Blue Ghoul Blood and Forbidden Items!

Zhang Qing was pondering the destruction of the Chuan Family.

One thing was rather interesting.

Several families had actually not wiped them out completely.

Back then, Zhang Qing had felt that killing everyone above the Glimmering Realm was enough.

But now that he saw Chuan Hao alive and well,

something felt off.

The Chuan Family's downfall had come too suddenly.

Like a flood, like a landslide.

In an instant,

an entire family had been uprooted.

Was that... normal?

Shui Meng had appeared here today.

If it was merely a coincidence, then so be it.

But if it had been deliberate...

Heh.

Then the matter of the Chuan Family was not over yet.

Those people must have been plotting something in secret.

Forget it.

He should not interfere in this matter for now.

He was not strong enough.

Once he had enough strength in the future, he could see whether there was an opportunity to gain something from it.

As he pondered,

someone suddenly called out to Zhang Qing from behind.

"Brother Zhang!"

That voice...

Zhang Qing turned around.

It was Guan Yutian.

It was normal for this guy to be here.

After all, he had found himself a lucrative post.

Judging by the smile all over his face, he had probably made quite a bit of money.

"Captain, is something the matter?" Zhang Qing replied.

"Ah, the higher-ups suddenly gave us a mission." Guan Yutian said helplessly.

"Do you remember that Blood Flower Specter family in Backstreet Alley?"

"The man of that family went traveling with the Tiger Clan's merchant shop, and when he returned, his whole household had turned into Specters."

Blood Flower Specters...

Zhang Qing vaguely remembered.

He had caught them off guard and chopped off one head. Otherwise, they might have missed those four Specters.

"I remember. What's the situation now?" Zhang Qing asked.

Razor not only captured Specters, but also handled investigations.

Guan Yutian moved closer and spoke quietly.

"There's something wrong with that Tiger Clan merchant shop."

"The information from above says that shop has been smuggling Forbidden Items!"

Forbidden Items!

Zhang Qing's eyes lit up.

What exactly counted as a Forbidden Item in the Dark Realm?

He was curious.

Truly curious.

"So you came to me because..."

"Back then, we killed the Specters in Backstreet Alley together. For matters with connections like this, they usually send the original team, so..."

Zhang Qing understood.

This would help the people involved keep following the clues.

"Fine. I happen to have nothing to do, so let's go take a look together," Zhang Qing said.

"Alright. No time to waste, let's get moving."

Guan Yutian led the way.

The group headed directly for the Tiger Clan merchant shop from before.

The Tiger Clan.

A major clan in the Dark Realm.

Tiger Clan men possessed great talent for martial arts and were exceptionally fierce in battle.

Moreover, they had virtually no weaknesses in terms of stamina, endurance, or strength.

They were extremely terrifying.

However, Tiger Clan members found it difficult to reproduce.

Otherwise,

the Dark Realm might well have been unified by the Tiger Clan.

Before long,

the group arrived at the Tiger Clan's shop.

Guan Yutian swallowed and pushed open the door as he walked in.

Zhang Qing followed behind him.

After entering, he swept his gaze around.

Tang Ye: 765/765!
Tang Qi: 785/785!
Tang Ru: 795/795!
Tang Te: 1222/1222!

Good heavens.

All four were from the Tiger Clan.

They were huge, nearly two meters tall, with bodies like walls.

And

every one of them was in the Glimmering Realm, with one even in the Candlelight Realm.

Guan Yutian was barely one and a half meters tall.

Standing before them, he had no intimidation whatsoever.

If he had not been wearing Razor's uniform, Guan Yutian would never have entered a Tiger Clan shop.

"Gentlemen, sirs, may I ask what brings you here?"

The one speaking was Tang Te, dressed like a shopkeeper.

He then bent at the waist and smiled.

As a Candlelight Realm expert, he wore the expression of a common street merchant. It was rather interesting.

"Ahem..." Guan Yutian began.

"You went out on a trading run some time ago, didn't you?"

"Now we have a report saying your trading run was connected to Specters, so we've come to investigate!"

Tang Te's expression shifted, revealing a troubled look.

"Sir, you know that the great families of Zi City are all talented."

"We merchants have our difficulties."

He spoke,

then moved closer and lowered his voice.

"Sir, I won't hide it from you. The Shui Family entrusted us to transport a batch of goods into the city."

"The goods are in the rear courtyard now."

"Other than that, everything our shop transports consists of daily necessities."

"If you wish to inspect them, sir, I can give you the inventory list and open the warehouse for your examination."

Guan Yutian shuddered.

Tang Te was not lying.

It was normal for the major families to do such things.

They would have capable merchant shops carry some goods for them while traveling.

But

was Razor supposed to overlook something like this?

What if it really was forbidden contraband?

The Shui Family was now the third-ranked family in Zi City.

If they fell out with them...

the people above might merely punish themselves lightly, while errand-runners like him would be finished.

But Yu An had personally ordered this inspection.

Being caught between both sides was truly unpleasant.

In the end,

Guan Yutian took a deep breath and squeezed out two words through clenched teeth.

"Lead the way!"

Tang Te nodded.

He directly led the group to the warehouse.

After opening it,

he handed Guan Yutian an inventory list to compare against the goods.

At last,

they came to the Shui Family's goods.

Two small boxes.

"Sir, shall we open them?"

Tang Te said,

"The Shui Family will probably come collect these two items tomorrow."

"Open them!" Guan Yutian had already thrown caution to the wind.

Zhang Qing moved slightly closer.

Tang Te did not hesitate either.

Even if they were the Shui Family's goods, what could he do if Razor wanted to inspect them?

If the Shui Family had objections, they could take it up with Razor.

If the blame fell on their shop, who would dare accept work from the Shui Family in the future?

Tang Te carefully opened the first box.

Inside was a clump of blood.

It was blue and formed into a sphere. Strangely, it did not spread apart, as though it had naturally been spherical all along.

"This is Blue Ghoul Blood, a precious medicine!" Tang Te said.

"It is extremely valuable. It took tremendous effort to obtain it from another city, and the Shui Family paid a great price to buy it!"

Guan Yutian nodded.

Specter blood.

It was not considered a Forbidden Item.

But Zhang Qing, standing behind him, had his eyes light up.

Wasn't this what Yang Man had been looking for?

He had not expected the Shui Family to have already acquired it.

"I can just tell Yang Man later. That should count as completing the job."

"There's no way I can get this from the Shui Family for her."

Zhang Qing thought to himself.

Then,

after Tang Te put away the Blue Ghoul Blood,

he picked up the second box.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly opened it.

In an instant,

Guan Yutian's pupils contracted.

Bang!

He immediately slammed the lid shut.

"Th-this box... it hasn't been opened before, right?" Guan Yutian stared at Tang Te.

Tang Te nodded.

It really hadn't been opened.

But through that narrow crack, they could already see what was inside.

Guan Yutian was drenched in sweat.

As for Zhang Qing—

His mouth hung open, and he was plunged into an indescribable shock!

A Forbidden Item.

That thing was actually a Forbidden Item!

Everything he believed in had just been shattered!