Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health-Chapter 226 - 129: The Actor’s Enchantment

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"Captain Pang, we have conducted the demon-suppressing test on all passengers. No traces of a demon cultivator were found."

Pang Xiangming had been anxiously waiting for news last night, and after struggling internally for a long time, he received this result in the morning, making him suddenly feel as if he had aged several years. "How can there be no traces at all? Were you really serious in your testing?"

His subordinate quickly replied, "Captain, we dared not be negligent and conducted the tests strictly according to procedure. However... indeed, no traces of a demon cultivator were found. All fifty Demon-Suppressing Bells did not receive any feedback."

Pang Xiangming looked somber and waved his hand, "Go, go."

"Yes."

Pang Xiangming then walked into the secret room in the steering room and said with a wry smile, "Elder Ruan, are you really sure there’s nothing wrong with this Demon-Suppressing Bell?"

At this moment, the old yellow bell was still vibrating constantly.

Elder Ruan Shu, sitting next to the yellow bell, came out of his meditative state. "Captain Pang, this Demon-Suppressing Bell is a replica of Great Li’s national treasure, the ’Dragon-Touching Immortal Bell’, created by the Venerable Chengming, the greatest artifact master of Great Li today. Moreover, the Dragon-Touching Immortal Bell is an innate magical artifact. So if you still think there is a problem with this Demon-Suppressing Bell, then act according to your understanding."

Pang Xiangming said bitterly, "But we indeed didn’t find any traces of a demon cultivator among the passengers."

Ruan Shu shook his head, "Captain Pang, I suppose you’re somewhat confused. You’ve fallen into a vicious cycle without realizing it."

"Elder Ruan, just say it directly."

"Are you really certain that a demon cultivator exists among the passengers?"

"Elder Ruan, you mean..." Pang Xiangming was struck as if by lightning, trembling in shock.

Ruan Shu said, "When the flying ship is in the preparation stage for takeoff, the Demon-Suppressing Bell is activated to ensure no demon cultivators mix in with the passengers. However, before the preparation stage, hadn’t other various personnel already boarded the flying ship? If you were a demon cultivator, would you choose to board the flying ship as a passenger or as a staff member?"

"Staff member..." Pang Xiangming was somewhat lost, "But the staff members, they’ve all been verified, haven’t they?"

"Verified, huh... Are you sure your verification is as accurate as the Demon-Suppressing Bell?"

Pang Xiangming’s face showed some flush, a sign of unstable blood flow. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

This situation, where slight mishandling could lead to a severely disastrous outcome, had already exhausted him. Suddenly seeing a new path to follow, he became overly excited for a moment, causing his blood flow to destabilize.

He quickly went out to prepare a new round of demon-suppressing tests, targeting all the staff onboard the flying ship.

This time, he would personally take action.

Including the internal staff of Changyun Passenger Transport and the external staff engaged in service tasks like serving and hospitality, there were over eight hundred staff members on this Longyue-class ship.

He started with the internal staff.

After an inspection, all were verified to be genuine.

Pang Xiangming realized that the issue was most likely with the external staff.

Although labeled "external", these positions were often fixed. The jobs on this Longyue-class ship, even for external roles, were quite lucrative, and once someone held a spot, they wouldn’t easily give it up.

Pang Xiangming immediately checked the personnel rotation for this trip and quickly found that a new opera troupe known as the Jade Sparrow Group had been brought in to perform the Flower Picking Play.

But he didn’t recall making this decision.

He hurriedly summoned someone to ask, "What’s the deal with this opera troupe called ’Jade Sparrow Group’?"

"Captain, the previous troupe performing the Flower Picking Play caught the eye of a guest and was taken away when we reached Changsheng Continent last time. So for this trip, we brought in the Jade Sparrow Group as a replacement."

Pang Xiangming suddenly slapped his subordinate and shouted angrily, "How come I wasn’t aware of this!"

The subordinate knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, and said, "Captain, wasn’t it your approval? The contract had your stamp on it, and that’s how we hired the Jade Sparrow Group."

Pang Xiangming took out the contract and found that it indeed had his stamp.

But he had no memory of stamping it.

Wait, something’s wrong!

He summoned a wisp of immortal light at his fingertip and swept it over the stamp. The stamp turned into a wisp of gray smoke and quickly dissipated.

The stamp,

was fake!

Pang Xiangming was furious, "What’s going on here!"

The subordinate was shocked, his face ashen, "I... I don’t know what happened. When we received the contract from the Jade Sparrow Group, it was like this."

"Worthless! Worthless!" Pang Xiangming roared in fury, "Changyun Passenger Transport pays you well, and this is how you do your job! Personnel changes this important, and you didn’t come to ask me directly, trusting just a contract given by others?!"

"I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"

"Idiot, out of my sight!" Pang Xiangming kicked the subordinate away.

The latter crashed hard into a nearby pillar, spewing a mouthful of blood, and was immediately weakened in breath.

Pang Xiangming dared not linger for a moment, quickly taking a team of guards and heading toward Gongyu Tower in the passenger area, where the Flower Picking Play and Cloud Immortal Melody were being performed.

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Fan Wubing sat absentmindedly by the string window of a private box on the second floor, watching the Flower Picking Play being performed on the stage in the center of the first floor.

The so-called Flower Picking Play was much like the Huai Opera he’d seen in his past life in style and form, except the plot was all connected to immortals.

Carrying the term "flower picking", it mainly featured stories about renowned daoist companions and immortal partners in the Cultivation Realm.

Most people have a knack for gossip, particularly interested in the love stories between those famous and lofty immortals. Just like ordinary folks love to fantasize about the romantic life of the emperor’s harem.