Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

This was exactly what Chen Qingzhu wanted.

She didn't plan to register with the royal family until she reached the late stage of Qi Refining and was able to draw talismans and stockpile large-scale means of attack.

When they returned to the East Garden with several female Taoist priests carrying offerings, they saw Huiyun and Rongniang standing not far from the entrance, both the big and the small, looking forward to it.

When they saw Chen Qingzhu, their eyes lit up.

"Guanzhu!"

"Mother!"

Rong Niang ran to Chen Qingzhu and took her hand to look her up and down. Seeing that there was no wound on her body, even the bloodstains on her Taoist robe yesterday were gone, she said happily:

"Did mother defeat all the bad guys?"

Chen Qingzhu nodded and said softly:

"Of course, not a single one was left."

"Mom is so awesome!"

Rong Niang's eyes were immediately filled with admiration.

Huiyun looked at the large bags carried by the Kun Daoists, and had some guesses in her mind but was not sure:

"Master, could this be..."

Chen Qingzhu slightly curved her lips:

"I said I would avenge you and take back all the offerings with interest. I did it today."

Huiming excitedly added:

"That evil thief Captain Li never thought that inviting the Japanese pirates to harm us would eventually become his own mortal enemy. He was always so arrogant and domineering, but today when he was caught red-handed in public, he was so scared that he couldn't even speak. In the end, he was afraid of implicating Minister Qian's mansion, so he slit his own throat!"

Huiyun knew very well that Captain Li was a coward, cunning and vicious person. He had seen all kinds of situations and would argue even if he was unreasonable. It was impossible for him to be so scared that he could not speak just because he was caught in the act and then commit suicide to save Minister Qian.

There was only one possibility, and that was that the temple master used his magical powers to control him, leaving him speechless and forcing him to commit suicide.

Catching the criminal red-handed was enough to put Captain Li to death.

The temple master didn't need to make that trip in person and waste his divine power killing people in public.

The reason for this is probably because they don't want Captain Li, who is about to die, to spread the shameful past of the Taoist priests in Cihang Temple.

It is obvious that the abbot was the last to come to Jingci Temple. Even if the news gets out, it will not affect the abbot himself.

Even with some operation, the image of the master of the temple as a messenger of God can be made more glorious and just.

But she chose to go to great lengths to cover up the matter.

This is to prevent their scars, which have been healed with great difficulty, from being uncovered again.

Huiyun was deeply moved by this selfless love and care.

"The master's kindness will be unforgettable to me forever!"

Huiyun bowed solemnly, her heart filled with excitement.

Her master is so powerful, yet so caring towards those close to her.

She would never regret following such a master even if she were to be torn to pieces.

Chen Qingzhu raised his hand slightly to help the man up, and said with a smile:

"I will naturally protect and pamper a subordinate as loyal and capable as Huiyun. Hurry up and tell everyone that after dinner to honor the warriors who participated in the battle, everyone must be present."

"Yes!"

After dinner, all the female Taoists in Cihang Temple gathered in the open space in the West Garden.

Chen Qingzhu strode to the front and said to everyone:

"Yesterday, the captain surnamed Li brought in Japanese pirates who wanted to attack Cihang Temple at night. Everyone worked together to set up traps and fought bravely. Everyone has made contributions. Everyone will be rewarded with one ounce of silver!"

Ordinary Kun Daoists are naturally happy when there is reward money to be given out.

However, because of their deepening awe of Chen Qingzhu, they no longer dared to make any noise like they did in the past. They just showed joy on their faces and waited quietly for the abbot to continue his lecture.

Chen Qingzhu said again:

"Those of you who followed me to Yangfeng Town have made the greatest contributions. To reward your bravery and fearlessness, I will reward those who kill the enemy with 20 taels per head. Next, those whose names are read, come up and claim your rewards!"

The ten Kun Daoists with immense strength who participated in killing the enemy were both surprised and delighted.

Of the more than sixty Japanese pirates in Yangfeng Town yesterday, almost forty or fifty were killed by them.

But the reason why it was so easy was mainly because the temple master gave them tremendous strength and assisted them with magical powers. Otherwise, they would have suffered heavy casualties if they, as novices with little practical experience, encountered the ferocious Japanese pirates who killed people like crazy, even if they were well-trained.

In this case, they didn't actually expect to get much reward.

But the master of the temple actually paid them a bounty of one-third of the court's reward. How could this not make people overjoyed?

"Hui Ming, for killing eleven Japanese, you will be rewarded with two hundred and twenty taels of silver."

"Huicong, kill seven Japanese and you will be rewarded with 114 taels of silver."

……

"Hui Mao, kill three Japanese and you will be rewarded with sixty taels of silver."

Plates of white silver were placed in the hands of the rewarded female Taoists, and all of them were so excited that their faces turned red.

Yesterday was clearly the first time I killed someone, so I felt somewhat uneasy, but now all that has turned into excitement of suddenly becoming rich.

The female Taoists who did not receive any reward were also jealous.

No one thought that they would be the one who killed the least enemies in the battle. Everyone was looking at Huiming's 220 taels of silver and those who received more than 100 taels of silver as rewards.

This is a huge sum of money.

With one or two hundred taels, you can buy a two-story courtyard in the surrounding county towns. Even in the southern capital, you can buy three or five houses in a worse location, which is enough for a family to live in.

As a woman, she could earn such an astonishing amount of silver by killing an enemy once.

Everyone felt that their previous perceptions had been overturned.

At the same time, he also realized once again how bright the future would be as long as he followed the orders of the master without hesitation.

The eight Kun Daoists who had hesitated and given up because they thought practicing the exercises would make them taller and stronger, now all regretted it very much.

The reason I hesitated at first was because I always felt that if one day I could no longer be the Taoist priest in Cihang Temple, perhaps I could still find someone to marry and have someone to rely on and a home to return to.

Men will never like women who are too tall and strong.

Now it seems that there is no need for a retreat. Is there any better way in this world than to follow the master?

If I could earn that much money myself, I wouldn't need to rely on men at all.

And you can spend it however you want, without having to consider anyone's mood or be bullied by anyone.

Even if she wants to get married, she has the strength so she won't be afraid of meeting the wrong person. She can just beat up the man like the eldest daughter of the Qin family, and then nothing will go wrong.

They had missed such a good opportunity because of their short-sightedness!

"Master, can we learn the technique again?"

Someone couldn't help but stand up and make a request on the spot.

Chen Qingzhu glanced at her lightly:

"Times have changed. If you want to learn martial arts again, you need to have great achievements."

The eight people immediately became dejected and regretted their actions so much that their intestines turned green.

The others were also deeply touched when they saw this.

After the meeting, they said:

From now on, everyone should do what the master says without hesitation. Otherwise, if you miss the great opportunity like the eight of them, you will regret it forever!

In short, the master of the temple has great supernatural powers. Being lucky enough to be in Cihang Temple is equivalent to embarking on the road to heaven.

But how high you can fly and how much future you can earn depends on your personal ability and performance.

Nowadays, there are so many wealthy and noble believers in front of the temple master. If these subordinates don’t work hard, they will probably be left behind sooner or later.

Since then, everyone has become more loyal and hardworking.

They were right. As the master showed more abilities, more people wanted to follow him.

Not to mention what would happen if the believers in Nandu City got to know the news.

Even the nuns in the Discipline Hall of Jingci Temple who were originally sentenced to hard labor, when they heard the news of the invasion of Japanese pirates last night, were killed by the abbot in a blink of an eye. Now after witnessing this reward ceremony, they were completely convinced and only wanted to be recruited by the abbot.

Several people opened the door and walked forward cautiously, saying in an extremely respectful manner:

"We are willing to be loyal to the master from now on. Please use us as you wish!"

Chen Qingzhu did not comment, his expression was indifferent:

"You and Ci'an helped the tyrant to commit atrocities. Your sins are grave. You will have to atone for your sins for three years before we see your subsequent performance."

Even so, the convicts were very excited. They felt that they were no longer doing hard labor indefinitely and that they had hope in life. They all expressed with great enthusiasm that they would perform well in the future.

The believers of Cihang Temple in Nandu City were almost all well-informed and had heard about the attack on Cihang Temple by Japanese pirates in the afternoon of that day.