"Old man, three years have passed!"

You once said, within three years, you would not tread the red dust, nor indulge in meat and wine, nor incur karmic debts, nor kill living beings, nor leave Long Mountain!
"You made me stay here to observe the mourning for three years. Now, the three-year period is over, and tomorrow, I will leave."

At the foot of a mound, Jiang Chen kowtowed three times heavily.
Though his words were light, his eyes were already red with tears.
Five years ago, he was thrown into the river like a dead dog.
Luckily, an old man happened to pass by and saved him. He taught him medicine and martial arts.
Two years later, the old man passed away. Let him observe filial piety for three years here.

If it weren't for the old man, Jiang Chen would have likely already been a skeleton at the bottom of the river.
Returning to the Daoist temple where he had lived for five years, Jiang Chen's eyes were filled with reluctance as he looked upon this place.
Winter has arrived, snowflakes fluttering down like gentle whispers, covering the earth in a blanket of silver.
"What the heck is this place? I can't even drive up here, and I had to walk for two hours. My feet are practically swollen! I don't get why grandpa made me come here to find some so-called Xuan Ming Master!"

"He insists on going to so many hospitals all over the world, claiming that only Master Xuanming can cure his illness. This is pure feudal superstition!"
Just as Jiang Chen was about to lock the door and head down the mountain, a sound came from the winding mountain path ahead.

This voice sounded very impatient.
This caused Jiang Chen's eyebrows to twitch slightly, and he looked forward.
There, a line of five people walked in earnest, three men and two women. Apart from that, everyone else was wearing suits, obviously bodyguards or something.
And, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a melon-shaped face, wearing a white down jacket on top and jeans on the bottom, plus snow boots.

It is very clear, and extremely detailed.

She was tall and slender, with a small butterfly hair clip adorning her hair. She looked extremely beautiful.
"Huh, someone? A young Daoist?" He immediately noticed Jiang Chen standing at the door, with a cloth bag slung over his back.
"Hey, little Daoist, are you someone from this Guan? By the way, do you know Master Xuan Ming?" He spoke arrogantly, asking Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen said: "Master Xuan Ming is my master, but if you're looking for him, you can only say that you've made a wasted trip. My master is no longer in this world!"
"Ah..." Hearing this, Meng Siqi was stunned.

Master Xuan Ming, is he no longer among us?

If someone is not in the human world, they must have passed away!

The remaining guards also looked at each other in astonishment.
Could it be that these people have come all this way for nothing?

This leaves them with no way to go back, does it?

Especially that bodyguard, his brow was even more furrowed.

After a long pause, he asked Jiang Chen, "Young man, can we go in and have a look? Don't misunderstand me, I just don't believe that Master Xuanming would leave like this!"
"Suit yourself!" Jiang Chen understood what he meant and didn't stop him.

The bodyguard immediately ordered someone to enter the Taoist temple.

Not long after, two bodyguards returned and nodded slightly to the bodyguard.

"Since the person isn't here, it doesn't matter. Let's go back!" Meng Siqi shook her head and turned to leave, but was stopped by the bodyguard. "Siqi, wait a minute!"

Meng Siqi was puzzled. The bodyguard didn't explain, but instead asked Jiang Chen: "Sir, you just called Xuan Ming Master your master. That means you are Xuan Ming Master's disciple, right? May I ask, is Xuan Ming Master only your disciple?"

Seeing Jiang Chen nod, the bodyguard continued, "Let me be frank with you, young master. We're here because we want to ask Master Xuan Ming to see our master. Now that Master Xuan Ming is gone, and you are his only disciple... what I mean is, could you please come with us? Rest assured, as long as you go, regardless of whether you can cure our master or not, we will give you all the promised reward!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Siqi immediately became upset.
"Lily, this guy doesn't look like he's over thirty. How much can someone under thirty learn? I disagreed with coming to find Master Xuanming in the first place, and now that Master Xuanming is gone, you want to take his apprentice back?"
"That's not quite as random as you think, is it?"

"Lily, I strongly disagree with this."

When Nali's daughter heard this, her face darkened immediately. She said, "Siqi, this is not a joke. You probably don't know that back then, if it weren't for Master Xuanming, your grandfather would have already passed away. Your grandfather's illness was also left behind at that time. Moreover, the two of them made an agreement that ten years later, your grandfather would come again to ask Master Xuanming for treatment!"

Ten years ago, my grandfather almost visited every hospital, big and small, around the world, but to no avail. It wasn't until the appearance of Master Xuanming that things changed!
"Master Xuan Ming is a hermit of high standing, and his disciples are certainly not ordinary people!"
If you keep causing trouble, just go back! I'm coming with Xuan Ming Master's disciple.

After finishing his words, he looked back at Jiang Chen and asked, "By the way, I don't know how to address you, young sir?"
"It's me, Jiang Chen!" Jiang Chen responded. "As for seeing a doctor, I'm sorry, I don't have time. I have other things to attend to."

"Ah..." Yang Lili was stunned, as if she hadn't expected Jiang Chen to refuse directly.

After saying that, Jiang Chen was about to leave straight away.

Five years ago, he was drowned in the Tian Shi River by someone.
Now, he has to return to Tianshi, to repay his gratitude and avenge himself.
He will never forget the words the thug said to him when he was thrown into the river.

"Kid, you could have married anyone but had to pick the one our dragon had his eye on. You're just plain unlucky! Even if you become a ghost, don't come looking for us. If you have guts, go find the dragon, hehehe."

Then, there was nothing more.

When he woke up, he was in a hotel. After that, he traveled all over the country with the old man for two years.
In two years, he learned everything the old man had taught him.

After that, there was three years of mourning.
The old man had no sons, so he could only rely on himself to observe filial piety. Before the old man passed away, he promised him that he would not go out for three years.
"Stop!" Meng Siqi saw Jiang Chen was about to leave and immediately became angry: "Do you know who my grandfather is? Do you know how influential our Meng family is in Tianshi?"

"Don't you know how many industries our Meng family has, and how many people want to marry into it but can't?"

"Jiang Chen, is that you? Don't be shameless. Allowing my grandfather to see a doctor from you is already giving you face."

Meng Siqi finished speaking and glared angrily at Jiang Chen.

I think Jiang Chen would be scared by that.

After all, that's the Meng family!

Grandpa, he was the foremost person in the entire sky.

"The Meng family?" Sure enough, Jiang Chen stopped in his tracks.

Seeing Jiang Chen stop, Meng Siqi immediately became smug and said arrogantly, "That's right, it's the Meng family. How is it? Are you afraid now? Hehe, but don't worry, if you can cure my grandfather and get the friendship of my Meng family, in Tianshi, you can walk sideways!"

(Editor in charge：romance novels)