Feeling the power of the item in Jiang Yang's hand, Xiao Qi took a deep breath.
"I left the Apocalypse Store using Li Yonggang's Past Stone Slab. Basically, I made a deal with a merchant, and he would let me leave the Apocalypse Store!"
"A merchant? What merchant?" Jiang Yang did not remember Xiao Lai mentioning any merchant.
"He's a Wandering Merchant. As long as the payment is sufficient, he can help you accomplish anything you want. For example, to help me break away from the Apocalypse Store, he required a Past Stone Slab!"
"Then why were you being hunted?"
"From the looks of you, it doesn't seem like you got away from the Apocalypse Store either."
Jiang Yang sized up Xiao Qi. He had indeed shed his identity as customer service, but he also seemed to have been hunted by the Apocalypse Store and the gods of the Zombie Plane.
Those gods were hunting Xiao Qi because he had Treasures on him, but his relationship with the Apocalypse Store also seemed to have gone sour.
This was not as simple as merely leaving the Apocalypse Store, was it?
"Well..." Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment, guilt appearing on his face. "When I left, I took all the valuable things from the Apocalypse Store with me."
"You know, I'd worked there for so long. It's only natural to take a few things when leaving." As Xiao Qi spoke, he pulled a cigarette from a bag and held it out to Jiang Yang.
``` Name: Refreshing.
Type: Consumable Item.
Level: Level 9.
Description: A prohibitively expensive Level 9 cigarette created by the Cloud Capital Plane. It refreshes the mind and can also put the user into an excited state for a short period. In this state, the sensation of all adverse