Taboo Mage - Chapter 157 - Leaving the Entertainment Industry

Seeing the person who burst in, Lin Huan was the happiest, immediately standing up and shouting excitedly, “Du Jun? You’re back from Thailand too? Did you come to see the Boss?”

I thought to myself, isn’t that obvious? If he’s not here to see me, who else could he be here for?

Du Jun looked extremely distressed. He stood in the middle of the living room, glanced at everyone present, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhou Qifang.

“Taka… please save me, save me…”

Du Jun rushed forward like a madman, hugging Taka’s leg and crying out. I instinctively took a step back, thinking, thankfully he’s not clinging to me.

However, wasn’t Du Jun’s Buddha amulet already dealt with by me? Why is he causing trouble again?

Zhou Qifang watched him with a cold expression, and only after this superstar cried his voice hoarse did he respond in a chilly tone, “I told you from the beginning that not everyone can endure the invasion of an evil spirit. If you wanted a future, you had to give up everything else. You agreed to this yourself.”

“I know… I know I agreed… but now I don’t want any future. I really can’t take it anymore. Please take that thing away!”

I was completely confused and couldn’t help but ask, “Um, may I ask, wasn’t the spirit that was swapped already dealt with by me?”

Zhou Qifang glanced up at me and said, “You underestimate me. If it were just the swapped spirit, it indeed would have been resolved by you. But unfortunately, while you weren’t paying attention, I put the original evil spirit back into the Buddha amulet.”

“Why… why are you doing this?” I asked, amused, thinking that this renowned Buddha amulet Master from Bangkok was nothing more than a child who hadn’t grown up.

“This is my professional ethics,” Zhou Qifang replied arrogantly. “The deal between him and me was never canceled. I only swapped out the spirit for the original reason.”

I opened my mouth but found myself at a loss for words.

However, this matter really isn’t my concern. With Zhou Qifang around, no matter what Du Jun does, it’s unlikely to involve me.

But clearly, I underestimated Du Jun. Seeing that Zhou Qifang wouldn’t agree to help him, he immediately turned to me, clutching my leg and bawling his eyes out.

The crying was getting on my nerves, and I was just about to kick him away when Lin Huan, that unreliable guy, grabbed my arm and shouted, “Boss! Please have mercy! Look, Mr. Du is pleading with you so much!”

I glared at Lin Huan, gritting my teeth as I growled, “If your Boss agrees to everyone who begs, how are we supposed to do business?”

“I’ll pay you any amount you want!” Du Jun cried, his eyes swollen.

This time, I couldn’t hold back. I flung the two of them off, “Get out! Do I look like someone who’s short of money?”

“You really do,” Zhou Qifang commented coldly from the side.

I glanced at him, too lazy to argue. If he hadn’t brought this trouble back, would I be bothered by these two clowns?

Du Jun lay on the floor, sniffing, while Lin Huan stood awkwardly beside him, unsure if he should comfort or scold him, flustered as if his own wife was being bullied.

I couldn’t be bothered with the scene and directly asked Chi Rui and Zhou Qifang if we were still going out for dinner.

Chi Rui shrugged indifferently, while Zhou Qifang simply stood up, not even casting a glance at Du Jun, who was making a scene on the floor. Seeing that the people involved didn’t react, I decided not to involve myself either, and walked out the door with Chi Rui, following Zhou Qifang.

Just as the three of us reached the doorway, Lin Huan suddenly shouted behind us.

“Du Jun’s committing suicide!”

I frowned, cursed inwardly, and quickly turned around to see Du Jun holding a knife to his own throat, glaring at Zhou Qifang with a determined look.

I wondered whether this person was really the glamorous superstar seen on TV. Even an ordinary person wouldn’t go to such extremes… having no bottom line.

But then I thought, it’s understandable. After all, we only have one life to live, and nobody wants to leave this vibrant world so soon.

I sighed softly and looked over at Zhou Qifang.

With his hands stuffed in his pockets, Zhou Qifang looked at Du Jun with a puzzled expression, seemingly unable to grasp Du Jun’s desperate clinging to life.

“Why don’t you… think it over once more?”

Seeing that a life might be lost in my home, I felt compassion and tried to persuade him.

“Why aren’t you stepping in? Given your current abilities, dealing with the evil spirit might be challenging, but it’s not impossible.” Zhou Qifang suddenly turned the question on me.

I cursed inwardly, thinking, “This mess was caused by you, why should I clean it up?”

“Why should I? This is clearly your issue, not mine,” I retorted bluntly.

Zhou Qifang shrugged, not commenting on my words. Chi Rui suddenly chuckled and said, “Hey, you two should at least pay some attention to Du Jun. He’s threatening to kill himself!”

I glared at him, “It’s a life at stake; don’t joke around.”

Knowing he was out of line, Chi Rui turned away without saying anything, though he still looked impatient. I glanced over at Du Jun, who stood there in silence.

For the first time, I saw the look of despair in someone’s eyes.

I couldn’t help but lower my head, recalling my mother’s face. Did she look at those who caused her death with the same eyes when she passed away?

“Fine, I can help you, but what can you offer me in return?” Zhou Qifang suddenly said.

I looked up at Du Jun, who, finally seeing a glimmer of hope, dropped the knife and exclaimed excitedly, “I’ll give you anything you want!”

“This is a transaction. If you wish to cancel it, you have to return what you received. Do you agree?”

Zhou Qifang frowned. As if hesitant about something, I was about to question him further when Du Jun suddenly spoke up, “Okay! I’ll return it to you!”

The Thai Buddha amulet is a branch of the domestic Yin-Yang life amulet technique.

To be precise, it originated from one of two families practicing life amulet techniques in China. One family defected abroad and combined the Thai Buddha amulet and the Yin-Yang life amulet, which led to the popularization of the Thai Buddha amulet.

However, witnessing the Thai Buddha amulet technique in action was a first for me.