Kong Qing didn't need to fawn over Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Juncai. Wuji Palace was a royal Taoist temple, and with the protection of the Imperial Preceptor, she didn't need to bow down to anyone.
He treated Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Juncai like ordinary worshippers, inviting them into a Taoist room and directly asking them why they came.
Xiangli Mingzhu took a name card from a servant and handed it over; it contained Yuan Qi's birth date and time.
"I would like to trouble you, Master, to take a look at this child's birth chart. To be honest, some strange things have happened in our family recently. They are very bizarre, and I feel that they are related to this child."
Kong Qing took the name card, glanced at the birth date and time on it, and calculated that the birth date and time should belong to Yuan Qi, the little girl the Jiang family had just brought back from outside, who was also that mediocre but capable female Taoist.
He smiled slightly and placed Jiang's name card on the table: "Madam Jiang, those with this birth chart are of immeasurable nobility, but their fate is too strong, which will bring bad influences to those around them, such as misfortune, bloodshed, and even attracting evil spirits. Therefore, I suggest that it is better not to keep such people at home."
Xiangli Mingzhu had an "I knew it" look on her face: "I told you that all the bad luck in our family lately was caused by her, but you didn't believe me."
Jiang Juncai didn't believe these things at first, but the people talking about them made perfect sense and connected them to the recent events in the Jiang family, so he couldn't help but believe them.
But then he thought about it again. The Jiang family was a prestigious family, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to find out about them if he wanted to. So he was conflicted and didn't know whether he should trust this Taoist priest Kongqing.
He also knew that Master Kongqing was famous, being the grand-nephew of the Imperial Preceptor, and that his skills were widely known.
What they said is true. Yuan Qi herself is of immeasurable nobility. She was noticed by the Ninth Master just a few days after arriving, and she also befriended the owner of Yaoguang Pavilion. Tu Shan'ang of Yaoguang Pavilion is even obsequious to her, which shows how capable she is. However, the Jiang family did not benefit from this, which is exactly what Kong Qing said.
Kong Qing had done many fortune telling and analysis sessions, and he knew he was right just by looking at the expressions on the two people's faces.
He didn't say he knew whose birth chart it was, but pretended not to know and continued, "Think about it, what has happened recently? Since this person came, has your family had a lot of bad luck, such as deaths, bloodshed, or encounters with evil spirits?"
These things can all be seen from facial features, and for Kong Qing, deceiving them is a very simple thing.
Xiangli Mingzhu believed it without a doubt and greatly admired Kong Qing: "Master, do you have any way to break this?"
He chuckled kindly and said, "There are two ways to solve this."
Xiangli Mingzhu immediately pressed, "Which two methods are there to break this?"
Kong Qing said, "First, drive this person away, make him far away from his family, and live in seclusion. The second..."
He paused for a moment, then said, "It's about wearing a magical artifact to suppress her birth chart, so she won't have any impact on those around her."
Xiangli Mingzhu thought about it and felt that, given Yuan Qi's recent reputation in Kyoto, Jiang Zhengqing probably wouldn't agree to drive her away, but it was still worth a try.
A safer approach would be to wear a ritual implement: "Master, if I wish to wear a ritual implement, what kind would be best? Where can I obtain one?"
Kong Qing immediately said to Qiu Sheren beside him, "Disciple, go and fetch a magic artifact to suppress the eight characters."
Qiu Sheren immediately accepted the order and left.
A short while later he came in carrying a long, narrow box.
Kong Qing opened the box in front of Xiangli Mingzhu and Jiang Juncai: "This wooden hairpin is made of a piece of wood struck by lightning. I have nurtured it in front of the ancestral master for many years and it has been blessed. People with strong fates can reduce their influence on others by wearing this hairpin. It would be even better if they could wear it for a long time."
Xiangli Mingzhu immediately decided to buy the hairpin made of wood struck by lightning.
Jiang Juncai asked Kong Qing, "Master, have you ever seen a case where a body is controlled by evil spirits?"
Kong Qing looked Jiang Juncai up and down. He didn’t see any evil spirits or malevolent aura on him. He wondered why Jiang Juncai asked such a question.
Is Commander Jiang feeling unwell?
Jiang Juncai naturally wouldn't reveal that matter to outsiders, so he lied: "No, I was just asking."
Seeing that he wouldn't tell the truth, Kong Qing didn't press him, but he was certain that Jiang Jun wouldn't ask such a question for no reason; something must have happened. As for what happened, he could send his puppets to investigate.
He then replied, "Some evil spirits can indeed control a person's body. Moreover, if you encounter a powerful evil spirit, it can take over and remain undetected."
To frighten the other party, he pointed to the name card and said, "This person's birth chart indicates that he is also very prone to attracting evil spirits. Commander Jiang and Madam Jiang should remind their family to be careful. If you trust me, you can invite a statue of the Three Pure Ones to your home and worship it, burning incense three times a day, morning and evening, to ensure the safety of your household."
Jiang Juncai was filled with lingering fear, unsure whether to be thankful or lament his bad luck, but he felt it had nothing to do with Yuan Qi.
Whether the evil spirits that appeared a few days ago were attracted by Yuan Qi or were accidentally provoked by him, he himself knew the answer in his heart.
Kong Qing is not a good person.
But Xiangli Mingzhu didn't think so. She believed that everything Jiang Juncai had encountered was because Yuan Qi had returned.
Xiangli Mingzhu then decided to bring back a statue of the Three Pure Ones.
The more Xiangli Mingzhu thought about it, the more she felt that Kong Qing was a fortune teller, as he had predicted everything that had happened in her family.
So she simply told Kong Qing some of the Jiang family's secrets that no one else knew, such as how she had been harassed by an infant spirit a few days ago, and how Jiang Juncai had been possessed by the Ghost King. She told her everything in one go.
Jiang Juncai didn't even have time to stop it.
Having been a Taoist priest for a long time, Kong Qing was a master at deceiving people. He was overjoyed that Jiang Juncai had actually encountered a formidable evil spirit.
He kindly answered Xiangli Mingzhu's questions and even offered some methods for warding off evil spirits.
After seeing Xiangli Mingzhu off, Kong Qing immediately found Xuan Qing and told him everything about Jiang Juncai.
"I never expected that Guangcheng, that fool, could actually teach such a capable disciple. Guangcheng, Guangcheng, it's not too late for us to settle the score for the grudge from a hundred years ago. You almost caused my soul to be scattered a hundred years ago, so I'll make your disciple pay for that debt."
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Xuan Qing's eyes: "Send a puppet to keep an eye on things."
Kong Qing didn't know Xuan Qing's past background, only that he had been in Wuji Palace for less than a hundred years, probably around eighty or ninety years.
But now Xuanqing is talking about the grudges from a hundred years ago, and we don't know what our master's identity was back then.
"Master, should I go and kill that Guangcheng?"
Xuan Qing snorted: "He is quite capable. You are no match for him. I will slowly devise a plan and start with his disciple. It will not be too late to plot against him after his most prized disciple gets into trouble."
Kong Qing knew her master's temperament; he didn't like people prying into his past, so she didn't ask any further questions.
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