Not far from him, there was an old Taoist priest with a red face, white hair, a Nanhua scarf on his head, a green crane cloak on his body, and a dark blue cloth bag on his back.
"Well, it's not a big deal. Master Qin should have heard about the recent murder case involving a lunatic in Qingyang City. The government secretly asked me to perform a ritual on the victim, and it took me days. I was so busy I didn't even have time to meditate."
"I have heard a little about this matter. I heard that the truth is not as those detectives said on the surface. It was some kind of epilepsy. The Taoist priest personally examined the corpses. Did he find any secrets?" Qin Feng asked.
"Hey, there's no secret at all. Master Qin is overthinking it." Taoist Qingfeng stroked his beard, smiled and said no more.
This behavior clearly shows that he doesn't want to talk about this matter anymore.
"Dad, I'm here."
At this time, Qin Yuesheng rushed in from the side door and immediately looked at the Taoist Qingfeng who was drinking tea with curiosity.
"Please sit down. Didn't you say not long ago that you wanted to see the Taoist priest's true appearance? Today, Dad has invited Taoist priest Qingfeng for you."
"Hello, Taoist Qingfeng." Qin Yuesheng took the initiative to greet Taoist Qingfeng.
Taoist Qingfeng looked at Qin Yuesheng and asked, "Master Qin, has Young Master Qin been feeling unwell recently?"
Qin Feng was puzzled: "What do you mean, Taoist priest?"
"The smell of various medicinal herbs is seeping out of Young Master Qin's body." Taoist Qingfeng couldn't help but say, "All medicines are poisonous. Young Master Qin, even if you are sick, you must take medicine with caution."
Qin Yuesheng was slightly startled. This old Taoist priest was quite something. If he really smelled of medicine, the servants might not dare to remind him because of their status, but Er Niang and Qin Feng would definitely not smell it and say nothing, pretending to know nothing.
Moreover, Qin Yuesheng didn't believe that a person's body would emit the smell of medicinal herbs just because he took them frequently. If that were true, then those women who loved to compete for favor would have eaten up all the flowers in the world long ago.
So Taoist Qingfeng is definitely a capable person.
"The smell of medicine?" Qin Feng walked over to Qin Yuesheng and sniffed: "Is there any? Why don't I smell it?"
"Master Qingfeng is very capable. I have taken some medicinal herbs recently, and you can smell it." Qin Yuesheng said as he sat next to Taoist Qingfeng.
"Hey." Taoist Qingfeng stroked his beard, looking very proud. "What do you want from me today? Do you think your Qin family needs a ritual too?"
"That's not the case." Qin Yuesheng said seriously, and then briefly recounted what he had experienced in Nanyan Baozhai that day, also omitting the Buddha statue in the process.
"A white face?" Taoist Qingfeng frowned slightly. "Master Qin, could it be that you are seeing things?"
"Master, do you think I am seeing things?" Qin Yuesheng asked back.
"I know Master Qin is talking about encountering a ghost. Although scholars always emphasize that scholars should not talk about strange things, I have, to be honest, actually dealt with ghosts. I can't explain how dangerous they were, but I can be sure that ghosts don't appear in broad daylight, only at night."
"Oh!" Qin Yuesheng said, "Are you so sure, Taoist? But I'm also sure I wasn't mistaken. I wasn't the only one who saw the white face that day. The guards I brought out and the second and third young masters of the Du family also saw it."
"That's really strange." Taoist Qingfeng stroked his beard. "The Golden Crow descends upon the sky in broad daylight. The scorching sun is the nemesis of sneaky people. How could any sneaky person dare to act in broad daylight?"
Compared to Qin Yuesheng's calmness, Qin Feng was quite uneasy.
"Master Qingfeng, my son saw a ghost in broad daylight. Will he be affected?"
"According to Young Master Qin, the white face will possess normal people, causing them to go insane and lose their minds. As long as they are not possessed, there will naturally be no problems." Taoist Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh, "Seeing a ghost in broad daylight, how bizarre! It seems that after returning to the Taoist temple, I must find my senior brother and bring a few disciples to Qingyang City for a thorough search."
Upon learning that Taoist Qingfeng really had the ability to deal with sneaky people, Qin Yuesheng's little thoughts immediately became active.
"Master, can you teach me some methods of exorcism? As long as you are willing to teach, the tuition fee is negotiable."
Taoist Qingfeng didn't even think twice and simply waved his hand, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin. Although I have a good relationship with Master Qin, Xiqi Mountain Temple has a rule set by the founder that no Taoist techniques are allowed to be taught to outsiders. I really can't do anything about your request."
Qin Yuesheng quickly said, "Then I can become your disciple."
"Haha, to join our Xiqi Mountain Temple, you need to be a sweeping disciple for three years, a woodchopping disciple for two years, recite the Tao Te Ching for one year, and then practice virtue in silence for six years before you can become an entry-level disciple and learn our Taoist techniques. I dare to ask, can you afford to wait for these six years, Master Qin?"
Qin Yuesheng was suddenly speechless. He really couldn't afford to pay such a price.
"Okay, okay, I took a break from my busy schedule to come here and rest for a while. I also learned that those epileptic people should be related to ghosts, which is a great gain. Now I should go back and think carefully about the problem of the white face. Goodbye, Master Qin, Young Master Qin." Taoist Qingfeng stood up and made a move to leave.
Qin Yuesheng was anxious. This old Taoist priest had the skills to exorcise evil spirits, but he couldn't learn from him. It really made him inexplicably irritated.
Since Taoist Qingfeng said so, Qin Feng had no choice. He knew the Taoist's personality. He was extremely rigid and didn't know how to adapt. It was as difficult as getting the sun to rise from the west to make an exception for him.
There was no other way. As the host, he could only take the initiative to send Taoist Qingfeng away.
When Taoist Qingfeng was about to walk out of the reception hall with his back to Qin Yuesheng, something sticking out from the gap of the cloth bag he was carrying on his back suddenly caught Qin Yuesheng's attention.
It seemed to be... a book.
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