"Thank you, Master! Thank you very much. If you ever need my help in the future, just ask!" Erlang said, tears of gratitude streaming down his face.
Pfft...
Chen Jie couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Erlang shot Chen Jie a look of disgust and said, "Master, I want to report him! Just now, while you were exorcising evil spirits from my girlfriend, this person was badmouthing you. He said you were inside, plotting to do something indecent to my girlfriend!"
"You can't teach a hopeless case!"
The Taoist Master in plain clothes shook his head helplessly. Then, he walked up to Zhang Xinyan and said greedily, "Miss, I observe that the malevolent energy on your forehead is intensifying. If it is not exorcised soon, the situation may become serious."
Zhang Xinyan frowned.
She didn't believe the Taoist Master at all, yet he persisted. She said, "Thank you for the reminder, but I don't need an exorcism."
"Miss, don't let your boyfriend mislead you. Life is paramount. I urge you to let me exorcise the malevolent energy for you quickly!" the Taoist Master said displeasedly.
Normally, countless people would beg him for his services, but Zhang Xinyan was unmoved, which greatly annoyed him. What right did a young girl like her have to refuse him! It was all Chen Jie's fault; if he hadn't been there, he would have already taken Zhang Xinyan.
"Miss, don't be stubborn any longer. The Taoist Master in plain clothes has already proven his abilities. I advise you to do as the Master says!" Erlang said excitedly.
"I said I don't need it! I have a boyfriend," Zhang Xinyan said, hugging Chen Jie's arm.
"The Master offering to exorcise evil spirits for you is an honor. How can you refuse? Heh, if you refuse, then please don't sit here!" Xiao Fang also said indignantly.
"We bought this seat. You have no right to ask us to leave, do you?" Zhang Xinyan retorted.
"You... you are disrespectful to the Master, and we all dislike you! Go to the second-class carriage!" Xiao Fang said angrily.
"Where we sit is our freedom. You say you dislike us, and we dislike you too. Why don't you go to the second-class carriage?" Chen Jie replied impolitely.
"Young man, this is where I must interject. Don't you understand the principle of the minority obeying the majority? Us asking you to go to the second-class carriage is for your own good. After all, offending a Master will bring bad luck!"
"That's right, young man! We saw what you did earlier. The Master was kindly offering to exorcise evil spirits for the young lady's girlfriend, free of charge. It was bad enough that you slandered him, but you also prevented your girlfriend from being exorcised. You're so inconsiderate."
"Young man, I have a herniated disc. Your seat is quite good. Why don't you give it to me? I'll give you money, and you can buy a ticket in the second-class carriage."
Chen Jie looked at them with a cold smile. "Aren't you just trying to brownnose your so-called Master? If you want to flatter him, then send your own women out. Don't try to make yourselves feel important in front of me."
"You ungrateful wretch, if we weren't on the high-speed train, I would have beaten you senseless!"
"Trash, who do you think you are? You're dressed so shabbily, you look like a country bumpkin. When did poor people get to sit in the first-class carriage with us?"
"What's that foul smell in the air? So it's the air being polluted by a country bumpkin."
"Complaint! I want to file a complaint! Where is the attendant!" Someone pressed the call button.
An attendant heard the call and hurried over. "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"I want to file a complaint! How can your train sell first-class tickets to a peasant! Make him move, we don't want to be in the same carriage as him!" the man said agitatedly.
The attendant's expression changed slightly. She had been at the carriage entrance and was aware of everything that had happened.
As soon as she said this, the crowd chimed in, "Make this poor boy get out, or we'll never ride first-class again!"
"Exactly, or we'll all complain about you! We'll get you fired!"
The attendant hesitated, then approached Chen Jie and said, "Passenger, may I escort you to the second-class carriage?"
Chen Jie frowned. "I bought a first-class ticket. You want me to go to the second-class carriage?"
The attendant said, "Everyone dislikes you, so you can't sit here for now."
"I say, what's wrong with you? Can't you see they're all being unreasonable? Not only are you not helping my boyfriend, but you're also trying to send him to the second-class carriage. Is this according to the rules?" Zhang Xinyan asked angrily.
The attendant's expression changed. She found Zhang Xinyan's attitude very annoying. She immediately said, "I'm sorry, but your presence here is affecting the carriage's atmosphere, so you cannot sit here for the time being."
"If you want to go, go! Anyway, we bought first-class tickets, and we're not going anywhere!" Zhang Xinyan said angrily.
The attendant said unhappily, "What kind of person is this? Why do they have no manners!"
"You..." Zhang Xinyan was furious.
The attendant glared at Chen Jie again and said, "Sir, I'll say it again. Please come with me to the second-class carriage immediately!"
"What if I don't?" Chen Jie asked calmly.
"If you don't, then I..." The attendant thought for a long time, unsure what to do.
"Never mind, he's just a country bumpkin. There's no need to bother with him," the Taoist Master said indifferently.
The attendant breathed a sigh of relief and glared at Chen Jie again. "If it weren't for the Master speaking up, you would have been kicked out! I hope you don't ride our high-speed trains again next time! Our high-speed trains do not welcome people like you!"
"You... do you think the high-speed train is your family's property..."
"Forget it. They are a group of blind, pitiful people. There's no need to argue with them," Chen Jie said to Zhang Xinyan.
"What did you say?" the attendant asked angrily.
"Heh, it's fine. He says you are all blind, so I will prove it to them," the Taoist Master's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile.
"Master, there's no need to prove anything to such a person. You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep!" the attendant said respectfully to the Taoist Master.
"We in the realm of Masters do not dwell on trivial matters. Since it's fine now, I will directly detonate the malevolent energy on this young lady. I believe they will then believe my identity. After that, I will help her exorcise it. Everyone, please move aside." the Taoist Master said.
"Alright, everyone, quickly make way."
With that, the passengers sitting around Chen Jie moved far away from Chen Jie and Zhang Xinyan.
Zhang Xinyan said impatiently, "What exactly is wrong with you? I told you, I don't need your exorcism! Are you annoying or not!"
The Taoist Master sneered in his heart, "After I take you down, I will make you cry out louder than Xiao Fang and beg me for mercy!" But his face remained calm. "I forgive your obstinacy. I hope that after I help you exorcise the malevolent energy, you will thank me sincerely!"
He then took out a yellow talisman from his pocket. "Urgent as the law commands, go!"