The Buddha's Heart Passes on the Lamp: Wu Song Receives a Spirit Infusion, and the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

I'm here to deliver goods too.

Flower Goddess Niangniang was Madam's favorite, so we had to keep her supplied."

As it spoke, it directed the equally drenched little ghosts under its command to carry over several sacks of dark, gloomy salt and respectfully place them on the offering table.

After finishing all this, Ghost Ship Captain seemed to be in a good mood. It pulled a cigarette rolled from aquatic grass out of its robes, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Seeing that the time was right, Lin Chen approached, lowered his voice, and asked with a deeply troubled look:

"Brother, to be honest, the road to the center of the lake... isn't easy.

On the way here, those checkpoints skinned us layer after layer. We nearly lost even the shorts off our backs.

What do you say—can we travel together?"

Lin Chen was setting a trap.

Although they now had the identity of salt merchants as cover, they were still strangers in unfamiliar territory.

If they encountered another unreasonable tough like River Devouring Carp, they would inevitably have to fight again.

This ghost fleet traveled back and forth to the heart of the lake year-round, so it certainly had special "passes" or safe routes.

Following them meant gaining access to an officially certified VIP passage!

"Sure."

Ghost Ship Captain was quite straightforward. It exhaled a green smoke ring.

"Anyway, we're all working for Madam. We're colleagues.

My fleet happens to be heading straight into the center of West Lake to deliver this quarter's tribute to Madam.

If you follow me, you'll be the 'Wang Family Merchant Fleet'!

Those Monsters and Demons among the Ten Scenes of West Lake—even that vicious River Devouring Carp—will have to show me some respect!

But strangely enough, on the way here, when we