Chapter 110: This Is The Array Eye! Why Does It Grow Back After Being Cut?
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Ma Qi was really a bit speechless. He said very seriously, “Chu Fei, tell me clearly, what exactly happened over there at the Chen Clan?”
He did not even call her “wife” anymore and directly used her name.
In a small county town, there were already few chances to do well, let alone in culture and tourism, and now his wife seemed about to hold him back.
Seeing her husband suddenly become so serious, Chu Fei did not dare hide anything and said, “It was our son, in their Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, he tugged at their altar cloth and then knocked over the things on it…”
Hearing this, Ma Qi was speechless and could not help cursing, “I asked you to take our son out to play, and you couldn’t keep an eye on him? Do you know what the altar cloth means in the Daoist sect? You desecrated their faith and provoked their dignity. You even went to university, how do you not know to respect others? What am I supposed to say to you?”
He really was a bit angry.
This time he had managed to get the cooperation on the national style event with the Chen Clan only because he had done thorough preparation, read a lot of information related to the Chen Clan, and even found quite a few records about them in the county annals.
The Chen Clan was really not simple in the past. In ancient times they actually trained militia, and there were even descriptions in the county annals about the Chen Clan setting up altars and performing rituals.
However, that was overly superstitious and not very credible.
Of course, he also knew the Chen Clan was a Daoist Sect Heritage Family, that they followed many Daoist practices. Hadn’t he seen those Daoist promotion bloggers online all getting along so well with the Chen Family Head?
Their county, when cooperating with the Chen Clan, sometimes had to take into account and respect certain matters related to the Chen Clan’s religion.
So he had also learned some Daoist knowledge, such as about the altar cloth.
His wife and son’s behavior was no different from barging into someone’s home and flipping over their dining table, and in the eyes of the Chen Clan, it was even more serious.
And now his wife wanted him to, while being in the wrong, turn around and punish them?
Wasn’t that stupid?
Being scolded, Chu Fei felt wronged. “Dear, their Chen Clan is just a scenic spot…”
Ma Qi directly cut her off. “Just a scenic spot? Do you know the county is paying attention to that scenic spot? Do you know your husband still has to run errands for them?”
“Do you believe that if they find out who your husband is, they only need one video, and tomorrow your husband will be shown in front of the whole country, lose his job, and you will become the next model wife who ruins her man?”
“Huh???” Hearing this, Chu Fei finally realized the problem and hurriedly asked, “Dear, it can’t be that serious. I didn’t really argue with them, and no one filmed a video, and I didn’t report your identity.”
“This time is just your luck. Next time, you may not be so lucky.” Ma Qi said irritably, “And also, get the hemorrhoid surgery done first. Tomorrow I still have to visit that Chen Family Head. After your hemorrhoids are healed in a couple of days, you are coming with me to sincerely apologize to them!”
“Ah… apologize?” Chu Fei immediately felt reluctant, but under her husband’s glare, she could only nod awkwardly. Then as soon as she moved, she felt as if glass was cutting there and could not help wailing in pain.
Before long, the director had arranged the surgery, and Ma Qi watched as his wife and son were pushed into the operating room together.
Wife and son having hemorrhoid surgery together, he felt it was karmic retribution.
He just did not know that only after the hemorrhoid surgeries of his wife and son would he truly understand how serious the matter was.
At this moment, his mobile phone ringtone sounded. Seeing that the number was Director Chen’s, he immediately answered, “Hello, Director Chen, I’m at the hospital now.”
“Is your wife and son all right?” came Chen Kai’s inquiry.
“They’re fine. Thank you, Director Chen, for your concern.” Ma Qi hurriedly said, too embarrassed to mention that his wife and son had been wheeled into the operating room together for hemorrhoids. Then he asked, “May I ask if you have any instructions, Director Chen?”
Chen Kai spoke rather sternly. “I forgot to remind you about something. Over at the Chen Clan, there are some extraordinary circumstances, like feng shui and other mysterious things. When you coordinate promotion on your side, be careful. Because of the rules from the higher-ups, some things cannot be openly promoted.”
“Huh????” Hearing this, Ma Qi froze on the spot, full of disbelief.
The Chen Clan actually had such things?
…
On the other side, while Ma Qi was going to the Chen Clan to pick up his wife and child, Chen Han had already finished burning incense.
When he stood up, Aunt-Grandmother said, “Patriarch, go take a look at the new statue.”
“Okay.” Chen Han followed Aunt-Grandmother to the side hall, where he could see a 6-meter Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation already standing there, though it was currently wrapped up.
Because it had not yet been consecrated, in the Daoist sect, if an unconsecrated statue is exposed for a long time, it easily attracts evil spirits to attach themselves, which is disrespectful to the deity. Therefore, before the consecration, the statue is not exposed.
At this time Aunt-Grandmother asked, “Patriarch, how about we hold the consecration of the Heavenly Lord statue tomorrow during the chen hour?”
The best time for Daoist statue consecration is during the day’s chen hour （7-9 a.m.） or wu hour （11 a.m.-1 p.m.）.
These two periods are considered in traditional culture to be when yang energy is at its peak, symbolizing auspiciousness and light, and are also when the heavenly gate is wide open.
During this time, believers find it easier to communicate with the deity.
So this time period is the best for the consecration to connect with the deity.
Chen Han naturally had no objection.
But just as he was about to respond, he was surprised to see a game prompt suddenly appear in his mind:
【System detection has discovered a new data packet fragment. Data packet （2） data fragment collection complete!】
【New game module loaded successfully. Data packet （2） successfully loaded.】
【Because your family has been repeatedly attacked by demonic cult rogues, the demonic forces are paying more and more attention to the Chen Clan. Along with an increasing number of attached rogue cultivators coming, your pressure is also mounting day by day.
And during this period you have also heard many strange rumors. The long-brow patriarch of the Emei Sect who ascended seems to have sent word from the Heavenly Court, and there are many rumors of divine lords, which stir longing in your heart.
Perhaps because of what you think about by day and dream of by night, you have miraculously received a dream message from the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation. You need only hold a Grand Enlightenment Ceremony once to connect with the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation and receive a blessing!】
Seeing this game prompt, Chen Han was truly shocked. It was just as he had thought before: this data packet （2） was related to the divine path.
And this was now a task, so the consecration could not just be casually done with a simple altar and be over with.
He subconsciously asked Aunt-Grandmother, “Aunt-Grandmother, how do we hold a Grand Enlightenment Ceremony for the Heavenly Lord statue?”
“Huh?” Aunt-Grandmother was stunned. “That is the highest-level consecration ceremony for the statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation. Our Chen Clan simply has no way to hold it. Patriarch, we currently do not have that strength. It requires 60 lineage members and 300 faithful worshipers.”
Chen Han pondered Aunt-Grandmother’s words. Sixty lineage members meant 60 Daoist sect heritage members forming the ritual, and 300 faithful worshipers meant 300 believers to worship.
This number came from the meaning of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation subduing demons over 60 sexagenary cycles and humanity nourishing demons for 300 years.
Under normal circumstances, the Chen Clan could not even gather these 60 lineage members. But now this was a system task, and all clan members in the game plot were cultivators.
So, in the game plot, 60 clan members definitely met the requirement. Getting 300 believers should not be hard either. There were already plenty of tourists. Just hold a consecration event, declare that participation brings blessings, and everyone would come to join the fun.
If that was not enough, have the villagers join the fun. If still not enough, get Director Chen at the county bureau to help with promotion. The numbers would definitely not be a problem.
In this way, the requirements of the game system should be met.
He just did not know what blessing the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation would grant in the game plot.
Thinking this, Chen Han said, “Aunt-Grandmother, many family members are about to return to the clan. By then picking 60 people should be no problem, and 300 believers can also be arranged. Our Chen Clan has not held a grand blessing event for a long time. This time we can take the opportunity of the consecration ceremony to hold one.”
Hearing this, Aunt-Grandmother hesitated, then finally nodded, and an expectant look appeared on her face.
The Chen Clan indeed had not held a grand blessing event for a long time. After the clan members left home to work, fewer and fewer clan members came to the great hall to offer incense.
She vaguely remembered how lively the Chen Clan’s blessing events had been when she was young.
Clan members gathered in the great hall, each holding incense, and the whole hall was filled with a warm, nostalgic, festive atmosphere.
She did not know how long it had been since she had seen such a scene.
After leaving the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, Chen Han explained the matter to Uncle, asking him to notify the clan, organize the clan members, and cooperate with Aunt-Grandmother.
The 60 lineage members were not just about gathering together; everyone had their role, somewhat similar to various regional god parading activities.
The specific configuration for the Grand Enlightenment Ceremony was that a special sedan chair was required to carry the 6-meter Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation out of the great hall and set it at the flower sea of offering flowers. The sedan chair must have 6 men on each side, representing the Six Ding and Six Jia.
There must also be two people wearing Turtle Snake Hats opening the way on the left and right, representing the Turtle Snake Generals.
In front, five dragon heads would dance, symbolizing the five great divine dragons. Finally, there would be 36 people with painted faces, representing the thirty-six heavenly generals, and the rest would be scripture chanters, reciting the Three Purity Mantra.
Along the route, firecrackers would be set off to shock and drive away evil spirits, creating a clean and quiet environment for the statue’s consecration.
The liveliness of this ceremony would not be less than that of those god parading activities, and could be even more lively.
It was just that for the sake of making a living, the Chen Clan had neither the resources nor the time to organize such things, whereas those god parading events could thrive because they had “head families, blessing leaders, main sponsors” funding them. Participants could get a salary, benefits, and free food and drink…
Those “head families, blessing leaders, main sponsors…” believed that parading the gods would bring good luck and big profits in the coming year. So they did it every year. Every year someone there made a fortune, and those who did would show off and compete to become “head families, blessing leaders, main sponsors…”
Also, the god parading had been turned into an event, attracting many people to visit, with huge benefits.
Previously, when the Chen Clan members all went out, they had been powerless to hold such ceremonies. But now it was different.
Moreover, if after completing the game task the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing could manifest in reality, that would truly be a divine manifestation.
Thinking this, Chen Han went back to his own courtyard. As soon as he entered, doggy You Cai rushed over, barking, asking him to remove its armor.
There was still a ball of white light floating above its back.
It had gone with its underlings up Green Luan Peak again today, so there was more Green Feather Pheasant Meat for offering.
After storing the meat in the warehouse, he took off the armor from doggy, then went up to the attic and took out a spirit stone to begin cultivation.
This time, the demonic cult rogues’ invasion and the ones luring monsters had dropped two low-grade spirit stones, enough for cultivation for a while.
Just then, his mobile phone ringtone sounded. It was actually a call from Captain Li of the county bureau. As soon as the call connected, Captain Li said, “Chen Family Head, sorry to bother you so late at night. That theft gang case has been closed, and the wanted criminals have been handed over. I’m calling especially to thank you.”
He sounded clearly in a very good mood; after all, he had gotten free merit again, doubled.
“Captain Li, you’re too polite. This is what we citizens should do,” Chen Han replied with a smile.
But after hanging up, he frowned slightly.
Because earlier there had been another family task that required two conditions to be fulfilled. One was to deal with the demonic cult rogues who had infiltrated the family, which had already been done. The other was to establish the Demon Subduing Hall.
Since there was no prompt that the task was complete, it meant the Demon Subduing Hall still did not have enough members. After all, Uncle Dagou only had three old men and two strong men there. As for the specific number, it should match the Chen Clan’s current need for security forces.
That is, the required security staffing based on regulations. With the Chen Clan’s current scale of development, they would need at least more than ten people.
They would have to wait for more clan members to return. This could not be rushed.
Thinking this, Chen Han sat down cross-legged to cultivate, until the alarm clock rang the next day. Only then did he wash up and go out. His luck was bad again today; over at the Moon Gazing Rabbit there was still no Moon Gazing Sand.
He could only ride You Fu, with You Cai along, heading toward the special spiritual aperture.
But just as he left the courtyard, he saw Uncle coming out of the small courtyard yawning. Seeing him, Uncle greeted him, “Xiao Han, morning!”
“Uncle.” Chen Han smiled and greeted back.
Clearly, because of his reminder yesterday that getting up early and going to the Three Old Elm Trees would bring a surprise, Uncle had gotten up early.
Before long, Chen Han saw Xiao Mi coming out of Junior Sister’s courtyard, with Junior Sister behind her, holding Xiao Mi’s arm.
The two girls also saw him and ran toward him excitedly.
Chen Han’s gaze was caught by Xiao Mi and Junior Sister at once, because he could clearly feel their skin had become much fairer. That meant the skin whitening +2 attribute had taken effect.
And the effect was excellent.
As the saying goes, fair skin covers three flaws. After Junior Sister and Xiao Mi’s skin became even fairer, their appearance was higher, more charming.
But his gaze subconsciously drifted to their chests, and he froze, because they did not look as big as he had imagined. If anything, they looked smaller.
Could it be that the +2 attribute had explosively enhanced them?
Xiao Mi and Junior Sister had obviously noticed his gaze. Their pretty faces turned red at the same time, and the two of them understood he must have known about this effect, otherwise he would not be staring at their chests.
“We’re not wearing it!” Xiao Mi said softly.
“They really got bigger?” Chen Han asked in surprise.
Xiao Mi explained, “They should have. The vest got tight, so we didn’t wear it.”
Junior Sister looked even more expectant. “Senior brother, do you have any more?”
“Greedy. No more.” Chen Han was surprised again and glanced at Xiao Mi. She had already been well-endowed, and now would probably feel even better to the touch.
Thinking this, he urged You Fu forward. Before long, he received a Weixin message from Xiao Mi: “Do you want to try it?”
This made Chen Han glance at Xiao Mi again, and their eyes met instantly.
When they arrived at the Chen Clan Main Entrance, Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng also came out. They all wanted to know what was going on at the Three Old Elm Trees.
When they reached the special spiritual aperture, Chen Han went into the pavilion and sat cross-legged. After You Fu and You Cai lay down behind him, he beckoned to Uncle and the others. “All sit cross-legged in the pavilion. Just treat it as Daoist morning class.”
They nodded and sat cross-legged next to him, then subconsciously felt around, trying to sense what was different.
Yet even when the sun rose over the mountain, they still did not feel anything special.
“Senior brother, you brought us here. What is so special about this place?” Junior Sister could not help asking.
“Haven’t you noticed how surprisingly well the fence wall is growing?” Chen Han first asked with a smile, then made something up. “Because this is the eye of the family underground feng shui formation.”
The feng shui formation eye was his own explanation. If there was a feng shui array, then having a feng shui formation eye was reasonable.
Formation eye?
They all froze.
They understood what a formation eye meant, but there did not seem to be anything special.
Just as this thought arose in their minds, their eyes suddenly widened in disbelief.
In that instant, something surged out and enveloped them. A very wondrous and comfortable sensation appeared, as if their whole body’s skin was involuntarily breathing, and their entire bodies were being nourished.
This…
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As the morning sun rose, Ma Qi also got up early. The house was quiet today because his wife and son were in the hospital after hemorrhoid surgery.
Honestly, at first yesterday he had not understood why his wife and son were in such pain from hemorrhoids. But during last night’s surgery, when he saw the bloody gauze the doctors threw away and the size of the hemorrhoid tissue cut from his wife and son, he was truly horrified.
After the operation last night, when the anesthesia wore off for his son, he cried his heart out.
His wife was not much better. After the surgery, she could only lie on her stomach; any movement made her gasp and cry out in pain. Fortunately, the proctology director had said that, once the hemorrhoids were cut out, medicine was applied, and then an IV drip hung, they just needed to wait for the wounds to heal.
He washed up and got ready to go to the bureau to prepare, then take people over to the Chen Clan to meet the Chen Family Head, at least to leave a good impression first, and then bring his wife and child to apologize.
If you are wrong, you stand at attention and take your punishment.
But just as he was about to head out, he got a call from the hospital, and knowing it was surely about his wife and son, he immediately answered, “This is Ma Qi!”
Moments later, his brow furrowed tightly. “What? They grew back? How could that happen?”
He was really stunned. They had just been cut off last night. The wounds could not possibly have healed so fast. How had they grown back?
Was this scientific???
