Zombies: Cultivating Immortality at Maoshan, Becoming Stronger by Doing Nothing

Chapter 435

After he finished speaking, he bowed to Hua Laojiu.

Hua Lao Jiu was naturally not worthy of such a grand gesture, so he said, "No need to thank me, there's nothing else, you can go now."

The waiter then left.

Just as Hua Laojiu was about to leave, Zhang Dadan grabbed him and said, "Don't go, keep drinking."

Hua Lao Jiu sighed. He was already drunk to this extent, yet he continued to drink. It was obvious that he rarely drank alcohol; he got completely drunk from just a little bit of alcohol.

"Stop drinking. Look at yourself. I've already paid the bill. You can go now. We'll meet at the Ma Family Ancestral Hall at midnight."

After Hua Lao Jiu finished speaking, he shook off Zhang Dadan's hand and left.

Zhang Dadan was in a daze. He watched Hua Laojiu walk away and wanted to follow, but he vomited all over the place as soon as he stepped out the door.

"Sir, please take your time."

The waiter came over and helped Zhang Dadan up. He was probably helping Zhang Dadan because Hua Laojiu had given him a tip earlier.

Zhang Dadan glanced at the waiter, feeling he hadn't had enough of drinking, and said, "Give me another cup, I can still drink."

The waiter was helpless. Seeing his condition, he knew that if he continued drinking, something bad would happen. He said, "Sir, please stop drinking. Why don't you rest here for a while?"

The boss came out and saw Zhang Dadan. He said to the waiter, "We have customers like this every day. Let him rest here for a bit. You go and get back to work."

The shop was too busy to pay attention to Zhang Dadan.

The waiter understood his boss's meaning, so he left Zhang Dadan there and departed.

Zhang Dadan glanced at the waiter, intending to stop him, but unfortunately, he missed as soon as he reached out.

After a long while, Zhang Dadan was finally able to stand up and stagger out the door.

The weather was cold, and the wind was chilly, blowing towards him and dispelling all his feverish drunkenness.

Zhang Dadan looked at the road ahead, feeling it was both very far and very near, as if it would never end.

After a long while, he regained his senses and realized what he was doing. He remembered the bet he had made with Hua Laojiu and felt that he had been tricked by Hua Laojiu. He felt that there was something wrong with the Ma family ancestral hall, otherwise they wouldn't have asked him to go.

He hurried to the city to buy a peach wood sword that could ward off ghosts. He remembered the scene of Ling Yanyan saving him, but unfortunately he was not there now. If he were to be haunted by ghosts again, there would be no one to help him.

Soon, he arrived in the city and looked at the dazzling array of shops, unsure which one to enter.

Zhang Dadan randomly picked a restaurant and went inside.

"Sir, what do you need?"

The boss came out and immediately came out to greet Zhang Dadan.

Zhang Dadan looked around but couldn't find the peach wood sword. He asked, "Do you sell peach wood swords here?"

The shopkeeper was taken aback. Clearly, there were no peach wood swords here, so he naturally wouldn't let this customer go.

"You want a sword, right? Come with me. We have some excellent swords here. If you carry these swords with you, you'll definitely look very impressive."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper led Zhang Dadan to the place where swords were sold.

Zhang Dadan looked around, but still couldn't find the peach wood sword he wanted. He said, "I only want a peach wood sword."

The boss didn't expect Zhang Dadan to be so determined, but he still insisted on introducing other options to him.

"You can take a look at this. This is a new arrival in our store. It's one of a kind. You won't find it in other stores."

Zhang Dadan was exasperated. All he wanted was a peach wood sword. Why was he being told so much? He was getting impatient and left.

As Zhang Dadan was leaving, the shopkeeper tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Don't go, sir! We have many fine swords here. Wouldn't you like to take another look?"

Zhang Dadan left without looking back. It was just a peach wood sword; if he didn't have one, he should have just said so. Why waste time introducing him to other precious swords?

Finally, he stopped in front of a paper craft shop.

"Boss, do you have a peach wood sword? If not, just say so."

Zhang Dadan spoke impatiently, because the previous store had made him lose his patience.

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "You want a peach wood sword, right? Please follow me."

Then, the boss took Zhang Dadan to a place where there was only a peach wood sword.

"You've come to the right place today, sir. This is the last peach wood sword in our shop."

Zhang Dadan glanced at it and thought the peach wood sword was pretty good; he wanted it.

"Okay, I want it."

He was very straightforward.

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Because peach wood swords are not easy to obtain, they require fifty taels of silver."

Fifty taels! This was an astronomical figure for Zhang Dadan; he couldn't possibly come up with that much money all at once.

"Make it cheaper, fifty taels is too much."

The boss looked at Zhang Dadan and felt that he didn't seem like a poor person.

"Sir, you don't know this, but this is the last peach wood sword in our shop. If I sell it to you cheaply, I will lose money. If you don't want it, I can refuse to sell it to you."

After thinking it over, Zhang Dadan gritted his teeth and bought it anyway.

After coming out, Zhang Dadan was worried, wondering if the peach wood sword was too expensive or if he just felt that he was having bad luck today.

Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly bumped into a Taoist priest.

"Can't you even watch where you're going? You don't even look where you're going."

The Taoist priest spoke irritably, glancing at Zhang Dadan.

Zhang Dadan hadn't reacted yet. After a moment of stunned silence, he said apologetically, "Sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't look at my lover."

Seeing that Zhang Dadan's attitude was fairly good, the Taoist felt a little better.

After all, if you're walking along peacefully and someone suddenly bumps into you, it's natural to feel uncomfortable.

Just as the Taoist priest was about to let it go and not argue with Zhang Dadan, he caught a glimpse of the peach wood sword in Zhang's hand.

The Taoist priest was taken aback, because in his opinion, Zhang Dadan, dressed in coarse cloth, really didn't look like a Taoist priest.

But why is this guy carrying a peach wood sword?

The Taoist priest asked curiously, "What happened to your injured peach wood sword?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dadan chuckled and said, "I just bought this."

"What are you buying a peach wood sword for?" The Taoist priest was somewhat surprised, since this was something that only Taoist priests like them had ever used.

Zhang Dadan scratched his head and told him, somewhat helplessly, about the bet he had made with someone else.

The Taoist priest then understood and began to look at Zhang Dadan with new respect.

I never expected him to have such quick wit.

This Taoist priest was none other than Master Xu. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Since there might be danger, why don't I go with you?"