Sword from the Immortal Mountain

Chapter 35: Your God is wrong
"I heard from a villager that there was a scholar who could write talismans to ward off evil spirits, so I came here to see what it was. Is it you?"

The Taoist priest with a greasy face stared at Chen Jin, looked him up and down, and sneered, "How dare you, a weak scholar, speak nonsense here and confuse the public?"

Although Chen Abu was afraid, he still mustered up his courage, stood in front of Chen Jin, and said, "The visit to the Immortal Master has nothing to do with my nephew. I was just talking nonsense outside, so don't take it seriously."

He felt quite regretful in his heart. If he had not spoken too much, he would not have brought so much trouble to Chen Jin.

His original intention was to make Chen Jin famous in the village.

This is because for scholars, building up a reputation is a way to advance one's career. As long as one is famous, one can be recommended and get a lot of help in the examination.

But who could have imagined that Chen Jin would say something like "Peach charms are rotten wood"?
What’s even worse is that the Taoist priest at Yunshan Temple heard it.

Chen Abu was so worried that he didn't realize that Chen Jin said this on purpose.

Chen Jin had already noticed the Taoist's arrival, but he didn't care.

It is laughable that a mere bastard who makes money from the people by selling fake peach charms dares to call himself "the immortal master of the immortal sect".

Since we met, we might as well do it.

Seeing Chen Abu dare to stand up to defend Chen Jin and speak for him, the Taoist's face darkened and he directly scolded him: "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here?"

Chen Abu's old face turned red, but he never moved away.

As a low-class farmer, I have suffered humiliation, beatings and scolding many times and have long been accustomed to it.

No matter what happens today, I will not let the other party hurt Chen Jin.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind and gently pulled him aside. Chen Jin stepped forward and said, "Uncle, please make way. I'm the one looking for you."

Chen Abu's heart skipped a beat: A Jin's hands are so strong...

Chen Jin faced the Taoist priest, raised the peach charm in his hand, and said calmly: "I said this is a useless piece of rotten wood, is that wrong?"

When the Taoist priest met those clear eyes, he felt as if he was seen through. He felt inexplicably weak in his heart and shouted, "This is a magic talisman that has been blessed by the immortals. You don't know the value of it, so don't make up rumors and slander me. If you continue to say nonsense, I will ask the immortals to come and punish you."

Chen Jin laughed: "Then please come in. I just want to see what the immortal family looks like."

"you!"

The Taoist was very angry. He thought that if he brought people here to call the enemy to task, the enemy would be scared to death and kneel down to beg for mercy.

I never expected to meet such a stupid guy who was not afraid at all.

Upon seeing this scene, the little girl Chen Min's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood what Chen Jin said: Those who are upright and intelligent have masculine thoughts and are not afraid of being harmed by ghosts and gods.

This is what it looked like.

"You two, please don't be impulsive."

At this time, Chen Liang ran over and said, "Master Chu, this good friend of mine is an upright scholar with a straightforward character and does not hesitate to speak. If I have offended him, please forgive me, as you are so generous."

Then he came to Chen Jin and whispered, "Ah Jin, don't contradict the Taoist priest anymore. Although you always say 'a gentleman should not talk about strange things', this matter is just to pray for good luck, auspiciousness and peace during the New Year. Why do you have to take it so seriously?"

Chen Jin smiled: "You know me, I always work seriously."

Chen Liang sighed and patted his shoulder to comfort him. He turned to Taoist Master Chu and said, "Master Chu, today's incident was an unintentional mistake. It was all a misunderstanding. Why don't you give me some face and let it go? It's lunch time now. My family has prepared wine and food. Please do me a favor and have a drink."

Taoist Master Chu flicked his whisk and said with a cold face: "Well, since Mr. Chen pleads for you, I will not bother to argue with a poor man like you. But you must remember, words can cause trouble, so don't gossip in the future. Otherwise, you will be blamed by the immortals. Don't say I didn't warn you." He turned around and left with the two boys.

Watching them leave, Chen Liang wiped his sweat with his hand and complained, "Ah Jin, you are such a fool. You said the talisman was a piece of rotten wood. How can you say such disrespectful words casually? And the Taoist priest heard it. If the immortals really punish you, it will be terrible."

At this point, he paused and continued to persuade: "How about this, you also come to my house for dinner, find a chance to apologize to the Taoist priest, say a few good words, and it will be over."

Chen Jin's eyes flashed: "Okay. I've wanted to visit your house for a long time."

Seeing that he listened to the advice, Chen Liang was overjoyed: "Let's go, let's go now, don't keep the Taoist priest waiting."

After they left, the villagers who had been watching the excitement outside the courtyard came in one after another, talking about it in a flurry of voices:

"Abu, your nephew almost got into big trouble today."

"That's right. Fortunately, Chen Liang came forward to intercede."

“But having said that, I still admire Chen Shuchi. Facing the Taoist priest from the Immortal Sect, he remained calm and was not afraid at all.”

"How dare he live alone on the hillside if he's not brave enough? In my opinion, he must have read too much and become stupid. He dares to say anything..."

Chen Abu felt annoyed when he heard this: "Okay, let's all go."

Drive everyone away and close the gate.

Chen Li said worriedly, "Boss, do you think A-Jin will be okay?"

Chen Abu sighed: "This is all my fault... In short, let's not cause trouble for Jin anymore when we are outside."

Chen Min suddenly said, "Brother is a smart and upright person. He will be fine."

Chen Abu reached out and touched his daughter's head, remaining silent.

……

The village head Chen Jiande's house is quite large with many courtyards.

The lunch was held in the main hall. Taoist Chu sat in the seat of honor. Chen Jiande was accompanying his eldest son Chen Guang. When he saw Chen Liang and Chen Jin coming over, his face changed slightly. He quickly walked over and pulled his youngest son aside: "Why did you bring him here?"

Chen Liang smiled bitterly and said, "A Jin has offended the Taoist priest, I can't just ignore it. I want to find an opportunity to let A Jin apologize to the Taoist priest."

Chen Jiande snorted, "You are the one who likes to meddle in other people's business. What our family has encountered recently is already annoying enough. If you make the Taoist priest unhappy again, it will be a disaster."

Chen Liang said hurriedly: "No, I have already told Ah Jin about it."

"That's better... Let's start the feast. The Taoist priest is already impatient to wait."

As he spoke, he began to instruct the servants to start serving the dishes from the kitchen.

Chen Jin arrived at the hall and looked up. He saw a tall altar placed against the main wall. On the altar stood a red shrine with exquisite workmanship. Inside the shrine was a statue of a god with a strange shape. Its fat body was crouching there, and its raised head was a human head with facial features, but no hair. Its head was full of pimples, making it look quite ugly and a bit ferocious.

After just one glance, Chen Jin said, "This toad family god is wrong."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked and their faces changed.

(End of this chapter)