My Master is the Real Boss – Chapter 31

Chapter 31: A Fish on the Hook

The next day, the weather still hadn’t cleared up.

As if waiting for that stranger who came to fish, the dark clouds that had been gathering in the sky for a long time began to drop raindrops near noon.

After seeing off the incense guests who hurriedly bid farewell due to the rain, Xiang Jiannan saw a figure appear in his sight again from afar.

It seemed like he had brought another iron chain, still dressed in the same outfit as yesterday.

He looked both strange and familiar, wandering around the stinky ditch for a while before finally turning his gaze towards Ping’an Temple.

“Go on, you thieving heavens.”

Having just finished muttering about Li Yuanwai, Gao Yu’an was still thinking about his “safety.” Seeing that his disciple was already impatient, he could only let out a sigh.

Playing with things wastes one’s ambition. Throughout history, how many Taoists have delayed their great cultivation because of this? Because of fishing, the Taoists of the Great Zhou Dynasty are truly getting worse with each generation.

Today there were not many incense guests, and even if there were, they wouldn’t be able to hold back his disciple’s heart.

“Okay, I’ll be right back.”

Quickly putting on the raincoat he had prepared, Xiang Jiannan happily obeyed his master’s orders. Seeing that the raindrops that had just fallen weren’t too dense, he excitedly lifted his foot, ready to slip away. But just as he took one step, he heard his master call out from behind:

“Wait, take this with you.”

“Is it really necessary?”

Turning back, he saw his master suddenly take out a wooden basin from who-knows-where. Xiang Jiannan thought the old Taoist was a bit crazy.

The person outside the temple doesn’t seem to be in good spirits, could it be that you, old man, have been infected too? I already made it clear yesterday that I’m just doing it for fun. Do you really expect to catch a fish in that stinky ditch?

It seems that boredom is terrifying. Silently, it can defeat a normal person in an invisible way.

“Take it, what if there really is a fish?”

Speaking more normally than Xiang Jiannan, Gao Yu’an took out a few talisman papers from his sleeve. They weren’t the popular peace talismans sold in the temple. On the bright yellow paper was only written the character for “thunder.” They were about the same size as the peace talismans, but with less content.

“What is this?”

His understanding of talismans was still limited to the general category of peace talismans. Xiang Jiannan didn’t expect his master to come up with something so easy to understand. Taoist talismans are actually called “Lù.” He had seriously studied them for a while before, but after half a month with no real progress, he could only put them aside for the time being.

They carry many things. In his master’s words, “You kid isn’t qualified yet.”

“If you’re feeling agitated, just throw one into the water.”

Without explaining what the talisman paper was for, Gao Yu’an just took back a few of them, then put the rest into the wooden basin, giving them to Xiang Jiannan all at once as if he were giving a big gift package.

“Keep them safe, and remember to say ‘May the Grandmaster protect me’ after you throw them.”

Are these talismans really usable?

Seeing his master walk towards the backyard after speaking, Xiang Jiannan didn’t dare to take the talismans in the basin. He recognized the character for “thunder” on them, and the thought of it made him feel very unsafe. He held the wooden basin until the rain got heavier, and then he hardened his heart and quickly stuffed them into his sleeve.

Only throw them when agitated, so it shouldn’t be related to violence. There are only two people in Ping’an Temple, so there’s no reason for his master to trick him at this time.

Although the idea was a bit far-fetched, he must choose to believe!

Just because my master and I are like father and son!

“You’re quite punctual.”

Carrying the wooden basin, Xiang Jiannan came to the edge of the stinky ditch. He first put down the small stool he had under his arm. The stranger seemed to be in a better mood than yesterday. Seeing him arrive, a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

From his standing angle, the stranger with the appearance of a white-faced scholar was actually a bit charming.

“I was afraid the fish would wait too long.”

He sat down on the stool without any politeness. The white-faced scholar lifted the two iron chains with one hand, and then with a gentle flick, Xiang Jiannan only heard a whooshing sound above his head.

He looks quite weak, but he has a lot of strength. Is he really going to use iron chains to fish? The way he swung those chains was amazing.

With a thud, they fell into the water at the same time. Xiang Jiannan saw a large amount of mud splash open. The water in the stinky ditch was very shallow. After the two iron chains entered the water, they were completely restrained and didn’t separate. The ends seemed to be tangled together.

Why does it feel like he can really catch a fish?

He only felt that the white-faced scholar beside him looked calm and composed. Xiang Jiannan didn’t know why a strange thought suddenly popped into his head. One of them was standing and the other was sitting. From a distance, they looked like master and servant.

A Taoist serving a scholar, while doing something that didn’t fit their identities. Right next to the stinky ditch in Ping’an Town, both were silent, creating a very bizarre scene.

“Are there no incense guests today?”

After a short silence after the chains entered the water, the white-faced scholar had completely thrown the end of the chains at his feet. He knew what the little Taoist was thinking. He had seen it since the first time he came yesterday.

It’s not good to be too curious, but he didn’t need to remind him.

Who can’t have personal preferences? As long as they can handle the trouble that comes with it.

“It’s raining, there are fewer people.”

Even more certain that the white-faced scholar was not a professional, Xiang Jiannan was happy that he took the initiative to talk to him. He thought that the white-faced scholar’s brain might not be the problem, but that he was just looking for fun like himself.

He would need to investigate further for other reasons. Anyway, he felt that his current speech was normal. Yesterday’s “get out” had directly defined him.

“In a little while, the sky will clear up.”

Just looking at the iron chains in the water, the white-faced scholar said to Xiang Jiannan without even raising his head. After he finished speaking, there was a muffled rumble of thunder in the clouds, getting closer and closer, making the raindrops even denser.

“Maybe.”

Looking up at the sky and then back down again, Xiang Jiannan thought that what the white-faced scholar said was true. Shaken by the thunder, it seemed that the accumulated rain in the sky couldn’t hold back anymore. If it continued to rain like this, it might actually clear up later.

After all, it had already rained for so long yesterday. Even if the heavens were persistent, they would have to take a break.

With a whoosh, the chains suddenly shook a few times in the water. Just as the two of them fell into silence again, the white-faced scholar quickly grabbed the iron chains at his feet. As he pulled them back with force, Xiang Jiannan saw that the two originally loose chains instantly became taut.

The end in the stinky ditch seemed to be pulled by someone as well. Both sides were in a stalemate, neither willing to let go first.

Is there really a fish?

Completely unexpected, when the iron chains changed, Xiang Jiannan immediately bent down to pick up the wooden basin. But just as he touched the edge of the basin, he seemed to understand something and stood up again.

The real problem is probably me. This white-faced scholar came to the stinky ditch, how could it be for fishing?

I have an IQ of 130, how did I not realize it until now?

“Help me pull, don’t let go.”

Standing up and throwing off his raincoat, the white-faced scholar handed the end of the iron chains to Xiang Jiannan. As if afraid that he wouldn’t be able to hold on, he quickly wrapped them around his hand a few times when he handed them over, each loop around his stomach. After wrapping them, he didn’t let go of his hand.

“Pull!”

Pulling the chains and wanting to retreat, the white-faced scholar’s face had turned completely red at this time. When he shouted, the veins on his forehead were clearly visible, forcing Xiang Jiannan to follow him and retreat at the same time.

I feel like I’m having trouble breathing now.

He only retreated half a step before he couldn’t move an inch. Xiang Jiannan only felt that his stomach was getting tighter and tighter. The iron chain seemed to have grown onto his waist. It couldn’t be untied and even seemed to be shrinking inward. Logically speaking, the white-faced scholar was working so hard in front, so why was he suffering like this?

If this continues, I’ll definitely die from internal organ damage.

“Little brother, can you let me go first?”

Half-dead and clinging to the iron chains, Xiang Jiannan said to the white-faced scholar while enduring the pain.

If I had known that the edge of the stinky ditch was so dangerous, I wouldn’t have left the temple today no matter what. I wanted to look back at my master, but I found that I couldn’t turn around now.

The iron chain was being pulled into the stinky ditch little by little. I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold on.

“Okay, I’ll borrow your thunder talisman!”

Struggling to hold his body and refusing to retreat, the white-faced scholar suddenly said at this time. Without turning his head, he quickly reached behind him with one hand.

“Remember to say ‘May the Grandmaster protect me.'”

After speaking, he groped for Xiang Jiannan with his hand, and with a forceful tug, he pulled him out of the iron chains.