Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Wei Xi, his disciples and the new gold card member Tan Fu arrived downstairs of his house, they unexpectedly ran into Lu Wenqing, who was accompanied by a young man and woman holding magical instruments.
The two parties paused when they met each other. The person in charge of the community property saw Tan Fu’s expression and quickly came out to explain: “Mr. Tan, after receiving your complaint, we immediately sent security to check the safety of the entire building. Although we didn’t find the 38th floor you mentioned and the psychopath who tried to attack you, in order to protect the rights of the owners, we decided to ask someone to come and take a look, so that you can at least live here with peace of mind.”
In fact, the matter was far from as simple as he said. At first, the property management thought that Tan Fu must have mental problems. They had worked here for so many years, and had never heard that this building had a 38th floor? Even if they had mistaken the floor and went to the top floor, the resident on the top floor was not a young man, but an old couple in their sixties.
Therefore, they did not take Tan Fu’s complaint seriously at first, but then they found something wrong when they reviewed the surveillance video. When Tan Fu went to go home that night and took the elevator upstairs, there was an abnormal pause in the middle. However, the video in the surveillance video was different from what Tan Fu said when he arrived at the 38th floor. After a short malfunction, the elevator stopped between the 36th and 37th floors, and the elevator door opened as usual after stopping.
The dark elevator shaft outside could be vaguely seen in the surveillance video, but Tan Fu in the picture seemed to have noticed nothing and was actually about to walk out.
Although he stopped for unknown reasons afterwards, this behavior still frightened the staff watching the surveillance video, after all, he was just one step away from taking a step.
That was more than 30 floors high. If he had fallen down, more than just his brain would burst.
What happened next was even more bizarre. Not long after he stopped, he actually started talking to the outside of the elevator, as if someone was communicating with him outside. Not long after, he sat down on the ground again and was sent to the lobby by the elevator with a horrified face. It was as if he was really frightened by the person outside.
But how could there be someone in the elevator shaft? Could the other person fly?
However, Tan Fu behaved rationally and calmly, and even tried to seek help from the outside world. He really didn’t seem to be suffering from a hallucination. Coupled with such a coincidental and weird elevator failure, the property manager immediately had a splitting headache – could his community really be haunted? Regardless of whether it was true or not, netizens now liked to watch these bizarre urban legends the most. Once this matter spread, their community would never be able to clear themselves from the blame even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
Therefore, after the meeting, they immediately visited a well-known Taoist temple in Beijing and asked someone to come to solve the problem.
The person in charge wanted to introduce the two parties, but Lu Wenqing smiled and said, “No need, no need. We all know each other.”
He went up to greet Wei Xi and introduced the couple next to him: “Wei Xi, this is Kuang Zhiming and this is Xu Xiaofeng. They are the couple in charge of Liandu Temple. They are both friends I met when I took orders. I came with them this time to check out the situation. Why are you here?”
Wei Xi said: “This Mr. Tan who got into trouble has just become a member of our Taicang Sect. I came back with him to solve the problem.”
The Taoist couple nodded politely and greeted him, but when they heard that he was also here to perform a ritual, their eyes became a little strange. Tuan Tuanyi met their suspicious looks and expressed his understanding in his heart. Look at the couple who came out to work, both wearing robes and carrying compasses, they looked so professional, while he only had a small schoolbag filled with snacks and napkins.
Kuang Zhiming looked quite bookish, holding a compass in his hand. In short, he looked like a Taoist priest. After listening to Lu Wenqing’s introduction, he hesitated for a moment and asked curiously, “Taicang Sect, is it a newly opened Taoist temple in the local area? It seems that we have never been there before.”
The religious circle in China was not very large. His Liandu Temple was somewhat famous locally, and he had participated in many Dharma assemblies and Zen conferences. However, he had never heard of a Taoist temple called Taicang Sect. However, Wei Xi did not look like a monk.
Wei Xi’s eldest disciple hurriedly stepped forward and handed his business card to the industry leader: “Excuse me, our company is indeed newly opened, and our business scope is quite complicated. Please take care of us in the future.”
Company…
Kuang Zhiming glanced at the various business items on the business card and didn’t know what to say for a moment. Then he saw the tall man who handed over the business card take out his mobile phone and ask attentively: “Master, do you have an official blog? Can I follow you? We can promote each other in the future.”
Official blog…Promotion…
Kuang Zhiming and his wife were silent, looking like they were stupefied by the question.
Tuan Tuanyi didn’t get a response, so he ran back to his master in a bad mood. He thought that as expected, the big guys in any industry were very arrogant, and it would be difficult for his fledgling small company to become well-known.
Kuang Zhiming was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he didn’t know what to say, so he said hesitantly: “Since we are all here, Mr. Tan, please take us to the scene to have a look.”
Tuan Tuanyi was a little resentful of him for being so arrogant and not adding his Weibo, so he quietly followed his master and gossiped, “Master, isn’t he a Taoist? How come a monk doesn’t follow the rules and regulations? After I joined the sect, I didn’t even look for a lover, but he actually got married openly.”
Kuang Zhiming heard it and was about to explain when he heard another outstanding young man behind Wei Xi answer coldly: “Shut up, each sect is different. Who told you that you can’t get married while practicing?”
“Hey?” Tuan Tuanyi looked at Wei Xi in confusion, “What about our sect? Can we find a wife?”
Wei Xi was stunned by the question, and then he realized that he seemed to have not yet decided on the precepts of his sect, but the larger sects seemed to have stricter requirements… However, before he could answer, the second disciple spoke for him: “Who has time to care about you.”
Wei Xi looked back at his second apprentice, and seeing the other’s eyes clearly unwilling to waver, he hesitated for a moment and finally backed off: “Forget it, go find it as you like.”
It’s better not to be too restrictive towards these two apprentices who were held in the palm of his hand.
Lu Wenqing joined in after hearing their conversation: “It is true that marriage and childbearing are allowed in their sect, and it does not affect their practice. They have made much greater progress since their marriage than before.”
Tuan Tuanyi laughed obscenely after hearing this: “Really? Is it because of… that thing?”
Wei Xi: “What?”
Tuan Tuanyi said shyly: “Oh, Master, you are so ridiculous. What else can it be? It’s just dual cultivation.”
Wei Xi still didn’t understand: “What is dual cultivation?”
Kuang Zhiming: “…”
Kuang Zhiming’s ears turned red, and he quickly walked forward with his wife. Tuan Tuanyi looked at his master in disbelief: “Master, you really don’t know? You are already in your twenties, haven’t you ever been in love–“
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly stumbled and fell vertically to the ground, falling flat on his face.
Tuan Tuanyi struggled to get up, with two tubes of blood hanging from his nose. While wiping the blood, he turned his head to look at the place he had just walked past with a confused look on his face, but he couldn’t find what had tripped him.
Wei Xi didn’t get an answer, so he simply looked up at his second disciple: “What is dual cultivation?”
The second disciple was silent for a while, then stretched out a hand to cover his face, firmly blocking his curious gaze.
“It’s a bad thing.”
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