Xiao Chen and Zhi Yuan exchanged a quick glance. Zhi Yuan took a small step forward, shielding Xiao Chen behind him, and asked with a polite smile, "What can I do for you two?"
"There is indeed one thing."
Kui Kui took out a yellow talisman folded into a triangle from his pocket and asked, "Was this talisman made by the Taoist priest?"
Zhiyuan looked at the pretty girl in front of him, who was about the same age as him, and stiffly shook his head.
Kui Kui neither spoke nor moved, continuing to hand the talisman to Zhi Yuan.
Her eyes were gentle and clear, but Zhiyuan, feeling guilty, felt like he was being watched by a tiger.
As for why it was a tiger, and not some other ferocious beast, it's because Zhiyuan had heard a song about it.
The song goes like this: The woman down the mountain is a tiger, if you see her, you must stay away.
He sighed inwardly. Sure enough, women are not to be trifled with. How could he have been so stupid as to want to make money off women?
He nodded slightly and said, "I drew this talisman."
"Langyue, don't glare at me! Let me explain. I know it's wrong to sell talismans privately, but my intentions were good. Master wants to take over Shangqing Temple, that must cost a lot of money, right?"
"As my master's eldest disciple, it is only natural that I should share his burdens."
"Besides, this talisman is indeed effective; I've personally tested it and it works, so it's not a scam. It's also a good deed that accumulates merit, don't you think?"
Lang Yue, disregarding that he was practicing silent meditation, angrily rebuked, "Senior brother! You're confused!"
"Master has already promised Wuwei Zhenren that our Taoist temple will henceforth belong to Shangqing Temple. As for the slimming talisman, it almost killed more than ten people!"
"How is this possible!" Zhiyuan's mouth was slightly open, his face full of disbelief.
He was more shocked by the second piece of news than the first.
"Master Zhiyuan, did you create this talisman yourself?"
Zhiyuan was pulled back to his senses by Kui Kui's question and subconsciously replied, "No, I saw it in an old book."
"You just said you've personally tested it and found something..." Kui Kui had too many questions in his mind, but before he could ask them one by one, he was interrupted by Mu Xiaoqing's father who had run over.
Mu Xiaoqing's father knelt down in front of Kui Kui with a thud, clasped his hands together, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Master, I just received a call from the hospital. My daughter is out of danger! Thank you so much for saving her life!"
After saying this, he was about to kowtow to Kui Kui.
Kui Kui bent down and grabbed his arm, saying, "I have received your thanks. Go back and take care of your daughter."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Mu Xiaoqing's father raised his head and forced a smile, but the person he saw out of the corner of his eye made his smile freeze.
His expression gradually twisted into boundless rage. He pointed his index finger at Zhiyuan and said, "I recognize you. You're the one who sold me the slimming talisman!"
Mu Xiaoqing's father took a step forward and rushed towards Zhiyuan.
Zhiyuan inwardly cried out that he was wronged; he had sold slimming talismans before, but he had never sold one to this person.
He didn't know this person at all; wasn't this blatant extortion?
Could it be...?
A thought flashed through his mind: he wanted to protect Xiao Chen behind him, but it was too late.
Mu Xiaoqing's father swept past Zhiyuan, grabbed Xiaochen behind him, and pulled him out.
"Master, it's this little Taoist boy! He's the one who sold me the slimming talisman!"
Xiao Chen frowned, her round face scrunched up like a little bun, and said aggrievedly, "You pinched me too hard, let go, I don't know you."
Mao Junjie looked at Zhiyuan, then at Xiaochen, and felt like his brain wasn't working properly.
One person admitted to selling the talisman, but the other was accused.
However, the scene became even more chaotic when the victim's relatives arrived.
A group of adults surrounded a child with menacing expressions.
Everyone recognized the talisman seller as Xiao Chen.
Qingfengzi followed, never expecting that someone would actually cause trouble in his Taoist temple, and that this person was none other than his youngest disciple.
Xiao Chen looked to Qing Fengzi for help, then to Lang Yue and Zhi Yuan.
His eyelashes were a little damp, making it even harder for him to open his eyes, but he could still clearly see Zhiyuan look away.
Xiao Chen's eyes were filled with despair, but unfortunately, they were too small for anyone to see.
He didn't understand why everyone would point the finger at him when Zhiyuan was the one who sold the slimming talisman.
He couldn't understand why his senior brother, who had always treated him the best, was not saying a word at this moment.
He knew he had to keep it a secret for his senior brother, so why didn't his senior brother help him?
He is truly innocent!
With everyone pointing the finger at him, no one would believe he was innocent.
Xiao Chen was speechless and unable to defend himself.
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