binnovel Chapter 241
Chapter 241
"This is outrageous! The fee is so high for such a tiny village. It cost nearly 1000 yuan for the six of us."
"Alright, Fatty, what can you do about it on their turf? Besides, 1000 yuan isn't even worth a dime of the antiques in your shop!"
"This isn't about money; I'm just stating the facts!"
Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, and Zhang Qilin finally arrived at Furong Town, the stronghold of the Mountain Ghost, after driving for five hours.
As soon as they entered the town, the fat man couldn't help but complain.
"Hey, why are there so many people gathered over there? Is there something interesting to see? Let's go check it out."
The fat man was complaining one second, but the next second, seeing that there was something to watch, he immediately forgot about the whole thing.
He squeezed into the crowd along with the flow of people.
"Brother Zhang Hao, come over here quickly, there's something interesting to see."
The fat man waved to Zhang Hao and his friends from the crowd.
Zhang Hao and his group squeezed through the crowd and saw a woman filming with her phone while cursing.
The gist of it is that you buy a ticket but are not allowed to visit.
The fat guy loves to join in the fun and has always been bothered by the ticket issue. Now that he sees people causing trouble, he joins in the commotion.
The fat man's eloquence quickly escalated the situation, and the onlookers were filled with righteous indignation.
"Why can't we visit even though we bought tickets!"
"Refund!"
"We want a refund!"
……
Inside the Shan Gui Lou.
"Miss, Miss, something terrible has happened! There's trouble outside, and the situation is getting out of control!"
Meng Qianzi glanced outside and frowned: "Go, bring those guys in."
She could tell at a glance that the troublemakers had been persuaded by the fat man, and that the matter would be resolved smoothly as long as the ringleader was dealt with.
"Yes, ma'am."
The servant responded and ran off to the fat man.
"Sir, my young lady requests your presence."
"Your lady?"
"He's the owner of this building!"
The servant pointed towards the ancient building.
The fat man looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a plaque that read "Shan Gui Lou" hanging on the building.
"Oh my god, this is like the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple!"
"Isn't this the Mountain Ghost's stronghold, the Mountain Gui Tower, that we've been looking for!"
"Fatty, look what you've done! You'd better go inside and apologize properly later!"
Zhang Hao glared at the fat man, then his eyes flashed green, and the surrounding crowd instantly calmed down and stopped causing trouble. Not only that, they also forgot everything they had just done.
Inside the Mountain Osmanthus Pavilion.
"Miss, the person has been brought here."
"Well, you go down first."
After the servants left, Meng Qianzi spoke up: "Gentlemen, I don't think I have any grudge against you. What do you mean by causing trouble on the day of my inauguration ceremony?"
"hey-hey!"
The fat man chuckled awkwardly, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. We just had a disagreement about the tickets, so we said a few more words."
"Easy for you to say. Just say a few more words and you'll see how much manpower and resources it will take to calm things down!"
"Miss, why don't you look outside? Is there any trouble going on?"
At this moment, Ding Yudie stood up and said something.
Although he didn't see Zhang Hao make a move, the crowd that was causing trouble a second ago calmed down the next second. Such things never happen for no reason.
He knew it must have been Zhang Hao who did it.
Zhang Hao's methods were like those of a god in his eyes.
So he wasn't surprised that this happened.
Upon hearing this, Meng Qianzi looked outside and discovered that the troublemakers had calmed down and were dispersing. There were very few onlookers left, and none of the troublemakers were there anymore.
"How could this be? Who has such abilities to make hundreds of people calm down and disperse instantly?"
She noticed that Ding Yudie's eyes were fixed on Zhang Hao while she was speaking.
"Could everything that's happening outside be related to this young man?"
Meng Qianzi couldn't help but feel curious about Zhang Hao.
"Today is the auspicious day for me to assume the throne of the Mountain Spirit. Now that the matter has been resolved, I don't want to dwell on it any longer. You may leave."
"Wait, you said you're a mountain spirit?"
Yi Sa exclaimed with delight, "We came here today to find the Mountain Spirit. We are from the Three Surnames Water Demons."
Meng Qianzi was about to send the guests away when she heard the words "Three Surnames Water Demon" and stopped.
"Since ancient times, mountains and rivers have been unsuitable for each other, but I did not expect you to come to my door. In that case, we will talk about everything after my inauguration ceremony today."
When Meng Qianzi heard the words "water demon," her entire attitude changed, and her expression also became different.
At first, she was happy and excited.
But when I heard the words "water demon," I felt a little sad.
"Xiao Cui, take these distinguished guests upstairs to rest. They can come down to watch the inauguration ceremony later."
"Yes!"
A girl dressed in Miao clothing appeared and led Zhang Hao and the others to a room upstairs to rest.
About an hour later, Xiao Cui led them downstairs to the hall to watch the ceremony.
The main hall of Shan Gui Lou is several thousand square meters. In the middle, there is a stage that is more than half a meter high, and on both sides, there are more than a dozen rows of seats with thousands of chairs.
These chairs all have names on them, representing the lords of caves, mountains, and villages. About 70-80% of the chairs are already occupied, with only a few seats in the front row remaining unoccupied.
The fat man suddenly tugged at Zhang Hao and glanced to the left front.
“Brother Zhang Hao, look over there, that’s where Changsheng Mountain is. It seems that the mountain spirit is doing better than the water demon, because even Changsheng Mountain has come here.”
"Judging from the imposing presence of their encampment, they're doing quite well. So many people came to the Mountain Ghost King's inauguration ceremony, which shows they're indeed doing very well."
During their rest, Zhang Hao and the others learned the general outline of the matter through Xiao Cui's introduction and gained a basic understanding of the Mountain Spirit.
Mountain spirits are a group of people who breathe with the mountains and have special abilities, and the Mountain Spirit King is the best among them.
It is said that there are many conditions to become the Mountain Spirit King, and each condition must be met in order to become the Mountain Spirit King.
Once you succeed to the Mountain Ghost King, you will receive the Mountain Ghost King's token, a magical artifact that can control beasts: the Beast-Subduing Golden Bell.
"Hey, you guys said that even Changsheng Mountain only has seats in the second row, so who are the seats in the first row reserved for?"
"Who knows? In the past, Changshengshan always sat in the first row, and it was the same this year. But just now, a row of seats was suddenly added in front of the second row."
"Who exactly is this force that is even stronger than Changsheng Mountain?"
……
As Zhang Hao and his group entered the hall, many people were discussing whose seats were in the first row.
Changsheng Mountain, also known as Xieling, mainly controlled the Xiangxi area and was arguably the strongest force.
They could only sit in the second row, so it was certainly intriguing who would sit in the first row.
"Gentlemen, please take your seats here!"
"What? You mean our seats are in the first row?"
"When did we water demons become so powerful that we could sit in the front row?"
Xiao Cui smiled upon hearing this, and looked at Zhang Hao, saying, "My young lady said that this gentleman is a man of extraordinary ability, and this newly added first-row seat was reserved for him."