Chapter 75: He’s So Arrogant
Xuan Xia organized what he said, thinking to herself that the clues were quite clear.
Then she asked: “The person who was swept out the door shouldn’t be Ren Yaokun, right?”
Daoist Master Qin said: “No.”
Xuan Xia knew it couldn’t be, otherwise he wouldn’t fail to mention the name.
“Then who was the one swept out the door by the Mystic Sect? What’s their relationship to Ren Yaokun?”
Even as Xuan Xia asked questions, several guesses had already formed in her mind. She suspected Ren Yaokun was plotting revenge for that relative who was swept out the door, and also suspected the person behind the scenes was actually that one who was swept out.
However, wasn’t it the Mystic Sect that swept the person out the door? How had it now become her misfortune?
Could this matter be related to her great grandfather?
Xuan Xia guessed randomly like this, and couldn’t help but furrow her brows.
At this moment, she heard Daoist Master Qin’s voice say: “No relation.”
Xuan Xia snapped back to her senses, not keeping up with the rhythm, “What has no relation?”
Daoist Master Qin said: “Among that generation with the ‘Yao’ character, there’s not a single one named Ren Yaokun.”
“Huh?” Xuan Xia was shocked, “What does that mean?”
Daoist Master Qin looked at her, his eyes seeming to say it meant exactly what it sounded like.
Xuan Xia looked back at him, almost asking if he had checked that family’s household registration book to confirm there really wasn’t one.
But in the end, she held back.
After thinking for a moment, Xuan Xia asked: “Could it be that he changed his name?”
Daoist Master Qin shook his head.
After Xuan Xia had given him the name Ren Yaokun and the information that he had opened a book cafe in Jiangshi, he had immediately sent people to investigate.
Upon investigation, he discovered that the waters were even deeper than he had thought.
“There is no such person as Ren Yaokun at all.”
“Ah?” Xuan Xia’s first reaction was, could it be that the book cafe staff had deceived her?
But soon Daoist Master Qin told her that the book cafe was indeed opened and operated under the name Ren Yaokun, with registration information and records all clear, but the name Ren Yaokun itself was fake information.
Xuan Xia was greatly shocked: “He’s so brazen, daring to open a store with fake credentials.”
Indeed very brazen.
He even dared to turn the store into an internet celebrity spot.
Even bolder was daring to appear on camera in a program.
“Couldn’t check the name, so check the person directly?” Names can be faked, but appearance should be real.
It couldn’t be that he even had plastic surgery, right?
But even if he had, she wasn’t afraid; she believed in technology!
Daoist Master Qin nodded.
He had indeed already sent people to investigate from this angle, so that’s why he had said earlier “some progress.”
At this point in the conversation, Xuan Xia should be satisfied.
Daoist Master Qin’s gaze first swept over the glass on the tea table, then toward the curtains, before he spoke: “It’s very late, go to sleep early. Whatever it is, it can wait until you’ve slept and woken up.”
Xuan Xia was indeed very satisfied with tonight’s conversation. With his words, she smoothly said: “Ah right, sorry, I delayed your sleep time.” With that, she stood up, preparing to leave.
Daoist Master Qin watched her, wanting to say something but stopping, ultimately saying nothing and seeing her out of the house.
Once out of the house, Xuan Xia suddenly stopped, turned to him and said: “As the actual person in charge of this Daoist Temple, I feel it’s my duty to give you a day off. Tonight counts as overtime, so rest during the day and don’t do fortune telling.”
Daoist Master Qin listened and couldn’t help but chuckle lightly.
He didn’t respond, just said to Xuan Xia: “Rest early.”
“Good night.”
***
Though he said “rest early,” after Xuan Xia returned, she couldn’t rest early at all. She had to pack her luggage and wash up, and so on. By the time she finished everything and lay down, there wasn’t much time left before dawn.
Originally, she thought she would only sleep a little and be woken by the birds, but unexpectedly her sleep quality today was so good that she slept until noon. She didn’t hear a single bird call.
Just after getting up and finishing washing up, Uncle Zhong appeared in the backyard with a bowl of plain noodles, as if he had timed it perfectly.
Upon seeing her, Uncle Zhong smiled until his eyes narrowed, calling out: “Miss Xuan is up? Come eat noodles quickly.”
Xuan Xia smiled too, greeted him, and followed him into the backyard kitchen.
She hadn’t had much appetite right after waking, but after smelling the aroma of the plain noodles, her appetite naturally opened up.
Uncle Zhong said with a beaming smile: “For lunch, make do with noodles first. I’ll make you something delicious tonight.”
This could be called making do?
“Uncle Zhong, I need to maintain my weight, so don’t make too many delicious things.”
Uncle Zhong nodded knowingly, “I understand, female celebrities need to control their weight.”
Xuan Xia nodded along, praising: “Uncle Zhong, you know so much.”
Uncle Zhong laughed heartily, his crow’s feet deepening another layer.
After eating a few bites, Xuan Xia thought of Daoist Master Qin whom she had given a day off to, and looked up to ask Uncle Zhong: “Where’s Daoist Master Qin?”
Uncle Zhong said: “The young master is up front doing fortune telling for believers.”
As expected.
“What’s wrong? Does Miss Xuan have something to find the young master for?” Uncle Zhong saw her expression suddenly turn dissatisfied and hesitated, wondering if he should go call the young master in.
“Nothing.” Xuan Xia said, then asked again, “Does Daoist Master Qin go to work on time every day?”
Uncle Zhong blankly said “yes,” unsure why Xuan Xia suddenly asked this.
“Then doesn’t he ever get sick?”
“Ah this…” Uncle Zhong thought to himself, was Miss Xuan concerned about his young master?
“Our young master is quite healthy.” Uncle Zhong said carefully, “He usually takes care, and rarely feels unwell.”
Who would have thought Xuan Xia would still shake her head, “You can’t do it like this.”
Uncle Zhong was baffled.
What was wrong? How couldn’t they do it?
But Xuan Xia didn’t specify what was wrong. After finishing the noodles, she went to the front with Uncle Zhong.
On a workday, for a tourist attraction, it was as if they didn’t exist; there were still plenty of people when there were supposed to be.
Incense smoke wafted; Xuan Xia spotted at a glance Daoist Master Qin, who was speaking with an elderly female believer.
Daoist Master Qin’s features were gentle, his gaze focused as he listened to the believer, just like the first time she saw him.
Xuan Xia suddenly thought of Qu Xingxuan gossiping to her about Daoist Master Qin, and his response to Qu Xingxuan.
She suddenly grew curious: if she went to ask him, would he really tell her?
As she was thinking, Daoist Master Qin, who had just finished explaining for the believer, suddenly looked up and accurately spotted her.
Their lines of sight met briefly, and Daoist Master Qin nodded and smiled at her.
This also made Xuan Xia subconsciously smile back.
After smiling, she took out her mobile phone, sent a message to Qu Xingxuan telling him she would be at Changsheng Temple until next week, and asked if he had time to come play at Changsheng Temple these days.
After sending the message, she looked up again, and Daoist Master Qin was already receiving another believer.
Xuan Xia just stood there watching.
The tourists entering Changsheng Temple were mostly middle-aged and elderly; their gazes were on the statues and temple buildings, and living people weren’t in their line of sight focus.
And the rare young people who came to visit also mostly breezed through, leaving after a quick tour, with no one paying extra attention to Xuan Xia or knowing this was a newcomer who had just entered the entertainment industry.
Xuan Xia waited until Daoist Master Qin finished with the believer before walking over to him.
Finally decided to let myself off the hook; tomorrow I’ll call the computer repair guy to come change the hardware. Swap the hard drive first, motherboard if that doesn’t work. I refuse to believe I can’t fix you (computer).
