Chapter 054: Mage's Duty
Lantian was just thinking about it when he heard Xu say, "The skewers here are pretty good. Aren't you guys here too?"
Bai Zhijing sneered: "How could I be interested in such a shabby place?"
Xu Lai was puzzled: "Isn't that what your two disciples said?"
Bai Zhijing was so angry when he saw his two disciples hunched over like a pair of quails, he said through gritted teeth: "What a joke, would I eat in such a shabby place?"
"Then why are you here?" Xu Lai asked.
"I'm just passing by!" Bai Zhijing said coldly.
"Haha, if you want to eat, just say it. Why are you hiding it? You are always so hypocritical." Xu said.
Bai Zhijing's forehead was throbbing with veins. Fuck hypocrisy, who the hell wants to eat this? Who would like to eat this kind of shabby skewers?
"Haha, Former Headmaster Xu, you still treat it like the past. If you want to teach me a lesson, then teach me a lesson." Bai Zhijing jumped up and deliberately emphasized the three words "former headmaster".
"I'm teaching you a lesson because you did something wrong!" Xu Lai said in a serious voice.
Xu Chengcheng was so nervous that her palms were full of sweat. She had never seen Xu Lai speak so harshly before.
"Haha, I did something wrong? What did I do wrong ? You just don't like me, so you always scold me in front of so many people?" Bai Zhijing roared, his face flushed, "I am an elder, but you scolded me like a dog!"
"I'm scolding you in front of everyone because you made a huge mistake!" Xu Lai said.
Lantian was sweating profusely watching this, and he didn't even dare to breathe. He didn't know what the conflict between Bai Zhijing and Master Xu was, and he actually lost his composure to such an extent that he even said "he was scolded like a dog".
"I was wrong? What did I do wrong? If I was really wrong, why were you the one who was kicked out of the position of headmaster? Haha, what right do you have to teach me a lesson here? You are not even a disciple of Tianshi Mansion now!" Bai Zhijing gritted his teeth, as fierce as a mad tiger.
Lantian was shocked when he heard this. If he heard correctly, it meant that the reason why Xu Lai suddenly resigned from the position of headmaster was not because he was willing, but because he was forced out of office!
And from what Bai Zhijing meant, it seemed that Xu Lai was no longer even a member of the Tianshi Mansion.
"I said it when I left that as long as you do something wrong, I will still teach you a lesson." Xu Lai said.
Bai Zhijing was furious when he heard this: "You teach me a lesson! What right do you have to teach me a lesson? You think you are the boss!"
Lantian watched as Bai Zhijing jumped up and down and cursed like a street shrew, without any trace of his previous calmness. He couldn't help but wonder how much stimulation this Master Bai had received before that he lost his composure like this when he saw Sect Leader Xu.
He was stunned for a long time, and suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit. He quietly moved to the side and got close to Wang Quan and Xu Yan, hoping that they could go and persuade their master.
Who would have thought that these two people looked at their noses with their eyes and their noses at their hearts, and dared not even breathe, let alone try to persuade them.
"Okay, I still have to eat, so I won't join you in making trouble." Xu said, and then he drank beer and ate skewers, and ignored him.
Bai Zhijing was so angry. What do you mean by "joining you in making trouble"? Who the hell made trouble?
"Haha, Brother Xu, I heard that you are still performing exorcism rituals for people to make money. How come you are so down and out? Do you want me to support you? Just tell me, you're welcome!" Bai Zhijing obviously finally realized his gaffe. He took a deep breath and returned to his calm demeanor.
He is older than Xu Lai, but he calls him Brother Xu, which is a satire on Xu Lai who is obviously not the boss anymore but is still pretending to be the boss.
"Isn't it the job of a wizard to exorcise evil spirits and keep people safe?" Xu Lai wondered.
Bai Zhijing found it hard to refute this.
Since ancient times, although there have been many sects in the art of magic that have risen and fallen, the mage's primary duty has always been only one, which is to exorcise evil spirits and protect the people.
"Those are all old news. Don't you consider what era we are in now?" Bai Zhijing sneered.
"This is true in any era," Xu said.
"It's because your old ways are outdated that you were driven down. You refused to admit your mistake!" Bai Zhijing was very satisfied that he had finally responded to this sentence.
"Boss, this guy is chattering here and disturbing our meal!" Xu Lai suddenly called out to the boss.
Shit! I'm talking to you seriously, and you call me boss? Bai Zhijing is so irritable.
The boss was sweating from the smoke, and he came over with a shovel and said, "Would you like to eat? If not, please leave and don't disturb my customers."
"Did you hear me? If you want to eat, eat. If you don't want to eat, leave." Xu Lai was still talking.
Bai Zhijing gritted his teeth, but what else could he say? Could it be that he really was eating in a place like this?
He took a deep breath to calm himself, snorted coldly, turned around and left, and Wang Quan and Xu Yan hurriedly followed.
Lantian hesitated for a while, looking at Xu Lai, wanting to say something but hesitant, but he didn't know what to do.
You should know that Chongxu Temple and Tianshi Mansion are of the same lineage and are branches of Tianshi Mansion. As a senior mage of Chongxu Temple, Lantian is also a family member of Tianshi Mansion.
The five years that Xu Lai served as the head of Tianshi Temple was also the second five years that Lantian officially entered Chongxu Temple.
Over the past five years, he, like many young disciples of Tianshi Temple, has always been a fan of the young master Xu Lai.
This time he finally met the idol he had been a fan of for years, but he didn't expect it to be in this way.
Before this, he had thought of using the name of Tianshi Mansion to suppress the other party! When Lantian thought of this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Old Lan, why don't you sit down and eat something?" Xu Lai greeted him.
Lantian shivered and said hurriedly: "Xu...Master Xu, I'm not very hungry, I'd better go back first."
Lan was in tears. Now that he knew Xu Lai's identity, he didn't know how to face it.
"Then go ahead. I won't see you off." Xu said, but from the look of him he didn't look like he was going to see you off at all.
"No, no, you guys eat first, hehe." Lantian said and left quickly.
After all the people left, Xu Chengcheng breathed a sigh of relief and asked nervously, "Brother, are those your former colleagues?"
Xu Lai was stunned by her question and said with a smile, "I guess so." Although Tianshi Mansion is a sect in the magic circle, they are all mages, so they are almost the same as colleagues.
"Then are you their leader?" Xu Chengcheng asked.
"It was before." Xu Lai said with a smile.
Xu Chengcheng said "Oh" and said, "Then you are right to teach them a lesson."
"What do you mean?" Xu Lai couldn't help but be curious.
"Because you are their leader, of course you have the responsibility to educate them to be good people!" said Xu Chengcheng.
"What if I'm wrong?" Xu Lai asked with a smile.
"I believe you!" Xu Chengcheng said seriously.
Xu Lai smiled: "Well said, eat quickly."
Xu Chengcheng said "hmm", nodded, then took the beer can and took a sip.
"Take it easy!" Xu Lai was really afraid of getting this girl, who had never drunk before, drunk.
When the two of them came out after eating, Xu Chengcheng's face was flushed, and she even walked unsteadily in a maze-like manner.
Xu Lai had no choice but to carry her backpack for her and hold her hand to prevent her from falling.
Looking at the drunken little girl, Xu Lai couldn't help but laugh or cry. If his second aunt knew about this, she would definitely scold him severely.
Fortunately, Xu Lai had just been to where Gao Wen lived, so there was no need for Xu Chengcheng to direct the way, otherwise the two of them would have had to go around in circles.
Go to Gao Wen’s door and knock on it.
"Oh, Chengcheng, what's wrong?" As soon as Gao Wen opened the door, she saw Xu Chengcheng's face flushed, and her little hands were holding the corner of Xu Lai's clothes and shaking them.
He quickly let them in.
"This little girl wouldn't drink, would she?" Gao Wen hugged Xu Chengcheng and only smelled a scent of alcohol.
"I drank a can of beer." Xu said. Seeing that Tian Tian was not there, there was another person in the room, sitting at the desk. She was wearing a khaki dress, had almond eyes and a melon-shaped face, and a slim figure. It was Pei Xueqing whom he had met before.
"She really drank? This little girl is going to die!" Gao Wen was surprised, "Before, I asked her to taste a small sip but she refused!"
"Let her sleep for a while." Xu Lai put Xu Chengcheng's bag aside and helped Gao Wen carry Xu Chengcheng to the bed.
Pei Xueqing just sat there and watched quietly without saying anything. After the two of them finished their work, she stood up and stared at Xu Lai and said, "Are you Xu Lai?"
