I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 360 The Most Precious Treasure in the Game: Lost History

Lao Liu entered the thick smoke. This ghost area was not difficult for him, including the attacks from human ghosts and sleepwalking ghosts.

"Hey, you didn't hide from me?"

Old Liu was a little surprised. Looking at Li Leping, who had completely turned into a ghost, his eyes were full of confusion.

He had fought with Li Leping last night.

At that time, Li Leping had already used this method and completely handed himself over to the sleepwalking ghost. He entered the sleepwalking state and used the sleepwalking ghost to control the forgotten ghost, the person-seeking ghost, and the ghost smoke. This is Li Leping's strongest state now.

But even so, he was unable to gain any benefits from Old Liu, and was even almost caught by Old Liu and taken back to the paper-making shop to be made into a paper figure.

But now, Li Leping stood in front of him again, with no intention of escaping.

Li Leping just stared at Lao Liu quietly, and Lao Liu also looked at Li Leping happily. Although the relationship between the two seemed peaceful, a terrifying confrontation had already begun.

The supernatural beings of hunting ghosts and sleepwalking ghosts are constantly attacking Lao Liu.

Lao Liu's strength is indeed terrifying, but it is impossible for him to remain completely unscathed when facing these two fully revived evil spirits.

The skin on his body cracked and fell off inch by inch, finally turning into confetti on the ground.

But after a layer of skin falls off, there is still a layer of intact skin underneath, as if it had not been hurt at all.

Judging from Lao Liu's indifferent attitude, it is obvious that this kind of injury will not have much impact on him.

The chewing sound continued in my ears.

Old Liu looked around, but unfortunately this was Li Leping's ghost domain. Without his permission, no one else could see what was happening in the ghost domain.

"You're in some trouble. My intuition tells me that you're hiding something terrible. It looks like you'll have to show off your real skills."

The white confetti formed by the skin that fell on the ground moved without wind, floating irregularly in the air. As they danced, they were like sharp blades, cutting through the thick smoke and tearing Li Leping's ghost realm apart.

Li Leping's pupils suddenly shrank and slowly retreated.

However, the white paper scraps on the ground had already flown away, and Lao Liu was in the pile of white paper scraps, chasing after Li Leping.

"If this is all you have, then stay and make a paper figurine for me. Accidents like last night will never happen again."

Faced with the white paper scraps that could split the ghost realm, Li Leping seemed to have no means of response and could only watch Lao Liu grab his wrist.

The moment his wrist was grabbed, the skin on Lao Liu's hand surged as if it had come alive and covered Li Leping's body.

The areas covered by this layer of skin all turned like white paper.

In just one breath, one of Li Leping's arms had completely turned into a paper man's arm, but in the next moment, the arm returned to normal.

From the normal arm to the paper man's arm, and then from the paper man's arm to the normal arm.

This change continued. Old Liu said, "Young man, you have great explosive power, but your endurance is too low. If you continue like this, you will completely turn into a ghost. It is better to let go now and let me make you into a paper man. At least I can ensure that you retain some consciousness. And as long as I don't die, you won't die either. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

Li Leping said expressionlessly: "You are too arrogant. You knew I was stalling for time, but you still dared to waste time here. You are simply courting death."

Old Liu was amused. "So, are you going to rely on your companion who has a mouth on his stomach, or on your friend who carries a corpse around?"

Li Leping didn't say anything, but Lao Liu's expression suddenly became serious.

The chewing sounds in the thick smoke stopped at some point, and a sense of danger rose in Lao Liu's heart.

A tall figure appeared silently in the thick smoke behind him.

Old Liu's face darkened slightly, and he loosened his hand and was about to retreat, but Li Leping grabbed him with his backhand, and the supernatural confrontation continued, "Since you are here, then don't leave. Zhang Lei, why don't you do it?"

"Let me eat this annoying old guy right now."

Zhang Lei's figure completely emerged from the thick smoke. Compared with before, his skin now seemed to be completely ignited, as if something was burning inside, making his skin almost transparent.

At this level, ordinary people could vaguely see several strange figures under his skin, struggling and wailing, but unable to escape the burning flames. Finally, they gradually turned into fuel and were burned to ashes.

The clothes on the chest had been untied, and a head with a bloody mouth opened wide was greedily biting towards Lao Liu's head.

"I see. Eating the ghosts of those unlucky guys has made you grow to this level? That's really scary!"

Old Liu understood the reason instantly.

Why did the two young men who were chased by him to the point where they had no way to go up to heaven or enter the earth last night suddenly run to the old street to commit suicide today, contrary to their usual behavior?

It turned out that this young man named Zhang Lei had such terrifying growth potential.

Just by devouring a dozen ghosts of ghost riders, his power was pushed to such a terrifying level that even with his strength, he would be seriously injured if he was bitten.

But he was still restrained by Li Leping and was completely unable to move.

"Ah! I'm so old, and I still got into trouble with these two young men. I'm really embarrassed. But can you please stop watching the show? Especially you, Lao Liu, if you can't buy my paper figurines in your shop, just go and clean up the place yourself."

"Don't say such vicious things. We are old friends now. How can I stand by and watch someone die without helping him?"

Old Liu also walked into the ghost realm, which made Li Leping, who had completely surrendered his body to the evil spirits, almost curse in anger.

Although he is not specialized in the ghost domain, the strength of his ghost domain is not low, otherwise he would not have been able to invade the ghost street of Taiping Town.

But now it's better.

His ghost domain was like a piece of paper, which would break if poked. First, it pierced the paper shop owner Lao Liu, and then the hotel owner Lao Liu.

From what they said, it seemed that the owners of other shops could easily walk into their own ghost domain.

"Is my strength so inferior to these people? Is the difference in strength between ghost riders from two different eras so terrifying?"

Li Leping was puzzled and couldn't believe it.

Click bang!

This was the sound of the upper and lower teeth of the ghost on Zhang Lei's chest colliding. It clearly bit Lao Liu's head, but it didn't bite him at all. It just bit the air and bit in vain.

It was at this moment that Li Leping felt his hands were empty.

The wrist of Lao Liu, who was originally caught by him, disappeared. He had no time to think about it because a greater sense of crisis was coming.

If you can't handle it, you might really be made into a paper man.

"I have earned a lot of points, Zhang Lei, our previous guess was correct. The ghost riders here are the monsters, and the shop owner here is the boss. It's up to you now."

Li Leping had already started to fight desperately, but before doing so, he sent Zhang Lei away in advance.

Lao Liu and Lao Liu tried to stop him, but in front of Li Leping who was fighting for his life, they were unable to stop Zhang Lei and could only watch him disappear.

Li Leping was blocking the entrance of the archway, his body having taken the attacks from two men and was already in tatters.

Most of his body turned white, and even the power of a forgotten ghost could not restore this supernatural change.

"Since you are determined to die, I will grant your wish."

The smile completely disappeared from Old Liu's face and he strode over.

The thick smoke dissipated.

Only Old Liu and a paper man were left at the scene.

The facial features of the paper man were very clear, and He Liansheng recognized him at a glance. He was one of the four young men who came to Taiping Town last night.

All the dead people on the ground disappeared, not a single one was left.

"Uncle Liu..."

Old Liu held up the paper figurine in his hand, and his body had become thinner. "A scary young man ran away, but I have a feeling he will come back and be very hostile to us. Ah Sheng, don't let the people here leave. Please stay here until the young man is caught. Otherwise, we will face an extremely scary enemy."

He Liansheng was stunned. "Uncle Liu, were those young men last night so scary?"

"At least the one who escaped is very scary. What's scary is his potential for growth." Old Liu said solemnly, "I have to go back now. I'll have to trouble you guys with things here."

He Liansheng turned to Old Liu and said, "Uncle Liu, thank you for your help. I will report this to Grandpa now."

"Okay, go ahead. We are here." The "we" that Lao Liu mentioned are naturally the owners of the shops on Ghost Street. They may have some conflicts with each other, but they are still very clear-headed when it comes to major issues.

Even though many bosses felt that Lao Liu's words were a bit exaggerated, no one stood up to refute them. Instead, they worked together to persuade the tourists on Ghost Street to stay.

So many people died in just half a quarter of an hour.

And from what I heard, the source of the danger has not been resolved yet. These people who came to the market have split into two groups. One group is willing to stay and leave after the danger is resolved.

Another part developed a crisis of confidence in Taiping Town and wanted to leave immediately.

However, the chaos here had little to do with Zhang Lei. Under Li Leping's escort, he escaped from the Ghost Street and met Cao Yang on the hill near the expanding puddle.

Cao Yang was in a very bad condition, and the balance of several ghosts in his body was almost broken. This was the price he paid for escaping from Lao Liu's pursuit last night.

"Li Leping gained a lot this time. He killed seven ghost riders and got 35 points. Although I didn't get any points, I ate eleven ghosts and my strength improved a lot. But this strength is not enough. There is still a gap compared with the owners of the shops in Ghost Street. I need to improve more."

Zhang Lei told him what had just happened.

Cao Yang's face was completely numb, without any expression. "What a pity. After this attack, Ghost Street has been prepared. We can't let it happen again."

"We only have one chance. It's great to have such a big harvest, but I may disappoint Li Leping. And you may not get any points this time." Zhang Lei was helpless.

He can increase his own level of terror by eating ghosts.

After eating eleven ghosts, his own level of terror was indeed greatly improved, but this improvement did not have much effect in front of the shop owner on Ghost Street. Otherwise, the owner of the paper-making shop, Lao Liu, would definitely have suffered serious injuries instead of just losing weight.

He said somewhat frustratedly: "I feel that the difficulty of this round of the game is a bit abnormal. This may be related to our efficiency in obtaining points in the game. If we obtain more points in this round, the difficulty of the next round of the game will increase."

"It's possible. After all, it's just a virtual game. But we have other tasks in the game. Don't forget that virtual games are based on reality. Just like the starving ghost incident in Dachang City, the Caesar Hotel incident in ZS City, and the ghost grave incident in Dahai City, they are all scenes reflected in the game. This game is the same. If we can collect enough information, we can uncover the secrets of Taiping Ancient Town. Even if we don't get enough points, we are likely to get the previous secrets, which can be helpful to reality."

Cao Yang's words completely opened up Zhang Lei's mind. "You are right. This is also a valuable asset. It seems that our previous choice was wrong. We should not have confronted them head-on. Instead, we should have chosen to seek peace. This way, we can get more information."

"No, the price of entering the game is not small. Even for our captain, it is risky to imprison four evil spirits. It is easy to encounter extremely terrifying evil spirits and destroy yourself. Since there is a chance to gain points, we can't give up. As for collecting intelligence, Zhou Deng, I'll leave it to you." Cao Yang said.

Zhou Deng?

Zhang Lei immediately looked around and saw a fierce ghost emitting a supernatural aura in a corner.

No, it’s not a ghost, but Zhou Deng.

He took off the human skin mask on his face, and the evil spirit's aura dissipated, revealing Zhou Deng's face. However, this face no longer had the frivolous look before, but instead had a solemn look. "Cao Yang, you are right. The information here is indeed a valuable treasure. Guess who I met in the town?"

Zhang Lei said: "Who? Don't tell me it's the store manager."

Zhou Deng didn't say anything, but just stared at Zhang Lei, as if to say: How do you know, were you there at the time?

"Did I guess right? You really met the manager?" Zhang Lei was also shocked.

Zhou Deng nodded solemnly. "I should say that I met the store manager last night, and... when I met him, everything about him was normal. When I was wearing a human skin mask, he didn't think I was wearing makeup like a gorilla. As for the other people present, I'm sure those old men are definitely outliers, especially the necromancers of this generation guarding the ancestral hall, but they all looked normal in front of the store manager, and they didn't turn into gorillas or other animals at all."

"In other words, the Peace Hotel did not appear in modern times, but can be traced back to at least this era? Moreover, in this era, forty years ago, there was no problem with the Peace Hotel. The manager also appeared as a normal ghost rider? Then what happened forty years ago that caused the manager's terrifying existence to change and even to lose balance?"

The "store manager" only showed up once, and it made Cao Yang and his friends think of something scary.

"It seems that a lot of things have happened in the past forty years, even a great catastrophe, which would affect such a terrifying existence as the store manager. There is also Taiping Town, where there are more than ten or twenty shops, each of which is run by someone. The bosses inside are all terrible ghost riders, but in modern times, there are only four ghost riders of the older generation left in Taiping Ancient Town. There must have been extremely terrible changes in between." Zhang Lei also used his imagination.

Cao Yang looked at Zhou Deng, "Zhou Deng, your supernatural power has a great advantage in concealment. We have no chance to coexist peacefully with the people of Taiping Town now, so you will find a chance to gather intelligence, and I will help Zhang Lei get enough points. You don't have to worry about not getting anything, this is a team action, and after the game is over, we can split the points equally. Zhang Lei, what do you think?"

Zhang Lei said: "I have no objection. After all, my growth was also achieved with the help of Li Leping. However, his points were earned through his own hard work. We have no right to make decisions for him."

"Li Leping's situation is another matter. At least the agreement reached between the three of us will help you resolve your worries. However, you need to be focused when getting information. Try to dig out as much information about the store manager as possible. I have a feeling that it will cause an earthquake in the psychic circle."

The last sentence was directed at Zhou Deng.

Zhou Deng nodded solemnly, "I know, and I am also very interested in the history of the past forty years and the past of the store manager. Compared to stealing supernatural items from evil spirits, I prefer to steal lost history from the long river of time. This gives me a greater sense of accomplishment."

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Cao Yang actually saw a strange glow from Zhou Deng.

"I'm leaving. Before this game is over, I won't come to see you again unless it's necessary. I will blend into Taiping Town with another identity. If you have a chance, you can also go to the mask stalls in Ghost Street. There are many masks there, which may be able to hide your identity."

Zhou Deng left without using the ghost domain.

But Zhang Lei and Cao Yang couldn't understand how he left. It must be the supernatural power of his human skin mask, which was weird and bizarre.

"I can't hold out for much longer. After the Li Leping incident, the old masters in Ghost Street won't give us another chance, so I plan to go talk to them," said Cao Yang.

Zhang Lei hesitated and said, "Isn't this just going to die?"

"You can say we are sending ourselves to die, but they should be very curious about our origins, and will be suspicious of the forces behind us. So even if they attack me, they probably won't kill me directly. I can't rely on Zhou Deng alone to get the news, I can also find other ways. You stay outside the town for the time being. If there are ghost riders leaving, hunt them down directly if you are sure. Ghost Street is a market, it is impossible to really force everyone to be detained."

"understood."

A cold wind blew, and Cao Yang and Zhang Lei disappeared on the spot.

Just as Cao Yang thought, Ghost Street is a market, and it is impossible to force all the people who come to the market to stay, otherwise the reputation of Ghost Street and Taiping Town will be completely ruined.

However, those who forced to leave were not stupid. Basically, none of them chose to leave alone. They all traveled in groups of three or four.

There is only one main road in and out of Taiping Town. Cao Yang dropped Zhang Lei on this road, which is about one kilometer away from the entrance of Taiping Town.

This distance is just right, and it is not easy to touch the sensitive nerves of the ghost riders in the Ghost Street.

"Then it's up to you."

"Don't worry, if I can't even deal with these people, then Li Leping's sacrifice will be in vain, and it will also be a waste of the two ghosts I control."

Cao Yang is still very confident in Zhang Lei, which is the trust established in the previous rounds of games.

At this time, Taiping Town has returned to its former peace, and what happened in Ghost Street did not seem to affect ordinary people in the outside world much.

When Li Leping invaded, he did not attack ordinary people outside.

However, Cao Yang's arrival still attracted attention. As soon as he entered the town, he found something wrong. It was only a distance of a few hundred meters, but he seemed to never reach the end.

something wrong.

Cao Yang stopped and looked back, only to find that he was still standing at the entrance of the town. Under the eaves not far to the side, a young man who looked somewhat familiar was standing with He Liansheng, whom he had met last night, looking at him coldly.

"Uncle Liu was right. You will come again." He Liansheng said coldly.

Cao Yang glanced at him and said expressionlessly: "I have no hostility this time, but I want to have a good talk with you."

"If a wild wolf came to your house and bit someone, and the wolf turned around and said it had no hostility but wanted to have a good chat with you, what would you do?" He Liansheng asked.

Cao Yang said: "I know you won't believe it, but this is indeed the reason why I came here. I can exchange information with you here instead of going into the ghost street. For example, who is behind us and the purpose of our coming here, I believe you are all very interested."

Exchange information?

He Liansheng was somewhat tempted. These four people, including Cao Yang, were too mysterious. Their clothing and behavior seemed out of place in this era, as if they were visitors from another world.

It would not be a bad thing if we could communicate and understand each other's information.

but……

"Your suggestion is good, but your companions have injured many people. I need ten questions as compensation." He Liansheng said.

Cao Yang said: "Three."

The two looked at each other, neither of them showing any intention of backing down. Instead, Boss Liu at the side spoke up, "Each of you take a step back. Let's go to seven."

"I took a step back, but I can agree. I hope your questions are not too excessive." Cao Yang agreed.

He Liansheng nodded, "Okay, but wait a minute, I need to ask an elder to come over. You watch him, if he dares to make a move, just beat him up."

"You really think highly of me."

Boss Liu looked helpless. You have to know that in this world, he is just a newcomer who has just mastered the evil spirits and he is being exploited by He Liansheng.

Recalling the past forty years...

Okay, I'm used to it.

(End of this chapter)