Chapter 206: Could He Be An Immortal? A Special Task!
Chu Kai and Chen Ping were shocked, but they did not forget to step forward and greet her, their faces full of warmth. “Ms. Liao, congratulations.”
Liao Shuang recognized the two of them and responded with a bright smile. “Good morning, leaders.”
It was obvious that she was in an extremely good mood.
After all, having just recovered from a serious illness and finally freed from the long-term pressure of disfigurement, who could be in a bad mood?
This morning, when she got up, washed her face, and looked into the mirror, she felt her heart pounding to the extreme, unable to believe that completely healed, rosy skin could be hers.
Today was also the first time she had ever put a beautiful makeup look on that side of her face; her hands had almost been trembling as she applied it.
When she finished and looked at herself in the mirror, she found that she had come to like herself.
The feeling of such perfect makeup was truly wonderful.
All of this was thanks to the Chen Family Head.
The scar removal cream he had casually made actually had such terrifying effectiveness; he was a true expert.
It was just that one of her eyes had not yet recovered. The gray-white pupil ruined the beauty, so she could only wear sunglasses when going out.
“Ms. Liao, are you heading to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall now?” Chu Ping saw the direction she was walking and guessed.
“Mm.” Liao Shuang nodded. After a few words of small talk, they headed together toward the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
Along the way, seeing that she was in such a good mood, Chu Ping naturally took the chance to introduce the investment environment of Linhe County.
Liao Shuang was certainly no fool; she understood what these two had in mind, but in truth the resources here in Linhe County worth investing in were really scarce.
Still, she was in an excellent mood today, and since Weikai Group also had a cosmetics division with decent performance, she promised that a branch factory could be opened here to cultivate aloe vera.
This made it impossible for the smile on Chu Ping’s face to be concealed.
He felt that in the future he should keep an eye on the Chen Clan’s place. Whenever a new tycoon came to the Chen Clan, he could shamelessly go forward to visit; the success rate of investment promotion was simply too high.
In a short while, they arrived Outside the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. Chen Han was already there with people waiting, and when he saw the three arrive, he greeted them.
Then he instructed, “Ms. Liao, please come with me. We have already prepared the prayer ceremony for you.”
Liao Shuang quickly nodded, her face full of anticipation as she followed him Inside the Hall.
Perhaps because of her inner expectations, she felt that the Chen Clan’s Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall was incomparably solemn. She did not dare show the slightest disrespect, especially when she saw the Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation; that solemnity, that gaze of the statue, felt as if the real Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation were looking at her.
This feeling made her heartbeat quicken. She subconsciously lowered her head, not daring to look directly at the deity.
Clearly, this was the +2 attribute of Divine Statue Solemnity of the Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation taking effect.
“Aunt-grandmother, I must trouble you to perform a blessing for Ms. Liao,” Chen Han led Liao Shuang forward, handed her over to Aunt-grandmother, and went to pour the prepared herbal tea, at the same time putting in two grains of Moon Gazing Sand that had long been readied.
“Thank you, Daoist priest,” Liao Shuang bent slightly toward Aunt-grandmother with polite respect.
“Devotee, kneel here,” Aunt-grandmother smiled, raised her fly whisk, and guided Ms. Liao to kneel on the cushion.
At this moment, Chen Han handed her the cup of herbal tea he had poured. “Ms. Liao, please drink this cup of blessing tea first.”
Without thinking much, Liao Shuang took the cup and drained it in one go, swallowing the two grains of Moon Gazing Sand along with it.
Seeing this, Chen Han smiled, took back the cup, and signaled to Aunt-grandmother that she could begin.
Aunt-grandmother nodded, began to wave the fly whisk, and started the blessing ritual for Ms. Liao.
Because of their positions, Chu Ping and Chen Kai could not enter Inside the Hall. They could only stand outside and look in. Just then, a figure arrived and caught their attention, and they quickly greeted him.
It was Chairman Liu. One could say he was now one of Linhe County’s most important figures. They had used his resort villa investment in Linhe County in their investment promotion publicity.
Liu Ye knew that today the Chen Clan was holding a prayer ceremony for Liao Shuang, so of course he would not miss it.
He himself had experienced such a blessing, and besides, this was also his chance to repay a favor. So after nodding to the two Linhe County leaders, he looked intently at the prayer ceremony inside.
Chu Ping and Chen Kai also focused on watching the ceremony inside.
At this time, however, Liao Shuang’s body could not help but tremble, her face full of disbelief.
As the ritual proceeded, she could clearly feel a cool, soothing sensation appearing in that damaged eye.
The feeling was very comfortable. The key point was that she soon felt changes in her vision; the scene before her appeared as two overlapping fields of sight, one very clear and one somewhat blurry.
She realized something and decisively closed her normal eye. Sure enough, only the blurry field of vision remained before her.
Her body trembled even more violently. She did not quite dare to believe it and blinked that eye a few times before she finally accepted that this eye could see.
Even though the vision was still blurry, she had to know that before this there had been no sight at all.
Moreover, along with that comfortable sensation in the eye, she could clearly feel the vision in that eye growing clearer and clearer.
By the time the Daoist priest of the Chen Clan finished the ritual, she found that this eye could already see the scene before her clearly.
And that wondrous sensation was still continuing; the treatment was still in progress and would certainly lead to a complete recovery.
“Devotee, you should now offer incense and kowtow to thank the Heavenly Lord for his blessing.” A hall warden handed her the lit incense sticks.
Liao Shuang took the incense sticks and piously worshiped the Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation.
At this moment she was filled with devotion.
Only those who have personally experienced such despair can understand how grateful she now was to the Chen Clan and to the Chen Family Head.
After she offered the incense, another hall warden brought her a Calming Talisman. “Devotee, this is a Calming Talisman blessed by the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation. The Heavenly Lord bless you.”
“Thank you very much.” Liao Shuang hurriedly expressed her thanks.
As she received the Calming Talisman, surprise appeared again on her face. The inner serenity and mental peace she felt were too miraculous.
She now understood why Uncle Liu had people in the parking lot acquiring these Calming Talismans.
Knowing how miraculous the talisman was, she was thoughtful as she walked out after the ceremony.
At the entrance of the hall, Liu Ye asked, “Is it cured?”
“Mm, it is. Thank you, Uncle Liu, for the introduction.” Liao Shuang nodded in gratitude.
“That’s good,” Liu Ye nodded.
Chu Ping and Chen Kai were genuinely astonished. Although they had previously heard about the Chen Clan’s blessings healing illnesses, they had never seen it with their own eyes.
Today, they had witnessed it firsthand.
They had known all too well what Ms. Liao’s condition had been before. Looking at how fully she had recovered now, it was simply a miracle.
If it was not a miracle, who could explain it clearly with modern science?
They very much wanted to ask the Chen Family Head, but they also knew there would only be one answer: believe in science.
Just then, Liao Shuang’s mobile phone ringtone sounded. It was her secretary calling. She knew the investigation must have results, so she immediately stepped aside to answer and asked, “How did it go?”
The secretary hurriedly reported, “President, we have a situation. When I took people to investigate, your cousin stopped us, and she invoked the chairman, saying that you are using your new position to go after the company’s old staff.
“Now some of the old-timers in the company have had their emotions provoked. Your cousin is also saying she will take people to see the chairman, and… and that your new image is not suitable for being president and harms the company image…!”
After hanging up, Liao Shuang’s brows furrowed at once. No wonder. So her father’s assistant had already defected to her uncle and cousin.
Given the current situation, that assistant was not only a problem himself but was entangled with her cousin’s side.
Kaiwei Group was effectively a semi-family business. The reason for saying this was that they had external financing and shareholders held a significant portion of shares, but most of the equity was still in the hands of the founding Liao family.
In this generation, the second brother held more shares. The eldest and the third could not threaten him alone, but if they united, they would give the second brother, Liao Xing, headaches.
Under normal circumstances, Liao Xing had nothing to worry about in the company. His prestige was not something the eldest and the third could match.
But after working his whole life, he would eventually have to retire. He knew his daughter’s abilities and wanted her to take over, but she had suffered a fire at a young age, her face burned, and one eye damaged, leaving her blind in that eye.
Because of this, she had not dared to go out, always staying at home. Even though with her own ability she had remotely built a successful online company from home, people in the group did not know this, so she had no prestige there.
On top of that, her face and eye had led to rumors throughout the company that she was not suitable to be president, that she hurt the company’s image. The executives and shareholders were all wavering.
He knew clearly that it was because the daughters of his two brothers also wanted to be president.
That was why, when his daughter went to the Chen Clan, he wanted her to give it a try. He knew exactly what had happened with Liu Ye.
The near-paralysis symptoms Liu Ye had suffered could be cured; it was absolutely unbelievable.
When he had heard Liu Ye’s description, he had stared in disbelief. If it were really so, then the Chen Family Head might as well be an immortal.
He just had not expected that his daughter’s trip to the Chen Clan would stir up such trouble at home.
He was no fool. From the reports, how could he not see that his trusted assistant had forgotten his place?
Now his older brother, younger brother, and their two daughters were all coming his way.
Just as he was thinking this, a video call popped up on his phone. It was a Weixin call from his daughter. He immediately answered, and the video connected.
In that instant, an expression of disbelief appeared on Liao Xing’s face. “Shuang, you… you are healed?”
He simply could not believe it. He knew how severe his daughter’s condition had been. Now, how could anyone see any trace of burns?
Liao Shuang’s voice came through. “Dad, I am healed. My eye can see perfectly as well. The Chen Clan is too miraculous. The Chen Family Head is incredible. The Chen Clan truly has the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s protection.”
Hearing his daughter’s confirmation, Liao Xing could not help but open his mouth wide.
Previously, when he had heard Liu Ye’s description, it had sounded exaggerated. Now, with his daughter’s example before his eyes, he was utterly shocked.
Was there really such a miraculous place in this world?
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
He knew who it was and called out, “Come in.”
Next, two middle-aged men and two young women entered. They were his two brothers and their two daughters.
Although he knew their purpose, he did not expose them. Instead, he said with a cheerful smile, “You’ve come at just the right time. Quickly, come and take a look. Shuang has been completely cured by an extraordinary person and will soon be back to attend the president appointment press conference.”
His words instantly stunned the four who had come in; they could not believe it.
Smiling, Liao Xing turned the video call toward them. When they saw Liao Shuang’s flawless face on screen, all four were dumbstruck.
Before, with Liao Shuang’s burns and the issue with her eye, the company executives and shareholders had already been unsettled, believing she really would hurt the company’s image.
Now, in the video, Liao Shuang’s appearance easily crushed that of her two cousins.
But how could this be?
How could injuries like hers possibly be healed? Had she met an immortal?
Otherwise, when domestic and foreign hospitals had been helpless, how could someone suddenly cure her like this?
Looking at her two cousins and her uncles with expressions as if they had eaten filth, Liao Shuang felt immensely satisfied and ended the video call.
Seeing the Chen Family Head come out of the hall, she quickly stepped forward and gave him a deep bow. “Chen Family Head, thank you so much. You have saved me.”
“Ms. Liao, this is a blessing you seized for yourself,” Chen Han did not take too much credit. After saying this, he returned to his own courtyard.
Watching him leave, Liao Shuang then turned to thank Liu Ye again. “Also, thank you, Uncle Liu, for the introduction.”
“No need to thank me. I owed your father a favor,” Liu Ye likewise did not claim credit. He was merely repaying a debt; if he made too much of it, he would become a joke.
Liao Shuang understood what Uncle Liu meant, but she still felt grateful. In her eyes, without Uncle Liu, she would never have truly entered the Chen Clan’s doors and would not have this good fortune.
She would remember this, but for now she had to go back and handle affairs, so she left in a hurry.
Seeing that only Liu Ye was there, Chu Ping took the chance to say, “Chairman Liu, I have some good news for you.”
“???” Liu Ye looked at him in puzzlement. “I do not know what County Magistrate Chu means?”
Chu Ping smiled and asked, “Mr. Liu, you know the Chen Family Head set up a stone tablet, and then overnight flowers bloomed and the air above the Chen Clan suddenly turned better.”
Liu Ye nodded. “Yes. That magical feeling, I personally experienced it while staying at the Chen Clan.”
Chu Ping continued, “The impact of this air is not limited to the Chen Clan. It has already expanded outward. At present we can confirm a range of fifteen square kilometers, but according to our tests, the range will grow even larger. The location of the resort villa you invested in will also be affected.”
“What?” Hearing this news, Liu Ye immediately lost his composure.
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After Liao Shuang’s prayer ceremony ended, Chen Han returned to his own courtyard.
But as soon as he arrived, he inexplicably received a game task prompt:
【Special task （Daoist Sect for guiding people towards goodness ）: after the family’s great reputation spread, it attracted many idle elements, including some who walk unorthodox paths. A Left-Path Cultivator, the Deceitful Guest, has been using a special Insect Control Technique to steal and transport the Chen Clan’s cultivation resources and has already succeeded many times.
This is a provocation against the Chen Clan and he should be taught a lesson. However, this Left-Path Cultivator seems not entirely beyond redemption. After punishing him, you may try to persuade him to turn toward goodness. 】
“???” Chen Han was stunned. A task about a Deceitful Guest suddenly popped up just like that.
And what was this Insect Control Technique supposed to be?
As Chen Han was thinking, his junior sister suddenly rushed in holding a tablet. “Senior brother, that coupon leech is drawing in the lottery again, and there are a lot of virtual identity numbers. He has won another portion of Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.”
Hearing this, Chen Han roughly understood and asked, “The restricted area is already set Around the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. If he wants to use the lottery, he has to come in. Has anyone had bad luck?”
Xiao Yu shook her head at his words. “I kept watching while he was using the lottery, but I did not see anyone having bad luck at all.”
As she spoke, she glanced at the tablet in her hand again and said, “He is drawing in the lottery again.”
Chen Han took the tablet. The Lottery Mini Program really was showing one lottery record after another, clearly from virtual identity numbers.
He immediately took the tablet and walked out toward the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, circling Around the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall for a look, but he still did not see anyone having bad luck.
Yet the lottery records on the tablet were still updating, which meant the person was still drawing.
This should not be happening. As long as he used this method to draw at the Chen Clan, it should definitely trigger the “small punishment and big warning” bad luck.
Not seeing any sign of it was absolutely wrong.
Could the person have flown into the sky or vanished into the earth?
Otherwise, how could he escape the “small punishment and big warning”?
As he thought of this, he subconsciously looked up at the sky, and then he froze for a moment.
He really was quite clever.
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