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These words also caught the attention of Shinomiya Kojiro and Inui Hinako. A moment later, Inui Hinako said, "Indeed, you can't notice it if you don't look closely, but after looking at it for a while, I actually feel a chill down my spine."
"Watch closely!" A smile appeared on Fang Yan's lips, and then a golden light emanated from his hand. Under the glow of this golden light, the entire Ebisu statue shone with light.
This scene thrilled Hinako Inui and Kojiro Shinomiya. Fang Yan was indeed a capable person. Was this the legendary magic? They wondered which was more powerful, the Yin-Yang technique or the ninjutsu on their side.
"Damn it, stop!!" As Fang Yan released the Soul Dragon Soaring True Qi, the statue he was holding instantly "came to life" and with a sudden burst of strength, it broke free from Fang Yan's grasp.
"Interesting, the Ebisu statue has actually become a spirit?" Fang Yan's face showed a playful expression. However, he could tell that this Ebisu was not a proper deity. Although it was called the God of Wealth, this statue was definitely not a good person. Even if it had nothing to do with Kojiro Shinomiya, problems would inevitably arise sooner or later.
At the same time, Fang Yan also had some thoughts in his mind. Perhaps the spiritual energy revival had really arrived. Otherwise, why would he have encountered so many ghosts and monsters in just one day?
"Damn it, that hurts!" Ebisu cursed at Fang Yan before lunging at him.
"Hmph!" Facing the sneak attack from the Ebisu statue, Fang Yan let out a muffled groan. Golden true energy transformed into the shape of a dragon, swirling and hovering around his body as he met the oncoming Ebisu statue.
This scene made Hinako Inui and Kojiro Shinomiya hold their breath. They swore they had never seen anything like it in their lives; it was simply too horrifying.
And isn't that a dragon? Just like on the mainland, people in Sakura Province also worship dragons!
Fang Yan also has a golden dragon protecting him. Could it be that Fang Yan is a descendant of royalty, protected by the aura of a true dragon?
Chapter 17
Before Hinako Inui and Kojiro Shinomiya's astonished eyes, the golden dragon collided with the Ebisu statue, and in just an instant, the statue was sent flying.
The golden dragon did not let go of its opponent. Instead, it let out a dragon roar and continued to pounce on the jade statue. The dragon bit the jade statue's body and then carried it back.
The statue of Ebisu trembled violently, trying to break free from the pull of the Soul Dragon, but it was still firmly held by the golden dragon, giving it no chance to escape.
Ultimately, it was only because Fang Yan was careless and not paying attention that the other party was able to break free. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for Ebisu to escape Fang Yan's control.
"Speak, what happened? Who sent you here, and why are you here?" Fang Yan asked calmly.
"Let me go! This has nothing to do with me!" Ebisu kept saying, "I didn't do anything!"
"Didn't you do anything?" Fang Yan looked at the jade statue with some hesitation. With one hand, he controlled the Ebisu statue by manipulating the true energy of the Soul Dragon, while with the other hand, he emitted specks of starlight, trying to use astrology to investigate the Ebisu statue's condition.
But to my dismay, I found that I couldn't seem to find anything out.
His astrology skills were still no good! Thinking of this, Fang Yan sighed silently. In the end, his expertise was not relevant. If he could inherit the skills of Uncle Nine or the Old Celestial Master, it would be much easier to deal with these ghosts and monsters, even if he couldn't calculate with his fingers.
"How is it?" Shinomiya Kojiro asked Fang Yan nervously.
“It has only recently gained sentience and has indeed not done anything!” Although he couldn’t calculate anything, Fang Yan had also discovered that the jade statue of Ebisu had only gained sentience in the last few days.
This thing had no chance to do anything to Kojiro Shinomiya. The shop had been closed long ago.
"Since you know this has nothing to do with me, why don't you let me go? I'm the God of Wealth!" Ebisu statue hurriedly said.
"This?" Shinomiya Kojiro was also a little conflicted. If Ebisu was really harmless, he still wanted to keep him here.
After all, this is the God of Wealth, and if it can be kept, it will naturally bring endless benefits.
"Are you the God of Wealth?" Fang Yan sneered. "You are merely a jade statue of Ebisu, not Ebisu himself! Moreover, if we keep you alive, you will probably drain away all our wealth, and we might even lose our lives!"
As the golden light on the dragon's body became more pronounced, the Ebisu jade statue also emitted a "crackling" sound, and many cracks appeared on its body.
"No! Wait! I have the information you need!" Unfortunately, the jade statue's words came too late. As soon as it finished speaking, its body shattered completely.
Clearly, Fang Yan had no intention of showing any mercy.
After all, I've worked so hard to defeat the monsters; it would be a bit much not to get some reward!
"Ding! Special energy detected and automatically absorbed. Current charge level: 59%!"
Upon hearing the system notification, Fang Yan frowned. Garbage, only 11% charge, even worse than Aki Tomoya.
That's ridiculously weak.
However, this time I learned some interesting things from the Ebisu statue; the world has really changed.
"Is it destroyed?" Shinomiya Kojiro looked at the shattered jade stones on the ground, but he didn't seem to feel any heartache. Although the jade stones were very precious, they couldn't be destroyed because the jade stones had turned into monsters before!
At this moment, Shinomiya Kojiro was even extremely grateful that he had encountered Fang Yan after his situation came to a head; otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died.
"Hmm!" Fang Yan nodded slightly: "However, your matter is not because of it!"
"I know!" Shinomiya Kojiro gave a wry smile. "But is there something wrong with this Ebisu statue? Is it a coincidence, or is someone trying to use it against me?"
Fang Yan carefully examined the jade statue fragments, pondered for a moment, and said, "Actually, I'm not entirely sure about this, but it must have been done with malice, right?"
I can sense a heavy yin energy within these jade stones; perhaps they are not ordinary jade!
"Is that so?" Shinomiya Kojiro did not continue on this topic. He would investigate the matter later, but not now.
"Let's keep going!" Fang Yan then looked towards the kitchen. He could sense a strange aura emanating from there. Although it was different from the one on the Ebisu statue, he still managed to detect it.
"Don't you need to rest for a while?" Shinomiya Kojiro asked hurriedly. At this point, he had already regarded Fang Yan as a god. Even he needed to serve such a person well.
"No need!" Fang Yan shook his head slightly. He had actually expended a lot of energy on the way here today. Soul Dragon Soaring was one of the supreme moves of the Yin Yang School, but he didn't plan to dawdle any longer. He wanted to resolve things as soon as possible, eat, and go back to rest. He, Fang Yan, was already hungry!
He then strode towards the kitchen, leaving Kojiro Shinomiya and Hinako Inui behind.
Chapter 18
After entering the kitchen, Fang Yan looked around and frowned. He didn't find any special aura here, and everything seemed to be fine.
This gave Fang Yan a bit of a headache; it seemed his major was indeed somewhat mismatched with his job!
The dog system is a bit of a pain. Apart from my own system, I don't think I've ever seen a system that requires its host to hunt monsters to recharge it!
I've already killed three monsters. If it were any other system, I would have received a huge reward by now. This is nothing like Feilu's!
System: Host, you're being a bit ungrateful! If it weren't for me, you would have been killed by Aki Tomoya long ago! And if it weren't for saving you, I wouldn't have needed to force this startup, okay?
"How was it?" Shinomiya Kojiro asked Fang Yan nervously. At this moment, he also believed that Fang Yan was a super expert. The scene just now was really too terrifying.
He also saw Fang Yan as a lifeline. As for his pride as an elite of the Shigong family, hehe, to hell with it!
"I can't tell yet. Now, in front of me, cook a simple dish!" Fang Yan pointed to the stove next to him and said to Shinomiya Kojiro, "Just a fried egg will do!"
"A fried egg?" Inui Hinako's lips twitched upon hearing this. It was fortunate that Fang Yan had said it. If it were an ordinary person, and they specifically asked Shinomiya Kojiro to cook a fried egg, he would definitely get angry. It would be an insult to his cooking skills.
But what will he do now?
Hinako Inui looked at Kojiro Shinomiya, who didn't seem embarrassed at all. Instead, he went to the refrigerator, took out two fresh eggs, and then went to the stove to start cooking.
Needless to say, even when frying eggs, Shinomiya Kojiro was incredibly skilled, befitting a professional chef. Fang Yan, meanwhile, silently observed Shinomiya Kojiro's performance.
Just as Shinomiya Kojiro finished frying the egg, Fang Yan saw a phantom image of the egg float out from its body, then float above Shinomiya Kojiro's head, and then gradually disappear.
"This?" Fang Yan narrowed his eyes upon seeing this scene. That illusory figure must be the "soul" of the fried egg!
Based on the descriptions given by Erina Nakiri and Kojiro Shinomiya, no matter how Kojiro Shinomiya cooked, the food he made had no taste. Now it seems that it was because of that shadow.
"Well, do you see why now?" Shinomiya Kojiro stared at the fried egg in front of him. Judging from its appearance alone, there was absolutely no problem. But he knew that this fried egg was not to be eaten!
You can't taste the deliciousness of the food at all.
"I've figured some things out!" Fang Yan's face turned serious. "Those people in the same situation as you, is it because they used these stoves?"
“If it were just the stove, the waiters wouldn’t have acted like that!” Shinomiya Kojiro said, shaking his head slightly.
"Is that so? Then let me give it a try!" Fang Yan glanced at Shinomiya Kojiro and then at Inui Hinako. One of them was a good-for-nothing, and the other was a professional chef. However, he was too embarrassed to let Inui Hinako take the risk, after all, this older sister had been quite nice to him.
Sometimes, when Fang Yan went to her shop, she would often give him some new dishes that she was still trying out.
The two could be considered friends, and Fang Yan felt bad about taking advantage of them.
"You? Is there no problem with this?" Hinako Inui asked nervously.
"It's okay, anyway, I can't make anything else besides fried rice!" Fang Yan shrugged. As a man who needs Erina Nakiri's "care," Fang Yan said that he had never put any effort into cooking in his life.
Wouldn't it be better to have Erina Nakiri cook?
As for the side effects of Erina Nakiri's God Tongue, Fang Yan said that they would have to find a solution for that later.
He really has no talent for cooking!!
"..." Fang Yan's words made Shinomiya Kojiro and Inui Hinako look at each other in bewilderment. How come the boyfriend of Miss Totsuki has no cooking skills at all?
At first, they thought Fang Yan was just being modest. But as Fang Yan started frying eggs, Shinomiya Kojiro and Inui Hinako realized that Fang Yan wasn't being modest at all; he genuinely knew nothing about cooking.
"Hmm?" As Fang Yan started frying eggs, he clearly sensed a special aura coming to his side.
"Interesting!" Sensing this aura, Fang Yan's lips curled into a playful smile.
Just as Fang Yan finished frying the eggs, he saw a phantom float out from the eggs once again. Seeing this, Fang Yan sneered. His fried eggs were not so easy to eat.
Similar to the previous fried egg, when the phantom of Fang Yan's fried egg floated around Fang Yan's head, it also began to gradually dissipate. However, this time, unlike before, the phantom only dissipated slightly, and beside it, another figure appeared.
He kept making vomiting gestures, clearly disgusted by Fang Yan's fried egg.
Chapter 19
"Looks like my fried eggs taste pretty good!!" Fang Yan sneered as he looked at the illusory figure.
This was a humanoid phantom wearing a black headscarf, carrying a cloth bag on its left shoulder, holding a wooden mallet in its right hand, and standing on a rice bag. Fang Yan narrowed his eyes when he saw the figure.
It was currently vomiting, and it was clear that Fang Yan's cooking skills had truly disgusted this phantom. Calling it a culinary disaster would be an understatement.
However, this illusory figure also made Fang Yan's expression become wary.
This doesn't seem to be an ordinary ghost!
“This is Daikokuten!” Hinako Inui said with an extremely solemn expression.
Daikokuten is a well-known deity in Yingzhou, especially among chefs, since Daikokuten is a god of good fortune and luck, and usually stays in the kitchen and does not enter the world.
They can be considered the Kitchen Gods of Sakura Island! Influenced by the questions from the mainland, Sakura Province also has the Seven Lucky Gods, some of which are similar to those on the mainland, but some have also changed.
Mahakala is one of the variations!
The Ebisu that Fang Yan and his group encountered before was also one of the Seven Lucky Gods, which is different from the one on the mainland.
"No wonder, it seems that you've caught the eye of Daikokuten!" Fang Yan's lips twitched. Shinomiya Kojiro was really unlucky. First Ebisu, then Daikokuten. Was he going to run into these masterpieces?
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