CHAPTER 470: CHAPTER 470: TREMBLING WITH FEAR AND AWE

Master Sande, fearing Zhang Dadan would make him do something dangerous, quickly and tearfully confessed:

"Zhang... Master Zhang, what do you want me to do? Besides... besides conning people, I can’t do anything else!"

Seeing him act so cowardly, Zhang Dadan shook his head disdainfully and said sternly, "Don’t worry! You won’t be doing anything like killing or arson!"

Upon hearing this, Master Sande couldn’t help but feel a sense of joy, "That’s good... that’s good..."

But Zhang Dadan’s face grew even more disdainful. What do you mean, that’s good? Do you really think I want you to kill and commit arson?

"Tonight, you caught the ghosts, and you have completely wiped them out, understood?" Zhang Dadan ordered.

Master Sande was thoroughly confused. What kind of trick was this? Zhang Dadan clearly wiped out the four ghosts, so why was he giving the credit to him? What was he after?

"Master Zhang, you... you defeated the evil spirits, how can I claim the credit?" Master Sande tested cautiously.

Seeing him being hesitant, Zhang Dadan kicked him again and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense! I haven’t finished speaking yet! Why are you butting in?"

"Yes... yes... yes... I spoke out of turn... I spoke out of turn..." Master Sande slapped himself several times and apologized in terror.

Having been arrested before, Master Sande deeply understood the suffering of prison life, so the threat of squatting in a cell was very effective on him.

But Zhang Dadan still felt a bit uneasy, glanced at him coldly, and sneered, "Master Sande, if you mess this up or spill the beans, I’ll find a few more ghosts to scare and torture you, got it?"

Master Sande was just a fake Taoist with no power at all, and having encountered such a sinister ghost tonight, he was naturally even more fearful of evil spirits.

"I understand... understand! I’ll definitely get it done..." Master Sande shivered and complied meekly.

Seeing that he was completely subdued, Zhang Dadan said, "As I said earlier, the ghosts tonight were caught by you!"

"Tomorrow morning, go to the street and spread the word, tell them the evil spirits have been eliminated and they can live peacefully!"

Although Master Sande was still puzzled by hearing this again from Zhang Dadan, he dared not say more.

"Yes... yes... yes... I understand! I’ll do as you instructed!" Master Sande confirmed.

Zhang Dadan glanced at the distant darkness and continued to order, "Warn the people in town, tell them not to come to this road at night for the next few days!"

"This..." Master Sande again felt his IQ had dropped. Isn’t this contradictory? Since the evil spirits have been eliminated, why shouldn’t people be allowed on this road?

Bai Jie and Lin Wan were also confused and asked, "Zhang Dadan, what are you up to now? Weren’t those ghosts already eliminated?"

Although Zhang Dadan didn’t want to scare them, he also didn’t want to boast, so he replied lightly, "Who said they were completely wiped out? Do you know how many companions they have?"

Everyone present was horrified again; Bai Jie and Lin Wan huddled together, timidly hiding behind Zhang Dadan.

Still kneeling on the ground, Master Sande boldly asked, "Master Zhang, since this road is still haunted, how... how can I deceive Wang Zhanbei, and how can I reassure the townsfolk?"

Zhang Dadan shot him a cold glance and said, "I just injured four ghost children; they shouldn’t dare come out to create trouble for a while!"

"You just need to reassure the townsfolk, take Wang Zhanbei’s money, then you can escape without a trace, and the rest doesn’t concern you!"

Although Master Sande didn’t understand Zhang Dadan’s purpose, hearing that he could get away safely with money, he threw all other concerns aside.

"Alright! The time is late, we are heading back! The two people on the ground are left to you! As for what lies to tell, do I need to teach you?"

Zhang Dadan instructed Master Sande once more and then left with Bai Jie and Lin Wan. When the three returned to the shop, they found Zhou Yong already waiting downstairs.

"How’s it... how’s it? Were the ghost children eliminated? What about that fake Taoist? Was he killed by ghosts or did he escape?" Zhou Yong asked urgently.

Zhang Dadan, Bai Jie, and Lin Wan sat down, poured some tea, and then recounted everything that had happened to Zhou Yong in detail.

After satisfying Zhou Yong’s curiosity, Lin Wan hesitated and asked, "Zhang Dadan, since those... those things weren’t completely eliminated, why rush to make the townsfolk relax? Won’t this harm them?"

Although Bai Jie harbored feelings for Zhang Dadan and wanted to defend him, Lin Wan’s question also made her uncertain.

Even though Zhang Dadan did it with good intentions, not wanting the townsfolk to live in fear, if they did relax and returned to the site, wouldn’t they be in danger?

Seeing everyone looking confusedly at him, Zhang Dadan had no choice but to explain, "Right now, the most important thing is to calm the people. As for the evil spirits, I’ll handle them!"

"Besides, didn’t I ask Master Sande to warn everyone not to go to the haunted road at night?"

Bai Jie, looking worried, said, "Zhang Dadan, can you really deal with them? Should I ask my grandfather to bring some real mages?"

"That’s right! Although your ancient jade can drive away evil, it can’t completely eliminate them!" Lin Wan added.

Without any other option, Zhang Dadan decided to tell them the truth, after all, women’s curiosity can surpass even Conan’s.

Zhang Dadan, slightly embarrassed, said, "Well... I lied to you earlier, I do know some exorcism techniques."

"The ancient jade can drive away evil spirits, but it’s mainly by my power that they were defeated!"

Bai Jie and Lin Wan both frowned upon hearing Zhang Dadan’s admission and said in unison, "You liar!"

Sitting nearby, Zhou Yong initially wanted to watch Zhang Dadan get scolded, but seeing him desperately signaling, he had to step in.

"Alright... alright... I know he has some Daoist skills! He even helped Ma Xiaomin with exorcism before!" Zhou Yong interrupted.

Hearing this, Bai Jie felt even more resentful. She had known Zhang Dadan for so long, and he had kept it hidden from her, making her worry in vain.

If she had known he had Daoist skills earlier, she wouldn’t have been so scared and humiliated in front of others!

Getting angrier by the second, Bai Jie punched Zhang Dadan’s back a few times violently, and Zhang Dadan, knowing he was in the wrong, pretended to cry out in pain, satisfying her sadistic urges.

Although Lin Wan was also angry, she wasn’t close enough to Zhang Dadan to hit him.

After being beaten by Bai Jie, Lin Wan came over and started asking Zhang Dadan about the evil spirits and the origin of his exorcism techniques.

Zhang Dadan was harassed by them all night, and only after they got tired did he manage to escape to go upstairs and sleep.

The next morning, Zhang Dadan, still sleeping soundly, was awakened by the noise downstairs. He washed his face and hurried down.