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Chapter 5 God of Wealth

Upon hearing this, the girl in the horse-face skirt opened her eyes abruptly without hesitation.

Fighting back her tears, after clearly seeing the bag, she relaxed her shoulders and wrists, gripped the sword tightly, and thrust it out like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Judging from her technique, it should be the Wudang Longhua Swordplay.

A thought flashed through Du Wang's mind, and then he saw countless white eyeballs leaping out from the blood on the ground!

These eyeballs bounced wildly on the ground, then came crashing down on the girl in the horse-face skirt!

"grass!"

Even with his strong will, he still felt a chill run down his spine and was startled by the situation.

But Du Wang did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward, picked up his backpack with both hands, and used the punching technique of Tai Chi to sweep across the dense eyeballs.

"Clap clap clap!"

A large number of eyeballs with black cracks were swept away, turning into black mist and dissipating.

Those clean eyeballs that hit him passed by like phantoms, clearly illusions.

After the attack that blocked his eyes, he looked back.

The long sword in the girl's horse-face skirt was emitting a faint white light as she thrust it hard into the bag.

The next second, a horrific scream rang out from the bag.

In Du Wang's eyes, the wisps of black mist in the carriage disintegrated and dissipated like shattered chains.

The blood-red tubular protrusion on the ceiling slowly flattened and disappeared, the darkness outside the car window faded, and the sticky object hidden within it naturally vanished.

Even the passengers had returned to their unconscious state in their seats.

It was as if nothing had happened.

But the physical pain, and the bloodied eyelids of the passengers, told us that what had happened before was not all an illusion.

Du Wang felt a sudden darkness before his eyes reopened.

This time it was his own perspective.

He subconsciously glanced at the three-legged corpse crow on his shoulder; the creature was tilting its head, its eyes fixed on what was behind him.

Turning around, I saw the girl in the horse-face skirt shoving her long sword against the ground, her face slightly pale.

Seeing Du Wang staring at her, she handed over two round, white things.

"Here, take this. These are its belongings."

Du Wang took it casually, played with it for a moment, and the slippery texture gave him a bad feeling.

Sure enough, when he opened his palm, two clear black and white eyeballs lay in his palm.

Du Wang's wrist twitched instinctively, and he tossed one of the stones back.

"One for each of us."

The girl took it, both surprised and happy, and pursed her lips shyly.

"It was thanks to your timely discovery of the parasite that the problem was resolved so efficiently this time."

"But I really need it urgently, um... I'll give you some compensation, so you won't lose out."

compensate?

Just as Du Wang was about to ask what it was, the three-legged corpse crow jumped down and swallowed the eyeball he was holding in his palm.

Gudong.

The three-legged corpse crow flapped its wings contentedly.

Immediately afterwards, specks of blue light burst forth from its body, coalescing into a single entity that transformed into a double-pupiled eyeball burning with blue flames.

At the same time, Du Wang felt all the fatigue in his body vanish, and his muscles seemed to be nourished by some kind of power, increasing in size slightly out of nowhere.

He clenched his fist and could clearly feel an increase in strength.

Du Wang immediately thought of the description of the three-legged corpse crow.

The corpse crow thrives on yin energy and must devour evil spirits.

[Possesses the ability to control ghosts, and can avert death and prolong life.]

So this is how its capabilities are demonstrated?

By consuming evil spirits, one can strengthen their physique and avoid death, thus prolonging life.

What about the ability to control ghosts?

He looked at the double pupils of the eyes that were swirling around the neck of the corpse crow.

Could this be the same ghost that made my eyes itch earlier?

As he was pondering, Du Wang suddenly saw a slender, fair hand waving in front of him.

He came to his senses.

"What's wrong?"

"How about I compensate you with 20?" the girl asked tentatively.

Du Wang blurted out in surprise, "Money?"

"yes."

The impoverished Du Wang suddenly began to breathe heavily.

20?

What the hell!

Are his belongings really that valuable?

You have to understand that even if he worked his butt off, working 16 hours a day without eating or drinking, it would still take him almost two years to save up 20 yuan.

Can you really earn 20 just by killing one ghost?

No, it's 40!

The next moment, Du Wang turned his head and stared intently at the corpse crow and the double pupil that was turning back and forth, his eyes filled with hostility.

The eyeball ghost huddled behind the corpse crow in fear, trembling.

The corpse crow, however, seemed unfazed by the pressure and continued to preen its feathers with its beak.

The girl next to him noticed his rapidly changing expression and assumed he was still considering the price.

So he cautiously tried to negotiate, saying, "You think it's too low? How about I raise it by another 3? This price is already quite high."

"Deal made. How do we proceed?"

Du Wang readily agreed, fearing the girl might change her mind.

He's already missed out on 23; he can't afford to miss out on another 23!

At that moment, he saw the girl as if she were a golden, glittering God of Wealth beckoning to him.

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, the girl's face immediately lit up with the excitement of having successfully negotiated a lower price.

She readily agreed, "Add me as a friend, and I'll transfer the money to you."

"good!"

At this moment, Du Wang had forgotten all about demons and monsters, focusing all his attention on this deal.

They quickly became friends.

On social media, the girl's nickname is Mumu, and her profile picture is a chubby golden shaded cat.

After sending his bank card number to Mumu, Du Wang waited anxiously for the transfer.

Seeing the somewhat quiet atmosphere, he glanced at the still unconscious passengers and asked, "At this hour, banks shouldn't be processing large transfers, right?"

While answering, Mumu entered the password: "It's okay, this card has 24-hour service, as long as it doesn't exceed 100 million."

100 million!

Is this the source of a rich woman's confidence?

Du Wang was envious.

"bite."

Just then, Du Wang received a notification on his mobile banking app that 23 yuan had been deposited into his account.

Du Wang felt a surge of excitement inside, but he remained outwardly calm.

"alright."

Mumu put away her phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked up at the eyeball ghost on Du Wang's shoulder and exclaimed in surprise:

"Your natal spirit looks a lot like the one we just dealt with, but yours has double pupils, which is quite unique."

The girl ignored the three-legged crow, her entire attention focused on the eyeball ghost.

Du Wang paused for a moment, then asked, "Is it just that double pupils are unusual?"

"What else?"

Mumu looked puzzled, then suddenly realized, "Oh, its blue flames are quite pretty too."

Du Wang glanced at the three-legged corpse crow standing to the side and realized that the other party could not see this strange bird.

He had originally planned to take advantage of their shared encounter with the ghosts to ask Mumu about that mysterious website.

But now he's come to his senses.

Mumu clearly considered herself an experienced veteran, which is why she followed some unspoken rule and gave him the right to distribute the belongings.

If she had known he was a complete novice, she probably would have regretted it even if she didn't say it.

Therefore, to prevent the God of Wealth from going back on his word and demanding payment, Du Wang decided to refrain from asking for the time being.

At this moment, Mumu quickly went to the driver's seat and opened the bus door.

While staring at the text message on his phone, Du Wang asked, "Aren't we waiting for them to wake up?"

The bus passengers are still unconscious, and the bus is parked on the edge of the dark road.

Mumu asked in surprise, "Wasn't someone supposed to clean up the mess?"

Du Wang paused, blinked, and then said in a tone of someone with experience, "Ah, that's true, then let them handle it."

He didn't actually know who Mumu was talking about, but he figured it must be related to the authorities.

After all, in the era of FAST telescope, nothing can escape the official eye.

Perhaps the higher authorities have already established a special department to handle a series of issues related to the descent of demons and monsters.

Du Wang followed closely behind and got off the bus.

Mu Mu stood by the roadside, her horse-face skirt spotless and untouched by the dust of the journey.

A black sedan sped up and stopped beside her.

"I'm leaving now, bye-bye."

The girl waved to Du Wang and got into the car.

Du Wang waved goodbye.

Only after the taillights of the black sedan disappeared did he find a shared bicycle on the roadside and get on.

"Whoosh!"

The tires rolled over one line between light and shadow.

As the midnight wind brushed against his cheeks, the young man finally felt the real sense of having subdued the ghosts.

"So this money is real?"

Du Wang picked up his phone with one hand, opened the bank app, and kept refreshing it to check his balance, a smile creeping onto his face.