Chapter 16 Confidante

016 Confidante

Lin Zhen found it difficult to talk about what he had encountered. It was not until shortly after entering the Taoist temple that he told the truth after Gao Yuan reminded him several times.

He has a confidante who recently got into some trouble. It wasn't because she was possessed by evil spirits or met a ghost, but simply because her whole person changed.

This change did not attract Lin Zhen's attention in the early stage, but as he encountered it more and more times, he felt fear from the bottom of his heart.

In Lin Zhen's own words, how could a young lady who was originally reserved and well-behaved suddenly become so wanton? She had never seen that kind of resentful look that made him feel uneasy before.

He must be possessed by a demon!

You are too good at talking nonsense.

Listening to Lin Zhen's babble, Xiang Jiannan broke out in a cold sweat. He thought this county magistrate was really interesting. The woman looked at him with resentful eyes. This matter had nothing to do with monsters. As a county magistrate, didn't you understand the subtext behind that look?

Still not a man.

Considering that young lady's confidante, County Magistrate Lin, you have come to the wrong place. Although I, Xiang Jiannan, have only had a few romances up to now, I also know how to deal with it. Among the famous doctors in the county, let's find the most professional one to take a look first.

We are Ping An Temple, not a big pharmacy.

This saves me a lot of trouble. When I came in before, I was thinking about how to refuse the master. Now it seems that those prepared lines are useless.

Looking at the master's embarrassed look, as if he was not willing to listen to anything inappropriate, this old Taoist definitely thought the same as he did.

Speaking of which, the business of our Ping An Temple should not be too complicated. Who is spreading these rumors? Isn't it misleading?

"I wonder where the confidante the county magistrate mentioned is now?"

There was definitely more to it than Xiang Jiannan thought. Gao Yuan's tone of voice always made him feel that the old Taoist priest felt the same way. Could it be that the master had also used such a pretext before? From memory analysis, it was impossible.

It happened before I became a Taoist priest? That's possible.

Long illness makes one a doctor.

Maybe this old Taoist really has a solution.

"In town. I brought her here this morning. Now I am settling her in Chen's house because I am worried that it will be inconvenient for the Taoist priest to travel."

Apologizing for his decision, Lin Zhen thought for a moment and added, "Due to my status, I have not told too many people about this matter. Although there are temples in the county and many sorcerers in the city, I am always afraid of too many people talking. In addition, there will be an imperial envoy coming to inspect in a few days, which will cause many inconveniences, so I have been delaying it."

You are afraid of wasting money.

Hearing the sincerity of Lin Zhen's words, Xiang Jiannan was just daydreaming in his heart.

There is no temple in Ping'an Town, and the closest one is in the county town. Apart from factors such as population and area, the most important point is that this place is very poor. Although there are wealthy families, they are not yet at the point where Buddhists can open branches here.

Nothing happens here all year round, and only a few things happened in the few months after I traveled through time. In the Zhou Dynasty, Buddhists pay the most attention to pomp and circumstance when traveling. If they are asked to come forward to solve some problems, they must first have a large amount of silver as a backing.

Every time they go out to do something, at least six people are involved, which can consume many years' income of an average family. These expenses may not be a problem for Lin Zhen, but if there are cheaper or free places to go, normal people will definitely choose the latter first.

Give it a try. What if it works? Unless it’s absolutely necessary, no one would want to go against the money in their hands.

As for those quacks in the county, their prices are cheap, but the effects may not be very good when used.

There are all kinds of half-baked people who eat and drink for free mixed in among them. Considering Lin Zhen's identity, he will definitely not choose them as a second choice.

Unless someone kills the pig demon like Ping'an Temple did, I won't consider it.

You said you were afraid of too many people, but you didn't consider this when you brought people here and put them in Chen's house? Those people in Ping'an Town who like to gossip are no less capable of finding out information than those in the county.

Her ability to exaggerate descriptions is even more terrifying than the aunties in the previous world, with an unspeakable malice in her simplicity.

"Well, I'm afraid I have to go to the Chen Mansion."

Gao Yuan fully understood Lin Zhen's concerns and was very happy at this time.

After receiving the reward money, he became much calmer. Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, he decided to accompany Lin Zhen to the Chen Mansion after finishing his words.

Let those pilgrims who come to join in the fun be as they please. When it comes to making choices, Gao Yuan is still more discerning. There are signs in the yard with the prices written on them, so even if he leaves for a while, he won't necessarily suffer any loss.

"Wait outside the temple for a while. I'll be there as soon as I'm done packing."

"Thank you so much, Taoist Priest."

After Lin Zhen and others went out and hid the silver, Gao Yu'an took the whisk and quickly went out to meet Xiang Jiannan. The group went straight to the Chen family in a mighty manner, and did not mention anything about what they were about to do along the way.

There are many inconveniences, but everyone knows it. With so many onlookers, it is even more lively than in a county town.

"Junior Chen Jingxuan greets the county magistrate, Taoist priest, and Mayor Pei."

Arriving at the gate of Chen's house, Xiang Jiannan saw from afar Chen Jingxuan and his group waiting eagerly. Although there was no such thing as writing in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chen Jingxuan's attitude was always very proper.

Pei Dafa had already instructed two days ago that the county magistrate needed to do something at his house when he came this time. Whether it could be done or not was not the case for the time being, but it had to be kept absolutely confidential. He reminded him several times when he sent someone to come in the morning, and near noon, the messenger came several more times in succession.

They could just announce to the outside world that the county magistrate came to appease the people. After all, among all the people in Ping'an Town who had encountered accidents during this period, their Chen family had caused the most trouble.

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Kill two birds with one stone.

"Jingxuan, we meet again."

Lin Zhen smiled and signaled Chen Jingxuan not to be so polite.

Scholars appreciate other scholars. He was already very familiar with Chen Jingxuan. Although their relationship was not to the point of being friends, today was different from the past.

A very talented guy, just a bit unlucky.

"My father is in the backyard, please come in, sir."

Chen Jingxuan was extremely happy with Lin Zhen's words and immediately invited everyone into the house.

He was not pedantic, he just hadn't met the right person. County Magistrate Lin called him personally in front of so many people, which made Chen Jingxuan feel proud.

"Just in front, please, sir."

Leading Lin Zhen and the other four to a secluded place in the backyard, Chen Jingxuan turned around and spoke to everyone again.

All other idle people were left in the front yard, and the county magistrate's confidante lived in the house in front.

"good."

Lin Zhen was very satisfied with the Chen family's arrangements and couldn't help nodding repeatedly. Things were going very smoothly and the rest depended on the two Taoist priests.

"Father, County Magistrate Lin is here."

After arriving at the door and knocking a few times, Chen Jingxuan called softly from outside the house.

Logically speaking, my father should have avoided suspicion, but when he heard that County Magistrate Lin was about to come, he insisted on coming to inform his confidante first. He has not come out since then. A maid came back to say that the old man and his confidante were chatting very happily.

"County Magistrate Lin, you are finally here!"

As the door moved a few times, Old Man Chen ran out of the room with an angry look on his face. He wanted to get angry but didn't dare to. His clothes were all messed up:

"I'm already so old, how can this be allowed!"

As he spoke, he walked towards the crowd with great embarrassment, swinging his sleeves loudly. As he opened the door, a woman with a flushed face followed him out.

This? Xiang Jiannan was dazed and unable to blink because of the half-wiped XX. Like everyone else present, he was a little dazed. His lips were dry and there were only three words in his mind.

Fox spirit!

(This chapter was blocked when I first posted it, so I revised it several times... embarrassing)

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