CFSMS -Chapter 87 Tool Person No. 4, Activate!

By the time Lu Wu had finished preparing the skewers, another unexpected guest arrived.

It was Grandpa Li.

“I live next door.”

Following his usual style, Grandpa Li climbed over the wall to get in. Pointing toward the residence beside the City Lord’s Manor, he added, “That’s my place.”

It just so happened that only a single wall separated his courtyard from Lu Wu’s.

Seeing the confusion on Lu Wu’s face, Grandpa Li raised his chin proudly.

He, Old Li, had traveled all over the world for years. Owning a few properties was perfectly normal.

Cang Heguang remained silent beside them.

Would he tell her that he had been forced to sell that prime-location residence to this bandit at the lowest possible price?

Grandpa Li wasn’t short of money. He simply enjoyed watching Cang Heguang grit his teeth in hatred while being completely helpless.

Unaware of the hidden battle between the two men, Lu Wu was pleasantly surprised by Grandpa Li’s arrival.

Being in an unfamiliar place, seeing Grandpa Li gave her a strong sense of security.

“Come on, eat. Don’t be shy.”

Having already seated himself, Grandpa Li warmly invited Cang Heguang to eat skewers.

The way he acted, one would think he was the master of the house.

The red chili oil broth was packed with skewers.

Grandpa Li thoughtfully sorted the various ingredients, then pushed all the types he disliked toward Cang Heguang.

“Li—”

Just as Cang Heguang was about to fight for his rights, Grandpa Li shot him a fierce glare.

“You should be grateful you have food at all. Stop being picky.”

Who’s the picky one here?!

Cang Heguang desperately wanted to roar those words aloud.

Unfortunately, the weak had no voice.

With tears in his eyes, he could only chew on the skewers, his eating speed increasing with every bite.

The two men’s hands flashed across the table.

Every time they moved, several skewers disappeared.

Sensing the faint fluctuations of spiritual energy between them, Lu Wu quietly moved her chair farther away.

Fortunately, she had been smart enough to separate her own portion beforehand.

While feeding her two beasts, Lu Wu simply treated the secret battle between the two big shots as entertainment during dinner.

Not bad.

Pretty cool, actually.

She wanted to learn that trick.

After a storm-like sweep, nothing remained on the table except leftovers.

Grandpa Li rubbed his stuffed stomach, picked his teeth, and stood up contentedly.

“You can handle the cleanup.”

After issuing the order to Cang Heguang, he swung his legs and walked away.

As for Lu Wu, after giving Cang Heguang a helpless smile, she also slipped away.

Tool Person No. 4, activate!

After spending the entire afternoon eating snacks and watching the drama unfold, Lu Wu finally headed toward Freedom Street after nightfall with her stall and two beasts.

The cold wind still swept through the streets.

Freedom Street remained empty and desolate.

Just as Lu Wu arrived at her usual spot and was about to sigh at the scenery, she heard a commotion.

“Boss Lu! It’s really Boss Lu!”

“Waaah! I finally found Boss Lu! Do you know how I’ve survived these past few days?”

“Boss Lu, you’re too cruel! Your stall appears at random every time. Have you abandoned us?”

People suddenly emerged from every direction.

Lu Wu couldn’t even understand how some of them had crawled out from those tiny corners and crevices.

Their eyes seemed equipped with searchlights.

The moment she appeared, they all locked onto her.

Surrounded on all sides, Lu Wu felt genuinely startled.

She opened her mouth, looking at the accusatory expressions of her customers.

What she really wanted to know was:

How exactly had she been exposed?

“Ahem, everyone made it here, huh?”

“I just trusted that you’d find me. This is the bond between us.”

Unable to come up with an excuse, she casually invoked the power of friendship.

The result only made the customers look even more resentful.

Boss Lu was heartless!

“Alright, everyone line up properly. Don’t make things difficult for Boss Lu.”

A veteran customer voluntarily organized the crowd.

Incidentally, he also used the opportunity to secure a front-row position for himself.

In an instant, Freedom Street became packed with people.

Even local residents passing by were stunned.

This street had always been notorious for trouble.

Aside from desperate gamblers, who would normally come here?

Why was it suddenly overflowing with people?

Some curious bystanders joined the queue as well.

After listening to the conversations around them, they learned that a famous food vendor named Boss Lu was selling food here, and all these people had come specifically to find her.

“You’re not hired actors, are you?”

One passerby voiced her doubts.

Stretching her neck to see the endless line ahead, she looked deeply suspicious.

The question felt strangely familiar.

Once upon a time, a pancake seller named Wu Dalang had asked exactly the same thing.

In the end, he had fallen headfirst into the trap called Boss Lu and never escaped.

“If I’m a shill, may heaven strike me with lightning.”

A customer snorted and immediately swore a vicious oath.

For a single bite of Boss Lu’s food, he had followed her from Little River Town all the way to Ten Thousand Poison Valley.

After seeing news about Lu Wu on the One Realm Network yesterday, he had spent the entire night rushing through teleportation arrays to Hong’an City and camping there.

The moment Boss Lu appeared, hope returned to his life.

Seeing the absolute sincerity on his face, the woman became half-convinced.

Since she had nothing better to do, she slowly moved forward with the crowd.

Soon, cries of excitement erupted from the front.

Lu Wu’s skewers had finally come out of the pot.

Dog Aotian sat dutifully beside the stall, supervising the payment process.

Huohuo flew back and forth maintaining order.

Anyone who dared cut in line received a mouthful of fire and immediately behaved themselves.

The first veteran customer to receive his order proudly held up a beef skewer, showing it off to those still waiting.

The paper-thin slices of beef carried a faint fragrance of scallions from the marinade.

Combined with the rich, tender meat, the flavor was perfect.

The moment he bit into it, juices slowly flowed out.

The fresh, fragrant, spicy, and numbing flavors of the broth exploded all at once.

A satisfied sigh escaped his lips.

He immediately forgot about showing off and began devouring the food.

His tongue tingled pleasantly.

A wave of warmth enveloped his entire body.

His thoughts couldn’t help but wander.

If he had a bowl of ice jelly right now, wouldn’t he be able to experience the ultimate sensation of ice and fire together?

Gulp. Gulp.

He was eating so deliciously that even after he stopped showing off, his exaggerated enjoyment only made those behind him even more anxious.

“When will it be my turn? Maybe I should just come back later.”

One of the new customers complained.

They had only come because they saw discussions on the One Realm Network and wanted to join the hype.

Who would have thought there would be this many people?

Packed shoulder to shoulder—when would they ever get food?

The moment those words left his mouth, countless veteran customers stared at him like hungry wolves.

“Fellow Daoist, are you selling your place in line? I’ll pay one hundred spirit stones.”

Someone immediately made an offer.

“Get lost, poor man. I’ll pay five hundred! Nobody compete with me!”

“Hah! Six hundred!”

“Seven hundred!”

As the price climbed higher and higher, the new customer standing there became dizzy.

Had he accidentally wandered into an auction for heavenly treasures?

It was just a place in line.

Was it really worth fighting over?

Yes.

Every veteran customer would give exactly the same answer.

“Fifteen hundred! I’ll pay fifteen hundred!”

A pot-bellied man squeezed through the crowd.

With a grand wave of his hand, he doubled the current price.

At first glance, he was clearly a wealthy tycoon.

A serving of skewers only cost ten low-grade spirit stones.

Yet someone was willing to spend fifteen hundred spirit stones just to buy a position in line.

What an idiot with too much money, the new customer thought mockingly.

Then he nodded vigorously.

“Deal!”