Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After Xie Lingya hung up the phone, he still felt dizzy. Father Shi asked him what happened, and he slowly said, “Someone just refreshed the donation record… A kind-hearted person said he would donate 8 million to us to fulfill his vow.”
Father Shi and Shi Changxuan were a little surprised, and then Father Shi smiled and said, “Look, doesn’t this prove that Baoyang Temple has great potential?”
“I was quite surprised. I asked the name of the donor, but I don’t have any impression of it. It is said that he just came to burn incense.” Let’s put it this way, the so-called large donations to the Taoist temple were actually rewards for Xie Lingya, which were earned by Xie Lingya working for others.
Ordinary believers burnt incense and bought talismans, but how could they donate so much incense money when they came back to fulfill their vows?
And as Zhang Daoting said, their ancestor didn’t bless people to get rich, and this person’s vow was also very strange, unless he worshipped the Three Pure Ones.
But in short, the world was so big that there were all kinds of strange things, and Xie Lingya was just a little surprised.
Father Shi took Xie Lingya to meet the people of Changle Temple who talked about their experience in cooperating with the government to set up projects. Although the times were different, it was still of some reference value.
Taoist Master Dai also asked Xie Lingya to pay more attention to marketing. He had heard about the popularity of Baoyang Temple on the Internet several times before because he paid attention to Xie Lingya, but that was all spontaneous. Taoist Master Dai suggested that he could take the initiative. Moreover, this kind of cooperation was not negotiated in a day or two. It may take a long time from trial to final confirmation.
Xie Lingya learned a simple lesson in Changle Temple. Seeing that the time to return was approaching, he thanked Taoist Master Dai and hurried down the mountain.
On the way back, he met the bus driver who brought him here. After not seeing him for a few days, he was in much better spirits. He recognized Xie Lingya and the others at a glance and said enthusiastically: “Little Master, I went up the mountain yesterday and saw you!”
It was just that he was far away and couldn’t say hello. At that time, he thought to himself, they are indeed masters. There are so many Taoists present, how can they go on stage. Thinking about it this way, he felt even luckier that day.
Xie Lingya also greeted him and sat in the seat closer to the driver and asked, “Master, you look better.”
“Yes, I went to the City God Temple first, and then to the Taiyi Tianzun Temple in Changle Temple. I don’t know which great god blessed me, but I slept very well at night.” The driver said cheerfully, glanced at Shi Changxuan, and said, “I think you two should wear that…that…”
He didn’t know what to call the two people’s robes for a moment, and after a few seconds, Xie Lingya was about to speak for him, and he suddenly said, “Uniform! Well, uniform! You look good in uniform!”
Xie Lingya & Shi Changxuan: “…………”
Xie Lingya said depressedly, “Master, that’s called a robe.”
“It’s a Taoist uniform, only Taoists can wear it, right?” The driver said, “It looks good, and the quality looks different from those in TV dramas, and the yellow and red color match very well.”
Xie Lingya wanted to laugh, “Scrambled eggs with tomatoes.”
Shi Changxuan also showed a smile in his eyes, but it was not because of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes reference, but because the driver said that they matched well – he automatically ignored the mention of clothes.
The driver thought about it and said, “It’s much better than that.”
He couldn’t describe it, but unlike a vulgar combination of red and yellow, Shi Changxuan’s dress was very red, and with the cranes, it looked very fairy-like. The dress Xie Lingya wore was less saturated, not dazzling, but more elegant, and low-key with hidden patterns embroidered with gold and silver threads.
Xie Lingya said seriously, “Well, it’s mainly because we look good.”
The driver thought about it and said, “Yes, yes, yes.”
Shi Changxuan: “…”
….
They first took the bus, then the high-speed rail. When they arrived in Zhuyang, it was almost eleven o’clock in the evening, and they had to go back to the Taoist temple.
The subway had stopped running at this time. In the taxi, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan were both sitting in the back row. Xie Lingya was originally playing with his mobile phone with his head down. When he raised his eyes inadvertently, he saw Shi Changxuan peeking at him in the rearview mirror – in fact, it was not a peek, after all, the two had already confirmed their relationship, just staring at him quietly.
However, when Shi Changxuan noticed that Xie Lingya was looking back, he still moved his eyes away a little unnaturally.
Xie Lingya deliberately tried to get close to Shi Changxuan’s arms. Shi Changxuan panicked for a moment but soon found that the taxi driver didn’t take it seriously. He thought that it was common for passengers to “fight” in the car. It was just a fight, so it was nothing.
Shi Changxuan put one hand around Xie Lingya’s shoulders and the other around his waist, holding Xie Lingya, who was moving crookedly. When the car arrived at Baoyang Temple, he let go of his hand reluctantly.
Xie Lingya had made a pact with him not to tell other people in the Taoist temple for the time being. On the one hand, he took into account everyone’s acceptance, and on the other hand, he wanted to wait until their relationship was more stable.
Therefore, after entering the Taoist temple, the two kept a normal distance.
Zhang Daoting knew that they were coming back, so he stayed up late to wait for them. He also picked some vegetables from the vegetable garden. Although he couldn’t cook, he could still make instant noodles. He cooked the noodles in a pot and put the vegetables in it to blanch them as a side dish.
As soon as Xie Lingya came back, the Ghost Kings also showed up. The other three Ghost Kings came over and asked if they could also have some instant noodles. The Eastern Ghost King said, “It’s been a long time since I saw Xiao Liu. I came to say hello.”
Xie Lingya drove him away and asked Zhang Daoting to prepare a few more packets of noodles. He brought them to the few ghost kings to smell. But he felt very strange and asked, “We have been providing you with good food and wine these days. What’s wrong with you? Why do you want to eat instant noodles?”
The ghost kings said, “This smells so good!”
They were all old ghosts who had practiced for many years. They didn’t know what instant noodles tasted like, like the new ghosts. This was also not a regular offering, so they were quite interested.
The ghost kings were breathing in the scent of the instant noodles, while Zhang Daoting said, “By the way, Mr. Xie, the donor we talked about during the day, the Taoist Association seemed to want to hold a donation ceremony for him, but he refused, very low-key.”
“Really…” Xie Lingya touched his chin and said, “He didn’t ask for anything, and was determined to fulfill his vow. He is such a good person.”
The ghost kings ate the noodles while asking, “Is a fortune coming to you?”
“What do you mean?” Xie Lingya heard that their tone was a bit strange, as if they knew it in advance, and asked, “Do you know anything?”
“Didn’t anyone tell you?” The Eastern Ghost King pointed to a place and said, “The night before yesterday, a few money-making ghosts came to dig for your fortune. We cleaned them up and forced them to dig back.”
Xie Lingya almost spit out the noodles, “Ahem!”
He was just asking how he suddenly got rich!
Without Xie Lingya, Fang Zhe and the others didn’t dare to communicate with the gloomy ghost kings, so naturally they didn’t know about the five ghosts bringing fortune.
Weak ghosts were afraid of strong ghosts, small ghosts were afraid of big ghosts, and the name of the sword and weapon ghost “Jian Er” written on the door could scare away ordinary ghosts. So when these five wealth-making ghosts met the four ghost kings, they could only hold their heads and beg for mercy.
The ghost kings had a bad temper. Since they had enjoyed the offerings, they protected the people of Baoyang Temple. These little ghosts were an offense to their majesty. Not only did they beat them up, but they also forced them to reverse their spell and bite back.
——The little ghosts alone could not bite back Ma Xiaochuan’s disciples, but it was not certain if the four ghost kings were behind them.
After Xie Lingya asked some more things, he figured out that it should be Ma Xiaochuan. He made money, so Ma Xiaochuan should have lost money. He just didn’t know in what form. It was not necessary that Ma Xiaochuan’s money would have come directly to Baoyang Temple. This was a coincidence. Fortune was very subtle.
Moreover, if Ma Xiaochuan lost money, it might not happen in a day, but he couldn’t avoid it anyway. Even if he tried every means to avoid losing money, he might not make any money in the future and live in poverty for the rest of his life…
“Eight million, he really made a lot of ill-gotten gains, I will accept it for the ancestor.” Xie Lingya thought about it and said, “Oh, you said that if Cheng Xin’s case was solved later, they would all be in jail. Isn’t it in accordance with fate.”
Everyone thought about it, it was really like this, as if every sip and every bite was predetermined.
After finishing the noodles, Zhang Daoting cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen. Shi Changxuan put one hand on Xie Lingya’s hand as if nothing had happened, and Xie Lingya held it back expressionlessly. The other Taoist priests were sleeping in their rooms now, so he took advantage of the fact that Zhang Daoting couldn’t see it and held hands.
The Four Ghost Kings: “………………”
No… Zhang Daoting can’t see it, but they can!!
The four ghost kings were all stunned. They didn’t expect Teacher Xie to be so playful. This attitude of not treating them as human beings… Although it’s not wrong, don’t you think it’s a bit too much?
Xie Lingya didn’t consider their feelings. It’s okay to hide it from people, but why should he hide it from ghosts? And if it’s the Four Ghost Kings, he didn’t even need to consider their feelings. He didn’t care whether they accepted it or not, he was just such a big ghost.
Xie Lingya didn’t explain anything. And when Zhang Daoting came out, they let go of their hands lightly.
Zhang Daoting saw the four big guys stunned and asked, “What’s wrong with them?”
The Four Ghost Kings shouted in their hearts: He just held hands with that little Taoist priest!!!
Xie Lingya said calmly, “They must be too full. Go and rest first. I’ll send them off.”
Zhang Daoting responded honestly and went back to his room to rest.
Xie Lingya sent the four ghost kings away with mixed feelings. “Thank you all for your help these days. You also helped me move a lot of money. I’m very grateful. But gratitude is gratitude, don’t gossip about me casually.”
He smiled, the four ghost kings looked at him and quickly slipped away.
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