Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 591: Someone Wants to Kill You!

The calm water suddenly swelled. Then, I saw Li Mazi’s head protruding from the water.His face was red, but he still had strength. One of his arms was paddling in the water while his otherhand was pullingZhang Henshui.He slowlyswam toward me.

“Youfreakingscared me!” I couldn’t help but yell at his face. Then, I looked around to find a sticktoreach Li Mazi with.

Li Mazi tried to swim a few more meters to grab the stick. I then gritted my teeth and pulled them to the riverbank.

As soon as they got to the land, Li Mazi crouched and spat water. Then, he pointed at Zhang Henshuiand scolded,“This time, not onlydid he huga big rock, but he also tied his legs together! If I hadn’t swumlike a fish, I’m afraid I would have been inacoffin by now!”

I turned to check Zhang Henshui’s legs. He had used nylon strings to tiethemtogether.It was no wonder Li Mazi had beenunderwaterfor quite a long time.

“It seems we need to speed things up. Watching him all the time isn’t the right method!”

It was his good fortune that wewereable to save him twice. However, from his suicidal behavior this time, it seemed the evil spirit couldn’t wait anymore. He wanted to drown the poor man!

Before we found thespirit, we wouldn’t let Zhang Henshui leave the house alone. Otherwise, no one could ensure that he would be all right.

I hurriedly untied the nylon ropesfromZhang Henshui’s legs and used the method my grandpa had taught me to close his chest acupointstoblock the water outside. Then, I started to press on his chest.

After five or six minutes, Zhang Henshui opened his eyes and vomited water. When he got up, he got on his knees and begged us to save him. Then, while sobbing, he told us what had happened.

I could guess it without him telling me the story. He was bewitched again by the voice and tied himself to jump into the river. I pulled him up and brought him back to his house. I told him not to leave the house alone anymore.

On the way back home, Zhang Henshui implored me.“Please do not tell my wife about this.I don’t want her to be worried about me.”

Iadmiredhim even more now. However, how could we hidesuch an incident? His wife was a smart woman. I knew shewouldbe able tosensesomething.

Indeed, when we came back, Zhang Henshui’s wife immediately hugged him and wept. When she finally calmed down, I asked her to take her daughter to the room to rest. As thespirithad made Zhang Henshui jump into the river twice, I knew it was only aimed at him. However,just to be safe, I gave Zhang Henshui’s wife the Peach Soul Flower.

Afterward, the threeof us stayed in the living room to finish eating. After dinner, we quietly waited.

With the moon hung high in the sky, it was bright until midnight. Moreover, thisspiritwas different from therest. It appeared when it wanted tocontrolZhang Henshui, so we just needed to watch Zhang Henshui.

However, I thought about it and knew that waiting wasn’t the right solution. I took out the compass and quietly moved around. It seemed his place was all right, but when I approached the toilet area, the compass hand suddenly lowered.

We calledit a “sinkingpoint,”which meantthat aspiritwas involved in the case. Moreover, thatspirithadexperienceda tragic death or was someone whohaddied young. I put the compass away and wondered if Zhang Henshui had done something evil.

The sinking-point type ofspirits shared the same characteristics. They didn’t have strong malignant energy. They didn’t want to meddle with living people, either. It was coincidental if they troubled the living, as they hoped that the person would be able to fulfill the wishes they couldn’t do when they were alive. There weren’t manyspiritsofthat type that wanted to kill people. Thatwaswhy Isuspectedthat Zhang Henshui had done something to offendthatspirit.

Ifthatwas the case, I needed to think about whether or not I should join thismess! Everything in this world hadacause-effectrelationship.Otherworldly merchantscouldn’t break the rules.

I asked Zhang Henshuiabout it.

At first, he was bewildered. Then,he said resolutely, “Upuntil now,I have never offendedanyoneso badly, let alonedosomething that makes my conscience guilty!Did you findanything?” He looked scared.

While he was talking, I looked him in the eyes.Itdidn’t look like he was lying. Moreover, when he saw the manunderthe shade of the locust tree, hehurriedly wokehim up. From my point of view, he was a nice and honest villager.

I decided to trust him. I took out the compass and checked again. I thought that the problemwasin his toilet because it was the place where foul things liked to gather.

I had lingered in the toilet for a long time but hadn’t found anything. However, the compass hand was now shaking and pointing at the wall.

It seemed the problem laidwithin the wall. I frowned and asked Zhang Henshui to bring me two shovels. Li Mazi andZhang Henshuithen followed my order and dug the place.

While digging, Li Mazi shot me a glance. “LittleBrother Zhang, it’s midnight, and we’re digging a toilet chamber. Ifthisspreadsout, people will laugh at us until their teeth fall off!”

I didn’t react to his jokeandcarefullywatchedthe compass. I noticed thatasthey dug deeper, the handshookharder. Around ten minutes later, Li Mazi screamed, “Got it!”

“What’s that?” At first glance, I saw asoot-blackrock under the bricks of the wall. It was releasing rolling dark air.

It was the source of the problem!

I took the shovel from Li Mazi’s hand and dug harder. Eventually, we got the black rock. It was around the size of a washing basin and weighed at least thirty pounds.

Zhang Henshui dropped his jaw when he saw the rock. “When we renovated the toilet, we used only bricks. Where did that rock come from?”

“Someone wantsto kill you!” I said with a cold face.

“Zhang Henshui, do you remember who built your toilet?” I became doubtful. What kind of menacing peoplewould put somethinglike thisin someone’s toilet?

Zhang Henshui remembered, then said,“It’s the newest renovating jobatmy house. At that time, I found three migrant workers to work on it.I’vealways beennice. How could I have offended those people?” His voice sounded aggrieved.

I didn’t have time to comfort him. My head was calculating fast. There were three workers, but only one of themcommittedtheevil deed.

As we were in an urgent situation, it was too late to check all of them. I thought, then decided to use the SpiritSensingTechnique.

The SpiritSensingTechnique would gather the Yin energy the rock emitted, and we could use that energy to track down theoriginof the rock. After that, we couldfindthe one that hadplantedit here.

I bit my middle finger and dropped a few drops of blood on the rock. Using a secret spell, I created a short connection with the rock through my blood. When I felt that mythoughtscould be sent to the rock, I used all of my power to call, “Open!”

After my order, the blood on the rock scattered fast and appeared as an axis system. I hurried to walk around the rock. Soon, a small arrow appeared on the axis system.

“Comewith me!”

I hadn’t expected the SpiritSensingTechniqueto bethat powerful. I called Li Mazi and Zhang Henshui. Then, I grabbed the Sirius Whipand ran inthe direction the arrow was pointing.

To perform the SpiritSensingTechnique, one needstouseblood. After the techniquesucksall the blood, itwilllose effect. Thatwas why I had to carry the rock with me andmove quickly. When we reached a park in the suburbs, the bloodhaddried. I had to drip a few more drops on it.

This time, the blood didn’t createanarrow.The dropsformeda blood bead the size of a soya bean. It hovered above the rockandgentlyswayedas if it was looking for something…

Before we reacted, the blood bead swooshed and flew into the depths of the park. I was surprised at first. But then, I hurried to run after it.

After around two or three hundred meters of running, two figures appeared in front of me.

To not alert them, I stopped and hid. When they came closer, I recognized they were a man and a woman.

Zhang Henshui’s face changed when he saw theapproachingpeople. He rolled his eyes and wanted to jump out.

Li Mazi helped me press him down. After the twoweregone, Zhang Henshui scoffed angrily. “That man’s one of the three migrant workers. He’s the one whowants to kill me!”