The Yin-Yang eye was naturally suited for ghost-catching, and it would be a waste if he didn't join the Shangqing lineage on Mount Mao.
If other sects knew that the child before them possessed the Yin-Yang eye, countless old Taoists would descend the mountain, vying to take him as a disciple.
"I'm willing, I'm willing!"
The young beggar agreed without a second thought.
He only knew that following Shi Jian meant survival, avoiding life on the streets and going hungry three days out of nine.
He endured pig slop and the elements daily.
"Good, today you shall be my third disciple."
Shi Jian patted the child's head, gave him the roasted meat from the table, and also ordered some vegetarian dishes and rice.
"Right, what's your name, do you remember?"
"I don't have a name."
"If you don't have a name, your master will pick one for you. Following the Shangqing generation order, your name will be Li Xuyan."
After naming the young beggar, he also ate ravenously.
When Shi Jian finished eating, he took out a silver dollar and a yellow talisman and handed them to the waiter.
"Daoist priest, why are you giving me this yellow talisman?"
The waiter looked at the yellow talisman in his hand, a look of confusion on his face.
"Don't lose it. Tomorrow night, this talisman will take effect."
After speaking, Shi Jian, along with Li Xuyan, changed into new clothes and cleaned his soiled body.
Then, he immediately wrote a letter to the people of the Celestial Master's Mansion.
After completing their tasks, the two strolled through the streets of Longquan Town, waiting for people from the Celestial Master's Mansion to arrive and deal with the thousand-year-old zombie together.
"Quick, look! They say a dead person has come back to life."
Suddenly, the crowd uniformly ran towards the same spot, as if something had happened.
Shi Jian looked at the scene before him, feeling a sense of déjà vu.
For some reason, every time he arrived in a village or town, he encountered strange occurrences.
"Let's go, my disciple and I will go see what happened."
Shi Jian, with Li Xuyan, followed behind the crowd of onlookers, arriving outside the police station.
There, two pale-faced corpses suddenly stood up from the ground, their twisted heads emitting the sound of cracking bones.
Immediately after, the two corpses, with bared teeth and claws, lunged towards the Longquan Town security team.
"Damn it, the corpses are moving. You all aim carefully and strike!"
The man cursed at the two corpses and then pulled out his gun, ordering the other security team members to fire several shots at the corpses.
The two corpses, riddled with dozens of bullets, did not fall but instead increased their speed, baring their teeth and lunging at the security team.
"Captain, this place is haunted, we should run quickly."
Seeing this, several security team members' hands and feet trembled uncontrollably, and they could barely hold their guns steady.
"Run your ass! Two dead people have scared you this badly."
The man in charge grabbed a wooden club and swung it at the two corpses before him.
The club struck one of the corpses, breaking it directly into two pieces. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Run, run, Longquan Town is haunted!"
Some onlookers, sensing something was wrong, hastily fled from outside the police station.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and hold down these two corpses!"
The security captain looked behind him and found only Shi Jian and his disciple outside the police station.
"Help me, quick!"
The man used the broken wooden stick to narrowly fend off the attacks of the two corpses.
Just as the two corpses were about to bite the man, Shi Jian intervened at the critical moment, drawing two corpse-suppressing talismans in the air, immobilizing the two corpses.
"Thank you, thank you for saving me!"
The Longquan Town security captain collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, immensely grateful to be alive.
"Master, there are so many bugs inside the corpses."
Li Xuyan walked into the police station, looked at the two corpses on the ground, and revealed a look of disgust and revulsion.
"Bugs inside the corpses? How come I don't see any?"
The man slowly stood up and carefully examined the two corpses before him.
A moment later, some black insects crawled out of the corners of the corpses' mouths.
"Sigh, this is really strange. There are indeed bugs inside the corpses."
The security captain reached out to touch the black insects but was stopped by Shi Jian.
"Don't touch them. Those are Miao疆蛊虫 (Miao疆 Gu worms). If you don't want to die, it's best to stay away."
Upon hearing that they were Miao疆 Gu worms, the other party quickly retreated several steps in fright.
"Miao疆 Gu worms? How did Miao疆 Gu worms appear in this place?"
"Asking me is useless. You need to check if these people have had any contact with Miao疆 women."
Shi Jian recited an incantation, and the two corpses suddenly burst into flames.
The worms on the corpses sizzled and crackled in the flames.
In a short while, the two corpses turned to ash.
"Xuyan, let's go. We're going back to rest."
After dealing with the two corpses, Shi Jian turned and led Li Xuyan away from the police station.
Some onlookers, seeing the corpses completely burned, immediately rushed outside the police station to check the situation.
"Hiss, what a master! In just a few seconds, two monsters were dealt with."
The security captain inside the police station quickly moved to block the path of Shi Jian and his disciple.
Being able to deal with two corpses so effortlessly meant he was certainly capable of handling such supernatural events.
"Master, don't leave in such a hurry."
"I, Ke Jing, on behalf of the Longquan Town Police Station and the security team, officially invite you to handle this matter."
Shi Jian glanced at Ke Jing, did not agree, and turned to leave the police station.
Dealing with witchcraft was no less troublesome than dealing with South Asian sorcerers.
Moreover, he still had the matter of the thousand-year-old zombie to handle, and he was not in the mood to meddle in other affairs.
If the witchcraft matter was not resolved, and the thousand-year-old zombie matter arose, wouldn't that leave him overwhelmed and unable to cope with both?
"No, this humble Taoist has other matters to attend to and cannot stay here any longer."
"Daoist priest, please don't refuse. Only you can handle such matters now."
"We security teams do not know Taoist magic and cannot deal with Gu worms."
Ke Jing tugged at Shi Jian's robe, begging earnestly.
"Daoist priest, whatever your requirements, just state them. We will do our best to meet them."
"There aren't many Taoist priests in this world. You can always find someone else."
Just then, a monk happened to pass by the police station.
"This humble monk is not talented, but I am willing to resolve difficulties for all patrons."
A monk, holding a Zen staff, wearing a red kasaya, and with a string of prayer beads around his neck, approached Ke Jing.
"Venerable monk, do you have a way to deal with Miao疆 witchcraft?"
"Those who leave home never lie. A few mere worms are nothing."
"With a little stratagem from this humble monk, capturing a witch doctor would be child's play."
Ke Jing, seeing the monk's boasting, repeatedly said, "Good."