Chapter 504: Friends' Advice, Doing Some Good Deeds
When passing by the manor on Lotus Peak, I couldn't help but stop and look at it from afar.
After just a short pause, he heard someone behind him call out, "What are you doing here, Immortal?"
When the Immortal Jin Ting looked back, he saw Qiong Niang standing not far from him, holding a bamboo basket filled with tender green osmanthus.
The Immortal Jin Ting bowed and said, "Fairy Qiong, I recently came to Shangfang Mountain to build a cave. When I passed by Lotus Peak, I saw the Holy Mother's manor and stopped to take a closer look."
Qiong Niang was very far away from him and had no intention of getting closer. Her attitude was quite different from their last meeting. Seeing him say this, she said, "Do as you please, Immortal. I'll be going back now."
Jin Ting Daxian was suspicious, so he walked towards her and asked, "But did I offend the fairy in an inappropriate way?"
As the Immortal Jin Ting approached her, Qiong Niang frowned slightly, as if trying hard not to retreat. Upon hearing his question, she sighed softly and said, "You didn't bump into me."
The Immortal Jin Ting paused, and seeing that she was unwilling to speak, he did not embarrass her. He sighed and said, "I will take my leave."
There seemed to be a lot of things in Qiong Niang's eyes that she wanted to say, but in the end she just said, "Let's go."
But before the Immortal Jin Ting could leave, the door of the manor opened, revealing a slender man. He gave Qiong Niang a flattering smile, then looked at the Immortal Jin Ting and said, "Miss, grandma knows that the Immortal has arrived, so please invite him in to talk."
Qiong Niang stopped and looked at the Immortal Jin Ting with a wandering gaze, revealing a sense of being too late. Then she withdrew her gaze inch by inch and said, "Immortal, please come in."
Qiong Niang carried the basket into the village and never spoke another word to the Immortal Jin Ting.
The slender captain Hua followed behind the two of them without saying much.
Qiong Niang and Jin Ting Daxian were not going the same way, so they left halfway.
Captain Hua then smiled and said, "Master, is it difficult to get close to this young lady?"
Jin Ting Daxian asked in doubt, "Why do you say that?"
Captain Hua laughed at himself and said, "The young lady is devoted to Taoism and has always been aloof. She looks down on people like us, so of course it's not easy to get close to her."
"But you are different, Great Immortal. Grandma really likes your heroic appearance. If you were to marry into my family, she might agree."
Jin Ting Daxian shook his head and said, "You are talking nonsense like this, aren't you afraid that the Holy Mother will pull out your tongue?"
Captain Hua carefully examined the Immortal Jin Ting and was shocked by his calmness. He quickly patted his mouth and said, "Look at my mouth, Immortal, don't take it to heart."
The Immortal Jin Ting only scolded, "Lead the way."
Captain Hua didn't dare to speculate anymore, and soon brought Jin Ting Daxian to the yard.
I saw the Virgin Mary worshipping Buddha in the yard, muttering something and her beads spinning non-stop.
Captain Lang, who was serving on the side, said softly, "Grandma, the immortal is here."
The old lady put away her Buddhist beads and said with a smile, "Come, sit down."
The Immortal Jinting sat beside her and listened to the old lady say, "I heard from the servants that you were outside the manor, so I asked you to come in and have a seat. Is your injury feeling better?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "King Tongfu's miraculous healing power has restored the body to health."
The old lady showed some satisfaction and said, "That's good. He is quite capable in treating illnesses. I would rather he treat more patients and save more lives than go through all this trouble."
Having said this, she felt helpless. Her children and grandchildren had grown up and had their own ideas. What could an old lady like her do?
However, the old lady could say this because she probably had never seen King Tongquan save people in person, otherwise she would never have said that she would rather he cure more diseases and save more people.
King Tongfu saved one person, but even if he killed ten people, he might not be able to fulfill the destiny.
The old lady told Jin Ting Daxian about her helplessness as a mother and that she only regarded him as her son's friend. She hoped that a friend could give them more advice and guidance, asking them to do more good deeds and less killing.
The Immortal Jin Ting also agreed to all of this, saying he would advise and help. But how to advise and help was another matter.
Near noon, Qiong Niang invited the old lady to have dinner, but the old lady was polite and wanted to keep Jin Ting Daxian for dinner.
Qiong Niang smiled and said, "Mother, you yourself are thinking about the hard times in the past and want to cook some osmanthus. Will Liu Daxian also eat some osmanthus?"
The Immortal Jin Ting also tactfully said goodbye, saying, "I have been fasting for a long time, so I won't disturb the old lady's leisure."
The old lady felt embarrassed and said, "Next time then."
Captain Hua sent the Immortal Jin Ting out. Qiong Niang looked at the Immortal Jin Ting's back, as if she was sending away an unwelcome plague god.
Jin Ting Daxian suspected that she could tell that she was parasitized by spider eggs, otherwise her attitude would not have changed so much.
But Qiong Niang refused to speak or chat, and Jin Ting Daxian had no way to pry open her mouth.
In the next few days, the Great Immortal Jin Ting traveled back and forth between Shangfang Mountain and Shenjing Palace.
The Shangfang Mountain Villa was completed very quickly, and the Five Gods all sent gifts - including King Tongze. Although he only sent a bag of gold beads as a perfunctory gift from the God Chang, it did show his attitude.
The status of Jin Ting Daxian rose rapidly, and every powerful god who met him had to call him the leader.
This also made the Water Department General extremely angry, and he was anxious to deal with the Immortal Jin Ting, but he was afraid of the orders of the Five Gods and could not find any opportunity. He could only let the anger burn in his heart, until his eyes turned red.
The Immortal Jin Ting wanted to offer sacrifices and refine magical instruments, and ordered the Water Department's rampant gods to chant incantations every day. It should be noted that at the level of the Water Department General, a single stroke of magic power was insignificant, but in the eyes of those rampant gods, a single stroke of magic power required the transfer of spiritual energy for a long time and the refinement of incense for a long time.
Incense is not easy to come by. Although they are affiliated with the Five Gods and rely on their incense, incense is obviously not available in unlimited quantities to them. Therefore, every ray of magic power is a hard work.
It was simply emptying one's own pocket to upgrade the judicial instruments. There was no reward, only orders.
The Immortal Jin Ting did not say anything himself, but ordered the General of the Water Department to do this, which immediately caused an uproar and everyone had complaints.
For many powerful gods, refining magic tools for forty-nine days means that their magic power will not make any progress within forty-nine days. Compared with other powerful gods in the sky, earth, wind and fire departments, they suffer a double loss.
Naturally, the Water Department General was unwilling to suffer this loss, so he secretly sold out the Immortal Jin Ting, making it difficult for the Immortal Jin Ting to gain popularity.
The Water Department General had secretly reported the matter to King Tonghui, but King Tonghui had already promised the Immortal Jin Ting, so how could he take back his promise? The matter was left unresolved.
But one cannot ignore the resentment of the God of Chaos. Although he is one's own slave and can be dealt with at will, if one appears to be unwise in employing people and deceived by a villain, then one would lose his dignity.
King Tonghui had to find something for Jinting Daxian to do. At this point in time, the balance was actually very difficult to break, but King Tonghui still had some ways. In short, he couldn't let him sit idle and had to do some work.
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