A voice rang out.
The crowd was initially stunned, and everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound.
"Zhang Wei!"
"Captain Huang!"
Several people approached from not far away. Wu Nian and Zhang Chao recognized one of them – wasn't it Zhang Wei?
Ever since Zhang Wei had been empowered by the system with the photo of the Namo Gatling, he had led Huang Qingshan and others, rushing towards them.
Upon arriving at the scene.
Zhang Wei happened to hear Wu Nian praising him.
"Captain Huang, you arrived so quickly. We only just notified the Demon Suppression Division, and you're here within minutes. Cao Cao wasn't even this fast," Captain Li exclaimed, surprised but also greatly relieved.
With Huang Qingshan present, there was no need to worry even if a hundred ghosts attacked.
Huang Qingshan smiled.
"Actually, before I received your notification, I was already on my way to find you."
As he spoke.
He couldn't help but glance at Zhang Wei, his heart filled with astonishment.
Zhang Wei hadn't lied to him; he had truly led them to find Wu Nian and the others.
While Captain Li and Huang Qingshan were talking.
Zhang Chao also ran towards Zhang Wei, his surprise and confusion undisguised.
"Zhang Wei, why are you here? Didn't you just return to Luxia City yesterday?"
"Zhang Wei is here to save you," Huang Qingshan said, looking over. "In fact, it was Zhang Wei who led us here to find you."
Afterward.
Huang Qingshan recounted how Zhang Wei learned of Wu Nian and Zhang Chao's predicament, rushed back to the Northeast, and then led them to rescue Wu Nian and Zhang Chao.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chao and Wu Nian were deeply moved.
"Amitabha, Zhang Wei, thank you for coming from afar to save this humble monk."
"You're a good friend, man," Zhang Chao said, punching Zhang Wei lightly in the chest and rubbing his nose. "Let's not say anything else. From now on, you're my sworn brother, Zhang Chao. If you need anything, just ask. If I even blink an eye, I'll take your surname."
"Oh, wait, my surname is also Zhang, hahaha."
"But seriously, Zhang Wei, you didn't need to rush over like this. With the magical artifact you gave Wu Nian, we're not afraid even if we're in danger."
Speaking of danger.
Huang Qingshan couldn't help but ask the others.
"Right, what happened to you all? Captain Zhang, weren't you lost in Daxing City? Why are you in Habing City now? And Captain Li, where is your other team member? Did something happen to you?"
He posed several questions.
He had too many doubts.
Zhang Mei and Captain Li's teams were together, but they went missing on the same day in different locations, only to appear in the same place later. It was certain their disappearances were connected. Especially when he noticed one of Captain Li's team members was covered in injuries, he felt something was seriously wrong.
Zhang Mei and Captain Li each recounted their experiences of being trapped, then confined in a ghost domain, and encountering the Nine Evil Yin Gathering Ghosts.
In addition,
They also spoke of the other Demon Suppression Division personnel who had been killed.
Huang Qingshan's eyes widened in horror.
"What? Ghosts from a Nine Evil Yin Gathering Cave? Are you sure?! If those were truly Nine Evil Yin Ghosts, at least top-tier red-clothed vengeful spirits, plus a hundred ghosts, it's a miracle you survived."
"Speaking of which, when I arrived just now, I heard little master Wu Nian say that Zhang Wei was the one who saved you. What did that mean?"
Upon mentioning Zhang Wei.
Zhang Mei, Captain Li, and the others became animated. Even the injured team member, with his bandages, came over to speak.
"It's all thanks to Zhang Wei's magical artifact! No, it should be Zhang Wei's enshrined Namo Gatling Bodhisattva."
"How could it not be a miracle? Honestly, if it weren't for Zhang Wei, we definitely wouldn't have survived."
"It's a long story, but we have to tell it. Captain Huang, you have no idea how dangerous it was..."
They spoke in a torrent of words.
The more they spoke, the more excited they became, especially when talking about the Namo Gatling Bodhisattva. Many of them were animated, their excitement leading to flying spittle, and they even gestured with their hands and feet to describe the scene at the time.
Shocked!
Stunned!
Huang Qingshan and the others listened in a daze, feeling their minds were insufficient.
What on earth? Invoking a Bodhisattva? And a Bodhisattva wielding a Gatling gun? Namo Gatling Bodhisattva???
If it weren't for the facts laid out before them and the matter of life and death, Huang Qingshan wouldn't have believed it under any other circumstances, but now he had to.
"Demons, a Bodhisattva really uses firearms to subdue ghosts?" Huang Qingshan glanced at Zhang Wei in astonishment.
He recalled what Zhang Wei had told him earlier, that the Namo Gatling Bodhisattva had informed him of Wu Nian's location.
So Zhang Wei wasn't joking!!
Lu Lianxue covered her wide-open mouth, staring intently at Zhang Wei, and couldn't help but ask.
"Zhang Wei, why do you worship Buddha? Aren't you a Taoist? Do you understand Buddhism?"
"A little, just a little bit, learned some superficialities."
Zhang Wei held up his index finger and thumb, parallel to each other, with a small gap between them.
Zhang Chao waved his hands dismissively.
"Zhang Wei, be a decent person. You call this superficialities? The eminent monks of Mount Wutai would have to hang themselves collectively tomorrow at the crooked neck tree at the entrance of Mount Wutai, dying of anger and with their eyes wide open."
Wu Nian clasped his hands together.
"Amitabha, although what Zhang Chao said makes me want to hit him, it's indeed the truth."
Suddenly.
As if remembering something, Wu Nian took out the Namo Gatling photo from his robe and handed it to Zhang Wei.
"Zhang Wei, here's your enshrined photo back. This is no longer an ordinary enshrined photo but a powerful magical artifact. I..."
Zhang Wei interrupted Wu Nian and pushed the photo back to him.
As if joking.
Today's system points had been very satisfying for him.
Through today's events, he understood another function of the system: as long as something he had empowered with the system caused emotions in ghosts, he could obtain system points regardless of who held the item.
In other words.
From now on, if Wu Nian used the photo to deal with ghosts, it would be equivalent to Zhang Wei opening a sub-account to 'level up'.
And this sub-account.
Would not affect his main account.
He could be on his main account battling ghosts and earning system points, while his sub-account could simultaneously be earning him system points.
Even.
As long as he accumulated more system points in the future, he could empower others with items, and when they used those items to deal with ghosts, they would help him earn system points.
He was excited just thinking about it.
This was like playing a multi-account game, not just ten accounts, but even more satisfying than that.
"No need to give it back to me. It's yours now. Didn't you say before that I'm your fated connection? Then this Bodhisattva photo is our connection, and you should take it. Don't worry, I have other enshrined photos myself."
"And they're more powerful than this one, like 'Western Heaven Armaments Tathagata'."
As soon as he said that.
Zhang Chao immediately exclaimed, "Holy crap!" and leaned in.
"Really? Zhang Wei, you have more offerings? Do you have any extras? If so, hehe, can I have one? I'll trade you something for it. If not, I'll introduce my cousin to you. Don't worry, I'll be your wingman to help you court my cousin."
In response.
Zhang Wei said.
"I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, Zhang Chao. What can I say about you? I'll call you little brother-in-law then. But I don't have any extras, though I do have some others. I'll give them to you later."
"Haha, it's a deal."
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