Chapter 260 Leisure Tour
"Now I can feel at ease."

Black tiles, white walls, and bluestone steps.

Mrs. Yao was wearing a green gown and her hair was neatly tied up. She was talking and laughing with Li Daoxuan and she looked much more energetic in the past few days.

However, after that day, all the bad luck in the Yao family compound was swept away, and several concubines who lived outside also moved back to live in the compound, making the compound much more lively. It also allowed Li Daoxuan to see how prosperous the Yao family was, with seven or eight children alone.

Judging from Madam Yao's expression, she did not reject these illegitimate children. After all, if a family wants to reproduce, it is necessary to have branches and leaves. Moreover, the probability of a child dying at this age is quite high. If he gets a serious illness or suffers from some disease, he can easily die.

This is also one of the reasons why ancient people married and had children early.

"Your master has gone to the capital, do you want to go too?"

"I told my master about this before I left. We will meet up in the capital when the time comes." Li Daoxuan replied.

He stood in the courtyard, wearing a blue robe and a thin coat, his hair sparse and neat.

The sun shone on him, setting off his fair and handsome face. Without his half-braided hair, he looked much more handsome.

Li Daoxuan was chatting with Madam Yao while holding a fan. His clear eyes and smiling lips, which were neither too thick nor too thin, always made people feel good about him.

Such a handsome young man would never make people feel bored no matter where he is.

After all, everyone loves beauty, including youthful beauty.

The maids passing by always looked at her sideways, and even the girls in the Yao family looked at her shyly.

After just a winter of brewing, he now looks like a newly born bud, bright and attractive.

"We can't leave in such a hurry. It's better to stay here for a few more days." Mrs. Yao held a handkerchief and stood in the corridor, looking at the peach blossoms in the garden.

Her smile was gentle, and more genuine and kind than when she first came.

"It's not good to always disturb Aunt Yao like this." Li Daoxuan declined, "Besides, a friend gave me a yard when I came here, and I decided to go over and take a look. When the time comes, I will move there to live for a few days and get some things done."

"You still have a yard when you come to Yangzhou?" asked Mrs. Yao.

She was curious. After all, although Yangzhou is not as prosperous as it was in the past and has become a little desolate, this house is still not cheap. Who would give a yard to a young man like Li Daoxuan?

"That's right." Li Daoxuan told Mrs. Yao about the future. When she heard that the man's name was Niu Daming, Mrs. Yao became thoughtful.

"I've heard of Niu Daming, too." Madam Yao walked slowly down the corridor toward the peach blossom forest in the courtyard. Li Daoxuan followed her, and the two chatted casually. "The Niu family was once a big salt merchant in Yangzhou. It is said that their ancestors served Emperor Qianlong. Later, when the Taiping Rebellion broke out and foreigners came in, the salt merchant business was taken over by the court. The Niu family was unable to move out, and gradually fell into decline. By the time of Niu Daming's generation, they were no longer as prosperous as they used to be. In recent years, they have sold off their property and built a boat to serve as a passenger ship."

"To be honest, my family used to be on good terms with the Niu family, but we didn't have much contact later. His family does have a yard, and he probably wants to curry a favor with you. Since he said so, just accept it. It's not a big deal."

"That's what I thought." Li Daoxuan replied, but he sighed in his heart, isn't giving a house as a gift a big deal?

"But there is something I need to tell you." Mrs. Yao changed the subject, looked at Li Daoxuan and spoke in a deep voice.

"Aunt Yao, please speak."

"If Niu Daming asks you to help his family do something, you must not agree." Mrs. Yao warned.

"Why?" Li Daoxuan asked puzzledly. He just said that he would accept the house as a gift and accept the favor from Niu Daming, so why did he change his mind now when something happened?

"The matter of the Niu family." Mrs. Yao hesitated to speak.

She frowned and thought for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"The Niu family's affairs are not that simple."

"There is a strange thing about their ancestors. It is said that anyone involved will die." After chatting with Mrs. Yao, Li Daoxuan finally left with doubts in his heart.

Mrs. Yao had never been able to explain what was going on with the Niu family. She only hinted that the Niu family's affairs were too strange, and even the famous horse-riding immortal He in the north did not dare to get involved.

She advised Li Daoxuan not to act on impulse, so as to avoid disaster.

"What kind of strange things could happen to this Niu family?" Li Daoxuan was very confused.

He had spent a few days with Niu Daming. He knew that Niu Daming was a loyal and sincere man, and he didn't look like he was in any danger.

"Is there any secret in it?"

He just thought about it and didn't think about it any further. After all, it was Niu Daming's own business and he wasn't very interested in getting involved.

As soon as I stepped into the house, a cold wind blew.

The bead curtain was rustling in the wind, and a white shadow was seen rushing towards him.

Li Daoxuan tapped the visitor's forehead with one hand and looked at him with amusement: "Master Yao, you are pretending to be a ghost and scaring people in broad daylight?"

"I am a ghost." Yao Nianchun grinned.

He flew around Li Daoxuan, then floated in front of him with his arms folded across his chest.

"When can I see my mother? Isn't this all over?"

"Of course I will let you and Aunt Yao meet." Li Daoxuan said unhappily, "But you better think about it. If you meet your mother, you won't be able to stay in this world for many days."

"I only have this one wish." Yao Nianchun said with a smile, "I have been living in a muddle for so long, it is time for me to reincarnate."

"Really don't want to stay a few more days? Your soul was refined by the Meishan Master, and you have absorbed Yin Qi for many years. Now you can be considered a spirit, and you can be reincarnated to cultivate ghost immortals. After a hundred or eighty years, your soul will be able to travel the heaven and earth."

"Forget it. I don't want to stay like this for that long." Yao Nianchun said, "My cousin is gone. I don't have any regrets. Just like you said, people will die eventually. Since life and death are reincarnation, why should I insist on staying in this world? I'm already dead. I'm not with them anymore."

"Well, it's okay if you're open-minded. In that case, why don't I talk to Aunt Yao about this tomorrow night so that she can be mentally prepared." Li Daoxuan sighed, feeling sorry that Yao Nianchun was unwilling to become a ghost fairy.

He actually didn't want such a great adventure, and wanted it to vanish into thin air.

After helping Qian Bowen to reincarnate, Li Daoxuan discovered that Yao Nianchun, who had turned into a ghost, was extraordinary.

After being trapped in the Five Elements Formation for many years, the soul has been baptized by the Five Elements' Qi. Even if it loses its obsession, it can still exist in the world.

This is similar to the evil spirits that absorb evil spirits, but the path is different.

As long as he practices, Yao Nianchun can completely embark on the path of ghost cultivation. Such a great opportunity only comes once in a hundred years in the world.

After all, once you become a ghost immortal, you can roam freely in the world, which is equivalent to longevity, happiness and freedom. You can also practice ghost-exorcism techniques and subdue hundreds of ghosts.

If there was a ghost fairy to help, Li Daoxuan felt that he would not have to be afraid of ghosts in the future.

But since Yao Nianchun didn't want to become a ghost, he couldn't persuade him.

I can only prepare to talk about this matter with Mrs. Yao, so that the mother and son who have not seen each other for many years can meet again.

"Don't act like that. I think I've lived long enough." Yao Nianchun floated in the hall and said, "In fact, I was born without any great ambitions. I just want to live a peaceful life. It's just that my parents have too high expectations of me, so I have to pretend to work hard."

"I'm just an ordinary person, I don't have much pursuit."

(End of this chapter)