The North American Gourmet Demon Handbook

Even though the bald man's screams resounded through the sky, Charlie still wanted to say something to break the delicate silence.

But when she touched the ring on Li Shanze's left ring finger, the words finally just turned around in her throat and turned into a silent sigh.

She wanted to lower her eyes to avoid Li Shanze's gaze, but she couldn't help but secretly glance at him. Looking at his hard face, as if it was chiseled by a knife, she felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart.

The witch felt as if a century had passed, and yet as if only a moment had passed, Li Shanze had already carried her back to the pickup truck.

She shook her head and rejected Li Shanze's suggestion to let her lie down in the back seat, so Li Shanze carefully placed her back in the passenger seat.

Li Shanze started the car, the engine roared happily, and then the air conditioner also began to work enthusiastically.

The warm air filled the car again. After a while, seeing that Miss Witch's face had regained its rosy complexion, Li Shanze breathed a sigh of relief and reluctantly put his mind at ease.

"Wait for me in the car for a while. I'll go clean up the traces and come back." Li Shanze said to Xia Li with a smile.

The witch lady almost collapsed on the seat. She said lazily and lightly squeezed out a "hmm" through her nose.

Li Shanze carefully opened the car window a crack - to increase ventilation and avoid carbon monoxide poisoning caused by incomplete combustion - then left the Raptor and walked quickly towards the Hummer.

Li Shanze's footsteps were getting farther and farther away, and Miss Witch's face was getting redder and redder.

Just thinking of the ring on Li Shanze's hand, the enthusiasm in Miss Witch's heart was poured with a bucket of cold water, and she once again let out a long sigh.

Charlie raised her fingertips, looked at her delicate and slender fingers, and forced herself to divert her attention.

She thought about the magic trick she had unleashed in her panic.

She thought about the spell that had replaced the rifle with the badger at the critical moment.

How did I perform that spell?

Charlie recalled the casting gestures, the energy mobilized, the mental fluctuations, and her mood at that time - maybe she was just eager to save people at that time, but now as she thought about it, her face turned red again.

Then, a long sigh was heard in the carriage again.

No, don't let your imagination run wild. Calm down, Charlie. Li is married. He already has a wife.

The witch warned herself in her heart.

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009 trophies

Li Shanze had no idea of ​​Xia Li's feelings in the car. He was carefully cleaning up the mess.

Li Shanze first walked quickly towards the bald man who had lost the ability to move and could only wail weakly, pointed a gun at him, and asked, "Do I have a grudge against you, dear sir?"

"No, no." The bald man shook his head in panic.

"So, has anyone instructed you to hunt me down, sir?"

"No, no, no." The bald man continued to shake his head desperately. He wanted to say something to beg for mercy, but after Li Shanze was sure that this was just an isolated incident, he lost interest in the bald man.

Li Shanze first put the gun he had snatched from the bald man's hand into his unbroken hand, then grabbed his hand and forced the gun barrel into his mouth.

"I hate it most when someone points a gun at me. Sir, please feel it and see if it's uncomfortable to have a gun pointed at you?" Li Shanze asked politely.

Because of the severe pain and fear, the bald man not only had beads of sweat on his forehead, but also had tears and snot. He nodded desperately, trying in vain to agree with Li Shanze's words.

"Oh oh oh, don't move, otherwise the gun will go off accidentally." Li Shanze warned hypocritically.

The bald man didn't dare to nod randomly anymore, but he immediately opened his eyes wide in horror.

It turned out that Li Shanze was pressing his finger, forcing him to pull the trigger.

Li Shanze said slowly, "Look, I've always been very reasonable. If you shoot me, you shoot yourself, and then I'll let you go. How about that?"

Didn't I miss that time? Now that the gun is in my mouth, how can I miss it again?

The bald man tried to resist desperately, but the trigger was still slowly pressed down by his own index finger without his will.

Why would I mess with this bastard?

The bald man's eyes revealed boundless regret and fear. This was his last glimpse of this world.

After a muffled thud, the bald man fell to the ground with a thud. His eyes were wide open, as if he was still awake. His blood gushed out, staining the ground red.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Li Shanze began to collect the spoils.

He carried on his back all the rifles dropped by several gunmen - one of the guns was found in a pothole not far from the roadside. When Li Shanze pulled out the gun, the American badger suddenly appeared and jumped into the hole in one step.

Li Shanze couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that this hole is a badger's den. This unfortunate badger was temporarily captured by Charlie as a soldier. He was originally hiding in the den, but was forced to go out to work in the heavy snow.

So Li Shanze scattered some uneaten nuts he found in the Hummer at the entrance of the cave as a reward.

After Li Shanze walked away, the badger carefully stuck its head out and quickly carried the nuts back to the hole.

Mr. Badger only got a small share of the spoils, as the bulk was taken away by Li Shanze.

These kindhearted people had quite a bit of cash on them. Li Shanze happily counted it and found over $5,000. After splitting it in half with Miss Witch, each of them still had over $2,000 left, which immediately alleviated his urgent need for cash.

Afterwards, Li Shanze found a box of expensive cigars and several bottles of cheap wine. Looking at the completely disproportionate prices of the wine and cigars, Li Shanze guessed that the cigars were probably obtained by robbing a rich man.

But now it belongs to me, Li Shanze put the cigar into his pocket without hesitation.

Finally, Li Shanze found a tightly packed package under the back seat of the bald man's car.

When the package was opened, it turned out to be a wooden box.

In the dim light, this ancient wooden box lies there quietly, its existence seems to be isolated from time, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

This wooden box is about one foot square, and its surface is covered with a layer of weathered dark brown lacquer. It is carved with intricate patterns, and every line reveals delicacy and depth.

On the front of the box, in the center, is a relief depicting an ancient mythological scene. The delicate knifework makes the gods, believers and plants that seem to have come out of fantasy come alive.

The god's face is solemn and dignified, sitting upright in the clouds, as if telling unknown secrets; while the believers pay homage to the god, they gather together and offer their own piety to the god.

The exotic plants, with their interwoven leaves and flowers, form an intricate border surrounding the central mythological scene.

The edge of the wooden box is carved with circles of spiral patterns, which seem to be constantly rotating, leading people into a psychedelic vortex.

Was this perhaps the "blasphemous thing" the young man who had escaped mentioned? Or was it something they had stole by accident?

Li Shanze raised his eyebrows. Considering that this was a group of freeloaders driving Hummers, there was no need to be too surprised by what appeared in their cars.

Considering that this was indeed the only thing in the two cars that might meet the description of "blasphemous objects", Li Shanze decided to hand the box over to Miss Witch and let her, a professional, handle it.

Afterwards, Li Shanze hurriedly put several bodies in the car, drove the two cars side by side, poured gasoline on them, and laid some dry and withered shrubs on them.

Then, Li Shanze lit a match and threw it on the gasoline.

Small flames spread along the trail of gasoline, like a lit fuse, and then the flames shot up into the sky, burning the two cars and three bodies.

"What is this?" Charlie placed the wooden box on her knees and looked at it curiously.

"This was found in the previous car. It might be some 'blasphemous object'. I haven't opened the box yet, so I'll give it to you." Li Shanze fastened his seat belt and stepped on the accelerator.

"Well, okay, thank you for the gift." Charlie put the box at her feet with a lack of interest and said lightly.

Li Shanze didn't take Xia Li's pretended indifference to heart. In his opinion, the witch had overdrawn her physical strength just now and must be exhausted and therefore had no energy to speak.

Li Shanze stepped on the accelerator, the wheels rolled, and he drove away from the flames rising into the sky behind him.

Not long after Li Shanze's bird of prey left, a man and a horse slowly stopped beside the fire.

Although the horse looked completely insignificant and looked listless and sickly, it was not afraid of the flames at all. Even when its hooves stepped into the flames, it remained unmoved.

The female police officer who had previously questioned Li Shanze also did not seem to be afraid of the flames. She jumped off her horse and stepped directly into the flames.

"The ogre and the witch's partnership... their strength, explosive power, speed, and reflexes are astonishing, and their marksmanship is also excellent..."

"Oh, no wonder those police couldn't catch him." The female police officer sneered, half mockingly saying, "No wonder it's my turn to go out."

"As for the witch... judging by her appearance, she should be Charlie Butner, a fugitive from Ohio. The intelligence we had previously was wrong. Her witchcraft is much stronger than the description. Haha, it looks like the intelligence department's bonus is going to be wasted. They failed to detect the heretic's tricks." The female police officer said gloatingly.

The female police officer then looked at the three people in the car that had begun to carbonize and burn fiercely, and her smile became more sincere.

"Gref the Vulture, Kerry the Goat, Mungrol the Black Bear... Haha, this blasphemous poaching gang has been destroyed, and only a few escaped. What a trophy, it was absolutely effortless."

The female police officer took a few steps back, out of the range of the fire, and then took out a notebook and a pen from her arms.

She opened the notebook and quickly crossed out three names.

Then, with a ripping sound, she tore the page out of the notebook.

The paper fluttered and was blown into the fire by the wind. The paper with the busts of three people drawn on it was engulfed by the flames and quickly turned into ashes.

"However, whether Li Shanze and Xia Li Butner actually committed the crime remains to be seen. The evidence provided by the police cannot prove that any crime was committed."

The female police officer muttered as she wrote down her words in her notebook.

It was obvious that the female police officer had a unique understanding of the crime, or perhaps she had other plans.

"Witch Charlie Butner is not deeply involved in Li Shanze's affairs, and there is a possibility of division."

"The cannibal Li Shanze didn't eat these people. It seems he did this to deceive the witch Charlie Butner. Perhaps he was attracted by her unique tricks."

"The blasphemous object 'Eye of Heresy' was obtained by Li Shanze."

"This blasphemous object is not very harmful. I don't need any help. I am enough to fight Li Shanze and Xia Li Butner alone and recover the blasphemous object."

After the female police officer finished writing this line, she snapped the notebook shut.

She put away her notebook, jumped on her horse, and rode in the direction the Ford Raptor was heading.

Although the horse looked ordinary and walked slowly, it wasn't long before a dark blue pickup truck could be seen in the distance ahead.

The female police officer calmly stroked the horse's neck, causing it to slow down and fall far behind the Ford Raptor.

010 New Calendar and Fern Town

Running towards a billboard with a huge Budweiser logo, the forest gradually became sparse, and the Budweiser beer advertisement was gradually replaced by the Quaker Oatmeal advertisement. A town that was gradually covered by snow appeared on the horizon in the distance and appeared in front of Li Shanze.

From a distance, the barn stood stubbornly like a small sequin, particularly conspicuous. The unfrozen streams intertwined like veins, quietly winding and flowing into the empty distance of the snowfield.

The town looked very quiet and beautiful in the early morning. Li Shanze looked at every street, every house and every pickup truck as if he was admiring a delicate and fragile relief.

Smoke billowed from some chimneys, and with the receding billboards, it looked as if the breakfast cereal aroma of Quaker Oats was bathed in it for miles around.

"I drove all the way from the west to Pennsylvania, and there were Budweiser ads on both sides of the road. Only when I got near the town of Fern did the ads turn to Quaker Oats. It seems that the people in this town must like Quaker Oats very much." Li Shanze sighed casually.

Xia Li's previous coldness disappeared. She looked at Li Shanze as if he were an alien, her mouth wide open in surprise, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Li Shanze was caught off guard by the witch's reaction, and he asked curiously.

Xia Li frowned and looked at Li Shanze suspiciously.

"Are you making fun of me, Lee?"

After experiencing a bloody scene of life and death chase together, Xia Li became even more rude to Li Shanze. She no longer called Li Shanze Mr. Li, but directly used his last name Li instead.

This nonsensical remark made Li Shanze even more baffled: "What do you mean by having fun?"

After confirming that Li Shanze was not joking, Miss Witch finally sighed.

"Well, I really don't know which of us is more distant from modern society."

Li Shanze was confused: "What are you talking about, Xia Li."

Xia Li acquiesced to Li Shanze calling her by her name, and she began to explain to Li Shanze seriously.

"Even a witch like me who can barely use any electronics knows that Quaker won the Thanksgiving Day bidding war and has secured the naming rights for next year."

"The Budweiser Year is almost over, and the Quaker Year is about to begin. Of course, we have to hurry up and change our calendar cards at the end of the year."

After Xia Li's explanation, Li Shanze finally understood what was going on.

Even the naming rights of the calendar year can be auctioned to a commercial company. Li Shanze has to admire the business acumen of Americans from another world.

"Okay, so what years do the Budweiser Year and the Quaker Year correspond to? 2020? 2025?"

"You really are a cannibal, Mr. Li." Xia Li exclaimed sarcastically.

The witch's irrelevant answer made Li Shanze even more confused.

"What's wrong?" Li Shanze asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

"You must remember this question can only be asked in the car. Once you get out of the car, do not mention any years from the abolished old calendar, understand?"

"History has ended. The old calendar can no longer be used. Doing so will be considered illegal and you will be thrown into prison! Of course, you're an ogre, Li, so you would have been thrown into prison anyway. It's just that the police couldn't catch you!"