"Ten thousand? You might as well just rob me!"
Before Er Zhu could even speak, Wang Xiaomei, standing beside him, became indignant. She had seen greedy shopkeepers before, but never one like this! A peach wood sword, barely half an inch long, cost so much? She couldn't imagine how much more expensive other items would be!
"Who are you to yell at me, you fraud of a charlatan? You make money so easily, so what if I ask for the moon? Buy it if you want, or get out!"
The shop assistant was furious at Wang Xiaomei's words. He questioned her with a rage and disdain in his eyes. In his opinion, everyone who came to buy things here was a charlatan, and by doing this, he was acting on behalf of heaven!
"Who are you calling a charlatan? Let me tell you, Er Zhu is a divine doctor! He can tell your physical condition just by looking at you!"
Hearing someone insult Er Zhu, Wang Xiaomei became even more enraged. Despite feeling a little guilty, she still stood up for him.
"Divine doctor? What divine doctor buys things here? I say he's a big骗子!"
Hearing Wang Xiaomei say this, the shop assistant suppressed a smile, his eyes full of mockery.
"Young man, you have malevolent energy on your forehead. You're possessed by an evil spirit!"
Er Zhu hadn't intended to pay attention to him, but the moment he looked up, he saw the dense malevolent energy on the shop assistant's forehead and warned him.
"See? Hahaha... You say it so seriously, it's hilarious!"
Hearing this, the shop assistant seemed to have found further proof. He laughed so hard he almost doubled over. Other customers also came to join the fun, but after looking for a long time, they saw nothing.
"My friend, your skills are not refined. Why don't you take me as your master? I am the renowned Feng Shui master Wang Tianshi from the capital!"
From the crowd, a man in a Bagua Taoist robe slowly stepped forward, nodding slightly at Er Zhu with great satisfaction. This young man has potential. He remains unfazed by others' ridicule, making him ideal for their profession!
"Oh, it's Tianshi Wang! Long time no see!"
"Tianshi Wang is said to be a descendant of Zhong Kui. He is unparalleled in his ability to catch ghosts!"
"Young man, you have met your benefactor. Hurry and become his disciple!"
...
Upon hearing the renown of Tianshi Wang, all the Feng Shui masters were shocked. They looked at Er Zhu with envy, and some were even jealous of him! But Er Zhu knew very well that this so-called Tianshi Wang was just a charlatan, an ordinary person!
"He is not worthy!" Er Zhu glanced at Tianshi Wang with contempt, uttering such arrogant words. Instantly, the room fell silent. Everyone looked at Er Zhu with pity.
"Er Zhu, don't say that. Tianshi Wang is truly powerful. Be careful, he might cast a spell on you, and you won't even know how you died!"
As Er Zhu was about to say something, Wang Xiaomei tugged at him, reminding him with a worried expression.
"Young man, he's just a liar. I guarantee it as Tianshi Wang, you're fine!"
Bang!
The moment Tianshi Wang finished speaking, the shop assistant suddenly collapsed to the ground. Everyone crowded around to see what had happened. The shop assistant's face was pale, as if he had seen something terrifying, his eyes filled with fear! Furthermore, his body was stiff, like a dead person!
Hmm?
A flicker of shock and fear crossed Tianshi Wang's eyes. He had thought Er Zhu was like him, but he hadn't expected him to actually know Feng Shui!
"Tianshi Wang, how is this young man? Can you save him?"
As Tianshi Wang was astonished by Er Zhu's Feng Shui skills, his peers crowded around him, looking at him with expectation. Many of them were fraudsters themselves, so when faced with such a situation, they naturally relied on a true master! However, they didn't realize that the so-called true master was just like them!
"Of course, it's just a vengeful spirit possessing him!"
Tianshi Wang wanted to escape, but seeing the admiring gazes, he could only brace himself and stay. Er Zhu stood by the side, arms crossed, watching the show. He wanted to see what this so-called Tianshi Wang would do!
"You all disperse, I'm going to start the ritual!"
Tianshi Wang waved his hand at the onlookers, then meticulously placed four copper coins in four directions. He then sat cross-legged on the ground, waving his whisk.
"Disperse!"
After an unknown amount of time, Tianshi Wang's loud shout brought everyone back to their senses. They expected the shop assistant to wake up, but instead, his face turned even paler!
"Oh dear, this won't do. This is a thousand-year-old vengeful spirit, and I don't have enough magical artifacts to save him!"
Seeing that the shop assistant showed no signs of improvement, Tianshi Wang's eyes darted, and he tapped his forehead as if he had just thought of something, shaking his head regretfully.
"Oh, what's happening?"
Just as everyone was looking at the shop assistant with great pity, the shop owner returned from his errands. Seeing his son lying on the ground, he rushed over.
"A thousand-year-old vengeful spirit is claiming his life, even Tianshi Wang is powerless to help!"
Before Tianshi Wang could speak, a Feng Shui master next to him patted the shop owner's shoulder and sighed. Everyone thought that such things wouldn't happen in the new century, but little did they know, this had never stopped, it's just that the news media dared not report it!
"It's not a vengeful spirit claiming his life, it's just an evil spirit possessing him. I can fix it."
Seeing that they were getting more and more ridiculous, Er Zhu finally spoke slowly. Upon seeing Er Zhu, Tianshi Wang's eyes filled with anger and panic, but then he thought, there was nothing to panic about. He was a fraud, so this kid must be a fraud too! After all, there were no true Feng Shui masters in this world!
"Oh, then thank you!"
The shop owner naturally didn't believe Er Zhu, but seeing that even Tianshi Wang was powerless, he decided to let Er Zhu try. The person was already like this anyway, no matter how bad it got, it couldn't be worse.
"There's still an evil spirit in the room. For your safety, everyone must leave!"
Er Zhu nodded slightly. Just as he was about to act, he suddenly saw the dense malevolent energy in mid-air and waved his hand at everyone.
"Young man, this trick of yours is too clever! It allows you to act cool and then escape!"
"Hmph, I thought he was for real, but he's just a pretentious fraud!"
"Hahaha... And he's telling us not to watch, hahaha..."
...
As soon as he said this, it attracted more laughter from the crowd, especially Tianshi Wang, who was laughing so hard tears streamed from his eyes.
"Alright, you all wait outside. Where would Er Zhu escape from?"
"Shop owner, if you want to save your son, quickly kick all these charlatans out!"
Seeing everyone's mocking expressions, Wang Xiaomei, despite her doubts, chose to stand by Er Zhu's side. The shop owner heard this and immediately kicked everyone out.
Meanwhile, the malevolent energy in the room had reached its peak!