Chapter 138: Stunned Silence (Part I)

"Uh, can I say that this little bit isn't even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth?" Lin Yanghao said awkwardly. He was telling the truth; to him, these spirit foods were truly a mere trifle.

"Always bragging. You'll get what's coming to you in a moment," Gu Shi retorted. He did not believe a word of it and was already prepared to watch him make a fool of himself.

It wasn't just Gu Shi; everyone else around them stared at Lin Yanghao with stunned expressions. They all had the same thought in their minds: here was another rich fool with more money than sense. They assumed he was just another young master from some family or sect out to show off, and like Gu Shi, they were ready to watch the spectacle. They wanted to see how a mere Golden Core stage cultivator could possibly consume so much spirit food.

"By the way, have you heard? Something happened at the Dan Sect today."

"What? Trouble at the Dan Sect? How is that possible!"

"Exactly! The Dan Sect is the number one sect in our cultivation world. How could anything happen to them..." The group spoke in disbelief upon hearing the news.

Lin Yanghao was startled. How long had it been? How could word have spread so fast? How was he supposed to continue playing along like this? He stuffed more spirit food into his mouth while pricking up his ears to listen to their discussion. Gu Shi, being a zombie, naturally had no interest in eating such food.

"I heard two monsters went to the Dan Sect today and turned the place upside down."

"What kind of monsters? They must have guts! They’ve surely been blasted into smithereens by now, right?"

"Who on earth are they? Daring to mess with the Dan Sect? Are they tired of living?"

Meanwhile, Lin Yanghao wore a bitter smile. What was this nonsense? How did he become a monster? Gu Shi being a monster was one thing, but open your eyes—I am a pure human cultivator! If he could, Lin Yanghao would have loved to go over and give them a good beating.

"You're all wrong. Those two monsters are not only fine, but they also left the Dan Sect in ruins. Countless elders and disciples were killed, and even several seniors of the sect perished."

"How can that be? Could it be that both of them possess Mahayana stage strength?" Everyone exclaimed in disbelief.

"Certainly! And rumor has it that they might even be entities beyond the Mahayana stage. The Dan Sect has now offered a bounty of five hundred thousand medium-grade spirit stones for their heads, and even those who report their whereabouts can get one thousand medium-grade spirit stones."

"Fifty thousand medium-grade spirit stones! With that kind of wealth, we wouldn't have to worry for the rest of our lives." The people sitting there were green with envy over the bounty. Most of them were low-level cultivators, with the strongest among them only at the Nascent Soul stage.

"With our meager cultivation, we’d better not even think about it."

Lin Yanghao listened from the side, completely dumbfounded. He hadn't realized he was worth five hundred thousand medium-grade spirit stones. He paid no mind to the fact that he was being hunted.

"Kid, stop dreaming. You're not worth that much; this five-hundred-thousand bounty is for me," Gu Shi said, shattering Lin Yanghao's illusions. Gu Shi used telepathic communication; with so many eyes and ears around, if he said it aloud, wouldn't he be telling everyone that he and Lin Yanghao were the very 'monsters' they were talking about?

"How do you know?" Lin Yanghao asked, puzzled. Could he read minds?

"I can tell by that lecherous grin on your face," Gu Shi replied with an 'I know everything' expression.

Lin Yanghao looked at Gu Shi speechlessly. How could that be called a lecherous grin? It was clearly... a great, ambitious smile! Ignoring him, Lin Yanghao continued to bury his head in the spirit food and wine, having already finished more than half in a short time.

"I say, kid, can't you eat slower? No one is competing with you. And don't come begging me to help you refine that spiritual energy later," Gu Shi said, though he was secretly surprised. Normally, if an ordinary person ate this much, they would be on the verge of exploding from the excess spiritual energy. Yet, Lin Yanghao remained perfectly fine. Was his constitution better than others? Was the spiritual energy just slow to take effect? Yes, that must be it!

"Don't worry, even if I burst from overeating, I won't ask for your help." Lin Yanghao was annoyed. Gu Shi was looking down on him, so he would slap his face hard to show him not to underestimate him again. He decided to order another ten plates.

"Waiter, bring me ten more plates of top-grade spirit food!" As soon as Lin Yanghao spoke, the cultivators in the inn were truly shocked.

Are you kidding me? It was strange enough that he hadn't exploded yet, and now he wanted more? Even if you want to die, you don't have to do it like this. Why waste so many spirit stones? If you have too many, give them to us! You could go find a tree to hang yourself from, or if you can't bring yourself to do it, we can help you. That was the collective thought of every cultivator present.

"What is this kid doing? He’s not really trying to commit suicide, is he? But he doesn't look like it," Gu Shi muttered, truly unable to understand Lin Yanghao anymore.

The waiter was stunned and asked, "You want so much? Can you even finish it?" He had initially thought Gu Shi was the one eating, but it all went into Lin Yanghao's stomach, and he still wanted more! He could tell at a glance that Lin Yanghao was at the Golden Core stage, but he couldn't gauge Gu Shi at all. He knew one thing for certain: Gu Shi's strength was unfathomable. That was why he sold them so much food; otherwise, he would never have sold it to them. Though the inn made its money this way, how could he refuse a paying customer? But if Lin Yanghao died here, it would be bad luck for the inn.

"Just bring it, stop with the nonsense," Lin Yanghao said impatiently. He was a paying customer, and the customer was king; why refuse money?

"We are just thinking of your safety. If you insist, finish what you have first." Since Lin Yanghao put it that way, he couldn't refuse. Unnoticed by anyone, a cold, subtle smirk appeared on the waiter's face.