Acai's Sky

Chapter 867 The Little Nun Going Down the Mountain 9

Amid the hustle and bustle of the market, stall owner Meng He is busy greeting customers.

Suddenly, a small figure passed by the corner of his eyes. It was a young Taoist priest in a small Taoist robe. His steps were as light as the breeze in the forest. It was Ah Cai.

Her appearance startled Meng He. He quickly stood up and respectfully stood in front of her. He clasped his hands together and said sincerely, "Young Taoist priest, I have been ill recently. Could you please lend a hand?" As he spoke, he bowed deeply with a pious expression.

The people around looked at each other sideways and whispered, "Is this Old Meng really confused? When he feels unwell, instead of going to the clinic, he finds a Taoist nun?"

Meng He turned a deaf ear to her and followed A Cai closely, as if she was his only hope.

Ah Cai nodded calmly, waved the whisk in her hand, and motioned Meng He to come in for a detailed discussion.

The two walked into the shop and sat down. Meng He hurriedly poured her a cup of tea. The fragrance of the tea was lingering and refreshing.

"Young Taoist priest, I have been feeling cold all over these past few days, as if I were trapped in an ice cellar. It's really unbearable..." Meng He's voice trembled slightly, his eyes full of anticipation.

A Cai picked up the teacup, took a sip, and examined Meng He's expression with a sharp gaze.

Her eyes were deep and peaceful, as if they could penetrate the surface and reach people's hearts.

Meng He felt a little uneasy when she looked at him. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and he rubbed his knees unconsciously.

"Believers, have you been to a place with heavy yin energy recently?" Ah Cai put down the teacup, his voice cold and distant, as if it came from the sky above.

Meng He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Little Taoist Priest, I am usually busy at the stall and have never set foot anywhere else."

Ah Cai frowned slightly and tapped her fingers on the table, as if she was thinking.

After a moment, she stood up and walked behind Meng He, gently placed her palm on his back, and closed her eyes to concentrate.

Meng He only felt a warm current slowly flowing from her palm into her body. The original biting cold feeling gradually subsided, replaced by an unprecedented sense of comfort.

"Fellow believer, you have too much Yin energy in your body. I guess you've come into contact with something unclean recently." Ah Cai withdrew her hand and said slowly, "I'll draw a talisman for you. Keep it with you. Come back to see me in three days."

Meng He nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you, little Taoist priest, thank you, little Taoist priest!"

Ah Cai took out a piece of yellow talisman paper from her sleeve, dipped it in cinnabar, and drew an intricate talisman with her pen.

She folded the talisman paper and handed it to Meng He: "Remember, the talisman cannot be exposed to water and cannot be touched by others."

Meng He carefully put the talisman paper into his arms, and his awe for A Cai increased. He then presented her with a silver note worth one hundred taels.

He stood up and thanked her again, but Ah Cai had already turned and left, her Taoist robe fluttering like a breeze as she disappeared into the crowd.

Meng He stood at the door of the store, looking at her leaving back, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.

He returned to his stall. Seeing his relaxed expression, the people around him gathered around him and asked curiously, "Old Meng, is that little Taoist nun really that capable?"

Meng He smiled slightly, touched the talisman paper in his arms, and a hint of pride flashed in his eyes: "Of course, the young Taoist priest has real skills!"

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in confusion. Their suspicions about Ah Cai gradually dissipated, and they all started asking about her whereabouts.

At the market, Ah Cai's reputation spread quietly, and her mystery and inscrutability became the topic of conversation among people after dinner.

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00541 looked at Ah Cai thoughtfully, as if puzzled by her behavior. "Host, why did you draw him an [Exorcism Talisman] just now? Don't you have one ready-made?"

Ah Cai heard this and curled her lips slightly, revealing a hint of disapproval. "My ready-made talisman can be used at least three times. It would be a waste to give it to him. The one I just drew can only be used once. It will lose its effect tonight."

After saying that, Ah Cai turned and walked towards a steamed bun shop on the street. She stood in front of the shop and bought several large baskets of steamed buns and dumplings without hesitation. Then she went to the roast chicken stall next door and bought ten roast chickens and several large jars of pickles.

After buying all these things, Ah Cai called Xiao Jia and instructed him, "Xiao Jia, take all these things to the land temple outside the city and give them to those little brats."

Xiaojia nodded in agreement, picked up the food and walked out of the city.

Watching Xiaojia's receding figure, 00541 suddenly flew in front of Ah Cai, stood firmly opposite her, blinked, and asked, "Host, you are giving away your wealth. Are you afraid of the retribution of five disadvantages and three shortcomings?"

Ah Cai listened, shook her head slightly, and explained with a smile, "What are these five disadvantages and three shortcomings? That's just an innovative way of writing in the novel. Even if it really happened, it's just a cause-and-effect relationship."

She paused, then continued, "Furthermore, if there really were such things as the five disadvantages and three deficiencies, then why would cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation need to endure heavenly tribulations? Wouldn't it be better to just wait for retribution?"

After saying that, Acai playfully stretched out her finger and tapped 00541's little head gently, as if mocking its naiveté.

Ah Cai brought the golden raccoon dog and walked lightly back to the "Youjian Inn".

As soon as I entered the door, Aunt Rong came to greet me. With a smile on her face, she placed the steaming hot meal on the table, muttering, "This town is really lively. It feels like a transportation hub. There are so many people coming and going. It's so prosperous!"

A Cai sat at the table, eating absentmindedly, but thinking about other things in her mind.

Suddenly, she raised her head and said to Aunt Rong, "Aunt, please go out and find out some news about this town for me. See if there are any haunted houses or murders."

Upon hearing this, Rong Mama couldn't help but widen her eyes and looked at her young lady with suspicion, wondering in her heart: When did this young lady become so diligent? She actually asked to work on her own initiative?

A Cai seemed to notice Rong Mama's surprise. She pouted, waved her hand impatiently, and then buried her head in her food, as if she didn't see Rong Mama's expression at all.

In fact, Ah Cai did this not because she really wanted to find out about any murder case in a haunted house. She just wanted to try out whether the Taoist magic she had learned recently was useful.

After all, she has countless skills, but some of them have never been used even once.

Originally, she wanted to upgrade these skills, but who knew that after turning a corner, she would go directly to another dimension. Where could she go to seek justice?

After dinner, he sorted out the things he could use and put them into a cloth bag, including the top-grade compass, the thousand-year-old peach wood sword, the incense for burning incense... and the small gourd used to hold souls that he got from Xu Ming Temple.

If you put these in a cloth bag, you don't have to use the space talisman in front of others.