Eyeglasses nodded upon hearing this, feeling quite pleased with the addition of Old Man Willow to the Senluo Division. He immediately prepared to escort Old Man Willow back to the Senluo Division.
En route.
After briefly introducing the high-ranking members to Old Man Willow.
Eyeglasses stated directly:
"Willow, since you are part of our Senluo Division, I'll take you back first. Then, as per Senluo's instructions, you will continue to travel around Great Xia, helping us record the combat strength of the various Weidao Divisions. We will notify you if your assistance is needed."
"Mm."
Old Man Willow, leaning on his cane, nodded faintly. In order to steal more intelligence and plans from the Senluo Division, he maintained a stern expression and said coldly:
"Is there anything else you need this old man to do? I didn't join the Senluo Division to be a mere decoration."
Eyeglasses chuckled upon hearing this:
"I like your professional attitude, Fatty. Learn from Old Man Willow, unlike you who is always slacking off."
"Tch, what do you know? I'm a villain with style. I only make a move for big or important matters, understand?"
Fatty said this verbally, but inwardly he grumbled, *This old man is such a classy mole, taking on the task of stealing intelligence right from the start. He truly is my partner, so full of class.*
Eyeglasses ignored Fatty's relapse into chuunibyou and turned to Old Man Willow:
"There is one more thing I need Willow to do."
"What is it?"
"Do you know Sheng Xuan, Willow? We received intel that the Weidao Division is using the Soul Summoning Banner to deal with us and has brought forth the True Dragon Guard Sheng Xuan to investigate the banner. Since you're traveling everywhere, if you find any trace of Sheng Xuan, report it to us immediately."
He paused.
Eyeglasses' gaze was sharp:
"If necessary, try to build a good relationship with Sheng Xuan. With your strength, you are more than capable of interacting with him and befriending him, so you can extract intelligence about the Weidao Division from him. This undercover mission is yours."
"You can even directly abandon your contract with Zhang Wei and defect to the Weidao Division, infiltrating their ranks."
Old Man Willow was taken aback for a moment. Outwardly, he remained composed, but inwardly, he looked at Eyeglasses with a strange expression.
Then.
Old Man Willow nodded lightly:
"A mere greenhorn. His talent is indeed high, but he is not yet qualified to be my partner. I will find time to sever ties with Zhang Wei. The Weidao Division, I am also very interested in."
...
Meanwhile.
Hawaii, a high-end chain hotel.
At this moment.
Zhang Wei sat by the floor-to-ceiling window of a high-class restaurant on the first floor, holding a wine glass filled with red wine.
He swayed the wine glass, took a sip, and through the floor-to-ceiling window, gazed towards Great Xia:
"I wonder how Old Man Willow is doing. He should have 'betrayed' and become Willow of the Senluo Division by now."
As soon as he finished speaking.
"Your Majesty the Jade Emperor, oh, no, Mr. Zhang, we meet again."
A voice came from not far away.
He turned his head.
Approaching from not far away were three figures dressed as priests. Two of them wore crosses, while the other tightly clutched a Bible.
Zhang Wei recognized the newcomers. The former were the Bible Priest and the Dagger Priest from not long ago, and the latter was his 'fanatic fan,' Matt.
"So it's Mr. Matt and your group. We meet again."
Zhang Wei put down his wine glass and stood up. His nose twitched as he smelled a faint scent of blood on them, and he couldn't help but say:
"Did you just return from an exorcism?"
As soon as he spoke.
The fanatic fan, Matt, nodded repeatedly:
"Haha, Mr. Zhang, you truly are amazing. We haven't even said anything, and you've already figured it out. Is this what they call divination and fortune-telling in Great Xia?"
"Mr. Zhang, we did just return from an exorcism. Recently, many ghosts and monsters have appeared in Hawaii, and we were called to perform an exorcism tonight. This was my first exorcism, and I successfully killed a werewolf, hahaha."
Matt was very excited, chattering away to Zhang Wei, even more fanatically than Lu Lianfeng, acting as if he wanted Zhang Wei's praise.
If it weren't for the Dagger Priest, Fraile, pulling him back and telling him to calm down, Zhang Wei would probably have had to listen to him ramble for quite some time.
"Mr. Zhang, please don't mind Matt. He's been a bit out of his mind lately."
"Fraile, if you keep saying that, I'm going to get angry. Do you still want to attend the beach celebration party?"
Matt said this, then seemed to remember something and quickly said to Zhang Wei:
"Mr. Zhang, are you coming to my celebration party? Although it might not compare to your Peach Banquet or whatever, a beach party is a characteristic event in Hawaii. It's very lively and has many beautiful girls."
Afterward.
Through the explanations from Matt and the others, Zhang Wei understood.
It turned out that besides being a priest, Matt also had another identity. His family was very wealthy, and he had inherited some of his family's businesses, becoming a businessman. His trip to Great Xia last time was for business negotiations. This time, Matt had successfully completed his first exorcism, and he was very happy, planning to host a party on a yacht he had recently purchased.
Zhang Wei chuckled in surprise:
"Can priests also find women? Aren't you afraid of upsetting God?"
The one who responded to Zhang Wei was the Dagger Priest, Fraile:
"Haha, generally, Christian priests are not allowed to marry. But we are different. We are exorcist priests. You know that exorcism itself is dangerous and carries a high risk to life. If we don't marry and have children, once we die, there will be no one to inherit our legacy, and we'll have to find someone else."
"Furthermore, with the current state of affairs, the number of ghosts and monsters is increasing, so we have an unwritten rule: exorcist priests cannot marry, but it doesn't mean we can't have children or engage in sexual activity. So, we can interact with women."
Zhang Wei couldn't help but say:
"This truly fits your free-spirited nature."
Following that.
The Dagger Priest continued:
"Mr. Zhang, there's also a festival on the beaches of Hawaii recently. We will dock our yacht near the festival, and you can also visit the festival then. The festival is very lively. Do you like eating fruit? Hawaii has many varieties of fruit, and they will all be sold at the festival, along with many delicious foods."
"Oh, right, there will also be dancing and other performances. It's said that the organizers have even invited a DJ, so it will be a very lively event. Since you've come to Hawaii, you definitely can't miss this."
Faced with their enthusiastic invitation, coupled with the pleading gaze from the fan, Matt, beside him.
And also considering that Matt was inviting bikini models to his party, and there would be beautiful women to see for free – it would be a waste not to take advantage of such a good deal.
After some thought.
Zhang Wei agreed.
"That's great! Here's the address. Tomorrow night at 7:30, Mr. Zhang, you'll see the biggest yacht on the beach; that's ours. We'll be waiting for you there. We won't disturb your meal any longer; we're going to eat now."
Matt wrote down the address for Zhang Wei, not daring to disturb the Jade Emperor's meal, and pulled Fraile and the others away.
Seeing Matt and the three of them off.
Zhang Wei sat back in his seat and mused:
"A festival on the beaches of Hawaii, huh? Then I should go buy some beach shorts first. After all, on the yacht, there might be opportunities to swim with the model ladies in the sea. I should get permission from Xiao Xue and Xiao Man Tou first, to avoid making them angry."
...