Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 256 Master Qingwei's Visit
In Guangzhou, the summer sun shines brightly.

Sun umbrella, sunglasses, miniskirt, long white legs.

Gu Zhao looked around, feeling that even two eyes weren't enough to take it all in, until she felt a gentle kneading sensation on her arms, realizing that she hadn't been looking at the person next to her for a long time.

"is it nice?"

"A vulgar woman, she can only afford to apply two ounces of powder!"

Jiang Shishi chuckled and puffed out her chest, but Xiao Ya poured cold water on her enthusiasm, saying, "It's mainly thanks to the elixir you gave me, and the medicinal wine we drink regularly."

Jiang Shishi pouted proudly, still happy, "Our skin is so good now, we don't even need makeup, it's so radiant!"

Gu Zhao nodded. "I can relate."

Although the three of them had done group activities before, Xiao Ya still felt embarrassed when Gu Zhao teased her in the street, even though no one around could hear. Her long legs couldn't help but rub together.

Xiao Ya's shy expression made Gu Zhao's mouth water again.

Adding to the soft touch on his other arm, Gu Zhao couldn't help but sigh. It seemed the search for a new person would have to be postponed again.

Yes, he did have work to do after traveling back in time.

Five lightning seeds—he'd never fought a battle with such a wealth of resources.

"Should we find a new person? Or should we just pull someone from our backup pool?" Gu Zhao was still considering.

"Wow! So many people!" Jiang Shishi exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the long queue. "We've arrived so early, why is the queue still so long?"

This is a newly opened popular restaurant. I heard that you have to wait in line for several hours during mealtimes, so they set off early in the morning and arrived at their destination a little after 10 a.m., but there were still a lot of people in front of them.

"Let's just wait in line." Gu Zhao shrugged. "Anyway, we came early, so we're just here to draw a number."

I randomly drew a number; there was 132 people ahead of me in line.

"When will it be possible to get a turn?" Gu Zhao's lips twitched.

"It'll probably be a little after two o'clock," the waiter replied politely.

Gu Zhao, “…”

At this point, should we use our special privileges?
Gu Zhao smirked, then turned and left with the two women. "Let's go eat something else to tide us over, otherwise we'll definitely be hungry at noon."

Just then, an angel descended from the sky, "Gu Zhao!"

"Zhang Hang?" Gu Zhao turned around, her eyes shining. "What number are you in line?"

"Damn it!" Zhang Hang cursed. "After all this time, this is the first thing you ask me?"

Gu Zhao nodded. "Have you eaten?"

"Fuck you... never mind." Zhang Hang sighed, holding up the ticket in his hand. "I came early, I should be able to get in line around 11 o'clock."

"Good brother!" Gu Zhao grasped Zhang Hang's hand. "Let's grab a table together."

Zhang Hang greeted Xiao Ya and Jiang Shishi, then glanced at Gu Zhao with envy before getting to the point, "Why are you becoming more and more mysterious lately? I can hardly find you."

Gu Zhao said in a serious tone, "Because my cultivation level is getting higher and higher, I often go into seclusion and don't care about external affairs."

Zhang Hang rolled his eyes, looked at the two radiant women, and nodded in realization, "I understand."

But as he realized this, he was also filled with jealousy and couldn't help but lean closer to Gu Zhao, "If I start training with you now, can I take on two people at once?"

Gu Zhao patted Zhang Hang on the shoulder, "You're almost thirty, stop having illusions."

Zhang Hang: (`ω)
...I had a trendy meal that looked better than it tasted, and the desire to show it off on social media outweighed the satisfaction of eating. I also managed to see some old friends, so it was a win-win situation without wasting any time.

In the afternoon, Gu Zhao continued shopping with the two women when he suddenly received a call from the Taoist Research Institute.

"Master Qingwei from Zhenwu Mountain has come to visit, saying he wants to meet Master Qingyuan," said the security guard at the research institute.

A few days ago, after consulting with several senior Taoist priests, a new batch of security guards and cleaners were assigned to the Taoist Research Institute to be responsible for some logistical support and to prevent the risk of some secrets being exposed.

After all, many Taoist priests left information about this Taoist research institute for their relatives and friends. If someone came looking for them, there would have to be someone to take care of them.

If anything happens, they will call in turn to see who is available.

Of course, most of the time it was impossible to get through to anyone, so you could only wait for the old Taoist masters to finish their retreat and call back. But at least there was some explanation, so that people wouldn't feel that the Taoist Research Institute was empty and have any doubts.

However, they were lucky this time. Although they couldn't get through to Master Qingyuan, Master Yihong, and Master Mingyu by phone, they got through to the next contact.

"Master Qingwei, has he come to Guangzhou?" Gu Zhao asked curiously.

"He said he came to attend a martial arts exchange meeting, but he couldn't get through to Master Qingyuan by phone. He found the address of the research institute online, so he came here," the security guard said.

Gu Zhao nodded, "Tell Daoist Qingwei to wait a moment, I'll be right there."

I was just thinking about who to give those five lightning seeds to, and now a perfect candidate has come along.

Master Qingyuan always felt that he had taken away Master Qingwei's opportunity. He had always been the first to fight demons and monsters in the other world and had done a lot of work. Since there were many thunder seeds this time, he decided to take Master Qingwei with him.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Zhao told the two women to continue shopping, and that he would come to find them after he finished his business at the research institute. Then he found a secluded spot, used his invisibility spell, took to the air, and flew straight towards the research institute.

……

On the other side, the security guard breathed a sigh of relief and said to Master Qingwei, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Gu will be here shortly."

"Mr. Gu, is that Gu Zhao?" Master Qingwei asked.

"It's him." The security guard nodded.

"He's also at the Taoist Studies Institute," Master Qingwei asked curiously. "What position does he hold?"

The security guard paused for a moment, then said, "Probably... an advisor..."

"Advisor?" Master Qingwei was somewhat puzzled. Did the Taoist Research Institute need an advisor?
Is it because Gu Zhao has mastered the internal energy of the Daoist sect that he has a sinecure at the research institute and receives a stipend?

Shaking his head, he figured the security guard probably didn't know the details either, so he changed the subject, "Does Qingyuan go out often? Do the other Taoist priests at the research institute go out often too?"

The security guard replied, "We're not too sure about that."

Master Qingwei nodded. "Alright, the classic case of not knowing anything."

Just then, a clear voice came from the doorway, "Master Qingwei!"

"Fellow Daoist Gu?" Daoist Qingwei turned around. "You arrived so quickly!"

"Greetings, Daoist Master." Gu Zhao cupped his hands in greeting. "I was just on my way, so I arrived shortly after receiving the call. Please come in!"

The security guard remained expressionless and dared not speak. He simply opened the gate, invited Gu Zhao in, and allowed Master Qingwei to pass through.

"I have an exchange meeting in Guangzhou, so I came to visit Junior Brother Zhang." Master Qingwei followed Gu Zhao into the research hall. "How is Junior Brother Zhang doing in Guangzhou?"

"I have already informed Uncle Qingyuan," Gu Zhao said with a smile. "However, he is still a bit far away, so please wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)