" Hello, Ninth Uncle. My name is Ling Xiao. I just came back from studying abroad." Ling Xiao had already thought of an excuse for his identity."Now that the world is chaotic and the war is endless, and my family is in trouble, I'm so frustrated that I didn't pay attention to the time and missed my accommodation.”
" I see. You're really lucky. Don't travel at night in the future." Ninth Uncle glanced at Ling Xiao and thought to himself, What a handsome young man."In that case, let Wen Cai bring you down to rest first.”
" Alright, thank you very much, Ninth Uncle." Ling Xiao raised his hand slightly at Ninth Uncle and cupped his hands in salute.
Ninth Uncle returned the greeting and turned to Wen Cai, who was beside him, and said,""Wencai, bring this little friend to the guest room to rest. Remember to bring a new blanket over.”
Wen Cai smiled and nodded. He immediately promised,"Master, don't worry. Leave this matter to me. I won't neglect the guests.”
Ling Xiao followed Wen Cai out of the hall and thanked him immediately,""Thank you, Wencai. Aren't you afraid of living here?”
This was the mortuary, and there were still many corpses in the morgue beside it. In his previous life, Ling Xiao had been curious when he was watching the movie, so now that he had the chance, he naturally had to ask.
Wen Cai grinned and shook his head.""It's good that you're used to it. I was originally an orphan. It was Master who raised me since I was young and took me in as his disciple. I've dealt with these corpses since I was young, so I'm not afraid anymore.”
" You're amazing." Ling Xiao gave Wen Cai a thumbs up.
When they arrived at the guest room, Wen Cai returned with a new blanket after leaving for a while. He then helped Ling Xiao spread the blanket out enthusiastically.
The two of them chatted for a while more before Wen Cai bid farewell to Ling Xiao and returned to his room to continue sleeping.
As for Ling Xiao, he only chose to sign in after Wen Cai left.
[Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. You have received a Demon Subduing Talisman.]
[New check-in location refreshed successfully. New check-in location: Ren Town.]
After signing in, Ling Xiao put away the Demon Subduing Talisman and slowly fell asleep on the bed.
The next morning, Ling Xiao woke up early. He opened the door and went to the courtyard, only to find that Ninth Uncle was washing up even earlier.
"Ninth Uncle, good morning." Ling Xiao greeted Ninth Uncle and asked,""Where's Wencai?"
"Wencai is cooking in the kitchen?" "Little friend, did you sleep well last night?" Ninth Uncle asked.”
" Very good. I have to thank Ninth Uncle for taking me in," Ling Xiao said.
" That's good," Ninth Uncle said." What are your plans today, young friend?"”
" Let's go to the town first to see if there are any houses for rent so that we can have a place to stay," Ling Xiao said what he had thought about last night. Although he also wanted to stay at Ninth Uncle's mortuary for a while, he knew that it was impossible. He could stay for a short period of time, but if he wanted to stay for a long time, Ninth Uncle might not agree to it if he was not related to Ninth Uncle.
" That's good. Wencai and I are going to town later. We'll go together after dinner," Ninth Uncle said.
" It's time to eat." At this moment, Wen Cai brought breakfast into the living room and loudly greeted Ninth Uncle and Ling Xiao.
" Come, let's eat first," Ninth Uncle called out and brought Ling Xiao to the living room.
Ling Xiao entered the living room and sat down with Ninth Uncle. He looked at the breakfast on the dining table-steamed buns, porridge, and salted vegetables.
" This Ninth Uncle's life is really difficult," Ling Xiao thought to himself. However, he still scooped a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun and started eating them with salted vegetables.
"Ninth Uncle, why are you going to town later?”Ling Xiao asked curiously.
" Master Ren of the town wants to invite Ninth Uncle to drink Western tea," Wen Cai said excitedly before Ninth Uncle could speak.
I see," Ling Xiao thought to himself, but he teased,""No wonder Ninth Uncle and Wen Cai are dressed so new today.”
Wen Cai was embarrassed by Ling Xiao's words and quickly changed the topic.""Ling Xiao, do you know how to drink foreign tea? I haven't tried foreign tea before."
" I've tried it." Ling Xiao smiled." Actually, foreign tea is not called foreign tea. It's called coffee. It's a little bitter, and you have to add sugar and milk when you drink it. It's not as delicious as our Chinese tea. However, I still have some more precious tea leaves. I can let Ninth Uncle taste them later."”
" Ling Xiao, since you've tasted foreign tea before, why don't you come with us?" Wen Cai invited Ling Xiao.
" Alright, we're going to town anyway." Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment before continuing,""Then will Old Master Ren be unhappy?”
" It's fine. When the time comes, just say that you're my master's new disciple,""Right, Master?"
Ninth Uncle glared at Wen Cai and said,""Little friend, if you're interested, let's go together.”
Ninth Uncle said this, but he thought to himself,"It just so happens that Wencai and I haven't had any foreign tea before. Bring Ling Xiao along. When the time comes, we can learn from him and not make a fool of ourselves.”
" Alright then, Ninth Uncle, I'll accept your offer," Ling Xiao said with a smile. He was rather moved by Wen Cai's claim that he was Ninth Uncle's disciple.
The three of them dressed up neatly, ate breakfast, and went out in the direction of the town.
When they arrived at the town, many people on the street were familiar with Ninth Uncle and kept greeting him. It was not difficult to see that Ninth Uncle had a high prestige in the town.
Ling Xiao also took the opportunity to sign in and was rewarded with a Demon Subduing Talisman. The new check-in location was also refreshed at the same time. It was the Yunlai Teahouse that the three of them were going to.
Yunlai Teahouse was the teahouse that Ninth Uncle and Ren Fa had agreed on. Although it was still early, there were already many customers in the teahouse.
Stepping into Yunlai Teahouse, Ling Xiao chose to sign in again.
[Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. You have received a set of exquisite tea leaves.]
[New check-in location refreshed successfully. New check-in location: Rouge Shop, Bao Xiang Zhai.]
"Bao Xiang Zhai? Could it be Qiusheng's rouge shop?”
"May I ask if you have reserved a table?”Just as Ling Xiao was deep in thought, the waiter immediately came over to greet Ninth Uncle.
Ninth Uncle was stunned and answered honestly,""No, I haven't."
Wen Cai, who was beside him, immediately shouted,"Why? Didn't Ren Fa book a table for us?”
The waiter suddenly understood and immediately smiled."So you're Old Master Ren's guest. Please follow me.”
After they reached the second floor, the waiter led them to a table with a fat middle-aged man. It must be Ren Fa.
Ren Fa immediately stood up and greeted Ninth Uncle respectfully.""Ninth Uncle, you're here. Please sit down.”
Ninth Uncle nodded and replied,"Hello, Old Master Ren."”
Ling Xiao and Wen Cai also followed Ninth Uncle to greet Ren Fa, and everyone took their seats.
As for Ling Xiao and Wen Cai, Ren Fa only glanced at them and stopped paying attention to them. Ninth Uncle was the main character today.
"I heard that your daughter has returned from the provincial capital. Why didn't you invite her along?”Ninth Uncle asked curiously.
Hearing Ninth Uncle mention his daughter, Ren Fa immediately beamed with joy and explained with a smile,""This girl has just learned how to put on makeup, but she went around teaching people as soon as she came back.”
" She looks like a steamed bun. Her daughter can't be that pretty either," Wen Cai rolled his eyes and muttered softly.
At this moment, Ren Fa smiled and said to Ninth Uncle,""Look, my daughter is here."
Everyone immediately followed Ren Fa's finger and looked at the staircase. Suddenly, a woman in a pink low-cut dress walked over step by step from the staircase. She had her hair braided and carried a small bag. She wore a sun hat and her snow-white skin was so soft that it looked like it would break. She looked extremely delicate.
According to the Western dressing style of this era, her clothes were quite revealing. However, because of the blending of Chinese and Western cultures, no one thought much of it.
The girl came to Ren Fa and immediately grabbed his sleeve, shouting coquettishly,""Daddy."
Wen Cai's eyes immediately widened. He involuntarily stood up from his seat and stared at the young girl like a fool.
Ren Fa looked at the girl and then at Ninth Uncle. He introduced,""This is my precious daughter, Tingting. Her name is Ninth Uncle.”
"Ninth Uncle!" Tingting was obedient.
Ninth Uncle couldn't help but sigh and say,""You're already so big. Sit!"
Ren Tingting smiled and found a stool to sit beside Ren Fa.
At this moment, Wen Cai laughed foolishly." It's really big."”
Ren Tingting naturally noticed that his gaze was fixed on the girl and immediately glared at Wen Cai in dissatisfaction.
Wen Cai looked as if he had not seen a woman in 800 years. It was so embarrassing that Ling Xiao could not stand it anymore. He pulled Wen Cai and smiled, but he added in his heart,""It's still white!"
Old Master Ren waved his hand,"Sit, sit!"
Wen Cai sat down honestly and impolitely, still staring straight at Ren Tingting. How could he still remember Ninth Uncle's previous instructions?
Ninth Uncle was stunned. He shouted softly,"Wencai!"
However, the current Wen Cai no longer had any regard for Ninth Uncle.
At this moment, the waiter handed Ren Tingting a menu.
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