Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

There aren't many convenience stores in Nakapo Ward, and there's only one in the Yamashiro Alley area.

Therefore, the longevity lock does not need to send a location, and Tong also roughly knows which convenience store the longevity lock is currently in - other convenience stores are all some distance away from here.

So, Tong and Master Zhu discussed it for a while and decided to meet up with Changming Suo at the convenience store first, and then consider having hot pot or something.

Actually, Tong wasn't too keen on dining out—don't get me wrong, she was also really craving the hot pot restaurant that Changmingsuo mentioned, but her wallet wasn't so keen...

But she'd only just met her new teammates, and they'd inevitably have to cooperate on many tasks later on. Besides, this particular task was one that Master Du had determined she couldn't complete alone, and he'd specifically found her teammates. It might be fraught with danger, and she'd have to rely on them for mutual support and entrusting their lives to each other...

If you offend someone's face and mood the moment you meet them, wouldn't you be even worse at interpersonal relationships than the young Taoist priest?

Tong was feeling miserable, and her wallet was also feeling miserable, but she kept quiet about it and complied with Changmingsuo's suggestion to have a hot pot dinner.

Speaking of which, shouldn't there be some kind of activity fund subsidy for the dinner party after the new members join the crew?

Logically, it should be there, right? Right?

However, Tong ultimately failed to memorize the Dragon Tide Pavilion's hundreds-of-articles-long rules for distributing funds...

Alright, let's eat first. We'll ask Master Du if the expenses for this gathering can be reimbursed when we get back to Longchao Pavilion.

If not.........

Hum hum ~

Mr. Du's cat food is...

Hehehe......

Du Maomao must know that people are capable of anything when they are extremely hungry!

Including fighting with another cat for cat food!

Wait—something's not right?

Did that guy with the longevity lock scam the little Taoist priest out of 888 Nine Coins as soon as he joined the group?

When we meet her later, we'll stand on the moral high ground and condemn her!

Let's bring the young Taoist priest along!

Then she was made to use the money she had swindled to treat everyone to a meal!

Only when we are well-fed can this director, as the mediator, forgive her despicable act of deceiving the Taoist priest for his money!

How can this world allow someone even more immoral than your sister Tong to exist?

No!

Absolutely not!

.......

With a mind full of wicked intentions, Tong led the unfamiliar Taoist priest through a maze of twists and turns to the nearest convenience store – Kowloon Convenience Store.

Because Tong was also worried that the two sides might not have matched each other's stories, resulting in both of them going to the same store only to find it empty-handed, Tong had already sent a message to Changmingsuo on her way there, saying that she was going to the convenience store to find her.

As dusk approached, Tong and Daoist Zhu also felt somewhat hungry, so they quickened their pace.

The two arrived at the corner at the end of the street—the convenience store was just around the corner.

Just then, I heard a somewhat dissatisfied complaint:

"You've kept me waiting for so long, the Dragon Tide Pavilion's efficiency is really terrible..."

Hurry up and turn the corner, Tong indeed sees a slender girl's figure at the entrance of the convenience store, swiping her little spiritual eye while looking around and waiting.

The girl was about 165 cm tall, which wasn't considered tall. Her arms, legs, and neck were all very long, and even the red umbrella she was holding was long.

As for her figure... um...

thin.

She had a black shoulder bag slung over her shoulder, and her hair was styled in two buns with a few green highlights.

In the late afternoon, when it was almost dark, the light from Xiao Ling Tong shone on her face, making her face look rather pale—she really looked like a ghost.

Judging from her appearance alone, Tong could almost be certain that the local guide named Changmingsuo that Master Du had found was very reliable—she looked like a young delinquent (female hoodlum) who had been hanging around the streets of Zhongpu for several years!

Tong greeted him with her signature smile, but before she could speak, she suddenly felt that the longevity lock she was wearing seemed a little...?

Holding a red umbrella...

A backpack with a panda keychain attached...?

Why does it feel like I've heard a similar description somewhere before?

is her!

The mysterious rich woman behind the 900 million yuan big-budget movie that Xiao Guang mentioned?

She stole Xiao Guang away!

"Hehe... It's the young Taoist priest and the great director! You've come at just the right time."

Longevity Lock is far more adept at understanding human nature than Tong; she speaks to people in one way and to ghosts in another, as if the person who was just waiting impatiently wasn't her at all.

"I just bought some sesame oil—dipping hot pot in sesame oil is a traditional way of eating in Zhongpu, it tastes so good~ Can you guys look forward to it? Hehehe!"

However, Tong's mind was filled with concern for the silly Xiao Guang—this longevity lock had swindled the little Taoist priest out of 888 Jiu Fang coins as soon as she joined the group, she's no good... Xiao Guang might have been swindled by her too, right?

"It's you...? You invested in a movie and cast Xiaoguang as the female lead? I didn't realize you were so rich?"

Now it was Tong's turn to be ignorant and immediately questioned her. But it was a matter of how close they were. Xiao Guang had been her best friend for several months, so she couldn't just let this newly acquainted Changmingsuo bully her without knowing why.

Although it was recommended by Master Du, Master Du can also be a poor judge of character.

"money?"

The longevity lock seemed to have heard something very funny.

"So I did charge her a little 'tuition'."

Although the longevity lock deception failed, she still needed to maintain her villainous image—the Nakaura Ward was full of spies from the Sensoukai, and if she revealed even one flaw, her previous scheme could be ruined.

Then why is it unnecessary to put on an act in front of Min Moyou?

Changming Suo clearly understood that Qianxiang Society's spies were nothing special. Min Moyou's forces were capable of going toe-to-toe with Qianxiang Society. With them on guard, there would definitely be no problem.

Moreover, she didn't trust Tong and Master Zhu, so she used her most common tactic of portraying herself as a wicked and immoral person to get along with them.

Longchao Pavilion is a gray industry, and ultimately... its reputation is mixed.

"That silly girl hasn't been in Nakaura long, has she? She'll fall into Sensou's trap sooner or later—I might as well let her trick me~ Hehehehe..."

However, since they were partners who would need to cooperate in the future, Changmingsuo didn't intend to make things too awkward. Qianxianghui was infamous, so compared to being deceived by Qianxianghui, it would be better for Changmingsuo to deceive her instead.

"Ugh......."

Tong roughly understood the "explanation" of the Longevity Lock and also knew some of the rules circulating within the Thousand Faces Society, such as that a target who has been deceived by a member of the Thousand Faces Society will cause other members of the Thousand Faces Society to lose interest.

There are quite a few perverts in the Thousand Faces Gathering, and murder for money is commonplace. If the Longevity Lock is just a scam to trick Xiao Guang out of money... then it can be considered a form of protection.

Since things had come to this point, Tong didn't want to argue any further and had no choice but to let it go.

But the righteous Master Zhu would not agree!

"Miss Longevity Lock, why did you do this?"

Zhu snorted coldly and questioned in a stern voice.

They were from a prestigious and upright family, and had never experienced the harsh realities of the world.

The path he cultivates—justice—cannot tolerate even the slightest imperfection!

"What do you mean, 'why'? I can just do it because I want to! A fool wouldn't pass up a chance to make money!"

The longevity lock decided to back down for the time being, and naturally brushed it off with a lighthearted, joking tone.

She didn't want to start arguing with her newfound companions on their very first meeting—even though she didn't like the young Taoist priest at all—did he live by the sea? Why was he meddling in her affairs!

What? His great-aunt cheated him out of money too?

Oh, never mind then, let him say a few words.

"Longevity lock for believers, my master taught me from a young age that lying is wrong! You...."

The young Taoist priest wanted to say something more, but the longevity lock got annoyed.

I gave you face, and you really think you're someone important?

Don't try to persuade someone to do good if you haven't experienced their suffering yourself!

This young Taoist priest is so naive and inexperienced; he's clearly never suffered any hardship! What right does he have to point fingers at me, his great-aunt?

"Why do you talk so much nonsense, you little Taoist priest? It's none of your business to tell me what to do!"

"you--!"

Master Zhu took out a yellow talisman. Seeing that reasoning with him was ineffective, he decided that he would have to act on behalf of Heaven!

Faced with such a stubborn person! This humble Taoist priest also knows a little bit of martial arts!

Seeing the atmosphere rapidly escalating, Tong quickly stepped in to mediate.

With one hand, he grabbed the young Taoist priest's shoulder and pushed away the Taoist priest who wanted to rush forward to subdue the demon. With the other hand, he pressed down the red umbrella that the longevity lock was raising, which was frowning.

Just like Liu Bei who separated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei when they were locked in a stalemate in the market back then.

(From the shadows, the cuckoo and the white dove have witnessed everything...)

Du Juan: She and that male Taoist priest had physical contact, right? So shouldn't we...?

A chilling killing intent flashed by, but the anger stirred within Zhu Nu, provoked by the Longevity Lock, went unnoticed.

White Dove: ...That Taoist priest is quite skilled, and that woman (Longevity Lock) is also quite powerful. It might be difficult for just the two of us to defeat her. Remember this, and I will consult my master later.

Because the cuckoo and the white dove "accompanied" Tong day and night, they were unaware that the longevity lock actually belonged to Min Moyou, hence their hesitation to act rashly.

"Little Candle, leave it to me."

It took Tong a lot of coaxing to calm Zhu down—in her eyes, Master Du had just sent her yet another naive and unapproachable younger brother, just like Xiao Guang…

Am I some kind of patriarch?

Do we have to manage these problem children every day?!

(dark place,

White Dove: Oh, Little Candle? That sounds so affectionate~

Dujuan: We should find a chance for him to be alone and take care of him for our master, right?

White Dove: Why doesn't she understand...? She's already slept with her master—her freedom could be deadly.

Tong knew that she couldn't side with the Longevity Lock if she had to mediate—because what she was doing wasn't exactly righteous. If Tong sided with the Longevity Lock, Zhu definitely wouldn't accept it.

After thinking for a while, Tong spoke gently and kindly to the longevity lock:

"For the sake of our production team's cooperation, I'll make a decision, okay? Longevity Lock, you should apologize to Xiao Guang and Zhu later, and return the money you swindled from them..."

"apologize?"

The longevity lock suddenly went mad.

"Who do you think you are? You think you can make me, your grandma, apologize?"

"Do you know what happens to people who want me to apologize?!"

"My great-aunt gave them a good beating! And she even gouged out their 'eyeballs' (dragon curse)~"

"You guys also want to try this combo meal? I'll grant your wish!"

"Haha ...

Longevity Lock seemed to have suddenly lost her mind, and Tong didn't dare to have any deep conversations with her—even the idea of ​​befriending her had almost completely vanished...

Thinking... I'll trick her out of the Dragon Domain's information later, and then quickly kick this crazy woman to the curb!

Having this crazy woman around makes me feel so insecure...

"Don't you feel any remorse saying that?"

Seeing Zhu's indignant expression, Tong still weakly struggled to ask another question.

"What do you mean by 'good or bad'? It's disgusting!"

"In this world... without a heart, one can live a better life!"

"Earn—more—!"

The mention of conscience caused Changmingsuo's eyes to suddenly sharpen, like a hyena eyeing its prey, scanning Tong and Zhu's vulnerable spots such as their hearts, lungs, necks, and arteries...

"Let me give you a piece of advice: my good temper is very limited."

"If you keep talking nonsense... I'll kill you all!"