Chapter 51

As expected, the woman entered the Taoist temple.

The moment she stepped into the temple, Lin Sen immediately spotted Dina, who was looking around curiously. Beside her, a young woman was gesturing to her, and when this woman saw Lin Sen enter, she immediately abandoned Dina and walked over to him.

Approaching Lin Sen, the young woman introduced herself as the temple's tour guide and began to enthusiastically explain the temple's history and various Taoist common knowledge. Lin Sen remained silent, listening quietly. It wasn't until the guide wanted to lead Lin Sen to another side that he finally spoke, causing the guide to feel as if she had been struck by lightning.

Spanish.

The woman felt like dying. The temple hadn't seen a foreign visitor in hundreds of years. She thought she could earn some foreign currency, but who would have thought that they couldn't even communicate? She had been talking until her mouth was dry, but the fashionable foreign lady, who looked like a rich and beautiful woman, completely ignored her. Just as she was about to give up, she met Lin Sen, thinking it would be a good opportunity to make up for it, but it turned out...

Lin Sen ignored the tour guide and walked straight to Dina. He had figured out that this temple was mostly a place that hung a sheep's head but sold dog meat.

"Let's go, this temple is a place to scam money," Lin Sen said directly to Dina as he approached her.

"Scam money?" Dina said with surprise. "How do they scam?"

Lin Sen was about to explain but then realized that no matter how they scammed, it wouldn't affect Dina. Unless these charlatans really understood Spanish and were experts in Taoist terminology. He shook his head and noticed the tour guide talking to a Taoist-dressed person on the other side. Seeing that Dina didn't intend to leave, he decided to follow her inside to take a look.

As they entered the inner hall, they were immediately enveloped in a thick mist. In the center stood a large incense burner with several huge incense sticks. On the left side, a group of people stood in a queue, looking like a tour group. Outside, a woman with a badge similar to the tour guide's was talking to someone. Lin Sen didn't listen closely, but he could faintly hear words like "180 per stick" and "credit card."

Sure enough...

Lin Sen shook his head inwardly. The tour guide had been saying how effective the deities here were. If they were really effective, why didn't they quickly deal with these charlatans who were using their names to deceive people?

Before he knew it, Dina had already joined the queue.

Oh, my lady...

Lin Sen quickly pulled her out, but a Taoist-looking person who had been talking to a tourist noticed Dina and immediately beckoned Lin Sen over.

"Taoist holy land, no pulling or pushing. The gods will be angry. I see this lady and I have a connection..."

A connection?

Lin Sen almost wanted to spit in his face. He laughed coldly. Fine, a connection. Let's see how you handle this.

Only then did Lin Sen get a good look at the Taoist. He had a clean face and a solemn expression, and his Taoist robes looked authentic, but his shifty eyes lacked the dignity of a true sage. In another place, he would look like a street vendor selling dog-skin plasters.

The tourists, who had been standing in the queue with serious expressions, now gathered around, their faces showing curiosity.

The fake Taoist, seeing this, straightened his posture and began to ask Dina about her birth year and month.

Dina looked curious but glanced at Lin Sen with a questioning look. Lin Sen didn't say a word.

Since Lin Sen didn't speak, Dina couldn't either. Dina's silence made the fake Taoist anxious.

Where do you live?

Silence.

Show me your zodiac card...

Still silence.

The fake Taoist's mind worked quickly. Seeing that Dina wasn't answering, he stopped asking and turned to Lin Sen. "It seems this lady and I have limited connection. Well, meeting is a connection. I see her face is good, but her luck this year is bad. This way, take her outside to burn one, no, three incense sticks. Remember, the largest dragon incense. Come back to see me after that."

Damn!

So, he's trying to scam us?

One stick isn't enough, he wants three?

Lin Sen was at a loss, planning to leave with Dina. But as soon as they stepped out of the hall, a staff member blocked them, asking what incense the Taoist had told them to burn. Lin Sen didn't want to deal with it, but the person grabbed Dina.

Lin Sen immediately felt sorry for the person.

Sure enough, Dina promptly gave him a visually stunning shoulder throw.

A crowd quickly gathered, including the fake Taoist from the hall. The fake Taoist who had asked Lin Sen to take Dina to burn incense saw the person on the ground and immediately changed his expression, sternly saying, "What are you doing? This is a Taoist holy land. You will be punished for this!"

"Call the police!"

Someone shouted, and soon someone called the police. Lin Sen didn't stop them, just shook his head. The situation had escalated, and he couldn't just leave. He originally didn't want to trouble Uncle Dong, but now he had to call him.

Uncle Dong arrived before the police. Lin Sen explained the situation, and Uncle Dong nodded, not causing any trouble. He just made a phone call and waited quietly.

Soon, three police officers arrived. The moment they saw the police, the people there started to flatter and accuse. Uncle Dong also approached and said something to the middle-aged police officer in charge, who immediately nodded politely. The next thing the temple people couldn't accept was that the police put handcuffs on the person who was groaning on the ground and took the fake Taoist who had asked Lin Sen to burn incense to the police station for questioning. As for Lin Sen and Dina, they were treated like bystanders.

"Brother Wang, this isn't right," the fake Taoist, who was supposed to go to the police station, suddenly changed his expression, clearly not meeting the police officer for the first time.

"Who is your Brother Wang? Don't try to get close! Whether it's right or not, you'll know when you get to the police station. Move!" Officer Wang shouted, cursing the fake Taoist's ancestors.

This is really frustrating. I've warned you so many times not to scam people too much. Now you've scammed the wrong person. Someone who can make the chief of police personally intervene is not someone you can scam. Not only did you scam them, but now you want me to clean up your mess. What are you trying to do, get yourself killed?

Hearing Officer Wang's words, the fake Taoist, who lived by reading people's expressions, immediately knew he had scammed the wrong person and dared not say anything more.

After the police left with the people, Lin Sen noticed that the people around him were looking at him differently, including Dina. Uncle Dong asked if they should go back, and Lin Sen glanced at Dina and nodded.

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You're not an ordinary person.

In the car, Dina, who had been deep in thought, said the first thing that made Lin Sen a bit helpless, knowing that Uncle Dong didn't understand Spanish.

No wonder you don't like going back to China.

This was the second sentence, which made Lin Sen a bit silent.

That's not right. With your conditions, this place should be heaven.

This was the third sentence, and Lin Sen still had no response.

Dina was right. If Lin Sen stayed in China, this place might indeed be heaven for him. But Lin Sen knew that everything he saw was just a mirage, which could vanish at any moment. He had seen and experienced this before. In the story of his grandfather, under the old tree that refused to move, many beautiful flowers relied on the old tree for protection. But when the old tree fell, these flowers were destined to scatter. Did he, a small grass that hadn't taken root under the old tree, really need to envy those flowers?

"We'll go back to Spain the day after tomorrow."

After a long pause, Lin Sen said this.

Okay.

Dina, who had originally planned to stay in China for a week, answered very straightforwardly.

Perhaps to make up for Dina's straightforwardness, on the way home, Lin Sen deliberately asked Uncle Dong to take a detour and show Dina around Tian Nan University.

Tian Nan University is one of the most famous universities in Tian Nan and is among the top in the country. Due to its location and beautiful campus, it is often called one of the most beautiful campuses in China. So, although it is a university, countless tourists visit it every year as a tourist destination. When they arrived at the south gate of Tian Nan University, Lin Sen and Dina almost got stopped by the security guard because it wasn't the time for visitors.

This time, it wasn't Uncle Dong who intervened but Dina. Lin Sen, who was indignant, almost wanted to cause trouble with the security guard. Why did he have to change his expression and let Dina through in less than a minute when he didn't even understand what she was saying?

Tian Nan University is indeed a great place, with beautiful scenery and even better people. The key is that the people are better than the scenery.

After walking around, Lin Sen realized that what attracts tourists to Tian Nan University might not be the scenery. No matter how outstanding the scenery of a university is, it can't compare to real tourist attractions. But people still flock here, probably more for the atmosphere. The students who enter this university are truly the pride of heaven. Even without the scenery, knowing that this is where these outstanding students study and live makes the place seem noble. The saying "a mountain doesn't need to be high as long as there are immortals" is exactly this. People come here to absorb some of the "immortal aura."

Lin Sen wasn't there to absorb the "immortal aura," but just seeing the vibrant, carefree faces of the students made his mood, which had been gloomy due to the temple incident, much better, especially the girls...

As they walked, they somehow ended up at the stadium and stopped without a word.

The stadium at Tian Nan University has a very open view, with a large sports area adjacent to a beach, separated only by a path made of colorful pebbles. Looking out, one can see the vast sea. There were several basketball courts and two football fields in the stadium. There were more people playing basketball than football. However, one of the football fields seemed to be hosting a match, with many spectators on the sidelines, and occasionally,整齐的加油声。Dina似乎走累了，看到一边的石凳就坐上去休息，林森则饶有兴趣地走向足球场。

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PS: Well, I have to tell you some bad news, my saved chapters are all used up. And even worse, I only have enough time to write one chapter a day. So, in short, I might have to become a 2k party member, which I don't really like.