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"Seven days ago, I held a banquet in Deyue Tower to entertain Jiulang. But when he came back, he fell ill."

"Miracle doctor, is my illness caused by Chen Jiulang? I treat him as a friend in vain, but he actually hurts me?" Yang Yunchang said angrily.

"You should have a good rest!"

After looking at him, Xu Junming didn't say much.

He took his apprentice and walked out.

"Miracle doctor, this is the old man's wish. I hope the doctor can accept it!"

Yang Zhonglin sent over the silver coins he had prepared in advance.

The number looks like fifty taels.

This gift is not too light.

"Xin'er, take it."

Qiao Shouxin nodded, took the silver and put it into his sleeve.

Of course, the sleeves were just for cover, there was a green gourd given to her by Xu Junming specifically for storage.

"Miracle doctor, I have prepared the meal. I hope the two miraculous doctors will move on."

"Thank you for the hospitality. I just had lunch at lunch. It hasn't been long now, so there is no need to eat anymore."

"Now that Mr. Ling is awake, my master and apprentice will take their leave."

Without giving Yang Zhonglin a chance to stay, the master and apprentice quickly left the Yang Mansion.

Looking at Qiao Shouxin hesitating to speak.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Master, didn't you tell me that Taoists should always accumulate virtue and do good deeds? Why do we still accept money from others?"

"Xin'er, Master wants to ask you. If you didn't practice Taoism and were still an ordinary person, and you had warm clothes and enough food every day, would you still think about making money yourself?"

He didn't say anything about spiritual pursuits, because the biggest wish of the people at the bottom of this world is to have enough to eat every day.

Qiao Shouxin thought for a moment and then shook his head.

The purpose of making money is to eat enough. If you can eat enough, who would want to work hard and humbly to earn hard-earned money.

"If people get used to being taken care of by others, they will become lazy. In the same way, if we give things for free, over time, they will be taken for granted."

"Our Taoist accumulation of virtue and good deeds do not encourage laziness, greed and other unhealthy tendencies."

"So, in addition to the widows, widowers, the elderly, the sick, the disabled and other vulnerable groups, we all need to be rewarded for doing good deeds and slaying demons. Moreover, the rich will receive more and the poor will receive less, but we have to accept it."

"You...remember?"

Xu Junming looked solemn. This was the reason why his eyes were entrusted to him when he first started practicing Taoism.

"Master, I remember."

Patted her little head.

"And the money collected can be used to help those orphans and widows who really need money to live, such as Grandma Chen in Qiaojia Village and Shuan Zhu's family."

Qiao Shouxin's eyes were bright and she nodded vigorously.

Xu Junming has a smile on his face, and Qiao Shou is kind-hearted. As a master, he must carefully protect this kindness, and at the same time, not let others take advantage of him.

"Master, where should we go next?"

"Go and meet that Chen Jiulang. A villain who uses snake silk poison to harm people cannot be left in the world."

After that, he slapped the soul-catching bell on his waist, and the pendulum of the bell turned into an arrow, guiding the master and apprentice through the streets and alleys to the outside of a house in the east of the city.

Compared to the wealthy Yang family, the Chen family is much more dilapidated.

Half of the courtyard wall made of rammed loess fell down, but instead of being rebuilt, it was bundled with hay branches and blocked.

The courtyard gate, eroded by wind and rain, smelled of decay, the tiles on the roof fell off, and weeds grew in the gaps.

"Master, the smell is so strong."

Qiao Shouxin wrinkled her little nose.

"It's snake silk Gu."

Satisfied with the little apprentice's alertness, he patted her little head.

"Be careful when you go in."

"Um."

With his fingers like a knife, his true energy surged, and the iron chain locking the door broke instantly.

Accompanied by a slightly hoarse friction sound, Xu Junming pushed open the courtyard door.

“Chichi…!”

It was extremely subtle, but to Master Xu Junming's ears, it was like the sound of thunder. Countless green filaments flew through the air.

At the same time, the pungent smell became stronger and stronger.

"Master, I'm coming."

Xu Junming, who was about to take action, stopped.

Qiao Shou pinched his heart with his fingers, his face was solemn.

"Fire Ring Technique."

Paths of flame emerged from under the feet, spinning, rushing over the head like a storm, and then spraying out in all directions like a high-pressure water gun.

In an instant, all the snake silk Gu were reduced to ashes under the fierce fire.

However, despite the raging fire, the dilapidated courtyard door was not damaged at all. This shows Qiao Shouxin's superb control over the magic.

"well done."

Hearing Master's praise, Qiao Shouxin finished laughing.

Walking around the screen wall in front, you can see three dilapidated adobe houses in front of you.

At the door of the main hall, a young man wearing a blue gown and a scribe's scarf, with a slender face and a gloomy temperament looked at the approaching master and apprentice Xu Junming with an unkind expression.

"Who are you? Don't you know that entering without warning is not only disrespectful, but can also easily make the host family angry and lose one's life?"

Speaking of which, the words already contained murderous intent.

"Are you Chen Jiulang?"

Chen Jiulang secretly became on guard.

"good."

"Did you cast the snake silk poison on the third son of the Yang family?"

"Were you brought by Yang Yunchang to deal with me?"

"He regards you as a close friend, why do you want to harm him?" Xu Junming answered the question inappropriately.

"Best friend? Haha, what a bullshit best friend. What bothers me the most is that he is aloof and acts like a young man from a wealthy family. Every time he lends me some silver, it's like he's giving away money. I've had enough of it for a long time."

"...Why is it that he is not as knowledgeable as me and can even pass the exam in high school? But I am obviously better than him, but I fail in repeated tests? Isn't it because he has a good father and can bribe the county magistrate of Tongzhou?"

After speaking excitedly, Chen Jiulang took a deep breath with a crazy smile on his face.

"However, no matter how good his background is, he is still not as good as me. I have already entered into spiritual practice, and he will always be just an ordinary person."

Looking at Xu Junming, the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

"You actually stood up for him, so go to hell."

With a flash of inspiration from his body, countless black snake silk Gu came overwhelmingly.

The number was more than ten times greater than when they were at the door just now.

Xu Junming stood with his hands behind his back and made no unnecessary movements.

A scream sounded beside him.

"Fireball!"

The three-foot-sized fireball, with its billowing flames, instantly drowned the densely packed snake silk Gu.

Xu Junming had a flash of inspiration.

A spatial barrier instantly isolated the entire courtyard from the outside world.

The flame went out, and Chen Jiulang still stood there, but his face was a little shocked.

A black flag flag in my hand automatically moves without wind, and judging by its aura, it is a top-notch magic weapon.

"Black evil flag!"

Chen Jiulang waved the black flag in his hand.
To be continued...