The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 524: Hong Kong Past (5)

"Masters, just call me Ah Fa." Ah Fa chewed gum in his mouth and said in a frivolous tone, "Well, I'm not bragging. In these places of Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, no matter what you want to find, whether it's food, drink, entertainment, or women or places, just look for me, Ah Fa. I have a wide network of contacts. If you give me a little more money, I can even help you kill your enemies!"

"No, no, no, this is totally unnecessary." Taoist Lingkong waved his hands quickly: "If you don't want to find a woman, there's no need to chop people. We monks are not that violent."

Taoist Jingde teased with amusement: "Ah Fa, you are so powerful? I heard that you are a brother in the underworld. You are so powerful, you must have a high status in the society, right?"

Ah Fa patted his chest and said, "You have good vision! But you are wrong. I am still just a member of the gang, but that is only because I have not been a member for a long time. If the boss had not asked me to be your tour guide, I would have gone out to kill people right now. I can be promoted to Red Stick in a few minutes. You are lucky to have met me."

The rich businessman was a little embarrassed, and said to the two Taoists tactfully: "Afa was introduced by a Taoist brother I know. Although he is young, he is a very righteous person and will not cheat you. He is very familiar with the surrounding forces and terrain, and he definitely meets your requirements."

"For us who are in the underworld, righteousness is the most important thing." Ah Fa proudly raised his head towards them, seeming very satisfied with the rich businessman's evaluation of him.

The two Taoists looked at each other, nodded, and accepted the tour guide.

"I didn't expect that Brother Zhang was still so immature." Qian Xiaoyi sighed on the side.

Taoist Lingkong nodded, "Yes, when we first saw him, we knew he was a very honest guy. Apart from the common love of face among young people, he didn't have any bad intentions, and he didn't have a strong evil aura. It was obvious that he was running errands for the club every day and was familiar with the surroundings. This kind of person usually doesn't make any enemies and won't cause us any trouble. He is the perfect guide."

"Very honest~" Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "You guys just think that she is innocent and easy to deceive right now, right?"

Taoist Lingkong smiled and said, "You see it clearly but don't say it. After all, how bad can a young man who wears sunglasses to look cool in the middle of the night be?"

Previously, the two men had performed a ritual for the rich businessman's daughter, An Qi, and had cleared the black magic from her body. Now, they used the excuse of going to find the source, got some financial support from the rich businessman, and then left home with Afa to wander around.

Qian Xiaoyi and Lingkong followed them and strolled slowly. Lingkong sighed, "When we first came to Hong Kong, we were really stunned by the prosperity here. Not only the scenery, but also the cost. The land here is very expensive. With the little funding we applied for from the government, it's hard to even eat. So if we want to stay for a long time to carry out research, we must find a way to make a living, just like you did when you arrived in Japan."

"Why don't you find a Taoist temple to hang up your sign?" Qian Xiaoyi asked. "There are so many Taoist temples in Hong Kong. It's easy to find a place to hang up your sign, right? It doesn't cost any money."

Taoist Lingkong explained: "To study the cognitive environment here, of course we should live in the most popular places and communicate with people. Besides, there may be classical Taoists in those Taoist temples who have been to the mainland to participate in the fasting and dipping rituals. It would be bad if someone recognized us and caused trouble for us, so it is better to find a place to live by ourselves."

The surrounding scenes began to fast forward. Along the way, Ah Fa took the two Taoists on a quick tour, just like taking tourists on a sightseeing trip. They visited all the famous places on the Kowloon Peninsula. He also enthusiastically introduced to them the distribution of forces in the surroundings, allowing them to have a preliminary understanding of this area.

"It's a pity that the Walled City was completely demolished two years ago. Now there is only a park left." Ah Fa sighed, "Otherwise I could take you inside for a tour. Before it was demolished, many foreign directors, tourists, and the like paid me to take them inside for a tour."

After a series of investigations, Taoist Jingde said to Ah Fa: "Ah Fa, we came to Hong Kong for some things. We can't just stay at Boss Li's house forever, so we want to find a suitable place to live for a while. I think this area is good. I wonder if you can help us find a cheap place." "You've found the right person!" Ah Fa said, "I know a lot of people who have found houses in this area. I'll ask for you!"

So over the next two days, the two Taoists followed Ah Fa and wandered around Kowloon, looking for a suitable house.

It has to be said that Hong Kong once again made the two men feel what it means that every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Even in an old and dilapidated area like Sham Shui Po, not to mention those subdivided flats where one room is divided into several rooms, they actually saw many people living in cages on the rooftops, like animals. And they had to pay for such simple accommodation conditions, which was an eye-opener for the two men.

"Isn't it too expensive? They charge so much for a room of a few square meters a month!" Taoist Lingkong was dumbfounded: "If it were in the mainland, my monthly salary would not be enough to pay the rent."

Taoist Jingde also frowned, as they were not satisfied with any of these places. Not only were they expensive, but they were also extremely cramped. After being used to living in the mainland, these places seemed not to be places for human habitation.

Ah Fat said helplessly, "Masters, these subdivided flats are already the cheapest here. If you want to get even cheaper, you can only find a place to live in the suburban housing estates in the New Territories. There's no one there, and it takes a long time to get there by car."

"Then we might as well find a Taoist temple to stay in." Taoist Lingkong shook his head, very disappointed. In his opinion, these places were no different from living in coffins. It was not that they could not endure hardship, but this place was expensive and hard, far beyond their budget. It could be said that they could not even afford to live in coffins now.

Just when they were considering whether to go to the Taoist temple to hang up a sign or to shamelessly ask Boss Li for help, Ah Fa suddenly came up with an unexpected idea.

"Oh my god, I'm not satisfied with this or that." Ah Fa said in a bit of a temper: "Can you live in that haunted house?"

It was just an angry remark, but the two Taoists were overjoyed when they heard it.

"Haunted house?"

"Where is the haunted house? Take us there!"

Looking at the two excited faces approaching, Ah Fa was stunned. He said cautiously, "It's really a haunted house, so haunted that no one dares to live in it. I heard that many masters were invited but they couldn't fix it. Is this okay?"

He had not seen the two men exorcising the evil spirit for An Qi before, so he was not clear about their abilities. He just thought that they were relatives or acquaintances of Boss Li who had come to seek refuge.

"The more ferocious, the better." Taoist Lingkong said.

"We handle this professionally," said Taoist Jingde.

(End of this chapter)