Ning Yao clicked her tongue twice: "These charlatans are despicable, swindling and cheating people!"
Zhou Yan nodded: "It's really outrageous. They didn't even take a pulse or examine the patient before giving them that stuff to drink. Who knows if it will kill someone!"
Soon, several guests happily drank the yellow talisman water, took out their silver, and left.
Taoist priests don't charge cheap fees. No matter what the ailment is, they charge two taels of silver for a yellow talisman water, which the priest drinks and the problem is solved.
In just a short while, he earned more than ten taels of silver.
Because the fees are not cheap, many people who want to go forward don't have the money and can only watch from afar.
No one stepped forward, but the Taoist priest was not in a hurry. Instead, he began to draw talismans. After a while, he stopped and said to everyone, "This talisman can ward off evil spirits and protect the peace of the home."
"If there are business owners or scholars in the family, it is even more certain that their businesses will flourish and they will achieve great success!"
As soon as the Taoist priest said this, someone immediately asked, "Master, how much does this talisman cost?"
A glint of shrewdness flashed in the Taoist priest's eyes: "Not expensive, only five hundred coins!"
Five hundred coins is indeed not expensive, at least much cheaper than the yellow talisman water that I drank.
The money for a bowl of yellow talisman water can buy four talismans.
While some might not be able to afford two taels of silver, others could certainly afford five hundred coins.
In no time, all the talismans drawn by the Taoist priest were swept away.
Ning Yao counted the people who paid, and there were at least a dozen more, so the Taoist priest made several more taels of silver.
What's the difference between this and finding money on the street?
In this world, you can make more money by swindling and cheating!
Ning Yao pulled Yun Xiang and Nan Shan forward: "Let's go and meet him!"
Zhou Yan quickly reached out to stop him: "Brother Yun, what are you doing?"
Ning Yao said to him mysteriously, "I came to Licheng because of this Taoist priest. Strange things have been happening in my family recently, and ordinary reasons can't explain them. I heard that the Taoist priest has a solution."
Knowing this was a family secret, Zhou Yan lowered his voice and said, "Don't you think he's a fraud? Why are you still willing to be fooled by him?"
“Hey, Brother Zhou, you’re mistaken. The people who came to him before were all in poor health, suffering from intractable diseases. He’s just a Taoist priest who didn’t even use the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine, yet he dared to prescribe medicine. Of course, I don’t believe it. But look at his demeanor…”
Ning Yao pointed to the cinnabar, yellow talisman, and precious banner, and said, "Those evil spirits might be afraid of these. I'll give them a try no matter what. Just think of me as grasping at straws in desperation!"
Zhou Yan felt that something was wrong, but when it came to exorcising ghosts and evil spirits, it was really hard to say!
By the time he had figured it out, Ning Yao had already pulled Yun Xiang and Nan Shan over there.
The Taoist priest looked up at them and asked, "Where do you feel unwell? Tell me!"
Ning Yao pressed Yun Xiang and Nan Shan down on the stool, then stood up and answered the Taoist priest: "Taoist priest, it's like this, we don't treat illnesses, we have something else we need your help with."
The Taoist priest immediately understood and said, "You want an exorcism and home protection talisman, right?"
After saying that, he picked up his brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and prepared to start drawing on the yellow talisman.
Ning Yao hurriedly said, "Daoist Master, please wait!"
The Taoist priest grew impatient: "What else is there?"
Ning Yao said, "Daoist, why don't you listen to my case before making a decision? I just feel that those yellow talismans you used earlier might not be effective."
The Taoist priest glared at him and said, "You young master, you've not even used my yellow talisman, yet you know it's useless!"
Ning Yao continued to explain with a smile, "Daoist Master, there's no need to be angry. What I meant was that those yellow talismans you used before might not be enough to deal with my family's situation. It's just that my family's situation is really too troublesome!"
Hearing Ning Yao's words, the Taoist priest calmed down: "Tell me, what happened?"
Ning Yao then laid out a prepared explanation.
She combined the harm caused to the human body by the spirit stone with the strange phenomena of the spirit stone itself, and fabricated a story that many people in her family had inexplicably contracted serious illnesses.
"Master, we've consulted many doctors and even visited temples, but nothing has helped. We heard that you handled a property in Licheng back then, so we've come here seeking your help!"
As soon as Ning Yao said this, she stared intently at the Taoist priest, not missing a single unusual expression on his face.
Although Yun Xiangnanshan couldn't see, she was still tense, waiting for the Taoist's reaction.
However, the Taoist priest's reaction surprised them; he remained calm and his expression did not change at all.
Even after Ning Yao said those words, a smile appeared on his face, and his gaze towards Ning Yao became more amiable.
"Young master, you know quite a lot! That's right, we resolved the matter of that house back then. However, we never expected that the same thing would happen again after so many years. Young master, don't worry. Now that you've come to us, this humble Taoist will definitely not stand idly by!"
Ning Yao seized on his words: "Wasn't it the Taoist priest who resolved that matter back then?"
The Taoist priest laughed and said, "I don't have that kind of ability. That matter back then was done by my master, and now I need to ask my master to come out of seclusion again!"
"Where is the Taoist priest's master now? Should I personally go and invite him to come out of seclusion?"
Ning Yao's humble demeanor was very well done, which pleased the Taoist priest greatly.
He waved his hand: "No need, just leave your address, and my master will come to your door in three days to solve your problem!"
Ning Yao's mind stirred slightly, and then she said, "May I borrow your paper and pen?"
She wrote down the address of the manor on a piece of paper and handed it to the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest was greatly surprised: "Is it that manor outside the city?"
Ning Yao nodded: "Exactly!"
The manor was already conspicuous, and by writing down the address, she meant that she had no intention of hiding it.
The Taoist priest said, his tone ambiguous, "I heard that the manor has changed hands, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach it easily..."
Ning Yao smiled faintly: "It was really for the safety of my family that I did some tampering."
"But no one lived in this manor before, so you..."
"Master, you may not know this, but we have only recently moved here. Moreover, I suspect that the previous owner sold the manor and sought other opportunities because of those things."
"We didn't know either. After we bought it and moved in, we realized the suffering involved!"
Ning Yao looked pained and had been tricked, which convinced the Taoist priest that she was completely fooled.
"Alright, then you can go home and wait. I will inform my master as soon as possible."
Ning Yao exclaimed with delight, "Then thank you very much, Daoist Master!"
After saying that, he picked up a silver ingot and put it down: "This is a deposit. There will be a generous reward after the matter is completed!"
The Taoist priest accepted the silver with a nonchalant expression: "It's nothing, it's only right!"
Ning Yao led Yun Xiang and Nan Shan back into the crowd, and then went back to eat with Zhou Yan.
On the way, she brought it up herself: "This man is not the Taoist priest from back then. When I mentioned my family's affairs, he actually said that his master had to come out of the mountain. I don't know if he is just trying to fool me again!"
Zhou Yan asked in surprise, "No?"
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