My Silly, Sweet Wife

”Hey, big brother, has something happened at the Ghost Market?” Jin Ling asked as she took out a gold ingot and slipped it into the other person’s hand.

Gold is always useful, no matter the time.

With the gold ingot in hand, the person blocking Jin Ling relaxed quite a bit. ”Little girl, the Ghost Market has changed.”

”Changed?” Jin Ling immediately showed interest. ”Brother, what do you mean by changed? Has the Great Demon King been replaced?”

Jin Ling had always been curious about the Ghost Market, but she only knew that it was controlled by the Great Demon King, who was rumored to be a Qi Refiner.

A Qi Refiner, a presence even Chu Tiannan couldn’t hope to match.

In Jin Ling’s eyes, a Qi Refiner was absolutely a god-like figure.

So, before coming to the Ghost Market, Jin Ling had always harbored respect, not daring to be careless.

Outside, the Thirteen Grand Protectors might have some power and face, but here in the Ghost Market, you never knew when you’d run into a master who could crush you with a flick of a finger.

The man in front of Jin Ling sneered, ”Replaced? Haha, if you insist on putting it that way, then sure, but these are none of your concern, little girl. Be good and stay where you are.”

With that, he gave Jin Ling a shove. ”Hurry inside, remember not to roam around during this time.”

Jin Ling nodded and moved forward obediently.

Once inside the Ghost Market, Jin Ling felt as if she had stepped into another world, constantly looking around.

It seemed like an ancient city with all sorts of shops lined up for trading.

Moreover, you could see martial artists carrying weapons patrolling around.

Although these martial artists weren’t of high caliber, merely second-rate, they seemed common here.

However, the overall atmosphere of the Ghost Market felt somewhat eerie.

It was as if a shadowy cloud loomed ominously overhead.

”Have you heard? The Great Demon King actually killed the spies of the Seven Kings.”

”No way! Didn’t the Great Demon King say before that she didn’t want to get involved in the affairs of the Seven Kings? How could she be so bold? If the Seven Kings return, she might not withstand their wrath.”

”The details are unclear, but it seems the Great Demon King has now submitted to someone who arrived at the Ghost Market not long ago. We don’t know how this person managed to tame the once-invincible Great Demon King.”

”Really? That seems so unreal.”

”Haha, unreal? I also heard a rumor that this person who subdued the Great Demon King doesn’t even consider Qi Refiners a threat and easily killed a Capital Commandant under King Qin.”

”Gasp... that scary? Qi Refiners are honored guests in the Ghost Market, and to think they are so easily disposed of.”

”So, it seems our Ghost Market is about to change. Since this newcomer could even control the Great Demon King, perhaps he intends to establish himself and challenge the Seven Kings.”

”Come to think of it, what you said might really be true. There’s a bridge between the Hidden Sect and the Ghost Market, yet no one knows how it was formed. Once the power of the Ghost Market rises, it might indeed rival the Seven Kings. If the Ghost Market’s influence infiltrates the Hidden Sect, just imagine, the ambition is no small thing!”

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

Jin Ling was stunned by what she heard.

Someone actually subdued the Great Demon King?

It’s said the Great Demon King could easily defeat a Lord Military God, one of those Qi Refiners, and yet, this god-like figure was subdued by someone?

If she hadn’t heard it herself, she’d think it was a fairy tale, wouldn’t she?

Oh gosh, the Ghost Market turmoil has actually provoked the Hidden Sect Seven Kings, such daring!

Jin Ling quickly gathered the current situation of the Ghost Market through eavesdropping, feeling nervous inside.

As formidable as Ye Guichen is, he even managed to kill a master like Jitian, who was at the Half-step Immortal Realm.

But a Half-step Immortal is still only a Half-step Immortal, one level below a Qi Refiner.

In a place where Qi Refiners exist, any unintentional provocation could lead to one’s death.

Furthermore, with Ye Guichen’s temper, offending people might be very easy.

If he gets killed, not even a body might be found.

”I have to find him quickly!”

As Jin Ling thought this, her pace quickened.

Soon, Jin Ling spotted a tavern.

The tavern was named ”Auspicious,” but it didn’t seem busy.

She walked in, and the clerk behind the counter was dozing off.

There were almost no customers inside.

Jin Ling assumed it was likely due to the current unrest in the Ghost Market keeping people from dining out and found a corner to sit down, taking out a small piece of gold.

Before coming, Jin Ling had prepared some gold, though not much.

After all, having too much could attract attention and temptation.

”Clerk, bring me some food.” Noticing the clerk hadn’t seen her, Jin Ling slapped the small gold piece on the table.

The clerk jolted awake, immediately stood up, smiling broadly at Jin Ling: ”What would you like to eat? Right, here’s the menu, please take a look.”

The clerk glanced at Jin Ling, secretly thinking she must be an outsider. Otherwise, why would anyone come here to eat?

Since all the spies under King Qin died in the tavern, business had plummeted.

However, they couldn’t provoke anyone else, so they had to endure it.

If not for Ye Guichen presenting a Spirit Stone then, the tavern might not have managed to survive.

The tavern owner had been pondering whether to convert the tavern into a new type of store, maybe a hostel or pawnshop.

But this idea remained only in the realm of thinking.

Jin Ling was unaware of the inside story, casually picked up the menu and pretended to order food while asking, ”By the way, clerk, I’m looking for someone. You run this tavern every day, have you seen this person?”

”Oh, please tell me,” the clerk replied enthusiastically, patting his chest, ”though people come and go at the Ghost Market, my tavern’s food is good, and anyone coming here would eat at my place. If I’ve seen them, I wouldn’t forget.”

Jin Ling let out a soft ”oh,” nodded gently, and began to describe the appearance of Ye Guichen: ”The person is in his twenties, and if I’m not mistaken, he should have a Taoist with him...”

While describing Ye Guichen’s features and preparing to casually order a few dishes, Jin Ling noticed the clerk beside her suddenly breathing heavily. Looking up at the clerk, she saw his face had turned pale, and he was shivering uncontrollably.

”Are you okay?” Jin Ling asked curiously.

The clerk swallowed and forced a smile more unsightly than crying: ”Hehe, nothing, nothing. But, but the person you mentioned, I don’t know. Also, today, whatever you want to eat, just say it, it’s on the house.”