Then, he ended the call.
“What’s wrong, President Tang?” Han Yutong asked urgently when she saw that Tang Hao’s expression was grim.
“It’s nothing! Old Master Luo said that he wants to talk to me, and asked me to meet him tonight!” Tang Hao said.
Han Yutong was immediately concerned. “Will it be dangerous?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll go prepared!’ Tang Hao said calmly.
Soon, Captain Zhou arrived with a squad of police officers. They arrested the people from the Luo family while Tang Hao described the events that transpired to Captain Zhou.
Captain Zhou promised that he would see the matter settled to Tang Hao’s satisfaction.
They went to the police station to have their statements recorded. Tang Hao requested that Han Yutong stayed in the police station in the meantime in case the Luo family went back on their promise and kidnapped Han Yutong again.
Then, he gave a call to Sis Xiangyi and asked her to remain in the factory and take care of herself.
After that, Tang Hao returned home and started crafting jade talismans.
Soon, night fell.
Tang Hao’s phone rang at about seven o’clock. It was from Old Master Luo, and he requested to meet somewhere in the countryside.
Tang Hao rode on his little three-wheeled motorcycle and headed to the meeting point.
He arrived there about twenty minutes later.
Three black cars were parked at a crossroads. There were no other signs of civilization all around them.
Tang Hao lifted a curious eyebrow when he saw who came to meet him. Then, he smirked.
Unless Old Master Luo had managed to invite two or three master cultivators from the late period of the State of Qi Channeling, they would have no hope of defeating him.
“I’m here, Old Master Luo! Come out!”
Tang Hao yelled after he hopped off his three-wheeled motorcycle.
In the middle black car, Old Master Luo was sitting together with a slightly short, fat, and old Taoist master with a round face and a red nose.
The old Taoist master looked out of the car window and was shocked.
“Old Master, that…”
He could not believe that the extremely evil person in Old Master Luo’s words was a boy of about seventeen or eighteen.
“That’s him!” Old Master Luo said angrily, “He’s the one that wasted Feng’er and now wants to ruin my family. Don’t think that he’s just a young boy. Deep inside, he’s a genuine monster.”
The old Taoist master slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “F*ck! He’s a powerful cultivator then! He must have studied the dark arts to retain such a youthful appearance!”
He straightened his brows and looked angry.
The dark arts that allowed one to retain their youth must either be incredibly inhumane or went against the natural order.
He gritted his teeth, then opened the door and hopped out of the car. “Listen here, you monster! I, Qing Yun’zi from Mao Mountain, shall punish you in the name of justice!”
He slapped his yellow cloth sack and a stack of yellow paper talismans flew out from it.
Tang Hao was a little confused by what he heard.
‘Wait!
‘What did he mean by ‘you monster’? What about punishing me in the name of justice? Is this fat Taoist master crazy?’
“You’re the one who’s a monster! Everyone in your family is a monster!” Tang Hao rolled his eyes and said angrily.
The old Taoist master became angrier when he heard that. ‘This monster is arrogant! If I don’t punish him in the name of justice today, how can I face my ancestral teachers?’
“Die, you monster!”
The old Taoist master gritted his teeth and clapped his palms together. The stack of yellow paper talismans scattered in the air and danced around him.
“Huoh!” He roared, and the talismans flew toward Tang Hao like raindrops in a storm.
Tang Hao was slightly surprised. That old Taoist master had a high level of cultivation. Both of them should be equally powerful.
‘F*ck! Where did the Luo family find this incredible master?
‘Wait, did he say that he’s from Mao Mountain?’
“Hey! Hold up a second! I have something to say!” Tang Hao shouted urgently.
He was familiar with Mao Mountain. He was friends with Xuan Ling and Xuan Yang, and the person in front of him should be their Senior Brother.
‘We’re on the same side!’ He thought.
“You monster, don’t think you can deceive me!” The old Taoist master chided. He sounded like a righteous hero.
Tang Hao rolled his eyes again. ‘This old Taoist master must be missing a few brain cells! Why isn’t he assessing the situation before acting?
‘I guess the people from Mao Mountain aren’t normal!’
His face turned serious as he prepared to fight against the old Taoist master.
With a flick of his wrist, five or six jade talismans shot out from his hand.
The wave of yellow paper talismans collided with the jade talismans and exploded in midair.
The old Taoist master was immediately stunned. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
‘Oh heavens! What did I see?
‘Jade talismans! They’re f*cking jade talismans!
‘This monster is so wasteful that he uses jade talismans to fight me, and he even throws a bunch at once! Heavens! That’s too wasteful!’
The old Taoist master bit his lip as he was wracked with envy.
Chapter 168 - A Three-Year Promise
“Hmph! You’re pretty good, monster! One more time!”
The old Taoist master reached into his sack and pulled out more yellow paper talismans and threw them.
Calmly, Tang Hao flicked his wrist, and another five or six jade talismans shot out.
The old Taoist master was once again dumbfounded.
“Oh heavens! Jade talismans again? That is too wasteful!” The extravagant way of how Tang Hao used his jade talisman pained the old Taoist master.
“One more time!”
The old Taoist master took out another bunch of yellow paper talismans and threw them again.
To his dismay, the ‘monster’ standing opposite him always countered his attacks by calmly taking out five or six jade talismans and throwing them as though they were free.
The old Taoist master’s eyes grew wider and wider as his shock mounted.
He was almost going crazy.
Those were jade talismans! Not cheap paper talismans like his, neither were they cabbages that could be plucked from the farm. Xuan Ling had given him two jade talismans earlier, and he had kept them carefully like a treasure.
That fellow in front of him was throwing away jade talismans as though they were free. He was incredibly frustrated just by looking at that.
Soon, the old Taoist master reached into his sack and touched the bottom. He immediately felt awkward.
He had cleared out his sack of yellow paper talismans.
“That’s all you have?” Tang Hao smiled mockingly. He flicked his wrist and another dozen jade talismans appeared in his hand. “I still have a lot of these! Look here, there’s a dozen in this hand, and a dozen in the other.”
He flicked his other wrist, and a dozen jade talismans appeared in that hand.
The old Taoist master almost blew his top when he saw that.
‘Oh heavens! Why does this monster have so many jade talismans?’
He felt incredibly dejected when he fondled his empty sack. He, a disciple of Mao Mountain, could not match an evil monster in equipment.
He could sense that the evil monster’s level of cultivation was about the same as him. However, he was no match against the enemy’s jade talismans. If the fight went on, he would soon be gloriously sacrificed and meet his ancestral teachers in heaven.
“You… Just you wait! I’m not at my full power today. Tomorrow, no, in a few days, I’ll come and look
for you again!” The old Taoist master shouted.
Then, he quickly turned around and prepared to escape.
Meanwhile, Old Master Luo, who was watching the battle in the car, was utterly dumbstruck.
He could not believe that a powerful Taoist master like Qing Yun could not defeat that boy.
“Wait!” Tang Hao roared.
The old Taoist master’s body stiffened.
“Wha… What do you want from me? Let me tell you, I’m from Mao Mountain. Have you heard of Mao Mountain? We’re very powerful. I have many Senior and Junior Brothers. You might have defeated me today, but it means that you’ve offended the entire Mao Mountain. You’ll suffer the consequences,” the old Taoist master said somewhat guiltily.
Tang Hao grinned curiously. “You have many Senior and Junior Brothers? Is there one who’s called Xian Ling, and another called Xuan Yang?
“That Xuan Ling dressed shabbily, while that Xuan Yang is a shameless scoundrel with no self-respect. Am I right?”
The old Taoist master was shocked. “How did you know?”
“Because I’m friends with them!” Tang Hao said with a smile. “If you don’t believe me, you can give them a call and ask them if they know someone called Tang Hao.”
The old Taoist master did not know how to reply. He looked at Tang Hao, not quite sure how to answer him.
‘Something’s not right. Isn’t he an evil monster? How would he know two of my Junior Brothers?’
Tang Hao seemed to guess what he was thinking and said, “I’m not a bad guy. The Luo family has lied to you. I wouldn’t touch that Luo Feng if he didn’t send a Nanyang shaman to kill me.”
“A Nanyang shaman?” The old Taoist master’s expression changed.
As a Mao Mountain practitioner, he hated Nanyang shamans.
“The Luo family even sent two of them to kill me this morning. Who do you think is in the wrong?” Tang Hao said coldly as he glared at the black car.
The old Taoist master’s face darkened in an instant.
Then, he took out his phone and dialed Junior Brother Xuan Yang’s number.
“Hey, Junior Brother! Do you know someone named Tang Hao? Yes, he looks quite young but is actually an old monster. What? He’s only eighteen years old? Who are you bluffing?”
The old Taoist master looked angry when he ended the call.
‘Junior Brother Xuan Yang does know that fellow, but he’s being ridiculous. That fellow is indeed an old monster, how can he be only eighteen years old?
‘This is too absurd!’
Then, he dialed Junior Brother Xuan Ling’s number.
“Hey, Junior Brother! Do you know someone named Tang Hao? Yes, yes, he looks quite young. What? He’s only eighteen years old? Have you gone mad too?”
He angrily ended the call again.
‘This is infuriating! Why isn’t Junior Brother Xuan Ling telling the truth, but instead conspiring with that Xuan Yang to deceive me?
‘This fellow’s level of cultivation is about the same as mine, so how can he be eighteen years old? Do they think that I’m a gullible three-year-old kid?’
Then, he lifted his head and looked fawningly at Tang Hao. “Well, um, fellow cultivator, I’m sorry! It’s all a misunderstanding! Haha, as the Chinese saying goes, it takes a fight to know one another!
“Right, fellow cultivator, can I ask how old are you?”
“I’m eighteen this year!” Tang Hao replied.
“Oh! You’re eighteen!” The old Taoist master nodded in understanding.
Then, his expression froze and slowly turned into incredulity. “Wh… What… ? Eigh… Eighteen?” He stammered.
“Right! I’m eighteen years old!” Tang Hao nodded and said.
The old Taoist master was utterly dumbfounded. He looked at Tang Hao, cross-eyed and slack-jawed.
Tang Hao was speechless when he saw the old Taoist master’s face. ‘Is it so surprising?’
Then, he walked forward and knocked at the window of the black car.
“Come out here, Old Master Luo! We can talk face to face!” His tone of voice had a hint of coldness in it.
In a moment, the car door opened and Old master Luo stepped out. He looked defeated.
He did not expect that even Taoist Master Qing Yun could not defeat the kid.
Furthermore, that kid seemed to be friends with the people from Mao Mountain.
The extent of the kid’s power had exceeded his expectations.
“This is all my fault. If you want to take revenge, you can kill me. Don’t involve the Luo family in it,” Old Master Luo said with a trembling voice.
He seemed to have aged many years in that instant.
“Kill you? I won’t do that!” Tang Hao said coldly, “Just leave me alone next time. I won’t be as forgiving if you continue to disturb me or the people close to me.”
“Don’t worry about that, I can promise you that the Luo family won’t touch you. However, Feng’er…”
“You dare mention his name? Would I do anything to him if he didn’t send someone to kill me?”
Old Master Luo trembled. His face was flush with guilt.
“Yes! This is indeed Feng’er’s fault. However, I can’t bear to see him being an unresponsive dummy forever. I’ve invited the Taoist master to come so that he can… persuade you to cure my Feng’er.”
“Hmph!” Tang Hao grunted coldly.
Old Master Luo fell on his knees. “You can ask for whatever you want. I will grant you everything that I can, as long as you cure Feng’er.”
Tang Hao was shocked.
He felt a little sad when he saw the old man on the verge of tears.
Perhaps the old man had spoiled his grandson, and that had caused his rotten attitude.
He thought for a while and said, “How about this! I will cure Feng’er for free, but I’ll only do it three years later. These three years will be his punishment.
“Also, the Luo family owes me three favors. I haven’t decided what they are. I’ll let you know when I think of something.”
“Three years?” Old Master Luo was shocked but soon became ecstatic. “Alright, three years it is then! I promise to grant you three favors! I will do whatever I can!”
“Alright, it’s a promise then! You can stand up now, Old Master Luo. Remember to let your people know!”
After that, Tang Hao turned around and left.
Chapter 169 - The Motorcycle is Wrecked
“Hey! Wait!”
The old and fat Taoist master rushed up to Tang Hao, clung to his arm, and begged him for jade talismans.
The thickness of his skin impressed Tang Hao.
“Are all the people from Mao Mountain as eccentric as you?” Tang Hao was getting angry.
‘Why is this Taoist master acting exactly like that scoundrel Taoist master?’
The fat Taoist master nodded seriously.
To him, losing a little dignity was a small price to pay for jade talismans.
Tang Hao had no comeback to that. “Sigh, alright! I submit! Here, take this!” He took out a bunch of jade talismans and stuffed them in the Taoist master’s hands.
The Taoist master’s eyes sparkled with joy when he saw the jade talismans.
Tang Hao quickly rode on his little three-wheeled motorcycle and escaped from the scene.
He went straight to the police station to fetch Han Yutong, who was relieved to see him return unscathed.
“Everything’s settled now. I’ve met up with Old Master Luo and we’ve reached an agreement. The Luo family won’t be looking for you for trouble,” Tang Hao said.
As they spoke, they walked from the police station to the parking lot.
“Hm!” Han Yutong replied to him half-heartedly. Her eyes were transfixed on Tang Hao’s face as her heart brought her on flights of fancy.
The scene that night replayed in her mind again.
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Suddenly, she could feel her heart thumping harder an
d faster.
“What’s wrong, Assistant Han?” Tang Hao was a little surprised when he saw Han Yutong staring at him.
“It’s… It’s nothing!” Han Yutong shook her head and her face blushed.
Suddenly, she felt a little dejected.
She knew that her boss already had a girlfriend, and she had seen her several times. His girlfriend was much more beautiful than her.
‘Oh well! At least it’s not too bad being his assistant! I’m still close to him!’ Han Yutong thought to herself and felt a little better.
“You should take a good rest after getting home!” Tang Hao said as he waved at her.
“Yup!” She nodded vigorously, then opened her car door and stepped inside. She took one last look at Tang Hao before starting the ignition and leaving.
Tang Hao saw Han Yutong off. After she was gone, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The incident about the Luo family should be settled for now.
“I should go and look for Sis Xiangyi!” Tang Hao muttered to himself, getting more excited as he thought about that.
He hopped onto his three-wheeled motorcycle and prepared to leave the police station.
He started the ignition, but the front wheel became crooked and the entire vehicle shook violently.
“It’s broken!” Tang Hao’s heart skipped a beat.
He hopped off the motorcycle and inspected it. The vehicle was already bent in several places and it would not start anymore.
“Looks like I’ve pushed it too hard!” Tang Hao muttered to himself.
His vehicle was a very normal three-wheeled motorcycle and not forged from some special alloy. He was racing with an Audi earlier that morning, and perhaps that had hastened its demise.
“Looks like it’s time for me to get a car!” Tang Hao muttered.
He soon realized that he would need to obtain a driver’s license, and that caused him a headache. Sitting for the driving test took a lot of time and effort, and he found it very troublesome.
‘Right, I should ask Big Bro Liu and the others if there’s a faster way of getting a driver’s license,’ Tang Hao thought.
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