Some Old Geezers Always Came Asking Strange Questions
However, Xu San, Xu Si, Feng Baobao, and Zhang Chulan had no idea that while they were running around inside and outside Mount Longhu like headless flies looking for someone—and were even preparing to mobilize the company's employees to surround the mountain—the troublesome little girl they were searching for was inside the courtyard of the old Heavenly Master's residence, eating and drinking to her heart's content with the old Heavenly Master and the others!
Of course!
In fact, she was the only one eating and drinking. The old Heavenly Master, Tian Jinzong, who sat in a wheelchair, and that old man Lu Jin had merely exchanged pleasantries before watching her eat, eagerly having the Taoists bring out dish after dish. Every so often, they'd have a drink themselves.
"..."
"..."
After a while, Tian Jinzong and the old man Lu Jin finally grew impatient and shot the old Heavenly Master, Zhang Zhiwei, a prompting look.
"Annie, my young friend..."
"Thank you for understanding this old Taoist and withdrawing from the competition so Lingyu could advance. I suppose I owe you a favor?"
The old Heavenly Master spoke, then cautiously and nervously asked:
"I wonder..."
"What sort of compensation would you like, my young friend? All of us old fellows are here now, so why not tell us?"
Clearly, these old men had done what Xu San, Xu Si, Annie, and Feng Baobao had all done before: if they couldn't beat their opponent, they'd work on them off the field, persuading them to forfeit, concede, or disappear or something.
And the situation before them, along with what had already happened, made it obvious that they seemed to have succeeded. They really had persuaded Annie to withdraw from the competition and let Zhang Lingyu