Chapter 83
Chapter 83
The first person to enter the courtyard was a slightly overweight middle-aged man.
The moment he came in, he lifted his chin and said to Hua Jiunan and the others with an arrogant look, “Good, you’re all home!”
“I’m our deputy mayor. Surname Liu.”
“County Mayor Zhao has come to your village to visit households in difficulty, and your family was chosen. Hurry up and come with me to the gate to welcome him!”
Without even raising his head, Old Sixth Hui gave a cold snort.
“What the hell do you think you are? Get out!”
Deputy Mayor Liu only felt a tremendous force slam into him. His entire body shot into the air with a whoosh, then landed outside the gate in a sprawled heap.
He groaned for ages and still couldn’t get back up.
Chen Daji cursed toward the gate, “Holy shit, household in difficulty? My family is in difficulty?!”
“Are you blind? Couldn’t you have gone around and asked first?!”
“Everyone within a thousand miles knows my dad is so poor he’s got nothing left but money!”
“Serves you right for getting smacked by the Old Immortal!”
Outside the gate, County Mayor Zhao Aiguo saw this and immediately knew that the people below him, trying to flatter him, had botched the job.
He quickly handed the listless Zhao Fei over to his secretary. Ignoring Deputy Mayor Liu, who was still lying on the ground groaning, he rushed to the courtyard gate in a few quick strides.
Rather than barging in, he carefully straightened his clothes first, then gently knocked on the gate.
Then he spoke politely to the people in the courtyard. “I apologize for coming unannounced and disturbing you.”
“May I ask which of you is Deaf Granny? My son, Zhao Fei, is classmates with Hua Jiunan of this household.”
“He has come down with a strange illness, so we specially came to ask Deaf Granny to take a look at him.”
Strangely enough, an old monk with white hair and beard was following beside Zhao Aiguo.
When the old monk saw Chang Huaiyuan and the others, his face filled with surprise.
He was just about to say something, but the several Immortal Spirits stopped him with their eyes.
The old monk understood instantly.
These Chuma Great Immortals were unwilling to deal with ordinary people, so he could only silently press his palms together in greeting.
Since Zhao Aiguo was being polite, the Immortal Spirits in the courtyard did not make things difficult for him.
Seeing that the visitor was Hua Jiunan’s classmate, they immediately rose and took their leave.
Only the beautiful young woman Hu Fei’er stayed behind to accompany Deaf Granny.
Zhao Aiguo saw that Chang Huaiyuan and the other two each carried an otherworldly air, with extraordinary bearing, and he did not dare put on the slightest official airs. He hurriedly stepped aside to clear the way.
He even said, “I was the one who came presumptuously and disturbed you all.”
“If there is an opportunity next time, allow me to host a meal for everyone.”
With Hua Jiunan and Hu Fei’er supporting her, Deaf Granny slowly got to her feet.
The old woman looked kind and benevolent as she said gently to Zhao Aiguo and the old monk, “A guest at the door is still a guest. Come in and sit.”
“I am the Deaf Granny you’re looking for.”
“Daji, your classmate is here. Why aren’t you going to receive him?”
Chen Daji answered with an “oh” and headed outside, muttering under his breath, “Seriously, it’s not like Fatty Zhao doesn’t have legs. Can’t he come in by himself?”
Zhao Aiguo looked at Deaf Granny, who was as compassionate as a bodhisattva.
Then he looked at Hua Jiunan and Hu Fei’er behind her, who seemed like a golden boy and jade girl, and became certain he had come to the right people.
He immediately took the gifts he had brought from the driver and placed them on the stone table in the courtyard.
“Please don’t trouble yourself, Elder. Do sit.”
“If the child hadn’t fallen so gravely ill this time, I truly would not have dared come disturb your peaceful cultivation.”
By then, Chen Daji had seen Zhao Fei being supported by others.
He was instantly startled by Zhao Fei’s appearance.
They had only gone a few days without seeing each other, but Zhao Fei was almost unrecognizable as a person.
Not only were his eye sockets so dark they looked smeared with ash, his entire body had wasted away.
Even his cheekbones jutted sharply.
He needed someone to support him just to barely stand.
“What the absolute hell, Fatty Zhao? What happened to you?”
“You brought your girlfriend home? Been at it nonstop since last night?!”
“You’re freaking drained, man!”
Zhao Fei forced himself to perk up a little.
“Chen Daji, are you even human? I’m already like this, and you’re still making sarcastic comments!”
“Hurry up and help me! Damn it, I got tormented by filthy things all night again!”
As Chen Daji supported Zhao Fei, he asked curiously, “What, the one who came looking for you last night was a female ghost?”
“Did she violate you?”
Zhao Fei truly did not have the energy to deal with this guy Chen Daji.
With Chen Daji’s help, he entered the courtyard. The moment he saw Hua Jiunan, it was like seeing his savior.
“Hua Boss, save me! I’m going to die!”
When Deaf Granny saw Zhao Fei, her brows immediately drew tight.
“Child, sit down first. Tell this old woman what happened.”
Hua Jiunan introduced her. “Zhao Fei, this is my grandmother.”
“Whatever happened, tell her.”
Zhao Fei did not dare hide anything. He recounted everything that had happened since yesterday in full detail.
It turned out that after he followed Hua Jiunan’s advice and returned home, he immediately told his father about the unlucky experiences he had been having.
Zhao Aiguo’s position was special, and he did not believe in ox ghosts and snake spirits and the like.
He only thought his son was sick and immediately took him to the hospital for an examination.
But after a full day of tests, they found nothing wrong at all.
On the way back, they passed by Jinguang Temple, a thousand-year-old historic site. Zhao Fei’s Mother was worried about her son and wanted the whole family to go in and pay respects.
Zhao Aiguo could not win against his wife, so he had no choice but to follow them inside.
But the moment the three of them entered, the bronze incense burner in the temple suddenly shook violently, rumbling with a deafening sound.
That thing weighed over a thousand pounds!
After that, the Buddha statue enshrined in the center of the main hall cracked with a sharp snap, splitting open with a fissure.
Faintly, the sound of mad laughter came from beneath the shattered Buddha statue.
Of course, only people with cultivation could hear that laughter.