"What brings you here, Master? The Lin family is hosting a banquet. If you wish to solicit alms, please follow my steward."
To the monks' and Taoists' surprise, Lin Ruhai was extremely indifferent to the extraordinary abilities they had deliberately displayed.
Some salt merchants were getting anxious. "Oh dear, these are clearly divine beings! How can Imperial Censor Lin possibly drive them away?"
So several salt merchants began to smooth things over, showering the two monks and Taoists with compliments and flattery.
The Great Master, with his hands clasped together, smiled compassionately.
"Lord Lin, there's no need to be so hostile towards us. Miss Lin is destined for a life of hardship; only by staying away from worldly affairs can she preserve her life."
Miaomiao Zhenren continued, "If Lord Lin doesn't believe us, there's nothing we can do. But we're not here for Miss Lin."
The monks and Taoists simultaneously looked in Lin Zhen's direction, their expressions filled with sorrow, and said in unison:
"You wicked child, you stole the literary energy of the God of Literature and descended to the mortal realm without permission. Your crime is heinous!"
Lin Ruhai sneered inwardly. His daughter was destined for a short life? Yu'er was the Crimson Pearl Fairy from heaven!
Then she thought again, could these two monks and Taoists also be under the command of that damned Fairy Disenchantment, specifically sent to harm Yu'er?
He became wary and stared wide-eyed at the words of the Great Master Miaomiao.
Lin Ruhai: ? ? ?
I was so startled I almost forgot to keep flying.
"Host, are the subordinates of Jinghuan so simple and crude? They just directly call them wicked creatures?"
"The simplest method is the most effective," Ling Xiao thought, and he appreciated this style.
Didn't you see how the salt merchants' eyes changed? They instantly distanced themselves from Lin Zhen as far as they could.
Lin Zhen was first dumbfounded, then flew into a rage. He had read dozens of Dream of the Red Chamber novels on a certain website, so of course he knew what monks and Taoists were.
Now, being accused of being a wicked child who stole the literary energy of the God of Literature, he was so angry that he immediately started cursing:
"You're the one who's a bastard, what nonsense are you spouting..." What followed was a string of words that couldn't be written down, making the listener frown.
Even monks and Taoist priests felt a surge of anger when faced with the culmination of thousands of years of Chinese culture. They exchanged a glance, then shook their heads outwardly.
"Alas, this wicked creature continues to commit verbal transgressions; truly unrepentant."
Then, with a gentle flick of his finger, Lin Zhen was speechless at first, then his body slowly shrank, and dense black hairs grew from his pores.
In full view of everyone, he turned into a big black dog!
The scene caused a huge uproar, and the salt merchants screamed in terror. The increasingly loud noises completely drowned out the howling of the big black dog.
"This...this is a monster! High monks and immortal masters, quickly subdue this dog demon!"
In a panic, one of the salt merchants accidentally threw the cup he was holding at the dog demon, and the others, their eyes lighting up, followed suit and joined in the attack.
The dog demon Lin was shocked and panicked. He raised his hand and saw a pair of thick black dog paws in disbelief. He called out to the system in his mind:
"System, system, please save me! It was all my fault before. I will never talk back to you again, system, system daddy!"
The pitiful cries were heard by the scumbag, who frowned, hung up the call, and gave a crooked smile:
"Shut up! This mere little gadget for amusement is trying to disturb my service to the host!"
The scene was chaotic. Lin Ruhai watched it all with a grim face, hesitating whether or not to invite the Goddess of Wealth.
Holding a grudge against Lin Ruhai for disobeying, the ethereal and otherworldly Master Miaomiao smiled and tossed a stack of hemp ropes at Lin Ruhai's feet.
"The demonic dog devoured Young Master Lin's body. Although it has reverted to its original form and is now protected by heaven and earth, we can only trouble Lord Lin, who is related to it by blood, to bind the demonic dog."
Upon hearing that it could subdue the demon dog, the salt merchants began to clamor. Some watched coldly, some urged anxiously, and a few spoke up for him.
Lin Ruhai raised his eyes, but before he could speak, a series of cheerful female voices came from all around him:
"I could smell a stench from afar. I wondered who it was, but it turned out to be the monsters under the command of the old witch, Fairy Disenchantment."
Upon hearing the words "Disenchantment," the monk and the Taoist priest were terrified and could no longer maintain their composed demeanor, looking around anxiously.
The next second, I saw a golden light before my eyes, followed by excruciating pain as if my bones were shattering and my flesh was tearing, as if I were being attacked by a million tiny arrows.
The monks and Taoists knelt on the ground, with golden melon seeds and round little beads scattered around them.
"Who are you, esteemed master? We are righteous demon cultivators, merely doing favors for others. If we have offended you in any way, we apologize once again."
The two, Mangmang Dashi and his companion, were so badly beaten that they could hardly breathe. Fearing that the attacks would become even more intense, they quickly begged for mercy.
The system put away the newly purchased steel gun, gave the muzzle a cool blow, and even though no one heard, it still swaggered:
"It's all because you guys look too good to the host's liking."
Seeing this turn of events, everyone wisely kept quiet and went to search for the "expert".
Then they saw a pair of slender, jade-like hands extending from the void, adorned with ruby rings and blood coral bracelets, which greatly pleased the wealthy salt merchants.
In the blink of an eye, a girl as radiant as the morning sun appeared, landing playfully beside Lin Ruhai:
"Why didn't you call me for something so fun? I'm so bored," he said, completely disregarding the monk and the Taoist.
Lin Ruhai was in turmoil, because the Goddess of Wealth revealed the origins of the monk and the Taoist priest: Jinghuan was the culprit who harmed her daughter.
"Please forgive me, Goddess of Wealth," he said with a wry smile.
"This was truly unexpected. I thought it was just some mundane business to attend to, and I dared not disturb Your Majesty."
"The most vulgar things in the world are gold and silver. I am the God of Wealth, so how vulgar am I?"
The moment the word "God of Wealth" was uttered, the salt merchants' eyes widened in astonishment. This "young girl" was actually the God of Wealth they worshipped every day!
They had a lot to say, unsure whether to believe that this was the God of Wealth. But seeing Imperial Censor Lin's familiar demeanor, some of them suddenly realized.
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