Chapter 82 Blood into the Talisman
Everyone was amazed and asked, "Can it change your fate?"

Pan Yun: "Of course, even the emperor can change his family, what in this world can't be changed?"

When everyone thought about it, it was true.

"Then Mr. Zhou invited you here to change your fate?"

Pan Yun smiled at them profoundly and said, "We are here to treat Miss Zhou's injuries."

"Is it Mei Niang? The child has been crying a lot in the past few months. Sometimes he cries in the middle of the night and the whole village can hear it."

"I heard it was because of the pain in his feet."

"That child's crying was heartbreaking. The Zhou family is so cruel. They let the child bind her feet even though she cried so hard."

"That's for her own good. Only the Zhou family, who are well off, can bind their children's feet. My family is just poor. If we were rich, I would have bound my two daughters' feet too."

"Who wouldn't want to sit at home and have everything done for them? I would be happy to do that, too."

Pan Jun was surprised. She didn't expect that there would be such a trend and public opinion outside. She asked curiously, "Are you willing to do this even if you have to break your toes?"

"Yes, the pain is only temporary. Farming is hard for a lifetime."

"If it were me, I would be willing to do that too. If I could break a few toes, I would have enough food and drink for the rest of my life. Who wouldn't be willing to do that?"

Pan Yun: "What if the family business fails? Then I will have no property and can't work in the fields. Won't I starve to death?"

"How could Mr. Zhou's family fall into decline? With so much land and farmhands working there, how much money would it take to ruin the family business?"

They did not accept this setting and firmly believed that Mr. Zhou's family would never fall into decline, so if they lived in such a family, they would not fall into decline either.

For them, foot binding is a sign of a rich life and their lifelong pursuit.

A girl who was only twelve or thirteen years old said, "If my family were as rich as Mr. Zhou's family, I would be happy to have my hands bound as well, not to mention my feet."

"That's right. I have been fed and clothed by my hands. Now my hands are useless, so I can just tie them up."

"Hey, don't tell me, if you wrap your hands, maybe they will be as white and slender as the little Taoist priest's."

Pan Jun looked at them laughing and making noises, and unexpectedly realized that they were not joking, but really hoped to have their feet bound, just so that they could have enough food and drink and not have to work.

Pan Jun immediately understood the senior brother.

The eldest senior brother was right. It was impossible for her to use the Zhou family as an example to persuade people to free their feet and to stop pursuing foot binding on the grounds that foot binding had bad feng shui and would harm the family and the country.

On the contrary, it would make Sanqing Temple deeply involved and all the involvement would be in vain.

This is not something that can be solved from the bottom up, it is something that needs to be solved from the top down.

Perhaps it is because foot binding was originally popular from top to bottom, so the only way to solve it is from top to bottom.

Pan Jun raised the corners of her mouth, and the spiritual energy around her vibrated and rushed into her body.

Pan Yun was sitting in the middle of the crowd when he heard someone wonder, "Strange, how come the air suddenly seems to be better? I can actually smell a fresh fragrance."

"Are you hungry?"

"Impossible, I just had breakfast not long ago."

"That means she's pregnant."

"Go away, you're pregnant. I just gave birth to my second child not long ago. I don't want to give birth again right away."

Tao Ji, who was standing in front of the Zhou family's gate and looking out, saw the ball of spiritual energy in the air in the center of the village at a glance.

In the eyes of others, there was nothing there except for the occasional flash of color when the sun shone down. However, Tao Ji saw the group of spiritual energy below at a glance, and quickly felt that the surrounding spiritual energy was also flowing there.

Tao Ji hurried over to take a look.

He saw his junior sister sitting among a group of women, holding a few pieces of hemp rope in her hands, not moving at all, and the surrounding spiritual energy was happily and lively flowing towards her.

Tao Ji was startled and stepped forward, asked the women to leave, and stood guard beside her carefully.

He was curious about what happened here that gave her another epiphany.

How did she achieve enlightenment every day?

Pan Yun woke up from her epiphany and met Tao Ji's gaze when she raised her head.

She smiled at him and asked gently, "Third Brother, why are you here?"

Tao Ji actually saw tenderness on her face and in her eyes. He couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly shook off the feeling on his body, and asked, "Junior Sister, how did you suddenly realize it?"

Pan Yun: "I just figured out what I was upset about yesterday."

Tao Ji was envious and looked at her with jealousy, "You can have an epiphany if you figure things out? I figure things out every day, why can't I have an epiphany?"

Pan Yun clapped his hands and stood up, "Third Brother, you thought you had figured out something, but it's very likely that you didn't, you just convinced yourself."

Tao Ji seemed to be thinking about something.

The peasant women and the girls nearby didn't understand what he said. Seeing that Tao Ji was quite old and wearing a Taoist robe, they hurried forward and said, "Master, is what's written on this banner true? If fortune-telling is not accurate, you don't charge for it. What about treating illnesses? If it can't be cured, do you not charge for it?"

Tao Ji came back to his senses and explained, "This is my junior sister's banner. Just ask my junior sister."

"No, this little Taoist priest is too young. We dare not let her come. The Taoist priest is quite old and quite suitable. How about you calculate it for us?"

Tao Ji's face was dark, and his ears were filled with their voices saying "You are quite old, quite old..." How could he be old? He was only twenty-two!
"Everyone, wait a moment, listen to me first," Tao Ji finally calmed them down and said, "I can treat illnesses, but I can't tell fortunes. You have to ask my junior sister to tell fortunes."

"Master, how do you calculate the cost of seeing a doctor?"

Tao Ji: "The consultation fee is one penny, and I will prescribe the medicine for you."

Pan Yun looked at Tao Ji in surprise.

The peasant women were also surprised that the consultation fee was quite cheap. They looked at Tao Ji and felt that he looked much more reliable than Pan Yun, so they were crazy about him.

The heart was moved, but no one took action.

Tao Ji said, "We are Taoist priests from Sanqing Temple." The peasant women immediately became lively, "So you are the Taoist priests from Sanqing Temple."

The scene suddenly became lively, and many people came forward to surround Tao Ji, "Master, what medicine do you usually take for a sore throat? I'm not trying to prescribe medicine for your pulse, I'm just curious because my throat hurts a lot."

Tao Ji just glanced at her face and said, "If it's you, then just make some honeysuckle tea. Drink more boiled water. Remember, it must be boiled water, not raw water."

"Master, what if I have a cough? I often..."

Tao Ji answered their questions tirelessly. If they didn't want to take their pulse, then he wouldn't do it. If they didn't take their pulse or prescribe any medicine, then they wouldn't pay.

So Tao Ji chatted with them for more than half an hour for free. He not only told them the treatment methods of some common diseases, but also taught them how to swing their arms and practice a simple set of light exercises.

Pan Yun was young and had been excluded from the crowd. He could only stay outside and watch Tao Ji quietly who was surrounded by everyone.

She understood immediately: Preach, preach, this is how the gospel should be preached.

A penny is just a hook. It can hook people and make them dare not disrespect what you say.

Isn't this better than hanging banners for free?

As expected, things in this world cannot be too expensive, but they cannot be free either. You have to have the cheapest ones.

Pan Jun felt that she had learned something new, so she decided to go back and make changes.

It was an hour later when Tao Ji got away from the crowd. Pan Yun carried the banner and went back to Zhou's house with him.

Tao Ji skillfully took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve pocket, poured out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth.

Pan Jun smelled the scent of mint and turned his head to look.

Tao Ji handed over the bottle, "Throat-clearing pills."

Pan Yun refused, "Third Senior Brother, you even prepared the throat-clearing pills in advance?"

"When you have learned the Dao of Alchemy and go down the mountain to practice, it would be best if you could bring some with you," Tao Ji asked, "You have been out for the whole morning. Have you opened the business?"

“It’s open.”

Tao Ji was surprised when he heard this. "Is it really open? How many orders have you placed?"

Pan Yun: “One order.”

Tao Ji did not laugh at her, but instead praised her: "Little Junior Sister, you are really lucky. At your age, you can open a business with such a banner..."

This is considered to have broken the record for the fastest order opening during the training trip down Sanqing Mountain.

Tao Ji asked, "How much is one order?"

Pan Jun stretched out five fingers.

Tao Ji smiled and said, "Five cents, that's not bad. They are reluctant to spend even a penny for the consultation, but are willing to spend five cents for fortune-telling. Junior sister, it's okay."

Pan Yun: "It's five taels."

The smile on Tao Ji's face slowly disappeared.

Pan Yun added: "It's Master Zhou."

Tao Ji's face became expressionless. He really couldn't understand the Zhou family. Why couldn't they judge people by their appearance like those villagers just now?

"Don't I look more mature and capable than you? Why don't you ask me for five taels of silver instead of you?"

"Can Third Brother figure it out?"

Tao Ji was silent for a moment and then said, "Why would they want to find you?"

"It's the Zhou family's luck." Pan Yun stopped and looked up at the Zhou family not far away and said, "It's just a bit of literary luck."

Tao Ji stopped asking.

After returning, Pan Yun changed the banner and changed the small words to, "The fairy child's experience of tribulations, fortune-telling and treatment of diseases all cost one cent."

Seeing that she seemed to be arguing with Xian Tong, Tao Ji couldn't help but say, "Can't you just remove the word Xian Tong? This is too much of a boast."

Pan Yun: "If it weren't written this way, who would ask an eight-year-old child to tell fortunes or treat illnesses?"

Tao Ji: "So you shouldn't have gone out. We in Sanqing Temple have always allowed people to go down the mountain to gain experience when they are 12 years old. It's easy for you to make money now, and you have old customers like Mr. Qian and Sunjiazhuang. Why are you in such a hurry to make money?"

Pan Yun: "Third Brother, you are mistaken. I am not doing this to make money, but to preach, just like you taught them medical knowledge yesterday. Otherwise, how long will it take me to make money by relying on a penny?"

Tao Ji thought it was rare. "That's great. The temple hasn't taught you yet, but you've already learned how to preach. You really don't want to make money?"

"I do," Pan Yun said, "but I can make money from Master Qian, Master Zhou, and thousands of other masters, and I can make a lot of money. There is really no need to make money from these villagers."

In fact, she went out with the banner yesterday to inform them about the harm of foot binding to the body.

Since we can’t bring up Sanqing Temple and Taoism, let’s start with medicine.

Who knew that before she could even open her mouth, she was interrupted by them one by one.

However, she is not someone who will give up easily. She decided to try a different approach today and learn from Tao Ji to influence people subtly.

She believes she can succeed.

Pan Yun went out carrying the newly made banner. As she stepped over the threshold, her heart ached. She seemed to have a sense of something and suddenly turned her head to the north. Her eyes went dark and she slammed against the door with a bang.

Tao Ji was watching her confident and radiant back, when he suddenly saw her fall backwards and hit the door, her face pale. He was startled and rushed forward to support her and took her pulse, "Junior Sister, what's wrong with you?"

The black cat also meowed and ran out of the house, looking at her worriedly and puzzled.

Pan Yun sat on the threshold with an unpleasant look on her face. She was very uneasy and could sense it immediately: "It's Datong. Something happened to them. My talisman is broken."

Tao Ji's face suddenly turned ugly, "Are you crazy? You actually added blood to the talisman. Do you know that if you contact the external talisman too much, it will affect your soul?"

　The lucky number for today's chapter is a number ending in 6. It will be available tomorrow, so there will be a final lucky number screenshot tomorrow.

　　(End of this chapter)