My uncle is Lin Zhengying

Zhang Jing coughed and said, "I just feel that I didn't put in too much effort, and I'm sorry to charge too much money. But uncle, I'm curious. Are there any rules when we help people catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits and collect money? ?”

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Chapter 26 On Merit

"The rules here are not small..."

Facing Zhang Jing's body temperature, Uncle Jiu nodded and said.

The longer he has been in contact with, the more satisfied he is with his nephew.

I don't know the rules of helping others catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits, just follow my heart, and I can face money unswervingly, even if others send money to my hands, I can return it unswervingly.

This kind of concentration and character is really rare.

Not to mention just a young man whose cultivation base has just stepped into the realm of a second-rate warlock, even if many people of his generation have entered the realm of a 'teacher', it is difficult to do this.

For example, his junior brother, four eyes...

It is true that everyone in the world loves money, and there is nothing inevitable about it.

But a gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way.

This sentence is extremely important.

Uncle Jiu began to explain the way to Zhang Jing: "Our Taoist priests in Maoshan catch ghosts and eliminate demons. In addition to sharpening ourselves and improving our cultivation, we are actually doing justice for the sky and accumulating merit! So, we help people catch ghosts and eliminate demons." Demon, it is right to charge a certain amount of money. After all, we cultivators do not eat human fireworks, we also have to eat. Not to mention the yellow paper and cinnabar we need to refine magic instruments and carve talismans. Money is not a small amount!"

"However, we can't open our mouths like a lion, and use the opportunity of helping people catch ghosts and eliminate demons to take advantage of the opportunity to amass wealth! Doing this is not doing justice for the heavens and accumulating merit, but for our own selfish desires, coveting glory and wealth! What is the difference between this and that, and those heretics with evil intentions?"

Zhang Jing nodded upon hearing this.

That's true.

It seems that although my merit system is a golden finger that came out of nowhere, I am afraid that there is also a deep meaning in it.

Uncle Jiu continued: "Let's take your matter today as an example. You follow your heart, don't take more than you want, only take what you think you should take, and you returned all the extra 80 taels of silver to Boss He. In this way, you have accumulated merits and virtues, but you won't be entangled with Boss Na He because of taking money, and what happens to him in the future has nothing to do with you."

"But if you don't return the 80 taels of silver, and you take obviously more than that, in a sense, the cause and effect between you and him will be deepened. If you charge him so much money, if he later If you are still framed by the master messenger behind the scenes, you must protect him!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jing felt a sudden realization.

When he was in Lianxiang Tower, he didn't think of this floor.

If he took all the 100 taels of silver, which was obviously too much, then if Boss He died again in the future, he would have no choice but to take action.

It's different now. If Boss He encounters trouble again in the future and comes to his door, Zhang Jing will naturally be able to help, and there will be no delay in collecting remuneration.

If Boss He didn't come to the door, or it's not convenient to help, don't worry about anything, you have a clear conscience!

Uncle Jiu still sees it clearly.

Uncle Nine's handling of this matter also surprised Zhang Jing.

Even if he knew that someone was manipulating the ghost puppet, although Uncle Jiu was very angry that there were scum in the monastic world, he didn't say that he would protect Boss He until he caught the mastermind behind it!

Not to mention that once the ghost puppet died, the clues would be broken, and it would be difficult to find out the so-called mastermind behind it.

And they are not bodyguards hired by Boss He, they have to protect him at all times.

They also have their own things to do and practice.

When we met, it was natural to help if we could.

Can't meet, can't help, and can't help.

It is impossible to deal with all injustices in the world.

Immortals can't do it!

If it's really because of Boss He's incident that he can't eat or sleep, I'm very worried.

Then it is not a person who cultivates the Tao, but the Holy Mother!

I don't know what Zhang Jing was thinking, but Uncle Jiu waited for a while, and then added: "However, if we meet people who are rich, unkind, sinister and cunning, we can collect more money. But remember, how much money is there?" We can’t just keep the money we collect for ourselves, but we can give it away.”

"I remember." Zhang Jing nodded, and asked curiously: "Master, there is one thing I don't understand. What is the use of our accumulation of merit?"

Hearing this, Uncle Jiu's face became a little embarrassed for some reason.

But then he coughed, and said flatly: "Kungfu is naturally useful. Our Maoshan ancestor's precepts are like this! At the beginning of cultivation, maybe the merit is not useful, but the further the cultivation base is, the better the merit will be. It will become more and more important. Not to mention us cultivators, even ordinary people know the principle of accumulating Yin virtues. Yin virtues are merits. If you accumulate more Yin virtues, you can have a good pregnancy after death..."

Uncle Jiu was still talking, but Zhang Jing already understood what he meant.

Obviously, it seems that Uncle Jiu has no effect on merit, but it is not very clear...

Ordinary people accumulate merits and virtues in order to have a good birth when they come.

Can this be the same as us cultivators?

It's totally two different things!Not to be confused at all.

The simplest reason is that in today's world of Taoism, there are many people with bad intentions and dedicated heresy, not to mention accumulating merit, they even do a lot of things that damage merit.

But don't they still live well, even their cultivation base is not low?

But Uncle Jiu just cares about face, even if he doesn't know the effect of merit, he doesn't want to admit that he doesn't understand.Moreover, he wanted Zhang Jing to continue accumulating merit in the future, so he had no choice but to talk nonsense.

I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't express it on my face.

After talking a lot, Uncle Jiu asked, "Do you understand?"

Zhang Jing nodded quickly and said, "Understood, in the future I will remember the money I shouldn't charge, and I won't charge more."

Although I don't understand the role of merit and virtue for ordinary practitioners.

But for me, the role of merit is obvious.

Couldn't be more clear!

Merit value is equal to cultivation base!

Accumulating merit points is equivalent to improving one's cultivation.

It's a shortcut to keep getting stronger!

Therefore, Zhang Jing would strictly enforce it without Uncle Jiu's earnest persuasion.

After the two chatted for a while, Zhang Jing was ready to leave, not disturbing Uncle Jiu to taste the delicacies they brought back from Lianxianglou.