"You don't necessarily have to study abroad to know the outside world."
Bai Ye shook his head; in his previous life and now, he had always lived on this land.
"Bai Leader, then how did you learn about it?"
Wencai was a bit anxious.
He wanted to have something to talk about with Ren Tingting, but he was a country bumpkin, and she was a young lady, and so beautiful. If only she could marry him.
He decided to learn from Bai Ye, so he could have common topics with Ren Tingting later.
Ren Tingting, on the side, also looked at Bai Ye with curious eyes.
"Wencai, how about I send you to study abroad?"
Uncle Jiu turned his head, smiling, to look at Wencai. This disciple was more concerned about this than his own cultivation.
"Really, Master?"
Wencai looked at Uncle Jiu with anticipation. Originally, he hadn't expected to go out, but now he wanted to see the outside world, and then when he came back, he might have common topics with Ren Tingting.
"What do you think?"
Uncle Jiu's face immediately changed. He was speaking sarcastically, yet he shamelessly asked if it was possible?
Was his skin itching again?
"Then I won't go."
Wencai's face fell. Seeing Uncle Jiu's expression, he didn't dare to bring up the matter again.
Ren Tingting, on the side, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. But in Wencai's eyes, he began to wonder if Ren Tingting had feelings for him, as she had smiled at him.
"This simp."
Bai Ye looked at Wencai strangely. Bai Ye would not be convinced if he wasn't included among the four great simps, even though those other simps were also quite extraordinary.
The farce didn't last long, and Ren Master began discussing the reburial with Uncle Jiu.
His father had told him before he died that when the time came, the coffin should be exhumed and reburied. In recent years, their family business had been getting worse and worse, so Ren Master also wanted to exhume and rebury the coffin to improve their family's feng shui.
"Ren Master, it's better to stay put than to move. I think you should reconsider the matter of exhuming and reburying the coffin."
Uncle Jiu didn't really support the reburial. For such matters, when someone is buried well, it's naturally better to stay put than to move.
Saying this, he also gestured to Bai Ye with his eyes, hoping Bai Ye would help persuade him.
"Indeed, but it mainly depends on what Ren Master thinks."
Bai Ye lightly coughed. Feeling Uncle Jiu's gaze, he also felt a bit helpless. How was it related to him again?
It was obvious that Ren Master had already made up his mind to rebury, and trying to persuade him now was clearly futile.
"Father, why rebury? Is there something wrong with Grandpa's tomb?"
Speaking of which, aren't you going to buy rouge and powder?
Ren Tingting was still here. Logically, she should have gone to buy rouge and powder already.
"Tingting, you don't need to worry about this." Ren Master waved his hand, somewhat exhausted, then looked at Uncle Jiu and said, "Uncle Jiu, I'll leave this matter to you. Huang Baiwan has some business to discuss with me, so I'll be leaving first."
"Alright then!"
Uncle Jiu opened his mouth, but the words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak them out.
Although he really wanted to persuade Ren Master to drop the idea, since Ren Master had already made up his mind, he was powerless.
"Dao Brother, actually, for such matters, it's best to respect the wishes of the person involved. It's like we know this isn't good, but there's nothing we can do. As long as the details are handled well, there won't be so many problems."
"No, I forgot to discuss the price."
Uncle Jiu stammered for a long time, finally blurting out this sentence.
He had forgotten to talk about money with Ren Master. Ren Master had just left, and he hadn't even settled the price!
Of course, he knew what Bai Ye was saying. He didn't approve, but since the person had already made up their mind to do it, could he really stop them?
"Why is reburial bad? Isn't this superstition?"
Ren Tingting leaned closer to Bai Ye and asked curiously. Having received a Western education, she naturally didn't approve of the Daoist ways. In her opinion, it was just swindling.
Originally, when she learned that her father and Uncle Jiu were discussing such matters, she actually didn't want to come over.
However, she later thought that she would just greet her father, and then go buy rouge and powder, so she wouldn't stay here for too long.
But because of Bai Ye's performance just now, Ren Tingting was somewhat curious, so she temporarily suppressed that hint of discomfort in her heart.
And she actually felt a bit sorry for Bai Ye.
It was clear from Bai Ye's appearance that he should have received a modern education, so why would he think of becoming a Daoist priest?
Wasn't this a pure waste?
"This is not superstition, Miss Ren, let me tell you, we…"
"Don't say anymore, I'm not interested in this!"
Wencai, oh Wencai.
All the laughter for today has been monopolized by you.
Wencai originally wanted to explain to Ren Tingting that this kind of thing wasn't superstition, but before he could even finish his sentence, Ren Tingting directly stated that she wasn't interested in such matters.
"Reburial is like moving house. You've lived in a place for a long time, and suddenly someone comes to help you move. Do you think that's good?"
"No."
Ren Tingting shook her head, thinking it seemed to make sense. Although her grandfather was already dead, speaking of it, he had indeed lived in that land for so long, and moving him directly might indeed not be very good.
"As for superstition, it depends on whether people are willing to believe it. Just like people in the past also believed that the sky was round and the earth was square, didn't they?"
Even in the era before Bai Ye's transmigration, some people still believed in the flat earth theory.
"Your eloquence is a bit wasted on being a Daoist priest."
"Being a Daoist priest is also a profession, there's no waste or not. And I think being a Daoist priest is quite good."
Bai Ye was quite satisfied with his identity.
At least in chaotic times, ordinary people are the most likely to die, not only facing warlords but also various demons and ghosts.
"Master, didn't Miss Ren say she wasn't interested in these things?"
"Let's go, you fool!"
Uncle Jiu glared at Wencai, feeling a bit helpless. Was she not interested in these things? She was clearly not interested in you!
If you were as handsome as Bai Ye, then maybe she would be willing to talk to you more.
Thinking of this, Uncle Jiu couldn't help but recall his younger days, when even passing dogs would take a second look at him. Sure enough, this was a common problem for handsome men!
"Miss Ren, I'll be leaving now."
"Okay, let's chat again when you have time. Oh, and I'll mention that matter to my father."
After bidding farewell to Bai Ye, Ren Tingting told Uncle Jiu that she would indeed mention the unnegotiated price to Ren Master.
At the same time, it seemed she would have to wait until next time to buy rouge and powder.
"Thank you, Miss Ren. I will choose a suitable day for the reburial later."
Uncle Jiu looked at Ren Tingting gratefully. He had clearly felt that Ren Tingting was not fond of them because of Wencai.
It seemed it was also because of Wencai's impoliteness. Ren Tingting was indeed a very sensible girl without a young lady's temper.
After the four separated, Wencai looked at Bai Ye nervously and asked, "Bai Leader, you wouldn't happen to like Miss Ren, would you?"
Although Wencai was a bit simple-minded, it didn't mean he couldn't see that Ren Tingting clearly had a hint of interest in Bai Ye.
Looking at Bai Ye's handsome face, and his humorous and charming way of speaking that attracted girls, along with his extensive knowledge, Wencai felt that if he were to compete with Bai Ye, he wouldn't have much of an advantage.
"I've taken a liking to her."
"Ah!?"
Not only Wencai, but even Uncle Jiu looked at Bai Ye with surprise.
No way?!
Bai Ye, are you serious?
"The 'taken a liking' I mentioned isn't the kind of liking for a romantic interest. I want to take her as a disciple. I observed her just now, and she is very suitable for cultivating the Dao."
Her primordial yin was intact, and her physique seemed good. He could try to have her cultivate with him.
The Shenxiao Sect only had him left, so he had to recruit some disciples to expand the sect.
"Indeed, she's a good seedling!"
Uncle Jiu nodded knowingly. If that was the case, everything made sense.
"Master, since Miss Ren is a good seedling, why don't you take her in?"
Wencai was anxious.
If Ren Tingting followed Bai Ye, wouldn't it be difficult for him to see her again in the future?
Moreover, from another perspective, if his master could take Ren Tingting as a disciple, wouldn't he be able to see her every day? And later, perhaps he could use this to see if he could truly marry Ren Tingting and reach the pinnacle of his life!
"Are you an idiot? How can I take her as a disciple in my environment?!!"
Uncle Jiu directly raised his left hand and knocked Wencai on the head, almost dying of anger.
In his environment, even if he were to take disciples, he would only recruit male disciples.
Firstly, his place was Yi Village, a place where corpses were stored. Would he really let a girl live there?
Secondly, only men lived there, and he also had to live in the town. If Ren Tingting lived with him, it would inevitably cause gossip among the townspeople. Even if he didn't care, he would have to care about Ren Tingting's reputation, right?
Moreover, Ren Master wouldn't agree, so these conditions simply didn't hold up.
On the other hand, Bai Ye's situation was different. Bai Ye wasn't in this town. If Ren Tingting was willing to go with him, that would also be a good choice. Cultivating in the mountains in chaotic times was better than staying here.
And the Shenxiao Sect only had Bai Ye left. Was he going to snatch disciples from Bai Ye?
"Alright."
Wencai felt even worse.
After hearing Uncle Jiu's explanation, Bai Ye finally understood why Uncle Jiu didn't take Ren Tingting as a disciple in the later part of the movie.
Considering this point, it did seem to be the case. Moreover, it wasn't that Uncle Jiu's disciples lacked talent; Qiusheng's talent was good, but Qiusheng simply didn't put his heart into it.
And Ren Tingting, upon contact, could also tell that perhaps she didn't have the heart for cultivation. At that time, her father had died, and the family's business also needed her to manage it, so she naturally couldn't cultivate.
Moreover, she probably wouldn't be very good at cultivating. If she lived in Yi Village, it would be bad for her reputation, but if she came and went every day like Qiusheng, then as a woman, she would be much more in danger than Qiusheng.
"Fellow Daoist, but from her appearance just now, she doesn't seem very interested in cultivation, does she?"
"She's just not interested now. I'll make her interested."
"This?! It wouldn't be a honey trap, would it, Fellow Daoist?"
"Dao Brother, what kind of person do you take me for! When has my Shenxiao Sect ever needed to use such tricks to recruit disciples?!!"
Bai Ye stared wide-eyed at Uncle Jiu in disbelief, clearly not expecting such a remark to come from Uncle Jiu's mouth.
So, in Uncle Jiu's mind, he was actually such a person, huh?
"Cough, Fellow Daoist, what are we eating today? I'll go buy it."
Uncle Jiu was so embarrassed he couldn't help himself. How did he lose control and blurt that out?
"No need, I'll treat Dao Brother today."
"How can I accept that, Fellow Daoist?!"
"It's fine, I just happen to have some."
Saying that, Bai Ye first threw out Big Yellow and Little Black from his sleeve.
Then, he also took out a jar of Monkey Wine from the Demon World and some Sea Kings meat from the Pirate World from his sleeve.
"What kind of meat is this?"
Uncle Jiu looked at the piece of meat in front of him with surprise. It was something he had never seen before.
Although he was a bit greedy, Uncle Jiu still wanted to clarify what kind of meat it was. After all, cultivators had four things they couldn't eat.
"Fish meat."
"Such a big fish? Bai Leader, where on earth did this come from?"
Wencai asked curiously, never having seen such a large piece of fish meat. Swallowing his saliva, Wencai was utterly drooling.
"Fish from the sea, and some other meats. I'll take them out when we get back. You might need to help me prepare them later."
"Leave it to me!"
Wencai patted his chest and guaranteed. Although he wasn't good at other things, he had always cooked at Yi Village, and he was quite good at cooking, so he naturally had some confidence in that.
He stayed at Uncle Jiu's Yi Village for three days. During this time, Uncle Jiu went out once to discuss the date of the reburial with Ren Master.
On that day, Uncle Jiu put on his yellow Daoist robe, had Wencai and the other disciple carry the necessary items, and hurried to the cemetery in the back mountain.
"It seems there's a Dong Xiaoyu."
Bai Ye passed by a tombstone and subconsciously glanced at it. He had almost forgotten about her before. Speaking of which, although this female ghost was pitiful, he should still have sent her to the afterlife.
Staying in the world would also be a disaster.
"Bai Taoist, we meet again."
Ren Tingting greeted Bai Ye enthusiastically when she saw him. After returning to Ren Family Town, everyone she met here made her feel out of place, and even in the county town, she had never met someone as knowledgeable and talented as Bai Ye.
Even though he was a Daoist priest, she was bored these days, and seeing Bai Ye, she wanted to chat with him to relieve her boredom.
"Hey, hey, hey, who are you? You look like a human but act like a dog. Are you trying to seduce my cousin and seize my aunt's family property?!!!"
Awei, the captain of the Security Team, looked at Bai Ye unhappily. His cousin was so enthusiastic towards this pretty boy, that wouldn't do!