Whoosh!
The Talisman Seal on Pei Yuanyi's forehead burst into flame without a spark. As though jolting awake from a dream, Pei Yuanyi turned deathly pale and grabbed at his neck, stumbling several steps backward.
Only after discovering that he was unharmed did he look at Shopkeeper Li.
"I..."
Shopkeeper Li waved a hand.
"Go back. Xu Jin, your turn."
Xu Jin had yet to recover from the shock of seeing Pei Yuanyi's paper effigy destroyed. At those words, delight spread across his face.
Without so much as glancing at Pei Yuanyi, he jogged straight to his own paper effigy, carried it into the courtyard, and set it down.
Then he returned to Shopkeeper Li and waited quietly.
When Pei Yuanyi had been called up first, Xu Jin had actually felt a little jealous. It meant Pei Yuanyi held a higher place in Boss Kong's estimation than he did. Now, however, he no longer thought that way.
Without Pei Yuanyi's demonstration, he would probably have made the same futile attempt to fight head-on, only to be instantly defeated by Lin Feng's zombie. With that lesson before him, he certainly would not be foolish enough to take the zombie on directly!
As for the eventual outcome, Xu Jin did not care.
All he cared about was performing better than Pei Yuanyi. That would be enough.
"Ready?"
Shopkeeper Li asked.
When Xu Jin nodded, he placed the Talisman Seal on his forehead.
Soon, the paper effigy representing Xu Jin moved.
After spending about five minutes getting used to his new body on the spot, the paper effigy Xu Jin walked forward. He stopped four meters in front of Lin Feng and gave him a cupped-fist salute from a distance.
Lin Feng did not mind how far away his opponent stood and returned