"I recently found an ancient local chronicle, which records some strange things that have happened in Chunhua County over the past hundreds of years. According to the investigation I sent people to do, most of these records are actually true, but for some reason, these strange things are rarely known to ordinary people now. Among these strange things, a place called Chunqiu Temple is mentioned many times. According to the records in the book, this Taoist temple is in Chunhua County, and the Taoists inside should know the real art of exorcism." Shen Luo replied with his eyes slightly shining.
"There is such a thing! Where is this Chunqiu Temple? I will send someone to invite you right away." Upon hearing this, Shen Yuange stood up excitedly with a bang.
"Don't worry, father. I have already spent a lot of money to send someone to invite them. If there are no accidents, according to what was said in the reply letter, the people from Chunqiu Temple will arrive today." Shen Luo replied with a smile.
"That's great. I'll quickly ask the servants to make some preparations, so that we don't fail to entertain you properly and cause any trouble." Shen Yuange didn't care about his eldest son's self-willed behavior. Instead, he rubbed his hands and said with satisfaction.
At this moment, outside the study, Shen Yuange's personal servant suddenly heard a respectful message:
"Master! Young Master! There's a Taoist priest named Luo outside who came to visit us and said he had an appointment with you."
After hearing this, the father and son looked at each other in surprise and joy.
"Father, you drink tea here first. I will go and meet this Taoist priest from Chunqiu Temple in person." Shen Luo said decisively.
"This concerns your life and death. How can your father have the heart to drink tea here? Let's go and meet this Taoist Master Luo." Shen Yuange waved his hand and hurriedly trotted to the door.
When Shen Luo saw this, a slight smile appeared on his face.
In the side hall of the Shen family.
Shen Luo looked carefully at the middle-aged Taoist priest standing in front of him who called himself "Master Luo".
He had a maroon face, weather-beaten, and wore a light blue Taoist robe. A wooden sword was inserted diagonally behind his back, and a small white cloth bag was hung around his waist. Apart from his body that was as straight as a spear, there was nothing unusual about him.
"Master Taoist, please take a seat first. Someone will bring us some good tea." Shen Yuange said with a smile on his face as he saw the middle-aged Taoist priest.
"No need for tea for now. Mr. Shen, it was you who sent someone with a token to invite our temple's people to come and exorcise the evil spirits, right?" The red-faced Taoist priest surnamed Luo ignored the extremely enthusiastic Shen Yuange and asked Shen Luo solemnly.
"Master, do you recognize me?" Shen Luo asked in surprise.
"Hehe, before I came here, I naturally had to inquire about Master Shen's affairs before I officially visited him. But this temple has been closed for many years. How did Master Shen know about this temple, and where did he get the token from?" Taoist Luo stared at Shen Luo and asked bluntly, as if he was going to turn hostile if they disagreed.
"Master, are you here to call me to task?" Upon hearing this, Shen Yuange's smile suddenly faded a little, and he felt a little unhappy.
"Don't blame me, Master Shen. Although our sect's token is not very rare, it seems that none of the ones circulating outside are related to the Shen family. Since Young Master Shen sent someone to the temple with the token, I naturally have to ask clearly first." Taoist Luo then turned his head and said to Shen Yuange indifferently.
"The temple has been closed for many years? No wonder few people in this county know about your temple nowadays. Don't worry, Taoist priest. I learned about the things about Chunqiu Temple from this book. As for the token of trust, I bought it from a young man who settled here at a high price." Shen Luo seemed a little dazed and took out something from his sleeve and handed it over.