Chapter 23: You Don’t Need to Be Ashamed of Your Charm

At night, there were still a few people outside, and three of them sat in the house chatting without turning on the lights.

It was so dark and sloppy that Wen Lanzhi had to say something to make herself less scared.

As soon as she opened her mouth, she asked a question she had always been curious about: "Sister Murong, don't you want to be the Emperor of Heaven?"

The two people sitting next to them were both stunned. Murong said, "I want to."

Wen Lanzhi said: "Then why not? I think you are very suitable."

Murong said: "This..."

She propped up her head, organized her words, and said, "Because the gods in heaven don't submit to me. I have no achievements and little experience. If I want to be the Emperor of Heaven, I must be able to convince everyone."

Wen Lanzhi said, "But you helped Wu Ciyan revitalize the demon race! During the celebration, many demons liked you very much!"

Murong said, "It's because I'm helping Wu Ciyan that they're even more dissatisfied with me. The gods have the most disdain for monsters. No matter how many good things monsters have done, they see them as inferior. I'm helping Wu Ciyan, and in their eyes, I'm a traitor to the gods. Even if I become the Emperor of Heaven through force, they'll think Wu Ciyan must have taught me some unorthodox methods, which would incite public outrage and lead to another fierce battle."

Wen Lanzhi asked, "Is there any way to make them obey you?"

"Heh!" Wu Ciyan was amused. "Do you really want your sister Murong to become the Emperor of Heaven?"

Wen Lanzhi said, "Because Sister Murong and I have a good relationship! I will definitely support her."

They both laughed. Murong said, "You're trying to get me to cheat and abuse my power. Even if your sister becomes the Emperor of Heaven, you still have to obey the law and be a good rabbit."

There was another knock on the door.

The three of them fell silent and listened carefully. This time there was no sound of the door opening, so the two people must have fallen asleep.

The thump thump thump sound came again.

Most people should be asleep by now. Whatever it is, we'll just go and take a look.

The three of them tiptoed in and sneaked out through the door.

Wen Lanzhi was about to push the door of the opposite room, but Wu Ci Yan and Murong grabbed her wrists at the same time.

Wu Ciyan whispered, "How can you be so brave? What if there's some kind of magic on the door that hurts you?"

Murong also whispered, "You can't push the door open and go in. It will be troublesome if you wake those two people up."

Wu Ciyan touched the door with his hand in the air, but the door didn't open, but three people were already inside.

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom.

"It really is the sound coming from the box." Wen Lanzhi whispered.

The sound in the box stopped abruptly, and after a moment, there was a more violent knocking sound.

Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang! The box began to shake violently.

Wen Lanzhi shrank behind Wu Ciyan.

Wu Ci Yan cast a spell to lower a barrier to prevent the sound in the house from spreading out.

He took out the knife from his waist and gently pried it at the gap in the box, breaking the spell around the box. The lid of the box was slowly pushed open, and the thing inside - it was unknown whether it was a human or a ghost - could not wait and began to struggle violently.

The sides of the box were hit hard, making a noise.

The lid opens, revealing its true appearance.

"It's a girl." Murong said in surprise.

Wen Lanzhi came out from behind, stretched her neck to look into the box, her eyes almost popping out of her head in shock, "Sister Qinxi!"

"Do you know him?" Wu Ci Yan turned his head and asked.

"Yes!" Wen Lanzhi nodded, "She is the best dancer in our restaurant!"

When the spell on the box was broken, Qin Xi's immobilization spell was also lifted. Wu Ci Yan used a knife to cut off the iron chains that bound her body and released her from the silence spell.

Qin Xi gasped for breath, her face filled with panic. She tried to slow her breathing and lower her voice, saying, "I'll definitely repay you for saving my life today if I have the chance someday. Thank you."

After saying that, she climbed out of the box, stood up and was about to leave.

Murong stood in front of the door and said, "Miss Qinxi, this is Xixi Lake. There are monsters everywhere. Where are you going?"

"I, I..." Qin Xi looked around, obviously not knowing where she was. "I have to leave. I can't stay here. I can't... I won't betray you. Let me go, please, please..."

"How about we take you back to the restaurant?" Murong asked.

"No!" Even though she was emotionally excited, she did not forget to lower her voice.

She turned her head, stared at Wen Lanzhi, strode over, but was blocked by Wu Ci Yan.

She gnashed her teeth, wishing she could eat Wen Lanzhi alive. Seeing Wu Ciyan, she seemed to calm down a bit, but the hatred on her face did not diminish. "Do you know why I'm here?"

Wu Ciyan said, "Young lady, please speak."

She suddenly came to her senses and realized who was in front of her. She laughed sarcastically and said, "To be honest with you, Master Wu, our restaurant has not had a good life since you took Wen Lanzhi away."

She didn't dare look directly into Wu Ciyan's eyes, but she wanted to say it, she wanted to say it so badly, she didn't want to shut up, she couldn't shut up, she said angrily: "Master Wu, you clearly know that this is a restaurant, and you clearly know that we don't sell bodies here, why did you buy Wen Lanzhi with such fanfare, and why did you go to Shan Hei to show off! Since you went to find Shan Hei, why didn't you kill him! Why did you let him go! Why did you give him a chance to turn things around!"

She spoke each word, each sentence, with tears and pain. She questioned, she was in pain. But no matter how loud she questioned, it could not ease the pain.

She turned around, took two breaths, and covered her forehead, as if she was dizzy. She forced herself to turn around, clearly shaking with anger, but still didn't dare to speak loudly, "Shan Hei has long had his eyes on Wen Lanzhi. Because Granny Wang refused to sell her to him, he held a grudge and had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge. But you—you! You bought Wen Lanzhi! With great fanfare! You insulted him! As soon as you left, he went to the restaurant, found Granny Wang, and threatened her that if she didn't sell him a dancer, he would burn the restaurant down... Granny Wang had no choice but to let him choose, and he chose me and Yun Xi."

She wiped away the tears that had already overflowed. "I begged him, I said I would go with him, I begged him to let Yun Xi go, but he seemed not to hear me... He ignored me, he ignored me..."

Wen Lanzhi stepped over Wu Ciyan and walked around to the front of him. She pursed her lips in fear, but still said, "It's not Master Wu who wants to buy me, it's me who wants to go with him. Even if he doesn't buy me, I will buy myself. I don't like staying in a restaurant, facing other people's touching and humiliation. I can't say no, I can't run away."

"What's the point of saying this... What's the point of saying this..." Qin Xi squatted in the corner with her head in her hands. Suddenly, she stood up and said, "I want to go out and save Yun Xi."

Murong pried open another box at this moment, and Yun Xi sat up.

Qin Xi turned around and hurried to pull her.

Murong said, "It's really not safe here. Come to our place." She paused and said, "We can take you to a safe place, but you have to tell me why Shanhei brought you two here, okay?"

Shan Hei must have come here to look for Qin Qingguo. Murong really couldn't understand why he brought these two girls here.

There are also some businessmen among the monsters and ghosts. They cannot get the Qinqing fruit themselves, but they don’t want to miss such a good business opportunity, so they come to set up stalls to sell some elixirs, magic weapons and treasures. There must be people who need them.

However, if you want to sell girls, you have come to the wrong place.

Qin Xi and Yun Xi should have what Shan Hei wants.

Qin Xi nodded, "Okay." She agreed without hesitation. After a moment, she explained, "Goddess Murong, I believe in you."

"Huh?" Murong didn't react and wondered how her identity was exposed.

However, Wu Ci Yan often appears with her. People who know Wu Ci Yan should be able to guess who she is.

A cloud of fog descended, covering everyone. When the fog dissipated, they had already arrived at Wu Ci Yan's room.

Wu Ciyan still didn't light the lamp. If Shan Hei discovered that no one was there and only their room was lit, he would definitely guess it immediately. He didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Murong said, "Go ahead and tell me. I'll send you to the Imperial City. The Imperial City is Master Wu's territory. Shan Hei will definitely not dare to go there."

Yun Xi grabbed Qin Xi's hand, Qin Xi patted the back of her hand and whispered, "Don't be afraid."

She turned her head, looked at Murong, and said, "I'm dead."

Murong's expression was solemn. She said, "I see. It was Shan Hei who killed you?"

Qin Xi nodded and said, "My sister and I were originally monsters. We were killed by Shan Hei. After killing us, he used an elixir to lock our souls and forcibly turned us into ghosts. He wanted to imprison us in his body. I promised him that as long as he released Yun Xi, I would sign a contract with him and become his ghost."

"But he didn't agree." Qin Xi lowered her head and gently stroked the back of Yun Xi's hand. "He kept ignoring me. I don't understand why. After he heard that I disagreed, he ignored what I said next. He just closed the box and brought me here. I didn't even know where this place was."

Wu Ciyan said, "Because to him, you are objects, commodities that can be traded. If you agree, that's best. If you don't agree, there's nothing to discuss. He can just find another way."

He and Murong exchanged a glance, and Murong said, "Well, now I understand. There's a spell that can forcibly imprison a ghost in one's body and sign a contract without the ghost's consent. Many little ghosts are subdued by this forced method."

Wu Ciyan said, "No respectable store sells little ghost charms, but Xixi Lake must have them these days. He came here to buy some."

"I'm curious about one thing," Murong said. "Adopting a little ghost is very energy-consuming and physically demanding. With his blood alone, at most you can raise two. What are you capable of that would make him so dependent on you?"

"This..." Qin Xi hesitated.

Yun Xi continued, "We know how to charm people!"

"Charm?" Murong concentrated. "Charm is the ability to bewitch people. A strong charm can make them do what I want."

Wen Lanzhi noticed that Qin Xi looked unhappy. She looked at Murong and said, "Sister Murong, let's send them away quickly. I'm afraid Shan Hei will wake up soon."

Murong looked at her and understood that the art of charm was indeed a serious magic, but because not many people knew it and few people understood it, it was often stigmatized, and those who knew it basically kept it secret.

Although there is nothing shameful about knowing how to use charm, Murong doesn't want to force them.

Murong was about to answer when suddenly, a loud noise came from the opposite side.

Wen Lanzhi was so scared that she knocked over the teacup beside her. Wu Ciyan stood up and blocked the door.

Murong also stood up and blocked the three girls behind her.