Chapter 177: Taiyi

Watching the smile on Xia Chan's face, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity. He felt as if he had seen this scene somewhere before. Where was it?

He remembered. It was in Gubei Town.

The way Xia Chan was solemnly discussing business with someone using her niece's lifelong happiness was, if not exactly similar, then identical to Boss Chen, who had been in such a rush to urge Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe to marry Chen Yaming immediately after the college entrance exam, preferably with the deed already done.

Should one say that they were indeed both from Qinzhou? Even the way they sold their daughters was exactly the same.

Yes, that is just how we in Qinzhou are.

Acting in accordance with Yu Zi Qian's unrestrained playboy nature, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe removed his mask and flashed a sunny smile at Xia Chan: "I would be more than happy to."

The polite smile at the corners of Xia Chan's mouth lifted a few degrees further, and she extended a hand toward him, palm up: "Then, Mr. Yeyao, from now on, we are family."

"No need to be so formal. Just call me by my real name, Yu Zi Qian." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe took her extended hand and let go after a brief moment.

"Very well, Mr. Yu."

The cooperation was achieved. Xia Chan, who had successfully cut losses for her family in time, was in a good mood. From this day forward, the Xia family could officially count an ally who was a Gridder.

And a Gridder who had been highly praised by Lan Shiwen at that. Yu Zi Qian was still very young; to have his current abilities at such a young age meant that he might one day reach the level of Wealth Wu Tong or even Tu Yu—it was not impossible.

Even if he were to fall halfway, it would not matter. As Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe had said, where in the world is there an investment that only earns and never loses?

But once the investment succeeded, the benefits a Wealth Wu Tong-level Gridder could bring... could not be measured in money.

The only problem now was to find a way to work on Xia Yubing's mindset. Such things were best done as early as possible; her temperament was too fiery, and it would easily lead to unpleasantness later.

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe watched as Xia Chan nodded slightly at him and turned to walk toward the other side of the corridor, the smile on his face remaining faint. He knew Xia Chan was in a hurry to work on Xia Yubing's mindset, but he had no intention of stopping or interfering.

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe was not at all worried about what Xia Yubing might say after hearing that she needed to "marry Yu Zi Qian," because before the two of them got out of the car, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe had already planted a Thought Steel Seal in Xia Yubing.

The content of the Steel Seal was:

【I must absolutely never reveal Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe's real name and true identity to anyone.】

"This time, the Thought Steel Seal was successfully planted... Why?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe carried his mask as he walked through the empty corridor, pondering a question in his heart:

While in Zanju Town, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe had once tried to plant the Thought Steel Seal of 【Only by relying on this person can one escape Zanju Town】 on Xia Yubing, but it had failed.

The rules of the "God Who Cannot Be Looked At Directly" had failed on Xia Yubing.

While shocked, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe had also made some conjectures about the cause of this phenomenon, with three hypotheses:

【1. Tu Yu had seen through his identity.】

【2. Interference from other rules.】

【3. He had previously misunderstood the conditions for the Thought Steel Seal's ability.】

Among these, conjecture 1 had already been falsified. He had successfully planted the "I am Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe" Thought Steel Seal on himself again while in Zanju Town without any accidents; Tu Yu had not seen through his identity.

As for conjecture 2, it was also ruled out when he took Xia Yubing out of Zanju Town.

The Four-Faced Buddha's rule was "Observation." As the Taiyi Observer at the center of the world, it could influence objective facts with its own cognition, but it did not affect the "God Who Cannot Be Looked At Directly." The rules of the two did not conflict.

Moreover, after leaving Zanju Town, he did not know why he could successfully plant Thought Steel Seals again. It was truly strange.

Two of the three conjectures had been ruled out, so what remained was...

"Could it be that I had misunderstood the conditions for the Thought Steel Seal all along?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe recalled his past actions, secretly pondering as he walked out of the hospital: "Does this mean the medium for triggering the Thought Steel Seal is not 'eye contact'?"

If the medium for a god to plant a Thought Steel Seal on a person is not eye contact, then what could it be?

This question was crucial to Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe. He had to ensure that after finding the "God Who Cannot Be Looked At Directly" that had fled, he could master it as soon as possible. He needed a "god" to compensate for the erosion of Taiyi on himself. At such a time, any side issues would be fatal.

Perhaps because he was too deep in thought, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe didn't even look at the road along the way. He went down to the underground garage in silence and arrived at his parked car. Just as he was about to open the door to get in, he suddenly saw that someone had been leaning against the car the whole time.

"I don't know what kind of matter could make you think so deeply, brother. This Daoist priest feels a bit embarrassed to disturb you." The man leaning against the car door waved his horsetail whisk gently, brushing the dust off his sleeves: "This Daoist is Duan Geng. Brother Yeyao, nice to meet you."

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe looked up and saw that this fellow who called himself Duan Geng was wearing a wide Daoist robe with a landscape painting of mountains and rivers brushed in ink. He held a horsetail whisk in his left hand and a demon-subduing pestle in his right, with a string of ping-pong-ball-sized prayer beads hanging around his neck.

Duan Geng had a loose Daoist hairpin on his head... the pin holding his hair in place was a silver cross.

"... Should I call you Daoist Priest? High Monk? Or Father?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe was somewhat speechless.

"This Daoist is a disciple of the Daoist school, apprenticed at Lushan. If Brother Yeyao doesn't mind, you can just call me Daoist Duan." Duan Geng nodded at Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe while holding the demon-subduing pestle, his face full of smiles.

It was just that this sunny, bright smile always reminded Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe of an insurance salesman knocking on his door.

Someone who could call out "Yeyao" could not possibly be an insurance salesman. Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe looked at Daoist Duan's bright, smiling face, pondered for a moment, and understood this person's identity.

Duan Geng, a 114th-generation disciple of the Zilu Temple on Lushan. His code name on the Ascension Network was—Po Guan.

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"Po Guan" was not the name of a ghost, but the title of a folk god. In folklore, Po Guan was mainly in charge of sweeping away evil spirits, removing pests, and the like. This was the code name Duan Geng had chosen for himself.

It was not named after a ghost, but a name he had chosen himself.

This meant that Duan Geng was not a Gridder who directly mastered rules with his own body, but an Endowed One who indirectly utilized rules through certain means.

Such people were rare, but they existed.

"So it is Daoist Duan... You don't visit a temple without a reason. What business does the Daoist have with me?"

As Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe spoke, he picked up his phone and glanced at the lock screen. The latest message sent was from Xia Chan to Zhang Yangxu, and the content was: "You dead ghost, where on earth did you run off to? Come back quickly, Yubing has already been found."

Hard to deal with.

"It seems Brother Yeyao has matters to attend to, so this Daoist won't talk nonsense and waste your time." Duan Geng casually tucked the horsetail whisk under his arm, freed a hand to take a cigarette out of his Daoist robe, lit it for himself, and then handed one to Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe:

"This Daoist just received news that you, Brother Yeyao, brought a woman out of Zanju Town, and that she has already transformed into an Endowed One with the help of the 'Taiyi' rule. Is that so?"

"Taiyi?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe reacted quickly: "Are you talking about that Four-Faced Buddha with only three faces?"

"Exactly." Duan Geng nodded, continued to hand the cigarette in his hand to Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe, and said: "This Daoist once had dealings with the ghost entrenched in that town years ago, so I know its name."

That Four-Faced Buddha, which could interfere with facts through its own observation, was named: 【Taiyi】.

"Thanks, I don't smoke." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe raised his hand to block the cigarette Daoist Duan was handing him, frowning: "Don't you Daoist priests abstain from smoking and drinking?"

"We don't even abstain from lust, let alone smoking and drinking," Duan Geng said with a chuckle.

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