Chapter 128 Chapter 128 "It's settled." During the day...
"It's settled." Bai Tianming nodded in affirmation.
Othniel suddenly stood up with joy, wagging his tail like a fluffy white Samoyed, trying to pounce on any friends who appeared before him. He said enthusiastically, "Would you like me to treat you to a barbecue restaurant tonight?"
"Is there any place open nearby?" Bai Tianming raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. He was not hungry at the moment, but when he heard about barbecue, he thought he might as well go.
Even if he just sits by and watches others eat, that's not a problem. He's going to sleep anyway, and who knows if there will be new ghosts sneaking into his room while he's sleeping.
You know, when he caught the first ghost, the candle in the room was still lit. Now he doesn't know if the candle has gone out, and he doesn't want to go back.
"Although theoretically no store in the entire city is open at night, there are always exceptions," Otniel said with an enigmatic expression, as if hiding a secret like advanced mathematics. "If you want to go, I can take you."
He thought for a moment, wondering if Bai Tianming would like that shop. So, he added, "Actually, there's a barbecue place right next to the free restaurant, and it's very safe. It's just that, since it's free, the seasoning and ingredients are a little sparse, and it's cold, and it looks like something's missing. If you want to go, I can treat you now."
"Let's go to the barbecue restaurant you mentioned," Bai Tianming shook his head and stood up. "Let's go now. After eating barbecue, I'll go back to the hotel to rest. It's still dark now."
Othniel nodded: "Okay."
He brought Bai Tianming out of the mission office and after walking for a while in a long series of winding alleys, they saw an open shop.
There were two lanterns hanging at the door with the word "BBQ" written on them. Thick white smoke was coming out of it. It smelled a bit pungent, but very fragrant. The smell of barbecue mixed with vegetables and meat made people salivate and want to find out what it was like.
"This is it." Othoniel happily brought Bai Tianming in.
The boss was inside fanning the barbecue with a fan. A large amount of white smoke came out from under the barbecue, rushed to the door, and floated out to the street.
"Two cups of Coke, please! Two skewers of grilled sausages! Two skewers of cauliflower! Two skewers of sweet potato skin! Two skewers of dried tofu!" Otanni listed a long list of dishes, found a seat in the store and sat down. He was not at all shy, as if he owned the store.
The boss glanced at him, then glanced at Bai Tianming next to him and laughed, "Sure, sure! Wait a moment, I'll serve the food right away!"
Otanni nodded, then turned to Bai Tianming and whispered, "It's super delicious, super spicy, and super fragrant! But it's not too salty, and it's a little sweet. I hope you like it."
Bai Tianming nodded, just in case, and asked, "You're treating, right?"
"Yes, yes!" He patted his chest, making a loud popping sound as if he had hidden firecrackers under his clothes, and said with a smile, "Leave it to me! I'll pay!"
Bai Tianming breathed a sigh of relief, not having to pay, and said with a smile, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome!" Otanni waved his hand generously. He could afford to treat both the guests to a meal. What's more, the boss and the guests were all his friends. Even if he really couldn't afford it, he wasn't afraid. He just couldn't help laughing when he thought of that situation. He felt happy as if he had teased two people at once.
The barbecue was served quickly. They had just eaten two skewers, their cheeks bulging, their teeth chewing, their mouths still red, and there was an aroma of chili oil when suddenly a strong wind blew in from outside.
Immediately afterwards, a thick milky white fog filled the streets. The fog was moist and watery, completely different from the smoke from the barbecue restaurant, and it smelled especially different.
Bai Tianming ate two more bites and felt that the taste of the barbecue had subtly changed. He reluctantly stopped, wiped his mouth, and looked outside.
A huge black spider covered with tentacles and eyes crawled over, stretched out one of its tentacle and looked inside the barbecue shop.
The countless eyes on that tentacle were spinning around in the barbecue restaurant, like a roller that had been stepped on, spinning so fast that sparks were almost coming out, making people worry whether there would be blood inside. It was terrifying and weird, and weird and a bit funny.
Bai Tianming looked at this scene and didn't know whether he should laugh. He covered his mouth with a clean tissue to hide his face and expression so as not to be noticed and thought of as a provocation.
Although he had no intention of provoking others, the other party might not feel that way. If a fight really broke out, it would not be good for the barbecue restaurant or the barbecue. The meal had not been finished yet, so it was best not to fight and avoid conflict as much as possible.
"Food! Food! Food, food!" The tentacle suddenly turned over, revealing a huge mouth underneath, and yelled towards the barbecue restaurant with a crazy hunger.
The mouth had no lips, but had teeth and a tongue. The tongue was long and thin, moving around in the mouth like a sea snake. The teeth were pointed and snow-white, looking like they had just been pulled out of a shark's mouth. They were very sharp and could bite very well, but they could chew things effortlessly.
Bai Tianming blinked and looked around.
Because the tentacles haven't damaged anything in the store yet, nor have they taken any food.
Bai Tianming couldn't figure out whether this person was also a friend of E'tunnie, and didn't know whether he should take action, so he wanted to see the reaction of the barbecue restaurant owner and E'tunnie.
The owner of the barbecue restaurant blinked his eyes, bent down, and took out a pair of tongs from the stove. It was an iron pair of tongs as thick as an arm, and the surface had been burned red by the fire.
The pliers were still flashing with sparks, and there was some charcoal ash on the edges. When they were picked up, they fell down layer by layer, as if a veil of dust had been lifted.
The milky white mist was filled with a layer of gray and the dark red of sparks, as if the mist of heaven was mixed with a bit of the pollution of the soil of hell.
The boss took the tongs, pinched the tentacle in front of him hard, took out an eye from it, and threw it into the charcoal fire, cursing fiercely: "Get out of my shop, you are not welcome here! You are a freeloader! You refuse to pay! You are not my friend! If you do this again! I will chop you into pieces and cook you into a dish!"
"Eat, eat, eat!" The big spider cut off its tentacles and threw them on the boss's face. It turned into a hairy spider the size of a fist, crawled in from the door, and jumped sideways like a crab, jumped onto the iron plate that was flickering with flames, crawled around like dancing, and its hard branches hit the iron, making tiny knocking sounds, like an urgent urging.
The boss leaned back, feeling helpless, and removed the tentacles from his face. There were red marks on his face, and a large amount of sticky, transparent liquid.
He wiped his face and said tiredly, "You're too delicious. This won't do."
Bai Tianming whispered to Odonie, "Why can't it be delicious?"
Isn’t it better if it tastes good?
Otniel smiled bitterly and said, "If we really grill this thing, all the curses around will fly towards us. Then we won't be able to eat it, we'll have to fight it."
"Sounds tiring," Bai Tianming thought thoughtfully, grinding his teeth unconsciously, wanting to know what it tasted like. But he felt that asking for this thing now was a bit too much. If a fight really broke out, it would not be easy to deal with. He asked absentmindedly, "Can we drive him away?"
"It has to be willing to walk, it's so big." Othniel couldn't help shaking his head.
"What if we fight now?" Bai Tianming tried again.
"That's not impossible," Othniel thought for a moment, grabbed the remaining barbecue on the table and ate it. He stood up and said with a clenched fist, "Then I'll give it a try!"
"Isn't it bad to exercise right after eating?" Bai Tianming blinked his eyes.
"It doesn't matter," Otniel smiled at Bai Tianming, "It's just a small spider, I can still beat it."
Bai Tianming nodded doubtfully: "If that's the case, then fine."
Othoniel rolled up his sleeves, walked over aggressively, grabbed the black jumping spider, and threw it out. The spider was still shouting frantically when it was thrown out, "Eat, eat, eat."
Othniel cried out, took his hand back and saw that he had been bitten by a spider. The wound quickly became red and swollen, and black pus and blood began to flow out. His eyes rolled back and he fell into a coma.
Bai Tianming was startled and rushed over to support him. Not knowing where to put him, he dragged him back to the bench and asked the barbecue restaurant owner, "Is that spider so poisonous?"
"It's more than just big," the barbecue restaurant owner walked over to examine him and shook his head. The bite wound had already begun to fester, the skin had turned red, and a foul odor was emitting. Gradually, black and white eyeballs began to grow out of it, like a dense pile of skin bumps, which was creepy. "Most people would die instantly after being bitten. He's still holding on for a while now, which is really impressive."
"What should we do then?" Bai Tianming asked as he dug into his pocket to try to find some medicine to decipher the meaning.
"His brother should have a way." The barbecue shop owner searched his body and found a whistle. He squeezed it hard, and the whistle suddenly opened, and his eyes screamed. "This whistle is used to find his brother. His brother will come over when he hears the sound. We just need to wait for a while. He shouldn't die before his brother gets here. Don't worry."
Bai Tianming nodded doubtfully and leaned back to avoid being dizzy from the screaming whistle.
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