Master is too ambitious

Chapter 36 Return to the Human World

Probably because it rained last night, I could hear the hawkers selling apricot blossoms this morning.

Ji Qian opened the window of the small building and looked out. The small streets were shrouded in a hazy smoke. Pavilions, towers, and waterside terraces were all hidden among the apricot blossoms, which was quite charming.

Su Feng stood beside him, followed his gaze and asked, "What are you looking at, Master?"

"Your hometown is very beautiful." Ji Qian praised, and said: "When I was in the mortal world, because it was a chaotic time, I didn't read poetry and books carefully. I'm sure Pingjiang Prefecture has been praised by many people."

Su Feng groaned, and said rather embarrassedly: "Master, please forgive me, I... haven't read many books, I can only read." He paused, and then said: "I... haven't looked at this scenery carefully... At that time, I was in a hurry every day, I just felt that it rained too much, the porridge and rice could not be kept, and the quilts and clothes were always moldy..."

His voice became lower and lower, and he couldn't help but look at Ji Qian's face. These words were quite disappointing, but Ji Qian listened to him with a smile, not looking unhappy at all.

"Then do you want to go for a walk with me and see the scenery?" Ji Qian asked. In the present world, his favorite thing to do, besides playing games and working, was probably to go for walks in the city with Feng Qing, explore gourmet restaurants and see the scenery in the park. Now that he came to Pingjiang, he would go out for a walk and try the specialties of the shops. Anyway, there was no rush, so it would be nice to relax.

Su Feng couldn't help laughing when he heard Ji Qian's question. He asked, "Okay! Shall we go now?"

Ji Qian closed the window, turned and walked towards the door, saying, "Follow me, apprentice."

Su Feng responded and hurriedly followed.

Ji Qian called the waiter, gave him a small piece of silver, and asked him what fun and delicious things there were in Pingjiang Prefecture. The waiter took the silver and enthusiastically introduced various places in Pingjiang Prefecture. He also said that he had a naughty boy at home who could lead the way, but Ji Qian declined.

"Well, this dim sum is really good." Ji Qian and Su Feng waited in line for a long time before they bought dim sum from Songhelou. He didn't care about his image and ate one as soon as he came out of the store, opening the oil paper.

Su Feng was a little restrained when he was with Ji Qian, but seeing his master being so relaxed, he gradually relaxed and said, "Master, I know a small shop that sells delicious fish balls."

Ji Qian handed him the snack in his hand, motioned him to try it, and said, "Apprentice, lead the way."

The two of them were like ordinary tourists in Pingjiang Prefecture. They ate, drank and wandered around for a whole day. When it got dark, they sat down in front of a tea stand. Ji Qian ordered a pot of tea and said, "How is it? Are you happy?"

Su Feng nodded and said with a smile: "I am very happy, thank you Master."

Ji Qian raised his hand and patted his shoulder. Looking at the pedestrians passing by the tea stall from time to time, he said, "Disciple, you must remember that every year from now on will be like this day."

The system watched all this in its sea of ​​consciousness and touched its fat chin. It always thought that the host was a very serious and thick-skinned person. But was he naturally seductive without realizing it?

Su Feng hummed. He sat next to Ji Qian and looked at Ji Qian's profile. He felt that his mood had never been so calm. The irritability and anxiety in his heart disappeared without a trace at this moment.

"Who are you? Big Brother?!" A loud shout of disbelief suddenly rang out, and a big man in cloth clothes walked quickly into the tea shed. He walked closer and saw that Su Feng looked only in his twenties, so he knew he had recognized the wrong person. He just said, "They look too much alike?! Too much alike!"

Ji Qian looked at Su Feng. From the big man's reaction, it was obvious that he recognized Su Feng, but he didn't know how Su Feng should react.

Su Feng's body stiffened. He naturally recognized the big man. This was his brother. When they were young, they had begged for food and escorted convoys together. Because Zhang Tiezhu was honest, he entrusted his mother and younger sister to Zhang Tiezhu's care. Before he could react, the big man hurriedly bowed and said, "Hey, little brother, I recognized the wrong person. Don't blame me."

"Zhu Zi, you didn't recognize the wrong person." Su Feng clenched his hands, then loosened them. When the big man was about to leave, he finally called out to Zhang Tiezhu.

Zhang Tiezhu's eyes widened immediately, and he said incoherently: "You...brother...?? Little brother...stop joking..."

Su Feng stood up and said, "Zhang Tiezhu, when you were a kid, you often went begging with me. Because you stole pears with me, you were chased by two big dogs for more than ten miles. Is that true or not?"

"This...this!!" Zhang Tiezhu had no doubts when he heard Su Feng talking about his childhood. His eyes were red as he said, "Brother, where have you been? Why haven't you been heard from for more than 20 years?"

Su Feng lowered his head and took a breath. There was no way to avoid the matter after all, so he could only face it. He said, "We'll talk about this later. I ask you to take care of my mother and little sister. I wonder if they are okay?"

Zhang Tiezhu wiped his eyes and said, "It's all good, big brother, you left so much silver, it's enough for us." He looked at Ji Qian beside him and asked, "Did this young man come back with you, big brother?"

Su Feng said, "This is my master." He then introduced him to Ji Qian, saying, "Master, this is my brother, Zhang Tiezhu."

When Zhang Tiezhu heard that this young man was his eldest brother's master, his mouth opened wide and he was speechless for a long time.

Su Feng said: "Zhu Zi, go back to your home first, I will talk to you later."

Zhang Tiezhu nodded repeatedly, and took Sufeng and Jiqian around in circles until they stopped at a small courtyard in Tianshui Street in the west of the city. Zhang Tiezhu went forward, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Que'er, I'm back!"

When Su Feng heard this, he frowned and heard someone respond from inside. Although he had not heard this voice for more than 20 years, he still recognized it immediately. It was the voice of his younger sister, and he couldn't help but look at Zhang Tiezhu.

The door creaked open, and a woman in her thirties opened it. When she saw Zhang Tiezhu outside, she smiled warmly and said, "Brother Zhang, you're back so early today."

Zhang Tiezhu quickly stepped aside to let the woman see Su Feng behind him, and said, "Que'er, look who's back?"

Zhang Que'er looked closely and saw that the man in blue and white clothes was very tall. She looked up and was shocked. Is this her elder brother? ! Why is he so young? ! She called out hesitantly: "Big...Brother?"

"It's me, Que'er." Su Feng walked forward and looked carefully at Zhang Que'er who had her hair in a woman's bun. When he left home, Que'er was only fourteen years old, but now, she has become a married woman.

Zhang Que'er heard him speak, and it was the elder brother she was familiar with in her memory. She hugged Su Feng tightly and cried, "Brother, how could you bear not to come home for more than 20 years!"

When Su Feng heard this, his instinct froze. He didn't know how to respond, so he just hugged Que'er tightly.

Ji Qian said, "It's not convenient to talk at the door, let's go inside and talk." There was such a loud noise in front of the door, he was afraid that the neighbors would hear it, and it would be bad if they gossiped about it in a few days.

Zhang Que'er then noticed that there was someone behind Su Feng, but he didn't say anything just now, as if there was no such person at all. She wiped her tears and said quickly, "Let's go into the house and talk first. I'll go call mother."

Su Feng wanted to stop her, but Zhang Que'er had already rushed in. In fact, he had thousands of ways to stop her, but he really couldn't do anything.

Zhang Tiezhu followed Zhang Que'er into the house. After a while, the candles in the house became brighter and there was a noise. Su Feng felt his hands and feet going numb, as if he had been hit by some kind of magic. His hands and feet were weak and his breathing was unusually rapid.

Ji Qian glanced at Su Feng, reached out and patted him gently, signaling him to calm down, and said, "Disciple, I'm here."

Su Feng grabbed Ji Qian's hand, held it tightly, and said, "Master, I...I want to leave..."

"Unfilial son, why don't you come in?! Do you still need me to invite you?!"

A loud shout was heard from inside the house. Ji Qian didn't know what Su Feng thought when he heard it, but he felt very unhappy.

Su Feng felt that he was having difficulty breathing. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He remembered what his master said, that people should seek their true selves. He also remembered the agreement he made with his master, that he would achieve a top-grade golden elixir and then go find his master.

A few more candles were lit in the room, illuminating the small room. There was an altar on the table, and an old lady with a serious and miserable face was sitting on a chair. She was holding a cane in her hand, looking quite majestic, and she was a person who was used to giving orders.

As soon as Su Feng entered the house, the old lady stomped her cane and said, "Unfilial son, why don't you kneel down!"

Zhang Tiezhu and Zhang Que'er were watching from the side with anxious looks on their faces. They wanted to speak up and help, but they dared not to because of the old lady's authority.

Su Feng knelt in front of the table. He looked at the tablet on the table, then looked at his mother. He felt as if everything had changed, yet it seemed nothing had changed. He said, "Mother."

The old lady scolded, “You still remember to come back?! Did you abandon us mother and daughter to make us beg for food?! You unfilial beast!” She took the cane and tried to hit Su Feng, but for some reason, the cane suddenly became a thousand pounds heavy and she couldn’t move it at all. So she scolded again, “What do you mean you don’t want to listen to me anymore?! You want to find some immortal! Do you want me to die, beast?!”

Su Feng knelt and listened to the old lady scolding him, his mind a little scattered. He had been expecting that his mother's attitude towards him would be softened because she hadn't seen him for more than 20 years. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, and now he found that his mother was still the same mother.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the old lady asked, "Why did you come back now? Aren't you going to look for your immortal?!" She then said, "Look at yourself now. Will the immortal want you?"

"Who said don't want it anymore?" Ji Qian didn't say anything just now. He wanted to see what kind of person Su Feng's mother was. She had caused Su Feng to have psychological disorders. Now that he saw her, he felt that if he had known this would happen, he would rather not have seen her.

As soon as he spoke, everyone except Su Feng realized that there was someone standing in the room, and he might have been watching here for a long time. They were all shocked.

Ji Qian said: "Su Feng is my disciple, he is very good, I am very satisfied with him."

The old lady looked carefully. The man who was speaking was about twenty years old. He was wearing a white robe, a white gauze dress, and a white fur coat that looked like clouds and mist. He stood there and looked at her calmly, as if he had seen through her completely, which made her feel timid for no reason.

She coughed and asked in a timid tone, "Who are you? I am teaching this unfilial son a lesson, how can I allow you to interrupt me?"

Ji Qian couldn't help but smile and said, "Su Feng is my disciple. It is said that a teacher is a father for life. Do you think I have the right to interrupt?" He paused and said, "When I first met him, he wanted to bring his noodle soup to you, his mother. How could that be unfilial as you said?"

When the old lady heard this, she sneered and said, "Where did you come from, you charlatan? You are pretending to be so big in front of me."

Su Feng was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Mother, Master is not a charlatan."

After hearing him finally speak, the old lady scolded him, "You unfilial son, you don't even want to call yourself by your full name. You changed it to Sufeng! You want to forget your ancestors and make me too ashamed to see your father in the underworld! You also teamed up with this charlatan to deceive your mother!"

Su Feng opened his mouth, smiled bitterly, and said, "Mother, I remember you were not like this before."

The old lady sneered and said, "Isn't it you, the unfilial son, who forced me into this state?!"

Ji Qian didn't want to listen anymore. This old lady was totally unreasonable and didn't care about right or wrong. In short, his apprentice Su Feng was wrong and she was right. She was a typical egoist.

Su Feng took a deep breath, raised his eyes, looked directly at his mother, and said, "Mother, I've said it before, I don't want to do what you said, to take the imperial examination, to become famous, this is not what I want." He clenched his fists and said, "I just want to live with you and my little sister as we did when our father was alive."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, snorted coldly, and said, "If your father were still alive, he would definitely agree with my approach."

Su Feng lowered his head in disappointment. He didn't know how to make his mother understand his feelings. He just felt that his expectations for his mother were completely extinguished.

When the old lady was stunned, Ji Qian noticed that her soul actually had a tiny fluctuation. Her eyes seemed to be clear for a moment, and at that moment she revealed unspeakable sadness and pain.

Ji Qian felt something was wrong and asked in his sea of ​​consciousness: "System, is there any method in this world that can control other people's souls?"

The system touched its head and said, "There are such techniques. Some of them are to separate a wisp of divine consciousness, take the opportunity to possess a certain person, slowly control the soul of the possessed person, and then devour and replace them. Some of them are to separate a wisp of divine soul, enter the target person's sea of ​​consciousness, pretend to be a senior to instruct them, and slowly devour them."

Ji Qian said: "I'm afraid that Su Feng's mother was devoured."

The system finally reacted and said in surprise: "How is this possible?!" It quickly said: "Host, I have a spell to distinguish it, please take a look!"

Ji Qian immediately opened his backpack and found a book underneath. He used his spiritual sense to check and quickly imprinted the spell into his mind. A mirror appeared in his hand and he gently brushed the spell across the mirror. Two figures appeared in the mirror, one of them secretly shedding tears and the other one with a distorted shape like a reptile.

After getting the answer, Ji Qian didn't want to stay long. Seeing Su Feng still kneeling in a daze, he picked him up. Seeing this, the old lady wanted to stand up and pounce on him, but Ji Qian just shook his sleeves and her anger disappeared into the air.