Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 39 The High Priest's Daily Life
City God Temple to the west

The main street leading directly to the west side of Wufang City
The mansions of the wealthy and powerful stand side by side, their plaques bearing names like "Liu Mansion," "Xiao Mansion," and "Lin Mansion" gleaming in the sunlight!
Passersby could tell at a glance that the homeowner was no ordinary person!
Three days ago, an anomaly appeared among the plaques of this mansion.

It was originally just a wooden board carved from a piece of wood, but that day the priests in the City God Temple took it down and replaced it with a gilded plaque similar to those of the neighbors.

But the name is quite strange: "Three Immortals Pavilion!"

People assumed this place would become a tavern or teahouse, and some even guessed it would be a place for courtesans or other pleasure-seeking activities.

Three days passed before everyone finally realized that this was the official residence of Li Wushou, the newly appointed chief priest of the City God Temple.

The public is naturally very interested in gossip about important figures.

The new gentry in the City God Temple found it all incredibly novel.

Over the course of three days, various topics about High Priest Li Wushou emerged one after another.

What? This high priest, like the war priest, devours living souls every day!
What? This high priest has cultivated Yin energy into his body and is now infertile. He has even driven away the maids in his household.

What? This high priest has a strange temperament. He is good at raising spirits and often makes others greet his spirits. He even gives the spirits names.

What's with the name "Old Beggar"? It's Chen Gou'er.

Listen to this! What kind of respectable name is this for a ghost?
In the backyard of the mansion
Li Wushou and his two companions were sitting around a square table with a broken leg, eating the food they had packed from the City God Temple the day before.

As one of the three's possessions, the square table was naturally moved into the mansion by the three of them. Of course, along with the wooden plaque with their names on it and the incense burner that hadn't been fully burned, it was also moved there.

As for the "Three Immortals Hall" wooden sign that was removed from the main gate, it is now hanging on the gate in the backyard.

The three of them were naturally thrilled to have moved into this mansion three days ago!

In the backyard, there is a large main room for the main residence, and two smaller side rooms on the left and right.

None of the three wanted to stay in the smaller room, so they decided to move the bed from the smaller room to the larger room. This way, none of them would be at a disadvantage, and everyone was satisfied.

The maids were surprised and didn't understand, but they respected it!
After settling in, Chen Gou'er happily ran around the courtyard naked several times, while the old beggar leered at the maid in the courtyard, wiping his drool from time to time!

But happiness is always fleeting. A day later, Li Wushou found the high priest Xiao Panshan and asked if he could cash out his house and exchange it for something smaller.

The reason is simple: we're too poor! We can't afford to raise them!

On the first day, the old beggar had already lost half of the ten taels of silver he had set aside for his big project!
The three immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, which led them to the idea of ​​cashing out.

Xiao Panshan was taken aback, then seemed to realize something.

Who says a young person doesn't understand how people of high status communicate?
Is this new High Priest targeting me? Is he implying that I should help him prepare for his housewarming so he can receive some gifts?

He was just a boy after all, and seemed a little impatient, but what could he do when he was the one guiding him?

The next day, the junior priests from the City God Temple arrived at the Three Immortals Hall with generous gifts. Among them were Lin You and Feng Sishui, who were quite familiar with Li Wushou, as well as some family members of the junior priest who had died.

They were eager to have more contact with this new elite and see if they could select new junior priests from their own household.

But when everyone arrived at the Three Immortals Pavilion, they learned that Li Wushou had dismissed the maids and servants long ago.

Helpless, Xiao Panshan hurriedly booked several tables at the restaurant, which finally allowed everyone to barely get a drink!

From that day on, various versions of rumors about Li Wushou began to circulate in Wufang City.

Li Wushou had no objection to this. It wasn't that he didn't care, but rather that no one had mentioned it to him. Besides, who would have thought that he could receive so many gifts at just one gathering?

They received nearly 200 taels of silver alone!
Chen Gou'er was overjoyed and immediately took away 60 taels of silver.

Afterwards, in accordance with the law governing the management of New Year's money, Li Wushou took it back.

The old beggar immediately regretted his decision; he wished he hadn't dismissed the maids, as he particularly liked two of them. Therefore, even if Li Wushou knew the cause and effect, he wouldn't care. No one likes rumors, but if rumors could make him money, that was another matter.

After a few days, the three of them finally got used to the new Three Immortals Hall.

Chen Gou'er completely forgot about Ai Shan, and the old beggar always looked down on this kind of behavior.

But whenever Chen Gou'er asked him to switch back to Aishan, the old beggar would firmly shake his head: No way!
After finishing his breakfast, Li Wushou left the Three Immortals Pavilion and headed towards the City God Temple. The High Priest Xiao Panshan had disappeared yesterday, and after some inquiries, he learned that he had been summoned by the City God to study the divine way.

Today, the task of overseeing the City God naturally fell to Li Wushou.

After several days of instruction from Xiao Panshan, Li Wushou naturally had a clear understanding of the High Priest's duties.

After thanking the pilgrims for their greetings, Li Wushou entered the inner hall, first brewed himself a pot of tea, then lay down on the rocking chair and closed his eyes.

That's the job of the High Priest.

Xiao Panshan found the mornings harder to get through, but the afternoons were easier because it was easier to fall asleep after lunch! He could usually wake up and leave work in no time.

Li Wushou didn't have this kind of trouble; young people sleep a lot, and he slept well!
While I was half asleep, I suddenly heard a soft knock on the door.

"dong dong dong~"

Li Wushou rubbed his eyes, then drank the tea brewing on the table in one gulp. It was slightly cool to the taste, indicating that he had been sleeping for a long time.

"Enter!"

With a creak, the newcomer was none other than an old acquaintance, the junior priest Lin You!
Lin You was about to bow when Li Wushou waved his hand to interrupt him.

"We don't need this kind of thing between us!"

Lin You smiled knowingly and cupped his hands in a respectful greeting. The two had gone through thick and thin together, and were naturally closer than with others. In addition, based on his observations over this period, Li Wushou seemed genuinely unconcerned about such things.

Every day, he would come in, sleep, cough, or work, never getting involved in the affairs of the City God Temple. He would pack up his food, eat, and leave work on time.

Everyone was satisfied with the situation, fearing that the atmosphere in the City God Temple would become tense after the addition of a high priest.

Although Li Wushou was interrupted from his business, he wasn't grumpy when he woke up, so he took the initiative to ask Lin You:

"What happened?"

Upon hearing Li Wushou's question, Lin You quickly composed himself, his previous good mood vanished, and he began to introduce himself to Li Wushou with a somewhat solemn expression.

"Just now, the City Lord's Mansion sent word that several people have disappeared from the Cherry Blossom Bridge connecting the West City and the Main City over the past two nights!"

“I just lit incense and asked the Martial Priest. Based on the description from the school guard, the Martial Priest said that he had not eaten the souls of these people.”

Li Wushou, who was listening patiently, also became serious.

It's normal for a person to die; the city lord's mansion will handle that. But it's not normal for a soul to be lost; this is like trying to steal food from the city god's temple.
Seeing that Li Wushou had taken it to heart, Lin You continued:
"The civil priest is not currently in the temple and cannot investigate the specific situation, so the military priest has asked you to lead a team to investigate in case any evil spirits appear."

Li Wushou was speechless, but just then Xiao Panshan also went to study the Tao.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wushou nodded and said:
"Tonight, you and Feng Sishui, the three of us, shall go and take a look together!"

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"Yes!"

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