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Chapter 133 Still coming?

The village elder hurriedly nodded in agreement, having expected some extremely difficult method.

I never imagined it would be such a 'good practice'.

Thinking of this, the village elder almost felt that the young Taoist priest in front of him was already as towering as the heavens.

In the past, once Taoist priests and monks entered your house, they would want to skin you alive!
Where can one find a Taoist priest with such noble character and integrity?

Thinking of this, the village elder quickly added:

"Then please stay a while, Daoist Master, so that we may make offerings to express our gratitude for your kindness!"

Unexpectedly, Du Yuan waved her hand and laughed:

"No need. How much suffering is there in the world? Now that this place is over, why linger? This humble Taoist must go elsewhere!"

The village elders and villagers all said anxiously:

"How can this be done?"

Du Yuan chuckled and shook her head, saying:
"This humble Taoist priest must go elsewhere to relieve suffering! I will not stay any longer, farewell!"

After saying that, he walked away with a light laugh behind his back, under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Everyone wanted to give chase, but they realized that how could mortals catch up with a Taoist priest who could shrink the earth with every step?
They could only watch as Du Yuan's figure grew smaller and smaller in their eyes until it disappeared.

In the end, only the village elders, holding the coin, said with great excitement:

"This is a god! This is the real god from the storybooks!"

We relieve suffering and distress without expecting anything in return.

Once this matter is settled, I will depart.

The other people also excitedly echoed this sentiment.

Soon, someone said:

"Why don't we build a shrine and enshrine this coin?"

As soon as this was said, someone retorted:

"Why build a shrine? Build a temple instead!"

"What do you mean by building temples? That's for Taoist priests, they should be building monasteries!"

That's basically the gist of it!

"Never mind whether it's a temple or a monastery, the main thing is where we're building it?"

Amidst the cacophony of voices, the people of Luzhen finally settled on a spot—right next to this well!
They want to build a Taoist temple here and then put the money left by the Taoist priest inside.

In this way, one can both pay homage to the virtues of the Taoist priest and be prepared to respond to any possible changes.
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While Luzhen was still bustling with activity, Huishui County was also experiencing a lively atmosphere.

The only difference is that while the people of Luzhen were searching through their belongings for old money, in Huishui County, under the strict orders of the county magistrate, every household was sending their mirrors to the county government office!

Seeing that the county government office was almost completely filled with bronze mirrors, the magistrate of Huishui County wiped away his cold sweat while questioning the registrar beside him:
"How's it going? How much more is left?"

"Far from it! I'd estimate less than half!" the registrar replied with a bitter face.

"This is less than half? I think the county government office is almost overflowing!" the magistrate exclaimed in surprise.

The registrar said helplessly, "Your Honor is wise. Even bronze mirrors are a necessity in every household. Huishui County has several thousand households, so there must be at least several thousand mirrors. What we have now is just the tip of the iceberg."

The magistrate nodded: "That makes sense. Have you found the sorceress?"

The registrar shook his head: "At least it wasn't there when I arrived."

"You stay here and keep a close watch. I'm going to check on the fairy." After saying this, the magistrate hurried off to the courtroom.

He carefully stepped over the layers of mirrors and finally came to stand behind an old woman who was squatting on the ground, carefully examining the mirror. He cupped his hands and asked:
"Fairy Maiden, have you found her here?"

This fairy maiden arrived suddenly this morning and immediately ordered the county magistrate to collect all the mirrors in the county.

At first, they said they wanted an antique mirror that was old and worn out, but later they said any mirror would do.

At first, the magistrate thought that a crazy woman had come and was about to order his yamen runners to carry her out when he saw her raise her hand and shoot out several water arrows. The water arrows not only broke the yamen runners' batons in their hands, but also pierced through his official hat and left a light-transmitting hole in the wall behind him, leading directly to the backyard!
At that moment, no one in the entire county government dared to say no.

Upon hearing this, the old woman sighed and said:

"No." "Then, shall I send someone to collect these?"

"No need, leave it for now. Even though I've seen it, it might still be one of these."

The magistrate was puzzled; hadn't he already seen it? But he dared not ask, and could only instead inquire:
"Fairy Maiden, could you please be more specific so that I can tailor my approach accordingly?"

The old woman felt even more helpless after hearing this:

"What you said, I'd like to say too."

As he spoke, he picked up another mirror and looked at himself.

No matter how you change the angle, what you see is an ugly, yellowish old face, not the once stunningly beautiful Fairy Tongyun.

After shaking his head, he casually tossed it aside and turned to look at the next page.

After a while, seeing that the fairy seemed to be more approachable than the county magistrate, he finally tried asking:

"Fairy Maiden, I have something I'd like to ask for your help with. Well, no need for help, I just want to ask you something!"

"Go ahead and ask. After all, you helped me out."

The old woman didn't even look up; she just kept staring at the mirror in her hand.

The magistrate breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Um, it's just that I, this humble official, was once possessed by an evil spirit!"

"Oh? In this situation, you've actually been possessed by an evil spirit?"

For the first time, the old woman turned around and looked directly at the county magistrate.

Although it is said that the revival of spiritual energy is imminent, and a great era of contention is about to begin.

But in the end, it didn't happen.

In such circumstances, if even a county magistrate who is supposed to bring good fortune to the country could be possessed by evil spirits, it must have been done by someone else.
"What evil?"

But he only glanced at it before looking away.

The magistrate appeared to have simply indulged in excessive sexual activity, leading to anemia and weakness in his legs. It was likely just a fluke.

"I was in Luzhen the other day."

The deer town did not elicit any reaction from the old woman, but it did cause a phoenix hairpin on her head, which was completely out of place with her overall demeanor, to suddenly flash.

"Uh, from a strange well, I saw... I saw... it wasn't me reflected, but a headless corpse!"

Before he could finish speaking, the magistrate saw the old woman suddenly stand up, her eyes flashing like lightning:
"Tell me in detail!"

The magistrate, thinking he had encountered some powerful evil spirit, was so frightened that his trousers were almost soaked with sweat. He hurriedly replied:
"Yes, yes, yes! This humble official will certainly report in detail!"

He had barely finished speaking when a clear, ethereal voice, like heavenly music, rang in the ears of both the old woman and the magistrate:

"Luzhen, Luzhen is so obvious, yet it remains obscure until now. What a fate!"

"This, this can't be a ghost, can it?" Hearing the voice but not seeing the person, the county magistrate was so frightened that his legs trembled uncontrollably.

The old woman slapped him across the face with her other hand:
"Stop talking nonsense! This is my master, how dare you desecrate him!"

The magistrate was beaten so badly that he fell to his knees, repeatedly kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Fairy Maiden, spare my life! Fairy Maiden, spare my life! I am a member of the Cui family of Boling. If you, Fairy Maiden, will show mercy, I will surely be of use!"

Huishui County was just a medium-sized county. He was able to come here not because of the imperial examination or imperial favor, but because no one in his family wanted to come to this wretched place.

Before the old woman could speak, that ethereal voice rang out again:
“Disciple, give him a fire seal to settle the karma, and then we’ll go to Deer Town.”

"Yes, Master!"

The magistrate thought he was going to be burned to death, so he urinated on the spot.

He trembled for a long time but felt no pain. He could only look up blankly and glimpse a talisman with delicate handwriting and hidden power lying quietly in front of him.

They weren't going to burn me alive, so this is what they gave me as payment?!

Once the magistrate realized what was happening, he was overjoyed and immediately held up the talisman, kowtowing repeatedly towards the empty space.

(End of this chapter)