Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Listening to Zhao Lei's report, Wang Hu felt somewhat awkward.

What does it mean when an old Taoist priest feels that there is a real evil spirit and calls the stability maintenance office?

Isn't this what Taoist priests do? When faced with something like this, shouldn't they grab their peach wood swords, draw talismans, and rush in?

Why are you calling for more people?

He had been lazily lounging in the bed of the modified pickup truck, but upon hearing this, he finally couldn't contain his curiosity and raised his enormous tiger head to look at the figure in the Taoist robe at the intersection.

Coincidentally, the old Taoist priest seemed to sense something as well, and he also looked in his direction.

A man and a tiger, their eyes locked.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

next moment.

"ah--!!"

A bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered, suddenly shattered the tranquility of the mountains and fields after the rain.

The old Taoist priest, who looked quite ethereal, was so frightened that he collapsed onto the muddy ground, his face ashen, and pointed a trembling finger at Wang Hu in the pickup truck.

"Old...old...tiger!"

Wang Hu looked at his utterly terrified appearance and pursed his lips speechlessly.

This is an era of spiritual revival, how can someone's mental fortitude still be so poor?

He looks like a complete charlatan with absolutely no magical powers.

He couldn't be bothered with this fussy fellow anymore. With a slight push of his hind legs, his massive body leaped out of the truck bed like a golden lightning bolt.

It landed silently.

He found a small hill nearby, and with a few leaps he easily climbed up, looking down at Wangjia Village not far away.

The heavy rain has just stopped, and the sky is clear and bright.

He could clearly see the scattered houses in the distant village, with their blue tiles and white walls, and wisps of smoke rising from their chimneys. He could even vaguely see villagers walking around in their courtyards.

Everything looked perfectly normal; there was nothing unusual about it.

While he was observing the village, Wang Mingyuan, who was at the foot of the hill, had already walked up to the absent-minded old Taoist priest and personally helped him up.

"Master Zhang, don't panic. This 'big cat' is a special advisor to our Stability Maintenance Office; he's one of our own."

Wang Mingyuan naturally recognized the Taoist priest in front of him. To be precise, he knew all the extraordinary people in Huacheng.

Take, for example, Master Zhang Shouzhou, who lives at the Zhenyang Temple on Tianniu Mountain next to Huacheng. He has a Taoist ordination certificate, is proficient in Taoist practices, and most importantly, has an extremely powerful medical skill, especially in acupuncture. He is considered one of the key figures that their stability maintenance office is focusing on, as he is likely to become an extraordinary person.

He never expected that Zhang Shouzhou would be the first to discover the strange occurrences in Wangjia Village.

Zhang Shouzhou finally managed to get up from the ground. When he heard that Wang Hu was actually a superhuman being belonging to a national superhuman organization, he was stunned, and a very complicated expression flashed across his face.

"Has your stability maintenance office developed to this extent?"

"They even have supernatural beings now!"

He let out a long sigh, his straight back slumped down, and he looked quite dejected.

Looking at his appearance, Wang Mingyuan roughly guessed the reason.

Since the country officially confirmed the resurgence of spiritual energy, over the past year, they have tried every possible path related to "extraordinary" matters.

Taoism, as an indigenous religion of China with the most mysterious aura, is naturally a key focus of national attention and support.

As early as six months ago, the national government convened a large number of highly respected Taoist priests from across the country to jointly study the topic of spiritual energy revival.

Furthermore, they were given an extremely important task: to organize the Daoist canon and, in light of the current changes in the world, to try to compile a universal cultivation method that would allow ordinary people to embark on the path of cultivation.

Zhang Shouzhou, as the president of the Huacheng Taoist Association, is well-known throughout the country and was naturally among those recruited.

Unfortunately, more than half a year has passed, and among the tens of thousands of Taoist priests in China, not a single one has truly made any progress, nor has any of their abilities been revealed.

They did manage to come up with several versions of cultivation methods, but the problem is that even they themselves couldn't rely on these methods to embark on the path of cultivation, so how could they possibly be recognized by the state and promoted nationwide?

This problem is like a mountain, firmly blocking our way.

However, precisely because of their status as Taoist priests, they have encountered far more extraordinary events in the past six months than ordinary people.

Just like the "ghost wall" incident right now, he was the first to notice something was wrong.

Unfortunately, this proper Taoist priest was powerless to do anything about such a bizarre and extraordinary event except to sense that something was wrong and call for help.

This intense sense of powerlessness and frustration naturally dealt a heavy blow to Zhang Shouzhou, an old man who had cultivated Taoism all his life, leaving him utterly dejected.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Wang Mingyuan kindly offered to speak.

"Master Zhang, now that we've taken over this place, you can go back now. If you're interested in any follow-up developments, we can keep you updated."

However, Zhang Shouzhou shook his head and rejected Wang Mingyuan's suggestion.

He didn't want to leave.

He wanted to stay and see for himself how this would ultimately turn out.

Let's see if there really are "ghosts" in this village.

I'm even more eager to see what kind of extraordinary abilities that golden tiger, which has already embarked on the path of the extraordinary, possesses.

Wang Mingyuan pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.

After all, Zhang Shouzhou is technically a member of the official system and is aware of the revival of spiritual energy, so letting him stay and observe is not a big deal.

Moreover, Zhang Shouzhuo had been practicing Taoism since childhood and was quite famous throughout the country. His superb medical skills had saved countless lives.

No one can say for sure when such a senior figure might suddenly have an epiphany and truly comprehend an extraordinary method.

In the future, their stability maintenance office might have to ask them for help, so it's always good to build good relations now.

After reaching an agreement, the two quickly refocused their attention on business.

Just then, the grey parrot on Wang Hu's shoulder, which was standing on the hill, suddenly flapped its wings and flew down, landing on Wang Mingyuan's shoulder.

"Hey, Four-Eyes, my Tiger brother said he didn't find any danger and is going to go in and take a look around to see what's going on."

Wang Mingyuan: "…………"

However, he was already familiar with the parrot's way of speaking, so he didn't take it too seriously and nodded earnestly.

"good!"

He turned to Zhao Lei and instructed him, "Xiao Zhao, you take your team and stay close to 'Big Cat.' Be careful to protect yourselves. If you can get into the village, calm the villagers down and explain the situation to them."

"yes!"

Zhao Lei immediately responded and led seven or eight fully armed team members to the foot of the hill.

A group of people, a tiger, all ready to go.

Zhao Lei and his team members, all with solemn expressions and tightly gripping their specially made firearms, followed behind Wang Hu along the cement road towards the entrance of Wangjiazhuang village.

The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Wang Hu, on the other hand, seemed quite casual. He had already used his danger perception to survey the village and found that there was indeed a slight danger, but it was very faint, even less so than the previous extraordinary crocodile, so he didn't care.