Chapter 42: It’s A Legitimate Daoist Temple
An Qi seemed to realize her words were a bit shameless and quickly changed her tune: “Your talisman is very effective. Where did you get it? I want to go get one too.”
This could be shared.
“It’s at Changsheng Temple.”
“Changsheng Temple?” An Qi thought seriously, “It doesn’t sound like a temple. It shouldn’t be in Yanjing either. Is it in Jiangshi?”
This person doesn’t distinguish between Daoism and Buddhism.
“Yes, it’s a Taoist temple.” Xuan Xia emphasized the two words “Taoist temple” to make sure An Qi remembered.
“Changsheng Temple is in Ningzhou. The specific address is in Ningzhou’s Ancient Architectural Ruins Scenic Area. Once you enter the scenic area, check the map—it’s very obvious, right at the center point of the scenic area. Oh, by the way, the entrance ticket for the scenic area is 10 yuan each.” Xuan Xia carefully explained several key points.
An Qi was a bit confused after hearing this.
It’s actually in Ningzhou.
She hadn’t been to Ningzhou yet.
After finishing with the location, Xuan Xia thought for a moment and couldn’t help adding a couple more sentences: “The Taoist temple also sells plain noodles and provides fortune telling services. The plain noodles are delicious, the fortune telling is very accurate, and they’re limited quantity every day.”
An Qi: “Oh oh.”
Yeah. That’s enough introduction.
Otherwise, people might think it’s not a proper Taoist temple.
Xuan Xia thought.
Of course, if Xuan Xia hadn’t said the talisman was obtained from Changsheng Temple, An Qi would already think it wasn’t a proper Taoist temple.
As for now, An Qi nodded in response: “Okay, I’ve got it.”
Xuan Xia hummed in acknowledgment, then looked at An Qi thoughtfully for a few seconds before asking directly: “Since you know it’s not an illness, don’t you have any plans?”
Plans? Of course she did.
An Qi originally thought Xuan Xia herself was the magical one, so she really wanted to ask her about it, but it turned out the magic was in the talisman Xuan Xia carried.
So An Qi planned to seek help from reliable people.
An Qi considered her words and said: “After the live broadcast tonight, I’ll head back to Yanjing. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go to Fajue Temple to pay respects first.”
Fajue Temple was the top temple in Yanjing, known for being the most efficacious.
The abbot there was an incredibly formidable figure.
However, not everyone could meet the abbot alone. An Qi knew she definitely couldn’t with her own influence, and she wasn’t sure if pulling strings would work or how long it would take.
Luckily, Yanjing was full of experts in this area. She could ask around tonight and maybe get some introductions.
As for the Changsheng Temple in Ningzhou that Xuan Xia mentioned, An Qi also decided to schedule a trip there.
Not for anything else, but a talisman this effective definitely needed to be obtained.
After hearing this, Xuan Xia could understand An Qi’s arrangement.
But thinking of her own previous experiences, she worried An Qi might have issues after returning, and she was also curious why An Qi was experiencing this, so she said: “I’m friends with Daoist Master Qin from Changsheng Temple. Do you want to tell me the situation? I can ask him later. Maybe it’ll be resolved quickly.”
“Is that okay?” An Qi’s eyes lit up.
Honestly, she was really scared encountering this situation.
Because it was daytime now with so many people around, she hadn’t shown it. If she were alone, or at night, she definitely would have cried in fear.
“Sure. Daoist Master Qin is a very nice person.” Xuan Xia paused, then sincerely praised Daoist Master Qin.
“Then… could you send me this Daoist master’s business card? Can I consult him myself?”
An Qi still wanted to be cautious. Having someone relay the message always felt less reliable than speaking directly.
Though Xuan Xia regretted not learning An Qi’s specific situation, she wouldn’t be petty and refuse to share the business card.
But she made it clear first: “After the live broadcast ends, I’ll ask first. If Daoist Master Qin agrees, then I’ll send you the business card.”
An Qi thought that was feasible and nodded.
After discussing, the two had no other topics. Just then, the hot pot started boiling, so they each cooked ingredients and ate.
After a few bites, An Qi suddenly asked: “You carry a talisman, so have you encountered something too?”
She herself didn’t want to go into details, yet she was prying into someone else’s private matters. An Qi regretted it right after asking.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Xia didn’t mind at all and said: “Yeah, I ran into an evil influence before and almost got trapped in it. Daoist Master Qin got me out. Later I encountered it again, also thanks to Daoist Master Qin’s talisman. That time, it felt exactly the same as yours.”
An Qi’s mouth fell open, her face full of shocked expression. After a moment, she asked: “What’s an evil influence?”
“Similar to an illusion. You can also understand it as having hallucinations.”
“Oh oh.” Got it.
After a moment of silence, An Qi no longer hid it from Xuan Xia: “So what is this for me? I was fine before. Now thinking carefully, the uneasy feeling started from two days ago.”
“Two days ago?”
“Yeah. That day our group had an event. After it ended, everyone had a bit to drink, then went home to sleep. I couldn’t sleep soundly. I kept feeling like someone was staring at me. I’m not sure if there really was someone, but it was like I opened my eyes in my sleep and saw a white shadow standing at the foot of the bed, right facing me.”
Xuan Xia: “…………”
Xuan Xia thought she was pretty brave, but after hearing An Qi’s description and imagining it a bit, she found it still a little scary.
It wouldn’t affect her sleep tonight, would it?
An Qi recalled the shadow she saw in her sleep and couldn’t help shivering.
“Anyway, when I woke up the next day, I felt off. I thought it was just from not sleeping well at night, but these past two days I’ve kept feeling cold all over and panicky inside.”
After thinking carefully, Xuan Xia said: “Actually, this counts as one type of running into an evil influence.”
“Huh?”
Xuan Xia said: “I haven’t been to your home to check, so I can’t confirm exactly what kind of evil influence it is. Sometimes it’s due to changes in the home’s feng shui, sometimes it’s because something extra appeared in the home.”
“Ah?” An Qi uncertainly asked: “You understand this stuff too?”
“Yeah, beginner not long ago.”
An Qi: “…”
She’d only heard of long illness making one a good doctor; this was the first time hearing of becoming a beginner after running into evil influences twice.
A bit impressive.
But following Xuan Xia’s words, An Qi quickly thought: “I live in the company dormitory. I couldn’t have moved any of the big items in the dormitory. But if you say something extra appeared…”
She trailed off as she spoke.
Xuan Xia was curious instead: “What’s wrong?”
An Qi shook her head with a smile: “Nothing. I was overthinking.”
“It’s fine to say. Did someone give you a gift?”
An Qi was surprised—it had actually been guessed.
She really was a bit magical.
Then she told Xuan Xia: “Hu Yue from our group went abroad for work before and brought a gift for everyone in the group.”
Hu Yue was the top popularity member of their group—beautiful, great at her job. She’d gotten a good resource before and went abroad to shoot an ad.
The schedule was tight, just three short days, but she still brought gifts for everyone.
It was a porcelain figurine that looked like a cat-duck hybrid.
Weirdly cute.
Everyone initially thought the styling was strange, but after looking a couple more times, they liked it.
Recently, the only new addition at home was this ornament, so An Qi thought she was overthinking and it couldn’t be the cause.
