The chaos on the mountain road ended with Wugou and Ning Ke's departure.
Only then did everyone look around, murmuring in surprise, "Where did that thief go?"
Zhuang Yusheng-the man playing the thief-still had Ning Ke's footprints on his clothes. Under an invisibility spell, he walked up beside Wugou and sighed. "Everyone else gets to show off, human or ghost. I'm the only one getting beaten up."
He also gazed toward Lou Yunxiao, thinking, Brother, this is as far as I can help you. You're on your own when it comes to winning Ning Ke over.
Once upon a time, he had wanted to compete with Lou Yunxiao for Ning Ke. Now, that thought was gone.
After all, there was no way he could top what those two had done.
Theirs was practically a bloody love story, a deep, tormenting romance. They had endured so much pain before finally being able to meet again.
All that remained in his heart now was: You have my blessing. Stay together forever!
After that inward sigh, Zhuang Yusheng turned his head and noticed the monk beside him moving his mouth.
"What are you eating?"
"Something called chewing gum." Wugou chewed a few times, then blew a pale pink bubble.
For a chatterbox, acting mysterious and inscrutable every day was genuinely difficult, especially when he had nothing he needed to keep bottled up.
Now that he had discovered chewing gum, his mouth finally had something to do.
Wugou happily embraced this new discovery.
He pushed a piece out of the pack of Xuanmai and offered it to Zhuang Yusheng. "Watermelon flavor. Want some?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Zhuang Yusheng pulled out a stick, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed.
"..." Wugou watched his Adam's apple bob. Once he was sure