Although he already knew that the script this time was related to zombies, Mo Shouchen still pretended to be surprised.
"Zombies? Are there really such things in the world?"
The old man said solemnly: "Of course, many people in the town have been bitten to death by zombies, so the mayor invited Taoist priests from Canglong Mountain to come here to do this, hoping to protect Hongyue Town from being harassed by zombies.
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"Since there are zombies here, why don't you move to another place?"
The old man sighed and said: "Move to another place? We have lived in Hongyue Town all our lives, and all our property is here. If we move to another place, what do you want us to live on?"
It seems that because of the pressure of life, the people in Hongyue Town did not choose to leave even if there were zombies.
Mo Shouchen turned his attention to the Taoist priest who was doing the ritual. At this time, the ritual was coming to an end. The Taoist priest raised his peach wood sword and pointed at the incense burner, and the flame inside was immediately extinguished.
Then he raised his sword upwards. There was obviously no wind around him, but the incense ashes in the furnace slowly floated into the air as if blown by the wind.
The Taoist priest put away his mahogany sword and took a long breath, looking very tired.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, then bowed his hands to the crowd and said, "I just performed a ritual to set up a barrier for Red Moon Town to keep out zombies."
"However, this barrier will not exist forever, so in order to ensure everyone's safety, I specially brought a spell drawn by the Taoist Master from Canglong Mountain. As long as you carry it with you, you can avoid being attacked by zombies. A spell costs five oceans.
The quantity is limited, so hurry up if you want it.”
At first, Mo Shouchen thought that this Taoist priest had some skills and was ready to give him a hug, but it turned out that this guy actually sold charms and looked like a charlatan.
There were also voices of dissatisfaction from the surrounding crowd.
"Taoist priest, can you make it cheaper? Five yuan is too expensive!"
"That's right, we work hard for a month and can't make even one ocean. You sell a charm for five oceans. Who can afford it?"
"Taoist Master, please take pity on us and charge less."
Faced with the doubts of the people, the Taoist priest stood behind the altar with his arms folded, looking like he wanted to buy it or not.
Mo Shouchen had already doubted the Taoist priest's ability, so he put his hand on the black book and used his consciousness to briefly describe the process of the Taoist priest's practice to Gao Banxian.
The result was as he expected. Gao Banxian said that the Taoist priest was simply a liar, and those fancy rituals were just some tricks to fool people, and had no effect on zombies at all.
Seeing that no one was buying the charms, a middle-aged man in his forties came out of the crowd. The clothes on his body were made of thick material, and his temperament was somewhat different from the people around him.
He walked to the middle, stretched out his hand and pressed down, and the doubts in the crowd immediately disappeared.
The middle-aged man cleared his throat and said, "Listen to me, five yuan for a charm is indeed a bit expensive, but in order to save your life, you still can't save some money."
"You should all have heard that in Lijia Village, seventy miles away, all the people in the village were bitten to death by zombies. Now it has become a zombie nest. I really don't want Hongyue Town to become the next Lijia Village."
Then he turned around and knelt down with a bang, and said to the Taoist priest with tears in his eyes: "Taoist priest, seeing the people suffering, I, the mayor, am really heartbroken. I also know that the talisman is hard-won, but I beg you, can you
Charge less, and I will thank you on behalf of the whole town!"
Seeing that the mayor was about to kowtow, the Taoist priest hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Absolutely not. The mayor's love for the people moved the poor Taoist. Let's do this. Our Canglong Mountain will lose a little. A charm costs three yuan, but it only sells for one hundred."
Zhang, if there are more, Canglong Mountain really can’t afford it.”
The mayor took the Taoist priest's hand and said, "Okay, then one hundred."
After saying that, he turned around and shouted to the crowd around him: "Taoist Master, please forgive me. I got two yuan cheaper, but there are only 100 of them. Everyone hurry up and buy them."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from the crowd immediately came out and said, "I bought it for three yuan!"
"I want one too!"
"I want three!"
"Give me two!"
Everyone rushed to the Taoist altar to buy talismans. Even the old man next to Mo Shouchen rushed forward as fast as he could, for fear that he would not be able to grab it.
Looking at the people rushing to buy the charms, Mo Shouchen shook his head helplessly. It was obvious that the mayor and the Taoist priest were in the same group.
The two people singing together just now were clearly in the same routine as selling goods in the live broadcast room. I don't know whether their ideas are too avant-garde or the tactics of selling goods in the live broadcast room are too inferior.
"Dad, how many oceans do you have in total?" A fat woman next to her asked her man.
"There are only three oceans, but this money is used to buy food." The man replied with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"It's okay. I still have some food at home. I can last for a while. Then hurry up and buy a charm for our baby. If it's too late, it will be sold out."
The man hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Originally this was a script world, and Mo Shouchen didn't intend to meddle in other people's business, but the conversation between the parents around him touched the most vulnerable part of his heart.
So he subconsciously reminded the man who was about to buy the charm: "That Taoist priest is a liar. You must not be fooled."
At this time, the two little Taoist boys brought by the Taoist priest were in charge of selling the talismans. The Taoist priest stood aside with a smile on his face, looking at the people rushing to buy the talismans.
Suddenly, the Taoist priest turned to look at Mo Shouchen, with deep anger on his face. It seemed that he had heard what Mo Shouchen had just said.
The Taoist priest looked at Mo Shouchen coldly and asked, "Who do you think is a liar?"
Now that he had heard it, Mo Shouchen did not want to give in. He said unceremoniously: "I know who I am!"
"Hmph, you dare to question Pindao. Aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"
"After speaking, he stretched out his hand and a circle of flames appeared under Mo Shouchen's feet, surrounding him.
This trick of the Taoist priest was okay to scare ordinary people, but Mo Shouchen had already confirmed from Gao Banxian that this Taoist priest was a charlatan, so he was not afraid of him at all.
Mo Shouchen kicked up some dust with his feet, and the surrounding flames were immediately extinguished. He said sarcastically: "Is this what you call divine punishment? It's not that bad after all!"
"you……"
Taoist priest clenched his fists angrily, as if he wanted to take action, but based on his many years of experience in the world, he realized that he might not be Mo Shouchen's opponent, so he rolled his eyes and came up with a better idea.
The Taoist priest unclenched his fist, shook his robe vigorously, and then said loudly: "Since there are people in Hongyue Town who don't believe in Pindao, there is no need for Pindao to be polite anymore. From now on, the talisman will be restored to five yuan a piece.
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When they heard that the talisman had returned to its original price, people who had not yet bought it immediately cast unkind glances at Mo Shouchen, and some were even gearing up to teach this rude young man a lesson.
This Taoist priest is worthy of being a veteran. With just one sentence, Mo Shouchen became the target of public criticism...
