A Dream of Transmigration

Chapter 4

The young Taoist looked at her suspiciously: "Really?"

Lin Feifei bent down and said with a grin, "Of course it's true. Look how kind and approachable I am, do I look like I'm lying?"

The young Taoist priest glanced at her and nodded.

"picture."

"You must have seen wrong?" Lin Feifei asked, somewhat annoyed. "How do I look like a liar?"

"Aren't you clearly a man?"

Suddenly, Lin Feifei straightened up, gritted her teeth, and said expressionlessly, "You, take me to see your master, the real person!"

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Lin Feifei remained silent the entire way. The young Taoist boy, probably a little frightened, ran ahead as fast as he could. Before long, a large, circular stone gate appeared before them, with four powerful characters carved on it:

Dongxiu Taoist Temple.

After entering the door, the young Taoist led Lin Feifei around and around until they arrived at a door.

"Please wait a moment, benefactor."

After saying that, he went straight inside.

Lin Feifei waited anxiously outside. Sure enough, after a short while, the young Taoist priest came out again, looking curious, and called her in.

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The room was clean and simple, with a wooden sword hanging on the wall, as well as some Taoist scriptures, calligraphy and paintings. On the table were scriptures, cinnabar, talismans and brushes.

As expected, Master Zixu sat upright on the futon, having changed into an ordinary blue Taoist robe. He opened his eyes as soon as Lin Feifei entered.

"How am I supposed to get back?" That was the first question that came to mind.

Master Zixu had already anticipated her question and simply shook his head: "This humble Taoist does not know."

Lin Feifei became anxious: "Then how do you know I'm not from here?"

Master Zixu looked at her and smiled, "Everything is in the hands of fate. Doesn't the female benefactor know the saying, 'Since you're here, make the best of it'?"

Lin Feifei was stunned.

"But my grandfather is still waiting for me. He'll be worried if I don't go back!"

Master Zixu sighed and said nothing more.

Is it true? There's no going back?

Lin Feifei stood there stunned for a long time, then suddenly sat down on the ground and started crying, "Waaaaah, Daoist Master, please take me home! My parents will be so worried..."

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That old man has no compassion! She cried for ages, and he just closed his eyes and started meditating! Lin Feifei angrily stopped crying, reached out and grabbed his wide sleeve, and began to wipe her tears away fiercely in revenge.

Master Zixu opened his eyes, and seeing this scene, he wasn't angry, but rather amused, and tugged at his sleeve: "Female benefactor..."

Lin Feifei pretended not to hear, and kept holding onto the sleeve, even wiping her nose.

The blue sleeve was instantly soaked with sweat and snot.

Master Zixu's old face also showed some annoyance: "What have I done to offend you?"

"No."

"Then spare this robe of mine."

"If you don't take me back, I won't let it go."

Master Zixu was both amused and exasperated: "This humble Taoist really doesn't know how to send the female benefactor back. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do but take off this robe and give it to you to wipe yourself, how about that?"

Lin Feifei's eyes were already red and swollen from crying, just like a rabbit's. After hearing what Master Zixu said, she sniffed, silently put down the Taoist robe in her hand, and stared blankly into thought.

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It took quite a while.

"Then what should I do?"

Seeing that she had finally asked, Master Zixu smiled and said, "Has the female benefactor figured it out?"

"There's no going back anyway, so crying won't help."

Having already cried, Lin Feifei felt much better.

Master Zixu examined her closely: "I see that you, female benefactor, possess extraordinary spirituality, unlike ordinary people. I wonder if you would be willing to join my Maoshan Sect?"

"The Maoshan Sect?" Lin Feifei's eyes widened in surprise. "I can join the Maoshan Sect?"

"Of course."

"I can enter Maoshan?" Lin Feifei thought of the Maoshan sect in those movies, and burst out laughing, pointing her finger at him: "You want me to recite that... 'Taishang Laojun urges you to obey the law'? To catch ghosts?"

Master Zixu wasn't angry at all, and still looked at her with a smile: "Exorcising demons and catching ghosts, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, these are all the principles of our Maoshan Sect, so it's natural to learn talismans."

"Where did all these ghosts come from?" Lin Feifei was even more confused. After thinking for a moment, she seemed to understand. With a sly smile, she leaned close to Master Zixu's ear and said, "You want me to pretend to be a god and ghost to swindle money?"

Master Zixu did not argue: "Are you willing?"