Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Old Lady Wang heard that her athlete’s foot and her friend’s constipation might be cured, she was extremely happy. She immediately ordered two small statues from Wei Xi and decided that her family would worship this Heavenly Lord forever from now on.
She excitedly opened two more packs of incense, lit them and worshiped devoutly. She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the incense was burning particularly weakly today. The flickering flames inexplicably revealed a sense of helplessness and dying.
Old Mrs. Wang thought about it for a moment but didn’t think too much about it. It was probably because the weather was too cold recently.
Wei Xi was so hot that he was half dead. The heat from the jade pendant almost melted him. He was not afraid of pain, but even through his clothes he could not bear the burning. The moment he agreed to Old Lady Wang, the jade pendant showed its power. His fingertips were burned and hurt, and he could not help but hissing softly.
The strange thing was that as soon as he hissed, the temperature of the jade pendant suddenly dropped.
The second disciple beside him heard the sound and turned around quickly: “What’s wrong?”
Wei Xi let go of the jade pendant, and the warmth that was placed on his chest quickly became acceptable. He rubbed his fingers in confusion: “Nothing, just a burn.”
The second disciple immediately grabbed his hand and spread it open for inspection. His fingertips, which were slightly red from being burned, were gently touched. The second disciple frowned, realizing something, and looked at his chest: “Is it the jade pendant?”
Wei Xi nodded.
Shuo Zong frowned even deeper. He had been burned by this jade pendant once when he was in the mountains. He always felt something was wrong. “This jade pendant has an unknown origin. Take it off and don’t wear it again.”
Wei Xi shook his head and said, “This is the sect leader’s order passed down to me by my master. It won’t harm me.”
Although his tone was flat, his trust in Wei Dedao was evident in his words, so strong that even Shuo Zong could not help but feel puzzled.
How did Wei Xi develop his current personality? What kind of person was his deceased master who changed him to this point?
After Wei Xi rejected his apprentice’s kindness, he immediately felt the temperature of the jade pendant become more comfortable, and said confidently: “See, it’s all better now.”
Shuo Zong fell silent for a while, touched his fingertips, and said nothing in the end.
….
Many familiar-looking Taoist priests had already gathered in Liandu Temple. After Wei Xi and his disciples arrived, they discovered that Tan Fu was also there. On the table in front of them was a familiar amulet.
Wei Xi glanced at the amulet and asked, “What?”
“Xiao Xi!” Tan Fu called him hurriedly, “Come and read the news! The person who gave me the substitute amulet is dead!”
He was a good friend of Wei Tianyi, so the way he called him was particularly intimate. Wei Xi didn’t care. He went forward and saw that the tablet in Tan Fu’s hand was playing a piece of news. The content was about a traffic accident on the Xinnan Expressway. A speeding sports car deviated from the direction for unknown reasons and crashed into the entrance of the expressway tunnel. The owner died on the spot. After the broadcast, the online media clearly released the daily photo of the owner, who was the daughter of a well-known wealthy businessman in Xinnan.
Tan Fu pointed at the photo with certainty: “It’s her. There’s no way I could have made a mistake. I came to find you as soon as I saw the news.”
Wei Xi looked at the approaching second disciple, who said in a deep voice: “The request she sent was broken, and her calamity was returned. It seems that what she requested was indeed a fatal disaster.”
Tan Fu looked at the tragic car accident scene on the news. When he thought about how he almost became the protagonist in the accident, the hair on his body stood up. “This is too horrible. Fortunately, Xiao Xi helped me, otherwise I would have died long ago.”
After he thanked them, he remembered Kuang Zhiming and his wife who had performed the ritual together, and quickly added: “Of course, Taoist Master Kuang and Taoist Master Xu, you have worked hard too.”
Thinking of the situation at that time, Kuang Zhiming couldn’t help but say with shame: “It was all Brother Wei who did the hard work. We didn’t really help much.”
After feeling ashamed, his expression became serious again, and he said to Wei Xi: “Although Mr. Tan’s trouble with the request has come to an end, Fellow Daoist Wei should remember to be careful. I and several other Daoists have concluded that this request was the work of Xiusheng Sect. If the request is broken, the person who made the move will also definitely face a rebound, and the feud between the two sides will be officially established. Their methods are very bizarre. In addition to using qigong to recruit believers, they can also drive away ghosts. I heard that they have some relationship with the underworld.”
Wei Xi: “The underworld messenger?”
After he came down the mountain, he saw many ghosts, but he had never encountered a ghost messenger.
“I heard that they once asked a ghost messenger to take away the soul of a police officer who was investigating them.” After Kuang Zhiming explained, he guessed that he had never encountered this before and added with a smile: “But each sect is different, and the ghost messengers rarely deal with us. The Yin and Yang worlds have never had much contact, and the Liandu Temple is too small. The ones who can interact with the ghost messengers is generally the Dadao Temple, which has its own special methods, such as the local City God Temple and the Immortal Palace. There is no need to mention the City God Temple, and as for the Immortal Palace, I heard that the relationship between them and the ghost messenger has been maintained very well for generations.”
When he said this, he looked at a Taoist priest among the people around him and introduced him, “It just so happens that Taoist Yu from the Immortal Palace is preparing to invite a ghost messenger to revive the soul today.”
….
Taoist Master Yu invited them to the hospital together. He wanted to ask the ghost to help a little girl who was sleeping quietly on the hospital bed.
“This believer had a car accident before. She is fine, but her soul ran away out of fear.” Taoist Master Yu explained, “She is young and weak. I have tried many ways but cannot correctly determine where she ran off to. I guess she might have been taken away with other souls at the scene of the car accident. I can only try to ask the ghost messenger to ask.”
“How could this happen?” Tuan Tuanyi couldn’t help but complain to his master, “The ghost messenger is too careless in his work.”
“I’m not sure either. I’m just guessing.” Taoist Master Yu was very cautious with the ghost messenger. He didn’t complain, but just smiled and said, “Besides, at a large accident scene, there are too many souls to be taken away. If she ran away by accident, she might not have been found for a while if she was taken away by mistake.”
After he finished speaking, he spread out the paper money offerings for the ghost messenger and began to chant. Wei Xi stared at his movements and heard Kuang Zhiming whispering to him, “Master Wei, Daoist Fellow Feng and I have discussed this and are planning to recommend your Taicang Sect to the local Taoist Association as soon as possible. However, the Religious Affairs Bureau is conducting a very strict review now. Given the situation, we dare not guarantee that the recommendation will be successful. So we have to tell you in advance.”
This matter concerned whether his own sect could be recognized in the industry. Wei Xi became nervous when he heard it: “What do you mean?”
“The main thing is that your temple only has…only the business license of the company.” It was the first time that Kuang Zhiming encountered a Taoist temple without even a single Taoist certificate. Speaking of the word “business license”, he was still speechless. “The association may not recognize this. It would be better if you have other certificates.”
Wei Xi couldn’t help but frowned: “Can’t I add the tax payment certificate?”
Kuang Zhiming: “…I think it shouldn’t be possible.”
Wei Xi immediately became worried, he couldn’t understand why there were so many rules outside the mountain, and why one had to obtain various certificates to set up a sect.
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