Xu Jinhuan explained with a smile, "This is just an illusion. From our perspective, he appears to be suspended in mid-air. In reality, he is just relying on his excellent lightness skills and the sophisticated mechanisms to create the illusion of being suspended in mid-air."

"A fake...a false impression?" Xie Datou murmured.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he leaned close to Xu Jinhuan and whispered, "Boss, was it you who made him fall down from there?"

Xu Jinhuan smiled mysteriously, concealing his achievements and fame.

Meanwhile, the messenger at the temple entrance had composed himself and addressed the group of believers.

"Just now, the old man Qilin God scolded me for talking too much to everyone, so he gave me a small punishment."

Ladies and gentlemen, I have told you everything I could and could not say. Now I cannot reveal any more secrets. Please forgive me.

The believers, whose eyes had already been blinded, now had complete faith in the messenger's words.

Especially after hearing that the divine messenger had been punished by the Qilin God for revealing more heavenly secrets to them, they held the divine messenger in even greater respect.

"To honor the messenger's sacrifice, I will donate another ten taels of silver!"

"I, I will also donate another ten taels of silver."

"Then you're not sincere. I'll donate another hundred taels!"

“You clearly don’t understand what the divine messenger means. How much silver you donate depends on your own circumstances. If I donate all ten taels to the Qilin God, my merit will definitely be more than if you donate only one hundred taels out of a thousand taels.”

The believers donated money while bickering, creating quite a lively scene!

Xu Jinhuan glanced at the divine messenger; he was quite the smooth talker, turning the disadvantage into an advantage in an instant.

Xie Datou stared at the divine messenger in front of him, speechless, and muttered, "This guy can really make things up. He almost brought the dead back to life."

"He was the one who fell, yet he's spouting nonsense about revealing heavenly secrets, making those people grateful to him. No wonder he can be a divine messenger."

After muttering to himself, Xie Datou leaned closer to Xu Jinhuan and whispered, "Boss, he's already changed the subject back. Is there anything else we should do?"

Xu Jinhuan smiled and shook his head, "No need for now. You take Zhiying back first. It'll be easier for me to investigate on my own."

Xie Datou nodded respectfully, "Yes, boss, I will definitely bring Miss Xia back safely."

Xu Jinhuan smiled helplessly. "Look at what this guy is saying. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were going to go through eighty or ninety hardships on their way back."

"I'll go donate some money up front first, just to leave an impression on them," Xu Jinhuan said, pointing to the bustling donation site ahead.

Xie Datou scratched his head in confusion and whispered, "Boss, aren't we here to deal with them? Why go through all this trouble and give them money?"

Xia Zhiying directly answered Xu Jinhuan's question: "Boss is luring the enemy into a trap. He first makes himself look like a rich sucker, then slowly finds out the other party's background, and finally strikes to break him down."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and nodded, expressing his approval of Xia Zhiying.

"What we know right now is only the most superficial information about them. If we want to strike hard, we still need to actually get in touch with them to truly understand them."

After saying that, Xu Jinhuan waved to the two of them and walked ahead alone.

Xu Jinhuan had just finished queuing when someone approached her, smiling and talking to her.

"Young man, are you also from out of town, here in Tongqiao to worship the Qilin God?"

Xu Jinhuan looked over upon hearing the sound and saw a seemingly honest and simple middle-aged man, but there was a glint of cunning in his eyes, so he was clearly not truly honest.

Xu Jinhuan glanced at the distance and quickly noticed that several people were clearly observing her. It seemed that some fish were already unable to contain themselves.

As she thought this, she replied with a smile, "Yes, I just heard that the Qilin God is particularly efficacious, so I wanted to seek peace of mind. Brother, are you also from out of town?"

The honest-looking middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "Yes, I came from elsewhere half a year ago and witnessed the power of the Qilin God firsthand. He truly deserves to be called a celestial being!"

Upon hearing his words, Xu Jinhuan immediately showed some interest. She smiled and asked, "Brother, has this Qilin God really revealed its supernatural powers?"

The honest-looking middle-aged man immediately said with a serious expression, "Of course it's true. Not only did I see it, but everyone in the county saw it."

The county magistrate's father, Zhou the richest man's grandson, and Old Liu's wife were all healed by the Qilin God.

You didn't see it, these people were practically ready to be buried, but as soon as the divine messenger arrived, they were lively and energetic again.

Xu Jinhuan nodded after listening, seemingly thinking as he said, "I've heard others mention these things too. Besides these, are there any others?"

The honest-looking middle-aged man was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Xu Jinhuan to ask such a question.

After hearing these legendary tales, most outsiders, even if they didn't immediately donate money, would treat the Qilin God with great respect and wouldn't continue to ask any more questions.

The lively atmosphere froze for a moment as the middle-aged man scratched his head, trying to come up with a way to fool the other party, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't find anything more convincing.

A look of understanding flashed in Xu Jinhuan's eyes. So all of you have the same script, and it hasn't been updated since it was decided.

This won't do! This can't be considered a professional pyramid scheme!

This seemingly honest middle-aged man had no idea what Xu Jinhuan was thinking.

At this moment, he was still carefully thinking of legendary events that he could talk about, but unfortunately, after going through all the memories in his head, he couldn't come up with a single one.

Finally, the middle-aged man could only bite the bullet and say, "Young brother, such divine intervention is a rare and precious thing. The fact that you were able to help three people in distress within half a year is already an act of mercy from the Qilin God."

Xu Jinhuan didn't delve into the matter further, but instead echoed, "Indeed, so many people ask immortals for help, but it's not necessarily true that the immortals will actually intervene."

Seeing that the other person really didn't ask any more questions and instead agreed with him, the honest-looking middle-aged man secretly wiped the cold sweat from his face.

He thought to himself, "No wonder he's a businessman; he's harder to fool than others."

Before he could wipe away his cold sweat, he heard Xu Jinhuan on the other end speak again: "Does that mean that even if I donate money, I might not be able to gain the favor of the Qilin God?"

The middle-aged man's heart jumped again. He looked to his left and right, as if he wanted to whisper something, and leaned close to Xu Jinhuan and said in a low voice.

"Young brother, we are destined to meet today. I will tell you a secret. This first donation of incense money is especially important, because it is your first impression on the Qilin God."

"Think about it, hundreds or even thousands of people donate money every day. If you just casually donate a few dozen taels of silver, how can the Qilin God remember you?"