Inheriting a Taoist temple, the story begins with Wu Zetian offering incense.

Chapter 72 Thai Buddha Statues? Holding a grudge +1! [Seeking monthly votes]

On the towering and majestic walls of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.

Liu Che, holding a civilian telescope, surveyed the surrounding scenery before embracing a six- or seven-year-old child:
"With the divine artifact, my horizons have indeed broadened considerably... My son, the immortals say that I have a lifespan of seventy years. If I were to jump from here now, do you think I would be in trouble or not?"

The child in his arms, swaying his head like an old scholar, said:

Confucius said, “A gentleman who is not dignified will not command respect. As the emperor, Father should set an example and not act rashly.”

Hearing his son's pedantic words, Liu Che was not angry at all; instead, he happily rubbed his son's face.
“My son is going to become a great Confucian scholar… When your cousin Qubing returns, I will ask him to inquire about your future with the gods. My son is so intelligent, he will surely become a wise ruler one day!”

As they were talking, a messenger rushed to the palace wall, holding a scroll of proclamation with a pheasant feather stuck in it... This was the feathered proclamation used by the Han Dynasty to transmit urgent military information, also known as a flying proclamation.

Upon seeing the urgent message, Liu Che placed his son Liu Ju on the ground, and his expression became serious.

Just as the eunuch beside him was about to take the military dispatch, Liu Che glared at him and then, disregarding the etiquette between ruler and subject, snatched the dispatch from his hand.

The general had just arrived in the Hedong region when an urgent dispatch arrived. Could it be that there was other military intelligence in the north?

Filled with doubt, Liu Che unwrapped the bamboo slips containing the proclamation, slowly unfolding them. He then saw the name "Li Guang" at the beginning of the proclamation and immediately frowned.

"This Li Guang never distinguishes between important and urgent matters. He can simply submit a normal report when there is something to report, but he insists on pretending to be reporting urgent military intelligence... If it weren't for his old age, I would not have let him off!"

After saying that, he quickly read through the military intelligence report submitted by Li Guang, which was actually not a military intelligence report, but a request to fight.

General Li Guang requested to lead an independent army to the grasslands to fight a decisive battle against the Xiongnu Chanyu, and requested approval... Emperor Wu would receive several such proclamations every now and then.

Li Guang came from a prominent family in Longyou and looked down on Wei Qing, who came from a humble background as a horse slave. He was even ashamed to serve as a general under Wei Qing.

His request to join the battle stemmed from his unwillingness to obey Wei Qing's orders. He wanted to lead his troops into the grasslands ahead of schedule, rather than acting alongside Wei Qing's main force.

After reading it, Liu Che angrily slammed his fist on the palace wall:

"Order Li Guang to wait for the General in Dingxiang. Anyone who disobeys the General's orders shall be executed without mercy!"

Liu Ju raised his head, asking as if he understood but not quite:
"Father, Li Guang has repeatedly requested permission to fight, why are you not allowed to enter the grasslands?"

Liu Che took the binoculars off his neck and hung them around his son's neck instead.
“Li Guang is a man who neither trains scouts, nor asks surrendered Xiongnu to be his guides, nor listens to the advice and strategies of his subordinates. If such a general were to go to the grasslands, the entire army would surely be wiped out, and our Han soldiers would be buried in foreign lands… Li Guang’s death is not a pity, but if the Han soldiers are to be lost for no reason, I, as his father, would be cursed by the world.”

After saying that, he pinched Liu Ju's cheek:

"Before you take over, I will wipe out all the surrounding barbarian tribes and foreign tribes, so that my son will no longer have to worry about war."

While the father and son were pointing out the landscape on the wall of Weiyang Palace, Zhou Yi had already sent the sprayer up the mountain and placed the herbicide in a hidden place to prevent anyone from accidentally ingesting it.

After packing his things, he took his exorcism tools, drove his Wuling van down the mountain, and arrived at the Jiangnan Mingjun residential area on Wenhua Road in the county town according to the location.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I saw Hu Lijun waiting by the roadside.

Zhou Yi greeted Hu Lijun and tried to drive his car into the residential area, but the security guard at the gate kept waving him away.
"Vehicles undergoing renovations are not allowed inside. Please walk in."

"Is the Wuling van from the renovation company as new as mine...?" Zhou Yi never expected that he would be judged by his appearance one day. Too lazy to argue, he parked his car in a public parking space outside the community, slung his cloth bag embroidered with a Tai Chi symbol over his shoulder, and followed Hu Lijun into the community.

"Master Hu, what's going on?"

On the way to the victim's house, Zhou Yi inquired about the whole story.

Yesterday afternoon, Hu Lijun took a day off. Following Zhou Yi's advice, he went fishing at Wenyan Canal and happened to see the canal in the eastern suburbs of the county having its dam opened to release water.

It happened to be the weekend, and many parents brought their children to collect pebbles on the riverbank. Because the water was not properly released, some children were trapped in the riverbank.

Hu Lijun immediately threw down his fishing rod and went down to rescue people, pulling a little girl who was almost swept away by the water.

When the little girl was first pulled ashore, she was still chatting and laughing, but soon her lips began to turn purple. Hu Lijun and her parents quickly took her to the pediatric emergency room of the People's Hospital for treatment.

The doctor examined him and found nothing wrong. He suspected that he had been frightened and prescribed some sedative medication before sending him home to rest.

The matter should have ended there, but Hu Lijun was still worried and called again this morning to inquire about the situation. He learned that the little girl's health had deteriorated, and that's when he thought of the I Ching.

Even Xu Tian, ​​who was known for his insane biting behavior, could be easily subdued by Zhou Yi's men. So, dealing with the little girl's problem would be a piece of cake.

He spoke with the girl's parents, who thought it was worth a try. Then Hu Lijun contacted Zhou Yi and introduced him to the business. Zhou Yi never imagined that the dam incident would have such a chain reaction:

"Since there were people playing downstream, why wasn't anyone notified?"

"They gave us a notice that the sluice gates would be opened to release water at 3 p.m. Many anglers who hadn't been able to catch any fish were waiting with their landing nets to catch them. But they started releasing water at 2:10 p.m. They had no sense of time at all."

Zhou Yi followed Hu Lijun to Unit 3 of Building 7 and took the elevator to the 16th floor.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, a haggard-looking woman approached him and knelt down with a thud upon seeing Zhou Yi.
"Master, you must save my Nannan! She's completely out of her mind..."

Is such a fuss really that big of a deal?
The Book of Changes says:

"Parent, please calm down. Let me check the situation first."

At this moment, the door to room 1606 opened, and a man in his late thirties walked out, holding a stack of banknotes, which he shoved into Zhou Yi's hand.

He didn't speak, but the bloodshot eyes showed that he hadn't slept a wink all night.

Hu Lijun explained:

"This is Abbot Zhou Yi of Hunyuan Palace in Yunwu Mountain. He's the one who cured the young man who bit someone at our hospital last time."

Zhou Yi, without bothering with pleasantries, addressed the group:
"Let's talk about this later, let me check on the child first."

If it were just a fright, it wouldn't be this serious. We need to consider other factors, such as whether there are evil spirits in the house or resentment in the river.

Stepping into room 1606, Zhou Yi looked around. It was a new apartment, decorated in a creamy style, which looked quite comfortable and didn't seem to have any evil energy.

Nan Nan's mother pushed open a door with a Cupid doll hanging on it. Before even entering, Zhou Yi could feel an evil aura spreading outwards.

Wow, something's up!

Without Chen Tang and Wu Meiniang by his side this time, Zhou Yi dared not be careless and directly took the money sword made of 108 ancient coins passed down from his grandfather.

[The first rule for performing rituals at someone's home: No matter what, always ensure your own absolute safety.]

Only by ensuring one's own safety can one proceed with the subsequent exorcism, suppression of evil spirits, and other related procedures.

Holding the coin sword, the hilt gets slightly warm. This is a normal reaction when encountering evil spirits. My grandfather once told me that a colleague of mine caught an evil spirit in winter to keep warm by suppressing it with a coin sword.

Back then, I listened to the Book of Changes as a bedtime story, but now that I've seen another side of this world, it's more than just a story.

I just don't know which industry peer is so unethical as to treat evil spirits and money swords as coal stoves and honeycomb briquettes for heating... How big of a heart do they have to be to play like this?

Zhou Yi winked at Nan Nan's mother, signaling her to stay at the door, then grabbed the money sword and stepped into the little girl's room.

The room was filled with common plush toys, with no place for evil spirits to hide. Zhou Yi also checked his collection of anime figurines, which were all normal.

However, when his gaze swept over the bedside table, he noticed something was wrong. There was a four-faced Buddha sculpture on the bedside table that looked very eerie.

A normal four-faced Buddha has four faces, each with either anger or wrath, and all are very upright.

But this four-faced Buddha sculpture, with its upturned mouth, drooping eyes, and a blood-red color that makes people shudder at first glance.

Zhou Yi rushed to the door and asked:
Where did the four-faced Buddha wood carving on the bedside table come from?

The child's father said:

“Last year, my whole family went to Thailand and bought it at a temple. It was said to be very effective, and the monks there even told us to go back and give thanks…”

It's Thailand again, and it's a temple again. Let's use this temple as a testing ground for the conferment of titles on inauspicious sites.

Abbot Zhou silently made a mental note of this, planning to settle the score when he went to Thailand in the future!
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