CH 110.2

[Is it possible that he was the mastermind behind the scenes that led to Madam Li’s death?]

[God, when you put it like that, it’s really ……]

[But what was his motive for killing Madam Li? To avenge the Liu family?]

[One more question: did he know that Feng Gu was Liu Changfeng’s daughter?]

[If he is really the one behind the scenes, doesn’t that mean he knew about the existence of the black and white fox? He had plenty of time to kill the black and white fox in the past three years. Why wait until after Lord Li’s death to do it?]

[He’s scary.]

[Shit, man, you said it. I even have goosebumps.]

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While the discussion in the broadcast room went on, Bai Lixin and Dijia were not idle.

They stared at the painting and the autobiography for a second before Dijia spoke, “He had become a cultivator. Killing someone would ruin his practice. So if he had to get revenge, it had to be with a borrowed knife.”

“He gave Bai Ban the rejuvenation pills to help him regain his health and then gave him the script to help him prosper. These are two great merits.” Bai Lixin went on, “in the sense that even when Madam Li died three years ago, it had nothing to do with him.”

“Then during those three years, he had been giving Lord Li all kinds of magic treasures for protection, another merit.”

“But in those three years, Lord Li ‘killed’ many family members, and all these calamities were carried on Lord Li’s back. At the same time, Lord Li’s actions finally angered Feng Gu, “forcing” her and the black and white fox to join forces again.”

“When you look at it this way, Taoist Qing had been using superficial merit and virtue to retaliate against the Li family.”

“As for why he retaliated,” Dijia’s gaze fell on the desk, “it can be seen that Taoist Qing was an extremely narcissistic person who only had himself at heart. Whether from the painting or the autobiography, others are acting in tandem with him; they are all servants of his plot.”

“He was not taking revenge on the Li family for anyone, but for himself. If it weren’t for Li Mingyuan, he would have married Miss Liu, sat on such a large estate, and the sparrow would have flown to the branch as a phoenix.”

“But Lord Li broke his beautiful dream, and Taoist Qing took revenge for turning his bright future into a fantasy.”

“But he wanted to leave a good name for himself, so he decided to use people for his own. He probably already knew that Feng Gu was Miss Liu and also knew about the black and white fox’s existence.”

“Not only did he take revenge on both Lord Li and his wife, but he also indirectly tortured Feng Gu and the black and white fox. One needed to have to suffer mental torture and the other didn’t find the opportunity to take revenge for three years.”

“When the black and white fox killed Lord Li, Taoist Qing had finished his revenge, and he could finally take action against the fox. That is what the black and white fox meant when it said Taoist Qing wanted to use it for his own advancement in cultivation.”

“But, Taoist Qing ended up dying at the hands of the black and white fox.” Bai Lixin looked at Dijia and said, “This ending is a bit embarrassing. The black and white fox said so himself, so it shouldn’t be false.”

Dijia: “Given Taoist Qing’s calculations, he did not take into account the fact that the black and white fox had already increased in power, and that he was no match for him.”

Bai Lixin: “But that doesn’t explain that white ghost on that rainy night. All the riddles have been solved, except that.”

Bai Lixin’s eyes stared at the painting on the desk.

First, Lord Li came to Fengcheng; then, with Lord Li as the centre, Taoist Qing, Feng Gu, and the black and white fox came to Fengcheng one after another.

Then someone began a series of actions in Fengcheng.

It was almost as if Lord Li was the lure, and others played their roles appropriately, continuously improving themselves and then killing each other.

It was almost like raising a gu.

He put the gu in a jar, during which he kept dropping more gu into it, such as the ghost in front of their car on that rainy night, and Lord Li, who was being cultivated to become an evil ghost.

The gu kill each other until they raise the perfect one.

And the moment the black and white fox turned into the evil immortal with double pupils, it had become the final gu.

But who was behind all this manipulation? Who would benefit from raising the black and white fox into an evil immortal here in Fengcheng?

Bai Lixin opened the task bar, and the [hidden mission] was still flashing with a faint light.

Help the half-immortal kill the black and white fox?

Bai Lixin’s eyes suddenly darkened.

If it was really as he had guessed, then the issue would be troublesome.

……

An hour later, they found the little Taoist priest at the end of the town.

A table was set up in front of the little Taoist priest, and a blue cloth sign stood next to it.

The word “fortune telling” was written on the face.

Behind the little Taoist priest was a cabinet standing near the wall. Bells were hanging on the doors of the small and large cabinets, which should have contained some talismans, pills, and other things.

The little Taoist priest seems to have matured a lot. He was wearing a blue Taoist robe and was sitting upright, waiting for customers.

It was just that the people of this town seemed to question the age of this little Taoist priest, so his stall was deserted.

The little Taoist priest stared at the table in front of him, his hands hidden in the tablecloth.

His stall had been set up for nearly two hours, but not a single person had asked him to tell their fortune. He looked at the fortune-teller next to him, and it was packed.

Suddenly, a silver coin landed on his table.

The weighty coin hit the table and immediately made a good clanging sound.

The sincerity of heart is the spirit! Master did not lie to him!

Wasn’t this the beginning?!

The little Taoist immediately looked up. He looked at the visitor in surprise, his eyes shining with starlight.

When he saw who the visitor was, the stars in the little Taoist’s eyes shone even brighter.

He called out in surprise, “It’s you guys? What a coincidence.”

“No coincidence,” Bai Lixin said, sitting across from the little Taoist.”We are here specifically to find you.”

“For me?” The little Taoist priest cocked his head and looked at Bai Lixin suspiciously, “Why are you looking for me?”

“I was in a hurry at that time, so I came to see if you had settled down and how you were getting on.” Although it was a polite statement, Bai Lixin’s words were not false. Seeing that the little Taoist’s eyes began to redden after hearing this, he hurriedly continued, “Of course, there are also other things I need from you.”

The little Taoist priest moved to hold the silver count. “You can ask me anything.”

Bai Lixin: “Is your practice method in Qinglian Temple different from other Taoist temples?”

Little Taoist: “What do you mean?”

Bai Lixin: “For example, what is the practice of accumulating merits and virtues? Or how can one accumulate merits and virtues?”

“Oh, that’s what you’re asking,” the little Taoist immediately understood and said quickly, “I know what you mean.”

“I don’t think our Taoist temple is that different, right?” The little Taoist thought for a moment, “It’s all about doing good to save people, but it’s said that our ancestors are very abhorrent of evil, so in addition to doing good to save people, they would also kill demons to accumulate merit.”

“There are merits and virtues in it, and there are losses.” He said, pulling out a thin yellow pamphlet from the small drawer under the tablecloth, “Look, I happen to have this.”

“You see, when people say ‘the Taoist is friendly’, you get one merit. When they curse you, you lose ten merits.”

“Look here again. There are 10 merits and virtues of spreading Taoism. Those who insult Taoism will lose 100 merits and virtues.”

“In short, there are many ways to earn merits and virtues,” the little Taoist explained as he handed Bai Lixin the pamphlet. “Why are you suddenly asking this?”

His eyes lit up, “Do you want to join our Taoist temple?”

“To tell you the truth, our Taoist temple was popular a few years ago. I heard from my master that during the ancient Qing Dynasty, there were not only many incense sticks but also many believers.”

“I heard that pilgrims could break through the threshold when they came to attend the ceremony every day.”

“Later, the great ancestor fell in love with Buddhism. Soon, the whole Qing Dynasty began to respect Buddha, and the Taoist view gradually declined.”

“People coming to worship gradually reduced, and few people knew about our Taoist temple. In order to maintain the incense money, the brothers in our temple had to go down the mountain to practice.”

Bai Lixin opened the pamphlet while listening to the Taoist priest.

There were various merits and demerits listed in different categories. Generally, doing wrong and demerits get ten times the punishment as the reward for doing right.

From small things to big things, one can get more and more merits and virtues.

As he turned from page to page, Dijia bent down and looked closer.

Both of them looked through very quickly, and then they turned the page.

The little Taoist even thought that these two people were casually moving the pages.

The pamphlet was not thick, and they soon reached the last page.

[The greatest merit is subduing and eliminating demons, defending the righteous path, and keeping the world clean.]

[Merits from subjugation and elimination of demons are graded.]

[Exorcising demons such as earthbound spirits or souls can be rewarded with 10,000 merit points.]

[Stopping evil spirits that have harmed others is a great merit and virtue. This great merit and virtue will be rewarded with 20,000 points.]

[Those who have killed such evil spirits should be treated with great merit, and they will be rewarded with 50,000 points].

[It is a great merit to kill those who are possessed by the devil. The merit is worth 100,000 points.]

[Later, those who kill evil immortals will be greatly rewarded. Such evil is not tolerated by heaven and earth and is the root of all evil. Such demons will eventually destroy the world, and the scale of calamity is immeasurable.]

[In this way, it is an excellent merit with boundless rewards! One will ascend to immortality, achieve a golden body, and a flight to the immortal realm!]