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Chapter 304 Descendants (Debt 33)

"You are finally back, sir."

As soon as the fire master saw Xu Yuan, he hurried over.

Xu Yuan asked in a low voice, "Are those two artifacts causing trouble again?"

Lord Xu is somewhat in the wrong.

I promised the two crafts that I would find an opportunity to let them meet their "ancestor".

As a result, Aunt Wang had been here for quite some time, but she was always busy, so this matter was delayed again and again.

"Yes," said the fire master, "early this morning, they refused to work again."

The fire master is very tired.

As the end of the year approaches, the Sanniang Society will send people to start "checking the accounts" around this time every year.

Because of the "rental" of these two artifacts from Xu Yuan, the Champa branch's accounts this year will definitely not look good.

The Fire Master was worrying about how to get through this stage, but then the two craftsmanship items stopped working again...

The person sent by the headquarters to check the accounts may arrive at any time.

If this happens to happen, the Fire Master will probably be recalled, and everything he has painstakingly built up in Champa for so many years will have nothing to do with him.

Xu Yuan asked, "Is Huode Jishitang open today?"

"We're closed," the fire master said with a sad face, "How can we open the shop if those two ancestors refuse to work?"

Xu Yuan nodded: "Go back now and ask all the congregants to go to the back hall. Don't leave anyone in the front hall. I will deal with it immediately."

"Okay." The fire master hurried back.

He was halfway there when one of his followers came to him in a hurry: "Master Fire Master, something bad has happened! Master Fei is here!"

"Is the audit coming?"

"What else could it be?" The congregation was very anxious: "You should go back quickly. Master Fei is furious, and the fire masters don't know how to respond."

"Come on!"

When the association audits the accounts every year, the people sent out are the most experienced "masters".

And Master Fei is the most impartial one among them.

The Fire Master and his companion walked quickly to the door of Huode Jishidi Hall. When they listened carefully and heard that it was quiet inside, the Fire Master breathed a sigh of relief.

Master Fei didn't curse anyone, so the situation wasn't very serious.

But the congregant said quietly, "Master Fei is in the back hall."

The fire master slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, Master Fei always considers the overall situation."

If this happened in front of people, they would just start cursing and people passing by on the street would be able to hear it through the door.

The secret of the Sanniang Society was leaked.

"Go to the back hall."

This time, even from more than ten feet away, Master Fire heard Master Fei's full-throated curse: "Where's Miao Yanren? It's been so long and you still haven't found him?"

"Is he deliberately avoiding me?"

"What, are you feeling guilty?"

"What kind of tricks are you guys at Champa doing?"

Miao Yan is the master fire master. He sold these two artifacts in the association to Xu Yuan and then rented them back at a high price. Of course, the association knew about this.

Miao Yan initially acted first and reported later - there was nothing the association could do.

After all, if the two artifacts are not given, the fire master and his backbone members will not be released.

Without these two artifacts, the Champa Society would not be able to survive, and renting them back was the only option.

Although the General Association tacitly agreed to this approach, it wanted to remove Miao Yan at that time.

Miao Yan's father is the third-ranked "master" in the association, and his ranking is even higher than Master Fei.

And this "lease" was negotiated by Miao Yan and Xu Yuan.

His father said, if it were Miao Yan, what would happen if Xu Yuan refused to admit his debt and refused to rent the two artifacts to Champa?
This saved his son.

But everyone knew Miao Yan had a tough time getting through the audit, and Mr. Fei was one of those who advocated for Miao Yan's removal.

Master Fei originally thought that Miao Yan was a waste, as he had turned the Champa branch into this state.

Be sure to examine carefully when checking the accounts!

But when we arrived at the Champa meeting, we found that the two craftsmen had given up their work!
This surge of anger went straight to the top of his head, and he cursed everyone in the Champa Association.

Miao Yan was standing outside the door, shrinking his neck and not daring to go in for a moment!

Master Fei's generation watched Miao Yan and the others grow up.

This old-fashioned man is always serious and will make a big deal out of the little mistake the child makes.

Miao Yan has been afraid of him since he was a child.

Now he has fallen into his hands again - the great fire master actually wants to turn around and run away, find a place to hide first, and wait for Lord Xu to rescue him.

"Who's sneaking around outside?" Master Fei had noticed the movement outside and shouted.

The congregation then saw that their fire master's legs were trembling!

"I, it's me..." Seeing that it was too late to run away, the fire master had no choice but to put on a smile and push the door open, "Uncle Fei..."

"Don't be so playful with me!" Master Fei refused to listen. "Let me ask you, what happened to those two artifacts? The Champa Association spent so much money, and yet the artifacts still have problems. Where did the money go? Did you embezzle it?!"

Master Fei's spit sprayed all over Miao Yan's face.

Miao Yan wiped it quietly and carefully tugged at the corner of Master Fei's clothes: "Uncle Fei, please come with me, some things are confidential..."

"Then get them all out!"

The other fire masters quickly stood up and left in a flash!
In the huge hall, only the Fire Master was left, facing Master Fei's wrath alone.

Miao Yan cursed in his heart, you ungrateful bastards!

"Speak!" Master Fei roared. Miao Yan shuddered again and whispered the story. Finally, he said, "Please wait a moment. Mr. Xu will be here soon."

"These two craftsmen are subject to his supervision..."

Master Fei frowned. "Wait a minute! You just said that it was after that Lord Xu showed up that these two artifacts started having problems?"

"Yeah..." Miao Yan said bitterly, "I also suspected that it was him...who did something secretly, but he is a high-ranking official in the Department of Exorcism, and we can't do anything about it.

Isn't this just a way to avoid disaster by spending money?

This time, if we invite them over again, I'm afraid we'll have to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver."

This year's accounts don't look good, and the fire master has set an ambush here: It's really not my problem.

Repairing craftsmanship also costs money, right?
But after Miao Yan said this, he quietly observed Master Fei's expression, only to find that he was distracted...

It seemed like he wasn't listening to what he said at all.

"Uncle Fei?" The fire master called out softly again. Master Fei's eyes moved and he came back to his senses.

He looked at Miao Yan, as if he was thinking about something.

Miao Yan wanted to slip away: "Uncle Fei, Mr. Xu is coming soon, I have to go to the front to take care of him."

"He told you to take everyone to the back hall and not leave anyone in the front hall, so why did you go there?"

"I'll go check if there's anyone else in the front hall..."

Master Fei suddenly grabbed him, exerting great force.

Miao Yan was puzzled. He turned around and saw Master Fei's strange look in his eyes. "Have you ever thought about why the two artifacts start to cause trouble whenever Xu Yuan arrives? This time, they've been causing trouble. Doesn't it seem like... the two artifacts want to see him, and since he hasn't been around for a while, they're making a fuss?"

Miao Yan recalled it and had to admit: It really looks like them!

"What you mean is..."

Master Fei said slowly: "That Xu Yuan might be a descendant of the founder."

Miao Yan lost his voice: "Future generations..."

"Think of a way to let me secretly observe how he 'repaired' the two artifacts."

Miao Yan thought for a moment: "There is a dark room in the front hall."

(End of this chapter)