Chapter 744 - 306: Damn, Are You Kidding Me? (Part 3)

After all, even he felt shocked and overwhelmed.

Even if there were some strange people reporting issues, it should be a minority. The leader said a lot, so there must be quite a number of reports.

This indicates someone is making small moves behind the scenes.

Although he felt that he had been tricked by Daoist Li and the others again, he could only cover for them in this situation: "Leader, this must be a misunderstanding. Wudang only declared it as a ’Taoist Scripture Exchange Meeting’ and never promoted Feng Shui or anything like that. Moreover, those Daoists have already come forward to clarify, urging everyone to trust science."

"Then what’s with the video of Thunderfire Alchemy Peak online?" the leader immediately questioned again.

"It should be a natural lightning phenomenon. After all, there are records of such situations occurring before," Ma Yuan explained right away but felt it wasn’t convincing enough, so he added, "Leader, you have to believe in such a scientific phenomenon. Do you not trust science and think this is a Feng Shui incident?"

"..." The leader suddenly went silent, seemingly at a loss for words, finally holding back a sentence: "Quickly eliminate the influence of this matter."

Ma Yuan hung up the phone with a look of surprise: "This rhetoric is impressive!"

Really feels like I’ve learned something.

No wonder I was once outdone by Daoist Li’s words.

However, Daoist Li must give him an explanation, so he hurriedly picked up his phone to call.

At Wudang, several Daoists were busily writing; many had finished their simpler Feng Shui layouts and were checking them.

Afterward, more and more people checked, then discussed and verified with each other.

Daoist Li was discussing with Celestial Master Zhang and a few others, occasionally feeling accomplished and letting out a laugh.

While in a cheerful mood, Daoist Li’s phone rang, and seeing the number, his good mood dampened a lot.

It was the number of one of the secretaries from the association—whenever this one called, there would be trouble.

He might have guessed what it was about.

After all, the video of Wudang Thunderfire Alchemy Peak was too popular online, it was bound to be noticed.

So when he answered the call, he smilingly said, "Brother Ma, calling me so early must mean you have some instructions, right?"

"Daoist Li, do you know how much trouble you’ve gotten into this time? Didn’t you say it was a Taoist Scripture Exchange Meeting, supposed to be about compiling Taoist Scripture, and definitely not a Feng Shui exchange meeting? Tell me what’s going on with the news online, and what’s up with Wudang Thunderfire Alchemy Peak?" Ma Yuan directly started questioning because he had just been scolded by the leader, and he needed to vent it back on Daoist Li.

Daoist Li knew it was about this, so he promptly said, "Brother Ma, we really are exchanging Taoist Scriptures, and we’ve already composed one. I’ll show it to you first thing when I get back."

"Then what about Thunderfire Alchemy Peak?" Ma Yuan asked immediately.

"Brother Ma, this is a natural lightning phenomenon," Daoist Li explained immediately. "Also, you must believe it’s a scientific phenomenon. Can you possibly not trust science and think it’s a Feng Shui event?"

"????" Ma Yuan was stunned for a moment. Why did the words sound so familiar? The key was that Daoist Li was playing this ultimate move again, and he could only resigningly say, "Hurry up and bring that Taoist Scripture back so I can explain it to the leader."

"Don’t worry, Brother Ma, I’m heading back right away," Daoist Li responded and, after hanging up, immediately told Daoist Qingwei and others, "Everyone, it seems that the situation online has caught the higher-ups’ attention. I need to rush back and take care of it."

Daoist Qingwei then asked, "Daoist Li, what about the Taoist Scripture? We’ll definitely need to show it to that secretary and possibly the higher-ups."

"We’ll use Patriarch Chen’s ’Basic Feng Shui,’" Daoist Li said directly, and seeing Daoist Qingwei still worried, he added with a smile, "Is ’Basic Feng Shui’ a Taoist text, is it a scripture? Have we composed a Taoist Scripture? The key point is this is geological Feng Shui, which is geographical science, isn’t it unrelated to superstition?"

Daoist Qingwei and the other Daoists laughed. Although this was the plan from the start, they truly respected Daoist Li for being able to state it so naturally.

Daoist Li soon left, arranging matters on Wudang’s side and rushing back to the association as quickly as possible. He then found a printing place and had ’Basic Feng Shui’ reprinted in three volumes.

He first took the upper volume to Secretary Ma Yuan. If the middle and lower volumes were acknowledged as geological Feng Shui by the government, they would have value and could constitute a cultural legacy and related political achievement.

Both science and literature would likewise be proven scientific through geographical methods, potentially having a greater impact than many other things.

After preparations, he pulled out his phone to call Ma Yuan.

Ma Yuan had been troubled by the online situation, just waiting for Daoist Li to return and resolve the issues to give an explanation to the leader.

So, upon receiving Daoist Li’s call and knowing that the Taoist books written by the Daoists were brought back, he felt slightly relieved.

As long as it was indeed a Taoist Scripture Exchange Meeting and a Taoist Scripture was produced, handling the issue would be simple; otherwise, it would require more effort.

So when Daoist Li arrived at his office, he inquired right away: "Daoist Li, where is the Taoist Scripture you wrote?"

As he spoke, he made sure to take credit: "Do you know, there have been large-scale reports accusing you of promoting superstition and excessively promoting Feng Shui? The leadership even inquired about it. We must prove to them that your exchange meeting is unrelated to Feng Shui superstition."

Daoist Li, hearing this, handed over part of ’Basic Feng Shui’ with a strange look on his face.

Ma Yuan noticed something odd in Daoist Li’s expression and felt a sudden unease.

When he saw the title ’Basic Feng Shui (Volume 1)’ on the book he received, he immediately cursed: "Damn, are you kidding me?"