boyutpedia Chapter 172 Convincing Shi Jian
Chapter 172 Convincing Shi Jian
Of course, more people praised Uncle Jiu's abilities. He not only built a Taoist temple, but also tamed spiritual beasts and plants, and even set up a spirit gathering formation.
Uncle Jiu was flattered to the point of being on cloud nine and couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.
When the banquet was over, Jiang Li found the tipsy Shi Jian and his son, and told them in front of Shi Shaojian about how he had pulled out the hair of a female pilgrim.
Shi Jian's face was uncertain for a moment after hearing this. After a long while, he finally spoke, "I will punish him severely for this matter later. I wonder why Junior-nephew Jiang came to talk to Senior-uncle about this matter alone?"
"Master, you are wise. I have come here to ask you something in person. I wonder if you know who the Black Mountain Ghost King is and whether he will come to take revenge in the future?"
"Humph, a mere ghost dares to claim to be king. Don't worry, nephew, there are no demons or ghosts that dare to cause trouble for my Maoshan. You don't have to worry about it!"
"Thank you, Master, for clearing up my doubts. I feel relieved now."
Seeing that Jiang Li had no further words, Shi Jian could not help but ask, "Could it be that the nephew came to us in the middle of the night just to talk about this?"
"Master, you are indeed very observant. I have some questions in my mind, so I came to you alone to ask you for clarification, but I don't know how to start. This is really rude!"
Shi Jian had an expression that said, "I knew it would happen." "Nephew, don't worry about anything. We are all family. If you have anything to say, just speak up!"
Jiang Li pretended to hesitate when he saw this, and after a long while he tentatively asked, "I wonder if you are my uncle's apprentice, why is your name Shi Shaojian?"
Shi Jian narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "What do you mean, nephew? Why do you ask this?"
"To be honest, I think you and my uncle are quite similar, and your names are easy to guess, so I am a little curious. Please forgive me, uncle!"
"Humph, Junior Brother, since you know that it is just a random guess, then don't guess randomly, otherwise you will get into trouble in the future!"
Shi Jian threatened in a deep voice.
Jiang Li naturally knew what he meant, but he continued, "Master Uncle taught me that I will never make random guesses in the future, but I never know what others will think!"
"Then how do you think we can solve this hidden danger?" Shi Jian deliberately emphasized the word 'solve'.
"Master, you know my master well. Although he is a very face-conscious person, he really has no desire to fight for power and gain. Now that he has established Qingyun Temple, he will naturally focus on inheriting the Taoist temple in the future, so he will not make random suspicions about anything."
"As for the other uncles and aunts, they won't say anything without evidence, so please pay more attention to Brother Shi these days, lest he does anything wrong and gets caught!"
After hearing what Jiang Li said, Shi Jian thought that Jiang Li and Shi Shaojian had some conflict and wanted to watch him punish Shi Shaojian. However, when he looked back at his son, he denied this guess.
After all, Shi Shaojian has always been by his side and has never had any contact with Jiang Li. He has not made things difficult for him in the past two days, so there should be no grudge between them.
However, when he thought about the many fellow disciples from Qingyun Temple who were there, if Shi Shaojian really did something shameful and was discovered, it would be a very bad ending.
So he turned around and said to Shi Shaojian in a deep voice, "Why don't you kneel down, you traitor!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Shaojian glanced at Jiang Li, then knelt down reluctantly to apologize.
Finally, after Shi Jian's continuous verbal offensive, Shi Shaojian reluctantly handed over the hair.
After Shi Jian got the hair, he used thunder magic to burn it in front of Jiang Li. "What do you think of this method?"
Seeing that his hair had been burned, Jiang Li said nothing more and just pleaded with Shi Jian, "Master, please forgive him this time, considering that my brother was just confused for a moment and did such a thing!"
Shi Jian and his son were both puzzled when they heard this. Wasn't it you who brought up this matter? Why are you begging for mercy now?
After thinking for a while and still not being able to figure out the key, Shi Jian simply said in a deep voice, "If you do something wrong, you should be punished. Considering that you didn't cause any substantial harm this time, I will punish you to kneel here for an hour to reflect on your mistakes, so as not to go astray in the future. Do you understand?"
"Thank you for your teachings, Master. I will seriously reflect on myself and will never let Junior Brother Jiang and Master down." Shi Shaojian said this to Jiang Li with a look of genuine remorse.
Jiang Li knew very well that he was just talking, but he did not delve into it deeply. After all, he did this tonight just to prevent Shi Shaojian from causing trouble in Qingyun Temple in the next few days.
As for what will happen in the future, he doesn't care, as long as he can get through this disaster safely.
After the matter was settled, Jiang Li said goodbye and left. He thought that with his reminder, Shi Jian would probably keep a strict discipline on Shi Shaojian in order to prevent him from being noticed by his fellow disciples. At least that would be the case for the next few days.
Things turned out just as Jiang Li had expected. After his advice, Shi Shaojian really became obedient. He practiced in the training room every day and rarely came into contact with pilgrims.
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After two days of observation, Jiang Li shifted his attention away from Shi Shaojian. After all, this opportunity was so rare that he had to grasp it and not miss it.
After he told his uncle about his idea, Uncle Jiu looked at Jiang Li with a painful look on his face, "Do you really want to do this?"
"Master, you should know that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a kid. If we don't seize the opportunity, how can our Qingyun Temple grow stronger?" Jiang Li said firmly?
"But chance is a matter of great uncertainty. If there is no gain, then the spiritual fruit and elixir will be wasted, right?" Uncle Jiu advised hesitantly.
"Master, you still don't believe me. Huang Silang once said that my luck is extraordinary. If I can really go out for a walk, maybe my Qingyun Temple will take off!"
Uncle Jiu was silent for a long time after hearing this, but he finally gritted his teeth and agreed, "Since you want to do it, then I will help you."
"In addition to the banana with banana essence, I will take out the essence pills I have accumulated during this period and all the books in my Qingyun Temple. Your uncles and aunts will definitely be tempted!"
As for why Uncle Jiu was in such a dilemma, it turned out that Jiang Li wanted to exchange the experiences and gains he had gained from his travels over the years from the uncles and aunts who came this time.
This will greatly increase the foundation of Qingyun Temple, and combined with the path they have traveled, a map for practitioners will be drawn. In the future, he can use this map and his own powerful luck to continuously collect resources for practice.
Now, Uncle Jiu made up his mind and immediately began to count the "assets" of Qingyun Temple. After he finished the count, he invited all his fellow disciples to the Sanqing Temple.
Just in case, he chose to talk about this at night, for fear of being disturbed by the pilgrims.