Chapter 2603: 2604: Not Using One's Brain

Chapter 2603: Chapter 2604: Not Using One’s Brain

Many days passed in a row, and by the count of days, in a little over half a month, it would be time for the annual Longhu Mountain Temple Festival.

Besides the unique holidays of Daoism, the temple festival is the biggest Daoist holiday among the common people and the one in which the most people participate.

Due to road construction, there were even fewer people coming to the Shangqing Palace.

This also made it easier for them to clean the temple, reducing a lot of trouble.

As the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” so Lin Yi joined everyone in working, and in Zhang Youfu’s words, this was also a form of cultivation.

However, he kept looking for Gong Xiaoyun to talk hearts out every day.

When Lin Yi complained, he said that heart-to-heart talks were also a form of cultivation.

But for Lin Yi, what he liked most was sitting in meditation.

In the morning, he went to the back mountain, in the afternoon to the Blessed Land Gate, and gained new insights into many things.

“Uncle Master! Uncle Master!”

Lin Yi, who was meditating, heard the call of Gong Xiaoyun.

“What’s wrong? Did Zhang Youfu tear your Balenciaga?”

“No, no, no, he’s not that bold yet.” Gong Xiaoyun said, out of breath:

“Our road was pressed on, and there are so many ruts, after it dries, even small cars won’t be able to drive through.”

“Hmm? The road was pressed on?”

“Aiya, you’ll know when you see it, it must be deliberate!”

Without giving Lin Yi a chance to react, the energetic Gong Xiaoyun pulled his arm and headed down the mountain.

The two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain, where many disciples of Shangqing Palace were, along with the construction crew.

“Uncle Master, come quickly and see, someone definitely did this on purpose.” Li Yongnian said.

Lin Yi nodded and looked at the cement pavement ahead. Even at the shallowest point, it had to be over ten centimeters deep.

Elsewhere, it had been pressed down to the underlying roadbed.

Just as Gong Xiaoyun and Li Yongnian said, someone had definitely done it deliberately.

“Uncle Master, do you think it was Chen Yuanxing and his people?” Gong Xiaoyun said.

“Impossible,” Lin Yi said:

“They are the ones paying for the road construction now, naturally they wouldn’t do such a thing.”

After speaking, Lin Yi glanced into the distance and said softly:

“It should have been the people from Zhengyi Temple.”

“Zhengyi Temple?”

“If our road is not properly built, they will be the direct beneficiaries. Now that I’ve kicked away the stumbling block that is Chen Yuanxing, no one can help them anymore, so naturally, they have to do it themselves.” Lin Yi said:

“And with the temple festival coming soon, they wouldn’t want us to finish the road, so doing such a thing is only natural.”

Facing the dismal road surface, Lin Yi wasn’t angry at all; instead, he felt a bit speechless.

He wondered what these people were thinking, so openly sabotaging. Even the heel of the foot would know it was them.

They have no sense of logic in their actions; if only Zhang Youfu put as much effort into thinking as he does into heart-to-heart talks, the Shangqing Palace wouldn’t be in its current state.

“Uncle Master, what should we do about this?” Li Yongnian asked:

“Can the road be fixed before the festival starts?”

“Don’t worry about it, this isn’t asphalt. It can be fixed in a few days.”

With that, Lin Yi looked at the construction crew leader.

“Master Ma, keep working. This counts as extra expenses; we’ll settle accounts separately afterward and make sure you don’t lose out.”

“No need, it’s no big deal. We can do a bit more work.”

“Let’s keep things fair; you need to earn a living too.” Lin Yi said:

“But I have one request: when you handle the repairs and pour the concrete road, remember to make it a bit thinner. Don’t make it too solid.”

“Huh? A bit thinner?” the construction leader said:

“If we make it thinner, it won’t form well and will affect quality.”

“No problem, do as I say. If there are quality issues later, we can fix them, and payment will be normal.”

“Alright, we’ll do it your way then.”

The construction leader did not argue. Lin Yi was the client, so they’d do it as he instructed.

“Then let’s deal with the site first.”

After speaking, Lin Yi called out and prepared to return.

“Uncle Master, we’re just leaving it like this?” Li Yongnian asked:

“You’re not going to do anything about it?”

“Do you have any evidence?”

“No.”

“Then it’s settled. Without evidence, even if you confront them, they won’t admit it.”

“But if we continue with the road work, they’ll definitely sabotage us again.”

“Stakeout and catch them in the act.”

Li Yongnian’s eyes lit up. “Got it!”

…

On the pagoda of Zhengyi Temple, Sun Liqiang was observing the situation at Shangqing Palace with binoculars, a smile on his lips.

“What are you smiling at, senior brother?”

The speaker was Zheng Sen, Sun Liqiang’s junior brother.

“They’re building the road again. Go prepare, and when they’ve progressed a bit, we’ll pay them a little visit.”

“These people are quite persistent.” Zheng Sen sneered.

“The folks at Shangqing Palace are as stubborn as walnuts. Not continuing the roadwork isn’t an option.” Sun Liqiang said:

“They want to contend with our Zhengyi Temple, but they’re not quite there yet.”

“I’ll contact some people now, and we’ll pay them another visit soon. We must not let them finish the road before the festival.”

“Moreover, prepare some other tools, like loaders and excavators. Don’t leave anything for them; smash everything to teach them a lesson.”

“No problem.”

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Late at night, Sun Liqiang gathered a few junior disciples around and looked at Zheng Sen, saying:

“Is everything ready?”

“Don’t worry, senior brother. Everything is set, and we can act as soon as midnight hits,” Zheng Sen said.

“Good!”

At around two in the morning, Sun Liqiang led five or six people to quietly leave Zhengyi Temple and head toward Shangqing Palace.

A few minutes later, in the car, Sun Liqiang looked at Zheng Sen and said:

“Follow the usual procedure. You take some people to roll the surface, and I’ll lead some to smash the vehicles. Be quick, don’t dally.”

“Okay!”

After devising their strategy, Sun Liqiang and Zheng Sen took their respective teams into action.

Zheng Sen drove a modified off-road vehicle with a powerful engine over the newly paved cement road, leaving deep ruts in his wake.

Sun Liqiang was also busy, smashing the glass of excavators and loaders and even bending the gear sticks inside.

The entire process, from start to finish, took less than twenty minutes, turning the smooth cement road and the construction site into a complete mess.

It must be said that Sun Liqiang had some talent for destruction.

“Senior brother, it’s done. Let’s hurry and leave.” Zheng Sen called out:

“Today’s noise was a bit much; we can’t waste time.”

Sun Liqiang nodded, then got into the car, ready to make a swift exit.

But just as they were about to get in the car, they suddenly saw flashlights illuminating in front and behind them, making it hard for them to keep their eyes open.

Then Li Yongnian’s voice followed.

“Think you can leave after causing havoc? You’re way too naive.”

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