Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Lingya couldn’t wait to introduce his uncle to Shi Changxuan now. He had been laying the groundwork for so long, and now his uncle had taken office. Wasn’t this a good opportunity?
But Wang Yuji said first: “I’m looking for you this time because I want to talk to you about Pei Xiaoshan.”
Xie Lingya suddenly became solemn, “What’s wrong with that bast**d?”
Wang Yuji: “…”
Wang Yuji: “He detained a hundred thousand ghosts who should have been sent to the underworld, and tens of thousands of ownerless souls. This happened in my jurisdiction and is my first case after taking office. But Pei Xiaoshan has something wrong. He also has the Dugong Seal and the Sanwu Evil Slaying Sword, so this matter requires the cooperation of the Yin and Yang realms.”
Xie Lingya nodded, this was very important. He helped eliminate 20,000 ghosts in the past few days, but there were still more than half left. “This Pei Xiaoshan is still on the run. But I think he will be caught soon.”
“Don’t take him lightly. I’m afraid you will encounter him again in the future, so be careful!”
Wang Yuji said, “He was caught off guard that day. But Pei Xiaoshan is not a simple person, let alone with those two magic weapons! Do you know why he did these things?”
“I don’t know… I only know that he is a secular Taoist who specializes in making money.” Xie Lingya didn’t know why Pei Xiaoshan suddenly did this, and they wanted to catch him for interrogation.
Although the Du Gong Seal and the Sanwu Evil-Slaying Sword were very powerful, and his strength greatly increased after taking them, but they would also attract the strongmen to pursue him. Just like now, people following Pei Xiaoshan, it seemed to be a bit more gain.
Wang Yuji said: “Pei Xiaoshan originally had a life span of eighty-four years. However, because he did not practice meritorious deeds and committed evil, God took it away as punishment!”
It is said in “Baopuzi”[1] that whenever you did something wrong, there was a punishment. Whether the matter was serious or not, the commander would take away your lifespan to discipline you. If the lifespan was completed, the person would die.
If a person made a mistake, the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth would notice and shorten his life span. Major crimes were punished by three hundred days, and minor crimes were punished by one hundred days.
Pei Xiaoshan committed countless evil deeds, and he should have died last year.
But Pei Xiaoshan had a great destiny and was a Taoist genius. When he saw his own death sign, he hid himself and ran away. But he still couldn’t escape the detection of ghosts and gods. Within a year, he thought of countless ways to hide, which was why the outside world thought he had disappeared.
As the saying went, if the King of Hell wants you to die at the third watch, you dare not keep anyone alive until the fifth watch.
But Pei Xiaoshan was really powerful. He not only avoided death for more than half a year. In the end, when the ghost came to the door, he directly injured the ghost and went to steal both the Yang Ping Zhidu Gong Seal and the Sanwu Evil Slaying Sword.
——He didn’t want to try his best to hide, he wanted to fight directly, so the first thing he did after taking the two magic weapons was to collect the souls.
This was also one of the reasons why many people could not figure out the identity of the seal thief. In addition to Pei Xiaoshan himself covering up his tracks, it was also because he was a person who deserved death and was no longer of this world.
Xie Lingya felt that he still had too little exposure to this industry. He didn’t expect that there would be such an operation. This Pei Xiaoshan was so courageous. No wonder he dared to risk the world’s disapproval. He was just trying to live an extra day!
He was already dead, and he probably wouldn’t have a good time if he died, so he might as well fight.
“Then this person should always be in a state of panic,” Xie Lingya pondered, “Uncle, this is your first case in office. No matter what others do, I will definitely participate actively!”
Wang Yuji nodded, “You are not a Taoist priest, and you still have your studies, but if you meet…”
“Of course, I will act out of righteousness, and he ran away last time,” Xie Lingya said eagerly, “When I find him, if he hasn’t been caught, I will apply to the Taoist Association to go with them if there is any arrest activity!”
No matter how talented Pei Xiaoshan was, could he be as talented as him? Let’s look back and see if there were any more disgusting Taoist techniques.
Wang Yuji was quite pleased to hear what he said. The child has a great sense of justice!
“But his Dugong seal is really troublesome. My sword is not enough. Uncle, do you have any magic weapons that I can borrow?” Xie Lingya asked.
He had read the news in the group these days, and it seemed that elites from all the Zhengyi sects were dispatched, some spontaneously, some invited by the Taoist Association or the Tianshi family, vowing to chase Pei Xiaoshan and capture him.
But he thought these families had a lot of money, so when they went out, they took a sack of ancestral magic weapons with them.
In Baoyang Temple, the Three Treasure Sword is the most powerful, but facing so many ghosts, it was not enough. Xie Lingya wanted to say that he was already a second-generation official, couldn’t he get some benefits?
Wang Yuji smiled slightly, “In this case, I will pass on a heart seal to you.”
Xie Lingya was confused: “Heart seal? There is no real thing?”
“What you cultivate in Taoism is your original mind, and the heart seal is the best for that. Furthermore, you have the Dharma in your heart, so you don’t need to rely on any magic weapon.” Wang Yuji explained, “Your uncle will teach you how to raise the seal of the City God. Whenever you meditate on the Dharma seal in Queshan, there will be Yin soldiers and underworld officials at your side to protect and support the Dharma.”
The City God’s Office was the place where the city gods of various places were hosted. The seal of the City God’s Office was one of the Taoist seals, which meant that the mage had accepted this position and was acting on behalf of heaven. However, how much they could be used depended on each person’s own strength.
This square seal was personally passed on to Xie Lingya by Wang Yuji, who was the Provincial City God. Regardless of how it was in other provinces, it was definitely very effective in Queshan Province. The City Gods from all over the county would cooperate with him in recruiting people and opening the altar with ease, and the permissions were even greater.
By the way, this had no physical form yet and so was also very easy to carry.
Wang Yuji warned again: “Don’t publicize my identity.”
Xie Lingya also knew what he meant. Although his uncle had become an official, he still kept a low profile. And he would definitely not bend the law for personal gain, so as not to affect others.
Xie Lingya originally wanted to tell Shi Changxuan, but he couldn’t do it now. But if Shi Changxuan could become a disciple in the future, it won’t hurt to let him know at that time.
“Okay then.” Xie Lingya took advantage of the situation and said, “By the way, uncle, I have looked for a disciple for you. There is one who has a particularly good foundation. Although he has a family, he can still recognize a master. Shi Changxuan, you should know him.”
When it came to accepting disciples, Wang Yuji was very reserved: “He has to be willing…”
Xie Lingya knew as soon as he heard that his uncle was very satisfied with this quality, and he said very understandingly: “Okay.”
“The City God temple is busy with official business, and I have to deal with official business.” Wang Yuji said, just about to leave.
Xie Lingya was very reluctant to let him leave. He hadn’t talked enough with his uncle yet, and there were still many things he hadn’t said. Xie Lingya wanted to follow him a few steps, but Wang Yuji slapped his heart with his palm and punched in the Seal of the City God. Xie Lingya took two steps back and sat on the chair due to the force. He was then startled and woke up!
A warm and rough touch came from his hand. Xie Lingya lowered his head and saw that the little fox had also woken up and was licking his palm wildly. When he woke up, he jumped on his chest and barked several times.
The little fox felt something just now, but it was still young and didn’t know that Xie Lingya was in a dream. He kept licking Xie Lingya, but he didn’t see Xie Lingya wake up and was in a hurry.
“It’s okay.” Xie Lingya scratched the little fox’s ears, touched his heart, and felt quite emotional.
At this time Shi Changxuan also came in, “Are you awake?”
He handed over the peeled fruit, as thoughtful as ever.
“Daozhang Shi, I just dreamed about my uncle, and we were chatting about the current situation.” Xie Lingya did not tell Wang Yuji’s current identity, but he still laid the groundwork, “I also told him about you.”
On hearing this, Shi Changxuan’s expression suddenly became a little subtle.
Xie Lingya was also observing his expression and continued carefully, “My uncle… also appreciates you.”
“…” Shi Changxuan remained silent.
Xie Lingya praised Shi Changxuan a few more words in the tone of his uncle, and then heard Shi Changxuan say softly: “Master Wang’s trip to the mountains and scenery has immeasurable merit.”
According to Xie Lingya’s habit, after using the sword, he naturally also talked to Shi Changxuan. He explained his move and even told him his conjecture that his uncle might have died because of this move.
Now hearing Shi Changxuan praise his uncle, Xie Lingya felt even more justified. He just happened to save Shi Changxuan, and the two of them were still sleeping together. It felt like their relationship was at its best. Xie Lingya was about to speak out while the iron was hot, but Shi Changxuan had already said: “…I will go and worship Master Wang.”
Hearing this, he decided to wait until the time was more “convenient”, so he just smiled at Shi Changxuan and said, “That’s great.”
While worshiping in front of the memorial tablet, Xie Lingya stood by and listened, feeling more and more embarrassed as he listened.
Because even though Shi Changxuan usually looked dull, but when he paid homage, he first praised his uncle’s life, and then started to praise Xie Lingya, and even recalled how he and Xie Lingya had just met.
“The two of us met once at the rain praying ceremony, but only from afar. What impressed this younger generation deeply was that he made a talisman with one stroke, and when he came forward, he saved the soul with one sword strike.”
“Although he usually talks a lot, but he has a pure heart.”
….
Shi Changxuan praised him from his professional level to his daily life, and Xie Lingya sounded more exaggerated than his uncle!
Of course, after all, he and his uncle had never met each other, but he spent time with Xie Lingya day and night.
No matter how thick-skinned Xie Lingya was, he couldn’t stand it anymore and joked: “Shi Changxuan, I just realized that I am so cute in your mind.”
Shi Changxuan glanced at Xie Lingya but didn’t say anything.
Xie Lingya looked at it, and thought it turned out to be acquiescence!
Xie Lingya felt even more embarrassed for a moment and coughed repeatedly.
However, from this moment on, Xie Lingya truly felt that their relationship had improved. After all, they had been through life and death together several times, and Shi Changxuan still praised him so much that it made him feel ashamed.
Xie Lingya had previously called him Daozhang Shi, because Shi Changxuan had always been boring, and he was more careful, fearing offending Shi Changxuan. Now that he knew Shi Changxuan’s thoughts, he had changed to calling him by his first name from now on.
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[1] Baopuzi is a literary work written by Ge Hong, a scholar during the turbulent Jin dynasty.