Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xu Xiaofeng: “…”
Wei Xi: “…”
Others in the car: “…”
Tuan Tuanyi quickly said, “Please concentrate on driving and don’t talk.”
The driver hesitated, then turned back and drove for a while before turning back again and saying, “There’s only the first time and countless times when someone cheats. I was deceived by my wife back then, believing she was just confused for a moment. Sigh! Later I realized that you can never forgive this kind of thing, and you have to get a divorce!”
Xu Xiaofeng on the other end of the phone suddenly moved her voice away: “You’re awake?!”
The next second, Kuang Zhiming’s weak, feeble explanation came from the other end: “…I… I didn’t!”
It seemed that Kuang Zhiming, who was originally unconscious, was abruptly awakened by hearing this.
The driver had a gossipy look on his face and seemed to want to say something more, but Tuan Tuanyi was afraid that if he kept talking, Kuang Zhiming would lose his life, so he quickly pointed ahead and shouted: “Car! Car! Car!”
At this moment, on the overpass, the driver finally focused on driving after being reminded by him. However, he didn’t realize that his shocking words had attracted the attention of some employees of Taicang Sect. Several ghosts squatting on the roof of the car curiously hung their heads out of the car window to watch him –
“He said his wife cheated on him…”
“It seems like it’s not just once or twice, no wonder I always felt like his head was green…”
“Sigh, how pitiful. People who betray their marriages are so shameful. I heard from Uncle Shen that our detective agency often receives similar jobs. The messy relationships between men and women in the world are truly terrifying.”
“Stay strong, uncle! You must believe in love!”
The driver was driving obliviously, not realizing how many enthusiastic employees of Taicang Sect were outside the car window sincerely encouraging him. A few old lady ghosts even reached out and touched his head with heartache.
But he probably won’t be very happy after knowing this…
Ignoring his nosy employees, Wei Xi asked Kuang Zhiming, who had regained consciousness and was groggily explaining to Xu Xiaofeng that he hadn’t cheated on her, “Have you caught the person who did it?”
Kuang Zhiming sounded exhausted. “No, I don’t know who did it. My mind went blank at the time, and I almost got dragged away. Luckily, I heard a loud thunder in the sky, and that’s when he stopped me.”
It was a thrilling story. At that time, Kuang Zhiming had his hands handcuffed by the ghost and his soul almost left his body. Fortunately, he and Xu Xiaofeng had been living in a Taoist temple recently. The thunder should have been a reminder from the worshippers in the temple, which prevented him from falling into disaster.
The driver was completely confused. What did he do? He left with a blank mind and couldn’t help but snort softly: “Cheating is cheating, what’s the use of excuses for this bast**d?”
The employees of Taicang Sect all looked at him with pity, it was obvious that he had been left with a psychological trauma.
….
Because of this incident, the car changed course and drove to Liandu Temple. When Wei Xi and his disciples went in, there were already many people inside. Kuang Zhiming was lying weakly on the bed, and the fellow Daoists who came to check on him gathered around his bed.
Fortunately, Kuang Zhiming was not seriously injured; he only suffered from a headache due to damage to his soul. He should be able to recover his health after a period of bed rest.
But the Taoist priests present were still terrified— they were even seducing Taoist priests! How could this be possible? Ordinary Taoist temples inherently carried the righteousness of heaven and earth, and with the Holy Lord and the Immortal Master enshrined within, demons and monsters dared not approach. Needless to say, anyone who dared to enter the Liandu Temple and seduce souls under the noses of the great Celestial Lords could only be a messenger from the underworld.
This method was far too cruel and outrageous! Even Kuang Zhiming, living in a Taoist temple, almost didn’t escape it; he was only saved by a thunderbolt from the heavens. What if it were someone else?!
Everyone felt a pang of sympathy and began to discuss it animatedly.
“I didn’t expect there would be such a method. They invited the underworld’s ghosts to come and go freely from the temple. How can we guard against this?”
There was really no way to guard against this. The underworld officials were different from ordinary demons and monsters. They were government officials, not subject to the constraints of folk Taoism. Even if everyone gathered together and practiced magic to the point of exhaustion, they might not be able to hinder them. Therefore, after hearing this, everyone pondered for a moment and realized that there was nothing they could do except pray to the gods and the city god and be extremely careful.
But how easy is it for gods to manifest? If it were that easy, the human world wouldn’t be the human world it is today.
Everyone was inevitably distressed. Wei Xi thought of his sect, which had recently been included in the list of public institutions, and also complained about the ills in the industry: “It’s simply collusion between the two sides, corruption and bribery. The atmosphere in all units of our Underworld Department is really too bad.”
He focused on something very special, and everyone was like, “……………………”
The Taoist priest who spoke first coughed and asked Kuang Zhiming, “Who is this…?”
This was an old Taoist priest from the local Taoist Association, a member of the association’s review team. He rarely went out, so he didn’t know Wei Xi. Kuang Zhiming quickly explained to him, “This is the Taoist priest Wei from the Taicang Sect whom I recommended for admission to the association.”
He submitted Wei Xi’s membership application a few days ago.
Wei Xi saw that as soon as he finished speaking, all the Taoist priests in the room, including the old Taoist priest who asked the question, whether they knew him or not, looked up at him.
The old Taoist priest looked a little dazed. He looked Wei Xi up and down for a while before asking Kuang Zhiming uncertainly, “This…this is the one…”
Kuang Zhiming nodded weakly.
“Fellow Daoist Kuang, you’ve already recommended us?” Wei Xi understood Kuang Zhiming’s question. “Has the application been approved?”
Kuang Zhiming said he didn’t know either. At this point, the old Taoist priest spoke again, his expression becoming strange. “It’s mainly because the information submitted by Gui… Guiguan is a bit special. There are quite a few disagreements within the organizing committee. We may need to wait a little longer.”
The reality was far more intense than he described. The entire organizing committee was stunned when the application materials from Taicang were submitted. This Taoist temple had virtually no formal approval documents. Not only were there no approval documents for building the temple, and they couldn’t even provide Taoist priest certificates. The temple was located in a residential area. Logically, they should have been rejected without even looking at it. However, among the pile of useless documents they submitted, there was a photocopy of a certificate specially approved by the Underworld.
What the hell is this certificate?! At first, the Taoist priests on the organizing committee were completely dumbfounded. The oldest among them had been in the business for decades and had never heard of such a thing that was even more of a fraud than a con artist. However, after inquiring with the Liandu Temple, which had submitted the recommendation materials, they were told that the certificate was given to Wei Xi by the underworld messengers in front of many association members. There were plenty of witnesses, which could completely prove the authenticity of the certificate.
This was truly perplexing. The application documents of Taicang Sect certainly did not comply with the original regulations of the Religious Affairs Bureau, yet he was a division-level cadre specially approved by the Underworld.
The current disagreement within the association was whether to listen to the higher-ups or the lower-ups. Logically, those at the top should abide by the rules and regulations, but their industry was unique, and a large part of their work involved lower-ups…
The old Taoist priest had recently lost half of his hair because of this. When he suddenly met this weirdo in the industry, his pupils were shocked and he didn’t know how to deal with it for a moment.
Wei Xi, however, could only think with worry under his gaze that the Taicang Sect was indeed limited in scale, and gaining recognition within the industry would not be easy…
There were also Taoist priests in the crowd who were unaware of the situation. After checking on Kuang Zhiming, they were extremely worried. Furthermore, Kuang Zhiming had speculated that this was revenge after the Xiusheng Cult was defeated and asked for a replacement. He anxiously reminded them, “Even if their revenge wasn’t successful this time, they won’t let it go. I heard it was Taoist Priest Wei who forced the replacement out of the person who was replaced. The Xiusheng Cult was able to summon the underworld messenger, and their methods were so strange. Taoist Priest Wei must be extra careful when he returns.”
It was Wei Xi who had punched Tan Fu with two fists when he asked for help. Now that Kuang Zhiming was clearly targeting him, Wei Xi was indeed worried. He immediately nodded cautiously: “Thank you, I will be careful.”
The old Taoist priest glanced at him sideways, his feelings indescribable—what’s wrong with you? Do you even know what a division-level cadre is? You’re the only low-level leader in the underworld here, and you’re the only one who doesn’t need to be careful at all.
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