of the wall only twitched, without making any sound.

Quiet and aged, like an old man nearing the end of his life.

Zhang San lowered his head and walked through the crack in the door toward the bustling crowd.

At this moment, in a small and exquisite mansion in Wenning County, Xue Baizhi held a white porcelain teacup in her hand and slowly drank the tea. She picked up a honey-soaked green plum from the green dish next to her and put it into her mouth.

The warm aroma of tea, mixed with a sweet and sour taste, quietly unfolded on the lips and teeth of this master of elixirs.

The taste is absolutely delicious.

She smiled slightly; this was indeed a rare sight of human warmth and comfort on Yuyang Mountain.

Xue Baizhi's appearance was naturally elegant and refined. Her almond-shaped eyes were bright and clear, and her otherworldly beauty was combined with her charming and lovely appearance. The way her cheeks bloomed when she tasted snacks was also a wonderfully beautiful sight.

The clerk standing nearby felt as if a kitten was scratching at his heart with its milky white paws, and he wished he could execute the nun on the spot.

"It is indeed a rare and delicious taste. The registrar is very kind."

The female cultivator from Yuyang Mountain smiled and turned her head to look at the registrar, Tian, ​​beside her.

"Have you settled in well these past few days, Fairy?"

"I asked with a smile," said Registrar Tian.

Today, he specially changed into a snow-white cloak and put on a mutton-fat jade hairpin that he had bought at a high price in Jiankang. Before coming, he also had his maid pluck out a lot of his snow-white hair.

After bathing and changing clothes, all that's left is to burn incense and fast.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Registrar. The riches of this world are indeed more pleasant than those in the mountains."

There is a door.

Upon hearing Xue Baizhi's words, Tian Zhubu was delighted.

"I have come to see the fairy today not for any other reason, but because there is something very important."

Tian, ​​the registrar, smiled and gently stroked his mustache.

"My original intention was simply to have the fairy meet with the county magistrate and understand this case. But who could have predicted that an uprising would suddenly break out among the people? The rioters have already surrounded the county town. Now, even if I wanted the fairy to leave, I'm afraid there would be no way for her to go."

Xue Baizhi feigned surprise and said, "There's actually such a thing?"

"To be honest, Fairy, the city will probably fall in the next day or two."

Tian, ​​the registrar, frowned: "I'm afraid there will be another great upheaval. Rape, plunder, murder, and slavery are inevitable. My outer residence is still relatively peaceful. I'll ask the fairy to stay for a while longer, and we'll talk about it after this is over."

"Really?"

Xue Baizhi covered her mouth with her hand, revealing her snow-white forearm.

"But isn't Your Excellency an official of the imperial court? Won't you be harmed by those thieves?"

Tian Zhubu smiled slightly: "Please rest assured, fairy. I have been living in the countryside for a long time and I treat people kindly. I have a good reputation. The news from those rioters outside has already spread. They dare not question or make things difficult for me."

As he spoke, he proudly puffed out his chest.

"Humph……"

Xue Baizhi looked up at Tian Zhubu and said, "Actually, Lord Tian, ​​this humble Taoist is not new to the world. Let's make things clearer to save a lot of trouble."

Tian, ​​the registrar, frowned slightly.

"What the fairy means is..."

"If you want me, you must formally marry me and go through the proper formalities. Don't resort to these petty tricks and waste our time."

These words made Tian Zhubu's bones melt. If he had known that this was a female Taoist priest who knew the ways of the mortal world, he could have saved himself a lot of trouble.

"And I don't want to be small, I want to be big."

Xue Baizhi's almond-shaped eyes swept over Clerk Tian from head to toe: "Clerk, you must have a wife, right?"

"Stop immediately. Send that old hag to the temple to sweep the ashes."

Tian Zhubu verbally agreed, but in his heart he was thinking of tricking the girl out of her clothes first.

Of course, one cannot simply replace a wife. Although they are not from a powerful clan, marriage still emphasizes matching social status. The wife of the registrar, Tian, ​​is indeed the daughter of a wealthy and powerful family, and her brothers-in-law are not pushovers.

However, at this moment, Tian Zhubu's mind was entirely on Xue Baizhi. He only wanted to see what kind of plump and beautiful figure was under that Taoist robe, and he didn't care about his old wife's expression at all.

"It would be better to make her a concubine."

Xue Baizhi picked up a candied fruit and put it in her mouth: "But if I give birth to a child, all your family property will be left to my child."

This is progressing way too fast.

However, at this moment, Clerk Tian was only thinking about the beautiful woman's shapely buttocks, and he didn't care about anything else. He just kept responding with "uh-huh".

"No problem, no problem, it will naturally be left to us. My sons are all good-for-nothings."

Old Tian has many sons, and his eldest son has already established himself as the head of the family, continuing the Tian family line.

However, Tian Zhubu's mind was now entirely on Xue Baizhi. He thought that the Daoist nun had many demands, but Tian Zhubu was afraid that the Daoist nun had no demands at all.

If you make a request, I can make a request too.

Watch how I'll flatten and knead your smooth, soft, and fragrant body.

As he spoke, he moved closer to Xue Baizhi, his smile bright and cheerful.

"Whatever the fairy says, we will agree to."

Xue Baizhi produced a whisk from somewhere and gently twirled it. Tian Zhubu felt his legs go weak and his mind become somewhat dazed.

What a nice smell.

“Lord Tian’s divorce of his wife is as unjust as changing toilet paper; he mistreats his tenants and extorts money from the people; he is inhumane; and he colludes with bandits outside the city; he is disloyal. Such a disloyal, unjust, and inhumane man is exactly the right match for my family.”

Tian, ​​the registrar, smiled with eyes as bright as a crescent moon. Hearing this, he felt half of his bones melt, and then he suddenly realized what was happening.

This doesn't seem like a compliment.

In the midst of his shifting thoughts, he suddenly saw his own chest.

That cloak is quite stylish, but how did the head end up on its own?

As the last thought flashed through his mind, Tian Zhubu's body fell to the ground.

There was only a faint chill in the air.

Xue Baizhi glanced at Tian Zhubu's corpse and took a sip of the tea.

The mortal world is truly a good place to temper one's character; I can't believe I had the time to waste so much time with this guy.

The art of cultivating inner strength has truly reached a new level.

If we go back to Yuyang Mountain, who would dare say we have a bad temper? We're a gentle and delicate woman, after all.

Xue Baizhi put a few candied fruits into her sleeve and walked outside.

Although this man surnamed Tian is unworthy, his candied fruit is quite delicious and shouldn't be wasted.

She gently lifted herself away from the small house, her almond-shaped eyes gazing at the sky above.

Dark clouds covered the sky, obscuring the sun and moon.

There are actually demons here who are obscuring the sun and moon; they have some nerve.

(End of this chapter)