ADAPTED FROM THE WEBCOMIC YI REN ZHI XIA
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
ALL ACTIONS AND ABILITIES PERFORMED SHOULD NOT BE IMITATED
Well,
shall we do this?
Wang Ye!
Are you trying to escape?
Don't follow me. Let's part ways.
Go 2 km south, 500 m east, and 1 km north.
Past the bridge and market, there's a park.
Let's meet there.
-What was that? -What was that?
Go!
Qian, diversion.
Stop gawking. Give chase!
Stop running, Ms. Bao.
We got rid of them.
By the way, where did Wang Ye say to meet?
You guys are so slow.
Are we?
It's not that easy to get rid of us.
Are you going to run again?
No.
I can't run anymore.
You're so arrogant.
Are you going to do this in public?
I don't mind.
Nobody knows who we are anyway.
I didn't expect
that the third son of Wang Weiguo of Zhonghai Group
would be a sorcerer.
Tell me.
Why are you after me?
To challenge you.
Okay.
Distribution.
Is this
Marquis's Qimen?
I'm afraid that I have no time for tea.
Let's attack together!
No problem.
Let's end this quickly.
Taiyuan.
Yunmen.
Jiuwei.
Well, I guess that's enough.
Shall we talk?
No.
From now on, we'll take you seriously.
LI
Li, Flaming Star!
We can fight
but don't damage public property.
We can afford to repair it!
REST
DEATH
Eight Doors.
Move!
They're doing this for real now.
Tai Chi.
Entangle.
Stick.
Extract.
Sanjin.
One uses Earth Pillar Bagua,
while the other uses Human Pillar Eight Doors.
Bengjin.
Move. Block.
Knock!
Eight Divine Forces.
Six Matches.
These three people.
Judging from their skills,
within their pillars,
each of them is around Zhuge Qing's level.
Grandpa, your grandson is calling you!
ZHUGE FOX
-Hello? -Hello, Wang Ye.
How dare you!
-I wanted to call you -Look, it's Zhuge Qing!
to inform you about something.
What's with your tone?
What do you think?
I just got off the plane.
I'll meet you later.
Me?
-Hi, Qingqing! -I have a question for you.
What is it?
I didn't expect that you
would resort to this kind of trick.
You met those three fools, didn't you?
Great. Please help me.
Teach those three fools
a good lesson.
A gift from us. It's good for your skin.
Thank you.
-Goodbye. -Goodbye.
I've been asked to do this.
I have no choice.
Shall we continue?
Didn't he say
that we need to go 3 km east
and then 3 km west?
Go 3 km north first, then go 3 km west.
-Go west, then go north. -Go north, then go west.
-First, go west. -Go north first! It's north first.
-Go east first. Yes! -That's right!
-Go east first. Then go west. -Yes.
-Follow my lead! -Okay.
JINDINGXUAN
THE THREE GREAT ZHUGE MASTERS ARE PUNISHED BY NDT EXPRESS
FOR USING THEIR SUPERPOWERS ILLEGALLY
AND DAMAGING PUBLIC AMENITIES.
THE ZHUGE SIBLINGS HAVE APOLOGIZED AND COMPENSATED FOR THE DAMAGES.
After the Outsider Martial Arts Contest,
I returned to my hometown.
To be honest, my clan's elders
didn't blame me for losing to you.
On the other hand, the youngsters were so elated,
especially these three.
Am I right?
"Gosh, look at you now, Zhuge Qing."
They threw a tantrum.
They wanted to meet Taoist Wang, who defeated me, in person.
Didn't you say
that you couldn't fathom why I lost?
Do you understand now?
Yes.
It's all nonsense.
So the three of you picked a fight with me
just to test my capability, did you?
By the way,
how did you locate me?
That was really easy.
The son of Zhonghai Group's president became a monk.
At the time, it was considered breaking news.
You three are lucky.
Taoist Wang only made it into the top eight.
-Top eight? -Top eight?
He's so incredible, yet he's only in the top eight.
If that's the case,
is Zhang Chulan even more powerful?
You may eat first.
I'm heading out for a walk.
What's the matter with you?
You seem different
from when you were on the mountain.
You seem rather tense.
When you were at Mount Longhu,
you were so relaxed.
I…
What's with the shades?
Cameras are everywhere.
There's no need to worry.
Give me your hand.
Let me read your palm.
Taoist Wang,
your ophryon is dark.
It shows that you're in deep trouble.
I shall give you some advice.
Ophryon?
Aren't you observing my palm?
Actually,
after I lost to you at Mount Longhu,
I was thrown off balance.
It wasn't until I left the mountain and heard the rumors that I knew
that the skill you used was one of the Eight Supremes,
Qimen Manipulation.
And I know
people would do anything to obtain the Eight Supremes,
without thinking of the consequences.
I suppose when the Eight Supremes were introduced
back in the Year of Jiashen,
it was just as chaotic.
How about you?
Me?
I want to get it too.
Although I already have Marquis's Qimen,
I still want more.
Whenever I have this thought,
I feel ashamed.
Even though I truly want it,
I won't act on it.
I won't even accept it if offered.
That's because
I'm the kind of person
who is noble and righteous.
I don't think so.
Most importantly,
I don't want to end up
like you and Zhang Chulan,
targeted by everyone.
I heard that Sinister Pleasure had caught him a few times.
That's right.
I'm indeed a bit bothered.
The current situation…
How should I put it?
I think I overestimated myself before.
Recently, I've been followed.
My family is being targeted too.
However, my family knows nothing.
Well,
if you had given in and let me hit you with Tai Chi,
all this wouldn't have happened.
Are you blaming me now?
I won't take the blame.
That's right.
I did promise,
that I'll help you when you're in trouble.
But this time, it's beyond my capability.
I know someone who can help you.
I get it. This is your dad's friend.
This is your mom's friend.
They're Outsiders.
Some Outsiders might be targeting your brother's family,
so you asked me over
to investigate the mastermind behind it, right?
Well, this is no easy feat.
You're so dumb. It's just a simple case.
Even I know what to do.
Ms. Bao,
are you having another flash of quick wit?
I've come up with nothing night after night.
Do you have a solution?
Don't say that I should bury all of them.
Are you dumb?
Just give them whatever they want.
You're right, Ms. Bao.
Taoist Wang, to monks like you,
aside from your own life, nothing else matters, right?
Just give them whatever they want.
How about this?
Give your Qimen Manipulation to me.
After all, they already want my Qi Apotheosis.
Having Qimen Manipulation too won't do any extra harm.
Zhang Chulan,
why don't you give your Qi Apotheosis
to those who want it?
I wish I could do so.
But I don't know how to do it.
Otherwise, I would have given it to them by now.
The more people master it, the safer I am.
I can't hand the skill over to them yet
or the Jiashen Calamity will repeat itself.
The world would be in even more chaos.
I have to carry this burden on my own.
Besides, I made a promise to Master Hong.
Who is Master Hong?
Did he teach you Qimen Manipulation? Where is he?
Instead of saying that he taught me,
I would say that he inspired me.
Master Hong is no longer around.
That's complicated, then.
If so, we can only sit this out.
As you said, you can protect yourself.
You can hire Outsiders to protect your family.
I'll source them from the company for you.
Our service is good and affordable.
I don't trust others.
Besides…
I have a suitable candidate.
It can't be me, right?
Why are you looking at me? I have other tasks.
Other tasks?
To stake me out?
Actually,
you're the most suitable one to do this.
Zhang Chulan,
you're from the company.
You've been kidnapped before.
You handled stalkers like them previously.
Moreover, you're right here.
What are the odds?
Zhang Chulan.
Don't you want to know who is targeting Wang Ye
and coveting Qimen Manipulation?
If I'm not wrong,
you're here because of Qimen Manipulation, right?
Just see it as doing a friend a favor.
We won't make you do this for free, right?
Of course. Name your price.
My rates are expensive.
No worries.
I'm loaded.
One hundred million.
It's a deal.
We're friends, so let's make things clear.
I'll send the contract to you tonight
and wire you the deposit tomorrow.
Is that fine?
Sure.
I'll make the preparations.
90 HOURS UNTIL THE MASTERMIND IS FOUND
Ms. Bao, you're too bold.
How could you name a price like that?
Was it too little?
Little?
I stuck a finger out for 10,000.
Yet, you asked for 100 million without thinking.
I'll explain it to him, then.
We must be honest.
We should keep our word.
Well,
one hundred million it is.
We'll slightly be at a loss.
Wang Ye must know something about the Jiashen Calamity.
We have to test him out.
-I have a big watermelon. -I have a big watermelon.
-It's so round. -It's so round.
-I cut it once. -I cut it once.
-And I cut it again. -And I cut it again.
-Half for you. -Half for you.
-Half for me. -Half for me.
Serve it on the table.
Serve it
on the table.
Son,
is this the authentic Tai Chi
that you learned on the mountain?
Yes.
I find it rather unreliable.
I won't do it.
I'm not doing this.
Dad,
you just need to cut watermelon like this every day.
It's more effective than taking kangaroo essence
or tiger bone wine.
Son, you've been quite obedient since your return.
Tell me. What do you want?
Dad, I have an emergency,
and I need some money.
How much do you need?
One…
Son, you scared me.
Come on, Dad.
It has been years.
It's my first time asking you for money.
Just join the company, then.
All of the company assets will be yours.
You can have some pocket money,
but I won't give you
this money.
Never mind.
I didn't mean it.
By the way, Dad,
I'll be going out later.
I won't come back tonight.
Where are you going again?
I'm going
to Baiyun Temple.
Just now,
I suddenly recalled that I haven't seen my seniors there
for a long time.
I miss them so much.
I want to visit some elders there too.
When I was at Mount Wudang,
they greatly encouraged me.
I must visit them today
and chat with them.
-Seniors! -Stop!
It's just a little money!
Dad,
you will have to give me more.
All these years on the mountain,
I had a poor and simple life.
Fine.
I'll wire a few million to you first.
I'll wire the rest to you in a few days.
I won't ask what you're going to do
with the money
even if you use it for clubs
and pubs,
or even waste all of it.
But you must promise me one thing.
Please go on.
You mustn't go to temples anymore!
-How much is this? -Five yuan.
You received a payment on Alipay
for two million yuan.
Is selling sweet potatoes that profitable?
It's my ringtone.
Wang Ye, the money…
Boss Ye, we have received the payment.
Don't worry, we have started to work.
Ms. Bao,
doesn't the company have portable equipment?
It has all been taken.
You need to pay.
A sweet potato is only worth a few yuan.
We now have two million.
We need to find something for Boss Ye.
Did you find anything?
Have a look.
The person on Mrs. Wang's left is an Outsider.
The person in the second last row
is also an Outsider.
The one leading the dance
is also an Outsider.
72 HOURS UNTIL THE MASTERMIND IS FOUND
Wang Ye is already troublesome enough.
Now, there's Zhuge Qing.
We're doomed.
It could be simpler.
You can go to Zhuge Qing.
He knows Enhance Hearing.
How much money would we have to share with him?
After this job,
I need to buy something from the leader of Beggars' Gang.
What are you waiting for? Give chase!
By the way, it has been three days.
Has Zhang Chulan contacted you?
Not yet.
By the way,
your job is done here, right?
Why are you still here?
We are friends, aren't we?
At times like this,
the more help you get, the better.
Or do you think
that I'm not skillful enough
and will hold you back?
You just find this enjoyable
because it happens once in a blue moon.
So you're here to join the fun.
I'm not that horrible.
Actually,
I've been thinking.
Did Zhang Chulan
run away with the money?
I think you should call him.
Perhaps
he's already in another city now.
I don't think he's such a person.
LIAN
Who says that I'm not in the Capital?
How's that?
I'll do my job if I get paid.
How's your progress?
Everything is going smoothly.
We've identified 11 individuals.
Also,
please part ways
and walk around the area.
I'll have a look.
He's so fair.
How is it?
The view is great, isn't it?
-It's clear. -Here's the invoice.
Didn't I give you a deposit?
That is called a labor fee.
This is for additional charges.
Hold on.
Twenty catty of sweet potatoes, 120 yuan.
What is this?
We have leftovers. Do you want some?
Listen, there are 11 Outsiders in total.
They have different roles to get close to your parents,
your brother, and his family.
But actually, they're in the same gang.
There are three people in that building.
Two men and one woman.
They eat separately,
ordering eight food deliveries daily.
Two people share the bedroom. One gets the couch.
The woman showers at 8 a.m.
One man showers at 10 p.m.
The man in the living room is the worst.
He hasn't showered at all.
And he doesn't go to sleep until 3 a.m.
However, the woman wakes up at 6:30 a.m.
Hence, our operation time is from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.
You make a good point.
So what should we do now?
Well, our team
is to be led by Ms. Bao.
We must listen to her orders like slaves.
It's still early.
Let's play eight rounds of mahjong.
We'll take action at 3:30 a.m.
I agree.
Come on.
8 HOURS UNTIL THE MASTERMIND IS FOUND
Two Bamboos. Two Dots. One Dot.
Five Dots.
Wang Ye, draw your tile.
Self-draw win!
Pure suit hand with four kongs.
I don't need my receipts reimbursed now.
Let's get to work.
ACTION
The three of you.
From now on, you have to keep quiet.
Take the masks off.
I'll do it.
It's not locked.
He's asleep.
You, you, and you,
handle him.
Got it.
I'll enter the room
and handle the other one.
All right.
To knock someone out,
just hit the right spot with the right force.
You don't have to tear the place down.
You had better not try to run away.
Don't just tape their mouths.
You need to make sure to stuff their mouths
to restrain their tongue movement.
If you just tape their mouths, they can still speak.
NDT Express is a legitimate company,
right?
Don't mind the details.
I've been waiting so long to do this.
Stuff their mouths before you tape them.
Ensure that the stuffing will not be pushed out by the tongue.
What is this for?
WANG WEIGUO
LIU CHUNHUA
Answer me.
Why are my parents' photos up there?
I had to figure out your mom's interests
in order to befriend her.
Zhang Chulan.
Please.
I'll pay you any amount.
Please handle these people for me.
I will do anything as long as I get paid.
However, there's a tiny problem now.
How will we move these people outside?
We can't guard them till the morning, right?
Even if we put each of them into a sack,
we'll be exposed if they move.
Idiot, stop moving.
You're no better than him.
You three idiots,
get out of here now.
Wait for me in the car.
Don't worry.
I've sent their phone numbers and personal details
to the company.
The company will soon check their recent financial status
and call history.
Wang Ye,
we'll surely find something.
Here she comes.
Ma'am, two savory crepes.
What is inside the boxes?
Goods.
Please add more.
Sir,
this is for you.
She's fearless, isn't she?
She must be a habitual offender.
All right. Their superpowers are sealed.
Wang Ye, there are 11 of them.
You need to hire a cleaner.
You said there are 11.
Where are the remaining eight?
The three stalkers are here.
Ms. Bao, keep watch here.
The three of us will climb up there.
Don't be afraid.
Leave it to me.
Wang Ye,
there's no need
to waste energy.
Why didn't you guys tell me sooner?
Wang Ye, I can't do this anymore.
I'm a bit dizzy.
Can't you produce fire?
Start a fire and force them to come down.
That won't do.
I think it's doable.
I'll do it. Li.
People will notice if we make a scene.
Fireball!
Zhuge Qing,
your little fire snake
was quite fast.
Who are you calling little?
Is your body unable to handle those few steps?
What could it be?
You're making such a big fuss.
Watch…
It's indeed a problem.
Someone extracted the oxygen here with their superpower.
What should we do, then? We've only gone a few stories.
How many are left?
Ten total.
We still have seven stories left.
What should we do?
Well, what else?
Do this in one breath.
We lost them.
We haven't seen Wang Ye for days.
Do you think he left the Capital?
You managed to pass through the anaerobic zone that I created.
Xun,
Wind Reflection!
Wang Ye, don't worry about us.
We can handle this.
Don't let him escape.
It's okay.
It's one-on-one.
We can always run
and let Ms. Bao clean up for us.
All right.
Boulder Toss!
Xun, Wind Rope!
Aren't you here to capture me?
If you stay so far away from me,
you won't be able to get me.
Speak.
Who sent you here?
I'll tell you.