Seeing his pitiful look, Cheng Xiao Xiao pouted indifferently and said,“Well, you should have avoided me when you saw me coming. It wasn’t my fault!”

She ignored the small matter at hand, pushed him aside, and continuedwalked forward.

“XIao XIao, where are you going now?” He had decided to follow heraround all the way!

“None of your business!”

“Let me go with you!”

“Will you still follow me if I say no?”

“Of course!”

“…..”

The two walked out with one following the other. The maids and servantswho witnessed the scene all tried to hide their chuckles.

“Xiao Xiao, I heard that you were the mastermind behind the design ofall these structures and arrangements, was that true?”

“So what if it was?”

“Xiao Xiao is so amazing. The entire feel of the Cheng’s is so uniqueand full of character. It’s refined and elegant, I like it a lot!”

“Hrumph, why does it feel like you like just about anything andeverything?”

“I like everything that has to do with Xiao Xiao!”

“……”

“XIao XIao, can I ask you a question?”

“No!”

“Why not? You didn’t even know what I am going to ask?”

“Because I don’t feel like answering to any of your questions!”

“Why not? Maybe you will want to answer some of them?”

“…..”

There conversation always seemed to switch to a different subject everytime Cheng Xiao Xiao went silent. While they were casually bantering, they havearrived at Old Man Ying’s courtyard.

“Miss,

guye

….” Smiled Old Man Ying.

Cheng Xiao Xiao blushed and threatened him, “Old Man Ying, you seem tobe cruising for a beating. I will let little Yuteng keep you company in alittle bit!”

“HEHE, Miss, that’s not a problem at all!” Old Man Ying didn’t careabout her threat at all.

Mo Xuanzun couldn’t be happier, “Old Man Ying, Xiao Xiao only have yourbest interest in mind. Old people need to exercise more for their health!”

“

Guye

is so right!” Old Man Ying became even happier.

The few standing around witnessed this scene and all of them smiled.

The embarra.s.sed Cheng Xiao Xiao tried very hard to calm herself down anddecided to ignore the two of them and walked toward the others.

“Little maiden Xiao Xiao, we didn’t think you are going to show up?”teased the dean. Then, turning to look Mo Xuanzun, he smiled and said, “Geniusmathematician, you have good taste. You’ve scored the best of all the girls!”

“Of course! My XIao XIao was the best!” replied Mo Xuanzun a.s.sertively.

Everybody chuckled and Cheng Xiao Xiao gave him a stare. She themnoticed the monk and the nun, she didn’t realize that they have also stayedbehind.

“

Emituofo

…”1 Grandmaster Wudao from Shengseng Temple greeting herin an official Buddhist fas.h.i.+on, “Greetings, Maiden Cheng. Greetings, geniusmathematician!”

“Greetings, Maiden Cheng. Greetings, genius mathematician!” Nun Saochenalso curtsied at the two younglings.

Frankly from the perspective of their age, they did not need to greetingthe two juniors so respectfully. Yet they both curtsied them as though theywere senior to them.

As for why Grandmaster Wudao and Nun Saochen greeted Cheng Xiao Xiaorespectfully, that was mostly due to her special status. Her being a masterbeast tamer was enough for the two to lower than prideful head. Not to mentionthat they have just found out that she was the main reason for Old Man Ying’sbreakthrough to martial monarch.

Everyone who was there and heard that from Old Man Ying was shocked.None of them could believe that Cheng Xiao Xiao has the ability to achievethat; yet they could tell that Old Man Ying was telling the truth.

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Notes:

1. Directtranslation was “Amitabha Buddha” or can also be used as “Merciful Buddha”.Frankly I think of it as the monks’ version of “amen”.

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