Master heard my footsteps, looked up at me, and continued to study the runes in his hand. I couldn't help but said, "Master, you need to take a good rest now."

"Well, I'm not tired." The master responded and said with some disappointment, "I tried various techniques, steps, and spells, but nothing happened. I'm afraid I won't be able to unlock its secrets with my ability.

, you should bring the jade talisman, it will be good for your practice."

I hurriedly said: "Master, please study it slowly, don't be impatient."

"I have memorized this rune very well. It's better for you to take it. When your cultivation is higher, you can try to use spiritual energy to sense it. Ahem..." Master handed the jade talisman to me and kept coughing as he spoke.

stand up.

I hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Master, is there any magic that can cure your illness?"

The master immediately said: "I told you that I'm fine. I haven't been able to die for more than ten years, and I can't die now. You two should go back."

"The transfer charm you gave me can transfer ringworm and tumors away, so there should be other spells as well..."

Master rarely gets angry or curses, but at this moment he got furious and shouted: "I told you I'm fine, do you want to curse me to death? Get out of here, get out of here, cough cough..."

I didn't dare to make him angry anymore, so I hurriedly retreated with Lin Mei. Outside the door, I heard Master stopped coughing before continuing to walk out. When we got outside the door, Lin Mei asked, "Why is Master so angry?"

I was silent for a while and then said: "Master believes that a person's suffering is caused by the bad things he did in his previous life or when he was young. Suffering is a punishment from God and a process of cleansing sins. If someone cures him

If he is ill, he will have to bear his bad karma on his behalf. He is afraid that his bad karma will fall on me, so he does not allow me to save him."

Lin Mei had never heard of such a statement before. After thinking for a while, she asked: "Is this true?"

"I don't know what to say." I smiled bitterly and spread my hands. "Karma is a Buddhist theory. For thousands of years, the influence of Buddhism has been everywhere. Everyone believes it to some extent, and there may be some truth to it. But I think

This may be an excuse for cowardly people to escape, or a monk's way of paralyzing the world. Some people kill tens of thousands of people, but in the end they become famous and become great men; some people are good to others throughout their lives, but are always stepped on by others.

Turning over, this proves that the strong survive... We are not monks, we should not have such negative thoughts, and we should work hard to do better."

Lin Mei nodded repeatedly, and I continued: "Master risked his life to save me back then, otherwise I would still be lying on the bed unable to move even if I didn't die. Everything I have now was given by him, so as long as I have

I'm willing to pay any price to save him. But he never taught me how to save others by hurting myself, so I don't know what to do."

"Isn't Uncle Wu proficient in medical skills?"

I shook my head and sighed: "This is an old problem. Traditional Chinese medicine requires slow recovery. The master refuses to quit smoking and does not cooperate with the treatment. Western medicine can cure it faster, but he refuses to go to a big hospital, mainly because he has no money..."

I have no money, why don’t I make money when I have no money? I suddenly woke up like a fool. It was Master who saved my life and taught me skills. How could I just watch Master suffer from illness and even die? Use Master’s teachings

It is only natural that you have the ability to make money to treat Master's illness! It is not easy to make money in the countryside. You have to go to the city to find some big businessmen and big bosses and solve their problems in order to earn enough money to treat Master's illness in the shortest time.

money.

Lin Mei also agreed with my decision. When I went home and told my mother, she also supported it. Time waits for no one, and neither does my illness. So I decided to leave tomorrow, hiding this matter from my master. I passed.

After a while, I went to see the master again and said that I wanted to go to the city to "experience". Not only did the master not stop me, he was also very happy. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It's time for me to need some experience.

Before leaving, Master said to me sincerely: "As Onmyoji, if we reveal too much secrets, it will always affect ourselves or our descendants. My family can be passed down for seven generations. This is the virtue accumulated by our ancestors, but my generation has fallen to this point.

, it also proves that leaking secrets will not have good results, this is inevitable, so I don’t blame the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, the government of the country, and I don’t hate the people who bully me. Don’t worry about my illness, it’s useless to worry about it, you

Just go with peace of mind, remember Master's words, leave some room for everything, do more good deeds and accumulate virtue, bear less responsibility for others, and only take action when you are fully confident..."

Master is always very verbose, and he talked a lot this time, and almost all of them were things he had said more than once before. But this time I didn’t find him verbose, but rather sad, as if he was giving me his last words.

I left the next morning, and the task of taking care of Master was given to Lin Mei. She helped Master cook, fry medicine, wash clothes, etc. Although I was reluctant to be separated from her, now is not the time for the love between children.

It’s not like I’ve been away for too long. When I get to the city and earn some money, I’ll buy a cell phone or a pager. She can use the public phone in the village to contact me.

I took the treasure map and the Kun Gua jade talisman with me. I am not guilty of carrying the jade, but I am afraid that leaving these two things at home may bring disaster to my family.

Initially, I was planning to go to Wenzhou, where there are many big and wealthy bosses, but Lao Lin suggested that I go to Fuzhou. His hometown is in Fuzhou, and he has several relatives and friends. Having acquaintances is better than being in a completely unfamiliar place. In the end, I

I accepted Lao Lin's suggestion and got a contact list from him.

I took a long-distance bus to Nanping, and happened to catch the "Wuyi Express", which was the fastest and best air-conditioned train in Fujian at that time, and went directly to Fuzhou. Anyway, the train ticket is not expensive, so let's be a rich man for a time.

I was not at peace along the way. I had learned a lot of complicated things and was not very proficient in them. I lacked practical experience, and Xiaoxue was unresponsive and could not help me. I was worried that I would not be able to make a lot of money. I only had a total of more than 500 yuan with me.

Money costs a lot in the city. If you can't make money, your own life may be in trouble.

It was around four o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived at Fuzhou Railway Station. When I stepped out of the carriage, a wave of heat hit my face. It was like a live shrimp dropped into boiling water. I really didn't expect it to be so hot in Fuzhou. It was not only hot but also stuffy, making people feel breathless.

Come on, this burning feeling on the body surface cannot be easily counteracted by Yin Yang Jue.

I didn't use the contact number and address that Lao Lin gave me. Men should strive for their own strength. I want to make a career on my own. How can I be so shameless as to look for others as soon as I leave the house? As the saying goes, people leave when their tea is cold, but Lao Lin is no longer here.

, who would take him seriously? Besides, I'm just Lao Lin's apprentice, so I won't look down upon him if he comes to visit me.

I bought a city map at the exit to look for my destination. Lao Lin said that when he went home last time, he saw many fortune tellers at the gate of Xizen Temple. People who encounter difficult and complicated diseases will

People went to temples to worship Buddha and burn incense, so fortune-telling markets were easily formed near temples. The two most famous Zen temples in Fuzhou at that time were Yongquan Temple on Gushan Mountain outside the city, and Xichan Temple in the west of the city.

I don't want to be a fortune teller on the street. It's too slow to make money, but it's still necessary to go around and understand the industry trends. Maybe I can actually meet a big boss who goes to pray to Buddha to ask for a fortune.

The train station is the throat and weathervane of a city. It can show the order and spirit of the city. I walked around the train station before taking the bus. It was almost dark when I arrived at Xizen Temple. Xizen Temple was already there.

After closing the door, there were only a few vendors outside the door still looking around and greeting me: "Sir, do you want a fortune teller?" "Classmate, I think you have not had good luck recently!"

I think it's funny. You can't even tell that I'm a fellow traveler, so why are you looking at me? I didn't sense any spiritual energy fluctuations in them, they are just ordinary people.

This street is called Gongye Road. It used to be owned by state-owned enterprises, but now there are many dilapidated factories. Except for Xichan Temple and Fuzhou University next to it, there are no decent buildings and it is very depressed. No one runs a fortune-telling parlor here.

There is no "night market" either. At this time, most people have closed their stalls and there are no customers.

Look, it's getting dark. I have to find a place to spend the night first. I can't afford a big hotel. This is the edge of the city. It shouldn't be too expensive to find a small hotel. I walked south along the street and saw everything along the way.

It is very shabby and cold. Because Fuzhou is very close to Taiwan and cross-strait relations have been tense in recent years, Fuzhou has almost stagnated and has not developed. It is the most backward among coastal provincial capital cities.

After walking about a thousand meters, I saw an "accommodation" sign hanging at the entrance of an alley, so I turned in. I walked along the narrow alley for more than a hundred meters before I saw a four-story building.

There is a hotel sign in front of the small building. There is a grocery store on the first floor. A young man and woman are chatting across the counter. The woman is inside the shop and the man is outside the shop.

I felt that the man had a special aura or temperament, so I took a closer look at him. This man was less than thirty years old, quite handsome, elegant and subtle, and his clothes were ordinary but very decent. Obviously

He is a well-educated man. He has a camera with a long lens hanging on his chest. Although I don't know how much it is worth, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

The man also noticed me and smiled and nodded at me in a friendly manner.

"Do you want to stay in the hotel?" The girl at the counter turned to me and asked me. She looked like a student, with big beautiful eyes, a nose as delicate as a knife, and a sweet smile as bright as the sunshine in early spring. She was a school belle.

A player.

I asked: "Is this an inn owned by your family?"

The girl said quickly in a clear voice: "Yes, there are guest rooms upstairs. They cost fifty yuan a night. They are single rooms. They are absolutely clean. You are guaranteed to be satisfied!"

Such a remote place costs fifty. I smiled and said, "Can I get a discount? If the price is reasonable, I will stay a few more days."

"Yeah, I have to ask my mom about this. Mom, there are guests staying at the hotel!"

Someone inside responded, and the handsome guy standing outside the counter said to the girl: "You should be busy. I won't disturb you anymore. I'll go back to the room."

The girl seemed a little reluctant to give up: "It's okay, we can come down and chat when you have time."
Chapter completed!