Chapter: 5402

At some point, he thought about calling Ye Chen's grandmother to come help him reason things out.

But as soon as he turned around, he suddenly felt that he absolutely couldn't make a move like that.

Because Ye Chen had already instructed him not to reveal his identity to her grandmother if he knew what was good for him. If he did, even if it was just an innocent mistake, he would be courting disaster - not only would his four meridians be sealed, but there was a chance that Ye Chen could kill him.

With his head hung low, Hong Changqing thought to himself that he really had to find a way to gain Ye Chen's forgiveness; only then could he hope to regain his original cultivation.

But as he thought back to what Ye Chen had just said, wanting to take him to the Xiang Xi Li Hot Springs, he immediately stood up and hailed a taxi at the roadside.

The taxi driver was taken aback by this old Daoist priest's attire for the first time, and Hong Changqing's appearance indeed had some mystical aura about it. As he got in, the driver asked with great respect: "Master, where are you headed?"

Hong Changqing opened his mouth to say: "I'm going to Xiang Xi Li Hot Springs."

"Going to soak in hot springs?" The taxi driver looked puzzled, wondering why an old Daoist priest would want to go to a hot spring hotel.

Before Hong Changqing could respond, the driver suddenly remembered something and said: "Oh, right, Master! Xiang Xi Li Hot Springs Hotel has already closed down. They're upgrading and renovating, but no one knows when it'll open again. I took a few groups of customers there last week, but they all ended up with nothing if you want to soak in hot springs. I can introduce you to another place."

Hong Changqing shook his head and said: "I'm not going for the hot springs. I'm looking for someone."

"Oh, that's why!" The taxi driver chuckled: "I knew it! You're a master who's devoted to the Dao. You wouldn't have any spare time to go soak in hot springs."

As they spoke, he asked again: "Master, where do you normally cultivate and purify your spirit during your free time? My mother also believes in Daoism and usually goes to the Heavenly Palace to burn incense."

Hong Changqing nodded his head and said: "I'm not based in Gold Mountain locally. I'm from America, and my cultivation place is also in America."

"America?" The taxi driver's face was filled with astonishment: "Master, isn't Daoism ours, from the land of our ancestors? How can there be a cultivation place in America?"

Hong Changqing gazed at him with a stern expression and asked, "Is there no temple in Hua Xia?"

"Yes...," the driver chuckled and said, "You're saying this so I can understand. Then you must have gone to America to spread teachings earlier?"

Hong Changqing's face turned awkward, and he laughed awkwardly, saying, "I've spent my whole life busy with internal cultivation and haven't preached or spread any teachings."

The driver gave him a big thumbs up and praised, "As soon as I saw you, I felt like we had some connection. Your appearance looks like that of a genuine Daoist priest, absolutely not one of those con artists!"

Hong Changqing didn't bother responding to him and instead lost his train of thought, gazing out the window, reminiscing about the hardships and difficulties he faced during his many years of arduous cultivation in America.

As he thought about this, Hong Changqing felt even more wronged, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

The driver saw this and hastily asked him, "Master, why are you still crying? Is someone bullying you?"

The taxi driver's concern and questions only made Hong Changqing's heart feel even more wronged.

He was a big shot in the Chinese circle in North America, truly a number one person. He didn't know how many people had seen him and wanted to pay their respects, not to mention those officials and nobles.

But he never thought that after arriving at Jingling, he would be bullied by Ye Chen to the point of tears. This disparity left him with an unbearable sense of sorrow.

What hurt him most wasn't the recent bullying he received, but even after receiving so much humiliation, he still had to grit his teeth and cry while driving away to find Ye Chen to atone for his mistakes. JrNovels.com