After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me-Chapter 1065: Plastic Master-Disciple Bond

"Master, I don’t want to leave you," Zhouzhou suddenly burst into Li Yuanming’s room late at night, raising her voice as she cried out loudly.

When she entered, she found Li Yuanming glancing over in panic. He quickly wiped his face, and his eyes were still a little red.

Seeing this, Zhouzhou froze for a moment, looking at Li Yuanming in surprise. "Master, why are you crying?"

Li Yuanming, with his eyes red, stubbornly denied, "I didn’t!"

Zhouzhou, staring into his eyes, said confidently, "You did!"

She wasn’t wrong.

Zhouzhou was puzzled, "Master, why are you crying? Did someone bully you? Tell me, I’ll go beat them up!" She waved her chubby little fists.

Li Yuanming, seeing her reaction, couldn’t help but feel both amused and irritated. In his own territory, who would dare bully him? And if he was crying, it wasn’t because of anyone else.

How foolish she was!

He refused to say anything and changed the topic, asking, "What brings you here? Are you leaving? Planning to take a few treasures from me again?"

He had only asked casually, but Zhouzhou’s eyes widened immediately. "Master, how did you know?"

Li Yuanming, crying because of her departure: "..."

He shot her an angry look. "Get out of here!"

Such an ungrateful little thing!

Did she only see him as a big cash cow? Couldn’t he serve any other purpose?!

Seeing that his mood was genuinely off, Zhouzhou didn’t leave. Instead, she ran up to him and hugged his legs, her eyes spinning rapidly. Suddenly, she had an idea and her eyes widened as she asked, "Master, you didn’t cry because I’m leaving, did you?"

"No!" Li Yuanming immediately denied it without thinking. "I couldn’t care less if you leave!"

Zhouzhou, however, looked at him meaningfully and understood immediately.

Zhouzhou climbed into his lap and threw her arms around his neck. Li Yuanming, although trying to push her away, had no choice but to pretend to be unwilling and reluctantly hold her.

"Master, I’m sorry for hurting your feelings," Zhouzhou said, rubbing his face and nuzzling against him.

"I won’t trick you anymore, I’ll give you some good stuff," she added.

With that, Zhouzhou began pulling things out of her bag—jade, a little golden mountain, cash, snacks... one by one, she laid them out, all things she liked best.

When she thought about how Master had cried for her, and how she had only been thinking about tricking him, Zhouzhou felt incredibly guilty and wished she could take out everything she had and make it up to him properly.

Li Yuanming hadn’t actually been angry, but seeing her like this, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch into a smile.

"Alright," he said, holding her hand and putting her things back into her bag. "I’m an old man already, planting my own vegetables, and I don’t need anything to eat. What am I going to do with these things?"

"Your lack of money hasn’t been solved yet, so keep these for yourself," he added.

"Take good care of yourself after leaving the mountain. Don’t focus only on making money. You can’t make money forever. Don’t tire yourself out; your health comes first."

"Anyway, neither of your dads lacks money. You could live off them for the rest of your life without doing anything," he continued.

"If it gets tough, just come back. You’ve got a lot of merits now, and even though your lack of money hasn’t completely been solved, it should be much better than before. You won’t go bankrupt. Worst case, I can grow more vegetables for you."

"With so many of us around, don’t put too much pressure on yourself..." he rambled on.

Zhouzhou’s eyes began to redden.

"Master..." She hugged him tightly, nuzzling her small head into the crook of his neck.

Li Yuanming felt a dampness and couldn’t help but chuckle. He touched her face and, sure enough, she was crying.

He pinched her little chubby face. "Feeling moved?"

Zhouzhou nodded her little head vigorously. "I’m moved, really moved!"

Li Yuanming huffed. This was the effect he wanted! He was making this little ungrateful brat feel guilty, forcing her to think about her actions. Let’s see if she dared treat him this way again in the future!

He placed Zhouzhou on a chair and pulled out a box from a drawer.

Zhouzhou, noticing how tightly it was hidden, leaned her small head forward to take a peek.

Li Yuanming didn’t make her wait long and opened the box. Inside, there was a notebook.

The pages were filled with names, each followed by a series of words such as "Peace Talisman," "Fortune Talisman," "Love Talisman," and so on.

Li Yuanming said, "These are the ones left by the pilgrims, specifically requesting you to make them. Since you look like you won’t be able to sleep tonight, you might as well do some work and finish all these before you leave."

Zhouzhou: "..."

Well, this was truly her beloved Master.

She had expected some sentimental farewell, but instead, she was being asked to work in the middle of the night? No sleep allowed!

She was still just a child! They all had a part to play in her growth!

Li Yuanming looked at her with a smile, his eyes not showing a trace of regret. Raising a disciple for a thousand days, using them for just a moment. Today was the time for her to repay her Master’s kindness!

He needed her to do something, so that he wouldn’t start crying again. Crying wasn’t his style.

Zhouzhou sighed, no longer wanting to cry. She picked up a cinnabar pen and began to draw.

As she did, she could directly feel how prosperous Sanqing Temple had become. The pilgrims requesting talismans were so numerous that she had filled nearly half a notebook!

And this didn’t even count the pilgrims who weren’t picky and directly accepted the talismans drawn by Master Mingtong.

Zhouzhou couldn’t help but exclaim, "Wow!" If this continued, Ancestral Master’s golden body would soon be fully restored!

Excited by this thought, her face lit up with joy.

Becoming a rich lady... becoming a rich lady!

Her thoughts were clearly written on her face.

Li Yuanming couldn’t help but laugh when he saw this.

He never expected Sanqing Temple would flourish again thanks to Zhouzhou. This merit, however, would be credited to him—the current head of Sanqing Temple!

Living off the little one was truly sweet! It was much more enjoyable than working hard himself.

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Ancestral Master was thinking the same. He sat back with his legs crossed, deeply inhaling the incense that filled the room, and slowly counted on his fingers.

Suddenly, his hand paused, and he grinned widely.

He had calculated that his good fortune was coming soon—within this year.

And the cause of this good fortune was obvious.

With that, he glanced at Zhouzhou.

However, in order to fully restore his golden body, this shortcut wasn’t going to be easy.

The first obstacle was Ye Lingfeng, who wouldn’t agree.

How could he get Ye Lingfeng’s approval? He needed to come up with a plan.

Ye Lingfeng, unaware of his thoughts, arrived the next day to pick up Zhouzhou. When he saw her, with two dark circles under her eyes and her chubby little hand hanging down, the floor was covered in the talismans she had drawn.

He immediately understood what had happened and looked at Li Yuanming speechlessly.

This old man was a real scrooge.

He pursed his lips and bent down to pick up Zhouzhou.

When Zhouzhou saw him, she stretched her little legs out, her chubby double chin resting firmly on his shoulder. Her little head tilted and she immediately fell into a deep sleep.

Li Yuanming looked at all the talismans she had drawn, collected them one by one, and waved at the father and daughter.

"Alright, alright, go ahead, go ahead. Once you’re done, come back and play again," he said.

The previous parting gloom was completely gone!

This was the true fake master-disciple bond!

Ye Lingfeng sighed, carrying Zhouzhou to the neighboring temple to say a quick goodbye before heading to the hospital.

Upon arriving at Qiu Guoliang’s hospital room, he looked at the people inside and slowly said, "Master, I’ve come to take you home."