Chapter 32: Possessed by the Grandmaster

The middle-aged man took Jiang Yuan to the three-story building behind the Buddhist temple. There was a young man cleaning inside. He was about the same age as Jiang Yuan, very tall, with dark skin, and exuded an arrogant aura that made him look like someone who was not to be messed with.

The middle-aged man said to the young man, "Xiao Liu, this is a new guy named Jiang Yuan. You should take him with you and take him to the cafeteria for lunch. Clean the three floors above. Remember, don't go to the basement. There's an electric leak down there. It's unsafe."

The big boy named Xiao Liu grinned, revealing his white teeth: "Okay!"

As soon as the middle-aged man left, Xiao Liu immediately changed his attitude and ordered Jiang Yuan in a domineering manner: "Hey, new guy, this way, this way, you do it! I'll do that way!"

Jiang Yuan was holding the mop and muttering to himself: What kind of breed is this? It’s so fierce?

He came to work, not to argue with anyone. Jiang Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to him and just kept cleaning.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Xiao Liu snorted in frustration, then took out his phone and called out in a loud voice: "Hello, brother! I'm in labor reform right now! My mom works part-time in this shabby temple. She's sick and can't come today, but she promised to do the work in advance and can't back down, so she asked me to take her place. It's so annoying!"

While I was on the phone, I saw two people carrying a large box passing by on the stairs.

Jiang Yuan stopped and looked at it curiously. Such a big box could fit a person. He wondered what was inside.

Xiao Liu hung up the phone, and seeing that he was slacking off, he immediately yelled at him: "What are you looking at? Hurry up and do it! Don't even think about slacking off!"

Jiang Yuan was unhappy. This kid must be a broken motorcycle, so he deserves a beating. The Taoist tolerates you because the Taoist is too lazy to pay attention to you. You are not done yet, right?

He endured it, not because he was afraid of fighting, but because he didn't want to cause trouble. He had to work hard for people who paid him and provided him with food. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so a big man with only muscles might not be able to beat him.

Seeing that he was not convinced, the other party became even more excited: "Little shorty, what are you looking at? Uncle said that I should be in charge of you!"

Jiang Yuan thought of his master's advice: if you don't like something, you have to do it, otherwise your Tao heart will be unstable. He also got angry: "I won't bother with you, don't treat me as a horse."

Xiao Liu was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Yuan retorted angrily: "Even if I let you go once, I can't let you go forever!"

"Pfft!" Xiao Liu was amused by the tongue-twister-like curse, "You are not tall, but you have a big temper." After this commotion, he also realized that this little dwarf is not easy to mess with. He is like a small firecracker, which is quite interesting.

Jiang Yuan picked up the broom and began to sweep frantically. His movements were quick and tireless, as if he was the ancient Greek god in charge of brooms.

Xiao Liu was stunned: he was not tall, but he had great endurance.

Jiang Yuan felt his gaze and gave him a provocative look, "Can you do it? You're not as strong as me, you weakling!"

"What the hell!" Xiao Liu was instantly irritated. He was actually looked down upon by a skinny and short guy!

He immediately started working like crazy as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Jiang Yuan curled his lips. His deskmate was right. Athletes had the intellect of gorillas, and could easily be fooled by provocation. The boys in his class had challenged the class next door to a basketball game. They had agreed to it even though they knew they couldn't win. That was how they were provoked.

The two of them competed with each other and actually finished cleaning an entire floor in one morning.

Lunch was provided, four vegetarian dishes and rice. Jiang Yuan took the lunch tray and filled it up without hesitation.

The middle-aged person in charge happened to see them eating, walked over with a smile, and said to them, "Eat more, you'll be full."

Since they had said so, it would be impolite not to eat enough. So Jiang Yuan felt at ease and ate the amount for "only" three people.

Xiao Liu, who was standing next to him, was stunned and couldn't help but complain: "Little dwarf, you really can eat!"

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes at him. "What's wrong with being short?" Grandmaster said he could still grow. A man at twenty-three could still grow. He was only sixteen, so he could still grow for seven years. If he ate more, maybe he could catch up to Grandmaster Grandmother in seven years.

In the afternoon, Xiao Liu's attitude towards Jiang Yuan was noticeably better. Working alone was quite boring, so he took the initiative to talk to him: "Hey, which school are you from?"

"I'm from Mingbo No. 1 Middle School." Jiang Yuan reported the school name.

"Mingbo No. 1 Middle School?!" Xiao Liu's eyes widened in disbelief. "You, you're a nerd? I hate nerds the most!"

This place and Jiangyuan School are both located on the outskirts of the imperial capital, at the intersection with other provinces. There are not many good schools, but Mingbo No. 1 Middle School is definitely one of them.

"No," Jiang Yuan shook his head honestly, "I'm a poor student. In my class, no, I'm the last in the whole school."

"The last one is better than us..." Xiao Liu muttered with a complicated tone. I can't believe that this stupid guy is such a good student.

Jiang Yuan was embarrassed to admit that he hadn't gotten in on his own. Every school needed a few people like him to secretly protect students in the event of a supernatural event. It just so happened that his home was close to Mingbo No. 1 Middle School.

Seeing that he was working as hard as he had in the morning, Xiao Liu whispered, "Slow down, idiot. You can earn 300 yuan a day if you work slowly. You can earn 300 yuan tomorrow."

Jiang Yuan asked in surprise: "If you can't finish the work, can you come tomorrow?"

"Of course. This temple is becoming increasingly popular, so they should expand. I've been working here for three days, and they've been hiring temporary workers these days." Xiao Liu glanced outside the door and lowered his voice, "Did you see that shabby village behind when you came here? I heard that the temple has also bought that land, and they're planning to build a larger temple."

Jiang Yuan slowed down his movements a little, but he did not slack off and continued to complete his work meticulously.

As the sun was setting and it was almost half past five, the middle-aged person in charge came over and said, "Thank you for your hard work, young men."

He took money out of his wallet and said, "Three hundred yuan per person."

Jiang Yuan took the three tickets with both hands, his eyes curved with joy.

The middle-aged man suddenly said, "Xiao Liu, you go first. I just saw your mother waiting for you at the door."

Xiao Liu was stunned: "My mother is sick, why did she come out? I'll go and see her!" Before leaving, he waved to Jiang Yuan, meaning see you tomorrow.

After Xiao Liu walked away, the person in charge took out another two hundred yuan and handed it to Jiang Yuan: "Son, your family is in financial difficulty, so keep this money."

Jiang Yuan waved his hands hurriedly, "I've already gotten what I deserve, I can't accept this money."

The middle-aged man stuffed the money into Jiang Yuan's pocket without saying anything: "Don't tell Xiao Liu, actually, I have a job that makes more money. I wonder if you can do it?"

Jiang Yuan looked up and met the middle-aged man's deep gaze. "What kind of work? I can do the work first and get paid later."

The boy answered very innocently, his eyes were clear and full of trust. The middle-aged man curled his lips in satisfaction. He didn't expect that this target would be so easy to deceive.

His pupils shrank slightly, and his speech suddenly became slow: "Tonight at 11 o'clock, you come to the parking lot alone and wait for me."

He blinked twice quickly, and a layer of red lines appeared on the edge of his black pupils. "Remember, come out quietly and don't tell anyone."

Jiang Yuan tilted his head and asked, "Uncle, are your eyes uncomfortable?"

Middle-aged man: “…”

Is this little thing too dumb, so the hypnosis failed?

Jiang Yuan was also puzzled. Why was the old man blinking? Why was he waiting for him in the parking lot so late? Why couldn't he tell his family? Not to mention that he was a student, even an adult would explain where they were going so late, right? What if he was kidnapped and taken to Ga Yaozi?

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and calmed himself. Thinking that the child might be slow to react, he again increased his mental suggestion to Jiang Yuan: "Come to the nearby parking lot at 11 o'clock this evening. Don't tell anyone. Remember?"

Jiang Yuan was about to refuse when Duan Anluo's words suddenly rang in his mind: "Promise him."

Jiang Yuan didn't have time to ask if Duan Anlu could speak in his head, and he reflexively agreed, "Got it, uncle. I'll be there on time! I'll be at the parking lot at 11 o'clock and won't tell anyone."

The middle-aged man looked carefully at Jiang Yuan's eyes, which looked dull, consistent with the characteristics of being hypnotized. He then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it didn't work.

Then he heard Jiang Yuan ask, "Uncle, will you deliver eggs tonight?"

The middle-aged man's mouth twitched. You have been hypnotized, and you are still thinking about those eggs?

He suppressed his anger and coaxed her, "Not only eggs, but also meat. There are many meats that cannot be eaten in temples. You can take them away."

Jiang Yuan was satisfied, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."

After leaving, Jiang Yuan went to complain to his captain, "He said there would be meat tonight, and asked me to go get it alone, and I couldn't tell my family. Captain, listen, isn't this a common trick used by human traffickers? I thought he was a good person, but those students might have been abducted by him."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have summarized it."

He is a member of the investigation team, and his task is to conduct investigations and submit the results to professionals for analysis. His conclusions will affect the judgment of professionals.

Everyone in the car stared at him curiously. Is this kid really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Isn't he quite smart?

Xu Qiang winked at them. He wasn't stupid, just dumb. His reaction time was a bit slow, but he was obedient and not greedy. If you assigned him a task, he would obediently follow your instructions and would never mess around.

Now, the others are jealous. This child is such a good kid, can we trade him? I'll give you three smart ones in exchange for this stupid one, will you?

This idea scared Xu Qiang. What the hell? Those naughty kids, one is enough to deal with, and you want to give me three?

At this time, Xiao Liu also encountered a problem. He came out of the main gate to look for his mother, but there was no sign of her. As he was anxiously looking for her, he saw an ambulance parked in the distance with a window open. A man dressed as a doctor was waving at him, "Liu Xin! Your mother has fainted! Come here quickly!"

Xiao Liu didn't have time to think and quickly ran towards the two ambulances. When he got closer, the back door of the car opened. Before Xiao Liu could see clearly, two tall and strong doctors dragged him into the car.

Looking again, apart from these two grown men, there was no sign of his mother in the car.

This is a fake ambulance!

He wanted to run, but it was too late. The car door was closed and a needle pierced his thigh. Before he could resist, his eyes went dark and he fainted immediately.

At this time, there is a space of about 100 square meters on the third underground floor below the Buddhist hall, with a lift in the middle. After pressing the button, the Buddha statue on the ground slowly descends.

The walls were covered with the corpses of stray animals, all of them covered in blood, some with wounds so deep that the bones were visible.

These were all sent here by rescuers from nearby. At first, there were only a few, but after they learned that this place could take good care of stray animals, the number gradually increased to more than a dozen or even dozens.

Unfortunately, now that the weather is warmer, the living conditions of stray animals are less harsh, so fewer animals are being brought in. Even more infuriating is that the rescuers sterilize these cats and dogs, making them unable to reproduce.

In these two months, there were only about forty of them in total, and all of their lives were sacrificed, but the Bodhisattva was still not satisfied.

"It's still not as effective as it is in humans." The new person in charge looked at the animal carcasses with compassion. "Let's get rid of them all."

As he spoke, he walked to the other side. The girl tied to the cross had her head hanging down, her ponytail loose, her white hair covering her face covered with age spots, and the exposed skin was wrinkled, like a dying centenarian.

But her school uniform had four big words clearly printed on it: G City No. 3 Middle School.

The middle-aged man who paid Jiang Yuan's salary handed two photos to the person in charge, one of Jiang Yuan and the other of Xiao Liu.

"This lamb has someone at home. We can feed it for a few days until the storm has passed. We can use this one first. It has an old man who is dying at home."

The person in charge held up Jiang Yuan's photo and smiled, "I hope this little lamb can satisfy the Buddha."

In the evening, Xu Qiang and his men let Jiang Yuan have a full meal, checked the locator and listening device on him, and hid a few talismans for him to ensure that even if his electronic equipment was lost, his location could be found based on his soul.

Only after everything was ready did I dare to let Jiang Yuan go out.

Xu Qiang was still worried. "If there's any danger, run. The combat team is nearby. Don't be afraid. Don't reveal your identity."

Jiang Yuan said calmly, "Don't worry, Captain, I will complete the mission."

Xu Qiang was tired. He didn't want him to complete the task, he wanted him to be smarter and run away when there was danger.

When Jiang Yuan went there, he asked the captain for two sacks so that if they really gave him meat, he would really pack it back.

He got out of the car about a thousand meters from the parking lot and walked back. By the time he got there, he was already five minutes late. Jiang Yuan sat by the flowerbed, counting mosquitoes while he waited.

More than ten minutes passed before the uncle came.

The other party did not get out of the car, but opened the window a crack and whispered, "Get in."

Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate at all, he opened the car door and got in. The middle-aged man saw the sack in his hand and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Pretend to be meat, don't you say there is a lot of meat that you don't eat?"

The middle-aged man's eyelids were twitching. He was hypnotized but still remembered the meat. He even took two sacks. You kid are really greedy!

He didn't notice that Jiang Yuan, who had been sitting obediently in the back, had a playful expression on his face. Unlike his silly expression during the day, he leaned lazily against the back of the chair, a smile in his eyes, but without a trace of warmth.

The car stopped more than 200 meters away from the temple. The area was to be demolished and had been cordoned off. There was no surveillance and no one came at night.

There was a small door nearby. The middle-aged man turned around and hinted to Jiang Yuan again: "Get out of the car, open the door yourself, and go straight in."

Jiang Yuan asked curiously, "Uncle, is there really meat in it? You're not lying to me, are you?"

The middle-aged man said impatiently, "You'll find it when you go in."

Meat, meat, meat! I'll turn you into meat in no time!

Jiang Yuan sneered, his voice lazy and drawn out, full of teasing, "Uncle, it's twelve o'clock. It's the middle of the night, the yin energy is strong, and if you do bad things, you're likely to encounter ghosts~"

At this time, the two also noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Yuan. The tone of his voice did not sound like that of a hypnotized little idiot.

The two men suddenly felt a chill on their backs and their scalps went numb. Before they could turn around, they were strangled by an invisible rope.

Duan Anluo, who was possessing Jiang Yuan's body, tightened the chains little by little, making them feel suffocated, and said sinisterly: "It will be haunted~"

Jiang Yuan's sudden change not only terrified the two of them, but also startled the people eavesdropping. What was going on? Was Jiang Yuan possessed by a ghost? What kind of ghost was it that even a Taoist priest dared to possess him?

Duan Anluo took out the device Jiang Yuan had hidden in his trouser leg, imitated Jiang Yuan's movements, and put it on his ear. He said cheerfully, "Hello, hello? Is Qiuya there?"

Jiang Yuan, who had lost control of his body, covered his face with his hands, his face flushed red. For the first time, he discovered that his voice was so beautiful.

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