The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 534: Hong Kong Past (15)

"Change your fate..." Qian Xiaoyi seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Lingkong and said, "So, the source of everything is here?"

"Yes~" Taoist Lingkong's expression dimmed. "He is a cognitive theory experiment we conducted after arriving in Hong Kong. We changed his fate of being hacked to death sooner or later, and also modified his fate of not having a strong enough life. We also changed the fate of both of us in the future..."

Ah Fa's expression was very exaggerated, his mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg. He questioned, "Is it that exaggerated? Defying fate? Is it possible for me to become the emperor?"

"We are not gods." Taoist Jingde shook his head. "At most, we can prevent you from being killed by Brother Guan. As for how strong your fate can be, it depends on your luck. This is not something that can be done by drawing a few talismans. You must go through a series of tests to complete this ritual and finally change your fate."

Ah Fa nodded when he heard this. This was normal. If it was so easy to change one's fate, he would have suspected that the two masters in front of him were deliberately deceiving him.

"It's not that easy to change your fate. You may not be able to endure the process." Taoist Lingkong said, "But you already have a tattoo of Guan Gong with open eyes, but your own fate is not strong enough to suppress him. Sooner or later, you will be killed. So if you want to stay on this path for a long time, either get rid of the tattoo on your back or change your fate. It's your choice."

Ah Fa clenched his fists, "Do I have any choice? Since both options lead to death, I will definitely choose the one that allows for a glorious death! I choose to change my fate. You don't need to persuade me anymore. I have a tattoo of Guan Yu on my back, and it can't be removed. Even if I survive, I will be ridiculed until I grow old. I might as well die."

"Alright~" Taoist Lingkong sighed and said, "Then I'll do as you say... Let me ask you one last time, do you really want to defy fate and change your destiny?"

"No matter how many times you ask me, I will always give the same answer!" Ah Fa took off his glasses and said with a firm look in his eyes, "I want to change my fate, I want to stand out, I want to fight for my life! This is not to prove how great I am, but to tell others that I am worthy of having Guan Yu tattooed on my back!"

Taoist Jingde was a little speechless: "Although we are Taoists, we have also watched the movie "A Better Tomorrow"."

Ah Fa smiled, put on his sunglasses, and said, "Sorry, I just thought the line just now was very appropriate, so I used it...Okay, no more nonsense, what do you want me to do? I will cooperate."

Taoist Lingkong said, "We need you to be quiet for a while. It's not easy to change your fate. We need to calculate your horoscope and wait for the right day to proceed. The fate-changing ceremony will last for a long time. Do you understand?"

"It sounds like you're trying to trick me into not seeking revenge..." Ah Fa sighed and said, "I understand. I'll take good care of my injuries and won't cause any trouble for Tie Tou and the others. I'm going home first and will wait for your news~"

"Change his fate~" Qian Xiaoyi muttered to himself, "This is neither difficult nor easy, so what are you going to do? Let him take cram school, take the college entrance examination, and get into university, thus changing his fate?"

"That's a good idea." Taoist Lingkong smiled. "But we don't have the time to let him go to school. With his personality, he can't continue to study. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a gangster on the street... I should have taught you, right? The essence of changing one's fate."

Qian Xiaoyi simply concluded: "Change a person's character, way of dealing with things, and living environment, thereby changing his future life trajectory. The more of these three conditions are met, the higher the success rate. Add some mysterious knowledge and useless steps from metaphysics, establish authority, and take all the credit on yourself. This is changing fate against the will of heaven." "That's right." Taoist Lingkong nodded: "So what you said before about taking the college entrance examination and changing your destiny is true to some extent. A rural cowherd boy, because he received education and understood the truth, changed his way of dealing with things, and was admitted to university through study, thus changing his living environment, and then his life changed, achieving class transition, which is also a kind of changing fate. But changing Ah Fa's fate is not so simple. He doesn't like to study and has a stubborn personality. We don't have that much money for him to live in a different environment."

Qian Xiaoyi said: "If changing his personality and living environment doesn't work, then the only option is to change his way of dealing with things."

"That's right." Taoist Lingkong continued, "Afa's biggest shortcoming now is that he has no brains, but he still has big ambitions. This is also the reason why he can't control the Guan Gong behind him. Guan Gong opens his eyes to kill people. The murderous aura represented by the tattoo is too strong. He will gradually move closer to that direction and eventually fail to end it. He doesn't have that ability and will most likely be killed."

"So how do you make that guy smarten up and change his reckless way of doing things?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

Taoist Lingkong said with a smile: "If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool. As the saying goes, every failure is a learning experience. If you suffer more failures, your brain will naturally grow."

Qian Xiaoyi observed a minute of silence for Lao Zhang’s subsequent experience.

A few days later, Ah Fa was called to the Happiness Building by two Taoist priests. He asked excitedly, "Is it finally starting? Where are we going now? What are we going to do?"

Taoist Jingde smiled mysteriously, raised the videotape in his hand, and said, "Don't worry, before starting the ceremony, I'll show you a video."

"Video?" Ah Fa showed a lewd smile: "You mean that kind of video? I didn't expect you, Master, have this hobby. You should have told me earlier. I know a video parlor with a lot of good stuff. I'll take you to see it someday. It's very exciting!"

Seeing Ah Fa's winking expression, Taoist Jingde and Taoist Lingkong also laughed happily. Taoist Jingde smiled and said, "You will know after you finish reading it."

He put the videotape into the videotape player. There was no such device in the house originally. The two Taoists borrowed it from their neighbors. They have been here for more than a month. Although they still cannot speak Cantonese, they can barely understand some of it and have no problem with basic communication.

Ah Fa happily brought a chair and sat in front of the TV. He didn't have many hobbies, and watching videotapes was his favorite. At this time, he didn't realize what he was going to see next.

The tape started running and the picture on TV appeared. It looked like an ordinary variety show. Several familiar Hong Kong stars appeared on the screen. Before Ah Fa could say something like "What's so good about a show watched by such old ladies?", Taoist Jingde pressed the fast-forward button and the entire show was skipped, and it came to the commercial break.

A cold-toned picture appears, with several children lined up like a train and running towards the camera accompanied by harsh and cheerful music.

(End of this chapter)