"Hey! Don't run!"
Zhang Chulan was about to explode with anger. How could there be such a shameless person in this world?
Yang Tao chuckled, reaching out to stop Zhang Chulan, and said, "That guy's personality is just like that. If he really hits you, he'll take responsibility, but if he doesn't, he's absolutely too lazy to say another word."
Zhang Chulan was stunned by the words, then looked at the small motorcycle disappearing around the corner and asked, "Big Brother, do you know him?"
"Cao Yanbing, the Soul Guardian General of Rakshasa Street, and also the protagonist of this world."
"protagonist? Him? Isn't he just a delivery guy?!"
"What about you?"
"I'm better than him; at least I get five insurances and one housing fund for delivering packages!"
What Zhang Chulan said was so self-righteous, but on second thought, it was true. Although All Heavens Connect was a courier company, it at least had a formal employment system; even temporary workers received five insurances and one housing fund.
"Don't let the pot call the kettle black. You two are the same, both dirt poor. Let's go inside and check out the situation."
With that, Yang Tao walked towards Rakshasa Street, but an unexpected event occurred as he crossed the archway: he… failed to trigger the conditions to enter Rakshasa Street.
This was a bit awkward.
No matter how strong he was now, in other people's eyes and perceptions, he was just an ordinary person, but the problem lay there.
Ordinary people couldn't enter Soul Calming Street.
He looked at Zhang Chulan, took a key out of his backpack, and handed it to him.
"You try. If you can get in, just hold the key and silently think 'open the door'."
Zhang Chulan also realized that his Big Brother seemed to be having some trouble and apparently couldn't enter the place he mentioned. He reached out, took the key, took a deep breath, and walked towards Rakshasa Street.
Two seconds later.
Zhang Chulan stood beside Yang Tao.
"Big Brother, I can't get in either, what should we do?"
Yang Tao hadn't expected that Zhang Chulan also couldn't get in. This was a bit much. Could it be that one absolutely had to possess spiritual power to enter?
Now the problem was a bit troublesome. Could it be that they could only stand there staring blankly?
Inside, there were a large number of souls eagerly waiting for him.
'Spiritual power… spiritual power… So, Elisa should count as a spirit, right?'
After all, Soul Calming Street was considered a transit station to the Nether, and Elisa should be able to enter.
Just as he was about to go back and call Elisa over to check, the familiar sound of a motorcycle came again.
Woosh…
Cao Yanbing, who had just left, rode his small motorcycle back again. He looked at the two people standing beneath the Rakshasa Street archway and said, "You haven't left yet?"
He didn't know if it was the rule of "one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers" being triggered, but when Zhang Chulan saw Cao Yanbing's indifferent expression, the anger from almost being hit earlier was reignited: "Hey, you guy!"
"You almost hit someone while riding a motorcycle, can't you have a better attitude?"
"Didn't I not hit you?"
"You…"
Yang Tao reached out to stop Zhang Chulan, chuckling as he looked at Cao Yanbing and said, "Chulan, he's right, he didn't hit anyone, so we shouldn't make things difficult for him over something like this."
Cao Yanbing glanced at Yang Tao and said, "If that's the case, then please move aside; I need to pass."
Yang Tao looked at Cao Yanbing and chuckled, saying, "Cao Yanbing, let's put the hitting incident behind us. Now, let's talk about entering the world of Soul Calming Street."
Hearing Yang Tao call out his name, Cao Yanbing's eyes subtly changed as he carefully scrutinized Yang Tao and Zhang Chulan. He didn't sense any spiritual power on either of them, so it was clear they weren't Spirit Holders.
"Who are you?"
Ding!
A golden business card appeared in Yang Tao's hand. With a flick, the business card flew towards Cao Yanbing.
Cao Yanbing gently caught the business card: "Yang Tao… Never heard of him."
"It would be strange if you had heard of me. And this person beside me is my brother Zhang Chulan. My brother and I heard that there are evil spirits in Soul Calming Street, so we wanted to go in and see for ourselves."
Cao Yanbing, without changing his expression, threw the business card back to Yang Tao and said in a deep voice, "Although I don't know where you heard about Soul Calming Street, this kind of place is not somewhere ordinary people like you can set foot. Take my advice and leave quickly."
Clutching the business card in his hand, Yang Tao's face showed a surprised expression.
"This is the first time I've ever given a business card and had it thrown back! Cao Yanbing, you really are different. I remember you were quite poor, weren't you? This business card is at least pure gold."
Cao Yanbing: "..."
He was filled with regret now. Why did you only mention such an important thing now? I'm practically selling my soul for Sia Ling's 200 yuan rent.
Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to ask for it back now?
Zhang Chulan didn't have so many qualms. He directly said to Yang Tao with a grin, "Big Brother, if he doesn't want it, just give it to me. I'll melt it down into gold jewelry for a betrothal gift."
Yang Tao glanced at Zhang Chulan, put the business card back into his backpack, and said, "Forget the business card. Later, I'll take you to a special world, a world full of gems, even human-head-sized sapphires! Fist-sized ones are everywhere."
"Ah?"
Zhang Chulan's eyes immediately lit up, and he said excitedly, "Big Brother, you are my true Big Brother!!"
He wished he could hug and kiss Yang Tao right now.
"Hey, entering Soul Calming Street is impossible. If there's nothing else, then move out of the way quickly; my breakfast is almost cold."
Human-head-sized sapphires? Why don't you say half-meter-sized diamonds??
Cao Yanbing didn't want to bother with these two guys. Without spiritual power, no matter how much they knew, they were just ordinary people.
"Sigh… Chulan, it looks like we can't get in without a fight. Go, let him know we're not pushovers."
Zhang Chulan nodded slightly at the words, walking step by step towards Cao Yanbing, while simultaneously beginning to chant: "Heaven and Earth, profound and mystical; myriad Qi, the root of all. Cultivate countless eons, to manifest my divine abilities…"
Golden Qi appeared.
Cao Yanbing, however, saw it clearly and couldn't help but widen his eyes: 'What is this?? It's definitely not spiritual power… And what he's chanting is a Taoist scripture?'
"Please enlighten me!"
As his voice fell, Zhang Chulan transformed into an afterimage, appearing before Cao Yanbing, and swung his fist towards the opponent's face.
Cao Yanbing's reaction was also very fast; he reached out his hand to block Zhang Chulan's fist.
Bang…
The powerful force sent Cao Yanbing flying backward, but he adjusted his body in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.
"Who exactly are you people?"
Yang Tao said very calmly, "Didn't I just tell you? We're just people who want to go to Soul Calming Street to see evil spirits, aren't we?"
"No matter what, you'd best take us in. If some onlookers appear and upload your photos online, we'll just walk away, and then you'll have to hide to live your life~"
Cao Yanbing looked at Zhang Chulan, who was again preparing to charge at him, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, since you are not ordinary people, then I will take you to Soul Calming Street."
He had already planned it in his mind: take these two guys to Soul Calming Street and then subdue them. At that point, whether it was interrogating them about their origins or erasing their memories, it would be up to him.
Yang Tao smiled at the words and said to Zhang Chulan, "Chulan, stop. We'll talk once we're in Soul Calming Street."
"Okay, Big Brother."
The golden light on Zhang Chulan's body instantly dissipated.