Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 218 Unraveling the Sign

The Tianyi Temple complex is quite large, facing south and laid out according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) orientation: Qian (☰) in the south, Kun (☷) in the north, Li (☲) in the east, and Kan (☵) in the west. The saying goes, "Heaven is high and earth is low; Qian and Kun are established, and the high and low are arranged accordingly, and the noble and the lowly are positioned." This roughly means that the directions of up, down, left, and right are all naturally existing, and the arrangement of these positions has a corresponding distinction between noble and lowly.

Once you enter the mountain gate, you'll find the door god shop. It seems like all Taoist temples are pretty much the same, and the most commonly used door gods are the two generals, Heng and Ha, and this place is no exception.

Walking further in, the first thing you see is the Lingguan Hall, and then the Tianwang Hall.

Behind the Hall of Heavenly Kings is the main hall, the Hall of Three Pure Ones, where the Dharma assembly is held in the square in front of the Hall of Three Pure Ones.

The square was quite large, but it was already packed with people.

When the later arrivals came, they all consciously found an empty seat and sat down. Some of the more experienced people even brought their own cushions.

Yunyi and Hongyi followed the crowd and found a place to sit down.

Qing Xuanzi looked to be in his early thirties. He was good-looking, and his Taoist robe made him appear even more aloof and noble. He was currently expounding on Taoist teachings, and his voice was melodious and clear, which was very pleasant to listen to.

Behind her sat three rows of Taoist priests and nuns, a dozen or so people, who were probably her disciples.

By this time, the Dharma assembly was coming to an end, so after only a few words, Qing Xuanzi flicked his whisk, stood up, and began to lead his disciples around the main hall.

Qing Xuanzi kept waving his whisk, and water droplets fell with it, which was said to be sweet rain that could cure all diseases.

The surrounding believers immediately changed from sitting to kneeling, spreading their arms and tilting their heads back to welcome the sweet rain, showing great piety.

Yunyi's nostrils twitched twice. Sure enough, something had been added to the water. If she wasn't mistaken, it was probably ginseng water or something similar. It seemed that Tianyi Temple had really gone to great lengths to fool people.

Soon, Qing Xuanzi arrived, and water droplets fell down with him.

Yunyi brought the water droplets that had fallen into her palm close to her nose and smelled them. Not only did it contain ginseng, but it also contained chuanxiong and scutellaria. These three ingredients together could effectively improve symptoms of qi and blood deficiency and enhance physical fitness.

With the current lack of advanced medical care, many people, especially women, suffer from symptoms of qi and blood deficiency due to their diet. If they can persist in drinking this for a few days, they will naturally see good results.

But to regard this as a miraculous cure is to take advantage of the fact that there aren't many people in this era who understand medicine.

Yun Yi's appearance was truly outstanding, so when Qing Xuanzi scanned the crowd, he saw her at first glance. Especially when Yun Yi looked up, his eyes lit up, but he quickly looked away and continued strolling with his people.

Soon, the Dharma assembly ended, and the believers were free to move around. Food was also provided, and anyone who needed it could go to the charity hall to take it freely.

As soon as Yunyi and Hongyi entered the Sanqing Hall, they saw many people queuing up to draw lots. It was said that after drawing lots today, they could receive a personal interpretation from the Fairy Qingxuan.

"Young Miss, let's draw one too," Hong Yi said with some interest.

Yunyi nodded. Perfect, she also wanted to meet this fairy.

There were many people in line, but the lottery was also completed very quickly.

The slip of paper only had one number on it, nothing else.

The first person to draw a card was the one with the red number 42.

Yunyi drew the fourth lot.

The young Taoist priests wrote down the numbers on the slips of paper, and then they took the slips and went to the back to continue queuing, entering one by one into a room to listen to the fortune teller interpret the divination slips.

About 15 minutes later, it was Hong Yi's turn. She went in and came out shortly after, looking quite happy. Apparently, the fortune slip she had obtained was not very long: "Miss, what she said was quite accurate."

Yunyi nodded and went into the room.

Qing Xuanzi sat on a futon in the middle of the room, with a male and a female disciple beside him.

"Amitabha Buddha." Qing Xuanzi chanted the Daoist title to Yun Yi, then gestured for her to sit down.

Yunyi glanced around, sat cross-legged on the futon, and then handed over the note.

"The fourth draw," Qing Xuanzi said.

The Taoist nun next to her then took out a fortune slip: "A very auspicious fortune slip. The ancient mirror will be restored to its original state. Women will seek husbands again and men will remarry. From then on, the family will be transformed, and blessings will be added to the children and grandchildren."

"This is a fortune slip for reunion after a broken relationship; you'll experience hardship at the beginning but achieve honor and respect in the end." Qing Xuanzi looked at Yun Yi. "Whatever you wish for, you will ultimately succeed."

"The fairy is amazing." Yunyi gave a thumbs up. "Thank you." Then she was about to get up.

“However…” Qing Xuanzi spoke again, “Judging from your demeanor, you are probably not from an ordinary family, so I would like to offer you some advice.”

"Please speak, fairy."

"That means you must be careful when you're out and about, so you don't fall into a swamp."

Yunyi's eyes flashed: "Does the fairy mean that Tianyi Temple is a swamp?"

“You…” Qing Xuanzi was taken aback, then smiled, “This is a Taoist temple, a sacred place, young lady you need to be careful with your words.”

"Thank you for reminding me." Yunyi nodded. "Actually, I've also studied Bagua physiognomy."

"Hmm?" Qing Xuanzi's eyes flickered slightly.

"Has the fortune teller ever told her own fortune?"

"What does this mean?"

"I just wanted to tell the fortune teller that I see a bluish tinge on your forehead, which means you may be facing a disaster soon."

"Nonsense!" the Taoist nun beside her shouted sharply. "If you're not sincere, don't come over. You've disrespected the fairy maiden..."

"If you don't believe me, that's fine too." Yun Yi waved her hand before the other person could finish speaking, "Never mind what I said." Then she got up and left.

The Taoist priest glanced at Qing Xuanzi and was about to get up and make a move, but Qing Xuanzi stopped him.

As soon as Hongyi saw Yunyi come out, she quickly came over: "Young Miss, how is it?"

"A very auspicious sign."

"That's great." Hong smiled. "By the way, let's go eat vegetarian food. I've heard it's good."

"Okay." Yunyi nodded.

The two entered the canteen, where the food was quite good: white rice, a vegetable dish, an egg, and a soup.

And it's all-you-can-eat.

After getting their food, there were no seats left in the main hall, so the two of them went to sit in a small hall next door.

Young Taoist priests and nuns would carry rice buckets back and forth, and would add more if needed, providing excellent service.

However, as they ate, everyone started to feel sleepy, and then one by one, people slumped over the table.

Hongyi glanced at Yunyi, and the two of them knelt down one after the other.

Soon, Qing Xuanzi arrived with his men and began to examine the unconscious people one by one: "Take these women to cellar number one, those to cellar number four, these men to cellar number three, and these two to the backyard." He then went to the small hall, stopped in front of Yun Yi, and touched her face. "This is a perfect gift from heaven. Send her to the altar."