Chapter 5 Economic Crisis and Strange Events

When the news came, Qingyunzi was leading Qingfeng Mingyue in chanting scriptures in the main hall. When he heard the news, Qingyunzi's chanting voice paused, and then returned to its previous fluency.

At this time, Yi Chen was weeding in a vegetable field near the Taoist temple.

Sometimes, evil people are like weeds growing in a vegetable garden. When evil people are powerful, good people will never have peace.

Moreover, weeds are impossible to eliminate. This is human nature and the environment. Even if you pull out the weeds today, they will grow again in a few days.

When Bai Yunzi sees the weeds, his first thought is to convert them and discipline them. He will not kill them unless they are beyond help.

But Yi Chen is different. When he sees the weeds growing randomly, his first reaction is to pull them out, because even if new weeds continue to grow in the future, the fruits and vegetables in the vegetable garden can have a few days of peace.

The Evil Tiger Gang was the weeds entrenched in the nearby town. They were pulled out by Yi Chen yesterday. He really wanted to know how the mastermind behind the scenes would react to his drastic actions.

"I think the surrounding gangs have received the news and are planning to cause trouble against our Yinlongguan. In the future, they will have to consider whether they can bear the retaliation from their own Yinlongguan."

Yi Chen touched his smooth chin and looked at the vegetable field after weeding, feeling much more refreshed.

…. … .Time is like a wild donkey, it never stops when it starts running.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed. As if intimidated by the brutal means used to destroy the Evil Tiger Gang, the Hidden Dragon Temple returned to its former tranquility, with no other forces causing trouble again.

Even the wild dogs outside walked around the Taoist temple and dared not bark.

If they shout too much, a tall Taoist priest will come out and slap them twice.

….. …..Straight bench press. Flat bench press. Barbell squat. Deadlift. Upright barbell curl. Rear shoulder row. Yi Chen, who was sweating profusely, picked up a piece of white cloth beside him and wiped the stinky sweat off his body. He then went down to the well to fetch a few buckets of water to rinse himself, thus ending today's exercise.

At this time, he finally accumulated some source points.

He originally thought it would be two days earlier, but as time went by, the speed of accumulating source points through this ordinary method of stimulating the body became slower and slower.

Just when Yi Chen was still thinking about which of the four-dimensional data of strength, physique, essence and agility this source point should be added to, the two little cuties Qingfeng and Mingyue came over.

Qingfeng: "Big Brother."

Mingyue: "The rice in the rice jar can only last for five days."

"What? The rice in the rice jar can only last for five days? Didn't we just buy two loads of rice?" Yi Chen looked at Qingfeng Mingyue in surprise.

The two little Taoist boys glanced at the increasingly strong senior brother, their eyes were very clear, that's why you can only eat for five days, don't you have any idea? Yi Chen touched his nose awkwardly, it seemed that he had been eating a little... a little more recently.

He has not been idle this month. He has been exercising crazily every day. While his strength has improved a little, the Taoist temple's economy, which was already not well-off, has been further impoverished.

A penny can make a hero fall.

When he destroyed the Evil Tiger Gang before, he was quick to kill the leader Black Tiger directly, and had no idea where most of his money was hidden. The remaining cats and cats had no money at all, and they were the kind of people who would rather die than give up their money. He found it troublesome and was too lazy to torture them one by one, so he simply killed them all.

Therefore, not much silver was looted.

After all, it was my first time doing this kind of work, and I was not very proficient in the business and my hands were unfamiliar.

After sending Qingfeng Mingyue away, Yi Chen stroked his chin and began to ponder.

I can't just rob the rich and give to the poor. Although I have a flexible moral bottom line, I promised my master that I would act with kindness and justice, so I have no reason to be a master.

This road is temporarily blocked.

However, it is not feasible to fish with antique celadon bowls, sell chickens, kittens and puppies, etc. After trying this several times, the local tycoons in the area are almost ripped off.

In response to this new situation, we must open up new tracks and develop new strategies to address the pain points of local tycoons.

This strategy must have a trigger point, which can be extracted and reused, qualitatively and quantitatively, to create a new business model.

Unfortunately, the new methodology Yichen has not yet been formed...

Bitterness.

Just when Yi Chen was worrying about the money, there was suddenly a hurried knock on the door in the front yard.

"Master, Master, open the door, something terrible has happened."

Yi Chen hurried to the front yard and opened the door.

He is a middle-aged constable.

He has a beard and looks travel-weary.

Captain Zhang Long looked at Yi Chen, then raised his head and looked at the plaque above, checking again to see if he had come to the wrong place.

"Hello, is this Yinlong Temple? You look unfamiliar to me, Taoist priest. I'm looking for Taoist priest Bai Yunzi." Zhang Long looked at the Taoist priest who was stronger than a bear. His tone became very polite and his expression became very alert.

He looked like he was ready to run away at any time if there was any sign of trouble.

Because Yi Chen had just finished training and was still wearing tight shorts instead of a Taoist robe, he looked more like a macho bandit than a Taoist priest.

Yi Chen was speechless. He didn't know why, but ever since he broke through to the unprecedented fifth level of Xiao Chun Yang Gong, he had become stronger day by day, and his height had even exceeded 1.9 meters. It was only recently that he began to stabilize.

"The master has passed away, and now I am the abbot of Yinlong Temple. Captain Zhang, you can tell me if you have anything to say." Zhang Long did not recognize Yi Chen, but Yi Chen recognized who the constable in front of him was.

Two years ago, he had met him once when he followed his master.

"Are you the young Taoist priest beside Taoist priest Bai Yunzi?" Zhang Long had an expression as if he had seen a ghost when he heard this. He stared at Yi Chen for a long time and finally met the slightly blurry face in his memory.

"Haha, Captain Zhang has a good memory. I've eaten a lot in the past two years and have grown up quickly. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Yi Chen led the people into the backyard. Qingfeng Mingyue served them tea and then left. The captain of the police, Zhang Long, then chattered on and on about the purpose of his visit.

It turned out that a strange thing had recently happened in the nearby town of Qingyuan.

The residents of the town discovered that their pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and other livestock had died inexplicably, leaving only corpses that had been drained of blood all over the ground. The chief constable of Fengyun County led seven or eight detectives to investigate in person, but they never returned.

Several constables were also drained of their blood and became old bacon.

After Captain Zhang finished explaining the reasons in one breath, he took a sip of tea and smacked his lips. The tea was bland and tasted a little stale, obviously not a good tea.

He frowned and swallowed the tea, staring at Yi Chen with burning eyes and said, "Master Yi, what do you think?"

Yi Chen: “….”

Yi Chen: "Captain Zhang, you might as well explain your words more clearly."

Captain Zhang put down his tea and said sternly, "Then I'll be frank. The county magistrate hopes that the Yinlong Temple can intervene to handle this matter. He does not want to report it to the imperial court's Zhen'an Division to handle it, as this will affect the evaluation of the county magistrate."

"God is merciful and kind. Taoist Master Bai Yunzi is well-known in Fengyun County. As a disciple of Taoist Master Bai Yunzi, I think that Taoist Master will be able to properly handle this little evil spirit."

Captain Zhang casually praised Yi Chen, as if as long as Yi Chen took action, the matter would be easily accomplished.

When Yi Chen heard this, he laughed in his heart.

Ten big words immediately flashed through my mind.

"You don't usually burn incense, but you want me to do something?"

Captain Zhang is treating him as a sucker, thinking he can get him for free with just a few words and let him fight the evil spirit to his death. How is that possible?

Yi Chen had not yet cultivated his master's Pure Yang Power, and he did not even have any extraordinary means. Even though his Small Pure Yang Skill had now been promoted to the unprecedented fifth level and had the special effect of warding off evil spirits, he did not want to take the chance.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Let him take the risk once.

You have to pay more! You can't get it for free.

Instead of spending that time on this, he might as well figure out new tactics and new ways of playing, perfect the next fishing methodology, or try out a triathlon to earn more sources.

After all, the source point can also enhance his four-dimensional strength. Although it is not as fast as the crimson point, it is safer.

His moral standards have always been low. Although he does not do criminal things and does not oppress good people, it is impossible for him to burn himself to light up others.

See the guests off, you must see them off!

Yi Chen casually raised his teacup and said, "Fresh breeze, bright moon."

At this time, Captain Zhang took out a two-hundred-liang silver note from his chest and continued, "Master, the county magistrate said that the emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers, and the Hidden Dragon Temple has always been the mainstay of Fengyun County in combating evil spirits.

These two hundred taels are the travel expenses for the Taoist priest.

The county magistrate attached great importance to this matter, and the mayor of Qingyuan Town was said to have invited Master Lianhua from the nearby Yuelun Temple.

However, this incident has already caused a major impact, and the county magistrate believes that it would be more appropriate for Yinlong Temple to also intervene in the investigation.

If this matter is accomplished, the county government will give a reward of three hundred taels of silver to the emperor.

Even if the matter is not resolved, as long as the Taoist priest makes this trip, the two hundred taels will belong to him. "

Yi Chen stood up after hearing this, and his expression changed as quickly as a certain employee of a certain Mazda car distributing ice cream in his previous life. He took the banknote and put it in his pocket like the wind:

"County Master, you are really good at judging people!"

"That's right. My Yinlong Temple has always been committed to upholding the righteous path, slaying demons and eliminating evil, and doing things that are right and clearing the source. As the backbone of Fengyun County, my Yinlong Temple is naturally duty-bound to deal with this kind of evil and disorder."

"Qingfeng, Mingyue, why is the tea you gave to Captain Zhang so bland? Change it quickly, serve new tea, good tea! Add more tea leaves!"

Yi Chen collected the banknote and said with a smile:

"Captain Zhang, I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

"I will set out early tomorrow morning and head to Qingyuan Town."

….. ….. …..At night, Yi Chen and Qing Yunzi sat opposite each other.

"Brother, why are you taking such a risk?"

"Of course it's for the people of the world." Yi Chen looked compassionate.

Qing Yunzi's face was dark, and he didn't even believe the punctuation marks: "Brother, let's be serious. Evil things can be big or small. If you are not careful, you can easily fall into it. You need to think twice about this matter."

"I have read through all of Master's books, miscellaneous talks, and notes. The strength of these evil spirits is usually divided into levels: wandering, resentful, fierce, fierce, evil, murderous, and disaster."

"Master encountered two fierce ghosts fighting each other, and used forbidden techniques to kill them. This damaged his vitality and he died before his natural life span."

"Brother, Master said that even if you cultivate the Little Pure Yang Technique to the fourth level, you can only bully low-grade evil spirits of the lower resentment level at most, and you can only tie with mid-grade evil spirits of the resentment level at most. If you encounter a high-grade evil spirit, you'd be lucky if you can run away."

Yi Chen: "When did the master say this? How come I don't know it?"

Qing Yunzi: "It seems that you, Senior Brother, hate morning classes the most. You used the excuse of peeing to go to the mountains to catch pheasants, saying that they are worth a lot of money."

Yi Chen: “…”

Qing Yunzi: “…”

Yi Chen took out a two-hundred-liang silver note and a contract document from his chest and sighed, "Brother, you are too late. I have already received the deposit, signed and sealed it, and will leave tomorrow."

"If you run away from the battlefield, the temple will be ruined and you will have to pay double the deposit. How can the temple afford to pay now?"

"But." Qing Yunzi looked a little anxious and wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Yi Chen.

"I know you are anxious now, but don't worry, isn't Master Lianhua from Yuelun Temple here?"

"Junior brother, you know me well. If there is a danger that I cannot handle, I will definitely run faster than anyone else."

"The banknotes cannot be returned. If there is real danger, Master Lianhua will suffer again, and I will take the blame." Yi Chen said with a licking face.

Qing Yunzi: “…” Master, you are really good at judging people.

Qing Yunzi now understood a little bit what his master meant when he said before his death that his senior brother was cruel and ruthless.

"May you be blessed with infinite happiness." Qing Yunzi uttered a Taoist name, and when he saw that Yi Chen had made up his mind, he left the room.

(End of this chapter)