'Bookworm' Gou Du / 3 / Sky Eight Parts / Male / Confucianism (National Level), Martial Arts (City/District Level)
Wu Lingjun, the "Painting Maniac" / 3 / Eight Parts of the Sky / Male / Painting (National Level), Martial Arts (Municipal Level)
'Craftsman' Feng Asan / 3 / Sky Eight Divisions / Male / Carpenter (National Level), Martial Arts (City/District Level)
"Dear user, five of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass have been summoned on your behalf. Each one cost you 3,000 Exorcism Points, for a total of 15,000 Exorcism Points," the intelligent program stated.
"Yes, it's good that they're out. Don't piece them together yet. We'll put them together after I bring out the remaining three together." Gao Jianfei was satisfied.
Five level 3 ghosts and five national-level special skills are quite a good harvest!
Only when there is no threat from any force and no one is chasing him can Gao Jianfei do these things safely.
Leave the den of ghosts.
Over the next two days, while treating Yamaguchi Harumo and Zhu Cong, Gao Jianfei also completed the singing and recording of 10 songs, handing the recorded songs to Yamaguchi Harumo so that he could directly pass them on to Ni Records.
Gao Jianfei expressed his hope that his album would be released soon.
After two days of recovery, the number of exorcism points has reached 11,000.
Gao Jianfei entered the Ghost Den and continued his investigation of the remaining three of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass.
It went exceptionally smoothly...
Ghost's name / Ghost's level / Ghost's origin / Gender / Special skills in life /
'Flower Fan' Shi Qing's 'Dew' / 3 / Eight Parts of the Sky / Female / Flower Cultivation (National Level), Fine Brush Painting (National Level), Martial Arts (Municipal Level)
'Drama Fan' Li Kuile / 3 / Sky Eight / Male / Acting Skills (National Level), Martial Arts Skills (Municipal Level)
"Enemy of Yama" Xue Muhua / 3 / Eight Parts of the Sky / Male / Medical Skills (National Level), Martial Arts (Provincial Level)
"Dear user, Xue Muhua has spent 5,000 Exorcism Points; while Shi Qinglu and Li Kuilei have each spent 3,000 Exorcism Points, totaling 11,000 Exorcism Points. At this point, all eight friends of Hangu Pass have appeared. Dear user, would you like to immediately assemble these eight level 3 ghosts?"
The intelligent program asked eagerly.
"Okay, start piecing it together right away!" Gao Jianfei nodded with a smile.
As a result, the eight progress bars directly covered the eight data messages on the virtual display screen!
"Heh, this time, it's my biggest move since I obtained the Super Ghost Instrument!" Gao Jianfei chuckled and left the Ghost Den.
These eight level 3 ghosts cost a total of 26,000 exorcism points. Based on the exorcism point recovery speed of a level 4 exorcist, it would take five days to gather all eight level 3 ghosts together and bring them into the ghost den.
For the past five days, Gao Jianfei's life has remained ordinary yet happy.
While treating Yamaguchi Harumo and Zhu Cong's illnesses, the record company had already heard the 10 songs that Gao Jianfei had composed and sung himself. They were amazed by Gao Jianfei's talent and guaranteed that Gao Jianfei's album would be released within a month!
Gao Jianfei did not play the male lead role; he left everything to the record company.
The Yamaguchi-gumi poured millions of dollars into the project, demanding that the record company hire some of Asia's most popular male and female stars to record Gao Jianfei's album.
It is foreseeable that the sales of this album will reach a peak in the Asian record industry!
Five days later.
The intelligent program finally brought good news... "Dear user, the souls of the Eight Friends of Hangu have all been pieced together and placed in the third level of the Ghost Nest. You can see them immediately!"
Meanwhile, Yamaguchi Harumi tells Gao Jianfei that his match with Chen Yifeng is drawing ever closer! He urges Gao Jianfei to make sure he is fully prepared!
Now, there are only 10 days left until the competition!
A segment of the world's nobility and elites from certain industries have begun to enter Japan. Even some members of the British royal family and high-ranking government officials from some South American countries have secretly entered Japan!
In addition, the World Gambling Association announced that the referee for this match was the current head of the Song family!
Song Qian!
It can be said that he is a referee of considerable influence in the world of gambling!
The main event is about to begin! And the host team, Yamaguchi-gumi, is also busy preparing for this competition!
A sense of impending doom seemed to permeate the entire country of Japan!
Chapter 345 Each Displays Their Unique Abilities
Chapter 345 Each Displays Their Unique Abilities
In 10 days, it will be the life-or-death showdown with Chen Yifeng!
Gao Jianfei's mindset also became slightly more serious. It wasn't that he was afraid of Chen Yifeng, but this match deserved his attention. Besides, Song Qian, the hypocritical patriarch of the Song family who had betrayed Gao Jianfei, would also be there!
During these 10 days, Gao Jianfei also had to make careful preparations.
However, the Yamaguchi-gumi is currently very close to Gao Jianfei. As the organizer of this competition, they inform Gao Jianfei of many details in advance. Chen Yifeng, Song Qian, and the others probably didn't expect that Gao Jianfei would maintain such a close, almost friendly, relationship with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Upon returning home, Gao Jianfei solemnly gathered the women of the Emei Sect together and instructed them that in ten days, he would be betting against Chen Yifeng. At that time, people from the Qingcheng Sect might also appear in Japan. Therefore, during this period, the women of the Emei Sect were absolutely forbidden from going out to play on their own! If they wanted to go out, Gao Jianfei had to do their makeup for them beforehand!
That night, Gao Jianfei slipped directly into the haunted house.
In the den of ghosts.
"Dear user, the souls of the Level 3 ghosts, the Eight Friends of Hangu, have been pieced together. Because they are closely related in the virtual world, I have placed them all in one room, rooms 3-9. You can see them immediately. By taking in these Eight Friends of Hangu, you have gained a total of 2600 experience points and 2600 exorcism points."
"Hmm." Gao Jianfei nodded and walked towards room 3-9.
Gao Jianfei knew that eight special skills would soon be presented to him. Aside from medicine and painting, which were slightly overlapping, the other six were all national-level skills, worthy of his thorough study. As for the martial arts of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass, he estimated they were even inferior to Liang Ziweng, and naturally, Gao Jianfei disdained them.
Arriving at the door of room 3-9, the door was ajar.
Gao Jianfei thought to himself that since he obtained the Super Ghost Instrument and began collecting ghosts, he had never encountered a situation where eight ghosts lived together in one room. He estimated that the room where the Eight Friends of Hangu lived must be very large.
While thinking, he reached out and pushed the door open.
When the door opened, Gao Jianfei's eyes lit up. Sure enough, the room was a completely different world!
There, with its red walls and green tiles, a row of quaint, old-fashioned bungalows stretched out before them! Each bungalow had a large courtyard. Some courtyards were filled with blooming flowers; others had small pharmacies; still others had stages for performances… the variety was endless!
Gao Jianfei looked up and saw eight ghosts sitting under the shade of a giant tree, chatting and sipping tea, enjoying themselves leisurely!
They were all dressed in ancient attire, each with a different appearance, and one of them was a middle-aged young woman!
These must be the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass, right?
Gao Jianfei smiled and, without any restraint, walked directly towards them.
The eight men also spotted Gao Jianfei at the same time and immediately came over to greet him.
Upon closer inspection, Gao Jian was also secretly surprised... These Eight Friends of Hangu Pass were indeed all different in appearance and very distinctive.
"Xiao Gao, thank you for bringing us eight brothers here!" The Eight Friends of Hangu were very respectful, bowing deeply to Gao Jianfei to express their gratitude.
Before Gao Jianfei could answer, one of the men, dressed in a brocade robe, said to him in a pretentious tone, "Little Gao, why don't we eight brothers introduce ourselves first? I love singing and acting all my life, and I can portray any role perfectly!"
He had barely finished speaking when he began to sing. First came a woman's voice... "My willow-leaf eyebrows have long been unpainted, my faded makeup stained with tears on my red silk. In the Changmen Palace, I have no need for grooming, so why should I offer pearls to comfort my loneliness?" The song was soft, melodious, and poignant.
Then, he sang in a male voice, "Oh, my dear, I have not seen you for a long time and I miss you dearly. That is why I bestow upon you a bushel of pearls. Please accept it."
After the man finished singing, he switched to a female voice and sang: "His Majesty has Consort Yang by his side, and even the morning court has been neglected. When will he ever think of me, a woman with a bad fate? Oh..." He started to cry when he got to this part.
Gao Jianfei was shocked... This person could impersonate a man one moment and a woman the next, with very accurate facial expressions, and his voice was also perfectly controlled!
Furthermore, he can cry instantly when he wants to, and his cries are genuine and heartfelt, not at all like acting!
"Uh... this acting is probably worth an Oscar!" Gao Jianfei said, laughing and crying at the same time. Then he interrupted, "Stop singing. I know who you are. You are 'Opera Fan' Li Kuilei."
The puppet, dressed as a woman, smiled sweetly and stepped back.
Immediately afterward, a simple-looking man stepped forward. He carried a short axe and had a long saw slung over his back, clearly dressed as a carpenter. He said respectfully, "Xiao Gao, I am 'Craftsman' Feng Asan. It's a pleasure to meet you. To express my gratitude, I've brought you a gift!"
As he spoke, he took out a small object from his pocket and handed it to Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei was greatly surprised and reached out to take it. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was only the size of a palm—a wooden model of a magnificent horse! Although small, the horse's muscular lines were rich and lifelike, and its facial expression was exceptionally spirited. Gao Jianfei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "To be able to make such a small wooden horse so realistic is truly an amazing feat of woodworking skill!"
Feng Asan smiled shyly. At this moment, a beautiful young woman holding a pot of flowers came forward, covered her mouth and smiled, exuding charm, "Xiao Gao, if you just think Brother Asan's rocking horse is a toy, you're wrong. Look, there's a mechanism on the horse's ears!"
"Huh?" Gao Jianfei was taken aback. He looked over and, sure enough, there was a small wooden plug on the left ear of the wooden horse.
The young woman continued, "Xiao Gao, please place the rocking horse on the ground and then turn the lever."
Gao Jianfei did as instructed, placing the wooden horse on the ground and gently twisting the cork next to its ear.
Something very strange happened!
The rocking horse seemed to come alive, its four hooves spurring out as it started running! Although it wasn't very fast, it was still a bit faster than an ordinary domestic hen running!
"My God! This... this is the wooden ox and flowing horse that Zhuge Liang made back then, right? Damn! It can even run!" Gao Jianfei exclaimed in amazement.
The wooden horse ran for a while before collapsing on its own. Gao Jianfei then asked Feng Asan, "Master Feng, could you make a larger version of this running wooden horse, perhaps the same size as a real horse?"
"Ha, Xiao Gao, it's easy to make something big but difficult to make something small. If you ask me to make a big, running wooden horse, what's so difficult about that?" Feng Asan smiled shyly, but his face was full of confidence.
"That's great!" Gao Jianfei exclaimed with delight. It was said that the competition with Feng Haoyu also included a handicraft component. Li Yun and the others had previously researched online and found that Feng Haoyu had invented several small gadgets that were quite practical for daily life, and had even applied for patents. This indicated that Feng Haoyu also had a talent for handicrafts. However, if Gao Jianfei could make the wooden ox and flowing horse, Feng Haoyu wouldn't dare compare his skills to Gao Jianfei's!
Imagine riding a rocking horse, trotting along the highway—how awesome would that be? Even if it's speeding, the traffic police can't do anything about it; it's not even considered a motor vehicle!
"Hahaha! I want to learn this! It's interesting, so interesting!" Gao Jianfei couldn't help but burst into laughter.
At this moment, the beautiful young woman smiled charmingly at Gao Jianfei, "Little Gao, if Brother San has something to give you, then your little sister naturally has something to give you too!"
She's older than Gao Jianfei, yet she calls herself his little sister—that's a bit ridiculous!
However, Gao Jianfei didn't care. He took a pot of flowers from the beautiful young woman's hands.
"Little sister is the 'flower-obsessed' Shi Qinglu, Xiao Gao, don't forget your little sister!" She finished speaking and gave Gao Jianfei a meaningful look, a clear hint of seduction. Gao Jianfei thought to himself... Okay, looks like you really are a flower-obsessed guy!
Although Gao Jianfei was inwardly complaining, the pleasant fragrance of flowers filled his nostrils, instantly making him feel refreshed and invigorated.
Looking down, my eyes immediately bulged!
A potted plant in itself wouldn't have surprised Gao Jianfei. However, the potted plant that Shi Qinglu gave to Gao Jianfei was quite something...
The branches are fine, but the problem is that a main trunk is straight, and some branches extend from the side, with a flower blooming on each branch.
There are 13 flowers in total!
There are peonies, camellias, morning glories, wild chrysanthemums, sunflowers, crabapple blossoms, datura flowers, violets, pear blossoms, peach blossoms, orchids, roses...
13 completely different flowers!
They are completely unrelated, and some flowers simply cannot bloom in the same season!
"This... could it be fake?" Gao Jianfei touched the leaves of each flower, which were all extremely fresh and delicate.
"Xiao Gao, all I've ever learned is grafting and cultivating various flowers. This pot is called 'Thirteen Sisters, Each with Their Own Charm,' but that's not even my best work. I can graft 21 different flowers onto one plant and make them bloom at the same time! Hehe!" Shi Qinglu said with no small amount of pride.
“Sun!” Gao Jianfei pointed at the sunflower and murmured.