Sword from the Immortal Mountain

Chapter 36: Immortals punish us, disaster is coming
"This toad family god is wrong."

When saying this, Chen Jin's tone was calm and firm, as if he was stating something that was beyond doubt.

Taoist Chu, who was sitting at the top, had a dark face: he was slapped in the face by a weak scholar time and time again, and he was extremely angry.

Chen Jiande and his eldest son Chen Guang's faces changed drastically, and they all looked at Chen Liang.

Chen Liang grabbed Chen Jin with one hand and pulled him out forcefully to talk outside.

Unexpectedly, when I pulled it, I couldn't pull it.

Chen Jin stood there, his feet as steady as a rock. He said slowly, "Chen Liang, you have good intentions and have helped me before. So today, I will help you again."

Chen Liang opened his eyes wide, thinking that Chen Jin must have gone crazy and was talking nonsense.

At this moment, I felt extremely regretful: I shouldn't have brought him to dinner. I wanted to apologize to Taoist Chu, but I didn't expect that things would get worse and worse and it was out of control.

Taoist Priest Chu slammed the table and stood up, shouting, "You scholar, do you really think that I dare not punish you?"

Chen Jin said calmly: "You are a Taoist priest, and I am a scholar. Even if Yunshan Temple is a Taoist temple approved by the imperial court, it does not have the power to enforce the law and conduct trials. How can you punish me?"

Taoist Chu was so refuted that he lost his reason and said repeatedly: "Good! Good! What a scholar who is good at talking!"

Chen Liang hurriedly said, "Ah Jin, please stop talking. Be careful of what you say."

The current occasion is not a debate among Confucian scholars, nor a discussion among Taoists and Buddhists on Zen. What is the use of your eloquent speech, no matter how well you speak?

If you anger Taoist Chu, the immortals will punish you and you'll really be in trouble.

Chen Jin was unmoved and asked directly: "Chen Liang, during this period of time, have strange things and accidents happened frequently in your family?"

Chen Liang was stunned for a moment, and answered subconsciously: "Yes."

Since the beginning of winter, there has been no peace in his family, and all kinds of misfortunes have happened.

Then he said that last time, Chen Liang went to the city to do some business, and he had a few strings of copper coins on him. But when he arrived at the place and needed to use the money, he found that the money was gone. He didn't know whether it was lost or stolen.

In addition to this incident, the family's money often disappeared, causing my father and elder brother to suspect that there was a thief in the family, and even to have a grudge against each other;

Then, my grandmother, who had always been strong, fell seriously ill. A few days later, my eldest brother Chen Guang’s son broke his leg while climbing a tree.
That was not all. The poultry and livestock kept in the sheds were struck by plague and died in great numbers.

Only the mule cart that I lent to Chen Jin last time was still very strong and safe.

Among many incidents, if there are only one or two of them, they can be said to be accidental.

However, as things happened one after another, everyone could see that something evil had happened and that there was a serious problem.

Thinking back to the recent disasters in the village, first Chen Wu and his three companions were killed in the house, and then the incident at Daxian Temple...

Township head Chen Jiande felt something was wrong.

In his opinion, either he had provoked some unclean things, or there was something seriously wrong with his ancestors' feng shui.

After much thought, I could only ask Yunshan Temple for help.

Taoist Chu brought his Taoist boy to Chenze Township to sell peach charms. It is an activity that happens every year, but it started a little earlier this year.

The reason was to help Chen Jiande with feng shui and to perform rituals to exorcise evil spirits.

However, he didn't expect that Chen Jin would suddenly appear, making the Taoist lose face and become very angry.

After listening to Chen Liang's story, Chen Jin said firmly: "Your family has been plagued by misfortunes one after another, and the root cause lies with this family god."

Hearing this, Chen Jiande and Chen Guang looked at each other, their faces somewhat uncertain. They were not stupid people, although these words coming from Chen Jin's mouth seemed inappropriate and quite unbelievable.

However, considering the causes and timing of various disasters, they can all correspond to the act of inviting household gods.

It's hard not to be suspicious.

Taoist Chu made a "tsk tsk" sound in his mouth. "You are indeed a smooth talker, confusing right and wrong. In my opinion, it is nothing but nonsense. You should know that any household god can be used to protect the house and live in peace, exorcise evil spirits and calm the mind. How could it be related to disasters?"

Chen Jin said in a clear voice: "Well said. Then tell me, if this is true, with the family god in charge, how could so many disasters happen at once? Isn't this contradictory and self-contradictory?"

"this?"

Taoist Chu was immediately stumped by the question, and sweat broke out on his forehead. After thinking for a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and said, "I understand. It's because the toad god invited by Township Chief Chen's family is the god of literary fortune. It is the god of Mr. Chen's literary talent that is prosperous. As for the protection of the house and exorcism of evil spirits, it is not capable of that and cannot do anything."

Chen Jin continued to ask: "As you said, you have invited the family god of literary luck. Then, Chen Liang, do you feel that your talent and literary spirit have improved?"

Chen Liang sighed, "These days, my family affairs have been turbulent and I am so overwhelmed that I can't even concentrate on reading."

Taoist Chu argued, "Mr. Chen was distracted by external affairs and couldn't concentrate on his studies. It has nothing to do with the family gods."

Chen Jin sneered and said, "This is irrelevant, that is irrelevant, what is the use of this god?"

Taoist Chu did not answer directly: "In short, in this situation, in order to eliminate disasters and harm, Village Chief Chen should invite another family god."

Chen Jin snorted, "Invite another family god. It seems that you think the village head's family is not dying fast enough."

Taoist Chu sneered: "You are just a scholar, you may not even know what the family gods are, but you are here to speak nonsense and exaggerate. If the ritual is delayed and someone dies, can you bear the responsibility?"

Chen Jin looked at him and said, "As a Taoist priest, if you understand the rituals of household gods, you would not have randomly made a toad statue to impersonate the so-called 'household god of literary fortune'. It is far-fetched and has caused unrest in the family."

This remark seemed to hit the sore spot of Taoist Chu, and he said sternly, "What's wrong with winning the first prize in the imperial examination?"

"The reason is the reason, the practice is the practice. Toads are gods, and are often used to protect homes and gather wealth. But you messed around and whitewashed them as the gods of literary fortune, making them neither gods nor ghosts, and finally causing harm. What's the difference between doing this and a quack doctor killing people?"

Chen Jin spoke impassionedly and took a step forward: "I doubt that you are just a miscellaneous Taoist priest in Yunshan Temple. You don't know how to summon the household gods at all. You come to the village just to defraud people's money, and even sell useless peach charms."

"you you!"

Taoist Chu pointed at Chen Jin, his fat face flushed red: "How dare you slander the Taoist master of the Immortal Sect? You will definitely be in great trouble."

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves, angrily slammed the door and walked out with the two Taoist boys.

This change of scene made Chen Jiande and his two sons stunned, and they even forgot to call out "Master, please stay."

In their minds, they all originally sided with Taoist Chu, but now they saw that Taoist Chu, who always behaved like a master, was so angry and frustrated that they were speechless.

Such performance makes it hard not to be suspicious:

Could it be that I really invited the wrong household god?

However, after being shocked, Chen Jiande glanced at Chen Jin, and still chased after him with his eldest son Chen Guang, shouting, "Master, Master, please calm down..."

In the hall, Chen Liang did not move, staring at Chen Jin with hooked eyes, as if he was meeting him for the first time, and said in a complicated tone: "A Jin, you are not afraid of the immortals' Taoism, and you have extraordinary courage. But Taoist Chu is not someone who can be easily dealt with. If you offend him, you must be careful."

In fact, he also had doubts about Taoist Chu in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. He neither dared nor would he question Taoist in person like Chen Jin did.

If we do that, it would be too serious, and both sides would have no way out.

As a human being, the most frightening thing is to be too serious...

(End of this chapter)