Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 387 Jingyi's Family Affairs

"How was your vacation?"

"I'm alright, how about you?"

"I'm very comfortable. I'm a righteous person. I can eat meat and drink wine. I even gave some guidance to believers at the Celestial Master's Mansion."

Yang Shuo and Chang Yi met at Guangzhou High-Speed ​​Railway Station.

Changyi chuckled and said, "Many people have asked me if there are any flying Celestial Masters in the Celestial Master's Mansion, or they want to become his disciples. It's just that I can resist, otherwise I would have to use the Spirit Flying Jade Talisman to show off."

Yang Shuo asked, "Don't the people in the Celestial Master's Mansion know yet?"

“Many people already know this,” Changyi said, shrugging. “After all, Grandmaster Mingyu, Grandmaster Mingchong, Uncle Zhiqing, and my master have all disappeared, and the Berkeley incident isn’t exactly a secret.”

“The practice of ascetic cultivation is prevalent in the Celestial Master’s Mansion now, and many of the senior uncles and grandmasters have begun to go into seclusion,” Changyi said with a smile.

Yang Shuo asked, "Is there any hope?"

"It's difficult." Changyi didn't mince words and spoke frankly. "Those who had a foundation in the past, a good mindset, and were just one step away from success might have a chance. But how could those who were just drifting through life, working only sporadically, possibly have any hope?"

Not all people in the Taoist sect are devoted to the Tao; they simply have different talents. There are also many different kinds of people with ulterior motives among them.

Ordinary people can't tell this kind of person, but true Daoists in the same sect can naturally see it at a glance.

“Sometimes I’m quite envious of you; at least you don’t have to be hypocritical with people.” Chang Yi clicked his tongue, then asked Yang Shuo with interest, “I saw the video online; you actually took action directly?”

"I couldn't help it for a moment." Yang Shuo nodded. "Later, I made a call to the Taoist office, and everything was fine."

Changyi nodded, and then they heard someone at the exit waving at them. The two turned around and saw the young Taoist priest Zhanqing from Sanmaoshan walking out quickly. Beside him was Jingyi, who had come from the north and was on the same train.

"Speaking of which, we both have the Spirit Flying Jade Talisman, so we can clearly fly back. Why do we still need to take the high-speed rail?"

When the four of them got together, Zhan Qing was the first to express his doubts, because when they traveled through Guangzhou a few days ago and returned home, they had used the Spirit Flying Jade Talisman to fly back.

"If I relied on the Spirit Flying Jade Talisman to travel in another world, and I still use it to travel back home, wouldn't I have come back for nothing?" Changyi patted Zhanqing's shoulder and teased, "Your magical power is quite profound, huh?"

Zhan Qing shrank her neck. "No, no, it's just that the view of thousands of lights from the sky is very beautiful."

"Where is the sect leader?" Jingyi asked as she stepped forward.

"He said he'd pick us up." Changyi looked around. "He should be in the parking lot outside, right?"

"Then let's go out first," Jingyi nodded.

The group walked out together, and as soon as they stepped out of the gate, they saw a tall young man not far away, wearing a floral shirt and large sunglasses, with one leg straight and the other side, waiting leisurely not far away.

Changyi patted Zhanqing on the shoulder and pointed at Gu Zhao, "Look at the sect leader, this is the attitude we should be in here."

Zhan Qing nodded. "Understood."

Gu Zhao patted the SUV behind him, "Come on, get in!"

Then Jingyi got into the passenger seat, and the three male Taoists got into the back seat without any problem. However, the back seat of the large SUV was not crowded even for three men of average build.

Gu Zhao looked at Jingyi, "Have you taken care of all the family matters?"

Upon hearing this, the three people in the back row all looked at Jingyi.

They had actually seen Jingyi's video too, but it was their family matter, and they shouldn't interfere. However, Gu Zhao was the sect leader, so of course he could care about his subordinates' situation, and they could also satisfy their gossip cravings. Jingyi's expression was calm, and she nodded slightly, "It was all taken care of long ago. That day was my grandparents' birthday banquet, and as a grandchild, I had to be there."

Gu Zhao thought for a moment, "You don't seem to have ever taken the Golden String Bracelet or the medicinal wine from the warehouse."

Jingyi shook her head. "My parents passed away a long time ago."

The matter is very simple. Jingyi's father has two brothers and two sisters. Because of his calm and quiet personality, he is not well received at home. However, he is the most capable. After entering society, he started from scratch and earned hundreds of millions of assets.

What happened next was predictable. Although he helped his brothers and sisters, he never let them get involved in his business, which made them quite resentful. After all, the amount of help they occasionally gave was not large, and it was much easier to make money by directly joining the company.

So his siblings urged Jingyi's grandparents to put pressure on him, saying things like they would feel more at ease with family members. But he rationally refused, and even though he increased his support for his siblings, he wouldn't let them join his company.

As a result, although they were dissatisfied, they only dared to complain behind his back. In the end, they were indebted to him and dared not fall out with Jingyi's father.

But in the year Jingyi graduated from university, her parents were unexpectedly involved in a car accident.

After the car accident, instead of comforting her, her relatives were eager to take over Jingyi's father's property. However, Jingyi's parents were prepared and had made a will in advance, leaving all their property to Jingyi.

This infuriated Jingyi's parents' relatives, because both sets of grandparents were still alive, and according to inheritance law, they could also profit from the inheritance if there was no will!

So the family members had a falling out and ended up in court.

However, Jingyi's parents' will was notarized, and Jingyi undoubtedly won the lawsuit, but she lost almost all of her relatives.

Even so, those people would still come to her door from time to time, relying on their status as relatives, which annoyed Jingyi to no end. So she hired a professional manager and, apart from checking the accounts, went into seclusion in Laoshan to cultivate Taoism in peace.

Thus, the world lost a female entrepreneur, but gained a female Quanzhen who had achieved great spiritual cultivation.

"It's all about money," Yang Shuo said, shaking his head.

“The person himself is also inadequate,” Changyi commented.

“We are all your family!” Zhan Qing said solemnly.

Jingyi smiled and nodded, then glanced at Gu Zhao almost imperceptibly.

"The weather in Guangzhou is pretty good." Yang Shuo looked at the sky outside. The sky was blue with white clouds and the sun was shining brightly. "There have been more and more extreme weather events lately. Many places in the north have experienced torrential rain."

Jingyi thought for a moment, "I also received several rainstorm warnings."

Zhan Qing peeked out again, asking with great interest, "Sect Leader, do we need any help?"

“We don’t need to worry about natural weather as long as it doesn’t cause any disasters,” Gu Zhao said. “It’s normal for there torrential rains in spring and summer. The autumn harvest depends on the summer rains.”

“The problem is that many of the rainstorms are happening in cities right now,” Yang Shuo mentioned. “A few days ago, Yandu was hit by a rainstorm, and several people died.”

Changyi's eyes flashed with anticipation as he said, "There have been news reports of urban flooding caused by torrential rains in the past few years. Extreme weather is becoming more and more frequent, and this year will certainly be no exception."

Even Jingyi pursed her lips, a hint of eagerness flashing in her eyes.

Then they saw Gu Zhao nod, "You're kind, I understand, I'll be more careful in the future."

Everyone, "..."

(End of this chapter)