Shang Xingyan sighed, "Let fate decide! Master Li, I'll be going first. Whether I can get through this depends on my luck. If something happens...never mind, there's no 'if'."

Shang Xingyan was about to turn around when I said, "Wait!"

Shang Xingyan stopped, but closed his eyes.

Shang Xingyan had never been in the martial world, but he had been in the officialdom for a long time. He had seen too much deception and the end of too many abandoned pawns.

When a secret agent loses his usefulness, Shang Xingyan didn't need to think about it to understand the final outcome.

Shang Xingyan was powerless to change anything, so he could only close his eyes and wait for the final result.

I walked up to Shang Xingyan and stuffed the bag containing the human skin into his hand. "Take this back and say you made a deal with me. You return the Provincial Governor's Seal to me, and I'll give you the *Ren Pi Jing* (Human Skin Sutra)."

"This, this…" Shang Xingyan said "this" several times, but couldn't continue.

I said calmly, "Do you think I should kill you? Is that the normal thing to do?"

I pointed to the *Ren Pi Jing* and said, "Go back and tell your superiors that you also got a message from me. The ghost and god who taught the *Ren Pi Jing* is related to the Greedy Wolf Star (Tanlang). As for what the relationship is, you can make it up yourself."

"You know how to make up lies, right?"

Shang Xingyan patted his chest and said, "Master Li, don't worry, that's what I'm best at."

"That's good! Farewell." I patted Shang Xingyan's shoulder and turned to walk downstairs when Shang Xingyan hoarsely shouted behind me, "Master Li, don't worry, I, Lao Shang, will definitely live up to Master Li's trust."

I turned around and said, "Next time we meet, I'll buy you a drink!"

"Thank you, Master Li!" Shang Xingyan left, and I knew he had a little bit of emotion when he left. But I didn't know how long that bit of emotion would last.

Interests and feelings can be reconciled in some cases, but they may never be reconciled.

However, these things are not what I should be considering now. Protecting Shang Xingyan is beneficial to me.

Zhao Yuezhu asked in confusion, "Li Po, are you just giving away the *Ren Pi Jing* that you risked your life to get?"

"Is that stuff useful to me?" I turned my head and said, "The *Ren Pi Jing* is indeed powerful, but I can't just peel people's skins for fun, can I?"

"Do you think peeling human skin is like peeling eggs? People who do this kind of thing often are either perverts or madmen. I can't do that. Besides..."

I paused and said, "Didn't that ghost and god say that he would peel our skins sooner or later? I can't find him, so I have to give him some trouble. I don't believe he can escape the underworld's wanted order."

Zhao Yuezhu stared at me and said, "You're really insidious."

I rolled my eyes at Zhao Yuezhu. "Look at my eyes."

"You still have the nerve to roll your eyes?" Ye Yang said disdainfully, "This deal is a waste again."

"Isn't it because of you!" I roared, "Couldn't you have been gentler? You killed Chang Jiuzhen with one sword! You're the one who ruined the business."

Ye Yang said with a gloomy face, "Xiao Chun, call and order a banquet. Also, contact the shoe factory and ask them if they make custom human skin shoes. I'll provide the materials."

"Are you mocking me? Do you want to fight? Come on!" I reached for my knife.

Ye Yang pulled into a fighting stance without saying a word, and Zhao Yuezhu turned pale with fright. "Calm down, neither of you did it on purpose..."

Nie Xiao Chun yawned and said, "Don't bother with them. The two dogs will be tired of barking at each other. They won't really fight. I'm going to buy milk tea. Do you want some?"

Zhao Yuezhu pointed at the two of us. "Are they really okay?"

Nie Xiao Chun said unhurriedly, "If those two can fight, I'll eat the milk tea cup. Those two…"

Before Nie Xiao Chun could finish, Ye Yang and I drew our weapons at the same time and exchanged three moves at lightning speed. Nie Xiao Chun was stunned. "Are you really fighting!"

Ye Yang and I simultaneously sheathed our weapons and took three steps back, saying in unison, "Buy milk tea, extra large!"

Nie Xiao Chun was furious. "Are you two speaking human language?"

"As a sorcerer, oh! As a ghost and god, one should be as good as one's word." I said seriously, "You don't have to eat a whole cup. Just eat half."

Ye Yang didn't say anything, but took out his phone and turned on the video recording function.

Nie Xiao Chun picked up the phone. "Hello, is this Yuehai Restaurant? I want to order two funeral banquets. One is for Li Po, and one is for Ye Yang. I need them today!"

Nie Xiao Chun threw down the phone and drew her paper umbrella. "I'm going to save you two bastards today."

While Zhao Yuezhu and Qin Xin were pulling Nie Xiao Chun from left and right, Ye Yang and I had already run away. I didn't forget to shout before leaving, "I'll buy you milk tea, the extra large kind."

Ye Yang and I put up talismans and set up magic circles along the way, so Nie Xiao Chun couldn't find us.

But when we returned to Liangjie Hall, we saw that Nie Xiao Chun had moved her pink incense burner to a separate room, and there was a note on the door: "No dogs allowed."

Ye Yang shrugged at me. "You caused the trouble. You deal with it!"