Arc 8Chapters 176–186

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Ch. 176Chapter 152

Yun Zhaozhao’s free public-service work brought Clear Breeze Temple widespread recognition and honors, while she settled into an easygoing life and hoped to retire early. As visiting Daoists returned home with livestreaming skills, Daoist livestreams spread across the region, and Yun Zhaozhao happily supported them online.

  • Wen Xu and Old President Wen promoted Clear Breeze Temple’s anti-fraud video, helping it gain views and leading other government departments to invite Yun Zhaozhao to make public-service videos.
  • Yun Zhaozhao’s collaborations and charitable work won Clear Breeze Temple new honors and earned it respect from other Daoist temples.
  • Tang Li encouraged Yun Zhaozhao to enter a young talent selection, but she preferred relaxing and dreamed of handing the temple over to someone trustworthy so she could retire.
  • Wen Xu worked overtime to earn money while Old President Wen complained that his son had delayed helping expand the family company.
  • Yun Zhaozhao sent visiting Daoists home with gifts and tree-planting rewards, and they returned to their temples to launch livestreaming projects.
  • Yun Zhaozhao watched the Daoists’ livestreams and sent them gifts, while Jingting told Wen Xu that she spent her time watching handsome Daoists online.

Ch. 177Chapter 153

Yun Zhaozhao’s temple gained attention and visitors after Daoists unearthed an ancient tomb, and the resulting opportunities brought more volunteers and interest from investors. The authorities later placed a Han-dynasty Taiji Bagua Diagram stone carving in Clear Breeze Temple’s museum for safekeeping, and Yun invited Daoist Jingyang to see it.

  • Yun Zhaozhao went to the mountain behind Clear Breeze Temple after Daoists reported finding what appeared to be an ancient tomb, and Officer Xiao Deng secured the site and alerted the cultural relics authorities.
  • Officer Xiao Deng told Yun Zhaozhao that the tomb contained immovable stone carvings and murals that would need protection at the site, potentially creating a new heritage attraction near the temple.
  • Rumors about an imperial mausoleum drew visitors and filled the temple guesthouse, while the increased interest brought many more volunteers to Yun Zhaozhao’s tree-planting activities.
  • Yun Zhaozhao welcomed investors who wanted to build a safari park near Clear Breeze Temple and offered support for the project.
  • Yun Zhaozhao repeatedly asked officials about a temple treasure, and the authorities eventually assigned a Han-dynasty Taiji Bagua Diagram stone carving from the tomb to the temple museum for temporary safekeeping.
  • Yun Zhaozhao called Daoist Jingyang and invited him to visit Clear Breeze Temple to see the stone carving.

Ch. 178Page 178

After Clear Breeze Temple received the Taiji Bagua Diagram as its guardian treasure, Yun Zhaozhao downplayed comparisons with True Yang Temple while nearby temples tried and failed to learn from its success. Wen Xu then pitched investment near the temple to his father, and Old President Wen’s friend President Liu became interested in visiting its Daoist medical clinic for his chronic back pain.

  • Yun Zhaozhao rejected fans’ claims that Clear Breeze Temple could rival True Yang Temple, while visiting small temples left disappointed because they could not reproduce its success.
  • Wen Xu celebrated Clear Breeze Temple’s guardian treasure with Yun Zhaozhao, and she explained how an investor’s interest had helped bring the temple recognition and benefits.
  • Wen Xu urged Old President Wen to consider villas near Clear Breeze Temple, arguing that its location, feng shui, and medical clinic would attract wealthy buyers.
  • Old President Wen declined to commit and said he would investigate, while Wen Xu’s mother imagined buying nearby villas for the couple and their future family.
  • Old President Wen mentioned the temple’s Daoist medical clinic to business friends, prompting President Liu to consider visiting in hopes of curing his chronic back pain.

Ch. 179Chapter 155

President Liu visited Clear Breeze Temple’s Daoist clinic, hoping to find help for his chronic back pain. After eating at the temple’s vegetarian restaurant and returning to the queue, he followed Daoist Qiuting into a treatment room filled with patients covered in needles.

  • President Liu arrived at Clear Breeze Temple and joined the long queue at its Daoist clinic.
  • An old man in line told President Liu about his wife’s recovery and offered to show him the temple dining hall; Lin Banxia gave them queue passes so they could eat and return to their places.
  • President Liu treated the old man to a vegetarian meal and wondered whether the rich young master who had wanted to open a factory near the temple was Wen Xu.
  • After returning to the queue and waiting, President Liu entered the clinic, where Daoist Qiuting recognized his back pain from the way he walked.
  • Daoist Qiuting led President Liu behind a curtain into a room where patients lay covered in needles, then guided him to an empty bed.

Ch. 180Chapter 156

President Liu’s treatment at Clear Breeze Temple greatly improved his back and convinced him to consider investing nearby with Old President Wen. Yun Zhaozhao considered joining the investment before deciding to wait, while Tang Li set up a free summer childcare program for temple employees’ children.

  • Daoist Qiuting treated President Liu’s lower back and prescribed medicinal plasters and herbal medicine, then told him to return for more sessions.
  • President Liu stayed at the Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse for a month, and a hospital scan showed his lumbar spine had recovered by seventy to eighty percent.
  • After returning home, President Liu told Mrs. Liu about his recovery and hurried to Wen Xu’s house to discuss investing near Clear Breeze Temple with Old President Wen.
  • Yun Zhaozhao told Wen Xu she was interested in investing near Clear Breeze Temple, but accepted his suggestion to wait and buy houses after the villas were built.
  • Tang Li organized a free summer childcare program at Clear Breeze Temple for employees’ children, with two half-month sessions and activities that included storytelling.

Ch. 181Chapter 157

Yun Zhaozhao expanded Clear Breeze Temple’s summer childcare efforts by partnering with a community, while the temple’s own program boosted staff morale and business. As nearby development advanced, she invested in both a villa project and a small zoo, and Wen Xu offered to support her with money that he insisted was not a loan.

  • When registrations for Clear Breeze Temple’s free childcare program exceeded its fifteen places by more than a hundred, Yun Zhaozhao told Tang Li to contact nearby communities and cooperate with any existing plans.
  • Tang Li found a community led by Ms. Tang that was preparing a nonprofit program for children in need, and Yun Zhaozhao partnered with it and contributed money.
  • Clear Breeze Temple’s own childcare program began, strengthening staff loyalty and helping raise the temple’s daily earnings.
  • After local investors secured permits for a zoo and a villa development, Yun Zhaozhao considered investing, and Tang Li suggested getting a professional assessment instead of relying on divination.
  • Yun Zhaozhao had a priest perform a divination and invested in both projects, while Wen Xu privately offered her money for the zoo investment and said it was not a loan.

Ch. 182Chapter 158

Yun Zhaozhao accepted Wen Xu’s savings and invested them in Clear Breeze Temple, expanding its merchandise business and protecting its trademarks. The temple’s tea sales grew with a new flagship product, while True Yang Temple began paying for tea after its free supply dwindled.

  • Wen Xu gave Yun Zhaozhao his savings and calmly promised to earn more when she told him she had spent the money on investments.
  • Yun Zhaozhao invested Wen Xu’s money in Clear Breeze Temple’s online merchandise shop, trademarks, and legal protection, raising sales and revenue.
  • Yun Zhaozhao and Daoist Chang Kong launched Dao Enlightenment Tea and tea cakes, and she added two contract processing factories as demand increased.
  • Yun Zhaozhao declined to rely solely on Wen Xu’s father for business connections and joked with Tang Li about keeping her options open in business and dating.
  • Yun Zhaozhao gradually reduced the free Clear Breeze Tea sent to True Yang Temple, prompting its Daoists to allocate funds to buy the tea.

Ch. 183Chapter 159

Yun Zhaozhao supported Daoist Qiuting in trademarking and selling the clinic’s medicinal liquor and plasters online, then gathered Clear Breeze Temple’s young Daoists to brainstorm ways to attract more young visitors. The meeting ended with Sansan suggesting a monthly blessing ceremony for pets.

  • Daoist Qiuting asked Yun Zhaozhao to help register trademarks for the clinic’s medicinal liquor and medicinal plaster so they could be sold online.
  • Yun Zhaozhao set fair prices for the clinic’s two signature products after learning Daoist Qiuting wanted them to help more people.
  • Yun Zhaozhao gathered Clear Breeze Temple’s young Daoists, including its underage Daoists, to discuss attracting young customers.
  • Daoist Zhu proposed weekend tai chi classes, but Yun Zhaozhao and the others rejected the idea because it would require early mornings or evening work.
  • Tang Li proposed a grain avoidance workshop for weight loss, but Jingting objected because it could hurt the temple dining hall’s income.
  • Sansan suggested that Clear Breeze Temple hold a monthly blessing ceremony for pets.

Ch. 184Chapter 160

Yun Zhaozhao’s pet blessing ceremony helped Clear Breeze Temple build a popular membership program, while her growing closeness with Wen Xu unfolded through small domestic gestures and his secret romantic dream. The chapter ended with Yun Zhaozhao returning to the temple and watching its morning visitors and tai chi classes.

  • After Sansan suggested a blessing ceremony for pets, Clear Breeze Temple held its first one, and Yun Zhaozhao launched a membership program that attracted nearly ninety percent of attendees.
  • Yun Zhaozhao’s event team promoted popular evil-warding talismans and pet activities, and Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse filled its rooms well in advance.
  • After getting a stiff neck, Yun Zhaozhao replaced her recliner and bedding, and Wen Xu helped carry the new bedding upstairs and change the sheets.
  • Wen Xu brought Yun Zhaozhao snacks and drinks after noticing her nearly empty refrigerator, then dreamed about kissing her on her new bed.
  • When Yun Zhaozhao advised Wen Xu to drink hot water after he claimed he might have a fever, he laughed and took her words as concern.
  • Yun Zhaozhao returned to Clear Breeze Temple, ate breakfast, and watched visitors explore the grounds as Daoists led worshippers in tai chi.

Ch. 185Chapter 161

Clear Breeze Temple continued to grow as Yun Zhaozhao promoted it at a livestreamed tea event and left Wen Xu herbal medicine. The temple then competed for a place among the Provincial Top Ten Daoist Temples, climbing to fifteenth in online voting before its ranking stalled.

  • Yun Zhaozhao inspected Clear Breeze Temple’s thriving operations, then attended a livestreamed tea-tasting and Dao discussion while drinking tea to stay awake.
  • Wen Xu found doses of herbal medicine labeled “Miracle Fever Remedy” in a Clear Breeze Temple bag on his door and smiled, imagining Yun Zhaozhao had prepared them.
  • Yun Zhaozhao assessed Clear Breeze Temple’s strengths and shortcomings in the Provincial Top Ten Daoist Temples selection, and experts ranked it forty-ninth, qualifying it for online voting.
  • Tang Li noted how many Daoist temples competed in City A, while temple members, student volunteers, the Agricultural College dean, and Yun Zhaozhao organized a broad voting campaign.
  • Clear Breeze Temple rose from forty-ninth to fifteenth in online voting, where its ranking then stalled.

Ch. 186Chapter 186

Yun Zhaozhao and Clear Breeze Temple rallied support from Officer Xiao Deng, True Yang Temple, other temples, and Wen Xu’s overseas friends to rise in the provincial online vote. Clear Breeze Temple finished tenth and received the “Top Ten Taoist Temples in the Province” honor, with Yun Zhaozhao celebrating alongside old friends and Wen Xu.

  • Officer Xiao Deng shared Clear Breeze Temple’s voting event and canvassed for votes, reassuring Yun Zhaozhao that he was acting as a private individual.
  • Yun Zhaozhao suggested that Daoist Chuli ask True Yang Temple for support, and he called Jingyang instead of returning in person.
  • True Yang Temple and other non-competing temples voted for Clear Breeze Temple, lifting it from fifteenth to fourteenth place.
  • Wen Xu enlisted friends from his overseas school to spread the word and vote for Clear Breeze Temple.
  • After a month of canvassing, Clear Breeze Temple placed tenth and was named one of the “Top Ten Taoist Temples in the Province.”
  • Yun Zhaozhao celebrated the honor with Jingting, Daoist Chang Kong, other old friends, and Wen Xu.
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