Ghost Catching System

Many people wrote lengthy articles criticizing Taoism.

Where were the Taoists when the zombie poison outbreak occurred? Why didn’t they show themselves?

As soon as they heard Chu Hao had a treasure, they came one after another to provoke him, resorting to mob tactics when they couldn’t win. They even led people to pursue and kill Chu Hao.

The power of the internet is enormous. Tens of millions, even up to a hundred million, netizens condemned Taoism, which put pressure on those who still wanted to pursue Chu Hao.

Soon, some Taoist factions expressed the need for a retreat. At such a critical moment, making a move against Chu Hao could potentially ruin Taoism’s reputation in the secular world.

The power of the people is indeed great. Some high-level Taoists ordered a retreat, and no further pursuit of Chu Hao was to occur.

Even Longhu Mountain was forced into a difficult position and had to temporarily stop.

After all, although a Taoist sect might be influential, it couldn’t ignore secular public opinion. If they had taken action, extensive reports would have been made, leaving an eternal stain on their name.

Obviously, Zhang Guanyi hadn’t foreseen this; he had been in seclusion for too long. In his era, there was no such thing as the internet.

Therefore, Zhang Guanyi also ordered a retreat.

Chu Hao stayed outside waiting for his prey to come to him, hoping for a big fish to test the power of his Explosive Shark Knife. But after a long wait, nobody appeared. Instead, he learned that the masses had helped him, which touched his heart.

Good deeds really do get rewarded.

Chu Hao opened Weibo, curious to see if his support had increased.

”Is Chu Hao dead yet?”

”He shouldn’t be, right? He’s the hero who saved us from the zombie poison. My opinion of him has changed, but I still can’t forgive him for stealing my goddess.”

”Heroes deserve beauties, isn’t that pretty good?”

”Good my ass! This guy has character issues.”

”The person above is right. Chu Hao’s character really isn’t that great.”

Seeing these comments, Chu Hao couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Brother Hao’s character is top-notch! Do these people even have a conscience?

The Taoists must have retreated, and staying here was pointless. So, he also began his journey back to Anli City.

Upon returning to Anli City, Warty Toad and Zi Jing found him. Chu Hao was quite puzzled. He hadn’t told anyone about his return, so how had these two found out?

Warty Toad had grown considerably bigger in just a few months, now a giant toad about one meter tall. At first glance, it was a bit off-putting.

The moment Warty Toad saw Chu Hao, it sneered, ”Kiddo Chu, you’re actually still alive.”

Zi Jing approached, still carrying her Treasure Gourd, her cheeks plump and her big eyes sparkling as she said, ”Big brother, I heard you were being chased. Zi Jing wanted to help you.”

Chu Hao said, ”Really?”

Zi Jing nodded and said, ”But I got lost.”

This little girl, just trying to cheer me up, Chu Hao thought.

Warty Toad gloated, ”Kiddo Chu, I heard you even vomited blood. Serves you right! Bad people always get what’s coming to them.”

Chu Hao glanced sideways at Warty Toad and retorted, ”You’re getting uglier the bigger you grow. It’s disgusting to look at.”

Warty Toad gnashed its teeth in fury and retorted, ”Are you looking for a fight? I am incredibly handsome and high-class!”

”You’ve got it backwards. More like the lowest of the low, right?”

Warty Toad lunged over.

Chu Hao swung a punch, but it didn’t budge the creature an inch. It was incredibly tough; Warty Toad’s strength had improved a lot.

Warty Toad pinned Chu Hao to the ground and stepped on him twice, finding it very satisfying.

Furious, Chu Hao took out his Explosive Shark Knife and swung. Warty Toad swiftly dodged the blade. It looked at the knife with an odd expression and chuckled, ”Haven’t seen you in months, and you’ve switched to using a pig-slaughtering knife now?”

Chu Hao replied indifferently, ”Sorry, this blade is specially made for slaughtering toads.”

”Screw you!”

Chu Hao locked onto Warty Toad and chopped at it with one swing, using the Explosive Curse Mark.

Warty Toad said with a look of contempt, ”Your pig-slaughtering knife isn’t that great.”

However, as soon as the words left Warty Toad’s mouth, an Explosive Curse Mark appeared on its body. The next moment, BOOM. Warty Toad let out a pained howl and was sent tumbling away.

Zi Jing was incredibly surprised, her eyes shining as she looked at the Explosive Shark Knife.

Chu Hao was thrilled. The ability of this knife is truly formidable!

Warty Toad turned black, as if blasted by explosives. It said angrily, ”Kiddo Chu, you played rough!”

Chu Hao, astonished, said, ”You’re actually fine?”

This toad was too strange. If an ordinary person had taken that blast, they’d be dead already.

”You really piss me off!”

Warty Toad lunged at him, and the man and the toad fought. After about ten minutes, both were in a sorry state. Chu Hao had a swollen nose and a bruised face, and Warty Toad was no better, blackened and battered.

Zi Jing put a hand to her forehead, sighing like a grown-up. ”You guys are so boring.”

Warty Toad spat out a puff of black smoke and said, ”Enough fighting. Let’s talk business.”

Chu Hao, still annoyed, said, ”What kind of business could you possibly have?”

Warty Toad rolled its eyes and said, ”You’ve been in seclusion for three months; you know nothing. Just listen.”

Zi Jing said excitedly, ”Big Brother, Warty Toad and I found a Great Treasure! Let’s go treasure hunting.”

Chu Hao looked at Warty Toad.

Warty Toad pulled Chu Hao aside and whispered, ”How about we join forces to take down a famous mountain? Don’t mention it for now; Zi Jing doesn’t know what I’m planning.”

This toad wants to use Zi Jing’s Treasure Gourd, Chu Hao thought.

Chu Hao whispered back, ”I’ve been thinking about it for a while now.”

Warty Toad gave him a knowing look and said, ”I think Qingcheng Mountain isn’t bad. It’s the cultivation place of the Taoist Sword Master.”

Chu Hao said, ”What’s so good about Qingcheng Mountain? Longhu Mountain would be better. It’s said that Zhang Daoling ascended to immortality there by making elixirs.”

Upon hearing this, Warty Toad felt there was some sense to it. The inheritance of the Sword Supreme Path wasn’t as practical as consuming a few Dao Pills. It said, ”I think that’s a good idea. You’ve fought with them; what’s their strength like?”

Chu Hao bragged, ”So-so. If only I hadn’t had a cold that day...”

Warty Toad said with disdain, ”I was there that day too. If you hadn’t run so fast, and if Zhang Guanyi hadn’t foolishly let you go, do you think you would have escaped?”

Chu Hao thought for a moment and said seriously, ”I can’t quite figure out Zhang Guanyi’s strength, but it’s certain that his True Qi realm is higher than both of ours.”

Warty Toad didn’t deny this point.

Warty Toad said, ”I actually quite admire Zhang Guanyi. He toughed it out to 170 years old. With a century of profound foundation, now it’s all bursting forth, almost like Rejuvenation. I reckon even if we team up, we might not be able to defeat him.”

Chu Hao said, ”The other two who were with Zhang Guanyi are also very strong.”

Warty Toad whispered, ”But we have Zi Jing’s Treasure Gourd. If we can trap those three old guys with it, the others are not worth worrying about.”

Chu Hao glanced skeptically at him and said, ”Aren’t you afraid that the little girl’s grandfather will chop you to pieces?”

Warty Toad gritted its teeth and said, ”If it comes to that, we’ll just split whatever’s on Longhu Mountain half-and-half with the old man!”

Both man and toad, without any prior agreement, were indeed scheming to plunder Longhu Mountain.

Seeing them whispering together, Zi Jing said discontentedly, ”I’m hungry.”

Chu Hao gestured and said, ”Come on, let’s get Pizza Hut.”

Zi Jing pouted and said, ”I’m tired of that. Zi Jing wants wild game.”

So, Chu Hao took Zi Jing for a meal of wild game dishes. Whether they could take down Longhu Mountain now depended on the little girl—they had to keep this little Buddha Lord happy.