[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-secret-buyer":3,"chapter-secret-buyer-secret-buyer-chapter-46":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},1758945,2324,"Chapter 46: Clown","secret-buyer-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>Unlike ordinary compartments, the business carriage is spacious with few seats, and the aisle can accommodate two people walking side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are basically no people coming and going, so it’s not noisy, and that’s why no one noticed the sudden situation in this section of the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incense burns quietly, releasing pale smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao stared at this ordinary person with weak vitality, who posed no danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking nonsense with eyes wide open, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched the smoke as it was inhaled through the teenager’s nose, thick on one side and thin on the other... a cold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released the burning incense, retreated three steps, and pointed with both hands to send yellow talismans flying and nailing onto each of the sleeping travelers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the name of Heaven, seek the way, notify the Venerate, summon the three Corpses, manage the three Souls, act as my warriors, carry out my deeds, rise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sleeping travelers stood up one after another, drooping their heads, slowly turning to stare at Zhang Fusheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weird and horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were the past, Zhang Fusheng would probably be as goosebumps-ridden as Chen Nuanyu beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now things are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It turns out it can be done like this?\" His voice was like a mosquito, his eyes bright, his spiritual thoughts already understanding the inner workings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those talismans that looked ordinary, after the cultist recited such words, seemed to be ’activated’,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>drawing fine threads of [Spiritual Will] from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These spiritual wills, though weak, could completely manipulate the bodies of those unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Zhang Fusheng’s perspective,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those invisible spiritual threads falling from an unknown place, embedded in the unconscious bodies, were like...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puppetry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultist, through talismans, borrowed spiritual thoughts from that ’Venerate’, manipulating others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was it done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" Huang Zhongxiao questioned lightly, appearing calm: \"Vitality is mediocre, qi is completely that of an ordinary person...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet able to resist the soul-mesmerizing smoke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Special constitution? Or?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his hands, retreated further to stand behind the travelers, a human wall blocking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man spoke eerily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Nuanyu, who is he? Matters of the sect... Did you leak it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Matters of the sect..... Did you leak it?\" a dozen travelers spoke eerily too, matching the tone of the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuanyu’s eyes turned cold, swept her leg out with sudden force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Pa!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng grabbed her white ankle, sighed softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to kick these travelers in the throat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuanyu stared at Zhang Fusheng in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s strength..... has increased so much??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng clicked his tongue, suddenly feeling his careful acting was seemingly inferior to this ’little pet’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, ignoring the travelers staring at him, followed those spiritual threads upwards with his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his gaze was blocked by the top of the carriage, but his thoughts drifted out, letting him gaze afar beyond physical sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those spiritual threads disappeared after reaching ten thousand meters high, seemingly ’disconnected’, with no origin visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From an existence so powerful beyond imagination?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venerate, the deity worshipped by the Western Sect, or perhaps.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-ranking figure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts returned to him, he raised his eyes, seeing the dazed and wooden travelers approaching, surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze passed over the travelers, focused on the young man hiding behind them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t want to stir up a big fuss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng could tell, this cultist was trying to keep the commotion within a certain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a cultist, it certainly wouldn’t be fear of officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, these travelers.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly visible, their muscles surprisingly bulged, as if briefly strengthened by the spiritual threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao raised an eyebrow, sizing up Zhang Fusheng, pondering whether to act himself, but eventually shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, see you once we’re off the train.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped his fingers, the travelers stiffly returned to their seats, the talismans ignited, but the flames didn’t scorch the travelers at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zhang Fusheng’s ’view’, the spiritual threads broke one by one, the travelers’ bulging muscles returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man formed the Meridian Technique, his figure gradually faded, disappearing into thin air right on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuanyu swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy activated another medium, borrowed spiritual will from somewhere, interfered with reality, distorted light and sound...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Fusheng, seeing through the transparency, sees the cultist on tiptoes, secretly slipping away like a thieving rat....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, why not just leave directly, instead of acting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Zhang Fusheng took a quick step, intercepting the cultist’s inevitable path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he enthusiastically checked the conditions of the unconscious travelers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao twitched his mouth, cursed ’fool’ silently, then quietly turned around, intending to leave from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw the teenager turn back, almost brushing past him, standing boldly ahead, checking another traveler’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao’s face twitched, if not for Steward’s rules forbidding the spreading of a Flesh Plague on this train or causing a commotion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then that brat walked over again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao shrunk to the side, thankful for the spacious aisle of the business compartment, enough for two to walk side by side...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fearing a collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just feeling embarrassed if bumped and revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not just walk out? Why use the Invisibility Talisman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao watched numbly as that rascal kept moving side to side, leaving no room for himself to get through...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until travelers and attendants gradually awoke, the rascal sat back in his seat, stretching lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhongxiao winced and quickly slipped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng smiled as he watched the embarrassed departure, while Chen Nuanyu stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you looking at me?\" He casually pinched the girl’s cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, so smooth and tender, still feels great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuanyu asked expressionlessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you see him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? You can see him too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Nuanyu pointed to her heart, murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t see, but can sense vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng was surprised, under the spiritual will’s cover, even the breath was concealed, this girl hadn’t achieved real contemplation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet could sense through the spiritual will’s barrier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then he must feel quite awkward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At seven o’clock, the train arrived at the west station of Dragon Boat City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the dense crowd, exiting the station, Zhang Fusheng didn’t hail a cab, instead indicated Chen Nuanyu to join him, slipping into an empty alley, walking slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still invisible, a cultist considered, quietly following, blocking ahead of the two, suddenly removing the Invisibility Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man’s form gradually appeared in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We meet again.\" He said coldly, hands behind him, his voice mixed with the alley’s shadowy chill, appearing even more gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng and Chen Nuanyu’s mouths twitched, silently observing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two’s gaze exactly didn’t look surprised or startled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead it seemed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like watching a circus performance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fusheng sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dude, your nose fell off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1175,"2026-06-08T09:33:25.074Z",1,"novelbin.me","04f3a6f60f9d2daf0023183492e6df551af98f734ac30534caf359d9e68ef8ef","secret-buyer-chapter-47","secret-buyer-chapter-45",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsecret-buyer-cover.jpg"]