The King in Yellow's Script

Steward Wang took a deep breath inwardly, shifting his gaze away from Su Ziyu and onto the Black Bear man. A shadow stood upon that loathsome face that looked as though it had been cut open by scissors, its blood vessels exposed.

As a steward of Guardian City, he knew quality when he saw it.

The power of that shadow even made him wary.

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

Taking another deep breath, Steward Wang turned his gaze back to Su Ziyu. After studying the yellow robe and pale mask for a while, his vision suddenly blurred. Red eyeballs without eyelashes appeared all around him, and the air filled with an incomparably dense stench of blood.

"Hiss..."

Steward Wang could not help bending over, wanting to vomit. But remembering that his subordinates were still there, he forcibly suppressed the nausea. It took him a great deal of effort to raise his head again, and under his subordinates' astonished gazes, he said in a low voice:

"Senior... what are your orders?"

Senior?!

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

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

"Could it be... that kid really is a high-ranking Black Tailor official?"

"Hiss... what are the Black Tailors doing in River City... Are they planning to assassinate someone?"

"..."

Steward Wang said with utmost sincerity:

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Su Ziyu laughed inwardly. Steward Wang had remained silent for so long, and Su Ziyu had been in a hurry to leave, so he had secretly used [Crimson Purgatory] to frighten him.

He had not expected the effect to be so good. The other man was genuinely afraid.

Su Ziyu continued to maintain the demeanor of an expert and said coldly:

"No need."

He turned to the goat-masked owner and said indifferently:

"Can you sell it to me now?"

The owner shuddered. How could he dare say anything more? Steward Wang himself had been so submissive before this man, so he certainly 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 isn't anything valuable anyway."

"Yes, I do need to pay."

Su Ziyu murmured, picking up a book titled "Beginner's Guide to the Beyonder World." It looked rather thick, perhaps two or three hundred pages long. He had flipped through it casually earlier, and it was full of compiled information about the current Beyonder world.

"I'll take this book too. Is a thousand enough?"

How could the owner dare say it was not enough? He had originally intended to give it away for free, but who would have thought the other party would actually pay? It was truly beyond his expectations.

Moreover, that book was not expensive. It was merely an introductory book.

Seeing that Su Ziyu had also taken a beginner's guide, everyone guessed that he might be buying it for a younger member of his family.

After all, big shots like Su Ziyu did not always have time to teach their juniors.

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

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

"Since you have honored this place with your presence, Senior, how could I 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 do not 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 attempt to curry favor had caught Su Ziyu by surprise. Still, one did not slap a smiling face, so after accepting the business card, he nodded and pulled Ruan Xiaoqi outside.

Watching Su Ziyu's departing back, Steward Wang patted his chest in lingering fear, as if he were relieved to have survived.

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

"Hurry, Big Ox, help me..."

"Huh?"

Big Ox ran forward a couple of steps, only to discover that Steward Wang could not even walk anymore!

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

Someone who could casually wear those clothes without bringing down a curse... The very thought was enough to make one tremble!

That was very likely the mortal incarnation of some Forbidden Entity!

Leaning on Big Ox's shoulder, Steward Wang walked back surrounded by guards, muttering as he went:

"Hurry... hurry back. I need to report this to the higher-ups. There have been far too many powerful figures appearing in River City lately...

The Burial Venerable from before... the Lord of Shadows... and tonight's King in Yellow... Hiss... it hurts!"

As the bystanders watched Steward Wang and his men leave, a burst of ** also rose from the crowd.

Although Steward Wang had spoken very quietly, a few Beyonders with exceptionally sharp hearing had caught scattered words.

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

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

"If Steward Wang said it, how could it be false!"

"Is something huge about to happen in River City... So many unknown forbidden beings have appeared one after another..."

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

"The mortal incarnation of the King in Yellow... An agent of a Forbidden Entity?"

"No... Perhaps, perhaps he... he simply could not be bothered to act against us... The intentions of gods cannot be fathomed!"

"Maybe we were not even qualified to make him act... Whether he is the King in Yellow or not,

one thing is certain: he absolutely is not human!

Do you remember the King in Yellow's curse? How could a mortal dare wear such clothing?

It brings calamity!"

"Hahaha... Tonight was totally worth it. I actually saw the King in Yellow! I can brag my ass off when I get back!"

"Sigh... First the Burial Venerable... I heard that some Lord of Shadows appeared not long ago too, and now there is another King in Yellow. Could it be... Is River City's sky really 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..."

As everyone discussed the matter, they failed to notice a small shadowy creature wriggling in the darkness beyond the reach of the night market lights.

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

"The King in Yellow?"

"I never expected them to mistake me for a Forbidden Entity... Seriously..."

For a moment, Su Ziyu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had merely taken those clothes from his grandfather's wardrobe, yet who would have thought they would have such an effect?

That also made him understand why Steward Wang had spared him so easily. It turned out he feared the King in Yellow's name...

"Anyway, I already have enough identities. One more will not hurt."

Su Ziyu shrugged, though he was somewhat puzzled as to why his grandfather's wardrobe contained that 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 can provide an answer."

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