"This painting of yours has no spirituality or magic power. It just fools people into making money. If you really let these people use this kind of pig head painting to deal with evil spirits, wouldn't it be seeking money and killing people!"
In front of the stall where Rong Tianding was selling his stall, the Taoist's words made Rong Tianding feel confused.
Behind the Taoist, some vendors who were about to buy the pig-head fairy paintings for self-defense grabbed their money, obviously wanting to see the situation before making a decision.
"Mu Taoist, you saw me stealing the Taoist temple's business, so you came to my stall to cause trouble, right?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Rong Tianding came to his senses and chose to respond by throwing dirty water.
The pork stall was his base. If Rong Li supported him, he would not be confident. Rong Tianding felt that he would no longer have to hang out in Dongshi.
"Those yellow cloth charms you sell are worthless things. Not only do they have no magic power, they also lack the soul to paint," Rong Tianding counterattacked.
"How dare you, a mere mortal, speak of magic power?" Mu Taoist asked, "Have you ever seen magic?"
Mu Taoist is not old, just about forty years old.
Perhaps due to the fatigue of running around, Mu Taoist has a few white hairs on his temples.
But this did not make Mu Taoist lose his spirit, but made him look more like a Taoist master.
While Rong Tianding and Mu Taoist were talking about each other, Zhang Xuezhou was also observing the Taoist who was bound to come to ask for advice.
Chengdu is so big inside and outside, and there are not many opportunities to make money by doing business in a year. No one is happy to steal business from others.
Just as Rong Li monopolized the pig-killing stall in Dongshi, Mu Taoist's Taoist temple almost monopolized the business of the superstitious group of people who believed in ghosts and gods.
Whenever someone's business is affected, there will inevitably be a visit.
"Can you cast magic spells?" Rong Tianding asked.
"You little fool, I will open your eyes today!"
Mu Taoist is holding an iron sword in his right hand and a piece of white silk wrapped around his left hand. He is muttering something in his mouth.
With a finger of his iron sword, the white silk in his left hand immediately rose into the air and turned into a rope of more than ten meters long climbing upward.
"The name of my technique is the Sky Drilling Rope. As long as you stretch your hand and pull it, you can drill into the sky. Have you ever seen this technique? What kind of technique have you demonstrated to prove that you have magic power and the ability to exorcise evil spirits and suppress ghosts? "
Mu Taoist held Bai Ling proudly, pointed his iron sword at Rong Tianding and asked.
He wore an old gray robe, left three long strands of beard, and performed magic. When the breeze blew, he looked like a fairy, which caused everyone in front of the painting stall to talk.
"Anything with pig blood, chicken blood, dog blood..."
Naturally, Rong Tianding didn't know much about magic. He was about to use the rhetoric spread among the people, but he stopped talking in a short sentence.
If the ghost can be suppressed by splashing some pig's blood, chicken's blood, or dog's blood, why should everyone come to buy his fairy paintings? Just buy some pig's blood and go home.
Although he was somewhat smart, he couldn't deal with Mu Taoist for a while.
Rong Tianding tried to find a solution to no avail, so he inevitably turned to Rong Li for help.
Rong Li over there just sneered and heard Mu Taoist speak solemnly.
"Mr. Rong, I'm here to pay you a courtesy visit. I've already given you three points of thin noodles." Mu Taoren said, "If the other Xiaoxiao used this kind of thing to defraud money, the old Taoist would have cast a spell to make them taste the pain."
"What method do you want to cast?" Rong Li asked coldly.
"Since he is selling fairy paintings to exorcise ghosts, the old Taoist will naturally arrest a ghost to try his fairy painting skills." Mu Taoist said: "If his fairy paintings are effective, that's all. If they are ineffective, they will be killed by ghosts." It’s none of the old man’s business to be frightened to the point of serious illness or even death!”
"Can you arrest ghosts?" Rong Li asked doubtfully.
"Old Taoists are good at exorcising evil spirits and driving away ghosts. It's not difficult to catch a ghost." Mu Taoist said: "It's just that ghosts have a lot of yin energy, and ordinary people may get sick if they are contaminated, so it is inconvenient to arrest them in public!"
"If Taoist Master has such ability, he can send ghosts to my house!"
Rong Li had a look of anger on her face. She reached out and touched the butcher's knife, which immediately made the Mu Taoist's face tremble.
Her son's stall was smashed and he couldn't deal with Mu Taoist. Even if Rong Li didn't like Rong Tianding's painting future, Rong Li could only support him.
She had heard about Mu Taoist's reputation for some real abilities, but Rong Li didn't believe in ghosts.
She has lived for decades and heard about ghosts for decades, but Rong Li has never seen a ghost, and she has never heard of anyone actually seeing a ghost.
Many things were spread by rumors and eventually led to absurd stories about ghosts and gods.
"You must not believe in ghosts and gods," Mu Taoist said firmly, "You must know that it is easier to release ghosts than to collect them. Once a ghost enters the Rong family, you will definitely suffer disaster!"
"Since the Taoist Master is really capable, then we will naturally ask the Taoist Master when we are helpless when encountering ghosts. The Taoist Master will then collect money to do things to drive away ghosts," Rong Li said in a deep voice.
"It doesn't matter, since you took the initiative to invite me to show off ghosts, it's not over the line to do something as an experienced person. You can just wait for it tonight!"
Mu Taoren did not bother to pester him repeatedly, he put Bai Ling away casually, inserted the iron sword into the scabbard at his waist, and then strode away.
"Everyone, if the fairy paintings don't have the ability to drive away ghosts, we won't be able to let the Taoist priests release ghosts to cause trouble. Please feel free to buy!"
After Mu Taoren left, Rong Tianding's mind suddenly became active.
The timid person thinks that there are ghosts in the world, and the bold person does not believe that there are ghosts in the world. They all end up selling paintings of gods. If you don’t respect gods, how can you respect ghosts?
Ever since he was a child, Rong Tianding has never seen a house actually encounter ghosts. At most, ghosts were used to scare children into obedience.
"Cousin, do you think there are ghosts in the world?"
The sales on the first day were booming, and on the second day there were more and more onlookers. It was not until the pork stall closed that Rong Tianding barely sold more than half of the fairy paintings.
If you want to successfully sell paintings, you must obviously pass the hurdle of Mu Taoist.
As the time entered the evening, Taoist Limu mentioned that the evening time was closer, and Rong Tianding could not help but ask Zhang Xuezhou in a low voice.
"If there are ghosts in the heart, there will be ghosts. If there are no ghosts in the heart, there will be ghosts. Many people just scare themselves," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand.
"Zhou'er is right. As long as the body is upright, the shadow will not be crooked. Where can ghosts and evil invade?" Rong Li also said sternly: "The thing our Rong family is not afraid of the most is ghosts and monsters. That Mu Taoist really wants to come here to play tricks at night. I Kill him with one knife!"
Rong Li picked up the butcher knife on the chopping board. The shining color of the blade made Rong Tianding feel at ease.
No one would be too panicked if he saw an old woman who could fight and kill. Rong Li said that the murderer was really a murderer.
If she found out that Mu Taoist was pretending to be a ghost to scare people, Rong Li would draw her sword and chase him down without saying a word. This time, she would even send Mu Taoist to the county government office directly.
The group returned to the Rong family mansion.
It was getting dark, and after Zhang Xuezhou had dinner, he went back to his room according to his usual schedule.
He had just finished washing and was about to lie down on the bed when he saw a woman in white beside the bed.
The other party has a good-looking appearance, but his face is pale, with a mixture of resentment and seduction on his face.
Zhang Xuezhou wiped his eyes vigorously and saw the woman still sitting on the edge of the bed looking straight at him.
"Whose girl are you from? This is my room. Did you go to the wrong door?"
Zhang Xuezhou asked, but then he felt that the time for him to exit the dream world was coming soon.
This left him with no intention of asking.
He called out to Rong Li and then lay straight on the bed.
In just a few seconds, he was no longer aware of his identity.
"What's the matter with people these days? Aren't any of them afraid of ghosts?"
Mu Taoist's surprised voice came from the mouth of the woman in white.
"Hey, get up and take a look, this is a ghost, a very fierce female ghost!"
Mu Daoren's voice was full of anger, but also a bit helpless.
Rong's family has been killing pigs for several generations, killing countless pigs. The entire house is filled with evil, and ordinary ghosts cannot enter this kind of house.
After finally bumping into a lone stranger, Mu Taoren didn't expect that the other person didn't bother him at all, and just lay down and fell asleep.
