Mutual Harm

Hearing this, Qin Yang could no longer stay calm...

He never imagined that "fei" in this world didn't mean "imperial concubine"? Was he being messed with?

The Purple Firmament Dao Lord's Seated Transcendence Land was in the Nether Acacia Ghost Tomb—how was he supposed to go there? That little wench, Imperial Concubine De, turned out to be the Dole Ghost King's daughter, and she was even addicted to being abused...

Now things had gotten serious.

Qin Yang smiled bitterly, feeling a sour taste in his mouth.

If she were just the Dole Ghost King's lover, that would be fine—living alone there meant she was probably a neglected lover, and the Ghost King wouldn't go to great lengths over her, nor would she dare make a fuss herself...

But now she was the Ghost King's daughter. If he really walked right in, the Dole Ghost King would definitely not hesitate to bully the weak for his precious daughter's sake.

"Senior Brother?" Little Fatty looked confused, finally noticing something off about Qin Yang: "Senior Brother, are you alright?"

"Ah, I'm fine. I just suddenly thought of an idea, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. By the way, that... Heartless Man you mentioned—any leads?"

"Senior Brother, why are you suddenly asking about that?" Little Fatty's confusion deepened...

"The idea I came up with hinges on this person. First, tell me what you've heard."

"This Heartless Man—there's not much info. Just heard he should be in Green Forest City, probably not old, maybe a Pretty Boy with mediocre strength. Not easy to find."

"Who said we need to find the real person? We just want to sneak in first." Qin Yang looked at him like a disappointment.

Little Fatty suddenly understood, gazing at Qin Yang with admiration.

"Senior Brother, you're really bold. If the Dole Ghost King finds out, we'll probably die horribly..."

"Can you bear to give up?"

"I can't." Little Fatty was honest...

"Then there you go."

Little Fatty nodded repeatedly, his eyes darting around, then suddenly asked: "By the way, Senior Brother, I still don't know your name?"

"My name is Qin Youde." Qin Yang replied casually, then narrowed his eyes slightly and patted Little Fatty's shoulder: "Junior Brother, I'll trouble you to gather more information. After the Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce and Boundless Dao Academy make their move, we'll find a way to sneak in with them."

"Got it."

Little Fatty turned and left, stepping out of the small courtyard gate. He glanced back, muttering to himself—Qin Youde. This Cheap Senior Brother—could he have guessed that his name was also fake?

Sure enough, anyone from that sect had some tricks up their sleeve, lying and cheating as easily as breathing...

Impressive...

After Little Fatty left, Qin Yang took out two books—Conceal Void Art and Shape Shifting Art...

Unexpectedly, of these two secret arts, the harder Shape Shifting Art came more easily, while the slightly easier Conceal Void Art remained elusive, barely at the beginner level.

Thinking it over, it was probably because his Bone Shrinking Art had long reached perfection that Shape Shifting Art was so easy to master.

Activating Bone Shrinking Art to change his frame, then fine-tuning with Shape Shifting Art, in no time Qin Yang looked like a completely different person. Adding his custom foundation powder to drastically change his skin tone and switching clothes, he was entirely transformed.

Gazing at himself in the mirror for a moment, Qin Yang smiled faintly. Even he couldn't spot any flaws—this Shape Shifting Art's grade was probably higher than he'd guessed. Little Fatty likely didn't fully understand it either.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have handed it over so readily.

With his disguise complete, Qin Yang quietly left the residence and headed straight for the West City gate.

Halfway there, a glance from the corner of his eye made him pause slightly.

Turning his head, he saw Little Fatty standing at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce's local outpost. After saying something to someone, a Servant who came out invited him inside.

He'd seen this Servant before—he was Steward Qiu's trusted man.

Qin Yang's mind turned, and a meaningful smile crept onto his face.

This Cheap Junior Brother, named Zhang Zhengyi, was indeed no good person...

Either he'd long seen through that Qin Yang wasn't some sect senior brother, or he genuinely believed Qin Yang was that senior brother but still didn't hold back in screwing him over.

From what he'd said, that so-called sect was probably no legitimate school—no public sect headquarters, learning things like lock-picking and disguise. How could that be a proper sect?

Since they were just trying to fish in troubled waters and sneak in, whether helping Imperial Concubine De find the Heartless Man was real or fake didn't matter, did it?

Screwing over others was never as convenient as screwing over your own senior brother.

Especially when the senior brother himself came up with the idea...

Qin Yang didn't rush off. He sat in the tea house across the street, and soon saw Little Fatty escorted out by the Servant, whose attitude had clearly improved...

After coming out, Little Fatty twisted and turned into an alley, but Qin Yang could tell he was heading back to find him...

Not long after Little Fatty left, Steward Qiu walked out of the building, accompanied by a Foundation Establishment Expert. The man took out a Compass, glanced at it, and followed Little Fatty's direction at a leisurely pace.

Qin Yang picked up his teacup, drained the last sip, casually set down a Spirit Stone, and strolled out of the tea house, heading toward the city gate.

Once outside the city, Qin Yang looked back, a faint smile on his lips.

Little Fatty, you're still a bit green. The ultimate goal is to sneak in—just getting past the Dole Ghost King's territory and into the depths is enough. Too bad you don't have a map, so you have to tag along with the Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce people. I don't...

For now, you'll have to take the fall, Little Junior Brother...

Your senior brother is still your senior brother...

Qin Yang ambled unhurriedly out of the city. Near the Mass Burial Ground, there were many more people. No surprise—the Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce and Boundless Dao Academy had shown up and even fought the Dole Ghost King. Plenty of onlookers had gathered, and the sharp-witted ones, even without knowing the truth, could guess they weren't fighting for nothing...

Qin Yang ignored them, strode through the Mass Burial Ground, passed through the Dense Forest, and as thin mist rose around him and the Yin Qi suddenly intensified, he knew he'd entered the Nether Acacia Ghost Tomb's range.

At the same time, his vision blurred, and dozens of ghostly figures appeared before him, perched on scattered grave mounds, their eerie eyes fixed on Qin Yang.

"Go find someone who can talk. I've found the person the Ghost King is looking for."

The dozens of ghosts around him didn't faze Qin Yang. This time was different from last—even just smashing them with talismans would kill these dozens of Ghost Soldiers.