Chen Shi'an took first place in Liberal Arts with a score of 724, causing another huge stir at Yunqi No. 1 High School.
"The Daoist Master is the Star of Literary Eminence descended to earth!"
"Daoist Master, Mazu!"
"Please, one Wenchang Talisman! Save me from the mire!"
Just as Chen Shi'an had guessed, after the Monthly Exam results were announced, the overall rise in scores brought even more students to him for Wenchang Talismans.
Previously, most had been students from the various Senior Year Two classes. Now even the Senior Year Three students about to face the Gaokao could no longer sit still. During breaks, they flocked around Senior Class Five, all to beg the Daoist Master for a Wenchang Talisman to save their sorry lives...
In all his years as a Taoist, when had Chen Shi'an ever handled so much business?
If Class Five's classroom were turned into a Taoist temple, the incense smoke would surely be thick enough to blacken the ceiling...
The students asking for talismans did not come empty-handed, either. Some brought fruit, some brought snacks and drinks, and others gave the Daoist Master books that interested him. At the very least, if they spotted him queuing for food in the cafeteria, they would give up their places and let him move ahead...
Chen Shi'an's seat was practically being turned into a convenience store. These were all offerings to the Daoist Master, so apart from Lin Meng Qiu and Wen Zhixia, the other students felt too embarrassed to eat any. Chen Shi'an did not let them go to waste, carrying them home box after box for Sister Wanyin to use at her shop.
She was startled, too. Those who knew understood that Chen Shi'an was going to school; anyone who did not might have thought he