My Silly, Sweet Wife

Luo Shentong lost the clue to She Xiaohua, feeling incredibly frustrated, knowing that it might be impossible to fulfill his master’s last wish. So he found a restaurant, went in, threw down one tael of gold, ordered a few bottles of wine, and began to numb himself.

Ever since coming to the Ghost Market, Luo Shentong knew he couldn’t help Ye Guichen, but he didn’t interfere with Ye Guichen’s work, just wanting first to handle his master’s affairs.

But now...

”Alas, Master, it’s not that I don’t want to fulfill your wish, but that the person has already disappeared.” Luo Shentong sighed, yet saw four people at the neighboring table speaking furtively.

Although their voices were small, they still occasionally drifted into Luo Shentong’s ears.

The four were brawny, clearly practitioners, their skills likely not weak, even if not cultivators, they surely excelled in martial arts.

”Have you heard? The Son of Nether Emperor, who disappeared from the Hidden Gate for over twenty years, has reappeared.”

”Indeed, I called you here to discuss this matter.” A slightly older person pondered for a moment, glancing at the other three: ”Ever since the chaos erupted within the Hidden Gate over twenty years ago, the Nether Emperor tragically died, and his subordinates either perished or were injured. Everyone thought that the Seven Kings would maintain this balance indefinitely, yet unexpectedly, within mere twenty years, such earth-shattering news has emerged.”

”With the reappearance of the Son of Nether Emperor, the Seven Kings will certainly resort to all means to seize him. Furthermore, through unique channels, I’ve uncovered a piece of news: King Qi has already issued a bounty order, stating that anyone who can bring the Son of Nether Emperor to him would be rewarded with an Innate Pill, aiding his breakthrough into the Innate Realm, and even given an official position.”

”Really?” The others widened their eyes upon hearing this, becoming exceptionally excited: ”Boss, after offending some people long ago, we’ve been hunted down, hiding in the Ghost Market for so many years, barely surviving, without a chance to return to the Hidden Gate. If we truly obtain the Son of Nether Emperor, wouldn’t we be under King Qi’s protection, no longer fearing those enemies?”

”Nonsense!” The person called Boss glared at the speaker, lowered his voice and said: ”You all know, while the Ghost Market is connected to the Hidden Gate, the boundaries between them are very strictly managed. Without the approval of the Seven Kings or even those major sects, people from the Ghost Market can’t enter the Hidden Gate. However, the appearance of the Son of Nether Emperor is likely to stir many hidden experts within the Ghost Market. We must be cautious; in this situation, it’s not only King Qi who seeks the Son of Nether Emperor, but the other six kings want him too.”

”Boss, what do you mean?”

Boss’s mouth curled up: ”As far as I know, that Son of Nether Emperor is named Ye Guichen, and is now captured by the Great Demon King, trapped in the dungeon. Under such circumstances, capturing him is incredibly difficult, so we must wait and see how things unfold. During this period, the Seven Kings will surely send people to negotiate with the Great Demon King, and once Hua Xiangrong can’t withstand the pressure from the Seven Kings, Hua Xiangrong will likely release the Son of Nether Emperor. That will be our opportunity.”

”Boss, though it’s said so, since the Seven Kings are sending people, skilled experts are assuredly among them. Can we handle it?”

”Old Four, you know nothing. Didn’t Boss just say, since all Seven Kings want to capture the Son of Nether Emperor, though someone may temporarily obtain him, the road from the Ghost Market to the Hidden Gate is long and incidents can’t be ruled out during this journey. We’ll be like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, right?”

”Seems that’s the case.” The others nodded one after another.

Luo Shentong, hearing their conversation, suddenly sobered up from his slightly numbed nerves.

”Son of Nether Emperor, Ye Guichen? Boss is the Son of Nether Emperor?” All along, Luo Shentong only knew Ye Guichen as the grand master of the Heavenly God Temple, but how could he be connected to the Son of Nether Emperor?

Could it be identical names?

Luo Shentong disregarded the wine.

This news was too significant.

If Ye Guichen truly is the Son of Nether Emperor, then, according to them, Ye Guichen has been captured by the Great Demon King.

In the two days he left, could some major event have occurred?

Luo Shentong swiftly got up and ran towards Jixiang Restaurant.

Throughout the Ghost Market, countless powers were already emerging covertly, even around the lakeside island.

Among them, there were traces of cultivators.

”Boss!” Upon returning to Jixiang Restaurant, Luo Shentong rushed straight to Ye Guichen’s room but was soon informed by the restaurant’s owner that Ye Guichen had been taken away by Hua Xiangrong.

”What? Boss was taken by Hua Xiangrong? What about Gongyang Lang?”

”Mr. Gongyang went after them and hasn’t returned either.” The restaurant owner sighed and said to Luo Shentong: ”Master Luo, Mr. Ye and Mr. Gongyang haven’t returned for a whole day and night; they are probably in grave danger. Can you have your companions leave us alone and no longer keep King Qin’s people locked in the room?”

The owner said this, glancing at one of the guest rooms.

”Companions?” Luo Shentong looked puzzled: ”Which companions of mine?”

”That gentleman.” The restaurant owner could only see Gui Tuo clad in black, unable to discern his visage. Although he didn’t know where Gui Tuo appeared from, since he aided Ye Guichen, he should be with Luo Shentong.

Luo Shentong wasn’t aware of Gui Tuo’s presence. Opening the room door, he saw Liu Fang and other spies of King Qin all slumping on the ground, looking very feeble.

Besides the spies of King Qin, there was no one else in the room.

”Owner, where are the companions you mentioned?” Luo Shentong asked strangely.

The owner was also stunned, thinking Luo Shentong was deceiving him, he craned his neck to look in but found no sign of Gui Tuo.

”What, what’s happening?” The owner’s complexion slightly changed.

Since seeing Gui Tuo throw Liu Fang and others into the room yesterday, they hadn’t come out or even had any food or water.

The restaurant owner dared not speak up, afraid of offending King Qin, attempted communication several times with no response.

Later, recalling that Ye Guichen gave him a Spirit Stone, he reluctantly calmed his mind, planning to wait for news before deciding. Then Luo Shentong returned.

”Bang, crash!”

While the restaurant owner and Luo Shentong were looking perplexed, chaotic footsteps sounded outside again.

Shortly after, over twenty people rushed in.

”Where are our people?” The leader, full of evil qi, asked.

The restaurant owner was stunned: ”Who are you looking for?”

”We’re from King Qin!”

”Ah? People, King Qin’s people?” The owner hurriedly moved aside, pointing to the half-open room door.

These people of King Qin knew that Ye Guichen and Gongyang Lang had been captured. Today, they received a message from King Qin to first retrieve their people.

Thus, the spies in the Ghost Market gathered a group of experts, intending to retrieve their people from Jixiang Restaurant.