Chapter 15 What Do You Want?

"Oh, tell me, what's inappropriate about my arrangements?" Shi Tu looked at me with interest, as if I wasn't the person his daughter had hired to save his life, but just a nobody who had come to seek his favor and wanted to gain his appreciation.

He not only wanted to observe me, but also to test me, and then decide whether to give me a chance.

"You've made things too complicated, going around in too many circles. I don't plan to play with you for that long. I won't be coming to this village a second time. If that Yan Ji is really that important, I can go and help you find her, but I won't bring Yan Ji back to you. I'll give Yan Ji to Ling Dang.

"When the time comes, if she's willing to give me what she promised, great. If she's not willing to give me what she promised, I'll use my own methods to recover what's mine."

I had already made myself clear. I felt that Shi Tu understood what I meant. I wouldn't let them treat me like a monkey.

Ling Dang asked me to clear Shi Tu's name in the murder case, so all I needed to do was find the key witness who could prove that Shi Tu didn't commit the murder. As for the internal strife within the Corpse Control Sect, and their struggle for the position of Sect Leader, I wouldn't get involved any further.

"Young man, this is indeed a challenge for you, but it's also an opportunity. You have to know that once I win, I'll be the Sect Leader of the Corpse Control Sect. You've helped me and you're on good terms with my only daughter. When that time comes, you'll be my son-in-law, and half of the Corpse Control Sect's territory will be yours. Are you sure you want to stay so far away?" Shi Tu adopted the attitude of a senior, speaking earnestly, still trying to pull me into his camp.

I made it clear to him, "I don't need that kind of opportunity, and I won't get involved in your sect's internal conflicts. I'll find Yan Ji, give her to Ling Dang, and then I'll withdraw from this game. As for whether you succeed in taking over the entire sect, or whether you're buried by the current Sect Leader, it's none of my business."

"Alright, since you've already decided, I won't try to persuade you any further. Go find Yan Ji. My daughter and I are both trustworthy people. You give Yan Ji to Ling Dang, and she'll give you what she promised," Shi Tu finally stopped insisting.

"Okay."

I knocked on the car door, asking the guard outside to move aside. I got out of the car and strode away.

This village was not easy to enter, but no one stopped me when I left. I only called Gou Zi after I left the village. Gou Zi only answered after three tries.

"Y-you, who are you?" Gou Zi said, his voice trembling.

"Wan Qian, the one you just brought into Zhuhuo Village. Thanks for your hospitality."

Gou Zi was so scared that he almost dropped his phone. "Y-you must be joking, right? There's no way you're Wan Qian."

"Why can't I be Wan Qian? Could it be that you think Wan Qian should already be dead? Just a few small fries trying to take my life, are you underestimating me too much?" My tone was calm, with no intention of questioning him.

"Where did you get this phone? You must be Boss Nie's people, right? After you killed that kid, you divided up his belongings, right? Let me tell you, you lost out. It's just a phone, it's not worth anything. The most valuable thing he had was his abacus, that's a top-quality magic artifact. You didn't take that abacus, but you took a broken phone. You're really blind, and you still have the nerve to call me and scare me. Are you afraid I'm too bored and want to make me laugh to death?"

I could tell that Gou Zi was a little scared. After all, he had plotted against me, with the intention of killing me. If I were just an ordinary newbie, and Shi Tu hadn't appeared at a critical moment, I probably would have already reported to the underworld.

This whole thing was messed up. I couldn't even prove that I was myself.

Helpless, I could only sigh and say, "You really like that abacus, don't you?"

"Nonsense, that's a good thing, a real good thing. Only someone blind like you wouldn't recognize that it's a treasure. Let me tell you, even the bell in Shi Tu's hand might not be as good as that abacus."

I sighed again, "What if it's a good thing? I wouldn't know how to use it anyway. It's just trash in my hands. Since you like it so much, I'll just give it to you."

"Are you serious?" Gou Zi immediately became interested. "You're not trying to trick me, are you? Do you really have that abacus in your hands?"

"I do. Don't believe me? Listen." I held the abacus close to the phone and shook it a couple of times.

"That's right, that's the one. Are you really going to give me this abacus?"

"Whether it's real or fake, you have to come and see for yourself. If you're late, this abacus might belong to someone else."

"Alright, where are you? I'll go there right away."

"Under the big willow tree one kilometer away from Zhuhuo Village."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be there soon."

Ten minutes later, Gou Zi actually came again in that funeral home car. When he arrived at the big willow tree, he got out of the car and looked around.

I didn't hide anymore. I came out from behind the willow tree, swinging the abacus.

"Gou Zi, long time no see," I said, swinging the abacus.

Gou Zi's face changed instantly. "Y-you, are you a person or a ghost?"

"Nonsense, if I were a ghost, could I be standing here properly? You guys have such a good relationship with the Blood Ghost Sect. If I had already become a ghost, I probably wouldn't even be able to go to the underworld. I'd be directly taken in by the Blood Ghost Sect."

Gou Zi took a step back subconsciously. "A soul really can't come out of Zhuhuo Village, so you really are Wan Qian."

I was speechless. After saying so much, going through so much hardship, I finally proved that I was myself.

Gou Zi reacted for a moment, then immediately ran towards the car.

How could I let him get in the car? I tapped the abacus, and he fell to the ground.

I slowly walked over and shook the abacus again. "Didn't you want this abacus? You haven't gotten the abacus yet, why are you in such a hurry to run? Do you not want it anymore?"

"I don't want it anymore, I don't want it anymore, Shopkeeper Wan, I beg you to let me go. I really didn't intentionally want to harm you. I was really scared, I was afraid of being cursed to death by you." Gou Zi was almost crying.

"You already brought me to see Shi Tu, why would I still curse you to death? In your eyes, am I such a dishonest person? Or are you playing some trick again, giving me another reason to curse you to death?"

"No, no, no, definitely not, definitely not. I didn't do anything, you saw Shi Tu, our deal is settled, Grandpa, please let me go, I'm just a dog, not worth you great people dirtying your hands."

I put the abacus away, snorted, and said, "That's right, the deal to bring me to see Shi Tu is indeed settled, but what about you tricking me into sitting at table number seven? What do you say we should do about that?"

"You tell me, I'll do whatever you say," Gou Zi said pitifully.

Only then did I smile. "If you had said so earlier, wouldn't that have been fine? Let's go, I'm going to Wan Corpse Valley."