Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The group returned to the hotel with the stray dog spirit, utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
Tuan Tuanyi even invited everyone to go soak in the hot springs, but Master Quan, still angry about what he had just said about selling meat, glared at the rat spirit beside him and said, “What are we soaking in? Haven’t we been spied on enough!”
The hotel guests passing by looked at him with incredulous eyes. After looking at him, they looked at the rat spirit’s delicate and pretty face, their eyes asking, “What on earth is this old man talking about?”
As soon as Master Quan finished speaking, he saw the expressions on the faces of those around him. His old face immediately turned bright red, and he turned and left.
The rat spirit, remembering his earlier voyeurism, felt rather embarrassed now that he had been appeased. Seeing that he was still angry, he quickly chased after him to apologize— “Master Quan, please don’t be angry. I didn’t mean to peek at you undressing…”
Passersby: “!!!!”
The Taoist Association members who remained in the main hall heard a large group of people talking and walking towards them from that direction.
“…Did you hear that just now?”
“I heard that… an older man and a younger man… and one of them is a Taoist priest… it’s really shocking…”
“…Compared to age, gender doesn’t seem to be an issue anymore.”
The Taoist priests in the main hall: “…”
….
Master Quan certainly wouldn’t have gone to the hot springs; but the rat spirit also disappeared after following him away.
Wei Xi handed the employees over to his eldest apprentice and then returned to his room with his second apprentice. The moment the door closed, the noise outside was completely shut out.
In the same room, he subconsciously glanced back at his apprentice as he entered, a subtle feeling stirring deep within him.
His apprentice had been on his phone the whole way, but now, as he turned on the light, the gaze lingering on him seemed thoughtful. Wei Xi glanced at his phone: “Que’er, what are you looking at?”
The other person was silent for a moment, their gaze slowly sliding from his eyes to his lips. After a moment, they turned their head away and casually locked the screen: “Nothing, do you still want to take a bath?”
Wei Xi still wanted to go and see it; as according to the guests, the hotel’s hot springs were very famous.
The apprentice grunted in response, then deftly went into the dressing room and retrieved two bathrobes. He carried them over and looked at him intently, asking, “Want me to help you change?”
Wei Xi was stunned for a moment.
The apprentice waited two seconds but received no answer. So he reached out and tried to zip down Wei Xi’s jacket. Wei Xi looked up at his apprentice’s downcast eyes and felt a burning sensation in his ears for some reason. For the first time, he subconsciously refused, saying, “I can do it myself.”
Surprisingly, his apprentice did not insist and obediently withdrew his hand, his attitude appearing somewhat colder than before.
The coat lay limply on the floor, making a familiar clattering sound. Wei Xi took off his clothes and changed into a bathrobe. When he turned around, he found that his apprentice was already prepared and was quietly leaning against the low table, watching him.
The hotel bathrobes were rather loose and of average size, not covering much of the body. Moreover, for some reason, the apprentice hadn’t worn them properly; and the belt was only loosely tied around his waist. He sat on the table, one leg bent, the other casually extended, his upper body slightly bent, holding a can of opened, ice-cold beer in his hand, his sleeves rolled up, clearly exposing his long forearms and most of his chest.
Countless hideous scars spread across his skin, arranged in a staggered pattern, half-hidden and half-revealed, yet somehow creating an indescribable, arrogant beauty.
Although Wei Xi thought his clothes were strange and his pose seemed tiring, his gaze deepened. At that moment, he felt inexplicably tempted, and his appetite was so strong that he wanted to pounce on him and take a bite of his well-defined collarbone.
The apprentice met his gaze but didn’t speak. He simply looked Wei Xi, who had also changed into a bathrobe, up and down, then lowered his eyes, took a sip of beer, stood up, put the beer can aside, and walked straight to the door: “Let’s go.”
He took two steps forward, but Wei Xi didn’t move. Instead, he walked to the low table where his apprentice had been sitting and picked up the beer can that had been put down.
The apprentice seemed to realize that he hadn’t followed and turned around to look at him.
Their eyes met, Wei Xi spun the beer can around, then stared straight into his apprentice’s eyes. Suddenly, as if possessed, he pressed his lips to the spot the other had just touched, and then slowly took a sip.
Their eyes never left each other. The beer, probably taken from the refrigerator, was even colder than the winter air, but the apprentice’s gaze suddenly ignited like a fire.
After a long while, he suddenly made a move, his face darkening as he strode over and grabbed Wei Xi by the back of the head.
Wei Xi almost instantly wrapped his arms around his neck and opened his mouth to receive his tongue.
While Wei Xi was engrossed in the scene, he felt a strange urge to laugh. His apprentice seemed quite angry; he had just been acting cold and indifferent, but now the force with which he bit Wei Xi’s lip was even greater than it had been in the afternoon.
As the two moved, the phone that had been squeezed the whole way was naturally tossed aside. The thumb that had been tossed aside accidentally touched the lock screen button, and the screen lit up after unlocking, revealing WeChat Moments.
The latest update was posted by Xia Shouren.
Shocking! Tried-and-true methods for picking up girls – a must-read for those who want to gain the upper hand. The first tip is to play hard to get; only the right approach wins hearts!
Oh shit!
Oh, the second disciple of the Taicang Sect, thought.
“Gaining the upper hand while feigning reluctance is bullshit! There are more monstrous tricks these days than on social media! Xia Shouren, go to hell.”
….
The next day, when Wei Xi was being led out of the room by his second apprentice, who had recovered and was wrapped in his clothes, they ran into Tuan Tuanyi, who was coming from the opposite side.
Tuan Tuanyi who was grabbing the chubby boy, asked, “Master, we agreed to go to the hot springs together last night, then why didn’t you come?”
Wei Xi licked his lips, his thighs were a little swollen, but he still had a satisfied expression on his face: “I forgot.”
When Tuan Tuanyi met his gaze, he was momentarily stunned. The chubby boy beside him murmured, “Brother Tuan, why does your master look so lewd…”
Tuan Tuanyi snapped out of his daze and slapped him on the back of the head: “You’re so young, but your thoughts are really filthy. Who are you fantasizing about? Shut up!”
The master hadn’t said anything yet, but the junior brother, seeing him happily beating the chubby boy, paused for a moment before finally saying, “Alright, let’s go.”
The rest of the Taoist Association had already gathered, including fellow Taoists from the local Xin’an Taoist Association. They took the address they had obtained from the stray dog monster and headed to Yucheng Mountain, the headquarters of the Xiusheng Sect.
The Xiusheng Cult had a considerable reputation. Despite being in Xin’an for so many years, it had been impossible to eradicate it. At the foot of Mount Yucheng, there were still many believers who had come early in the morning to practice Qigong.
A group of elderly people were laughing and slapping themselves on the chest with sticks, with a young man leading the practice. The Taoist priests from the Xin’an Taoist Association present looked grave: “This is their most common proselytizing tactic. They claim that practicing their sect’s qigong can strengthen the body and prolong life. Alas, this qigong has spread throughout Xin’an. Now, the elderly in Xin’an’s squares no longer do square dancing, but instead practice qigong. And they willingly believe it, no matter how the government tries to ban it, they can’t get rid of it.”
Besides the believers practicing Qigong, there were also many people carrying incense, candles, and paper money rushing up the mountain, all of them looking very happy.
The Taoist priests, puzzled, stopped an old woman and asked, “Auntie, what is happening on this mountain?”
The auntie laughed and said, “Aren’t you going to the wedding? There’s a celebration at the church today!”
The Taoist priest who asked the question was taken aback: “What happy occasion?”
The aunt said, “Marriage! Ghost marriage! The cult wants to find partners for the single deceased relatives of its members! As long as you bring your family members’ birth dates and ashes, they can calculate the most suitable match. As soon as I heard this news, I immediately brought my family members’ ashes here!”
After saying that, the auntie hurriedly ran away, afraid of being late.
The Taoist priests present all changed their expressions drastically. How could they not know what the Xiusheng Sect was up to?
Gathering the ashes of a large number of deceased relatives of the believers was clearly an attempt to summon their spirits. Perhaps the purpose of holding ghost marriages was secondary; the real goal was to summon the spirits to deal with those who might come to besiege them!
The Taoist priests exchanged glances, all of them trembling with fear.
At that moment, the voice of Master Wei from the Taicang Sect could be heard from the crowd, seemingly deeply moved as well: “Tuanyi, did you hear that?”
Tuan Tuanyi: “Master, I heard it.”
Master Wei said, “If a ghost marriage is arranged, there must be quite a few female ghosts involved.”
Tuan Tuanyi: “Yes, there are more men than women now. The gender ratio in our company is unbalanced, and many of our employees are still single.”
The Xin’an Taoist priests: “??????”
Taoist priests from the capital: “……………………”
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