The Black Bear Spirit grinned and said, "Wanna eat? I don''t mind, here, take it and eat! Hahaha..."

    Watching the displeased bald monk, the Black Bear Spirit was overjoyed and thought, "I may not beat you in a fight, but I''ll tantalize you to death, hahaha..."

    Then he just stared at the bald monk in front of him, eating the bamboo shoots in his hand bite by bite, humming a little tune contentedly.

    Tang Sanzang wasn''t angry, he glanced at the bamboo shoots and then turned and walked away.

    The Black Bear Spirit grinned again and pulled out another bamboo shoot just as the bald monk turned his head...

    Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!

    Then the Black Bear Spirit raised the bamboo shoot in his hand and said, "Want some?"

    Tang Sanzang rolled his eyes and left.

    Seeing Tang Sanzang deflate made the Black Bear Spirit even happier...

    But he quickly discovered that the bamboo shoots didn''t seem to lure out all of Tang Sanzang''s cravings.

    So he decided to bring out the big guns!

    While Tang Sanzang wasn''t paying attention, the Black Bear Spirit chuckled, "Oh dear, just eating bamboo shoots is so boring, you''ve got to have meat!"

    The next moment, he pulled out a dried salted fish!

    The savory aroma of the fish wafted on the breeze...

    A bald head appeared at the window.

    Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!

    The Black Bear Spirit raised the dried fish, "Reverend, care for a bite?"

    Tang Sanzang looked at the damp salted fish expressionlessly, then shook his head and retracted back inside.

    The Black Bear Spirit laughed heartily, "Oh come on, don''t refuse... You have to understand, this is Mount Putuo, the sacred place of Buddhism. There''s no meat to eat here...

    To be precise, there are no ordinary people here, everyone lives on air and dew, ingesting the essence of nature, and nobody eats anything.

    Otherwise, I, Old Bear, wouldn''t be fishing for no reason.

    Although this dried fish isn''t very tasty, it''s meat after all.

    Are you sure you don''t want it?"

    The Black Bear Spirit enticed him sentence by sentence.

    As a result, bang!

    Based on the bald man''s ravenous speed of eating, if he didn''t think of something soon, there''d be nothing left for him!

    So, after pacing outside the door, he gritted his teeth, pushed the door open, and walked in with a wide grin, exclaiming, "Oh my, Elder Tang, you''re eating!" Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

    "Ah..." Tang Sanzang''s mouth opened wide, oil streaming out, and then he continued to eat his meat without any intention of inviting him to sit down and join.

    The Black Bear Spirit thought to himself, could this bald man''s skin be any thicker?

    He didn''t dare to say it out loud. Weren''t they old acquaintances? There he was, standing at the door watching him eat meat, and he didn''t even bother to invite him over for a bite?

    I don''t believe it. I''ll just stand here watching him, see if he has the nerve to keep eating all by himself!

    But had Tang Sanzang ever felt embarrassed?

    This guy took freeloading for granted, let alone hogging food to himself.

    So, Tang Sanzang just sat there eating, not sparing the Black Bear Spirit even a glance.

    The Black Bear Spirit had the urge to snatch a bite but, weighing his own strength, he gave up the idea.

    "Elder Tang, what meat is this..." The Black Bear Spirit didn''t give up, trying to prod Tang Sanzang with his words.

    Tang Sanzang shook his head, "Don''t know, my disciples caught it a while back. The quality is mediocre, just something to munch on."

    Gulp...

    The Black Bear Spirit gulped down his saliva, inwardly wailing, "Mediocre quality? If it''s so mediocre, stop eating! I won''t mind! Just give it to me!"

    "Elder Tang, there''s so much meat, can you finish it all?" The Black Bear Spirit asked while furiously signaling with his eyes, meaning that he could help eat it.

    But Tang Sanzang acted as if he didn''t catch the hints, continuing to eat as he said, "No worries, I can finish it. You go about your business, leave me be, and close the door behind you."

    Upon hearing this, the Black Bear Spirit instantly became desperate, watching the meat on the bone disappear fast...

    He couldn''t hold back any longer, calling out, "Elder Tang, give me a piece of meat, please?"

    Tang Sanzang glared at him: "No!"

    Then Tang Sanzang, in front of him, tore off the last piece of meat from the bone and threw it into his mouth.

    The Black Bear Spirit''s face was full of frustration, but his eyes intently watched the leg bone, thinking to himself, "There''s no more meat, throw it away... don''t eat anymore! I''ll settle for the marrow in the bone..."

    However...

    Crack!

    The Black Bear Spirit saw the bald man snap the bone in half and stuff each piece into his mouth, sucking the marrow out until it was clean!

    Only then did he casually toss away the bone and came out, licking the oil off his fingers, saying, "Let me tell you, that meat was too dry, got stuck in my teeth."

    Upon hearing this, the Black Bear Spirit''s eyes turned red with rage, and he roared inwardly, "Stuck in your teeth? If it''s stuck in your teeth, then damn it, don''t eat it!"