Chapter 614: Old Daoist

The village chief's face stiffened, then he regained confidence.

What ability does a wandering Daoist have?

Upon coming to their village, one must follow their village's rules.

"Daoist priest, this person wasn't invited by us."

"He came together with our County Health Bureau."

"He said there's a demon in the village sucking people's yang; I'm not unfamiliar with Daoist priests, but this matter, I can't decide."

"It's up to the County Health Bureau."

Upon hearing the County Health Bureau, the old Daoist's face changed instantly.

These wandering folk fear government departments the most.

Now it's fine, but before, if caught, they'd be struggle-sessioned, paraded through the streets, imprisoned, and even forced to eat peanuts.

He panicked, not daring to stay long.

"Since the village chief invited an expert, I won't disturb."

"Wait until I dodge this, then we'll talk; after it's over, I'll come back for revenge."

The village chief is also an old fox; seeing the other's demeanor, he immediately had someone detain them.

"Daoist priest, don't rush; a fellow Daoist wants to see you."

"That person came with the county folks; we dare not offend them."

The old Daoist really panicked.

"This damn thing won't be here to arrest me, will it?"

He no longer had time to play along with these people; he shook his hands, and a sheet of white powder flew out of his sleeve.

As soon as the white powder appeared, it instantly blurred the vision of many.

"Hurry up and go."

Saying that, he led two youths rushing out of the village.

Seeing this, the village chief could no longer fail to notice that this person was problematic.

"Surely it's a demon posing as a fake Daoist; quickly seize him."

A group of villagers, bewildered by the sudden situation, upon hearing that, hurriedly chased after the Daoist.

Chen Hong and company hadn't yet reached the altar when the fake Daoist gave himself away.

Mao Ying still wanted to film the expert and the fake Daoist battling for three hundred rounds.

Who knew it would end just like that.

The leading villager, upon arriving at the altar, was also dumbfounded by what happened here.

Damn, it's another swindler.

They were fooled again.

"Chase, chase after them—I must not let them escape."

Saying that, they howled and went after the people.

Seeing Mao Ying and their frantic appearance gave them a start.

The old village chief, upon seeing the leader, had a mournful face.

"Sorry to have embarrassed everyone; I didn't expect another swindler."

The Party Secretary snorted.

"You, a village chief, dabbling in feudal superstition—what does that look like?"

After being dressed down, the village chief felt a bit embarrassed.

He defended himself, saying.

"Leader, it's better to believe it exists than not; our village has experienced ghostly head-shaving, and coming to you hasn't solved it."

"Isn't it that we need to think of a solution?"

"When it's a matter of life and death, what can we do?"

"Besides, Leader, you also brought a master along, didn't you?"

Hehe………

The secretary nearly laughed in anger.

"Master? This is an expert tasked with dismantling feudal superstition, not some master."

"Today we came just to make you understand why you shouldn't believe in feudal superstition."

"Also, this Miss Mao Ying is from the Charitable Foundation; she donates to build dozens of schools and orphanages each year."

"She's certainly not the jinx you speak of."

"These comrades are from Eternal Splendor TV Station; they're here to film exposing feudal superstition."

"The comrades from the Health Bureau are here to check what exactly is going on with your so-called ghostly head-shaving."

Ah…………

The village chief was greatly startled.

It turns out they are great benefactors, yet they still thought they were jinxes.

But taboos are taboos.

"Leader, it's not our fault; you know full well that around here we don't welcome outsider women."

"If an outsider woman enters our village, it's only to bring bad luck."

Seeing the leader glare and want to scold him, he hurried to make excuses for himself.

"Leader, you can't blame me; this is just how we are here—doesn't everyone agree?"

This is called entering the village and following its customs.

If I don't obey, they dare to kick us out of the village; I'm doing this for the village's peace.

The secretary feels embarrassed; you damn it, you haven't seen that people's camera is pointed at you, and you're talking nonsense here.

Losing face completely; if this gets broadcast, do they still want their county's image?

He turned around wanting to discuss with Mao Ying.

"Ms. Mao……"

Mao Ying didn't let him finish and directly said.

"Is there no muddle-headed bug there?"

"You don't need to worry; we will specifically explain that this is a relatively closed mountain village."

"Besides, we will produce many programs and encounter many such villages."

"Furthermore, leader, you should understand why we chose such a mountain village."

"Because this place is superstitious; otherwise, what would we come here to do?"

Mao Ying's words made the secretary's complexion improve a lot.

Mao Ying continued speaking.

"Moreover, it's precisely because this place is ignorant that we came here to do charity."

"If everyone were enlightened, then our coming here would have no meaning, you say, isn't that right, leader?"

Mao Ying essentially shut his words down tight; you'd better not stop us from filming the real situation, otherwise the audience won't accept it, and then we won't be able to carry out charitable aid here.

The party secretary ultimately still chose to keep silent.

Although exposing the wound is embarrassing, charitable aid is real money.

Moreover, when they go back they will strongly crack down on feudal superstition, which can be seen as making up for their mistakes.

The village head is not a fool either; seeing the leader's appearance, he realizes he probably misspoke.

He hurriedly closed his mouth and stopped arguing.

After a while, the three Daoists were arrested and brought over.

Upon seeing the expert, the Daoist shouted loudly.

"Fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist, this business is yours; please lend a helping hand."

At that moment, the expert took off his clothes, flipped them over, and turned into an intellectual.

"I am not any Daoist."

"Don't call me fellow Daoist."

"I am here to break feudal superstition."

"If I cannot break your magic, then you're fine; if it's all just martial-world tricks."

"Sorry, Daoist priest, you may have to go to the government office to give a full account."

He is professional, immediately assumed a stance, and began performing the program.

The Daoist priest was stunned, then looked toward the camera.

"Damn, I won't be this unlucky, have I run into a TV station?"

Cold sweat poured down from him.

He has deceived too many people, and there's also the matter of kidnapping women and children.

If this is broadcast, it will be more than just feudal superstition.

"Run, we must hurry and flee; we absolutely must not be caught on camera."

But now he is being pressed down, unable to move at all.

The cameraman, also very professional, is now shouldering the camera and has started filming the faces of the three Daoists.

Really, what you fear is what comes.

"Today I just came out to earn a little money from a ritual, how did it become an exposure scene?"

He hurriedly turned his face away, not letting them film.

The cameraman is professional; you turn, I turn as well.

Moreover, the other party's panicked, cold-sweating appearance is very visual and can well highlight the image of a swindler.

This lets the audience see what these usual ethereal Daoist-looking swindlers really are.