Uncle Jiu: I am Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xiangling gang

Chapter 56, Lost Jiale
Qiu Sheng heard this, thought for a moment and said, "That's fine!"

But then he looked at Chen Yulou seriously and said, "Junior brother, you'd better not approach the old monk next to you. He's eloquent and sharp-tongued. Don't let him fool you."

"No, I have to go back and tell my master to teach that old monk a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou was speechless and said, "Brother, you are exaggerating."

"I'm not that easily fooled."

"Don't worry, since I have entered Maoshan, I will be a disciple of Maoshan for the rest of my life."

Jiale, who was standing by, asked curiously, "Senior Brother Qiu Sheng, Junior Brother Yu Lou, what happened to Master Ikkiu?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Sheng immediately told Jia Le about how Master Ikkyu had deceived Chen Yulou.

Upon hearing this, Jiale immediately became angry and asked, "Master, how could you do this?"

Jiale has always respected Master Ikkyu, but now he is really angry.

After all, Chen Yulou was a disciple of his uncle-master, and even more so a disciple of their Maoshan. Master Ikkyu's blatant poaching showed that he simply did not take his uncle-master, and even the entire Maoshan, seriously.

"No, I have to ask the master why he did this!"

After saying that, Jiale was about to go find Master Ikkyu.

"Wait, Brother Jiale!"

Chen Yulou quickly called out to Jiale, and Jiale turned around and looked at Chen Yulou.

Chen Yulou immediately said, "What's the point of you going to look for him now?"

"The three of us combined can't talk him down, let alone beat him. What's the point?"

"What's more, I have already entered Maoshan. Even if I hadn't, I would not be interested in becoming a monk."

"You know, I'm the only one in my family, and I don't want my Chen family to be cut off."

After Chen Yulou finished speaking, he looked at Qiu Sheng and Jia Le with a smile.

Qiu Sheng nodded and smiled when he heard this, "Exactly. Who wants to be a monk who has no desires and no children?"

Upon hearing that they would have no descendants, Chen Yulou and the other two couldn't help but burst into laughter.

There is so much freedom in the world, only when you are sick will you become a monk.

Qiu Sheng restrained his smile and looked at Chen Yulou again, admonishing him with some concern: "Junior brother, you must stick to your original intention!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou rolled his eyes at Qiu Sheng and said, "Alright, if you say that again, I'll be mad!"

Jia Le, who was standing by, quickly said, "Brother, don't worry."

"I just happened to catch a big fat grass carp from the valley. I'll go cook now. After dinner, you can go back to Renjia Town."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Sheng immediately looked at the wooden barrels next to him. Inside one of the barrels, there was indeed a grass carp as thick as an adult's thigh.

"This fish is really fat!"

"Come on, I'll go help you. I haven't tasted your cooking for a long time." Qiu Sheng said with a smile.

"Row!"

Jiale nodded to Qiu Sheng, then looked at Chen Yulou and said, "Junior Brother Yulou, come in and sit down. We'll go cook dinner."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou nodded.

Then, Jiale and Qiusheng each carried a bucket of water and walked into the kitchen next door.

Chen Yulou walked into the hall and saw the statue of the ancestor god enshrined in the main hall. He immediately stepped forward, took out three incense sticks from the incense box, lit them, bowed to the statue of the ancestor god, and then inserted them into the incense burner.

Then he looked around. Taoist Simu’s house was very spacious, with only a table and a few chairs. It looked very simple.

However, this is also in line with the Taoist's original intention of practicing inaction and not being disturbed by the prosperity of the secular world.

After a while, Qiu Sheng and Jia Le finished cooking. Although it was a simple meal, a large, delicious, and fragrant braised grass carp could easily surpass any other delicacy. After the meal, Qiu Sheng left, repeatedly admonishing Chen Yulou before leaving, leaving Chen Yulou speechless.

The next morning!
When Chen Yulou opened his eyes, he saw Jiale yawning and walking out of the small room separated only by a bamboo curtain.

"Brother, good morning!"

Hearing Chen Yulou's voice, Jiale rubbed his eyes and immediately looked at Chen Yulou. He saw Chen Yulou sitting cross-legged on the bamboo bed, obviously practicing.

"Junior brother, you're practicing so early?"

"Is it because the bamboo bed is uncomfortable to sleep on?"

"I'm sorry, my master said that Taoist priests can't enjoy too much, so he only lets me sleep on a bamboo bed. I guess you didn't sleep well last night, right?"

Jiale came in front of Chen Yulou, touched his head awkwardly, and looked at Chen Yulou apologetically.

Chen Yulou immediately laughed and said, "Brother, you're worrying too much. I usually practice at night, so whether it's a bed or the floor, it doesn't matter."

But to be honest, sleeping on this broken bamboo bed is really torturous. Taoist Simu is also a quirk. He has a lot of gold bars, but he is reluctant to make two wooden beds.

Although Taoists are said to practice inaction, they do not have to suffer without any hardship.

"Junior brother, you didn't sleep last night? You practiced all night?" Jiale suddenly stared at Chen Yulou with eyes wide open, and even his sleepiness quickly disappeared.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou nodded and smiled, saying, "I practice almost every night. For me, there's not much difference between practicing and sleeping."

"Even a night's sleep doesn't give me the energy I gained from a night of training."

Upon hearing this, Jiale stared at Chen Yulou in surprise, then gave him a thumbs-up and said, "Junior brother, you're amazing. You actually treat cultivation like sleeping."

"Unlike me, let alone practicing all night, even if I practice for a little longer, it feels like my butt is being bitten by thousands of ants. I can't hold on at all."

Jiale just felt that this junior brother was a weirdo. After all, there were people in this world who loved to practice cultivation. Even his master didn't practice cultivation much on a normal basis, let alone practice all night long.

Chen Yulou ignored Jiale's strange look. He got off the bamboo bed, stretched his legs, and smiled at Jiale, "You'll get used to it!"

Jiale immediately shook his head.

Habit?

He'll never get used to it in his life.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Qingqing's voice came from outside the door: "Hey, Jiale, are you up, you lazy bum?"

Upon hearing this, Jiale immediately smiled, walked quickly to the door and opened it.

"Qingqing, are you looking for me?"

"I'm not looking for you. Is Brother Chen up yet?" Qingqing ignored Jiale and looked inside the house.

"Brother Chen?" Jiale was a little confused.

Qingqing glanced at Jiale and said angrily, "It's your uncle Jiushu's new disciple, Chen Yulou. Didn't he stay home yesterday?"

"Is he up yet?"

Jiale immediately stared at Qingqing and asked, "Why are you looking for him?"

"Leave me alone?"

"Is he up yet?" Qingqing gave Jiale a rather aggressive look.

At this time, Chen Yulou came out, glanced at Qingqing with a smile and asked, "Miss Qingqing, do you want to talk to me about something?"

When Qingqing saw Chen Yulou, she immediately smiled sweetly and whispered softly, "Brother Chen, you're up. I made porridge. The chef told you to come over for breakfast."

Upon hearing this, Jiale immediately glanced at Qingqing and then at Chen Yulou, feeling somewhat disappointed. Although he was playful, he was not a fool, and naturally felt that Qingqing was too enthusiastic towards Chen Yulou.

(End of this chapter)