The Demon’s Menu
Chapter 1031: Hair Volume and Strength

Hui Lijing was at the wheel again.

This time, the elderly monk from Tongshou Temple sat in the passenger seat.

Jason was still in the back row.

The car quickly entered the street market entrance of Tongshou Town.

Looking at the familiar stone pillars blocking the road, the female detective felt a lingering fear.

"Nothing’s going to happen today, right?"

The female detective joked, trying to dispel the shadows in her heart.

"It won’t."

"Our luck can’t be that bad."

Master Tongshou Temple chuckled and shook his head.

He considered himself to be very lucky. As an ordinary person, he had mixed in the ’Mystical Side’ for more than a decade. Although he had encountered countless risks, each had been a close shave with no real harm.

It’s just...

Every time it would cost some money.

Most of the time, he returned the money to the clients out of compassion.

Even sometimes, it meant paying out of his pocket.

As for going bankrupt over a meal?

This was his first encounter.

From now on, he absolutely must not treat Jason to a meal!

Master Tongshou Temple silently warned himself.

"Let’s park the car here, these are the designated parking spaces for Tongshou Temple."

The old monk pointed to the two parking spaces not far away.

"Tongshou Temple actually has parking spaces?"

The female detective was surprised.

Other temples having parking spaces wouldn’t surprise her.

After all, those grand temples on the mountains, each but famous, would be impossible to manage without building parking lots at the base for the endless stream of worshippers during holidays.

But Tongshou Temple?

It was just a small temple hidden within the street market.

For such a small temple to even have parking spaces was surprise enough for the female detective.

"The land deed for Tongshou Temple originally included these two parking spaces."

"And the three shops on the market street, they also belong to Tongshou Temple."

"These were all left by the Master two generations before me."

Seeing the detective’s puzzled look, the old monk quickly explained.

"The Master two generations before mine had a good business mind!"

The female detective could not help but praise.

Having acquired three shops and two parking spaces around Tongshou Temple was quite impressive.

Especially considering the property prices around the market streets of Tongshou Town were not cheap.

"The Master two generations before did not engage in business, on the contrary, he was a monk who devoted himself to studying Buddhist scriptures and seldom left the temple even once a month."

Master Tongshou Temple introduced the Master two generations before him.

"Then these three shops and two parking spaces?"

Puzzlement showed on the female detective’s face.

"Because, at that time, the whole Tongshou Town belonged to that Master."

Master Tongshou Temple said it as if it were a matter of course.

...A muscle twitched in the female detective’s mouth, she really wanted to ask whether the Master three generations before had accepted the Master two generations before because of his wealth.

However, such words would be far too impolite.

The female detective held back with difficulty.

"Because of the joining of the Master two generations before, Tongshou Temple’s days have improved a lot — when the Master three generations before passed away, he passed away with a smile."

The old monk continued to tell.

Stop!

The more you say, the more I feel the Master three generations before was interested in the Master two generations before’s wealth.

The detective couldn’t help but criticize inwardly.

Then, she got curious.

"Since the whole Tongshou Town belonged to the Master two generations before, why are there only three shops and two parking spaces left?"

The female detective asked as she parked the car.

"Because the previous generation’s Master was truly a good person, he kept helping those he could, dispersing all the wealth within the temple, and to save on expenses, even had to scrounge for meals and medicine from innocent homeless people on the streets."

The old monk from Tongshou Temple spoke, a complex look flashing across his eyes.

When he received the land deed of Tongshou Temple from the previous Master, he was astounded.

He had never thought that such a wealthy monk could live so frugally.

Not only were his meals simple with brown rice and pickles, but even exorcisms were performed for free.

All the saved money was donated.

Moreover, the old monk believed that if it were not for the explicit will left by the Master three generations before, stating that at least Tongshou Temple, three shops, and two parking spaces must be kept.

That old monk would have donated everything.

As for why?

He didn’t know.

He thought about it seriously.

But really had no idea.

And he also admitted he couldn’t do it like the old monk.

So, he didn’t consider himself a qualified Master.

Not only was he unable to revitalize Tongshou Temple as the Master three generations before,

Nor could he study the scriptures earnestly like the Master two generations before.

Not to mention the selfless generosity of the previous Master.

He was just an ordinary monk.

The kind who became a monk midway through life.

So, everything depended on you.

The old monk thought, his gaze naturally landing on Jason.

"Master, please follow me."

The old monk got out of the car, brought his hands together respectfully, and said.

"Okay."

Jason nodded, walking side by side with the female detective behind the old monk.

During the not so long walk, the old monk told the story of this street.

From the original Dorayaki shop at one street corner, to the fried octopus balls shop next to it, to the transitions of the ramen shop and the skewers stall.

"The oldest is that ramen shop."

"It must have a history of 40 years."

"When the current owner’s father was alive, I often came here to eat. Back then, Mr. Jiro, the current owner’s father, always smiled so heartily. Who would have thought he just stumbled while walking, and then he left for his final journey."

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