"Cough cough..."
Seeing Wang Wei in a daze, Old Master Qiao coughed again…
Wang Wei snapped out of his daze and, noticing everyone staring at him, scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly…
"Patriarch Qiao, how could someone like this appear at the Divine Banquet?"
Chris couldn't help but frown and ask...
"Hmph! This lad may lack manners, but he's highly regarded by Patriarch Qiao. To curry favor with him, the steward sent away everyone I brought..."
Sakata Ichiro said in a sarcastic tone, which immediately angered the clergy present. They were usually surrounded by believers, so how could they tolerate an ordinary person being above them?
"Kid, I don't care who you are, get out of here right now! This is a divine feast, not a place for kids to play in the mud..."
The Jade True Taoist, with his air of otherworldly wisdom, looked down at Wang Wei and berated him…
"Hmph! You think I want to hang out with a bunch of charlatans? A bunch of clowns! You call a bottle of mineral water holy water? You call a handicraft a nine-eyed dzi bead? You call a sugar pill a elixir? I really admire your audacity in spouting nonsense..."
Upon hearing Wang Wei expose their past, the group immediately became enraged...
"You little brat, spouting nonsense..."
"Shut up... God's grace is beyond compare."
Hearing the group's insults, Wang Wei slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly...
The table in front of him shattered into pieces in an instant, a scene that stunned everyone present, leaving them all dumbfounded...
Before anyone could react, Wang Wei coldly said...
"You're the ones who should shut up, a bunch of incompetent charlatans..."
"Which eye of yours saw that my holy water had no effect? You are blaspheming the gods, you heretic..."
Chris roared angrily…
Wang Wei thought to himself that he had come to believe the holy water in his hands was effective, which made him sigh with awe. Faith is indeed terrifying; it can make people believe in things that don't even exist...
"Since it works, why not try it on Old Master Qiao..."
Wang Wei said calmly…
This made the clergy hesitate. After all, they knew best whether their own things were useful or not, and they were unwilling to use them for experimentation...
"Boy, what do you do? How can you use God's gifts so easily?"
Chris tried to exonerate himself and questioned Wang Wei's identity...
"Me? I'm here to perform a miracle, because I can extend Old Master Qiao's life..."
Wang Wei looked at all the clergy with amusement and said…
"Nonsense..."
"Amitabha Buddha, why do you speak such falsehoods, benefactor?"
"Heretical, utter nonsense..."
Numerous clergy members began to verbally attack Wang Wei…
"Look at how angry and ashamed you all are, it's disgusting. If I were you, I'd just find a crooked tree and hang myself. You can't even put in a little sincerity when you're trying to fool people..."
Wang Wei had the air of someone engaging in a heated debate with a group of scholars, leaving many clergy members looking rather displeased...
"Young friend, don't speak recklessly. We are all enlightened masters from various faiths. How could we ruin our reputation?"
Daoist Yuzhen said without batting an eye...
"Then prove your stuff is useful..."
Wang Wei calmly looked at them and turned the tables on them, saying...
"Young friend, do you know the consequences of offending us?"
Master Yuzhen stroked his beard and asked with a hint of threat…
"What consequences could a bunch of charlatans possibly face? You should think about the consequences of deceiving Patriarch Qiao..."
Wang Wei retorted without a care in the world…
"What right do you, an ordinary person who knows nothing, have to act so presumptuously here?"
Chris questioned him excitedly, the cross on his chest shaking incessantly, showing just how turbulent his emotions were...
"Because I can bring true health to the head of the Qiao family..."
Everyone was stunned for a moment upon hearing Wang Wei's words, then Chris said contemptuously.
"You? Cure the Qiao family head's illness? This is the best joke I've ever heard in my life. You're just a poor scoundrel who freeloads. Where do you get the audacity to say you can restore the Qiao family head's health? Such arrogant words!"
"What's wrong with me eating here? Did I eat your rice? Can't I eat something if I'm hungry?"
Wang Wei retorted irritably…
"Young friend, this is a divine banquet. You dare to come and freeload at a divine banquet? Do you know that this is blasphemy against the gods?"
Master Yuzhen spoke in a tone of earnest persuasion, his words practically conveying the message that you are not worthy of this meal…
"Gods? Can gods restore Patriarch Qiao's health?"
Wang Wei calmly countered with a question…
"Young man, gods are to be revered, how can you be so mercenary?"
Master Yuzhen immediately retorted…
"Since none of us have any ulterior motives, why can't we use what you call miracles to bless a devout believer?"
Wang Wei felt that these people were hypocrites; they called anything that benefited them a miracle, but anything that didn't benefit them they said they should revere God...
"The Qiao family head has not yet expressed sufficient piety, so naturally no miracle can occur..."
Chris frowned and said…
"It's just a matter of insufficient funds, you're making it sound so serious..."
Wang Wei retorted sarcastically…
"Vulgar... How can faith be measured in money..."
Master Yuzhen immediately rebuked him…
"Then what do we use to measure it? Isn't this your standard?"
Wang Wei spread his hands, a mocking smile playing on his lips…
"As long as the head of the Qiao family is devout enough, he will receive God's protection. Isn't that enough?"
Chris looked like a messenger from God, his face filled with arrogance…
"Do you really think Patriarch Qiao can wait until your gods feel his piety? What he needs most right now is time, and you're actually making Old Master Qiao wait?"
Wang Wei looked at everyone and questioned them…
At this moment, Old Master Qiao coughed lightly a few times to attract everyone's attention, and then continued speaking.
"I think this young friend makes a good point. I don't have time to wait for your so-called miracles. I just want my health to improve. Can you do that?"
Upon hearing Old Master Qiao's words, everyone's expressions turned grim. It wasn't that they didn't want to help Old Master Qiao recover his health, but rather that Old Master Qiao's body was already beyond saving and had reached an irreversible state. They were merely clergy members; how could they possibly possess such miraculous abilities?
"Master Qiao, he's just a young brat who came here to freeload. How can you believe his words?"
Chris couldn't help but ask in confusion...
"Because he showed me a true miracle..."
Old Master Qiao replied calmly…
"miracle?"
The clergy were completely bewildered. Shouldn't miracles be in their hands? How could they happen to a mere child who was just trying to freeload?
“That’s right, it’s a miracle. You should all know this Lu Zhengguo, the head of the Lu family, who is beside me. Just a day ago, he was on the verge of death, but look at him now…”
Everyone followed Old Master Qiao's finger and looked...
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