“367 exorcism points? That’s too few. What decent level 2 ghosts can we get?” Gao Jianfei shook his head. “I’m going to see Du Dajin now. We’ll discuss the plan for the next level 2 ghost later.”
As he spoke, Gao Jianfei walked directly through the passageway and entered the small black space.
The small black space rose up, steadily teleporting Gao Jianfei to the second floor of the Ghost Den.
Gao Jianfei walked to the door of room 2-4. The door was ajar, and Gao Jianfei pushed it open and went inside.
Inside the door was a spacious hall, furnished in an antique style. On a table sat a blue-and-white porcelain vase containing a triangular flag. Embroidered on the flag was a carp leaping and tumbling amidst the waves of the sea, as if about to leap over the Dragon Gate!
“This? In the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Du Dajin is the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of the Longmen镖局 (escort agency). The flag in the vase should be the镖旗 (escort flag).” Gao Jianfei thought to himself, then his gaze shifted from the flag to a man in his fifties, wearing a short-sleeved silk shirt, with a tall and imposing figure, muscular arms, and a majestic appearance, standing by the table with his chest out.
"Hmm? Ha, you're the owner here, Xiao Gao? Please come in, please come in. This is Du Dajin." The burly man, Du Dajin, was very polite, cupping his hands to welcome Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei chuckled and walked over. He thought to himself, "In ancient times, escort agencies were a type of service industry. This Du Dajin, although he looks tall and imposing, his facial expressions and mannerisms are quite befitting of someone working in the service industry!"
Polite, attentive, and enthusiastic.
However, Gao Jianfei couldn't find anything to talk about with this minor character from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. He simply smiled politely and said, "Hello, hello."
Du Dajin, on the other hand, was quite talkative. After exchanging a few words of concern with Gao Jianfei, he sighed deeply, "In the twenty years since my Longmen Escort Agency opened, we've handled all kinds of business, from official escorts to salt shipments and gold and silver jewelry—we've never had a single mishap. I never expected that our last escort mission would be like this..."
Gao Jianfei quickly called for a halt, "Um, stop, stop! The last time was when he was escorting Yu Daiyan of the Wudang Sect and things went wrong, and then Yin Susu killed his whole family, right? Well, I've read this story several times, so Chief Escort Du doesn't need to repeat it. Um... it's said that Chief Escort Du is skilled at shooting rapid-fire steel darts. I'd like to ask him about that."
Gao Jianfei was too lazy to listen to Du Dajin's story, so he told him the main purpose of his visit to Du Dajin today.
All he wanted to do was learn Du Dajin's steel dart shooting technique.
The gunfight at the Dongxing headquarters last time served as a reminder to Gao Jianfei that when facing an opponent with a gun, he either had to use a gun himself, or he would have to rely on concealed weapons.
"Haha, Xiao Gao, I've been learning martial arts from the Shaolin School since childhood. My skills in fists, feet, swords, and spears are rather ordinary, but my skill with steel darts is highly regarded by my friends in the martial arts world. My specialty is firing steel darts in rapid succession; I can fire forty-nine darts in one go. Therefore, my friends in the martial arts world have given me the nickname 'Multi-Armed Bear'."
"Give me your nickname." Hearing Gao Jianfei bring up his proud skill of rapid-fire steel darts, Du Dajin's face lit up with pride.
Gao Jianfei knew that Du Dajin's specialty was Shaolin Luohan Fist, but Du Dajin's mastery of this style was quite low, only at the town level. Compared to Huang Feihong's provincial-level Shadowless Kick and Zhu Cong's city-level Empty Fist, it was several levels weaker!
However, his rapid-fire dart skill reached the provincial level.
Therefore, Gao Jianfei had no immediate plans to learn Du Dajin's Shaolin Luohan Fist; he was only interested in Du Dajin's rapid-fire steel dart skill.
"Well, Chief Escort Du, please teach me your steel dart skills!" Gao Jianfei smiled slightly at Du Dajin, and then directly instructed the intelligent program, "I want to learn Du Dajin's rapid-fire steel dart skills."
"As you wish, esteemed user, Super Ghost Device, learning space activated!" the intelligent program's loyal voice rang out.
The environment of the hall where Gao Jianfei and Du Dajin were located immediately changed...
The next second, the human and the ghost arrived at a place resembling a martial arts training ground. The place was quite spacious, with a weapon rack displaying ancient weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds. There were also some wooden dummy dummies, with targets hanging from them.
Du Dajin took a fine leather pouch from his waist, which contained a total of forty-nine steel darts.
Gao Jianfei took a steel dart from Du Dajin and examined it. It was small, sharp, and looked quite good.
Soon, Du Dajin demonstrated his signature move to Gao Jianfei. He waved his hands continuously, and the sound of 'whooshing' filled the air. In just one minute, forty-nine steel darts were launched in quick succession, hitting the bullseye of some wooden stake targets 30 meters away.
"Amazing!" Gao Jianfei couldn't help but exclaim.
After that, Du Dajin imparted all his skills and experience in shooting steel darts in rapid succession to Gao Jianfei without reservation.
It's worth mentioning that to master Du Dajin's unique skill, one must first train their eyesight! Moreover, the eyesight required for this skill is even higher than that required for Zhu Cong's "Empty Hands" technique.
In this way, after Gao Jianfei mastered the rapid-fire steel dart technique, his eye speed also improved!
"Heh, very good! I never expected that practicing hidden weapons would actually improve my eye speed, which can be used in gambling!" This win-win situation made Gao Jianfei overjoyed.
Another point is that although Du Dajin's speed in launching steel darts is very fast, it is not as fast as Gao Jianfei's hand speed! Therefore, it takes Du Dajin 1 minute to launch all 49 steel darts, while Gao Jianfei only takes 40 seconds!
Surpass!
Just as he surpassed his teacher Tie Mian in learning gambling skills, Gao Jianfei's rapid-fire steel dart skill also surpassed Du Dajin's!
Three hours later, Gao Jianfei and Du Dajin stood facing each other, about 30 meters apart. Suddenly, Du Dajin roared and then dashed off to the side!
A confident smile tugged at the corners of Gao Jianfei's mouth. He reached into the leather pouch hanging at his waist and then began to wave his hands repeatedly...
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
One after another, steel darts shot through the air!
The target is Du Dajin, who keeps dodging!
Gao Jianfei's steel darts were fired at extremely high speeds and with perfect aim, so no matter how Du Dajin dodged, he could never escape the darts!
Forty seconds later, Du Dajin, whose body was covered in 49 steel darts, walked towards Gao Jianfei with a wry smile. "Impressive, Xiao Gao, your rapid-fire steel dart technique has surpassed mine!"
Gao Jianfei chuckled, mentally comparing Du Dajin's hidden weapon techniques with Little Li's Flying Dagger... Undoubtedly, Du Dajin's dart-throwing technique was rather ordinary, relying on wrist strength, eye speed, hand speed, and accuracy. Little Li's Flying Dagger, on the other hand, used pure energy and spirit to completely lock onto the opponent!
The two are not on the same level.
However, every time Gao Jianfei uses Little Li's Flying Dagger, all his strength and spirit are drained, which means that his flying dagger skills can only be used to save his life, and he can only kill one enemy at a time.
Du Dajin's steel darts are purely a drain on physical strength. Although they cannot compare with Li Xunhuan's flying darts in terms of speed and power, Gao Jianfei can still do other things after throwing 49 steel darts!
"Heh, if I had fired these steel darts during the gunfight at the Dongxing headquarters last time, I wouldn't have been so embarrassed!" Gao Jianfei chuckled, said goodbye to Du Dajin, and turned to leave room 2-4.
Afterwards, Gao Jianfei went to rooms 2-3, looked for Iron Face, and tested his current eye speed.
After learning the skill of rapid-fire steel darts, Gao Jianfei's eye speed has improved from 70 to 82, making great progress!
As a result, Gao Jianfei's overall gambling skill assessment data changed...
If hand speed is still calculated according to the "85" test in the gambling association, then Gao Jianfei's overall gambling skill rating at this moment becomes 7625.
After coming down from the second floor of the Ghost House, Gao Jianfei took out his phone and checked the time; it was almost 7 p.m.
He then checked the exorcism points again. At this point, the exorcism points had recovered to 567.
Gao Jianfei spoke directly to the AI program, "I'm going back the day after tomorrow to attend a friend's birthday party. I've never attended a proper banquet before, and I'm afraid I'll embarrass myself. Therefore, I'd like a Level 2 ghost that is skilled in etiquette and possesses some talents that I can show off at parties and banquets. Hmm, I currently have '567' exorcism points. Just use the exorcism points within my range!"
"Okay, esteemed user, I will immediately access the database to find a Level 2 ghost that meets your requirements. Please wait a moment," the intelligent program said faithfully.
While Gao Jianfei was busy learning skills, at the same time, in the flower market, in the hotel suite that Hu Zi had booked.
Hu Zi sat on the sofa smoking a cigar.
A dozen thugs were stationed in the suite, guarding it meticulously.
However, at this moment, there was another person in the suite.
He was a middle-aged man, rather short, but with a decent air about him. He rolled up his shirt sleeves, held a large handful of small darts in his left hand, and was throwing them at a target hanging on the wall.
His hand is very steady, and his aim is excellent; he can always hit a position that is relatively close to the bullseye.
"Hey, Lao Wu, what do you think of that Brazilian girl I introduced you to in Las Vegas last time? She was a beauty who was a finalist in the Miss Universe pageant two years ago. Pretty good, huh?" Bearded man grinned and said to the middle-aged man who was playing darts.
"Beard, we've known each other for a long time, no need for formalities. Yesterday, you called me, and I immediately flew over from the province with a few of my apprentices. This afternoon, as soon as they got off the plane, they went to the casino in Dongxing. Beard, haven't I been good to you?" The middle-aged man continued playing darts, smiling as he spoke.
"Yeah, Lao Wu, we're good brothers. I'll help you out whenever you're in trouble. And you'll come running whenever I need you. That's great!" Hu Zi said, a cigar dangling from his lips. "But, it's not that I don't trust you, but how are your apprentices doing?"
"Haha, Beard, don't worry. If even my apprentices, whom I personally trained, can't handle a mere Dongxing casino, then I might as well quit gambling and go back to farming!" "Old Wu" handed the unfinished darts to one of Beard's henchmen, then sat down on the sofa, picked up a cigar from the coffee table, lit it, and started smoking. "Besides, none of my apprentices have ever participated in the world ranking tournament. This is a perfect opportunity for them to challenge some of Dongxing's professional gamblers."
"Hehe, Lao Wu, this time, let's join forces and crush Dongxing! Interesting, really interesting." Hu Zi laughed happily.
Lake City.
The Emperor Building, the Emperor Casino.
Inside the computer monitoring room of the Emperor Casino.
At this moment, Chen Yaohui's face was extremely ugly. He stood behind a row of computers with his hands on his hips.
A dozen or so staff members are nervously monitoring the screen in front of their computers.
"Brother Yaohui, there are four of them in total. They've already won over 10 million in the lobby tonight! They've played five different games: baccarat, stud poker, sic bo, and blackjack. And it seems they're not going to stop yet," a staff member said nervously to Chen Yaohui.
Chen Yaohui lit a cigarette and took deep drags.
Another staff member reported, "Brother Yaohui, Mr. Ma and Mr. Zhu have entered the hall to deal with those four people."
Chen Yaohui said irritably, "Where's Azhuo?"
"Brother Yaohui, have you forgotten that Mr. Zhuo's wife gave birth and he just took leave yesterday?" a staff member replied.
Chen Yaohui frowned deeply. "Damn it, I'm afraid Xiao Ma and A Zhu won't be able to handle those four. Listen, call A Zhuo right now and tell him to return to the casino immediately!"
"Yes, Brother Yaohui."
Chen Yaohui paced back and forth, smoking a cigarette. Three minutes later, he pulled out his phone, opened his contacts, and found Gao Jianfei's number. However, he didn't dial Gao Jianfei's number immediately. Chen Yaohui hesitated.
At this moment, a staff member reported, "Brother Yaohui, Mr. Zhuo has been contacted and he is on his way."
Chen Yaohui breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, "Azhuo should be able to handle it, so let's not bother Jianfei for now."
Chapter Seventy-Seven: Jianfei, come help me!
Chapter Seventy-Seven: Jianfei, come help me!
In the den of ghosts.
Gao Jianfei created a Level 2 ghost in the intelligent program, who was skilled in etiquette and possessed certain artistic talents.
In fact, Gao Jianfei didn't do this specifically because he was going to attend Qin Leshi's birthday party... Gao Jianfei genuinely wanted to change his overall temperament and manners!
Shortly after, the AI program's voice sounded... "Dear user, as per your request, I have brought you a Level 2 ghost who is skilled in etiquette and proficient in piano and composition. You will need 560 exorcism points to have it. In its previous life, it was a very gentlemanly and handsome man who moved freely in various social circles and was pursued by countless women. Would you like to proceed with the exorcism of this Level 2 ghost immediately?"
"Uh, he frequently attends all sorts of high-end banquets, composes music, and plays the piano... He must be a wealthy young man, a true aristocrat, right?" Gao Jianfei murmured unconsciously.
The intelligent program quickly replied, "No, esteemed user, this Level 2 ghost was a gigolo in his previous life, a high-class gigolo. His etiquette, piano skills, and even his composing talent were all designed to please all sorts of noblewomen in order to gain huge economic benefits. Do you need this Level 2 ghost immediately?"
"What...what? A duck? A high-class duck?" Gao Jianfei was dumbfounded.
"Yes, dear user, do you need immediate assistance?" the intelligent program followed up.
Gao Jianfei thought for a moment. Since the person was already dead, there was no need to care about the level 2 ghost's profession and character in life. As long as it had the special skills it needed, that was enough. Immediately, Gao Jianfei decisively said, "Go for it!"
Suddenly, jumbled radio waves began scrolling across the virtual display screen, and three seconds later, a message appeared...
Ghost's name, ghost level, age in life, gender, occupation in life, special skills in life, cause of death.
Zhong Haiyang, 2, 41, male, male escort, social etiquette (provincial level), piano (provincial level), composition (provincial level), bedroom skills (provincial level), HIV infection,
Upon seeing this information, Gao Jianfei was truly shocked!
Four special skills, all at the provincial level!
Moreover, it includes a special skill that's hard to talk about... Damn, bedroom skills? Is that even considered a special skill?
"Then, how come bedroom skills are considered a special talent?" Gao Jianfei exclaimed subconsciously.
"Yes, my esteemed user, don't you think this counts as a special skill?" the AI program countered playfully. "Alright, esteemed user, you may now begin piecing together Zhong Haiyang's soul."