After seeing the villagers' actions, Hu Yi looked at Lin Beichen proudly and asked, "Master, how is it? Didn't you expect that I would have such a down-to-earth side?"

Lin Beichen shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "You are so smart! I didn't expect you to come up with this trick and solve the problem in one stroke. I would like to thank you here."

"You're welcome. I also learned it from my master," Hu Yi said modestly.

However, within a few days, although the fundraising campaign initiated by Hu Yi collected a considerable amount of income, it was still far from enough to cover the funds needed to build the Taoist temple. Suddenly, everyone was in trouble again.

Hu Yi looked at the money and said worriedly, "What should I do next? This money is far from enough. I have to think of other ways."

She knew that this money was all the people had, and she couldn't force them to pay any more, otherwise it would affect their normal lives. This was something no one wanted to see.

Everyone was at a loss, as they were not well off to begin with, and it was not easy for them to come up with the money. Everyone's eyes were focused on the old man's son.

The old man's son was a well-known nouveau riche, and everyone present knew this, but no one pointed it out. If he wanted to show off his wealth, he would have said it long ago and would not have concealed it until now.

Feeling the heated gazes from many people, the old man's son stepped forward and said, "I'll pay for the rest of the money."

An old man next to him patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I knew you wouldn't let me down. You would definitely come out and donate."

The old man's son put forward a premise: "But I have a condition. As long as you agree, I will pay the money. If you don't agree, then I won't pay. Don't forget, this is not a small amount of money."

The remaining money is twice what the villagers have raised. It is not impossible for him to pay for it alone, but he will not do it easily if there is no benefit.

"Okay, tell me." Lin Beichen agreed readily. As long as the conditions were not excessive, he would accept them.

"I hope that after the Taoist temple is built, I can join the religion." This request is not excessive. As long as one contributes money or effort, as long as one is willing, one can join.

"No problem." Lin Beichen agreed immediately, "At the same time, thank you very much for taking out such a large sum of money to support me. It helped me a lot."

Lin Beichen bowed to him and thanked him. If he was not willing to pay, it would be unknown when the money could be raised and when the Taoist temple could be built.

Other villagers also praised him, which made him feel a little embarrassed. He said that the villagers had been very kind to him since he was a child, and now that he had become a nouveau riche, he should also make some contributions to the development of the village.

Unfortunately, his father passed away and did not live to see the day when the Taoist temple was completed.

Now that the money has been collected, the construction of the Taoist temple can begin. Since Lin Beichen has other things to do, he cannot supervise the construction of the Taoist temple throughout the process.

He thought about it and felt that Li He, the old man's son, must be capable since he could become a nouveau riche, so he might as well leave the matter to him.

When Li He learned that Lin Beichen was going to hand over the construction of the Taoist temple to him, he was shocked: "Are you really going to hand it over to me?"

"Of course, I believe in your ability. You can definitely build the Taoist temple very well." Lin Beichen patted his shoulder and said firmly.

"I...I'm not...Is it really okay to leave it to me?" Li He stuttered. He had no confidence in himself.

"It's settled. I'll leave it to you to handle. Don't let me down." Lin Beichen thought he was just being modest.

Sure enough, Lin Beichen was not wrong about Li He. Li He was indeed very capable. Under his management, the Taoist temple was built quickly.

Lin Beichen suddenly had an idea to go see how the Taoist temple was built, so he set off for his destination. Before he arrived, he saw the appearance of the Taoist temple from a distance and was deeply shocked.

He thought it would take a few more days to complete the temple, but now it looks like it's already been completed. The exterior looks great, but he doesn't know what it's like inside.

After arriving at the destination, Lin Beichen went in and took a look around. Li He had been wholeheartedly devoted to the construction of the Taoist temple these days, but he didn't know if Lin Beichen was satisfied, so he asked nervously: "How is it? Is there anything that is not well built? Point it out and I will find someone to fix it right away."

Seeing his nervous expression, Lin Beichen teased him deliberately, "Overall..."

Li He's heart suddenly rose to his throat, thinking that Lin Beichen was not satisfied with the Taoist temple and was going to find workers to redecorate it.

Seeing his expression, Lin Beichen smiled and said, "I mean, overall it's very good. I'm very satisfied. It's not worse than expected at all."

Li He finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's good. I thought it wasn't built well. You don't know how much I blamed myself just now."

"If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have teased you. This is all my fault." After Lin Beichen said that, he also regretted that he had acted on impulse and wanted to tease him.

"Okay, the Taoist temple has been built. It's time to give it a name. Have you decided on one? What should it be called?" Every building has its name, and Taoist temples are no exception.

Lin Beichen spent a lot of time thinking about naming the Taoist temple. "Why not call it Liqian Temple?" After thinking of so many names, this one suits Lin Beichen the most.

The name of the Taoist temple was decided. Lin Beichen counted on his fingers and chose an auspicious day to open the temple.

Li He also asked people to prepare things for the opening of the temple, as well as objects to decorate the temple. In short, he wanted to make the temple lively and magnificent. He also sent people to spread the news of the opening date of the temple, so that people would come to watch. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if the temple was deserted on the opening day.

Finally, the day of the Taoist temple's opening arrived. The weather was particularly good, with bright sunshine, clear skies and a suitable temperature.

I have to say, Lin Beichen chose a really good day.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Lin Beichen slowly walked onto the stage, introduced himself, and then began to demonstrate his skills.

The people who came wanted to join in the fun, and they didn't think Lin Beichen was that great. The sun was shining warmly, and they began to feel sleepy. They were all listless, yawning, and some even fell asleep on the ground the next second.

But when they saw the skills Lin Beichen displayed, they were all shocked, staring at Lin Beichen with wide eyes, not even daring to blink, for fear of missing every wonderful moment. "Wow, no way, how can Lin Beichen be so powerful? I have lived for so many years, but this is the first time I have seen such a powerful person." They couldn't help but praise Lin Beichen.

When the others heard the praise for Lin Beichen, they followed suit. They were all glad that they could come to the scene today, otherwise they would have lost a lot.

“Thank you for the compliments.”

"You have so many skills, can you teach us?" A person in the audience shouted loudly. He wanted to worship Lin Beichen as his master because Lin Beichen was so amazing.

"Yes, just teach us, we also want to learn a little bit." Everyone started to make a noise.

Seeing this scene, Lin Beichen immediately said, "Everyone, please stop arguing. What I just showed you can all learn once you join the sect."

When they heard that they could join the sect, everyone raised their hands to sign up. Who wouldn't want to have Lin Beichen's skills so that they wouldn't be afraid of encountering bad guys when they go out in the future?

Seeing so many people wanting to join, Lin Beichen was secretly happy. This was exactly the effect he wanted.

"Don't worry, come here and line up. You can join after passing my interview." There are so many people here. If they all join, the Taoist temple will be overcrowded.

Lin Beichen is going to make some selections, as not everyone can join the sect.

When everyone heard Lin Beichen's words, they immediately rushed to line up, fearing that if they were a step late, the people in front of them would have taken up all the spots through the interview.

Their scramble almost caused a stampede.

Seeing this, Lin Beichen hurried to maintain order: "If anyone else rushes to line up, I won't let you join even if you pass the interview. Don't worry if you're at the back. According to my estimation, basically everyone can join."

After hearing Lin Beichen's words, their restless hearts calmed down and they began to queue up in an orderly manner.

The interview went very quickly and before long most of the people had been interviewed, many of whom were qualified.

When they learned that they could join the church, they were all ecstatic, which made those who had not yet been interviewed envious.

Those who failed to meet the requirements were very jealous. They still couldn't figure out what Lin Beichen's interview criteria were.

A confident person thought he could do it, but he didn't pass the interview; while those who thought they had no chance were selected.

It really makes me wonder if Lin Beichen just interviewed casually.

"You bastard, you took advantage of your short stature to sneak in front of me, thinking I couldn't detect it, right? Get out of here right now and don't force me to do anything." A burly man cursed with a mouthful of dirty words.

The big man showed extreme dissatisfaction with the person who cut in front of him. The person who cut in line had to return to the end of the line in disgrace, and the big man showed a satisfied look. At the same time, he noticed that several hot eyes were falling on him.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen people who cut in line being punished? Turn your heads away, don't make me deal with you!" The big man's words were full of majesty, making those people feel threatened. They quickly turned their heads away, not daring to stare at him anymore.

Soon it was the big man's turn to be interviewed, and everyone thought he would definitely fail. Lin Beichen noticed the big man from the beginning and was not surprised by his behavior of teaching the queue-jumper a lesson.

"You passed the interview." When the big man walked in front of Lin Beichen, Lin Beichen directly told him the result and asked him to do the next things with the person in front.

Everyone was stunned when they heard Lin Beichen's words. They didn't expect that Lin Beichen would actually accept this big man who was full of foul language and had a bad temper.

The big man didn't expect that he could pass the interview. He touched the back of his head, bowed to Lin Beichen and thanked him, and said embarrassedly: "Thank you, I didn't expect that I could pass the interview." Then, he straightened his back and left under the gaze of everyone.

Hu Yi was very confused as to why Lin Beichen accepted this big man. She thought that such a foul-mouthed person would bring bad atmosphere to the Taoist temple. So, she asked Lin Beichen curiously, "You noticed just now that he always swears. He doesn't look like a good person. Why did you accept him?"

After hearing what Hu Yi said, Lin Beichen said unhappily, "You can't judge a person by his appearance. Although he doesn't look very good on the outside, do you know what he is like on the inside? So what if he swears? At least when I accepted him, he said thank you to me, which proves that he is still polite."

What Lin Beichen hates most is judging a person by their appearance, and he warned Hu Yi not to judge a person by their appearance. Hu Yi was speechless after what Lin Beichen said, and she knew that if she said anything else, Lin Beichen would have more words waiting for her, so she chose to remain silent.

The interview was about to end when an old lady appeared. She looked kind and made people feel very friendly.

"Young man, although I am so old, I can still do something. Can I join you?" She said to Lin Beichen with a smile, thinking she had a sure win.

Lin Beichen glanced at her, but he saw through her thoughts. He felt that this person was not good. She was smiling but hiding a knife. She looked good on the surface, but who knew what vicious things she would do behind the scenes. Once such a person was recruited, it would bring endless troubles.

"Sorry, no." Lin Beichen rejected her decisively without saying anything else.

Li He was shocked when he heard Lin Beichen's words. In his opinion, this old woman looked good and should be accepted. Why did Lin Beichen refuse? She was much better than that big man who was full of foul language.

"Look, this old lady is here for an interview, she must be lonely and helpless, with no family around. It would be better to take her in, and let her do some odd jobs in the Taoist temple in the future, so that she can maintain her daily life." Li He began to persuade Lin Beichen to take in the old lady.

They did not have Lin Beichen's ability and could not see through the old woman's heart. They just thought that she was a good person because she looked kind.

"I have made up my mind. I said I won't take her in, so no one can change my mind. Don't try to persuade me anymore. It's absolutely impossible." Lin Beichen's attitude was very firm. He would not change his mind about someone he didn't want to take in, no matter what others said. He would try every means to get someone he liked to join him, and he would not allow someone he disliked to join him no matter what.

I thought that with the persuasion of others, Lin Beichen might change his mind and take the old lady in. But Lin Beichen was so unkind that he would not take her in no matter what others said.

This made the old woman very unhappy. After she heard the news, she hobbled all the way here just to join the Taoist temple. But Lin Beichen refused verbally and refused to let her join.

"Why are you like this, young man? Do you look down on us old people and are afraid that I will cause trouble to you if I join the Taoist temple, so you don't want me to join? How can you have such an idea?" The old woman began to blame Lin Beichen. (End of this chapter)

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