Chapter 14: First Order’s Revenue
Constable Luo returned home somewhat earlier than usual that day.
His wife, Madam Wang, was asking if he had visited their neighbor. This woman was quite a gossip, which reminded Constable Luo of the group of people he had encountered that afternoon.
He really had no other ways left that day. Thus he had taken along some gifts in the afternoon to visit the new neighbor his wife spoke so highly of, who seemed to possess the air of a master. However, he stood at the entrance and knocked on the door for a long time without any response from inside. All he heard were a few cat meows.
Instead, he ran into several tea merchants from out of town and two armed guards as he was leaving. They were all carrying gifts from their hometowns, also intending to visit the young Daoist priest.
After some mutual questions, Constable Luo learned…
The young Daoist priest who had moved in across from them was the very master who had casually eradicated the fog spirit that had been causing trouble for months while passing by Liangshui Hollow!
The fog spirit had been wreaking havoc along Jinyang Road, and it was nearly time to post notices about it on the city gate. Now that it was vanquished in a day, and the story had already spread far and wide in Yidu. Especially since the master invited by Nanhua County had failed to eliminate it, but it had been effortlessly eliminated by a passing master. This made the tale even more captivating.
Who would have thought that such a master would be living nearby?
He might possess the ability to exterminate the fog spirit but Constable Luo still felt he might not necessarily be able to help with his own problems. Nonetheless, he felt a greater respect for him.