Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Liao Zhong leaned back in his chair, legs crossed: "Old Zhou, long time no see. How have you been?"

Zhou Mingyuan, holding the phone, was completely bewildered: "Brother Liao, how come you, such a busy man, have time to call me?"

Liao Zhong chuckled, "It's nothing, nothing. I just heard you guys have been keeping an eye on the Quanxing people lately?"

Zhou Mingyuan clicked his tongue: "You're quite well-informed."

"Of course, we're all one family, aren't we?" Liao Zhong's loud voice was as loud as ever. "By the way, there's something I need to ask you."

Zhou Mingyuan thought to himself, "Here it comes," and sat up straight involuntarily: "Go on."

Liao Zhong smiled and said, "I have a friend named Xia He, she's from Xiangfan. She did me a huge favor last time. If she gets into any trouble over there, please be understanding. Of course, if she runs into any problems, please keep an eye on her too."

Zhou Mingyuan said, "Don't worry, Brother Liao, I understand."

Liao Zhong rambled on for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Zhou Mingyuan put down the phone, thought for a moment, and got up to walk outside.

……

The door to the lounge was pushed open.

Zhou Mingyuan walked in with a smile on his face: "Miss Xia, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Xia He stood up: "Can I leave now?"

Zhou Mingyuan waved his hand: "No rush, no rush, sit down first, let's talk."

Xia He looked at him.

Zhou Mingyuan sat down opposite her, poured himself a glass of water, and then poured one for Xia He: "Miss Xia, are you a local from Xiangfan?"

Xia He nodded.

Zhou Mingyuan nodded: "It's good to be local, the locals know the place well."

He paused, then asked, "Has Miss Xia been to the Ten Thousand Mountains before?"

Xia He paused for a moment: "I've been there."

Zhou Mingyuan said "Oh" and nodded: "I heard that Miss Xia helped a lot with the matter of the Medicine Immortal Association."

Xia He didn't reply, wondering what this guy was up to.

Zhou Mingyuan sighed, "Those people are truly despicable; they specialize in harming children. It's a good deed for Miss Xia to step in and help."

Xia He couldn't hold back any longer: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Zhou Mingyuan smiled and finally got to the point: "This whole mess... Miss Xia, don't worry, we will absolutely not let the Quanxing demons harm your parents, you understand?"

He looked at Xia He, not saying a complete sentence, but his meaning was already very clear.

We guarantee the personal safety of your parents, but you are responsible for resolving your own issues with Quanxing.

Xia He understood.

She nodded: "Thank you very much, Director Zhou."

Zhou Mingyuan waved his hand and stood up: "Don't mention it. I have nothing else to say. Miss Xia, you can go now. Feel free to contact me anytime."

Xia He walked to the door, glanced back, and asked, "Didn't you catch anyone just now?"

Zhou Mingyuan was sitting there drinking water. Hearing this, he wasn't surprised and laughed, saying, "They ran away."

Xia He withdrew her gaze and pushed open the door to leave.

Once outside the intersection, Xia He stood by the roadside and took out her phone to call Cheng Mo.

Beep beep beep—Connection complete.

"Little Taoist priest."

"Um?"

Xia He sighed, "I've noticed that even among people from the same company, there's a significant difference between them."

It was a bit noisy on Cheng Mo's end, like at a train station: "Let me elaborate."

Xia He shook her head: "I won't go into details. But they said they would guarantee my parents' safety."

Cheng Mo asked, "Didn't they say they were going to arrest Dou Mei?"

"They'll probably arrest them," Xia He said. "I ran into Dou Mei today, and then the people from Na Du Tong showed up. Oh, by the way, Dou Mei really did have an accomplice, a guy, who's kind of crazy."

"Are you alright?" Cheng Mo asked with concern.

Xia He smiled and said, "I've practiced the Vajra Skill for so long, how could I get injured so easily?"

Cheng Mo pondered for two seconds: "Since Na Du Tong wants to arrest people, you can let them scout ahead."

Xia He pouted, "Those guys from Na Du Tong are unreliable. They haven't caught them twice already. Besides, they said they'd guarantee my parents' safety, but it's impossible for them to watch over them every second. How can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?"

She gave a light hum: "I plan to take the initiative."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone: "...Why don't you wait a little longer? I'll come and help you. It's better than you going it alone."

"You don't need to lift a finger, I'll take care of them this time!" Xia He said domineeringly.

Cheng Mo said, "But I'm already on my way."

Xia He was taken aback: "Huh? What about Duoduo?"

Cheng Mo replied matter-of-factly, "What do you mean, what should I do? My master raised me from a baby, so he has plenty of experience in taking care of children."

Xia He became anxious: "I mean, it's Duoduo's first Spring Festival, aren't you going to be with her?"

"Sigh, you've got things on your plate," Cheng Mo sighed. "And since your parents are involved, it's best to be careful. Besides, there's more than one Spring Festival. We can spend it with Duoduo together next time."

Xia He held her phone, a smile involuntarily creeping onto her lips.

She had indeed considered using this time to think carefully about her relationship with Cheng Mo.

But with such a big thing happening at home, she hasn't had time to calm down.

In addition, with Duoduo calling her every day to talk about her senior brother, she couldn't really think independently.

Now the young Taoist priest says he's coming to help me—

Forget it, let's give up resisting.

Come on, let love come even more fiercely!

On the other end of the phone, Cheng Mo, having heard nothing, asked in confusion, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you worried about Duoduo or are you crying because I moved you?"

Xia He said irritably, "What's so touching about that? Little Taoist priest, if you want to come, then come. Anyway, I'll definitely have solved the problem by the time you get there."

Cheng Mo cautioned, "You'd better not be too optimistic. None of those guys are simple."

Cheng Mo cautioned, "You'd better not be too optimistic. None of those guys are simple."

Xia He raised an eyebrow: "Then let's make a bet. If I haven't solved it before you come, I'll treat you to a month's worth of meals. If I have solved it, the roles are reversed."

"That's no problem."

"Okay, I'll go see my parents first."

After hanging up the phone, Xia He hailed a taxi and headed towards the factory.

……

In the factory.

As soon as Xia He entered the door, she saw her father chatting enthusiastically with several people.

She looked around but didn't see her mother.

"Dad, where's Mom?"

Xia Weidong looked up at her and said with a smile, "Your mother has been working too hard lately, so I told her to go home and rest first."

He pointed to a few people next to him: "Come on, let's get to know each other. These are from Nadutong Express Company. We entrusted them to deliver this batch of goods. The price is very fair. They even said that they will handle all the goods from our factory in the future."

The employees of NaDuTong smiled and nodded to Xia He.

Xia He looked at the group of people, all of whom were wearing Na Du Tong uniforms with their names written on their name tags.

She nodded and didn't say anything more.

Xia He walked around the factory again but didn't find anything unusual.

She found her father again: "Dad, I'm going back now."

Xia Weidong waved his hand: "Okay, go back and get your mom something to eat. She hasn't had much of an appetite lately."

Xia He responded and left the factory.

On her way home, Xia He took out her phone and dialed Dou Mei's number.

It rang twice before being answered.

Before Xia He could speak, Dou Mei's joyful voice came from the other end: "Oh my, Xia He, we're so in sync! I just got to your house and you're already calling."

Xia He paused in her tracks: "Why did you go to my house?"

Liu Yuping's voice came from the other end of the phone: "How can you talk like that? Aunt Dou can come whenever she wants."

Dou Mei smiled and said, "Oh, sister, you're too kind."

Xia He hung up the phone immediately, her fingers clenching so tightly they turned white.

Those bunch of useless idiots.