"I don't care what you say, this church cannot be opened today."
Uncle Jiu insisted on blocking several monks, and the man beside him didn't know how to resolve the situation.
"Alas, may God forgive your sins."
Monk Wu made the sign of the Christian cross as he placed his hand in front of him.
Seeing that the monks were about to make a move, Uncle Jiu quickly retreated to the side and assumed a fighting stance, just in case they acted unscrupulously and launched a sneak attack.
"How outrageous! Do you want to fight me?"
Onlookers, seeing that the situation was not right, immediately stepped forward to mediate.
They were people of other faiths and did not want the opening ceremony to be ruined.
"Daoist priest, this is a public place. If Monk Wu wants to reopen the church and you disagree, then we can only seek the opinion of the governor."
Upon hearing that the matter would be escalated to the governor, Shi Jian thought for a moment and then came to Uncle Jiu, whispering, "Junior brother, let them reopen the church. The vampire won't live much longer. We'll deal with the vampire tonight."
Actually, reopening the church was not a big deal. With so many of them waiting outside the church, they were not afraid that the vampire would escape.
That's why he came to persuade Uncle Jiu to take a step back, and it wouldn't be too late to act tonight.
"Forget it, it's fine with me if you reopen the church!"
Uncle Jiu immediately adopted Shi Jian's suggestion. With Shi Jian by his side, what was there to fear from a vampire?
After all, in the end, he might not succeed in preventing these monks from reopening the church.
It would be better to let the monks open the church first, and then they could sneak in tonight to eliminate the vampire.
"That's for the best, it saves us the trouble of going to the governor."
Seeing Uncle Jiu compromise, the believers were all smiles, fearing that Uncle Jiu would hold out and insist on escalating the matter to the governor.
If that were the case, it would be embarrassing for everyone. It was better to have one less problem.
Uncle Jiu's decision was undoubtedly the wisest choice.
After all, who believed in Taoism anymore? Most people believed in Buddhism and other religions, with only a very few believing in Taoism.
"Father, you continue reopening the church. We will come again another day to pray."
As they were about to leave, everyone walked to the entrance of the church and shouted in unison, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen!"
The believers made the Christian gesture, signifying their faith in Jesus and God.
After the completion, everyone began to leave the church, planning to return tomorrow for prayer.
Shi Jian, Uncle Jiu, and their group looked at these believers with mixed emotions.
Seeing that Uncle Jiu and his group were still lingering, Monk Wu walked up to him and asked, "Daoist priest, do you need anything else?"
"Nothing, I just hope you can sleep well tonight."
"Qiusheng, Wencai, let's go!"
Uncle Jiu turned and instructed Qiusheng and Wencai to leave, only to find that the two had already disappeared.
In the distance, Wencai and Qiusheng were chatting with the young lady they had just met.
"Miss, do you have time to have dinner with us?"
"Yes, miss, may I ask your name?"
Just as Wencai and Qiusheng were about to ask more, Uncle Jiu appeared behind them, grabbed both their ears, and dragged them away from the church.
"My face is almost completely disgraced by you two brats."
Wencai and Qiusheng, unwilling, glanced back at the young lady with reluctant expressions.
"Infatuated with beauty! How could I have taken you two unfilial disciples? I'm so angry!"
Seeing that they were unrepentant, Uncle Jiu slapped them several times.
"Master, be gentle. We know we were wrong!"
"It's too late to know you were wrong now!"
From a dark corner, the cries and pleas of Wencai and Qiusheng could be heard.
The three foreigners saw this scene and couldn't bear to watch any longer.
After several tens of minutes, Uncle Jiu slowly walked to Shi Jian's side, his arm still slightly twitching.
"My two unworthy disciples were infatuated with beauty, I apologize for making you all laugh."
As Uncle Jiu finished speaking, Wencai and Qiusheng, with bruised and swollen faces, emerged, looking completely different.
"Wow, junior brother, you hit them that hard?"
It was the first time Shi Jian had seen Uncle Jiu act so ruthlessly, and he was somewhat surprised.
Usually, Uncle Jiu was very lenient with Wencai and Qiusheng. It seemed that this time, the two had truly crossed Uncle Jiu's bottom line.
That's why Wencai and Qiusheng had ended up in this state.
"Those two brats, I'm teaching them a lesson so they don't lose their footing the moment they see a woman. They'll definitely suffer in the future."
"If I don't discipline them now, they will surely cause greater trouble in the future."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, junior brother is absolutely right. If we don't discipline our nephews today, they will surely commit great mistakes in the future."
He wholeheartedly agreed with Uncle Jiu's words. Qiusheng had indeed made a mistake due to his attraction to beauty, which led to Dong Xiaoyu captivating his soul and almost causing Wencai to become a zombie.
Shi Jian felt a bit relieved that Uncle Jiu could discipline Wencai and Qiusheng.
In about half a year, it would be the ghost festival, and he was very afraid that Wencai and Qiusheng would go out and cause trouble again.
In the end, the disciples of Maoshan would have to clean up their mess.
"Senior brother, let's find a place to rest and wait until nightfall to take action."
Shi Jian nodded and found a place to rest not far from the church.
As it was afternoon, night would arrive soon, and they could not go to the city to rest.
If they did, they would have to use the Shenxing Talisman to rush to the church at night, which would be a waste of several talismans.
The group waited for several hours, and as night gradually descended, the church exuded a strange aura.
"Let's enter the church from the back!"
Shi Jian did not intend to sneak into the church through the main entrance, as it was too easy to be discovered by the believers.
He had to find another way, asking the three foreigners to lead the way and enter through the back door of the church.
"Daoist priest, we are afraid. You go first, and we will guide you from behind."
When the foreigners heard Shi Jian ask them to go in front, they immediately became displeased.
The reason they were unwilling to go to the forefront was that the strength of the vampire king was too great, and they were no match for him.
They knew nothing. Last time, they only managed to escape with the help of the crucifix in their hands.
"Alright, you stay behind and guide us, and I will scout ahead."
Shi Jian took the lead and, following the foreigners' directions, arrived step by step at the back door of the church.
"When we start fighting the vampire later, you three find a place to hide."
The three foreigners had grudges against the vampire. If the vampire saw the foreigners, it would attack them first, not their group.
He did not want the three foreigners to have any accidents, otherwise, the free submachine guns and a thousand silver dollars would be wasted.
"Don't worry, Daoist priest. If the vampire comes out, we'll run away immediately. You don't need to worry about our safety."