Chapter 357: Who Lost? |
"Yiming, I'm sorry about today's incident. I hope you can understand. I'll have Old Wu hand over your master's talisman bag to you."
The message was brief, and Yang Haoran didn't offer much explanation. He trusted that Wang Yiming would understand.
Of course, even if Wang Yiming didn't understand, he had no choice.
After receiving the message, Wang Yiming handed his mobile phone to his master.
"Master, Yang, the divine envoy, sent a message."
At the mention of "Yang, the divine envoy," both Elder Zhang and Jiang Die's expressions changed.
Their expressions were already grim, and upon hearing "Yang, the divine envoy," they naturally became even darker.
Elder Zhang didn't take the mobile phone but cursed under his breath before asking, "What does he want from you?"
Wang Yiming forced a smile and said, "Master, you should read the message first."
After a moment, Elder Zhang furrowed his brows, then passed the mobile phone to Jiang Die.
Taking the mobile phone, Jiang Die frowned upon reading the message.
"Senior brother, what do you make of this?" Jiang Die asked in a deep voice.
"Humph! This Yang, the divine envoy, clearly doesn't want to openly confront our Fu Sect. First, he slaps me hard, then offers me a sweet, treating me like a child, doesn't he?" Elder Zhang snorted coldly.
Although he spoke as such, Elder Zhang's complexion noticeably improved. Despite his tough words, he was equally wary of the Yin Division and Yang Haoran.
"This Yang Haoran is truly hateful, arrogant, and overbearing. His humiliation today, I swear, I'll make him taste it one day!" Jiang Die said with a grim expression.
"Sister, don't do anything foolish. Yang Haoran isn't easy to deal with, and the Yin Division is even more formidable than we imagine. Since he's willing to return the talisman bag, I don't want to quarrel with him anymore. Although we didn't capture the serpent demon today, we gained unexpected benefits. Overall, we're not at a loss." Elder Zhang said seriously, trying to advise Jiang Die.
Jiang Die gritted her teeth, not responding to Elder Zhang verbally, but her expression revealed that her hatred towards Yang Haoran hadn't diminished despite Elder Zhang's words.
Seeing this, Elder Zhang shook his head lightly. He knew his junior sister's temperament quite well. She wouldn't easily let go of today's insult from Yang Haoran.
However, to prevent his junior sister from causing trouble, he felt it necessary to keep a close eye on her. Considering Yang Haoran's display of strength today, if his junior sister really confronted Yang Haoran, he had no doubt that Yang Haoran would retaliate, possibly even implicating their Fu Sect and causing trouble for them.
Elder Zhang didn't want to see such a situation, so he felt he must keep a close watch on his junior sister and guide her thinking more. However, given Jiang Die's current anger, it wasn't realistic to try to counsel her now since she wouldn't listen. He would have to wait for a better time to influence her.
"Yiming, I know you have a good relationship with Yang Haoran, but as your master, I must remind you: Yang Haoran is cunning and deceitful. He's clearly not a good person. So, in the future, stay away from him. Don't end up counting losses after being betrayed by him." In this situation, Wang Yiming naturally wouldn't argue with his master. He simply nodded lightly, saying nothing.
Meanwhile, at the Spirit Police headquarters, Deputy Captain Zhou couldn't help but feel somewhat puzzled by Captain Luo's excitement.
"Captain Luo, in order to recruit the serpent demon into our Spirit Police, we not only offered a piece of land but also a valuable spirit fruit. Why do I feel like we're at a disadvantage?" Deputy Captain Zhou spoke up.
"Eat a loss?" Captain Luo smiled faintly before shaking his head under Deputy Captain Zhou's gaze and said, "Though it may seem like a big loss, in reality, we haven't lost anything at all. The piece of land we gave to the Fu Sect would have been handed over regardless of today's events. I believe you understand the implications of that. As for the spirit fruit given to Yang, the divine envoy, it was originally intended for the serpent demon. Even if I didn't explicitly mention it, with Yang's intelligence, he wouldn't be oblivious to it. Recruiting a great demon with just one spirit fruit, I don't consider it a loss. Do you?"
"If we're just recruiting a great demon with one spirit fruit, then indeed it's not a loss. If we're to speak frankly, we've actually gained," Deputy Captain Zhou replied after some thought.
Deputy Captain Zhou's previous feeling of loss mainly stemmed from giving the piece of land to the Fu Sect.
In terms of value, a piece of land was certainly not as precious as a spirit fruit.
However, if a Fu Ancestor Temple were to be built on this land, the significance would be completely different. Because once a large-scale Fu Ancestor Temple was successfully constructed, it would undoubtedly attract more believers, which would have a certain impact on the authorities. The losses and harm caused by this influence couldn't be compared to a single spirit fruit.
If today, to recruit the serpent demon, they not only gave away a piece of land but also offered a spirit fruit, Deputy Captain Zhou would consider it a huge loss because he believed the serpent demon wasn't worth that price.
However, the piece of land given to the Fu Sect was originally intended for them, so the situation was entirely different.
"This recruitment of the serpent demon is just the beginning. We still need to recruit more talents. Regardless of what kind of monsters or demons they are, as long as they are willing to join our Spirit Police, we will accept them without hesitation!" Captain Luo's words made Deputy Captain Zhou's expression change.
The inclusion of a man-eating serpent demon in the Spirit Police had already been difficult for him to accept, let alone the possibility of Captain Luo recruiting more monsters and demons. Wouldn't it throw the Spirit Police into chaos?
"Captain Luo, is this really a good idea?" Deputy Captain Zhou pondered for a moment before asking.
Captain Luo looked at Deputy Captain Zhou and then put away his smile, speaking seriously, "This isn't my idea; it's the Director of Administration's."
"What!" Deputy Captain Zhou was shocked, finding it hard to believe his ears.
"The recruitment of the serpent demon was initially my personal idea. After I reported it to the Director of Administration, not only was my proposal approved, but the Director of Administration also requested that we recruit more extraordinary individuals for the government. As long as they are capable, regardless of whether they are monsters or demons, they are within our recruitment scope. As for the rewards, as long as they don't ask for too much, we can accept them," Captain Luo explained.
If Deputy Captain Zhou hadn't heard Captain Luo say these words himself, he wouldn't have believed that all this was the Director of Administration's intention.
"The Director of Administration also mentioned that he would provide us with a batch of resources to enhance the strength of our Spirit Police. I believe it won't be long before these resources are delivered to us," Captain Luo added.
Deputy Captain Zhou looked puzzled. After confirming that no one was around, he lowered his voice and asked, "What does the Director of Administration intend to do with such a decision?"
Captain Luo shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either, but as subordinates, we can only follow orders. However, one thing is certain: the Director of Administration wouldn't make such a decision unless absolutely necessary."
"Absolutely necessary..." Deputy Captain Zhou muttered to himself. Then, he suddenly realized something, his expression changing drastically, and continued, "I heard that there seem to be some issues with the highest Administrative Bureau recently. The world might be changing. Could the Director of Administration's decision be related to this?"
Captain Luo shook his head, saying, "I can't say for sure. But, just talk about this in front of me. Don't spread it around to avoid trouble. Whatever happens with the highest Administrative Bureau is not something we should or can handle. We just need to focus on our own duties."
Deputy Captain Zhou nodded, not saying anything more. However, from his serious expression, it was evident that he was deeply concerned about this matter.
"Don't dwell on it. The serpent demon should be arriving soon. Let's deal with that matter first."
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