Chapter 582: Lady Calico, Do You Still Remember?
“Are you sure that I’m not intruding?” Song You hesitated as he looked at the man.
“Why would you be intruding? You’ve come from afar, so you’re a guest. And more importantly, sir, you're a cultivator. Is there anywhere you're not welcome?”
“Indeed, my child and I wanted to come back and take a look. We were just worrying that someone else lives here now and we wouldn’t be able to get in.” Hearing the man’s words, the Daoist no longer hesitated. “Then I shall respectfully accept your hospitality.”
“Haha! Come in, come in!”
“Many thanks.”
“I’d heard before that a Daoist once lived here for half a year. They all said he was highly skilled in the Daoist arts. I’d always wanted to meet you, but never knew where you’d gone. I even wanted to visit and offer incense, but there was no way to reach you,” the man said happily. “I never thought I’d meet you today.”
“It must be fate.”
“Right, may I ask your Daoist title?”
“My surname is Song, given name You, style name Menglai. I don’t currently have a Daoist title.”
As he replied, Song You stepped through the gate and into the courtyard. He turned his head and his gaze immediately fell on the center of the yard, where a wax plum tree was growing. It was now the season when the branches were full and leafy, and the tree bore fruit.
But the wax plum treewas not a true plum tree, and its fruit wasn’t edible. It was mildly toxic, in fact.
Lady Calico used to love playing in that tree.