Director Niu was already terrified.
My actions had even redefined his understanding.
The three men previously kicked down by Old Mo were now trembling as they looked in our direction, utterly petrified…
At the same time, Li Shiyao’s agent looked at me, expressing his gratitude.
“Mr. Qin, thank you so much just now. If you hadn’t saved Shiyao, the consequences of falling from such a height would have been unimaginable!”
Hearing this, I waved my hand, not feeling the need to boast. Doing my best was also about accumulating good karma for myself.
Li Shiyao continued to introduce me:
“Sister Hong, Director Li, Qin Ze is the Taoist priest I mentioned before. He possesses genuine skills. I invited him here this time to help our crew see if we’ve truly run into trouble.”
Sister Hong and Director Li exchanged a look, then glanced at me again. Sister Hong smiled warmly:
“Mr. Qin is young and accomplished! To possess such abilities at such a young age, Shiyao is truly fortunate to have you as a friend.”
As soon as Sister Hong finished speaking, Director Li chimed in:
“Yes, yes, Mr. Qin is a master of the secular world. Today, you’ve opened our eyes. If you hadn’t deflected the crane with your palm, it would have crashed down. Not to mention potentially hitting someone, my equipment alone is worth over three million. I sincerely apologize for the rudeness of my staff earlier; they didn’t know the rules. Please accept my apology.”
With that, he bowed to me.
“Director Li, there’s no need. It was just a misunderstanding.”
I didn’t want to dwell on the matter. My purpose here was to help my friend Shiyao. Arguing with a few ordinary people was pointless.
Director Li responded with a series of “Yes, yes, yes.” Then, his expression hardened, and he waved his hand towards the martial arts instructor and the other men:
“Old Niu, you few, come over here.”
At his command, the martial arts instructor and the other three men approached sheepishly, their faces like bitter gourds. As they drew near, Director Li erupted in fury:
“What were you all doing just now? Mr. Qin is Shiyao’s friend; why didn’t you find out? Mr. Qin is a master of the secular world, capable of subduing demons and expelling ghosts. He can overturn a crane with a single palm. If Mr. Qin had held back just now, do you think your trifling skills would have saved you from a severe beating!”
One of the tall, thin men looked wronged:
“Just now, just now, I thought they were paparazzi, so, so…”
“So you acted without asking for the facts?”
Director Li continued to press. The men, who relied on Director Li for their livelihoods, remained silent, not daring to utter a word.
“Forget it, it was a misunderstanding!” I stated directly, not wanting to get bogged down in this issue; it was meaningless.
Li Shiyao also interjected:
“Director Li, Brother Niu and the others meant no harm. Let’s focus on the important matters.”
Hearing this, Director Li finally contained his temper. The men cast grateful glances at Li Shiyao and then turned to me:
“Mr. Qin, Shiyao has told me about your abilities. We invited you here to examine our crew, to understand why we’re constantly experiencing incidents. Today’s accident is the eighth occurrence this month. Is our feng shui bad, or have we angered something?”
Director Li didn’t beat around the bush. After all, Li Shiyao had introduced us before our arrival.
I nodded, not making an immediate judgment. I had only sensed some Yin ghost energy earlier, not directly seen anything.
However, my martial uncle, who was standing not far away, spoke up:
“Your crew has indeed run into trouble; you’ve attracted the attention of three ghosts.”
My uncle stated calmly, taking a sip of his wine. Everyone present turned to look at him. I quickly introduced:
“This is my martial uncle, Daoist Master Hu Xiao.”
Upon hearing that this unassuming, wine-scented old man was my martial uncle, Director Li and the others immediately became serious. If I was this formidable, their perception of my martial uncle was that he must be even more so. They were also astonished by his words.
“We, we have really attracted evil entities?”
“Definitely! Other crews are fine; it’s just our crew. Isn’t that strange?”
“No wonder that person is so powerful; it turns out he’s a Daoist priest. It makes sense that Director Niu couldn’t defeat him.”
“Are there really Daoist priests in this world? Aren’t they all just fortune tellers scamming people?”
“If you can overturn a crane with a single palm, you can scam me for money too.”
“…”
The entire crew began to murmur. After witnessing my demonstration, they believed in us implicitly. No matter how much ordinary people trained, could they flip a crane with one palm? Could they jump seven meters into the air? This must be the work of someone with cultivation.
Director Li quickly approached my martial uncle:
“Daoist Master Hu Xiao, you, you say our crew has attracted the attention of three ghosts?”
My uncle didn’t even look at him directly. He only addressed me and Old Mo, who was still busy with his phone:
“Little Qin, Little Mo, you two go handle it. Those three things ran into the woods earlier; go chase them. A man, a woman, and a child.”
“Yes, Martial Uncle!” I replied immediately.
Old Mo hurriedly sent a voice message on his phone, then put it down:
“Master, leave them to Qin and me. We’ll finish it in minutes!”