Novel Lived
Chapter 15 - How Could I Dare to Ask You for Money?
Chapter 15: How Could I Dare to Ask You for Money?
“Ah— ah—” 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 “ghost,” she was not far from disintegration.
But the cook wouldn’t waste “ingredients”!
He pulled a burlap sack from his leather apron pocket and walked over to Madam Zhang.
“No attacking other employees during dinner time… that’s the rule.
“You broke the rule… and my little brother here is a diligent, friendly ‘excellent employee,’ so, Madam Zhang, your punishment is doubled!”
The cook’s 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, “Little brother, I’ll go handle this ‘ingredient’… You hold onto the wine for me!”
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,: “Amazing!”
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 he’d injure Madam Zhang and reduce the risk of a night ambush.
After all, he hadn’t 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 wasn’t ordinary!
And he had underestimated the cook ghost’s strength as well, eliminating Madam Zhang was no “life-risking” feat for the cook ghost!
The most important part…
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 he’d 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 Yu’s gaze and broke out in a cold sweat.
He had almost forgotten that, while he’d 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 “dish”…
Although Lin Yu hadn’t acted himself, in Accountant Li’s 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, he’d even drunk a bottle himself earlier in the day…
What did this mean?
This seemingly precious wine was something he drank casually!
What if he pulled out another bottle and decided Madam Zhang wasn’t “enough”?
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 hadn’t escaped Lin Yu’s notice!
What could he do now?
Thinking hard, he finally glanced at the resentment skull necklace hanging around Lin Yu’s neck, Ah… an offering!
While Lin Yu seemed wealthy, he didn’t 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.
“After all, staying here at the Yellow Springs Inn makes this item useless…”
He stood up, walked over to Lin Yu, and respectfully presented the dark wood with both hands.
“Master Lin, this old man came upon an item years ago!
“This wood is called ‘shadow wood,’ an excellent material for crafting ghostly artifacts… this shadow wood is top-quality, with a thousand years of sedimentation. It’s nearly as valuable as a high-grade ghost artifact!”
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 didn’t dare make any moves!
So he had changed his approach, trying to gain some benefits by selling valuable items to this “wealthy man”?
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!]
“It’s indeed a fine item!” Lin Yu smiled at him.
Now he had something to fulfill the task’s spending limit!
He looked at Accountant Li and asked, “Old Li… this is good stuff!
“How much do you want to sell it for?”
Hearing Lin Yu’s question, Accountant Li was visibly startled.
“This… how could I dare to ask you for money?!”
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