In a corner of the land of China, there was an ancient and peaceful village named Qingping Village. In the village, there was an elderly Taoist priest with the Taoist name of Xuanfeng. Taoist Priest Xuanfeng had white hair and a youthful complexion. His eyes were deep and wise, and he wore a grayish-green Taoist robe and held a horsetail whisk in his hand, looking quite celestial and refined. He was highly respected in the village and often prayed for the villagers to dispel disasters and used his profound Taoist skills and compassionate heart to help them solve all kinds of difficulties in life.
One day, when the sun was shining brightly, a young merchant hurriedly walked into the Taoist temple where Taoist Priest Xuanfeng lived. This merchant was named Li Fusheng. He had once been a high-spirited and ambitious man. However, in recent years, his business had been going from bad to worse, like a carriage stuck in the mud. The shadow of failure haunted him like a ghost, and his fortune was almost dried up, just like a dried-up stream. Li Fusheng's face was full of sorrow and anxiety. After seeing Taoist Priest Xuanfeng, he couldn't wait to pour out his difficulties.
Taoist Priest Xuanfeng slightly closed his eyes and listened attentively. After Li Fusheng finished speaking, he gently opened his eyes, and there was a hint of compassion and insight in his gaze. The priest slowly got up and walked into the inner room. After a while, he came out with an exquisite wooden box in his hand. He put the box on the table and opened it gently. Inside the box lay a jade amulet that was entirely green and shiny, with a warm and lustrous texture. The color of the jade was like the lake water in spring, deep and vivid, as if it contained endless mysterious power.
Taoist Priest Xuanfeng picked up the jade amulet and handed it to Li Fusheng with both hands. He said solemnly, "This piece of jade is no ordinary thing in the world. It has been consecrated by me for many years and has the miraculous spiritual power to safeguard the house from evil spirits and attract wealth and good fortune. You should wear it on your body and never take it off. It will surely help you turn around your fortune and regain business opportunities." Li Fusheng took the amulet. Although he was somewhat skeptical about its spiritual power in his heart, seeing that the priest said it so firmly and considering that he was already in a desperate situation, he decided to give it a try.
Li Fusheng took the jade amulet and went back home. In the first few days, he didn't notice anything unusual. However, on a quiet night, Li Fusheng vaguely saw a green light slowly rising from the amulet in his sleep. The light was soft and warm, like a trickling stream, gradually spreading throughout the whole room. In the light, it seemed that there was an immortal holding a golden abacus and chanting something. Then, countless treasures, shining like stars, fell from the sky. Li Fusheng woke up from the dream, shocked in his heart, and became more in awe of and expectant about the spiritual power of the jade amulet.
Since that night, Li Fusheng's business really began to pick up gradually. The goods that had been left unattended before gradually found buyers, and more and more orders came in. Business partners also came to him one after another. His wealth flowed in like a flood after the sluice gate was opened. Li Fusheng's face regained its confident and joyful smile, and the laughter returned to his home.
However, with the rapid accumulation of wealth, Li Fusheng's greed grew quietly like wild grass in his heart. He was no longer satisfied with the existing scale of his business and began to expand blindly, getting involved in some fields that he was not familiar with, in an attempt to acquire more wealth. His actions became more and more radical and risky, completely ignoring the potential risks hidden therein.
One day, when Li Fusheng was negotiating a huge business deal with a mysterious merchant, he was bewitched by the high profits offered by the other party and signed the contract without conducting in-depth investigations. Unexpectedly, it was a carefully designed scam. After getting the advance payment, the other party disappeared without a trace. Li Fusheng was immediately plunged into a huge crisis. Not only did he lose all the money he had earned before, but he also owed a lot of debts.
In despair, Li Fusheng came to Taoist Priest Xuanfeng's Taoist temple again. His face was full of remorse and self-blame as he told the priest everything that had happened to him. Taoist Priest Xuanfeng looked at him and sighed gently, saying, "Although this amulet has spiritual power, it is only a helping hand, not the decisive factor. The way to wealth requires following the right path and keeping a kind heart. You must not be blinded by greed. You gained wealth because of it but lost it because of greed. You should know that everything has a cause and effect."
After hearing this, Li Fusheng suddenly realized his mistake. The greed in his heart disappeared as if awakened by the morning bell and evening drum. He bowed deeply to Taoist Priest Xuanfeng and said, "Priest, I've understood my mistake. From now on, I will surely follow the right path and work steadily. I hope you can help me again." Taoist Priest Xuanfeng nodded slightly, picked up the jade amulet on Li Fusheng's chest, and consecrated it again.
After that, Li Fusheng readjusted his mindset and managed his business in a down-to-earth manner. He was no longer driven by greed but adhered to honesty and kindness and achieved win-win results with his business partners. Gradually, his business started to improve again. Although he didn't get rich overnight like before, every penny of wealth he earned came steadily and securely. He deeply understood that this turnaround was not only due to the jade amulet exerting its spiritual power again but also because of the rebuilding and perseverance of his belief in his heart. This belief, like a lighthouse, guided him in the right direction in the vast sea of business, making him understand that wealth and virtue go hand in hand and can last forever.