The Lone Walker

Moreover, the bearded man also booked a nearby restaurant as a place for the workers to eat and sleep...

"Dad, Immortal Chen won't be angry if you do this, right..." Lian Qiao asked worriedly when he saw the bearded man.

"Haha, girl, you are wrong. Brother Chen is an immortal who has come to the earth. He can get so much gold just by casually making a move. Why would he care about these mundane things?" The bearded man laughed.

In just seven days, a magnificent Taoist temple was built. Because the bearded man offered ten times the wages, the craftsmen were very excited. In addition, they ate and slept in the restaurant, so they worked in two shifts, so the speed was very fast...

What puzzled some craftsmen was that there was a spacious open space in the Taoist temple, but after the floor tiles were laid, there was no movement, which made them a little confused.

I saw that the three characters "Xuantian Temple" were written on the plaque of this Taoist temple, and there were countless pavilions and towers inside the temple...

Seeing this, Big Beard and Lian Qiao were quite satisfied, and felt that Chen Fan had lived up to his expectations.

What made the two of them even happier was that Chen Fan originally planned to ask Big Beard to build a house for him next to the Taoist temple. Later, after Big Beard pondered over it again and again, he finally decided to build a City God Temple, in which the King of Hell and the Judge were enshrined.

Of course, this City God Temple is not small, and the other rooms are big enough for the father and daughter to live in...

The City God Temple is on the left side of the Taoist temple, and Bai Suzhen's mansion is built on the right side. Next to Bai's mansion is a large medicine shop, which was intentionally prepared by Chen Fan for Xu Xian.

That night, Chen Fan stood by the West Lake and saw that the Taoist temple was built along the water. There was a large open space on the water, which was the best location to place the Xuantian Tower.

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The next day, the residents of Qiantang County discovered the towering pagoda. They thought it was a manifestation of gods and went to worship it.

Some craftsmen who participated in the construction of Xuantian Temple were also surprised by this incident and were all amazed.

Not only that, Chen Fan also summoned 108 cosmic-grade third-order (early stage of Xuanxian) guards from the Xuantian Tower and asked them to change into Taoist costumes, which added some popularity to this empty Taoist temple.

On the day of the opening ceremony, people from Qiantang County flocked to the temple to seek the protection of the gods...

However, the common people all went to Xuantian Temple, which caused the once prosperous Jinshan Temple to become deserted...

"Shi Tian, ​​why is the temple so deserted today?" Fahai asked his disciple.

Yes, ever since Fahai returned from Banbuduo, he forgot everything that happened there. Although he knew that he must have been hit by the Merciless Hammer, he had no idea who did it, so he went all the way back to Jinshan Temple.

It's just that his Dharma Eyes were taken away, which made him think that everything was done by the Buddha, so he didn't pursue it any further and just meditated and chanted sutras honestly. Originally, there would be pilgrims visiting Jinshan Temple before dawn every day, but today no one came, which made Fahai a little confused.

"Um, Master. It seems that a new Taoist temple was built by the West Lake. It was nothing special originally, but a few days ago, a towering pagoda suddenly appeared in the temple, as if it appeared out of thin air. This made the people think it was the work of gods and they all went to worship it." Upon hearing this, Shi Tian answered truthfully.

"Oh, so this is the case. Haha, there is no such thing as a god appearing. In my opinion, there must be some evil spirit causing trouble. It is inconvenient for me to travel now. Since your divine eyes have been opened, you can go on the journey for me." Fahai sneered and ordered.

"Disciple obeys your command!!!"

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On the other hand, Xiaoqing had nothing to do in the new house, so she simply took out the gourd given by Guanyin Bodhisattva and tried to buy tears from these mortals with silver.

At this time, there were already many people standing in front of her, and Xiaoqing's face was full of joy.

"Haha, with so many people here, doesn't that mean my sister's gourd will be full soon? Then, my sister will be able to become an immortal, and I will be the immortal's sister. It will be very prestigious. If I can play with the Bodhisattva every day, I will have a bright future..."

Xiaoqing was muttering to herself at this time, with an obsessed expression on her face, as if Bai Suzhen would become an immortal in a moment.

Seeing the long queue of people, Xiaoqing stopped talking and asked, "Who will go first?"

A couple walked out of the crowd, blaming each other, and in an instant they burst into tears, leaving Xiaoqing stunned.

Then he handed them a bowl to catch their tears, and he watched their performance with great satisfaction.

Suddenly, a hand patted Xiaoqing on the shoulder. Xiaoqing did not turn around because she was busy with work...

"These are all water, not tears?" A voice came from behind her. Xiaoqing turned her head unconsciously when she heard it.

She saw a child about ten years old staring at her. It was none other than Fahai's apprentice Shi Tian. He followed his master's order to go down the mountain to investigate the Xuantian Temple. Unexpectedly, he met Xiao Qing who was collecting tears.

Seeing Xiaoqing's ridiculous behavior, he couldn't help but step forward and talk to her.

"What did you say? Say it again?" Xiaoqing asked.

"I said, these are water, not tears?" Shi Tian said firmly without any hesitation.

"Hmph. Ridiculous. Tears are just tears. How can they be water? You're really smart to think of that." Xiao Qing didn't care and snorted coldly.

"You're such a grown-up, but you can't even tell the difference between tears and water. It's really shameful." Shi Tian was not to be outdone and retorted.

Xiaoqing immediately became furious. If the other person hadn't been a child, she would have definitely taught him a lesson.

Seeing this, Shi Tian continued, "Even a three-year-old child knows that tears are the most emotional thing in the world, and can only be exchanged with sincerity. The tears you exchanged for silver do not contain a trace of emotion, so they are just water and cannot be considered tears."

"Hey, are you done yet? You keep talking so much, talking about true feelings and false intentions. I don't understand anything you're saying?" Xiao Qing heard what he said. Although she felt that there was some truth in what he said, she didn't understand the meaning at all.

"You don't even understand the truest love and nature, so why are you collecting tears? It's really useless." Seeing this, Shi Tian shook his head and was about to leave, but was quickly stopped by Xiao Qing.

"Hey. How dare you say such rude things, boy? Who are you?"

"Hmph, my name is Shi Tian. Please remember this name. One day you will come to beg me for help?" Shi Tian said solemnly.

Xiao Qing burst into laughter upon hearing this and said, "What did you say, I, beg you?? Hahahahaha?"

"What's so funny?" asked Shi Tian.

"What am I laughing at? Do you know who I am? How dare you speak so brazenly? If I tell you my origins, I'm afraid you will be scared to pee your pants." Xiaoqing said with a smile.

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