Master Jingxu's face was full of disappointment.
She had promised to stand up for her disciple and protect the reputation of the Five Elders Temple, but before she could even scold a few words, her disciple had already defected!
Master Jingxu glared with furrowed brows and said, "You, you just spoil him. Wait until the day he really steps all over you, then see if I won't discipline you!"
It was no wonder the old Master Jingxu was angry. Back then, her disciple Zichen had defended Hu Baosong like this. Later, when Zichen faced three calamities, knowing she couldn't survive, she severed ties with Hu Baosong without considering herself.
As a result, Hu Baosong actually left for a year and never returned.
Daoist Yizhen was Zichen's own flesh and blood. After Zichen transformed into a celestial being, Master Jingxu took Yizhen in as her disciple, acting both as a grandmother and mother, fulfilling her responsibilities as a mentor.
From the bottom of her heart, the old Master Jingxu didn't want Yizhen to follow Zichen's old path, but unexpectedly, Xu Qing appeared halfway.
The key is, this Mr. Xu is an old friend of Hu Baosong.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together.
In Master Jingxu's eyes, Xu Qing has already become a person as notorious as Hu Baosong.
However, Mr. Xu always remained calm and collected. As Daoist Yizhen entered the world to cultivate, she forged bonds with Bai Qiuyu and Xu Qing, resembling a long journey of mutual companionship and support, much like his relationship with Xuan Yu.
Years have passed, and Daoist Yizhen has transformed into an old Taoist priestess. In the future, if she wishes to continue deeply cultivating here, changing identities is an essential process.
With Qingya and Yao Guang, Xu Qing has already prepared identities for himself and his senior sister Yizhen, so when their time comes, they can seamlessly become Xuya and Xu Yao.
Besides Daoist Yizhen, Xu Qing also made detailed future identity plans for other immortals and galloping immortal disciples of the Immortal Hall.
Once the time is ripe, his Underground Street funeral business can re-emerge anew...
Xu Qing is solely focused on his funeral business. As for Master Jingxu's little schemes, career-driven Mr. Xu doesn't take them seriously at all!
"Are these the grandchildren of the junior apprentice brother? Such beautiful children!"
Qingya and Yao Guang dared not move, feeling surrounded by predators.
Bai Qiuyu enjoyed the spectacle, saying, "This Taoist aunt is your grandmother, aren't you going to call her granny!"
"..."
Seeing Master Jingxu's raised brows and glaring eyes, about to scold, what they heard next was the fortune-telling fox calling out: "And this elder Temple Master is your great-grandmother, you should call her great-granny in the future!"
Facing imminent predators, the two golden koi obediently called out grandmother and great-grandmother as instructed, causing Master Jingxu to blush with embarrassment, and Daoist Yizhen to be equally flummoxed.
How did a person who had renounced the secular world suddenly become part of the elder family?
The culprit Xu Qing was gleefully watching from the side, feeling an unprecedented sense of family in a funeral shop devoid of normal humans.
In just a few days, Qingya and Yao Guang gathered quite a few treasures. At first, Xu Qing didn't think much of it, assuming they were mere tokens, parting gifts for the children.
But when the immortals of Cat Immortal Hall and galloping immortal disciples began finding money or being sought out for various incense offerings, Xu Qing finally noticed something different.
The feng shui of Cat Immortal Hall and the funeral door seemed to have gotten better!
Xu Qing suddenly remembered the words of Cyan Dragon Divine Monarch.
The dragon told him that golden koi symbolized luck, capable of channeling dragon fortune through nine prefectures, reporting tributes to Three Officials, a true celestial sign of blessings.
Such spiritual beings are only attainable by those with great merits and sincerity.
The path of immortality is elusive, with unpredictable fortunes; the heavenly laws are manifest, where only retribution is certain.
Xu Qing thrice rescued the golden koi, meeting the sincerity requirement, as for great merit...
In this world, whose incense merit is greater than his?
According to Cyan Dragon Divine Monarch, Qingya and Yao Guang's willing companionship already constituted the greatest repayment after three tribulations.
Xu Qing pondered for a moment and suddenly summoned the two golden koi children to his side.
"Qingya, Yao Guang, since you two have decided to follow my teachings, you are considered my disciples. I will give you new Taoist names."
Qingya and Yao Guang were names given by Cyan Dragon Divine Monarch to the two golden koi, lacking 'sect names.' Upon hearing Xu Qing wanted to award them names, the two children were elated.
"From now on, Qingya will be called Hexin, and Yao Guang will be called Ruyi, which fits your nature of bringing fortune and welcoming luck."
Xu Qing's plan was very straightforward and simple.
The funeral door already had two divine cranes for greeting and escorting, and golden koi symbolizing luck were clearly better suited for Bao Sheng Temple as his attendant children.
For deities, their names shouldn't be hard to pronounce; they should fit the temple system and be down-to-earth, making them easier to spread and increase the temple's influence.
Xu Qing thought it over, deciding on Hexin and Ruyi to give the faithful of Bao Sheng Temple a lucky charm.
"Thank you for the names, benefactor..."
Two childish voices rang out, and Xu Qing smiled: "No need to call me benefactor, just call me Sir in the future."
In the following days, Xu Qing took the two children to Bao Sheng Temple on Purple Cloud Mountain, officially registering Child Hexin and Maiden Ruyi into the temple records, while the idle Qishan Clan was recruited by Xu Qing to help guide the two children to adapt to temple affairs.
Xu Qing felt no guilt for using the child labor. These two golden koi seemed youthful, yet had actually lived hundreds of years; golden koi, including all dragon types, mature mentally quite late.