“Since this is your first time shopping with us, please accept this small gift. We wish you a pleasant life.”
The clerk smiled and handed over a small crystal trinket. Seeing Yin Yang’s confusion, the clerk kindly explained.
“This is a Luck Crystal. Keeping it at home can increase your luck to some extent.”
“Usually, a small piece like this sells for one gold note.”
After hearing this, Yin Yang asked with absolute sincerity, “Can I exchange it for cash?”
“No.”
“How about I sell it back to you at a thirty percent discount?”
“Have a nice day, sir!”
After the transaction was settled, the young man watched Yin Yang leave.
Yin Yang visited a few more shops and managed to buy most of the materials for the Sequence 7 promotion potion, even picking up two materials for the Sequence 6 potion.
However, when it came to the main material, he came up empty after asking at six or seven different shops.
As one shop owner put it:
“Sir, the material you’re looking for is too rare and highly time-sensitive. You can only rely on luck.”
Yin Yang checked a few more shops and was almost ready to give up when he unexpectedly ran into Ye Muchun at a street corner.
“Are you looking for a Corpse-Binder Umbilical Cord?”
“Hmm? You know about that?”
“Of course. I can get one within five days.”
“Are you a merchant here?”
Yin Yang’s tone and expression were perfectly controlled, as if he had never met the man before.
Ye Muchun had been secretly observing Yin Yang, but he couldn't find a single flaw.
“I’m here this time specifically to purchase a shop.”
He smiled very amiably, looking exactly the same as when Yin Yang had first met him.
“Which means you aren't one yet. So how can I trust that your goods are real?”
Ye Muchun shrugged at those words.
“With a material of that level, you’d know if it was real or fake just by sensing it for a moment.”
“How much?”
“I don’t want money.”
Yin Yang turned and walked away immediately upon hearing that, his attitude extremely decisive.
This caught Ye Muchun off guard, and he subconsciously called out.
“Don’t be in such a hurry to leave. Let’s talk.”
Without looking back, Yin Yang replied, “Free things are always the most expensive. Since you don't want money, you must be after something else.”
“This matter would be effortless for you.”
Yin Yang still didn't stop, so Ye Muchun had to continue.
“You should know how rare a Corpse-Binder Umbilical Cord is. If you miss this one, you might not encounter another for years!”
These words successfully made Yin Yang slow his pace.
“Hear the conditions first. It won’t be too late to refuse if they don't work for you.”
Their conversation had already attracted some attention. Seeing this, Ye Muchun took a step forward.
“I’ve already rented the building for my shop. If you don’t mind, let’s have a cup of tea together.”
Yin Yang thought about it and decided to follow.
It was just as the man said; if he missed the Corpse-Binder Umbilical Cord this time, there was no telling when he would encounter another.
He was someone who liked to be prepared. Although there was still some time before his breakthrough, there was nothing wrong with preparing the promotion potion in advance.
After walking for about two or three minutes, Ye Muchun led Yin Yang to a slightly secluded small shop.
“Space is at a premium here. With my current finances, this is the only kind of shop I can rent.”
A young woman wearing a cheongsam walked out, knelt before the two of them, and began to brew tea.
“Speak. What do you want me to do?”
“The matter with the Qi family... was that your doing?”
“The Qi family? You have the wrong person.”
At this moment, even though Ye Muchun had seen countless people, he couldn't find even the slightest flaw!
He even began to wonder if he really had the wrong person. If he did, wouldn't all his efforts be for nothing?
After the incident with the Qi family, although the authorities tried their best to suppress the news, he had still managed to learn some inside information.
The extermination of the Qi family was not the work of the Shadow Lotus Church at all.
In fact, several Sequence 6 members of the Shadow Lotus Church had been killed!
What was even more terrifying was that even a Demigod had personally appeared and yet failed to capture the culprit. What did that mean?
It meant the opponent was also a Demigod, and one with an organization behind them!
Otherwise, how could they have accomplished so much in such a short amount of time?
He had spent a large sum of money to learn one piece of insider information: the Qi family head’s ritual had already begun, and those Sequence 6s couldn't stop it, yet the person behind the scenes had stopped it with a single move!
If several Sequence 6s couldn't do it but he could, what else could he be but a Demigod?
“The matter with the Qi family really wasn't your doing?”
Yin Yang stood up again.
“Sir, you really have the wrong person. It seems our transaction cannot be completed.”
He made a move to leave, but Ye Muchun spoke up.
“I’m being targeted by a Demigod from the True Knowledge Society!”
‘The True Knowledge Society?’
Yin Yang’s footsteps stopped again. The Demigods he had sacrificed a few days ago were from the True Knowledge Society.
“The True Knowledge Society? How did you provoke those lunatics?”
“Sigh, it’s a long story.”
“Which Demigod did you provoke? And what is your request?”
“A Demigod of the 【Thief】 pathway named Night-Stalker. I don’t know if it’s a name or a code name.”
Yin Yang used every ounce of strength he had to control his expression, because Night-Stalker was precisely one of the Demigods he had sacrificed.
‘What’s going on? It’s been so many days since Night-Stalker died, and he still doesn't know?’
‘It seems Meng City is much better at suppressing information than Wang City.’
“What is your request?”
“I want him dead!”
Yin Yang immediately looked at him with mockery. Although he was wearing a mask, his eyes alone made his thoughts clear.
Trading a main material for a Sequence 7 potion for the life of a Sequence 5 powerhouse?
Was he joking?
“If it’s done, I’m willing to provide an item with a value comparable to a sealed object!”
“Even if you can’t do it, it doesn't matter. As long as you guarantee my safety for one month, I’m still willing to pay with the Corpse-Binder Umbilical Cord!”
Yin Yang looked around the shop and vaguely understood something.
Back in Wang City, Ye Muchun had shown that he was unwilling to provoke the Qi family; clearly, his background and strength were relatively average.
And how could someone so average preserve their life after offending a Demigod?
Joining Wanwu City was an excellent choice!
As long as he had a shop in Wanwu City and was officially in business, he could live here.
And here, someone would naturally protect his safety.
He said to protect him for a month; it seemed that even with a shop, the business audit would take a month.
Thinking of this, Yin Yang deliberately put on an air of mystery, acting as if he had powerful people behind him.
“Those lunatics from the True Knowledge Society are very troublesome. To take out one of their Demigods, the tracks must be completely covered.”
Ye Muchun saw a glimmer of hope and couldn't help but stand up as well.
“What’s the price?”
“I need to know the value of that item first.”
After a brief moment of hesitation, Ye Muchun took off the necklace from his neck.
Hanging from the necklace was an old key.
“This is for a fifty-square-meter Hidden Vault. I believe I don’t need to say more about its value, do I?”
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