Chapter 22: The Mage
The Seto Group, a family business that has been passed down for generations, started as a small fishing factory in the Seto Inland Sea, and has gradually grown to control 30% of Japan's aquaculture industry, making it a household name in Japan.
"Master, there are a few more mages outside who say they can exorcise evil spirits for Miss." The gray-haired, white-haired old man in a black suit said to another, older white-haired old man.
Obviously, although they are all old people, their identities are very different, one is the owner of this place, Seto Yoshino, the chairman of the Seto Group, and the other is just the housekeeper who manages this huge mansion.
The butler may be sixty years old, but his appearance is very spirited, and his speech and demeanor reveal a kind of gentlemanly elegance.
Seto Yoshino is older than him, he should be seventy years old, his momentum is extraordinary, but his expression is a little tired, and the mental state of the whole person is far inferior to that of the housekeeper.
Ordinary people envy the rich CEO, but who of them can really hold the CEO's life?
"It's been a month since the ad was published, and this is already the tenth, right?"
"Old man......"
"No matter who it is, as long as you say that you can exorcise evil spirits for Miss, you should treat it well, and my poor granddaughter can no longer be harmed, so all hope cannot be let go."
The old man held his waist and lived a green walking stick, although it was a bit like a beggar's dog-beating stick, when it was carved from high-quality jade after all, and how much material would it cost to make such a long walking stick? A lot of rich people's things are unimaginable.
Despite his crutches, the butler carefully supported him. "Master, you better go and rest first, the mages will be greeted by me, and Young Master Gu Xun will be back sooner these days, so you can rest assured."
The old man sighed, and was helped out of the empty hall by the butler.
The butler handed over the old man to a few servants to take care of, and then hurried to the hall to greet a few mages, and after passing through the exquisitely tended garden, a handsome young man in a white suit walked on the opposite side.
"Mr. Longchen, long time no see."
"Young Master Gu Xun, you can be regarded as coming back, you don't know what happened at home during this time......
He is Akutagawa Tanihiro, the grandson of Seto Yoshino and the cousin of Seto Sakura.
"Grandpa, how is he, and cousin, doesn't it matter to her?"
Longchen's housekeeper sighed, "Miss has been locked in her room for more than a month, and the master is worried about Miss, she hasn't rested well during this time, and she has made some mistakes again." ”
"I heard on the phone that you're planning to invite a mage over."
"The mages are already here, but I don't know if they really have the ability."
Akutagawa Tani Xun smiled slightly, "It's okay, there are not many capable mages in Japan." Mr. Longchen will go and get busy first, and I'll go see my cousin. ”
"Young Master Gu Xun, be careful, don't scare Miss."
"I don't need Mr. Longchen to remind me."
There were five people in the hall, and in addition to Li Chenfeng, there was also a young man dressed in black, a burly middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man has a rough beard, no different from an ordinary muscular hunk, but the young man in black, with snow-white skin, a mask on his mouth, and a pointed black hat on his head, this dress looks like a witch in the Western Middle Ages, and it looks very mysterious.
Li Chenfeng didn't even think about it, he knew that these two were the people who were competing with them for the bounty, but were all Japanese mages dressed like this? It's really new when I first see them, and I don't know what they're capable of.
The five people stood in the hall and didn't speak, Li Chenfeng looked around aimlessly, it is really different to have money, I am afraid that those so-called royal palaces are nothing more than that.
"Five are exorcist mages, right?"
The butler slowly walked in through the door.
Zhou Ming also seemed to be in and out of high society, and said politely: "This Miss Lu and I are both friends of this Mr. Li, and he is the real mage who can exorcise demons." ”
Li Chenfeng frowned, looking at the situation, Zhou Ming planned to hand over this tiring errand to him.
At this time, the muscular man said, "I am Mr. Ueno's master. ”
The butler smiled and said, "In this way, there are only two mages, Mr. Li and Mr. Ueno. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door.
"No, there should be another one."
There was a childishness in this voice, and it was inferred that this was a young man who had not yet reached adulthood.
Outside the door, a young man wearing a white monk's robe and a silver cane walked in, compared to Ueno and Li Chenfeng, he was really not handsome, and he could even be described as ugly.
His eyes are small, like two mung beans, his nose is like a garlic, and many parts of his body seem to be compared with a very vivid thing, people shouldn't look like this, so from a person's aesthetic point of view, he looks really ugly.
But such a face instantly attracted Li Chenfeng's attention, because he was none other than the little monk who could tell fortunes that Li Chenfeng had met before, and he was also the biggest suspect in stealing Zhou Ming's wallet.
"I'm rubbing, it's this grandson......"
The knowledgeable Longchen butler knows Chinese, but can he understand Li Chenfeng's words?
"Grandson?"
Zhou Ming hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "No, what Mr. Li wants to say is a friend, he doesn't understand Japanese, please don't be surprised, they are all mages, so it should be easy to become friends......"
Butler Longchen smiled and nodded, "Very good, very good, I hope the three of you can become friends, and then work together to rid our young lady of evil spirits." ”
Li Chenfeng originally wanted to say how to calculate the bounty after the three of them exorcised evil together, but then he thought that talking about money at Seto's house seemed to be looking for abuse by himself, and some people who tried to use money to solve things only cared about whether they could handle things well, and as for how much money to spend, it was not worth their bothering to think about it at all.
Li Chenfeng stared at the little monk viciously, but he no longer spoke.
The butler said, "The lord has arranged a dinner party for everyone, and after the dinner, everyone will go and have a good rest, and the exorcism will be set for tomorrow." ”
It was night, and the melodious music resounded in the bright hall, it was said that it was a violin band unique to the Seto family, and Li Chenfeng stared at the lobster on the plate that was bigger than his arm, and he didn't have the heart to enjoy the elegant music.
Lu Youwei sat next to him, looking at this table of delicacies that she had never seen before, she was also very excited, but as a corpse, the delicacies of the mountains and seas were not what she really wanted, maybe a mouthful of fresh human blood could satisfy her hunger and thirst.
Since she followed Li Chenfeng, she has never harmed anyone, let alone drank a mouthful of raw blood, but during this time, she has lived a very fulfilling life, and the bloodthirsty desire in her heart has gradually faded.
She scooped up a spoonful of fresh roe and ate it with relish.
Zhou Ming sat on the other side of Li Chenfeng with blank eyes, he was unmoved in the face of a table of delicious food, until now he was still worried about returning to China, if tomorrow's exorcism failed, he really didn't know how to make up the money for the ticket back to China. Actually, it's okay to stay in Japan for a few more days, but he can't afford to delay the business in his antique shop......
Li Chenfeng devoured a whole lobster, and drank the expensive champagne as a fat house happy water (cola), I am afraid that he will never have such a chic opportunity in his life.
In the end, most of the dishes on the table were wiped out by Li Chenfeng alone, the little monk in white only ate some vegetarian food, and the mysterious young man named Ueno and the muscular man sat on the side and flipped through strange books, basically not moving chopsticks.
Li Chenfeng glanced at them, smiled disdainfully, and whispered to Zhou Ming: "At this time, I just started to hold Buddha's feet, I don't think about the bounty." ”
Zhou Ming said: "You are so confident? ”
Li Chenfeng patted his chest and said with a smile: "It's not that I have confidence, it's that I have confidence in my master and his old man, and I have confidence in the Thirty-six Laws of Tianyan." ”
"You still have the face to say, now that more than half a year has passed, have you learned one-tenth of the things in the book?"
Li Chenfeng said embarrassedly: "Uh...... I'm afraid it's going to be soon, but I believe that the master's things are better than these guys even if they can learn one percent. ”
"That's not necessarily, I don't think that little monk is simple, and that guy in black is even more unfathomable......"
"What are you afraid of, it's a big deal, let's be the first one tomorrow, even if they really have some skills, they won't have a chance to show it. And I think that bald boy must have come here to cheat and cheat again, and we are not done with him yet, and we must teach this boy a good lesson later, so that he can spit out every penny of the money he stole from us. ”
After the meal, the mysterious young man and the muscular man went back to the room to rest, while Li Chenfeng and the three of them quietly followed the little monk until they reached a quiet and uninhabited garden before they appeared to stop him.
The little monk looked a little surprised, but still smiled and said, "Amitabha, the three donors we have met again." ”
Li Chenfeng didn't look angry, "Don't talk nonsense, hand over the money quickly, if you lose a point, you won't want to leave today." ”
"Money? The poor monk is a monk and does not have much wealth on him, so he asks the benefactor for forgiveness. ”
"Don't talk about these useless things, make it look like we're robbing you, I just want you to hand over our money."
"Your money, how can your money be ...... with me"
"Yo, grandson, don't give face, don't say that your family doesn't speak, I think your kid is better at pretending to be garlic than anyone else."
As he spoke, he was about to make a move, but the little monk seemed to understand what was going on, and was searched by him after being punched by Li Chenfeng.
"Not really, where did you hide the money you stole from us?"
The little monk looked very helpless, "I am a monk, the four are empty, how can I steal other people's money, let alone steal it, even if it is the property that others willingly give, I will definitely not accept it." ”
Li Chenfeng smiled disdainfully: "That's a nice thing to say, it's not for money, what are you doing here in the Seto family's mansion?" ”