Chapter 1499
The matter is settled in Zhanggang
Chapter 1499 Returning to Hong Kong After the Matter Was Completed
"Now that I have arrived, how can I, as a powerful monk from Satokoya, stand idly by while evil spirits commit their crimes?"
Master Peacock spoke with the air of a highly accomplished monk, his words righteous and stern.
"Clap clap clap clap~!" As soon as Master Peacock finished speaking, Lin Hao immediately clapped his hands, then said with a smile:
"If that's the case, then go ahead and catch your ghosts, we're not stopping you!"
"You—you deserve a reward for nothing. Since you don't catch ghosts, what right do you have to take the payment?" Master Peacock questioned.
"We were invited by Mr. Yamamoto, so it's none of your business if we have to return them," Lin Hao sneered.
"If you want to catch ghosts, then go catch ghosts. As for the reward, go ask whoever hired you for it. If you don't want to catch ghosts, then leave here and don't block my way."
Lin Hao could also see that this Master Peacock was not only incredibly shameless, but also quite adept at making a fuss over nothing.
The only pity is that he was so focused on cultivating his thick skin and his ability to argue that he forgot that the most fundamental thing for a cultivator is still their cultivation level.
Lin Hao simply stopped wasting his breath arguing with him.
"Since this benefactor is so stubborn, then this humble monk will have no choice but to teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders."
Seeing that Lin Hao's tongue was even smoother than his own, Master Peacock became somewhat embarrassed and angry. If words didn't work, then he would have to resort to force.
"Bang!" Master Peacock slammed his staff heavily into the ground, and the marble floor of the hot spring hotel immediately cracked open, with spider web-like fissures.
"Looks like we can't use this free labor anymore. Go catch the ghost!" Lin Hao said, turning to Ma Xiaoling.
"Are you sure you can handle this?" Ma Xiaoling asked worriedly. "This monk is quite capable. If not, I'll do it."
Ma Xiaoling had been listening to their conversation the whole time. She had initially held Master Peacock in some respect, but after hearing their exchange, all her respect vanished.
I never imagined that the most famous peacock master in Sakura would turn out to be nothing more than a shameless scoundrel who only cares about money.
"Oh, are you worried about me?" Lin Hao said with a smile.
"Heh! Who cares about you? Don't flatter yourself, okay?" Ma Xiaoling said, her words contradicting her true feelings.
"I was just worried about hurting Zhenzhen's feelings; otherwise, I wouldn't care whether you live or die!"
Seeing that Lin Hao was being stubborn, Ma Xiaoling snorted and strode away.
It's good to teach this ungrateful bastard a lesson, so he won't be so arrogant.
Master Peacock did not stop Ma Xiaoling from leaving. He knew that Ma Xiaoling was a descendant of the Ma family. The reason he had spent so much time talking nonsense with Lin Hao was that he did not want to offend this descendant of the Ma family easily.
After Ma Xiaoling left, Master Kongque waved his hand, and his four disciples immediately brandished vajras at Lin Hao.
"Ah~~~!"
Unfortunately, what came quickly went even faster. Before Master Peacock could even see what happened, his four disciples screamed and were sent flying backward. They first crashed into the wall, then slowly fell to the ground, their fates unknown.
Master Peacock's expression changed, and he shouted, "You actually used such a heavy hand, prepare to die!"
Having said that, the peacock raised its staff and smashed it down on Lin Hao's head, clearly intending to kill him.
Lin Hao stood motionless, completely ignoring them.
However, in Peacock's eyes, Lin Hao was already terrified. As the staff got closer and closer to Lin Hao's head, a cruel smile appeared on Peacock's face.
Just then, Lin Hao calmly extended a finger and flicked it, and the peacock immediately felt an irresistible force coming towards it.
In an instant, the staff in his hand shattered into countless fragments, which flew everywhere.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Countless fragments pierced through Master Peacock's body, as if he were being torn apart by a thousand knives.
Fortunately, he possessed magical powers, and although his injuries looked life-threatening, he could still hold on for a little while longer, so she went forward and took his hand.
At this moment, Master Peacock felt his life rapidly slipping away, much faster than his injuries. His eyes widened in shock as he stared intently at Lin Hao.
The reason Lin Hao didn't kill them directly was because he needed to absorb their life energy and the power of their blood and qi, as he would inevitably need these things in the future.
In fact, Lin Hao only wanted to give him a minor punishment at first; he didn't intend to take his life.
But he's already tried to kill himself, so why should he pretend to be a saint?
It's ridiculous. He glanced at the peacock's shriveled corpse, then went to his unconscious disciples and did the same thing.
With a wave of his hand, Lin Hao caused the corpse to burst into flames, quickly turning into a wisp of smoke like a piece of yellow paper.
Lin Hao felt no guilt whatsoever about killing foreigners, especially those from humble backgrounds.
A gentle breeze blew by, and the peacock and his still-living disciples instantly turned into dust and drifted away with the wind.
It was as if the peacock and his apprentices had never appeared.
Lin Hao clapped his hands, as if he had done something insignificant.
Turning his head to look at the dumbfounded hotel manager, the manager, upon seeing Lin Hao's gaze, immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, desperately begging for mercy:
"Master Lin, this has nothing to do with me. I was only summoning Master Peacock because I was ordered to do so!"
My guess was absolutely right; Master Peacock was indeed Yamamoto Kazuo, invited to test my and Ma Xiaoling's strength.
"Tell your boss to give me another five million in appearance fees, or I'll kill him!" Lin Hao said calmly as he walked towards the room.
As for why he didn't help Ma Xiaoling?
Haha, with Ma Xiaoling's abilities, does she even need help?
Without the peacock's interference, Ma Xiaoling was able to catch early spring much faster.
Lin Hao had just knocked on Wang Zhenzhen's door, and the two of them cuddled together for a while. Before he could do anything, Ma Xiaoling returned.
"What are you doing here?" Ma Xiaoling was slightly taken aback when she saw Lin Hao appear unharmed, and then asked:
Where did those senior monks go?
That peacock monk wasn't exactly known for his good temper, and Ma Xiaoling thought Lin Hao would get a severe beating from Master Peacock.
Therefore, fearing that something might happen to Lin Hao, she quickly retrieved Chu Chun and rushed back.
To my surprise, when I returned, the hotel lobby was completely empty.
"Hehe! Those monks were lucky to survive." Lin Hao chuckled and began to spout nonsense with a straight face:
"They just received a phone call and rushed off, otherwise they would have been in big trouble today."
Since Ma Xiaoling considers herself a newbie who has just entered the industry, she might as well just pretend to be a newbie.
"Hmph! I think you're just lucky to be alive."
Ma Xiaoling snorted coldly, never imagining that those monks had already gone to the Western Paradise to serve the Buddha.
What an arrogant fool! I'll have to teach him a lesson when I have the time.
"Let him know that there are always people more capable than you, or he'll suffer a great loss sooner or later," Ma Xiaoling thought to herself.
After Ma Xiaoling won over Chu Chun, Yamamoto Kazuo obediently sent someone to deliver a check for five million to Lin Hao that very evening.
However, this time it was just an ordinary person who came, not one of his zombie henchmen, for fear that Lin Hao, this powerful figure, might suddenly decide to act on behalf of Heaven. With no one to disturb them, the three of them enjoyed themselves for two more days before preparing to return to Hong Kong.
However, at this moment, Ma Xiaoling became conflicted, as she needed to perform a ritual here in early spring.
I have already visited Master Peacock in Rikono several times, hoping he can help me pass on the soul of Hatsuharu.
However, all the news we received was that Master Peacock had never returned since he went out that day.
If the peacock doesn't come back, she can't keep waiting forever, can she?
But she couldn't bear to abandon Chu Chun.
Despite her cold and aloof exterior, Ma Xiaoling is actually a classic example of someone with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Lin Hao guessed what she was thinking, but still pretended not to know and asked, "Xiao Ling! What's wrong?"
Ma Xiaoling didn't hide anything and told Lin Hao about it directly!
"You should have said so earlier!" Lin Hao said with a look of pity for someone with intellectual disabilities.
"I can do it. It's not like only those bald monks can perform rituals for the dead. My Maoshan Taoist arts are not to be trifled with either."
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoling's eyes lit up, and she tossed a lucky star to Lin Hao with a grin, saying:
"Why didn't you tell me sooner? I've been worried for days. Hurry up and help me pray for Chuchun's soul so I can book our tickets back home!"
"Wait a minute!" Ma Xiaoling turned to leave, but Lin Hao called her back.
"what's up?"
Lin Hao said matter-of-factly, "You don't expect me to help you for nothing, do you?"
"What do you mean?" Ma Xiaoling suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Hehe! I'm not greedy. Give me half that's rightfully mine, and I'll help you pass on to the afterlife. Otherwise, forget it."
"You're dreaming!" Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, Ma Xiaoling immediately bristled. How dare he try to take advantage of her! So she retorted in a very firm tone:
"You want 1.5 million for a ritual to help the dead pass away? Why don't you just rob me? Let me tell you, don't even think about it."
Lin Hao didn't say anything, just looked at her with a smile.
He knew that Ma Xiaoling would eventually obediently hand over the money.
In fact, Lin Hao didn't care about the money at all; he just wanted to see Ma Xiaoling's furious reaction.
"Alright! How about I give you 500,000?"
"Eight hundred thousand, eight hundred thousand is the most I can ask for."
"One million, if that doesn't work, forget it."
"Deal! Hand over the money."
After haggling for a while, Lin Hao realized that the time was right and that if he didn't budge, Ma Xiaoling would probably really lose her temper, so he quickly agreed.
"You heartless bastard, you just wait."
With a pained expression, Ma Xiaoling threw a check for one million yuan at Lin Hao, then stormed out.
That afternoon, the three boarded a plane back to the port city.
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Two taxis stopped in front of Jiajia Building.
Ma Xiaoling and Wang Zhenzhen got out of the taxi in front, and Ma Xiaoling pulled Wang Zhenzhen inside.
"Xiaoling! We haven't brought our luggage and the things we bought yet."
Wang Zhenzhen turned around and looked at the taxi, saying.
"Isn't Lin Hao in the taxi behind us?" Ma Xiaoling turned around and glared at Lin Hao, who had just gotten out of another taxi.
Then, she curled her lip and said, "Just let him get the things, what's the point of having him if he can't even do such a small thing?"
“The three of us can get it up in one trip, but if he were to do it by himself, he would have to make at least two more trips.”
Wang Zhenzhen pushed up her glasses and said in a serious tone.
She could tell that Ma Xiaoling was doing this on purpose, but she didn't understand why.
They were having a great time abroad and didn't have any conflicts, so why did Ma Xiaoling suddenly change her attitude towards Lin Hao before they came back?
Moreover, she pressed Ma Xiaoling for answers several times, but still couldn't get a clear answer.
What should Ma Xiaoling say about this? Should she tell Wang Zhenzhen that she was swindled out of a million by that bastard Lin Hao?
"Hey! Let's go quickly." Ma Xiaoling grabbed Wang Zhenzhen and pulled her inside without saying a word.
She had only taken a few steps when Ma Xiaoling suddenly stopped, frowned, looked around the Jiajia Building, and then glanced at the rooftop.
"What's wrong, Xiaoling?" Wang Zhenzhen asked when Ma Xiaoling, who had just been pulling her inside, suddenly stopped.
"Hehe! It's nothing."
Ma Xiaoling had long noticed the occasional eerie aura emanating from Jiajia Building, but the concentration was far greater than before she left.
She knew Wang Zhenzhen was timid, so she just smiled and shook her head, giving a perfunctory reply.
Watching Ma Xiaoling drag Wang Zhenzhen away, leaving him alone to carry the luggage of three people, as well as the huge pile of things they had bought, Lin Hao shook his head with a smile.
He casually pulled out a few hundred yuan and said to the two taxi drivers, "Do me a favor and help me carry all this stuff upstairs!"
The two taxi drivers readily agreed and eagerly helped carry the things.
Lin Hao, with his hands in his pockets, whistled as he followed Ma Xiaoling and the other woman.
"Hmph!" Ma Xiaoling saw everything, snorted coldly to express her dissatisfaction, and didn't say anything more.
Soon, the three arrived at Wang Zhenzhen's house. Ma Xiaoling and Wang Zhenzhen kept showing Ouyang Jiajia the results of their shopping spree abroad.
Of course, because Lin Hao, a grown man, was present, they didn't show them some private things.
However, ever since entering the room, Ma Xiaoling had been looking around absentmindedly, and hadn't noticed anything.
Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, so she asked Ouyang Jiajia:
Aunt Jiajia! Has anything happened at your Jiajia Building lately?
"No!" Ouyang Jiajia shook her head.
Is there anything dirty or dirty here?
"You mean ghosts?" Ouyang Jiajia finally realized what she meant, but immediately shook her head and said:
"Our Jiajia Building has the Xuanwu Boy guarding it; even ghosts dare not enter."
Because Xuanwu Tongzi Jin Zhengzhong had used his so-called "supernatural powers" in front of Jiajia many times, she once had complete faith in Xuanwu Tongzi.
After chatting for a while, Ma Xiaoling didn't get any information out of him, so she made an excuse to drag Lin Hao out.
Wang Zhenzhen went with her mother, Ouyang Jiajia, to distribute gifts to the neighbors.
"Don't you feel that something's off about this building?"