Huo Sili protected Qu Nanzhu, relying on his height advantage and calm aura to squeeze out the crowd skillfully.
Seeing Qu Nanzhu flipping through his phone with a solemn expression, he lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qu Nanzhu turned the phone over to look at it with him, and said in a serious tone, "This person has something to do with me."
Huo Sili said "huh?" and focused on the video being played.
Well, it does have something to do with it, but not much.
This person's ID in Slow Feet is "Fortune-Telling Master Cui". In terms of seniority, he is still the senior of Qu Nanzhu in the live broadcast industry.
Master Cui is also the beneficiary behind the popularity of metaphysics during this period. He has a certain fan base and indeed some moral principles, allowing him to become a metaphysics anchor with over a million fans in just a few days.
The main reason for the popularity of metaphysics is Qu Nanzhu. In order to gain popularity, Master Cui even thanked him during the live broadcast for promoting Daoism.
The rise of anything has pros and cons, such as now.
The two looked at each other helplessly, and Huo Sili asked, "What should we do?"
Qu Nanzhu curled his lips, exited Slow Feet and clicked on the dialing interface, "What else can I do? Call the police."
Let's wait until the police come to tell you anything.
While waiting for the police to arrive, Qu Nanzhu was not idle and secretly sent a little paper man to steal the peace charm.
Huo Sili was tugged on his sleeve by the person next to him. He looked down and saw that Qu Nanzhu was holding a peace charm in his hand for him to see.
The workmanship is exquisite and it is packed in a red lucky bag, making it easy to carry around.
Huo Sili was amused by his successful expression, "Where did it come from?"
Qu Nanzhu: "Let Xiao Jiu steal it."
Stealing things so confidently.
He opened the lucky bag, took out the peace charm inside, unfolded it, and his face immediately darkened.
Huo Sili noticed something was wrong, "Is there a problem?"
"This is a big problem." Qu Nanzhu opened the talisman, looked at it carefully again, and affirmed. "This is Life-Borrowing Talisman."
After saying that, he held the corner of the talisman paper with his fingertips, brought it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, his brows furrowed even more. "There's a sinister smell."
Huo Sili pulled his hand away, his face not very good, "Don't get so close, it's dirty."
"It's indeed dirty." Qu Nanzhu said in agreement. If he hadn't been afraid of offending someone, he would have burned the talisman.
After stuffing the charm back, the two of them stood outside the crowd and waited. About six minutes later, police sirens were heard in the distance.
No matter what time it is, the sound of the siren attracts the most attention. The moment the siren is heard, almost everyone's eyes are turned to it.
Master Cui in the center of the crowd is no exception, but I don't know if he is acting out of a guilty conscience or something else.
"Why are there sirens?"
"Did something happen?"
"Don't do it. I'm already here. There are only two more people left and it's me."
"Why are you so anxious? You are not looking for us."
Then he noticed that the sound of police sirens was getting closer and closer to him, and finally a blue and white police car parked steadily next to the team.
The man was shocked.
"Holy shit, why are they really looking for us!!? Is it illegal to ask someone to tell fortunes now??"
The female police officer who got off the police car happened to hear this complaint.
She closed the car door calmly, glanced at the gathering crowd, and said with an unquestionable attitude in her lazy voice, "Fortune-telling is not illegal, but fortune-telling is illegal."
After saying that, the female police officer passed through the crowd who voluntarily gave way to the road and walked to Master Cui's stall. She said in a casual voice, "Hello, police, please show me your Tianshi ID card."
Master Cui, whose heart had been pounding ever since the police showed up, felt relieved when he heard that they were just asking for a certificate of the Heavenly Master.
He showed a friendly smile and explained, "Hello, Miss Police. It's like this. I have been practicing in the mountains with my master since I was a child. I only came down from the mountain last year. We only recently learned about the Celestial Master Certificate you mentioned. We are still applying for it. We hope you can be lenient."
After hearing what he said, the people in line next to him immediately responded, "Police sister, Master Cui is very powerful, he just calculated so accurately!"
"Yes, yes, please be accommodating!"
"Isn't it? Besides, Master Cui tells fortunes for free! He is a very kind person!"
The policewoman, who was already planning to make a concession, immediately sneered when she heard that it was free fortune telling, "Free? Are everyone here a child of destiny? Or is this Master the reincarnation of Heavenly Dao?"
Qu Nanzhu, who had sneaked into the crowd to watch the excitement, immediately laughed out loud when he heard these words.
Master Cui blushed at the mocking words. The people around him didn't understand, but they didn't dare to say anything because of their status as police officers.
The policewoman was too lazy to mediate with him, glanced at the crowd and shouted, "Who called the police just now?"
"It's me."
Huo Sili took the initiative to stand up, and as expected, this handsome man immediately received malicious looks from the crowd and Master Cui.
The policewoman nodded to him with satisfaction, and her loud voice reached the ears of everyone present. "Sir, you did a great job."
Huo Sili accepts all malice and praise calmly.
The policewoman said to the crowd, "Now the country has indeed opened up the spread of Daoist magic, but it does not mean that it recognizes all fortune-telling behaviors. These all require official certification. And the Master Cui in front of you has not been officially recognized, regardless of his identity or behavior."
The female warning warned the people around her, "You must charge for fortune telling. This is to protect fortune tellers and fate masters from being responsible for karma. If someone tells you that you can read your fortune for free, no doubt, he must be eyeing other things of yours."
After saying that, she looked coldly at Master Cui who was still sitting upright, and her voice was oppressive. "Then I would like to ask this undocumented Fortune-Telling Master Cui, what price do you want these people to pay?"
After the policewoman finished speaking, Master Cui was already sweating profusely.
The suspicious looks from the people around him made him sit on pins and needles.
He hadn't organized a verbal explanation yet, and Qu Nanzhu, who had just disappeared, ran to his booth at some point.
Pulling out the cardboard box containing the peace charm from under the wooden table covered with red cloth, he shouted, "Miss policeman, he also gives away free peace charms here."
The policewoman looked over, half-smiling, and her hand had already touched the silver bracelet on her waist.
"Oh~?"
Even though he knew what was inside, Qu Nanzhu still pretended to be curious and opened it to take a look. He easily escaped Master Cui's obstruction and said strangely, "But why is Life-Borrowing Talisman inside?"
After he finished speaking, Master Cui had only one thought in his mind.
It's over, it's all over.
"Life-Borrowing Talisman, what is that?"
"Silly, can't you tell by the name? I'm asking you to lend me your life! Throw it away quickly!"
"Holy shit, shit, shit!"
After hearing this, several people had already thrown away the peace charms in their hands, while more people still maintained a wait-and-see attitude.
Master Cui gritted his teeth and made a final struggle. "Miss police officer! I admit that I am a little Daoist priest from the mountains. I am not very capable. The peace charms I make are indeed not as effective as the officially recognized Celestial Masters, but I have spent all my efforts to draw them."
"I don't charge the hexagram money just because my calculations are simple and there is no big cause and effect. If I really have any purpose, I just hope to take this opportunity to train myself. May I ask what's wrong with me! Even if you are a policeman, you can't just arrest people!"
After revealing his true feelings, many people felt pity for him.
Master Cui continued to strike while the iron was hot, looking at Huo Sili with their eyes full of disappointment and hatred. "Sir, I don't know where I offended you, and I asked you to call the police to arrest me without any evidence. I think you are also a decent person who is rich and powerful. Why do you look down on low-level people like us?"
Huo Sili, who was pointed at and scolded for the first time, silently stood beside Qu Nanzhu.
Master Cui immediately turned the topic to Qu Nanzhu.
"And this little brother." He said sadly, "I see that at such a young age, you don't seem to understand Xuanmen Daoism. You just talk nonsense and slanderous words. Haven't your family taught you to be honest and polite outside?!"
Master Cui pointed a trembling finger at the two of them. "You have wronged an honest man like me, won't your consciences hurt!?"
Qu Nanzhu and Huo Sili looked at each other speechlessly. "..."
Using one move to retreat, he succeeded in making the onlookers' hearts fall towards him.
The female police officer just pressed the handcuffs lightly with one hand, turned on the intercom with the other hand, and whispered for help, "Call the command center, Guozhong Commercial Street for reinforcements."
In fact, she could just take the person away for investigation. From her point of view, this person is definitely not a kind person, but he happens to be good at sophistry and incites people's emotions. She may not be able to take him away by herself.