Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Lingya harvested a batch of vegetables growing in the backyard. Xie Lingya fried two dishes with them. Fortunately, he only planted a small piece of land at the beginning, since now he was getting busier and vegetable growing could only be regarded as a leisure activity.
Xie Lingya put the dishes on the table and said to Zhang Daoting: “Daoting, go ask Brother Hai to come and have dinner.”
Hai Guanchao said that if Xie Lingya learned the Taisu Pulse Technique within three months, he wouldn’t ask Xie Lingya to recognize his connection with Wang Yuji. The pulse method would also be treated as a gift from him.
He was not considered master, let alone master’s master, he was just called brother.
Zhang Daoting: “…”
Zhang Daoting sweated and went to the opposite side to ask Hai Guanchao to come over for dinner.
Since Xie Lingya basically mastered the Taisu Pulse Technique, he was so proud that he lost his mentality of watching the tide.
Hai Guanchao originally thought that he had set an impossible task for Xie Lingya. The matter of being called master was thus determined. Who knew that this guy was simply not a human being? He could even master Taisu Pulse Technique in a month!
Even though Taisu Pulse Technique had many variations, it was still within it. As long as you mastered the veins, you could solve the pulse condition no matter how complicated it was. It just required practice.
“Doctor Hai, the boss asked you to come over to eat.” Zhang Daoting saw that Hai Guanchao was still in a daze while sitting in the clinic. There were no patients for the time being. He was sitting there with a book in his hand.
“…Oh.” Hai Guanchao adjusted his glasses, stood up, closed the door, and went back with Zhang Daoting.
When crossing the road, Hai Guanchao couldn’t help but murmur: “How do you think he learned it…”
How did he develop such a brain?
Hai Guanchao was able to reach his current level at this age, so his brain was definitely not bad. However, when he was learning Taisu Pulse Method, it took him several months to learn the basics.
Xie Lingya, this little bastard, how could he learn so quickly?!
“Doctor Hai,” Zhang Daoting glanced at Hai Guanchao sympathetically. The slap in the face was so severe that he couldn’t bear it, and he felt the same way. “I don’t know if there is such a saying in your medical profession. But I heard a saying when I was practicing talismans. A little spiritual light becomes a talisman, while the rest of the world wastes ink and paper.”
“Some things are just so mysterious. I have practiced hundreds or thousands of talismans, but I may never be as good as the boss. He is not even a Taoist priest, so I am very desperate.”
Hai Guanchao: “…” The rest of the world was wasting ink and paper, Hai Guanchao thought about it and nodded slowly. At this time, he also entered the door. He heard Xie Lingya deliberately shouting: “Brother Hai, sit down quickly and eat.”
Hai Guanchao also smiled at him and said in relief: “Fortunately, you didn’t pass the postgraduate entrance examination.”
Zhang Daoting: “…”
Xie Lingya: “…”
…This man is too vengeful and attacks people suddenly!
Hai Guanchao sat down for his meal and said consolingly: “I just thought that if you are so good at doing this and you also have a very high degree of education, I would inevitably be sad.”
“Save your sadness for yourself,” Xie Lingya said with a dark face, “I will definitely pass the exam next time!”
Of course, even if he passed the exam next time, it would still take that long.
“By the way, boss, I received a package today.” Zhang Daoting said, “The sender seems to be the Cultural Affairs Bureau.”
“Well, the book should have arrived.” Xie Lingya bit his chopsticks and opened the package. It contained more than a dozen copies of “Qiyang Night Talk”.
When Xie Lingya first took over Baoyang Temple, he went to the Cultural Bureau for a walk and learned that they were going to compile a book, which was mainly about local legends, so he came back to compile the materials and submitted them.
Now, this book had been released. In addition to the sample book, Xie Lingya also bought some more.
Zhang Daoting opened it and saw that the author of the Baoyang Temple article was written by two people. One was Xie Lingya and the other was the editor. The editor was responsible for revising and polishing the manuscript. After all, Xie Lingya was not a professional.
Looking at the content, it was even more exaggerated. A certain master of Baoyang Temple conquered demons and saved millions of people in Qiyang.
Zhang Daoting said in surprise: “Boss, this Master is so powerful. Did you learn this talisman, then can you still make the river flow?”
Xie Lingya: “No, I made it up.”
Zhang Daoting: “…”
Zhang Daoting was also stupid for a moment, and he just thought this was some strange Taoist magic, but he didn’t expect it to be made up.
“From ancient times to the present, many sects and Taoist priests like to exaggerate. I am just following the trend.” In order to beautify his behavior, Xie Lingya said, “This book always talks about Emperor Yan, Huangdi, Nuwa and Shennong. I think the ancients’ notes are not bad, it’s just that people nowadays write more clearly.”
Zhang Daoting said with a head covered in sweat: “This is actually…”
Xie Lingya: “Let me tell you, if someone finds an ancient method of channeling ghosts and summoning souls, there is an eight out of ten chance that they would say that Tang Xuanzong used this method to see the beautiful soul of Concubine Yang after her death.[1] Wow, but if there were so many methods, I am afraid that Tang Xuanzong would use different methods after meals every day to revive Concubine Yang to relieve his longing. He would have been more diligent in seeing her now than before her death, and there is no difference between the dead and the undead.”
Zhang Daoting almost laughed out loud, who would like to be Tang Xuanzong and Concubine Yang. These two were so famous, and the Netherworld Technique matched their reputation. Just like Qianlong[1] and Cixi[2] were always mentioned in food stories.
At this time, Hai Guanchao said: “There is still a difference.”
“…” Xie Lingya and Zhang Daoting took a few seconds to react, looking speechless.
Xie Lingya joked: “Out Daoting, is still a monk. Doctor, please don’t talk nonsense…”
Zhang Daoting: “…”
….
Everyone had their own circle of friends, and so did ghosts.
For the wandering ghosts near Jingui Pedestrian Street in Qiyang City, Qin Limin was an anomaly among ghosts.
This ghost actually dared to wander around Wang Lingguan’s temple all day long, and even entered its backyard. That’s not all. He patrolled the surrounding area every night as soon as it got dark. Whenever he encountered any theft or fraud, he must keep a close eye on it. Even if an old lady fell to the ground and there was no one to help her, he would like to help her up.
Of course, he couldn’t help her, so he could only go back and call Xie Lingya, “Teacher Xie, Teacher Xie, run quickly, run faster, the old lady is going to be helped up by others!”
Xie Lingya could only respond with “…”.
Some ghosts didn’t know why, but this new ghost didn’t look like he was being detained, and usually people who were good at controlling ghosts did something to use the ghosts… How should they put it, it was not used for such trivial things anyway.
Qin Limin was also embarrassed to say that he had been deceived by an old ghost, leading to him causing trouble later, and now he was forced to atone for his sins here.
A ghost inquired from Qin Limin, and Qin Limin blushed and said: “I am different from you, I am a good friend of mankind…”
The ghosts: “…”
So, with the help of Qin Limin, a good friend of the human race, Baoyang Temple finally got an opportunity to appear on local television.
——Because it helped five citizens in a row and provided clues to the police three times in one month, Baoyang Temple finally attracted the attention of Qiyang TV City Channel. They were currently doing a series on doing good things for people.
After being contacted by the reporter, Xie Lingya was very speechless, “I thought that no matter what, our well water would be in the news first…”
Don’t think about talismans and other things for the time being, but their well water was really popular, and now dozens of people came to fetch drinking water every day. In the city, it was rare for someone to be willing to go to such trouble.
This was because after a period of time, the quality of Baoyang well’s water had become more widely known.
However, just as the first banner they received was for their bravery, the first time they were in the news was because of being good people and doing good deeds…
But this was also a publicity opportunity, so Xie Lingya certainly would not refuse it.
Anyway, the only one on camera would be Zhang Daoting, the only Taoist priest of Baoyang Temple.
….
After cooperating with the filming, at seven o’clock one night, the urban channel of Qiyang City TV station broadcast one of the urban warmth series: Enthusiastic Taoist Priest in the City.
The news introduced a miniature Taoist temple located in a bustling city. The only Taoist priest in it, Zhang Daoting, was very young. After coming to Qiyang City, he had always made it his mission to do good deeds. Another resident of the Taoist temple, the property owner here, was also very supportive of him.
The Taoist temple had also been praised by the rescued people for their bravery, and the policemen at the police station had also praised it. Nearby residents and traders all thought that this little Taoist priest was very willing to help others. Although he was a monk, he was a great neighbor. Everyone had an affectionate nickname for him: enthusiastic Taoist priest.
On TV, Zhang Daoting smirked at the camera, with his new title written next to it.
Enthusiastic Taoist priest Zhang Daoting: “…”
Xie Lingya laughed wildly.
Zhang Daoting touched his face and exclaimed: “Why do I look so stupid! During the filming, the reporter kept asking me to be more friendly, smile, smile, smile. Why didn’t you tell me that I was smiling so stupidly?”
At the side, the “property owner” Xie Lingya, who only flashed in the background as a background, looked much colder.
“Hahahahaha, it’s good. I want to save the news. At least in the future, people won’t think that our Taoist temple is cheating money.” They still had immortal style and integrity.
However, considering that their Taoist temple was located in a city, it was better to be more down-to-earth.
At the same time, Xie Lingya also reported the good news to Qin Limin: “The news has been broadcast. Although they couldn’t photograph you, we all know that you should be the most enthusiastic ghost in the city!”
Qin Limin nodded fiercely.
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[1] Yang Guifei (Yang Kuei-fey) concubine of the Tang emperor Xuanzong (Hs an-tsung; 685-762). Renowned beauty of Chinese history. Of humble origins, she is said to have won the favor and passion of the emperor to the extent that he eventually began to neglect state affairs.
[2] The Qianlong Emperor was a major patron and important “preserver and restorer” of Confucian culture. He had an insatiable appetite for collecting, and acquired much of China’s “great private collections” by any means necessary, and “reintegrated their treasures into the imperial collection.”
[3] Cixi was one of the most powerful women in the history of China, active from the 1860s into the 1900s. As mother or adoptive mother of two Chinese emperors, she acted as regent before they were of age and continued to wield considerable influence over China after they formally assumed power.