Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 219 - 143: Big and Small Eyes’ Gunmanship, Master Chong’s Immortal Insect Business (Part 2)

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Beside the dining table, Bai Mo listened to the sounds in the hallway outside the door, his divine sense emanating outward, discovering that it was the people from the Immortal Technique Committee who had come to take Xiaobao and his mother away.

"Oh?

"Indeed, they should be taken away.

"Being targeted once by child traffickers might be a coincidence.

"Being targeted twice in a row by child traffickers, now that might have underlying reasons.

"But now the Committee has taken them away, there's nothing left to worry about."

Since the Immortal Technique Era began, there have been many strange little cases. The vast majority are Sequence Nine's minions and riff-raff causing trouble, but the Immortal Technique Committee can deal with them so that they toe the line.

Bai Mo was too lazy to think further, opened his phone, just about to order takeout, when a message popped up.

[Xiaomo, have you been busy lately?]

[Long time no see, come have a meal, and catch up!]

"Oh? It really has been a long time."

The sender turned out to be Bai Mo's old colleague, Master Chong.

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Flower and bird market.

Inside Master Chong's shop.

Bai Mo sat on the chair, quietly observing.

The shop was quite spacious, with a high ceiling, decorated with frosted stone slabs, creating an ancient ambiance. The furniture consisted of a Bronze Table, bronze lamp holders, bronze lamp sockets… with the addition of two pillars of sandalwood incense, and several sheer curtains for partitioning the space, giving it a rather supernatural feel.

Big and Small Eyes returned to the human world, now squatting on the master's lap, waiting together with the master to go for a meal. Occasionally tilting its head to snicker, seemingly still savoring the cheers and screams of its fellow disciples earlier.

As for Master Chong… he was outside the curtains conducting business.

The customer was a hefty black-suited man, fat-headed and big-eared, with a face full of coarse flesh, looking like a big brother who had just cleaned up his act. But now, sitting in front of the Bronze Table, across from Master Chong, his face showed a smile akin to a lapdog, body slightly tilted forward, speaking with a very humble tone.

"... I was introduced by Old Zhang.

"Old Zhang, Zhang Qianyuan, he said he's quite familiar with you, do you remember?"

Across the Bronze Table, Master Chong, wearing a Tang suit, leaned on the chair with sunglasses on, his demeanor languid, leaving people unsure if he was awake.

His voice was faint.

"Zhang what? Qianyuan?

"Recently there have been a lot of miscellaneous folks visiting, I'm getting old, can't remember clearly.

"What's your business? Just say it."

The hefty man hurriedly responded.

"Lately… I've been feeling there's a chill at home! I want to buy a bug from you to ward off the evil from my house!"

Master Chong smirked.

"Oh.

"Buy a bug to ward off evil?

"I only have crickets here, they can't ward off evil, sorry, you should leave."

The hefty man instantly realized, slapped his own face.

"Oh! Look at my mouth! Haha!

"Request a bug! Request one from you!"

After hearing the hefty man correct himself, Master Chong was silent for a moment.

He straightened up, as if behind his sunglasses, he was scrutinizing the hefty man.

After a long time, he finally pulled something out from his sleeve, stretched his hand toward the Bronze Table, and opened his palm to show the hefty man.

The hefty man looked closely and was instantly stunned... this is too big!

In Master Chong's palm was a ladybug, as big as a coin, a super large round ladybug!

Moreover, the black back of the ladybug had golden runes on it!

The hefty man couldn't decipher the runes, but instinctively felt that the runes were extremely mysterious and ancient!

He was very tactful, immediately took out a thick red envelope and placed it on the table.

Seeing Master Chong unmoved, and the ladybug equally motionless, he obediently took out a second one.

After waiting for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly and sweat appearing on his forehead, he took out a third one.

At this moment, Master Chong finally shrugged slightly, and the ladybug in his palm finally "buzzed" and flew up, landing on the hefty man's head.

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Behind the sheer curtain.

Bai Mo's mouth twitched.

It's said that some old overseers, with rich experience on construction sites, can tell if a project meets quality standards the moment they touch a red envelope.

Here with Master Chong, the experience is even more profound, he doesn't even need to touch it. Whether the protective bug can be requested, he'll know just by looking at the envelope.

At this moment, he heard that outside, Master Chong was already explaining post-sale instructions.

"... Remember, the bug you requested has nothing to do with immortal matters!

"Involving immortals and money is illegal, and we don't do anything illegal!

"This ladybug doesn't involve immortal matters.

"It's big because… because it likes eating hormones!

"The runes on its back aren't natural either… remember, I painted them on!

"No matter who asks, say this, remember?"

The hefty man was quite astute, aware that dealings involving immortals are illegal, when hearing Master Chong's words, his mind instantly understood completely.

At this moment, he nodded repeatedly, expressing his deep gratitude.

After exchanging pleasantries with Master Chong, he carefully and cautiously headed out with a ladybug on his head.

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The sheer curtain lifted, and Master Chong walked in, holding three thick red envelopes, his old face beaming like a blooming chrysanthemum.

"Xiaomo, sorry to keep you waiting!

"Today was a stroke of luck. Right after our meeting, a big pig came knocking.

"Just in time to have money for a meal, hehehe!"

Master Chong patted the three thick red envelopes.

"With this hot weather, let's make do with some imperial crab sashimi.

"And order a few bottles of foreign wine.

"Let's get an '82 Lafite and mix it with '22 Sprite, hehe.

"Anyway, ill-gotten gains shouldn't be kept, must spend them quickly."

Bai Mo, holding Big and Small Eyes, stood up with Master Chong, ready to head to the restaurant.

At this moment, he twitched his mouth, his expression odd.

This money being called ill-gotten… it's not entirely wrong.

Because what Master Chong sold wasn't actually any Immortal Beast or Gu Insect.

Master Chong saying that thing doesn't concern Immortals was truly accurate.

Master Chong saying it grew with hormones, and the runes were painted on… well, he wasn't lying.

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Golden Emperor Hotel.

In the private room, it was resplendent and brightly lit.

The dining table was piled with various lobsters, abalone, sea cucumber, Wagyu beef, ham… a dazzling array.

Master Chong's cricket Gu insect was burrowing into a human-sized conch, gnawing away.

Big and Small Eyes, beside the table, was munching mouthfuls of lobster sprinkled with golden garlic slivers.

Bai Mo helped wipe the golden garlic off its mouth, using Divine Sense to whisper to it.

"After this meal, be sure not to tell your brothers back at Fox Mountain!

"If they all want a taste, Master can't afford it."

Big and Small Eyes, having finished a large lobster, tossed aside the shell and licked its forepaws.

Upon hearing Master's message, it patted its chest, giving Master a reassuring look!

Then it went back to the table, brought a dish of East Star Ban, and began to pinch it with paws, devouring it.

Next to Master Chong, sipping wine, lying back, he softly mused.

"Is this tasty?

"What's so good about this?

"Is a meal worth tens of thousands?

"I find the taste pretty average, not much different from home-cooked meals!

"It's all just consumerism traps."

Bai Mo twitched his mouth.

If the old man had said this without having oil all over his mouth and without being so stuffed that he burped several times… he might have believed it.

After the meal, the two of them enjoyed drinks and started chatting.

"Sigh, this Immortal Technique Committee, really not so reliable.

"Recently, they've recruited a bunch of commissioners, not calling on us experts for any minor cases.

"Do you think the Committee finds it too expensive to give us subsidies, not wanting to use us?

"Are they financially strained, running out of money?"

Bai Mo pondered for a moment, feeling there might be such a possibility.

He leaned back in the chair, savoring the red wine in the glass… it had to be said, the liquor of the Human World had a uniquely exquisite flavor.

"Deploying experts each time indeed costs subsidies, not so cost-effective.

"We experts are just jacks the Committee uses when in weak spots."

The two sat on chairs, surrounded by a table of delicacies, enjoying the air conditioning, sipping drinks, and chatting away pleasurably.

Suddenly, they heard a commotion outside.

"Sir, please wait!

"Inside are our distinguished guests, could you please wait a moment…"

"Out of the way! Out of the way! Out of the way!

"We are here to inspect the distinguished guests!"

But it was a rough voice, pushing the attendants aside, then with a creak, opening the door to the luxurious private room.

Outside was a throng in black uniforms, Immortal Technique members, some with guns, some with swords, faces solemn.

The leader, surrounded by many members, was Zhang Shan!

He stood tall, a fierce expression, looking inside the room!

"Hmph!

"Everyone, you are all under…

"Huh?"

He suddenly froze, seeing a red fox Immortal Beast grabbing a large piece of Wagyu, Bai Mo with a drink on the chair, and Master Chong with sunglasses, staring back at him, utterly confused.