This Taoist Master is too Frivolous

Chapter 397: Chapter 275: The Revelation of Trickery (Hustle)!

(I mistakenly wrote the wrong name in the previous chapter. The top martial arts paparazzo and heir to Baixiao Sheng is called “Fang Wei”. It has been corrected.)

Wang Hou’s expression made Xu Yang’s face darken!

God damn it!

It’s really him!

Come to think of it…

The news revealed by “martial world’s top paparazzo” Fang Wei were all “martial world’s secrets,” such as a certain Grandmaster’s wife cheating with a certain Daoist, or that a certain expert’s son was actually not his own…

These things were impossible for ordinary people in the martial world to know.

And even if they knew, they wouldn’t dare to disclose them!

In the past, Xu Yang thought that the “martial world’s top paparazzo” had cooperated with the Spirits Management Bureau and relied on the intelligence department’s support to gain knowledge of so many “secrets”.

But now, thinking about it…

Although the Spirits Management Bureau’s intelligence department was powerful, it wouldn’t necessarily pry into other people’s marital affairs and infidelities in their martial arts masters’ families.

However, for Wang Hou, it might be possible.

With his strength, he could travel throughout Da Xia in a single day.

If he were to “spy” on others, he wouldn’t be found out!

So, as soon as he returned from overseas and landed in Min Province, he was exposed by “Fang Wei”!

Since Fang Wei was Wang Hou, everything made sense.

“What a pity… I originally planned to beat Fang Wei up, but now it seems I can’t do that.”

Xu Yang’s thoughts turned and he couldn’t help but glance at Wang Hou again.

Seeing Xu Yang staring at him with a confused face, Wang Hou gritted his teeth and said, “Fine, I’ll lay my cards out… Fang Wei is indeed my pseudonym. Only you and I know about this. Don’t let a third person find out.”

As soon as his words fell, the old Daoist in the villa’s living room began to cry out with a “woo woo” sound.

Having been tied up like a dumpling, his mouth stuffed with a rag and his body covered with footprints, he widened his eyes in panic at the sight of Wang Hou. He struggled violently, his eyes reddened, and his tears were about to fall.

On the sofa next to him sat Liu Shishi and the other girls.

Wang Hou looked towards the living room.

Liu Shishi laughed, “Minister Wang, we womenfolk do not know much about the martial world and do not know who Fang Wei is.”

Wang Hou then looked at the struggling old Daoist lying on the ground.

“Woo woo woo!”

“Save me… Save me…”

With the rag stuffed in his mouth, the old Daoist’s speech was muffled but it seemed he was calling for help.

Xu Yang was about to go forward to remove the rag from the old Daoist’s mouth, but Wang Hou was faster. With a flash of his figure, he arrived beside the old Daoist, and with a touch of his finger on the Daoist’s throat…

Crack.

A crisp sound came.

The old Daoist’s expression froze; his eyes bulged even wider.

Wang Hou clapped his hands and sighed, “Now he’s mute. Unless a deity descends to Earth, he won’t be able to speak for the rest of his life… This way, there’s no need to worry about a third person finding out about this.”

Xu Yang: “…”

He opened his mouth and finally said, “Minister Wang, even though he’s mute, he can still use his hands to write!”

“Then I’ll break his hands!”

“Stop!”

Xu Yang hurriedly restrained Wang Hou, saying, “Minister Wang, you can break his hands later. You can do whatever you want with them!”

“Oh?”

Wang Hou smiled, “What are you trying to do, kid?”

Xu Yang said, “The Lu Shan Sect tried to ambush me, and I can’t let this slide… I plan to make this known to the world!”

“That’s easy.”

Wang Hou sat down on the sofa, quickly edited a post on his phone, and sent it to the martial world forum, asking, “Xu Yang, what do you think?”

Xu Yang opened the forum to see a large red-font post appearing in the “Idle Talk” section of the martial world forum!

“Shocking, Lu Shan Sect’s ancestor Grandmaster Lingxiao’s failed attempt to assassinate the Northwest Hammer King and was captured instead!”

The contents of the post were, of course, edited according to what Xu Yang had just said, with specifics like the time and the place included, but without detailing “Lord Cui.”

Xu Yang was secretly impressed!

Minister Wang’s writing skills could get him a good job in the UC Shock Department even if he didn’t know martial arts.

And Wang Hou also posted this article on his Weibo account.

Of course.

Using “Fang Wei” as a pseudonym.

“Minister Wang.”

“The impact is still a bit small. Can you find a few media outlets to promote it on a larger scale, and also get some of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau’s marketing accounts to join in the discussion?”

Xu Yang said, “I want the news to spread throughout Da Xia by tomorrow morning when I wake up…”

Wang Hou didn’t answer but simply took out his phone and made a call.

Soon.

A large number of marketing accounts began to spread the news online.

These marketing accounts still maintained their usual style, exaggerating and talking nonsense, doing anything to attract attention and gain traffic!

Additionally, many mainstream media outlets also reported on the matter.

Moreover, given “Fang Wei” is the number one paparazzi in the martial world and a successor to Baixiao Sheng, the matter quickly fermented, with people like Ma Long, Feng Zhaoqing, and Elder Wang calling one after another to inquire about it.

At this moment.

Xu Yang had already arrived at Wu City’s “Guangyao Food Street” with Wang Hou.

Unlike Taiyuan City.

The night market in Wu City was bustling.

Wang Hou even saw three ghosts.

They transformed into humans and mingled in the night market, ordered a large bag of barbecue and then happily slipped away.

Wang Hou came forward and asked the barbecue stall owner for the money the three ghosts had just paid, and finding it to be real, he was surprised. “Do these ghosts actually spend human money?”

“Many ghosts actually long for and miss the human world… In fact, as long as they don’t do evil deeds, it’s a good thing to let them walk around the human world occasionally.”

Xu Yang laughed and said: “Nowadays, in our Xi Xia Ghost Market, humans and ghosts live in harmony, and martial artists can enter without hiding their identities… The money on these three ghosts probably came from a deal with martial artists.”

Wang Hou couldn’t help but be moved. He sighed: “Nowadays, in the entire Da Xia region, only your cities and counties in Xi Xia have such bustling night markets, while other places, people don’t dare to go out at night.”

Less going out in the dark!

This is the slogan promoted by the Supernatural Affairs Bureaus in other provinces.

Although this has caused a huge impact on many people’s lives and the economy—such as KTVs, barbecue bars, night markets, clubs and other entertainment venues have closed down in large numbers under these circumstances.

But this can’t be helped.

Nowadays, Da Xia has frequent strange incidents everywhere, and other places don’t have the good public order of Xi Xia Province!

Hearing Wang Hou’s thoughts, Xu Yang’s eyes lit up and he said, “Minister Wang, I have an idea, but I don’t know if it’s worth mentioning.”

“What’s the idea? Just say it.”

“Alright, let’s find a place to talk slowly.”

They found a barbecue bar.

They casually ordered some barbecue and a box of chilled Xi Xia beer.

Xu Yang flicked his nail, and the bottle cap “popped” off. He poured a drink for Wang Hou and said, “Our Xi Xia region has a typical Loess Plateau terrain and had an ecological migration policy for years. Now the people in the mountains have all moved out…Minister Wang, have you ever thought about allocating a piece of land to these Yin spirits?”

Wang Hou frowned and asked, puzzled, “Although the mountain is empty now, after all, it is the land of our Da Xia, can we give it to these Yin spirits and malevolent beings?”

“Minister Wang, you are mistaken!”

Xu Yang spoke seriously: “In terms of nationality, these ghosts were almost all our own Da Xia people when they were alive…After their deaths, they are also our Da Xia’s ghosts. Among these ghosts, there are many evil ones causing mischief and harming people, but a large number of them are cute and kind-hearted. If we can provide them with a stable environment, I believe they will be very happy.”

Xu Yang then took Xi Xia Province as an example.

By analogy, he tried to persuade Wang Hou.

After listening, Wang Hou contemplated for a moment and said, “Is this feasible?”

Xu Yang confidently replied, “Of course it is feasible.”

“If too many Yin spirits and malevolent beings gather, over time, a powerful existence will be born, turning the area into a complete Ghost Realm, which would be even harder to deal with.”

“That’s easy.”

Xu Yang took a bite of the grilled kidney and said confidently, “Think about it in reverse. What if such a powerful existence could be controlled by us? The mountains in the northwest region are desolate for hundreds of miles anyway; just let them turn into a Ghost Realm.”

Wang Hou pondered the feasibility and asked, “How should this be implemented?”

“Intimidation and inducement.”

Xu Yang said, “I’ve dealt with many Yin spirits and malevolent beings. In my experience, they’re quite timid and fearful. I’ve drafted a ghost recruitment notice for the Jin Province branch, which I’ll revise for you later and distribute to various provinces and cities, making sure that all ghosts are aware of it.”

“This is the inducement. Any ghosts who come to settle in Xi Xia Province will be given a free house and can earn a lot of money just by playing games… If they behave well, they’ll have the opportunity to travel to the downtown area.”

“Of course.”

“Inducement alone won’t be enough. After all, some provinces and cities are too far from Xi Xia, and there are many dangers on the way. They not only have to guard against being killed by passing Taoists and martial artists but also be careful not to be devoured by powerful Yin spirits and malevolent beings… So, we have to force them a little.”

“For example, Minister Wang, you can personally take action and kill a few powerful Yin spirits, then announce that you will sweep a certain area clean…”

“Or, ask some martial artists to take action and drive away the local Yin spirits and malevolent beings.”

Wang Hou listened with his mouth open in disbelief, “Is this really going to work?”

“How can we know unless we try?”

“Alright, I’ll give it a try.”

The two hit it off, and Wang Hou said, “I’ll start with Jin Province and use it as a pilot project. If it works, we can replicate it…”

Xu Yang and Wang Hou continued talking late into the night, and only then did Xu Yang return home.

He went to Liu Shishi’s bedroom and inquired about the situation of the sixteen heroic spirits. Liu Shishi said, “My husband can rest assured. I’ve arranged everything for the sixteen heroic spirits… But what about Grandmaster Lingxiao, how should we deal with him?”

“Naturally, kill him.”

“Kill him?”

Liu Shishi didn’t understand and was surprised, “Didn’t my husband want to trade him with the Lu Shan Sect?”

Xu Yang said, “What I want is the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s seal from the Lu Shan Sect, and a crippled Grandmaster Lingxiao alone might not be enough… So I enlarged the matter just to embarrass the Lu Shan Sect.”

Liu Shishi tilted her head, thought for a while, and said, “In this case, I’m afraid the other three elders of the Lu Shan Sect won’t let it go.”

Xu Yang held Liu Shishi in his arms and laughed, “The other two elders of the Lu Shan Sect will not come out until the sect’s life and death crisis. Now that Grandmaster Lingxiao has been crippled, the remaining one will not amount to anything…Before he figures out how I crippled Grandmaster Lingxiao, he will not dare to act rashly.”

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