My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty
Chapter 202: No Need for Title

Chapter 202: Chapter 202: No Need for Title

Tang Chuxia almost didn’t catch her breath.

She hadn’t expected Gu Beihuai would admit it so directly.

Although their interactions before had led Tang Chuxia to think that Gu Beihuai simply had no feelings for her, his sudden move... well, it just threw her off balance.

"Are you kidding me?"

Tang Chuxia probed tentatively.

Gu Beihuai sneered before dropping a line, "Tang Chuxia, do you not have a heart?"

Tang Chuxia: ...

How could that be.

If someone who had always disliked her suddenly fell for her, who wouldn’t doubt it just a little?

Tang Chuxia was a normal person, after all. How could she have known that Gu Beihuai would leave?

He really had stormed off in a huff.

Tang Chuxia rubbed her chin: "What a tsundere! Sister won’t go coaxing you!"

As expected, she turned around and went home. Compared to pleasing Gu Beihuai, she was now more eager to find out if the person Lin Qingchen had brought back was the old Taoist.

As soon as she entered the house, Tang Chuxia saw Lin Qingchen and the old Taoist next to him.

She had thought he’d be an exiled immortal with an ethereal aura, especially with Lin Qingchen – a manly immortal who seemed untouched by the mundane world – present there, wouldn’t one think that people from his sect had a similar presence?

But what did she see?

The Taoist robe on him was so worn that its original color was indiscernible, his hair was a mess tied with a hemp rope, and the duster he held in his hand had only a few bristles left.

Not to even mention his attire and looks, just take the old Taoist who had a chicken leg in his left hand and a duck leg in his right, feasting merrily.

After Tang Chuxia entered the door, she was immobilized.

Lin Qingchen saw her and stood up to greet her.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Qingchen chuckled, "You didn’t expect this, did you?"

Tang Chuxia nodded vigorously.

This old Taoist had the vibe of Ji Gong, but he was different from the venerated Ji Gong.

After all, Ji Gong was a monk, while this man was a Taoist who worshiped the Grandmaster; Ji Gong was considered a living Buddha.

Lin Qingchen gestured her towards the old Taoist: "Uncle Master, please take a break and check on Xiaxia’s condition!"

The old Taoist nibbled on the chicken leg, brushed aside his overgrown eyebrows, and examined Tang Chuxia from top to bottom, "Your life won’t be long!"

Lin Qingchen was barely able to maintain his composure, while Madam Tang’s face turned pale, and Father Tang was at a loss for words.

Tang Jianbing exclaimed, "Nonsense!"

The old Taoist continued munching on his chicken leg.

"What? Doubting poor Daoist?"

Lin Qingchen quickly restrained Tang Jianbing who was about to erupt, "Don’t be hasty, Uncle Master isn’t one to speak carelessly, let’s hear what Uncle Master has to say."

The old Taoist snorted: "You rascal, don’t bother explaining, I have nothing to explain. This girl’s life is short, it’s her fate!"

Tang Chuxia took a seat next to the old man: "Half a year left? Let me calculate the time, is it the fifth day of the fifth lunar month?"

The old Taoist’s chicken leg halted mid-bite, he tossed aside the chicken and duck legs, wiped his greasy hands on his robe and brushed his long white eyebrows, then he looked at Tang Chuxia with a serious gaze.

"Little girl, which sect do you follow? Who’s the esteemed disciple?"

Tang Chuxia burst out laughing.

"Disciple of the Xuan Sect’s 108th generation Grandmaster!"

The old Taoist huffily flicked his white eyebrows, "Little girl, you speak nonsense, our Xuan Sect has only had 106 generations, where did the 108th come from?"

Tang Chuxia laughed even harder: "I have it reserved!"

The old Taoist finally realized, Tang Chuxia was pulling his leg!

He told Madam Tang, "All of you are blinded, not seeing the truth, not like this little girl!"

Madam Tang looked even more frightened, grabbing Tang Chuxia’s hand, "What nonsense are you talking about? What fifth day of the fifth lunar month? What death? What exactly are you saying?"

Tang Chuxia patted the back of Madam Tang’s hand, telling her to relax a bit.

Actually, Tang Chuxia had long since suspected that the original host’s fate was not unconnected to her transmigration into this book.

She hadn’t taken the old Taoist’s words, nor those uttered by that bald monk earlier, as nonsense.

And now, this seemed to confirm it.

"Alright, just spit it out, and stop scaring my mom!"

The old Taoist pointed at the cleaned chicken leg: "Ten of them!"

Tang Chuxia looked towards Lin Qingchen, who felt somewhat embarrassed, but since it was his Taoist uncle who said it, he couldn’t just ignore it.

He could only cover his face and whisper, "Uncle Master loves chicken legs the most!"

Tang Chuxia nodded, "Okay, just ten chicken legs, I’ll go buy them at the meat factory for you tomorrow!"

The old Taoist waved his hand: "You can’t buy those at the meat factory, just get me ten roosters tomorrow!"

Tang Chuxia was speechless.

Did he think she couldn’t do the math? Or that she lacked common sense?

A chicken has two legs, right?

But she couldn’t stand to see Madam Tang get scared, so she only had the option of letting the old Taoist lay out the details.

"Fine, as long as you’re not afraid of overeating, I can do it!"

The old Taoist waved his hand carelessly: "Just ten chickens, no big deal!"

Tang Chuxia indicated that she agreed to the condition and signaled for him to get on with it.

Having received the promise he desired, the old Taoist finally got down to business.

He flicked the duster, now barely having any feathers left, pinched his fingers like forming a lotus, and cleared his throat with a seriousness that actually seemed quite legit.

"Lady benefactor, there’s no need to be alarmed. This young lady’s life might have been destined for early death, but it has been dissolved. There’s no need to worry!"

Madam Tang slumped into the chair.

She had a special trust in the old Taoist because if it hadn’t been for him showing up back then, Tang Chuxia probably wouldn’t have survived.

Father Tang was still skeptical, but the old Taoist’s next comment made him completely give up his doubts.

"The divine power in the young lady’s body can’t be suppressed anymore, right?"

Father Tang’s face also showed concern.

The old Taoist turned to look at Tang Chuxia: "Since you know your own time of death and have resolved it, then you should understand the price paid!"

Tang Chuxia nodded, guessing somewhat.

"Using divine power means consuming my body’s energy. If I overuse it, my life is at risk!"

This was Tang Chuxia’s conclusion, combined with her own physical condition and the situation with her Golden Finger.

The old Taoist nodded, affirming Tang Chuxia’s statement.

Madam Tang grew anxious again.

She previously thought her daughter’s return of divine power had helped so many people, and that she fainted only because she was frail, without realizing it was because of the divine power.

"But there’s a way, you must have found it. You should get married as soon as possible!"

After the old Taoist finished speaking, he suddenly dropped his serious façade and lewdly suggested, "Young lady, if you don’t want to get married, sleeping with a few boys isn’t bad either. My disciple nephew here isn’t a bad choice. Don’t be fooled by his appearance of an exiled immortal; he’s actually still a virgin. With a little training, he’ll surely leave you wanting more!"

Tang Chuxia: ...

Lin Qingchen’s face turned beet red.

Madam Tang was also rendered helpless by the old Taoist’s impropriety.

"Doesn’t Xiaxia have something going on with Huai?"

Tang Jianbing chimed in.

The old Taoist waved his hand: "It doesn’t matter, my disciple nephew here doesn’t need any status, he’s up for a casual fling, and if you can have a child, even better!"

Tang Chuxia saw Lin Qingchen’s face was so red it was as if steam was about to pour out, and promptly sped away with the old Taoist in tow.

As the old Taoist was whisked away, he still shouted back at Tang Chuxia: "My chicken legs!!!"