Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 463 - 41 There are always fools in this world

Old Master He said he had three matters to entrust to Wang Yunxiao.

He had some enemies and rivals.

He had a brother.

He had a disciple.

These three matters were actually one matter, but he had little hope that Wang Yunxiao could handle it well.

Everyone was just ordinary folk, without any grand vision or heroic spirit.

They couldn’t fathom the scheming ways of the high society elites, just instinctively felt that something about it wasn’t right.

People from a place have traits unique to that place.

It’s hard to say what character the people from other places have, but the Tianmen People can’t stand owing too much to others.

In the years the President has been in Tianmen, he had already given enough favors to the Tianmen People. If they expected the President to resolve everything, it would be embarrassing for the older generation.

Although Old Master He was a thief, even a thief has his pride.

For the sake of the Jade Seal, he could serve a lifelong sentence in jail with a clear conscience.

But now, he could no longer bear it.

This face had now passed into Wang Yunxiao’s hands.

Wang Yunxiao had just eaten a fiery meal and wasn’t actually hungry. He picked up the Human Skin Mask and inspected it over and over, then whispered, "Master, what Noble Family did you refer to? And how did you know these people had returned?"

Old Master He shook his head, "Don’t bother asking which Noble Family it is, good people, bad people, it’s not about one’s origins. I don’t know who they are or where they are, but I’m very familiar with their style. Do you remember the big explosion from a few days ago?"

"The one at the Red Lantern Society?"

"Right, didn’t the two of us go to the site to have a look around? The moment I saw the handiwork, I knew these bastards had returned."

Old Master He snorted coldly, "These people have a trait, which is to be unscrupulous in achieving their goals, caring only about themselves, completely indifferent to the life and death of others."

"Back then, you saw it too. They blew a hole between the living world and the Netherworld to force the Red Lantern Society to throw in all their resources to fix that breach, thus giving themselves the chance to elude the Red Lantern Society’s watch and do some shady business in secret."

"Any sane person would know the kind of disaster opening that hole could bring, yet they went ahead and did it anyway, never considering the consequences. They were gambling on the kindness in those girls’ hearts."

"And this epidemic that suddenly broke out, do you think it’s that simple? I’ve lived in Tianmen for most of my life and have seen dozens of floods and cholera outbreaks, but never something so sudden and unexpected."

"I don’t know what they want to do, but I can smell the stink on them."

Wang Yunxiao frowned, "So you made a big show of bringing out the Imperial Jade Seal this time to fish in muddy waters, to lure the snake out of its hole? Now that the Jade Seal has been taken, will they still come for us?"

Old Master He laughed, "You don’t understand them. You won’t have such doubts after you’ve had more experience with them. Whenever they can avoid being human, they will."

"That is, if they had the chance to act freely within the country, I wouldn’t be surprised if they slaughtered this entire town just to find this Jade Seal."

"They have come by quite a few times over the years."

The fat boss lowered his head toward He Lan, "Do you remember being kidnapped when you were seven? They couldn’t even trust your mother, wanted to use you to force me out."

He Lan angrily said, "I was kidnapped from your donkey meat restaurant! You watched wide-eyed and did nothing to save me!"

"Foolish child, if I don’t save you, you can live. If I had stepped in to save you, both you and your mother would have been useless."

"My arms and legs were all broken by them! They threw me in a well to wait for death!"

"I know, and I’m keeping track of this score for you."

The portly shopkeeper hugged He Lan, and said to Old Master He with composure, "Master, your unworthy disciple has brought trouble upon you, causing you to bear blame on my behalf for so many years..."

"That wasn’t taking the blame for you, that was you making me proud!"

Old Master He chuckled, "The Swallow Sect has truly come into its own with you. You’ve made a real name for yourself, and those old fossils of the North Thirteen Families are green with envy. Those Sect Leaders and Guild Masters, when would they have ever deigned to look us in the eye before? Since then, upon seeing Old Tianmen, they’ve got to greet me with all due respect, calling me ’Old Brother.’ You have no idea how pleased that makes me."

"So, you needn’t feel any guilt. Times have changed now. Take good care of your own family, send your daughter to get educated, marry her into a decent family, and just live a good life. As for other matters, you don’t need to get involved."

Old Master He motioned towards Wang Yunxiao with a nod, "See, I’ve taken on a new disciple, haven’t I? I’ve got to give the young’uns a chance to gain some experience!"

Wang Yunxiao thought to himself, as if I should thank you.

If I had known it would be like this... I should’ve at least brought a gun when I left.

He turned to glance at his bundle and grimaced.

Old Master He laughed, "There’s nothing much in our sect to show off, and that insubstantial lightweight skill of our family is even less comparable to the martial arts you’re practicing now. Speaking of it even embarrasses me a little. Let’s see what kind of big shots we can hook this time. If the chance arises, I’ll take you out for a spin and stop you from always muttering about me behind my back."

"Yes! I’ll listen to whatever Master says!"

Of course, I don’t covet the money, but this is a legitimate business of the sect...

The portly shopkeeper chuckled beside him, "Master, I’d like to save up some dowry for Little Lanzi too."

"How much does your donkey meat restaurant make in a year? Isn’t that enough for a dowry? What, you want her to marry the county magistrate?"

"It’s different, there are some dowries that can’t be bought with money..."

While they were speaking, a stumbling set of footsteps quickly approached from outside.

The door burst open with a bang, and a bloodied figure stood at the doorway.

It was Jin Buhuan, who had gone after Blind Su earlier, but now he appeared stripped of his skin, leaving only raw, blood-red flesh dripping blood onto the ground.

In his hand, he still held half a brick.

He Lan’s face turned white at once, and she instinctively screamed, but the portly shopkeeper timely covered her mouth.

Jin Buhuan staggered to the edge of the heated brick bed, placed the brick on the table, and stared at Old Master He, struggling to open his mouth and speak.

"I’ve snatched it back for you!"

Old Master He sighed as he looked at the brick brought back, saying, "Why bother, you were brothers for so many years..."

"Brothers my ass!"

Jin Buhuan grabbed the wine jar, took several gulps straight from it, and the fiery liquor seemed to calm his insides. Then, lowering his head toward the portly shopkeeper seated on the heated brick bed, a glint of realization passed through his eyes.

"Damn it, you’re all so damn cunning, who can I even trust anymore?"

With those words, he collapsed to the ground.