Grudge Breaker

Chapter 200 Puppet Instructions
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"Ruan Mianmian" touched the face of the "young man" who was crying, and a trace of pity flashed across her eyes.

After all, she had followed and served him for so many years. Although Xi Que did not lead Ruan Mianmian to the right path of kindness due to the instructions of Qin Xiaohouye at that time - she did not have the ability to do so. But Xi Que was the one who sincerely protected her, spoiled her unconditionally, and always kept her preferences in mind.

"Master, I never expected you to come to the ghost market. To be honest, if you had just said that you heard I was not dead and came to see how I was doing, I would have given it to you without hesitation even if you were lying to me. But you... it's true that there is always a way out, and everything is just right."

As "Ruan Mianmian" spoke, she took out a bottle of puppet potion and fed it into the mouth of the "young man" who had no ability to struggle or resist.

"Master Jinxian said that although I wanted to use the force to escape, the mountain was overwhelming and there was no hope of escape. Look, you are rushing to help me? To put it bluntly, he is just a low-level sorcerer, and his fortune-telling is really inaccurate!"

However, the "young man" at this time was no longer afraid and crying. He was not moved at all by the magpie's words. He just sat quietly waiting for the magpie's instructions - in other words, Ruan Mianmian now only responded to sentences that began with "puppet instructions" and would execute them unconditionally.
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"Puppet Command: From now on, you are Xi Que! You are the hidden person in the mansion of Young Marquis Qin, and the ghost he sent to the ghost market. Stand up and change clothes with me."

After changing her clothes, she even carefully changed her mask because of the mistake she made before.

Xi Que twisted her body in front of the bronze mirror with satisfaction. She never dreamed that one day she would walk openly in the ghost market with the appearance and identity of Ruan Mianmian.

This identity is perfect for her to get close to Zhuang Yuheng and Mo Tingfeng - if the previous assassination plan was just a fantasy, then from this moment on, the success rate of this fantasy has increased exponentially!
What's more, Ding Heran escorted him to them safely. Thinking of this, Xi Que couldn't help laughing out loud.

The real Ruan Mianmian was standing calmly by the side with the appearance of a "young man". He was not dazed, but his eyes were a little dull. People who were not familiar with him might not notice anything unusual if they did not look carefully.

The puppet potion is effective for about six to eight hours - Xi Que knows very well that whether she can completely change her fate depends on this last fight! .
"Ruan Mianmian" looked at the "young man" with a smile and carefully helped him tidy up his clothes and belt.

Thinking of Ruan Mianmian's expression just now, I want to laugh. She wouldn't simply think that he just wanted to borrow her identity for a few hours to play a trick of replacing the prince with a cat, right?

If so, she is really naive... Since the "raccoon cat" has become the "crown prince", the "crocodile prince" cannot sit idle, right? Naturally, he must bear some consequences for the "raccoon cat" - how does the old saying go? It is impolite not to reciprocate...

"Puppet Command: Listen carefully, Xi Que. A man in black sent by Lord Qin's mansion has been looking for you for a long time... He is about seven feet and five inches tall, wearing a black cloak decorated with red cloud patterns, with a heavy sword on his waist. He wanders around the ghost market all day long. Find him, follow him quietly, and kill him if you have the chance! But this is not necessary. The most important thing is that you try not to let him find you."

"Puppet Command: Magpie, if he finds you by mistake, run away! If he catches you, you can say anything you want, but there is only one thing: don't admit that you are Magpie! Remember, be smart, don't let him see any clues, and hide your identity as Magpie!"

The "young man" nodded repeatedly, apparently having digested all the information.

"Ruan Mianmian" smiled sinisterly, stuffed several empty medicine bottles on the table into the inner pocket of the "young man's" clothes, and also pinned a token of her own identity as a hermit in the mansion of Young Marquis Qin.

I can only say that this woman Xi Que is really vicious!
She knew too well the weakness of human nature. Only if the "young man" refused to admit his death, would he be the "magpie". If he became a scapegoat - since "he" did not care about the master and servant relationship in the past, then it was "his" own fault!
And to take a step back, even if Ruan Mianmian didn't die, once the truth was revealed, Young Marquis Qin would know that the man in black had touched the Ruan family's eldest daughter. Even if he wanted to protect her, the man in black would not be able to escape death!
She's killing two birds with one stone!
After doing all this, "Ruan Mianmian" walked back to the clothes rack displaying exotic costumes, picked one out at random and handed it to the "young man", with a beautiful smile on her face.

"Puppet instructions: Go pay for the clothes I chose, and then act according to the plan!"

"Let's choose this one. Thank you for your kindness, sir." After saying that, she kissed him, and the light pink lip balm left a faint mark on his face.
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They came out of the compartment one after another. "Ruan Mianmian" walked towards Ding Heran slowly, while "Young Man" went to find the head of the Sidong Cave to settle the bill.

Although it was covered by a standard mask, Ding Heran still saw a small half of the faint lip print exposed outside the mask from the man's profile, and he immediately understood what was going on.

Naturally, it was not surprising that Ruan Mianmian no longer entangled with the young man, but kept urging him to quickly meet up with Zhuang Yuheng - the two of them had already made rapid progress in their secret journey, so naturally they were no longer in a hurry.

The two returned to the open gathering place between the second and third caves. The flow of customers was still bustling, but they still didn't see Yuhengjun, so they had to wander aimlessly in front of the stalls.

Ding Heran could never have imagined that Ruan Mianmian, whom he had been watching over carefully, had been replaced. The Li Kui had become a Li Gui, and it had happened right under his nose. It was estimated that when everything came to light, the two "hat tricks" of the magpie in the ghost market would leave him with some occupational stress disorder.

In fact, it cannot be said that Ding Heran was not careful. Just when the two of them were "flirting" in the compartment, he had called a patrolling grudge-breaker and told him the shape of the "mark" on the side edge of the "Young Man" customer's mask that he had secretly observed and memorized, and asked him to go to the management office that registers masks in the ghost market to check this person's information.

Dare to say he is a watchdog, he wants to see who this man is!
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Two flowers bloom, one on each side.

On the other side, the "young man" came out of the four caves and began to look for the man in black. He acted sneakily and conspicuously, and even asked at several crowded stalls if anyone had seen the man in black based on his characteristics.

These tricks successfully attracted the "attention" of the man in black, who followed him quietly.

After following for a while, the man in black called a ghost who worked in the ghost market over, stuffed a few copper coins into his hand, and told him to tell the "young man" that he had seen the person he was looking for in the secret passage next to the 28th cave. The 28th cave was located in the most remote corner of the ghost market, far away from the secret river, and there was a dead silence all around - therefore, the things sold in the cave were not what the daily customers needed, and they were all large-scale transactions, so few people visited it on weekdays.

Under normal circumstances, anyone who arrives at such a place would be alert that the information might be fraudulent, but unfortunately the "young man" is no longer a normal person.

He entered the secret passage calmly.

The candlelight here was not as bright as that by the dark river, only a barely visible dim light. He accidentally kicked a piece of gravel, and the sound of it rolling out made a loud echo, but he was not afraid at all and continued to walk in.

The man in black lurking in the dark felt that there was something unreasonably strange about this man, but he couldn't tell what was wrong - judging from his clothes and appearance, he didn't look like the young master of an ordinary family, which made it difficult for the man in black to figure him out. He thought it would be better to be cautious before taking action, and decided not to assassinate him but to meet him in person.

This secret passage was a dead end and it soon came to an end. The young man did not see anyone and turned around to leave. When he turned around, he saw a shadowy figure standing 30 meters away. The candlelight was dim and he could not see clearly.
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"Are you looking for someone?"

The man in black spoke first and slowly walked towards the "young man". His heavy sword was not tucked at his waist, but dragged on the ground. The metal on the top of the scabbard rubbed against the stone ground, sparks flew, and there was a sound similar to the grinding of a stone mill, which made people shudder.

Although he couldn't see clearly, he knew that the person was not friendly. The "young man" could not help but take two steps back. Looking around, there was no possibility of escape or avoidance, so he had to bite the bullet and answer.

"I was just passing by here and got lost."

"You're lost, so why don't I give you a ride?"

The young man watched the man approaching, his outline becoming clearer. He was wearing a black cloak with red decorative cloud patterns on the edges, and dragging a heavy sword on the ground. The metallic buzzing sound came from there. Who else could it be but the mysterious man?

He followed the puppet's instructions, tracking the enemy and trying to escape if possible. However, he was caught by the real enemy and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Seeing the young man in a daze and not taking any defensive action, the mysterious man became a little uncertain. What the hell did this guy want to do?
"who are you?"

"I am from the upper realm. If anything goes wrong, my father will punish me and this ghost market will really become a ghost world."

The mysterious man walks around Young Marquis Qin all day long. Words like upper realm and father are not something ordinary people would use. He was indeed a little intimidated and did not dare to act rashly. But why would this nobleman from the upper realm come to him?
"Do you know who I am? We'd better speak frankly, otherwise I don't care where you are from, you will become a ghost in the ghost market!"

"You are from Lord Qin's mansion."

Now it was the mysterious man's turn to be stunned. Not to mention in the Ghost Market, even in the entire Sleeping World, only a handful of people knew that he was from Lord Qin's mansion - because he "did not exist" to the world, he was just a "shadow" in the dark, a nameless, traceless shadow.

In this case, this "young man" might really be someone from the upper realm. Could it be that Young Marquis Qin has reached some kind of "cooperation" with the upper realm in recent days? But why didn't he send a message to himself?
After thinking for a while, the mysterious man put away his sword and walked to the "young man".

"What do you want from me?"
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"I finally found you!"

The resentment-breaking master who was sent to investigate the guest mask hurriedly found Ding Heran in a corner of the distribution center and leaned close to him and whispered in his ear.

"Commander Ding, are you sure you remember the marks on that guest mask correctly?"

After seeing Ding Heran's gaze from behind the mask, the resentment-breaking master hastily changed his words, "Your Excellency is definitely not mistaken! So there must be something wrong with that mask."

"How to say?"

"The mask with this mark... has not been taken away and is still in the warehouse. If the mark is correct, then there is only one possibility, that the custom-marked mask is a high-quality imitation that is indistinguishable from the real thing!"

Ding Heran's mind flashed with lightning. Could that person be Xi Que? But how dare she act so presumptuously under his nose? No, he had to find this person no matter what!
He quickly arranged a plan to capture the person with him and let him lead the search. It would be better to make a mistake than to miss one. They should find the person and control him first!
After the resentment-breaking master took the order and left, Ding Heran looked coldly at "Ruan Mianmian" who was joining in the fun in front of the stall not far away. If there was something wrong with that young man, the person in front of him had been with him in that cubicle for a long time... It was hard not to suspect that she had something wrong too!

Could it be that she is no longer Ruan Mianmian? !