Thousand Stars Immortal City, Seventh Quadrant.
Inside Wang's Magic Tool shop, Su Ziling sat behind the counter, her brows tightly furrowed.
The shelves behind her were already bare, with barely any items left for sale, and there was not a single customer in the shop.
But the sluggish business was not the reason for the young woman's sorrow.
"Master..."
Her eyes hazy with grief, she murmured softly, "When are you coming back?"
A year ago, Wang Chen had suddenly left Thousand Stars Immortal City, saying that he needed to accomplish something extremely important.
Then he had never returned, vanishing without a trace and leaving behind no word.
Su Ziling had guarded this Magic Tool shop alone, bitterly waiting for Wang Chen to return.
By now, she was beginning to despair.
Jingle, jingle!
Suddenly, the wind chimes at the entrance rang as two burly men barged inside.
The moment she saw them, Su Ziling's expression changed. Rising to her feet, she shouted coldly, "What are you here for again? You're not welcome here!"
These two men, who looked anything but decent, were guards from the Golden Hook Gambling House—in other words, thugs.
Half a month ago, they had suddenly come to the Magic Tool shop to demand payment from Su Ziling, claiming that her father owed the Golden Hook Gambling House a gambling debt.
Su Ziling had no idea how they had found her, but she had naturally rejected their unreasonable demands in the harshest terms!
The two thugs had not pressed the matter too hard then. She had not expected them to come again today!
"Hehe!"
One of the men ogled Su Ziling with lecherous eyes, then raised his hand and slapped a contract onto the counter with a smack.
"This is a Dao pact personally signed by your father.