Lin Tong glanced at He Qiao, then after a moment of silence, he spoke,
"Is there a possibility that this isn't Maoshan術, nor Daoist magic, but rather magic from the second dimension?"
As the words left his mouth,
He Qiao tilted his head, his face a mask of confusion.
Meanwhile.
Zhang Wei's fierce battle with the Ghost King Gu Shi continued, though it was more of a one-sided affair. The Ghost King Gu Shi was fighting back fiercely, while Zhang Wei, as the fight progressed, simply put his hands in his pockets and walked step by step towards the exhausted Ghost King Gu Shi.
[Ding! The Ghost King Gu Shi's heart pounded as it saw the host approaching, becoming flustered.]
[Host gains System Points +140]
At this moment, it was fully focused on dealing with the 'immortal cultivator's' ranged attacks. If the opponent got close, it was surely doomed.
It was at this moment.
The Ghost King Gu Shi noticed something.
As Zhang Wei walked towards it with his hands in his pockets, he passed by its table. He suddenly stopped, looked down at the table, and then picked up his bowl of crossing-the-bridge noodles and brought it over.
"You have to eat it while it's hot, otherwise the noodles will clump together,"
Zhang Wei muttered, holding the bowl of crossing-the-bridge noodles, eating as he continued to walk towards the Ghost King Gu Shi.
Ghost King Gu Shi: "..."
[Ding! The Ghost King Gu Shi fell silent, remembering the host's previous words, 'I'm going to show off.']
[Host gains System Points +150]
At this moment.
A bizarre scene unfolded on the morning street.
A young man in casual wear, with a zombie covered in poisonous insects in front of him. The zombie had blackened the entire sky, appearing extremely terrifying. Yet, the young man showed no fear, holding a bowl of noodles, slurping them as he walked towards the zombie. Behind him, terrifying weapons were continuously shot at the zombie.
During this time.
Zhang Wei even remembered to blow on the noodles held by his chopsticks.
Looking at this scene.
Lin Tong and the others exchanged glances, as if they had a tacit understanding. Similar thoughts arose in everyone's minds… This show-off… he really pulled it off… he’s so good at this… a king of showing off…
It was at this moment.
Seeing Zhang Wei blowing on the hot noodles and taking a bite, the Ghost King Gu Shi, whether out of anger or something else, had its attention diverted. It failed to block an incoming long spear adorned with a yellow talisman.
"Ah!!!!"
A long spear with a yellow talisman shot out, piercing the Ghost King Gu Shi's chest.
With immense impact.
The Ghost King Gu Shi was sent flying backward.
Zhang Wei, who was eating noodles, noticed the situation. Despite eating noodles, he didn't miss a beat. As the Ghost King Gu Shi was pierced by the yellow talisman spear and sent flying back, the previously scattered yellow talisman spears, swords, and knives on the ground flew up, forming a giant cross.
As the cross appeared.
The Ghost King Gu Shi flew back and crashed into the cross. At the same moment, one yellow talisman spear after another followed, piercing the ghost's limbs and nailing it firmly to the cross.
The scene shifted rapidly.
The Ghost King Gu Shi, which had been so ferocious moments ago, was now nailed to the yellow talisman cross.
The owner and customers watched in a daze…
Zombie God?
The Bible reenacted?
Jesus resurrected as a zombie?
In their eyes, the zombie now looked like God or Jesus nailed to the cross, except that the ropes binding it to the cross were replaced by more terrifying spears, with its hands, feet, and chest all nailed.
"Did they just beat a zombie into God…?"
At the same time.
The Ghost King Gu Shi, nailed to the cross, struggled violently, trying to break free. Unfortunately, Zhang Wei gave it no opportunity. The sky filled with yellow talismans transformed into iron chains, binding the Ghost King Gu Shi to the cross while also releasing lightning, causing the Ghost King Gu Shi to yelp in pain.
Zombies were beings of extreme evil, and lightning, as one of the most effective means of exorcism, naturally had a great effect on zombies, especially when wielded by someone of Zhang Wei's strength. Even the Ghost King Gu Shi couldn't withstand it.
The Ghost King Gu Shi's struggles significantly lessened.
Zhang Wei then walked up to the Ghost King Gu Shi. Under his command, the yellow talisman cross suspended in mid-air slowly descended, hovering in front of it.
"You."
One could see the Ghost King Gu Shi, numb from the electric shocks and unable to move for the time being, staring intently. It opened its mouth, wanting to curse, but its mouth was too numb from the electricity to speak clearly. It could only glare at Zhang Wei.
In response.
Zhang Wei, holding the bowl of crossing-the-bridge noodles, grinned and said,
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? What, you want to eat crossing-the-bridge noodles too?"
Zhang Wei said, shaking the bowl of crossing-the-bridge noodles in his hand.
"As expected of someone from Xishuangbanna, you're clearly an expert. You can tell these noodles are delicious. Here, let me give you a bite too."
In everyone's sight.
The ghost glared at Zhang Wei in front of it. Because Zhang Wei was holding the noodles, from their perspective, it looked like it was glaring at Zhang Wei, and also at the crossing-the-bridge noodles.
[Ding! The Ghost King Gu Shi's mouth twitched. Eat your sister! What are you doing? Let me go… Gulp, gulp…]
[Host gains System Points +150]
Zhang Wei paid no mind to the Ghost King Gu Shi's thoughts.
With one hand, he pinched the Ghost King Gu Shi's mouth open and poured the crossing-the-bridge noodles into its mouth.
His actions.
Everyone witnessed them.
A couple who were customers earlier couldn't help but say,
"What is he doing? Giving a death row prisoner their last meal?"
The owner's mouth twitched, and he murmured softly,
"I never thought my crossing-the-bridge noodles would one day be eaten by a ghost."
As they whispered amongst themselves, saying how kind Zhang Wei was, giving the ghost a meal before its death, so it wouldn't be a hungry ghost when it reincarnated.
Just then.
A ghostly scream interrupted their conversation.
"You, what the hell did you feed me…"
It was the Ghost King Gu Shi.
After being force-fed crossing-the-bridge noodles by Zhang Wei, it cried out in pain.
[Ding! The Ghost King Gu Shi struggles. Damn it, stop it, ah! So hot… No, what's going on… My stomach hurts so much…]
[Host gains System Points +160]
At the same time.
System prompts also sounded in Zhang Wei's mind.
[Ding! Crossing-the-bridge noodles enhanced with 49960 System Points.]
Immediately after.
Under everyone's gaze.
The Ghost King Gu Shi, first from struggling and awkwardly shaking its head, then as it was shaking, Zhang Wei decided he wasn't going to feed it anymore. He replied, "If you don't want to eat, then don't. Don't waste it, I'll eat it," and then retrieved the bowl of noodles.
However.
The Ghost King Gu Shi did not stop shaking. On the contrary, its expression suddenly turned to one of pain, and its body went from shaking to severe convulsions.
As if it had epilepsy, its body convulsed violently and non-stop.
It was at this moment.
While convulsing, it asked, "What did you feed me."
Hearing this.
Zhang Wei grinned brightly.
"Crossing-the-bridge noodles."
As he spoke.
The Ghost King Gu Shi seemed to be enduring immense pain, its body shaking and convulsing even more violently, and later even started foaming at the mouth.
That appearance…
Those actions…
Everyone recognized the symptoms. It looked exactly like—food poisoning.
Upon realizing this.
Lin Tong was stunned.
He Qiao was also stunned.
The customers were bewildered.
The owner was even more dumbfounded.
…