The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

Chapter 1218: Chapter 457: The Stingy Dad Arrives (Part 15)

”Xuan Ming, did you really practice at a Taoist Temple?”

He Yue met a writer in the author group who specializes in writing supernatural and tomb-raiding stories.

After several exchanges, He Yue became more and more familiar with the other person.

And this author, whose pen name is ”Xuan Ming,” also admired He Yue for being so polite, humble, and having works.

”Yeah, there’s a Taoist Temple in my hometown, and I used to play there often as a kid.”

Xuan Ming replied: ”Back then, it was just simple mischief. When I went to college and started writing novels, using a lot of knowledge from Taoism, I grew interested in researching it.”

Xuan Ming was rather candid and didn’t use the guise of faith.

His research was purely to make a living.

As he researched, he gained insights and gradually came to like it.

Xuan Ming is a professional online writer, with relatively free time, and every year he takes one or two months to travel to various Taoist Temples across the country for visits and practice.

Aside from orthodox Taoist Skills, he also delved into many folk dissident groups, God and Ghost Legends.

He incorporated all these materials into his works.

Of course, during the process of collecting materials, he also met some unique people.

Seeing He Yue’s message asking if he knew of any Enlightened masters for exorcism, Xuan Ming did have an answer.

However, as a new-age online writer, even though Xuan Ming writes supernatural tomb-raiding novels all day, he still has to promote correct values.

”Well, after the founding of the country, you can’t become an essence! There are no demons or devils in the world, literary works are just fiction, fiction, fiction!”

Xuan Ming hurriedly expressed his stance, subtly telling He Yue that no matter how splendidly those online novels are written, they are all creations of the authors.

There are absolutely no ghosts or freaks in reality.

He Yue: ... There really aren’t ghosts or freaks, but there is time-traveling!

Of course, He Yue would definitely not say such things.

She even kept it from her own dad, let alone a ”friend” she only contacted online and had never met.

”Master, I’m just curious. And those talismans, since they’ve been passed down for thousands of years, they must have some value, right?”

He Yue sent a cute emoji and then cautiously probed.

”Official Taoist Temple talismans do have some effect, haha, but mostly it’s psychological!”

Xuan Ming still spoke official prose.

However, seeing He Yue’s persistence, he did tell her a few Taoist Temples he personally visited and felt were more formal and reliable.

”This Qingyun Temple, it’s not far from your Provincial City. Although it’s not a well-known Taoist Temple, True Master Qingyang there is a member of the Taoist Association, and probably considered an Enlightened master by the public.”

After saying this, Xuan Ming also sent He Yue a detailed address and the contact information of the Taoist Temple.

He Yue: (⊙o⊙)...

True Master Qingyang and all, it does sound pretty reliable.

But being a member of the Taoist Association and having contact options like a cellphone and email, just gives her a kind of inexplicable abnormal feeling.

It’s as if the mysterious masters from legends have suddenly turned into a common uncle next door!

The filter shattered all over the place, geez!

He Yue shook her head vigorously, tossing out all the messy thoughts inside.

She quickly replied, ”Got it, thanks, Xuan Ming!”

Noting the contact information, He Yue planned to use her vacation to visit Qingyun Temple.

Just as He Yue was thinking up excuses to fool her dad, her dad gleefully announced—

”Sweetheart, a health product brand selected me to join their ’Three-day Factory Tour’!”

”Haha, not only with meals, lodging, and travel expenses covered, but also free factory visits, free tastings, and maybe even a big gift bag!”

”This trip will take a week back and forth, so you should really stay at home these days.”

”As for meals, there’s rice, noodles, and some dried goods at home. Cook for yourself, don’t go spending arrogantly just because you earned some manuscript fees!”

”I’ve been generous enough not to seize all the money you earned, so don’t be oblivious!”

”And your brother, humph, that rascal is getting more and more outrageous, spending a few grand on just a belt, truly burning money!”

”He had better not come home, but if he dares, watch how I’ll deal with him!”

”Your brother is so extravagant, you better not learn from him. Once he burns through his money, you’re not allowed to support him.”

”I save scrimp at home, yet he just goes off splurging on outsiders, totally unacceptable!”