The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 530: Hong Kong Past (11)

In less than half a month, the two Taoist priests had become well-known to everyone around the Happiness Building. Everyone knew that the formerly haunted building was now occupied by two masters. The fact that they could live in that haunted house as if nothing had happened was enough to show their abilities.

As a result, people living nearby would go there whenever they had time, give some small gifts, ask for a talisman, and burn incense to Guan Erye. In a very short time, the reputation of the Happiness Building was reversed, and the fat landlord who bought that floor was very happy. He believed that when the contracts of this batch of tenants expired, his rent would be able to increase again and make up for his previous losses.

For a time, Taoist Lingkong and Taoist Jingde became hot topics in the neighborhood, and even the aunties buying vegetables in the vegetable market would chat about them.

"Sixth Aunt, have you heard that Xingfu Building has invited a statue of Guandijun? It's very effective. Let's go and worship together some other day."

"The Happy Building? Isn't that the haunted one?"

"Oh~ your news is outdated. I heard that two masters came from the mainland and drove away the bad things. In order to control the feng shui, they also invited Guandijun. My third aunt next door went to pay her respects and won a lot of money playing mahjong yesterday."

"Wow, is it really that effective?"

"Of course, it seems that after worshiping, the two masters will give amulets."

"Then I'll go buy some fruit as a tribute."

Thanks to these enthusiastic people, Taoist Lingkong and Taoist Jingde did not buy any fruit for a period of time afterwards. There were so many tributes that they could not finish eating them and had to distribute them to other neighbors.

"So this urban legend has been resolved?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

Taoist Lingkong nodded: "That's about right. As the legend here was gradually replaced by the new public knowledge, the gamblers appeared less and less frequently. After playing mahjong with us a few more times, they never showed up again."

Qian Xiaoyi joked, "I'm afraid you won all their money. When gamblers have no money to gamble, they will naturally go to reincarnation."

"It's possible." Taoist Lingkong blinked.

After finding a place to live, they had gained a firm foothold and began to think about conducting theoretical research, which inevitably required moving around, so the full-time tour guide Afa came to the Happiness Building again.

"Good morning, second brother!" As soon as Ah Fa arrived here, he picked up three incense sticks familiarly and respectfully burned incense to Guan Gong in the shrine.

As a gangster, when joining the gang, you kneel before this great god and take an oath. It can be said that Guan Gong is their patron saint, so naturally you have to take it seriously.

After burning incense, Ah Fa came to the two Taoists' house refreshed, picked up an apple and ate it, and asked incoherently: "Two masters, what are you going to do today?"

To be honest, thanks to the two Taoist priests, Ah Fa has been living a comfortable life. He can get money just by taking people for a walk, which is much easier than running errands and doing odd jobs. "It has been delayed for so long, it is time to find the source of the black magic on Boss Li's daughter." Taoist priest Jingde said.

"Wow, are we going to fight?" Ah Fa's eyes lit up: "How exciting! How do we find him? Have you guys already told fortunes and know where he is?"

The two Taoists smiled without saying anything, which made Ah Fa admire them even more.

"Actually, it was the rich businessman's daughter An Qi who told you the news, right?" Qian Xiaoyi said with a smile, "You asked her to recall carefully where she went and what she touched that day, and she really remembered it. In the end, it turned out that you calculated it yourself."

Taoist Lingkong also showed a sly smile: "People in Hong Kong really believe this. If you tell them something like 'I see your forehead is black, there will be a bloody disaster in the near future', they will really believe it, so don't tell them the truth to dampen their enthusiasm."

Angel told them that on the day she saw her doppelganger jumping off the tracks, she and her friend passed by a strange store in front of the station. She had never seen this strange place before, so she walked in to take a look out of curiosity. It was filled with all kinds of strange things. When she turned around to leave the store, she accidentally touched a statue on the shelf and smashed it to pieces.

As a result, the store owner came. He was a skinny middle-aged man. Angie said that she wanted to compensate, but the store owner shook his head and said that he didn't want money, and then let them go. When they arrived at the station to go back, they saw the strange scene.

However, because she had nightmares and hallucinations repeatedly afterwards, her mental state was always unstable, so she didn't think about the incident at first.

"It sounds like Anqi caused trouble herself." Qian Xiaoyi touched his chin and said, "But there are many strange things in this matter. First of all, the location of the store, from the description, doesn't seem to be a ghost town. And her companion is fine, only she is in trouble..."

"We also suspect that it was her friend who deliberately led An Qi there." Taoist Lingkong agreed, "The other party may have been planning for a long time, so they were able to cast a spell on An Qi as soon as they came into contact with her, causing her to see hallucinations quickly. There are many suspicious points about her friend, but first, we have to meet the wizard who cast the spell."

Led by Ah Fat, they came to a street in the Yau Tsim Mong District. According to the information provided by Angie, she saw the strange store nearby.

The three of them first walked along the street, but found nothing until Taoist Lingkong took out a compass and looked at the feng shui of the area. They then found a very hidden shop in an alley behind a restaurant. There were densely packed wind chimes hanging at the door of the shop, and there was no sign. There were many spiral incense coils hanging inside, which looked quite weird.

Ah Fa was surprised and said, "There is actually such a place here? And there is a store inside. How does he attract business?"

"He doesn't solicit business," said Taoist Jingde. "Usually, customers come to him."

Qian Xiaoyi stroked his chin and thought, "It looks like a folk cult. These people are neither Taoists nor monks. They are more like wizards. They are good at various folk techniques and are unconventional. So they often use some weird secret remedies, which not only harm others, but also themselves."

"That's right." Taoist Lingkong nodded. "Basically all buildings in Hong Kong use Feng Shui, so every building will compete for good aura. As the aura increases, some places with bad Feng Shui will naturally form. This person took advantage of this and found such a Feng Shui location and opened a store. Except for people who know the exact location, only people with extremely bad luck will come here. Such people are very suitable to be the target of his curse."

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