The invincible female ghost is a bit love-struck.

Chapter 105 Will we get things done tonight?

Lu Yuan's mind was not disturbed by Aunt Qiao'er's erotic scene.

He opened the notebook he had taken notes from his senior brother He Xun, and focused his gaze intently on the procedures of the "Celestial Venerable Ceremony".

The Heavenly Venerable Ceremony is simple in some ways, but complex in others.

Well, it's simply a matter of voting.

The selection process consisted of two parts: the Book of Ten Thousand People and the Daoist Manual.

The petition from the people represents the approval of the common people; it is the people's vote.

The Taoist Gate Certificate represents the trust of the "Taoist Gate" and is an internal selection by Taoist priests.

The scores from both sides each account for half, and the seven people with the highest combined scores will become the new Heavenly Venerables.

The first stage is nomination and public announcement.

There are three ways to nominate: joint recommendation by Taoist temples at all levels, direct recommendation by the incumbent Celestial Venerable, or official submission.

Lu Yuan tapped the table lightly with his fingertips.

Nomination is not difficult.

Find Master He Xun, or have Aunt Qin use official power; either way, you can easily get the old man's name submitted.

This step requires no further thought or research.

The key lies in the public announcement after the nomination.

The achievements of the nominees, especially their deeds in the past five years, will be compiled into a "Book of Merits".

This booklet will be posted on bulletin boards in major cities and outside major Taoist temples for a full two weeks, open to public review.

After the two-week public announcement period, a 15-day dual-track voting process will begin.

First is the "Book of the People," which represents the will of the people, the "chosen ones."

During the fifteen days of voting, a "prayer cabinet for all people" will be set up next to the altar of the Luotian Grand Ritual.

Anyone who comes to worship and benefit can receive a blue jade bean representing "gratitude" or "prayer".

If people have a favorite nominee, they can put their jade beans into the "donation box" under the nominee's name.

Meanwhile, members of the public can voluntarily add a small piece of lamp oil or a wick to the "Eternal Lamp Array" next to the nominee, symbolizing "adding blessings and continuing good fortune".

Finally, based on the count of the number of jade beans in each box, the scores were calculated proportionally.

The "Eternal Lamp Array" is much simpler and less complicated, as it involves a specialist recording the total brightness and duration of the lamps lit under each nominee's name to quantify the popularity of their "popular support."

The Daoist Records represent "a mirror for fellow Daoists," a selection process among Daoist sects.

This is a little more troublesome.

It was a secret dispatch under the "three-vote system".

The voters were all registered abbots or representatives of Taoist temples with lineage and lineage, as well as seven contemporary celestial beings.

On each "Taoist Review Form," voters must anonymously write down the names of three nominators and provide brief reasons for their review.

Examples include: exorcising evil spirits and upholding morality, meritorious in educating and enlightening, and highly respected for virtue and prestige.

Then the scores are tallied at the end.

Among them, the vote of the current Celestial Venerable is more authoritative.

Simply put, if the abbots of other Taoist temples give the old man a vote, it's worth 10 points; but if the current Celestial Venerable gives the old man a vote, it's worth 200 points.

The difference is that big.

The third stage is simple: vote counting to select seven contemporary celestial beings.

Of course, if a tie occurs, seven contemporary Celestial Venerables will be invited to vote directly. It seems that the final Celestial Venerable vote, followed by a tie-breaking vote, is indeed the easiest place for corruption to arise in Taoist selection processes. It's also the easiest time for manipulation to occur within the Taoist community.

It's likely that the previously predetermined lists were altered during these steps.

Of course, you don't need to look at the more complicated parts later.

Zhenlong Temple will certainly not receive a high score in the Taoist rankings.

Lu Yuan's thinking was very clear.

After all, Zhenlong Temple was so dilapidated before that no Taoist priests from other temples came to stay and exchange ideas.

To be honest, Zhenlong Temple didn't seem like a proper Taoist temple with a lineage and tradition before!

The old man was a heavy drinker who only knew how to drink all day. He had only been to places like the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony once before.

Now that Lu Yuan has become a Celestial Master and can handle things on his own, he's even too lazy to attend the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, and he doesn't have any connections within the Taoist community. If he had to name one, it would be the Tianlong Temple, with which he has a rather strained relationship.

Therefore, expecting to get a high score on the "Taoist Manual" is nothing short of wishful thinking.

The only way out is through the "Book of the People"!

We must gain an overwhelming advantage in the hearts and minds of the people!

But let's get back to the point.

This isn't some game quest; it's not like if you complete a dozen or so nurturing sites, the people will suddenly all come and vote for you. This matter needs careful planning.

While Lu Yuan was deep in thought, a different scene unfolded on the heated kang bed in the east wing.

Aunt Qiao'er was so embarrassed that she buried her face, which was so red it was almost steaming, completely under the covers.

Aunt Qin, sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), said with a look of exasperation:

"What's wrong with you?!"

"We haven't done anything yet."

"If this really happens in the future, will you be able to handle it?"

"Don't die on the bed!!"

Aunt Qiao was so embarrassed that she buried her head in the quilt and didn't say a word.

Aunt Qin, standing to the side, looked at Aunt Qiao'er's once fair and beautiful flesh, now tinged with pink, and was speechless for a moment, saying:

"No...you can't be that serious, you don't seem like the kind of person who gets this worked up over the slightest thing..."

"What happened to you? You didn't do anything, how did you get like this?"

This time, Aunt Qiao'er finally poked her head out from under the covers, her face, brimming with the allure of mature womanhood, now radiating a captivating beauty. "You...you don't understand..."

Her voice was soft and sweet, with a slight tremor in its lingering resonance.

"I...I just love him like that..."

Song Meiqin asked with a puzzled look on her face;

"What does it look like?"

Aunt Qiao'er's beautiful body trembled slightly, and her beautiful eyes, which were looking at Aunt Qin, held a morbid excitement.

"They...they don't treat me like a human being..."

"You're treating me like an animal..."

"You'd better pinch me or yell at me."

Aunt Qin was stunned and got goosebumps all over her body.

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"Alas!!!!"

"You shameless bastard!!! How could you be so shameless!!!"

Aunt Qiao'er ignored Aunt Qin and instead collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

His eyes were glazed over as he stared at the roof beam, but a wistful smile played on his lips.

Seeing her hopeless state, Aunt Qin couldn't help but scold her in a soft voice:

"You're so cheap!!!"

"You're hopeless!!!"

"We're from a wealthy family, after all. How can you punish someone so lowly?!"

Aunt Qiao'er ignored Aunt Qin, but instead stretched out her beautiful leg, encased in glossy black stockings, and kicked Aunt Qin, who was sitting by the kang (heated brick bed), and scolded her coquettishly:

"Get lost, shut up..."

"Let me catch my breath..."

Looking at Aunt Qiao'er's spineless appearance, Aunt Qin pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said:

"With your condition, are you even capable of getting out of bed today...?"

"No...do we have to get this done tonight?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Qiao'er, who had been limp as a rag doll, suddenly sat up, her beautiful eyes wide open.

"Huh??"

"Tonight?"