Chapter 160 Team Building (Middle)

The evil professionals present, excluding the underage junior high school girl, all had jobs.

However, their meager incomes were hardly enough to support the expenses of a Lingjing Xingzhe. Saint-level materials started at seven figures, not to mention the tools.

Master Wu Hen also had a rule that they were not allowed to use their abilities to make money, even in consensual transactions.

Some things, once a breach was opened, would accumulate more and more until the tide of corruption overwhelmed the dam, twisting their minds.

Evil professionals who wanted to protect their hearts from being polluted by their profession had to be more disciplined than the law-abiding, and had to possess higher moral standards and adherence than ordinary people.

What kind of group possesses a moral bottom line that surpasses ordinary people?

Monks!

Or rather, religious beliefs.

In fact, any mainstream religion in the world, its core ideals and thoughts are to persuade people to do good and promote the shining aspects of human nature.

As for the results often criticized by the world, it is not the fault of religion, but the evil of human nature.

Resisting the temptation of materials and money is the first step to fighting inner demons and self-redemption.

The team members did indeed abide by Master Wu Hen's teachings. Even "Sweetheart Red Devil," the bank teller with the strongest material desires, was restraining her own desires.

But if the funding could be higher, who wouldn't want that?

Sitting at the head of the table, Xiao Yuan looked around the long table, her expression cold and serious, and said, "This year's funding is five hundred thousand, five hundred thousand for each person."

As soon as she finished speaking, the evil professionals at the table were stunned, wondering if they had misheard.

Five hundred thousand per person? The total amount would be eight million. For a team that has always been strapped for cash, this was an astronomical figure.

The heavily made-up bank teller, "Sweetheart Red Devil," said in surprise, "Has the hotel business grown to this extent? Last year, the revenue was clearly dismal. This is a delightful amount."

The junior high school girl with a cold expression, and "Auntie Guo" with a gloomy look, couldn't help but smile.

"The revenue is still dismal this year. The money came from other channels." Xiao Yuan glanced at Kou Bei Yue again, and said in a calm tone, "Yuanshi Tianzun supplemented me with ten million in cash, plus three high-quality Saint-stage tools, and, well, a few tubes of life source fluid."

The members at the table showed surprise.

To be honest, they were satisfied with this compensation, and even felt that Yuanshi Tianzun was very generous.

"Three high-quality tools, a few tubes of life source fluid, converted into cash, I'm afraid it would be hundreds of millions, and they are priceless." Fitness coach Lin Chong chuckled, "This kid is pretty good."

"And very rich," the junior high school girl commented.

Xiao Pangzi's gaze swept across the table, and the emotions of the crowd changed from displeasure to satisfaction and recognition.

Xiao Yuan added, "In fact, Yuanshi Tianzun's help to the team goes far beyond this. The chat group and text messages may be monitored by the authorities, so I didn't say much. Some things can only be said in private."

Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Xiao Yuan, ready to listen.

"The dying words of 'Shame for a Father' were brought by him. Knowing that 'Shame for a Father' is an evil professional, and knowing that the companion he's looking for is also an evil professional, he was willing to take such a big risk just because he believed that 'Shame for a Father' was a good person." Xiao Yuan said lightly, "The first time I saw him, I believed he was a good person."

"He helped to avenge Bei Yue, and he worked hard to get the innocence certificate from the Security Department. He saved Bei Yue twice. After the first rescue, he helped Bei Yue take revenge. After the second rescue, he helped Bei Yue advance to the Saint stage."

"He recognizes Master Wu Hen's philosophy, believing that profession is not the only standard for measuring humanity, and that the harm of corrupt and greedy law-abiding people is no weaker than that of evil professionals..."

"He didn't hesitate to violate official discipline to kill Zhang Shu's grandson, not because he was bloodthirsty, but because he felt Zhang Shu's regret... He knew that the hotel was poorly managed, so he often asked me to help, taking the opportunity to give money."

As Xiao Yuan narrated in detail, the evil professionals at the table either showed astonishment, nodded and smiled, clicked their tongues, showed goodwill, or remained expressionless.

But in their hearts, they were silently reshaping the image of Yuanshi Tianzun, and at the same time, they were reshaping Xiao Yuan's attitude towards Yuanshi Tianzun.

As Master Wu Hen's aloof female disciple, Xiao Yuan had never described a man so carefully and thoroughly.

So thoroughly that she told everything he had done, one by one.

In her description, Yuanshi Tianzun was simply the most perfect man in the world, with excellent talent, lively personality, and a sense of justice and moral bottom line.

In addition to those contributions to the team, Xiao Yuan also detailed Yuanshi Tianzun's actions in the official organization, such as assisting the elders in hunting down the greedy deity general, and handling the Holy Grail incident by imprisoning the Demonic Eye Heavenly King, and so on.

And even though Yuanshi Tianzun's "heart is like iron," the Demonic Eye Heavenly King of the Military Intelligence Department still favored him, valued him, and regarded him as a kindred spirit.

Everyone knew that the Demonic Eye Heavenly King was also known as the "Angry Young Man Heavenly King," who couldn't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes. Even if you snatched a lollipop from a child, you would have to die to atone for your sin.

The fact that Yuanshi Tianzun could be regarded as a kindred spirit by this Angry Young Man Heavenly King showed that his moral bottom line was extremely high.

The image of Yuanshi Tianzun in everyone's hearts soared, stained with a layer of holy light.

"He's indeed an interesting kid." Head Coach Lin Chong stroked the hard stubble on his chin and said, "When is that kid coming?"

After Xiao Yuan's introduction, everyone developed a strong interest in Yuanshi Tianzun.

Kou Bei Yue looked at the time and said, "He should be here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang. The caller was Yuanshi Tianzun.

Under everyone's gaze, he quickly answered the phone, and a concise voice came from the speaker, "Come down and get the stuff."

Kou Bei Yue immediately jumped up from his chair and rushed out of the large suite excitedly.

The honest middle-aged man pushed his glasses and said, "He doesn't seem to be hostile to Yuanshi Tianzun either."

The glamorous woman sneered, "Who knows what a rebellious child is thinking?"

The white-haired old man said in a low voice, "The more rebellious they are, the more patience you need. You can't just rely on beating children, but you can't not beat them..."

"Uncle Yang, you're already retired. Stop with the whole education theory." The enchanting man with delicate eyebrows and light makeup, pinched his orchid fingers and said with a look of disgust.

He turned to hold the hand of the bank teller "Sweetheart Red Devil" beside him, his voice sharp and his tone exaggerated, "Oh, where did Red Devil sister get her nails done? They're so beautiful. After listening to the scripture, take me to get them done too."

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the door of the suite finally opened. Kou Bei Yue pushed in a dining cart, followed by a young man. His features were decent, and although he wasn't a handsome police academy guy with a face like jade and eyes like stars, he was considered handsome and sunny. His temperament combined the evil dignity of the Night Watchman and the ethereal mystery of the Star Official.

The young man also pushed a dining cart, which was filled with top-quality ingredients and bottles of fine wine.

"What are you doing? Today is the day for the master to lecture on the scriptures, not a day for drinking and partying." The gloomy aunt said coldly, she scrutinized the official genius, somewhat dissatisfied.

Zhang Yuanqing closed the door, glanced at everyone at the table, and finally looked at Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan started from the left and introduced them one by one.

Zhang Yuanqing walked past the table with a smiling face, shaking hands with each member, flirting with the glamorous woman, stroking the junior high school girl's head, and saying to the enchanting and sexy man: Sister, you're so beautiful.

He acted like he was familiar with everyone, making everyone very uncomfortable.

"Listening to the scriptures doesn't delay eating." Zhang Yuanqing pushed a box of high-quality black tea in front of "Auntie Guo" and thought, "This tea was personally cultivated by the Xie family's ancestor. Aunt Fang, please try it. Bei Yue, quickly boil water, use the barrel of snow mountain spring water I brought."

Aunt Fang's eyes lit up, her expression hesitated, and she silently opened the copper box, sniffing the fragrance of the tea.

Zhang Yuanqing then gave good wine to Head Coach Lin Chong, pushed high-end desserts to the junior high school girl, gave limited-edition makeup and skincare sets to "Sweetheart Red Devil" and "Farewell My Concubine", and gave premium cigars to the white-haired Uncle Yang...

In fact, Kou Bei Yue had already compiled the team members' Lingjing ID, or nicknames, profiles, personality hobbies, etc., and sent them to him in a document.

Zhang Yuanqing came prepared this time, like meeting his girlfriend's relatives for the first time, he prepared irresistible gifts for everyone.

And the people who received the gifts were indeed very satisfied.

"From now on, everyone is one of us. This is my business card. You can come to me if you encounter anything in the future." Zhang Yuanqing handed out business cards to the members present.

Kou Bei Yue took the opportunity to pull out a chair and was about to sit back next to Xiao Yuan, but Zhang Yuanqing grabbed his collar with quick eyes and hands and pulled him out, "Go, go, go, bring up the hot pot from downstairs, bring up the induction cooker and the cast iron pot."

Zhang Yuanqing took the opportunity to sit down and whispered in Xiao Yuan's ear, "Not bad, right?"

Xiao Yuan glanced at him sideways.

Zhang Yuanqing saw tenderness in the depths of her eyes.

Kou Bei Yue quickly returned. Before long, the suite was filled with a fragrant aroma. Top-quality ingredients floated in the hot pot broth. Kou Bei Yue held a military knife and cut vegetables on the cutting board.

Xiao Pangzi stood in front of the induction cooker, frying steak in a frying pan.

Zhang Yuanqing put his arms around Lin Chong's shoulders, drinking heartily, and even drank a cross-cupped wine with "Sweetheart Red Devil". He didn't neglect the two transcendent stage members either, making bold claims to recruit them as informants.

Everyone was a little resistant at first, but Yuanshi Tianzun had extremely high attainments in the art of language. He talked about fighting with Lin Chong, luxury goods with Sweetheart Red Devil, cosmetics with Farewell My Concubine, parenting with Uncle Yang, tea with Auntie Guo, no, Aunt Fang... After a few drinks, the atmosphere became lively.

Several elderly seniors drank tea, tasted wine, and said nothing more.

Xiao Yuan had half a piece of steak on the plate in front of her, and she held a wine glass in her hand, watching Yuanshi Tianzun, who was shouting and gesticulating in the crowd. A smile slowly appeared on her cold and beautiful face.

She wasn't someone who liked crowds, but their team did need excitement.

At every annual gathering, everyone was miserable and resentful. Past experiences were like scars that were difficult to heal, branded in their hearts. The years of persistent redemption were difficult and bitter, so much so that most people didn't have smiles on their faces. So, a smile is good.

Yuanshi Tianzun was like a dose of joy, injected into the team.

After three rounds of wine, Head Coach Lin Chong pressed Zhang Yuanqing's shoulders, spouting a strong alcoholic breath, and shouted, "I heard you killed the Greedy Deity General? I haven't been afraid of anyone at the Saint stage. Come, come, everyone's at the same level, let's have a fight and see who's more badass."

As soon as these words came out, the people at the table frowned.

Aunt Fang, with a gloomy expression, said coldly, "Lin Chong, have you forgotten how you were wanted?"

Zhang Yuanqing's mind timely recalled the profile of this "Leopard Head". This person was idle in his early years, with a violent and impulsive personality, and liked to show off his bravery and fight. In an accident, he beat someone to death and became a fugitive.

As for who he killed, Kou Bei Yue's information didn't mention it. In short, he was a particularly combative and ruthless person, and he had no sense of proportion when he fought.

"If we Lingjing Xingzhe want to survive, we have to fight! Aunt Fang, don't say anything, I've wanted to spar with Yuanshi Tianzun for a long time."

Lin Chong didn't listen to advice. How could a reckless man listen to advice? He pulled Zhang Yuanqing and walked out.

"This guy goes crazy when he drinks." The enchanting "Farewell My Concubine" frowned.

The others put down their chopsticks and frowned.

In a quarter of an hour, the master would start preaching, and there was no time for him to mess around. They were also afraid that he would injure Yuanshi Tianzun.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Xiao Yuan, who frowned and shook her head, so he waved his hands repeatedly, "No fight, no fight..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Yuanshi Tianzun was still rational enough to know that he couldn't go head-to-head with a powerful drunkard.

Lin Chong was unhappy and glared, "Brother, are you looking down on me? Don't worry, brother will be measured in his attacks." A Mist Lord is still a Mist Lord, even a self-redeemed Mist Lord. When he gets angry, he's very intimidating.

Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand again, "I'm afraid I won't be measured in my attacks and I'll injure you."

The faces of everyone present changed slightly, thinking that Yuanshi Tianzun had also drunk too much and was not rational at all.

Head Coach Lin Chong's thick eyebrows stood on end, feeling that he had been looked down upon and insulted.

Zhang Yuanqing calmly "took out the Little Red Hat, shook it, and saw ten figures fall out of the hat, wearing uniform clothes, with 'Undead No. 1' to 'Undead No. 10' embroidered on their chests."

Their faces were pale, their pupils were muddled and ferocious, and they exuded a cold aura.

The three Yin corpses at the head made everyone's eyebrows twitch.

Ten Yin corpses, three at level six, and the rest were all Saints.

Then, they saw Yuanshi Tianzun gently exhale. In an instant, a cold wind howled in the suite, and there were faint cries of ghosts. A powerful Yin energy enveloped everyone.

Even the boiling hot pot calmed down. Head Coach Lin Chong looked at Zhang Yuanqing blankly.

Uncle Yang and the others also looked at him blankly. Was this the equipment that a newly promoted level six Star Official should have?

With such a lineup, they might not be able to take on their team in a one-on-one fight, but dealing with a level six Mist Lord wouldn't even require him to take action himself.

"Let's go, let's spar." Zhang Yuanqing grabbed Brother Chong's hand.

Brother Lin Chong suddenly withdrew his hand and instantly sobered up, "No fight... I don't think there's any need to spar..."

The dinner continued, but everyone's expression toward Yuanshi Tianzun changed quietly.

He was indeed a newcomer, but in a short period of six months, he had completed the path that others had taken years, or even decades, to complete. He was more terrifying and powerful than the rumors said.

He was a rising star, but also a figure who needed to be looked at on an equal footing, or even looked up to.

Yuanshi Tianzun's contribution to Wu Hen Hotel had gained their recognition, and now, the strength he showed had gained their respect.

Xiao Pangzi and Kou Bei Yue looked at each other. The latter was somewhat envious of Yuanshi Tianzun's communication skills. No matter where he was, he could always dominate the situation.

Xiao Yuan helped cut a portion of steak and pushed it in front of Zhang Yuanqing. Then, she looked at her lady's wristwatch and said, "Five minutes left."

Before entering the venue, let me tell you some rules and procedures first.

"When the master is preaching, don't interrupt, don't talk, don't doze off, but you can cry. After the preaching, everyone has a chance to repent. If you have the urge to repent, don't suppress your inner self, say it out loud, it's more conducive to channeling your emotions."

I'm here to make the master repent! Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

"When entering the venue, the master will set up a demon-revealing mirror in front of the Buddha. The mirror will project the most essential you. Everyone has to look at it. The demon-revealing mirror is a Dominator-level item. You don't even have a chance to use it on weekdays." Xiao Yuan said patiently.

Demon-revealing mirror, revealing the most essential self? Zhang Yuanqing's heart stirred.

The white-haired Uncle Yang smiled kindly, "That's for reflecting us villains. You're a law-abiding professional and a good boy. It doesn't matter whether you look at it or not."

"I hope my hostility won't be so heavy this year, otherwise a year of cultivation will be in vain." Head Coach Lin Chong said with anticipation and nervousness.

In the meantime, Xiao Yuan looked at her wristwatch again, took out a black jade talisman, and said in a clear voice, "Time's up!"

With that, she crushed the jade talisman amid the sudden straightening of the waists of everyone.