Chapter 174 The Encounter of Two Time Travelers
Rhine led the pear vendor and the onlookers for a while, turned several corners, and indeed saw the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest in tattered clothes was lying by the wall, fanning himself with a broken fan and chewing a big, plump pear, looking like he was enjoying it very much.
"What great pears! You didn't want to give them to me at first, but now you've given them all to me! Hahahahaha."
The Taoist took another bite of the pear, looked up, and was suddenly shocked to see a large group of people walking towards him.
He had already run so far, how did these people find him? The person walking towards him was the pear vendor.
"Good fellow, it was you who cast an illusion and stole my pears!"
When the peddler saw the Taoist priest, he became furious and rushed towards him.
"Today, you must give me an explanation!"
The Taoist chuckled and gently fanned the fan in his hand.
The vendor felt top-heavy and his feet slipped. He lost his balance and fell forward, about to fall face down on the ground.
“Ahhhh!”
Just as his face was about to hit the ground, an invisible breeze lifted the vendor up and helped him steady himself.
Rhine walked up from behind the vendor and said to the Taoist priest, "You used magic to steal someone's pears. I saw injustice and I want you to give him an explanation today."
Since arriving in this land, Rhine has adapted to the local customs and speaks in an elegant manner!
"That breeze just now was very strange. Could it be that this child knows some magic? That would be a bit troublesome..."
The Taoist was surprised to see that the child seemed to have some skills.
"But I'm not afraid. There are many talented people in this world."
"How can a young boy who hasn't even grown all his hair turn the world upside down?"
The Taoist priest showed no fear, fanning himself against the wall, and said to Rhine in a leisurely tone, "Why? Boy, do you still think you are doing justice? On the contrary, I am punishing a miser and seeking justice for everyone."
The Taoist priest said in a threatening tone: "Child, I see that you are well-dressed and dressed in fine clothes. You must be the son of a wealthy family. I tell you, why do you have to stand up for a commoner? If you get yourself into trouble, it will be bad!"
Rhine refuted the Taoist's theory: "If someone gives you pears, it is a good deed; if someone does not give you pears, it is also their duty. This is not a reason for you to steal other people's pears."
The Taoist snorted, raised his fan, and pointed at the people behind Rhine: "It is said that justice lies in the hearts of the people, so naturally the side with more supporters is fair.
"Don't forget, everyone persuaded the miser to give me pears. When I invited everyone to eat pears, everyone was very happy!"
The Taoist priest stood up and said to the crowd:
"I shared the miser's pears with everyone. It quenched everyone's thirst in the hot summer. Isn't it a good thing? Don't you think so?"
Many people felt sorry for the pear vendor and remained silent.
But among the people who came to watch the fun, there were quite a few people who were curious and deliberately cheered along.
"Indeed, thank you for sharing the pears with us. Otherwise, a poor guy like me would never have the chance to taste such delicious pears in my life."
"That's right. The pear seller has been to the city dozens of times, and he's always been very stingy. He obviously has a cart of pears, but last time I asked him for one, he didn't give me a good look."
"He is a miser. If I can let him suffer a loss, it will teach him a lesson."
The pear vendor had a bad temper and was competing with other vendors for business, so he was not popular with people on weekdays. Now some neighbors saw that he had suffered a loss, while they got to eat the pears and got the advantage, and they were secretly happy and supported the Taoist who stole the pears.
When the pear vendor heard the people around him joining in the commotion, he became even more furious and pointed at everyone:
“It would have been fine if you didn’t know when you ate the pear.
"Now that I know that he was the one who stole my pears, I still support that Taoist priest and mock me. This is really too much, too much!"
Rhine looked around and saw that there were many people in the crowd who were taking advantage of others' misfortunes, people who were busy with troubles, and people who were greedy for small gains. Their faces were very hateful, and it was a picture of all kinds of people.
He thought again of the various evil deeds he had seen in his previous life, such as "eating a whole family". It was also the case of the majority bullying the minority. A group of people relied on their numbers to eat up one person. He could not help but sigh.
Rhine immediately came up with a plan.
He cupped his hands and said to the Taoist priest: "It is said that justice lies in the heart of man.
"Since many people are on your side, it seems that the pear vendor is at fault in this matter! "You have sacrificed one person to benefit the public, so this is not a bad deed, but a great act of righteousness!"
Aurora was shocked to hear Rhine say this.
Teacher, how could you accept the Taoist's twisted ideas? However, this thought was fleeting. Based on Aurora's understanding of Rhine, she guessed that the teacher must have other intentions!
The pear vendor saw that Rhine, who had been helping him, had suddenly turned against him and grabbed the child, crying:
"Didn't you say you would make the decision for me?"
Rhine scolded him pretentiously: "Look, there are more people supporting that Taoist priest than supporting you. Justice lies in the hearts of the people. Whichever side has more people is the side of justice."
"They ate my pears and took advantage of me, so they behaved like this." The vendor argued, then lamented, "Oh, it's because I'm so unpopular on weekdays, and today they see that I'm in trouble, so they're taking advantage of me."
The Taoist priest saw that the matter was settled and was about to leave, but he saw Rhine saying to everyone:
"You all know right from wrong. I have prepared several gifts to thank you."
Most of the people who came over to watch the fun were curious people or those who had just eaten the pears and were greedy for a bargain. Seeing that the silver-haired child was well-dressed and looked good, it was obvious that he came from a wealthy family and the gifts he gave must be considerable, so they all praised him.
Only the pear vendor squatted aside, feeling secretly sad.
Rhine flipped his hand, a cloud of mist burst out, and a stack of yellow talismans appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Seeing that the child really had some magical powers, everyone clapped their hands and praised him! "This is a talisman to ward off evil spirits and cure diseases. If someone in your family is sick, burn the talisman into ash water and let the patient drink it. The patient will be cured within a day.
"These talismans were made by a Taoist priest who spent a lot of effort, gathered all his magic power, prepared multiple processes, and spent several years to make them.
"Now, it's fate that we meet, and I'm giving it to you all for free!"
After saying that, Rhine threw the talisman into the air and towards the crowd watching.
Everyone saw that the young man really had some magic skills, and they knew that what he said was true. The talismans must be genuine. Even if they didn't use them at home, they could sell them to rich people. So they came forward and scrambled for the scattered talismans.
"Thank you for the gift, sir!"
"Since you have given me a treasure, I will accept it without hesitation!"
Everyone cheered, except the Taoist priest, whose eyes widened when he saw this scene.
He quickly reached into his pocket.
Sure enough, the bag was empty.
His treasured talisman disappeared!
The Taoist priest was not a real Taoist priest. He got a chance by chance and learned some magic from a master in the mountains. This time he disguised himself as a Taoist priest and came down the mountain to the city to sell the talismans that took him many years to draw to rich people and make some money. He saw a vendor selling pears on the road and went to ask for pears because he was thirsty.
Who knew that before the treasure could be sold, it was stolen by this child using some unknown means!
"Stop, stop! Don't grab it."
"Those talismans are mine!"
The Taoist priest waved his hands in panic to stop everyone.
When everyone saw how distressed the Taoist was, they knew that the talismans were definitely genuine, and they immediately scrambled for them even more vigorously.
A few people quickly retreated and stopped fighting, but more people picked up the talisman, quickly stuffed it into their pockets, and ran away.
Even if the Taoist priest has some skills, so what? Everyone is fighting for it, how can you still bother me alone?
"Give me back my stuff!"
The Taoist priest stepped forward and wanted to chase him, but he saw the crowd scattering in all directions, making it impossible to chase him.
Although he knew some magic, they were ultimately just little tricks that were not worthy of being displayed on the stage. He could not have the great magical powers of Rhine to move mountains and overturn rivers and seas. Faced with this situation, he could only sigh on the spot.
"Oh, my darlings, they are all gone!"
The Taoist priest was furious, and he grabbed Rhine by the collar and lifted the child up: "How dare you, young boy, steal my things!
"Do you know how many years and how many complicated processes I have gone through to give these spells their power?"
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Rhine smiled and said:
“Look, you are so happy when people are trying to snatch your things.
"You said that justice is in the heart, and you are righteous when you are generous to others. Why can't you be as generous as you were just now when everyone is fighting for your things?"
The pear vendor laughed out loud and felt extremely pleased when he saw the Taoist suffer a loss.
The Taoist priest was so angry that his teeth were itching. He knew he was in the wrong and couldn't argue. He was so angry that he didn't care about the consequences and grabbed Rhine's neck directly: "You little brat, I'm going to strangle you to death!"
The Taoist priest used all his strength to strangle Lai Rhine to death, but he felt as if he was pinching a piece of raw iron. Not only could he not pinch him, but his hands were hurting.
The Taoist priest took a closer look.
What he was holding in his hand was actually a cold stone statue, and Rhine had somehow freed himself and was standing aside, looking at him with a smile.
The fake Taoist priest turned around again and pounced on Rhine once again, but he didn't expect the silver-haired child to sigh softly and his body swelled.
In the blink of an eye, the Rhine turned into a golden dragon, bringing gusts of wind, flames shooting into the sky, and thunder roaring in broad daylight, which was very majestic.
When people far away saw this scene, they pointed to the sky in amazement and said that it was a god coming to the world.
“Ahhh, Master, spare me!”
The fake Taoist priest fell to the ground in fear, tears streaming down his face, knowing that he had offended some great man or god.
"Please spare me. I won't dare to do it again!" The Taoist knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Go away." Rhine's majestic and layered voice rang out in the air.
"Thank you, master. I'll get out of here right away. Right away." The Taoist priest was terrified and quickly stood up and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Rhine's voice sounded again behind him.
"Master, do you have any other advice?" The Taoist turned around in panic.
"You just stole a cart of pears, which are not worth much money. You shouldn't use the whole body spell to offset it." Rhine's magnificent voice sounded again, "Feel inside your cloth bag and pockets."
The Taoist priest checked and found that the talismans that were picked up by everyone just now were actually back. He counted the number and found that only three were missing.
“What a skill this is!”
The Taoist was amazed and quickly knelt down to thank him: "Thank you very much for your kindness."
After saying this, he left quickly as if he was running for his life.
Seeing the fake Taoist priest running away, Rhine transformed into a human form and looked at the surprised pear vendor.
"Young master actually has such abilities, he is truly extremely powerful. Could he be a god descended to earth?" The pear vendor was shocked.
Seeing the vendor's surprised look, Rhine just smiled.
Now, with his extraordinary ability and the Transfiguration spell he had mastered in the past, he could already transform everything in the world at will. If he wanted to, let alone create this little gust of wind and flames, even if he wanted to make purple air come from the east for 800 miles and make all the flowers in the world bloom, it would only take a thought.
Rhine took out three yellow talismans and handed them to the pear vendor: "I confiscated the three talismans from the Taoist priest as compensation for him stealing the cart of pears.
"I have just told you about the ability of this talisman to ward off evil and cure disease. If you sell them, you can make up for the loss of your cart of pears, and even have several times the profit."
The pear vendor nodded and bowed in haste to thank him:
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I never thought that a small businessman like me would meet someone like you."
The vendor thanked Rhine again and again, turned around and disappeared around the corner.
"Teacher, you made such a big noise just now, will it attract other people from this royal city?" Aurora said with a little concern.
Just now, Rhine created a golden light all over the sky. There were witnesses at least within a few miles! "Don't worry." Rhine said calmly.
At this moment, people in all parts of the city who had just seen the golden dragon ascending into the sky and the flames rising into the sky were stunned at the same time, and then they forgot what they had just seen and went back to doing what they were doing.
Only the fake Taoist priest and the pear vendor retained their complete memories. What they saw today will surely be unforgettable for the rest of their lives.
"But one person must have been attracted here."
Rhine smiled smugly and waited for the visitor.
Tick-tick.
The sky was overcast and raindrops fell, covering the world with a hazy veil.
"Does the scene just now seem familiar to you, Rhine?"
A clear and gentle female voice sounded behind Rhine.
In the misty drizzle, a black-haired girl walked slowly towards us.
She half-closed her eyes, with a sly smile on her face, and her waist-length hair fell down like a waterfall, swaying gently. The raindrops dispersed automatically when approaching her, and not a single drop fell on her.
The night is like a song.
The founder of the Witch Society! "Of course I'm familiar with it. The story that just happened is from "Planting Pears" in "Liao Zhai". When I read this story, I felt that the pear vendor was a little pitiful."
At this point, Rhine smiled again: "I never thought that today I would be able to personally participate in it and rewrite the predetermined ending."
After saying that, Lai Yin looked at Ye Ruge and said, "Is this the story of your experience in the East?"
"Yes." Ye Ruge nodded.
"Liao Zhai, Zi Bu Yu, In Search of the Supernatural..."
"Many years ago, I traveled to this continent and found that what happened here were all strange stories that I was familiar with in my previous life."
(End of this chapter)