"Yo, Fatty."
Zhang Wei picked up his phone and looked at it. The caller ID showed Fatty, and he had sent a WeChat message.
[Fatty]: Zhang Wei, I heard you were seriously injured in the Vatican? Holy crap, what are you doing? There's no need to push yourself that hard. How's your condition now? Tell me quickly, it's urgent.
Immediately.
Zhang Wei replied to Fatty:
[Zhang Wei]: I'm very weak right now, I can't even stand up. But don't worry, Fatty, I'm not as bad as the rumors say. Although I'm injured, it's not life-threatening, and I can recover.
[Fatty]: Holy crap?! Is that true? You're not just comforting me, are you? I saw the forum reports, you used a forbidden ghost-exorcising technique to forcibly raise yourself to the Zhenguo level. The forums say you leveled up seven or eight times.
[Fatty]: Seven or eight times sounds exaggerated. This isn't masturbation. Even with masturbation seven or eight times, you'd break. But you definitely used it a few times. Are you really okay?
[Zhang Wei]: I'm fine. What's there to lie about? You'll know when I recover.
[Fatty]: That's true. So when can you recover? Can you recover tomorrow? Or get much better?
[Zhang Wei]: Are you treating me like a celestial being, Fatty? I was fighting the Dark Church and the Fallen Angels just yesterday.
[Fatty]: Cough, okay. So Zhang Wei, how many days will it take for you to recover? The day after tomorrow? The day after that? Or four or five days?
[Zhang Wei]: I'm not sure, but it should take about ten days.
[Fatty]: That long!
As Fatty sent this message.
Zhang Wei raised an eyebrow slightly. His full recovery would be great news, but Fatty wasn't happy and was even anxious about his recovery time. Something seemed off.
[Zhang Wei]: Ten days for my recovery is pretty good. Anyone else would be permanently paralyzed. Fatty, is there something else you want to say?
As expected.
After Zhang Wei's question, Fatty didn't hide it:
[Fatty]: Yes, I'm looking for you today not just to care about your injuries, but also to tell you something important that concerns your life.
Afterward.
Fatty informed Zhang Wei about the order from the Senluo Division to have Gardener and himself kill Zhang Wei in the Vatican when the opportunity arose, and to frame the Dark Church and the Fallen Angels.
[Fatty]: So you can see why I'm anxious. If you could recover or get much better in four or five days, I could find some excuse to stall. But ten days is too long, and it's hard for me to stall for that long.
Looking at Fatty's message, which practically screamed "headache," Zhang Wei chuckled.
Immediately after.
[Zhang Wei]: Fatty, don't worry. You and Gardener can come and attack me. I'll be fine. Although I'm weak, I have other safeguards.
Just as Zhang Wei was typing to explain the situation to Fatty.
Fatty sent a message first.
[Fatty]: You mean the old Daoist from Longhu Mountain that the Weidao Division sent to protect you? I know about him, but he's useless. It's not difficult for me and Gardener to take down an old Daoist from Longhu Mountain.
[Zhang Wei]: Besides my second martial uncle, Fatty, I have other safeguards.
[Fatty]: Are you talking about the Pope? That's a good idea. Find some excuse to have the Pope or the head of the Inquisition stay by your side. That should help you stall until you recover, and it won't be easy for us to make a move.
[Zhang Wei]: I'm not talking about the Pope, nor the head of the Inquisition.
[Fatty]: Are you kidding me? Besides the Pope and the head of the Inquisition, who else can be your safeguard? Zhang Wei, you're looking down on me, your antagonist, aren't you? I'm very strong, you know. Invincible below the half-Zhenguo level, especially since I'm close to reaching the half-Zhenguo level. With Gardener, we can kill Zhenguo level experts.
[Zhang Wei]: It's not that I'm looking down on you, I really do have safeguards.
[Fatty]: Then tell me, who else can it be?
[Zhang Wei]: It's the Fallen Angels and the Dark Church. They will protect me. QQ emoji grinning face.jpg
After sending the message.
Fatty was stunned.
[Fatty]: ???????
[Ding! Fatty is bewildered... Huh?]
[Host has gained System Points +400]
[Fatty]: Zhang Wei, you said you weren't affected by forbidden techniques. Look at your brain, it's gone haywire. Damn it, the Dark Church and the Fallen Angels will protect you? It would be good enough if they didn't hate you and try to kill you. They'll protect you? Do you think they all have Stockholm Syndrome? After being defeated by you, they all fell in love with you?
[Zhang Wei]: Not exactly, but it's close. They really have to protect me. If you don't believe me, look at this.
Zhang Wei stopped teasing Fatty and sent him a photo of the back of his hand with the contract mark of the Fallen Angels. In the photo, his other hand was making a V-sign.
At the same time.
Zhang Wei explained the entire process of signing the contract with the Fallen Angels.
For a moment.
Fatty was dumbfounded.
[Ding! Fatty... Hiss!!]
[Host has gained System Points +410]
After he came to his senses.
[Ding! Fatty is excited]
[Host has gained System Points +420]
"As expected of Zhang Wei, haha. Making enemies into his own bodyguards. Now I don't have to worry."
Fatty muttered happily.
Then.
[Fatty]: Well done, Zhang Wei. It seems I was worrying for nothing. With the protection of the Fallen Angels, plus the old Daoist from Longhu Mountain, even Gardener and I would have a hard time killing you.
[Zhang Wei]: It's more than just a hard time. I'm planning to make you guys fail miserably. To be precise, I want Gardener to fail miserably. Heh heh.
Looking at Zhang Wei's message.
Fatty was stunned for a moment.
[Fatty]: Huh? Zhang Wei, do you have something in mind?
[Zhang Wei]: Of course. Fatty, I remember you said Gardener is the second in command of the Senluo Division. Now that the second in command is coming to us, I think it would be a shame not to do anything about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
[Fatty]: It is indeed an opportunity. But if you kill Gardener now, won't I, the antagonist, be easily exposed? Moreover, Senluo values Gardener greatly. I can't guarantee that Senluo won't go berserk and try to kill you at all costs because of this.
[Zhang Wei]: Who said I want to kill Gardener? Fatty, I understand what you're saying. I want to take her down while she's walking into a trap, and force her to sign a contract with my Ghost Back Tattoo.
As soon as the message was sent.
Before Zhang Wei could think about how to force Gardener, because the Ghost Back Tattoo contract requires the other party's consent, which can be willing or tricked into being willing, just like Dumb and Stammerer back then.
However, at this moment.
Fatty sent a message first.
[Fatty]: It's impossible to subdue Gardener, Zhang Wei. Don't even think about it. The reason I thought you'd kill Gardener instead of subduing her is precisely because I believe Gardener cannot be subdued by you. She's different from the ghosts you've dealt with before.
[Fatty]: Gardener is a very crazy ghost. She's very strong-willed and a companion ghost mother king, close to the Zhenguo level. She alone can form a vast ghost force. Such an existence, destined to stand at the pinnacle of ghosts, how could she possibly submit to a human?
[Fatty]: Don't be fooled by her joining the Senluo Division. In reality, even Senluo has to show her some respect. Senluo and she are not in a superior-subordinate relationship, but a cooperative one.
[Fatty]: Moreover, I've been in contact with Gardener quite a bit recently. With her arrogant attitude, I can hardly imagine her submitting, let alone being subdued. So, forget about it. I can swear on my life that subduing Gardener is absolutely impossible. Not to mention Senluo, even the King of Heaven himself couldn't do it.
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