CFSMS -Chapter 113 Nothing Is More Annoying Than a Cryptic Speaker

Ethereal golden light flickered through the air.

One phantom after another appeared before Lu Wu, floating in midair as their forms gradually took shape.

The ghosts, who should have remained frozen in the grotesque appearances of their tragic deaths, began recovering under the nourishment of spiritual energy.

The disfigured were restored.

The mutilated regrew their limbs.

The deranged regained their sanity…

Among them, Lu Wu spotted the hanging ghost from earlier.

But now, his terrifying appearance was gone, and he looked completely normal.

Not gonna lie—he was actually kind of handsome.

When their eyes met, Lu Wu’s mental signal reception finally worked properly this time. The hanging ghost was thanking her.

“Thank you, Boss Lu.”

“The jianbing was delicious. Eighteen years from now, I’ll come find you again, Boss Lu.”

Lu Wu: …

That really won’t be necessary.

“I’ve become stronger again, Xiao Yue’er. Let me take the front line from now on. Hehehehe!”

The noisy voices of countless ghosts merged together.

They descended to the ground and slowly bowed toward Lu Wu.

Some of the ghosts became increasingly solid, their auras growing stronger.

Others gradually dispersed, willingly entering reincarnation.

Pale golden light intertwined with ghostly energy, forming a magnificent and breathtaking scene.

It was beautiful.

“Heavens, they’re finally gone. Maybe my wallet can be a little fatter from now on.”

Unfortunately, Zhang Yue’s comment completely ruined the atmosphere.

Watching some of the ghosts let go of their obsessions and move on to reincarnation, Zhang Yue—the woman who constantly complained about how much ghosts ate—revealed traces of gratification on her face…

No.

In her eyes.

For ghost cultivators, their closest companions were not their fellow disciples, but the ghosts who accompanied them day and night.

Most ghosts carried obsessions too deep to let go.

Zhang Yue never controlled her ghosts through force.

Keeping highly resentful ghosts around not only made them difficult to use, but also required constant nourishment.

Even someone from a major sect like Zhang Yue found the expense difficult to bear.

It could only be said that Ghost Sect disciples had a natural affinity with ghosts.

Every single one of them eventually became poor ghosts.

Now that more than a dozen ghosts had moved on and many others had regained enough sanity to communicate, it was a tremendous blessing for Zhang Yue.

The reduced burden and newfound peace of mind gave her a sudden moment of enlightenment.

In an instant, the winds and clouds shifted.

Spiritual energy gathered above Zhang Yue, forming a funnel-shaped vortex.

Massive amounts of spiritual energy poured down.

Her Nascent Soul early-stage cultivation began steadily rising.

The surrounding spiritual energy was almost completely drained.

The phenomenon attracted the attention of several villagers from Little Sea Village.

They marveled at the heavenly signs created by a cultivator’s breakthrough.

That supreme power moved them deeply as mere mortals.

When Lu Wu glanced back, she noticed an extremely conflicted expression on the blind old man’s face.

Having no intention whatsoever of challenging a hidden boss, Lu Wu’s gaze flickered briefly before she quietly looked away.

Fortunately, the spectacle did not last long.

Once Zhang Yue’s cultivation reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul, the gathered spiritual energy dispersed.

“Hahahaha! I’ve become stronger again! Let’s see who dares compete with me in the Genius Tournament now!”

Head raised.

Hands on hips.

Laughing triumphantly.

Unfortunately, even a cultivation breakthrough couldn’t save her permanently expressionless face.

After collecting all the remaining ghosts, Zhang Yue rushed over and grabbed Lu Wu’s hand.

“Boss Lu, from now on you’re my real little sister!”

“If you tell me to go east, I absolutely won’t go west!”

“Even if you tell me to go back and beat up my master, I’ll do it without hesitation and beat up his damn uncle too!”

If she hadn’t met Lu Wu today, who knew how long it would have taken for her cultivation to improve?

Not to mention the purification of so many ghosts.

That kind of assistance represented enormous karma.

But Zhang Yue wasn’t afraid of karma.

Besides, for jianbing this delicious, carrying a little extra karma wasn’t a problem at all.

“No need for that. Really, no need…”

Lu Wu laughed awkwardly.

Why would she want Zhang Yue beating up her master and his uncle?

Looking at yet another eager volunteer candidate for Toolman Number Five, Lu Wu reluctantly accepted.

But then…

“Who’s stronger, you or Qin Zhan?” Lu Wu asked curiously.

She didn’t know much about these geniuses.

With abundant resources poured into them, these talented disciples from major sects possessed cultivation levels ordinary cultivators could never match.

The upcoming Genius Tournament was precisely the stage where these people would measure themselves against one another.

“Ahem. Probably… maybe… perhaps a six-four split.”

“I’m the four…”

Facing Lu Wu’s inquiry, Zhang Yue smiled shyly.

She held her thumb and index finger almost together, leaving only the tiniest gap to indicate the difference between herself and Qin Zhan.

Lu Wu understood immediately.

As expected, Toolman Number One’s position remained as secure as ever.

How gratifying.

“Ah-choo!”

Just arriving in Abyss Sea City, Toolman Qin sneezed violently.

“It must be that old fossil master of mine talking behind my back.”

“Reflection!”

Qin Zhan declared confidently before cursing back at his master in his heart.

Thus ended Lu Wu’s first day of setting up her stall.

Checking the system, she found a pleasant surprise.

[Mission Progress: 57/2000]

What touching progress.

All those ghosts had been counted as customers.

Lu Wu suddenly felt enlightened.

In places where ghosts were easy to find, if there weren’t enough normal customers…

Maybe she could recruit some ghost customers to help complete her missions.

While pondering this idea, she packed up her stall, exchanged contact information with Zhang Yue, and said her farewell.

Zhang Yue still had matters to attend to.

After Lu Wu left, another figure appeared beside Zhang Yue.

It was the City Lord, Shan Ji.

Her arrival did not alert anyone in Little Sea Village.

“How is the situation?” Shan Ji asked.

The two women gazed toward the village together, their expressions visibly solemn.

“Not good.”

“But… a breakthrough has already appeared.”

“Now it depends on whether he can figure it out himself.”

Zhang Yue looked thoughtfully at the blind old man, who had returned to the village entrance after Lu Wu’s departure.

“I hope it’s soon. They don’t have much time left.”

Shan Ji sighed as well.

The two of them spoke entirely in riddles.

Thankfully Lu Wu had already left.

Otherwise she definitely would have rolled her eyes at them in condemnation.

Back in Abyss Sea City, Lu Wu rented a small courtyard as a temporary residence.

A jade-green plum tree grew within the yard.

Its elegant petals swayed beautifully in the cold breeze.

After picking a few blossoms to fragrance her room, Lu Wu placed the two little sleeping creatures into their dedicated nest before collapsing into bed herself.

She was tired.

She was sleepy.

So…

Zzz…

Meanwhile, Lou Xiaotian next door had no intention of sleeping.

Opening One Realm Connect, he looked at the countless followers begging him to reveal Boss Lu’s stall location and let out a sinister chuckle.

“Family, I’m bringing you benefits today.”

Ding-dong! Boss Lu’s jianbing is now available. First come, first served!

He had deliberately saved one jianbing just to tempt everyone.

The moment the message was sent, countless dear brothers responded with heartfelt greetings directed toward his ancestors for eighteen generations.

Qin Zhan, who was also monitoring the messages, smiled when he saw Lou Xiaotian’s post.

On One Realm Connect, friends could track each other’s locations if both sides allowed it.

Both of them were in Abyss Sea City.

Wasn’t that convenient?

Compared to fighting online, Qin Zhan preferred a real-life one-on-one kill.

Thinking he’d have to go several days without Boss Lu’s food, Qin Zhan became excited.

“Hey!”

“You little thief who stole my jianbing!”

“Grandpa is coming to collect you right now!”