Chapter 848: Seeking a Divination
Shopkeeper Cao shook his head. "You need not say more, Mister. I know it in my heart. If I had not met you back then, the master never would have promoted me to shopkeeper. Back then, I was just a lowly headman answering to the shopkeepers, unworthy to even cross the manor's threshold. Every opportunity I have had in this life has come from meeting you."
Chen Changsheng smiled warmly. He did not dwell on the remark, asking instead, "Are you retiring here now, Headman Cao?"
Shopkeeper Cao nodded. "I had not intended to return, but the Young Master took pity on me. Seeing that I looked unwell, he ordered me back to watch over the main residence. But I know the truth. The Young Master was afraid I would die in some foreign land, passing away without a proper resting place, unable to ever drift back home."
Lowering his head, Shopkeeper Cao gave a soft smile. "The Young Master has a kind heart, while this old servant is always falling ill. Honestly, it leaves me feeling quite guilty."
"Your Young Master never considered you a burden," Chen Changsheng said.
"I know that, of course."
Shopkeeper Cao said, "But a man shouldn't make trouble for the Young Master either, should he?"
Chen Changsheng said nothing.
Shopkeeper Cao spoke up again. "Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for many years, Mister, yet you haven't changed a bit. It truly is a strange feeling. Back then, I just thought you were an eccentric man of Cultivation. But now, seeing you after all these years... you truly possess the bearing of an Immortal."