The King in Yellow's Script

Steward Wang took a deep breath inwardly, shifted his gaze from Su Ziyu to the Black Bear man, and a shadow appeared on that loathsome face that looked as though it had been cut open by scissors, its blood vessels exposed.

As one of Guardian City's stewards, he knew quality when he saw it.

The shadow's power was enough to make even him wary,

and anyone with eyes could tell that the shadow was merely a little lackey of that pale-masked man!

After taking another deep breath, Director Wang looked back at Su Ziyu. He studied the yellow robe and pale mask for a while, then suddenly his vision blurred. Red eyeballs without eyelashes appeared all around him, and the air filled with an overwhelmingly thick stench of blood and decay.

"Ugh..."

Steward Wang could not help bending over, wanting to vomit. But remembering that his subordinates were still here, he forcibly suppressed the nausea. Only after great effort did he raise his head again and, beneath his subordinates' astonished gazes, say in a low voice:

"Senior... what are your orders?"

Senior?!

The bystanders were dumbfounded. Steward Wang had actually called that young man senior!

"What the hell... what is going on?"

"Could that guy really be a high-ranking Black Tailor official?"

"Damn... what are the Black Tailors doing in River City... are they here to assassinate someone?"

"..."

Steward Wang said with utmost sincerity:

"Is there anything you need my help with?"

Su Ziyu laughed inwardly. Steward Wang had kept silent just now, and since Su Ziyu had been in a hurry to leave, he had secretly used [Crimson Purgatory] to frighten him.

Unexpectedly, it had worked rather well. The man was genuinely afraid.

Su Ziyu continued maintaining the air of an expert and said coldly:

"No need."

He turned to the goat-masked shop owner and said evenly:

"Can you sell it to me now?"

The owner shuddered. How could he dare say another word? Even Director Wang had been meek and submissive before this man. He did not dare act presumptuously again.

He picked up the Octopus-Head Key and tremblingly handed it to Su Ziyu.

Su Ziyu smiled inwardly. After putting away the key, he was about to pay when the owner said:

"No need... You... I'll give it to you for free. It's not anything valuable anyway."

"I should pay."

Su Ziyu spoke softly and picked up a book titled "Beginner's Guide to the Beyonder World." It looked rather thick, perhaps two or three hundred pages. He had casually flipped through it earlier and found that it contained compiled information about the current Beyonder world.

"Add this book too. Is a thousand enough?"

How could the owner dare say it was not enough? He had originally intended to give everything away for free, yet the other party had actually offered money. That was truly beyond his expectations.

Moreover, that book was not expensive. It was only an introductory text.

Seeing Su Ziyu take a beginner's guidebook as well, everyone guessed that he might be buying it for a younger member of his family.

After all, important figures like Su Ziyu would not always have time to teach the younger generation.

Su Ziyu was about to pay, while the owner trembled too much to say anything.

Seeing this, the sharp-eyed Director Wang hurried forward, pulled ten thousand from his bag, and tossed it in front of the stall. Wearing an ingratiating expression, he said:

"You have honored this place with your presence, Senior. How could I possibly let you pay? Hehe, it's on me."

After saying that, he took out a business card and handed it to Su Ziyu with a smile.

"If you don't mind, Senior, please accept it. I am Wang Zhijian of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion. You can just call me Little Wang."

Steward Wang's eager attempts to curry favor caught Su Ziyu somewhat by surprise. Still, one did not slap a smiling face. After accepting the business card, he nodded and pulled Ruan Xiaoqi toward the exit.

Watching Su Ziyu's departing figure, Director Wang patted his chest in lingering terror, seemingly grateful that he had survived.

After a long silence, Director Wang said to the fat guard:

"Quick, Big Ox, help me up..."

"Huh?"

Big Ox hurried forward a couple of steps, only to realize that Director Wang could not even walk anymore!

But it made sense. He had just faced the King in Yellow!

Someone who could casually wear those clothes without suffering a curse... merely thinking about it made one tremble!

That person was very likely the earthly incarnation of some Forbidden Entity!

Leaning on Big Ox's shoulder, Director Wang headed back surrounded by guards. As he walked, he muttered:

"Quickly... get back quickly. I need to report this to the higher-ups. Too many great powers have appeared in River City lately...

Burial Venerable from a while ago... the Lord of Shadows... the King in Yellow tonight... Ah... it hurts!"

As the bystanders watched Director Wang and the others return, a commotion broke out among the crowd.

Although Director Wang had spoken very quietly, some Beyonders with exceptional hearing had caught scattered words.

"The King in Yellow! Steward Wang said that person was the King in Yellow!"

"Damn... now that I think about it, he really was wearing a dark yellow robe... could it be real?"

"Would Director Wang lie about something like that?"

"Is something huge about to happen in River City... so many unknown taboos have appeared one after another..."

"Fuck... if he really was the King in Yellow, then weren't we just..."

"The King in Yellow's earthly incarnation... an agent of a Forbidden Entity?"

"No... perhaps, perhaps he... he simply couldn't be bothered to act against us... the intentions of gods cannot be fathomed!"

"Maybe we weren't even qualified to make him act... whether or not he is the King in Yellow,

one thing is certain: he definitely isn't human!

Do you remember the King in Yellow's curse? How could an ordinary person dare wear those clothes?

They bring calamity!"

"Hahaha... coming tonight was so worth it. I actually got to see the King in Yellow. I can brag like crazy when I get back!"

"Sigh... first Burial Venerable... I heard that the Lord of Shadows appeared not long ago too, and now the King in Yellow has shown up. Could it be... is River City truly about to change..."

"It definitely will change... everyone should work hard to improve their strength... the schemes of those ancient beings are not something people like us can participate in..."

While everyone was discussing it, they did not notice a tiny shadow creature wriggling within the darkness beyond the reach of the night market lights.

The Void Shadow Beast merged back into Su Ziyu's shadow and brought back the news it had just heard.

"The King in Yellow?"

"I never expected them to mistake me for a Forbidden Entity... this really is..."

For a moment, Su Ziyu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had merely taken this outfit from his grandfather's closet on a whim. Who would have thought it would have such an effect?

This also made him understand why Director Wang had so readily let him go. It turned out that he had feared the King in Yellow's name...

"Anyway, I already have plenty of identities. One more won't hurt."

Su Ziyu shrugged. What puzzled him, however, was why his grandfather's closet had contained this costume.

In his memories, when he had been very, very young, his grandfather seemed to have mentioned these things...

But he no longer remembered the specifics.

"The King in Yellow's script? Perhaps... this book will have the answer."

Su Ziyu looked at the "Beginner's Guide to the Beyonder World" in his hand, then went to a hotel, intending to study it.