My apprentice is a little weird?

"Oh~ It's so annoying..."

Jiang Yan murmured, Shen Ming gently held Jiang Yan's hand and comforted him in a childish voice:

"Master, don't worry. Shen Ming is here to accompany you~"

Jiang Yan gently rubbed Shen Ming and said with a smile:

"My dear Ming'er, Master is not bothered, he just doesn't like to attract attention."

"If there are a lot of people surrounding Master, Ming'er, don't be afraid."

"Yeah, Shen Ming won't be afraid. If anyone bullies Master, Shen Ming will beat them up with the 72nd move! Hey! Ha!"

As he spoke, Shen Ming waved his little fist.

That soft and cute little face forced out a hint of fierceness, looking a bit fierce and aggressive.

Jiang Yan...felt like slapping himself.

Shen Ming now...seems...probably...to have regarded the 72 postures as a true immortal cultivation secret book...If Shen Ming later finds out that this was just a trick he used to trick the other person into giving him a massage...

Hiss~ Let's wait a little longer. When she starts practicing, I'll tell her slowly~

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Jiang Yan held Shen Ming's little hand and walked slowly around the street with Master Pei. Along the way, Master Pei showed off his knowledge and explained the county town to Jiang Yan like a tour guide.

When they came to a busy inn, Jiang Yan stopped and looked up at the sign above.

"Fulai Inn~"

This inn has a unique architectural style, a grand scale and extraordinary momentum.

A large red lantern was hung on the high roof, and the signboard above it shone brightly. The spacious hall of the inn was crowded with people, and it was very lively.

Looking upwards, you can see a bamboo forest behind the inn, rustling with the sound, giving people a feeling of tranquility.

Master Pei followed Jiang Yan's line of sight, then smiled knowingly, shook his head and patted his folding fan with his hands, looking like an elegant scholar. He walked half a step in front of Jiang Yan and spoke again:

"Brother Jiang and the other two don't know that this inn is connected to the mountain range behind. Originally, this mountain was called Xiaofeng Mountain. There weren't so many bamboos here before, but since a few decades ago, this mountain has started to grow bamboos crazily for some reason."

"There are all kinds of species, even some extremely rare bamboos. For a time, many literary masters and instrument makers were attracted to this mountain, but they were frightened by the steepness and dangers, wasps and poisonous snakes inside and fled without going deeper."

"Afterwards, a highly respected eunuch in the court heard about this and came here in person, asking Your Majesty to assign this place to him and rename it Bamboo Bee Mountain."

"The villagers living in this city are ordered to go to the outer part to pick bamboo shoots, cut bamboo, and catch pine trees. But they are not allowed to destroy it, let alone go deep into it."

Speaking of this, Master Pei proudly shook the folding fan in his hand.

"That gentleman was also born in Pingning County. He later retired to the county seat and settled here. He opened an inn, which is the Fulai Inn in front of us. It is the best in Pingning County. It has all kinds of facilities."

"The fan in my hand is made of the purple bamboo from this inn. It has exquisite craftsmanship and excellent quality~"

"Brother Jiang, do you want to have a go? I'll treat you~"

"Brother Jiang...Brother Jiang?"

There was no response from behind Master Pei. Then he felt someone tugging at his sleeve and looked back in confusion.

But he saw Xiaolan shrinking beside him, gently pulling him, with a shy expression and avoiding eyes, speaking in a low voice.

"Sir, stop talking. They are all looking at us!"

"Um?!"

Master Pei came back to his senses and realized that he was surrounded by 178 people who were just watching the show...

The lady selling candied haws leaned back tactically and talked sideways with the uncle who was buying vegetables from the intelligence group at the town entrance. Passersby pointed and talked as they passed by.

"Who is this person? Why is he standing on the street talking to himself? Is he sick?"

"He's not alone, isn't there a little girl behind him? By the way, that little girl is really something, she didn't take good care of her own lunatic and just let him out on the street."

"Oh, he's got hysteria at such a young age. I don't know which family he is from. It's a pity to waste such a good-looking body~"

There were two people, one big and one small, mixed in the crowd, following closely and echoing the words.

"Yes, I have been standing here for a long time, and he has been talking to himself for a long time. I don't know who he is talking to. Oh, by the way, how much is this string of candied haws?"

"Sure enough, I said he was mentally ill! Oh, ten cents a string."

"Hey~ Every family has its own difficulties. We in Pingning County cannot discriminate against the disabled~ Give me two skewers."

"Yes, yes, we are a civilized county, we cannot discriminate against them."

As she spoke, the old lady handed two strings of candied haws to Jiang Yan and Shen Ming respectively. Then, her eyes lit up!

"Oh! What a handsome baby, how big is it~"

"This child is so smart. I am so happy just seeing him. Can I hold him?"

Jiang Yan took a bite of the candied haws and nodded carefreely.

Seeing this, the old lady smiled happily, put down the straw bundle with the candied haws, then squatted down and reached out to hug Shen Ming.

Shen Ming stood there at a loss, holding the candied haws in his hand. Looking at the old lady who was about to hug him, he could only look pitifully at Jiang Yan for help.

Jiang Yan~Ah? What? I didn't see it? Oh, the weather is so nice today~

Little Shen Ming turned his head stiffly and was then picked up by the old lady.

Seeing that she looked a little unhappy, the old lady shook her head gently.

But Shen Ming kept his head down and looked flattering the whole time, which made the old lady a little at a loss. After coaxing him a few more times, she had to let Shen Ming go awkwardly.

"The child is more afraid of giving birth~"

Jiang Yan nodded with a smile and handed twenty cents to the old lady.

The old lady took it, then took a candied haws from the straw bundle, squatted down and handed it to Shen Ming.

With a mellow smile on his face he said:

"Girl, you must have been scared just now. I'm so sorry. I've never seen a baby as cute as you. I thought of my grandson and couldn't help myself. I'm so sorry, so I'll give you this string as an apology~"

Shen Ming looked at him blankly, then turned to look at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan just looked up at the sky and down at the ground, completely ignoring the situation here.

After thinking about it, Shen Ming also smiled and stretched out his little hand to take the candied haws, saying softly:

"Thank you~..." But Shen Ming was a little stuck at this point, not knowing how to address her. But a voice as thin as a mosquito suddenly reached her ears.

"Call me Miss~"

Shen Ming continued with this sentence, "Thank you~ Auntie~"

The smile on the old lady's face became even brighter, and she looked particularly happy. She couldn't help but reach out and gently rub Shen Ming's little head, then glanced at Jiang Yan calmly.

The joy in his eyes turned into excitement, and then he stood up, carrying the straw and slowly left.

Shen Ming stared at the two strings of candied haws in his hand, then turned his head to look at the old lady with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He took a bite of the candied haws and began to taste it.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan nodded calmly.

"Very good, Cultivate Ming'er Plan 3.0! Let the world be filled with love!!"