Chen Chaoran recovered from his illness, but Zhou Ying died inexplicably. It was originally a good thing, as he no longer had to worry about his master's soul being swallowed.
But Xiaocui and Zhao Ke always felt something was wrong.
The master seems to have changed, his temperament has become completely different from before.
Before he fell ill, Chen Chaoran was very dedicated to the work of the Tianshi Mansion. The more dangerous the matter, the more he had to do it personally. He also loved the Tianshi below and was able to accept different opinions and plans.
However, after falling ill, Chen Chaoran's temperament changed drastically and he acted headstrongly. He no longer went on missions himself, and even ordered the Celestial Masters under him as his own servants.
However, within half a year, even the three elders who had known Chen Chaoran had some criticisms of Chen Chaoran.
After half a year of this, Chen Chaoran seemed to be tired of the busy work of Tianshi Mansion, so he directly left most of the affairs of Tianshi Mansion to the three elders and started working from home.
If it were just these changes, it might be explained by Chen Chaoran's tiredness after working for the Tianshi Mansion for most of his life.
But what cannot be explained is his attitude towards Xiao Cui.
Xiaocui was his apprentice since he was a child. In private, his relationship with her was even more affectionate than that of his own children.
After Chen Chaoran recovered from his serious illness, he suddenly became alienated from Xiao Cui, as if Xiao Cui was really just an ordinary servant and not his apprentice.
Several times, Chen Chaoran and Zhao Ke were discussing matters in the Tianshi Mansion in the study. Xiaocui went in with tea, but before he could say a word about Master, Chen Chaoran drove him out with a cold face.
At first Xiaocui felt aggrieved and confused, until one day, Chen Chaoran said to Xiaocui: "Your godmother seems to have a cold. Go and make her a bowl of ginger soup and send it to her room."
This was a very common statement, but to Xiao Cui's ears it was like a bolt from the blue.
Zhou Ying didn't know that Xiaocui was Chen Chaoran's apprentice, but Chen Chaoran also didn't know that Chen Jiayu recognized Xiaocui as his daughter.
Chen Chaoran said very naturally that Chen Jiayu was Xiao Cui's godmother, but seemed to have completely forgotten that Xiao Cui was his apprentice.
That night, Xiaocui secretly found Zhao Ke and expressed her innermost doubts.
Regarding the most terrifying possibility, neither of them said anything, because Chen Chaoran seemed to be the same Chen Chaoran as before, but they couldn't figure out why this happened. Could it be that the Zhou family daughter swallowed the soul?
Isn't it as simple as they thought?
The senior sister and brother decided to give Chen Chaoran a try.
The next day, Zhao Ke pretended to be in trouble with Xiaocui, and the two had a quarrel in the garden.
After that, Zhao Ke ran to Chen Chaoran and complained: "Master, that Xiaocui is so annoying. You have kept her for so many years, and you haven't seen her show any respect for you. You know that I am your only apprentice, but you still
Not even an ounce of respect.
Moreover, she looked like she would never grow up, which made me feel terrified when I looked at her. I always felt like she was transformed by a spirit."
Zhao Ke pretended to be angry, but deep down in his heart, he hoped that Chen Chaoran would scold him.
In that case, it means that he and his senior sister are just overthinking.
However, no, Chen Chaoran not only did not scold Zhao Ke for not caring about the relationship between seniors and sisters, but instead comforted him.
"To be honest, I brought that girl back because I felt sorry for her. I didn't expect that she still looks like a child after so many years. Sometimes even I feel disgusted just looking at her.
But after all, she has been in the Chen family for so many years and has never made any mistakes in her work. If she leaves now, people will think that our Chen family has no room for others. You are the master and she is the servant, so don’t be the same as her." Chen Chaoran said.
When Zhao Ke heard what Chen Chaoran said, his heart went cold.
There is indeed something wrong with the master.
Zhao Ke has always been at odds with Xiaocui on the surface, but the relationship between the senior sister and brother is actually very good. Others may not know this, but their master Chen Chaoran does.
And now Zhao Ke and Chen Chaoran are alone in the study, so there is no need to put on a show for others to see.
Zhao Ke thought for a while and then said: "Okay, then I will listen to you and won't be the same as her in the future."
Then he said: "By the way, Master, didn't you ask me to accompany you back to Western Sichuan before? Now that you are in good health, when are we going to set off?"
"Go back to western Sichuan?"
Chen Chaoran was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten about this matter. At that time, I just wanted to go back on impulse. I got sick, and my health was a lot worse. I was too lazy to run around.
We’ll talk about the long journey to western Sichuan later, and I’ll tell you when I’m sure whether I want to go back or not.”
"Well, okay then, we can set off again whenever you want to go back."
Zhao Ke smiled and nodded: "Cousin, I'm going back first. I haven't memorized the formula you taught me before. You can test me again after you have memorized it."
"Go for it!"
Chen Chaoran nodded, "Work hard, you are my disciple. If your abilities are not as good as those ordinary Heavenly Masters in Tianshi Mansion, don't embarrass me. If you have real abilities, I will promise Ruowei to you."
daughter in law."
These words made Zhao Ke stunned again, his heart felt like it was soaked in ice water.
But he still smiled and did not show the turmoil in his heart on his face at all. Only when he turned his back to Chen Chaoran, he gritted his teeth to prevent tears from falling from his eyes.
Not only was Zhao Ke fabricated the matter of returning to western Sichuan to test Chen Chaoran, but also the matter of the magic formula was fabricated by Zhao Ke.
Before Zhao Ke was twenty years old, it was indeed Chen Chaoran who taught him personally, but after he turned twenty, he had learned almost everything that should be taught. Zhao Ke's techniques were basically refined by Xiao Cui's guidance.
It's just because his talent is not as high as that of his master Chen Chaoran, nor is he as naturally spiritual as Xiao Cui, so he has only been moving forward steadily, with nothing particularly outstanding.
This person is no longer his and Xiaocui's master.
If he guessed correctly, this person who seemed to be his master should actually be his master's wife Zhou Ying. At that time, they only knew that Zhou Ying would swallow the master's soul, but they had no idea that the master's wife would swallow the master's soul and then occupy his.
Body.
But this is the only way to explain why the daughter of the Zhou family turned from a useless person to a Taoist master after devouring her husband's soul.
It turns out that everything from the inside to the face has been upgraded.
What Zhou Ying wants is not only Chen Chaoran's soul, but also Chen Chaoran's physical cultivation and Chen Chaoran's status as chief heavenly master.
One of her two daughters died, and the other married Lian Anping against her will. Zhou Ying has now promised to betroth his granddaughter Lian Ruowei to Zhao Ke. The purpose is probably to make Lian Ruowei follow her old path and let the Celestial Master
The position of chief heavenly master of the mansion has always been in the hands of the Zhou family bloodline.
Zhou Ying's father, the previous Chief Celestial Master, should actually be Zhou Ying's mother. This chapter has been completed!