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457. 14

Prince Jin looked up at the bird's nest and laughed softly.

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After curing Yongxin Hou’s father and daughter, Lin Dan really made a lot of money. The Yongxin Hou’s mansion alone gave 30,000 taels of silver notes, Zhongyong’s mansion also added 5,000 taels of incense and oil money, and also asked craftsmen to repair the Taoist temple. Yao Bishui, who thought he wanted to follow Sister Lin’s hard work, turned around and lived a life that was even richer than the Xu family. Looking back on the past, he felt a little ridiculous.

"Sister Lin, do you know? If you don't come, I still want to die with that bad guy Xu Zuguang." Yao Bishui sighed while drinking the soup.

Lin Tan smiled and said nothing. She naturally knew that this was just happening in her previous life. But it doesn't matter. Everything will be different in this life. Those who think they won everyone will eventually fall to pieces.

While thinking, Monk Huiming from Hanguang Temple walked into the Taoist temple with a swagger and said loudly: "Master Lin Guan, I have something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?" Lin Dan did not get up to greet him.

Huiming walked straight into the side hall and saw several dishes with all colors, fragrance and flavor on the table, and his eyes couldn't help but show his mouth water. At some point, he really envied these Taoist priests who could drink and eat meat at will, get married and have children. Unlike these great monks, they must strictly abide by the rules and regulations.

He felt a little unhappy, and Huiming's tone became worse, and he ordered: "I will pay 100 taels to buy your Taoist temple and move out within three days. Look, I have already brought the silver money, please dial it."

"Not selling." Lin Dan spoke calmly.

"What did you say?" Huiming looked angry.

"I said I won't sell it." Lin Dan put down the bowls and chopsticks and repeated it word by word.

"You, don't you eat the punishment for toasting, right? Do you know that if the prince wants to settle here, he needs to expand the temple. What you block is not the road to Hanguang Temple, but the prince's road. You are waiting for the housekeeper of the prince's mansion to come to you in person!" Huiming said bluffingly.

"Okay, I'll wait." Lin Dan knew that Prince Jin lived in the farmhouse at the foot of the mountain and was not in Hanguang Temple, so how could he be fooled by Huiming's words? Besides, she could see that Prince Jin was definitely not a bully.

Huiming seemed to have never been so idle. He pointed at Lin Dan's nose and cursed, and his fat all over his body was trembling. However, Lin Dan ignored him and picked up the bowls and chopsticks to continue eating. Yao Bishui was so scared that she wanted to lower her head and apologized, but she saw that Xu Miaomiao was like Lin Dan, and just ate and did not frown, so she settled down.

Huiming was so angry that he almost passed away. At this moment, Mrs. Yongxin Hou walked in with her daughter and sneered: "I think someone is scolding the streets here. When I walked in, I saw that it was a monk! Don't monks like to claim to be kind to others the most? Why are they so arrogant and unreasonable to a few weak women? Hanguang Temple is the dignified National Temple, which is the demeanor?"

When Mr. Huiming saw that the visitor was Mrs. Yongxin, he was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly clasped his hands together to defend himself, recited some silences of foggy scriptures, and then slid quickly with oil on the soles of his feet.

Looking at his fat back, Mrs. Yongxin Hou said disdainfully: "Hanguang Temple has done more and more in recent days. I am afraid that the superiors will be rectified soon. They occupy tens of thousands of acres of land at the foot of the mountain and eat the offerings of the people in the city. However, they do not work, and recruit monks to seize labor with the court. This is seeking death!"

Lin Dan did not speak up, but asked Yao Bishui to put the dining table in two cushions.

Mrs. Yongxin Hou and Liu Yujie knelt on the cushion and told them about their recent situation.

"The Marquis is already old and can eat three meals a day, and his body is getting stronger and stronger. My Yujie has never been penetrated by evil spirits again. Look, her face is much rosy than before, right? By the way, the words on the talisman you gave her suddenly disappeared today. Look." Mrs. Yongxin respectfully presented a blank talisman.

Lin Dan threw the talisman paper into the brazier and burned it, and slowly said, "There is nothing wrong, the evil spirit has been eliminated."

The nervous Liu Yujie immediately bent down and kowtowed.

"The chanting of scriptures must not be stopped." Lin Dan warned again.

"The faithful girl must follow the instructions of the immortals and recite scriptures every day." Liu Yujie said piously. After reciting the scriptures for half a month, her mood became unprecedentedly calm. She could no longer hear her husband's romantic affairs, and she would no longer be upset about him. Compared with the madness some time ago, such days were like the difference between heaven and hell. She was crazy and would once again let herself fall into the mud!

Lin Dan nodded with satisfaction, and was about to pick up another Dao Sutra for Liu Yujie, but heard Mrs. Yongxin Hou whisper: "Immortal, are you free tomorrow?"

"What's the matter?" Lin Dan raised her eyes to look at her.

"The youngest son of Duke Cai's Mansion has been accused of evil. I don't know the specific situation. If you have time, I will tell the eldest wife of Duke Cai's Mansion that she will come to visit you in person tomorrow."

"Then let her come." Lin Dan had not yet made a name for herself, so she naturally would not recommend the powerful people who came to her door. Although Duke Cai had passed away, his eldest son supported the young emperor to the throne, and was able to inherit the title without being demoted. He was one of the top figures in the court. The youngest son mentioned by the wife of Yongxin should be the youngest son of the new Duke Cai.

After receiving the True Trust, Mrs. Yongxin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She begged for a few more peace of mind talismans, and then she left with her daughter.

The next day, the eldest lady arrived as scheduled, but she just knelt on the cushion and cried without saying anything. Lin Dan couldn't ask anything and couldn't help feeling helpless: "Since the lady is inconvenient to speak, I'll go down the mountain with you."

"Thank you, Master!" The eldest lady got up with gratitude and helped Lin Dan with a hand. Her humble attitude really couldn't tell that she was Duke Cai's wife.

The group arrived at the Duke's Mansion in a carriage. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cai actually came to the side door to greet her in person, her face full of anxiety: "Is this Taoist Master Lin? Oh, it's true that she is a fairy-like and extraordinary! Hurry up, please come in!"

The old lady wanted to take the guests into the main courtyard to have a few cups of tea, and do her best to take them to visit her grandson's courtyard, but Lin Dan was very resolute and waved her hand immediately, "You don't have to be polite, take me to see the noble son first. Saving people is like putting out a fire, and it will not be delayed for a moment."

The last sentence really touched the old lady's heart. She quickly led the person to the front yard and said gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding! My grandson is really evil, and I am afraid of seeing that look! A while ago, the monk from Hanguang Temple came to my house to do a ritual, which was useless; later I invited several imperial physicians to consult, but it was useless. Now I can only count on you!"

Lin Dan held the old lady's hand and walked slowly without saying a word. When he arrived at the courtyard where Mr. Cai was in, he saw his appearance clearly, and then he understood why everyone was so scared, just because his hands were all peeled off from between his fingers and elbows, and the green blood vessels pulsated in the bright red flesh, which made people feel numb to see them.

Old Lady Cai and the eldest lady walked into the house and looked at Mr. Cai's hands crying. However, Mr. Cai smiled and told the maid beside her with a smile: "I want to drink water."

The maid quickly fed him a sip of water, and he licked his bright red lips and showed a handsome smile.

Xu Miaomiao and Yao Bishui saw that they looked like a jade-like appearance in the face of Mr. Cai was stunned, but Lin Dan's brows were almost twisted. She suppressed the abnormal movement in her heart and walked in slowly. When she glanced at her eyes, she found that there was a lot of dandruff falling from the corners of the table and the ground, some of which were connected with a little bit of minced meat and blood.

Young Master Cai's hands were gone, Lin Dan couldn't take his pulse for him, and she didn't want to take his pulse for him at all.

Seeing that she just stared at her grandson, her face was very gloomy, but she didn't do anything, she couldn't help but urged: "Master, what's the situation with my grandson? You should have a solution, right? If the skin on his hands is rotten, it might spread to his whole body. How can he live?"

"Wait." Lin Dan lit a piece of talisman paper.

After a while, the people in the house were in a daze, and they yawned one by one, wishing they could find a bed to have a good sleep immediately. Only Mr. Cai was energetic and asked with his clear big eyes, "Are you the living god mentioned by Mrs. Wang? Can you really exorcise ghosts? Are there ghosts in the world?"

"Yes." Lin Dan looked at him quietly.

"Is that right? I also think there is a ghost, that's fun!" Young Master Cai narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Xu Miaomiao and Yao Bishui were infected by him, and there were traces of smiles on their faces, but Lin Dan had no expression at all. He slowly walked out the door and checked the flower beds everywhere. Two of the flower beds had a particularly lush growth and bright blooming. The other flower bed had a normal growth and even withered in late summer.

Lin Dan picked up the soil from the three flower beds, placed it on his nose and sniffed it, washed his hands, and walked towards Mr. Cai's study. Old Lady Cai and the eldest lady followed her step by step, but did not stop her. Since she was here to exorcise evil spirits, she would naturally let her read everything.

Young Master Cai did not follow him, but just stood by the bedroom window and looked at him with a smile.

After entering the study, Lin Dan carefully looked at the articles written by Mr. Cai, and stared at several colorful paintings hanging on the wall for a long time. One of them was called "Canced Lotus", with large pieces of ink and gray occupying the field of view, and another was called "Canced Sun", which was covered with blood red. Although it was magnificent, it was also eye-catching.

Lin Dan picked up the article written by Mr. Cai in his childhood and read it word by word. Mrs. Cai waited patiently, but the eldest lady was a little restless and asked nervously: "Master, have you ever seen something? Is my family also invaded by evil spirits like the Zhongyong Bo Mansion?"

Lin Dan shook her head and didn't say anything. Her silence touched the eldest lady's fragile nerve. She even asked her to wipe her tears and whimper, begging: "Old lady, since the Taoist priest can't see the problem, why don't you let your daughter-in-law take Yi'er back to her hometown! Maybe there is something wrong with Yi'er in this house, and you'll be fine if you leave."

The old lady was very reluctant to leave, but she was also shaken.

"I won't go back to my hometown! In a few months, the imperial examination will be. Mom, don't you think about my future?" Young Master Cai stood outside the door at some point, his face that was always smiling was completely cold.

The old lady was shaken again.

"Mom, don't listen to him. Is the imperial examination important or his life important? You have to think clearly!" The eldest lady begged.

Hearing this, the old lady made up her mind and nodded, "Okay, then you pack up and leave tomorrow. Otherwise, it will rain every day in autumn, and it will probably wet his hands and make him sicker."

The eldest lady was overjoyed when she heard this and quickly led a few maids to pack up her things. She had completely thrown Lin Dan, who came to exorcise evil spirits, to the back of her mind.

Young Master Cai rolled his eyes and said loudly: "I can't leave! In two months, it will be the third year of grandfather's sacrifice, and it will be the day for our family to get rid of the clothes. As a grandson, how can I be absent?"

The old lady made up her mind to not change and waved her hands repeatedly: "Let's go, if your grandfather had a spirit in heaven, she would definitely forgive you. Your life is more important than anything else!"

Young Master Cai tangled for a while, and when he saw that his grandmother was not shaken, he suddenly seemed to remember something, but actually ran away with a smile and stopped fighting.

Lin Dan watched coldly and frowned. The old lady didn't believe in her magical powers. Seeing that she couldn't see the problem, she packed fifty taels of silver and sent her outside the second door. She said some polite words. Lin Dan returned the silver and said cautiously: "Old lady, I advise you to send the young master away immediately, otherwise one of you and the eldest lady will have to die in less than a few days."

"What did you say?" The old lady looked at her in disbelief.

"I said, if you don't send your grandson away, you and the eldest lady will definitely die." Lin Dan strengthened his tone.
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