Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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With the request from a gold card member, coupled with generous rewards, the result was self-evident.
After Qiu Guokai made his request, he also offered a stick of incense to the newly appointed Dedao Tianzun of Taicang Sect and promised that he would light a long-burning lamp for the Tianzun of the sect after the matter was resolved.
The eternal lamp was another criterion for evaluating the prosperity of a Taoist temple besides incense. Wei Xi was immediately attracted. According to Kuang Zhiming, there were more than ten believers who lit eternal lamps in their temple, but Taicang Sect did not have a single one.
Therefore, he was in a very happy mood before leaving. When he passed by the incense burner, he reached out and touched it, sneering, “Wait, you will also have the lamp soon.”
Although the wall of the incense burner was made of brass but it didn’t feel cold to the touch even in the winter for some reason. He guessed it must be because of the incense burning by the increasing number of believers.
Tuan Tuanyi looked into the incense burner strangely, thinking that he was having an illusion. Why did the incense in the burner suddenly burn so brightly? Was it because of the wind?
Shuo Zong also heard the voice of Old Lady Wang, who had inexplicably burned a lot of incense today, excitedly muttering to others: “Dedao Tianzun is really powerful!”
“…”
Wei Xi saw his expression and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Shuo Zong gave him a complicated look and replied with mixed feelings: “…Nothing.”
This sect is really hard to describe from top to bottom.
….
Maohua Mountain was located in the neighboring province, and the drive took nearly five hours. It was already dark when the master and his two apprentices arrived.
The other Taoist priests invited by Qiu Guokai’s company arrived earlier than them. Tuan Tuanyi had already reacted by now. Looking at the parking lot full of cars, he sighed: “Alas, although Mr. Qiu’s words were very sincere, their company would rather spend money to invite so many colleagues to come. Maybe they still think that our Taicang Sect is not famous enough and can’t control the situation. Alas.”
This was how it was for a small sect that had just started out, it lacked deterrent power. He had been complacent with the company’s good performance recently, but now he had been calmed down by the reality.
Wei Xi heard this, but his expression was indifferent: “Don’t worry, sooner or later, Taicang Sect will be famous and have countless disciples.”
Tuan Tuanyi chuckled and thought that his master was really optimistic, setting the goal so far away, how could it be easy to achieve it?
Wei Xi turned to his two disciples, his curly hair and coat fluttering in the mountain breeze, but is body remaining motionless: “This is the last wish of your master.”
The two disciples looked at him in silence. The eldest disciple had just finished laughing, but when he saw that he was unusually serious, his expression couldn’t help but falter. The second disciple looked at him for a while, then calmly raised his hand and placed it on his shoulder.
“Yes, you will get what you want.” The warmth of his palm seemed to penetrate the fabric and burrow onto his skin. Wei Xi heard him turn his eyes away and look at the hills in the distance, and replied so casually, “Go in, it’s windy.”
There was only one hotel in the mountain. There was no village in front and no shop behind. It looked lonely and weird. However, it was surrounded by mountains and water, and the scenery was really nice.
Before Wei Xi entered the lobby, she heard Lu Wenqing’s voice: “Wei Xi! You are here too?”
Although Lu Wenqing’s strength was not that good, his family background was impressive and he knew many local Taoist friends. So naturally, he was also on the list of people invited by Qiu Guokai’s company.
Kuang Zhiming also took the initiative to come forward to say hello, and at the same time introduced Wei Xi’s origins to the Taoist priests he knew around him. Some of the people who came this time had already known Taicang Sect through the incredibly powerful mediation team, and followed them to get acquainted, while others had never heard of this name and asked each other about Wei Xi’s origins.
After learning that this was a newly opened Taoist temple, they lost interest. They had never heard of the name, so they thought it must be just that.
At this time, the person in charge of Qiu Guokai’s company came forward with a list and said to everyone apologetically: “Masters, there is only one hotel in the mountains, and some of the crew members are staying there. There are not enough rooms, so we can only inconvenience two people to stay in one room.”
Many of the older Taoists present frowned, but there was nothing they could do despite being reluctant. As they drove up the mountain, they could see the desolation indeed. To be honest, it was quite surprising to have such a hotel of decent size.
Wei Xi was stunned, and turned to look at the two disciples: “Two people living in one room?”
He brought two apprentices with him, how should he divide the accommodation?
The second disciple seemed stunned after hearing the news, showing a complicated expression.
But his fanboy Lu Wenqing immediately became excited: “Wei Xi, you can live with me. You can let you two disciples share a room. I sleep peacefully without snoring or grinding my teeth!”
The Taicang Sect’s senior disciple glared, “No!”
The second disciple of Taicang Sect frowned: “…No!”
The two of them refused almost in unison, and Lu Wenqing was puzzled: “Why not?”
Tuan Tuanyi glared at him, looking at him as if he were a thief: “Why do you have the right to share a room with my master? It’s almost the same as sharing a room with him! What are you planning?”
Lu Wenqing: “Are you sick? I think you are the one who has an agenda! You are so gay! What do you want to do to Wei Xi?”
Tuan Tuanyi: “What the hell is gay? Stop talking nonsense!”
Lu Wenqing: “What’s the matter? You used to call Mr. Shuo Zong your husband! Don’t you admit it?”
Tuanyi: “…”
Tuan Tuanyi became furious, but Lu Wenqing refused to give in. The two glared at each other and the atmosphere was tense.
The second disciple of the Taicang Sect was silent for a while, picked up the key handed to him by the person in charge, picked up the suitcase on the ground with one hand, lowered his head and said calmly to Wei Xi: “Let’s go.”
The room was on the sixth floor. The old elevator was very narrow. When exiting the elevator, Wei Xi saw the second disciple suddenly look up at the ceiling and ask the staff leading the way, “Is it all empty up there?”
The staff member was stunned: “How did you know? This is our hotel’s large suite, and it is indeed not occupied.”
Shuo Zong: “Since the suite is empty, why tell us there are not enough rooms? There should be quite a few rooms in the suite.”
Wei Xi also became confused when he heard this and then looked at the staff member. Unexpectedly, the staff member’s face changed suddenly, and he seemed to be very secretive about it. He refused to say anything and seemed afraid of being interrogated. He took the two of them to the door of the room and left in a hurry, refusing to stay for a moment.
Shuo Zong quietly looked back at her hurriedly leaving figure until he heard Wei Xi’s voice: “What are you standing there for? Open the door quickly.”
He came back to his senses, glanced at Wei Xi, and then stared at the room in front of him, 609.
He stretched out his arm, and the access card made a sharp sound. The door was unlocked, but Shuo Zong still stood there. He hesitated. A room…
After a moment, he thought, it’s no big deal, just a room.
Then he heard Wei Xi’s voice as he pushed open the door: “Huh? Why is there only one bed?”
Shuo Zong: “……………………”
He was stunned for a moment and looked around.
In the slightly cramped and dim room ahead, there was only a double bed.
There was a fake rose on the bed, which created a honeymoon-like warmth in the dim light.
Before his second disciple could react, Wei Xi discovered something else. He turned to the small space with the bathtub and said in surprise, “Huh? Why is this place transparent?”
On the right side of the door, the frosted shower space was so transparent that one could clearly see the washbasin inside. Of course, the bathtub and shower were also clearly visible. This was the first time he had seen such decoration since he had come down the mountain.
Wei Xi was very innocent, and it was obvious that there was not a single piece of dirty trash in his mind: “It’s quite nice.”
Shuo Zong began to feel that the suitcase in his hand was heavy: “……………………”
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