My Master is the Real Boss – Chapter 1

Chapter 1: After-Sales Service

Ping’an Town had not been peaceful recently.

Early in the morning, just after getting out of bed and leaving the Taoist temple, Xiang Jiannan was startled by the scene before him. On the damp ground below the steps, his elderly master was lying peacefully, eyes wide open, surrounded by a group of people.

All were familiar faces, each seemingly gritting their teeth and holding back their anger.

“Master, what happened to you!”

A red light flashed before his eyes. Xiang Jiannan knew that something was coming. This was a signal he had received since transmigrating, and it was the sixth time it had happened. He didn’t know what it meant specifically, but he knew that when it appeared, nothing good would follow.

“It’s nothing serious. These people say they want to tear down our Taoist temple.”

Still lying flat on the ground, Xiang Jiannan’s master spoke with his eyes still fixed on the sky, his tone extremely calm. While briefly describing the situation, he also took the opportunity to express his way of dealing with it:

“If you want to tear down the Taoist temple, you’ll have to step over this poor Daoist’s body first!”

His voice was sonorous and powerful, as if he didn’t take the matter to heart at all.

What was this all about now?

Seeing that his master on the ground seemed to refuse to communicate with others any further, Xiang Jiannan admired his composure in the face of danger even more. He turned his gaze towards the crowd facing him, and began to seek a solution while separated from them by his master’s body.

Since transmigrating into this Taoist temple called Ping’an Temple and becoming its only little Taoist priest, he had seen quite a few things. As far as the current situation was concerned, the situation hadn’t escalated too much. The local customs were simple and honest, so talk of tearing down the temple was mostly just a temporary outburst of anger. If so many people were to really start fighting, his master would probably be sitting on the side crying and wailing by now. The fact that he was still lying on the ground with the air of a high-level person, successfully blocking the crowd, made both sides’ intentions very clear.

They needed a mediator, and he was the most suitable one.

It had to be said that both sides were quite restrained. He didn’t know how long they had been deadlocked at the door, but they had actually waited for him to wake up naturally without making a sound. It could be said that they were quite considerate of this little Taoist priest.

“Little Taoist, you speak.”

After Xiang Jiannan’s gaze swept over the crowd, a middle-aged man who was clearly the leader of the group spoke. This man looked fair-skinned and tender, and his gestures were very refined. Although he deliberately raised his voice to show his ferocity, his slightly flushed cheeks betrayed his lack of confidence.

A scholar, it seemed he rarely had arguments with others. When he did get into a dispute, he would easily become nervous and could only use methods he had seen but rarely used to try and strengthen his own momentum and show that he was not to be trifled with.

“This old Taoist sold us the Peace Talismans a few days ago. We only put them up for one night, and something happened again! What ‘warding off disasters and avoiding misfortune’? It’s ridiculous!”

After saying this, seeing that Xiang Jiannan had no expression, the middle-aged man’s eyes couldn’t help but wander a bit. Taking advantage of the moment of anger, he briefly explained why they had come to the Taoist temple. It sounded like there was a problem with after-sales service, which made Xiang Jiannan roll his eyes.

Master was secretly doing private work behind my back!

And there are actually people who believe that Peace Talismans can guarantee peace.

Besides, even if something happens after putting up a Peace Talisman, there’s no need to go to such lengths as to tear down the Taoist temple, right? Perhaps the effect of the talisman just hasn’t kicked in yet, or perhaps what your family encountered was beyond the scope of the Peace Talisman’s abilities.

In short, as the final producer of the Peace Talisman, Ping’an Temple would definitely have a reasonable explanation for this.

“Slander!”

Before Xiang Jiannan could respond to the middle-aged man’s words, the old Taoist, who had been lying on the ground for everyone to “admire,” spoke. He had already explained clearly about the Peace Talismans he had sold. Now, hearing the middle-aged man slander him again, the anger in his heart surged out again.

His own things were absolutely genuine. Even if there was a problem with their effectiveness, he wouldn’t allow others to say so! He had to refute it!

This not only involved the future reputation of Ping’an Temple, but it would also mean having to return the silver that was already in his hands. No matter how he looked at it, he could not admit it at this time. Once he admitted it, how could he face the ancestors enshrined in the temple?

“The Peace Talismans that this poor Daoist gave to your family a few days ago can only ward off disasters and avoid misfortune. They are actually ineffective against ghosts and demons. I made this very clear to your old master from the beginning.”

“Shameless!”

Hearing Xiang Jiannan’s master repeat his classic explanation, the middle-aged man, whose emotions were already unstable, almost couldn’t resist the urge to kick him.

This old Taoist was really eloquent now, completely forgetting the disgusting way he had patted his chest and guaranteed the effectiveness of his talismans at his family’s residence that day. If he hadn’t said that his Peace Talismans would be effective against what his family was encountering, who would have been willing to spend a lot of money to buy those messy pieces of paper? His old master was still lying in bed, and he currently had no other way, so he could only come to Ping’an Temple to vent his anger.

He dared to leave his real address after deceiving people. This old Taoist was really bold. If his old master hadn’t given instructions before coming, the people accompanying him today wouldn’t have just been these house servants. His family also had people in the government, so it wouldn’t be a problem to get him convicted of something.

Master, please stop talking.

Feeling that he had been unconsciously influenced by his master, Xiang Jiannan also felt quite embarrassed after hearing the middle-aged man’s angry scolding. He had a general understanding of the situation. That was, when his master was secretly selling Peace Talismans, he happened to run into a family that was really having trouble. After buying the Peace Talismans, they didn’t get the desired effect, so they came to the temple to question them early in the morning.

The matter they encountered must have been quite big. Judging from his own assessment, they must have been at their wit’s end and could only come to Ping’an Temple to release their emotions.

“Master, get up.”

Knowing that he would definitely have to come up with a solution that both sides could accept, Xiang Jiannan didn’t delay. He called out to his master, who was still lying on the ground playing the role of a “rolling pin,” to get up quickly. Then, he looked up at the middle-aged man, who was no longer acting up, and said softly:

“Wait a moment, I’ll be right back.”

When he came out of the Taoist temple again, he was holding a horsetail whisk that looked quite old.

“Lead the way. Allow this little Daoist to go to your residence and take a look.”

“You?”

Until Xiang Jiannan took the horsetail whisk and went down the steps, the middle-aged man and the house servants who had come with him were still a bit dumbfounded, their eyes full of distrust, as if they were about to question him on the spot. Then, because they had no other choice, they could only turn around and start leading the way.

They could still accept Xiang Jiannan’s practical actions. The main reason they accepted it was because they really had no other choice. Compared to that old Taoist, this little Taoist priest looked much more reliable. But could this mere disciple handle what was happening in the residence? Several groups of people had come and gone, along with countless talismans and magical artifacts.

Fortunately, that old Taoist also came along.

“Disciple, you’re acting on your own again.”

Following the group slowly at the back, Xiang Jiannan’s master was now a hundred times unwilling. This disciple had been getting more and more disobedient recently, insisting on interfering in a matter that he was about to settle. This way of doing things was contrary to what he had originally intended.

Such a guilty approach was not the same as admitting that he had indeed deceived people?

“Then are you willing to take out the silver from selling the Peace Talismans?”

Knowing that his master would not do that, Xiang Jiannan flicked his horsetail whisk and didn’t say much. He was more like a master than his master, and with a righteous expression, he quickened his pace to keep up with the group.

Ghosts and demons?

What was going on with Ping’an Town recently?