This is my first month working at Wanfutang.
My master not only saved my life but also passed on his true skills to me.
Now, he's generously paid me ten thousand yuan in salary.
This income is a concept I never dared to imagine when I was working at the factory.
My master not only pays me a high salary but also says with earnest words.
He told me not to misuse it and to stay away from gambling and drugs.
He didn't mention anything about the "yellow" aspect, not a single word.
It seems my master has also been through similar experiences.
Holding my first month's substantial salary, I bowed to my master gratefully:
"Thank you, Master!"
My master waved his hand, tidied the cash on the table, and put it into a bag.
There should be around one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty thousand yuan:
"Alright, there's nothing much to do this afternoon.
In a moment, you'll deposit this bag of money into this card."
He then handed me a bank card from ICBC.
My master truly trusts me, giving me hundreds of thousands and a bank card directly.
However, I will definitely handle this matter perfectly for my master.
I immediately nodded in agreement:
"Yes, Master!"
My master nodded and said nothing more.
I didn't leave immediately, but continued to speak:
"Master, there's something I need to tell you.
Last night, after I dealt with that little ghost, on the way back, I encountered an old Huangpizi that had gained considerable power."
Upon hearing this, my master's expression instantly darkened.
He put down his pipe, frowned, and asked:
"Old Huangpizi?"
"Yes, pushing a cart and selling doufunao.
I almost ate it, and it was that female ghost Qingdai who saved me again..."
I spoke the truth.
"What happened? Tell me in detail!"
My master's face grew solemn.
I then recounted, in full detail, the encounter with the old Huangpizi woman after eating barbecue with Old Mo last night.
I also mentioned that the doufunao was made of rotten meat and other things.
After listening, my master took a deep breath:
"It's fortunate that girl saved you.
What she said was correct. If you ate that old Huangpizi's doufunao, you would have to pay with your life."
Actually, from last night until now, I haven't fully understood.
Since that old monster was so powerful, why did she go to such great lengths to disguise rotten meat as doufunao to sell?
I asked:
"Master, since that old Huangpizi is so powerful, why does she still use the method of selling doufunao to claim a life?
It should be very simple for her to kill someone."
My master smiled faintly:
"It is simple, but if she dared to do so.
She would incur karma and accumulate evil debts.
Not only would she face divine punishment, but she would also be easily found by the authorities below.
But if she exchanges a life for a life through a transaction.
Even if the authorities investigate, it will be difficult to trace it back to her..."
After hearing my master's words, I felt a chill of fear.
I never expected that karma, debt, and the underworld bureaucracy were involved.
Apart from my surprise, I felt even more astonished and endangered by the mystery of our profession.
My master looked at me and continued:
"Little Qin!
It seems you have a deep connection with that girl.
It appears you have a significant karmic connection.
If you have the opportunity, you should ask her clearly.
If you can repay it, then repay it.
Also, the Ghost Festival is approaching, you should pay your respects to her then."
I nodded and said, "Mmm."
Actually, I also wanted to know the reason, but Qingdai never told me, so there was nothing I could do.
After chatting with my master at the shop for a while longer, I took the cash he gave me and went to a nearby bank to deposit the money.
The process went quite smoothly; with the bank card, I completed the deposit quickly.
When I came out, I went to a nearby Huawei store and bought a new mobile phone.
I spent over three thousand eight hundred yuan.
After all, the old feature phone my master gave me was indeed inconvenient to use.
I bought a phone case, had the master apply a screen protector, and then left excitedly.
A new phone is always more convenient to use.
I called my grandmother and happily told her that I had bought a new phone.
And that I had also received my salary of ten thousand yuan.
Grandmother is my only family, and she was also happy for me on the phone.
She told me not to spend money carelessly, to take good care of myself, and to bring back a granddaughter-in-law for her as soon as possible.
Then she started her nagging mode about marriage...
After hanging up the phone, I felt instantly relieved.
As I walked back, I logged into WeChat.
It rang "dudu dudu" more than ten times.
Most of them were useless spam messages.
The only thing that caught my attention was a new friend request.
I tapped to view it and found it was from a contact in my phone book, "Zhang Chuyue."
I quickly added her and friendly replied with a handshake emoji, then paid no further attention.
There was no reply from her side.
I didn't think much of it, as we hadn't been in contact for so many years.
Adding each other on WeChat doesn't mean anything.
When I returned to the shop and handed back the bank card and deposit slip, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.
Since there were no customers, I could only sit in the shop and read books or practice drawing talismans.
For the next week, my life was basically like this.
Old Mo also returned to work, and occasionally after work, we would go for barbecue and chat about our respective cultivation experiences.
It was peaceful, and I didn't encounter any more malevolent spirits.
In this short week, I could clearly feel.
Not only had my physical strength and mental state improved.
The Qi within my body had also significantly increased.
It felt like I was only a hair's breadth away from the mid-stage of the Lingquan realm, as my master described...