Cha Wenbin now had the two treasures in hand, and also gave himself a boost of confidence: "What if I must take them away?" After saying that, he raised the big seal as if to smash it down, and the two yin messengers saw the situation and covered their heads, looking very frightened. Cha Wenbin took one look and felt effective, suddenly having the courage, put away the big seal, and looked at the two men.

  Those two yin messengers exchanged a glance: "If the Immortal Dao is to be taken away by you, I can only give you another soul; we will return empty-handed. If the higher-ups find out about this matter, Im afraid the Immortal Dao will also be doomed!"

  Zha Wenbin nodded and replied, "Tomorrow, the two officials will go to Hong Village again and give you an explanation." After finishing speaking, he put away the imperial seal and sword, walked over, and took out a handful of hell money to stuff into the hands of the two yin messengers: "Take it and buy some wine to drink. When Xiaodao returns, I will definitely reward you with great gifts!"

  "The little ones didnt dare, the things from Maoshan Zhangjiao were not to be accepted" After declining repeatedly, the two small ghosts took the money and released the person, agreeing to go to Hongcun again the next day to bring people. They said goodbye and left together, returning on the road. Naturally, that unlucky ghost couldnt avoid being beaten by three people. Once he heard it was Maoshan Zhangjiao, he feared that Cha Wenbin would come and make him unable to be reborn for eternity. He confessed that he had died at the foot of Niutou Mountain while collecting medicine. Indeed, Cha Wenbin found his soul there. After thanking the two yin messengers again, he returned to the Yangjian boundary.

  Just after the incense finished burning, Cha Wenbin woke up from his meditation and rushed to the foot of Niutou Mountain. The group was carrying lanterns and finally found a rotten white skeleton under a rocky slope. Someone recognized it at a glance as the herbalist from a neighboring village who had been missing for a long time. They quickly went to inform his family to come over.

  After arriving, a big cry, Zha Wenbin didnt break it, only told the family to go back and find a good grave for a good burial, burn more incense paper, changed back to Aunties house, this time everyone was not allowed to enter, all standing at the door.

  Cha Wenbin asked to put the old lady on the bed, clean up the scene and restore it to its original state. Everyone didnt know what he was planning, so they just followed his instructions. They agreed to come back before dawn. In fact, Cha Wenbin was afraid that if the old lady woke up and saw her own funeral, she would be scared to death.

  After the roosters first crow, the sky was already slightly bright. Cha Wenbin and the others went forward again. The first to enter was Big Brother-in-law. Upon entering, he saw that Auntie was still lying in bed. Cha Wenbin signaled him to call out to her.

  Older brother, dear one shouted "Mom", the lying aunt first moved her hand, then opened her eyes, rubbed her eyes with her hands again, and asked: "Whats going on?"

  This suddenly blew the lid off, and the dead came back to life... Isnt this just a case of feigning death? Just as everyone was about to run out, Cha Wenbin said its nothing, your mom just fainted and didnt actually die, dont believe me go touch her.

  Some brave ones went up and touched it, only to find that their hands were hot, while the old lady was still looking at a group of people in confusion.

  So, Auntie was taken back by Zhang Wenbin, but things didnt end there...

  After Cha Wenbin left, it didnt take long before an old man died. In fact, the old mans lifespan was not yet exhausted. After calculating, Cha Wenbin found that he was the person closest to death in the entire village, so he wrote his birth eight characters and burned them at the village entrance, which meant letting the old man ascend to heaven ahead of time.

  After the old mans death, Cha Wenbin went to perform a Buddhist ritual for him, hoping that he could ascend to the Pure Land quickly. However, this matter also made him feel very guilty, and it was actually an act that would incur heavenly punishment. It also laid the groundwork for many of his future troubles.

  In just a few days, the yin messenger brought a dream to Cha Wenbin, telling him that this life exchange would also come with a price. Cha Wenbin thought it was just about money again and gave the yin messenger a large amount of silver ingots to burn. This time, the life exchange came at a cost he never could have imagined, one that arrived so quickly and was so heavy.

  Zha Wenbin had a son and daughter, his youngest daughter was very smart and lovely, and he loved her dearly. Because his wife died early, Zha Wenbin tried not to leave the village unless necessary, playing both father and mother roles, wanting to raise them up himself. Since he lost his parents at a young age, he poured all his emotions into his children. His little daughter was very sensible and clever, although she was still young, she helped with cooking and laundry, doing excellent household chores. No matter how late Zha Wenbin came back from work, she would always leave a table of hot food for him, making him feel guilty towards this daughter.

  That day was the 30th of the lunar year, at noon, Chas daughter carried a basket to the river bank to wash vegetables, and suddenly fell into the water, drowning in the shallow river that was less than knee-deep. By the time someone informed Cha Wenbin to go to the riverbank, she had already stopped breathing. Cha Wenbin didnt say a word, he just carried his daughters body back home, closed the door, and went straight to the underworld to demand her back.

  On the road to the Yellow Spring, he rushed all the way, but before reaching the Naihe Bridge, he encountered those two yin messengers again. They immediately turned hostile and charged at him with their weapons. The two yin messengers begged for mercy, telling Cha Wenbin that this matter was not done by them. But Cha Wenbin would not believe it, his eyes were already red with rage, and even if he had to bury himself here today, he would avenge his daughter because her life had not yet expired. The two yin messengers saw that begging for mercy did not work, so they told the truth: Chas daughter was punished by heaven because Cha Wenbin crossed the boundary and provoked heaven. This is heavenly punishment, it has nothing to do with them. If you want your son to be safe, its best to let the matter rest. You, Cha Wenbin, no matter how capable you are, cannot defy heaven. If you continue to go down to the underworld, the next one to die will be your son!

  Zha Wenbin, Zha Wenbin, a hero for a moment, reckless for a lifetime, fighting against heaven, going against the heavens, does he have such great ability? What is he himself? Just a small Daoist in the mortal world. ... When he came back to his senses, he found that he had already returned, looking at his son wailing loudly beside his sisters body, Zha Wenbin tightly hugged him, biting his teeth and holding on tightly. On New Years Eve, they buried their daughter next to her mothers grave. Whats the point of being a Daoist? His parents died early, his wife died early, now even his daughter is gone, looking at his only son beside him, Zha Wenbin vowed to protect him well!

  They all say that Yan Wang wants you to die at the third watch, and wont let you live until the fifth watch. After his daughters accident, it was clear that her life had not yet expired, but she would be wrongly killed in a small river. Cha Wenbin received his daughters dream message, telling him that she was paying off a debt for Cha Wenbin from half a year ago. Cha Wenbin had intercepted someones soul halfway, and would inevitably suffer heavenly punishment - the price being his daughters sudden death on New Years Eve!

  This is also a warning from Yan Wang to Cha Wenbin, you are famous in the world of men, but I am the king of the underworld! Everything has its cause and effect, for every gain there must be a cost.

  This matter gave Cha Wenbin a great blow, and for a long time he locked himself at home, thinking about the meaning of Tao, which also led to many events that made this Taoist master famous all over the country!

  That year, after Cha Nü drowned to death, Cha Wenbin locked himself at home for three months without going out. We also went to visit him, but he refused to see us. Three months later, Cha Wenbin burst out of the door and rushed straight to the provincial city. From then on, the first person in this story could no longer be "me", the protagonist had completely become him - the last Taoist: Cha Wenbin!

  The Last Taoist Volume 2 Begins

  Zha Wenbin understood that he had provoked the wrath of heaven, but he was not convinced. Why should heaven have the power to control peoples fate? Why couldnt he fight against heaven? Now it seemed that the only way to break through this situation might be that book "The Book of Wishes". The legendary book, where was it? Did it really exist? Everything was unknown, but the information left by the murals in the underground palace still gave him a glimmer of hope. The texts left on the Generals Temple might be a clue, and he went to find Old Wang from the archaeological team.

  He entrusted his youngest son to his grandmother, asking her to take care of him for a while. His grandmother naturally agreed and left some money behind, but she refused to accept it. Unable to resist, he reluctantly accepted the money, saying it was to buy clothes for his son.

  Dusty and exhausted, he rushed to the provincial capital. Old Wang had already been waiting at the station for this Taoist priest who was half-human and half-divine in his eyes. As an archaeology expert, he should have been an atheist, but many things were beyond scientific explanation. He also knew something about Chas daughters drowning. After picking up Cha Wenbin, he first arranged for him to stay at the units guest house.

  After Zha Wenbin sat down, he didnt even bother to chat and only asked Old Wang to take him to find He Lao. He eagerly hoped for a clue. Old Wang was also a hospitable person, contacted He Lao, and the three agreed to have a few drinks at Louwailou that evening.

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