Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Lingya was originally very angry. This ghost pretended to be Luo Xiaojun in order to deceive the priests, causing them to work in vain all day long. But after the ghost told the whole story, he was speechless.
Ghosts were just like people, they were all kinds of strange, they bullied the weak and feared the strong, there were fierce ghosts, there were stupid ghosts, and there were even ghosts who are afraid of death like Ding Aima.
There were still intrigues between ghosts. How was it very different from the human world? It was no wonder that Ding Aima was unwilling to reincarnate.
“Stop howling, you don’t even think about it yourself. If the ghost’s method of worshiping the lamp worked, why would the old ghost want to exchange with you? He would have already forced people to offer sacrifices to him. Besides, don’t you pity Mr. Bai, and you have done something wrong again, haven’t you?” Xie Lingya educated the middle-aged male ghost.
The middle-aged male ghost didn’t dare to howl anymore. He was frightened by Xie Lingya’s beating and lay on the ground shivering, “I was wrong, I was wrong, I sincerely know that I was wrong.”
Seeing his cowardice, Xie Lingya thought again on how to deal with this, then he hesitantly asked Shi Changxuan: “Wouldn’t it be bad if I just let him go?”
After all, this guy didn’t do any evil, he had a good attitude towards admitting his mistakes, and he was just too…stupid, no wonder he hadn’t had enough to eat for more than ten years. Even though Xie Lingya was so cruel, he was a little hesitant.
The middle-aged male ghost was frightened to death. He lay on the ground and begged: “No, Master, please let me go. I really don’t dare!”
Shi Changxuan had been in this industry much longer than Xie Lingya. He told Xie Lingya that usually they were all directly transcended.
“Wow, is that not an advantage for him, he even threatened me.” Xie Lingya was calculating.
Shi Changxuan: “…”
Xie Lingya was different from traditional Taoist priests. As long as the ghosts were not stubborn and harmful, Taoist priests usually focused on salvation, allowing the ghosts to wash away their grievances and realize their mistakes was a matter of the gods.
Xie Lingya was more concerned about the things in front of him and whether he was happy or not.
He looked at the middle-aged male ghost for a long time, and suddenly thought of Ding Aima delivering a message to him at the door. He had an idea and said: “Well, I will feed you a meal tomorrow, and then you come back with me and work on our street at night as street patrol. If I see that you have really changed your ways, then I will save you at the next Dharma conference.”
Shi Changxuan couldn’t help but look sideways.
The middle-aged male ghost didn’t know if he had never seen such a master before. He was stunned for a moment. Just when Xie Lingya was wondering if this condition was so difficult to accept, the male ghost started to cry: “Will you really give me food tomorrow? I want to eat…”
Xie Lingya: “…”
This guy was also very hungry, so he just heard the word “eat”.
Xie Lingya picked him up and indoctrinated him again, and he nodded repeatedly. As long as he was given food, why wouldn’t he do it?
Xie Lingya was now satisfied and asked for his information again. This ghost’s name was Qin Limin. He was originally from Qiyang. He died about nineteen years ago. Due to an accidental death, he became a lonely ghost, unable to reincarnate, wandering around the world.
Since it was all a misunderstanding caused by Qin Limin, it really had nothing to do with Luo Xiaojun. He should have really died due to an accident. The underground was already damp, and he slipped and fell into the coals. It was just that the people in the mine had long suspected the Feng Shui, so they were overthinking and suspicious of everything.
Because of the accidental death, Luo Xiaojun’s ghost couldn’t accept it and was still crawling up under the mine, but that was all. It may scare people, but Luo Xiaojun was unaware.
….
The next day, Xie Lingya went to see Director Bai again. Before he could speak, Director Bai said, “I dreamed of a skinny man bowing to me last night. When I got up this morning, I felt refreshed.”
He had gotten sick due to a ghost attack and had been feeling a little uncomfortable. After being discharged from the hospital, he was still resting at home.
When the mine director Bai saw a ghost, it was just a black shadow, but what he said now was exactly how Qin Limin really looked like. Xie Lingya was surprised for a moment and nodded. It seemed that Qin Limin went to apologize, so he explained the whole story clearly to him.
Director Bai’s mouth opened a little when he heard this. He was a staunch atheist before. Even though he saw a ghost once in person, he didn’t expect that there were so many tricks in it, and even the ghosts came out.
“So, my suggestion is that there is no need to move the building, and there is no need to do the three-day and three-night ritual. Just hold a three-hour salvation ceremony, and send Luo Xiaojun away, as well as the other lonely ghosts in Liuhe Mine.” After Xie Lingya finished speaking, he added, “Of course, let’s just recalculate the remuneration. It doesn’t need to be that much.”
In the urban area of Qiyang City, an ordinary salvation ceremony cost about a few thousand yuan. This was despite the reputation of the priest. Each level was calculated separately. If you were in a mining area, you would get a little more, but it would only be tens of thousands of dollars.
Previously, Yishui Mining promised to pay 150,000 yuan, but now Xie Lingya took the initiative to reduce the price, and Mine Manager Bai was a little surprised.
Director Bai thought for a moment and then said: “I’ll pay Teacher Xie one hundred thousand, please do a spiritual salvation, and by the way, sell me some magic weapons for the new building in Zhenyi Town.”
It took two or three seconds for Xie Lingya to react. He came over and nodded quickly: “Okay, Mr. Bai, don’t worry, I have a pair of stone lions, which are suitable for placing in front of the door.”
The two looked at each other, with a tacit smile in their eyes.
That’s right, there was no Feng Shui problem in this building, and there were no stone lions in Baoyang Temple. Xie Lingya’s “selling” of this magic weapon was actually just to help Director Bai calm down the people of Liuhe mine.
Nowadays, there were a lot of rumors. Everyone thought that the building had been affected by its Feng Shui and caused the following events. It was useless to simply hold a salvation ceremony. This explanation could not be explained. It was all a matter of gods and ghosts. They might as well just put on a show for everyone to see, and they won’t have anything to say in the future.
….
Xie Lingya held a simple alms ceremony at Liuhe Mine. Although it was his first time doing it, he was always very fast at carrying these things. Luo Xiaojun’s ghost was summoned by him, and Lu Shui opened his mind. It was only then that he realized that he was dead and cried sadly.
And the unlucky Qin Limin couldn’t wait to wash his body, and then started eating crazily with the food given by Xie Lingya.
He still had time to push Luo Xiaojun, “Brother, why don’t you eat yet! Teacher Xie is feeding you something!”
– After Xie Lingya gave him a meal, he basically became a father in his mind.
Luo Xiaojun rubbed his eyes, then grabbed the food and started chewing it, turning his grief and anger into appetite.
Manager Bai, who was watching on the sidelines, said to Secretary Liu, “Do you also feel cold?”
Secretary Liu was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, “I, I, I don’t know…”
Manager Bai had become weak after seeing a ghost, so he sensed something. Seeing Secretary Liu like this, he didn’t say anything.
Originally, Mine Manager Bai was very uneasy after being frightened by a ghost, but after Xie Lingya’s explanation, he was no longer afraid. It turned out that ghosts were so miserable, so what was the difference between them and humans?
It would be a good idea to hold a religious ceremony and liberate all the poor ghosts in Liuhe Mine.
After eating the food, Xie Lingya chanted sutras to Luo Xiaojun to eliminate his sins. After he was done, he took the opportunity to ask: “How do you feel now?”
Secretary Liu saw Xie Lingya asking questions in one place, his legs were shaking, and he stood still. The mine manager was closer.
Luo Xiaojun was silent for a long time and said sadly: “I’m a little reluctant… Sigh.”
Although he looked calm, he still had feelings in his heart. Before Xie Lingya could ask more questions, Luo Xiaojun left with a gust of wind.
Mine manager Bai and Secretary Liu felt a gust of wind blowing by, and they were relieved when they heard Xie Lingya say that he had sent them off. However, Secretary Liu relaxed after being scared, while Mine Manager Bai felt relieved and sighed.
The legal affairs had been completed, and Shi Changxuan went back early because he had to go to class. Xie Lingya contacted the manufacturer who had made the custom-made Lingguan statue before and bought a pair of stone lions. They made more than just bronze statues.
The stone lion was moved and placed at the entrance of the new building of Liuhe Mine, attracting many employees to watch. In fact, it was no secret that a “priest” had arrived before. It was said that this was a priest invited from Qiyang City.
Now it had only been two days. Bai Kuang had recovered from his long-term illness. According to the people who went down the mine shaft, they didn’t hear any strange noises anymore. Now there were stone lions on display, which should be used to suppress Feng Shui. It seemed that in the future nothing would happen.
Xie Lingya helped Mr. Bai finish the scene, received a reward of 100,000, and went back happily.
If you have money, you can change equipment for other statues!
….
Xie Lingya took Qin Limin to the city and asked him to wander around the pedestrian street at night to see if there was any bag picking or theft.
Xie Lingya even introduced him and Ding Aima to get to know each other, and he also had some intention of letting them supervise each other.
As a result, Ding Aima and Qin Limin actually felt a little sympathetic to each other when they met. Xie Lingya thought the same thing. They were all rare and strange ghosts, although they manifested themselves in different aspects.
As for the 100,000 yuan he just got, Xie Lingya basically didn’t keep anything, and forcibly gave 30% to Shi Changxuan. Most of the rest was used to replace all the other statues in the temple with bronze statues, and the rest was used to do some repair work on the temple.
However, nowadays, people came and went in Baoyang Temple every day. Although most of them were just visiting, the number of people offering incense also added up to a small number.
He made a lot of money selling miscellaneous charms, but the mosquito repellent charms were no longer on sale. The sales popularity of other charms had also dropped in the past, but they continued to be sold. In particular, sales of amulets had increased due to the blessing of the Zhongyuan Dharma Assembly.
There were also other merit money and the like. If you add them up and take into account all living and work expenses, there was more than 30,000 yuan in net profit last month, so Xie Lingya was not too reluctant to give up on the remuneration of the Liuhe Mine.
The more than 30,000 yuan also gave Xie Lingya some confidence. Although he was still far away from the goal of building a golden statue and building a large temple, at least the Taoist temple seemed more alive, and he had the confidence to continue recruiting Taoist priests. A Temple without a Taoist priest was indeed too shabby.
Xie Lingya increased Zhang Daoting’s basic salary, that was, the single fee, to one thousand five hundred. They also posted a recruitment notice online, hoping that Taoist priests would take a fancy to the development potential of their Taoist temple and come to work.
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