Chapter 464: Chapter 464: Extraordinary Measures
The people in the shop didn’t know about the past grudge between Zhang Dadan and Wang Zhanbei, but Wang Zhanbei had previously tried to mess with Xiaoyu in the shop.
Thus, little Li originally wanted to refuse to serve them, but the shop’s customers were unwilling and even started accusing little Li.
Helplessly, little Li not only served them but also arranged the central position for them so that everyone in the shop could see this mage’s honor.
Who would have thought, this mage, who appeared to be a transcendental master, behaved very crudely, eating with no manners at all, even using his hands to grab food.
What shocked little Li even more was that instead of mocking the mage, the customers in the shop believed even more that he was a transcendent being because extraordinary people often have extraordinary actions.
After hearing little Li’s account, Zhang Dadan observed the mage carefully and started to have doubts about his identity.
Although he appeared crude and untamed, he was very particular. Although he directly picked up a chicken leg to gnaw on, there wasn’t any oil on his mouth.
“Come on! Let’s sit nearby and admire this mage!” Zhang Dadan pointed near the mage’s spot and said to the two with a smile.
Zhou Yong and Bai Jie were also encountering a mage in real life for the first time. Seeing his ‘adorable clumsiness,’ their interest grew even stronger.
Just as the three of them sat at a table next to the mage, Hu the Third, near the window, shouted, “Boss Zhou, didn’t you see that thing last night? Quickly tell the mage!”
The mage, who was eating meat in big mouthfuls, tensed his arm subconsciously upon hearing that someone encountered an evil spirit last night.
The mage put down the meat, stood up, looked around, and sternly asked, “Who? Who is Boss Zhou?”
Zhou Yong, sitting at the table behind him, slowly raised his hand and meekly responded, “Me… I’m Zhou Yong, what’s up?”
Hearing his voice, the mage turned around, glanced him up and down, and asked, “Did you encounter an evil spirit last night?”
Zhou Yong, not knowing what he was up to, sneaked a glance at Zhang Dadan, who was attentively drinking his tea without paying him any heed.
“Yes… yes, I did. What’s the matter?” Zhou Yong hesitated but ultimately admitted it frankly, thinking it would be embarrassing to deny it after boasting about it in the morning.
Upon receiving the affirmative answer, the mage started shaking his head and sighing loudly, as if Zhou Yong had committed some heinous crime.
Zhou Yong, having seen a ghost the previous night and believed in the existence of mages who expel ghosts and catch demons, did not doubt Master Sande’s identity.
Now, seeing the mage sigh upon learning about his ghost encounter, Zhou Yong feared that it meant he still had lingering evil spirits and became panicked.
“Mage… Mage, what do you mean by this?” Zhou Yong asked nervously yet hopefully.
Master Sande sighed heavily, “Ah! No wonder I felt a hint of evil aura in the room just now; it turns out you encountered those things?”
“Young man! Boss Zhou! Ignorantly facing impending disaster, how pitiful and lamentable!”
Already frightened by the evil spirit, Zhou Yong, hearing that he was facing impending disaster, got nervous again and glanced at Zhang Dadan, who still ignored him.
Helplessly, he had to turn to Master Sande for help, saying, “Mage, is there any way to get through this calamity?”
The shop’s customers panicked after hearing from the mage that Zhou Yong still carried evil aura and would soon face disaster, worrying it could affect them.
Seeing Zhou Yong turn to the mage for help, they stared intently at Master Sande, eager to see if he had a solution, and witness his abilities.
Master Sande put on a show and sighed, “Ah! Seeing that fate has brought us together, I’ll make an exception and tell you the way to break the calamity, but…”
Zhou Yong, seeing him rubbing his fingers asking for money, froze. Was he being scammed? Why did this feel like the old men setting up stalls at the temple fairs?
“Dadan, stop drinking tea, your bladder will burst!” Hesitant, Zhou Yong turned to Zhang Dadan for help.
Seeing through Master Sande’s true nature, Zhang Dadan laughed and said, “Mage, helping Zhou Yong break the calamity is saving a life.”
“As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. How can you still take money? Are you joking?”
Master Sande, having roamed the world for many years and seen every kind of situation and person, was well-prepared. Seeing Zhang Dadan challenging him, he shook his head and said:
“Young man! Haven’t you heard that the secrets of heaven must not be divulged? Revealing them shortens one’s lifespan. I’m risking my lifespan to help him, what’s a little incense money?”
“Furthermore, I’m taking his money not for personal pleasure, but to offer to the Three Pure Ancestors to bless the mortal world!”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dadan couldn’t help but mutter in his heart, “Damn! Even dragging the Three Pure Ancestors into this, how shameless!”
“Mage! Though revealing heavenly secrets shortens one’s lifespan, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda; isn’t that beneficial to you after death?” Zhang Dadan argued.
Master Sande sneered and said, “You are indeed ignorant! The pagoda is a Buddhist thing.”
“If I save him for free, it’s like building a seven-story pagoda. Won’t that make me a traitor? Would the Daoist ancestors tolerate me?”
This eloquent argument thoroughly convinced Zhang Dadan and showed him what real nonsense and trickery were.
Zhang Dadan laughed heartily and cupped his hands, “The mage is indeed brilliant; I am convinced!”
He then pulled Zhou Yong to sit down. Knowing Zhang Dadan’s skills in this area, Zhou Yong trusted the mage’s words after seeing Zhang Dadan give in.
“What are you doing? I still need to ask the mage for the way to break the calamity,” Zhou Yong mumbled.
Zhang Dadan, already suspicious of Master Sande’s identity and seeing him taking advantage of Zhou Yong to make money, became more certain of his judgment.
However, the customers dining in Jiji were successfully fooled into believing he had great power to save the world.
Seeing Zhou Yong being pulled to sit down by Zhang Dadan with no further action, they wondered if there was any grudge between these two bosses.
Did this Boss Zhang intend to harm Boss Zhou? Knowing he was entangled by evil spirits, was he so stingy, unwilling to spend money to break the disaster?
Seeing this, Master Sande was also baffled. What’s going on? Was he angry because he lost the argument or didn’t intend to ask for his help to break the calamity?
“Um… Boss Zhou, the evil aura on you is heavy. If not eliminated quickly, you’ll face a blood disaster soon, even losing your life!” Master Sande threatened in a pretentious manner.
His words shocked everyone. Zhou Yong became anxious and whispered, “Dadan, what’s going on? Why aren’t you letting me seek the mage’s help?”
Bai Jie, sitting on the other side of Zhang Dadan, also got scared by Master Sande’s serious words, glanced fearfully at Zhou Yong, and whispered:
“Zhang Dadan, are you just being stingy? And Zhou Yong paying to eliminate the disaster doesn’t mean using your money?”