Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Unlike the other Kun Daoists who were so optimistic, Hui'an and Huiyun were full of doubts about this.

Naturally, Chen Qingzhu did not hesitate to explain a few more words to his two trusted generals.

After sending everyone away, she waved to the two of them and took them back to the meditation room in East Garden.

"I know you may have doubts and dissatisfaction in your hearts, wondering why I would associate with your enemies."

"Because I want to use the power in his hands to build momentum for myself and win over the powerful people in Nandu City as soon as possible." She confessed her plan in front of her two confidants.

The ambition was obvious, and the two women, who were both very knowledgeable, were excited.

The past of the two can be said to be full of bitterness and hatred. Falling to the former Jingci Temple, they thought they were lucky to escape from the sea of ​​suffering in this life, but now, the temple master has mysterious power and is so ambitious and resourceful, so his future must be limitless.

As the confidants of the master, they may be able to use the master's power to avenge themselves in the future.

"Master, rest assured. I understand that this is a temporary measure. Not only will I not complain, I am willing to go through fire and water for your sake!" The eloquent Huiyun was the first to express his feelings.

Hui An also echoed:

"What Huiyun means is also what I mean."

Chen Qingzhu was relieved and looked at the two of them sincerely:

"I can assure you that since you have pledged your allegiance to me, you are the ones I will protect. When the time is right, you can deal with all those who have bullied you!"

Neither of them expected that Chen Qingzhu would make such a statement.

They were all victims who had been rescued by the temple master and had no right to make any demands on her.

However, the master not only carefully explained his ideas and plans to them, but also promised them that he would help them get revenge!

Hui'an was already impressed by Chen Qingzhu's strength, and now with such a guarantee, he secretly vowed to assist her with all his strength.

Even Huiyun was touched again.

She originally just wanted to find a way out for herself when Ci'an was about to be overthrown.

But the more I get along with the temple master Chen Qingzhu, the more surprises I get.

She understood her difficulties and helplessness, and never regarded her as the same as Ci'an and others. She entrusted her with important tasks regardless of past grudges. Now, she explained her actions to her in a heart-to-heart manner, and promised to protect her and avenge her.

This all proved that the master of the temple recognized and valued her personal value, making her feel that even if she had been submerged in filth, it was not a big deal.

She was just a despised prostitute, but at this moment she had the urge to "treat me as a national hero, and I will repay you as a national hero."

But after all, she had experienced too much deception and hurt, and soon she calmed down the surging blood in her heart.

Everyone can say nice things, but time will tell. Let's wait and see...

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said humbly:

"Master, you have done enough for us. I don't care whether I want revenge or not. Your plan is the most important thing!"

Hui'an also quickly agreed.

"Yes, the master's plan is the most important thing, revenge is secondary."

When Chen Qingzhu saw Huiyun's reaction, he knew that she was not so easy to be conquered.

There is no need to rush.

Huiyun is a smart person. Even if she is not completely convinced in her heart, she will try her best to do her part and demonstrate her value.

This is enough for her at the moment.

"I know you care about me. But since I've made a promise, I will definitely do it."

After that, he instructed the two of them:

"I want to cure people's illnesses and injuries and win over believers. In a few days, there should be important pilgrims coming. The dignity and discipline of the temple will be handed over to you two."

"Don't worry, Master. We will take good care of everyone in the temple and will never bring down the prestige of our Cihang Temple!"

Just two days after they had said this, the first pilgrim that Captain Li had recruited arrived.

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Since this matter concerns his own vital interests, Captain Li put a lot of thought into it.

The first pilgrim was also carefully selected after much consideration.

He was not completely confident in Chen Qingzhu's ability to handle things and was worried that she would cause trouble, so the first pilgrim was not a noble in Nandu City, nor a shrewd head of the family, but an old mother of a wealthy merchant.

The wealthy businessman's surname was Qin, and he was considered a well-known figure in the circle of wealthy businessmen in Nandu City. Everyone respectfully addressed his old mother as Madam Qin.

Old Madam Qin just celebrated her 60th birthday a few days ago. She was usually in good health, but because she was addicted to sweets when she was young and was too lazy to clean her teeth, she suffered from cavities.

Now that I am over 60, I have lost a lot of teeth. There are not many front teeth left, and I only have three molars on the left side that are the main teeth for chewing.

But even so, these teeth are decayed and toothaches still occur frequently.

There is a folk saying: Toothache is not a disease, but it can be fatal.

This toothache seriously damaged Mrs. Qin's quality of life in her later years.

When she celebrated her 60th birthday two days ago, Mrs. Qin's decayed teeth happened to become swollen and painful again. Not only could she not eat or drink, but even when she met guests, she had to wrap a handkerchief and apply ice to them, just to stay presentable and not cry out in pain.

There are ways to treat tooth decay nowadays.

One is to use Kushen decoction, but it takes at least five or six days to reduce swelling and relieve pain. In addition, Mrs. Qin has been suffering from toothache for many years and has used this decoction a lot. Now she has developed drug resistance, and it often takes seven or eight days to see the effect. These seven or eight days are like years.

Another way is to extract teeth. (Yes, there were dentists who extracted teeth and replaced them with dentures during the Tang and Song dynasties.)

Young people could still withstand having their teeth pulled out, but Mrs. Qin only had a few teeth in her mouth, especially since the one that got sick this time was her only big tooth. If it was pulled out, she would not be able to eat normally, so how could she dare to pull it out?

After the birthday banquet, Old Madam Qin lay in bed every day crying in pain. Although she was not a devout believer, she prayed to all kinds of gods and made vows everywhere. If any god or Buddha could bless her to stop the toothache, she would donate a hundred taels of money for incense and eat vegetarian food on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

The news about the abbot of Cihang Temple reached Old Madam Qin's ears when she was suffering so much.

It is said that there is a Cihang Temple in the east of the city. The abbot of the temple is a divine messenger who was enlightened by the real person Cihang and has the magical power to cure all diseases in an instant.

This sounds like a fairy tale and has no sense of reality.

Old Madam Qin thought so too.

But her toothache was so unbearable that she wanted to give it a try even if there was a glimmer of hope, just in case it really worked.

She didn't want to endure the torture of toothache any longer. Seeing that it was just past breakfast time, she immediately decided to go to Cihang Temple to try.

Hearing that his mother was going to Cihang Temple to look for a divine messenger who could cure all diseases, the well-informed wealthy businessman named Qin was very worried:

"Mom, this sounds like a charlatan! Don't be fooled!"

Look at his mother again, with her hair full of pearls and jade, and her clothes covered in gold and jade. She looks like a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Madam Qin endured the toothache and said incoherently but confidently:

"I, your mother, have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. I have seen all kinds of tricks, but I still could be fooled by a charlatan!"

"Don't worry, even if you can relieve my toothache, I will only give you a few taels of silver at most, nothing else!"

Mr. Qin still felt uneasy, so he turned to his wife, Mrs. Qin, and said:

"You go too, and keep an eye on mom."

Mrs. Qin patted her chest and assured:

"Master, don't worry. I'm here and will never let mother be deceived!"

Only then did Mr. Qin feel at ease to let his old mother go out.