I'm a Taoist priest in North America, and the deity is actually myself.

Chapter 21: Madam, would you mind if I filmed a video?

Just as Li Xuan finished dressing in his Taoist robe, slung his peach wood sword over his shoulder, and was about to set off, he happened to encounter a blonde, blue-eyed woman with a graceful figure walking in.

He looked him up and down with shining eyes.

Yes, the taste is authentic.

"Hello, I'm Louise. Can you help me find someone?" the white woman in her thirties asked.

"Hey, you've come to the right person! I really know how to find people! But first, you need something from her body, like her hair, nails, or if you don't have that, her underwear will do..."

When Li Xuan saw a customer arrive, he quickly put down the peach wood sword on his back and led her to the reception area.

After the two sat down, Louise took a photograph out of her pocket and said, "Would a photograph be alright? If not, I'll go back and get her underwear right now!"

Li Xuan didn't speak immediately, but first glanced at the photo. The photo showed a little girl of seven or eight years old, and he sighed inwardly at the pity.

"Of course! Photos would be even better!"

He explained with a smile, "A photograph can capture a person's essence and spirit; it's better than body tissue."

As he spoke, he took out a talisman from his pocket.

A guide symbol.

The third type of talisman contained in Volume One of "Introduction to Talismans" is specifically used to find people or places that one wants to know.

"By the way, ma'am, would you mind if I filmed a video?"

After he was ready, Li Xuan turned to look at Louise beside him and said with a smile.

Louise's expression changed drastically. After hesitating for a moment, she cautiously probed, "Could we skip filming... and just do it directly...?"

"Madam, you don't want to lose your daughter, do you?" Li Xuan continued, his smile unchanged.

Louise's expression changed, and she quickly shook her head, saying, "I don't mind, I don't mind! Go ahead and take the picture!"

As he spoke, he got up and started taking off his clothes.

Gazing at that magnificent ray of spring sunshine, Li Xuan's eyes widened, and after admiring it for a while, he swallowed hard.

"Louise, you must have misunderstood something. What I meant was that I wanted to film myself casting a spell, which might involve your daughter. Of course, I won't post it online if you don't agree."

Under Louise's questioning gaze, Li Xuan was starting to feel the pressure.

"Oh! I see..."

Louise blushed deeply and quickly put on her clothes.

She didn't know why she trusted Li Xuan so much; she just felt that the young man was handsome and probably wouldn't lie to her.

That's when, almost as if possessed, he took off his clothes.

"Ahem, since you have no objections, I'll begin..."

Li Xuan coughed, stood up, and adjusted his gun to cover his embarrassment.

"Record the whole thing with your phone, and don't let your hands shake!"

"good!"

After handing the phone to Louise and giving her instructions, Li Xuan picked up the guiding talisman with two fingers.

Li Xuan picked up the guiding talisman with two fingers, pressed it onto the photograph, and quickly traced the talisman's core with his fingertips, muttering a low shout:

"The sky is clear and the earth is bright, guiding the spirits. The soul lamp will not be extinguished, searching across ten thousand miles. So be it!"

The talisman suddenly stood upright, spun in mid-air, and pointed directly to the southeast.

Then, the talisman slowly flew outwards.

Seeing this, Li Xuan and Louise quickly followed, and as they left, they also took the peach wood sword that was placed on the front desk.

I don't know what I'll encounter on this trip.

If you have been kidnapped, call the police.

If you encounter something supernatural, then the peach wood sword will come in handy.

The guiding talisman can only do this much; a more powerful talisman could even display images.

Unfortunately, Li Xuan did not.

He even tried those awesome lightning magic talismans online, but found that they couldn't achieve the expected power after he drew them. They could only produce a slight electric current and make his hand a little numb.

The talisman wrapped around the photo slowly flew out, and everyone on the street saw this.

"Oh my god! What is that? It's flying!"

"Oh! This is a miracle! An absolute miracle!"

"What miracle? These foreigners are just making a fuss. It's probably just that guy pretending to be a Taoist priest who has a stiff fishing line!"

"Fish line my ass! Your fishing line can stretch parallel to the ground? I bet this guy's got some serious skills!"

"That's steel wire!"

The guiding talisman, wrapped in a photo, floated steadily forward at a height of about one meter from the ground.

The streets of Chinatown were in an uproar.

Even the elderly women buying groceries put down their plastic bags and took out their phones, while Old Chen from the herbal medicine shop leaned out and squinted at them for a long time.

Two white tourists jogged after him, filming him with their phones, repeatedly exclaiming, "Incredible! Uncle Anders!"

A young Chinese man with dyed blond hair on the roadside turned to his companion and boasted, "See? I told you he was a real Taoist priest, but you didn't believe me."

Ignoring the onlookers, Li Xuan followed closely behind the guide talisman.

Louise held up her phone, her high heels clicking on the cobblestones, her breathing rapid as if she were doing something.

The guide led us off the main street of Chinatown, through two intersections, and further and further off course.

There are fewer and fewer shops along the street, but more and more graffiti on the walls.

More than half an hour later, the talisman stopped outside an abandoned auto repair shop—it hovered in mid-air, floated up and down twice, and then burned to ashes with a whoosh.

Arrived.

Li Xuan looked up and examined the building: the barbed wire on the wall was rusted beyond recognition, the yard was piled with scrapped tires and car parts, the factory's roller shutter door was half open, and the sounds of talking and radio static could be faintly heard from inside.

"Is my daughter inside?" Louise's hand trembled as she gripped her phone.

Li Xuan didn't answer; instead, he took out his phone and dialed Sheriff Walker's number.

As soon as the call connected, he covered the receiver and lowered his voice: "Sheriff Walker, I'm at the abandoned auto repair shop in xxx. It's a kidnapping case; the hostage is a minor girl. I'm waiting for you at the door with a client. Don't honk the horn, and don't let them escape!"

Walker responded with "I'll be there in ten minutes," and Li Xuan hung up the phone.

He turned around to let Louise retreat to a safe distance, but the woman had already rushed into the yard in her high heels.

"Hold."

Li Xuan took off chasing after him.

In the middle of the auto repair shop workshop, there was a pickup truck with its wheels removed.

Next to the car was a folding table, around which four Latino thugs wearing vests and showing off their large tattoos were playing cards.

The table was piled high with beer bottles, almost half a case, and the ashtray was overflowing with cigarette butts.

A bald man in his forties sat cross-legged on a tattered sofa, a thick gold chain around his neck and a cigar between his fingers.

A little girl, about seven or eight years old, was huddled in the corner. Her golden curly hair was a mess and dirty, and her clothes were tattered. She was tied to a heating pipe with a nylon rope.

"Alice!"

Louise shouted, and the four thugs playing cards all stood up at once.

The bald boss frowned, shoved his cigar into the ashtray, and slowly stood up.