Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 633: Wind Tigers and Cloud Dragons Elders

The ghostexplained to methatthisInvisible Needle wasmade from astrand of hairofthe rabbit. Every creature hadaunique feature. This rabbit had extremely silky but tough hair.

Moreover, the rabbit had cultivated for years to makethisInvisible Needle. It wanted to use the needle to exchange for some years of receiving offerings from the mortals.However,it was tricked.Thatwas the reason why it had killed the middle-aged man.

Then, the ghost wearingaChinese tunic gown told me how to use the Invisible Needle. The needle could change itsshape easilyand was pretty tough. I could use it as a hidden weapon.

The best feature of this needle was that if I poured my blood into it, I could use my thoughts to control it to kill people orfetchsomethingfroma distance.

After listening to him, I really liked the Invisible Needle. I thought that if I had it, it would be easier to deal with otherworldly items.

“Do you know the price of the needle?”

“Oh, I don’t know…” The ghost wearing a tunic gown waved his hand.He went to another stall after that. Fortunately, Chuyi could talk with spirits. As he saw that I wanted to know more about the needle, he then talked to the rabbit.

After a moment of listening to some squeaking Ididn’tunderstand, Chuyigrimaced.He frowned then turned to me. “It said that itisafraid of getting tricked again. This time, itwants blessings for fiveyears. Moreover, you have to sign a contract with it right here.”

I was surprised. Signing a contract was a normal event, which was similar toacontract in the mortal world. As I really wanted to buy it, signing the contract here wasn’t a problem.The onlyproblemwas that the rabbitwantedblessings forfive yearsin a row! What a rip-off!

It meant that for the next five years, every good deed Ididwould be counted for the rabbit!

To ordinarypeople, five years withoutblessingswouldn’t be a big deal. But inourbusiness, it was really dangerous.

However, I just hesitated for a while before giving the rabbit a nod of agreement. I bit my fingerand was readyto dropmyblood into the rabbit’s mouth. As long as it drank my blood, our deal wouldgointoeffect.

Chuyi suddenly pushed my arm awayand rolledhis eyes at me.“Are you crazy? Don’t you know whatit means to give up the blessings of fiveyears?”

“I know, but I need to make myself stronger!”

Although I’d solved many foul things, Ihad always beenunder the protection of Chuyi,Senior Shu, and Zen MasterBaimei. It was rare to have a chance to strengthen myself like this. I shouldn’t let it slip away.

“You…”

Chuyi was angry. His faceturnedred. He pointed at me as though he wanted to say something. I took the chancewhilehewasn’tpaying attention to jumptoward therabbit and drop my blood into its mouth.

The rabbitraisedboth of its front legsand broughtthem together to show its gratitude to me. Then, it disappeared. The Invisible Needle slowly floated up and flew to my palm.

Chuyi was bewilderedafter seeingthis. After the onlookers scattered,wereturned to the inn. At that time, Chuyi finally pulled himself together. He kicked me,causing me to rolltothe ground. He shouted, “You’velost your mind!”

“I know my limits.” I smiled and got up from the ground. I knew he was angry because he was worriedaboutme.

He snorted and ignored me,and strodetoward the inn. I rushed behind him. When wereturned, Zen MasterBaimeiwas up. I took the chance and ignored my pride,and triedto earn Chuyi’s favor. Moreover, Zen MasterBaimeialsovouchedfor me. Finally, Chuyiwas no longermad at me. He spoke coldly, “Don’t do that again.”

Afterthatrecent event, my stomach growled. “Chuyi, can we eat the food here?”

It wasn’t a problem to stay in a ghostly inn.However,I found it hard toeatat a ghostly restaurant. Only Godknewwhat theywere usingto cook the food!

Chuyi shot me a glance. “There are many restaurants run by living humans here. They only open for a few days during the trade conference. These restaurants can’t earn money. The owners just want tobefriend someexperts here and increase theirgood luck.”

I could finally ease my mindand followedhim to a restaurant called“Reincarnation.”

The restaurant was decorated with touches of ancient times, and the waiters wore ancient garments. When the manager saw Chuyi, he immediately came to greet him. It seemed Chuyi was a regular diner here.

The lobby was big. It hada few tables,witha set ofteawareand a newly brewed teapot oneach of them. I guessed these tables were reserved for those who wanted to have a seat and take a rest. The manager took us upstairs. There were some private rooms. Since no onehad comehere for lunch or dinner, they didn’t have many private rooms. Not long after we took a seat, the manager returned with food.The foodlooked clean. As I wasstarving,I directly dug in.

“Tomorrow is July 15th.I think theLongquan Villa’s people willarrivetoday.”

Whileeating, Chuyisaid,“Although they wouldn’t dare to do anythingduring the event, they may do something in the dark. You have to be careful.”

“Yeah, don’t let them get the better of you. They are good at making trouble. We want to find the mermaid’stears, so trouble isn’t good for us,” saidZen MasterBaimei. Then, hetried to refrain himself from watching the food. He used his chopsticks to pick somevegetablesto eat.

Iwasn’treallyworriedabout the people from the Longquan Villaas I would be withChuyi and Zen MasterBaimeiall the time. The only thing I was worried about now was the possibility of finding the mermaid’s tears here.

At thismoment, I heardpeoplewalking outside. From the different noises, I thought there were four or five people. Curiously, I turned to the door to see. The manager wastalking to fourpeople. They were headedto the private room next to ours.

This group of four included three men and a woman. The leader looked young with porcelain skin. Two gray-haired menthat appeared to be the young man’s bodyguards,escortedhim. Theyhad formidablemurderous auras.The woman wore sexy clothes. She looked strangely beautiful, just like an exotic flower.

WhileI was looking at them, theyalsolookedat us. The young man was surprisedto seeme. Then, hebecameenraged and shouted, “Zhang Jiulin!”

“What?”

“He’s Zhang Jiulin!”

When he said that,besidesthe restaurant’s manager, the other three people changed theirexpressions.They all turnedangryas though they had a great grudge against me!

It took me a moment to react. Theycould bethe people from the Longquan Villa! As soon as I was about to retreat, the woman grabbed somethingfromher waist and threw it toward me.

By the time I saw herthrow the hidden weapon, it was too late to avoid her attack. Fortunately, Chuyi had used his eight-faceted Han sword todeflectthe hidden weapons.

After a series of clanging noises, the hidden weapons were nailed deep into the wall. Evenafterclashing withthe Han sword,thehidden weaponshada lot ofpower. It was enough to tell how strong the woman’s wrist was!

When the others saw Zen MasterBaimeiand Chuyi, they changed theirexpressions. But soon, their fire-flaring eyes were fixed on me.

Chuyiwithdrewhis sword. He looked at the woman. Hisvoicegrewcold. “Yi Zhangqing, what do you want?”

So the woman’s name was Yi Zhangqing, “One Inch of Blue.”From her appearance, I could understand it. She wore blue garmentsand her hair was dyedlight blue. Itgave her a seductivebutaggressivelook.

Yi Zhangqing shot Chuyi a look. Before she could speak, the young man who had recognized me took a step forward. Looking at Chuyi, he said, “You alsohavea hand in the murder of Elder Xiang, right?”

“Yeah.” Chuyi disdainfully withdrew his long sword. “If you wanna fight, I’ll be here after the Ghost Market is over!Butnow, you’d better behave.”

Chuyi’seyes became sharpas he assessedeach of them. Then, he weighed his Han sword. “Actually, it’s okay tofightnow. I’m not sure if IcanhandlethreeElders at the same time, but I’m sure we can mess up this Ghost Market. We will all be expelledfor sure.”

“You…”

The young man pointed at Chuyi, but he didn’t dare to attack. He gritted his teethand saidto the other three, “Let’s go!”

Then, he took the leadand wentdownstairs. Aftertheyleft, Chuyi exhaledand said,“I was worried that they would attack us. I didn’t expectto seeRyuzawa Ichiro. It seems the Longquan Villa wouldn’t play iteasy this time.”

“Ryuzawa Ichiro?”

I repeated the name doubtfully. It sounded like a Japanese name.

Chuyi nodded. “Yeah, Ryuzawa Ichiro is the youngest man. He’s the adopted son of the Longquan Villa’s Master, the Young Master of the Longquan Villa.”

People rumored that Ryuzawa Ichiro was the son of the best ninja in Japan. However, his family was eradicated when he was just a child. The Master of the Longquan Villa adopted himafter that. Since the Master didn’t have any children, he loved andspoiledRyuzawa Ichiro.

Ryuzawa Ichiro was powerful, and he knew ninjutsu.

“You shouldn’t get involved with Ryuzawa Ichiro.”

I smiledand shookmy head.Itwasn’tsomething that acting carefully could solve. Would I smile and welcome themiftheycameto my door?

Ryuzawa Ichirohad hisninjutsu, but the other three also had relatively strong powers.

Standing on his left was the One-armed Dragon. He was the oldestElder, and the leader of the Wind Tigers and Cloud Dragons. He was also the strongest. In the Longquan Villa, his cultivation base was only behind the Villa Master. Chuyi wasn’t his equal opponent.

In the past, afterhe wasbitten by a thousand-year Corpse King, he gritted his teeth and chopped off his own arm. It was enough to make me scared. He didn’t care about his limb. How could he show mercy to me when he dealt with me?

The old man standing on Ryuzawa Ichiro’s right was called Yin-Yang Tiger, also oneof the four Great Elders. His best feature was his pair of Yin and Yang eyes. He could see the Yin energy and the hidden dangers. People said that his eyes worked perfectly well bothday and night. As he was here, all of our movescouldbeseen through. I was sweating.

Yi Zhangqing was the lastElder, whose alias was Wind. She was an expertat usingfast-as-wind hidden weapons.

Ever since she was young,she went through the eviltraining processofthe Longquan Villa. Shehadturned into an emotionless killing machine. Her first mission, which was also her graduating mission, was to kill her mother.

When Chuyi said that, I couldn’t help but interrupt him. I askedincredulously,“Shekilledher mother?”

“Yeah.”

Chuyi nodded. “Yi Zhangqing didn’t have a father. She lived with her mother, and they loved each other a lot. Onlybykilling the one she loved the most would make her a real assassin who could kill without blinking. After murdering her mother, Yi Zhangqing gradually built her name here. These years, she’s in charge oftheLongquan Villa’s assassinating operations.”