"Brother Cui, these people are sick." I looked at the Taoist priests who looked about my age. There were probably about ten of them. They were surrounding the five of us and pointing fingers.
"Who knows? Never mind. Follow me." Cui Zuofei glanced at the group of people but ignored them. He led the four of us into a small farmyard. The yard was quite clean and there was no luxurious decoration.
There was a wooden house in the courtyard. When the five of us approached, the door of the house opened automatically. An old man who looked to be in his fifties came out. He was wearing a yellow Taoist robe. He waved at Cui Zuofei and said affectionately, "Xiao Cui, come in quickly."
Cui Zuofei also smiled and shouted respectfully to the old man, "Hello, Taoist Mo Xuan. Xiao Jiu, Lao Yi, come quickly and meet Taoist Mo Xuan."
When Yi Xinxing and I heard this, we immediately said to the old man respectfully, "Hello, Taoist Mo Xuan."
But Li Mingyao shouted: "Disciple Mingyao greets Uncle Master Mo Xuan"
Taoist Master Mo Xuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite. It's just that the other brothers are all entangled in the secular world and can't come. So I came. But I'm not the person in charge today."
"Master Mo Xuan is not the person in charge. Then I wonder which other master will be in charge of getting rid of Hanba this time." Cui Zuofei asked immediately after hearing that Mo Xuan was not the person in charge.
"Haha. The person in charge this time is the famous demon-slaying master Mao Linlong." Mo Xuan smiled at us.
Cui Zuofei was overjoyed when he heard this: "What? It turned out to be Taoist Master Mao Linlong. As long as he takes action, this time we will have a sure win."
I was also shocked after hearing this. It turned out to be Mao Linlong, who was said to be at the same level as my master. Although I don't know how powerful my master is, I have learned a little from chatting with Cui Zuofei and others. That is, my master was basically a living god in fortune-telling. Whatever he said came true. That's why he was called the God of Fortune Telling. And this Mao Linlong, who was called the demon-slayer, was said to have great magical powers. He was very powerful, but he had a weird personality. He would only kill the demons he didn't like, and he didn't take action easily unless someone paid him a lot of money.
"It's not as simple as you think. Taoist Master Mao Linlong has already stated that he came to help this time just to get something from Hanba. He won't kill Hanba. He will leave after getting the thing. But he will help us to restrain Hanba before getting the thing." Taoist Master Mo Xuan stroked his beard and said.
"What? This is so unfair. Why? It seems like he just comes here to eat and drink for free and then has to take something away. And he doesn't even help." I whispered to Cui Zuofei after hearing this.
Cui Zuofei hadn't reacted yet. A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties walked out. He was wearing a red Taoist robe. He glared at him and said, "You are Xiaojiu. You are worthy of being Boqing's apprentice. Haha. That old guy only knows how to survive all day. He keeps messing around with his Seven Star Lamp every day, but he forgets that the original intention is the most important. Also, I am the person in charge of this matter in name, but I don't care about it. Whoever wants to care can do it."
"Senior Mao knows my master. I wonder if Senior Mao knows where my master is now." I asked Mao Linlong respectfully.
"Haha. How could I not know Lao Liu? At that time, my relationship with him was similar to your relationship with that Cui kid. But later, we pursued different things, so we parted ways. As for where he is, I really don't know. But even if I knew, that guy would immediately change places. You'd better not look for him. Because if he wants to hide from you, you will never find him in your life. On the contrary, if he wants to see you, he will appear in front of you immediately." Mao Linlong looked quite cheerful and explained to me.
"Thank you for your teachings, senior." I nodded.
"Don't call me senior. Come in and I'll tell you about your master's embarrassing moments." Mao Linlong looked very happy. He came over and took me to the house.
Mo Xuan and Cui Zuofei were about to come in. But Mao Linlong glared at them and said, "You guys go somewhere else to play. I'm chatting with my old friend's apprentice. Why are you joining in the fun?" He then excitedly took me into the house.
"Come on. Let me think about where to start. Okay. I'll start with the time when your master was touched on the butt by that female ghost. I remember that we were both in our twenties at that time..." Mao Linlong started talking as soon as he entered the room. He talked about my master's embarrassing stories in front of me for three hours. And he didn't repeat himself. I guess he told me all the embarrassing stories of my master from the age of twelve to forty. It was already five or six in the afternoon when he finished.
My eyelids were already drooping. I had no choice but to say to Mao Linlong, "Senior Mao, can you please stop talking? I'm so sleepy."
Who would have thought that Mao Linlong would lose his cynical smile upon hearing this. He said to me seriously, "That's enough. I've finished talking nonsense. Xiaojiu, you must remember what I'm going to say next."
"Ah. What's the matter?" I heard Mao Linlong suddenly become serious. I knew that at his age, he wouldn't really say bad things about my master. He must have something serious to tell me.
"I won't tell you what's happening next. Otherwise, fate will know. Fate can't know what I'm thinking. You have to guess what I'm saying." Mao Linlong said to me seriously, "Remember, don't trust anyone. Including me. Including Cui Zuofei. Do you understand? Don't ask why. No matter who it is, you must unconditionally doubt him first. The more you think he can't harm you, the more likely he is to harm you in the future. This is the first hint."
"Second tip: Don't fall in love with a woman. Don't ask why. Remember this."
"Third tip: Everything is a conspiracy."
"You must remember these three tips. No matter what happens, you must think twice." Mao Linlong said to me.
When I heard these three hints, I was immediately confused: "Senior Mao, the first and third ones are fine. But isn't the second one really miserable?"
"Anyway, you have to remember that you can't be with a woman no matter how flawed you are. Just be careful not to fall in love with a woman. If you really want to know why, find a way to go to the underworld and see the Three Lives Stone." Mao Linlong stretched and said, "That's it for today. You must never mention these things to anyone." After that, Mao Linlong pushed the door open and left, leaving me sitting in the room with a puzzled look on my face, thinking.