Since I had an agreement with Wang Kun, I didn't dare to stay for too long after leaving the Yellow Spring River. I hurried to return the way I had come.
However, I was still very cautious on the way back. Although Liang Tianxin had an agreement with me, who knew if he was deceiving me or not? I couldn't trust him unconditionally.
Fortunately, there were no more incidents along the way. Liang Tianxin really left just as he said he would.
When I returned to the place where I had parted ways with Wang Kun, it was noon. I waited in the car for a while. Wang Kun arrived shortly after.
When he saw me, he heaved a sigh of relief. "How are you doing?"
I didn't mention the details. I just told him that everything was fine. He would take me to the bus stop at the scenic area. Then, he could go back to Shenzhen.
It was almost the Lunar New Year. I had planned to go home, but Liang Kaixiong had dragged me out of my schedule. Now that everything was settled, I didn't need to return to Shenzhen. I decided to go home directly.
However, after Wang Kun heard my plan, he insisted on driving me home. Then, he would go back to Shenzhen.
If he wanted to drive me home, it would be much more convenient than taking a taxi. However, after half a year of socialization, I didn't trust people, but I didn't want outsiders to interfere with my life. I didn't want my parents to get involved in these things either.
In the end, I rejected him and insisted on going back alone.
Wang Kun reluctantly agreed. However, after driving me to the Shennongjia bus stop, Wang Kun hesitantly asked me, "Brother Zhou, there's something I don't know if I should tell you or not."
I was surprised. Then, I smiled and said, "We've been through life and death together. Why can't you tell me? Tell me about it."
Then, Wang Kun told me that when he, Yang Kaichen, and Dai Nanzhou went to Lin Yuetong's house and encountered the well ghost, the others couldn't endure it. Only Dai Nanzhou had used the talisman I had given him to resist the well ghost's Yin energy.
In his hometown, there was a lot of talk about ghosts and gods. His family often went to temples and Daoist temples to ask for talismans and Buddha's talismans. However, those things were useless. That was why he wanted to ask me for a talisman so that his family could carry it with them.
Then, he embarrassedly took out a stack of money. "I don't care how much it is. If I don't have enough money, I'll give you more later."
Wang Kun was Wang Yongjun's distant nephew. Although he was usually Wang Yongjun's driver, with such an uncle taking care of him, he naturally did not lack money.
I thought it was something serious. After listening to him, I didn't say anything and gave him the Fierce Yang Talismans I had.
When I was in the Dragon Seeking Realm, I didn't have any decent magic tools. I had prepared a lot of these commonly used Fierce Yang Talismans. Now that I had reached the Pressure Point Realm, Fierce Yang Talismans were no longer of much use to me. Since he wanted them, I might as well just give them to him.
When Wang Kun saw me shove a bunch of talismans over, his face turned pale with fright. He quickly waved his hand at me and said, "You can't do that. That's too much. I just need one."
I smiled and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to buy it?
Why are you complaining that it's too much? Just take it when I tell you to. "
Wang Kun didn't dare to take it no matter what. He pulled a long face and said, "But there are so many of them. How can I afford it?"
This fellow usually looked capable and experienced, but at this moment, he looked sincere and cute.
I shoved the talismans into his hands and waved my hand. "I'm not selling these to you.
It's almost the New Year. I left in a hurry, so I didn't prepare any New Year gifts. You should take these talismans back and give some to Chief Wang and Dai Nanzhou. Then, keep two for yourself. Consider it my New Year's gift to everyone. "
After listening to me, Wang Kun finally accepted the talismans. However, he still insisted on shoving the money in his hands to me. He said confidently, "The temples and Daoist temples where I come from have a rule. When you ask for talismans, you must give some money to show your sincerity. Otherwise, even if you get the talismans, they won't be of much use when you take them back."
I didn't know if I should cry or laugh. In today's society, monks and Daoist priests would do anything to earn more money. It didn't matter if they were sincere or not. When they met ghosts and monsters, they wouldn't talk about idealism.
However, Wang Kun insisted on giving me the money. I had no choice but to accept it. The cost of making these talismans wasn't low, so I just charged him for the cost.
After seeing me accept the money, Wang Kun finally beamed with joy. After hearing me say that it was best to keep the talismans in a jade box, he immediately ran to a jade shop near the train station and bought a jade box. After carefully putting the talismans in the box, he put the box into his clothes. From time to time, he would touch it, afraid that he would lose it.
Even after Wang Kun left, I still had a clear memory of how careful he was.
However, after thinking about it, these talismans were slightly outdated to me. But to ordinary people, these talismans were more precious than money. They could save people at critical moments.
It was especially true for people like Wang Kun, who had seen ghosts and monsters before. He couldn't be too careful.
According to Wang Kun's behavior, if I went to Shenzhen to open a shop that specialized in selling talismans, the business would be booming.
However, this thought disappeared in a flash. Although the path of cultivation was expensive, with the annual salary that Wang Yongjun had given me, I could support it. Moreover, I didn't have time to manage the shop. If I really opened it, I would have to work for a long time. The time it would be closed would be much longer than the time it was open.
With this thought, I threw this thought to the side.
On the way home, I chose to take the train.
Although it was close to the end of the year, I chose to take the train to a scenic spot. There were very few people at the scenic spot. After I got on the train, I was the only one in the sleeper compartment. Coincidentally, I was happy to have some peace and quiet. I lay on the lower berth to catch up on some sleep. It was comfortable and carefree.
However, the good times didn't last long. After the train had been on the road for more than two hours, we passed by a few big train stations. Very quickly, the sleeper compartment was filled with people.
There were three layers of people going up and down, which made it hard for me to sleep.
What was more unfortunate was that a beautiful woman with a plump body got on the compartment. Her seat seemed to be above mine. However, she threw her luggage on the bed and didn't have the intention to climb onto the bed. Instead, she sat on the bed next to me.
This was like poking a hornet's nest. Within a few minutes, the men on the other beds all climbed down from their beds. Some were fast, some were slow. They laughed and sat on the lower berth, chatting with the plump beauty.
In such a situation, I didn't know what to do. Just as I was about to use my Dao energy to seal my ears, I suddenly heard the woman talk about her occupation. She said that she worked as a wedding host. At first, I didn't pay much attention. But soon, she said that business wasn't good these days. Her wedding company didn't only accept business for weddings. In the recent half a year, they even accepted business for funerals and weddings. So, she was now the host of weddings and funerals. She often attended weddings in the morning and funerals in the afternoon.
I guessed it was because of this occupation that the plump beauty had a cheerful personality. She chatted happily with the people around her.
When the men heard her talking about this, they couldn't help but talk about funerals and ghosts. A group of people happily asked the beautiful woman if she was afraid when she hosted funerals.
The woman waved her hand and said, "I'm not afraid. It's a big group of people. There's no reason to be afraid of a dead person. But let me tell you, ever since I hosted funerals, I've encountered some strange things."
The group of people immediately became interested. They all asked her what strange things she had encountered.
I smiled as I listened on the side. The job of presiding over weddings and funerals wasn't a new trend. This profession had existed for thousands of years. However, what was different from what this beautiful woman said was that in ancient times, this profession wasn't called presiding over a wedding, but rather, it was called receiving guests.
Guest guide, as the name suggested, meant to 'inform the guests'. In general, it was the same as hosting a wedding.
During a wedding, there was a guest guide. During a funeral, there was also a guest guide for funerals.
The job of a guest guide was the same as the fat man's father's job as a coroner. They were both low-class jobs.
Although it was low-class, there were many rules in this profession. It wasn't something that people who didn't know the profession could casually make a living in.
Moreover, from what the woman had said, she first did a job for a wedding and then a job for a funerals. This kind of behavior was a big taboo in the profession of a guest guide.
It was normal for something to happen. It would be strange if nothing happened.
However, this woman's life was good. She had been doing this for half a year. Now, she could sit here and tell people stories.