Chapter 2204: A Farce
Although the Willing Ghost looked ordinary, Zhao Hai could see that it was very powerful. At the very least, Zhao Hai couldn’t see its strength.
Because of this, Zhao Hai didn’t stare too long at the Willing Ghost. Instead, he turned his head to the girl who looked around 15 to 16 years old. She had a round face and still had baby fat. She wore an emerald green robe that was specifically designed to look beautiful.
Young and beautiful, this was Zhao Hai’s first feeling upon seeing this girl. She might not be the most beautiful girl Zhao Hai has seen, but her youthful aura was the strongest that Zhao Hai has felt. If she was back on Earth, she would be called a loli.
However, Zhao Hai was already used to seeing beautiful women, so he was only stunned for a moment. Then he calmly said to the cultivator, “Miss, do you have any talismans you want?”
The female cultivator raised her head to look at Zhao Hai and then smiled, “Mister, the talismans you make are the best talismans I’ve seen. Can you tell me how you make them?”
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “I’m sorry Miss but I can’t. This is my life’s work. If I tell you, I will starve to death.”
Hearing Zhao Hai, the young woman couldn’t help but chuckle. Then she turned to the Willing Ghost beside her and said, “Grandfather Spirit, he’s funny. Is he telling the truth? Will he really starve if he tells me how he makes talismans?”
The Willing Ghost smiled faintly and said, “Young lady, he’s only a rogue cultivator. If he really taught you how he makes his talismans, he won’t have any money to buy food. Moreover, you can have whatever talisman you want. Which talismans do you need?”
The young lady pouted her mouth and said, “I don’t need talismans. I just think that his talismans are beautiful, so I want to buy some.”
Zhao Hai couldn’t help but stare. This was the first time he heard someone splurge money on talismans. His talismans were made by the s.p.a.ce. Naturally, all of them were powerful, not just beautiful.
The Willing Ghost looked at Zhao Hai and then to the young lady and said, “If you like a talisman, then buy it. Little Brother, see if you are satisfied with the things here.” After speaking, he took out a spatial bag and threw it to Zhao Hai.
Willing Ghosts were special ghosts. Not only did they preserve their original consciousness, they can also use the artifacts they owned in their previous lives. One could think of Willing Ghosts as cultivators who lived in a different form.
Zhao Hai received the spatial bag and searched it with his spiritual force. When he saw the contents, Zhao Hai’s expression couldn’t help but change. Inside the bag were very high level materials. It was much better than the ones he listed.
Zhao Hai hastily stood up, then he took out a spatial bag and said, “Thank you Old Master and Young Lady. These are all the talismans that I made. Although they’re not as good as the Old Master’s reward, please accept them all.”
When the Willing Ghost heard Zhao Hai, he couldn’t help but stare. Then he looked at the spatial bag that Zhao Hai took out. He smiled faintly and said, “Young Miss, go put everything away. We should be going.”
The young lady didn’t hesitate and received Zhao Hai’s spatial bag as well as the talismans on Zhao Hai’s stall. Then she followed the Willing Ghost to leave.
All this time, the surrounding people were witness to the unusual transaction. A lot of people looked at the spatial bag in Zhao Hai’s hand with greed. On the other hand, n.o.body dared to look greedily at the young lady. Although the young lady didn’t do anything, her aura showed that she was at least at the Teleportation Stage. During this period of time, only Soul Fusion stage cultivators were present in the square. They would be courting death if they looked greedily at the young lady’s treasures.
Meanwhile, Zhao Hai was only at the Soul Fusion stage. He naturally attracted a lot of greedy gazes. Therefore, people couldn’t help but have ideas on the treasures on Zhao Hai’s hand.
Cultivators being killed by having treasures in their hand was a very common matter. There was no need to mention this regarding the lawless ghost cultivators. Killing for treasures was basically a lifestyle for ghost cultivators.
The young lady just now had extraordinary strength and also has a Willing Ghost. Most importantly, the Willing Ghost was acting as a servant. This only showed that the young lady’s status wasn’t simple.
How could the items carried by the young lady be ordinary? If the items weren’t special, why would Zhao Hai give her all of his talismans? Therefore, cultivators immediately thought that the spatial bag in Zhao Hai’s hand contained very good items.
Zhao Hai also noticed the gazes directed towards him. However, he didn’t care. He only smiled and received the spatial bag before walking back to his hotel.
When he returned to the hotel, Zhao Hai discovered that there were more people staying there. When he saw these people, Zhao Hai couldn’t help but stare. This was because these were the people from the Whispering Ghost Sect who were tracking the other sects.
Seeing this group of people, Zhao Hai immediately knew what they were thinking. However, Zhao Hai pretended to ignore these people and returned to his room. Those people only gave Zhao Hai a glance and no longer cared about him.
Zhao Hai’s behavior was too normal. He was just like the cultivators who came for the trade conference. He sold items and bought what he needed. It can be said that the talismans that Zhao Hai sold have completely removed him from the list of suspects.
Unlike Zhao Hai’s actions, the cultivators from the other sects were too focused on the fact that they were a.s.sa.s.sins. They acted low key and hid inside their room. But they didn’t know that the more they hid, the easier it was for them to attract attention.
Time pa.s.sed and the day quickly ended. In the evening, Zhao Hai had a general idea of Liu Ze’s routine. Just like Zhao Hai thought, Liu Ze’s “trial” was simply a ruse. The Whispering Ghost Sect wanted to deal with all the a.s.sa.s.sins in one fell swoop. Therefore, Liu Ze was basically hiding inside the hotel and didn’t come out.
Zhao Hai was now more and more curious regarding this a.s.sa.s.sination mission. As time pa.s.sed, this didn’t seem like an a.s.sa.s.sination. It was more appropriate to call it a death match.
The Whispering Ghost Sect knew that people were going to a.s.sa.s.sinate Liu Ze, so they sent a large number of people to protect him. The a.s.sa.s.sins sent for Liu Ze’s head also knew that people were going to protect him. Nevertheless, they still went. It was as if they wouldn’t leave without achieving their goal, which was surprising for an a.s.sa.s.sin.
This strange situation surprised Zhao Hai. This made him even more careful. He felt that something strange was going on.
Two days pa.s.sed in a blink of an eye. In the last two days, cultivators from other sects made moves two times. However, they were killed without even getting to Liu Ze’s side. Although Zhao Hai expected this, it also made him feel weird.
He discovered that the cultivators weren’t only killed, their souls were also refined into ghosts. No matter how he looked at it, the a.s.sa.s.sination was more like a farce. It was more like a trial for the a.s.sa.s.sins.
How the a.s.sa.s.sins were killed was weirder, which made Zhao Hai more confused. The Whispering Ghost Sect clearly knew the whereabouts of the a.s.sa.s.sins, but they still allowed them to attack. In the end, they were killed by the people who protected Liu Ze. The other group who monitored the a.s.sa.s.sins didn’t do anything.
Everyone knows that eliminating the problem from the roots was the proper way. It’s impossible for the Whispering Ghost Sect to be ignorant of this. And yet, they allowed the attack, which was strange.
Zhao Hai looked calmly at the happenings and didn’t make a move. Although he didn’t understand what was going on, there was one thing he knew, and that he would kill Liu Ze once he made his move. No matter what the farce was about, his mission wouldn’t change.
Although this wasn’t Zhao Hai’s first mission with the Battle Corpse Sect, this mission was given to him by Wei Tiande. He had to complete it well.
Another day pa.s.sed by and Zhao Hai now understood Liu Ze’s situation. Moreover, he understood Liu Ze’s habits. Zhao Hai knows what time he wakes up, what time he cultivates, what time he eats, and Zhao Hai even knows what Liu Ze mumbles in his sleep. Now Zhao Hai was planning how to make his move.
Liu Ze was naturally unaware of all this. Every day, he would wake up and cultivate. Then he would eat the meal that the sect prepared for him. He simply does not have any fear of being poisoned.
After his first meal, Liu Ze would leave and stroll the market square. This was his main trial. However, Zhao Hai was certain that this wasn’t a trial at all. He knew that this was mainly a way for Liu Ze to head out so that his room could be cleaned.
Cleaning the room was the responsibility of the hotel. In order to make the guests comfortable, they would change the flowers in the room. This would fill the room with the fragrance of flowers. Zhao Hai wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.
The flowers used by the hotel have its own supply channel. Special people were sent to pick and transport the flowers. Moreover, the rogue cultivators sending the flowers to the hotel have been doing it for tens of years. They were extremely reliable and n.o.body would doubt them.