Chapter 157: The Present World

Seeing that the housekeeper had said as much, Luo Dayou did not insist on seeing Fan Zhancai.

Afterwards, he returned to his own room to rest, but having had a car tryst with that dancer earlier, plus the back-and-forth driving, he was still a bit hungry.

Luo Dayou immediately got up to look for food in the room; he picked up a biscuit tin and opened it, only to find it completely empty inside.

He cursed his bad luck under his breath, then went to the door to listen, finding it very quiet outside; he quietly opened the door and, familiar with the route, snuck to the villa's kitchen.

Luo Dayou arrived at the kitchen to boil water, preparing to make instant noodles to eat.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of a window opening, as if someone had gone out.

He hurriedly walked out and looked outside, discovering a human figure; he immediately picked up a baseball bat from the side and muttered to himself: "Fine, you thief, you're dead."

He tiptoed outside and saw that person fishing in the fountain in the courtyard.

He immediately said, "You're actually stealing fish? What is wrong with you?"

The person who was catching fish immediately turned his head to look; it was actually Fan Zhancai, who let out a series of roars at Luo Dayou, with raw fish still in his mouth.

Luo Dayou looked surprised and somewhat afraid; he exclaimed, "Mr. Fan, what has happened to you?"

Fan Zhancai spat out the fish in his mouth and charged straight at Luo Dayou; Luo Dayou was startled and his reaction was a step too slow, getting tackled to the ground by the leaping Fan Zhancai.

Luo Dayou hurriedly rolled to the side and stood up, but Fan Zhancai charged again; Luo Dayou dodged in a hurry, but was still grabbed by the shoulder and dragged down onto the lawn.

Seeing the baseball bat he had dropped in his initial fright, Luo Dayou immediately picked it up and swung it at Fan Zhancai.

Fan Zhancai easily dodged it, then kicked Luo Dayou in the back, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.

Before Luo Dayou could get up, Fan Zhancai rushed in front of him and grabbed the jade talisman on Luo Dayou's chest.

"Ah!"

Fan Zhancai, possessed by the Cat Demon, shrieked in pain.

Luo Dayou took the opportunity to rush to a car nearby, preparing to flee.

That Fan Zhancai had already dropped the jade talisman and was chasing after him again.

Luo Dayou immediately stepped on the gas and drove, crashing through the villa's iron gate to rush out.

Fan Zhancai's speed was not slow either; he actually caught up to the car and clung to the roof.

Zhang Wei, who was planning to make a move, watched the Cat Demon follow the car and cursed his luck, then drove to follow them.

Luo Dayou had driven a long way and thought Fan Zhancai was gone; when he intended to stop the car, the speed slowed down, and Fan Zhancai, hiding on the roof, immediately reached out to grab Luo Dayou.

Luo Dayou was startled and hurriedly stepped on the gas to accelerate, followed immediately by a hard brake, throwing Fan Zhancai off.

Once Fan Zhancai stood up, Luo Dayou immediately stepped on the gas and drove straight at him, but Fan Zhancai grabbed the rear of the car from underneath and kept following.

Luo Dayou drove all the way to a relatively remote place and stopped the car to check, only for Fan Zhancai to appear again.

Fortunately, Zhang Wei had already arrived; without time to get out of the car, he immediately took out a Eight Trigrams Mirror and shone it at Fan Zhancai.

"Ah!"

Fan Zhancai let out a shriek and immediately fled; Zhang Wei could not catch up even if he wanted to.

He said angrily, "This Cat Demon runs too fast!"

The terrified Luo Dayou saw how powerful Zhang Wei was and hurriedly ran over, shouting, "Master, save me."

Zhang Wei nodded and said, "Get in the car, I'll take you home first."

Soon, Zhang Wei delivered Luo Dayou to his home, then handed him a Peace Talisman, saying, "This can keep you safe once."

Luo Dayou thanked him repeatedly.

Luo Dayou had not even caught his breath after returning home when someone knocked on the door outside.

Thinking Zhang Wei had returned, he immediately went up to open the door and said, "Master, is there anything else... you monster!"

Fan Zhancai outside the door looked like a normal person and frowned, saying, "What monster? I'm your boss."

Luo Dayou looked puzzled and said, "Boss, why are you here? Are you really not a monster?"

Fan Zhancai said in confusion, "What on earth are you talking about? I saw you driving out in the middle of the night, so I chased after you to see what was going on."

Luo's Mother immediately walked out and said, "It's Mr. Fan. Dayou, hurry and invite Mr. Fan in to sit."

Luo Dayou had no choice but to clear the way and invite Fan Zhancai inside.

Fan Zhancai sat down and said, "What on earth happened to you?"

Luo Dayou then sat down, recounted what had just happened, and asked, "That person really looked like you, Mr. Fan."

Fan Zhancai smiled and said, "Isn't that just me?"

Luo Dayou's expression changed upon hearing this; he looked at the Fan Zhancai before him and saw that Fan Zhancai's eyes had turned red, pinning Luo Dayou in place.

But the next second, Luo Dayou's chest grew hot, and the Peace Talisman instantly erupted with golden light, striking Fan Zhancai.

Fan Zhancai shrieked and immediately broke through the window to flee, saying, "I will be back!"

Luo Dayou was pale with fright, and Luo's Mother was also so scared she collapsed to the ground.

Luo's Mother hurriedly asked, "Dayou, what was that?"

Luo Dayou hurriedly explained, "Mom, stay at home. I'm going to find a master; he will definitely be able to solve the problem."

The next morning, Luo Dayou immediately came to No. 74 Jian Road to find Master Zhang.

As for Zhang Wei who saved him last night, he had no way to contact him.

As soon as Luo Dayou arrived at Master Zhang's home, he immediately knelt and said, "Master, please save me, save me!"

Zhang Xiaochuan saw Luo Dayou kneeling as soon as he entered and said quite dissatisfied, "What are you doing?"

Master Zhang raised a hand to stop his daughter and said, "What happened last night?"

Luo Dayou immediately said, "Last night I saw my boss acting like a cat; I saw him eating raw fish, and his mouth was full of blood. He wanted to kill me, and he chased me to my house to kill me.

Fortunately, I met a young master halfway, and my boss was beaten away by that young master twice."

Master Zhang said in surprise, "Could it be that there is someone else who knows Daoist arts to deal with that Cat Demon? This truly means heaven never closes all doors."

Zhang Xiaochuan, who was to the side, frowned and said, "Dad, maybe that person just likes eating sashimi?"

Commander Zhang immediately said, "I know you don't believe me, but this matter is very important, so just stay out of it."

"Now that this Cat Demon has found its true form and has also drunk human blood, it won't be easy to deal with."

"Luo Dayou, are you willing to sincerely take me as your master?"

Luo Dayou nodded hurriedly and said, "Master, I am sincere; that Cat Demon will definitely come looking for me again."

Commander Zhang was overjoyed and said, "Good!"

Zhang Xiaochuan, standing to the side, still wanted to act spoiled and refuse this matter, but Commander Zhang had already sat down with a commanding air and said, "First, kowtow three times."

Luo Dayou kowtowed three times without any hesitation.

Commander Zhang said loudly, "Good, from today on, you are a disciple of the forty-second generation of our Dragon Tiger Mountain."

Luo Dayou let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly shouted, "Master!"

Commander Zhang stood up and said, "I am going to set up the altar now to teach you magic."

After seeing Commander Zhang leave, Zhang Xiaochuan immediately warned, "Let me tell you, my dad has liver cancer, and he might be delirious now; don't you dare take my dad to do bad things!"

Seeing the beautiful Zhang Xiaochuan, Luo Dayou immediately smiled obsequiously, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, how could I take Master to do bad things? I'm waiting for Master to save my life."

"Besides, if I don't find Master, I will definitely die, but if I take Master with me, at most I'll sit in jail for a few years; it's a good deal."

"By the way, Senior Sister, wait until Master and I have left before you make any phone calls."

Having said that, Luo Dayou left happily, leaving behind a Zhang Xiaochuan who looked both angry and helpless.

Luo Dayou walked into the room where Commander Zhang practiced, and saw Commander Zhang holding a black bow and looking at it.

He hurriedly asked, "Master, what kind of bow is this?"

Commander Zhang handed the bow to Luo Dayou and said, "This bow is a divine bow made by our founder using thousand-year-old bamboo from Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"And these three arrows; the shafts are made by twisting together nine hundred and ninety-nine Five-Thunder Divine Talismans. There are only these three arrows left in this world."

Luo Dayou said with some doubt, "Master, why use a bow and arrow? This is too backward; you have to use a gun."

Commander Zhang immediately said, "Don't you underestimate it; this is the only magic tool that can kill the Cat Demon."

"And it must pierce the Cat Demon's heart, otherwise the Cat Demon cannot be killed."

Luo Dayou immediately asked, "Master, when are we going to eliminate the monster?"

Commander Zhang explained, "A monster like the Cat Demon belongs to the Yin, and it dislikes sunlight. Between twelve noon and two in the afternoon, it will be when the sun is at its fiercest; that is when the Cat Demon's magic power is at its weakest."

Having said that, he took Luo Dayou and left.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaochuan hurriedly shouted, "Dad, don't go crazy following this kind of person!"

Commander Zhang knew his daughter didn't believe him, so he didn't explain and directly took Luo Dayou away.

They immediately took a car to find Fan Zhancai, and he instructed Luo Dayou, saying, "The Cat Demon and I are sworn enemies; he will definitely recognize me, so I cannot show my face when the time comes."

"However, you rush out first to attract his attention, and then I will shoot and kill him."

Soon they arrived at the Fan family building. Luo Dayou was very familiar with this building and soon brought Commander Zhang to the twelfth floor.

Luo Dayou walked into the company according to the plan and happened to see Tian Na; he hurriedly asked, "Miss Tian Na, is Mr. Fan in?"

Tian Na nodded and said, "Mr. Fan is inside; he said if you came, you should go see him."

Luo Dayou felt a bit guilty, looked back at Commander Zhang, and then walked in.

Miss Tian Na looked outside with some suspicion and discovered a shadow flash by.

Feeling suspicious, she immediately called for security, and as a result, Commander Zhang was directly caught by the security guards.

At this moment, Luo Dayou entered Fan Zhancai's office. Seeing Luo Dayou walk right into the trap, Fan Zhancai smiled and said, "You actually dared to come back; you have a lot of nerve."

Luo Dayou was startled, turned around to open the door and wanted to run, but the door had actually been locked from the inside.

Fan Zhancai looked at Luo Dayou as if he were a little mouse; he wanted to toy with him properly.

Meanwhile, outside the Fan family building, Zhang Wei was bringing Hu Jing to the Fan family building.

He said to Hu Jing, "Fan Zhancai actually started working so soon; there must be a problem. Bring him back for questioning."

Hu Jing immediately walked to the front desk, took out her credentials, and said, "Take us to see Fan Zhancai; we need to investigate what happened last night."

The receptionist didn't dare to stop them and immediately led the group of officers upstairs.

As soon as Zhang Wei's group arrived at the twelfth-floor office, they saw an old man push through a crowd and shoot an arrow into Fan Zhancai's office.

Hu Jing said in surprise, "Hey, what are you doing, old man!"

The group of officers hurriedly rushed forward and grabbed Commander Zhang.

But a gust of wind erupted inside, and that Fan Zhancai disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Commander Zhang said anxiously, "I'm catching a Cat Demon!"

Hu Jing said angrily, "What Cat Demon? Take him back to the police station!"

Luo Dayou, who had been caught, came out and happened to see Zhang Wei; he hurriedly shouted, "Master, Master, save me."

Zhang Wei didn't pay any attention to Luo Dayou. He came into the room and took a look; the scent of the monster was dissipating, and he didn't know if the Cat Demon had died or run away.

He muttered that it was troublesome, then left the Fan family building.

Inside the police station, Luo Dayou shouted, "Hey, you caught the wrong person, really!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much he shouted, no one paid him any mind.

Commander Zhang advised, "Give up."

Luo Dayou said anxiously, "I really didn't lie; that lead officer is the Master who saved me last night."

Commander Zhang said dismissively, "How could there be such a young and powerful Daoist?"

At this time, Zhang Wei walked in, and he had everyone else leave.

Hearing the sound, Luo Dayou hurriedly turned his head to look and discovered it was Zhang Wei; he hurriedly shouted, "Master, please save me."

Zhang Wei then walked in front of Luo Dayou and said, "This Cat Demon is not easy to deal with."

Commander Zhang immediately stood up and walked over, frowning as he said, "You actually believe it?"

Zhang Wei did not say much, directly taking out the Eight Trigrams Mirror and saying, "I am a disciple of the Maoshan Sect."

Upon seeing this Eight Trigrams Mirror, Commander Zhang knew it was no ordinary item, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "My apologies, my apologies. I am Zhang Dashuai, a forty-first generation disciple under the lineage of Celestial Master Zhang of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain."

Zhang Wei said very briefly, "Zhang Wei, a disciple of the Maoshan Southern School."

"I have already gained a preliminary understanding of this cat demon; his speed is very fast, and he is very good at hiding, to the point where I cannot smell his demonic scent at all."

Commander Zhang nodded and said, "That is correct. This cat demon has already lost his original body, leaving only his primordial spirit, and this primordial spirit can possess a human body, hiding right in the heart."

"Today, I used a Five Thunders Divine Talisman Arrow to wound his host body, and now he has already fled."

Zhang Wei frowned and said, "Then it will be very difficult to find him."

Commander Zhang explained, "There is no need to fear that; the cat demon and I are sworn enemies, so he will definitely return to kill me."

"Since I have you, fellow Daoist, to help, I have a plan. We only need to set a trap now and wait for that cat demon to come to our door."

Zhang Wei was delighted to hear this; since there was a way to lure out this cat demon, things would be easy to handle.

He nodded and said, "Good, then we shall proceed according to your method, fellow Daoist. Your daughter has already brought a lawyer to bail you out, so you can leave today."

Commander Zhang nodded, watching Zhang Wei leave.

Luo Dayou hurriedly asked, "Master, with this master helping us, does that mean we are secure?"

Commander Zhang nodded and said, "This young fellow Daoist looks very capable, but the cat demon is injured and will not appear within these few days, which gives us just enough time to prepare."

(End of this chapter)