Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 600: Feiyan of the Han Palace

After we leftthe park, I was worried thatSenior Shuwouldn’t be able todeal with Zhang Yan alone. I untied Li Mazi and told him to drive away to find Feng Yuanzheng.

Then, I turned and ran backtothe park. Li Mazi grabbed me. He spoke up for the first time. In alow and darkvoice, he said, “Feng Yuanzhengisdead.”

“What the heck?” I was stunned.

Li Mazi nodded.“When Feng Yuanzheng’s betrayal was discovered,Zhang Yanwas so angry that she killed him.”

“You mean, Zhang Yanledus here? This wasa trap?” My heart sank, but I couldn’t figure out the matter yet.

“Don’t you think it’s too late now?” Li Mazi beamed a strange, sinister smile.

“What doyoumean?”

A very bad premonition arose in my heartasI looked at Li Mazi’s strange countenance. I knew it was too late.

Li Mazi took out a dagger and directly stabbed me in the stomach. He coldly hissed,“Die!”

I felt somethingpressagainstmy stomach, but I didn’t feelanypain. I stooped and saw that Li Mazi’s dagger had just stabbed the compass I’dalways brought with me.

Sincehis ambushhadfailed, he withdrew his dagger and tried to cut his throat.It seemed he was bewitched. Thespiritknew thatitonly had one chance. Now that itschance was gone,itwanted to kill him.

“Damn you!” I grabbed Li Mazi’swristwith one hand while pressing the index finger and the middle finger of the other hand together,swiftlypokinghisglabella.

Li Mazi’s eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he lost consciousness shortly after. I was afraid that thespiritwould come back again, soI grabbed the Sirius Whip andcautiouslywatchedaround.

Five or six minutes later,Senior Shupantedand walkedout of the park.

“She escaped,”he announced with a long face.

“It’s all right. I didn’t want to kill her tonight, anyway.”Senior Shuwas back, and Li Mazi and I were safe. I exhaled in relief. “Do you know what’s causing the trouble here?”

“It’s a green shadow. I can tell it’s a woman wearing a green dress, but I didn’t see anything else. She was too fast…”Senior Shuthen looked at Li Mazi and the dagger on the ground. He said faintly, “Kid, youhave great luck!”

I smiled embarrassedly and pulled Li Mazi to the car to return to the hotel.To prevent Zhang Yanfrom comingand troublingus again at midnight,Senior Shuand I arranged a few defensive formations in Li Mazi’s room.Ifanything happened there, we would be alerted.

Normally, afterastrugglewith a spirit,Iwouldbe able tofall asleep quickly. However, even though I had rolled around on the bed for quite a long time,Icouldn’t sleep. I thought I had forgotten something.

It wasn’t too late, so I texted Yin Xinyueand askedif shewassleeping. She called me immediately.

“Why are you not sleeping yet?”She was worried about me.

There was so much background noiseonher side.It seemedshe was shooting night scenes. I didn’t want to tell her about the situation here.

“Honey, you should try to finish early and notgoto bed too late.” Then, Iendedthe call.

Although we were married,things weren’tmuch different from before. We were both busy with our careers. Wehada sweetmoment just now,but it wasn’t a good way to live like this. After this case, I would spend one or two yearsescortingher to anywhere she wanted to go. We would enjoy the skies and the waters. With this thought, I couldn’t help but smile.

The message ringtone suddenly sounded. I thought Yin Xinyue had sent me another text. I checked the phone andsawit was from Feng Yuanzheng!

Feng Yuanzheng!

I now knew why my mind couldn’t rest. Li Mazi told me that Feng Yuanzhang was murdered. However,he just sent me a text!Whatwasgoing on?

Of course, Zhang Yancould havetextedme. I directly called his number, but the call was declined. Then came another text: Master Zhang, I can’t receive calls now. I texted you to tell you that I think Iknowwho that thing is!

“Who?” I shot up from my bed.

However, there was no reply from himfora long time. Afterpondering about the matter, I had no way to verify if the real Feng Yuanzheng had sent me the texts.

If hewasin dangerandwewent there, it wouldn’t be different from entering the net ourselves. But if we didn’t go, Iwouldn’tbe able to rest my mind.Eventually, I knocked onSenior Shu’s door.

I explained the situation and asked,“What should we do?”

Senior Shurubbed his head. “We’ll go. Why wouldn’t we?”

I was somewhat surprised. Soon, Iunderstood his meaning. We didn’t care if it was a trapas we needed to see the face of thatspirit to proceed further.

I questioned myselfand thoughtthat my courage hadshrunkafter getting married.

I called Li Qiushu to come to the hotel and take care of Li Mazi. I didn’t want to be worried about him while working. Then, I droveSenior Shuto Feng Yuanzheng’s house.

We arrived at the neighborhood entrance. I was about to call him whenI heard a weak voice from behind. “Master Zhang, I’m here.”

I turned and saw Feng Yuanzheng crawling out of a flower bed. He moved slowly as though he was hurt. I hurried to help him up. The man had a pale face. His body was covered in flowers and dirt. It seemed he had been there for quite a long time. There were finger marks on his neck and dabs of blood on his collar.

“What happened?”

“Ihid the truthfrom her, but your brother suddenly disclosed everything…” Feng Yuanzheng’s tone was full of blame toward Li Mazi.

Embarrassedly, I told him, “My brother was bewitched. Please forgive him.”

“Yeah? Zhang Yan strangled me. Look at my neck. I couldn’t wiggle off herreach. She was strangely strong at that time.”

Feng Yuanzheng was strangled until he lost consciousness. He was then thrown into thebathroom. When hewokeup, he crawled out and found thattheTV in the living room wason.He carefullytiptoed there and saw Zhang Yan sitting on the sofa, watching TV. While watching, she was wiping her tears. She looked sad and strangely different. Her aura also changed as though she was another person.

“What programwas shewatching?” I asked.

Feng Yuanzheng didn’t think muchand answered,“Feiyan of Han Palace. Thattelevision drama is too old. I have never seen herwatchit before. But it seems she has been watching it over and over these days. Ididn’t really payattention to it at first. Butnow thatso many things have happened, Ithinkit could beacluetothe problem.”

I searched “Feiyan of Han Palace”on myphone. It was a soap opera about the love between Emperor Cheng of Han and his favorite concubine, Zhao Feiyan. It wasalso the story about the sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede.

According to thelegend, Zhao Feiyanwas oneofthe most famousbeauties in ancient times. She was a maid in Princess Yang’s residence.Emperor Cheng of Han happened toseeher during a private visit. He was enchanted by Zhao Feiyan’s mesmerizing eyes and beautiful voice.

Moreover, with her slenderandpetite figure, she could perform various difficult dances. Legend has it that she could stand and dance in someone’s palm. It was also the reason Emperor Cheng of Han’s desireforconquest was aroused. The emperor visited her every night and didn’t want to leave her bed.

Later on, Emperor Cheng of Han heard that Zhao Feiyan had a younger sister called Zhao Hede,whowas even more charming. He brought Zhao Hede to his harem. It turned out Zhao Hede was a lewd but smart woman. She seized Emperor Cheng’sheart, whichput pressure onher older sister. In the end, she successfully took the position she coveted, leaving her sister to live in loneliness.

After reading the document, I linked the informationtothe iron swallow and Zhang Yan’s currentnastypersonality. I thought it was Zhao Feiyan’sspiritthat had troubled us. “Senior Shu, what should we do now?”

“Do you still need to ask? Go beat her!”

Senior Shutook the lead to the neighborhood. The two of us scurried after him. When wereachedtheir house,Senior Shuand I puton some YangConcealing Talismans. Feng Yuanzheng showed us the way to climb up the water pipe to reach theirbathroom.

Then, I heard a woman crying in the living room. I peeped through the door slit. It wasasFeng Yuanzheng haddescribed.Zhang Yan was watching “Feiyan of the Han Palace” with tears in her eyes.

Herbody was emitting green gas, which made the temperatureof the roomdrop sharply.

Ever since we had accepted this case, we hadn’t seen the face of thespirityet. Finally,there was a trace of her.Ihurriedlysmeared some drops of ox tears on my eyelids. Apetitewoman wearing a green dresssat next toZhang Yan, watchingTV. Hereyes were full of desperation.

After I confirmed that she was Zhao Feiyan, I retreatedand asked Senior Shu,“Do you want to storm over there?”

“Just stay in this toilet. I’m going overthere. Together, we’ll clamp her.” Then, he crawled out through the window.

“No matter whathappenslater, you have to stay here. If she comes near you, use this to hitthe nape of her neck!” I typed my advice on my phone and showed it to Feng Yuanzheng. Then, I gave him the Peach Soul Flower.

Zhao Feiyan thought that Feng Yuanzheng was dead, so she wouldn’t be aware of him.Sinceshe was using a human body, sheinherited itsweaknesses. If Feng Yuanzheng were able to hit Zhang Yan with the Peach SoulFlower, he would be able toexorciseZhao Feiyan’s soul!

Feng Yuanzheng understood my idea. He laiddown. I didn’t mind him anymoreand wasready to take action with the Yin and Yang Umbrella in my hands. After a few encounters, I already knew that it was impossible to use the Sirius Whip to deal with Zhao Feiyan.

Zhao Feiyan was still crying, andSenior Shuhadn’t done anything yet. I became anxious as the effective time of the Yang Concealing Talisman was almost over.

After around ten minutes, Zhao Feiyan suddenly shot a look at the toilet. My heart sank. Iloweredmy head and found that the Yang Concealing Talisman’s power was gone, which exposed my Yang energy!

For the time being, I didn’t know what to do. Then, the door of the bedroom behind Zhao Feiyan suddenly sprang open.Senior Shujumped outand shouted, “Evil creature! Today is your death day!”

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