"Bullshit!" Qing Fengzi cursed directly and rudely: "In terms of talent, my nephew is the worst, his five elements are completely average. But look at him now, he has reached the fourth or fifth level of the innate realm, and he is only in his 20s! You have practiced for more than a hundred years, and you can barely reach this level, right?"
"This..." Wang Zhiwu was immediately shocked, and then said, "Master, this, what's going on? With such poor talent, how can he practice so fast?"
When Xiao Pang heard this, he almost fainted. He immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, what's my status? A true genius would reach the Xiantian realm at a young age, and establish a foundation at the age of 20!"
"Oh, is the spiritual energy of Cangmang Mountain so magical?" Wang Zhiwu asked in surprise: "Master, is it because of this that I cannot become a useful person?"
"Alas, spiritual energy is certainly a reason, but you yourself are indeed a bit lazy. Otherwise, there would be hopelessness in building the foundation!" Qingfengzi said helplessly.
"Oh, what if I work hard now?" Wang Zhiwu suddenly said.
"It's too late!" Qing Fengzi said angrily, "You have wasted too much time these years. It's not just your cultivation, the key is your heart for the Tao. You no longer have a heart for the Tao. No matter how hard you try, it's useless!"
"Tsk, after all, it's all the same! There's no hope of enlightenment anyway, so we might as well enjoy it more!" Wang Zhiwu couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"Alas!" Qing Fengzi was speechless about this disciple. He could only shake his head and said to Xiao Pang, "Xiao Zhong, you should learn from his example and never fall in love with the secular world!"
"Yes, disciple understands!" Xiaopang said hurriedly and respectfully.
"Well, I'm glad you understand!" Qing Fengzi then said, "Speaking of my Xuantian Temple, although the spiritual energy is not as abundant as Cangmang Mountain, it is also quiet and there are not so many annoying things. You can practice here with peace of mind!"
"Yes!" Xiaopang agreed, and then asked curiously: "Uncle Master, then don't we have anything to do here?"
"Haha, there are some things to do, but they are all trivial matters. Just let your senior brothers take care of them!" Qingfengzi said directly.
"Hey, Master, this won't do!" Wang Zhiwu was unhappy when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "We have a lot of things to do here. We have to go to various places to find talents in cultivation, keep an eye on the movements of independent cultivators in various places, and take care of the major events of the Blue Moon Country. With so many things, we are really too busy! That's why we asked the headquarters to send someone to help! Now this person is here, but you don't ask him to work. Do you want to tire us to death?"
"Ahem!" Qing Fengzi was embarrassed after hearing this. Although Wang Zhiwu's words were a bit impolite, he also knew that he was indeed wronged. There were too many things going on here, otherwise he would not have asked the headquarters for help. However, Qing Fengzi felt sorry for his old friend's son and did not want him to delay his cultivation for the secular world. For a moment, he was caught in a dilemma.
Fortunately, Xiaopang was more sensible. Seeing Qingfengzi in trouble, he stepped forward and said, "Master, since I am here to be assigned tasks, I cannot sit back and watch my fellow brothers busy themselves while I sit idle. But if I can help, please don't be shy!"
"Alas!" Qing Fengzi sighed helplessly, and then said: "In that case, let you do it for a while! However, Wang Zhiwu, my junior brother has just arrived, you have to arrange some light work for him, and don't delay his practice, understand?"
"Yes, Master, rest assured. I will definitely take good care of you!" Wang Zhiwu thought for a moment, then said, "How about this, since you are new here, let's not make things too complicated. Besides, we are already familiar with the tasks at hand, and we are worried about leaving them to you. How about, I will ask you to help deal with the trivial matters in Blue Moon City!"
"The trivial matters in Blue Moon City?" Xiao Pang asked doubtfully, "Please try, Senior Brother, what do these trivial matters in Blue Moon City have to do with our Xuantian Villa?"
"Haha, you can't say that. After all, the Blue Moon Country was supported by our Xuantian Branch. They have helped us a lot. So if they have some problems, we can't just sit back and watch, right?" Wang Zhiwu said with a smile.
"Oh, that's true. But why should we monks get involved in mortals' affairs?" Xiaopang asked puzzledly.
"Haha, that's because there are some things that mortals can't solve, so naturally we can only rely on monks!" Wang Zhiwu laughed, "For example, recently the house of the current Grand Master was haunted. As an important official in the court, it's really disgraceful if the news gets out, and it makes people panic! It's not good for the stability of the country, so at this time, we monks have to help. But it happens that several of us have important things to do and really don't have the time. It happens that Junior Brother is here, why don't you, on behalf of Xuantian Temple, solve that matter today?"
"Catching ghosts? This is new. I've never done it before." Xiao Pang immediately asked curiously, "Can I do it?"
"Haha, of course no problem!" Wang Zhiwu laughed, "In fact, the so-called ghosts are nothing more than the spirits of people who died unjustly. They can scare mortals, but in the eyes of cultivators, they are nothing special, unless they are ghost cultivators who have cultivated fruit, then they are somewhat threatening. Ordinary ghosts can be easily dealt with by us cultivators, without any mistakes!"
"Haha, not bad!" Qing Fengzi also said, "It's just a wild ghost. Even a mortal in the acquired realm can barely deal with it, let alone a congenital cultivator like you. Since you have this opportunity, you might as well go and see it for yourself!"
"Yes!" Xiaopang was relieved after hearing this and said immediately, "I will obey Master's orders!"
"Yes!" Qing Fengzi nodded, and then said to Wang Zhiwu: "Even so, you can take your junior brother with you!"
"Yes, Master!" Wang Zhiwu agreed, and then he and Xiaopang bowed and said goodbye.
After leaving the cave, Wang Zhiwu introduced some local customs and practices to Xiaopang as they walked. As a person who often deals with outsiders, the old Taoist priest's language was humorous and his knowledge was extraordinary, which made Xiaopang listen with great interest.
After Wang Zhiwu's explanation, Xiaopang had a general understanding of the situation here. After the two came back, Wang Zhiwu said to Xiaopang: "Junior brother, since you have just arrived, I should welcome you, but the Grand Master seems to be haunted by ghosts and has come to see me again. This is the third time. I can't say no. So can you go there first? It won't take much time anyway."
"Haha, no problem. I'm just about to go and see what that ghost looks like." Xiaopang smiled nonchalantly.
"In that case, I'll trouble you, Junior Brother!" Qing Fengzi then said with a smile, "Tell them to prepare the sedan chair when I leave!"