No one expected that a competition to select food purchasers would become so intense.

In the end, only a few people like Ye Fan and Erlang Shen, who thought about their own strength and were unwilling to bully the weak, did not appear.

Many people regard it as an opportunity to test or compete with each other's strength.

In the second half of the competition, some people who had no intention of being food purchasers tactfully admitted defeat, which reduced the heat of the competition.

After three days of competition, the top two were finally determined to be Taiyi Zhenren and Yao Chen.

Roaring Sky Dog, Black Emperor and Zhu Bajie were all defeated.

Their strength is not bad, but their opponents are more skilled.

Taiyi Zhenren is usually lazy, but his strength should not be underestimated.

What he relied on most were the endless magical weapons, which made the Black Emperor who fought with him angrily accuse him of lacking martial ethics.

Yao Chen did not have that many magic weapons, but he had almost endless pills in his hands. When he was about to be exhausted, a pill could make him full of energy and make his opponent miserable.

The two became new food buyers as they wished.

This made Situ Zhong and Lao Chen secretly glad that they arrived early.

If the selection criteria were the same as this time, it would be difficult for them to get their current positions.

The two worked even harder and brought many rare fruits, birds and animals into the restaurant.

Among the four, except Lao Chen, the others were able to enter the tavern thanks to their disciples, which is interesting.

Even though the matter has come to an end, the boxing matches of the past few days are still talked about by everyone.

Some famous scenes are very impressive.

For example, Guts brutally cut a man in half with a sword, or Shi Hao swung his fist and hammered Tony until he vomited blood...

now.

Uncle Jiu, Yan Chixia, Zuo Qianhu and Sword Immortal Li Bai were sitting at a table, drinking and chatting.

Uncle Jiu was still upset about the fact that he was defeated by Captain Zuo in one move.

Although his strength was slightly inferior, he shouldn't have been in such a mess. Unfortunately, Zuo Qianhu's swordsmanship was too fast and completely restrained him.

Uncle Jiu's tone was a little resentful.

"If the terrain were more open, I would definitely be able to hold on a little longer," he said.

Zuo Qianhu smiled cheerfully: "Of course, Uncle Jiu has found the source of the zombies in your world. If we can track it down, it will not be difficult to obtain time and space coins in the future. Sooner or later, you will surpass me."

Uncle Jiu felt a little embarrassed by what he said and sighed, "I don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse..."

They talked about this for a while, and Sword Immortal Li Bai mentioned that he was almost knocked unconscious by Wu Zetian a few days ago, and he seemed to be still frightened: "She is an empress, but she actually used drugs on me. I almost became her plaything."

Yan Chixia sympathized: "Women are the source of all evil, we must stay away from them!"

Zuo Qianhu glanced at Dongfang Bubai who was not far away, coughed lightly and said, "How are you looking for the location of the gate to the fairyland? Last time I heard you said you found some traces."

Hearing this, Yan Chixia's eyebrows immediately danced with joy.

"If you need to fight, you might as well call me." Zhizunbao, who had just bought some wine, interrupted.

He sat down on the stool that Zuo Qianhu had brought over, but his face looked slightly haggard.

Since he stepped into the pub, his life has become much more relaxed.

After he and Fairy Zixia finally got married, he began to miss Bai Jingjing again.

A few days ago, he couldn't help but go there and was discovered by Fairy Zixia.

She did not make a scene, but was extremely charming.

Therefore, even the indestructible body of Zhizunbao, the spirit stone monkey, could not stand the continuous plowing and felling.

He often came to the tavern to "take refuge" these days, joining in the fun everywhere, and became more and more familiar with the guests.

His joining made the atmosphere at the table more harmonious.

After a while, Chenxiang also joined in.

In the competition a few days ago, he won ten games in a row, but was finally defeated by Zhizunbao.

This made him think more highly of Zhizunbao.

Originally, among the three Sun Wukongs, he looked down upon Zhizun Bao the most.

This fellow is the Monkey King who caused havoc in Heaven, but he is obsessed with love. He looks like a human being but has none of the majesty of a Monkey King.

This defeat changed his previous impression.

The Monkey King was not called that for nothing! Everyone laughed out loud from time to time, attracting a lot of attention.

Just as the few people were chatting happily, Uncle Jiu suddenly noticed a figure in front of the bar.

He didn't take it seriously at first and was about to look away when he suddenly remembered that he had never seen this person before, so he quickly turned his head to look again.

What a strange face.

Uncle Jiu looked at him from a distance.

The man had a leopard head, round eyes, an iron face, curly beard, and a strange appearance.

He stared for half a second and looked at Yan Chixia in front of him.

Seeing him staring at her, Yan Chixia was puzzled: "Why are you looking at me?"

"Brother Yan, do you have any brothers?" Uncle Jiu asked.

Hearing this, the others were also surprised and looked at the two of them.

Yan Chixia nodded first, then shook his head and said, "My brother is no longer alive. Why are you asking this?"

Uncle Jiu pointed at the newcomer and said, "I thought that was your relative."

Yan Chixia turned his head to look.

What appeared in his field of vision was a black-faced man with a leopard head and round eyes, whose temperament was very similar to his own.

"Nonsense, am I that ugly?" Yan Chixia said.

In his past, he was a famous judge in the twenty-six provinces of Guandong, Guangxi, and only after he retired from society did he start to slovenly care about his appearance.

With such a horrible appearance, even the emperor would be scared. How could he possibly grant him an official position?

The others looked at Yan Chixia, then at the newcomer.

"Actually, they are quite similar." Zuo Qianhu said, touching his chin.

"Lao Zuo, you are trying to sabotage me!" Yan Chixia said.

"You know what, you two really look like brothers!" said Zhizunbao with a smile.

"He might not be ugly even if he shaves his beard," said Chenxiang.

He felt that the newcomer might be more handsome than Yan Chixia.

Yan Chixia was about to refute, but he heard the sword fairy Li Bai laugh and say: "Don't tell me, Brother Yan and this newcomer are both very similar to a friend of mine."

"Your friend?" Yan Chixia became interested. "What's his name?"

"Zhong Kui!" Sword Immortal Li Bai said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the newcomer turned around and asked, "Who is calling me?"

Suddenly, some people who hadn't paid much attention to the sound looked in the direction and noticed this newcomer.

After seeing his appearance, many people turned to Yan Chixia.

Those curious looks made Yan Chixia depressed.

But he quickly thought of the other party's reaction.

"Are you Zhong Kui?" Yan Chixia asked loudly.

"That's me!" the newcomer responded.

…

Not long ago.

The plane of "Tianshi Zhong Kui".

Zhong Kui, who was once appointed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the Great General who patrolled the Yin and Yang worlds and conquered demons, discovered strange phenomena in the land of Chuzhou.

It snowed there in June and there was a severe drought.

He suspected that there was an evil spirit at work.

After arriving in Chuzhou, he met Dou E who was almost caught by Sanbu Zhenren with the Soul-Calming Pot.

Sensing that something was amiss, he rescued Dou E and later met Murong Xue, the mastermind behind the scenes.

Zhong Kui was greatly surprised.

He and Murong Xue had not seen each other for hundreds of years. He thought that the other party had already reincarnated. He never expected to meet in this way.

Zhong Kui was completely puzzled, and without waiting for any explanation, Murong Xue attacked him. After being defeated, he fled in a hurry.

This made Zhong Kui even more confused.

The two met in the early Tang Dynasty.

Mu Rongxue was a geisha and Zhong Kui rescued her from a difficult situation, and the two met each other.

Later, Yuchi Jingde and his wife were hunted by assassins sent by the prince. Zhong Kui came to their rescue and later lived with Murong Xue in Jingde Mansion, and their feelings for each other deepened.

Until one day, Zhong Kui caught an assassin and found out it was Murong Xue. The other party expressed her sincerity to Zhong Kui, and the two parted ways since then.

Zhong Kui made special inquiries and learned that Murong Xue was a killer hired by the prince. Not long after they separated, she was assassinated and died.

He even searched for her in the underworld, but could not find any trace of her, so he thought she had been reincarnated.

Zhong Kui was full of doubts about Murong Xue's claim that he killed her.

He wanted to find out the truth, but he had no way of knowing it.

When they met again a few days later, Murong Xue's power had greatly improved, and she also brought a lotus-shaped magical weapon.

Zhong Kui recognized at a glance that the dice embedded in the lotus were the ones used by the evil monk from India.

Using those dice, he was imprisoned for a full 121 years.

If Emperor Minghuang of Tang had not released him by coincidence, he would probably never have seen the light of day until now.

Could it be that the evil monk from India framed him? It happened that the imperial censor Dou Tianzhang came to investigate the snow in June and the suspected rebellion of Prince Jingnan.

Dongmen Xiao, the adopted son of King Jingnan who killed Dou E, felt deeply uneasy when he learned that Dou Tianzhang was Dou E's father. Fortunately, he finally used conspiracy to let Sanbu Zhenren put Dou E into the Soul-Calming Pot.

Zhong Kui and Murong Xue also began to confront each other.

After learning the teleportation technique from the Indian monk, Murong Xue, whose power has greatly increased, tries to use it to imprison Zhong Kui and take revenge.

At the critical moment, Zhong Kui's companion and good friend Liu Hanyan, whom he met when he went to Beijing for the imperial examination in his early years, appeared.

He brought Qu Jiu from the underworld to clarify the truth.

Only then did Murong Xue realize that the person who assassinated her was not Zhong Kui, but Qu Jiu who was disguised as him.

After reconciling with Zhong Kui, she felt guilty yet happy, with affectionate eyes.

The evil monk from India suddenly appeared.

He was angry at Murong Xue's inability to accomplish anything, and the two of them flirted with each other and were full of resentment.

He used the lotus dice.

Seeing that Zhong Kui was about to be taken in, Murong Xue stood in front of him at the critical moment.

She was sealed in it!

Zhong Kui was very anxious.

He did not hate Murong Xue.

He quite admired the other party's courage to love and hate.

How could he not be moved when they were together back then?

But this is the magic weapon of the evil monk from India.

Even though he snatched it away, he couldn't open it for a while.

Although he was quite anxious, he also understood that the most urgent task was to rescue Dou E first.

He captured the Three Bu Zhenren, explained the righteousness to them, and used words and fists to persuade them to release Dou E's wronged soul.

Dou Tianzhang and Granny Cai, who were captured by Dongmen Xiao, were also rescued.

After the conspiracy of Prince Jingnan was exposed, Prince Jingnan and his adopted son Dongmen Xiao were both arrested.

Having avenged her great hatred, Dou E bid farewell to her father and Granny Cai in tears and was reincarnated.

After everything was settled, Zhong Kui decided to go find the Indian evil monk.

The feud between the two that has lasted for hundreds of years needs to be resolved.

Zhong Kui knew that the Indian monk had great magical powers, so he was ready to fight to the death.

Before the meeting, he was holding a lotus, and without caring whether Murong Xue could hear him or not, he was busy explaining his affairs. Suddenly, a series of images flashed before his eyes, and then a strange invitation letter appeared in front of him.

Space-time Tavern!

Zhong Kui's first reaction was suspicion.

He is no longer the scholar he used to be. During the years since he was named the Great General who Subdues Demons, he has traveled to both the Yin and Yang worlds and gained extraordinary knowledge.

Can any magical place in this world compare to heaven?

The Jade Emperor in heaven doesn't like him very much.

The one who named him the Great General who Subdues Demons was the emperor of the human world!

When dealing with the matter between Emperor Zhengde and Li Fengjie a few years ago, he cursed the emperor a few times and was demoted to a mortal by the Jade Emperor. It took him a lot of effort to restore his status as the Great Demon Subduing General! He felt something was wrong again.

According to the description of the tavern, it connects different worlds and seems to be more magical than heaven.

He accepted the invitation with some doubts.

Immediately, he felt the light in front of him suddenly change, and strange figures appeared around him.

Listening to the various conversations and looking at the environment that was completely different from anywhere else, Zhong Kui couldn't help swallowing.

Even though it was his first time here, after just a brief observation, he had already realized the extraordinary nature of this place.

He felt a terrifying aura from many people, as terrifying as mountains and oceans.

The clothing and decorations of some people clearly show that they belong to emperors.

How could there be multiple emperors in one place?

Zhong Kui was secretly awed.

He thought back to the series of scenes from earlier and felt that he was shortsighted.

This place is probably far better than heaven!

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

Zhong Kui quickly turned his head and saw several people looking at him.

The most conspicuous one was a bearded, dark-faced man.

Looking at that man, Zhong Kui seemed to be looking in a mirror.

Hearing the other party's repeated question, he responded decisively.

It seems that I, the great demon-slaying general, have a great reputation. Someone here actually recognized me!

Zhong Kui felt a little proud.

Hearing the other party inviting him to come over and sit down, Zhong Kui bowed and accepted the invitation.

When he approached the group, he finally heard the man's self-introduction.

"My name is Yan Chixia, and this is Zhizunbao. Perhaps you have heard of his other name, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace."

Zhong Kui was a little confused.

He now lived in an era when there was no legend of the Monkey King.

Seeing his confusion, the others were not particularly surprised.

They have all heard the story of Zhong Kui to some extent, but may not have any intersection with Sun Wukong.

Although he had never heard of it, Zhong Kui still politely said "Nice to meet you".

Zhizunbao didn't care about that and said with a smile: "Welcome, welcome!"

"This is Uncle Nine," Yan Chixia introduced, "As for Uncle Nine's real name..."

Hearing his words, Uncle Jiu coughed repeatedly and said "Welcome".

He accidentally revealed his real name after drinking a few days ago, which caused a lot of laughter and made him very embarrassed.

He didn't know what his parents were thinking when they named this iron-blooded man Lin Fengjiao.

Yan Chixia chuckled and avoided the topic. He planned to tell Zhong Kui in private and continued to introduce: "This is Chenxiang who split the mountain to save his mother. His uncle is Erlang Zhenjun!"

"This is Li Bai, the immortal of poetry and swordsmanship. Haha, there is also a Zhong Kui in his world."

"This is Captain Zuo, you can just call him Lao Zuo..."

…

(End of this chapter)