The more you believe me, the more real it becomes.

Chapter 22 A true master!

Hearing this, Du Yuan couldn't help but say to Qian Youcai:
“Your ancestors accumulated good fortune and virtue for generations, and for twelve generations they never forgot it. But when it came to you, first you forgot your ancestors, and then you forgot your ancestral teachings.”

"You weren't killed even by this, so it seems you were telling the truth. Your ancestors were truly kind-hearted."

Qian Youcai was deeply ashamed and could only nod repeatedly.
"Rest assured, Daoist Master, after tonight I will definitely repent and turn over a new leaf. By the way, I also need to go back and inform my father and brothers so that my Qian family can uphold our ancestral teachings, accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and make friends with others!"

However, after saying that, Qian Youcai asked with great concern:

"Also, Daoist Master, if I may be so bold as to ask, what exactly was that evil thing you subdued just now? It looked like a snake demon to me?"

In the latter half, Qian Youcai became very certain that he was absolutely right and that the thing must be a snake demon.

But Du Yuan shook her head and said:
"Didn't I say? It's nothing but a creature that's neither demon nor ghost, neither here nor there, just a laughingstock."

Du Yuan didn't actually know what that thing was, but she had already said it like that, so how could she go back on her word now?
Moreover, the feeling that thing gave Du Yuan was indeed different from that of the red stone from the horse demon and the Qian family members just now.

Or rather, it's stuck in the middle.

"Master, could you explain this in a more specific way?"

“You are not a practitioner, so no matter how clearly you explain it, it will only be a superficial understanding, causing unnecessary trouble. Knowing this much is enough.”

"Oh, I see."

Qian Youcai was greatly surprised, thinking to himself that he had thought he was already very knowledgeable, having traveled all over Jiangnan alone since his youth.

Unexpectedly, even a frog in a well would be considered inferior in the face of a true master.

But thinking about it carefully, it really is true. After all, before today, he had never experienced anything so eerie, not even a dream from his ancestors.

Looking at it this way, I really am not even as good as a frog in a well.

"The Taoist priest is truly a master, far beyond the reach of us mere mortals!"

Du Yuan glanced at Qian Youcai strangely, thinking to herself, "Why is this guy suddenly praising himself?"

After shaking her head, Du Yuan said to him again:
"You don't need to worry about that thing coming back, after all, I was the one who killed it. If it comes back, it will only come for me."

Qian Youcai asked, puzzled:

"Taoist Master, didn't you kill it? How come it's back?"

As he spoke, Qian Youcai suddenly widened his eyes and said:

"Could it be that this is just a small fry, with an older one behind him?"

Du Yuan glanced at him sideways and said:
"Hmm, not bad, you're quite clever."

Qian Youcai suddenly felt dizzy.

This almost killed him. What would happen if an even more powerful one came along?

The Taoist priest said that from now on they would only target him, but what if they did?
Thinking of this, Qian Youcai quickly knelt on the ground and begged:

"Ah, Daoist Master, you are a reclusive master with real skills, but I am not. Please, please give me a method, or give me a talisman to protect myself!"

Qian Youcai finally understood that in the face of these evil spirits, gold, silver, treasures, and martial arts masters were all meaningless.

Only a master like the Taoist priest is truly a genius!
Du Yuan pointed to his family's ancestral tablets and said:
Do you know why this thing wants to harm you?

Qian Youcai shook his head in confusion. He hadn't done any good deeds in his generation, but he also didn't ask himself if he had done anything immoral.

At least he hadn't done anything that would make someone hate him to the point of wanting to kill him.

"That's because your Qian family ancestors accumulated a considerable amount of good fortune, which should have fallen on you, their descendants."

"Logically speaking, no one can take it away from you."

"After all, what does the merit accumulated by one's own ancestors have to do with others?"

"But the problem is, you lot, you're not exactly forgetting your ancestors, you're pretty much on the verge. That's why these evil spirits seized the opportunity." Is that why?!
Qian Youcai broke out in a cold sweat immediately.

The other bystanders, not being involved, craned their necks to hear the whole thing.

First, brush up on any knowledge you don't know so you can be prepared to avoid making mistakes in the future.

Secondly, people naturally love to watch a spectacle, and stories of unfilial descendants suffering retribution are among the things they, lacking entertainment, most enjoy hearing.

"Please enlighten me, Daoist Master!"

Qian Youcai's voice trembled as his forehead slammed heavily against the bluestone slab, making a dull thud.

Standing in front of him, Du Yuan, holding a lantern, said:
“Normally, you have the protection of your ancestors and the blessings accumulated by them. Ordinary demons and evil spirits would avoid you. Under such circumstances, it would be even more difficult for them to come up and intend to harm you.”

“But you have forgotten your ancestors and ancestral teachings, to the point that neither your Qian family ancestors nor the justice of Heaven above us are on your side. Under such circumstances, if we kill you, do you think the blessings should fall on those who are ‘acting on behalf of Heaven’?”

Qian Youcai was greatly surprised and said:

"Isn't this outrageous? How can they allow my Qian family to be wiped out and then take away my Qian family's good fortune?"

Du Yuan smiled and asked in return:
Is this really so unfair?

Qian Youcai lowered his head and stammered for a long time before finally saying:

"We haven't come to that point."

He believed that his family had not yet reached the point of incurring the wrath of heaven and the hatred of the people, and that killing them would be the only solution.

Du Yuan also chuckled:
That's why I came!

Qian Youcai looked up in astonishment, staring blankly at Du Yuan.

After a long while, he bowed deeply again and said:

"Daoist Master, Ziruo knows he was wrong!"

Zi Ruo was Qian Youcai's courtesy name. Du Yuan was not familiar with the customs of this era and did not know what it meant to suddenly use her own courtesy name.

But Du Yuan saw something else.

That is, the purple smoke rising from the incense burner in front of the Qian family's memorial tablet was no longer a faint wisp clinging to Qian Youcai, but was clearly visible.

If Qian Youcai only changed his ways because he was forced by circumstances and out of fear, then...

Now, he has truly understood!
Therefore, the blessings accumulated by his twelve generations of ancestors could truly fall upon him.

This made Du Yuan unable to resist grabbing the lantern with her hand and tapping his shoulder with the handle, saying:
"This child is teachable; it's not too late!"

"What I have learned today is entirely due to the teachings of the Daoist Master!"

Qian Youcai did not rise, but instead bowed solemnly once more:

"I thank you, Daoist Master!"

Du Yuan nodded and retracted his handle.

At that moment, Du Yuan suddenly saw several more wisps of purple smoke clinging to Qian Youcai's body.

The first strand is clearly visible, followed by three strands.

They met perfectly, and Du Yuan tapped his shoulder three times!

Moreover, this time, it wasn't just Du Yuan who saw it; several men in front of Du Yuan and behind Qian Youcai, who were of good fortune, also witnessed this scene from afar.

This made them rub their eyes in disbelief.

After a short while, everyone was in awe and submitted.

This person is truly a master!
(End of this chapter)