My Master is the Real Boss – Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Discussing the Dao

Still thinking that Pei Dafa and the others had taken out the Peace Talismans to deal with the Pig Demon, Xiang Jiannan, after landing from the air, first smiled at the crowd:

“Don’t be nervous, this Pig Demon probably can’t do any more harm. Quickly put down the Peace Talismans.”

His brows were full of pride, as if it were written on his face that it was Xiang Jiannan who had subdued it.

Last night, as he was lying on the pig’s back, he saw his Master’s green grass connecting with the rainwater. It was a very natural thing, but after a few glances, he felt a slight tremor in his heart. He closed his eyes until the ethereal feeling in his mind completely dissipated. When he looked at the Pig Demon again, he suddenly felt that it had become cute. As if possessed, he grabbed the pig’s ears with both hands and twisted them, causing it to collapse completely on the ground, unable to move.

That ear-twisting action looked easy, but it actually consumed all of his energy and spirit. When the Pig Demon stopped panting, he himself immediately felt dizzy and lost his balance.

He didn’t know what happened after that.

“Little Taoist Priest, you’re still alive?”

Staring at Xiang Jiannan with suspicion, Pei Dafa now showed the majesty of the Ping’an Town Magistrate. Holding the Peace Talisman, he secretly exerted force, wanting to try it out on the approaching Little Taoist.

He wanted to test if the trick of sticking the Peace Talisman on someone’s forehead still worked.

None of the people in the town were willing to demonstrate it on themselves. The only time it almost succeeded, they nearly lost their lives.

Just as the Peace Talisman was about to touch his forehead, his wife, who was sleeping, suddenly woke up and kicked him straight in the stomach. She chased him out of the house in the middle of the night. Fortunately, his authority as the head of the family was still intact, and he was also protected by his identity as the town magistrate. After kneeling and begging for mercy, the tigress only scolded him for half an hour and didn’t make another move.

Now, seeing that the Little Taoist Priest wanted to approach them, Pei Dafa thought that his test subject had arrived.

“Hmm?”

Seeing Pei Dafa holding the Peace Talisman and approaching him, Xiang Jiannan not only didn’t stop but instead quickened his pace. When the distance between them was less than two inches, he tilted his body and raised his hand, drawing a circle in the air.

A wisp of Green Qi suddenly appeared, and it wrapped around Pei Dafa’s hand in a curve. As soon as the Green Qi came into contact with the Peace Talisman, a series of sparks burst out with a crackling sound.

It was like lighting a string of firecrackers.

“Ouch, Little Taoist Priest, be gentle.”

His right hand instantly felt pain. Pei Dafa wailed and hurriedly dropped the Peace Talisman. This Little Taoist Priest didn’t look like a good person usually, and today’s test proved it.

However, it could also be determined that the Little Taoist Priest who approached them was alive. His breathing was very heavy, and he heard it when he tilted his head.

“Magistrate, what are you doing?”

Feeling a burning sensation all over his body, how could Xiang Jiannan not understand Pei Dafa’s intentions? He was the one who came up with the trick of sticking the Peace Talisman on people’s foreheads. Trying to use it on him, he was too naive.

The Peace Talisman was completely burned before it even hit the ground, which could be considered a display of Xiang Jiannan’s current Daoist Cultivation.

What do you think, Master?

“Hehe, I was afraid that the Taoist Priest didn’t bring a Peace Talisman, so I wanted to give him one.”

Rubbing his right palm and only laughing awkwardly, the reason Pei Dafa came up with was very clumsy.

It was all because he didn’t sleep well last night that he was so confused and did such a thing. In the final analysis, it was all the fault of that Pig Demon in the courtyard! In anger, he quickly ran into the courtyard and started kicking it to vent his anger.

Daring to make this Magistrate look bad in public, you deserve to die.

“Your Cultivation has improved quite a bit.”

Looking at the group of laborers who rushed into the courtyard one after another, led by Pei Dafa, Gao Yu’an felt that his disciple must have something to say.

No one knew his disciple better than him. This kid might not say it, but he must be secretly overjoyed.

Being able to casually conjure Green Qi to activate the Peace Talisman was something that could only be done at the Second-Rank Realm of Dao Fruit. However, there was one thing he wanted to explain to everyone: the Peace Talisman really didn’t have the function of harming people.

Peace Talisman, to exorcise evil and avoid harm. After Li Jin came, these three words suddenly evolved into another meaning.

This made him, the Old Taoist Priest, very distressed.

When I, the Old Taoist, drew the Peace Talisman in the first place, I really didn’t think so much.

“Please enlighten me, Master,”

With words in his heart that were inconvenient to say directly, Xiang Jiannan changed his wording when he spoke:

“Disciple only felt a touch in my heart last night, and when I opened my eyes again, it seemed that I had gained some insight.”

“That’s natural. Cultivation is about seeking the connection between oneself and the heavens and earth,”

Speaking eloquently to Xiang Jiannan, Gao Yu’an’s words actually felt a bit lacking even to himself:

“Taking the heart as the source and absorbing the Qi of the heavens and earth, every sudden enlightenment is a step closer to the distance between you and the heavens and earth. If one day you can merge into it, then another Great Figure will appear in our Ping’an Temple. At that time, the incense will be endless, and the Karma of offerings will be inexhaustible.”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Listening to Gao Yu’an’s irrelevant words, Xiang Jiannan pointed to his head after he finished speaking:

“There’s something in Disciple’s head!”

“That’s the Daoist Principles. It’s normal for us Cultivators to have something in our heads. I, your Master, also have it, it’s just a little more than yours.”

Daoist Principles that are so concrete?

Thinking of the Bagua that appeared in front of his eyes last night, Xiang Jiannan hesitated whether he should confess to his Master. The insight he spoke of was actually just this thing.

Last night, on the Pig Demon’s back, he suddenly saw the Bagua appear out of thin air in front of his eyes. The water line circling the edge of the Yin-Yang fish turned around leisurely. Finally, a drop seeped into the “Technique” character, illuminating the “Technique” area. Then, it turned into a Green Light and shot into his brow.

The whole process was swift. Only then did he have the feat of subduing the Pig Demon.

“Then what is Disciple’s current Realm?”

Ultimately deciding to continue hiding it, Xiang Jiannan asked after Gao Yu’an’s lecture.

He couldn’t prove it, and he felt that it was unwise to say it. The Bagua felt like an external aid no matter how he thought about it. As a transmigrator, secrecy was the first principle.

I’ve already said it once before.

“Dao Fruit First Grade, Initial Stage.”

Without any suspicion because Xiang Jiannan was able to operate across Realms, Gao Yu’an was being factual. He was very calm and didn’t think that there was anything wrong with his disciple. His Realm hadn’t improved, he just did some things that were beyond his Realm. From the moment his disciple was able to deal with the Third-Rank Pig Demon alone, I, the Old Taoist, had been unfazed.

Grabbing the ears is a common method used by farmers when catching pigs. I, the Old Taoist, know my disciple well.

He was too focused on the literal meaning. As soon as he finished listening to his words, the white smoke on his head went out.

“Taoist Priest, what should we do with this Pig Demon?”

After kicking, hitting, and scolding the Pig Demon with a group of laborers, Pei Dafa remembered the main issue after venting his anger.

Such a big Pig Demon certainly couldn’t be kept in Ping’an Temple all the time. The normal procedure was to report it first and then take it out for display for a few days.

Regardless of whether he had participated at the time, being able to subdue such a big Pig Demon was a significant achievement for him as the town magistrate. Rewards would definitely be indispensable, and there might even be unexpected gains.

This Ping’an Temple has been in the town for so many years, and it has finally done something that even he sees as full of hope.

“It’s all up to the Magistrate’s decision.”

Knowing the procedures as well as Pei Dafa, Gao Yu’an turned his face and said happily. After hearing that the reward silver would all be donated to Ping’an Temple, the wrinkles on his face couldn’t be hidden and were all exposed.

Pei Dafa was able to become the town magistrate not just because of money. The way he handled this matter was very magnanimous.