Chapter 267: Chapter 189: The True Cross-border King
Li Chengfeng muttered to himself,
“The Young Master said I could beco the most promising Bone Elder—is that true?
Well, it should be true. Just look at how the Young Master handled tonight’s situation—thodical, well-structured, layers upon layers, even sharper than the way he dealt with Lu Yusheng.”
As impressive as Lu Yusheng’s takedown was, Li Chengfeng admired Zhou Xuan’s way of rallying the night watchn even more,
taking advantage of the shock caused by the Death of the Stone King to promise the position of “Zhi Jia Master,” then hosting everyone at the tropolitan. Once there, the night watchn would inevitably uncover Zhou Xuan’s relationship with Gu Ling…
Everything intricately aligned, his thods imposing yet laced with incentives.
“A High Priest chosen by the Blood Well God is no ordinary person.”
…
The blood-soaked night on East Market Street had finally returned to tranquility.
Even quieter than the night were the Liao Ghosts.
Lin Xia and the Liao Ghosts, worried about Zhou Xuan’s safety, kept watching from the window.
But as they watched, they began to sense sothing amiss. mbers of the God Traveling Departnt had arrived, and their intent seed unfavorable toward Zhou Xuan.
They began to deliberate, ready to jump down and battle the Night Patrol Deities.
Fortunately, Lv Mingkun stopped them, saying, “The God Traveling Departnt doesn’t scare us; you lot best stay put. If you go, you’ll only add to the chaos.”
The Liao Ghosts were persuaded to stay. Soon, they saw mbers of the Bone Elder Association arrive, the night watchn appear, and the God Traveling Departnt’s Stone King slain. The night watchn, Bone Elders, and Zhou Xuan were chatting and laughing as if they were reminiscing about ho.
“All from the sa Ping Shui Prefecture, yet what a difference!” Lin Xia remarked with genuine amazent.
“Our little junior brother here is quite skilled at building relationships,” Lv Mingkun explained.
Yun Ziliang, sipping tea, added, “At this rate, my card fees are going to increase!”
“Old sir, I can cover your future card fees.” Lin Xia offered.
“I don’t want your money; I want Xiao Zhou to cover them,” Yun Ziliang said stubbornly.
Lin Xia: “…”
…
The dust had settled on East Market Street.
Lin Xia felt overflowing gratitude toward Zhou Xuan.
She realized clearly that, if not for Zhou Xuan’s intervention today, the Liao Ghost Hall would cease to exist in the future.
In their Tangkou, there wasn’t even a single master with five sticks of incense prowess; handling Wuzuo was already barely manageable, not to ntion dealing with soone like Lu Yusheng—and then there were the Night Patrol Deities to consider.
“The Liao Ghost Hall will follow the benefactor’s commands from now on.”
Lin Xia blushed as she spoke, realizing that Zhou Xuan and the Bone Elder were chatting and laughing so freely, while the small Tangkou of the Liao Ghost Hall hardly seed capable of contributing anything.
“No need for politeness; in the future, Zhou Family’s Troupe’s business will rely on Brother Feng’s help. Coincidentally, my Mingjiang Prefecture operations are just beginning and require so manpower. If there’s a need, I’ll be sure to call on you.”
Lin Xia felt inexplicably gratified upon hearing Zhou Xuan’s words and hurried to respond, “Many of the Liao Ghost mbers perished today. I’ll take care of their funerals, and then co pay proper thanks to our benefactor in a couple of days.”
“We’ll catch up another day.” Zhou Xuan cupped his fists and said, “The Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop awaits Sister Xia.”
After sending off the Liao Ghosts, Zhou Xuan headed to the shop with Lv Mingkun and Yun Ziliang.
Yun Ziliang was thrilled, saying tonight brought great joy.
Lv Mingkun, who had avenged a good part of his grudge, seed slightly dissatisfied, carrying a different air.
Zhou Xuan asked, “What’s the matter, Fifth Senior Brother? Feeling uneasy because the Wuzuo Hall Master didn’t show up? Don’t worry, in a few days Bone Elder will pinpoint the Hall Master’s location, and then we’ll strike!”
“Little junior brother, I’ve been contemplating sothing; what will I do after revenge is complete? My whole life up to now has been centered around avenging my grudge—training my blade and sewing corpses, driven by a clear goal that made life purposeful,
but suddenly, I felt this unreal, hollow sensation. If the revenge is fully settled, I’m unsure where I’d go next.”
Lv Mingkun poured out his feelings.
“Live as you like—what’s the use of overthinking? If you enjoy listening to opera, then listen; if you like singing, then sing.” Zhou Xuan advised.
“But I don’t really have a hobby. Even sewing corpse purification seems to have grown tireso for .”
Zhou Xuan shared so of Lv Mingkun’s sentints; hatred had narrowed Fifth Senior Brother’s interests, even fostering so distorted preferences, such as his odd fondness for the scent of corpses.
Once vengeance was accomplished, his heart would indeed feel hollow, requiring new interests and goals to fill the void.
“Don’t worry. With here, you’ll surely find sothing to engross yourself in every day.”
Zhou Xuan pledged firmly.
…
Creek!
The back door of Sister Cui’s house opened and closed.
“He… how… how…” Mu Hua struggled to inquire from Sister Cui.
“Don’t worry. Brother Zhou is far more capable than I imagined—even the God Traveling Departnt’s You Shen were slain by his people.”
Sister Cui gently stroked Mu Hua’s forehead, saying, “Rest now, Brother Zhou is safe; you don’t need to worry.”
“Tao…”
“Don’t fret. Last ti I transford into a fox to save you, the Taoist didn’t co after us. I suspect that the Feng Shui of East Market Street grows increasingly mystical; the Dragon Seeking Taoist won’t be able to find us.”
Sister Cui forced a smile, urging Mu Hua to sleep.
But in reality, her heart remained uneasy. Would the Taoist truly not co?
…
When Zhou Xuan and the others returned to the shop, Little Fuzi was ecstatic.
He and Lv Mingkun headed out to find watern on the street. After an intense battle, everyone reeked of an unpleasant odor and needed a hot bath.
Yun Ziliang, anwhile, went to listen to Gu Ling’s records again, while Zhou Xuan called Si Yuer over the phone.
“Hello, this is Bai Qishan, housekeeper of the Si Mansion…”
“Housekeeper Bai, this is Zhou Xuan.”
“Oh, Young Master, are you looking for the lord or the young lady?”
“Are they both asleep?”
“The lord has always turned in early, and the young lady, thanks to you, has been out and about all day and only just returned ho, utterly exhausted, so she retired early as well,” Bai Qishan replied honestly.
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