I had said goodbye to Wang Ping and was about to go back to rest when I saw a Taoist man suddenly walking quickly and shouted "Stay."
Li Xiuyuan was startled for a moment and immediately looked around.
But I saw that the Taoist was wearing a blue Taoist robe, with disheveled hair, which seemed a bit bohemian, but this was not the point. The point was that the Taoist was bald in the middle of his head, revealing his shiny head.
"I've met the Taoist priest." Wang Ping bowed immediately when he saw the Taoist priest.
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the bald Taoist priest. Since he was carrying Xiaodie on his back, it was inconvenient for him to salute, so he just nodded.
"You two scholars, please stay here. I have a saying that I don't know whether to say or not." The bald Taoist returned the greeting and said.
"I wonder what's wrong with the Taoist priest?" Li Xiuyuan said.
When you are away from home, the most important thing you cannot ignore is Taoist priests. The Taoist priests in this world are not liars under the banner of Taoist priests, but people with real abilities. If you don’t have the ability, you don’t dare to call yourself a Taoist priest.
The bald Taoist glanced at Li Xiuyuan, then at Wang Ping, Du Chunhua next to him, and the two guards behind him, and then he smiled and said: "I just saw you all returning late, and the bald Taoist took a curious look, but
I just want to give you a warning. Maybe you don’t know your situation. You guys are contaminated with ghost energy. I’m afraid you’ll encounter something unclean on the way here tonight.”
Li Xiuyuan's expression changed. This Taoist was really quite capable. He could tell at a glance the ghostly aura in him and others.
Wang Ping was immediately shocked, and was astonished for a moment; "The Taoist priest is really a god. Just now, Wansheng was on his way back. Because it was getting too late, he passed by a market. I heard Brother Li say that it was a market.
I went to the ghost market, and on the way back, I met a man dressed as an official. I suspected that the man was a ghost. Today, the Taoist priest pointed out that I was convinced that I had really encountered a ghost."
Taoist Titu smiled and said: "You are lucky. You noticed it in time and found out that it was a ghost market. Fortunately, you did not go there. You must know that there are countless innocent souls and ghosts mixed in that ghost market. If you had gone, you would be in trouble."
I'm afraid I'll have to shed my skin even if I don't die. As for that ghost, I think he was just passing by, so it doesn't matter."
"What the Taoist said is absolutely correct." Wang Ping said with a polite salute.
Li Xiuyuan also said: "Taoist Master, thank you for your reminder. I will pay attention to it and will definitely avoid walking at night in the future to avoid encountering ghosts again."
He was quite grateful for this Taoist priest's kind reminder.
Wang Ping also nodded repeatedly and expressed his gratitude.
However, the bald Taoist said again: "Although nothing happened to you this time, there is no guarantee that we will not meet you again in the future. You are already contaminated with ghost energy. I am afraid that there will be evil ghosts coming to your door at night to do you harm."
"Tao, Taoist Priest, is this true? Will there really be ghosts coming to your door at night?" Wang Ping's face turned pale with fright after finally recovering.
The Bald Taoist nodded and said, "Bad Taoist guess, there is a good chance that the evil ghost will leave its breath on you, and it will wait for you to come to look for you after you fall asleep at night. It is inevitable that you will be haunted by the evil ghost at that time. If you are mild, you will be haunted every day."
I am haunted by ghosts every day and have nightmares one after another. In severe cases... I am afraid I may die."
"No way, it's so serious."
Wang Ping grabbed Taoist Bald's hand in fear and said, "Please, Taoist Master, save me."
The bald Taoist smiled and nodded and said: "Easy to say, easy to say. Now that I have encountered a poor Taoist, I will not just sit idly by."
As he spoke, he took out two spiritual talismans from his sleeves, one yellow talisman and one purple talisman.
"Pindao, here are two Taoist talismans for expelling ghosts and monsters. The purple one is the most effective and can guarantee a lifetime of worry-free. The yellow one is much worse. It can only guarantee a month of worry-free. I don't know if some of you want the yellow talisman.
It’s still a purple talisman.”
"The purple talisman can protect you from worries throughout your life, so it's naturally the purple talisman." Wang Ping said without thinking.
He was afraid of ghosts. He met a painted ghost in the wilderness before, met a tortoise when he was crossing the river, and met a ghost when he came back.
For someone like him who is naturally afraid of ghosts, this purple talisman is undoubtedly a timely help.
Taoist Bald said: "You are indeed a very far-sighted person. The purple talisman can protect you from worries throughout your life. If you carry it with you, you can avoid all monsters and ghosts in the future and keep you safe."
Li Xiuyuan didn't speak. When he heard this, he just frowned, feeling that this bald Taoist seemed to have ulterior motives and was full of nonsense.
There is no talisman that can last a lifetime. That is a lie. No matter how powerful this purple talisman is, it is made of paper. Even if it has Taoist magic power on it, it will rot and lose its spirituality after a few years or more.
Only jade talismans made of jade can last for decades, but after a few decades, their mana will be exhausted and become waste.
So when he heard this Taoist say that the Purple Talisman can protect his life, he knew that this was a lie and empty talk.
"It seems that this Taoist has an ulterior motive. He is not just passing by to remind us about encountering a ghost."
Li Xiuyuan thought to himself: "Let's see what his intentions are."
He did not interrupt the Taoist's words, he just wanted to see what the Taoist's idea was.
Wang Ping listened and nodded repeatedly, and said impatiently: "Taoist priest, to be honest, Wan Sheng has often encountered ghosts recently, so much so that he thinks about them day and night, and often wakes up from his dreams. Today's meeting with Taoist priest is really Wan Sheng's.
Blessed, the Taoist Master was merciful and gave me the talisman. I am grateful to you later."
After saying that, he bowed down respectfully and gave a big gift.
The bald Taoist nodded and said with a smile: "You and I are destined, and I want to give you the purple talisman. However, it is not easy to refine this purple talisman. It requires a lot of money to make it successfully. I have not been able to practice it so far."
I only refined a few of them, and each of them was bought by high-ranking officials with huge sums of money. I remember that the last purple talisman was bought by the local Chu family, and it cost a thousand taels of silver."
"Ah, is this so expensive?" Wang Ping was a little shocked by the price.
Li Xiuyuan suddenly realized and understood the intention of this bald Taoist.
Emotions are just trying to use the topic to express themselves and sell the Taoist talisman in their hands.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
This person has strong business skills. He saw that he and Wang Ping encountered a ghost on the road, so he specially stopped him to sell Taoist charms.
Of course, this is not something to be ashamed of. It is normal for Taoist priests to sell talismans. After all, Taoist priests are also human beings and they also need to use money. These money cannot be conjured out of thin air, and naturally they have to be obtained through normal means.
Selling talismans is a normal way for Taoist priests to make money.
"I thank you for the reminder from the Taoist Priest just now, but I won't be able to use this talisman, so I won't let the Taoist Priest spend money on it." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
Although what the Taoist priest said is quite touching, a talisman can protect you for a lifetime.
Don't say it's fake, even if it's true, Li Xiuyuan won't be able to use it. He himself is not close to gods and ghosts, and he can punish evil and avoid troubles.
When Taoist Bald saw that Li Xiuyuan had revealed his intention, he looked a little embarrassed, but he calmly looked at Wang Ping next to him.
"Master Li, if you don't need it, I can use it."
Wang Ping was indeed tempted and said hurriedly: "Taoist Master, your purple talisman is just too expensive. Can you make it cheaper?"
The bald Taoist laughed and said, "The way I give talismans depends on my mood and fate. The master of the Chu family is a powerful man in the local area. Naturally, I want to charge him more gold and silver. The Chu family has a great business and they don't lack this."
Gold and silver, but today you have a fate with Pindao, and you are short of money. This purple talisman is cheaper for Pindao."
After saying that, he pondered for a moment and said, "I'll charge you one hundred taels of silver."
One hundred taels?
Hearing the price, Wang Ping immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Wansheng can't afford the Taoist priest's magic talisman. Wansheng only has more than ten taels of silver."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. This is already the lowest price for Pindao. It can't be lower, otherwise Pindao will have to pay for it. But you are short of money, and this young man may have a lot of money.
, I wonder if this young master is willing to help the village."
Taoist Bald's eyes moved to Li Xiuyuan again.
Emotions, the true purpose of this Taoist is still himself.
Li Xiuyuan's mouth twitched slightly. How did he know he had money? Did he look like a rich man? He was very low-key.
Wang Ping's eyes lit up at this moment, and he hurriedly grabbed his hand and said: "Brother Li, please lend me one hundred taels of silver, and I will pay you back in the future."
He knew that Li Xiuyuan was a well-known local tycoon in Guobei County, and he had no shortage of money. He had previously compensated the boatman with one hundred taels of silver.
"Brother Wang, I still don't know whether this talisman is real or fake. If I buy a fake talisman with one hundred taels of silver, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"
Li Xiuyuan reminded: "If this talisman is real, I will naturally not be stingy. So what if I lend you a hundred taels of silver."
Buying a talisman that can exorcise ghosts and avoid demons for one hundred taels is still not a loss.
When Li Xiuyuan reminded him, Wang Ping suddenly woke up. Yes, what if the one hundred taels bought for a Taoist talisman were fake? Then wouldn't it mean that he had lost one hundred taels of silver in vain.
Although Wang Ping, as a scholar, is not very proficient in the ways of the world, since he can pass the Tongsheng Examination, he is certainly not a dull person to take the Scholarship Examination.
Suddenly, Wang Ping looked at the bald Taoist with some suspicion.
The bald Taoist was a little angry at this moment and put away the Taoist talisman; "You two scholars are talking wildly and slandering the poor Taoist as a liar. The poor Taoist will not care about you. You wish yourselves good luck. If there are evil spirits coming to your door at night,
Don't blame Pindao for not reminding you."
After saying that, he shook his sleeves heavily and left.