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The Ministry Councillor Huang couple were hesitating. Zhou Dong looked at the Ministry Councillor Huang, and asked hesitantly: "Are the two elders not willing?"

"You want to become sworn brothers with my son when he looks like this?"

"Yes," Zhou Dong said.

Only then did Ministry Councillor Huang and his wife confirm that this mage's son was going to become sworn brothers with their son. From an identity point of view, Huang Family was a local Prominent Class while Zhou Dong was a witch with low status. The Ministry Councillor Huang was not very willing, but during the Song Dynasty, there was still some prejudice.

However, Ministry Councillor Huang was still thinking about one thing. Since this disciple of the Mage was going to become sworn brothers with his son, then one thing was certain. This child called Zhou Dong, could be sure that Huang Chang would definitely not be a fool in the future.

Ministry Councillor Huang thought about the copper pots in Zhou Dong's father's room. After he understood in his heart, he said to Zhou Dong: "Since you think so highly of me, then let's do this."

Ministry Councillor Huang immediately told his family to set up the Fragrant Pavilion in the main hall. He had the two children kneel in front of the spiritual altar to inform the family of their birthday and then become sworn brothers with Jin Lan. Zhou Dong was four years older than Huang Chang, this was brother. What was strange was that Huang Chang, who had a muddled mind, was not muddle-headed at all when making his vows. Although he could not speak, he was very obedient during the ceremony.

After Zhou Dong finished bowing, he circled around the house, pointed at the Suan Ni and the fish on the roof, and said, "Can father cut these two carvings off?"

Ministry Councillor Huang was very strange. When they built the houses, the Suan Ni and the fishes were placed on the roofs. It was a custom for artisans to build sculptures to guard the houses and protect the family. Therefore, he did not agree with Zhou Dong's words.

However, although Zhou Dong was only ten years old, his tone and demeanor were both very experienced and adept, "These two things, after removing them, will be beneficial to my younger brother."

Ministry Councillor Huang thought that since he had already made Zhou Dong recognize him as his brother, he might as well believe in him wholeheartedly. A child like Zhou Dong, no matter how one looked at it, was no ordinary person. Huang Chang's brain disease could not be cured, so he just carried this hope.

Then, Zhou Dong looked at the runes that were drawn all around the yellow house — these runes were Huang Chang's birthplace – Hundred Devils pay respects, making the Ministry Councillor Huang fearful. Hence, he invited the monks of the nearby temples every year, pasted on the walls to draw the runes to exorcise the Evil Demon Beast, and even drew countless circles.

These runes and circles were also erased by the Ministry Councillor Huang with the Hui Shui Stone.

After explaining all of this, Zhou Dong asked the other party to stay with him alone for a while. Zhou Dong found a wooden pole and pulled it towards him. He used a firewood knife to cut a few lines on the wooden pole randomly. When Huang Chang saw this, he immediately became excited and took Zhou Dong's firewood knife, and just like Zhou Dong, he started to cut and cut on the wooden pole. The official and the madam looked at him and thought to themselves, "After all, he's just a child who likes to do some naughty things."

Zhou Dong and Huang Chang played like this for an entire afternoon before bidding farewell to the Ministry Councillor Huang. Before they parted ways, they gifted Huang Chang a shell that was neither gold nor wood, and could not tell what it was. Zhou Dong tied the knowledge core together with a red string and hung it around Huang Chang's neck. Then, he said to Ministry Councillor Huang: "This thing is called Ape, it's a heirloom of my family, but it's never been of any use. I heard my father say before that this Ape needs a fated person to cultivate it into a treasured sword, and is a powerful weapon used to kill demons in the world. I gave this to my sworn brother as a token of my trust. "When we meet again in the future, there will be a way to tell.

After saying his goodbyes, Zhou Dong left. The back of a skinny little child vaguely had the bearing of a grandmaster when he walked.

Ministry Councillor Huang did not misjudge his son, Huang Chang, and his own brother, Zhou Dong, would become the Song Dynasty's famous Daoist martial arts grandmaster many years later.

In the Song Dynasty, there were many heroes, such as the famous general Yue Fei, the Jade Kylin Lu Junyi, the eight hundred thousand army leaders Lin Chong, Hu Wu Song, and Shi Wenju of Zeng city. They all have a common mentor.

This Zhou Dong who taught his teacher until he grew up! For the time being, he didn't need to recount any more of his personal affairs, and he slowly recounted them later.

The villagers around the Huang Family were all discussing about the strange things that happened in the Huang Family. Ministry Councillor Huang brought a child from who knows where and made his silly son and that child become sworn brothers. After the child left, Huang Family first erased all of the runes the monk had drawn on the wall, then built a new house and carved all of the inscriptions on the roof of the house. It caused panic among the villagers. When Ministry Councillor Huang's son was born, the matter of hundreds of ghosts paying their respects was still discussed with interest even after so many years. Now, the Huang Family had dispelled the barrier to suppress evil. He didn't know what he was going to do.

In a blink of an eye, several years passed and Huang Chang was still a fool. Although Huang Chang was very stupid and could not speak, he could write the entire Four Books and Five Classics.

Ministry Councillor Huang still did not give up. He believed that his son would definitely cure his brain disease and become a scholar.

That summer when Huang Chang was eleven years old, Ministry Councillor Huang went out to collect rent. One evening, an old woman and a young girl were begging at the entrance of the yellow house. The housekeeper gave them two bowls of rice, letting them have their fill. But the next morning the butler opened the door and found the two of them still standing at the gate. The butler gave them two more bowls of rice. However, when it was noon, this pair of old and young still did not leave.

The housekeeper curiously asked the old woman why she didn't leave even after begging. The old woman did not answer, but only said that the housekeeper was kind, and that the master of the family must be a kind man who wanted to thank her in person.

The butler then told the old lady that the master and the mistress of the house had instructed them that they must not refuse any begging in the past. This was the rule they had followed for many years.

And the old woman said, There must be a reward for the kindness of the master and his wife. However, I heard that the young master of your residence is in bad health.

The steward was baffled by these words. She hurried into the room to inform the Madam. Madam Huang rushed to the door and asked the begging woman if there was any way to cure her son's brain disease.

The old woman shook her head. This was something she had heard from the villagers before. She had no other request, she just wanted to meet the old master and his wife and pay her respects.

Seeing that the person who had arrived was unable to cure Huang Chang's brain disease, Madam Huang was disappointed. However, he still politely told the old lady that the old master would not be back for a while after he left the house. He finally understood. Then he asked the old woman where she had come from, and whether she needed to go home.

The old woman said that her hometown was in Chongzhou, Jiangxi. All her family members had died of the plague, leaving only her granddaughter behind.

When Madam Huang heard this, she sighed in her heart and had the intention of taking them in. She asked the old woman if she could clean the house and wash clothes by the river.

The old woman shook her head. She said that since she was old and weak, she could no longer do any housework, so she didn't want to trouble the madame.

The old woman insisted on leaving. However, she told the old woman that her granddaughter was already twelve years old. If the old lady didn't mind, she would leave her granddaughter to be her servant.

When Madam Huang saw that the old woman was strong and did not want to stay for free, she knew that she could not keep the old woman, so she agreed to take her granddaughter in. The old woman brought her granddaughter to kowtow to Madam Huang before leaving. When she left, the old woman was leaning on her walking stick. She was hunched over, and her head was almost touching the ground as she slowly walked towards the distant road.

Madam Huang didn't know where this old woman would go, and it seemed that she wouldn't be able to hold on for long. She guessed that once she reached a secluded area, she would die without a sound.

Although her granddaughter stayed, she was not sad. After washing her face and rinsing her mouth, she was a dignified and beautiful girl. When Madam Huang asked for her name, she answered that it was Gong Yi.

Gong Yi was very obedient, the Madam intended to stay by her side as a servant girl. But when the Madam brought Gong Yi to walk past the backyard, Huang Chang was rolling on the floor, his body covered in dirt. The Madam had already gotten used to it, Huang Chang's head was in a daze, but he was just as mischievous as children of the same age. The servants and maids taking care of him by the side could not help him up, it seemed like Huang Chang was going to play at the cemetery at the back of the mountain.

When Gong Yi saw this, she walked to Huang Chang's side and reached out to support Huang Chang. It was also fate. Huang Chang looked at Gong Yi, and actually quieted down, while allowing Gong Yi to tidy up the filth on her clothes. After that, he obediently followed Gong Yi to her bedroom. After that, Huang Chang put on a set of clean and tidy clothes and stood in front of Madam Huang.

Madam Huang understood in her heart that Gong Yi was the maid the old woman had specially sent to take care of Huang Chang. The old woman must have heard that the Huang Family Disciple's character wasn't bad and entrusted Gong Yi over to her.

Half a month later, Ministry Councillor Huang returned home. Seeing that there was another girl in his family, of course he had to ask about her background. Madam Huang then told him about the old woman and Gong Yi. Ministry Councillor Huang sighed, and said that Gong Yi's life was pitiful, so he treated her better.

From then on, Gong Yi was specially served by the outsider and the madam as the young master. It was a coincidence that Huang Chang treated Gong Yi as his closest kin the moment he saw him. In front of Gong Yi, he no longer bothered to go to the grave to play. Gong Yi also took care of Huang Chang at ease. This was natural fate.

At least that's what the outsider couple thought at first.