Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
Slowly, Su Ling realised that those who had tasted Chang Bai’s cooking found the bun shop’s strange buns completely unbearable.
As for the others, they still didn’t think there was anything wrong with the shop’s breakfast offerings.
But under the persuasion of the sensible customers, no one else had any interest in eating buns anymore, and they dispersed with hesitant expressions.
The bun shop owner stared at the chaotic scene inside the shop and watched customers one by one leave, his eyes bloodshot. “You deliberately came here to wreck the place.”
Chang Bai shrugged helplessly, “How can you say I’m wrecking the place? I was clearly following your instructions to compete in cooking with you.”
The bun shop owner clenched his fists, veins bulging in his arms, and let out a roar. Suddenly, he transformed into a massive great white shark weighing thousands of pounds.
The huge great white shark blocked the path of the passersby, baring its sharp teeth threateningly: “Those who leave… must die.”
The customers froze for a moment, then erupted in a series of screams, and the scene became even more chaotic.
However, because of the shark’s sharp teeth barring the way, no one dared to cross its path.
Watching the owner transformed into a great white shark, Su Ling had a moment of realisation: “So that’s what’s going on.”
The customers dashed left and right, knocking over tables and chairs inside the shop. Just as a stampede was about to break out, Su Ling couldn’t hold back any longer. Flicking his tail, he directed Tuanzi to stand in front of the crowd.
A dolphin and a great white shark locked eyes fiercely.
—Two sea creatures of similar shape, but completely different styles!
Meng Xiaoman looked on with mixed feelings, sighing, “Judging by size, what’s the chance our boss has? One percent?”
Shi Kongzang waved his two arms, comparing, and uncertainly said, “Hmm, about ten to one? But if you add Tuanzi, we’ll definitely win.”
Meng Xiaoman happily stretched her body in the water. “Tuanzi crushes everything… Oh, by the way, where’s Sheng Ze?”
Only now did Meng Xiaoman suddenly realise one little animal was missing from the basin.
Shi Kongzang pointed, and between the great white shark and dolphin, there was a small black dot moving continuously.
Meng Xiaoman struggled to make out the little crab’s outline inside and sighed silently: … Compared to them, the Ghost King really looks tiny.
At this moment, the tiny Ghost King was anxiously crawling toward the great white shark, worried that his boss and the shark were about to fight.
—The great white shark was muscular, with unclear intentions and a size advantage, so the boss was very likely to get the short end of the stick in a fight with it.
Sheng Ze pondered this while moving all eight arms in coordination, scrambling forward fast, and then… he suddenly bumped into a “mountain of meat”.
Staring wide-eyed at the “meat mountain” that suddenly moved, Sheng Ze was unwittingly crushed underneath it.
In pitch darkness and almost suffocating, Sheng Ze thought: …
He had only considered that his boss might get bullied due to size differences, but forgot that he himself was just a little crab without any strength to match the great white shark!
Fuming, Sheng Ze stretched out one big claw and fiercely pinched the shark’s belly.
The key point was that, because he was so small, Su Ling didn’t notice at all that Sheng Ze was in trouble!
Even the great white shark moving forward didn’t detect anything unusual—if anything, it might’ve felt like a mosquito bite on its belly.
Meng Xiaoman laughed and swayed in the water: “Hahaha, the Ghost King still has his day.”
Shi Kongzang happily sprayed ink: “He finally experienced what it’s like to be oppressed by brute force!”
Chang Bai naturally raised a question: “Actually, since you can all beat a crab, why didn’t you ever think of using this chance to properly get revenge?”
Meng Xiaoman: …
Shi Kongzang: …
Right.
Chang Bai grinned slyly and egged them on: “How about waiting for them to fight, and I secretly let the great white shark off? You guys use that time to settle the scores you want.”
Meng Xiaoman was suspicious. “Why don’t you just join in? You’re clearly the top of the food chain here.”
Chang Bai reasoned logically: “Me, as one person, bullying a crab? That’s a bit much, right? But it’s different for you guys. After all, you’re all sea creatures, officially on equal footing with the Ghost King. So if anyone’s to blame, it’s just that he’s outmatched. When the Ghost King returns to human form, he’ll probably feel embarrassed to get revenge later.”
Meng Xiaoman and Shi Kongzang exchanged a look, clearly sceptical.
Chang Bai shrugged and patiently explained: “Although the Ghost King often abuses his power and bullies subordinates, whenever he fights, he takes on all of us at once. So really, he’s not just picking on us.”
“From this, we can see that the Ghost King cares about his reputation. It makes sense, after all, he is the enforcer of the Underworld. If he couldn’t be fair and just, who would respect him in the future?” Chang Bai said contemplatively.
Meng Xiaoman and Shi Kongzang began to get tangled up in thought, feeling that there was some truth to this.
Chang Bai looked at the two who were obviously being stirred up, a barely noticeable triumphant smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
……
What was the result of the showdown between the great white shark and the small dolphin, plus the worm?
The result was—no result.
Since Su Ling transformed into a dolphin, his spiritual energy had all but vanished. Also, because dolphins have no fingers, he couldn’t effectively use any tools. At most, he could only coordinate with Tuanzi to swat the opponent’s tail a few times, which was hardly damaging.
The great white shark’s thick skin and tough flesh made such attacks barely noticeable.
As for the great white shark’s attacks on Su Ling, they were basically all blocked by Tuanzi.
—Between thick skin and toughness, it was hard to say who was winning between Tuanzi and the great white shark.
So, in this childish tit-for-tat fight—“You hit me, I swat you”—the ultimate victims were the onlookers.
Don’t get it wrong: the two animals didn’t actually hurt anyone, but the battle was so comically absurd that it was downright hilarious.
However, the crowd feared being hit themselves, so nobody dared to laugh out loud, and ended up holding back their laughter to the point of internal strain.
Seeing the great white shark start to show signs of fatigue, Chang Bai immediately stepped forward and, quick as a flash, looped a rope around its neck.
The great white shark angrily opened its huge mouth, but with a light tap from Chang Bai’s hand, the rope around its neck continuously tightened until it hurt its bones.
Chang Bai waved his hand repeatedly: “Don’t misunderstand, I know I can’t beat you. This rope is only a restriction, so you don’t attack ordinary people.”
As he spoke, Chang Bai glanced at Su Ling and only continued after seeing him nod: “White Shark, although we can’t beat you, you can’t harm us either. We’ve been fighting this long with no winner; it’s useless to continue. So I suggest we meet in three days at the aquarium for a real fight.”
The great white shark huffed indignantly, glanced at the stifling crowd, thought about it, and agreed.
After all, as a marine creature, his strength was truly unleashed only underwater.
“Oriental Aquarium, six p.m. in three days.” The great white shark tossed out this sentence, then reluctantly changed back into human form.
But around his neck still hung a thin red rope.
And a little crab dangled from the back of his clothes.
Su Ling: ??!
When did Sheng Ze climb up there?!
“Alright, see you there.” After agreeing on the appointment with the great white shark, Chang Bai calmly rescued the little crab from someone’s back.
After all that commotion, Sheng Ze was heartbroken and felt ashamed to face Su Ling, so he went to sulk at the bottom of the basin.
Chang Bai smiled slyly, giving an eye signal to Meng Xiaoman and Shi Kongzang, who were in the same basin.
The two understood immediately and silently flanked Sheng Ze, surrounding the little crab quietly.
Sheng Ze facing the front wall: ???
Why does he suddenly feel a chill from behind?
Author’s note: 【Mini Theater】
Chang Bai: The Ghost King always fights all of us at once, which shows he values fairness and would never use numbers to bully the few.
(Sheng Ze: You’re overthinking it, I just find fighting them one by one too slow.)
Chang Bai: Before every fight, the Ghost King lectures us for a long time, showing he seeks justice and is not emotional.
(Sheng Ze: Overthinking again. I just want to give you guys a hit to both body and soul.)
Chang Bai: In summary, based on the above, the Ghost King is actually a very upright person.
The other ghosts: …Though something feels off, logically the conclusion doesn’t seem wrong???
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