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

In recent days, Chen Shi had shown considerable concern for Old Madam Wu Zhu, always inquiring whether the old lady was in good health, how much she could eat in a meal, or whether she was ill.


Old Madam Wu Zhu's impression of the village tyrant had improved significantly, and she praised the scholarly master wherever she went, even turning a blind eye if the scholarly master sneaked into the melon field to steal melons.


Chen Shi felt somewhat embarrassed and thus abandoned the idea of creating a talismanic creature for his grandfather as a gift.


He had not gone out to sell talismans lately but had settled down to study the "Talisman Creation Treasure Book."


He moved his desk under the willows on the yellow earth hillock outside the village, freshly ground the ink, and began to ponder over and copy the talismans recorded in the Creation Treasure Book.


Chapter 125: Creation Minor 5 (Request for monthly ticket!)