"Xianya, how is she?" Ye Xianwen, who was waiting outside the yamen, rushed forward to ask when he saw Jiang Xianya come out.
“The real culprit has been brought to justice, and Magistrate Huang has cleared my cousin’s name. This will not affect my cousin’s participation in the autumn examination in the prefectural city this year, so Uncle can rest assured.” After Jiang Xianya finished speaking, she handed Ye Qingze’s amulet to Ye Xianwen: “This was just given to me by Magistrate Huang.”
"Xianya, thank goodness you were here this time, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do," Ye Xianwen said with gratitude.
He never expected that his little niece would become so capable.
He and his younger brother Ye Xianzhang were both bad at studying. Despite their hard work for many years, they couldn't even pass the county-level imperial examination.
Although they have been teachers in the school all these years, the only person others recognize is their father, Ye Jinghuai.
His son, Ye Qingze, passed the imperial examination at a young age and became a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). He was not only exceptionally talented but also upright and filial, and he was the hope of the whole family.
Father said that Qingze has a very high chance of passing the imperial examination this autumn, which is the hope of their whole family.
Ye Xianwen was extremely anxious when his son was taken away earlier, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"When we get back, I'll definitely have Qingze thank you properly," Ye Xianwen couldn't help but say.
“We’re all family, Uncle, no need to be so polite. I’d like to visit those two pharmacies in the county town. Uncle and Second Uncle, you can go back first, no need to come with me,” Jiang Xianya said, turning her head.
She needed to get medicine for her maternal grandparents and also buy the medicinal herbs she needed.
“We’ll go with you,” Ye Xianwen and Ye Xianzhang said in unison.
They came out with their niece, so of course they had to take her back. There was no reason to leave the little girl out alone; it was too dangerous.
Although their niece is capable, she is not yet of marriageable age. What if she gets deceived?
Seeing their expressions, Jiang Xianya knew they were determined to go, so she nodded and said, "Okay."
Upon arriving at the pharmacy, Jiang Xianya handed over the prescription and quickly prepared the medicine for the two elderly people.
However, she only managed to buy a large portion of the medicinal herbs she needed; there were still a few herbs that the pharmacy simply didn't have.
Jiang Xianya inquired and learned that the remaining medicinal ingredients could only be purchased in the prefectural city.
"Xianya, your uncle will go to the prefectural city to buy it for you," Ye Xianwen said hurriedly from the side.
"The prefectural city is far away. Even by carriage, it would take more than a month to go there and back. I just asked the owners of those two pharmacies. The reason they didn't sell these herbs is because they are rare, not many people use them, and they are very expensive. In addition, I need a lot of them, so I need to prepare a lot of silver."
Jiang Xianya smiled and said, "Uncle, don't worry. Once I've raised enough money, I'll ask you to help me buy it in the prefectural city."
"How much silver do you need?" Ye Xianwen asked hurriedly.
He still has some savings, which he can give to his niece.
"More than five hundred taels." Jiang Xianya knew they couldn't come up with the money, and she didn't want to say it, but if she didn't, Ye Xianwen would definitely keep asking.
Ye Xianwen: "..."
He only had thirty taels of savings.
Even if they sold the Ye family's mansion and pooled all their gold, silver, and valuables together, they still wouldn't have five hundred taels.
“I already have over a hundred taels of silver, and I should be able to raise enough soon. Then I’ll ask my uncle to help me buy it,” Jiang Xianya said with a smile.
"You..." Ye Xianwen originally wanted to say, where did his niece, a young girl who hadn't even reached marriageable age, earn so much money? But as soon as he opened his mouth, he remembered that Jiang Xianya was no ordinary girl; she was really capable.
Fortune telling, divination, exorcism, healing...
Jiang Xianya can do it!
Perhaps it won't be long before this girl really manages to scrape together five hundred taels of silver.
“Okay, just tell your uncle when the time comes, and he will go to the prefectural city to buy it for you.” Ye Xianwen nodded quickly.
Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Xianya and the others did not linger in the county town and planned to return to Liuhe Town.
"Miss Jiang." Yuan Yang and his fellow disciples blocked their path.
“Miss Jiang, our Yunshan Temple has the medicinal herbs you requested. We are willing to offer them to you with open arms. We only ask that you visit Yunshan Temple and preach to us for a day. What do you think?” Yuan Yang said respectfully.
Although Jiang Xianya looks young, she is very strong. Yuan Yang and the others are especially respectful to her.
Jiang Xianya frowned slightly upon hearing this: "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you Daoist masters. To be honest, I inherited the profound arts of the Taiyi Sect. According to the rules of the Taiyi Sect, only those who have formally entered the sect can practice these profound arts, and they cannot be passed on to outsiders."
Yuan Yang and the others were certainly aware of this rule.
As cultivators, the Taiyi Sect is the place they yearn for most, and everyone is well aware of the rules of the Taiyi Sect.
To prevent anyone from using advanced esoteric arts to cause trouble, the Taiyi Sect's esoteric arts are never passed on to outsiders; only those who have entered the sect can practice them.
The entry requirements for the Taiyi Sect are extremely stringent, especially the test of mental state, which can almost determine a person's goodness, evil, and nature. No matter how talented a person is, if they cannot pass the test, the Taiyi Sect will not accept them.
This is why there have been very few traitors in the history of the Taiyi Sect.
Jiang Xianya would never break the rules for the sake of those medicinal herbs.
“Mystical arts are impossible, but I can teach you ordinary Taoist arts. However… you’ve all learned them, so you don’t need me to teach you,” Jiang Xianya said with a smile.
Even the most talented disciples of the Taiyi Sect cannot learn the most profound mystical arts as soon as they enter the sect; they must learn step by step.
In particular, Jiang Xianya in her previous life joined the Taiyi Sect at a young age. Without any foundation, she initially learned ordinary Taoist arts, such as fortune telling, feng shui, setting up formations, catching ghosts, curing diseases, and so on.
Although these are ordinary Taoist techniques, it is not easy to learn and master them.
Therefore, although there are many Taoist priests in the world, their skill levels vary greatly.
Mystic arts are even more profound and unpredictable than Taoist arts. Using mystic arts to tell fortunes, exorcise ghosts, and set up formations is much easier.
Just like Jiang Xianya now, these things are not difficult for her at all.
However, her strength has not yet recovered, and she is prone to injury if she tries to forcefully deduce things.
“Ordinary Taoist techniques are fine too, as long as Miss Jiang is willing to teach us, we would be more than happy to do so,” Yuan Yang said quickly.
They've studied ordinary Taoist arts for twenty or thirty years, so of course they know them all, but their skill level is average and can't compare to the Taoists in the prefectural city and the capital.
Therefore, they can only stay in Yunshan Temple forever, and there is no way they can climb up.
If someone is truly skilled, they would go to a Taoist temple in the prefectural city or the capital.
As Taoist priests, they naturally wanted to improve their strength, hoping that if they could win the grand competition one day, they could enter the Taiyi Sect.
This is the dream of all Taoists in the world.
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