{"id":12560,"date":"2020-08-09T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=12560"},"modified":"2020-08-19T04:16:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T08:16:11","slug":"tras39-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/tras39-2\/","title":{"rendered":"To Raise a Soul 39.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12560\" class=\"elementor elementor-12560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95091a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95091a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc8a63\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spinning Wheel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a07217 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a07217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb052c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb052c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>\"Then, Kill him.\"<\/i><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef6d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef6d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan had trapped the evil and powerful looking ghost before Yu Zhen could react. He eyed the ashes of the s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pinning wheel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, walked up beside Yin Yan, and looked at the Taoist priest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The priest was looking back at Yu Zhen and then, as if he had seen some treasure, a glint of greed emerged in his eyes. He started to struggle and tried to stand up, suddenly unafraid of any consequences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The atmosphere around Yin Yan sank. His fingers moved, thickening and tightening the spiritual net so the priest could not even struggle.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Yu Zhen was no longer as afraid of ghosts, he was not used to the actions of a purely evil ghost.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked away from the trapped ghost\u2019s form and turned to Yin Yan to ask, \u201cIs he the hungry ghost?\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s quite different from what I had imagined.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan nodded and explained, \u201cIn his lifetime, he was a Taoist priest and had learned some skills. For some reason, he died on this rooftop and was trapped here. He bears sins within him so he was unable to enter rebirth at his death. To achieve rebirth, he must atone for his crimes. But it\u2019s clear he didn\u2019t want to do that. Instead, his heart became more crooked and he used the skills he had learned to make this array, allowing him to take the fates and luck of others. It was a futile attempt to obtain rebirth while avoiding heavenly law.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He pointed at the ghost\u2019s feet, which stuck out from the spiritual net, and added, \u201cUnlike ordinary spirits, his figure is quite solid. It is likely that a few mortals have been harmed by him.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen frowned and looked at the figure of the priest, noticing that he did almost look like a normal human. Yu Zhen then pulled out his phone and immersed himself in searching for something.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the age of information. If you put your heart into it, you\u2019ll be able to find whatever you need.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the search bar, he simply entered the keywords &#8220;B City&#8221;, &#8220;high-rise apartment&#8221; and &#8220;death&#8221;. Then a large number of news reports popped up along with a few forum threads.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen skimmed the information quickly, and his expression sank.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a local forum, the high-rise apartment had a nickname \u2014 \u201csingles killer\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was unclear which year the phenomenon started, but each year, young men and women would jump from the roof of the building to commit suicide. Once the information leaked out, there was some ruckus about it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prices of homes in that building were greatly affected by the torrid publicity and they were much cheaper than that of other buildings in the same area.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superstitious people whispered that the building\u2019s feng shui was not good, that the land that the building stood on used to be a cemetery, and that it was connected to the underworld. Non-superstitious people would analyze the situation and say that the pace of life in these modern times was very fast and expectations in life were harder to bear. There were many young people who lived in the building so the suicides were likely due to probability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, there were constant discussions about the building, all of which were about the deaths.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, for the first time, no resident committed suicide. There was excitement in the forums and it was speculated that with the economic boom in the past two years, everyone\u2019s lives were more comfortable and the pressure had lessened. That then led to fewer suicides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what the forum users didn\u2019t know was that the walls around the rooftop had been raised, anything which could have been used as footings were removed from the vicinity, and the doors to the rooftop had been welded shut. That had put an end to any worn-out residents thinking about going up to the rooftop.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, a single man suddenly died in his own apartment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the fast pace of life and the increasing premature deaths of young people, this death was not linked to the suicides from the previous years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Yu Zhen found that the apartment where the man had died was the one on the 18th floor where Chi Nan lived.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Too many people died tragically so the feng shui here has changed.&#8221; Yin Yan looked around and continued, &#8220;We must help the souls of the dead pass on. Otherwise, even if this priest is extinguished, the residents of this building will still continue to have frequent accidents.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen put down his mobile phone and immediately began to attract souls. However, nothing was attracted to him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What&#8217;s going on?&#8221; He looked at his hand in confusion and tried to attract souls to him again, but he ended up attracting Xin Xiaoxiao.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you have instructions, Master?&#8221; Xin Xiaoxiao asked.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen was speechless. After seeing her off, he looked at Yin Yan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding his confusion, Yin Yan explained, \u201cAll the victims died tragically after their fates and luck were stolen from them. Without their fates, they are only wisps of resentment floating around this building. It would be impossible for them to condense into spirit forms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen frowned and asked, &#8220;So, what can be done now?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cKill the priest and make him spit out the fates that he had absorbed.\u201d Yin Yan took a step back after he spoke. Then he added, \u201cCome.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kill\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen looked at the priest who, once again, started struggling with all his might. He composed himself and stepped forward while summoning golden light.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the golden light enveloped the priest, it didn\u2019t produce a useful result. Instead, after touching the golden light, the priest seemed as if he had been bathed in holy rays. The energy in his body suddenly surged and he struggled to free himself even slightly from the net. He tried to throw himself at Yu Zhen as he shouted, \u201cGive it to me! It\u2019s all mine! Give it to me! I need more!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Startled, Yu Zhen jerked back.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With another wave of Yin Yan&#8217;s hand, the spirit net again bound the Taoist priest tightly, even covering his mouth. After having his mouth blocked, the priest was only able to show half his face.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In his life, he had some cultivation, but after death, he became stronger by absorbing other people&#8217;s fortunes. He counts as a ghost cultivator and ordinary ways of expelling ghosts will have no effect on him,&#8221; Yin Yan added. Reaching out, he held Yu Zhen&#8217;s shoulder and pushed him forward. &#8220;Yu Zhen, kill him. Use the skills you learned.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghost cultivator. Skills. Kill him.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen looked at the Taoist priest&#8217;s face. It looked like that of a living person. His fingers trembled nervously, then he tightened them into a fist. He looked back at Yin Yan and said, &#8220;Yin Yan, I&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending away ghosts only required him to release golden merits. It hadn\u2019t needed him to directly make a move himself. On top of that, with the other ghosts he had sent away, not only were they evil spirits, but they were souls who would enter the reincarnation cycle to obtain a new life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this priest was a different case. He looked too human-like. Yu Zhen knew he deserved death, and he wanted to erase the priest\u2019s existence. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But to kill\u2026 It&#8217;s fine to call me timid, cowardly, or weak. After more than twenty years of living by the law, to kill a \u2018person\u2019 is too difficult for me.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStopping evil by using violence is also a part of cultivation. Yu Zhen, this is an unavoidable part.\u201d Yin Yan walked behind him, held his shoulder, and motioned for him to look at the Taoist priest&#8217;s face. He held Yu Zhen\u2019s hand and slowly opened up his clenched fingers. With his distinctive, calm voice, he added, &#8220;As a cultivator, you have to learn to not only help the innocents who are in need, but also to root out evil. Yu Zhen, is he innocent?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen\u2019s body leaned against a broad and warm chest, and his hesitant heart slowly settled down. Following Yin Yan\u2019s instruction, he looked at the priest\u2019s face and took in the fearful yet greedy expression there. Shaking his head, he replied, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan inclined his head, moving it closer to Yu Zhen. When he spoke, his breath brushed along Yu Zhen\u2019s face, as if giving him a kiss. He continued pressing, \u201cWere the residents who died because of him innocent?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innocent, how could they not have been innocent? What did they do wrong?<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you want to save Chi Nan?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Want to save the residents of this building?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Then, kill him.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The warm body and familiar energy retreated from Yu Zhen\u2019s shivering form. Instinctively, he wanted to lean towards it, but rational thinking kept him in place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked at the priest\u2019s face and then his gaze moved to the priest\u2019s eyes. Seeing the greed which had remained present the whole time, he stepped forward. He had convinced himself internally, but his hands trembled and he couldn\u2019t lift them.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t. The obstacle in my heart is too high.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYu Zhen, maybe someday in the future, I will need your protection.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As if a heavy hammer had landed a blow on his heart, all of his hesitation, fear, and feelings of wanting to run away were grounded to dust.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He suddenly straightened his back and slowly lifted his shaking fist.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s right.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked into the priest\u2019s eyes and pressed his lips together tightly. With a tense expression, the resolution in his eyes became firm.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan is also a damaged soul. His body isn\u2019t even his own. Making his way in this world is more dangerous for him than me. I can\u2019t always shrink back to his side and rely on his protection to grow like a flower in a greenhouse.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want to become powerful. I also want to be good to him. I want to be by his side for a long time.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next time we face a similar situation, I want to stand beside him, not hide behind him. I don\u2019t want to wait for him to sort out everything only to enter the scene to reap the rewards of what I did not sow.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Xiao Zhen, the most important thing in life is kindness. I\u2019m not asking you to blindly be kind, or not to fight back when you are bullied. But rather, I want you to respect life. Treat every life with kindness.]<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Of course, if you encounter a life that is truly hopeless, you can cease the kindness. After all, if you treat bad people well, it\u2019s the good people who will suffer.]<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[You can be a kind man, but you can\u2019t be someone who tries to be nice to everyone. When you meet evil, you can even be a bad person.]<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His grandfather&#8217;s words flashed in his mind. Yu Zhen\u2019s clenched fist slowly loosened and he touched the pagoda tower hanging off his wrist. There was a sharpness in his eyes as he said, \u201cWhy is there a Taoist priest like you in this world?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He slowly drew out a simple peach wood sword and turned his wrist over. Unexpectedly, even without a teacher\u2019s guidance, he pulled out a beautiful sword.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAn evil practitioner like you is not fit to wear this outfit! Regardless of whether it is before or after your death!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boom!<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The golden light of merits and the white light of spiritual energy burst from his hand, twisting together to form a silver light. It moved from his hand and melded onto the blade of the simple and unadorned peach wood sword, lighting it in a blazing glow.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As soon as the peach wood sword appeared, the greed in the priest\u2019s eyes was replaced by fear. He struggled fiercely, showing an even more terrified expression than when he\u2019d been trapped by Yin Yan. His eyes widened and they protruded from their sockets. He stubbornly broke his face through the spiritual net and let out a sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Qi-Qing-&#8220;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pshhhhh.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the peach wood sword entered his chest, his expression froze and the words from his mouth stopped abruptly. Fear and despair flashed across his eyes. His figure became warped for a brief moment before he expanded and exploded, turning into black smoke. With a screech filling the air, he disappeared from the realm of heaven and earth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The light disappeared, returning the peach wood sword to its unremarkable form.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yu Zhen moved away from the spot and sat on the ground. He clutched onto the peach wood sword with a faint tremble in his hands. Then he carefully stored the sword back into the pagoda tower. He turned to look at Yin Yan with an awkward smile. \u201cD-did I succeed?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;You did very well.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yin Yan stepped forward and gently rubbed his head. Then he moved his fingers slightly and dozens of confused, half translucent souls took shape in the air. They were clustered close together and when a gentle breeze blew past, they fell to the ground and then blankly stood up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe emissary is coming. Let\u2019s go home.\u201d Yin Yan stooped down and gently held Yu Zhen\u2019s back, bringing Yu Zhen into his arms. In a flash, they disappeared.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After they left, the faint ring of a bell sounded from empty air. The sound drew nearer with each passing ring. Then, dozens of black chains broke through the clouds, seized the souls, and disappeared through the clouds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the foot of the building, a black sedan arrived at great speed and an elderly, grey-haired man exited the car.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man focused on the black clouds which couldn\u2019t be seen by ordinary people and quickly made calculations using his fingers. After a long while, his serious expression finally lessened and he gave out a heavy sigh.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrandpa, why did you stop here? Are you going up?\u201d A young man left the driver\u2019s seat and also looked at the sky. Puzzled and unable to see anything, he asked, \u201cGrandpa, what are you looking at?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a bad mood, the old man glared at him and angrily retorted, \u201cI\u2019m looking to find out why you can&#8217;t understand things! What good are your eyes? You\u2019ve been cultivating for so many years, but you can\u2019t even see ghosts! When you speak to people, don\u2019t tell them that you\u2019re the grandson of Feng Yuan! I\u2019d lose face!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrandpa, why are you suddenly angry? It\u2019s not that I want to remain unenlightened&#8230;\u201d the young man complained. Seeing several cars approach, he hurriedly changed the topic. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultivation uncles<sup>[1]<\/sup> have arrived! I\u2019m going to greet them!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old man frowned and waved his hand. Thinking that what was out of sight would be out of mind, he entered the building.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of cultivators in B City arrived at the building\u2019s rooftop one after another. Feng Yuan, the leader, inspected the rooftop carefully and stopped in front of a sword mark.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt seems that someone was one step faster than us in solving the case of the ghost cultivator. Only, we don\u2019t know which talented cultivator did this. They broke the array by themselves,\u201d a middle-aged man commented with admiration. The man, who wore a tang suit, had a scholarly air about him as he stood in front of the pile of ashes close to the sword mark.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feng Yuan frowned and looked over at his companions. \u201cCome take a look at this.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They followed his instruction and moved to look at the mark.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was a deep white scratch on the wall. The younger cultivators saw it as a sword strike and found nothing interesting. However, the expression on the older generation of cultivators changed. Alarmed, they exclaimed, \u201cThis sword mark and energy &#8211; Qing Xu Zi?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe694b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe694b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d0c923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d0c923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Translator(s): Epsea<br \/>Editor(s): Miiya<br \/>Proofer(s): Avalie<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093a1e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"093a1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6e1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Epsea:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoho~ things are getting interesting! This Taoist gramps finally has a name! Hurray! And it seems like YZ\u2019s grandpa was well known? Was he an OP grandpa? O.O<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Miiya:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All this excitement! I need more reveals!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8491c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d8491c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a803636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a803636\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d95dd51\" data-id=\"d95dd51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56689a4 elementor-align-left elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56689a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/tras39-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df2784a\" data-id=\"df2784a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f52db elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"51f52db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/tras\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-376dab7\" data-id=\"376dab7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092d52d elementor-align-right elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"092d52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/tras40-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35841379 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35841379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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In chinese culture, people older than the speaker can be called Aunty\/Uncle\/Jie(older sister)\/Ge\/Grandma\/Grandpa\/etc without being actual relatives. It&#8217;s a way of politely addressing their elders. The young man was being polite to his grandpa&#8217;s colleagues.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[35,67,36,39],"class_list":["post-12560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tras","tag-bl","tag-comedy","tag-cultivation","tag-modern"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12560"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12616,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12560\/revisions\/12616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}