"Knock, knock, knock~"
Early that morning, the sound of a wooden fish rang out from the temple.
Its rhythm was steady and soothing.
It was very pleasant to listen to.
Incense smoke curled and lingered above the temple.
Li Ping'an was strolling through the temple, admiring the sunrise from the mountaintop.
In an instant, ten thousand rays of golden light pierced the clouds and mist, painting the peaks a shade of rouge.
Li Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Sorry for the trouble, but do you know where Master Changqing is?"
The speaker was a man with an anxious expression.
One glance at him was enough to tell he was a farmer.
Presumably, he was another of Changqing's admirers.
Li Ping'an casually replied, "Sir, if you wish to see Master Changqing, you must wait until the Unrestricted Assembly.
"Master Changqing isn't seeing anyone these days."
"How many more days?"
"Five days."
"Five days? That'll be too late!" The middle-aged man's forehead was covered in sweat.
So Li Ping'an asked another question.
"Is there something urgent, sir?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Li Ping'an.
Seeing his long gown and his refined, easygoing manner,
he thought Li Ping'an looked like someone of standing and gave him a brief account.
"I'm from Luhe Village. A jiangshi has appeared in our village.
"We heard Master Changqing has boundless powers, so our village chief sent me to fetch him right away.
"Sir, you look like a capable man. Could you pass a message to Master Changqing for us?
"Master Changqing is compassionate. He wouldn't turn his back on this."
A jiangshi?
Li Ping'an raised an eyebrow slightly. This was no small matter.
He calmed the anxious middle-aged man.
Then he transmitted his voice through the lake of his heart to inform Changqing.
Soon, Changqing received the