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

Chapter 64, Corpse Control
At this time, Jiale came out with the food and said, "Master, we have already eaten and left some food for you. Come and eat!"

Having successfully teased Master Ikkyu, and not yet been retaliated against by him, Taoist Simu was particularly happy. Upon hearing Jiale's voice, he immediately turned around, rubbed Jiale's cheek with his hand, glanced at the tempting meal and said, "You are indeed a filial son."

"Give it to me! I'm starving!"

Then, Taoist Simu took the food from Jiale's hand, sat down at the table, and began to eat with relish.

He had just taken two bites when he looked at Jiale in surprise and said, "I've been away for a few days, and your cooking skills have improved so much?"

Jiale quickly said, "Master, today's dish was not cooked by me, but by my junior brother!"

"what?"

Taoist Simu was immediately surprised and quickly looked at Chen Yulou who was standing beside him.

"Yulou, you can actually cook?"

This really surprised Taoist Simu. After all, Chen Yulou came from the Chen family of Changsheng Mountain. How could a young master from such a wealthy family be so involved in private affairs?

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou immediately looked at Taoist Simu and smiled, saying, "I just learned a few tricks casually!"

"Uncle Master, how do you like the taste?"

Taoist Simu shook his head as he ate and said, "You're too modest, kid. This cooking skill isn't just a casual learning skill. It's much more delicious than the banquets I had in the big restaurants in the county."

"Uncle Master, you are too kind."

"How can I compare to the chefs at the county's big restaurants?"

"If Master Uncle likes it, I will cook for him every day in the future!" Chen Yulou said with a smile.

"Okay!"

"That's perfect. Uncle Master, I will teach you some skills. You can cook a few more delicious dishes for me every day to show your filial piety to me." Taoist Simu said happily.

He is not a monk, so naturally he would indulge in food.

In fact, what surprised him was not how good Chen Yulou's cooking skills were, but that Chen Yulou, a young master from a wealthy family, would cook by himself, and this skill must have been acquired for many years.

After all, cooks are one of the lowest classes, and only poor people forced by life would learn to cook.

However, Chen Yulou's identity is in stark contrast to that of a cook.

However, this contrast, the behavior that breaks the secular conventions, makes Taoist Simu more and more accepting of Chen Yulou.

"Okay, uncle-master, then it's settled!" Chen Yulou said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Taoist Simu immediately smiled and said, "Okay!"

at the same time!

When Qingqing returned to her residence, Master Ikkyu had already changed into a Buddhist robe.

Qingqing noticed that Master Ikkyu's face seemed a little red and swollen, so she immediately went to the inner room to find some ointment. She came to Master Ikkyu and said, "Master, your face is a little red and swollen. Please sit down and I'll apply some ointment on you."

"it is good!"

Master Ikkyu nodded and sat down on the chair.

As Qingqing applied ointment to Master Ikkyu, she said, "Master, when I came back just now, I thought I heard Taoist Simu's voice. He should be back."

"Master, doesn't Buddhism say that revenge will always come true? Don't go looking for Taoist Simu."

Master Ikkyu suddenly laughed. He glanced at Qingqing, who was diligently applying the ointment, and said, "He was just teasing me, girl. I just wanted to teach him a lesson. We didn't kill or burn anything. How did you bring it up like a cycle of revenge?"

Qingqing immediately said, "Master, I'm just worried that you might anger the other party!"

Seeing Qingqing's worried look, Master Ikkyu comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't tease Shimoku."

"After all, it was indeed my fault first!"

Upon hearing this, Qingqing blinked her eyes and said with admiration, "Master, you're able to recognize your mistakes, which means you've made a big step forward in cultivating your mind!" Master Ikkyu was immediately amused and said, "You little girl, you even know about cultivating your mind!"

"Master, I'm not stupid. Besides, you've made me read a lot of Buddhist scriptures."

"Not only do I know about cultivating one's mind, I also know that it's wrong for a monk to get angry and be competitive." Qingqing said seriously as she applied the ointment.

Master Ikkyu sighed and said, "It's over!"

"Before, if I suffered a loss, you would always give me advice and help me find a way to pay it back. Now that you have your elder brother Chen, your heart is not even on the side of the master anymore."

Qingqing's cheeks immediately flushed, and she shyly asked, "Master, what are you talking about?"

"I...I'm just speaking the truth!"

"Master, don't you always tell me that right is right and wrong is wrong? There's no need to dwell on it and cause yourself trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Master Ikkyu was immediately speechless, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

This girl actually used the Buddhist principles he had told her to shut him up.

"Alright, Master!"

Qingqing said with a smile as she closed the bottle of ointment.

"it is good!"

Master Ikkyu nodded, then stood up and walked towards the enshrined Buddha statue.

"Master, didn't you chant sutras this morning?" Qingqing asked with a bad feeling when she saw Master Ikkyu placing the wooden fish.

Master Ikkyu sat cross-legged, picked up the wooden fish, glanced at Qingqing, and said, "You think I'm wrong. I must chant sutras in front of the Buddha to wash away my sins!"

Then, Master Ikkyu closed his eyes, beat the wooden fish rhythmically, and chanted scriptures.

Qingqing suddenly felt the devilish sound piercing her ears, and quickly took out two earplugs made of cotton and stuffed them into her ears.

On this side, after Taoist Simu finished his meal, he called Chen Yulou to his bedroom.

"sit down!"

Taoist Simu was rummaging through the wooden box while looking at Chen Yulou who was standing aside and smiled.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou immediately brought the chair by the wall and sat down obediently.

After a while, Taoist Simu took out a somewhat ancient book from the wooden box.

He glanced at Chen Yulou and handed the ancient book to him.

Chen Yulou quickly took it and started reading.

Corpse Control Law

There are three large traditional Chinese characters written on the cover of the ancient book.

Taoist Simu said, "Yulou, this contains all the key points of the corpse-controlling technique. You must memorize everything in it as quickly as possible and return the book to me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou immediately looked at Taoist Simu and said, "Yes, please rest assured, Uncle Master, I will remember it as quickly as possible."

Taoist Simu nodded, then spoke again: "The corpse control technique is not as simple as three words."

"That includes the puppetry you saw me use today to teach that old bald ass Ikkiu a lesson. It's a type of corpse control technique."

"Also, have you heard of the corpse-driving technique in western Hunan, the black magic technique in the south, and the corpse-raising technique in Tibet?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou immediately nodded and said, "Uncle Master, in addition to the Tibetan corpse-raising technique, the Xiangxi corpse-driving technique, and the southern black magic technique, I have also heard of them."

(End of this chapter)