People worship their ancestors: I'm just burning some paper money, how did I become a Taoist ma

Wang Qingyu stared at the photo for a full ten seconds, confirming that she hadn't mistaken it for something else.

The Li Mu in the photo looks exactly like the young man who confronted her in front of the Tongling Temple yesterday.

Judging from yesterday's events, the descendant who brought him so much wealth by worshipping Li Fengnian must be this Li Mu!

"How could it be him?" Wang Qingyu muttered to herself, her brows furrowing more and more tightly.

She put down the photo, picked up the documents, and read them through again from beginning to end.

Wang Qingyu leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.

To be honest, she has very mixed feelings right now.

Yesterday, in front of the Tongling Hall, Li Mu's words were still ringing in my ears—"If buildings built by people could really make worship more effective, the Wang family would have ascended to heaven long ago." "We've spent so much money, but I've never heard of any family's ancestors manifesting their spirits to protect their descendants."

At the time, she found these words offensive, thinking that the person was ignorant of etiquette and arrogant.

But now it seems that what they said... might be right.

If the spirit hall is truly that effective, why did Grandpa suffer for so many years down there? Why couldn't he even afford to send a message in a dream? Why did he have to borrow money from others to send a message to his granddaughter in a dream?

Wang Qingyu suddenly opened her eyes, shook her head, and shook off those thoughts from her mind.

Now is not the time to think about these things. The matter that Grandpa entrusted to me in his dream must be done.

Wang Qingyu picked up her phone, looked at the phone number in the profile, hesitated for two seconds, and then pressed the dial button.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

The phone rang three times before being answered.

"Hey? Who is this?" A young man's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding somewhat lazy.

Wang Qingyu recognized the voice; it was the same voice. It was the same voice that had spoken those words in front of the Spirit Hall yesterday.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Li Mu?" Wang Qingyu tried to make her tone sound as calm as possible.

"It's me. And who are you?"

"I am Wang Qingyu. I am the one who argued with you in the Spirit Hall yesterday."

After about three or four seconds, Li Mu's voice rang out again, his tone clearly surprised: "The one from the Wang family of Tianhai."

"Yes, that's me."

"...How did you get my phone number?"

"Mr. Li Mu, I'd like to meet with you. There are some things I'd like to discuss with you in person. Are you available now?" Wang Qingyu didn't answer the question directly, but instead asked.

There was a few more seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

"What is it?" Li Mu's voice became more cautious. "If it's about yesterday, I don't think there's anything to talk about. I'm just telling the truth, there's nothing to argue about."

"It wasn't about yesterday," Wang Qingyu immediately added. "It's something else, something very important. I really want to talk to you about it in person."

Upon hearing these words, Li Mu was momentarily confused as to what this woman was trying to do.

Judging from her tone now, she is much calmer, without the slightly forceful tone she had yesterday!

"Alright! Name a place!" Li Mu agreed after thinking for a moment.

"You know that 'Time Cafe' in Tianhe District, right? It's at 3 PM today."

"Know."

"Okay, see you at three o'clock then."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Qingyu put down her phone and let out a long breath.

If it weren't for her grandfather's instructions, she wouldn't have lowered herself to say such things to the other party.

……

Meanwhile, at Li Mu's home.

Li Mu frowned, his mind racing.

He thought about what happened in front of the Spirit Hall yesterday, the words he had said, and Wang Qingyu's reaction at the time.

After such a heated argument, why is she calling again, speaking calmly and asking to meet him? What does she want?

……

Meanwhile, at Jiang Yiling's home.

Although she woke up at daybreak, she felt no fatigue whatsoever.

Last night after she fell asleep, she dreamed that her great-grandfather appeared to her in her dream, saying that he had received all the offerings he had burned and that he would save money to pray for her in the future.

Although I didn't dream about my maternal grandparents, I imagine they received those things just like my great-grandfather.

Everything she burned, not a single thing was missing, was delivered to her great-grandfather intact!

What does this mean?

This means that the method Li Mu taught really works!

Jiang Yiling became more and more excited as she thought about it, and couldn't help but pick up her phone and find Li Mu's WeChat again, wanting to send him another message to express her gratitude.

I typed a few words, then deleted them.

"Never mind, I'll treat him to a nice meal another day," she muttered, tossing her phone aside and getting out of bed.

I walked to the window and drew back the curtains. Sunlight streamed through the glass, warming my skin.

"Great-Grandpa, don't worry, I'll burn incense for you often from now on," she whispered to the window, her eyes full of anticipation.

……

2:50 PM, Time Cafe.

Li Mu arrived on time on his electric scooter, parked it in front of the coffee shop, and went inside.

At this time of day, there weren't many people in the store; only two or three tables of customers were scattered in the corner.

Li Mu glanced around and quickly spotted Wang Qingyu sitting by the window.

She wore a white shirt today, with her long hair draped over her shoulders. Compared to her sophisticated outfit yesterday, she looked less sharp and more gentle.

Wang Qingyu also saw him, stood up, and nodded slightly to him.

Li Mu walked over and sat down opposite him.

"What would you like to drink?" Wang Qingyu asked.

"Whatever, American style is fine."

Wang Qingyu waved to the waiter and ordered two Americanos.

After the coffee was served, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

In the end, Li Mu spoke first.

"Miss Wang, what do you want with me? Just say it."

Wang Qingyu picked up her coffee cup, took a sip, put the cup down, and looked into Li Mu's eyes.

"Li Mu, was your great-grandfather named Li Fengnian?"

Li Mu's heart stirred, but he didn't show any expression on his face.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Have you been burning a lot of things for your great-grandfather lately?"

Li Mu did not answer, but just looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Wang Qingyu took a deep breath and recounted in detail what her grandfather had said in her dream last night.

From the grandfather's hardship in the afterlife, to the story of borrowing money to appear in a dream, and then to Li Fengnian receiving a huge amount of gold and silver treasures...

She spoke slowly, and each word was pronounced very clearly.

After listening, Li Mu fell silent.

What Wang Qingyu said felt like listening to a novel, with a somewhat unreal and surreal quality!

Wang Qingyu took out a check from her bag and pushed it in front of Li Mu. "This is to repay the money your great-grandfather borrowed from my grandfather through a dream. It's five million. My grandfather entrusted it to me through a dream."

Li Mu looked down at the check, the number on it clearly stated—five million yuan.

His hand trembled slightly.

It wasn't because I was excited, but because... it felt so unreal.

Yesterday he was worried about how he would make a living next month, and today he has five million in front of him?

Is this the result of his great-grandfather praying for his wealth?

"And..." Wang Qingyu took out another check from her bag and pushed it in front of Li Mu as well. "This is the payment for you to help my Wang family with the ancestral worship. It's also five million."

Li Mu stared at the two checks laid out side by side in front of him, feeling somewhat dazed.

One bill is worth five million, two bills are worth ten million.

He had never seen so much money in his life.