Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Lingya looked to the left. His spiritual eyes were still there. He saw the Taoists of the Jade Emperor Palace sprinkling water with willow branches. After the ghosts were affected, the expressions on their faces became lively and their consciousness recovered.
Looking to the right, the monks were putting their hands together and chanting mantras, the sandalwood incense was curling, and the ghosts in front of them were also putting their hands together and closing their eyes to listen to the scriptures.
The murmurs of incantations from both sides merged at this moment, but there was no intention of collision, and each side helped people to be reborn.
The moon had not yet risen. Xie Lingya looked up at the sky and finally felt a little relieved in his heart, hoping that these innocent dead could be freed from the suffering they had endured. There was good wherever there was evil. There was always danger in this world, but fortunately there were still so many people willing to protect it.
Xie Lingya tilted his head and leaned on Shi Changxuan’s shoulder to rest.
Shi Changxuan turned around and put his hand on Xie Lingya’s face.
This feeling brought back the suppressed strangeness from Xie Lingya’s memory of that night. Xie Lingya’s heart skipped a beat and he wanted to step back, but for some reason his body froze. Maybe his body couldn’t keep up with his thoughts.
This time Xie Lingya opened his eyes. He saw Shi Changxuan’s eyes. Although they did not meet each other’s gaze last time, this time he felt that it was just as he had imagined, which was indescribably strange.
What’s in here? Xie Lingya felt a little strange when he saw his fingers move upwards and come to rest on his forehead, rubbing and wiping away the red cinnabar.
Shi Changxuan looked serious and rubbed away most of the cinnabar. When he stretched out his hand, he saw that his fingers were also stained with a thick crimson.
Xie Lingya was able to move only then and sat up blankly, “…Thank you?”
Shi Changxuan smiled at him.
Wiping the cinnabar seemed like just an ordinary action, but it made people feel uneasy just like last time. Xie Lingya suddenly felt that the strange feeling might not be his illusion, but what was it?
….
It was time for the Wendao group to leave the Jade Emperor Palace.
Jiang Yuqi had woken up, but his memory was a little damaged. He was taking medicine to recover. He also told the story of his encounter with the preacher in the city.
There were many strange folk sects like this. Jiang Yuqi thought it made some sense when he first heard it, but after a closer look he realized it was nonsense. However, he did not notice at that time that the other party was secretly collecting his hair and then absorbing his soul.
The case was still under investigation, and there was no result after one or two days. Xie Lingya told Fang Xushan that the matter had been reported to the higher-level Taoist Association anyway, and he and Shi Changxuan would be obliged to help if needed. As for now, they could leave with the group.
When they left the Jade Emperor Palace, they didn’t feel as relaxed as when they came here, and they still felt a little worried about Hongyang Dao.
In the bus, members of the inquiry group also asked about what happened last night. They vaguely heard the retelling, but they were not as present as Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan.
Xie Lingya explained it in detail again and reminded everyone to be careful and protect themselves if they encounter someone who looks like someone from the Hongyang Sect.
“It’s more convenient for monks in this regard. Just trim their nails.” Zhang Daoting touched his hair, “Although the weather is hot, I still have to wear a hat.”
Xie Lingya: “…That makes sense.”
….
The drive to the next stop would take another one or two days, so they got off the bus to eat halfway.
Xie Lingya stretched and received a call from Fang Zhe, “Hello?”
Fang Zhe said, “I sent the sword to you.”
“Okay, thank you.” Xie Lingya said, “I found it is inconvenient to go out without a magic weapon.”
In addition to being worried that he might need the magic weapon again in the remaining days, Xie Lingya also told him about the Hongyang Dao on the phone. Although there was no sign of Hongyang Dao activities in Chuyang now, who knew.
Fang Zhe said shyly: “…Actually, I have been studying the peach wood man recently. Combining the mechanism with the art of substitution, I have made some progress in making the peach wood man automatically drive the magic tool.”
Xie Lingya was shocked. It was said that Lu Ban could make wooden men drive carriages automatically. There was also the successor of “Lu Banshu” that the elders of Shi Changxuan’s family had met, who also claimed to study the automation of exorcism.
It seemed that this was an inevitable dream for the inheritors of “Lu Banshu”, and Fang Zhe also embarked on this path. If successful, it would be a great help, especially in a situation like the cemetery.
Xie Lingya praised: “It’s amazing. Modern people think it’s just the fantasy of the ancients. How can the wooden man move by himself? Fang Zhe, what magic did you use?”
Fang Zhe: “…rechargeable battery?”
Xie Lingya: “…………”
Fang Zhe said innocently: “I taught myself the principle of robot manufacturing and put the device on the peach wood man. The core is actually the shape-shifting technique. You should know the shape-shifting technique, right? In this way, the wooden man can replace the caster and use the magic weapon, and the magic weapon will identify it as the original body.”
Fortunately, no one else heard it just now. Xie Lingya looked around and said seriously: “Of course I know. What I asked is what the shape-shifting technique is! Let’s study it together when we go back!”
Fang Zhe: “Oh…”
Xie Lingya was still in shock after hanging up the phone. Good guy, it’s really hard to guard against.
There were two or three small restaurants near the parking lot. This place was quite remote and the restaurants were run by villagers, so they only served passing vehicles.
The Taoists dispersed and entered the restaurants. Xie Lingya and his companions also walked into one of them. The proprietress enthusiastically brought the menu. While they were ordering food, a man’s voice in a hoarse voice came from the kitchen, “What are you doing? Come and wash the vegetables! You are just being lazy!”
“I’m taking orders!” The proprietress responded quickly, and then said, “Write it on a piece of paper, I’ll come and get it later.”
As she said that, she hurried to the backyard.
It seemed that the relationship between the store owners was not very harmonious. Everyone just thought about it and ordered the dishes by themselves. The proprietress then came to take the order.
“I’d better take a walk. I’ve been sitting for too long.” Xie Lingya had only been sitting at the dinner table for two minutes when he couldn’t help but stand up and walk around the house, holding his lower back with his hands.
The proprietress was washing vegetables in the backyard. When she saw Xie Lingya, she gave him a simple smile.
Xie Lingya also smiled, “I’m going to take a walk. My waist hurts from sitting for so long.”
“Wait, waist pain?” The proprietress’ smile became even more enthusiastic, “Have a cup of tea.”
Xie Lingya didn’t think much about it, “No, I’m not thirsty.”
“No, this tea is medicinal tea,” the proprietress wiped her hands, stood up and said, “It can cure many diseases.”
The faint smile on Xie Lingya’s face froze for a moment, and then she said, “What kind of tea can cure diseases?”
“This was given to me by a monk.” The proprietress took out some tea leaves. Xie Lingya didn’t know much about tea, so he couldn’t tell what kind it was. He just held the tea leaves while the proprietress said, “My husband has rheumatism. Before he drank it, he had a bad temper and loved to hit people. After drinking it, he felt much better.”
Xie Lingya thought of the person who yelled at her before. Could it be her husband? He was speechless for a moment, and said, “What monk gave it to you? Who taught it?”
“It seems to be the Hunyuan Sect, not all of them are Buddhist.” The proprietress didn’t care much, “This tea is really good, and the first pack is free, and it’s not expensive.”
Wasn’t the Hunyuan Sect just another name for the Hongyang Sect? It seemed that people from the Hongyang Sect once came here to preach, and some people really liked it. Moreover, they confused people and make most people thought they were authentic Taoists and monks.
This was what they were most worried about. The Hongyang Dao pretended to be upright and lured believers with promises of curing illnesses and offering small profits to gain their trust. But over time, that was when they started to amass wealth and practice evil methods.
The methods used by scammers had always been the same, changing over and over again, just like when trying to trick the elderly into buying health products, they would give them free gifts first.
Xie Lingya wanted to persuade her but was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he asked first: “Do you have the contact information of that monk from the Hunyuan School? I want to buy tea.”
“Aren’t you with those Taoists? And you want to buy tea from a monk.” The proprietress was surprised, but also happy, “I don’t have his contact information, and I heard that he is going out of town. I don’t know when he will come back. If he comes, I will notify you. However, if you want to buy tea, you have to taste it first to see if it works. Aren’t you afraid that I am lying just by listening to me? I’ll make you a cup.”
“No, no, I can’t drink it now.” Xie Lingya didn’t want to drink it. Who knew how tea leaves were prepared. The monk went to another place, maybe he went to where the Jade Emperor Palace was? What a pity, he thought he could find someone here.
The proprietress thought for a while and said, “The monk also taught me a method of curing diseases. How about I try it for you? You don’t need to drink tea, just eat dates.”
Xie Lingya: “……”
Xie Lingya: “…What do you mean by eating dates?”
“I’ve only learned it a few times. I don’t know if it works. Just hold the dates and chant a spell, blow on it, and then you eat the dates.” The proprietress said, and seeing that Xie Lingya’s face was not very good, she said, “Hey, do you young people think this is feudal superstition? In fact, some old prescriptions are really useful. My mother-in-law used to treat people with reeds…”
Xie Lingya said slowly, “I don’t think this is feudal superstition, because this is the unique skill of our ancestor.”
The proprietress: “???”
If Xie Lingya was given dates, he could chant a basket of them in ten minutes.
Sa Zu traveled around the world relying on the thunder magic and curse technique he learned. The curse technique was passed down to him by the 30th generation Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu. Sa Zu saved countless people and accomplished what he could not do when he was studying medicine. After he promoted it, many Taoists also learned this method.
With this method of cursing dates, Hongyang Dao dared to regard it as theirs and use it to buy the hearts of the people. Didn’t they feel guilty about it??
“Madam boss, if something really happened, we have to go to the hospital. Also, we have to find out the main cause of the conflict between husband and wife.” Xie Lingya said a few words to the boss lady and turned around to find other people. It would be better to notify the local government and educate the villagers about these evil ways.
Xie Lingya thought that the people of Hongyang Dao were really going further and further down the road of courting death. His ancestor had a really violent temper. If they didn’t believe it, they could ask the Four Ghost Kings…
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