Chapter 7: The Wronged Good Man (Part 2)

  "Little rascal." A sweet and charming voice came from behind me, I turned my head and glared at her: "What are you doing eavesdropping on my conversation with Haiji?"

  Ji Dan smiled and suddenly stared at me in surprise: "Ah, your complexion is different. Your eyes are full of spirit, is it the effect of Zhu Guo?"

  I proudly said: "Have I become fierce?"

  "It's still far off." Gan Ning's true form floated down, Xue Lian slowly shrank and entered the tip of his finger.

  Haiji's whole body shone with golden light, and she looked at me a few times, nodding her head: "Really spirited and lively indeed."

  I boasted a few words and walked out of the room. Early in the morning, there were many maids busy in the mansion. When they saw us, they bowed their heads to greet us.

  "No need for formalities, I'm not used to it." I smiled and leaned in close to the maid, taking a deep sniff. Although she was a fox spirit, there was no fox smell, but rather a lovely fragrance.

  Ouyang Yuan appeared at the corner of the corridor, walking towards us with a smile all over his face: "Did you all sleep well? After the three fairy ladies stayed here, from now on, in this mansion of mine, your value will definitely double and your name will shake the northern border."

  What a bootlicker! I snorted, this kind of flattery only feels good when it's applied to one's own butt. When it's applied to others, that's just excessive fawning.

  "The master of the European castle, it's time for us to leave." I said.

  Ouyang Yuan smiled and said: "Why the hurry to leave? Today, there will be several guests coming here to trade treasures. They are all rare treasures of the world. Don't you want to take a look?"

  I was curious in my heart, so I said with a big smile: "Since the city master is enthusiastic about inviting me to stay, I will give you this face. But how will the city master return this favor?"

  Ouyang Yuan was taken aback, then smiled and said: "I've long prepared generous gifts for everyone." With a clap of her hands, after a moment, several maids brought up four-color gift boxes, just about to hand them over to Hai Ji and the others, but I snatched them away, quickly tearing off the silk ribbons that wrapped them.

  What the heck, it's all just herbs and medicine and stuff. I thought it was gold, silver, and jewels or something. But anyway, my cauldron is just in time for a meal. I grabbed the herbs and stuffed them into my mouth, swallowing them whole.

  Ouyang Yuan's face looked a bit unsightly: "Lin Gongzi, these are all very precious elixirs."

  I patted my mouth, put my hand on Haixi's fragrant shoulder: "Don't worry, no matter how much I eat, I won't be fatter than you. Eh? Why are you staring at me? Don't go prepare breakfast yet?"

  After Ou Yang Yuan left, Hai Ji slapped my hand with a "pa" sound and scolded: "You little rascal with your careless hands and feet."

  I raised an eyebrow and batted my eyelashes: "Isn't it all for you? With a handsome, elegant, majestic, and powerful rival like me around, Fatso will surely retreat in fear."

  "Hai Ji said seriously: 'Don't look at Ouyang Yuan as a gentle and harmonious person, he's actually a formidable character, you'd better be careful.'"

  "With beauties escorting him, even if the sky falls, it'll be covered. Anyway, he wants to fawn over you, so I'll take advantage of this and get some benefits, letting him play the role of a scapegoat." I hummed a tune as I walked into the grand hall. After finishing breakfast, the Lizard Demon walked in and whispered: "All the guests have arrived."

  Ouyang Yuan nodded: "Ask them to come in, you guard outside, if someone breaks in, kill them without mercy."

  The maids cleared the table and then brought in eight large marble-inlaid purple sandalwood screens, arranged them around the round table, closed the windows, and retreated.

  Three beauties stared at the purple sandalwood screen, revealing a deep thinking expression. At this time, six people rushed into the hall, each wearing a five-colored mask, and occasionally looked around. Seeing Hai Ji and others, they were stunned. The tall and thin man who led the way took a step back and shouted: "How are there still outsiders here?"

  Ouyang Yuan smiled: "Don't worry, the business I'm in charge of has never gone wrong. They are my friends and will not leak the transaction content." She closed the big door with a swing of her hand.

  "A dwarf said in a low voice: 'Stop talking nonsense and let's make the deal quickly. The goods are hot, we have to leave as soon as they're sold.'"

  Another tall and slender figure let out a sigh of relief: "It's actually the famous Gān Xiānzǐ, Hǎi Wǔshén, and Jiū Dānmèi Miss. No wonder the city master dared to take on this shipment. With three of them here, we can finally catch our breath."

  My heart skipped a beat as I looked at Ouyang Yuan's narrowed smile, feeling like I had been calculated by him.

  The tall and thin man hesitated for a moment, then resolutely took off the bundle on his back, put it on the table, shook it lightly, and rolled out an object that rotated around on the table.

  This is an elliptical bead, snow-white and shiny, shaped like a grape. Upon closer inspection, the surface of the bead has a subtle red pattern, which resembles insect eggs that seem to be moving. The strangest thing is that from the moment it was placed on the table until now, the bead has been constantly rotating without stopping for a single moment.

  "It's Snowy Brain!"

  The tall and thin man nodded: "Hai Wu Shen has a good eye, the value of Xue Pu's brain doesn't need me to say more." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand, and the short man took out a second item from his bosom and placed it upright on the table. It was a piece of jade tablet, with a bright green color that seemed to drip with moisture, very lovely. On the jade tablet, densely packed were carved a group of dancing strange creatures, with many arms and one leg, their dance postures were extremely unusual.

  "Could it be the Allure Dance?"

  A tall and thin man smiled slyly: "The smoke waves are born, the charming dance is passed down. The Charming Dance Jade Mirror, which has been lost for thousands of years, will reveal its authenticity when placed in the water."

  "Legend has it that the Mei dance is an ancient creature - the dance of the Mei, which not only contains dance skills but also hides a deadly martial art."

  The tall and thin man coughed lightly and lowered his voice: "The last item is a map leading to the Heavenly Freedom."

  "What did you say?" The three beauties exclaimed in unison. Ouyang Yuan smiled slightly, with a calm expression, obviously having known it all along.

  A tall Han man squatted down, lifted up his pants, and gently peeled off a thin piece of skin from the back of his calf. He placed it on the table. Everyone's eyes were fixed tightly on this palm-sized thin skin.

  The tall and thin man said, "Although the map is incomplete and its authenticity cannot be confirmed. However, this damaged map has passed through the hands of sixteen people, and all sixteen people have mysteriously died. Among them was the Dragon Butterfly King of Red Dust Heaven."

  I shuddered all over, could it be that Long Die's death was related to this map?

  Ouyang Yuan took a deep breath: "Xueyuan brain, Meiwu Yujian, Zaitian map, each one is more precious than the last. However, apart from Ruchentian's Yuancheng, I'm afraid no one can afford it, nor dare to take on such a big deal. Speak up, what do you want?"

  "They're going to get nothing!" A harsh voice, like a crack of gold and stone, burst in through the door!

  When I heard the first "he", the gate was shattered, when I heard "them", a corpse flew in, bleeding from seven orifices, it was indeed the Lizard Demon.

  Everything before my eyes became a blur, and then a figure appeared in the hall like a ghost, striding forward, turning sideways, and throwing punches!

  "Bang", the fist was struck, like a stone drum beating, several people wearing masks didn't even have time to make a sound, and they were splattered with blood all over their bodies, flying out in all directions, leaving only that tall and thin man, fleeing in panic, hiding behind Ouyang Yuan.

  As soon as the six words "nothing can be taken away" were spoken, six more corpses appeared on the ground.

  I felt a chill run down my spine, the newcomer was too terrifying, in just an instant, he had killed five guests, and I barely saw his movements. I suddenly realized how weak I was in the North Territory. The three beauties stood motionless in front of me.

  A man wearing a bamboo hat, covering his face, with only a pair of eyes gleaming with indifference. He walked step by step towards the tall and thin man, walking very slowly, each step heavy as a boulder, "thud thud thud", like beating a drum.

  The tall and thin man trembled with fear and said: "He has come, Master of Ouyang City. You promised to guarantee my safety."

  Ouyang Yuan remained calm and composed: "Don't worry, the reputation of Ruyi City for so many years is not just a facade." Her eyes fixed on the newcomer, with a warm smile: "May I ask your esteemed name?"

  "Shi Jiulang." The newcomer said in a hoarse voice.

  Ouyang Yuan said calmly, "Brother Shi chased and killed my guest all the way here, broke the ban outside my door, and killed my subordinates. Such lawlessness is really not putting us in his eyes. Although Ruyi City is small, the rules of many years are not allowed to be broken by anyone."

  "Stop spouting nonsense and hand over what I want. Otherwise, you're all dead."

  "Hey, aren't you Shi Ququ from Mo Shatian? When did you change your name to Shi Jiulang?"

  Shi Jiulang stared at Jiu Danmei, his expression suddenly stern: "I knew it was you, the nine-tailed scorpion demon Jiu Danmei. The current Shi Jiulang is just a slave, and the original name of Shi Ququ has long been forgotten."

  "Did you become someone else's servant?" Ji Dan asked in surprise. "What kind of person has such great ability that they can actually make you willingly become their slave?"

  Shi Jiulang let out a hum, his gaze shooting towards the three strange treasures on the table. His body flew up, his five fingers like hooks, just as he was about to pounce on the table, the eight purple sandalwood screens suddenly shot out dazzling purple light, like a wall of light, and sent Shi Jiulang flying back. The latter twisted in mid-air and suddenly swooped towards the tall and thin man.

  Fists and feet resound, like beating a drum.

  The tall and thin man was frightened pale, hiding behind Ouyang Yuan. Ouyang Yuan's eyes flashed, suddenly slipping away like a fish, the tall and thin man couldn't dodge in time, being punched to death by Shi Jiu Lang.

  Ouyang Yuan smiled faintly, not lifting a hand. Suddenly it dawned on me that Ouyang Yuan was using Shi Jiu's hands to get rid of the six guests and then swallow the three treasures whole.

  Ouyang Yuan said leisurely: "Shi brother, killing is easy, but taking the treasure is difficult."

  Shi Jiulang let out a cold laugh, staring at the purple sandalwood screen, his back heaving as he suddenly raised a thick stone pillar that rotated with a rumbling sound. The pillar was carved with a three-headed, six-armed monster that seemed to be alive and about to move.

  Shi Jiulang hugged the stone pillar, spiraling upwards, a grayish-white light shot out of the stone pillar, Shi Jiulang's body twisted and turned, merging with the three-headed six-armed monster!

  With a loud roar, Shi Jiu Lang, with three heads and six arms, charged towards the screen, his arms spinning like windmills, shattering the purple light shot out from the eight screens. Just as he was about to grab the three treasures, Ju Dan Mei let out a chuckle and approached him, her five bright red nails extending from her fingers, clawing at Shi Jiu Lang.

  Shi Jiulang was forced to retreat and pounced back onto the stone pillar, his voice rough as he said: "Jiudan Mei, when did you become a running dog for Ruyi City?"

  Ji Danmei licked her lips: "These three treasures, who doesn't want them? You, with the surname Shi, you're just a stubborn stone that's become a spirit, how dare you compete with me?"

  "Shi Jiulang shouted: 'Jiudan Mei, don't be ignorant of the good and bad, others may fear you, but I'm not afraid!'"

  Ouyang Yuan smiled slightly: "Shi brother, in front of Miss Ji, Hai Wugong and Gan Xianzi, if you can snatch these three things, I will really admire you."

  Shi Jiulang's whole body shook, his eyes scanned over Gan Ningzhen and Haiji, revealing a shocked expression.

  "Everyone mustn't let him slip away, otherwise the news of the three treasures will leak out and we'll have endless troubles."

  Hai Ji sneered, and I understood Ou Yang Yuan's sinister intentions. He had already received the news of Shi Jiu Lang killing six guests, so from the beginning, he planned to use three beauties to take the fall for him. These three treasures were just bait for him to lure beautiful women into taking action. Damn it, we didn't get much benefit from him, but instead got used by him and became scapegoats.