Chapter 65
Chapter 65
Daoist Zhou was also taken aback. He turned to look at Deputy Team Leader Niu, whose eyes were darting around guiltily.
“Layman Ma, didn’t you have someone notify me to come?”
While Daoist Zhou and Professor Ma stared at each other in confusion, the young Daoist, Hu Ping, spoke up.
“It was Deputy Team Leader Niu who reported to the higher-ups that there were filthy things here.”
“That is why he invited my master to come and exorcise the demons and uphold the Way.”
Seeing that he could no longer hide, Deputy Team Leader Niu stepped out from the crowd with a forced smile.
“Chief Ma, after I reported the situation here to the organization, I invited Temple Master Zhou to come.”
“I originally intended to tell you, but things have been so busy lately that it slipped my mind.”
“I’ll definitely be more careful next time, definitely.”
Professor Ma looked furious and rebuked him sharply.
“This is absolute nonsense!”
“We haven’t even finished the outermost excavation work. What were you in such a hurry to report for?”
“If… if there really is something irresistible inside the tomb, do we dig or not?”
“I know you’re eager for progress and want a promotion, but this isn’t the way to fight for credit!”
Seeing that Professor Ma wasn’t giving him any face at all, Deputy Team Leader Niu’s embarrassment turned into rage.
“Listen here, Ma! Did I do something wrong?”
“Supernatural phenomena occurred and people died, yet instead of inviting professionals to handle it, you found two wet-behind-the-ears kids!”
“You’re doing this to cover up your own incompetence! You’re intentionally withholding information, trying to muddle through!”
Professor Ma was so livid that smoke practically came out of his ears. For a moment, he was actually speechless. “You! You…!”
Young Daoist Hu Ping, his face full of arrogance, followed up to help Deputy Team Leader Niu.
“Professor Ma, Chief Niu also has good intentions.”
“He was worried you’d be swindled by some charlatans playing god and ghost!”
Their conversation made Chen Daji feel very uncomfortable.
He whispered to Hua Jiunan, “Big Brother, that Niu guy seems to be targeting us.”
Hua Jiunan gave a cold laugh, looking at Deputy Team Leader Niu and the young Daoist with an indifferent expression.
“Be more confident. Get rid of ‘seems to be.’ He is talking about us.”
Chen Daji scratched his head sheepishly. “Big Brother, I didn’t quite understand what he said. What does ‘wet behind the ears’ mean?”
Hua Jiunan also had a fiery temper. He suppressed his anger and replied, “It means we’re young and ignorant, that we have no real ability.”
“He’s insulting us!”
Chen Daji suddenly lunged in front of Deputy Team Leader Niu, grabbing him by the collar and cursing, “Screw your ancestors! Who do you think you’re looking down on?!”
“Believe it or not, I’ll beat your head until it farts!”
Deputy Team Leader Niu hadn’t expected Chen Daji to have such a huge temper.
Even more so, he hadn’t expected that the “country bumpkin” he looked down on would dare to lay a hand on him, a “provincial-level expert.”
Deputy Team Leader Niu used all his strength to try and break free. “Let go! You brat, let go of me!”
“If you dare hit me, I’ll have the police arrest you!”
Seeing that Deputy Team Leader Niu couldn’t break free from Chen Daji, the young Daoist Hu Ping gave a cold sneer.
“Uncultured mountain folk. If you want to fight, I’ll accompany you!”
He reached out and pinched the tendon of Chen Daji’s thumb, giving it a light twist.
Chen Daji cried out in pain and stumbled back.
Seeing Chen Daji suffer, Hua Jiunan could no longer hold back his explosive temper.
In a flash, he appeared in front of the young Daoist Hu Ping.
He grabbed Hu Ping’s palm with one hand and pressed down hard.
It was exactly the grappling technique from the ancient martial art, Tongbei Quan.
Hu Ping cried out in pain and fell to one knee on the ground.
Hua Jiunan looked down at Hu Ping coldly. “Apologize to my brother, or I’ll ruin this hand of yours!”
Although Hu Ping was sweating profusely from the pain, how could he bring himself to beg for mercy in front of so many people?
“If you ruin my hand, don’t think you’ll have it easy either!”
Hua Jiunan’s expression grew even colder. He stopped talking and began to gradually increase the pressure.
Hu Ping was now completely kneeling on the ground.
The people around could even faintly hear the sound of his bones cracking.
Seeing this, the Old Daoist hurriedly stepped forward, using a move from the Daoist Taiji Cloud-Stroking Hand to sweep toward Hua Jiunan’s wrist.
“Young layman, please show some mercy.”
He didn’t have any malice; he simply wanted to separate the two and save his disciple.
Hua Jiunan looked at the Old Daoist coldly, neither dodging nor flinching.
Just then, a gust of strong wind blew around them, making everyone’s clothes flutter.
Old Sixth Hui suddenly appeared beside Hua Jiunan, reaching out to grab the Old Daoist’s wrist.
“You dare attack the young master physician? Believe it or not, I can make it so you never leave these Hundred Thousand Mountains!”
The Old Daoist looked at Old Sixth Hui in shock.
“You… You are? You are…!”
Professor Ma, Chief Zhou, and the others didn’t want things to escalate and hurried forward to persuade them to stop.
Chen Daji also pulled Hua Jiunan away huffily.
“Forget it, Big Brother!”
“If they don’t want us here, there are plenty of other places!”
“Since they don’t believe us, we’ll just leave!”
“You bastards, just wait for your bad luck to come!”