“This Taoist priest is indeed young, with a baby face. If he claimed to be a high school student, someone would definitely believe him,” Xu Sisi glanced at him and couldn’t help but mutter in her heart, “Is Huo Ruoci into younger guys? Such a young child, and yet Huo Ruoci went for it…”
Even Xu Ce was a bit shocked. That baby face looked too young.
Shen Ye swept his gaze over them and shook his head with a smile. “He’s not young.”
Xu Sisi: “?”
Shen Shimu had just returned and was unaware of the situation. Upon hearing Shen Ye’s words, he observed the Taoist priest for a moment and speculated, “Did he use some kind of spell to make himself look like a child again?”
“Something like that,” Shen Ye’s gaze fell on the Taoist priest. “You have advanced skills, so why did you resort to deceiving people?”
The Taoist priest wore a bitter expression and said, “I… I have never deceived anyone before…”
He then went on to explain his situation.
He was indeed not young anymore and had inherited a Taoist temple. However, the temple was not doing well, so he contemplated leaving it in the hands of his junior brother and going down the mountain to take on jobs to support the temple.
Before going down the mountain, his junior brother used a spell to make him look younger… When he was young, he had a baby face… So he had no choice but to leave the temple with this face…
He heard that Haicheng was prosperous, so after descending the mountain, he went straight to Haicheng, and his first client was Huo Ruoci.
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The compensation Huo Ruoci offered was not low. In fact, he had already noticed that the fans chosen by Huo Ruoci had some problems to a greater or lesser extent and were easier to control. At first, he hesitated, but then Huo Ruoci said that he wouldn’t need his blessings in case something happened, and he had already taken the money, so in the end, he remained silent.
Shen Ye squinted his eyes and scrutinized him for a few seconds. “So, you didn’t end up having a child with Huo Ruoci, right?”
He could tell that the Taoist priest was not lying and that Huo Ruoci was the mastermind.
But as a highly-skilled Taoist priest, how could he be deceived by Huo Ruoci into having a child? Shen Ye found it somewhat unbelievable.
The Taoist priest’s face turned red. “I…”
He hesitated for a long time but didn’t explain the whole story.
Shen Ye could actually guess the reason but still didn’t understand. “Even if you didn’t want to, even if she forced you, couldn’t you have run away?”
“…,” the Taoist priest blushed and finally squeezed out a few words, “I lost my senses…”
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Shen Ye glanced at him. “Alright, you have never encountered a woman in your life, and suddenly a beautiful woman throws herself at you. It’s understandable that you couldn’t control yourself… But what about your son?”
The Taoist priest hurriedly said, “I have sent the child back to the temple and asked my junior brothers to take care of him.”
“Oh,” Shen Ye continued to glance at him. “Are you here to turn yourself in?”
After settling his son, the Taoist priest must have considered the consequences of his actions.
The Taoist priest hesitated and said in a low voice, “The money in my hands was acquired through illegitimate means. I need to return it. I have also done something wrong and deserve punishment.”
Seeing his attitude of admitting his mistake, Shen Ye was somewhat satisfied. “You’re right. Although Huo Ruoci was the mastermind, you were also directly involved, and you were at fault in Chen Zi’s case… But I’m not a police officer, so you should turn yourself in at the police station.”
The Taoist priest was stunned and said, “But I’m a Taoist… I heard that you have a different kind of punishment for Taoist priests…”
Shen Ye gave him a glance.
This person is quite sincere. He knows that I won’t let anyone who does wrong go easily.
To be honest, if this Taoist priest had blood on his hands, Shen Ye would never let him off no matter what.
AD
But as soon as this Taoist priest came down from the mountain, he encountered Huo Ruoci. Although he helped Huo Ruoci do some bad things and almost caused trouble for Chen Zi, the consequences were severe. However, since there was no loss of life involved, Shen Ye decided to give him a pass.
“Next time, if I find out that you’re helping someone do bad things, I will strip you of your cultivation,” Shen Ye said.
Actually, he had considered destroying the Taoist priest’s cultivation this time, but the Taoist priest’s attitude of admitting his mistake was not bad. Moreover, the Taoist priest was quite old, and if his cultivation was destroyed, he might lose his life. Shen Ye thought it would be better to send him to jail, just like Huo Ruoci, to accept punishment.
Shen Ye paused and continued, “I will temporarily seal your cultivation, and after you serve your sentence, I will restore it.”
In this way, the Taoist priest would be subjected to legal sanction just like an ordinary person, and it could be considered a lesson for him.
The Taoist priest had no objections to Shen Ye’s approach.
Soon, he left, presumably to surrender himself at the police station.
Xu Sisi looked at the Taoist priest’s figure and sighed, “This is the first time I’ve seen a Taoist priest voluntarily surrender.”
Shen Ye glanced at her. “In your opinion, do you think all Taoist priests are bad?”
Xu Sisi replied, “…Who made you encounter only bad Taoist priests?”
Shen Ye: “…”
Well, it was true that all the Taoist priests he had dealt with before were extremely wicked, with countless lives in their hands. No wonder Xu Sisi had a poor impression of Taoist priests.
“In fact, there are many good Taoist priests too. You can’t judge them all based on a few bad ones,” Shen Ye pointed at himself. “Look, I’m a great person.”
Xu Sisi: “…”
She couldn’t argue with that.
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Shen Shimu chuckled and said to Shen Ye, “Although I have become your fan again, I have to say that when you praise yourself like this, you don’t need any fans.”
“You haven’t given me a gift yet,” Shen Ye laughed mischievously, prompting Shen Shimu to continue distributing gifts.
Everyone laughed and the atmosphere returned to its lively state.
The internet was also buzzing. Ever since the exposure of the feud between Luo Zifan and Chen Zi, coupled with the troubles involving Song Chu and Huo Ruoci, Song Chu’s company was taken over by his ex-wife. Due to the changes in company policies, the contracts of some artists were altered, and some artists who had colluded with Huo Ruoci were kicked out, leaving only those with good character in the company.
In other words, the entertainment company went through a major reshuffle, and a portion of the artists, including Luo Zifan, even suffered damage to their reputations.
Shen Ye’s role in all of this was evident.
Netizens joked that in the past, Shen Ye only targeted a few individual artists, but now he had evolved to target the entire entertainment company!
For a while, Shen Ye’s popularity grew even more.
However, Shen Ye didn’t pay much attention to online matters. After returning to Haicheng, his life became peaceful. He spent his days sweetly with Ye Ze, refining the merits given by the Zhu family and Zhao Wen, cultivating with Ye Ze, and repairing his soul. Time passed quickly.
There were also some trivial matters, including resolving some cases accumulated by Xu Sisi. Shen Ye made time to handle them.
During this period, some girls privately messaged on Weibo seeking help, saying they were being forced into marriage by their families. Shen Ye immediately rushed over to assist them.
Ye Ze had previously established several foundations to help disadvantaged girls and initiate poverty alleviation projects. Occasionally, Shen Ye would take his two disciples to the foundation to help out.
Xu Sisi suggested that some willing girls could stay in the foundation to continue assisting others in need.
Shen Ye thought it was a good idea.
Girls like Wu Mengying, who received assistance from the Ye family foundation, actively proposed to help at the foundation as a way of giving back.
Moreover, they would earn their own income through their work, which was much better than unilaterally accepting aid.
When Ye Ze learned of Shen Ye and Xu Sisi’s idea, he fully supported it and even had Zong Yiming find professionals to manage this area.
Shen Ye felt incredibly sweet knowing that his partner always supported him.
In this busy and fulfilling manner, half of the summer vacation passed.
One day, during breakfast, Grandpa Ye suddenly said to Shen Ye and Ye Ze, “Why don’t you set the wedding for October? The weather will be cooler then, and you can have an outdoor wedding.”
Shen Ye and Ye Ze looked at each other.
They had originally planned to have the wedding before the end of the summer vacation and had been discussing the date for the banquet recently. However, Grandpa Ye’s consideration made sense. The weather during the summer vacation was too hot, so moving it to October would be just right.
Ye Ze nodded gently and said, “Then we’ll listen to you, Grandpa.”
Shen Ye smiled and said, “Grandpa, please choose a good day for us.”
Grandpa Ye happily agreed.
Next, Grandpa Ye and Grandma Shen started organizing the wedding for Shen Ye and Ye Ze. Perhaps it was because the two elderly people were usually bored, but now that they had something to do, their spirits were even better. Despite being busy every day, they showed no signs of fatigue.
Of course, Shen Ye played a significant role in this. He had brought back many treasures from the Qi Lian Mountains before, combined with his talismans and jade stones, which improved the health of the elderly couple day by day.
When there were still two weeks left until the start of the school year, Ye Ze suddenly had to go on a business trip abroad.
That evening, Shen Ye was preparing to cultivate with Ye Ze, but Ye Ze did not cooperate. Instead, he held Shen Ye in his arms and softly said, “Baby, I have to make a trip to Africa.”
Shen Ye was surprised.
They had been together for half a year, and Ye Ze had never gone on a business trip before. Moreover, they had never been apart for more than a day, whether they were returning to the imperial capital or going to the Qi Lian Mountains. They always moved together.
“I’ll go with you!” That was Shen Ye’s immediate reaction.
Ye Ze touched his face and gently said, “The conditions there are not very good… I’ll only be gone for a week, and then I’ll come back. Will you be good and wait for me at home?”
Shen Ye held him tightly around the waist, pouting and shaking his head, “No.”
Ye Ze cupped his face, lowered his head, and kissed him. “Be good.”
Shen Ye still pouted, “Even if the conditions are bad, I’m not afraid. I have my techniques. I can easily improve the environment…”
Ye Ze thought about it seriously and said, “But it’s still a foreign country… I’m a bit worried.”
After all, a foreign country was an unfamiliar place. What if the child’s techniques couldn’t be used there?
Shen Ye felt that whether it was abroad or in the country, it was still the same world, and it shouldn’t have any impact on him.
But he understood Ye Ze’s concerns and ultimately agreed to stay.
“Then you have to come back quickly and not make me wait too long.” Shen Ye couldn’t bear to be separated from his beloved, so he clung to his neck and acted spoiled.
Ye Ze kissed his forehead and then his lips. “I promise not to exceed a week.”
Only then did Shen Ye reluctantly agree and returned the kiss. “Let’s go drive! We won’t be able to see each other for a week, so we have to make the most of this time!”
Ye Ze playfully pinched his face and carried him horizontally, placing him on the bed.
Early the next morning, Ye Ze set off for the airport with Zong Yiming.
Shen Ye saw them off in the courtyard.
Ye Ze caressed his hair. “Be good.”
Shen Ye replied with a listless “Okay.”
He watched the car carrying Ye Ze drive away, and for some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He had the impulse to catch up and make Ye Ze stop.
Unfortunately, the car had already gone far, and he dejectedly lowered his head, feeling that the world had turned gray, even though the sun was still intense that day.
Due to Ye Ze and Zong Yiming’s business trip, only Ye Tangdi was left busy in the imperial capital, and Shen Shimu would also go to the imperial capital that day to oversee things.
With a few people missing from the house, it no longer felt as lively.
Shen Ye didn’t want to do anything next, so he lay on the bed, bored and waiting for news from Ye Ze.
At that moment, Cai Zhiwei suddenly sent a voice message on WeChat: [Xiao Ye, help me!]
“This Taoist priest is indeed young, with a baby face. If he claimed to be a high school student, someone would definitely believe him,” Xu Sisi glanced at him and couldn’t help but mutter in her heart, “Is Huo Ruoci into younger guys? Such a young child, and yet Huo Ruoci went for it…”
Even Xu Ce was a bit shocked. That baby face looked too young.
Shen Ye swept his gaze over them and shook his head with a smile. “He’s not young.”
Xu Sisi: “?”
Shen Shimu had just returned and was unaware of the situation. Upon hearing Shen Ye’s words, he observed the Taoist priest for a moment and speculated, “Did he use some kind of spell to make himself look like a child again?”
“Something like that,” Shen Ye’s gaze fell on the Taoist priest. “You have advanced skills, so why did you resort to deceiving people?”
The Taoist priest wore a bitter expression and said, “I… I have never deceived anyone before…”
He then went on to explain his situation.
He was indeed not young anymore and had inherited a Taoist temple. However, the temple was not doing well, so he contemplated leaving it in the hands of his junior brother and going down the mountain to take on jobs to support the temple.
Before going down the mountain, his junior brother used a spell to make him look younger… When he was young, he had a baby face… So he had no choice but to leave the temple with this face…
He heard that Haicheng was prosperous, so after descending the mountain, he went straight to Haicheng, and his first client was Huo Ruoci.
AD
The compensation Huo Ruoci offered was not low. In fact, he had already noticed that the fans chosen by Huo Ruoci had some problems to a greater or lesser extent and were easier to control. At first, he hesitated, but then Huo Ruoci said that he wouldn’t need his blessings in case something happened, and he had already taken the money, so in the end, he remained silent.
Shen Ye squinted his eyes and scrutinized him for a few seconds. “So, you didn’t end up having a child with Huo Ruoci, right?”
He could tell that the Taoist priest was not lying and that Huo Ruoci was the mastermind.
But as a highly-skilled Taoist priest, how could he be deceived by Huo Ruoci into having a child? Shen Ye found it somewhat unbelievable.
The Taoist priest’s face turned red. “I…”
He hesitated for a long time but didn’t explain the whole story.
Shen Ye could actually guess the reason but still didn’t understand. “Even if you didn’t want to, even if she forced you, couldn’t you have run away?”
“…,” the Taoist priest blushed and finally squeezed out a few words, “I lost my senses…”
AD
Shen Ye glanced at him. “Alright, you have never encountered a woman in your life, and suddenly a beautiful woman throws herself at you. It’s understandable that you couldn’t control yourself… But what about your son?”
The Taoist priest hurriedly said, “I have sent the child back to the temple and asked my junior brothers to take care of him.”
“Oh,” Shen Ye continued to glance at him. “Are you here to turn yourself in?”
After settling his son, the Taoist priest must have considered the consequences of his actions.
The Taoist priest hesitated and said in a low voice, “The money in my hands was acquired through illegitimate means. I need to return it. I have also done something wrong and deserve punishment.”
Seeing his attitude of admitting his mistake, Shen Ye was somewhat satisfied. “You’re right. Although Huo Ruoci was the mastermind, you were also directly involved, and you were at fault in Chen Zi’s case… But I’m not a police officer, so you should turn yourself in at the police station.”
The Taoist priest was stunned and said, “But I’m a Taoist… I heard that you have a different kind of punishment for Taoist priests…”
Shen Ye gave him a glance.
This person is quite sincere. He knows that I won’t let anyone who does wrong go easily.
To be honest, if this Taoist priest had blood on his hands, Shen Ye would never let him off no matter what.
AD
But as soon as this Taoist priest came down from the mountain, he encountered Huo Ruoci. Although he helped Huo Ruoci do some bad things and almost caused trouble for Chen Zi, the consequences were severe. However, since there was no loss of life involved, Shen Ye decided to give him a pass.
“Next time, if I find out that you’re helping someone do bad things, I will strip you of your cultivation,” Shen Ye said.
Actually, he had considered destroying the Taoist priest’s cultivation this time, but the Taoist priest’s attitude of admitting his mistake was not bad. Moreover, the Taoist priest was quite old, and if his cultivation was destroyed, he might lose his life. Shen Ye thought it would be better to send him to jail, just like Huo Ruoci, to accept punishment.
Shen Ye paused and continued, “I will temporarily seal your cultivation, and after you serve your sentence, I will restore it.”
In this way, the Taoist priest would be subjected to legal sanction just like an ordinary person, and it could be considered a lesson for him.
The Taoist priest had no objections to Shen Ye’s approach.
Soon, he left, presumably to surrender himself at the police station.
Xu Sisi looked at the Taoist priest’s figure and sighed, “This is the first time I’ve seen a Taoist priest voluntarily surrender.”
Shen Ye glanced at her. “In your opinion, do you think all Taoist priests are bad?”
Xu Sisi replied, “…Who made you encounter only bad Taoist priests?”
Shen Ye: “…”
Well, it was true that all the Taoist priests he had dealt with before were extremely wicked, with countless lives in their hands. No wonder Xu Sisi had a poor impression of Taoist priests.
“In fact, there are many good Taoist priests too. You can’t judge them all based on a few bad ones,” Shen Ye pointed at himself. “Look, I’m a great person.”
Xu Sisi: “…”
She couldn’t argue with that.
AD
Shen Shimu chuckled and said to Shen Ye, “Although I have become your fan again, I have to say that when you praise yourself like this, you don’t need any fans.”
“You haven’t given me a gift yet,” Shen Ye laughed mischievously, prompting Shen Shimu to continue distributing gifts.
Everyone laughed and the atmosphere returned to its lively state.
The internet was also buzzing. Ever since the exposure of the feud between Luo Zifan and Chen Zi, coupled with the troubles involving Song Chu and Huo Ruoci, Song Chu’s company was taken over by his ex-wife. Due to the changes in company policies, the contracts of some artists were altered, and some artists who had colluded with Huo Ruoci were kicked out, leaving only those with good character in the company.
In other words, the entertainment company went through a major reshuffle, and a portion of the artists, including Luo Zifan, even suffered damage to their reputations.
Shen Ye’s role in all of this was evident.
Netizens joked that in the past, Shen Ye only targeted a few individual artists, but now he had evolved to target the entire entertainment company!
For a while, Shen Ye’s popularity grew even more.
However, Shen Ye didn’t pay much attention to online matters. After returning to Haicheng, his life became peaceful. He spent his days sweetly with Ye Ze, refining the merits given by the Zhu family and Zhao Wen, cultivating with Ye Ze, and repairing his soul. Time passed quickly.
There were also some trivial matters, including resolving some cases accumulated by Xu Sisi. Shen Ye made time to handle them.
During this period, some girls privately messaged on Weibo seeking help, saying they were being forced into marriage by their families. Shen Ye immediately rushed over to assist them.
Ye Ze had previously established several foundations to help disadvantaged girls and initiate poverty alleviation projects. Occasionally, Shen Ye would take his two disciples to the foundation to help out.
Xu Sisi suggested that some willing girls could stay in the foundation to continue assisting others in need.
Shen Ye thought it was a good idea.
Girls like Wu Mengying, who received assistance from the Ye family foundation, actively proposed to help at the foundation as a way of giving back.
Moreover, they would earn their own income through their work, which was much better than unilaterally accepting aid.
When Ye Ze learned of Shen Ye and Xu Sisi’s idea, he fully supported it and even had Zong Yiming find professionals to manage this area.
Shen Ye felt incredibly sweet knowing that his partner always supported him.
In this busy and fulfilling manner, half of the summer vacation passed.
One day, during breakfast, Grandpa Ye suddenly said to Shen Ye and Ye Ze, “Why don’t you set the wedding for October? The weather will be cooler then, and you can have an outdoor wedding.”
Shen Ye and Ye Ze looked at each other.
They had originally planned to have the wedding before the end of the summer vacation and had been discussing the date for the banquet recently. However, Grandpa Ye’s consideration made sense. The weather during the summer vacation was too hot, so moving it to October would be just right.
Ye Ze nodded gently and said, “Then we’ll listen to you, Grandpa.”
Shen Ye smiled and said, “Grandpa, please choose a good day for us.”
Grandpa Ye happily agreed.
Next, Grandpa Ye and Grandma Shen started organizing the wedding for Shen Ye and Ye Ze. Perhaps it was because the two elderly people were usually bored, but now that they had something to do, their spirits were even better. Despite being busy every day, they showed no signs of fatigue.
Of course, Shen Ye played a significant role in this. He had brought back many treasures from the Qi Lian Mountains before, combined with his talismans and jade stones, which improved the health of the elderly couple day by day.
When there were still two weeks left until the start of the school year, Ye Ze suddenly had to go on a business trip abroad.
That evening, Shen Ye was preparing to cultivate with Ye Ze, but Ye Ze did not cooperate. Instead, he held Shen Ye in his arms and softly said, “Baby, I have to make a trip to Africa.”
Shen Ye was surprised.
They had been together for half a year, and Ye Ze had never gone on a business trip before. Moreover, they had never been apart for more than a day, whether they were returning to the imperial capital or going to the Qi Lian Mountains. They always moved together.
“I’ll go with you!” That was Shen Ye’s immediate reaction.
Ye Ze touched his face and gently said, “The conditions there are not very good… I’ll only be gone for a week, and then I’ll come back. Will you be good and wait for me at home?”
Shen Ye held him tightly around the waist, pouting and shaking his head, “No.”
Ye Ze cupped his face, lowered his head, and kissed him. “Be good.”
Shen Ye still pouted, “Even if the conditions are bad, I’m not afraid. I have my techniques. I can easily improve the environment…”
Ye Ze thought about it seriously and said, “But it’s still a foreign country… I’m a bit worried.”
After all, a foreign country was an unfamiliar place. What if the child’s techniques couldn’t be used there?
Shen Ye felt that whether it was abroad or in the country, it was still the same world, and it shouldn’t have any impact on him.
But he understood Ye Ze’s concerns and ultimately agreed to stay.
“Then you have to come back quickly and not make me wait too long.” Shen Ye couldn’t bear to be separated from his beloved, so he clung to his neck and acted spoiled.
Ye Ze kissed his forehead and then his lips. “I promise not to exceed a week.”
Only then did Shen Ye reluctantly agree and returned the kiss. “Let’s go drive! We won’t be able to see each other for a week, so we have to make the most of this time!”
Ye Ze playfully pinched his face and carried him horizontally, placing him on the bed.
Early the next morning, Ye Ze set off for the airport with Zong Yiming.
Shen Ye saw them off in the courtyard.
Ye Ze caressed his hair. “Be good.”
Shen Ye replied with a listless “Okay.”
He watched the car carrying Ye Ze drive away, and for some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He had the impulse to catch up and make Ye Ze stop.
Unfortunately, the car had already gone far, and he dejectedly lowered his head, feeling that the world had turned gray, even though the sun was still intense that day.
Due to Ye Ze and Zong Yiming’s business trip, only Ye Tangdi was left busy in the imperial capital, and Shen Shimu would also go to the imperial capital that day to oversee things.
With a few people missing from the house, it no longer felt as lively.
Shen Ye didn’t want to do anything next, so he lay on the bed, bored and waiting for news from Ye Ze.
At that moment, Cai Zhiwei suddenly sent a voice message on WeChat: [Xiao Ye, help me!]
