Chapter 254
Lin Yin waited outside for us.
Seventh Master and I entered the temple and each bought a stick of incense. We performed the Daoist salute and knelt before the statue of Erlang Shen.
To ask a deity for protection, the first requirement was faith. You had to believe that deity existed.
The second was sincerity. As the saying went, a sincere heart could work miracles.
I had not believed before, but after Seventh Master pointed me in the right direction, I did.
Judge Cui was real, after all. Perhaps the True Lord of the Pure Source and Wondrous Way existed too. Whatever form he might exist in, as long as he could protect Seventh Master and me, I would believe not only in Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, but even in Sun Wukong, the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
When we came out after worshipping Erlang Shen, Lin Yin was waiting for us outside.
She was an atheist and had not even entered the temple. But she said nothing, nor did she accuse us of being superstitious. Perhaps that was the upbringing of a prominent family.
Whether someone believed in mysticism, science, or another legitimate religion was a matter of personal freedom. There was no right or wrong, but everyone’s beliefs deserved respect.