How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 9 Incense
The four parents outside the door felt mixed emotions when they saw this scene.

It's so touching that he even destroyed his own reputation in order to persuade his child to give up.

Several people looked at each other. Although no one spoke, they could see the same idea in each other's eyes: this teacher is not a liar.

"Teacher, we misunderstood you. Please be magnanimous and don't bother with us." After Zhou's father understood the situation, he stood up and apologized.

"Teacher, I'm sorry."

"We've made up our minds and will let the children learn from you."

Four parents walked into the office one after another. The ferocious expressions on their faces had long disappeared, replaced by complete sincerity.

However, at this time, Zhang Wen had no time to care about these mundane affairs.

He looked at the portrait of his great-grandfather in confusion. The three incense sticks had burned out. Not only was there no movement in the Wenqu Tower, but even his great-grandfather in the tower did not react at all.

This unscientific!

Could it be that the incense that great-grandfather needs is not this kind of thin-stemmed standing incense?

Or maybe it's the wrong brand?

Zhang Wen suddenly bowed.

"This junior is confused. Could you please explain?"

How about trying some Chinese medicine?
"..."

The four parents who were waiting for forgiveness were all frozen in place for a moment when they saw the famous teacher's actions.

Everyone looked at the portrait of Wenquxingjun and felt extremely depressed.

Asking the gods for answers, isn't that the same as rejecting them outright?

Not as fair as flipping a coin.

Sun Meng's mood fell to the bottom.

Zhou Lingyi's face was also filled with frustration and regret.

She looked at the teacher, then at the portrait, and suddenly her eyes turned and a plan came to her mind.

She quickly walked to the altar, lit three incense sticks with a lighter, and then knelt on the ground with a plop. She raised the incense sticks high above her head and said respectfully, "Hello, Grandmaster. I, Zhou Lingyi, sincerely wish to learn from Teacher Zhang. I hope you can say a few good words for me and let me stay."

After saying "bang bang bang", it means knocking.

Zhang Wen frowned when he saw it.

My great-grandfather, why are you kneeling?
Hello?

Quite polite.

"Ding, incense +1."

"Incense +1."

"Incense +1."

Ok?
Zhang Wen's whole body trembled, and the scene inside the Wenqu Tower suddenly appeared in his mind.

I saw a thin beam of light appear above my great-grandfather's head, like a candle flame, followed by a second and third beam.

This……

Is this incense?
The fierce girl knelt down three times and added three more incense sticks.

One worship, one incense.

Zhang Wen's eyes lit up and his heart was filled with surprise.

It seems that the incense and offerings that great-grandfather needs must be provided by others.

That’s right, if the incense offered by descendants counts, then doesn’t it mean that every family is blessed by gods and ancestors?

Just as Zhang Wen was about to leave Wenqu Tower, he suddenly heard a "bang" and a ruler appeared on the ground, rolling right in front of him.

He looked up at the statue of his great-grandfather, and his left hand, which had been holding the ruler, had loosened its grip at some point.

"???"

Although Zhang Wen didn't understand, he was shocked.

Why does the master still drop equipment on himself?

Could it be that he was very happy after receiving the incense, so he threw the ruler to him as a reward?

"Grandpa, there's no need to be like this. Although I don't have much ability, I know that filial piety is the most important virtue. This is what I should do."

As Zhang Wen spoke, he picked up the ruler on the ground and prepared to put it back into the ancestor's hands.

But as soon as the ruler was picked up, a line of words appeared on it:

"Discipline Ruler, Function: Kill evil spirits and monsters."

Is this... a magic weapon?
Zhang Wen was surprised and immediately thought of the negative personality derivatives of the students.

The blue worry spirit, the red impatience spirit, and the black conceited monster on the royal sister agent.

So, the meaning of eliminating evil spirits and monsters is to eliminate all negative, dark, and detrimental character flaws in human beings that are detrimental to health and development?
True magic weapon!
"Grandfather, since you want to reward me with the Discipline Ruler, as a junior, I feel embarrassed to refuse."

Zhang Wen held the ruler tightly in his hand, and he felt full of positive energy.

But speaking of rewards, it seems that my great-grandfather has another magic weapon in his hand.

He turned to look at his great-grandfather's right hand.

Fall.

Why doesn’t it fall off?
He thought for a moment, then walked towards the statue of his great-grandfather.

But after taking a few steps, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed and grabbed the magic weapon in his great-grandfather's right hand, thus avoiding death.

"Ouch, the ground is uneven!"

Zhang Wen straightened up and did not forget to look back at the ground.

To be honest, the great grandfather's grip was really strong, and he couldn't even pull the great grandfather's hand with both hands. But he didn't gain nothing, because a line of words appeared on the magic weapon in the great grandfather's hand.

"Education Whip, consumes 10000 incense points to obtain, function: educate and influence spirits."

Oh?
Can incense be exchanged for equipment?
Zhang Wen's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that incense had other uses.

As he was excited, his eyes couldn't help but wander around his great-grandfather.

The ground is uneven again.

He took off his clothes, his belt, and his pants, and was just about to take off his underpants, but the attribute panel never appeared.

This unscientific!

How could a god have only two magic weapons?

"teacher."

"teacher?"

The sounds echoed in his ears, and Zhang Wen had to retreat from Wenqu Tower.

The ruler was still in his hand, but it was wrapped in a soft white light. No one else seemed to notice anything unusual.

When he was thinking about where to hide the ruler of discipline, the ruler disappeared out of thin air, and the next moment it returned to the Wenqu Tower, quietly floating in the air.

Zhang Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Such a precious thing would be safer in the Wenqu Tower. Otherwise, even if he hid it in his crotch, he would be afraid of being taken out while walking.

"what's up?"

"Teacher, what did the Grandmaster say? Did he agree that I could stay?"

Zhou Lingyi was still kneeling on the ground, her eyes full of anticipation as she asked.

Zhang Wen looked at Han Mei. If she hadn't bowed to him, he wouldn't have figured out how to offer incense to his great-grandfather so quickly. So he smiled and nodded at her.

"Yes, agreed!"

"yeah!"

Zhou Lingyi shouted excitedly, and then began to kowtow to the portrait of Wenquxingjun on the wall.

"Thank you, Grandmaster, thank you, Grandmaster, thank you, Grandmaster!"

Incense +1, Incense +1, Incense +1...

Sun Meng, who was standing by, heard the teacher agree, so he also followed his friend's example, lighting incense and then kneeling on the ground.

"Grandmaster, may you bless me to learn acting knowledge from Teacher Zhang, be admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, and fulfill my dream of becoming an actor."

After saying this, he began to kneel down.

A few days ago, she went to Baiyun Temple with her parents to ask for a study permit and ask the gods for blessings. There are many gods in China, and it is not a bad thing to pray to more. Who knows which god is online and which is offline?

Bang, bang, bang!
Incense +1, Incense +1, Incense +1...

"teacher?"

"Leave."

"Thank you, Grandmaster, and thank you, Teacher!"

The two girls stood up from the ground and celebrated by high-fiving each other happily.

Zhang Wen was also very happy. He collected 12 incense sticks in one go, which brought him one step closer to exchanging for the enlightenment whip. However, he didn't know how many incense sticks would be needed to help his great-grandfather ascend.

The four parents standing nearby looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

I just thought this young man looked like a famous teacher, why did his attitude suddenly change?

Now it looks more like a charlatan.

Mother Sun opened her mouth, but just as she was about to speak, she saw her husband winking at her.

It seems to mean: The child has finally gotten another chance, do you want to ruin it again?
Mother Sun bit her lips lightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not speak.

Perhaps, the end of science is theology.

Just as the parents were comforting themselves, Zhang Wen suddenly turned around and looked at the four people, "Don't you want to say hello to Wenquxingjun?"

what?
The four parents looked at each other.

Do they want to worship too?
But on second thought, if you want to pray for rain, you should pray to the Dragon King; if you want to find a partner, you should look for the Matchmaker; if you want to get into higher education, you really have to pray to the God of Literature.

Father Zhou was the first to walk up to the portrait. He usually worshipped the God of Wealth in the company. So it didn’t matter who he was worshipping.

He lit three incense sticks and held them in his hands, looking at the portrait and muttering something.

"Wenquxingjun, please bless my daughter to succeed in her studies and get into the Beijing Film Academy..."

After saying this, he bent down and bowed three times, then inserted the incense into the incense burner.

Zhang Wen raised his brows when he saw it.

Is that all?
You don't even bow your head, what? Do you look down on immortals?
He asked these parents to greet the great grandfather in order to collect more incense. If they couldn't get any incense, what was the point of saying more?

"Ding, incense +1."

Incense +1.

Incense +1.

Zhang Wen, who was about to send people away, was slightly startled. Three more beams of light appeared above the great-grandfather's head, and the number of incense sticks increased to 15.

Does this work too?
He originally thought that offering incense required at least the correct posture, and postures that showed piety, such as kneeling and kowtowing, were absolutely necessary. But now it seems that incense and posture are not necessarily related.

Great grandfather is so generous!
Other parents picked up incense and began to pray for their children.

Zhang Wen felt very happy when he saw the increasing number of incense sticks. He then made a decision to continue distributing flyers tomorrow to recruit more students and accumulate more incense sticks.

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(End of this chapter)