Chapter 255: The Divine Side Of The Chen Family Head! Even The Wind Can’t Touch Him!
One night passed.
Chen Han was very happy that night.
Since Xiao Mi had come to the Chen Clan, this was the first time he could be unrestrained for an entire night.
All thanks to his junior sister going to the county to handle matters for Qingfeng Daoist Priest’s Palace.
So this led to him enjoying himself so much that when he got up the next day, he and Xiao Mi perfectly missed the spiritual energy rinse of the special spiritual aperture.
Because he did not come, in the courtyard below, You Cai, You Fu and the other dogs and cattle kept barking as if urging him.
They clearly had a fixed impression of the time for the spiritual energy rinse.
He simply shouted to them, “Go by yourselves today.”
They understood and left on their own, no longer making noise to disturb his business.
And while the spiritual energy was rinsing, he was rinsing Xiao Mi.
When everything returned to calm, Xiao Mi glanced at the time, hurriedly got up, and grabbed her clothes to put them on. “Xiao Yu said she will come back in the morning to change clothes. I need to hurry back.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she was already dressed and out the door.
Chen Han smiled and looked at the apron Xiao Mi had left behind.
He stepped forward, picked it up, and put it into the game warehouse.
The game prompt immediately sounded:
【Congratulations, you collected Hundred Flowers Palace Fairy’s apron +1, completed the “G-string Maniac” title. Equipping the title grants the effect: charm +2 attribute!】
Hearing this game prompt, Chen Han breathed a sigh of relief. This task was finally completed.
Immediately after, the game prompt sounded again:
【Detected equippable title “G-string Maniac”. Do you want to equip the title?】
Without hesitation, he directly chose yes.
The next moment, the game prompt sounded once more:
【You have equipped the title “G-string Maniac” and activated the special attribute: charm +If you change or remove the title, the effect will disappear!】
Chen Han was not surprised that titles could be changed or unequipped. After all, it was a game system; many games had title systems.
But did this mean that, besides the “G-string Maniac” title, there were other title quests that could be triggered?
However, what he cared about most right now was the charm +2 attribute.
After equipping the G-string Maniac title, he did not feel any change in his body. It seemed as if nothing had happened.
He went straight into the bathroom, checked himself in the mirror, and then showed a surprised expression.
In the mirror, he was obviously different. It was not his appearance that changed, but his aura, an indescribable temperament.
His originally handsome face now carried a highly attractive quality. Even he himself felt he looked full of character and eye-catching.
He tried removing the “G-string Maniac” title.
The charm +2 attribute vanished, and when he returned to normal, that special aura disappeared.
He returned to his original look.
After equipping it again, that special, eye-catching aura reappeared.
This G-string Maniac title was like a cultivation-version special filter.
Chen Han immediately thought of the ancestor master’s taoist robe with detached +2, immortal-like demeanor +2, and aesthetics +2 attributes.
He quickly turned on the water to wash up, and after drying the water from his body, he took the ancestor master’s taoist robe from the game warehouse.
This ancestor master’s taoist robe was not a conventional daoist robe. It was somewhat like the outfit of a sect leader of the protagonist’s sect in an immortal hero game.
Purple was the main color, with star patterns on it, and the seven star emblem especially obvious.
It seemed people online had previously said Qingfeng Daoist wore a Qingfeng Daoist robe.
Was that too much of a coincidence?
Or was the game system blatantly plagiarizing?
After all, it was not the first time the game system had done something like that.
When he put on this ancestor master’s taoist robe and stood in front of the mirror, he was dazed by the change. It was as miraculous as the charm +2 attribute of G-string Maniac.
The detached +2 attribute made him seem no longer of this mundane world.
Immortal-like demeanor +2 made him look like a banished immortal descending.
Aesthetics +2 felt like a bonus. Coupled with his young, handsome face and the charm +2 attribute, it was basically the kind of “as gentle as jade, a peerless family head.”
However, his wet hair still fell a bit short of the look, so after coming out, he blow-dried and styled it.
The Chen Clan had long been removed from the daoist sect registry, so by seniority he was of the “da” generation and did not keep long hair, remaining casual with short hair.
In fact, many daoist priests also kept short hair. The daoist sect was not that rigid and could be quite casual.
Moreover, given the current trend, with Qingfeng Daoist rising up, it felt like opening a dedicated page in the daoist sect genealogy. Whether to keep long hair or not was now for the Chen Clan to decide.
…
After leaving Chen Han’s room, Xiao Mi hurried back to her own room and immediately smelled a strange scent all over herself.
She naturally knew what that scent was. It was so strong that she quickly took off her hanfu, stuffed it into the washing machine, poured in fragrant laundry detergent, and could not care what would happen to a hanfu washed this way.
As for the scent on her body, she rushed into the bathroom to wash it off, erasing all traces.
After washing and coming out, she heard a knock on the door and Xiao Yu’s voice. “Xiao Mi Jie, are you ready? We are going to attend the county’s ancestor palace temple commencement ceremony. Help me do my hair.”
Xiao Mi jumped in fright. Fortunately she had moved fast. Wrapped in a bath towel, she opened the door.
“Xiao Mi Jie, why are you showering so early?” Xiao Yu asked suspiciously.
“You were not here, I slept alone, had a nightmare, and sweated a lot,” Xiao Mi hurried to explain. And it was half true.
She really had sweated a lot last night.
Hearing this, Xiao Yu felt her own importance and entered with a smile. “See, Xiao Mi Jie, now you know I am important, right? What would you do without me?”
“I really would not know what to do,” Xiao Mi replied with a bright smile, giving Xiao Yu full emotional value.
These words made Xiao Yu’s lips curl up yet again, unable to hold back.
Xiao Mi then began wiping and drying her hair. Today she also wanted to join the fun and attend Qingfeng Daoist Priest’s Palace commencement ceremony.
Because the occasion was solemn, she and Xiao Yu would both wear plain daoist robes and would need special hairstyles, doing each other’s hair.
Of course, they could also do it themselves. After all, female daoist priests did the same.
But what girl does not want to look pretty?
With a best friend helping, it would definitely be more refined.
Soon, the two girls were dressed in plain robes with delicate hairstyles and went out, heading to the parking lot.
Today, with Qingfeng Daoist Priest’s Palace commencing construction, the event would naturally be held at that ruins site.
All the daoist priests staying with the Chen Clan would attend. Many from the Chen Clan would go, including Aunt-Grandmother and a few hall wardens, as well as Chen Dagou and some people from Demon Subduing Hall.
There were also some clan members Aunt-Grandmother had called to participate in the ceremony.
Because there were so many people, the county would send two buses specifically for transport.
When Xiao Yu and Xiao Mi arrived, Chen Dagou, Chen Lin, and those from the Chen Clan were already there.
The daoist priests were also arriving one after another.
Chen Daoist Priest and the others had already gathered, chatting. They were increasingly amazed by Qingfeng Daoist.
If the spirit spring in the Chen Clan’s back mountain confirmed Qingfeng Daoist’s existence or that he was the Chen Clan ancestor, then the ever-growing stories of Qingfeng Daoist emerging online truly left them stunned.
They just kept coming.
And many were Qingfeng Daoist from different dynasties.
Their first instinct was that the timelines did not match.
Then they realized they were thinking with modern minds. If Qingfeng Daoist was real and could truly have dao discussions with Daoist Master Ziqing, then he was an immortal.
Would an immortal be bound by lifespan like mortals?
Living very long would not be strange.
With that shift in thought, they suddenly felt a chill on their scalps.
These people gathered here naturally drew much attention from tourists. Some tourists even guessed they were heading to Qingfeng Daoist Priest’s Palace commencement ceremony.
Some tourists who wanted to join the fun had already called taxis.
When Xiao Yu got to the assembly point, she looked around and asked Chen Dagou, “Uncle Dagou, has senior brother not come yet?”
Just as she spoke, commotion broke out at the Chen Clan Main Entrance, with exclamations from girls:
“So handsome!”
“Is that him?”
“It’s him!”
And coarse curses from boys:
“Holy crap, is this necessary?”
“Are you trying to make the rest of us look bad?”
“Damn…”
Xiao Yu and Xiao Mi instinctively looked over and were instantly stunned, as Chen Han, wearing a purple daoist robe, meticulously groomed, walked toward the gathering place.
Was this still him?
Xiao Mi stared, mouth hanging open. At this moment, Chen Han in formal daoist attire had such presence and charm, so attractive that she could not take her eyes off him.
She had never seen him like this before. Compared to the man who had hoisted her legs and pinned her hands last night, he seemed like a different person.
“Xiao Mi, do you see? It’s senior brother. He is so handsome today, I really like him!” Xiao Yu excitedly grabbed Xiao Mi’s arm, her face full of excitement.
Watching her lovestruck expression, Xiao Mi silently sighed in her heart.
This was going to be difficult.
Right now, Xiao Yu looked as if she wanted to devour her senior brother.
The Chen Clan people were equally stunned. The family head…
Likewise, Chen Daoist Priest and the others were instantly drawn to him, eyes full of astonishment.
Purple robes could not be worn casually in the daoist sect; otherwise, it was overstepping. But thinking of Qingfeng Daoist, it felt reasonable for the Chen Clan to have a separate precedent; forcing it, even purple robes would be fine.
After all, the daoist sect owed the Chen Clan favors over feng shui matters, and more importantly, the Chen Clan truly had inheritance.
Most crucially, behind the Chen Clan was that old daoist priest…
Of course, they did not dwell on this too much right now because they were too shocked, and also because the purple robe looked so fitting on the Chen Family Head.
Even the way he walked seemed to align with the true essence of the daoist path, making one phrase subconsciously surface in their minds: immortal-like demeanor.
Normally, this phrase was used for venerable seniors.
But now, looking at Chen Daoist Priest, they instinctively thought of it, and it felt perfectly appropriate for the Chen Family Head.
The young family head at this moment was as detached as a banished immortal walking the world.
They were cultivators, and it was hard for them to imagine how a person could suddenly become so extraordinary. Was it because today was special?
Or because on this special day this Chen Family Head was blessed by some great power?
Crucially, the obvious seven star emblem on this purple daoist robe seemed familiar, as if they had seen it somewhere before.
While they were puzzled, Chen Han had come closer. He glanced at his starstruck junior sister, at the dazed Xiao Mi, and finally at the stunned daoist priests, then smiled and said, “Let’s go. Time to set off.”
Clearly, the show-off effect of this ancestor master’s taoist robe was excellent.
His entrance had stunned everyone.
In future formal occasions, he could wear this ancestor master’s taoist robe, equip the G-string Maniac title, and come out to show himself off.
At ordinary times, he would look normal.
That way, he could have a normal mode and a cultivation mode.
If he had to label it, it could be called the human side and the divine side.
Right now, he was in the divine side.
Was this not what cultivators valued? It definitely added a special touch.
Only now did Xiao Yu and Xiao Mi snap out of it and get on the bus.
Xiao Yu even pulled Xiao Mi to sit beside her senior brother.
But her senior brother was so handsome now that her heart was racing. She did not want him to notice how she was staring at him like an infatuated girl, so she deliberately let Xiao Mi Jie sit between her and him.
She felt she was a genius.
Once everyone was on board, the buses arranged by the county started up and headed toward Linhe County.
The Chen Clan people were all on one bus. On the way, each of them could not help glancing toward the family head.
With charm +2, detached +2, immortal-like demeanor +2, and aesthetics +2, this attribute lineup made it hard for anyone to resist. The attraction worked not only on men and women but on outsiders and their own people alike.
Chen Han naturally felt these gazes. Psychologically, he could understand why those legendary daoist figures had been able to win the trust of the people and the world.
If he wore this in ancient times, even an emperor would likely regard him as an expert. With a few tricks, what else could he be but an immortal?
The bus quickly entered the county and then the ancient city area.
Cars were not allowed into the ancient city area, but similarly, the area had internal zones and transport lines reserved during development.
Otherwise, how would all the daily necessities and shop goods get in?
Qingfeng Daoist Priest’s Palace ruins were on the south side of the ancient city area, where a large parking lot had already been built, though not yet connected to the outer roads.
In future, once Qingfeng Daoist Priest’s Palace was completed, a road would connect directly to the highway so tourists could conveniently enter here.
When the bus arrived, Chen Han activated the washing spell attached to the ancestor master’s taoist robe.
The next moment, he felt a special energy aura gathering and swirling around his body.
As the energy aura completed, he could clearly feel a coolness on his body, not the kind from the bus air conditioner, but something very comfortable, similar to the special feeling inside the feng shui room.
He knew this must be the effect of the washing spell adjustment.
Even under the scorching sun, it should feel like having built-in air conditioning.
He really wanted to test it.
At this time, the sun was already quite hot. After getting off, he walked into the sunlight and just stood there.
Normally, he would definitely feel the sun’s heat by now.
But he still felt very cool.
This was really impressive.
After getting off, the Chen Clan people were called together by Aunt-Grandmother for assignments.
Around them, many tourists were clearly drawn over; with the online popularity so high, it was impossible there would be no tourists.
As these tourists filmed, their attention quickly fell on the overly outstanding Chen Han.
Then came exclamations:
“Is that the Chen Family Head? So handsome!”
“Yeah, he is more handsome than male idols!”
“I am used to his abstract videos. I never thought he would look like this when serious.”
“…”
The tourists were genuinely shocked. In his current state, among all domestic and foreign entertainment male celebrities, it would be hard to find one who could compare.
Chen Kai and Chu Ping also arrived. When they saw Chen Han, they were truly amazed. This was the first time they had seen the family head in such a state.
Crucially, just looking at him gave them a sense of being overawed, unable to look away.
This…
With their arrival, the ceremony formally began. However, a daoist palace temple commencement ceremony was not just a simple ribbon-cutting and ground-breaking.
That was for real estate projects.
A daoist palace temple commencement had many steps.
The first step was called “purifying the altar”.
Aunt-Grandmother gathered the Chen Clan members into specific positions, then, holding a magical artifact, led the Chen Clan scripture chanters and hall wardens in chanting scriptures, sprinkling purified water to cleanse the site and disperse “unclean energy”.
Chen Daoist Priest and the others naturally stood as observing daoist priests alongside the family head Chen Han and Elder Chen Dagou.
This part of the ceremony did not require the family head Chen Han to act.
Watching the Chen Clan ceremony, Chen Daoist Priest was very surprised.
It was very standard.
Especially that female daoist priest, who was extremely familiar with the ritual. Her actions were smooth and fluid; it would be hard to achieve without more than ten years of cultivation.
The Chen Clan truly had deep foundation.
After Aunt-Grandmother led the Chen Clan in completing the first step, they moved on to the second step, “inviting the deity”.
At this point the palace temple was not yet built, so the statue of God could not arrive. This was a symbolic invitation: offering incense, reading the invocation document, inviting the relevant deities to descend, informing them that this palace temple was being built for them, and praying for protection and a smooth project.
The third step was “calming the earth and suppressing evil”.
They buried five grains around the site or in the foundation, or used a compass to determine directions and magical artifacts to “suppress evil,” in order to avoid construction disturbing the local spirits.
Otherwise, if the deity and local spirits clashed, even minor spiritual collisions could cause misfortunes and disease among the workers.
The fourth step was “auspicious commencement”.
After Aunt-Grandmother completed the ritual, she announced the start of work, struck the first shovel of earth, and set off firecrackers to symbolize a smooth beginning of the palace temple and to intimidate evil.
This step was usually performed by the person in charge of the palace temple. On the Chen Clan side, that was naturally Chen Han.
However, due to the characteristics of the times and the emphasis on characteristics, Chu Ping, the county person in charge, also needed to be invited. So the two of them stepped forward, each was given a shovel, they dug once into the ground, and placed the soil into the spot Aunt-Grandmother had marked.
After that came the closing phase of the ritual.
They burned the ritual invocation documents and runes and such.
With that, the daoist sect part of the ceremony ended, and it was time for the Linhe County segment, which still involved the usual ribbon-cutting.
Again, Chen Han and Chu Ping, as representatives of both sides, went on stage to cut the ribbon and take group photos.
During the photos, Chu Ping felt a bit awkward. Standing next to the Chen Family Head in his current state, he felt he could not even serve as a good background.
Once the photos were shared, he would probably look terrible in them.
So he chose to end this step as quickly as possible, letting the county staff take one group photo before separating from the Chen Family Head.
Everyone below cooperated by applauding, especially Chen Daoist Priest and the others. This was not their first time participating in projects in cooperation with the authorities.
As people of society, they understood well the principle of following local customs.
In this season, the south was still very windy. Coupled with the hot sun, at times the wind felt like a wave of heat.
When Chen Han came down and returned to the area where the daoist priests and Chen Clan members were watching, a sustained gust of wind happened to blow.
He raised his hand to feel it while also testing the effect of the washing spell carried by the ancestor master’s taoist robe.
As stated in the remark information, the wind had no effect on him.
Indeed, although the wind was strong enough to raise dust, none of it touched him.
This made him even more aware of how powerful the washing spell was. If he wore the ancestor master’s taoist robe in places like the Antarctic or Arctic, what would happen?
As Chen Han returned, the gaze of Chen Daoist Priest and the others naturally fell on him. Suddenly, they all sensed something off.
The wind did not seem to touch the Chen Family Head.
“???” Chen Daoist Priest.
“???” Daoist Priest Xuan Shi.
“???” The other daoist priests.
