Meanwhile--
Whispers drifted through the tavern where everyone had gathered.
"Have you heard? An evil spirit has appeared in Star Extreme City!"
"I heard. Another seven or eight Earth Immortals died last night!"
"And their deaths were gruesome. They were sucked dry alive, reduced to mummified corpses!"
"I heard Old Master Wang personally led a team to capture the evil spirit. But not only did it escape, several True Immortals were killed or injured."
"No way! The Wang family is the greatest clan in Star Extreme City. If even they can't handle it, doesn't that put us in even greater danger!?"
"Exactly! If even the Wang family can't deal with this evil spirit, shouldn't we hurry up and move away!?"
"It hasn't come to that yet. I heard Old Master Wang sent word to Young Master Wang Xu. He's a Golden Immortal Squad Leader in the God of War Hall."
"That's right, and Young Master Wang Xu is coming back. He'll definitely destroy the evil spirit once he gets here."
"Let's hope so!"
"..."
Unlike the crowd, who were gripped by panic, the professional team wore smiles.
Now that Wang Xu, the Golden Immortal Squad Leader, was on his way back, it meant all the actors for this play were in position. At last, the professional team could begin their performance.
"Stop smiling and get to work!"
Master San Nong had become especially diligent, keeping Boss Qin's instructions firmly in mind.
He changed out of his treasured kasaya, studded with jewels, and put on a ragged old one. In an instant, he went from a high-ranking monk at a publicly listed company to an impoverished ascetic.
Then, relying on his image as an ascetic who never told lies, he spread the news throughout the city that Honglian had been captured.