Chapter 142 A Brief Gaze

Hmm... If he's the Ghost Lord, it's not convenient to bump into him on the street. Let's ask You Fujun about their itinerary, and he can choose a restaurant and book a private room for dinner on the street they'll be visiting tomorrow.

You Fujun replied to messages as quickly as ever.

Su Yu thanked him and then had someone arrange a private room at a restaurant on the main street.

He spent the following night, barely clinging to documents.

The next day, when Su Yu arrived at the restaurant, the managers and Cuihua were already there.

As soon as he opened the door, he heard the familiar chirping sounds. As soon as Cuihua saw Su Yu arrive, she jumped and flew over to snuggle on Su Yu's shoulder.

Su Yu was prepared; she caught the solid baby bird without moving her shoulders, and nodded to the three captains.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

Hey, long time no see! I thought you were going to be a heartless man.

Su Yu fell silent.

This kid still uses words haphazardly.

"It's been a long time, but you haven't grown up at all?"

Cang Dan, one of the three leaders, chuckled and didn't hesitate to expose the bird's weakness: "Ming Fei, you've reached the awkward molting period. Right now, you're only willing to maintain your juvenile state so that you look like you have a lot of feathers."

"Chirp—!"

Cuihua suddenly sprang up and jumped off Su Yu's shoulder, chasing after Cang Dan and pulling his hair.

"Oops, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Cuihua, stop pulling me!"

Seeing this, the remaining two captains not only stood up and gave up the battlefield to the man and the bird, but also showed no regard for their colleagues' feelings, only unrestrained schadenfreude and mockery.

He then took out a photo stone to record his embarrassing moments.

The two leaders are He Zhuangzhi, the leader of the Ghost Market in Qingyang Domain, and Duan Cheng, the leader of the Ghost Market in Wulin Domain.

The reason why the three of them came was that He Zhuangzhi was the first to receive the news that he could go to the Central Spirit Realm, so he decisively reserved a spot for himself. Cang Dan used the fact that he had taken care of Cuihua the longest and best to get the spot, so that Cuihua could take the spot.

Considering that the two of them had previously been in contact with the Ghost Lord and had a decent relationship with him, the other leaders didn't take it too seriously. They just put them in sacks and gave them a beating.

Duan Cheng was the only one who truly earned her spot through her own abilities.

According to other leaders who are familiar with Duan Cheng, she is like the great-grandmother of Fox Mountain, someone who can easily be tricked and left with nothing but her underwear.

Duan Cheng's main purpose in coming here this time, besides trying to make a good impression on the Ghost Lord, was to secure a test site for the stable teleportation application experiment in her Fog-Adjacent Ghost Market.

The Ghost Market has almost finished researching this thing. Although it can't teleport to a fixed point yet, it won't be completely random either. The teleportation location will be closer to the destination.

People in the Fog Realm mostly like to study strange and unusual things. If they can successfully test and obtain goods from the Demon Realm Ghost Market, their business should be quite good.

However, Duan Cheng cautiously refrained from making a direct request and decided to observe the Ghost Lord first.

So far, he seems quite approachable.

Next, it was Cang Dan's turn to address Cuihua's complaint against Su Yu. Cang Dan vividly presented a piece of evidence that he could see with his own eyes.

"Look, I just told the truth, and Cuihua is already chasing after me and nagging me."

Cuihua chattered away to Cangdan, performing a short, fast-paced rhythmic recitation.

Su Yu felt that the scene was strangely familiar, especially like the one in the modern world where parents are called "parents," Cang Dan is the teacher, he is the parent, and Cuihua is the rebellious boarding student.

He gently touched Cuihua's fluffy little head with his fingertips.

"Alright, our Cuihua has grown up, it's normal for her to care about her appearance."

A smug look appeared in Cuihua's small eyes.

Su Yu continued, "Now that you've grown up, you should study hard. Cang Dan, remember to find a teacher for Cuihua to teach her to read and write. She's a natural spirit beast, so she can learn."

The smugness in Cuihua's small eyes turned into disbelief.

The sky seemed to have collapsed.

With a joyful "Good!" from Cang Dan, Cuihua curled up into a small ball of fur and nestled against Su Yu's neck, pretending that she hadn't known anything.

The gathering of the Ghost Market's top brass was very pleasant, and not long after, news of You Fujun arrived.

Several of their core disciples from the Southward Journey Academy have arrived in the bustling city, a little later than originally planned.

As for the reason, they ran into a provocation from a disciple of a powerful sect. This sect had been eyeing Nan Du Academy's previous low ranking and had long harbored the intention to replace it.

It just so happens that the accommodations arranged for all the major academies and sects in Fansu City are all on the same plot of land, so there are quite a few people provoking each other. Now the atmosphere here is tense, and everyone is gradually provoking each other without distinguishing between friend and foe.

Su Yao swaggered out the door only after beating the leading disciple to the ground and then verbally provoking and attacking all the disciples of the academy and sect.

She said something like, "What right does a newbie who's been captured by evil cultivators and can only rely on others to rescue him have to jump around and provoke others?"—words that were meant to wound someone's spirit.

Some disciples from other academies and sects who had also been arrested immediately showed shame and indignation, dragged their classmates away, and left with a remark.

"Su Yao! Just you wait! I'll definitely be better than before!"

These disciples are probably all in seclusion, focusing on their cultivation.

At this moment, in the private room of the restaurant, Su Yu was sitting by the window, with an unobstructed view down, and could easily spot Su Yao and her group in the crowd.

Su Yu made no attempt to conceal his presence; he intended to be discovered.

Down on the street, Su Yao was enjoying listening to her friends bickering and arguing when she suddenly realized someone was watching her.

A very familiar gaze, and...

It was the same one she discovered when she was fighting in the underground arena in Fansu Ghost Market.

It was cold, but not malicious.

Su Yao paused slightly. This time, instead of running away, she looked up and stared straight in the direction her gaze had come from.

She met those dark eyes, which, like before, held a chilling coldness, though they were indeed gentler than the first time she had used her divine sense to probe them.

Although the shape of the eyes behind the mask is different from Feng Jiu's, the emotions in their eyes are the same.

She may seem a bit unapproachable, but her deepest emotions are actually warm.

Is it because of the furry little animal on his neck?

Or perhaps, he is Feng Jiu?

Was his contact some time ago intentional, or just a simple accident?

What is his purpose?

What is his relationship with...his brother?

A barrage of questions flooded in, crowding Su Yao's mind, each one eager to be the first to be answered.

This is so annoying! Can't they just be open and honest about things? What kind of nonsense is this half-hearted contact? She's about to participate in the Grand Tournament and become the champion. No matter who this guy is, he can't mess with her mindset!

Damn Su Yu, he's supposed to be her brother! He even said he'd come back to break off the engagement for her, but she broke it off herself!

The same thing happened in her original world. She said she was just going to visit a classmate and had something come up that prevented her from returning, but she ended up dying!

This liar who doesn't keep his word!

And that masked man upstairs, look, look, what are you looking at? Are you a peeping tom?!

Su Yao grew angrier the more she thought about it. She decisively raised her hand and extended her little finger at the masked man on the opposite building to show her contempt and her determination not to be disturbed. Then she quickly withdrew her hand and stormed into the spirit plant shop next door without looking back.