Chapter 8 Taoist priests: The poor have no major issues, the powerful bury their bones

In front of Qingfeng Temple, the scalper lowered his head and chewed at the weeds in the gap in the bluestone slab at the door, without even looking at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye looked solemn and saluted to the old Taoist priest: "Please help the Taoist priest relieve the confusion in the boy."

Taoist Master Ding Xuan explained: "There is a difference in yin and yang. Do good deeds in the world, behave good deeds, respect the elderly and pity the poor, recommend good deeds, and provide porridge to help disasters. Even if those who do good deeds cannot be rewarded, those who do good deeds will have merits and benefit future generations. However, ghosts are different. If the ghosts are helped, ghosts can get rewards without the consent of the Yang people. This is the recognition of the way of heaven."

"If the reward is appropriate, it would be fine. However, people have few requests for ghosts. Generally, ghosts will get this opportunity and the rewards they ask for will be several times more. Therefore, it is generally difficult for people and ghosts to die in a good way when dealing with them for a long time."

"Old Man Li borrowed a yang energy from a layman, which was beyond the grace of a bowl of water. This is the reason why Old Man Li asked the old Taoist to thank the layman on his behalf."

Lin Ye's mouth opened slightly, not knowing what to say.

"As for why Old Man Li only asked for help from lay people, it was because Old Man Li was just a wandering soul and could not show himself in front of him. Only people with special cultivation or physical constitution could see it."

Hearing this, Lin Ye had a touch of color and a special physique in his eyes. Could it be that his protagonist's halo appeared?

"The old Taoist has never seen a layman with unstable souls. The three souls are dim and the seven souls are not visible. They are only slightly stronger than those who lose their souls, and they are also the easiest to see ghosts."

Lin Ye twitched his mouth, and he still knew something about the Three Souls and Seven Souls. The novels in TV series are mentioned every day. Doesn’t this unstable soul mean that he is physically weak?

It shouldn't be.

I am not a saint.

I have been in another world for so long, especially for the previous 100 days, and I have to do some miscellaneous work every day. Lin Ye believes that his health is much stronger now than before, and at least climbed the third floor in one breath and did not breathe.

"The unstable soul is either due to innate disease, weak and sick, or the wine is empty, and the layman doesn't look like he is not. It's really strange."

Taoist Master Ding Xuan stared at Lin Ye and was amazed, but Lin Ye felt numb when he was seen. Then he was in the hospital. A group of doctors stood in front of the bed, pointing fingers, and even if they were not sick, they would be scared to death.

"Master, will I be in danger?"

"Dangerous, it's okay."

After hearing what Master Ding Xuan said, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief. However, as soon as he relaxed, Master Ding Xuan's next words made him feel refreshed.

"The soul is unstable and it is easy to see ghosts. Try to go out as little as possible when the sun sets, and don't go to remote places in the mountains and fields on weekdays, charity villages and cemeteries, so as not to be entangled by ghosts, and try to stay in a place with sufficient yang energy."

In a place with abundant yang energy, Lin Ye looked at the Taoist temple. Where can I be safer than the Taoist temple?

"Master, it's true that I came to Shangyang County to seek refuge with my distant relatives. I only realized after arriving that my relative had passed away a few years ago and my family had moved out of the county town. Now there is no place to stay. I wonder if I can stay in the Taoist temple?"

Taoist Master Dingxuan frowned, shook his head, and said, "There are rules in Qingfeng Temple that you are not allowed to stay overnight in lay Buddhists. Lay people can go to the inn to check in. There are several inns not far away."

If you don't let it live, how can you do it?

Lin Ye's eyes turned a few times and said with a smile: "The rules cannot be broken. My family is also a believer. I have long known that Qingfeng Temple's signature talismans are effective. I want to go to the main hall to burn incense and worship, and I hope the Taoist master will be successful."

"It's getting late now. If I hadn't been waiting for the lay Buddhist, Qingfeng Temple would have closed down long ago. The lay Buddhist could have come back tomorrow." Taoist Master Ding Xuan was unmoved, obviously seeing through Lin Ye's purpose.

"The Taoist priest is merciful. The boy is sincere in worshiping him. He also knows that it is a bit rude late at night. In order to express his apology, he is willing to donate money for incense and merit."

Lin Ye raised his sleeves, revealing broken silver. Elder Ding Xuan narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard with one hand: "Fusheng Supreme Heavenly Lord, the young master is sincere, for nothing, that's the case, I think the ancestor won't blame him."

"The Taoist priest is merciful." Lin Ye returned the favor.

The two of them walked into the Taoist temple together.

"What do you call a young master?"

"The surname is Lin, and the single name is Ye."

"It turned out to be Mr. Lin."

"The Taoist priest is immortal and Taoist, I think he is also an important position in the Taoist temple."

"I am ashamed of practicing Taoism for many years and having mediocre qualifications. I can only deal with some miscellaneous matters in Taoism and serve as the post of the chief of the temple."

Lin Ye:...

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After entering the Taoist temple, Taoist Master Dingxuan led Lin Ye to the Sanqing Hall. Lin Ye lighted incense and bowed for a while, then walked to the side of Gongdexiang, and put the five taels of broken silver into the box in front of Taoist Master Dingxuan.

The ten taels of silver given by the eldest brother were spent half at once, but Lin Ye didn't feel sorry for it at all. The price of silver was not high in the real world. He could go back and get some silverware and find a store to dissolve it and bring it to another world.

"Master, I want to pray for my family and light an eternal lamp."

Lin Ye looked at the eternal lighthouse on the side of the hall. Taoist Master Ding Xuan felt a little embarrassed: "Lighting the eternal light requires chanting scriptures and praying for blessings, but..."

Without saying a word, Lin Ye threw three taels of broken silver into the merit box.

"I was deeply moved by the Supreme Heavenly Lord of Fusheng, and Mr. Lin is filial. So I personally recited the scriptures for Mr. Lin's family for a night to pray for the protection of the Heavenly Lord of Fu."

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"Young Master Lin is awake."

In the early morning, Lin Ye got up from the bed in Qingfengguan's guest house. When he went out, he was in a well. After washing his face, a little Taoist priest led him to eat vegetarian food.

Last night, he stayed in Qingfeng Temple.

"Where is Taoist Master Dingxuan?"

"Master is resting today, let me tell Mr. Lin that Qingfeng Temple will be closed for one day today."

Lin Ye's mouth twitched. To be honest, he didn't expect that Taoist Master Ding Xuan was really a honest person. He had recited the scriptures all night yesterday.

He couldn't stand it in the middle of the night, and finally Taoist Master Ding Xuan had no choice but to go to the Taoist temple to give the lay people a temporary rest.

After eating vegetarian food, Lin Ye also left the Taoist temple. It was not that he didn't want to stay, but that he learned some of the situations in the Taoist temple from the little Taoist priest.

Taoist Master Dingxuan did not lie. Qingfeng Temple has rules, never leaves guests, and does not receive pilgrims after sunset. Yesterday was an exception.

Why did Taoist Master Dingxuan make an exception last night? He also learned the reason from the little Taoist priests. The incense in Qingfeng Temple was not strong. A heavy rain not long ago destroyed a side hall in Taoist temple. Taoist Master Dingxuan was anxious to have no money to repair the side hall.

"Dawu, is Mr. Lin leaving?"

When the Taoist temple was closed, Taoist Master Ding Xuan appeared with a tired expression on his face, facing dark circles.

"I've left. As the master said, I handed over the soul requiem to Mr. Lin."

"That's good."

Taoist Master Ding Xuan nodded, and the little Taoist priest asked in confusion: "Master, Mr. Lin looks good, and has donated so much incense money to our Taoist temple. Why not let him live in the Taoist temple?"

"Mr. Lin is not sick and has no evil spirits, but his three souls are unstable and his seven souls are not revealed. Such people have big secrets. We should not get involved in it. Do you still remember what my teacher told you?"

"I know, Master, you said I have several uncles. They just meddled with other people's business and finally lost their lives."

"Your masters are all more capable than your master, but what happened in the end? I am not your master, I have become a master and lived to this day. If you want to live for a long time, just keep less care about your business."

The little Taoist priest hesitated and said weakly: "But Master, you said that in the past, the incense was very strong. Many noble people in the city donated money for incense, but now they don't even have money to repair the side hall."

Taoist Master Ding Xuan glared and scolded, "What do you know? It's because your master, I only take on some jobs for ordinary people. What can ordinary people do? It's just some funeral sacrifices and blessings to save others. Even if you encounter some trouble, it's just that the dead's soul is nostalgic and unwilling to leave, or provokes lonely ghosts, burning some paper money to scare a few words, so naturally there's not much money."

"Those wealthy big families are in a dark mind. I don't know how many corpses are buried in the dry well in the garden. It's good if nothing happens. If something happens, it's a murderous soul to take his life and the evil ghosts take revenge. Can we deal with it? You must also remember to stay away from these wealthy families in the future. If you hold this money, you can easily lose your life if you accidentally."
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