Chapter 537 - 242: Consecutive Missions Completed! 4 Rewards!

With the sound of drums and gongs outside, Chen Hanzhen was surprised to see the game prompt appear in his mind:

[Congratulations, you’ve completed the mission to guide others towards goodness, and have been rewarded: Basic Spirit Stone X5!]

[Congratulations, you’ve completed the mission to guide others towards goodness, and received a special reward, the Deceitful Guest’s offering of the "Insect Control Technique"!]

So, is the drum and gong sound outside related to that Deceitful Guest from before?

The other party must have been tortured for a while by his Refining Yin and Transforming Yang Skill.

Chen Hanzhen was truly surprised; the mission was completed too suddenly.

Before, that Deceitful Guest was exploiting loopholes in the Chen Family’s lottery draw along with drones.

Naturally, in the game’s plot, the Deceitful Guest used this "Insect Control Technique" to cause trouble for the Chen Family.

After glancing at the game inventory, "Insect Control Technique" was presented in the form of a Jade Scroll.

[Insect Control Technique: This is a secret technique for controlling insects cultivated by Heterodox Practitioners, possessing special use. Once used, detailed content can be acquired!]

Chen Hanzhen hadn’t expected that completing the mission would make this Deceitful Guest offer up this secret technique, yet those 5 Basic Spirit Stones seemed like an additional reward.

However, he wouldn’t mind having more Spirit Stones; in reality, there is no Spiritual Qi, and only occasional flushing by Special Spiritual Acupoints—these Spirit Stones are the cultivation resources.

At that moment, he was even more curious about the commotion outside, puzzled as he walked out to see what was happening.

Upon exiting the Chen Family’s entrance, he saw a long procession of people beating drums and gongs.

Behind two elderly men serving as drummers in the front row, he saw people carrying two sizable braised pigs.

After these two braised pigs, there were people carrying whole chickens, ducks, fish... these items.

Daoist Chen and the other Taoist Sect Daoists followed him outside, all showing looks of surprise upon seeing this scene.

"This is the Rite of Five Offerings!" Daoist Chen said in astonishment.

Daoist Xuan Shi nodded: "This seems to be that a devotee received a boon from the Chen Family, or an fulfilled wish come true."

Offering Five Animals, Repaying with Five Animals, Expressing Gratitude with Five Animals... that’s the highest ritual of repayment in the Taoist Sect.

Of course, this highest level has distinctions.

In ancient times, common folks might only be able to gather one animal of each type; sometimes, they could only represent a whole pig with the head or tail—affording a whole pig was impossible, it cost money.

Expecting ordinary people to prepare a whole pig was unimaginable; the thought counts as enough.

However, if it was a wealthy family, offering multiple pigs would not be a problem.

Even more so for higher-ups like royalty; being vulgar, they could craft the Five Animals with gold, silver, and jade without issue.

This noisy, drum-beating, long procession naturally drew the attention of tourists, many curiously taking out their phones to record the scene.

For many, they had never experienced such a repayment procession and were very intrigued.

Just as Chen Hanzhen stepped out from the Chen Family, he saw a middle-aged man in his 50s suddenly wave his hand, followed by two men emerging holding up a banner:

On it was written: [Thank you, Patriarch Chen, for your teachings that guided my wayward son back to the right path].

Behind the middle-aged man, Wu Yan and his girlfriend (Chapter 201), seeing this Patriarch Chen again, showed faces full of embarrassment.

Many unpleasant memories surged into their minds.

The girlfriend was also wearing a mask and hat, chiefly because her thick facial hair was unsightly.

Chen Hanzhen wasn’t surprised by the sight of Wu Yan and the girl, after all, this former Deceitful Guest was personally disciplined by him.

Upon receiving the task completion prompt, he knew it was connected to them.

Mainly because the task completion indicated that the game system acknowledged their return to goodness.

Currently, these two no longer had flashy attire; they were well-groomed and looked entirely unlike ruffians.

Wu Yan came forward sheepishly to greet Chen Hanzhen: "Greetings, Patriarch Chen."

Honestly, had it not been for the old man already preparing these items and forcefully insisting, he would be hesitant; he was a bit afraid of this Patriarch Chen.

Then, the middle-aged man in his 50s also stepped forward.

Wu Yan promptly began introducing: "Patriarch Chen, this is my father, Wu San. Dad, this is the Patriarch Chen I’ve told you about."

Wu San immediately kneeled before Chen Hanzhen: "Thank you, Patriarch Chen, for guiding my wayward son back. You saved our family."

As he expressed his gratitude, his voice carried a tremor.

These times have felt somewhat surreal with regard to his son’s changes.

As a father, when his son hit puberty in high school, his personality drastically changed. He loitered all day and even mixed with people in society, leaving him helpless.

Initially, he could get away with beating his son, but gradually he found he couldn’t manage it anymore; high-school-aged kids could resist and were stronger than him.

Later, managing his son was beyond his capability—he truly feared the day when the police would arrest him.

Even later, each time he saw his disgraceful son with a bruised face or sometimes wrapped in bandages returning home, his heart ached with twitching pain while feeling powerless.

Yet fights and brawls, even brandishing knives—what future is there in that?

And as he expected, his son was soon taken into custody by the police; after one stint of imprisonment, his son showed no reform, exacerbating the issue instead.

Later, his son even learned from others to act as a boss, leading underlings as Brother Yan, which infuriated him greatly.

Such a trajectory is destined to become worse, ultimately leaving a road to ruin.

Many times, he would hear about gang leaders being blinded in fights, or when people overdosed on drugs and drowned in the river—his subconscious feared for his son, feeling anxious and suffering nightmares at night.