Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Liu Lingtong asked curiously: “What is that special skill?”
After all, Reporting God was also an innate wood spirit, so who knew what unique skills he might have. Seeing that Reporting God was much kinder than before, Liu Lingtong dared to ask.
Reporting God: “I can’t tell you now, wait until you perform well enough. I can only tell you that this method can make Xie Lingya crazy!”
It had been out there for so long, of course it knew what it meant to teach the apprentice but starve the master to death, so it had to keep some tricks up its sleeve!
“Okay.” Liu Lingtong didn’t doubt it after hearing its exaggerated words, and nodded honestly, “Then when will you teach me?”
Shi Changxuan moved away with Reporting God. Now every night it was the only one absorbing the essence of the moonlight. It used to be okay, but now that his relationship with Reporting God had improved, Liu Lingtong began to ask.
The Reporting God suddenly stopped talking because Xie Lingya suddenly came over and asked coldly: “What are you two talking about!”
The two little wooden men fell silent. Not surprisingly, Xie Lingya stood up. Alas, it was still the same. But he was used to it, so he served double the food.
Shi Changxuan looked at it for a while and said, “I have copied the scriptures and it is time to offer them to the teacher.”
Daily incense was indispensable. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, Shi Changxuan, as a disciple, had to show his filial piety. If Wang Yuji was free, he would appear in spirit to give guidance.
The two men entered the room, placed offerings on the table, and lit incense first to let Wang Yuji know they were coming.
After a moment, the smoke went from going straight up to zigzag. Xie Lingya knew at a glance that his uncle had appeared. However, only the incense had changed, and the uncle himself had not appeared. He must be busy with official duties and was communicating remotely.
Shi Changxuan read “Baoyang Notes”. Xie Lingya had also told him some of it before, so he reported his learning results now.
The thin smoke of fireworks swirled around, forming the word “good” and then dissipated.
When the incense was almost burned out, Shi Changxuan said respectfully: “Disciple will study hard and take good care of the temple, please rest assured, sir.”
When the incense head burned out a little and the smoke dissipated, Xie Lingya heard Shi Changxuan’s words and felt a little embarrassed. He remembered that Shi Changxuan had praised him in front of the tablet before, and he and his uncle were very happy at that time… Of course, his uncle was also very happy now, but he blushed.
Xie Lingya packed up his things as if nothing had happened and showed Shi Changxuan a new copy of “Baoyang Notes”.
When Shi Changxuan took the book, their fingers touched. He stared at Xie Lingya’s hand for a while and said, “Last time you said you wanted to learn swordmanship. Now your injury is healed, do you still want to learn?”
Those were all said at Tianran Temple. Xie Lingya didn’t expect him to bring it up again, but thought that if he didn’t agree, it would seem stingy, so he said, “…Learn it.”
Shi Changxuan said without any surprise, “Okay. I’ll memorize the sword manual and choose a day to learn sword.”
He took the Reporting God back and hung it on his shoulder. Xie Lingya nodded and responded, “Okay.”
The Reporting God hummed on his shoulder, “You’ve really made progress.”
Shi Changxuan: “?”
The Reporting God said contemptuously, “You know it yourself!”
Shi Changxuan: “…”
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In Wuchang, Ning Wanlai, a non-famous student in Zhuyang City, was carrying out an important activity today, that was, having a blind date. The girl introduced by his parents’ friends, they all met in a restaurant box. After the introducer chatted a few words, he went to sit at the table next to them.
Ning Wanlai talked about his work and chatted with the girl for a few minutes. It could be said that there was no particular spark between them, but for the time being, they did not find any differences in their values.
Thinking of this, Ning Wanlai asked in a roundabout way: “What do you think about ghosts and gods?”
The girl smiled and then said: “Isn’t that all feudal superstition? But I think that horoscopes are sometimes quite accurate. Of course, I don’t believe in it.”
Ning Wanlai thought to himself, isn’t this contradictory? You think it’s accurate, but you still don’t believe it?
However, was this considered an acceptable unscientific event?
Ning Wanlai was thinking about it when he suddenly felt cold. He knew something was wrong. He was still on a blind date, why did he have to be on duty today? Was it God’s will that this wouldn’t work out?
“Sorry, I have something urgent to do, so I have to excuse myself for a moment.” Ning Wanlai stood up hurriedly and said.
The girl was stunned, “What’s wrong?”
Ning Wanlai said vaguely: “There is an emergency at work. I’m really sorry, it’s too sudden, can we make an appointment next time?”
The girl didn’t see him making a phone call, but she just thought he had received a text message, so she stood up and said: “It’s okay, work is important.”
The introducer next to them was very surprised, and pulled him and said: “What’s the situation, can’t it be postponed? What time is it now!”
“There’s no way, I’ll postpone it if I can.” Ning Wanlai said with a wry smile.
The introducer glanced at the girl and pulled her aside to explain in detail, “What’s wrong with you? When has your unit ever had overtime?”
Ning Wanlai didn’t expect that he knew his unit well, and said awkwardly, “It’s really an emergency.”
The introducer said unhappily, “The girl takes it very seriously. Look how beautifully she dressed up, and you left after only ten minutes. You sound so helpless. How will people feel? What do you think? Is it really an emergency? Or are you unwilling to do it?”
“No, I really have something to do.” Ning Wanlai was a little anxious, and he talked to the introducer for a while before he was able to get away. As a result, before he even reached the door, his body stiffened and he fainted on the ground.
The matchmaker and the girl rushed over quickly. The girl was thinking in her heart, could it be that he was sick and so wanted to leave this blind date…
After his soul left his body, Ning Wanlai met Wang Wu in a police uniform. Wang Wu glanced at the sign and said, “Today you are going to a household on Baiyang Street in the west of the city. There is a police officer from the mortal world named Cheng Xin who is haunted by wandering ghosts. Drive them all away and lock up the houses that need to be locked up. You must handle it well. This is a case that has been registered in front of the master. It is said that the order came directly from the top.”
Ning Wanlai nodded, wrote down the address information, and went there by himself.
He lamented in his heart, from being as timid as a mouse in the beginning to carrying out errands alone now, he had become much braver because of this “part-time job”, and he didn’t know when it would end!
Ning Wanlai arrived at the house and saw that it was a single dormitory. There was a person sleeping with his head covered inside. It was Cheng Xin. His eyeballs were still moving under his eyelids, and it was obvious that he was dreaming about something.
Ning Wanlai entered Cheng Xin’s dream and found that there were three or four wandering ghosts pestering him. Some of them begged him with soft words, while others had ferocious looks. Cheng Xin was very annoyed. This was all in his dream. He even seemed to want to take a nap. It seemed that he was too tired.
“How dare you!” Ning Wanlai felt a sense of responsibility and shouted, throwing out the ghost-locking chain, which caught one of the ghosts.
When the wandering ghosts saw Ning Wanlai, they were so scared that they begged for mercy: “Master Ning, we are not harming anyone. We just wanted to ask this gentleman for help.”
Zhuyang was not particularly large, and Ning Wanlai mainly worked in the urban area. Because he was an impermanent being with obvious characteristics, many ghosts had come to know him over time, as they had heard of him.
Ning Wanlai had only heard Wang Wu say that they were pestering Cheng Xin, and he didn’t know the specific reason. However, he was not interested and said with a cold face: “How dare you! This matter has been reported and is on the desk of the master.”
The group of wandering ghosts looked at each other. How could such a trivial matter of theirs even be reported to the City God? Oh my god, who is this Cheng Xin?
Ning Wanlai didn’t tell them that Wang Wu said that this was an order from the province, for fear of scaring them to death. “Come with me today to receive education. If you commit the same offense again in the future, you will be punished directly.”
The wandering ghosts dared not refute. They lowered their heads, put up their hands, and lined up, ready to leave with Ning Wanlai.
Cheng Xin had dreamt of ghosts so many times, but he didn’t expect that this time a ghost would suddenly jump out to help him out. Could it be that the incense he burned at Baoyang Temple that day was really effective? This ghost messenger also said that he was sent by the City God.
“Thank you.” Cheng Xin shouted, “I will go to the City God Temple to fulfill my vow. Can you tell me your name?”
He planned to burn something for this ghost messenger when he fulfilled his vow.
Ning Wanlai didn’t even turn his head and waved his hand casually, “My name is Red Scarf[1]!”
“?” Cheng Xin was confused. How come this is popular even in the underworld?
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[1] In essence, the “Red Scarf” is a symbol with multiple meanings, ranging from youthful enthusiasm and political loyalty to oppression, bravery, and disfigurement, depending on the specific narrative or context in which it appears which might be something a chunnibyou might say.