âAhâ ahââ Impaled through the shoulder and pinned to the ground by the cleaver, Madam Zhang began to scream in agony.
Her ghostly energy was leaking out, and it was clear that as a âghost,â she was not far from disintegration.
But the cook wouldnât waste âingredientsâ!
He pulled a burlap sack from his leather apron pocket and walked over to Madam Zhang.
âNo attacking other employees during dinner time⦠thatâs the rule.
âYou broke the rule⦠and my little brother here is a diligent, friendly âexcellent employee,â so, Madam Zhang, your punishment is doubled!â
The cookâs tone was calm, walking over while shaking open the sack.
He reached Madam Zhang and stuffed her inside!
Although she struggled intensely, clearly⦠the difference between her and the cook was vast!
It was like the gap between ordinary humans and ghostly beings!
Soon, she was sealed in the sack, completely still.
The cook ghost finished this and looked at Lin Yu with a smile, âLittle brother, Iâll go handle this âingredientâ⦠You hold onto the wine for me!â
Saying this, he hoisted the sack over his shoulder and walked toward the back door!
Lin Yu watched his towering figure, nodding slightly.
Only when the figure disappeared through the door⦠did Lin Yu slowly utter,: âAmazing!â
This cook ghost was even stronger than he had anticipated!
He had taken Madam Zhang down in an instant!
Lin Yu had tried to befriend and win over the cook ghost with the Nine Nether Spirit Cleansing Wine, knowing he was strong, hoping heâd injure Madam Zhang and reduce the risk of a night ambush.
After all, he hadnât expected the cook ghost to risk his life over two bottles of wine!
But now it seemed⦠he had severely underestimated the quality of the Nine Nether Spirit Cleansing Wine!
It made sense. If it could elevate him from an ordinary person to a first-tier ghost tamer, it certainly wasnât ordinary!
And he had underestimated the cook ghostâs strength as well, eliminating Madam Zhang was no âlife-riskingâ feat for the cook ghost!
The most important partâ¦
Lin Yu looked in the direction of Accountant Li.
This old ghost clearly had tried to use Madam Zhang to test him!
Lin Yu grew wary of him too!
Though heâd spent the afternoon helping him here and there, ghosts were still ghosts!
Until he sealed a contract with a ghost-taming pact, he had to stay alert!
Accountant Li noticed Lin Yuâs gaze and broke out in a cold sweat.
He had almost forgotten that, while heâd narrowly escaped the cook⦠the truly terrifying one was still this young man, who had, with just a few words, convinced the cook to turn Madam Zhang into a âdishââ¦
Although Lin Yu hadnât acted himself, in Accountant Liâs mind, his fear of Lin Yu grew even more!
To so casually offer ten ghost-energy copper coins and possess spirit wine that even moved the cook, taking out two bottles just like that!
Wait, heâd even drunk a bottle himself earlier in the dayâ¦
What did this mean?
This seemingly precious wine was something he drank casually!
What if he pulled out another bottle and decided Madam Zhang wasnât âenoughâ?
Accountant Li shivered!
He regretted his earlier scheming against this young man.
Not only was Lin Yu powerful and wealthy, but he was also sharp.
Clearly, his little schemes hadnât escaped Lin Yuâs notice!
What could he do now?
Thinking hard, he finally glanced at the resentment skull necklace hanging around Lin Yuâs neck, Ah⦠an offering!
While Lin Yu seemed wealthy, he didnât seem to mind accepting treasures from others!
With that thought, Accountant Li gritted his teeth and pulled out a piece of dark wood from his sleeve.
âAfter all, staying here at the Yellow Springs Inn makes this item uselessâ¦â
He stood up, walked over to Lin Yu, and respectfully presented the dark wood with both hands.
âMaster Lin, this old man came upon an item years ago!
âThis wood is called âshadow wood,â an excellent material for crafting ghostly artifacts⦠this shadow wood is top-quality, with a thousand years of sedimentation. Itâs nearly as valuable as a high-grade ghost artifact!â
As he spoke, Lin Yu looked at him with a surprised expression.
What is the old ghost up to?
Oh, it must be that now, with the cook ghost as my ally, Accountant Li didnât dare make any moves!
So he had changed his approach, trying to gain some benefits by selling valuable items to this âwealthy manâ?
Lin Yu looked at the dark wood, pretending to inspect it and sneaking a touch. The system indeed gave a notification.
[Ding! High-grade ghost material detected: Thousand-Year Shadow Wood!]
âItâs indeed a fine item!â Lin Yu smiled at him.
Now he had something to fulfill the taskâs spending limit!
He looked at Accountant Li and asked, âOld Li⦠this is good stuff!
âHow much do you want to sell it for?â
Hearing Lin Yuâs question, Accountant Li was visibly startled.
âThis⦠how could I dare to ask you for money?!â