Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Mrs. Wang went to Baoyang Temple, she was surprised to see that several tea guests who bought talismans with her yesterday had also arrived, and were discussing something around Zhang Daoting.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang discovered that their talisman was also very effective, and she was shocked. One of them went back without applying it. When he came, he heard that other people’s talismans were effective, and he was confused.
Mrs. Wang was outspoken and complained: “My daughter-in-law actually said that they mixed some potion to repel mosquitoes. But I looked and there are still mosquitoes outside the house. Can this medicine also distinguish my house?”
Other tea guests also smiled, but they were actually very confused. Sometimes they doubted life, and sometimes they wondered if there was any scientific reason to explain it, but they didn’t say it out loud.
This kind of thing, like many people said, it depended on whether you believed it or not, but whether there are mosquitoes or not was a very objective result.
Zhang Daoting said confidently: “If you have any doubts, you can take the talisman for testing.”
Upon hearing this, the tea guests looked at each other and felt that he was not bluffing.
“The cloud seals written on the talisman were imitated and created by the ancient people based on the changes in the clouds in the sky. Then the luck word was written on the talisman paper to pray for blessings and cure diseases. It has many uses. It coincides with the natural way of heaven and earth. Regardless of whether you believe it or not, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it, this is an ancient culture, and it’s not without reason that it has been passed down for so many years.”
Zhang Daoting’s remarks made everyone feel that there was some truth in it, and they nodded thoughtfully. There were so many things in this world that science could not explain, and there were so many strange people and strange things. Who knew what the principle of this talisman had?
Mosquito repellent charms may be rare, but many people know that the Night Crying Talisman was quite famous, and they had heard of many people using it, even in their own homes. The night cry talisman was used to stop children from crying at night. It was said that children were more spiritual, so there were many successful cases.
“Um… Taoist Zhang, is it okay to go in to Lingguan Hall? I want to go and offer incense.” Mrs. Wang originally believed in Taoism, but now she felt that Baoyang Temple had real abilities, so she asked this.
“Not yet. Now you can only go to Sanqing Hall and Wenchang Hall.” Zhang Daoting said.
In fact, since it was not repairing the statue, but replacing it with a copper one, there was no need to close the Lingguan Hall. The problem was that the Patriarch seemed to dislike his current tattered statue. Anyone who went to offer incense would be destroyed… they guessed that he wanted to show people only his new look.
Mrs. Wang was going to offer incense. Several other tea guests thought for a moment, but then followed in and offered incense to Sanqing. They didn’t believe it at first, but after buying this mosquito repellent charm, they felt like they had opened the door to a new world. Not only did they believe it, but they also felt a sense of awe and burned incense for peace of mind.
Then, as more and more people came to the front yard, other people also knew about it. Yesterday when they bought mosquito repellent charms, many people were present, but only those few spent money.
Now when they heard them say that it really worked, they were still only half-convinced, and even a little suspicious that they were shills.
Taoist priest Zhang Daoting did not take the opportunity to promote it vigorously. In the end, about seven or eight people took the initiative to ask for talismans from him, wanting to see if it really worked.
Mosquito repellent charms only cost 20 yuan, so Zhang Daoting had to ask them if they needed any other charms, such as those to relieve headaches and digestion.
Xie Lingya took the time to draw the talisman. The workload was not heavy, but considering that this was just the beginning, he was already very satisfied.
Mosquito repellent charms were just an introduction. He had even considered reducing or even stopping sales after reaching a certain level. He didn’t want people to mention Baoyang Temple like mosquito-repellent incense in the future. That would be more of a loss than a gain. He had to balance his image and promote other talismans.
….
Because Xie Lingya had been busy drawing talismans recently and had consumed a lot of resources so he took some time to go out and buy talisman paper and cinnabar. First he went to the Chinese medicine store to buy cinnabar, and then bought yellow paper.
Xie Lingya brought a backpack. When he was buying the yellow paper, the boss saw that he was quite young and he was carrying a schoolbag. So, he asked strangely: “Classmate, why did you buy this? Do you want to do some handicraft?”
“…” Xie Lingya felt this boss was also quite humorous. If he really wanted to do handicrafts, he would not buy yellow paper.
This shop sold Buddhist beads, statues of gods, yellow paper, etc. It also sold some tips and finished talismans. The boss said, “Do you want to buy talismans? We have a protect you from failing the exam talisman.”
“A talisman for not failing the exam? Is there such a talisman?” Xie Lingya thought it was very magical. Why hadn’t he heard of it? He thought he had learned enough. At first glance, it turned out that the talisman was copied.
The boss talked eloquently: “Of course, there are many Taoist miscellaneous talismans, able to do thousands of things. It has everything you need. It can cure bad breath and constipation, not to mention not to fail the exam. You may not understand this, but our talisman is a copy, but the master version was painted by a master, so it works.”
Xie Lingya’s mouth twitched, and then he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure outside the door, and his attention was immediately attracted.
The boss also followed his gaze and looked out, only to see five or six Taoist priests standing outside. He murmured, “They seem to be Taoist priests from Taihe Temple.”
Xie Lingya took out the money and slapped it on the table, then he hurriedly put the yellow form paper into his schoolbag.
“Classmate, what are you in a hurry for?” the boss said. Seeing the flash of cinnabar in his bag, he didn’t react for a while.
“Goodbye boss. I saw my senior brother.” Xie Lingya said seriously.
Boss: “…”
He watched helplessly as Xie Lingya ran out with his bag on his back, and actually went to one of the Taoist priests. The two started talking, and he immediately slapped his forehead, “He didn’t tell me earlier that this young man was a Taoist priest! What the hell was I trying to promote?”
….
Several Taoist priests from Taihe Temple looked at Xie Lingya, wondering when Shi Changxuan had made friends locally.
Shi Changxuan explained in a few words that Xie Lingya was a Baoyang Temple person, and he got to know him last time because of the person who took money with Fang Zhenxing. Although Baoyang Temple was small, as local Taoist priests, they knew it to some extent. Some people who knew Wang Yuji chatted with Xie Lingya.
Knowing that they were half of the group, these Taoist priests not only did not relax, but were a little nervous, and hesitantly hinted that it was time for Shi Changxuan to leave.
Xie Lingya looked around curiously, wondering what they meant.
Shi Changxuan looked at Xie Lingya, a little hesitant.
Xie Lingya immediately understood that they were probably busy with Chen Sansheng’s affairs. Chen Sansheng failed in the battle, and the current situation must not be very good, so it had not been announced to the outside world. After all, it was a bit embarrassing, and he was the master of all things.
He guessed the truth last time, but it would definitely be difficult to tell in front of these people. He quickly changed the subject and said: “See you later, Taoist priests, what about that, if you want to do any activities in the future, can you invite us from Baoyang Temple, hahaha.”
In the past, Wang Yuji never participated in group activities. When Xie Lingya said this, everyone politely said that it was okay.
In order not to delay others’ work, Xie Lingya went back voluntarily.
But coincidentally, after Xie Lingya got off the bus back to Taoist Temple, he saw Shi Changxuan and his party again, but they didn’t see him and walked straight in one direction.
Xie Lingya thought that there was no need to say hello, so he simply went back to the Taoist temple to practice the talismans. Because He Zun and his classmates were in need, and because business was now open, Xie Lingya drew more exorcising amulets to stock up.
Not long after practicing, when Xie Lingya went out to boil water, he saw a nearby business owner come in and say to everyone: “Oh, I just came from the supermarket and there was an old Taoist priest jumping off the building at the construction site over Mingxi Road. Oh, his legs are broken.”
Construction site? Xie Lingya’s eyes suddenly opened a little wider, he put down the pot in his hand and turned around to walk back.
Here came the opportunity to apply what he had learned and show himself.
Zhang Daoting came out of the house not far away. Seeing his hurried appearance, he asked casually: “What are you going for? Who do you want to kill?”
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