On the old lady's face, Chen Xiaobei actually saw another face!
It had disheveled hair, sunken eye sockets with no eyeballs—only two pitch-black holes. Its mouth was grinning, with sharp fangs sticking out, and its tongue stretched abnormally long.
Possession by an evil spirit!
Chen Xiaobei's heart raced, and he struggled to hold back a scream.
This was absolutely the first time he'd encountered such a thing. He feared startling the evil spirit and causing irreversible trouble.
Chen Xiaobei calmed himself down.
After careful observation, he noticed that this ferocious ghostly face was shrouded in eerie blue yin aura,its form illusory, overlapping with the old lady's face—it was utterly weird.
Chen Xiaobei focused his mind, activating his Nether Battle Eyes.
Ding—Low-level evil ghost. Cultivation: ******, Physique: Soul form, Combat power: 300!
"Damn! Soul form! That means my fists can't hit it? Even if I borrow Xiang Yu's power, it'll be useless!"
Chen Xiaobei quickly calculated in his mind: "I must stay calm... Before I think of a way, I absolutely can't startle that evil spirit. Otherwise, with its 300 combat power, it could crush me in minutes!"
"Xiaobei, about what I told you earlier..." Lan Mengchen thought Chen Xiaobei was zoning out and whispered a reminder.
"Uh... Well, I'm a bit urgent to pee. I need to go to the bathroom first." Chen Xiaobei had no choice but to use the "pee escape" tactic.
Lan Mengchen was extremely intelligent and knew Chen Xiaobei must have a reason for this. She said, "Turn left when you go out, there's a bathroom there. Go by yourself, I'll wait here."
"Okay, great!"
Chen Xiaobei immediately ran out.
Rushing into the bathroom, he locked the door, took out his phone at once, and directly opened the Three Realms Red Envelope Group.
Now, only this magical red envelope group could help him solve the problem!
The first choice for dealing with evil ghosts was the King of Hell.
But time was urgent, and he didn't know if the King of Hell was online. Chen Xiaobei simply posted a message in the group.
Chen Xiaobei: @All members, I encountered an evil ghost with 300 combat power. Who can help me get rid of it?
Little Nezha: Wow! Immortal Xiaobei is online! (Three cute emojis)
Marshal Tianpeng: Brother, finally see you online!Sage Tongtian issued a decree—only you can contact us, we can't disturb you! I've missed you these days! (Three kiss emojis)
Erlang Shen: @All members, gather to watch Immortal Xiaobei!
Howling Celestial Dog: Arf arf arf!
Earth God: Immortal! Please let me hug your thigh!
Heavenly Soldier A: +1 to the above!
Heavenly Soldier B: +2 to the above!
Chen Xiaobei: Damn! The topic's derailed! Let's get down to business! Ghost-catching! Ghost-catching! Ghost-catching!
Bull Demon King: Immortal! Want to rent my Mixed Iron Sky-Flattening Hammer? One hit can kill ten thousand low-level evil ghosts! Fair price—1000 Three Realms merits per day!
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King: Immortal, better rent my Qiankun Exquisite Pagoda! 1000 merits for two days!
Tang Seng: Immortal! Rent my Purple Gold Monk's Staff! I'll even throw in an evil ghost salvation ceremony! Package price only 998!
Taibai Jinxing: Rent mine...
Barefoot Immortal: Mine...
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In an instant, various immortals popped up, frantically promoting their magical treasures.
Chen Xiaobei almost cried.
These guys were all talents!
If they all came to Earth to do Taobao or WeChat business, they'd definitely make a fortune!
Chen Xiaobei didn't have time to waste with them. Gritting his teeth, he directly replied: @All members, your magical treasures are great, but I only have 87 Three Realms merits. Those willing to rent, @ me.
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Half a minute passed, and no one in the group said a word.
"Damn! These profit-driven profiteers! I'll remember this!" Chen Xiaobei looked distressed, wanting to jump and curse.
At that moment, a message suddenly popped up in the group.
Finally, someone with a conscience!
King of Hell: Immortal! I can send you ghost-slaying artifacts, and I don't want Three Realms merits!
Chen Xiaobei: That's great! The King of Hell is really generous!
King of Hell: If the immortal is satisfied, can you give me some spicy strips again? These days, I dream of eating spicy strips—nothing else tastes good. (Three pleading emojis)
Seeing this message, Chen Xiaobei almost laughed out loud.
The King of Hell still had a craving for spicy strips!
Chen Xiaobei: No problem. I happened to get some spicy strips. Can I send them to you tomorrow?
King of Hell: Yes yes yes! That's wonderful! (Three drooling emojis)
Ding—Received a red envelope from the King of Hell. Obtained one low-level demon-slaying peachwood sword, stored in the treasure box.
"Haha! Trading spicy strips for magical treasures—this is awesome!"
Chen Xiaobei was overjoyed and quickly opened the treasure box to check.
—Low-level demon-slaying peachwood sword, produced by the Underworld. One strike can kill a low-level evil ghost. Extract?
Extract!
A flash of light, and a finger-sized red wooden sword appeared in Chen Xiaobei's hand.
It emitted a trace of supreme yang energy—the natural nemesis of yin evil spirits!
"Hmph! Little evil ghost! Wait for Brother Bei to send you to your end!"
Chen Xiaobei now had confidence. Just as he was about to rush out, the group became lively again.
Marshal Tianpeng: King of Hell, what's so good about spicy strips?
King of Hell: It's the supreme delicacy only Immortal Xiaobei can obtain! (Three drooling emojis)
Bull Demon King: Immortal Xiaobei! I want spicy strips!
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King: Me too!
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Those who had been vanish earlier popped up again, all wanting to taste the legendary supreme delicacy.
"Hmph! When I needed help, you all played dead! Now you want spicy strips? There's no such cheap deal in the world!"
Chen Xiaobei curled his lips and replied: Spicy strips are the supreme super delicacy! I have to put in a lot of hard work to get them! Fixed price—10,000 Three Realms merits per stick, limited to ten sticks. Pre-order now!
Bull Demon King: Too expensive... Can't afford it...
Erlang Shen: It's just food, right? Merits are more important. Not buying! Not buying!
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Everyone in the group agreed, no one willing to pay such a high price for spicy strips.
Chen Xiaobei didn't care about them.
With the King of Hell as a living advertisement, sooner or later, some foodies would take the bait!
The most urgent task now was to slay the evil ghost!
Chen Xiaobei put away his phone and quickly ran back to the large room.
"Mengchen, go out for a bit first. I want to talk to Grandma alone." Chen Xiaobei said directly.
"But..." Lan Mengchen hesitated.
"If you trust me, go out first. No matter what you hear, don't come in." Chen Xiaobei said seriously.
"Alright then. I'll leave Grandma to you!" Lan Mengchen vaguely felt something was wrong, but she was willing to trust Chen Xiaobei and got up to leave.
"Boy, I thought you were suspicious earlier. It seems you really came for me!"
The old lady's eyes suddenly turned gloomy blue, and a eerie,weird voice came from her mouth.
"You evil ghost, occupying someone else's body—vicious and evil! I'll get rid of you today!" Chen Xiaobei's gaze focused, unwaveringly determined.