How can there be such a strong superpower?

Chen Lusi slowly put down his pen, then picked up the A4 paper and showed it to the Taoist priests: "Did you see anything?"

"..."

Zhang Xiufeng and the other three looked at the talisman, then looked at Chen Lusi, and fell silent.

What do you see?

You only got stained with cinnabar once during the whole process.

Next comes a painting session.

Apart from the fact that you said this was a talisman...I don't see how this has anything to do with talismans.

Ceremony? No.

Rules? No.

Spell? No.

How could I possibly tell anything?

The four of them looked at Chen Lusi holding the A4 paper and were silent for a long time.

Finally, Zhang Yunzhong, who had delved the most deeply into the art of talismans, couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure this is useful..."

call--

Chen Lusi gently raised the A4 paper, then disappeared and reappeared behind the four people.

"It works, that's about it."

"..."

When Zhang Yunzhong heard the voice coming from behind him, his body suddenly stiffened.

The other three weren't much better.

This time, the four of them did not look back. Instead, they were silent for a long time, then trembled slightly and found a chair nearby to sit down.

then.

The four of them sat in their chairs in a daze, looking down at the ground, and fell into silence.

The conference room was dead silent.

Chen Lusi stood behind them, looking at the four people sitting there blankly, frowned slightly and asked, "Four Taoist priests...are you all okay?"

"...Can you copy other talismans?"

After hearing this, Zhang Xiufeng's eyes slowly regained their spirit.

He slowly raised his head, looked at Chen Lusi, and suddenly asked a question.

"uncertain."

Chen Lusi shook his head. "Because I don't know what other talismans there are, if you're willing to teach me, I can try... or you can let me add some talisman heads."

Zhang Xiufeng: “…”

The conference room fell into silence again.

then.

About five seconds later.

"Master Zhang, hurry up! Give me the talisman I drew last night! I'll have Chen Lusi add the talisman head and try!"

Zhang Yunzhong looked at Chen Lusi, and was the first to react. He stood up and walked towards Zhang Xiufeng.

"Mine too!" Li Fengze followed closely behind.

As for Chen Qing, he hesitated for less than half a second, then rushed to the table, picked up the brush and cinnabar talisman paper that Zhang Yunzhong had just taken out, and was about to draw the talisman on the spot.

The other three noticed his movements immediately.

The three of them widened their eyes and immediately pounced on him.

"Stop! Stop, Chen Qing! I only brought this little bit of cinnabar! You said yesterday that you wouldn't paint! I only painted a part of it yesterday! There are still many talismans in my sect that haven't been painted! Many lost talismans have not been painted!"

"Me too! Let me go!"

"You fucking said you wouldn't draw a single stroke of the celestial ejaculation on the spot!!! I thought that was enough yesterday!!! I didn't draw some of the lesser-known talismans!!! You put down your pen right now!!! And go back and disband the Taoist temple in Qingcheng Mountain!!! This is the order of the Heavenly Master!!!"

"Let go! Let go!! Get out of the way!!!"

The four Taoist priests immediately grabbed the cinnabar and talisman paper on the table.

Chen Qing fought against three people alone, and under the siege of the three people, he started to draw talismans.

"..."

Chen Lusi was speechless when he saw this scene.

Then, he hesitated for a moment and was about to try to persuade her.

pat-

But just as he took a step forward, he keenly noticed that a drop of water suddenly fell on the talisman paper, directly smudged the ink that had just been drawn.

Chen Lusi noticed this scene, was stunned for a moment, then looked at the four Taoist priests who had their backs to him, as if they were fighting for something. In the end, he did not step forward, but quietly took a few steps back and then walked out of the meeting room.

After all.

No matter how many conflicts the four have, no matter which faction they belong to.

Their goals are the same, they all want to regain the orthodoxy, or to be more precise... regain the former glory.

Now, the goal that they thought they would never be able to reach until their death... is right in front of them. Although there are still many questions that remain unanswered, there is obviously hope.

It's normal to feel happy about this.

It's normal to lose composure a little.

And they obviously don't want the younger generation to see them losing their composure.

234. Chapter 234 Replace

234.

2023-11-30

As soon as Chen Lusi walked out of the meeting room, he found Ji Xin sitting in a wheelchair, gently patting the embers on the bread.

When she noticed Chen Lusi coming out, she just looked back and continued eating bread.

Obviously.

It's cold and cold.

Chen Lu thought for a moment, then walked over and looked at the bread she was holding: "Do you want me to buy you a new loaf of bread?"

"no need."

Ji Xin shook her head. "It's just some embers. It's not inedible... If you really want to do something, just stretch out your hand."

"hand?"

Chen Lusi raised his hand in some surprise.

And the next second.

Ji Xin raised her hand and held his hand tightly. Because she was holding it too tightly, her knuckles turned slightly white.

Obviously, she also knew what had just happened inside.

"..."

Chen Lusi looked at Ji Xin who was biting the bread indifferently, then looked at her hand that was tightly clamped around his. He probably guessed something, thought about it, and did not struggle.

Ji Xin suddenly asked, "Why did you come out?"

"Several Taoist priests seemed a little agitated and felt it was inappropriate to stay inside any longer."

Chen Lusi leaned against the wall and casually replied, "After all, at my age, it's a bit embarrassing to behave so awkwardly in front of the younger generation... although I don't understand them."

"Oh."

Ji Xin nodded and then asked, "When you say you don't understand, do you mean you don't understand why they are so excited?"

"Ah."

"Because you feel that nothing is certain at the moment? You're not even sure if they can draw a finished talisman themselves? So you think their excitement is unreasonable?"

"Correct."

"..."

Ji Xin was silent for a moment after hearing this, then he said while biting a piece of bread, "...We live in a high-context country. In such a cultural environment, you should not only pay attention to their surface words and actions, but also understand the inner meaning of their background, relationships, emotions, etc.

The people in there are almost 400 years old in total. Although high-level enablers are generally long-lived, we are not immortal after all. In addition, Taoism has always believed in following the laws of nature and letting things take their course. They are not ordinary characters either. Those who can become leaders of Taoism are all gifted and intelligent people.

They've lived for so many years, and they've seen through many things. Do they want to restore the Daoist tradition? Do they want to strengthen themselves? Do they want to fight against the Tiance Mansion? Do they want immortality?

Not really, at least not based on my understanding of these old guys.

They are more concerned about the sentiments that are ingrained in their bones... They long for the glory of the past to return, and they long to complete the inheritance.

Just like the inheritance of surnames in the eyes of ordinary people is a mark of family affection, elders often want to leave something for their descendants at the end of their lives.

The same is true for them. As a religion that still advocates respecting teachers and passing on the torch, what they value most is inheritance. However, after the orthodox tradition is cut off, all things related to it are facing the situation of becoming "useless things".

Especially after coming to the modern era, apart from those dispensable rituals, they are almost no different from ordinary empowerers. In the past, they could use the excuse that the orthodoxy would be restored sooner or later, but with the demise of the last generation of feudal dynasties, what excuse do they have?

Not to mention those ordinary Taoists...even they themselves began to doubt the necessity of inheritance. Under such circumstances, it is almost foreseeable that the inheritance will be broken one day, which will undoubtedly be a disaster for them.

But then you showed up.”

Chen Lusi: "..."

Ji Xin took another bite of bread and continued, "You feel that nothing is certain at the moment, not even sure if they can draw the finished talisman. But in fact, in their eyes, none of this matters.

At least it doesn't matter at this moment. After all, no matter how strong they become, they can't change too many things. They don't necessarily want to become stronger. They just want hope. And you give them hope. The originally useless dregs become precious again, and the inheritance that was about to be cut off is continued.

They witnessed with their own eyes that talismans are still useful. When the talismans you drew are used and proven to be useful, they are like an old man who is about to close his eyes witnessing the birth of a newborn baby in his family. How can they not be excited?

Perhaps this newborn will grow crooked, and perhaps the talismans you draw will not be able to restore Taoism to its peak within their lifetime. After all, you are not a Taoist, and they may never see the moment when Taoism returns to its peak in their entire lives. But does this matter? It doesn't matter.

Because the most precious thing is always hope, hope as valuable as gold. As long as there is hope, it doesn’t matter even if the road ahead is bumpy, the destination is farther away, and the speed is slower.

That’s why they’re excited.”

"..."

Chen Lusi was silent for a moment, then nodded gently: "I understand."

Ji Xin glanced in the direction of the elevator, then slowly let go of Chen Lusi's hand and continued, "No, you don't understand."

“…” Chen Lusi looked at Ji Xin in confusion.

"The most precious thing is hope, and you are hope itself right now."

Ji Xin swallowed the last bite of bread, raised her snow-white chin slightly, and looked at Chen Lusi: "Do you know what this means? It means that you can now influence the largest indigenous religion in the country... After all, for you, those people just now didn't even want to say a word and dared to directly drive me, the head of Tiance Mansion, out."

Chen Lusi: "..."

...impact?

He was still thinking about this topic.

But soon, the ding of an elevator arriving pulled him back.

The two sisters appeared in the distance holding the cat.

"Brother-in-law, cat."

Lin Wan was holding the cat, and the moment she saw Chen Lusi, she immediately trotted over.

But after running only two steps, she saw Ji Xin sitting in a wheelchair. She paused and quickly shrank back behind her sister.

Lin Ying was very calm. She came to Chen Lusi, glanced at Ji Xin, and nodded slightly.

Ji Xin also nodded slightly, then looked at Lin Ying carefully. Without saying anything else, he just crumpled the bread wrapper into a ball.

at the same time.