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Just as Xie Wanqing finished speaking, she heard a loud voice congratulate him: "This humble monk, Du Fa, is here to congratulate you on your birthday."

Before they could hear his voice, they could hear his resonant voice. Everyone looked towards the door and saw a monk dressed in a grey robe walking towards them. The monk looked ordinary, but there was a sense of righteousness between his brows.

He was the one who shouted earlier.

Du Fa took a few steps forward, bowed to the old lady, then turned and bowed to the four people: "I, Du Fa greet old lady Marquis Anyang's Mansion."

He called himself Du Fa, who was His Majesty's new protector of the nation. It was rumored that he had initially hidden in his good friend Shen Yuan's house, then directly hid inside his Hanshan Temple. Why did this Marquis Anyang's Mansion suddenly appear?

"May I ask if you are Master Du Fa, the host of Hanshan Temple?" When the old lady suddenly saw him, she was shocked, she never expected that Du Fa would come over. Previously, Xie Wanqing had said to be giving her a buddhist bead that was brightly lit by Du Fa. She still could not believe it, but now that Du Fa had personally come, this matter could not be underestimated.

It seemed that she had underestimated Xie Wanqing. The old lady shot a glance at Xie Wanqing, and upon seeing her obediently standing at the side, she couldn't help but feel more satisfied.

"That's me." Du Fa nodded.

Yue Xin, who had not seen him for a long time, also returned to stand behind Xie Wanqing.

Actually, Xie Wanqing was also surprised to be able to come today. Even though she had mentioned this matter to Du Fa earlier at Hanshan Temple, she did not hold much hope for it. After all, Du Fa was an otherworldly person, there was no need to get involved in the battles of the aristocratic families, to be the backer of her lonely and helpless Daughter of Concubine.

If he really wanted it, countless people would be willing to spend a lot of money and treasures to ask him for it, but Xie Wanqing had nothing at all.

Knowing that this would happen today, Xie Wanqing intentionally gifted the old lady a buddha bead that was supposed to be Du Fa's, but in reality, it was just a string of buddhist beads that she casually bought from the Hanshan Temple. However, as long as she said so, no one else would dare to doubt her.

After all, everyone knew that Xie Wanqing was praised well by the Heavenly Imperial Protector. Furthermore, she had lived in the Hanshan Temple for half a month.

With the Buddha beads, he could naturally stop Daoist Kong from slandering him. As for the rest, he also needed her to gather more information to expose that he was just a swindler.

But, if Du Fa could come today, then she wouldn't need to do anything. Du Fa's words were much more persuasive than Daoist Kong's.

As a result, she secretly sent Yue Xin to the door to wait, she did not expect Du Fa to actually come. Yue Xin supported a maid back to inform him that she had brought Du Fa over, and that was why Xie Wanqing was able to remain calm under the slander of Daoist Kong and the Attendant.

"Please have a seat Imperial Advisor." The old mistress said happily. When they reached the Marquis Anyang's Mansion, he offered his congratulations. How great of a face did this have, even the things that happened previously were nothing more than small matters to her, not even worth mentioning.

Du Fa did not bother to be courteous with the old lady and sat down upon hearing her words.

"Thank you for coming all the way here to congratulate this old body. I am truly ashamed." The madame said the name of Amitabha.

Du Fa saw it but did not say anything, and said: "The reason I am here today, is for two reasons. The first reason was because he saw the auspicious clouds above the Marquis Anyang's Mansion. It must have been a joyous occasion, so he came here to congratulate them.

What he said was naturally an empty lie, but it was to please the old lady, after all, if he said he was here for Xie Wanqing, the old lady would inevitably not feel like snatching the owner away, which was why she came up with this idea.

However, his words had indeed pleased the madame. Upon hearing his words, her expression relaxed as she smiled. "Thank you, master." She thanked him.

"As for these two, although the sky above your mansion has auspicious clouds lingering around it, there is also a black aura flying in the air. This humble monk is here to inspect for fear of harming your benefactor."

When he said that, everyone was startled, why did it sound like Daoist Kong said it, could it really be that Xie Wanqing was carrying an evil aura?

The old lady was also confused by his words. Didn't Du Fa come to help Xie Wanqing? Did she think too much? But Xie Wanqing didn't say that when she calculated for her just now. Was she lying?

"Zhiqing, what did you say when you said Master Du Fa will tell you your fortune?" the madame asked.

No matter if it was Du Fa or Daoist Kong, they were both outsiders, but Xie Wanqing was one of the only Daughter of Concubine in her Marquis Anyang's Mansion, and she had high hopes for him, so she definitely could not let him go. Madame Ye had not had any stomach movements for so many years, and the concubines in the backyard were childless as well.

If Xie Wanqing was gone, Xie Wanyun would be left behind, but the old lady really did not like her. Although she had methods and schemes, she was too impatient, and such a person would not be able to accomplish anything.

The glory of Marquis Anyang's Mansion relied on the descendants to continue on, so the old lady still protected Xie Wanqing.

Although Du Fa was a Heavenly Imperial Protector sealed by His Majesty himself, if his Marquis Anyang's Mansion was harmed, the madame would definitely not be a good person for him.

"Reporting to Grandmother, that day, Master Du Fa told me my fortune telling me that, although my granddaughter was troubled when she was young, but when she grew up, everything went smoothly." Xie Wanqing told lies with her eyes closed, Du Fa had never told her the fortune telling, and she himself did not believe it. What he had just said was only the truth. When she grew up, it was her own hope for himself.

Du Fa could tell that Xie Wanqing was lying the moment she heard the old lady's question. However, he knew that there must be a reason behind Xie Wanqing's words. Looking at the hall full of guests, the Attendant kneeling below the hall and the Daoist at the side, he didn't even need to guess to know that something had happened.

No wonder Xie Wanqing invited him to the Marquis Anyang's Mansion today. It was probably because she knew that someone wanted to harm her, so she decided to look for him as a backer. However, he was just a person who roamed the four seas. He could help her for a time, but he could not help her in this life.

"I did say that." Du Fa replied, "I was afraid that the black air outside would harm Second Miss, which was why I came."

The old mistress heaved a sigh of relief. As for the 'black air' he mentioned, could it be that he was referring to Daoist Kong?

The four ladies all looked at the Daoist Priest in shock, then at Du Fa. Daoist Kong had already gained a bit of fame in the capital, but since Du Fa was personally sealed by His Majesty, and the words the two of them said contradicted each other, everyone didn't know who to believe.

There was someone who was waiting to see a joke when something happened to the Marquis Anyang's Mansion. Now that Du Fa had said it like this, he was protecting the house of the Marquis, but because of his status, he could only forcefully swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and muttered softly: "I heard that State Protectors have been living in the Hanshan Temple for a long time and do not see anyone else, why would they come today?

After all, other than Xie Wanqing, no one present had ever seen the legendary Master Du Fa. It would be impossible for her to be so bold as to invite a swindler to clear their suspicions.

Daoist Kong, who had initially seen it was Du Fa, felt fear in his heart. However, after hearing the man's words, he suddenly remembered the promise of a huge sum of money from the customer, and his head turned hot as he blurted out, "You said that you are a State Protector, what proof do you have?"

The servants were all shocked when they heard that, even the old lady was shocked by his words, thinking that Daoist Kong really did have an empty head, he did not have any brains at all, and what he was saying was still alright if Du Fa accepted it, but if he did not, and directly questioned the title of State Protector, then it would be enough for Daoist Kong to drink.

This was at the Marquis Anyang's Mansion. If the two of them were to start a dispute here, then it was inevitable that Daoist Void would not blame his enmity on her marquis' estate. The madame did not have the hobby of taking the blame for others.

Fortunately, Du Fa did not come empty-handed. He took out a small booklet from his sleeves and handed it over to the old lady. Mama Xin hurriedly received it, opening it for the old lady to have a look.

The letter was written by His Majesty himself and was even sealed with an Imperial Jade Seal, so the madame naturally recognized it. She indicated for Mama Xin to return the item and said: "Daoist Kong, this old body of the Heavenly Imperial Protector personally conferred by His Majesty does not dare to believe that someone would dare to impersonate him. You are truly bold, to even dare to say such words, could it be that you have done such a thing?"