Chapter 1: Down the Mountain

Although he wore plain cloth garments and ordinary cloth shoes, his eyes were exceptionally lively, rolling around constantly.Young Qin Hai, an orphan raised by the old Taoist priest from a young age,...On a small hill to the north of Yenan City, an old man with white hair and eyebrows under a tattered Taoist robe was dragging a young man by the ear. As he dragged him forward, he cursed angrily: "You rascal! Your birth chart has many sub-duan positions, and your heavenly stems are dominated by water. You're either a monk or a scoundrel! If you refuse to become a Daoist priest, then go down the mountain and join the ranks of the three teachings and nine streams! Go steal sugarcane from other people's fields for me!"

The old Taoist priest cursed and swore, but the young man with his ear being pulled was surprisingly handsome. Although he wore plain cloth garments and ordinary cloth shoes, his eyes were exceptionally lively, rolling around constantly.

Young Qin Hai, an orphan raised by the old Taoist priest from a young age, sighed: "Master, you chased me down the mountain again. Let me go down the mountain, and you give me some of those treasures in the Taoist temple."

Qin Hai chuckled thinking about the antique artifacts from throughout history in Dao Guan. From small trinkets to large vases, everything was a treasure. Who would have thought that a master wearing a tattered Taoist robe would be hiding so much wealth

The old Daoist, upon hearing this, puffed up his beard and glared: “You think too highly of yourself! That’s the Taoist temple’s business. You’ve learned facial expressions from me, learned to see through things from those practices, and you’re still not satisfied Alright, as long as you go down the mountain, I’ll tell you one thing.” mountain, and you give me some of those treasures in the Taoist temple."Qin Hai chuckled thinking about the antique artifacts from throughout history in Dao Guan. From small trinkets to large vases,...