Chapter 167
167 He was woken up shortly after falling asleep. He stood up and walked out of the backyard. Xiang Jiannan was not very sleepy at all.
When I returned to Ping'an Temple, it was already slightly light. After entering the house, I didn't even take off my Taoist robe.
As soon as I walked out of the corridor, I saw the master and a fat man arguing about something, with Tang Ning and Li Jin standing next to them.
The fat man looked excited, and as he spoke, he actually looked like he wanted to fight.
From afar, I saw several pilgrims enter the temple and then leave. Although I looked curious, I didn't dare to go any further.
There was a lot of discussion and everyone walked quickly.
"You burned down my house and you still want to deny it. You old Taoist, do you think you can get away with it by not admitting it?"
"You are slandering me. I am upright and I have nothing to fear. I have to provide evidence when I speak in broad daylight."
"What evidence do you need? Heaven and earth are my witnesses! I wouldn't come looking for you without a reason."
"In front of them, I advise you to be more careful when you speak. Young men, do you, the Demon Subduing Division, take care of these rogues?"
"Taoist, don't you know who I am?"
"I knew it before, but after you yelled at me like that, I've forgotten it. Where are you from, rascal?"
“.”
Who is this fat guy? He looks quite cute.
Seeing the two of them arguing loudly, Xiang Jiannan came up to Li Jin and Tang Ning and nodded. He knew they were here for the matter of the house.
Seeing that the fat man was already rubbing his hands together while talking to the master, he stood aside and watched the show quietly.
Can't fight.
The two of them were just bluffing. Even though their faces were becoming more and more ferocious, if they were given a few more hours, they would continue to roll up their sleeves.
The fat man's robe was a bit loose. As soon as he rolled it up and raised his hand, it slipped down again in an instant.
There wasn't much expression on Li Jin and Tang Ning's faces, and one of them even yawned from time to time.
"Okay, you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
After several rounds of fighting, the conversation was escalating from spitting everywhere, and finally the pointing and gesticulating turned into uncontrollable anger. Xiang Jiannan saw the fat man suddenly stretch out his body.
He stretched out his arms and pushed the two Demon-Subduing Division personnel beside him back two steps. After clearing the area, he looked murderous and prepared to fight with the old Taoist priest.
Although the prelude was very thorough, none of Xiang Jiannan and the other two believed it. In the end, Li Jin expressed his opinion and symbolically advised him to think twice: "Sir, please don't be angry. I came here today mainly to reason with the old Taoist priest."
"That's bullshit, you troublemaker! I don't believe I can't punish you today! Get out of my way!"
He shouted at the top of his voice to tell everyone that his anger had reached its peak. Interrupting Li Jin's words, the fat man in the crimson robe suddenly collapsed.
He sat on the ground with a miserable look on his face, and the murderous aura he had before was gone in an instant.
He kept slapping the ground with his hands and crying, facing Gao Yuan with one short leg crossed.
"God damn it, this old Taoist priest actually set fire to my ancestral home! Everyone, come and see, this old Taoist priest with a human face but a beastly heart, bah bah bah! Oh, he even wants to hit me!"
After two wails, he seemed to realize that the atmosphere was not good enough, turned around and ordered Li Jin and Tang Ning to go out and call for help.
"Call all the people in the town over here. Today we must let the old Taoist priest see the power of our Demon Subduing Division!"
Li Jin turned around silently and did as he was told, but Tang Ning on the side pointed at his ear innocently.
I can't hear you. Do you have any instructions? Suddenly, the whole yard was filled with wailing.
When he walked out of the Taoist temple and saw Li Jin standing under the eaves, Xiang Jiannan guessed that he would not really call for help. When he got closer, he could only smile, knowing what was going on.
Both of them were thinking the same thing, looking into the distance, but neither of them spoke.
It was not until I heard the old Taoist priest in the temple begging for mercy that I heard Li Jin say as he left: "It's a good burn. That kind of place shouldn't have been left."
When he entered the Taoist temple again, he saw the old Taoist priest trying to help the fat man up, his words full of admiration:
"I have been practicing for so many years, but this is the first time I have encountered a scoundrel like you. Sir, please get up quickly. If you continue to make trouble, you may lose your authority."
"Do you admit it? If not, I'll sit for a while!"
Gao Yu Anla was reluctant and pretended to fall down while talking. The fat man who had the upper hand pressed forward step by step.
The tortured old Taoist priest had no choice but to nod his head repeatedly and let him get up first.
"It was indeed me who set the fire. If you have anything to say, please just give me your instructions."
“It should have been done long ago!”
When he heard Gao Yuan admit defeat, he stood up and flicked his sleeves casually. The fat man who was crying not long ago immediately changed his face to a different one.
He turned to look at Li Jin and Tang Ning, signaling them to learn from him, and did not forget to talk about improving themselves:
"There is nothing in the Great Zhou Dynasty that I cannot accomplish. You two must remember my words and actions just now. They are all knowledge."
"This is our Lord Zhang from the Demon Subduing Division. He rarely leaves the capital."
Following Gao Yu'an into the incense hall, he again introduced the identity of the fat man next to him. In fact, he was talking to Xiang Jiannan. Li Jin sounded a little helpless when he spoke.
He rarely leaves the capital but still ran into you two. He and Tang Ning didn't want this to happen.
Lord Zhang is not as generous as Lord Li. He is willing to do anything as long as he can achieve his goal.
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Being unreasonable is a daily routine.
Zhang San?
Two words immediately popped up in his mind. Thinking that the Demon Subduing Division should have some cultural heritage, Xiang Jiannan was a little curious about the name of the fat man in front of him.
I only saw the so-called Master Zhang carefully scanning the incense hall, still unsatisfied, and finally looked at the master to ask him what to do next: "Whether to pay or to offset, Taoist priest, give me a straightforward answer, more or less, let's talk about reason."
"What is compensation, and how can it be compensated?"
When it comes to economic issues, his expression immediately becomes nervous. When he sees that Lord Zhang just sneered after he spoke, Gao Yuan's eyes narrow into a line. It seems that he obviously wants to ask for a huge amount of money. Now that things have come to this, he has to listen even if he doesn't want to.
"It's simple. If you want compensation, I'll pay you one thousand taels of silver. If you want to pay, I'll take your Taoist temple."
The two fat hands were hidden in the sleeves for a long time without being revealed. Xiang Jiannan felt that the fat man in front of him was not here for compensation. After listening to him, he continued to remain calm.
The old master didn't seem to think so. When he stood up and spoke, his tone was already filled with murderous intent: "Why don't you go to the courtyard and cry for a while, and I, the Taoist priest, will continue to cultivate my mind with you."
Although he did not directly refuse, he had already expressed his meaning very clearly.
You are so bold that you even set your sights on my Taoist temple. If it weren't for Young Master Li's sake, I would have kicked you out long ago.
"There's something wrong with that house."
Knowing that Li Jin and the others could not be unaware of this kind of thing, they waited for Lord Zhang's next words, while Xiang Jiannan spoke on behalf of his master.
Who could be fooled by such a high price? The master would never give him one thousand taels of silver or a Taoist temple.
"It is precisely because of the problem that I asked for so much."
He generously acknowledged Xiang Jiannan's words, and looking at the little Taoist priest who wanted to bargain, Master Zhang smiled and said, "Everyone here knows that there is something wrong with that house. If you want to bargain, Taoist priest, find another reason."
"Do you understand what 'special matters are handled specially' means? You are setting the fire in a completely lawless manner."
"I think you are lawless."
He turned around and saw that his disciple was speechless. He moved his body and his sleeves suddenly opened. In an instant, Master Zhang and the cushion under his butt were suspended in the air. Gao Yu'an's action made Tang Ning and Li Jin nervous at the same time.
As the two men watched vigilantly, they saw the old Taoist priest raise his arms high, twist his body, and walk out of the incense hall with Mr. Zhang and his cushion.
When the other three followed out one after another, they saw Lord Zhang slowly turning in circles with the cushion under his buttocks.
He raised his hand to signal Li Jin and Tang Ning not to move. It was unclear which part of the smile on his chubby face was real.
"Take a good look, the sky is above you."
When he arrived at the courtyard, he quickly calmed down. He saw Lord Zhang enjoying himself sitting on the futon. After Gao Yuan spoke, he seemed to finally realize what was wrong.
But he scratched his head and looked awakened, and soon locked his eyes on the rotating cushion.
Then his arm suddenly dropped, and he looked at the fat man on the futon falling freely with great relief:
"Smash you to death, you little bastard. You are so playful and smiling. Do you think I am teasing you?"
Just one chapter today, and I'll take the next few days to sort out my thoughts.
(End of this chapter)