Zhai Zhu

My grandfather is very eccentric, performing daily rituals of offering incense to himself, standing in front of his own spirit tablet and eating candles.
Villagers are fearful of my grandfather.
I am fearful of him too.
Later, I discovered that what they were afraid of was not my grandfather, but me.
Even grandfather is afraid of me.
...
My name is Chen Shi.
The Chen of honesty, the Shi of sincerity.

Above the Great Dao

Chen Shi didn't respond, then suddenly said, "The evil spirit is nearby, how can you still dare to approach?"


As soon as his words fell, the crowd around him immediately dispersed.


Chen Shi took out a stick of incense, lit it, and placed it at the feet of the grey-clothed rat, saying, "You are from elsewhere, right? May I ask which mountain is your precious place?"


The grey-clothed rat sniffed the fragrance of the incense, showing a look of intoxication, and said, "How do you know I'm not from Qianyang Mountain?"


Chen Shi smiled and said, "I'm most familiar with Qianyang Mountain, I've seen all sorts of evil spirits, but I have never seen you. Did you transform from a rat into an evil spirit?"


Chapter 74: Someone in the Belly