Chapter 223 Secret
"Were you talking about my grandma just now?"

After leaving the fortune-telling stall, Lin Yuehua pulled at Li Zhuangsheng's clothes, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"Yes, that's right." Li Zhuangsheng said frankly.

"Because of your dream?"

"Yes, I have been worried and can't let it go."

Lin Yuehua couldn't help but frowned: "Don't be too superstitious."

Li Zhuangsheng sincerely held Lin Yuehua's shoulders and said, "If your grandma is fine, I won't believe these things anymore. Also, don't worry, I have a lot of royalties now. If your grandma really needs medical treatment, I can give her whatever she wants. Of course, if it comes to that, I won't give it to you for free. I will ask you to write an IOU and you can pay me back slowly when you get a job in the future."

"But you..."

"You believed me this time and thought I was being willful!"

Lin Yuehua and Li Zhuangsheng looked at each other, their eyes intertwined, and in the end, Lin Yuehua was defeated.

"Do you believe in what happens in dreams so much?" Lin Yuehua bit her lip.

"Well, actually I don't quite believe it, but I don't want you to have any accidents. Besides, if your grandma is really sick, the earlier it is detected, the greater the chance of treatment will be... It's okay, just think of it as a physical examination for your grandma. The elderly have many underlying diseases, so there is no harm in having a physical examination!" Li Zhuangsheng took a deep breath and showed an encouraging smile on his face.

Lin Yuehua sighed: "Are you sure you can persuade her like this?"

Li Zhuangsheng shook his head. "If I had told her normally, she would definitely not have listened to me. That's why I found a fortune teller. Sometimes scammers are more trustworthy than relatives. I saw there was a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in your store. Your grandmother must be quite superstitious."

"She believes in a little bit of everything and sometimes goes to church..."

"This is the best. It's easier to believe this kind of stuff. Let's prepare for it!"

Lin Yuehua looked at Li Zhuangsheng, who was eager to try, with a complicated expression, thinking that he was just fooling around. But for some reason, she was not angry, and was willing to follow him in fooling around.

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"Oh my, this place is so prosperous, it looks like there is a literary talent here!"

An old man with a long beard and a Taoist look, wearing a Taoist hat on his head, a long robe on his body, and holding an eight-diagram flag in his hand, walked into a messy and simple fruit shop with a sigh.

As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't help frowning. Anyone could see that this fruit shop was of low quality and the fruits inside were all inferior.

"Master, what would you like to order?" Grandma Lin came forward with an apologetic smile.

"Just anything... Is your child doing well in school?" the master asked leisurely.

When Grandma Lin mentioned this, she immediately perked up and said proudly, "Are you talking about my little flower? Master, you are right. My little flower has excellent grades and is one of the best in school!"

"Sure enough, I passed by here and saw that your house was the only one on this street with a red glow rising to the sky. I counted with my fingers and figured out that there was a Wenquxing living here, so I decided to come and make some good friends with him."

"Wenquxing?" Grandma Lin was surprised and happy. "Are you talking about my Xiaohua?"

"If there is no one else in your family, then it should be her." The master smiled and said, "Congratulations, Wenquxing has come down to earth to gain experience. You will definitely be rich and prosperous in this world in the future!"

"Haha, hahahaha... Ouch, ouch... Don't scare me too much! Is this true?"

Grandma Lin was instantly overwhelmed by the surprise. She touched her chest and smiled from ear to ear.

"Old lady, why would I lie to you? I don't want a penny from you. Wenquxing has come to your house. You will have great fortune in the future!"

"Thank you, master, thank you, master!"

Seeing how calm the master looked, Grandma Lin believed him about 70% and kept thanking him.

"I can't bear it, I just came to buy some fruit, get some karma from Wenquxing, and then I'll leave."

"What else do you want to buy? Just take it and I'll give it to you!"

"It's still necessary to give it..." The master shook his head and suddenly looked at Grandma Lin's face. "Old lady, your face looks like this - ah! Not good, not good!"

Suddenly, the master screamed, his face turned into fear, and he quickly left the fruit shop.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Grandma Lin chased after him.

"Don't come over here!" The master hurriedly stopped him, "You have evil spirits on you!"

Grandma Lin was stunned.

The master asked again, "Did you lose your husband in middle age, your son in old age, or even your daughter-in-law?" Grandma Lin finally woke up from her dream, with regret and self-blame on her face. She burst into tears and said hurriedly, "I asked someone to calculate it before, and a master said that I was doomed... But I spent 6,000 yuan to invite a Guanyin Bodhisattva, and I worship her every day. Will it affect my little flower?"

"Who told you that you are doomed to be a star of misfortune? Your face is normal. Someone is jealous of your family for having a literary star, so they have cast a spell on your whole family, hoping to kill you all! Your Guanyin..." The master wanted to say that this Guanyin was useless, but then he thought about how miserable this family was, so he said, "You can't subdue this evil spirit just by relying on this Guanyin!"

Damn it, who is the black-hearted person who makes such a useless money? This family is so miserable, yet they dare to cheat 6,000 yuan. Aren’t they afraid of being struck by lightning? The master cursed secretly in his heart.

"Then Master, please save our Xiaohua! It doesn't matter if I die, but my Xiaohua must not be in any harm!" Grandma Lin was so frightened that she rushed forward and held the master down.

"Old lady, listen to me, your granddaughter is fine. She is a star that has descended to earth. She will not be killed by evil spirits!"

"Really?"

Grandma Lin wiped her tears, surprised and happy.

"Of course, how could a god be afraid of such a trick?" The master helped Grandma Lin sit on a small stool, "Old lady, please sit down and listen to me slowly. The situation in your family is like this. Someone is jealous of your family for having a Wenquxing, so they cast an evil spirit and want to kill your whole family. Your Xiaohua should be the Wenquxing incarnate. She is not afraid of this evil spirit, but she has not yet been enlightened and still needs the protection of her family. If no one in your family dies out, she will never be enlightened in this life. After death, she will be a lonely ghost and can't become a god again. Do you understand? You are her last relative, and you must not get into any trouble now!"

"Then Xiaohua...when will she be able to attain enlightenment?"

Grandma Lin was frightened by the roller coaster-like words and didn't know what to do. She could only ask for help from the master in front of her, as if she was grasping at a life-saving straw.

The master hesitated: "When you get old enough, you will be enlightened when you get married, and you won't need the protection of the elders at that time... But, I see that you look lifeless, I'm afraid..."

Grandma Lin's face was pale and miserable. She bit her lip and said, "I'll get her married as soon as possible, okay..."

"No, even gods have to abide by the rules of the mortal world. If you are not of age and cannot get a marriage certificate, it is not considered a real marriage." The master shook his head and sighed.

"Is there really no way out?" Grandma Lin burst into tears again. "I have lived enough and am not afraid of death, but what about Xiaohua? I feel so sorry for her parents!"

"Old lady, don't be like this. Let me calculate for you again. Maybe things can turn around." The master comforted her.

"Okay, okay, please calculate the price. Even my life is fine!" Grandma Lin said tremblingly.

"You can't die. If you die, your granddaughter's immortal status will be cut off, and she will be alone and helpless for the rest of her life!"

The master sighed, took out the bamboo tube, threw it a few times, and pretended to count with his fingers, with a happy look on his face: "Got it, I have a way... Alas, I didn't want to use this trick, but there is no other way, I can only do this, just regard it as a good relationship with Wenquxing."

"How much good karma do you need!" Grandma Lin said immediately.

"Good karma is free. Your family has Wenquxing in charge. I will charge you a penny today, but you will be whipped by the Jade Emperor when you die in the future!" The master shook his head and took out a paper figurine from his arms. "I can't break the evil spirit in your family, but I can use this paper figurine to die in your place. You write your name on it, and then I will cast a spell to burn it. It will be equivalent to you dying once, so the evil spirit can't kill you a second time. Alas, this spell will shorten my life span, and I really don't want to use it. There is no other way. Who let your family have Wenquxing? I just hope that after Wenquxing returns to heaven, he can say a few good words for me in front of the Jade Emperor so that I can also be among the immortals, and then I will be satisfied."

"Don't worry, don't worry. As long as my little Hua can return to heaven safely, I will definitely remind her not to forget your great kindness!"

Seeing that the other party did not take a penny, Grandma Lin became more convinced of his words. She was so excited that she thanked the master profusely and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him.

The master hurriedly supported her: "No, no, no, get up, get up, you are the grandmother of the gods, whoever you kowtow to will have his life shortened!"

"Then do you know who brought evil to our family?"

Grandma Lin's eyes suddenly showed a trace of hatred, as if if she knew who the "murderer of her entire family" was, she would immediately run over and kowtow to him.

"I can't figure it out. That family has strong magic power. But don't worry, as long as your granddaughter can return to heaven, she can send all your enemies to the eighteen levels of hell."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go to the Eighteenth Level of Hell, and I'll never be able to turn over again!"

Grandma Lin nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of hatred. Her voice was sharp, as if it was squeezed out from her throat, and the master was trembling with fear.

The old lady had always thought that she was unlucky and her entire family was killed, but she didn't expect that there was another murderer. So the grievances and pains she had suffered over the years suddenly burst out!
It’s not my fault! It’s not my fault! She screamed in her heart.

The master was secretly amazed, thinking that the young man was really smart. He actually guessed that the old lady might think that she was unlucky and blame herself, so he changed his words to comfort her.

"However, there is one more very important matter at the moment." The master said solemnly, "Although the paper man can die in your place, the evil spirit has already invaded your lungs. You haven't felt it yet, but you are already sick. If you don't get treatment in time, you may still die."

"Master, you..."

The master said calmly, "I can't do anything about this. Your illness is a mortal disease. I can't cure it. You have to go to the hospital to see a doctor yourself. I suggest you go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible, and then get treatment. I just calculated your life span. As long as you get treatment in time, you can live for at least 20 years... Hey, you can even have great-grandchildren!"

"But I, I, have no money for treatment..." Grandma Lin hesitated for a moment, shyly glancing at the master, "You have also seen the situation of my family... Or, can you lend me some? When my Xiaohua returns to heaven in the future, I will ask her to pay you back tenfold? The gods will definitely not default on their debts! Then... ask her to speak well of you in front of the Jade Emperor, and I will give you a star..."

No, your family is indeed poor. But I didn't take your money, and you turned around and asked me for money? You made big promises to me? Is this fair?

What do you mean you will give it back to me after you die? Listen, are you talking like a human being? How thick-skinned do you have to be to say such a thing?

The master was secretly complaining in his heart and almost couldn't help rolling his eyes, but he had to maintain his image as a master. He could only cough lightly and said lightly: "Don't worry about money. When the stars come down to earth, there will naturally be noble people around to help you. And if I'm right, your family will have a fortune today. You can use this money to go to the hospital for a check-up first."

(End of this chapter)