After rebirth, I became a national teacher

"Female Taoist priest, this is our first time at Cihang Temple. We really don't recognize your believers. Please ask the Taoist priest to be flexible with the temple master!"

As she spoke, Mrs. Qin took out the only two or three taels of silver from her purse and tried to put it into Huiyun's hand.

Huiyun pushed it without even looking at it:

"This is the rule, believers, please go back."

Mrs. Qin thought she had given too little, so she quickly took off the large gold bracelet with emerald on her hand.

Fearing that her mother-in-law might be cheated if she tried any medical treatment, she intentionally brought only a small amount of silver. Now she couldn't give more, so she could only give jewelry instead.

This large gold bracelet weighed three taels, and was adorned with several emeralds the size of a fingernail. It must have been worth at least fifty or sixty taels of silver, but the receptionist still pushed it back without hesitation:

"Don't embarrass me, believer. Go back."

This is equivalent to dozens of taels of incense money, which is ranked among the top in a big temple like Bailong Temple. Unexpectedly, it still didn't work.

But the more this happened, the more the Qin family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law felt that the temple master must be quite capable, and the more they wanted to meet him.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was unable to impress the receptionist, Mrs. Qin became so excited that she took off the gold hairpins on her head, the six gold rings on her hands, the pair of fine jade bracelets on her wrists, and the gold necklace on her neck, and stuffed them all at once to Huiyun, begging incoherently:

"I am suffering from toothache, which is really excruciating. I hope the Taoist priest can help me and introduce me to the abbot!"

Huiyun showed just the right amount of embarrassment on her face, and after hesitating for a moment, she said:

"Since the old man is so sincere, I will make an exception and pass the message to you once. But whether to treat him is up to the abbot. The abbot is in meditation now and will not come out until the meal. Please wait for two more quarters."

After saying that, he glanced at the things in Madam Qin's hand and said, "No merit, no reward. Wait until the abbot cures your illness before presenting your offerings."

It sounds like he won't charge a penny until the disease is cured.

Seeing this behavior, the Qin family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law completely dispelled their doubts about being cheated, and waited in the front hall very obediently and patiently.

Two quarters of an hour passed quickly. After Huiyun went out for a while, she came over and said to the two of them:

"The abbot invites you to the reception hall. Whether it is possible or not depends on whether you meet the people there and whether they have any ill feelings towards you."

Then he led the two of them to the East Garden and entered the specially designated reception hall.

I saw a Taoist lady wearing a jade hairpin and a green Taoist robe sitting at the top, drinking tea leisurely.

She has fair skin, delicate features, and a very calm temperament. Although she looks only about twenty years old, she has a certain air of an immortal.

The Qin family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were inexplicably a little nervous, and greeted each other politely.

"Greetings to the Master!"

"Master, this old lady has a toothache and wants to ask you for your magic to cure the pain."

"She is so old, it's not easy for her to come here in the cold wind..." The receptionist Kun said with some intention of pleading.

The temple master glanced at Old Madam Qin and said calmly:

"Well, let's make an exception this time."

Then he stood up and walked to Old Madam Qin:

"Open your mouth and let me see."

Although the tone was very calm, it inexplicably had a power that made people subconsciously obey.

Madam Qin opened her mouth obediently. The temple master took one look and then ordered:

"Huiyun, pour half a cup of water."

The beautiful receptionist immediately took the order and went to the back, brought half a cup of water on a tray and presented it to the abbot.

The master of the temple stretched out his slender jade fingers and touched the wall of the cup. He closed his eyes for a moment, then withdrew his hand and said to Madam Qin:

"Take it. Hold it in your mouth for a quarter of an hour to reduce swelling and relieve pain."

After saying that, he didn't give them any extra glances, but asked the receptionist Kun:

"Lunch ready?"

"I have asked someone to bring it to your room."

The master nodded:

"Then you should go have lunch too."

After saying that, the two of them left the reception hall.

Suddenly, the only people left in the reception hall were the Qin family's mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and a maid they brought with them.