Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Ghosts could see more clearly than people. Xie Lingya checked with him and found out that it was indeed the person they saw at the high-speed rail station.
“Then is he still in Boshan now?” Xie Lingya asked.
The Maple Ghost shook his head, a bit of panic showing on his black face, “I don’t know, I didn’t see it, Master, there were Yin soldiers passing through the valley last week, and the ghosts in the mountains have been hiding for several days, and I still don’t dare to go over there.”
Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan’s expressions changed.
When He Zun encountered a ghost in Boshan, Xie Lingya said that Boshan was very gloomy. There were rumors in the past that villagers had seen red lights all over the valley. Those were ghost lanterns set by ghosts to escort the souls across the border.
It was probably not a coincidence that the man came just as he was passing through Boshan.
“The Yin soldiers will sing their trumpets when they pass by. You didn’t see it, but did you hear where the Yin soldiers went?” Xie Lingya asked tentatively.
The Maple Ghost thought for a moment, then hesitantly said: “It’s vague, as if it’s gone in the valley. Aren’t they afraid of disturbing the people if they change the system?”
After all, there are so many tourists in Boshan now.
Xie Lingya was speechless.
It was so bold and the land was so productive. They also wondered whether that person might have come to Boshan to experiment with the Du Gong Seal and recruit the souls of the mass graves. But the person took the idea a step further and directly went to compete with the underworld for ghosts.
The ghost escorted the ghosts into the mountains and forests. There must be a large number of ghosts, occupying the valley full of ghost lanterns.
“Go and have a look.” Shi Changxuan said.
Both of them felt a little heavy. Yang Ping’s Du Gong Seal was in the hands of the Celestial Master. It was a magic weapon used to subjugate ghosts and monsters. But in the hands of people with malicious intentions, it could become a tool to restrain ghosts and gods and use them for their own use.
Under the leadership of the Maple Ghost, they went to a high place and took a look. There was nothing in the valley, and all the dead souls in the mass graves were gone. All of it combined, there were at least one hundred thousand dead souls, including the evil spirits. They were all taken away in just a few days. It was that person’s ability, but Yang Ping’s Du Gong Seal definitely deserved the most credit.
“He dares to offend the underworld, he must be too courageous.” Xie Lingya said incredulously. The dead souls they escorted were all numerous in the underworld. If they were lost, they would definitely be held accountable. The thief could deceive others, but how could he still deceive other spirits?
However, considering that he had the Du Gong Seal and the Sanwu Evil Slaying Sword in his hand, this possibility seemed to have become a little greater.
If they hadn’t learned about Boshan’s clue, he was afraid the Taoist Association wouldn’t have thought that something like that had happened here.
“Go back.” After a while, Shi Changxuan said.
The thief had already left Boshan, and they only confirmed that the man had indeed taken the high-speed train to the provincial capital.
The thief had the Sanwu Evil Slaying Sword and Du Gong Seal. They couldn’t get any more clues here. It would be more reliable to try to find out his passenger information. After all, that was before the theft. Maybe he had still not covered up for himself at that time.
Maple Ghost looked at them eagerly, “Then I…”
“What are you, you really want to come with me.” Xie Lingya said funnily, “I will let you go back to the woods as I say, but don’t act like a hooligan again in the future. Yes, if you let me know, I’ll come back to you.”
Maple Ghost shuddered. Don’t mention it, he would stay in the shadow. He could only respond weakly and crawl back into the bushes, his figure blending into the darkness.
….
The two of them stayed in the hotel at the foot of the mountain for half the night and returned to Jinyang the next morning.
During this period, Shi Changxuan also reported this information to his family, and they went to the high-speed rail station overnight to check. The surveillance video had been erased, but because they knew the train number, they found the passenger information.
It was just that the thief was too careful, and his passenger information may not be true at all. The Taoist Association checked all the passengers all night, but there were no clues.
Although the high-speed rail station required checking the identity of people’s tickets when entering the station, for ascetics, simple magic could be enough to confuse them.
So this clue link was also broken.
“But the thief also forcibly captured so many ghosts. What does the Taoist Association plan to do?” Xie Lingya asked, “Should we report this to the underworld official?”
Shi Changxuan nodded, “It should be reported to the city god.” The city god should know about this.
They were the magistrates of the underworld. If they didn’t report the absence of so many ghosts, they might also be held accountable.
Xie Lingya sighed again, this commotion was really heart-breaking, he was now wanted across borders!
Xie Lingya pondered and said: “You said, if a Yin soldier finds out the clues and tells the Taoist Association, will the Taoist Association buy the one million bonus in paper money and burn it to him?”
Shi Changxuan: “…”
Thinking about this problem for the first time, Shi Changxuan said: “… they should be able to keep their word.”
Xie Lingya thought for a while, hey, if one million was piled into a mountain, how long would it take to burn?
….
Xie Lingya didn’t get much rest all night. After discussing with Shi Changxuan, he fell asleep in the car for a while and didn’t wake up until he arrived at Baoyang Temple.
By this time, Baoyang Temple had already opened its doors, and a young man was sitting on the steps at the door. As soon as he saw them coming back, he stood up and said, “Teacher Xie.”
Xie Lingya took a look and saw that this was Master Zhao’s apprentice Xiao Dian.
Xie Lingya couldn’t help but look inside. Could it be that Master Zhao was here too? Came here after being chased by Mr. Zhu?
Xiao Dian said in embarrassment: “Teacher Xie, I, I came to you because I wanted to…” He hesitated, and it took him a long time to finish embarrassedly, “I want to become your disciple…”
“Have you broken up with your master?” Xie Lingya was not too surprised. He had just stared at Xiao Dian be in a daze yesterday as he realized that he had been deceived.
Xiao Dian looked like he was about to cry, “Yeah!”
Yesterday, Master Zhao wanted to be “open and honest” with him, so he admitted that he couldn’t handle ghosts, but he could teach Xiao Dian to make money.
Xiao Dian went there to learn his skills. When Master Zhao admitted that he was indeed a charlatan, he completely collapsed. All the fighter jets and cannons were all lies. He felt both the shame of being deceived and ashamed that he really believed it. He talked nonsense.
No wonder, he said, why was it so easy to learn from Master Zhao? He could also accept the soldiers and horses assigned by the master without practicing seriously.
Yesterday, Ms. Zhu introduced Xie Lingya and the others to Baoyang Temple. After Xiao Dian broke up with Master Zhao, he came here because he wanted to learn some real skills.
“You’d better go back.” Xie Lingya said funny, “How old are you? It’s not much better to go back and study.”
“I won’t go back, Teacher Xie, I like this.” Xiao Dian said, “And I can’t go back either. My parents had abandoned me a long time ago because I went to learn this!”
“If you go back and apologize, your parents will definitely not be able to bear it,” Xie Lingya said seriously, “Being a Taoist priest is not that simple, let alone a fighter. Even if you want to, you may not be able to see ghosts – the two of us can see them simply because we are awesome.”
Xiao Dian: “…”
Shi Changxuan: “…”
Xie Lingya: “A Taoist priest who lives a simple life can only earn a few hundred dollars a month, and there’s nothing to do with it. Besides, a Taoist priest’s job is not to exorcise ghosts, but to practice Taoism. Do you know what Taoism is?”
Xiao Dian shook his head. He had studied with Master Zhao. Master Zhao said that he had learned from some heavenly master, but he knew that Master Zhao was a liar, so the knowledge he learned was probably fake.
Xie Lingya said: “So don’t be too reckless. Think about everything more than your head. What if we are just more clever liars than Master Zhao?”
“You are definitely not.” He blushed a little.
Xie Lingya smiled helplessly, “Of course we are not, I’m just telling you this. Okay, you can go back.”
He said and walked into the temple. After entering, he turned back, only to see Xiao Dian still standing in the same place. Xiao Dian didn’t dare to follow him but said pitifully: “I really have nowhere to go.”
Xie Lingya thought for a moment, he and his family were probably at loggerheads, and he had a breakup with his liar master yesterday, and now his brain was probably all fuzzy. It looked like he didn’t have much money on him, so he couldn’t help but say: “Forget it, you can stay here for a few days, and you can also feel what a real Taoist priest’s life is like.”
After a while, he showed a smile and jumped in. “Thank you.”
Shi Changxuan seemed to have guessed that Xie Lingya would say this. He had no objection and just said softly: “Let’s go.”
Xie Lingya led Xiao Dian in and asked, “What is your full name?”
Xiao Dian took out his ID card and handed it to Xie Lingya: “My name is Wu Liang.”
This name had a Taoist meaning. Xie Lingya looked at it and saw that he still didn’t put it away, so he said, “What are you doing?”
“I lived with Master Zhao before, and he even took my ID card. I snatched it back yesterday.” Xiao Dian lowered his head and said, “I, I am willing to give it to you…”
Xie Lingya: “…”
This heartless kid! Xie Lingya said helplessly: “Take it yourself. Fortunately, you met an old liar, not a pyramid scheme.”
They walked to the main hall, and then Zhang Daoting walked out in a slightly embarrassed manner, followed by several people holding long and short cameras. The men and women holding the cameras said to him: “Taoist Zhang, please do another pose.”
Zhang Daoting reluctantly began to play with the water tank with lotus flowers outside the temple for them to take pictures. After doing it, he gave lectures to the believers, and some people followed him to take pictures.
Xiao Dian was stunned for a moment and said weakly: “Teacher Xie, is this the life a real Taoist priest lives?”
Xie Lingya: “…………”
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