Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Zhi Lixuan and Guang Hao were arguing endlessly, and it was almost impossible to maintain their decency. The employees of Taicang Sect were just busy having fun, which made Master Xia very annoyed. In order to maintain the image of a hermit, he could only stretch his legs slightly, but his body was still getting heavier and heavier.
Of course he was feeling heavy. He had almost twenty ghosts hanging on his body, which was enough for him to perform in the circus.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shuo Zong took out his mobile phone and searched for accidents at the forest zoo. He had not thought of investigating this when the sect organized the team building. Now, after searching, he found that there had been a lot of news about the zoo recently.
Wei Xi leaned his head against his and read slowly, “An unexpected incident occurred during the photo-taking project at the Tiger Park. A Siberian tiger nearly mauled a tourist and escaped from the park.”
“Swans at Swan Lake fled en masse, chasing and biting visitors?”
“The howling of the animals at the zoo late at night woke up many residents in the nearby residential area?”
News stories, large and small, were arranged side by side. The headlines were bizarre and terrifying, but the content was largely the same: escaped animals nearly harming tourists. Wei Xi read for a moment before hearing his apprentice calmly say, “They’re fleeing en masse. Perhaps they’ve received a summon.”
Wei Xi: “Summon?”
Shuo Zong hummed, “A ghost who has mastered cultivation can command millions of ghost soldiers. They are called the Ghost King and Ghost Queen. A beast who has mastered cultivation can also command hundreds of beasts. This kind of leader is the king of beasts.”
Wei Xi had heard of the title of the king of beasts: “The king of beasts is the tiger?”
“I guess so.” Shuo Zong nodded. “In the wild, the most powerful of all the beasts in the forest is usually the tiger.”
The order in the animal world was different from that in the human world. The human world was managed by the government and emphasized rule of law. Everyone abided by the rules of public power. Animals did not have this. They relied completely on instinct. Whoever had the strongest power was the boss.
The tiger was called the king of beasts because of its strong individual combat capability. And no one could defeat it in a one-on-one fight in the mountains.
Wei Xi understood. His eyes swept across the mighty image of the tiger in the photo. Remembering Master Xia’s previous judgment, he could not help but silently glance at the round, black and white giant panda lying on its back in the viewing area.
Giant panda: “………………”
What does that look mean? Do you look down on bears? Do you know how strong a panda’s bite is?
Zhi Lixuan parted with his square-faced partner on bad terms and returned to Wei Xi angrily: “Master Wei, don’t worry about them. They do their thing and we do ours.”
The square-faced man also said something to Master Xia. Master Xia glanced at Wei Xi and said nothing. However, the disciples behind him all showed indignant expressions, as if they had been greatly insulted.
Master Xia shook his head calmly, signaling them not to be angry. He was very magnanimous as he said, “No problem. Just consider it an exchange of Taoist teachings. Set up the altar and help me exorcise the evil spirits for the zoo.”
His disciples had no choice but to look away angrily and began to set up the altar. At the same time, they opened the suitcases they carried with them with great ritual, took out a brand new Taoist robe, shook it out, and carefully put it on him.
Master Xia spread out his arms calmly, looking really formal and impressive. The square-faced man was so frightened that he didn’t dare to breathe.
Even Zhi Lixuan, who had been having a disagreement with the square-faced man, secretly suspected that the master his partner had hired was indeed quite capable. However, he was currently furious and unwilling to compromise, so he ultimately returned his attention to Wei Xi. He had heard Qiu Guokai’s praise of the master, and when it came to performing rituals, Master Wei was sure to be just as skilled and would win back a point for him.
He hurriedly asked, “Master Wei, are we also going to perform a ritual? Do I need to prepare anything?”
However, Master Wei did not answer directly. Instead, he turned around and looked at him seriously for a few seconds before slowly speaking, “Director Zhi.”
Zhi Lixuan: “Hmm?”
Wei Xi: “Do you treat the animals in your zoo poorly?”
Zhi Lixuan: “Ah???”
His apprentice said the unusual situation at the zoo was probably caused by the animals hearing a summon. According to the business management analysis Tuan Tuanyi had given him, wasn’t it just a competitor trying to poach employees? The animals responded to the summon, eager to leave the Forest Zoo. What could be the reason? They must have thought the poaching boss offered better treatment.
Wei Xi, who also ran a company, looked at his colleague Zhi Lixuan with a look of disapproval: “Making money is important, but employees’ sense of belonging is even more important. Only when employee benefits are in place will they stop constantly thinking about changing jobs.”
Zhi Lixuan: “……………………????”
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Master Xia seemed calm and composed, but he was actually paying attention to the conversation here and almost laughed out loud when he heard it.
At first, he’d assumed this was just another colleague of his, and seeing how trusting Lixuan seemed, he was wary, fearing this was a seasoned veteran who would be difficult to handle. But he turned out to be so timid the moment he opened his mouth, even coming up with a reason like the animals wanting to change jobs. What a train of thought!
The square-faced man was silent for a moment. He then glanced at Wei Xi with a puzzled expression, feeling more and more that the expert beside him was more reliable. So he asked cautiously, “Master Xia, how do we deal with a panda that has become a spirit? After all, it’s a national treasure. How will we explain to the country if it gets hurt?”
Master Xia took the peach wood sword handed to him by his apprentice. He had no idea how to solve the problem, but he was very good at fooling people. “Don’t worry, I have been wandering the martial arts world for decades and have dispelled countless evil spirits. Although this panda spirit is causing trouble, it has not committed any serious crimes and its crime does not deserve the death penalty. Once I communicate with it, I can subdue it.”
As he spoke, he stared intently at the panda and suddenly shouted amid the swirling incense, “Five Thunder Generals, General Train, raise the flags and summon us now. No delays are allowed. Hurry, as the law commands!”
The panda was so frightened that it shuddered and looked at him, and the bamboo in its hand fell to the ground with a snap.
The square-faced man was shocked when he saw this: “Sure enough, there is a reaction!”
The demons of Taicang Sect: “………………”
Zhi Lixuan, like the square-faced man, felt a bit apprehensive. This Master Xia’s rituals were truly impressive. Then, thinking of Wei Xi’s explanation, and seeing that Wei Xi was just silently observing the Taoist temple, he felt bewildered. Why did this Master Wei he had found seem better? A little different from ordinary masters?
Moreover, the explanation given by Master Wei was different from that of Master Xia. It seemed that the problems in his own zoo had nothing to do with ghosts and feng shui, but the animals just wanted to leave. This explanation was really full of a weird sense of science and not at all metaphysical.
Master Xia walked in the Yu steps, praying to the gods and chanting incantations. Although he was middle-aged, his energy was still strong. His loud voice frightened the panda so much that it stood still and didn’t move.
His eyes were sharp, he made some finger gestures and suddenly thrust his finger towards the sky. Then he grabbed a bowl placed on the altar, took a mouthful of liquor from it, approached the railing, and suddenly sprayed it towards the panda!
The panda was sprayed all over the face and immediately got up and hid!
Wei Xi frowned in disgust. How could he not hide? There was so much saliva mixed in the wine.
Master Xia put down the bowl but glanced at him meaningfully. Then, with a look of triumph on his face, he said slowly to the square-faced man, “It’s been intimidated by me. It knows how powerful I am and won’t cause trouble again.”
The square-faced man believed it without a doubt. The panda was running very fast just now and was obviously scared!
This was the strength of the charlatan, with psychological suggestion and skills, the regular Taoist priest could successfully exorcise evil spirits silently, and only he knew the result. However, he could think of an interactive method to make the panda take the initiative to avoid. Wouldn’t the employer think it’s awesome when he saw it with his own eyes?
The square-faced man was indeed very grateful: “Thank you for your hard work, Master Xia!”
Master Xia nodded, his expression calm and his posture quite graceful. Zhi Lixuan on Wei Xi’s side also became nervous, and there was some hesitation in his eyes. Master Wei hadn’t even made a move yet, but Master Xia solved the problem directly, and it seemed that he had also suppressed the rebellious monster. Could it be that his Taoism was really profound?
He looked at Wei Xi quietly, but Wei Xi still had no intention of moving. He just looked at Master Xia quietly with inquiring eyes.
Wei Xi was studying seriously. This master’s approach was indeed very desirable. Wei Xi had taken on a few rituals and has always felt that he had completed them well. However, compared to Master Xia, who had received such enthusiastic response from his employer without doing anything, he obviously still had a lot of room for improvement.
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