The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 971 Encounter
With his diverse range of "collective" spells, Zhao Chen quickly gathered a fairly comprehensive understanding of the house and its owner in less than half an hour.

Patrick Jason, a major shareholder in a small bank, is described by his neighbors as a cheerful, enthusiastic, and optimistic middle-aged man who has never married but has several mistresses.

"At his level, he was severely understaffed. Every time he held a dinner party or ball, he had to hire a batch of temporary waiters from the Metropolitan Household Servants Association. His explanation for this was that he had sleep problems and too many servants would disrupt the peace and quiet he needed."

"But after the 'Insightful Eye' observed, it was discovered that the house contained many corpses."

"Besides those found by the night watchmen, in the cement of the basement, in the walls of every room, in the overgrown garden... the earliest of these may date back more than a decade, and the latest are those servants who were still alive just a few days ago."

"What a 'devil'!"

"However, he must have suddenly 'sensed' that the night watchman was about to come and investigate, so he left in a great hurry. Not only did he not have time to cash in the valuable porcelain, antique oil paintings, luxury wall clocks, and various fine silk items in the house, but he also had to negotiate the bank shares that were being listed for sale..."

"Of course, even more crucial is the ceremony that was only halfway through in his basement!"

"Because it was interrupted forcibly, his spiritual essence still remains there... In addition, the aura of 'ability' collected from that Miss 'Cherry' and the information about him in this house are enough to support the 'Heart Sea Tracing Spell' of the 'Twelve Methods of Heart Light'!"

With this thought in mind, Zhao Chen channeled his magical power, integrating the various auras, characteristics, impressions, and information he had collected into his "mind realm," comparing them with the spiritual light of consciousness emanating from the minds of nearby humans.

Compared to the simplified version of this incantation, the "Paper Crane Tracing Method," the complete "Heart Sea Tracing Incantation," which has been translated by "Star Raft," is obviously more efficient and accurate.

Of course, it is also related to the fact that the "mind realm" connected to this other-dimensional world is quite special.

In just half a minute, Zhao Chen found Patrick Jason's image in the mind of a dockworker.

"He arrived at the dock so quickly?" Zhao Chen frowned. After weighing the options briefly, he abandoned his plan to use magic to fly directly to the dock. After all, it would be difficult to bypass the churches of the three major churches in the city. If he were intercepted by the extraordinary beings of the churches, it would only waste more time.

Fortunately, the subway wasn't too slow... and it was a good opportunity to test whether that "devil's" sense of danger had any effect on me...

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen saw the Night Watch team's reinforcements arrive at Jason's house. Without further delay, he bought another ticket and boarded the subway, spending about half an hour to reach the dock area.

Although the location given by the "Heart Sea Tracing Spell" was vague, the dock area itself was not very large, and Zhao Chen could completely cover and check it with his "divine sense".

Perhaps it was luck, but Zhao Chen's divine sense had just swept across a cargo ship docked in the shipyard when he spotted Patrick Jason, a man with high cheekbones, grayish blue eyes, and neatly combed hair, in a cabin.

However, at this moment, he—no, it should be her—was taking off all her clothes, and with a pull at her chest, she peeled away the outer layer of human skin…

Beneath the human skin was revealed a woman with remarkably beautiful features.

Patrick Jason is a woman? She's been wearing human skin all along? The thought had barely crossed Zhao Chen's mind when he "saw" the woman, now completely naked after removing her skin, suddenly turn her head and meet his gaze from at least a mile away. That woman had actually sensed his divine presence and even tracked him back? This wasn't an ordinary extraordinary being; she was a demigod!
Zhao Chen was startled and was about to use his supernatural powers to escape.

Almost simultaneously, however, he began to have difficulty breathing and his body weakened rapidly. If it weren't for the "Five Immortals' True Qi" circulating on its own, he would have collapsed immediately.

"Got you, new Mr. 'Door'." A gentle, clear female voice, like a nightingale's, whispered in Zhao Chen's ear. At the same time, invisible threads extended from all directions, quickly wrapping around Zhao Chen's body, as if trying to bind him into a cocoon.

However, Zhao Chen was a seasoned veteran, having fought against the incarnation of the "Dongxuan" True Man more than once or twice, and he was quite adept at dealing with the pollution brought about by this "rank".

In addition, he already possessed the "protection against pollution" ability granted by his rank, so he instantly broke free from the influence and used his innate spell "Red Moon Fire Lotus" to ignite the invisible threads, causing them to quickly become "corrupted".

"Huh? This is 'time'?" The pleasant voice rang out again, but this time with a hint of surprise.

Zhao Chen wouldn't wait for her to make another move. While unleashing the "Red Moon Fire Lotus" to burn away time, he also summoned the magical artifact "Minor Five Elements Mixed Yuan Fire Thunder Pearl." Red, orange, yellow, green, and cyan lightning flashed alternately, exploding all around in an instant.

Although even divine sense could not "see" the other party's figure, it was conceivable that the woman could not be too far away.

Moreover, Zhao Chen's indiscriminate use of the Lesser Five Elements Fire and Thunder Divine Power was not intended to harm the opponent, but rather to attract the attention of the authorities!
After all, compared to himself, the other party was more afraid of being caught by the official extraordinary individuals.

Sure enough, with the sound of a mirror shattering, the naked woman appeared a hundred meters away, and her gaze toward the bead floating above Zhao Chen's head became serious.

She clearly hadn't expected that the lightning emitted by the bead contained a small amount of "authority" power, which could actually harm her.

Zhao Chen didn't care what she thought. Taking advantage of the opportunity created by the fire and thunder, he quickly used his lightness skill and disappeared among the nearby warehouses in a few leaps. Then he changed his figure and face, and used the "Blind Heart Technique" to completely disappear without a trace.

The woman remained silent for a few seconds, her jewel-like eyes seeming to hold mirrors, trying to reflect Zhao Chen's image, but ultimately failing.

"Very decisive, and very capable... No wonder she bears the name of 'Mr. Door'." The woman showed no sign of frustration. After a simple remark, she took out clothes from a mirror, put them on methodically, and quickly transformed into a charming and alluring beauty.

Then, she picked up a fist-sized stone statue and calmly disappeared into the light mist of the dock, as if it had been erased by something.

Half a minute after she "disappeared," a figure flew over at high speed as a strong wind blew by.

He was an elderly man wearing a black soft hat and with unusually serious silver eyes. He was dressed in a black robe embroidered with storm symbols. He was Cardinal Archbishop of the Church of Storms, Archbishop of the Diocese of Backlund, and "Singer of God" Ace Snake.

However, he arrived too late and could only look at the traces of lightning and fire ravaged the surroundings and the shattered fragments of the mirror, frowning.

(End of this chapter)