Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Lingya had just asked around when he received a call not long after. It was Mr. Gao, whom he had helped before, who called and said that someone had asked him to meet Xie Lingya.
Xie Lingya asked who it was, and Mr. Gao spit out a name: “Bao Yuesheng.”
“…Him?” Xie Lingya was surprised, “Why is he looking for me?”
Could it be that Bao Yuesheng already knew that they were asking about his family? That couldn’t be right. Xie Lingya had a relationship with Taihe Temple and he specifically asked them not to let the news leak out.
Mr. Gao: “I’m not familiar with him, Xiao Xie. He doesn’t have a good reputation in the business world, and he usually invites some masters as his guests. Maybe because you’re famous, he wants to look you up. You should think about it yourself.”
Mr. Gao reminded him kindly. Xie Lingya thanked him and knew what was going on.
….
With the help of Mr. Gao, Bao Yuesheng’s secretary contacted Xie Lingya and asked him to meet. There were some things that Bao Yuesheng could definitely not say on the phone and which could only be discussed in person.
Since the other party had only invited him, Xie Lingya was not afraid of anything as he went to the banquet alone.
Bao Yuesheng had made an appointment to meet in the private room of a teahouse. Xie Lingya had read the news about him. After entering the room, he recognized at a glance that the old man sipping tea leisurely was Bao Yuesheng himself and nodded to him.
“Thank you, Master. Please take a seat.” Bao Yuesheng said kindly, looking like an ordinary kind old man.
Xie Lingya sat down and said, “Thank you.”
Bao Yuesheng looked at Xie Lingya carefully and said with emotion, “Although I knew that Master Xie was young, I was still surprised to see him in person. But I have lived for sixty or seventy years and I know that you cannot judge people by their age, especially for masters like you. My daughter once had a streak of bad luck, and it was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old, unprepossessing little monk who helped her solve it.”
Xie Lingya said nothing.
Bao Yuesheng added: “I have heard about Master Xie’s deeds from many people, and I know that you are a capable person. To be honest, my family has also hired several folk masters, but as I developed, their methods became less suitable.”
When Xie Lingya heard this, he thought, could it be just a coincidence that Bao Yuesheng didn’t even know he was investigating and just came to him on his own?
Also, what did it mean that the path was not suitable…
Xie Lingya looked at Bao Yuesheng’s face, and then he had some idea in his heart, and asked: “Mr. Bao, when you say unsuitable, do you mean that their path is too detrimental to your virtue, which makes it difficult for you to have descendants?”
Bao Yuesheng’s smile froze. He didn’t expect him to speak so openly. Then he nodded casually, “Yes, I have three sons in total. One died in an accident, one went abroad, and the remaining one is not very capable. Moreover, these three children have no grown up children.”
Xie Lingya sneered in his heart. Such a family, lacking virtue, still wanted descendants. Who would be willing to marry into his family. From what he said about the children growing up, he was afraid that even if they had children, they would have died.
He only thought about this after he made enough money.
Bao Yuesheng had no idea what Xie Lingya was thinking, and said, “If Master Xie can lend a hand, I would like to hire you as a consultant. In addition to the high monthly salary, I know that Master Xie is devoted to the development of Baoyang Temple. I am willing to invest in the expansion of Baoyang Temple, and the scale will be comparable to that of Taihe Temple. Moreover, it should remain on the original site. How about it?”
Xie Lingya looked at him in surprise. The land price of Taihe Temple was far different from that of Baoyang Temple. Although Baoyang Temple was not in the most central area of the city, it was definitely prosperous.
Bao Yuesheng had invested a huge amount of money, and he trusted him so much?
Seeing Xie Lingya fall silent, Bao Yuesheng said, “Master Xie, I have seen Pei Xiaoshan before. He helped a foreign businessman to prolong his life. So in fact, I have been noticing you for a long time. After the Hongyang Dao was destroyed, I understood that your ability is higher than Pei Xiaoshan, so who else can do this?”
Xie Lingya knew in his heart that this was caused by the spread of the things he had done outside. Indeed, now there were more people who came to visit him than before, especially wealthy people.
However, there were things that should be done and things that should not be done.
Xie Lingya shook his head and said, “Mr. Bao, everyone has his own expertise. I am good at exorcising evil spirits and suppressing ghosts. I am not very good at things like fortune and fate.”
Bao Yuesheng frowned and said, “I heard that Master Xie is quite prestigious in the underworld…”
Xie Lingya knew as soon as he thought about it that it was probably the matter of the Eastern Ghost King. Only the underworld knew the relationship between him and his uncle. It was all known and could not be told to outsiders. Even Ning Wanlai, the Immortal God, didn’t know.
“This is not the way to go. Even if I have some face, I can’t control reincarnation.” Xie Lingya still held his ground, “I’m very tempted, but I really can’t do anything about this matter.”
“Master Xie!” Seeing Xie Lingya was about to leave, Bao Yuesheng stood up and said, “I have a girlfriend who is pregnant with my child. It has been four months. The pregnant woman has had three major accidents and countless minor problems. We have gone through a lot of hardships to keep her alive until now. You really can’t help?”
Xie Lingya looked at Bao Yuesheng in surprise, Oh my… the old man can still do it!
He could still sow seeds at this age, no wonder he was in such a hurry. No matter what he said about changing the approach, it all came down to ensuring the safe birth of the child.
What Bao Yuesheng did was extremely disgraceful, and the master he originally hired was probably at his wit’s end and wouldn’t be able to save the child.
Bao Yuesheng smiled awkwardly with a hint of complacency, “I also love my son. If Master Xie can help me…”
He had something else to say, but everyone knew what it meant.
Xie Lingya only thought about the parents of those people he had harmed. Did they know that their children were still suffering after their death?
Xie Lingya cupped his hands and said, “Sorry.”
Bao Yuesheng looked disappointed. He had high hopes for Xie Lingya, but Xie Lingya couldn’t even try. Alas, it seems that the reputation is not lived up to.
….
When Xie Lingya returned, it was already late and Baoyang Temple had closed. However, a man in his twenties or thirties was standing at the door. Xie Lingya originally thought he was just a passerby, but the man called him: “Xie Lingya?”
“What’s the matter?” Xie Lingya looked back calmly.
The man looked him up and down and said, “My master is Mr. Bao’s consultant. I heard that Mr. Bao is going to hire you.”
Xie Lingya took on jobs sporadically, so he had never experienced such a thing, but he knew after thinking about it that the other person must not be convinced.
In fact, they came looking for Xie Lingya, right as Xie Lingya was still helping Cheng Xin investigate them. So he just felt funny at this moment and said, “What do you want?”
The man said lightly, “Come with me and tell my master in person.”
Xie Lingya said directly, “No, I didn’t take the job at all.”
The man said sarcastically, “Since even Pei Xiaoshan is not your opponent, so it seems that you look down on this little thing.”
Xie Lingya: “Uh-huh.”
The man: “…”
What does “uh-huh” mean?
At this time the door opened and Shi Changxuan walked out. After seeing them, he stopped and frowned, saying, “I was just coming to see why you haven’t come back yet. Who is this?”
The man said calmly, “I am Ma Xiaochuan’s disciple. This must be Taoist Shi.”
Shi Changxuan said coldly, “Your master was Pei Xiaoshan’s brother.”
“Pei Xiaoshan has brothers? Sworn brothers?” Xie Lingya looked at the man again, “Hearing him calling Pei Xiaoshan by his name just now, I really can’t tell that there is such a relationship.”
Shi Changxuan didn’t say anything. He knew in his heart that because of Pei Xiaoshan’s affairs, Xie Lingya’s reputation had spread. In addition, with the several things he did later, it was obvious that he was on the right track and not on the same path as these people. Moreover, Xie Lingya had sent several such people to the police station.
“Haha.” The man said, “If you don’t want to go, just wait.”
“Wait,” Xie Lingya stopped him, “You have threatened me, how can I let you go?”
The man: “…” You said you were a decent person, why are you acting like such a gangster??
The man obviously knew about Xie Lingya’s deeds and knew that he could not defeat him. So he looked around and ran away without any courage.
Is it possible to pretend to be cool and then run away?
Xie Lingya chased after him. He even wanted to take the opportunity to detain this man and ask him about the Skull Technique!
The man ran wildly for a while until he ran to a deserted place. He couldn’t run anymore. Looking back, he saw that not only Xie Lingya had caught up with him, but Shi Changxuan was also chasing him. It was a two-on-one situation. He gasped and said, “I, I’ll call the police.”
Xie Lingya looked at him mockingly. Go ahead and call the police, he would also call the police.
When the man saw Xie Lingya like this and thought of his reputation, he felt a little scared. He gritted his teeth and chanted a spell: “…Quanfang, Quzhang, Shishang, Yuanwang, Dajiang, five weapons to protect you!”
Shi Changxuan reminded him softly: “Remember I told you that everything has a name.”
Xie Lingya was startled and remembered that Shi Changxuan had indeed told him about it that night when he worshipped the Big Dipper, but most of what he said that day were the names of stars. Now that he thought about it, the two of them watching the stars together was quite gay…
Shi Changxuan added: “The name of the sword is Quanfang, the name of the bow is Quzhang, and the name of the crossbow is Yuanwang… Pray for the names of the five weapons, then these five weapons will not be able to hurt you, and you will be invulnerable to swords and spears.”
At this time, a faint metallic luster appeared on the other party’s body, as if to confirm Shi Changxuan’s words.
This was going to be a tough one!
Xie Lingya immediately lowered his head and started looking for something on the side of the road. “Damn, he’s invulnerable to five kinds of weapons, including swords and guns, but can it break a brick?”
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