Chapter 196 - 195: Encountering an Old Friend and Making a Name
Having broken the life borrowing spell for Zao Qingman and treated Mrs. Zha’s coughing and asthma, Qin Liuxi then led them to the main hall, where they placed the Seven-star lamp before the Grandmaster’s offering table.
Mrs. Zha was also very adept at handling things—she gave a signal to the servant beside her and added two thousand taels of incense oil, which made Qin Liuxi smile with delight, her eyebrows dancing with joy.
Indeed, she had accomplished real, tangible feats; it seemed even the Grandmaster’s statue was grinning a bit more widely.
Once everything was done, Mrs. Zha, along with Zao Qingman, took their leave. She still had to make a trip to Prefecture City to gather some news and also to inquire of her elder sister how things had come to pass.
As the two were leaving, someone entered the hall. Upon seeing Qin Liuxi, they halted, then quickly approached.
"Is it the young master, you?"
Mrs. Zha paused for a moment and looked over.
Qin Liuxi, too, was slightly taken aback, looking up at the woman approaching with some surprise: "It’s you, Miss Xie, what brings you here?"
The woman before her was none other than Xie Qikang’s wife, whom she had not helped back in August; unexpectedly, they met here.
The woman gave a bitter smile: "Don’t address me as Miss Xie anymore, my family name is actually Zhou."
"Lady Zhou."
Mrs. Zhou bowed to her: "I came to Li City to discuss business and heard that Qingping Temple’s peace charms are quite effective, so I came to offer incense. I never expected to run into the young master here, truly what fate."