Free Web NovelChapter 319: Chapter 161: Minor Punishment, Major Warning Is a Rule-Type Attribute!_2
The appearance fees for just these few were quite a bit, Xiaomi paid quite a bit, but having these guests was also one of the keys to the event’s success.
Among the 5000+ ticket buyers, many came for them; national style influencers just have that kind of appeal offline.
Furthermore, with several top ten national style beauties gathered, many small influencers and video creators in the national style circle would also gather.
After offering incense, the girls saw Chen Han as they were walking out.
Xiaomi brought the girls up to him, introduced the two new girls to him, and then said, "You’ve probably seen their videos too. This time they’re charging a friendly price, with very low appearance fees, so we need to compensate them a bit."
Chen Han felt something was off upon hearing this because Xiaomi said ’we’, not ’I’.
So, the compensation wasn’t something she had to handle herself; possibly, she wanted him to bear it.
He couldn’t help but glance at her with an odd look.
Xiaomi understood her thoughts were seen through and said, "You’ve been trending recently, albeit abstractly, but hype is hype. So, they want to shoot a video with you. Don’t you have Qinggong? Shoot a video where you leap down from the rooftop to deliver them a bouquet. The plot would go: Baihua Palace Fairy comes to assist the Chen Family, and you present them with Spirit Flowers as thanks!"
Chen Han chuckled upon hearing that, so it’s all about Baihua Palace Fairies now, huh?
But this was actually simple. Instead, he laughed and asked, "Should I shoot something different with you? At first, you’re on the rooftop, then I’ll use Wall-Climbing and Roof-Soaring to get up there and deliver flowers to you, and then you ask how to get down from such a height. I’d embrace you and leap down with a video like that. Wouldn’t that be even more captivating?"
"Can you really fly down with someone?" Xiaomi asked in surprise, looking at him.
With three of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians opened, lightweight clothes +2, plus the force dispersing attribute +2, this was no big deal for him.
But he joked, "I’ll prepare a big umbrella like Huang Feihong used his as a parachute."
This was actually unnecessary, but it’s all about believing in science; how could it work without adding some scientific elements?
Embracing a beauty under an umbrella to descend—Huang Feihong had already demonstrated this to everyone; the movie director didn’t say this didn’t happen in reality, so isn’t this science?
"Then let’s shoot that!" Xiaomi’s eyes lit up immediately. She’d also have someone add special effects of rose petals falling in the sky, which would be super romantic.
But while they were chatting, they suddenly found that all the girls, like Lobster and Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King, were staring at them intently.
"Xiaomi, you promised to compensate us!" Lobster suddenly spoke up. freёweɓnovel.com
Taking the opportunity, Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King also looked at Chen Han: "Patriarch Chen, you should treat us equally like Xiaomi."
Chen Han felt awkward hearing that; theoretically, there was no way to treat everyone equally.
So, he could only ask Xiaomi: "Could you all shoot the same video?"
Xiaomi understood the underlying meaning naturally.
Was he still asking her?
She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him!
If she said no, Xiaoyu would probably want in too, or even start suspecting something.
So, she could only say: "It shouldn’t make a difference; on the contrary, it could pile up. As long as you have the stamina."
She was concerned for him, though he’d been blessed once by the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable, his cancer hadn’t improved yet.
"Then it’s fine." Chen Han nodded in confirmation. After all, this was Xiaomi’s idea; he couldn’t be blamed for the mingling of men and women.
This made the girls like Lobster and Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King eager to try.
This kind of video really hadn’t been shot before, mostly because this ancient architecture setting wasn’t worth setting up wires for, as it was too costly, with a hefty rental fee.
The key was that the national style had neither enough fan base nor male influencers with sufficient looks to collaborate.
This Patriarch Chen was a bit abstract, but he now had over 2.3 million followers, and his looks were superb. Videos shot this way would have high acceptance among fans and could draw more viewers’ attention.
"Then you prepare the place and tools for shooting, I have something to handle first," Chen Han instructed Xiaomi as he saw his aunt already waiting with people.
"Okay!" Xiaomi nodded, leading the girls out of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall to prepare.
Chen Han also walked to the altar table.
The four clan members beside his aunt hurriedly saluted him with a Taoist gesture: "Greetings, Patriarch!"
This also showed why his aunt selected these people.
They were instructed and dressed in Daoist plain clothes.
Afterward, they became palace guards, and special Daoist robes and dusters were issued.
Of course, before that, they had to undergo a conversion ceremony.
If part of the orthodox Taoist sect, such ceremonies were very complicated, with a process requiring 2-3 days.
However, for lineage branch or family inheritance, many procedures were simplified.
After all, some Daoist temples and patriarchs couldn’t even gather enough people needed for the ceremony and had to simplify.
Some aspects of Taoism indeed adapt and aren’t so rigid.
The Chen Family’s ceremony was similarly straightforward.
As long as it was held in the Sacrificial Hall, with the clan members undergoing the ceremony wearing plain clothes and kneeling before the statue in the hall, showing sincere devotion, it sufficed.
Add to that his aunt, the Palace Guardian Elder, along with him, the Patriarch, submitting petitions to the Celestial Venerable, chanting incantations and sealing symbols. They marked the Golden Light Talisman and Protective Talisman above the clan members’ heads, then awarded the Dharma Certificate. Those who received the transfer rights kneel and bow...
Subsequent teachings on cultivation methods, setting up the Ten Thousand Laws Altar, and Daoist magic and techniques, as well as passing on the Eight Great Protective Magical Artifacts, were all simplified...
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The ceremony process finally completed after a series of actions, taking over 2 hours.
The clan members officially became the Chen Family’s palace guards.
"Pay incense homage!" His aunt then handed out a bunch of lit incense to the four clan members.
They needed to perform three kneels, offering incense to Earth Deity, Heavenly Deity, and Celestial Venerable.
One incense for Earth Deity, one for Heavenly Deity, and one for Celestial Venerable.
Each incense consisted of three sticks.
When his aunt guided the four clan members to finally offer incense to the Celestial Venerable, Chen Han was surprised to see a prompt appear before his mind’s eye:
[Congratulations, you’ve gained 1 Wish Power!]
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[Congratulations, you’ve gained 1 Wish Power!]
Chen Han instinctively looked at the four clan members offering incense. With four game prompts in a row, totaling 4 points of Wish Power, even a fool would understand what’s happening.
So, does offering incense provide Wish Power value?
But it didn’t make sense because those online celebrity girls offered incense, yet they didn’t provide Wish Power.
There must be a reason for this, not purely due to offering incense.
Perhaps it’s not entirely related to offering incense, but whether they are believers, as those girls weren’t believers of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable, while those four clan members were. freёwebnoѵel.com
Or perhaps, having experienced so many mystical events, the returning clan members are all believers of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable.
Thinking along these lines, Chen Han also instructed his aunt: "Aunty, as the Palace Guardian Elder, lead the palace guards to offer incense together once more."
He wanted to experiment.
His aunt was somewhat puzzled because this wasn’t in the ceremony’s process, but as the Patriarch instructed, she followed through, taking out a new bunch of incense and distributing it to the four palace guard clan members, leading them to bow and offer incense together.
Soon, after the incense was offered, Chen Han was again surprised by a game prompt in his mind, but there was only one message:
[Congratulations, you’ve gained 3 points of Wish Power!]
Chen Han looked at his aunt in surprise; this time the prompt must be hers, and the four clan members didn’t provide Wish Power again, meaning that Wish Power and reputation are similar—one person can only provide it once a day.
The key was that his aunt’s 3 points of Wish Power were 2 points more than anyone else.
This should somehow relate to the degree of devotion, as his aunt was definitely more devoted than the four clan members.
Therefore, can Wish Power be obtained through devout believers offering incense in the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall?
If so, he thought of a way to gain a batch of Wish Power daily.
