Subsequently.
Upon learning that there was a Ghost King here, Zhang Mei and the others did not linger. After assigning Zhang Wei to be in charge here, Zhang Mei began to arrange for the hotel staff to be evacuated.
If there had been no Ghost King before, with them present, the hotel would not have had to cease operations. But with a Ghost King, it was different.
As expected of the professional personnel from the Guarding Department, Zhang Mei and the others had the situation under control in no time.
Just as they were preparing to leave.
"Huh, look, why is the moon red today?"
In front of the hotel lobby, a security guard pointed to the night sky outside.
The hotel staff gathered there looked in the direction indicated:
"Wow, it really is red."
"The red moon is so beautiful. What kind of astronomical phenomenon is this? Does anyone know? Can you explain it?"
The speaker was a female receptionist. As she spoke, she took out her phone to take a picture.
But before she could pick up her phone.
"This is a phenomenon that appears when ghosts are present, and a prehistoric phenomenon that signifies the arrival of a Ghost King. Scientific studies have shown that ordinary people can report to King Yama after seeing it once. Isn't that amazing?"
Female receptionist: "????"
Security guard: "????"
Everyone present: "????"
The sudden words.
Stunned the hotel staff present, and they all turned to look towards the source of the sound.
It was a handsome young man. The female receptionist recognized him; she was the one who had registered him at the hotel, and she remembered his name was Zhang Wei.
Amidst the attention.
Zhang Wei and Zhang Mei walked over from not far away, bringing the last batch of hotel staff.
Zhang Chao looked at the night sky outside, his usual playful demeanor gone, his expression grave.
"Damn it, they're here so fast. Speak! Did you tip off the Ghost King?"
He glared fiercely at the crooked-neck ghost that Zhang Wei had captured.
The crooked-neck ghost's mouth twitched. *I wish I could, but I can't even tip them off.*
However, before it could speak.
Zhang Wei exerted force, directly strangling the crooked-neck ghost to death. Since the Ghost King had arrived, there was no point in keeping it alive. He then said,
"It wasn't it. It doesn't have the ability to report under my nose. This was already the Ghost King's new lair, so its arrival is normal."
"Zhang Chao, Sister Mei, we'll protect the citizens together later."
Regarding the conversation between Zhang Wei and the others, the female receptionist and the others were completely bewildered. They had no idea what Zhang Wei and the others were talking about. They were ordinary people. The only reason they listened to Zhang Wei and the others was that management had told them these people were the police, and that they had asked them to leave earlier, saying they needed to inspect the hotel.
Out of curiosity.
The female receptionist couldn't help but open her mouth, wanting to ask Zhang Wei what they were doing, talking about incomprehensible things, about a Ghost King arriving and needing to protect them.
However, before she could ask.
A scream broke the lobby's clamor, drawing everyone's attention.
It was the previous security guard.
He, with his imposing height of 1.87 meters, was now sitting on the ground, terrified. There was no trace of the fierce security guard he had been. His face was pale with fright, and he stared in horror at the hotel entrance.
Seeing this.
The female receptionist and the others couldn't help but look outside the door, and screams of terror erupted.
Outside the hotel doors, figures flickered. Upon closer inspection, those 'people' were either covered in blood with their intestines exposed, or their bodies were contorted like grotesque abominations, their skin as pale as the four of them. They looked nothing like human beings could. Especially seeing some of them floating off the ground.
Even if they hadn't understood before, they understood now.
"Ghosts, ghosts, ghosts..."
"Ah!!!"
"There are ghosts!"
The female receptionist and the others were terrified. If not for Zhang Wei's roar, followed by the appearance of yellow talismans flashing with lightning, enveloping everyone, and Zhang Mei and the others' assistance, the scene would have descended into chaos.
But even so, they were still terrified. There were too many ghosts, emanating a chilling aura. Just a glance revealed at least fifty of them, far outnumbering them.
"Ghost King."
While stabilizing everyone, Zhang Mei's gaze fixed on the outside, specifically on one ghost.
Whether it was the terrifying yin energy it exuded or the way the surrounding ghosts formed a halo around it, it was enough to prove its identity. It was the Ghost King that the crooked-neck ghost had mentioned.
Not just Zhang Mei.
Zhang Chao and the others also noticed the Ghost King.
Immediately, Zhang Chao quickly gestured to Zhang Wei, using his eyes to signal Zhang Wei to look at the Ghost King.
"Zhang Wei, don't just stand there. It's your turn to perform. The Ghost King has appeared. Go! Twist off the Ghost King's head! Come on, gan ba de! I'll cheer you on from the rear."
In response.
Zhang Wei smiled and said,
"I'm not just standing here. Zhang Chao, did you forget what I said earlier?"
"What I said earlier?"
Zhang Chao was taken aback for a moment, then recalled Zhang Wei's words and asked with a twitch of his lips,
"Protect the citizens with us?"
Zhang Wei nodded noncommittally.
"I want the Ghost King's head, but I didn't say I would kill it."
"Your sister! If you're not going to kill it, then who will? Old Master Liu Shu?"
"Old Master isn't here. He's probably still in Sanxiang Province slurping noodles right now."
"...Then tell me who will kill it." Zhang Chao said with a wry smile, looking around, trying to find someone around Zhang Wei who could deal with the Ghost King, but there was no one.
But before Zhang Chao could look around.
Zhang Wei didn't play coy and stated directly,
"Don't worry, I've invited a powerful assistant to deal with the Ghost King."
Then, under the stunned gazes of Zhang Chao and Zhang Mei,
Zhang Wei took down a keychain from his waist. It was a keychain that Qiu Xiaolin had given him as a reciprocal gift when Zhang Wei had protected her with 'Green Arrow Gum'. It was a keychain with a Q-version chibi old heavenly master doll from "Under One Person."
He pointed to the Q-version chibi old heavenly master doll and said,
"Look, this is the powerful assistant I've invited. He is the sixty-fifth Heavenly Master of the Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master Mansion, with the Taoist name Tiantong. In the world of the extraordinary, he is known as the absolute top among 'One Absolute, Two Heroes', and he is also one of the Ten Greats of the extraordinary world, the old Heavenly Master Zhang Zhiwei."
"How about that? Isn't he a powerful assistant? The old Heavenly Master was recognized as an absolute master decades ago, the ceiling of the extraordinary world, the strongest living existence. If we put him here, he'd be a proper True Dragon Guard, wouldn't he?"
Zhang Chao and the others: "..."
Zhang Chao's cheeks twitched violently. He pointed at the Q-version keychain doll and asked stubbornly,
"Where did you get this? Did Longhu Mountain bless it?"
"No, Xiao Mantou bought it for me at a cosplay store. It cost about 12.5 yuan," Zhang Wei said with a grin.
Upon hearing this.
Zhang Chao rolled his eyes and turned his head to Zhang Mei and the others, saying,
"Sister, life insurance. I remember we all got it, right? It looks like Mom and Dad will get my hefty life insurance payout tomorrow. That's great~"
Zhang Mei chuckled helplessly and ignored Zhang Chao's eccentric behavior.
"Zhang Wei, now is not the time for jokes. You should hurry up and deal with the Ghost King. Stop messing around. This is an anime character. No matter how fierce or at the ceiling a character is, they can't come out... Ah, heavens!!!"
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