Chapter 1912: Chapter 1914: Rejecting Wicked Guests (Second Update)
The reason the driver hard the boss was because he had fallen for the boss’s wife.
In his eyes, the boss’s wife was much better than the young model. It was a pity the boss didn’t cherish her… if you don’t cherish her, then I will.
After the boss had been dead for half a year, he truly got what he wanted: the boss’s wife, the boss’s factory, and even practically a ready-made daughter. Later, the boss’s wife gave him a son.
He ca to the Prayer Sanctuary because he encountered business troubles; his cash flow was about to break. Supposedly, if he could see Luohua, he could solve this problem—but a factory worth rely twenty or thirty million wouldn’t qualify him to et Elder Feng.
Never mind Elder Feng; he didn’t even qualify to see any core mber of Luohua, just to burn a stick of incense at the Prayer Sanctuary.
Lin Heihu dread of this person and could tell there was sothing wrong with him—back when he was the Earth Deity, for more than one or two hundred years, it was easy for him to glean the oddities in dreams.
Then he was at a loss and had to ask Feng Jun, “This guy’s a bit rotten, but ultimately he ca to us for help… according to current rules, how should we handle this?”
“I’ve been busy all night with your matters,” Feng Jun said with so dissatisfaction. “According to the ancient ways, how would you handle such things?”
“A murderer must pay with his life,” Lin Heihu replied without hesitation, “especially when a servant harms his master.”
“There are no slaves now, and we don’t represent the Official Governnt or the divine way,” Feng Jun replied straightforwardly, “Whether one pays with their life isn’t our concern. The question is, if such a despicable person seeks you out, how would you react?”
In his opinion, the person only indirectly caused the murder and might not deserve the death penalty. If the boss had noticed the rapid heart dication was missing, or if he could control himself and not behave wildly in the car while drunk, could the driver have succeeded?
Moreover, there is no evidence to show that if the rapid heart dication was at hand, the boss would have survived after the incident.
Feng Jun is not a student of law, but he believes the logic should be like this.
Lin Heihu candidly replied, “If such a despicable person seeks out, it’s an insult to , and I will surely expose his flaws.”
“Then do that,” Feng Jun decided, “You’re an Earth Deity in the Qi Refinent Realm, and if even you feel ashad, how can I, who would soon form a golden core, be worse off?”
Thus, the incident unfolded: the man began loudly confessing in his dream—because he dreamt that the boss’s brother ca seeking him for trouble, and said the breaking cash flow was karmic retribution.
For mortals, even cultivators in the Qi Refinent Realm are terrifying. If soone’s heart is strong, they might withstand a little, but those with a guilty conscience absolutely cannot bear the majestic righteousness of the Earth Deity!
As luck would have it, the driver was from Kuaiji, and among the nearly ninety people staying at the Prayer Sanctuary, there were seven or eight from Kuaiji, so of whom had heard of him.
So soone yawned awake, took out a mobile phone, and started recording—although filming was technically forbidden here, it’s not as strictly enforced as at the Rehabilitation Center and there’s WiFi, after all.
Would anyone stand up for the deceased boss? It’s hard to say, but regardless, as long as the rumor spreads back, there’s no need for the police to investigate; his cash flow is certain to be cut off, and leaving even a few million out of his tens of millions would be considered lucky.
This scene seed like an interlude, but combined with what Gazi said later, it was no re interlude but rather sothing that had a profound influence on the future of the Prayer Sanctuary.
“People of poor character should not co to the sanctuary. We help good believers and reject evil guests!”
These words caused considerable confusion for quite a long ti. Almost everyone thought they acted “basically” correctly, but many also understood—what they considered right might not be truly right.
So where is the Prayer Sanctuary’s baseline for judging evil guests? No one could say definitively.
Many people who had done wrong pondered whether they would be exposed when coming to pray at the sanctuary.
Unknowingly, the sanctuary beca a asure of good and evil—those daring to pray there generally had nothing major wrong.
But over ti, people gradually discovered the pattern: the sanctuary didn’t have very clear judgnts on minor issues of good and evil, only when it ca to major rights and wrongs did it stand firmly.
For example, if soone was caught drunk driving and wanted the child’s Communist Youth League enrollnt to pass scrutiny, the sanctuary privately refused and told them to follow party discipline and national laws.
If a person was under disciplinary review and the family wanted them to get promoted, the sanctuary only privately advised: respect the rules.
The sanctuary used an antiquated moral standard to judge good and evil—so old-fashioned that it sotis surprised people.
For instance, when a celebrity ca to pray for smooth filming of an upcoming movie, Gazi suddenly appeared and coldly remarked, “Shaless one biting the hand that feeds… since you’ve transferred your citizenship to a foreign nation, don’t bother coming here to make noise!”
In general situations, a celebrity might walk away indignantly from such disdain or engage in an argunt, but the Prayer Sanctuary… is that a place where a mortal can argue?
The sanctuary not forcibly expelling them was already considered kind—celebrities at the Prayer Sanctuary are utterly insignificant.
Scenes like this are rarely seen in other Daoist holy sites—or even in Buddhist ones—the simple reason is that celebrities have money; everyone competes for donations, and those willing to spend are welcod.
The people at the Prayer Sanctuary witnessed such scenarios multiple tis, and during this era of attention economy, its unique approach even garnered many followers who eagerly recorded and posted about it on social dia. People almost unanimously agreed: this is the true disposition of the Daoist Sects.
Actually, this decision wasn’t much related to Gazi; he was a kind person, one who knew gratitude, and was a bit headstrong but essentially not a particularly decisive person.
Would the Guojia ignore foreign-registered celebrities coming to make money? Would he be foolish enough to care?
The decisions were made by Lin Heihu, the Earth Deity who had unwavering resolve. He was deified because of military exploits, resulting in decisiveness in killing and action, and though he tried hard to learn modern morality, deep down, he remained inclined toward traditional values.
Thus, for those betraying their people… even if not killed, they certainly couldn’t flaunt themselves in the sanctuary.
Actually, the Earth Deity’s original words weren’t “biting the hand that feeds,” but “accepting a thief as a father.”
With that, this incident was mostly concluded, but the ultimate outco was the driver being imprisoned shortly after returning to Kuaiji. The court was to investigate his role in the boss’s death.
This truly wasn’t Luohua’s directive or local authorities trying to trouble him; it rely resulted from a significant figure from Kuaiji investing in a steel enterprise wanting to ingratiate themselves with Yang Yuxin—if Director Yang was unhappy, naturally, this matter would be pursued.
Whether they pursued it or not didn’t matter much. If not pursued, the driver would fall back into an average middle-class lifestyle; if pursued, he wouldn’t escape imprisonnt, as those with influence wouldn’t need to lift a finger for others to deal with his competitors.
To reiterate, rember to lift your head and look up—heaven spares no one—it’s better not to engage in unethical acts in life.
Amidst receiving positive feedback, the Prayer Sanctuary also faced occasional baffled queries: “Do we need to rescue our children ourselves?”
This was indeed a frustrating issue; Feng Jun also wished to assist them, but… he was rely a man, not a god.
Previously, he directly arranged a rescue plan and supervised the scene, ensuring no child was in danger. He discreetly induced suspects to sleep, making it hard for them to act out.
However, the essence of one’s blood and breath is rather troubleso. Last ti he collected a blood sample from that woman, who had parents, an uncle, a second granduncle, a brother… and even her brother’s son.
The most troubleso part is that the family wasn’t residing in one place; they were scattered across the country, and he had to verify each one.
Last ti it was just one child, which was manageable, but now it’s three, and just the verification alone could exhaust him.
This wasn’t the worst part; most importantly, the last ti in Bashu, he could leverage Yang Yuxin to mobilize the police discreetly, covering his tracks. In the end, the police claid, “After receiving a tip-off, a major case was solved,” benefiting all parties involved.
However, now the children of three families were scattered across different regions—how could such extensive police resources be deployed?
Feng Jun truly lacked this capability, and Lin Heihu even less so.
Thus, Feng Jun could only choose to notify each family about the locations of their children—they knew their child was there, but how they handled it was their own choice; notifying the police was their business too.
These three families had exchanged information privately, knowing the proper procedures weren’t like this, so they privately sought out Gazi.
Though anxious, they cautiously inquired, saying they dreamt of divine guidance at night, which revealed the children’s whereabouts, but did not ntion involving the police, advising instead that they should find the children themselves… was this appropriate?
Gazi earnestly responded, “Firstly, we don’t encourage private exchanges like yours. Secondly, you should respect divine guidance: follow orders as delivered—do you dare to question them?”
After a pause, his tone softened slightly, “Last ti it was to locate one child. A way could be found to notify the police, but do you think blind tips can mobilize them?”
“Ultimately, because three families ca this ti, ask yourselves honestly: can arrangents be made? Thus, changes are normal. Quickly find the children, for if they’re relocated, it will be truly troubleso!”
The three families were left speechless, hurriedly burned so incense, and dashed outside.
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