Chapter 93

Zhu Chu explained to the spirits and monsters with great effort, assuring them that his Daoist temple was a legitimate one, different from the evil path of the Nine-Headed Dragon.

He even brought in Mu Shui Shui as a witness.

Under Mu Shui Shui’s speechless nod, the spirits and monsters in the courtyard finally begrudgingly believed Zhu Chu’s words and followed him upstairs to discuss the salary details.

The humans left at the pool exchanged glances. When they saw Mu Shui Shui coming down, they forced a smile and said, “Xiao Shui, your business is really getting bigger, even companies from the capital are coming here to recruit people.”

“But you’re really good at picking people, those few just now were actors, right? Their sense of belief was so strong. If I hadn’t seen actors take animal performance classes before, I almost would’ve thought that man actually turned into a donkey!”

“Yeah, yeah, he actually completed a whole lap and came back!”

Mu Shui Shui, still thinking about how to smooth things over: “…?”

Mu Shui Shui, who often stunned countless people with unorthodox ways of making money across the human, ghost, and demon realms, felt a shock from the Xiaoyao Sect at this moment.

The Daoist priests had long become numb to the strange actions of the Xiaoyao Sect. With expressionless faces, they watched Zhu Chu recruit wave after wave of employees, feeling as if they were the only ones who had suffered losses in this entire operation.

However, there was an unexpected pleasant surprise.

The three dog demons that Mu Shui Shui had taken in had already awakened their spiritual intelligence before leaving the Nine-Headed Dragon's main sect. After all this time, they still remembered where the Nine-Headed Dragon’s headquarters was.

The Daoist priests exchanged glances, and decisively began to formulate a counterattack plan.

However, they quickly hit a roadblock—leaving the temple.

The Daoist priest with the goat beard frowned tightly: “Since the Nine-Headed Dragon’s spies are everywhere, the news of our presence here must have already spread. The other side is probably only hesitating because they fear the demon clan’s protective ancestor. If we leave here, wouldn’t we be at their mercy?”

The Nine-Headed Dragon’s main base was still some distance away, and with the Nine-Headed Dragon's ability to attack all the major Daoist temples in the southwest overnight, they would probably be worn down by the constant stream of vengeful ghosts sent by the Nine-Headed Dragon before they even arrived.

The Daoist priests thought of several methods, but none could bypass this problem, leaving them all with worried faces.

At this moment, the second disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, who usually only paid attention to his master, spoke up: “Zhu Chu.”

Zhu Chu was busy printing labor contracts. Upon hearing the voice, he immediately looked up, his scalp tingling: “Junior brother… no, Mr. Nie?”

Nie Chen glanced at him coldly but didn’t dwell on the issue of the form of address. He lowered his gaze to Ke Xingzhou, who was already yawning, and spoke calmly, “Call the temple.”

Zhu Chu: “Huh?”

He was about to say, “Aren’t all the people from our temple here? Who else would I call?” But after a moment, he suddenly realized the temple was empty, but there were ghosts!He suddenly realized, and then, under the Daoist priests' puzzled gazes, he made a call to the employees staying behind in the capital.

The Daoist priests watched in confusion as he muttered something into the phone, then they heard him say, “Then come over,” and tossed the phone onto the table in front of him.

Just as they were wondering what he was doing, the next second, a translucent hand reached out from the screen.

The Daoist priests: “…???”

They saw the hand grip the edge of the screen and squeeze out. Then another hand followed, and soon, a black, deformed face appeared.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar Daoist opposite him, the old ghost wasn’t scared at all. In fact, he even smiled kindly at the other: “Good afternoon, Daoist! Can you help me out? The food at our Xiaoyao Sect is so good, I’ve gained a lot of weight this month, and my flexibility is a bit off…”

Daoist priests: “…???”

The Daoist facing him opened his mouth in confusion, stammered for a while, and finally managed to speak: “I… how can I help you?”

As he spoke, he raised the spiritual tool in his hand. The tool, blessed with spiritual power, emitted a deadly golden light in the eyes of the ghosts. In Ke Xingzhou’s eyes, the merit light from the Daoist was also trembling, with a sense of urgency as if it might leave him at any moment.

Old ghost: “…”

Daoist: “…”

Half an hour later.

The gates of Mu Shui Shui's villa slowly opened. The Nine-Headed Dragon's evil sect, who had been lurking near the villa, suddenly perked up and quickly woke up their companions: “Wake up! The righteous Daoists are coming out!”

At first, the companion didn’t believe it: “These old guys just found a place to shelter themselves, how could they come out so early? Don’t try to fool me, it’s your turn to keep watch this time.”

But he still opened his eyes, grabbed the binoculars, and looked over.

When he saw it, he was shocked: “Damn, they really dare to come out?”

The old Daoists, who had earlier been hiding in a sorry state, indeed walked out of the villa. It seemed they were bidding farewell to Mu Shui Shui and the others behind them. However, for some reason, the expressions on the Daoists' faces were a bit complicated as they turned around.

The two evil Daoists were suspicious, but then they thought: it was just a group of Daoists from Jiangcheng, their skills probably weren’t much different from the Daoist temples in the southwest.

They had wiped out most of the Daoist temples in the southwest this morning, so they weren’t afraid of these few Daoists.

The evil Daoist who had been sleeping earlier sneered: “Righteous Daoists are so stupid, they found a safe place but instead of staying there, they want to clash at this time. We’ll help them with that!”

The younger evil Daoist, still a little hesitant, asked: “Senior brother, should we notify the headquarters to send reinforcements?”

Their strength was low, and they had been sent here in advance to keep watch. The rest of the Nine-Headed Dragon’s forces assumed these righteous Daoists wouldn’t leave Mu Shui Shui’s house so early, and would stay until their injuries were healed. So, they were all still waiting in their original spots.

The younger evil Daoist was worried, thinking that just the two of them wouldn’t be able to take down the righteous Daoists.

The burly man, however, was disdainful: “Notify what? Even if they come, they’ll just use those vengeful and good ghosts to attack. The people who went this morning to command the ghost soldiers have all been personally instructed by the headquarters. Are you stupid or crazy to give such a great merit to someone else?”

“But…”

The younger man still hesitated. However, the burly man had already taken out a roughly carved wooden whistle, placed it to his lips, and blew.

In an instant, the previously clear sky became overcast, and a violent gust of yin wind began to blow.The water in the villa's swimming pool was blown up, and then, visibly from the dark clouds, one black ghostly figure after another floated out!

These ghostly figures were pitch black, obviously refined souls, their faces either smeared with blood or covered in thick resentment, so much so that even the living, with their strong yang energy, could see their outlines.

The couple next door, who were about to leave together, were stunned upon seeing this, slowly opening their mouths.

The Daoists from Jiangcheng turned pale.

They knew the Nine-Headed Dragon was always arrogant, but they didn’t expect them to be so deranged as to summon ghost soldiers so blatantly with ordinary people around.

The Daoists immediately paid no attention to anything else, quickly taking out their spiritual tools and angrily shouting towards the Nine-Headed Dragon, who was hiding somewhere: “How dare you!”

Just as the words left their mouths, the couple reprimanded: “Where did all these plastic bags come from?”

“They’re all used ones! Could these be for packing fresh goods? Damn, what kind of property management is this garbage!”

The Daoists: “…”

The ghostly figures: “…”

The ghost soldiers, who were fed by the Nine-Headed Dragon, turned expressionless and looked at the naïve couple, letting out an angry roar.

Fortunately, the Daoists reacted quickly, covering the couple’s eyes and ears, swiftly pushing them back into Mu Shui Shui’s villa.

They then drew out their spiritual tools and marched towards the villa’s gates against the fierce wind.

Standing outside the gate, the aura of yin energy was even more terrifying. The Daoists’ robes fluttered in the wind, their graying hair was tousled by the breeze. Yet, they remained unmoved, lifting their heads high and shouting at the ghost soldiers in the sky: “How dare you, plastic bags!”

The ghost soldiers: “?”

The Daoist who spoke was momentarily stunned and quickly corrected himself: “How dare you, souls of the dead! In broad daylight, you dare to show yourselves and disturb the order of the living! Surrender now, or you will face certain death!”

Zhu Chu and Huang Mao, two novices, were hiding at the back, peeking out. It was Zhu Chu’s first time seeing such a large-scale scene. Curiously, he asked Ke Xingzhou: “Master, these ghost soldiers have all been refined, right? Will this kind of speech work?”

“It won’t.” Before Ke Xingzhou could respond, Huang Mao interjected, “You don’t get it. It’s like the police’s warning before firing a gun; they need to say this to make the fight legitimate. Otherwise, how will they write the report afterward?”

Zhu Chu: “…”

So that’s how it works…

He looked ahead with little interest, watching the Daoist who had been shouting slogans stagger for some reason. The once imposing scene suddenly lost its grandeur.

Zhu Chu shook his head: “Sure enough, the fastest way to break the professional filter is to become part of that profession.”

As they spoke, the ghost soldiers had already completely emerged from the clouds, densely arranged in the air.

Because of the Daoists’ earlier provocation, the ghost soldiers were filled with immense yin energy and killing intent as they rushed down, and the Daoists raised their spiritual tools in response.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, the Nine-Headed Dragon's evil Daoists, hiding in the corner, couldn’t help but reveal triumphant smiles.

Among the crowd, a handsome young man, his features like a beautiful ink painting, raised his hand and waved. Countless souls surged from behind him, directly meeting the ghost soldiers in the air—

The next moment, they were lying sprawled in front of the ghost soldiers.The old ghost is now the department manager of the haunted house. As a leader, he charged forward, shouting at the ghost soldiers on the opposite side: "Come on! Kill your way through me! I’m a benevolent ghost—if you dare touch me, I’ll have our lord strike you down immediately!"

The other benevolent ghosts of the Xiaoyao Sect quickly followed suit, forming a large, semi-transparent protective shield around the Daoists.

The spiritual tools held high by the Daoists now glowed, and various Taoist techniques were unleashed…

They began to cast protective spells on the benevolent ghosts.

The benevolent ghosts became even more reckless in their tantrums.

The Nine-Headed Dragon's evil Daoists: "???"

The Daoists, seemingly sensing the shocked gazes from afar, swayed in confusion, their toes gripping their shoes, unable to stop their faces from turning red.