Su Ruojin remembered that last time, her great-uncle alone watched for four days. With so many people, it would take forever to see the whole thing.
Zhao Jingning explained, "Not everyone can see a Taoist priest; it depends on fate."
"Oh, so how does the Taoist priest choose his destined partner?"
With so many people, you can't just randomly pick anyone. If everyone is kneeling and begging, how can you convince the masses?
Zhao Jingning gave an answer that left Su Ruojin speechless.
Judging by facial features!
"The Taoist priest is proficient in the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, divination, and physiognomy. He selects people based on their facial features and only treats the illnesses of kind-hearted people."
The abbot of the Taoist temple was an expert in physiognomy. He was flawless; he used facial features to select virtuous people for treatment, and no one could find fault with him.
Uh, this method of selection is indeed very Taoist.
But whether the person chosen was a virtuous person or a powerful one, only the Taoist priest himself knows.
“Cousin Ning, have someone check the proportion of high-ranking officials and ordinary people that Master Tianyi has treated throughout history.”
The medicine her great-uncle had taken last time made Su Ruojin feel that this Daoist priest was not simple.
Zhao Jingning didn't know what use Su Ruojin was for investigating this, but she nodded and said, "Okay."
It's not difficult to find this out. The temple has treatment records, so it's not a secret. With money, why would we be afraid of not being able to find it?
The two continued walking and arrived at a very secluded place in the Taoist temple.
There are some houses here, but they are obviously uninhabited and look rather desolate.
Just as Su Ruojin was about to go closer to take a look, a large rat suddenly scurried past, startling Zhao Jingning into a scream.
"Jin-meimei, let's go. I... I'm afraid of mice." Zhao Jingning stepped forward and held Su Ruojin tightly, her voice trembling slightly.
If you were to ask her what she fears most, mice would definitely be number one.
Su Ruojin gently patted her hand, "Wait here for me, I'll go in and take a look."
“But…” Zhao Jingning was a little worried. She really didn’t dare to go into these rooms that looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in a long time, because there might be more rats inside.
"It's okay, I'll be out in a bit."
Su Ruojin casually pushed open the door of a room and went inside.
Inside were beds, tables, and stools, all covered in dust, indicating that they were indeed some unused, empty rooms.
She went to the second room, and it was the same.
The situation was similar in the third room. Su Ruojin glanced at the room as she was about to leave, then her gaze swept over the bed and she stopped.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Su Ruojin asked Yanluo with some confusion.
Su Ruojin turned around, intending to walk towards the bed, when a stern voice came from outside, "Who goes there! How dare you trespass on my Tianning Temple!"
"Master, we are worshippers from the temple. We were just wandering around and ended up here by chance," Zhao Jingning quickly explained.
"A pilgrim?" The man approached, seemingly recognizing Zhao Jingning. "So it's Layman Zhao. Layman Zhao, this place is far too remote; it's not safe to stay any longer. Please leave quickly."
Upon hearing the noise, Su Ruojin and Yan Luo quickly left the house and came to Zhao Jingning's side.
Four Taoist priests stood before her. One of them, a man in his thirties, looked flustered when he saw Su Ruojin come out of the house. "Who are you? Why are you barging into the house?"
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