Chapter 22 Deducting Your Money
Chen Cheng sighed and silently recited the Soul-Gathering Incantation. He reached out and released Taoist Qi to completely envelop Lü Xiachan, then transformed into a golden light and entered the jade pendant around his neck. This pendant was given to him by his master since childhood and had been refined by his master into a Taoist artifact, which was also a small Taoist temple!
After Lü Xiachan's soul entered the jade pendant, the matter was considered to have come to a perfect end. A wisp of golden energy appeared out of thin air and then entered Chen Cheng's body through the top of his head. This was the power of the Heavenly Dao, which could be considered a reward for him. Just like the virtue accumulated from doing good deeds, it is invisible and intangible to ordinary people. His master once said that the more power of thought a cultivator has in his body, the stronger his Daoist magic will be.
Of course, you must follow the rules of Heaven. It's not about making every demon and monster vanish upon seeing it. Generally, only evil spirits that poison a region and cause death can be vanquished. But for ghosts that haven't harmed innocent people, you must first convert or subdue them. In short, you must prevent them from harming a region. This way, you will receive the power of thought that Heaven rewards you with. Although each time it's very little, it accumulates over time. Conversely, not only will you not receive a reward, but you will also increase your karmic burden!
Chu Tianqing and his wife, along with Zhang Qian, witnessed Chen Cheng's ghost-catching scene. The black mist of the thousand-year-old vengeful ghost, Chen Cheng's golden Tai Chi diagram, and the golden palm print completely overturned their understanding. However, apart from understanding what Chen Cheng was saying, they did not know what the thousand-year-old vengeful ghost was saying. Because ghosts are similar to brainwaves that are in sync, what they heard was like a radio making a "crackling" sound.
Ordinary people can't see ghosts unless you have a causal relationship with them and their brainwaves are aligned with yours. Only then can you see them and hear them speak! Tonight, Chen Cheng used special methods to allow the three of them to see this thousand-year-old vengeful ghost, but they could only see it and not hear what it was saying.
Seeing that Chu Tianqing and his wife and Zhang Qian were still in a daze, he snapped his fingers and said, "Done!"
"Oh my, Master Chen, you are amazing! Has this subdued the evil spirit in my house?"
Chu Tianqing was overjoyed when he realized what had happened, as he had personally witnessed Chen Cheng putting the vengeful ghost into the jade pendant.
"Yes, in fact, it was a pitiful person in its past life!"
"Master Chen, then our family will be fine from now on?"
Liu Mengjie asked, rather cluelessly?
"Yes, I took it away, and your home will be as peaceful as before!"
"Thank you, thank you. We don't know if we would have survived without you."
Liu Mengjie burst into tears of joy.
"Mr. Chu, I spent the afternoon drawing talismans and setting up formations, and now I've been making a ruckus until midnight. It's taken a lot of energy. Could you please arrange two guest rooms for us to rest?"
Chu Tianqing hurriedly said, "Oh, right, I was too excited and forgot about that. Mengjie, quickly take Master Zhang to the guest room. Master Chen, please come with me."
Chen Cheng followed Chu Tianqing to a bedroom. It has to be said that the homes of the rich are different. Every room is luxurious and grand. Even the furniture in the guest room is high-end. The large double bed is very clean and tidy. There is also a separate bathroom in the room.
"Master Chen, our home is not well-off, please make do with what we have."
"Mr. Chu, you're too kind."
Looking at the luxurious decorations and hearing Chu Tianqing's words, Chen Cheng couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This is even more luxurious than some high-end hotels. Should I just make do? Alas, poverty limits my imagination!"
After Chu Tianqing left, Chen Cheng closed the door and didn't bother to take a shower. He was really tired. It was almost 3 a.m., and if he didn't go to sleep soon, it would be dawn. He threw himself onto the soft bed, turned off the bedside lamp, and was just about to drift off to sleep when there was a light knock on the bedroom door. Then a beautiful figure slipped in.
Chen Cheng could see clearly even in the dark without the lights on; the person who came was Zhang Qian, who was both incompetent and loved to play.
"what"?
Chen Cheng said in an unhappy tone.
"Hey Chen, um, Brother Cheng, I can't sleep, how about we chat for a bit?"
Zhang Qian abandoned her usual arrogant demeanor and instead appeared pitiful and vulnerable.
"Are you crazy? It's so late, what are you chatting about? I'm so sleepy, go back to sleep!"
Chen Cheng mumbled something, turned over, and went back to sleep.
"snort"!
Zhang Qian snorted angrily and turned to leave, but then stopped, paused for a moment, and quickly walked to the bedside, pulling off the blanket that had been covering Chen Cheng.
"What are you doing now? If you do that again, I'll call for indecent assault!"
Zhang Qian was so angry her nose was crooked: "Pah, who molested you? I just couldn't sleep and wanted to talk to you!"
Chen Cheng knew that she was traumatized by what happened tonight and was afraid of being in a strange environment where there had been a haunting, so he simply turned on the bedside lamp and said with a smile, "Who molested me? In the middle of the night, we are a man and a woman alone, and someone came up and pulled my blanket. What else is that if not molestation? Who was it that was taking advantage of me just now? My master is right, boys must be careful when they are out!"
Chen Cheng knew she came to him out of fear, but he didn't say anything.
"You, who took advantage of you? They were just too scared."
When Zhang Qian heard him mention this, she felt both ashamed and angry. She had never been hugged by any other man except her father, and she had never even held hands with any other man. Suddenly, she remembered a detail: when she was terrified, Chen Cheng reached out and put his arm around her, and she took the opportunity to lie in his arms. She had to admit that in that situation, being in his solid and strong embrace gave her a sense of security that she had never experienced before!
"You're a big pervert! How dare you say that? Weren't you the one who hugged me first? You even said I molested you, but it was clearly you who molested me!"
Chen Cheng was speechless upon hearing this. He had seen that Zhang Qian was already terrified and wanted to put his arm around her and protect her with his Taoist energy. Who knew that she would react so strongly and throw herself into his arms? Now he couldn't explain himself no matter what.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhang Qian's lips curled up slightly, and she continued relentlessly, "In all my years, no man has ever dared to take advantage of me. If you don't give me an explanation, I'll deduct your pay, hmph!"
Chen Cheng panicked when he heard about the deduction: "Sister Qianqian, the situation was urgent at the time. If I hadn't used my Taoist protective energy to protect you, you would have had your soul snatched away by that evil ghost. At that point, even a great immortal wouldn't have been able to save you!"
The thought of that moment when she met the gaze of that vengeful ghost—its pale, paper-white face, its pitch-black eyes, its gleaming canine teeth—made Zhang Qian shudder involuntarily: "Really? Is it true?"
"Really? You don't believe me? If you don't believe me, I'll release it and you can try again."
"No, I believe you!"
Zhang Qian hurriedly called out. She didn't want to experience such a terrifying stare again. In fact, she didn't care who hugged whom at all, and even missed that sense of security. So the intense fear in the room made her come to talk to Chen Cheng. Who knew that this guy would be such an unromantic straight man!
Looking at Chen Cheng's smirking face, Zhang Qian gritted her teeth and plopped down on the edge of the bed. Anyway, it would be dawn soon, so she could just bear it.
"What do you want, to get into my bed?"
"Pah, who wants to sleep with you? No way!"
She was both ashamed and angry, and dared not go back to her room alone. Looking at the man with the smug look on his face, she reached out and pinched him as if possessed, and the two of them instantly started playing around!