Chapter 176: The Terrifying Wizard

A phone call brought Jiang Zhihao and his group of subordinates.

After Shui Miao and Xiao Tudou left, Jiang Zhihao practiced his energy techniques a few more times and felt great.

In a cheerful mood, Jiang Zhihao arrived at the hotel and readily instructed his secretary to assign someone to handle the matter of Master Shanyang. Upon learning that Master Shanyang had also taken in some orphans, Jiang added an extra one million yuan in funding and arranged for people to help renovate the Taoist temple, effectively giving Master Shanyang an additional two million yuan in total.

This way, Shui Miao had essentially eliminated all of Master Shanyang’s future concerns.

Master Shanyang was deeply grateful to Shui Miao, who personally escorted him away.

Then, Shui Miao instructed Jiang Zhihao to contact Sun Hao, Jiang Tao, and others to get in touch with Qian Wanke for a serious talk. “More friends mean more paths to walk, and more strength means it’s easier to deal with Li Jiazheng.” Soon after, Shui Miao and Xiao Tudou returned to the hotel lobby, sat back down, and looked at Neng Neng the monk and the bomoh. He said, “Alright, I’d like to hear what plans you two have against Han Baisheng.”

Shui Miao giving Master Shanyang two million yuan shocked both Neng Neng and the bomoh.

They both felt that Shui Miao was generous and easy to talk to.

“We’ve investigated. This time, Han Baisheng mainly relies on a shaman from the north. This shaman has some skills, but I have a way to deal with him. I can ensure he won’t be able to help Han Baisheng at all when you confront him. However, I’d like to keep the specifics confidential for now.”

As soon as Neng Neng spoke, the bomoh followed up, “I have a way to control Han Baisheng. When the time comes, I’ll make sure he loses completely and pays the price for humiliating me!”

Each of the two had their own goals.

Shui Miao thought that if Master Shanyang hadn’t left, he would have been tasked with dealing with the female ghost.

“Alright then, tell me how much payment you expect,” Shui Miao thought. Since Han Baisheng had even enlisted a thousand-year-old female ghost to deal with him, it wasn’t unreasonable for him to bring these two into the mix. However, Neng Neng the monk did seem genuinely inept, appearing more like a fraud or a con artist.

“I… hehe…” Neng Neng suddenly seemed a bit embarrassed. “I also need to go back and rebuild the temple, so I’d like Master Shui to offer some help!”

“I only need ten thousand for travel expenses.” The bomoh’s request was modest; his mind was entirely on revenge, and money was of little concern to him.

“Great! No problem.” Compared to Neng Neng, Shui Miao valued the bomoh more and immediately placed twenty thousand yuan on the glass coffee table.

Unexpectedly, the bomoh didn’t take the money but stood up to leave, saying he’d accept payment after completing the task.

“What a character!” Shui Miao nodded appreciatively and prepared to put the money away.

But Neng Neng hurriedly said, “Master Shui… well, about the money for rebuilding my temple?”

Neng Neng hadn’t done anything yet but was already rushing for money.

After placing the money into his backpack, Shui Miao looked at Neng Neng. He had originally wanted to hear Neng Neng’s plan, but seeing him ask for money immediately, he couldn’t help shaking his head and smiling, “Master, which temple are you from?”

“What do you mean?” Neng Neng was taken aback.

Shui Miao exhaled, looking at Neng Neng. “To be honest, you don’t seem like a real monk at all. You look more like a fake one who just scams people for food and shelter. I really don’t understand why Han Baisheng would hire you. Could it be that you’re hiding your strength and deliberately acting like a fake monk?”

“Uh… hehe… Well, this…” Neng Neng gritted his teeth and rubbed his hands together but couldn’t come up with an answer.

Seeing Neng Neng’s reaction, Shui Miao immediately concluded in his mind that this guy was a fraud, not worth paying attention to. “Alright, no more words needed. You’ll get your money after the task, just like the bomoh.”

Unwilling to waste more time, Shui Miao grabbed Xiao Tudou and headed straight out of the hotel.

Neng Neng chased after him, “Boss, can you give me at least twenty thousand first? Even ten thousand would do!”

Shui Miao shook his head in silence and quickened his pace. Just then, Manager Gao from the hotel stepped out of a small tour bus. “Mr. Shui, our General Manager Sun will be back shortly. He asked me to invite you to rest in the villa first.”

“Okay, thanks!”

Shui Miao and Xiao Tudou got on the bus.

Watching Shui Miao leave by car, Neng Neng muttered a curse under his breath, “Damn it! This kid didn’t fall for it. How should I report back to Han Boss now? Oh right! He seems to be close with Jiang Zhihao and Sun Hao. This information might interest Li Jiazheng!”

It turned out that the so-called inept monk Neng Neng was actually a spy hired by Han Baisheng, pretending to be a monk to get close to Shui Miao and gather intelligence. Unfortunately, he had no real skills and couldn’t deceive Shui Miao. However, he had noticed Shui Miao’s interactions with Jiang Zhihao and others. This information might not be valuable to Han Baisheng, but it could be extremely valuable to Li Jiazheng.

Fake monk Neng Neng turned around and quickly left.

At that moment, Shui Miao, sitting on the bus, slowly opened his eyes, took out the fox tooth, silently recited three times, summoned the fox spirit Qimei, and whispered a few words into her ear. Qimei then flew onto the road and directly possessed the body of the waiting Neng Neng.

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Yanbei District

After Han Baisheng and others finished their worship, they all left by car.

As the convoy had just driven out of the village entrance, a taxi pulled over, and Neng Neng got out, waving frantically at Han Baisheng.

“Stop the car, let him on.”

Han Baisheng knew Neng Neng had something urgent to report and coldly ordered the driver to stop.

However, just as Neng Neng approached the car, the shaman sitting beside Han Baisheng suddenly opened his eyes.

At that moment, Neng Neng was possessed by the fox spirit Qimei.

Opening the car door and seeing the shaman, Qimei was startled to find that the shaman’s power had significantly increased compared to before!

Suddenly, the shaman waved his hand, and the black veil flew directly toward Neng Neng. However, Qimei, who was possessing Neng Neng, saw a fierce, malevolent wolf with thick yin energy emerging from beneath the veil. Startled, Qimei hastily jumped off Neng Neng’s body. The wolf transformed into a gust of black wind, chasing Qimei relentlessly. Qimei fled for a while but realized she couldn’t escape. With no choice, she turned around and fought the wolf with all her might. Fortunately, Shui Miao had enhanced her cultivation with his divine power, significantly increasing her strength. After a fierce clash, she scattered the wolf’s yin energy, but she herself was severely injured. She hurried back to inform Shui Miao.

“What happened?”

Han Baisheng didn’t understand the situation. He only saw the shaman knock out Neng Neng.

The shaman coldly replied, “He was possessed by a fox spirit. This fox spirit is the same one that was with Liu Xiangu. It seems things have changed. The fox spirit’s power has clearly increased significantly.”

“Isn’t he the one I hired?” Thinking about Shui Miao’s magical abilities, Han Baisheng was startled. “Could they be working together?”

“It’s hard to say for sure…” The shaman frowned, paused, then sinisterly added, “But tomorrow night, when Lady Bai appears, no matter how powerful they are, they won’t escape death!”

“My head feels dizzy. Where am I!?”

Neng Neng was groggy, completely unaware of what had just happened.

Han Baisheng got out of the car and pulled Neng Neng aside, quietly asking, “What exactly happened? What’s going on with Shui Miao?”

“Who is Shui Miao? Who are you?” Neng Neng no longer recognized Han Baisheng.

The shaman got out, examined Neng Neng’s eyes, and shook his head. “His memories have been destroyed by the fox spirit. For the next few days, he probably won’t even recognize his own mother. Looks like we’ve really encountered a formidable opponent this time. No! We can’t go back yet. For safety, we’d better return to Lady Bai’s temple. Before Lady Bai comes out to help us, we absolutely cannot confront them directly.”

“Alright, let’s go back now!”

After hearing the shaman’s words, Han Baisheng was terrified. He never expected Shui Miao to be this powerful. He quickly got into the car and ordered the driver to return to Lady Bai’s temple, simultaneously calling his subordinates to prepare food to be delivered, planning to spend the night at the temple.

In the car, Han Baisheng secretly regretted his decision to challenge Shui Miao.

After a moment of silence, the shaman suddenly looked at Han Baisheng and asked, “Can you get me the blood of a stillborn infant?”

“What? The blood of a stillborn infant! What… what do you need that for?”

Han Baisheng was startled by the shaman’s words. He suddenly noticed the shaman’s eyes had changed—their pupils had turned completely black!