Chapter 313: The Ways of Evil Spirits Are Deep

As Xu Yuan and Miao Yan stepped into the shop, the Lady, accompanied by her guards, passed silently along the street behind them.

That ferocious water corpse ghost suddenly shivered, twitched its nose, and muttered in confusion: "That woman is clearly a living person, yet she is so cold and yin that it makes me shiver!"

Since it was none of its business, it did not think much of it and quietly poked its head to peek inside the shop.

It had been setting up a stall at this shop's entrance for over ten years and had long cooperated with the four ghost women.

If the four ghost women spotted a customer they liked, the water corpse ghost would step out and deliberately provoke the other party with words.

Afterwards, the four ghost women would step forward, scold the water corpse ghost for being "blind," and invite the customer inside.

With their vanity greatly satisfied, the customers would naturally open their purses wide.

After purchasing some high-priced goods and exiting the shop, the four ghost women would boost the guest's face at the door, mocking the water corpse ghost a second time.

The entire shopping experience could be called perfect.

If the water corpse ghost spotted a guest it liked, the four ghost women would all rush in and forcibly drag the person into the shop.

The goods on display were much the same as those at the water corpse ghost's stall, but the prices were more than ten times higher.

Once the guest shook their head repeatedly and fled the shop, the water corpse ghost would make a timely appearance.

It would very considerately introduce itself to the guest: "Our place is just humble, but our goods are no worse and are cheap."

Life is long and strange, so one must live frugally, saving where one should and spending where one should.

Upon entering the shop, Xu Yuan immediately asked for "treasures," causing a flash of joy to pass through the eyes of the four ghost women, who hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, in our Yin-Yang Shop, there is nothing guests cannot think of, and nothing we cannot find."

"However..." the ghost woman smiled faintly: "I wonder what the guest will use to pay?"

If there was not enough money, it did not matter; this shop sold goods in the front courtyard and lent money at usury in the back courtyard.

The front courtyard is called "Yin-Yang Shop," and the back courtyard is called "Yin-Yang Debt."

"Use Xing Guo Zi."

The private treasury of the Nancheng Patrol Office is at my lord's disposal.

When hunting the wild boar demons previously, the harvest was immensely huge.

Xu Yuan opened a "stinky Xing Guo Zi" and displayed a fine material obtained from a seventh-grade evil spirit inside.

"Although it is very valuable, just this one piece is not enough, guest."

Xu Yuan: "There are many more."

Xu Yuan lifted his clothes, revealing several stinky Xing Guo Zi hanging inside.

The ghost women's attitude became even more gentle: "Guest, please follow me; let us view the goods upstairs."

The small building in the front courtyard has three floors. The bottom two floors conduct business, while the topmost floor is the owner's residence.

It does not come here often.

The business of the Yin-Yang Shop is merely one of its many enterprises.

Moreover, it itself has little interest in the activity of "management."

But today it happened to be here; as soon as the market opened and someone went to the second floor, it aroused the owner's interest.

On the third floor, it raised the head of that enchanting beauty and glanced down at the floor below.

After clearly seeing Xu Yuan's face, three tails representing youth, adulthood, and old age tensed simultaneously.

The two heads of the Yin-Yang Python cursed silently: "These fools!"

"How did they invite this ruffian in!"

"Tomorrow night, I will turn these four fools into blind ghosts!"

"... But what should be done now?"

According to the rules of the Old Market, officials are absolutely not received here, so naturally, the person must be driven out immediately.

But... not long ago, my lord Xu and Ma Tianshou had just thoroughly searched the entire city together, showing off their power and might with great vigor.

Although the Yin-Yang Python was not afraid of that display, if they targeted it once like this, it would be truly troublesome, and it would surely be driven out of the city.

Therefore, regarding Xu Yuan's identity, the Yin-Yang Python closed one eye on each of its two heads.

But the Yin-Yang Python did not want to do business with the other party either.

The ghost women led Xu Yuan up to the second floor and prepared to raise their blades.

Such a "fat sheep" is rare and hard to find; tonight, they must make a huge profit.

"I wonder what requirements the guest has for this treasure?"

"Whatever you have, just bring it out for me to see."

The ghost woman hurriedly nodded: "Yes, guest. Please look at this first treasure..."

On the second floor, there was a cabinet.

Similar to the medicine cabinets in a pharmacy, it had many square drawers.

This cabinet was, of course, a strange entity, with hands and feet, and a circle of eyeballs growing along its edges.

The ghost woman pointed her finger at the first drawer, signaling a colleague to open it for display.

The cabinet evil spirit, with its circle of eyeballs, glanced at the ghost woman, and then opened the drawer.

"This is a..." The ghost woman was organizing her words, thinking how to sell a very poor piece of goods at a high price, but the drawer was empty!

"Uh... I misremembered; this precious treasure was very popular and was sold the night before." The ghost woman was strangely thinking, I clearly remember that every drawer had something inside.

Moreover, the items on the topmost layer were all trash goods, most suitable for selling to these fat sheep.

She gave a look to her cabinet colleague, then pointed at the second drawer: "Let us look at the next one; if the guest likes it, they must act quickly. Previously, several regular customers coveted this item; they are wealthy and powerful, and perhaps in the next moment, their servants will bring money and buy the treasure directly..."

The second drawer opened, and it was still empty inside!

The ghost woman turned her back to Xu Yuan and glared fiercely at the cabinet!

The circle of eyes around the cabinet also glared at her with all their might.

Stupid woman! You are signaling me with your eyes; can you not see that I am also signaling you with my eyes?

I only wish I had a mouth, so I could speak.

Xu Yuan grew impatient: "Do you have it or not?"

"Y-yes, we do…" The ghost girl gritted her teeth, but then the cabinet rattled violently, flinging open every drawer.

Inside were all empty!

Xu Yuan roared in fury: "You bunch of audacious ghostly vermin, are you mocking me, my lord?"

Miao Yan, sweating profusely beside him, tugged at the back of Xu's robe and whispered urgently: "Control your rage, control your rage—we agreed before entering…"

This place is full of malevolent spirits—if Xu my lord loses control and unleashes his Sixth Flow's belly fire, it'll be chaos!

At least Miao Yan knew the Sixth Flow—here, in the Old Market of Little West Temple, you still can't act without restraint.

Fifth Flow malevolent spirits often appear here.

"Control what rage?" Xu Yuan snapped. "Must I endure being toyed with like this?"

But Xu Yuan did not, as Miao Yan expected, burst into flames and attack. Instead, like a street thug, he lunged and grabbed the ghost girl.

Miao Yan blinked slightly, then realized Xu my lord was feigning anger.

The ghost girl didn't know why, but today her colleagues refused to cooperate with her.

Xu Yuan seized her—and she wasn't afraid.

What can a living person do to me?

With a single flick of my body, I'll slip right through his fingers.

But Xu my lord's hand was clad in Pi Dan.

The current Pi Dan had already refined the hide of a wild boar's tusk into itself.

As Xu Yuan seized her, the ghost girl realized something was wrong—she was pinned as tightly as if bound by the chains and manacles of the Yin Officers!

This guest is not ordinary!

No wonder the cabinet colleagues refused to bring out those fake goods and shoddy items—this trick of swindling customers, we've played hundreds of times before—turns out they were trying to save me!

Too bad I realized it too late…

(End of Chapter)