It still feels a bit strange to see Lü Xian without his beard.
"How is it? Has everyone arrived yet?" Lü Xian asked Hu Fei with a smile.
"We're here, we're here, everyone's here!" Hu Fei hurriedly replied. In just a short while, all the immortals who hadn't arrived had also caught up, and so everyone began to line up in front of the big teapot.
A wooden frame was built next to the large teapot, naturally forming steps, and Lü Xian, Hu Fei, Ke Ke, and other section chiefs naturally stood in the middle row.
Director Feng and Section Chief Lin from the office, and Section Chief Jiao from the equipment department, jumped around and adjusted everyone's positions according to their height, but the three in the middle would not move.
"Hey? You're standing up too? What are you doing on the side?" Hu Fei saw Wei Cai leave Lü Xian and watch the commotion from the side, so he hurriedly called out to her.
Wei Cai shook her head repeatedly with a smile. Hu Fei glanced at the smiling Lü Xian, jumped off the wooden frame and came over to invite Wei Cai, "Come, come, let's take a picture. It's not a serious matter. You can stand here..." Hu Fei intentionally made room to the side and let Wei Cai stand next to Lü Xian.
"Hey...where's your little one? Come up here too, let's take a picture together and make it more fun!" Hu Fei turned to Wang Yao and called out.
"Yes, yes, everyone stand up and let's have some fun together." Lu Xian nodded repeatedly with a smile.
Upon hearing Lü Xian speak, Director Feng and Section Chief Lin went over and called over Hui Shuo, who was standing to the side hesitating, and arranged for him to stand next to Wang Yao.
Wang Yao and Hui Shuo were arranged by Jiao Gu to sit in the first row, squatting down and holding a banner that was hanging in the conference room: "Special Seminar on Criticizing Pseudoscience".
Everyone lined up. Director Feng and Section Chief Lin returned to the group, while Section Chief Jiao set up the tripod, mounted the camera, and shouted "Cheese!" to get everyone's expressions ready for the photo.
Holding the banner, Wang Yao thought to himself, "Is Lu Xian's ostentatious display of taking a group photo to 'criticize pseudoscience' under the Buddha's nose at the Yunling Eighteen Temples Scenic Area a sign that Heaven is demonstrating its power against the Buddhist Kingdom?"
The Heavenly Court's economic situation is really not good these days. The Buddhist Kingdom is so good at making money, there are probably many immortals in the Heavenly Court who are unhappy about it. Is this a roundabout way of expressing dissatisfaction? He is now gradually learning about some of the inside stories of the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Realm, and he has to think more deeply about everything.
After taking photos, Ke Ke announced the successful conclusion of the 71st General Assembly of the Office, the First Extraordinary Meeting of the Eighth Plenary Session and the Ninth Plenary Session. All the immortals can take a half-day off to continue their tour of the eighteen temples of Yunling. Starting tomorrow, everyone will be back to their busy work.
Having experienced Yunji Temple, Wang Yao had a very poor impression of the eighteen temples of Yunling and lost all interest in visiting them. Moreover, his system had already been upgraded to level 6, and he was eager to go to the Immortal Realm to replenish his spiritual power. This afternoon was a holiday, so going to the Immortal Realm to absorb spiritual energy would not be considered absenteeism, which made him feel much more justified.
The problem still lies with Hui Shuo. This fake monk is not an immortal, so he can't be taken to the South Heavenly Gate. But this kid is clinging to him so tightly that he's afraid that if he says he's leaving, the kid will start crying and begging again.
"Hua Gu, are you still planning to stay in Yunling?" Wang Yao thought for a moment, then went to find Hua Gu again.
"Um... since we've already bought tickets, what's the point of not playing?" Hua Gu stared at Wang Yao with wide eyes.
“Well, didn’t Lu Xian give me 100 merit points…” Wang Yao said to Hua Gu.
"You want to go to the Immortal Realm to absorb spiritual energy?" Hua Tuo guessed Wang Yao's meaning before he could finish speaking, and immediately shook his head vigorously. "Let me tell you, no way. Go back to Huadu yourself. There are buses. I'm not your human transportation..."
“That’s not what I meant. That kid Hui Shuo keeps bothering me, and I can’t take him to the Immortal Realm. Do you think I can take him for a day? I’ll be back by tomorrow morning at the latest. What do you think?” Wang Yao quickly explained to Hua Tuo when he saw that he had misunderstood.
"Not good! You won't take care of your son, but you expect me to take care of him for you? I hate this kind of fussy stuff the most. Whoever has time can take care of him." Hua Tuo chuckled and refused outright.
“No, even if others are willing, Hui Shuo might not believe them. Only you have become familiar with him, and he trusts you so he won’t cause trouble…” Wang Yao hurriedly advised.
"Oh, so this is the only good thing about sharing a room with you? Hurry up and go somewhere else to have fun, stop talking nonsense here." Hua Tuo's face changed, and he became unhappy, taking a step and walking away.
"Hey! Wait a minute, I... I'll pay you, okay? Pay me!" Wang Yao was really anxious. This Hui Shuo was such a hindrance, and it was hard to get rid of him. The key was that the money was a bit too hot to handle. He might as well pay the custody fee.
When Hua Tuo heard Wang Yao say he would pay, he stopped.
"After all this rambling, this is the only sentence that makes any sense. Tell me, how much are you planning to give?" Hua Tuo asked.
“One…one thousand…” Wang Yao thought that it was only half a day or one night, so one thousand yuan should be enough.
"Get the hell out of here! If you keep dawdling, I'll beat you up!" To everyone's surprise, Hua Tuo got angry and started cursing as if he was about to turn against Wang Yao.
"What's going on? It's only half a day and one night, yet it's a thousand..." Wang Yao was completely baffled.
"You give your son a thousand yuan in pocket money every time, and then you give me a thousand yuan too? What do you take me for? Do you think I've never seen money before or what? You brat, you're so damn insensible!" Hua Tuo shook his head repeatedly and cursed angrily.
"Then... how much do you think it should be?" Wang Yao asked quickly. Judging from the situation, even if he said two thousand, the old man would get angry. He should listen to how big Hua Tuo's appetite is before making a decision.
"Fifty thousand! A child this big is too much trouble to take care of. I'm telling you beforehand, I'm not robbing you, I simply don't want to bother with this. If you have another way, don't bother me." Hua Tuo said arrogantly.
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