"Guys, I found a hidden master!"
A famous travel blogger started a livestream, waving his arms excitedly as he spoke:
"See the Taoist temple behind me? Just a week ago, I came here on a trip and stumbled across this temple hidden up in the mountains. Curious, I went inside to have a look, and there was a really beautiful female Taoist priest there!"
The comments immediately asked, "How beautiful?"
The streamer waved a hand. "That's not the point. The point is, as soon as the Taoist priest saw me, she said my parents were going to get swindled and our family would lose everything. She said if I hurried home, I might still make it in time."
"I didn't believe her at first, but the more I thought about it, the more nervous I got, so I immediately bought a plane ticket and flew home. And guess what? My parents had somehow gone crazy and were about to sell every house we owned to invest in some financial scheme. Oh my god! Luckily, I got back in time and called the police right away..."
"Once everything was taken care of, I flew back to thank her. That Taoist priest is seriously accurate! Don't believe me? Come see for yourselves. I don't know what this mountain is called, but the scenery is beautiful..."
The comments joked that he was advertising, and some said they would report him for promoting superstition. But modern netizens love to join in on the fun whenever they have nothing better to do.
In just half a month, more and more people started posting videos about similar experiences, saying they'd met a true master!
And so this incredibly accurate Taoist temple went viral online! Countless people drove over to have their fortunes told by the Taoist priest. Some said they'd seen this or that tycoon or celebrity while getting their fortunes read there. Even more people flocked to the place. Even if they couldn't get a fortune-telling slot, they still came to take photos and check in.
Before long, this once-remote mountain area had been turned into a 4A-rated tourist attraction. Sanqing Temple, which had once been hidden away from the world, became a popular pilgrimage site where people came to pray during holidays and festivals. The temple was always filled with worshippers.
Shen Miao was an orphan, raised by her master from childhood. Her Taoist name was Xuanji, and she was her master's final disciple.
Her master said she had the greatest natural talent and was blessed with a rare destiny. If the Taoist sect ever fell into decline, she would one day be able to help it flourish again.
Shen Miao grew up listening to her master's legendary stories and vowed to become a master like him.
After her master passed away, her senior brothers and sisters gradually left the mountain. In time, they all made names for themselves. Every time they sent letters and packages back, they were filled with delicious food, fun things, and stories about the places they'd visited.
Shen Miao was envious. She wanted to go down the mountain too, but her master had said she had to wait until she was seventeen.
So she waited all alone in the mountains. When she had nothing else to do, she'd talk to the rabbits, little birds, and wildcats. She waited until her seventeenth birthday, and before she even had a chance to leave the mountain, a strange man showed up at the temple. He had short hair, wore bizarre clothes, and spoke with a peculiar accent. She couldn't tell where he was from.
But he was the first visitor Shen Miao had ever received, so she decided to tell his fortune.
From that day on, the temple, which had gone unnoticed for over a decade, suddenly became crowded with worshippers. Shen Miao finally fulfilled her vow and helped the Taoist sect flourish.
After Shen Miao went down the mountain with someone, she discovered that the world outside wasn't like her senior brothers and sisters had described. People could fly without cultivating to immortality or riding swords.
There were also strange objects that could make sounds and emit light, and people used money other than the copper coins and silver her seniors had left her. It took Shen Miao some time to adapt before she realized she had arrived in another world.
And this new world was fascinating! Once she went back, she would definitely write to her senior brothers and sisters about it and bring them here to broaden their horizons too.
Reading Guide:
1. The Taoist temple connects two worlds, one ancient and one modern.
2. The heroine's senior brothers and sisters are all good people and have her back.
3. I'm terrible at writing blurbs, please add to your reading list.
Theme: Striving boldly and making progress
