I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 196 Challenging the Chen Family Head? We really need to believe in science!
Chu Ping sighed, but he wasn't disappointed. After all, a year had passed quickly, and next year there would be a sea of ​​magnolia blossoms here.

Then he said, "Patriarch Chen, we'll come back tomorrow afternoon to participate in the monument erection ceremony. What should we be aware of then?"

Chen Han shook his head and said, "There's nothing to be careful about. After all, since the two of you can't participate in this kind of ceremony, you'll need to offer incense at the time."

Chu Ping and Chen Kai exchanged a helpless glance upon hearing this.

Their social status prevented them from participating in such activities.

The two people mainly came to learn about the stone tablet. They knew it would be erected tomorrow afternoon, and they would come back to check on it then. After that, they said goodbye and left.

Chen Han checked on his uncle's work in planting the magnolia trees, then returned to his own yard. He took out some boxes and his homemade scar removal cream from the warehouse.

These boxes were quite exquisite; they were specially made by my junior sister. He put the prepared scar removal cream into those boxes one by one and then closed them.

After filling the boxes, he called his junior colleague and asked her to come and pick up the scar removal cream.

"Senior brother." Xiaoyu entered the courtyard and saw boxes of scar removal cream on the table. Her face lit up with joy. "Are these all ready-made scar removal creams?"

As she spoke, she checked one box and then put all the boxes of scar removal cream away.

They each got a box of lobsters, and there were three boxes left over, which were all hers.

So happy.

She knew it was a good thing.

Watching his junior sister leave happily, Chen Han smiled. His junior sister was easily satisfied; it was just a little scar removal cream.

When Xiaoyu returned to her courtyard, she immediately called over the girls, including Longxia, and distributed the scar removal cream to them.

The girls were very surprised because the box contained more scar removal cream than they had expected.

They had been waiting for the scar removal cream for a long time, and after getting it, they hurried back to their rooms, intending to try it out.

There were obvious places on their bodies that others couldn't see where they needed scar removal cream.

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yard.

After his junior sister left with the scar removal cream, Chen Han planned to go to the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable's main hall to take another look.

The streets over there were also decorated with many potted magnolia trees.

This is also a mature plant.

Under the sweet rain of a hundred flowers, it will surely bloom. He asked his uncle to buy more potted Qionghua trees and place them outside the Hall of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable.

At that time, not only will the Qionghua forest outside be attractive, but the potted Qionghua trees surrounding the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable Hall will also be very attractive.

Before he even left the courtyard, he was greeted by an unexpected guest, none other than Mr. Liu, who had been renting the Chen family's courtyard for office use for a long time.

"Patriarch Chen, I apologize for disturbing you." Liu Ye greeted him respectfully as soon as they met.

Chen Han smiled and returned the greeting: "You're too kind, believer. Please have some tea with me."

As he spoke, he took out his tea set and premium Leizhu Spirit Tea, then brewed a pot of tea and poured two cups for Liu Ye.

After drinking a cup of premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, Liu Ye asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Patriarch Chen, I've come to bother you today because I want to ask you about something."

"Mr. Liu, please speak!" Chen Han smiled. He could roughly guess the reason why this wealthy man was acting this way.

Liu Ye took another sip of tea: "Patriarch Chen, I wonder if the Chen Family Blessing can heal eyes damaged by fire and smoke? And is the scar removal cream effective for burn scars?"

Then he added, "Master Chen, I didn't mean to bother you with this matter. I owe someone a favor in the past, so I had no choice but to inquire. Please forgive me."

Hearing this, Chen Han understood: "Mr. Liu, you must believe in science. Our Chen family's prayers are merely a sincere expression of our devotion to the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, but they cannot cure diseases."

"However, if the other party is destined to be with the Chen family, our Chen family would not mind offering a blessing for them, asking the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable to protect them. As for the scar removal cream, although the ingredients are rare, the effect is really good."

"Thank you, Patriarch Chen." Liu Ye understood what Patriarch Chen meant, thanked him again, and then left Chen Han's courtyard.

Although the head of the Chen family still denied that praying for blessings could cure illnesses, he was well aware of the inside story and knew that it was absolutely possible to cure them; he just wouldn't treat just anyone.

It really depends on fate, and first of all, it depends on whether you believe it or not.

After all, if you stand before a real person and don't believe them, then you're doomed. Only by believing can things proceed.

And then, you also need to be sincere. If you ask someone to treat you but you are not sincere, how can they help you?

A day later, Chen's place remained bustling with tourists.

The next afternoon, Mingdi was scrolling through videos as he left Shangyuan Village. He had only watched a few videos when he came across one that made him both laugh and cry.

It turned out to be a promotional video for a Chen family couples' tour: "If your partner is too scared to go on a trip to Chen's with you, you might as well find someone else!"

He didn't expect that the video of that girl suspecting her boyfriend of cheating, only to find out she was the other woman, would go viral and actually give the travel company a boost in traffic.

Knowing the miraculous power of the Chen family, he was well aware that doing bad things would bring bad luck.

If things continue like this, the Chen family will truly become a no-go zone for scumbags.

After reading a news article that followed, he felt that the Chen family needed to save those people who were obsessed with love.

This news story is about a man who supported his girlfriend, whom he met in high school, through college. His girlfriend promised to marry him after she graduated from college.

The worst part is that the other party, blinded by love, believed this nonsense and even delivered takeout to support the girl's schooling.

Even though it's been portrayed countless times in TV shows and movies, a man like that won't have a good ending.

But reality is more surreal than the movies.

This woman planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam after graduating from university, and promised to marry him after graduating with her master's degree.

The man firmly believed this and worked incredibly hard delivering food. Sure enough, after the woman successfully passed her postgraduate entrance exam, she said she wanted to study abroad and would definitely marry her when she returned.

Seriously, did Mingdi not know there were such stupid men out there, or did he believe it, and send all the money he earned from delivering food to his girlfriend who was studying abroad?

When his girlfriend returned from studying abroad, she was with a handsome guy wearing glasses and holding a child. It turned out that she had been dating someone while she was in graduate school, and they had planned to study abroad together.

The man was stunned. He went up to argue with her, but the woman only left him with one sentence that broke him: "You're just a stinky food delivery guy, and I'm a returned overseas student, a high-level white-collar worker. Do you think we're from the same world?"

The man is currently in a lawsuit with the woman.

The horn sounded in a sigh.

I just feel that this kind of scumbag is a disgrace to men.

It is precisely because there are so many of these bastards that those young women feel their "B price" is getting higher and higher.

However, Chen might be able to save these kinds of people.

As long as they believe what Mr. Chen says.

Just then, he saw Chen's people carrying some things out from inside.

This piqued his curiosity, and he went over to investigate.

Some tourists were just as curious and followed to investigate, only to discover that the Chen family had arranged something at the spot where the magnolia trees were planted.

He is currently reading some Taoist books, mainly to keep up with the actions of the Chen family head. Therefore, he can tell what kind of ceremony is going to be performed and is making arrangements on site.

The phone rang, and seeing that it was my cousin answering, I immediately replied, "Cousin, you've arrived? Okay, get out of the car in the parking lot, I'll come pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, he rushed to the parking lot to pick up his cousin, a retired special forces soldier. He felt much safer once the bodyguard he had hired arrived.

Upon arriving at the parking lot, he saw his cousin waiting with a bag. He immediately went to greet him, and the cousins ​​happily gave each other a hug. When Chu Ping and Chen Kai got out of the car with their group, they saw the two of them and immediately recognized Mingdi, the internet celebrity, who had also made contributions to Linhe County.

Watching the two leave with smiles on their faces, they also entered the Chen family compound and arrived at the courtyard of the Chen family head.

The head of the Chen family was in the courtyard, dressed in a very formal Taoist robe and carrying a special wooden sword, clearly preparing for the ceremony.

"Patriarch Chen." The two greeted each other together.

"Gentlemen, I have to go to the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable's Hall, so I won't be able to entertain you any longer," Chen Han said with a smile, apologizing to the two of them.

Chu Ping and Chen Kai didn't care at all, since what they cared about now was erecting the monument.

It was only when Chen Han left for the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable Hall that Chu Ping sighed, "Are we a little obsessed? We had too much expectation for that stone tablet."

Chen Kai naturally didn't know how to respond to this, so he could only say, "Chu County, just like we said before, erect a monument with the words 'Baihua Palace gave this to the Chen family,' and that will certainly serve as some kind of publicity."

"Besides, who says it won't have an effect? ​​The Chen family's environment is so good, and there are those peach blossoms, especially when the magnolia trees bloom next year, could it be related to this stone tablet? We can make up a story about that."

"If the magnolia tree blooms well, we can say that it is because of this stone tablet that we have added a legend."

Chu Ping immediately smiled: "That makes sense. The Qionghua tree bloomed because of that stone tablet. Patriarch Chen should thank us for helping him make up a good story."

Chen Han did not hear what the two were saying and had already arrived at the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable's Hall.

The stone tablet has been placed in the main hall of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, and Auntie has led people to complete the part of praying for the stone tablet.

Chen Dagou and the people from the Demon Exorcism Hall were also ready, as they would be needed to carry the stone to the place where the monument would be erected.

After Auntie finished her prayers and blessings, Chen Han instructed Chen Dagou to lift the stone tablet and follow him to the place where the magnolia tree was planted.

The 2-meter-high and 1-meter-wide stone tablet, with its patterns and ancient symbols, is very attractive to tourists. By the time Chen Han led his people to the place where the tablet was erected, many tourists had already followed.

After settling my cousin in and taking him out to familiarize himself with the surroundings, I witnessed the same scene and followed along with my cousin to join in the fun.

"Cousin, can I go?" Xu Bin asked, frowning. "I killed someone while on a mission in the army!"

He had investigated the Chen family's background before coming, since his cousin had invited him to join them, so he needed to get to know them a bit.

Overall, my cousin is now a well-known internet celebrity, so it's definitely not a bad thing for him to come over, since he doesn't know what to do after quitting.

“They’re bad people too. It’s your duty, cousin, so you’ll be fine.” Mingdi didn’t care at all. He had been observing for so long and knew that the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable only punished those who did bad things.

My cousin is protecting his country; he doesn't fall into this category at all.

Xu Bin had no choice but to follow. When they reached the Chen family's parking lot area, nothing happened, so he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Afterwards, he followed some tourists to the viburnum grove.

Sure enough, we saw the Chen family head dressed in a Taoist robe, holding a wooden sword, looking very formal, and we also saw the 2-meter-high stone tablet.

It seems he guessed right; there really was some kind of ceremony.

Xu Bin asked curiously, "Cousin, is that Chen family head going to erect some kind of monument?"

Mingdi nodded: "Not only that, I have a feeling that the Chen family head's erection of this monument might not be simple, and something might happen!"

"Is it really that amazing?" Xu Bin asked, his face full of surprise.

Even if the Chen family is miraculous, and the head of the Chen family has real skills, this is just a stone tablet.

He did think that the head of the Chen family had real skills, and he really wanted to learn from him. He had also practiced combat when he was in the army and had participated in military combat competitions.

Although I haven't won any awards, I'm still an enthusiast. I'll find some time to ask the head of the Chen family for advice and see if they are better at modern military combat or if the Chen family's martial arts are more powerful.

Mingdi stared wide-eyed at his cousin.

I was just thinking, "Fuck!"

My cousin is that awesome?
Chen Han ignored the tourists who gathered around him; it was normal for them to attract attention with their commotion.

When the time came, he began the ritual of stepping and treading the steps.

The Taoist stepping and treading, also known as stepping the stars and treading the constellations, is a form of worshiping the stars and invoking deities. It is also one of the basic skills that Taoist priests must master.

"Gang" is also known as Tiangang, which refers to the handle of the Big Dipper.

"Dou" refers to the Big Dipper.

Stepping on the Big Dipper involves stepping according to the positions of the stars and constellations, and the diagram of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, with the intention of following the movement of the Big Dipper.

Moreover, this step of stepping on the Big Dipper is regarded as a way to communicate with gods, summon gods and generals, drive away evil spirits and disasters, pray for blessings and longevity, erect monuments and suppress evil spirits, etc., and can be used in many rituals.

The basic steps are:
Swing the sword in coordination with footwork: raise it forward to the left, then the right moves to the left, and the left moves to the right.

Next, raise the right, then the left moves to the right, then the right moves to the left; next, raise the right, then the right moves to the left, then the left moves to the right.

After taking these three steps, you will reach a total of 21 feet, and then there will be nine marks, which are the nine steps in the shape of a T.

Chen Han practiced this step last night, and with his skill, he walked it very gracefully and freely, making it very entertaining to watch.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding tourists all took out their phones and started taking pictures of him.

Even those further away couldn't help but whisper among themselves:

"Master Chen's ritual steps are very impressive; he truly has real skill!"

"Yes, I've seen the abbot of Baiyun Temple erect a stele and perform the ritual steps before, but it's nothing compared to this."

"..."

Chen Han continued his steps, and when he reached the ninth step of the T-shape, he shouted, "The monument rises!"

As he spoke, Chen Dagou immediately led the people of the Demon Extermination Hall to erect the stone tablet, place it in the foundation pit that had been dug in advance, and then began to fill it with soil.

Chen Han stopped, and soon after, Chen Dagou also set up the stone tablet. Members of the Chen clan placed items such as Zhenwu Exorcising Evil Coins, cinnabar, and grains in front of the stone tablet, symbolizing good fortune.

Meanwhile, the aunt next to her lit a bunch of incense sticks and distributed three sticks to each of the Chen family members around her. They placed the sticks between their eyebrows and the aunt recited the prayer mantra of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable. They held the incense sticks and kowtowed towards the direction of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable's main hall, and then worshipped the Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Emperor.

After doing all this, we arrive at the final step: hanging the red ribbon.

Chen Han took the red silk with some runes written on it from his aunt and walked to the stone tablet. He hung the red silk on the stone tablet, and during this process, he also mobilized his true energy and entered it into the stone tablet.

In that instant, he felt the dust-removing array patterns on the stone tablet being activated. He could clearly feel an energy fluctuation that rushed directly into the ground, and then returned to normal.

He clearly sensed the difference in the surrounding environment, but the tourists around him, who were not cultivators, obviously could not sense this movement, and were even unaware of any abnormality.

[Congratulations! You have successfully erected the Dust Removal Array stone tablet gifted by Hundred Flowers Palace. The Dust Removal Array is now activated and will begin to continuously modify the air within the sect's territory!]

Upon seeing the game prompt, Chen Han knew that the +1 air clarity attribute wouldn't take effect instantly, but rather would gradually improve over time.

If you want a clear change, you'd need at least a complete overhaul overnight, right?

After reading the game prompts, Chen Han quietly ended the ceremony and then led his men back to the Chen family.

Xu Bin and Ming Di had been watching from the sidelines. Seeing this, he asked in confusion, "Cousin, nothing's happened, it's still the same!"

Mingdi was also full of doubt. This seemed to be a normal, simple stone tablet erection. Was he overthinking it?
Although Chu Ping and Chen Kai couldn't get close to the video to avoid suspicion, they quickly received concrete information because someone had already uploaded it online.

After watching the video, both of them were somewhat disappointed. After the Chen family head erected the stone tablet, nothing happened or any changes occurred.

They even went to the stone tablet and observed it carefully. The stone tablet was unremarkable, and the surroundings were quiet. There was really nothing strange about it.

"It seems we really have to trust science this time." Chu Ping sighed, feeling inexplicably disappointed.

Chen Kai nodded in agreement: "Yes, we've been overthinking this stone tablet, and the Chen family head has made a fool of himself."

(End of this chapter)