When Xia Sheng walked out of the gate of Baima Temple, the rain had stopped, and the air contained a cool smell of earth, like a new world that had just been washed away by rain.

Xia Sheng saw Xu Tiezhu standing outside the door at a glance, and was very satisfied.

"You didn't leave, it's good."

Because Xia Sheng changed his clothes, Xu Tiezhu did not recognize him immediately. Hearing this familiar voice, he raised his head blankly and looked at Xia Sheng with a silence.

"Thanks."

Xia Sheng raised his eyebrows unexpectedly and asked, "What do you thank me?"

Xu Tiezhu reached out and scratched his head, as if he had made a great decision before he took out a heavy silver ingot from his arms.

"Short after you entered, a little monk from Baima Temple asked me some questions and gave me 100 taels of silver. Although I don't know why, I want to have something to do with you." Xu Tiezhu's expression looked very sincere.

Xia Sheng was not surprised by the actions of Baima Temple. What he really didn't expect was Xu Tiezhu's honesty.

From a certain perspective, this also shows that there is nothing wrong with my vision.

"Then you are waiting for me here just to say thank you?"

"yes."

"Are you short of money?"

This time, Xu Tiezhu hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes."

Xia Sheng smiled gently: "It seems you have forgotten something."

Looking at the bright smile on Xia Sheng's face, Xu Tiezhu felt goose bumps all over his body. He swallowed hard, trying to straighten his waist and back, but found that no matter how strong his body was, he would always be as small as a young grass in front of this young man.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Xia Sheng's second half of the sentence.

"You have already become a teacher just now, so now you are my student. If that's the case, how can you still suffer from poverty?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tiezhu immediately turned red and said, "That doesn't count, how can I recognize you as a teacher..."

Xia Sheng waved his hand impatiently and interrupted him, "Okay, let's do it first. Let's talk about your affairs later. Let's go to the Weining Marquis Mansion with me first."

Xu Tiezhu was stunned for a moment, then tilted his head like a rattle and said, "No, I have to rush home immediately. Today I asked Doctor Xue to come to see my mother. I can't waste time."

Upon hearing this, Xia Sheng frowned without a trace.

Before this, he had already guessed that there must be some special circumstances in Xu Tiezhu's home. Otherwise, with his strong body, even if he had a little hard work or something, he could support himself. How could he fall into the temple to beg for a beg?

Now Xia Sheng realized that there was a seriously ill mother at Xu Tiezhu's home.

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Sheng finally gave up the plan to return to the Weining Marquis Mansion immediately, and instead planned to go to Xu Tiezhu's house to take a look, and also learn about the situation in the apprentice's house.

"In theory, if you accept your disciples, the master should always give you some gifts to meet, but now there is nothing good about your master. Why not just show your mother the disease."

Xu Tiezhu was stunned by what Xia Sheng said. It took him a long time to turn around and said in a suspicion: "Can you cure your illness?"

Xia Sheng immediately raised the oil paper umbrella in anger, knocked Xu Tiezhu hard on the head, and said, "Call sir!"

Xu Tiezhu grinned and hugged his head for a long time, his face full of sorrow, but he was not angry at all because he was a very grateful person.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the hundred taels of silver given to him by Baima Temple is enough to buy the best medicine and hire the best doctor for his mother. All of this is due to this young man who looks thin and is even shorter than himself.

As long as Xia Sheng doesn't ask him to return the money, let alone knocking his head, what's the big deal if he really is a disciple for a few days?

Xu Tiezhu, who had figured out all this, immediately covered his head and shouted in a low voice: "Sir."

Xia Sheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, OK, it's useless to talk to you. Time for a teacher is very precious, let's go."

Xu Tiezhu learned his lesson this time and no longer questioned the medical skills of this "cheap master" and simply led the way in a quiet voice.

Unfortunately, this beautiful silence was quickly broken by Xia Sheng.

"Is there anyone else in the family except your mother?"

"It's gone."

"How long has your mother been sick?"

“It’s been over two years.”

"What else do you do on weekdays besides taking care of your mother at home?"

"Be an apprentice at the blacksmith shop outside the city."

...

With this mechanical and monotonous question and answer, Xia Sheng finally got a lot more understanding of Xu Tiezhu, but it made Xu Tiezhu miserable, just like a group of mosquitoes that could not be driven away in his ears, which almost made his mind quarrel.

Fortunately, the two soon arrived in a large building complex in the west of the city. Compared with the tall buildings and golden tiles that could be seen everywhere in Luoyang City, the place seemed much shabby and crowded. It was like a magnificent palace. A small corner full of spider webs suddenly appeared, filled with dust and mud.

But at least in Xia Sheng's eyes, although the streets here are narrow, they are very clean, and the houses on both sides look dilapidated, but they have a sense of historical heaviness.

Xia Sheng's steps were not slow, just like a traveler visiting historical sites. When he was passing through a food shop somewhere, he couldn't help but stop his body. Suddenly, he felt that this place looked very familiar and had many strangers.

He immediately recognized that this was the place where Emperor Taizu Zhao Shide ordered the construction of Taoguang Pavilion?

Why has it become like this now?

When passing by a messy vegetable market again, Xia Sheng recognized that this was once the residence where Dazai and Lord Xiang Hong lived. Seeing him today has completely changed.

Xia Sheng had countless questions in his heart, and followed Xu Tiezhu through the winding alleys, as if he had entered an extremely huge maze.

After a stick of incense, Xu Tiezhu finally stopped and said to Xia Sheng: "It's... sir."

Xia Sheng nodded and followed Xu Tiezhu into a small house deep in the alley. What surprised him was that when Xu Tiezhu pushed open the door, Xia Sheng actually saw a small courtyard inside!

Although the yard is small, it has some vegetables and flowers and plants planted, full of greenery and a room on each side. It doesn't look as shabby as Xia Sheng imagined, but it feels like a big house.

Even in the west of the city where the cheapest land price is, such a house can be worth thousands of taels of silver!

Xia Sheng didn't ask much about this and followed Xu Tiezhu slowly to the front of the main house. This time, before he opened the door, he could already smell the strong smell of medicine.

So Xia Sheng's brows immediately frowned into a lump.

"Da Li, I remember what Doctor Xue mentioned before. Did he always treat your mother's illness? He also prescribed the medicine?"

Xu Tiezhu nodded and replied truthfully: "Of course! Doctor Xue is the most famous doctor in the west of our city. Although the diagnosis is a bit expensive, as long as the patient he has seen, there is nothing he can't be cured!"

Xia Sheng raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "So amazing?"

"That's not!" Xu Tiezhu seemed to be very convinced of Doctor Xue's ability, and then said, "And, Doctor Xue is not an ordinary person, but a real spiritual master!"

"Oh? Is that..."

At this time, before Xia Sheng had time to ask Xu Tiezhu about Doctor Xue, he suddenly heard a light cough from behind him. When he turned his head, he saw a middle-aged man in fine clothes standing outside the door.

This man was about forty years old, with a big belly, a little bald, a light chin, and an impatient look on his face. He looked at people with habitual contempt, and there were eleven or two entourages following him, which was quite a bit of a show.

It is the doctor Xue and Xue Gui mentioned by Xu Tiezhu.
Chapter completed!