So hungry.
Pulled between fear and hunger, Luo Hang gradually calmed down.
The corpse was gone.
No one could prove he had killed it.
And this exotic fragrance…
Perhaps it could be the savior of their restaurant!
Was he really going to do this?
But if not, what else could he do?
The corpse was gone; even if he surrendered, the police wouldn't believe him.
Right.
His life had to go on. The elders at home still depended on him.
He couldn't have an accident here.
And his girlfriend's parents; he had promised Qiao Qiao he would support them together.
Just as Luo Hang was contemplating what to do next,
On the pristine white wall, a terrifying giant face slowly emerged.
It looked at Luo Hang and licked its lips, "The scent on you should be quite good."
"!!!"
Luo Hang's eyes widened, and he sat down on the floor.
Although he had sensed something strange, seeing it for real was another matter entirely.
As the white wall continuously approached and moved towards him,
He opened his mouth in terror, his teeth chattering.
"You, you, you can't eat me."
"Don't eat me, I, I'm a chef, I can keep you from going hungry!"
"Oh?"
The white wall stopped less than a meter away from Luo Hang.
It gazed at the human who had awakened it, its pitch-black eyes gradually revealing greed.
"..."
...
At this moment, in the "Da Ji Da Li" storeroom.
"Why don't you go enjoy life?"
Luo Hang heard the giant face's question and withdrew his thoughts.
He said calmly, "I promised Qiao Qiao I would make this place bigger and stronger."
This was a shop he had opened with Qiao Qiao.
From a few dozen square meters to over a hundred now.
He had achieved it.
Next, once he got good supplies, he would launch new set menus.
At that time, the shop would surely double in size.
And his parents, Qiao Qiao's parents, would be able to live better lives.
Since Qiao Qiao's 'disappearance,' he had been taking care of the four elders.
They were very satisfied with him and had never suspected him.
Even if they had suspected…
They probably chose to believe due to the lack of evidence.
Gurgle~ Gurgle~
The water in the waist-high soup pot was constantly boiling.
As it churned, occasionally a small bone or piece of meat was brought up from the bottom by the water flow.
The meat was cooked.
Luo Hang glanced at the time and then at the live stream that was playing.
Those dragons, spheres, and ghost children had already moved far away from the food street.
Currently, under the dragon's arrangement,
They were hiding behind some rocks, seemingly ambushing something.
"Did they go far?" the giant face asked.
Luo Hang: "Very far."
He withdrew his gaze and stirred the bones in the pot with a ladle.
After another half hour of simmering, he could give the bones to the ghost dwelling within the wall.
And then it would be converted into seasoning.
This way, preparations for opening tomorrow would be nearly complete.
Looking at the broth that had turned milky white, he murmured absentmindedly:
"It smells so good..."
...
...
'So it was hidden here.'
Outside "Da Ji Da Li,"
The seven-colored egg, the robotic sphere, and Xu Nan, with their auras concealed, were silently approaching the ingredient storeroom.
After discovering that some beings could utilize the live stream in reverse, the seven-colored egg decided to play along.
It casually grabbed a few mosquitoes and transformed them into its own likeness and that of the robotic sphere.
It used them as decoys, exposing themselves to the camera.
Flying westward, gradually moving away.
While flying, they acted as if they were searching and ambushing.
The mosquitoes understood this quickly.
After all, in their lives, they were constantly searching for food, ambushing, and then attacking.
This was easy to understand.
A great talent of the dragon race was the ability to communicate with all sorts of flora and fauna without barriers.
After the seven-colored egg hatched, this talent became even more pronounced.
Communication with various plants and animals became smoother.
However,
The seven-colored egg thought of its master, the human viewers, and some of the effects brought about by the live stream, based on its observations.
Before the live stream sphere left, the seven-colored egg had it leave a clone.
Synchronizing their actions, but…
It couldn't, it couldn't…
The seven-colored egg thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to describe it.
Finally, Xu Nan reminded it, "Set it to a time-delay playback mode, see if that works?"
Having spent many years in the human world, Xu Nan was quite familiar with some modern vocabulary and mechanical usage.
Although he couldn't see the live stream sphere, he had some idea of what was happening.
Combining it with the seven-colored egg's recent arrangement, he roughly understood its plan.
"Yes, yes! Time-delay playback. Don't let them see it yet," the seven-colored egg nodded.
The live stream sphere indicated it was completely okay with this.
As Jiang Lin's cultivation level increased, various functions and permissions of the live stream were also continuously being unlocked.
Using them was clearly more flexible and convenient than in the beginning.
Thus,
While the seven-colored egg and the others were discussing their next move, the live stream sphere had already flown into the "Da Ji Da Li" house.
Its speed was remarkable, and it was clearly eager.
This successfully made the human and the ghost inside relax their vigilance.
Continuing with what they were originally doing.
...
'Later, we'll do this, this, and then this...'
The robotic sphere, the seven-colored egg, and Xu Nan gathered together, carefully discussing through text.
Nodding occasionally.
'Then it's decided!'
Finally, the seven-colored egg finalized the plan.
After listening to the sounds inside for a while, the seven-colored egg raised its cyan claw.
'Action!'
The next moment, the seven-colored egg, the robotic sphere, and Xu Nan charged into the storeroom from three different directions.
"Who?!"
The giant face ghost, who was chatting with Luo Hang, suddenly widened its eyes and shouted.
Just as it was about to react, it felt a terrifying aura surge towards it.
It was as if immense pressure was bearing down, making it unable to breathe.
Even its brain's reaction was delayed.
Buzzing.
As if hundreds of mosquitoes were flying.
"Quick!"
After the seven-colored egg seized the initiative with 'Deterrence,' the robotic sphere and Xu Nan immediately took action.
They rushed forward, each using their skills to restrain the giant face ghost.
"What happened?!"
As all this unfolded, Luo Hang still held the soup ladle in his hand.
As the sole human, seeing the giant face ghost's sudden abnormal behavior, he was somewhat at a loss.
These underworld creatures could only be seen by humans when they willed themselves to be seen.
"Did something happen?!"
He asked, while trying to escape towards the door.
As soon as he touched the doorknob, the lights in front of Luo Hang dimmed.
His vision began to blur, and his breathing became difficult.
Then, a powerful gust of wind, appearing from nowhere, directly slammed him into the shelves.
Bang!
Items on the shelves scattered and fell.
Luo Hang cried out in pain, feeling completely dazed.
In the air, where he couldn't see—
A ten-meter-long green dragon unfurled its five claws.
The dragon's head roared at the giant face ghost within the wall.
With a flick of its dragon tail, it smashed the giant face ghost out of the wall.
Flying backward out of the room, exposed to the sky.
Strike while the iron is hot!
The robotic sphere and Xu Nan stepped forward, taking out the net bag given by their master, and directly covered the giant face ghost's head with it.
No matter how it struggled, it was unable to escape.
...