Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Outside the main gate of Cuihu Garden residential community.

Cheng Mo first called Cheng Shou.

Beep beep beep—Connection complete.

Cheng Shou's voice came through, teasingly: "Hey, you two are acting strange today, calling me separately. What do you want to say this time?"

Cheng Mo was taken aback: "What do you mean? Xia He hit you? What did she say?"

From Cheng Shou's end came Duo Duo's laughter, followed by his slow, leisurely voice: "Go ask her yourself, I'm not telling you."

Cheng Mo: "..."

He cleared his throat: "Gao Lian, the head of the Northeast region of Na Du Tong, wants to have his second daughter become our disciple. Let me tell you about this, Master."

Cheng Shou responded with an "Oh," followed by, "Hey, you've become this brave now? Accepting disciples means informing your master, without even discussing it?"

Cheng Mo countered, "Then would you refuse?"

Cheng Shou remained silent.

If you pinch your mom, you really won't refuse.

He immediately lost interest: "Go do it yourself."

*Click*, the phone hung up.

Cheng Mo put away his phone and walked to the entrance of the residential area.

The security guard poked his head out of the window: "Who are you looking for?"

Cheng Mo: "Gao Lian's family in Building 3, Unit 6-1, invited me to dinner."

The security guard handed over a registration book: "Please register your name, phone number, and who you are looking for."

Cheng Mo took the pen and was about to write when Xia He's voice came from behind him: "Little Taoist! You're so fast!"

Cheng Mo turned around and saw Xia He and Gao Yuting walking over carrying large and small bags.

He casually replied, "I ride a bike... Wait, something doesn't sound right?"

Xia He rolled her eyes at him: "You're talking nonsense."

Gao Dazhuang took out his access card from his pocket, swiped it to open the gate of the residential compound, and said to the security guard, "This is my guest."

The security guard nodded and took back the registration book.

Gao Dazhuang gestured to the two, "Let's go."

Cheng Mo took the things from Xia He's hands and threw them into the food pouch as he walked.

Gao Dazhuang walked ahead, unaware of his little actions. When they reached the building's elevator, he turned around and saw the two holding hands, with nothing else around.

Gao Yuting's eyes widened: "You guys have this kind of trick up your sleeve?"

Xia He looked completely innocent: "Huh?"

Gao Dazhuang pointed at Xia He's hand: "That's all the stuff you were carrying just now."

Xia He linked arms with Cheng Mo and chuckled, "Aren't you envious of the little Taoist's skills?"

Gao Dazhuang: "..."

She rolled her eyes: "What do you mean I'm envious?"

As they were talking, the elevator doors opened, and the group went inside.

Xia He helped Gao Dazhuang carry his things so she could easily go to the floor.

I went upstairs, opened the door, got out of the elevator, and opened my room door.

A delicious aroma of food wafted out.

Liu Yun, wearing an apron, was moving between the kitchen and the living room. When she saw them come in, she greeted them with a smile, "You're back? Come in and sit down."

Gao Erzhuang jumped up from the sofa, ran to the door, and called out with his head up, "Sister Xia He! Brother Cheng Mo!"

Xia He squatted down, now holding many bags in her hands. She took out the fluffy hat and put it on Er Zhuang's head.

Erzhuang's face was mostly covered by his hat, with only his eyes showing, blinking rapidly.

Xia He couldn't stop laughing: "Beautiful!"

Erzhuang pushed his hat up, revealing his face, touched the two ears, and exclaimed with sparkling eyes, "This is so cute!"

Xia He then pulled out the sweater, pants, and boots one by one: "And these too, I bought them all for you."

Erzhuang stared at the pile of things, her mouth agape, and turned to her mother: "Mom! My sister bought me so much!"

Liu Yun walked over, looked at the items, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Miss Xia, I can't accept this, it's too much of a waste."

Xia He waved her hand: "Auntie, don't be so polite. I didn't give you a gift the first time, so I'm making up for it this time."

Erzhuang had already carried the pile of things to the sofa and was taking them out one by one to look at them.

The sweater is pink, with a kitten embroidered on the chest.

The pants are dark blue with tapered cuffs, giving them a neat look.

The boots are brown with thick soles and two small bows on the upper.

Erzhuang slipped the boots on, stood up, took a couple of steps, and turned back to Xiahe, calling out, "Sister! They fit perfectly!"

Xia Hechong gave her a thumbs up.

Liu Yun shook her head, smiled, and went back to the kitchen to continue her work.

Gao Dazhuang put the clothes he bought back in his room, came out and sat on the sofa to chat with the two of them.

Erzhuang nestled next to Xiahe, hugging the kitten sweater, unable to put it down.

Xia He ruffled her hair: "Erzhuang, your dad said you want to go up the mountain to practice martial arts with the little Taoist priest?"

Erzhuang nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes! I want to!"

Xia He pointed at Cheng Mo: "You'd better think this through. This guy is very strict with his students. If you don't practice properly, you'll get scolded."

Erzhuang tilted his head and looked at Cheng Mo, then asked in a low voice, "Does Senior Brother swear?"

Cheng Mo said expressionlessly, "I won't swear, but I will practice more."

Er Zhuang was taken aback: "What do you mean by extra training?"

Cheng Mo said, "It means that while others practice once, you practice ten times."

Erzhuang: "..."

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She shrank back slightly, but her eyes still shone brightly: "Then I want to practice too!"

We hadn't been chatting for long when the door lock clicked.

Gao Lian pushed open the door and came in, carrying a briefcase.

Upon seeing Cheng Mo and Xia He, he greeted them with a smile: "Young Master Cheng, Miss Xia, thank you for waiting."

Xia He waved her hand: "No, no, we just arrived a little while ago."

Gao Lian changed his shoes, hung up his bag, and sat down on the sofa.

Liu Yun poked her head out from the kitchen: "Dinner's ready."

Steaming hot, the aroma wafted straight into my nose.

Gao Lian gestured for everyone to sit down and opened a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor): "This is a medicinal liquor specializing in Changbai Mountain. It's harmless for us extraordinary people to drink as much as we want. Would you like some, Little Cheng Daoist?"

Cheng Mo smiled and said, "I'll try it."

Gao Lian poured him a drink, and the two clinked glasses and drank.

After drinking the wine, Cheng Mo felt a faint yet clear Qi rising from his dantian.

Cheng Mo praised, "Excellent wine."

Liu Yun poured some for Xia He as well.

Gao Dazhuang made himself a cup and drank it with relish.

Er Zhuanggan glared and said, "That's not fair! I want some too!"

Liu Yun rubbed her youngest daughter's head and poured her a drink: "You can drink this~"

Gao Erzhuang was happy.

After eating a few bites of food, Gao Lian began to recount the events of the day: "The situation at the square is settled. As for the snake, I've spoken to a few spirit mediums. No matter what, harming people on their turf isn't something we can just let go of."

Cheng Mo asked, "What did they say over there?"

Gao Lian shook his head: "What else can we say? Those who should be compensated will be compensated, and those who should be punished will be punished. But that stupid snake is gone now, so let's just consider this matter closed."

He paused, then looked at Cheng Mo: "Speaking of which, I have to thank Master Cheng. If it weren't for you, this matter would have blown up even more."

Cheng Mo waved his hand: "It was nothing."

Liu Yun asked from the side, "What about the construction site?"

Gao Lian said, "Everything's fine at the construction site now, and we can resume work tomorrow."

The topic then shifted to the demon sword.

Gao Lian put down his chopsticks, his expression turning serious: "Master Cheng, the information about the demon sword is becoming increasingly confusing."

Cheng Mo looked at him: "What do you mean?"

Gao Lian organized his thoughts: "At first, they said there were clues in Bingcheng, so we sent people there. They investigated for several days, but found nothing."

"Later, someone else said they had seen the knife in Fengtian. We sent people to investigate, but we still couldn't find anything."

"What's even more outrageous is that some people are saying that the Japanese have already secretly smuggled the knives out to sea."

Cheng Mo frowned: "Are those Japanese devils really that capable?"

Gao Lian waved his hand: "This can be ignored. We have people stationed at the port and airport, and we have also spoken to the customs. It won't be so easy for the Japanese to take the goods out."

Cheng Mo nodded.

After the meal, Liu Yun cleared the dishes, and Gao Dazhuang helped carry the plates.

Erzhuang hugged his new clothes and nestled on the sofa, refusing to move.

Gao Lian invited Cheng Mo and Xia He to sit in the living room and made them some tea.

"Master Cheng, I've discussed Erzhuang's matter with her mother." Gao Lian poured tea for the two of them. "She herself has no objections and is very willing."

Cheng Mo looked at Er Zhuang.

Erzhuang sat up from the sofa and nodded vigorously: "I've made up my mind, I want to practice martial arts with you!"

Cheng Mo smiled and said, "Alright, I'll accept you as my disciple on behalf of my master. From now on, you'll be my junior sister."

Erzhuang's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Cheng Mo nodded.

He took a food pouch out of his pocket and handed it to Erzhuang: "This is a food pouch. You can put things in it. Consider it a gift from your senior brother."

Erzhuang's eyes widened: "Like those storage rings in novels?"

Cheng Mo nodded: "More or less."

Cheng Mo demonstrated it to her.

Gao Erzhuang tried it herself, and she found that she had enough Qi to put an apple in and take it out.

Gao Lian, watching from the side, quickly said, "Young Master Cheng, this is far too precious. How can we accept this?"

Cheng Mo waved his hand: "This thing can be mass-produced, it's not precious."

Xia He stood beside her, rubbing her forehead.

Little Taoist priest, please don't say the last sentence out loud.

Gao Lian didn't mind at all, and said with a smile, "Then I have to thank Master Cheng."

After discussing the apprenticeship, they started talking about the learning arrangements.

Cheng Mo said, "These past few days, we've come over in the mornings to help Er Zhuang practice her skills and build a foundation. After the Demon Blade incident is over, we'll take her back to Liangyi Temple together."

Gao Erzhuang was both expectant and worried: "Senior brother, will it be difficult?"

Cheng Mo patted her head: "Don't worry, it's very simple, I guarantee you'll learn it in no time. But you have to get up early, you can't sleep in."

Gao Erzhuang proudly raised his head: "I got up really early! My older sister even complained that I got up too early!"

Gao Dazhuang rolled his eyes: "You call that getting up early? You're jumping around at my door before dawn, I find you noisy."

Er Zhuang stuck his tongue out at her: "Hehe, you're just lazy."

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