Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

"Master Xuanzhen, I'd like to ask, can you Taoists get married?"

Taoist Xuanzhen was stunned for a moment, then said,

"Taoists are divided into two sects, the Zhengyi sect and the Quanzhen sect. The Zhengyi sect emphasizes the practice of Taoism in the secular world. They can marry and have children, and except during the fasting period, they can not abstain from meat or fish.

We in Linggan Palace belong to the Quanzhen Sect. We emphasize detachment and spiritual practice. Marriage and childbearing are strictly prohibited. We must be vegetarians and abstain from alcohol, and cut off all worldly affairs.

Dabao nodded.

"In other words, you are forbidden from getting married or having children, right? Then there must be people who take care of Taoist Chunyang's daily life, right?"

Taoist Xuanzhen nodded.

"We all have disciples serving us. Senior Brother Chunyang has three disciples: the eldest disciple Xuanwuhe, the second disciple Xuanzhenbing, and the third disciple Xuanmingyue.

Xuan Mingyue has been serving Senior Brother Chunyang for all these years, and the other two have already returned to secular life."

"Can you please call him over so we can find out what's going on?"

"No problem." Taoist Xuanzhen picked up a golden hammer and struck the small bronze bell on the coffee table. The crisp sound of the bell could be heard from far away.

After a while, a Taoist boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old opened the door and came in, bowing with one hand.

"Master, what do you want me to do?"

Taoist Xuanzhen put down the tea bowl in his hand,

"Qingfeng, go call Xuan Mingyue over,"

"Yes," the Taoist boy retreated. Dabao didn't know what to ask him for a moment. The three of them drank tea in silence.

After more than ten minutes, Qingfeng pushed the door open. Behind him was a Taoist priest of eighteen or nineteen years old. Dabao and Jinman looked back, and even Dabao couldn't help but admire him. What a handsome young man!

Normally, people would use the word "handsome" to describe Dabao, and Dabao also knew his appearance. But now, compared with this Taoist priest, even Dabao was two points behind.

Taoist Xuanzhen said slowly,

"Xuan Mingyue, these two police comrades have some things they need to know from you. You must answer truthfully and not lie."

"Yes, uncle master," the Taoist took two steps forward and stood respectfully to the side of the coffee table. Dabao looked him up and down.

"Your name is Xuan Mingyue?"

"Yes," his expression did not change at all.

Even with Dabao's decades of experience, he couldn't see through his character. The expression on Xuan Mingyue's face was like a clay sculpture in a Taoist temple, rigid and unchanged. The same was true when he spoke, just one word at a time. Even Dabao, who was very patient, was a little anxious.

"How many years have you followed Taoist Priest Chunyang?

Xuan Mingyue lowered his head and answered respectfully,

"I have been serving Master since I was five years old, and it has been fourteen years now."

"That means you and Taoist Priest Chunyang spend every day together?"

"Yes, Master always calls me when he has something to do."

"So where were you from six to eight this morning?"

Xuan Mingyue answered without hesitation: "I am in the morning class."

"Does anyone have proof?"

"All the brothers and sisters present here can attest that the person next to me is Junior Brother Qingfeng,"

Dabao turned to look at Qingfeng Taoist, and Qingfeng quickly said,

"Brother Mingyue, you have indeed been by my side until the end of the exercise."

Dabao looked at Qingfeng deeply, then turned to Xuan Mingyue and said,

"Is your master familiar with these two deceased women?"

Xuan Mingyue was stunned.

"I can't say I'm familiar with her, but she's a donor. She wanted to be my master's disciple. Although my master rejected her, he still had a good impression of her.

Every time Donor Tang comes to the temple to burn incense, my master always invites Donor Tang to have a cup of tea."

Dabao asked again,

"That Chen Yali, is your master familiar with him?"

Xuan Mingyue hesitated.

"Donor Chen? Is he the female donor who came to pray for a child? My master is not familiar with him, and has never invited him for tea."

Dabao nodded. This Xuan Mingyue is really amazing. What he said was watertight.

Dabao said to Taoist Xuanzhen.

"Master, can I ask Xuan Mingyue some questions in private?"

Taoist Xuanzhen smiled and nodded.

"Of course," he stood up and bowed deeply to Dabao and Jinman.

"Comrades, please feel free to ask. I still have some things to attend to, so I'll leave you for now."

Dabao and Jinman stood up and nodded.

"Master, please do as you please."

Taoist Xuanzhen and Qingfeng went out and closed the door. Dabao's consciousness spread out, and he did not retract it until Xuanzhen and Qingfeng were out of his range of consciousness.

As soon as Taoist Xuanzhen and Qingfeng left, it was obvious that Xuan Mingyue became even more nervous.

Dabao stood up and walked around Xuan Mingyue. Even he had to admire that this boy was really a beautiful boy. If he were in the future, he would definitely be a traffic star.

"Xuan Mingyue, you know we are public security officers sent by the government. If you hide something from us, I won't tell you the consequences. You can just guess."

Xuan Mingyue was forced to take a step back by Dabao's momentum. He nodded.

"I won't hide it,"

Dabao was silent for two minutes, then suddenly asked, "What is the relationship between your master and Tang Shuli?"

"Huh? What what?"

"Although your master is a Taoist priest, he is also a man. You Quanzhen Sect prohibits marriage and childbirth, but that doesn't mean you have no desires.

You and your master are the closest. Let me ask you, does your master have a relationship with Tang Shuzhen? The relationship I'm talking about is the kind of close relationship between a man and a woman.

Xuan Mingyue bit her lower lip and said after a while,

"Is there...?"

"Is this a question? Or an affirmative sentence? What do you mean by 'yes'? 'Yes' means 'yes', 'no' means 'no'. Why is it so vague?"

Xuan Mingyue shrank her neck, looking embarrassed.

"After Mr. Tang came a few times, the master sent me to help in the main hall. Yesterday, when I returned to the master's residence, I heard some noises..."

His face flushed, he lowered his head and said,

"It's a very bad sound..."

"What else did you hear?"

"I heard the conversation between Donor Tang and my master..."

"Please elaborate on this."

"This donor Tang and his cousin's husband were lovers. Later, his family married his cousin to his husband, and they separated.

But Donor Tang still has contact with her cousin's husband, and it seems she is pregnant. Yesterday, Donor Tang came to see my master and asked my master to give her some advice.

Dabao snorted contemptuously. Point out the way? Point out where on my body? It was still the same bloody plot.

"Did Tang Shuzhen ever tell Chen Yali about her relationship with Wang Xingwen?"

Xuan Mingyue shook her head.

"Donor Tang didn't say anything about this, but I could tell she had a very good relationship with her cousin. She told my master that she didn't want to ruin their sisterly bond..."

“When were these things said?”

Xuan Mingyue thought about it,

"Last night at 11:00 PM, my master told me to go back to my room to rest, and I don't know what happened next."

Dabao clapped his hands: "You already know a lot..." Dabao suddenly changed the subject: "Xuan Mingyue, everyone says that your Niangniang Temple is very effective in praying for children, especially when it comes to tying dolls. Nine out of ten times, you will bring home a son. Do you think Tang Shuzhen is pregnant with a son..."