"Pay taxes? Collecting taxes in Laozi shop? Are you tired of living?"
Upon hearing Gousheng's words, the boss immediately flew into a rage and began to curse.
"Collect your taxes? When have I ever collected your taxes?"
Gousheng glanced at the shop owner, then looked around the store before slamming his hand on a piece of meat. "Hey, time to pay your taxes!"
This lump of flesh was completely unrecognizable as to what it was before it was born. When you sat down, the entire chair sank into it.
"My name isn't Hey, it's Chu Yuxun!"
A clear, bell-like voice rang out, startling Gousheng.
"This lump of meat... its voice is surprisingly pleasant..."
"You call yourself Chu Yuxun? I think you're Qiao Biluo!"
Xu Long was speechless; these evil spirits were simply bizarre, beyond words to describe.
However, Gousheng, true to Gousheng nature, after a brief moment of astonishment, decisively said, "Everyone pays two units of spiritual energy tax, then you can get lost!"
"Two? Why don't you just rob someone? I only have three units of spiritual energy in total. If I give them to you, I'll definitely be severely weakened. As soon as I leave the restaurant, I'll be devoured by the evil spirits outside."
Upon hearing Gousheng's words, a cat-headed, human-bodied monster was so frightened that it dropped the braised human meat it was holding to the ground.
As it says, the two-unit spirit tax is absolutely outrageous.
If you don't hand it over, Gousheng beat you to death; if you do hand it over, you'll be eaten by the evil spirits outside.
"What's it to me! You're a cannibal, why aren't you saying anything?"
Gousheng snorted, "The other cows, sheep, and pigs are one thing; they're raised by humans for meat, so it's normal for them to resent humans. But you? You eat and drink well every day, and you have a whole bunch of bad habits. My little master has been scratched to tears by you trash several times, and it took me ages to coax him back to his senses."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gousheng twisted the cat's head off and then swallowed it whole.
This cat never expected that if it obediently paid its taxes, it could live a little longer; but after making a few excuses, its head was twisted.
" Gousheng, don't forget that you were also an animal in your past life, and you were also insulted and beaten by humans!"
Seeing Gousheng's Wuji, the boss was furious.
However, he hesitated to make a move due to Gousheng's strength.
"No! My owner built me a warm nest and feeds me well every day. My little owner often plays with me and shares his snacks with me."
Gousheng smiled, seemingly recalling the happiness he had in his previous life.
"My master said that life and death are predestined, and wealth and honor are determined by fate. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural cycle that cannot be forced. Whether humans eat animals or animals eat humans, it's all for survival, and there's no right or wrong. Humans ate you in life, and you eat humans after death, and there's nothing wrong with that. But you should know that my little master is missing! We were in the same car accident. I only lasted ten minutes longer, and now my little master is gone forever."
At this point, a fierce look suddenly appeared on Gousheng's face, revealing an undisguised murderous intent towards the evil spirits around him.
"Are you fucking crazy? There are so many evil spirits on Netherworld Island, why are you so sure it was us who killed them!"
A pig suddenly stood up, its fat surging like waves due to the violent movement, clearly indicating that it was a high-quality breed in life.
"Because on the entire island, only beasts like you eat people!"
Upon hearing Pighead's words, Gousheng into a rage.
The violent aura surged outwards, destroying all the tables and chairs.
His eyes turned blood red, and it felt like something inside his body was trying to break free.
This is a sign of demonization. Once it becomes a demon, Gousheng will lose its self-awareness and begin a frenzied killing spree.
"Humans can eat us, so why can't we eat humans! Why should we be treated as food? Why? Why!"
Upon hearing Gousheng's words, Zhutou couldn't help but fly into a rage.
Its aura surged, its eyes turned blood red, and it even showed signs of becoming an evil spirit.
"The universe cycles, all things have their order, and this world is inherently a world of survival of the fittest. Humans are stronger than you, so naturally they can eat you. If you were stronger than humans, you could turn the tables and eat them. Your feeling of being wronged is nothing more than the impotent rage of the weak, the raucous barking of a defeated dog. While you are being eaten by humans, aren't you also eating other creatures? Wheat, corn, and other grains are all living things. The water you drink contains numerous microorganisms, which are also alive. Even the air you breathe contains life. You feel wronged, but don't they feel wronged too?"
Xu Long's voice reached their ears, causing many monsters to change color.
" Gousheng to seek revenge not because you eat people, but because you killed his young master. To you, he was just a weak human spirit, but to Gousheng, he was his entire life."
Xu Long reached out and placed his hand on Gousheng's shoulder, suppressing his restless spiritual energy.
Xu Long also owns dogs, so he naturally knows how sacred and important a dog's owner is.
Gousheng was already quite restrained by not going completely insane.
If it were an incompetent Rice Bucket here, they would probably turn to the dark side immediately upon learning of Xu Long's death.
"What are you? You despicable, shameless human being, treating us with cruelty, how can you possibly understand our suffering?"
Seeing Xu Long step forward, the pig-headed creature, which was on the verge of becoming an evil spirit, roared angrily.
"Despicable and shameless humans? Ha! A beast is a beast, no matter how much it looks like a human, it's still just a beast."
Xu Long shook his head, and without him making any move, the surrounding agitated spirits all vanished into thin air.
"You... you..."
The scene before them was utterly terrifying; even the well-informed boss was trembling violently, as if he had Parkinson's disease.
Gousheng even more distressed, his tail tucked tightly between his legs, and he collapsed to the ground.
That's terrifying, I can't even imagine it.
He hadn't noticed anything; all those powerful undead had vanished.
When it comes to fighting one-on-one, Gousheng fears no one. He has absolute confidence even if he has to take on two or three opponents at once.
But what just happened? Why did everything disappear in the blink of an Kung Fu Hustle?
"Don't panic, you two. I have something to ask you."
Xu Long pointed to the seats next to him, indicating that they could sit down.
Gousheng a falling out with these spirits because of his deceased master's affairs, and he would cause trouble for them every now and then, even resorting to violence, which shows that he was a loyal and righteous person.
Of course, a big reason for this is that he lived a good life with humans during his lifetime and was not slaughtered and eaten like pigs, cattle, horses, and sheep.
As for the shop owner...
To be able to open a shop in a place like this, one must either be very powerful or have a very strong background.
Whichever it is, it gives him the right to live a little longer.
"You... could it be from the Netherworld Hall...?"
The boss asked a question cautiously, which reached Xu Long's ears and made him smile slightly.