Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The arrival of this family finally boosted the stagnant incense offerings in Taicang Sect.
The heroic act of Wei Xi saving a kidnapped child by counting on his fingers spread quickly among the residents of the community. Although Zhao Liang often promoted the idea that Taicang Sect’s political textbooks could help people break through the barriers built by evil spirits, words were not enough to prove these claims. This act was different from the previous ones that could not be seen or touched, and it was actually reported in the local social news!
The old neighbors who occasionally come to sit around in the same community were amazed and changed their attitude towards Wei Xi’s so-called company. They privately said that the Taoist priest worshipped by Wei Xi’s family must be really capable.
As a result, some people began to offer incense on their own initiative, especially Zhao Liang, a loyal believer who lived next door, who would come to burn a few sticks from time to time. With him taking the lead, the reputation of Dedao Tianzun became known to the public, and even the sect’s eldest disciple Tuanyi now truly believed that their own Tianzun was extraordinary.
Regarding this, the second disciple of Taicang Sect, who was a real expert and was very sure that there was no such god as the Dedao Tianzun in the world, could only say: “…”
However, all the believers were so innocent that when he passed by the incense burner that day, he even heard Old Lady Wang, who came frequently and lived nearby, put her palms together and mutter something, hoping that the Taoist Master could help her find the mailbox key that she had lost again.
Shuo Zong couldn’t help but look sideways at her. His mood at the moment was so complicated that it was hard to describe. Let’s not talk about why this believer made such trivial wishes when she worshipped God. You know what Dedao Tianzun is, so you just made a wish. It would be really weird that worshiping such a non-existent deity could make miracles happen!
However, Wei Xi, a half-baked person, obviously didn’t know this, and he also didn’t seem to know why his master’s soul didn’t appear after his death. Shuo Zong knew the inside story, but he didn’t have the heart to expose it.
Practitioners transcended the six realms and did not enter the cycle of reincarnation. The price of longevity was the scattering of the soul after nirvana.
Shuo Zong stood there and listened to Old Lady Wang complaining about how inconvenient it was for her to not be able to find the mailbox key. After hesitating for a long time, he finally left.
Well, Wei Xi was obviously very happy that someone came to pray for him, so he just let these trivial matters go.
On the other side, after burning incense, Old Lady Wang met her granddaughter who was coming back from school on the way home. She told her granddaughter that she had lost the mailbox key and went to ask for help from the Wei family’s Dedao Tianzun.
Her granddaughter burst into laughter after hearing this: “Grandma, you are so cute! Let’s not talk about whether praying to the Tianzun is useful or not. The Bodhisattva is so busy. So many people make wishes every day. He doesn’t even have time to bless people to get rich. How could he have time to take care of such trivial matters as finding keys?”
Old Lady Wang also laughed when she heard this: “Grandma is desperate and is trying all kinds of methods. Who knows, maybe the Tianzun will really help me after hearing this?”
The granddaughter laughed and said, “Impossible!”
After all, Old Mrs. Wang had prayed sincerely and had decided to just do her best and leave the rest to fate. She didn’t take the child’s words to heart and walked home holding the child’s hand with a smile on her face. But the moment she pushed open the door, she suddenly heard a crisp collision.
She looked down and froze in shock.
The granddaughter looked over and was also surprised: “Oh my god…”
They saw a bunch of small brass keys lying on the flat floor of the entrance.
Wasn’t it the mailbox key that she couldn’t find even after searching the whole house?
….
As night fell, Shuo Zong was in his room when there was a sudden knock on the door.
When he opened it, he found that it was Wei Xi who came.
Wei Xi held a handful of herbs he had just picked from the yard. When he saw his second apprentice, he immediately explained his purpose: “Is your leg injury feeling better?”
What leg injury? It’s all nonsense. Shuo Zong hesitated when he heard it, but when he glanced around, he saw Tuan Tuanyi who was hiding outside the house. After a moment of silence, he still answered against his conscience: “It still hurts a little.”
“There are no external injuries.” Wei Xi’s brain was not yet strong enough to doubt his beloved disciple. Hearing this, he immediately became very worried. “Come into the house. I picked a few Xiantong leaves and I’ll apply them on you to see if it can be cured.”
He walked straight into the room and motioned for the second disciple to lie down on the bed. The second disciple stood like a javelin for a while but finally did as he was told.
Wei Xi raised his hand and rolled up his trousers, revealing his straight and slender calves. He reached out and touched the old scar on the second disciple’s leg, his eyes showing some pity: “Where exactly does it hurt?”
His body temperature was relatively cold, and the fingers that touched his legs were also particularly cold. Shuo Zong leaned against the head of the bed and looked at him for a while before turning his head and randomly saying a location.
Wei Xi frowned and crushed the herbs in his hand, carefully applied them to the affected area, and tore off a piece of bed sheet to wrap the herbs. His movements were extremely careful.
His fluffy curly hair swayed slightly with his movements, filling the peripheral vision of his second disciple who had turned his head away.
The disciple was injured, and Wei Xi couldn’t bear to absorb any more of his Yang Qi. After he lowered his trouser legs, he reminded him, “Rest early. Next time you encounter something like this, don’t force yourself to do it!”
But the apprentice seemed to be in a daze again. After a long period of silence, he hummed softly.
After getting a response, Wei Xi patted him on the shoulder in satisfaction, then stood up and left.
The room was silent for a long time after the door was closed. Shuo Zong remained in a half-sitting position for a long time without moving. After a long while, he looked at the ceiling light and slowly leaned his head against the head of the bed.
Not long after, the sudden ringing of the phone interrupted his seemingly nonexistent thoughts. He came back to his senses and lazily picked up the phone and answered it: “Go ahead.”
“What are you talking about!” Xia Shouren on the other end of the phone said indignantly, “You old beast, you are not a human being. It’s not the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, and you asked me to solve the earthquake in Longyang Province alone. Do you think you deserve the money I gave you with my hard work?”
Shuo Zong: “There’s a magnitude 6 earthquake, what am I going to do? You alone are enough.”
Xia Shouren rolled his eyes and said, “You beast! I see you are obsessed with sex! You don’t want to leave!”
“…” Shuo Zong was silent for a few seconds before he slowly spoke, “I’m just here to keep an eye on him, don’t talk nonsense.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he was hit on the forehead by a huge force from nowhere.
Shuo Zong: “???”
He was caught off guard and stood up straight in an instant with vigilance, but when he glanced around the room, he didn’t find anything unusual.
That’s right. He had a special physique. How could any ghost dare to haunt him without fear of death?
“Hello! Hello! Hello!” Xia Shouren on the other end of the phone was shocked by the loud knocking and shouted, “What happened!!!”
“…” Shuo Zong looked around the room where there was no evil spirit and silently hung up the phone. For the first time in his life, he felt what it meant to be completely confused.
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