[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Secret Buyer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1759074,2324,"Chapter 125 - 110: Zhang Fusheng Emerges from Underground","secret-buyer-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>\"My dear young lady, dear ancestor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler rubbed his forehead and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master recently offended Wang Tianlong. There’s a chance they’ll retaliate. This place outside the waiting area is lawless. Shall we return to the waiting area, back to Chongyang City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua gritted her teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! As long as my dad doesn’t agree to my name change, I won’t go back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crossed her arms and huffed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been mocked because of this name for eighteen years. Now that I’m finally an adult, I want to change my name. I must change it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler had a bit of a toothache:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The master specifically consulted a master to calculate this name, to suppress the evil transformation within you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha! Ha ha ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua laughed coldly, kicking small stones on the ground as she walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler eagerly followed, scratching his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, can’t we just return to the waiting area? It’s really unsafe out here, with unknown outlaws and possibly even smuggled cultists!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to some vendors nearby and said helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These people are here because there’s something questionable about them and their goods, otherwise they wouldn’t set up stalls away from the waiting area and supervision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vendors’ expressions were unfriendly, but they didn’t say anything—the old guy’s aura was unusual, clearly a martial artist of Six Refinements or above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such people couldn’t be provoked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua squinted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh come on, how about Uncle Wang, you tell me how to smuggle? I want to visit a subordinate city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler rolled his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t we just buy a ticket and go? Why insist on smuggling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed with toothache:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young lady, I’m not trying to scare you, but the master has made many enemies lately, someone might take a crooked idea and target you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Wang, you’re a martial artist of Eleven Refinements, not saying you dominate everywhere, but surely not just anyone can capture me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a sharp-eared black market vendor gasped, Eleven Refinements??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a remarkable figure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly retracted their gazes, afraid to anger the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Liu Cuihua was angrily walking out of the black market, kicking stones even harder. A small pebble was kicked far away, fell to the ground, rolled, then started trembling and bouncing on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua curiously watched the pebble trembling in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Boom!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook violently, causing Miss Liu to stumble and almost fall, fortunately, the quick-eyed and agile old butler supported her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Wang... was that an earthquake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler furrowed his brows, just about to speak, when another muffled sound accompanied by a violent tremor caused a crack to appear on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening?\" Liu Cuihua was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth shook more and more violently, again and again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if some ancient beast beneath the surface was about to burst out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something’s not right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninth violent tremor tore a fissure underfoot, and the old butler’s expression changed: \"Miss, we have to go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held onto Liu Cuihua, ready to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Boom!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenth violent tremor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground full of cracks suddenly caved in, black market vendors fled, the old butler grabbed Liu Cuihua, dodging left and right, barely escaping the collapse zone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both looked back in shock, seeing huge clouds of dust rise as the ground broke apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There... is a person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp-eyed Liu Cuihua pointed at the boy in the huge pit, speaking in surprise and doubt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was he swallowed by the earthquake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler looked over; the boy was covered in blood, in a bad state, sitting in the pit struggling to shake his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had suffered serious injuries during the earthquake-induced collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Wang, quickly help him up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, young lady,\" the old butler smiled wryly: \"Having a kind heart is good, but this is a black market, who knows who he is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he said this, he still jumped into the pit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picked up the injured boy, and swiftly leapt back up in just a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, are you okay?\" The old butler gently asked as he placed the boy on the ground, not too worried about any real trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a young boy, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng coughed violently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat up, looked back at the pit, only seeing fragments of stone. It seemed he had broken through the top membrane, or rather, the ’bubble boundary’,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And directly ’crossed’ the space... So, the sky above each subordinate city leads here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the waiting area?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder to reach a higher-level city, you must first go to the waiting area... It seems the waiting area is like a ’hub’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Wang,\" Liu Cuihua said: \"He looks seriously injured, should we take him to the waiting area’s hospital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, you...\" The old butler put his hand on his forehead: \"Fine, let’s head back to the waiting area, it’s really unsafe out here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he looked at the ragged boy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, can you walk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng got up, shook his head, some dust falling from his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can walk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He curiously looked at the old and young pair, then at the chaotic vendors not far away. This was evidently a wilderness area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are there so many vendors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you can walk.\" The old butler nodded slightly: \"It’s also because our young lady is kind... You’re quite lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua curiously examined this delicate-looking boy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you also a black market vendor? You don’t look that old... I’m Liu Cuihua, what’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Fusheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng rubbed his forehead, thinking of the God of Plague’s last cold hiss, a heaviness in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler looked at the sky:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The waiting area is far, it’ll take one or two hours to walk back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng nodded, thanking them. This place was unfamiliar, and he was penniless. It was quite rare to meet two kind people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler shook his head, not saying much, pulling the young lady aside, and leading the boy back to the waiting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you from?\" Liu Cuihua asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, a subordinate city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was planning to go to Chongyang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chongyang City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Cuihua exclaimed in surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a coincidence, we’re from Chongyang City too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl seemed to be quite talkative, chattering away:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never been to a subordinate city. I originally wanted to go this time, but my dad wouldn’t let me. He said something big happened in a place called Jiangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know Jiangzhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng’s expression darkened:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I just came from there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old butler and Liu Cuihua both paused in their steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came from Jiangzhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butler asked in surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn’t it taken over by the evil cult?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I escaped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" The old butler looked up and down at the young man, suddenly frowning, \"Young lad, do you have a Level 2 pass? You didn’t sneak in, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sneak in?\" Liu Cuihua became excited, \"Really? Do you know how to sneak in? Can you teach me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butler’s old face fell, feeling a bit of a toothache,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Zhang Fusheng was about to answer but suddenly frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did seem to have snuck in, with no information record in the waiting area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bit troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chongyang City, Seventh District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still can’t get through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Guifang put down the phone, looked at this new home, but felt no joy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did something really happen to our son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao opened his mouth but couldn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Guifang suddenly reached out to hit Zhang Wentao:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t you say you were from the Investigation Bureau? Now that our son is missing, why can’t you do anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you not to go to Dongling Snow Mountain, I told you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Zhou...\" Old Zhang’s voice was hoarse, his fists clenched and unclenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hugged his crying wife and whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’ll be okay, Fusheng will be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Guifang wiped her tears, choking, wanting to say something else when the doorbell rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them rushed to the door, but suddenly realized—this was Chongyang City, their new home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their son couldn’t have found the new home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both sighed and their spirits dampened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao sighed softly, opened the door, and outside stood a fat old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat old man wore simple clothes, a bandage wrapped around his hand, and looked quite dispirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" Zhang Wentao asked dejectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My surname is Hong, I’m Fusheng’s mentor.\" The old man spoke softly, and Zhou Guifang rushed over, lips trembling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you, do you have any news about Fusheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard from Old Zhang that their son seemed to be at a Martial Arts Dojo, taken as a disciple by the master\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the dojo master who should have been in Jiangzhou suddenly appeared, which might mean...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao’s eyes also suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat old man shook his head sadly and said softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No news as of now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed over a business card with the name \"Hong Tianbao\" and a string of phone numbers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Fusheng returns, please be sure to contact me. If you encounter any trouble, you can also call this number.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Hong Tianbao handed over another card for Lin Dongxi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the first call doesn’t go through, try this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wentao silently accepted it, without asking how the old man found the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name Hong Tianbao seemed familiar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but he no longer had the heart to ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the old man leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple returned to the living room, sat on the sofa, neither speaking, doing nothing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just dialing their son’s phone number, over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the residential building downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Dongxi, who had just arrived in Chongyang City, lightly took his master’s hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The death certificate for Little Junior Brother has already been issued. Why did you intercept it instead of giving it to them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao sighed softly, closed his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them have a glimmer of hope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes, speaking in a low voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the fate was brief, it was still a mentor-disciple bond. Your senior brother and senior sister have no family, but your little junior brother does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao looked at Lin Dongxi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can, take care of them a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real purpose of his visit was to give them two business cards. As for Fusheng’s return?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held no hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangzhou was completely gone, and on the Federation’s identity system, Little Fusheng was already marked ’deceased’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao’s steps were shaky, as if the calamity had taken away his bones, leaving him without that vital energy in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After you leave Chongyang City, head to the waiting area, and then go to another city. If Master dies, don’t come back to pay respects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man held Little Child’s hand, talking as they walked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not safe here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, is it because of Uncle Wang?\" Little Child asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man did not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Child sighed softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, when I become stronger, I’ll avenge you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her small fist, speaking earnestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll repay every grievance Master suffered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Dongxi, good child.\" The old man patted Lin Dongxi’s head, looking wistful: \"Let’s go, let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led Little Child to the airport, sending his last disciple on the plane to the waiting area, watching her leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, I truly am all alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tianbao stooped, closed his eyes, looking as if he might fall at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and tapped his body several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The malice sealed by the Secret Technique for years surged out, and he suddenly stood straight, eyes wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No ties, no attachments.\" The fat old man, like a lone wolf, murmured to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Seeking votes)\u003C\u002Fp>",2013,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","479d4aaa23669c96bba25c38aee2cc79c68af0060edd06bf4c064fca8c24335d","secret-buyer-chapter-126","secret-buyer-chapter-124",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]