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Chapter 860 - 860 860 The Shabby Old Taoist

860: Chapter 860: The Shabby Old Taoist 860: Chapter 860: The Shabby Old Taoist Watching the old Taoist’s departing figure, the chef also shook his head and left.

Unlike the Taoist, he left without saying a word.

Only the elder in the Zhongshan suit remained, standing with his hands clasped behind his back, gazing at the departing silhouettes of the other two.

After a long while, the elder in the Zhongshan suit let out a sigh and also left.

Seeing all three leave one after the other, Xiao Mei wanted to emerge from the Formation, but Bai Xiaofan stopped her.

“Wait a moment!”

Seeing Xiao Mei looking at him with confusion, Bai Xiaofan smiled faintly, though his eyes remained fixed on the direction in which the three men had departed.

These old guys are each cunning monsters who’ve lived for decades; their scheming minds are far beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Bai Xiaofan worried that after leaving, these three might double back to check on the situation here.

Whether or not they actually intended to return, a little caution never hurt.

Sure enough, after about ten minutes, the elder in the Zhongshan suit reappeared.

After looking around for a while and finding nothing out of the ordinary, he turned and left again.

Following his departure, the chef appeared.

His small eyes scanned the surroundings briefly before he, too, departed.

This left only the old Taoist, the first to leave, who had yet to reappear.

Another half-hour passed, and no one else showed up.

Bai Xiaofan and Xiao Mei finally stepped out of the Formation, taking a roundabout path toward Anchang City.

They safely returned to their residence, where Bai Xiaofan hurriedly took out some Healing Medicine to begin recovering.

Although Xiao Mei had suffered minor injuries as well, Bai Xiaofan’s recovery was a priority at the moment.

So Xiao Mei swallowed a pill, then sat beside Bai Xiaofan, standing guard for him.

Time ticked by slowly.

As the setting sun hung low in the sky, Bai Xiaofan finally emerged from his meditative state.

“What exactly happened in the forest?

How did you end up so gravely injured?”

Seeing Bai Xiaofan awaken, Xiao Mei at last voiced the question that had been puzzling her for so long.

Bai Xiaofan checked his internal condition.

Finding himself basically recovered, he detailed to Xiao Mei everything that had happened after entering the forest.

“How can a half-step Divinity Transformation beast be so much stronger than a half-step Divinity Transformation human?

And who on earth was that terrifyingly oppressive figure?”

After processing Bai Xiaofan’s account, Xiao Mei asked with evident bewilderment.

Though Bai Xiaofan glossed over the fight in his storytelling, Xiao Mei knew that battling the half-step Transcendent wolf demon must have been incredibly perilous.

Otherwise, there was no way Bai Xiaofan could have been so severely injured.

But since Bai Xiaofan didn’t want her to worry, she chose not to press him further.

“Even I’m unclear about that,” Bai Xiaofan said.

“Still, the physical resilience of a half-step Transcendent beast is truly staggering.

Even when I used the Dragon Sparrow Sword at full strength, I could barely manage to cripple one of its arms—it wasn’t even a clean cut!”

“As for the oppressive aura I sensed, I’m just as confused.

I’m certain we were the first ones to arrive there.

I could feel that aura even from ten kilometers away as we neared—but when we reached the site, it had vanished!”

“However, I did see a person there—the girl from the hotpot restaurant, part of the group we encountered at your place.

During my final strike, my Divine Sense caught something: that half-step Transcendent wolf demon left with that girl!”

Speaking softly, Bai Xiaofan relayed his story to Xiao Mei while rapidly analyzing things in his mind.

After hearing Bai Xiaofan’s account, Xiao Mei also recounted her own encounter with a group of people outside the forest.

At the same time, she remembered that the ones who had surrounded and attacked her were indeed members of the group dining with that girl at the hotpot restaurant.

“It seems like we should investigate that girl further!”

A mischievous smirk tugged at the corners of Bai Xiaofan’s lips as he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

“You pervert!”

Xiao Mei muttered under her breath.

“Now that’s just unfair,” Bai Xiaofan replied, feigning indignation.

“At most, this is me sacrificing my body for professional reasons.

If any key moments arise, this handsome devil might have to take the initiative!”

Bai Xiaofan, clearly unfazed, dismissed Xiao Mei’s remark.

After a while, the two walked out of the residence and made their way to the bridge in Binbei City.

Bai Xiaofan recalled that the half-step Transcendent expert in the tattered Taoist robe had mentioned he was telling fortunes there.

Once they arrived at the bridge, Bai Xiaofan and Xiao Mei first stopped by a small restaurant to grab a bite to eat.

Afterward, they strolled over to the bridge, casually taking in the surroundings.

It was just after dinner time, and plenty of people were milling about.

Among them were barbers offering haircuts, snack vendors, and, of course, fortune-tellers.

Bai Xiaofan quickly spotted the old Taoist they had encountered earlier.

At the moment, the Taoist was holding an older woman’s hand, speaking earnestly—apparently in the middle of a fortune-telling session.

“You scammer!

How dare you swindle ten yuan from me?

I’ll beat you to death!”

Suddenly, the old woman whose hand he was holding yelled, grabbing a feather duster nearby and mercilessly swinging it at the old Taoist.

In an instant, all eyes were drawn to the commotion.

“Hahaha!

You old rascal, up to your tricks again!”

“Exactly!

Beat him up—he grabbed my hand yesterday too!”

“This old fraud!

He’s always here getting thrashed every two or three days!”

“Serves him right.

Always taking liberties with women, what did he expect?”

The street vendors nearby burst into laughter, jeering as they poked fun at the old Taoist.

From their words, it seemed this scene was nothing new to them—entirely unsurprising, even.

The bystanders milling about also kept their distance, enjoying the spectacle with amusement.

“You crazy hag!

Where did I go wrong?

I was only stating the truth.

I said your husband passed away early, and you’ve been lonely and unable to sleep at night—isn’t that accurate?

Go on, hit me!

You’re just mad because I exposed your private feelings!”

Even as the old woman pummeled him, the Taoist didn’t resist.

Instead, he let her hit him freely while continuing to prattle on.

“How dare you twist my words?

You think I’m that kind of person?

Give me back my ten yuan!”

Enraged by his remarks, the old woman struck even harder, snatching her ten yuan back from the Taoist’s grasp.

She threw the feather duster at him in anger before storming off amid the laughter of the crowd.

Why people found the situation funny?

Perhaps only they themselves knew.