Chapter 250 A Nest of Snakes and Rats
It took Long Xiaoshan a good dozen slaps before he finally let go of Song Yi, who was now so unstable on her feet that she barely kept herself from falling by clinging to a chair.
"I won't let you get away with this, you bastard. I'll kill you," Song Yi said through gritted teeth.
"I'm at your service anytime, just so you don't mind your ass being spanked until it blooms again," Long Xiaoshan smirked, shaking his right hand and even bringing his fingers to his nose for a sniff.
Song Yi's legs gave out, her face flushed with humiliation.
Thud, thud, thud!
Just then, a knock came at the door.
Song Yi reflexively straightened up, seemingly aggravating the pain in her buttocks, which made her gasp in pain.
"Who is it?" she called out irritably.
"Song Benefactor, we're the Taoist priests who came yesterday to respond to the ad for exorcising ghosts," a voice came from outside.
Song Yi shouted through the door, "What do you want now? Didn't you say it was hopeless yesterday?"
"After returning home yesterday, I couldn't bear to see Evil Ghost rampant, causing the benefactor to suffer. So I asked my senior brother to come down from the mountain during the night. Please open the door," the voice outside pleaded.
"No need..."
Just as Song Yi was about to refuse, Long Xiaoshan suddenly covered her mouth and said, "Go open the door."
Song Yi forcefully pulled away his hand and said, "What are you doing? Didn't you say the ghost was already driven away?"
"Go and open the door, trust me," Long Xiaoshan said in a low voice.
Song Yi took a deep look at Long Xiaoshan, and although the bastard had just made fun of her, she didn't refuse him. Enduring the pain in her buttocks, she moved to the door and opened it.
Two people dressed in black Taoist robes stood at the door, with Taoist buns on their heads and Peach Wood Swords on their backs—one looked to be in his forties while the other seemed to be in his thirties.
Seeing Song Yi opening the door with reddened cheeks and disheveled hair, the two Taoist priests were taken aback for a moment, and a hint of evil greed flashed in their eyes.
"Song Benefactor," said the younger Taoist priest, "this is my senior brother, Daoist Qingfeng, a truly profound practitioner with great cultivation."
The forty-something Taoist priest tilted his head slightly, showing a somewhat arrogant demeanor.
Had it been a day earlier, Song Yi might have been quite convinced.
But now that the ghost had been driven away, she naturally lost interest in any so-called profound practitioners. She said, "I apologize, Taoist Masters, but the ghost has already been driven away. There's no longer any need to trouble yourselves."
"What?"
The two Taoist priests changed color simultaneously.
The younger one's face darkened as he said, "Impossible, this house is notoriously haunted, and the ghost inside had great Mana. Apart from my senior brother, I fear no one else is capable of driving out the Evil Ghost. Benefactor Song, don't be deceived by others."
"I was the one who drove the ghost away," a voice said nonchalantly from the side.
Then Long Xiaoshan's figure appeared at the door.
Looking at Long Xiaoshan, the two Taoist priests saw that he was young and dressed plainly, which made them scoff.
"Where did this little swindler come from, not even fully grown and already tricking people here and there," they taunted.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"Benefactor Song, you believe this milk-nosed brat can exorcise ghosts? Don't fall for his glib talk; be careful not to gamble with your life," they warned.
Facing open accusation from the two Taoist priests.
Long Xiaoshan remained composed, smiling lightly as he said, "It was just a simple Ghost Attracting Formation. The Formation has been broken by me, and naturally, the ghost inside has vanished."
The faces of the Taoist priests changed abruptly, and the disdain in their eyes dissipated.
A cold glint shone in their eyes.
"It turns out we're fellows in the same craft. Since that's the case, we shall take our leave," they said.
After speaking, the two Taoist priests turned and walked away.
Long Xiaoshan watched them leave without saying a word.
After closing the door, Song Yi asked, "What are you playing at, opening the door just to say a few words to them?"
Long Xiaoshan shook his head, "Of course not, I was observing their reactions because I suspect the Ghost Attracting Formation in your house was related to them."
"How could that be possible?" asked Song Yi. "I've never met them before."
"It's just a suspicion of mine, but we'll know for sure soon enough," Long Xiaoshan said with a slight smile.
After waiting about ten minutes or so, a gleam of gold flashed in Long Xiaoshan's eyes and a smirk crept onto his lips, "I'll be stepping out for a bit."
"What are you going to do?"
"What's the matter, can't bear to let me go?" he teased.
"Get lost!"
Long Xiaoshan left Song Yi's house and, instead of heading towards Bai Susu's home, he walked casually down the road.
After about fifty meters, he reached a corner.
Suddenly, two individuals stepped out from behind a tree, blocking his path—the two Taoist priests who had just been at Song Yi's house.
"What's this, you two again? Why are you blocking my way?" Long Xiaoshan asked with a slight frown.
"Kid, come with us," the younger Taoist priest said coldly.
"Come with you? Why should I?"
"Because you snatched our business halfway through."
"Pff, if you don't have the skill and can't cultivate properly, allowing me to drive away the ghost, how can that be considered snatching your business?" Long Xiaoshan retorted disdainfully.
"Enough talk, take action," the older priest suddenly made his move, rushed in front of Long Xiaoshan, and struck a point on his body. Long Xiaoshan was about to resist when the younger priest also pounced, and after a few exchanges, Long Xiaoshan seemed to be overpowered. Hit by the older priest's pointed finger, his body stiffened.
The two priests lifted Long Xiaoshan into a parked Toyota and quickly drove away.
About half an hour into the drive, the car sped onto a small village and stopped in front of a mansion.
Stepping out, they brought Long Xiaoshan into the mansion.
Inside, five or six people attired in Taoist Robes or Kasayas, including some dressed as Feng Shui Masters, were drinking and playing drinking games.
Seeing the priests come in, the group greeted, "Brother Qingfeng, you're back so soon?"
"Damn it, this brat ruined our plan. The formation we set up in Song Yi's house was destroyed by him," the middle-aged priest pointed at Long Xiaoshan, brought in and said viciously.
"What?" those drinking stood up in surprise.
"What happened?" inquired a Monk donned in a Kasaya.
"We were supposed to go to Song Yi's house today, hoping to raise the price and close the deal, but when we arrived, we encountered this kid at Song Yi's house. He's already ruined the Ghost Attracting Formation," explained the middle-aged priest.
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