Tanyang Temple is located in the southwest of Taicang City. It is a Taoist temple built by Wang Shizhen as an immortal master.

Wang, the leader of the contemporary highest aesthetics, naturally has extraordinary and unconventional moves. This Taoist temple with white walls, black tiles, and flying eaves is actually located on an island in the middle of a lake. To get to the island, you must first knock on the cloud board at the ferry. If you are lucky, the Taoist children in the temple can row a boat to ferry you to the island.

On the lake, lotus flowers reach the sky and white lotuses sway. Boats with wind chimes hanging on them ply across the water, spreading strings of melodious bell sounds. This fairy-like experience of visiting the door alone is enough to cleanse one's worldly thoughts and unconsciously restrain those worldly thoughts.

When we got to the island, we saw thousands of bamboos on the island, and a valley of mist and gloom. Outside the mountain gate, there were exotic flowers, and fragrant herbs beside the stone path. There were red-crowned white-feathered cranes and sika deer strolling leisurely, and there were also Taoist children tending to the medicinal fields. It was a scene of a fairy cave.

Because Wang Shizhen and Wang Xijue had abandoned their wives and children and lived in the temple for a long time, listening to the teachings of the immortal master and serving him day and night, they did not need to report to the temple and took Zhao Hao directly into the temple. Then they asked the little Taoist boy to invite the immortal master to see the guests, and they went back to their residence, tied up their Taoist buns, changed into Taoist robes and straw sandals, and each of them held a whisk in their hands in a serious manner.

Seeing the demeanor of the leader of the literary world and Hanlin scholar, who would dare to doubt the value of Tan Yangzi, the immortal master on earth?

Zhao Hao thought that he was indeed a literary master and a contemporary top star. If you want to know who has the best packaging technology, you can go to Taicang to find Er Wang. As long as the background is well done, the big water radish can also be sold as a thousand-year-old ginseng.

However, when he followed the two people into the Danbo Palace, he was frightened by the real owner again.

My goodness! I saw a young female Taoist priest in feathered robe, sitting one foot in the air under the plaque that read "Juezhen Yufen", with a white lotus floating in her hands.

In addition, she was surrounded by smoke and there was a colorful glow behind her. No wonder everyone bowed down to her. Isn't this amazing? !

Zhao Hao almost laughed out loud. Oh my goodness, I met someone in the same field. This was very similar to the trick that his father played when he first arrived in Kunshan to help him calm down those gentry.

The two kings were already accustomed to such miraculous sights, and they simply bowed respectfully to their master.

This was the first time Wang Shimao had seen such a scene. He bowed his head involuntarily, but was stopped by Zhao Hao.

"Don't forget who you are." Mr. Zhao's voice was still gentle, but with a hint of irresistible majesty, which was enough to refresh the mind.

"Yes..." Wang Shimao suddenly remembered that he was the director of Jiangnan Group! He couldn't kneel even if he saw a god.

However, Master Zhao did not do anything to embarrass his host, and he bowed to Tan Yangzi very politely.

After Tan Yangzi smiled and looked for seats, Wang Shizhen brought two cushions to Zhao Hao and Wang Shimao and asked them to sit cross-legged in the hall.

After Wang Xijue introduced Zhao Hao's purpose of visit to Tan Yangzi, Tan Yangzi smiled and put down the lotus. He then conjured up a few white porcelain cups out of thin air, performed a trick of getting water out of empty cups, and asked Wang Xijue to serve tea to the two guests on a tray.

Wang Shimao was stunned. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. He whispered to Zhao Hao, "This immortal water tastes really good. The immortal master is truly a god."

Zhao Hao really wanted to ask Tan Yangzi, "Can you bring a snake out of an empty basin?" However, he had to respect his status and held back.

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For the next hour, the two sides had an in-depth and enjoyable exchange.

It has to be admitted that Tan Yangzi's image is very charming and his voice is very ethereal. Although the theories he talks about are not profound, they are very touching. Especially those who are trapped in fame, bound by profit, tired of officialdom, and constrained by dogma can get a great deal of relief from it.

Simply put, Tan Yangzi's theory can be summed up in four words: "tranquility and desirelessness." She said that most of the pain in life comes from desire, and as desire is eliminated, pain will naturally disappear. From the secular world full of real troubles, withdraw into your own spiritual world, treat all love, hate and troubles as external conditions, "don't worry about the spiritual platform, it will come naturally in five years."

This means that as long as one practices her "method of tranquility" seriously, one can successfully build a foundation in five years.

This again caused Wang Shimao to be amazed. If he could become a cultivator in just five years, then what was there to hesitate about? Just join, become a disciple, and become a god!

During the period, Tan Yangzi also showed off her "magic talisman showing words" skill, spraying water on the yellow talisman paper without words, and a talisman suddenly appeared. She made two on the spot and gave them to the two guests, saying that sticking them in the study can clear the mind and concentrate the spirit, and prevent external evil from invading.

Wang Shimao was completely fooled now. If Zhao Hao hadn't been beside him, he would have bowed down and begged the master to accept him as his disciple.

"Are you convinced now?" Wang Shizhen whispered to Zhao Hao, "I was skeptical about Master at first, but after seeing her perform such miracles as 'passing paper in the air', 'the man in black delivering things', and 'the old woman in brown transferring things', I finally believe that Master has extraordinary magical powers."

"Great." Zhao Hao gave a thumbs up.

"How about becoming my disciple?" Wang Xijue invited again.

"Well..." Zhao Hao pretended to be silent for a moment, then said, "I want to talk to the Immortal Master alone and ask him some personal questions. How about that?"

"Why? Is there not enough quota?" Wang Xijue whispered, "It's because you have so many wives and children..."

"Hehe..." Zhao Hao smiled awkwardly without commenting.

Tan Yangzi also smiled in understanding, and waved his hand to signal his disciples and Taoist children to leave. Wang Shimao also tactfully left.

In Danbo Palace, only Zhao Hao and Tan Yangzi were left.

"If you have any questions, donate Zhao, please feel free to ask." Tan Yangzi was still hanging one foot high, without any change.

"Nothing else, I'm just curious." Zhao Hao pointed at the whisk on her knees and said with a smile: "Master, can you lend me your whisk?"

The long tail of the pheasant fell to the ground like a waterfall, which was very beautiful. However, Tan Yangzi's expression changed and he said stiffly, "No."

Perhaps she felt that her reaction was too great, so she explained, "This is my life-long magic weapon, no one can touch it."

"Haha, Master, don't you know that humans have a bad nature, that the more others forbid them to touch something, the more they want to try it?" Zhao Hao supported himself on his knees and slowly stood up.

Tan Yangzi said angrily, "Don't be rude. Aren't you afraid that I will strike you with thunder?"

Seeing Zhao Hao about to step forward, she pointed at him, and then there was a loud thunder explosion in the hall, which really scared him.

"This is just a warning. If you don't back off, you won't get away with it so easily!" Tan Yangzi said majestically.

However, the thunder stirred up a hornet's nest. A figure suddenly blocked Zhao Hao's way, and the guards who were waiting outside the hall also rushed in quickly.

Wang Shizhen, Wang Xijue and others wanted to follow in to see what was going on, but were blocked outside the palace gate by Zhao Hao's guards...

"Do you think having more people will help?" Looking at the dozens of fully armed fierce men who rushed in in a blink of an eye, Tan Yangzi sneered and said, "In front of me, no matter how many people there are, they are just a group of ants. I am the master of eight hundred earthly immortals, hahahaha..."

But this laughter sounded a little bit fierce but weak.

"I hope you can still laugh after I finish this cigarette." Zhao Hao, who was blocked by that guy and a group of guards, was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. He reached out to take the cigarette handed over by Cai Ming, lit it and took a puff, and made a gesture to start the search.

The special investigators began to conduct a carpet search of the hall. The top priority of the search was naturally Tan Yangzi herself, and because she was the eldest niece of the young master, someone specially assigned her a few strong female investigators.

"Don't take advantage of me because I don't have enough magic power now. In a few days, I will ascend to heaven in broad daylight and turn all of you into dust!" Looking at the fierce women approaching step by step, Tan Yangzi threatened while suppressing his fear.

"Forget about it, girl," the man sighed, "All security personnel have gone through a strict political review, and not believing in supernatural powers is the minimum requirement."

Before he could finish his words, two female investigators were seen picking up Tan Yangzi from the left and right like a chicken.

Without the cover of her wide gown, a square wooden chair appeared in front of everyone. The support between the chair and the ground was not directly below it, but at the left corner, just blocked by the tail of the whisk.

After Tan Yangzi sat down, he covered the seat with his wide robe and used a whisk to block the pillars, making him look like he was floating in the air. Although this trick was simple, it had a great visual effect. Four hundred years later, the three brothers still used it to show off their magic power. Little did they know that this was all left over from the little girl's play.

Tan Yangzi's wide Taoist robes hide more than just these secrets. I didn't expect that she was so thin and had a good figure... Delete this sentence and change it to "She also hides various magic props in her Taoist robes."

For example, the long bamboo stick tied to her right wrist, with the lotus flower inserted into it, was held on her hand. She pretended to move her hands up and down, making it look like the lotus flower was floating on her hand.

There are also two white porcelain cups, which are props for her performance of taking water from the air. In fact, it is also a simple trick. She uses wide sleeves to block the viewer's line of sight and replaces the empty cups with cups filled with water.

As for the writing by spraying water, the words were written in advance with alum water on yellow talisman paper, and the words would naturally appear when sprayed with water.

She was afraid of being exposed, so she placed a circle of incense burners in front of her to create a smoky effect to distract the viewer's sight. In addition, she was skilled in her skills, had a strong psychological quality, and had an endless stream of tricks, so she never let anyone off the hook.

Besides, how could a magician not have an assistant? Behind the screen beside her was a maid she had grown up with. The thunder just now was made by the maid shaking a thin piece of copper...

After all of Tan Yangzi's cow gallstones and horse treasures were made, Zhao Hao threw the cigarette butt into the glass of water she gave him and said, "Child, you haven't been studying Buddhism since you were a child, but you have been studying magic tricks since you were a child, right?"

Tan Yangzi blushed and cried, "Wow, there are so many of you, bullying a girl like me..."

"Stop crying. If you continue crying, I'll call your dad in!" Teacher Zhao resorted to the method of inviting parents.

Don't tell me, it really works. Tan Yangzi stopped crying immediately...

p.s. Sorry, I still have to write a chapter tonight. Something really big happened at home, so please bear with me recently.