Old Lan said this, and I was stunned after listening.
To take me as a disciple?
After hearing it, I almost burst out laughing.
"Old man, are you kidding me? You want to take me as your master?"
But Old Lan was very serious:
"Immortal Master, I am serious. I have always wanted to be a Taoist priest with real skills, but I have no way to learn.
Please accept me!
As long as you teach me a move or two, I am willing to pay a high tuition fee."
After speaking, he began to kowtow to me.
I stopped him:
"No, no, no. You are clueless now, and you are fooling around.
If you really learn a move or two, what will happen?
Go wherever it's cool, I don't have time to take disciples."
"Don't! I beg you, Immortal Master..."
Old Nan Dao wanted to continue begging me.
But I didn't give him a good look.
Learning the Tao is not something anyone can do.
Not only do we have rules in our sect, but even those who practice unorthodox ways would not casually accept disciples.
The requirements for major sects are even higher.
They not only emphasize fate but also require talent.
Especially under the current circumstances, those who can learn the Tao are considered elites.
Seeing that I wasn't giving him a good look, Old Nan Dao had to retreat to the side.
At this moment, Zhang Ke, the middle-aged man who had returned to his body, also gradually woke up.
The moment he woke up, his two sons, who had just fallen out over the inheritance and disregarded his body, rushed over.
Putting on an act of filial piety.
But as soon as Zhang Ke opened his eyes, he glared at them.
He roared at his two sons:
"You two unfilial sons, unfilial, unfilial sons, get out, get out..."
He roared almost tremblingly.
His two sons were so scared by his words that they retreated.
With the support of others, Zhang Ke finally stood up.
He didn't immediately go back to his room to rest, but turned to look at me, who was sitting in a chair:
"Taoist priest, Taoist priest, thank you, thank you for saving my life..."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. It's your good fortune to return to your body. I just did what I should do."
I said calmly.
Zhang Ke didn't say anything else and quickly said to a man next to him:
"Director Wang, contact finance and give the Taoist priest a reward of one million. Without the Taoist priest, I would have died completely."
Everyone around gasped when they heard one million.
Old Nan Dao's eyes widened with envy.
He had only charged eight thousand eight for performing the ritual after so much effort.
But for me, it was one million for just one appearance.
This disparity made him extremely envious and even more eager to learn real skills.
After my master left, he left me some inheritance.
Currently, I don't have any major expenses and I'm not short of money.
But money is never too much, I don't dislike it.
After all, Zhang Ke offered it willingly, and it's better to take it than not.
Zhang Ke was very weak after just returning to his body.
Soon, he was sent to his room to rest.
At the same time, a man asked me for my bank card number.
I gave him the number, then took some incense, candles, and paper money from the mourning hall, and left.
I didn't pay attention to their pleas to stay.
That Old Nan Dao chased me for a while, still not giving up.
But I directly yelled at him to leave.
After leaving the village, I rode my bike to the place where I had previously helped four government officials return to their bodies.
When I arrived, I found that the other three people, as well as the body of the person whose soul had failed to return, had already disappeared.
Only the deceased soul was standing at the intersection waiting for me.
Seeing me arrive, he immediately came forward:
"Taoist priest!"
"Have they all left?"
"They've left. Give me some incense and send me to see my family! I just want to see them one last time!"
"Okay! Follow me!"
Saying that, I led the deceased soul and continued to walk forward.
I found a relatively secluded spot and drew a series of talismans on the ground.
I set up a formation.
I was going to send all the deceased souls home to bid farewell.
After drawing it, I released all the deceased souls from my Qiankun bag one by one.
They each provided their names and birth dates.
It didn't take much time for over thirty people.
After I finished, I performed a talisman.
I lit a long stick of incense and said to the more than thirty deceased souls in front of me:
"You have one hour. Hurry back and say goodbye to your families properly. After one hour, come back.
Then, we will send you to the underworld..."
These souls knew that this was their last chance to say goodbye to their families.
They all thanked me.
Then, they turned into wisps of blue smoke and drifted away.
I didn't sit idle during this hour.
I studied the Mermaid Pearl and couldn't fully determine if it was really as the toad monster said.
About an hour later, the deceased souls who had gone out returned one after another.
Soon, all the deceased souls who had gone out returned.
Most of them were crying.
My second aunt even complained to me that her mourning hall was not decorated well, and asked me to make sure to handle it properly when I got back.
I said "mmm" a few times, just to pacify her.
Once all the deceased souls had gathered, I looked at them and said again:
"Everyone, death is just the beginning of a new life.
Don't be too sad.
You are just dying a few years earlier than others.
Everyone's final destination is reincarnation.
Alright, now I will light a guiding talisman. Follow the talisman, and you will see the Yin-Yang Gate.
After passing through the Yin-Yang Gate, you will see the mountain of two realms, Half-Step Many, and finally pass the Gate of Ghosts to reach the underworld..."