The King of Curses

Chapter 243 Turning a Blind Eye
"It seems that our original agreement has actually been fulfilled."

Cen Dongsheng sighed.

He and Sister Zhizhen had an agreement. The woman wanted him to stand out from this era and become a strong man with a great reputation.

Although Cen Dongsheng himself didn't feel it was real, this requirement had been achieved unknowingly.

“But I think the misunderstanding will soon end.”

said the man.

"Today's special forbidden spell masters all choose to secretly accumulate and develop their power, because no one is stupid. But this situation is only temporary, and sooner or later someone will break this window paper."

And that change will come soon.

During the period of the battle for the dragon vein, several special-class spell-ban masters took action, and thus almost the entire spell-ban master society became aware of the existence of the "special-class spell-bans", realizing that they were existences that could not be defeated by human power, and some people began to fear or worship them.

"That's right, but is it really a misunderstanding for you?"

The elder sister laughed.

"...I know it in my heart, and I am still far from that standard."

Now, he could only try his best to avoid being killed by the special-class curse master in the first place.

Although he possesses supernatural powers on both the "spiritual" and "physical" levels, as long as he cannot pose an effective obstacle to the special-grade spell-binding master, the other party can still drain his true energy and turn his bones into ashes as long as he has the patience to guard his body.

"You alone are not enough, but you have a trump card that can make you invincible."

"Let's talk about Qing... Yan's matter another time."

"Oh? I didn't expect you to be so chauvinistic. Or is it your pride as a brother?"

"neither."

Cen Dongsheng shook his head.

"But her appearance means that the situation cannot be salvaged."

When he was forced to the point where he had no choice but to summon her, she was here to kill, and was destined to kill in large numbers.

"But you did remind me."

Cen Dongsheng remembered something.

"Before I came to San'in Ghost Market, I thought it must be a very spooky place. But after I came here, I found it quite interesting. The builders put a lot of thought into the design. It's like a theme park. It's a good place to go and broaden your horizons."

"so?"

The elder sister held her chin with one hand and stared at him without blinking.

"So, when I have some free time, I will invite her to play."

the man replied.

"It's not to ask her for help, but to go shopping and see the sights with her."

"You're a good brother."

"This level is nothing, it can't be called 'good'... I feel I'm still far from it, in every sense of the word."

"So, you're telling me this in the hope that I can give you two some advice on dating?"

"Hmm? No, no, no, of course that's not what I meant."

He is not so blind as to be so shortsighted.

"I'm just checking in with you. Well, we're dating now, after all."

An Zhizhen blinked, and a smile appeared in her pupils. However, this smile was not as gentle as usual, but rather a little helpless.

"…Did I say something wrong?"

"Dongsheng," the elder sister sighed, "you still don't understand women's minds well enough. Should I strengthen your education in this area?"

"Uh……"

"Think about it carefully. If I were an ordinary woman, would I let you go just because you confessed that you wanted to go shopping with your 'good sister' who is not related to you by blood? This is not a problem that can be solved by 'honesty'."

An Zhizhen said in a serious tone.

indeed.

"So, should I choose to lie at this time? Or simply not mention it..."

Cen Dongsheng humbly asked for advice.

The elder sister shook her head.

"The premise is that you are sure that your lies will never be exposed and your concealment will never be revealed. Can you do it?"

"impossible."

At the very least, when his girlfriend is An Zhizhen, this behavior is not feasible at all.

"Then don't do it."

An Zhizhen said.

"Once it's exposed, the consequences will only be more serious, and people will be angry, very, very angry."

When she said "angry", the woman's voice was as cold as the remaining frost and snow. It seemed that she really didn't like being deceived by others.

"Then there is no other way?"

Cen Dongsheng said.

But if you think about it carefully, there is really no way to solve this problem.

Sister Qingyan is very dissatisfied with Sister Zhizhen's behavior, and her elder sister may not have completely given up her plan to turn Yi Qingyan into an obedient puppet.

However, after the last fight and Cen Dongsheng's interference, the conflict between the two men was temporarily subsided, and they fell into a kind of tacit long-term cold war.

However, the conflict in personality and the difference in standpoints have only caused the conflict to subside, but it has never disappeared; I am afraid there will be no way in the future to make it stop naturally.

According to the elder sister, if Cen Dongsheng wants to achieve the ending of "sisters flying together", he has to use force to intimidate and subdue the two of them; in other words, he can only enjoy the ultimate reward after realizing his ultimate ideal - "becoming the king of forbidden curses".

Whether An Zhizhen's words were an encouragement to him or not, he really was powerless at the moment.

"The premise is that I'm an ordinary woman...but you know, I'm not 'ordinary'."

An Zhizhen laughed softly.

"If I were a possessive person, I would have immediately tried to end your relationship when you and Yi Qingyan first met."

"...Yes, but that's not because of who we were at that time—"

"Because you haven't confessed to me yet? Then, if you met Qingyan first, even if you didn't become a boyfriend or girlfriend, with her personality, would she allow you to take the initiative to approach other women?"

Onee-sama’s words hit the nail on the head.

"At this point, there is no need to hide it. In fact, when you brought a girl back from outside, my first thought was to stop you; but when I realized the value of Sister Qingyan, I quickly changed my mind."

"From that time on, I began to think that you have the charm to attract rare talents, so as long as the person you like is of that value, I can turn a blind eye."

Cen Dongsheng was speechless for a moment.

Still the same question -

He could understand because An Zhizhen was a complicated person.

Therefore, the reason why she made this decision was that the rational side of a ruler who focused on interests overshadowed her side as a woman;
If it were Cen Dongsheng, he would never accept it, but this is probably the biggest difference between him and Sister Zhizhen.

"But on the other hand, if a woman who doesn't have this value wants to climb into your bed, the consequences will be serious."

An Zhizhen stretched out her finger, poked his face, and warned him affectionately:
"Not only will that person be punished, but your eyes will also make me suspicious, so be careful, okay?"

"...Don't say such things. I won't do it."

Cen Dongsheng sighed. "It's just a small reminder."

The elder sister smiled slightly.

"Okay, let's go."

*
After half an hour.

Cen Dongsheng and An Zhizhen stood side by side on the pier at the entrance of the ghost market, waiting quietly.

Someone has already cleaned up this dark street, leaving a large blank area.

The representatives of the ghost market operators wore uniforms of different colors and were divided into four distinct "parts".

The Geomancer Association, Tianbao Pavilion, Yin Opera Troupe and Paper Craftsmen, the curse-masters who had jointly established this underground city, gathered here.

Who are they waiting for?

The customers and stall owners nearby noticed the change in atmosphere and were watching from a distance with interest.

Not long after, a boat appeared on the lake.

Foreign guests who want to enter the city usually use the Netherworld Train or the ferry. But the situation today is different, as there are more than twenty black-sailed boats appearing at the same time.

All the ferrymen on the underground lake gathered together.

……

A group of people came ashore one after another. They were not wearing uniforms, but their temperament and other details were very different from those of ordinary spell-binding masters.

The waiting people immediately stepped forward to greet them, and the four people standing at the head of the team came forward.

"We are a joint operator of the Shanyin Ghost Market, and welcome everyone from the Super Working Committee to visit us. I am the representative here, Yue Sihan from Tianbao Pavilion."

"I'm Zhou Ruian from the Geomancer Association."

"The paper craftsman Lingxi has been feeling unwell recently, so he asked me to come here to greet you all..."

"I am the second boss of the Yin Opera Troupe. Nice to meet you all from the Chao Working Committee..."

On the other side, a group of people came up from the other side of the lake. The leader was a stern-looking woman. She looked around at the group of people and then frowned.

"I have something to say in advance, please forgive me. Before we came here, we investigated all the information about the characters worth noting in the ghost market, so I have seen your faces in photos."

The woman said, her voice as cold and hard as iron and as sharp as a weapon.

"Except for the leatherworkers who were expelled from the Ghost Market, the core members of the remaining branches are all alive. For example, this Caojiezi is the eldest disciple of Lingxi Weng, this second troupe owner Li Ruizhu is the second-in-command of the Yin Opera Troupe, and this Mr. Yue Sihan is the head of Tianbao Pavilion. Only the Earth Masters Association... sent a steward to welcome us. What? Do you look down on the Chaogong Committee?"

The people in the ghost market looked at each other in bewilderment.

They didn't expect that the other party would show their power in a show of force as soon as they opened their mouths, without giving them any face at all, and directly pointed their spearhead at the strongest force in the Shanyin Ghost Market, and also the founder of the entire Ghost Market - the Geomancer Association.

As the saying goes, "a powerful dragon cannot overpower a local snake." Although the Super Working Committee is currently the only representative of the Curse Masters in the country, the Shanyin Ghost Market has been operating painstakingly for decades, and there are people behind it...

It was hard to believe that the people sent by the Super Working Committee would be so radical, and they didn’t seem to mind conflicts at all.

"…Sorry, we were impolite."

Zhou Ruian, the representative of the Geomancer Association, gave a wry smile and then apologized sincerely.

Under the premise that all other forces chose to send their second-in-command or even their leaders to personally welcome them, the attitude of the Geomancer Association seemed a bit careless. This was the premise;
Of course, what was more important was that Zhou Ruian knew that he was just a scapegoat and had to come here despite himself. As an ordinary deacon, he had no right to represent the Geomancers Association and torn his face off. In order to protect himself, he could only apologize humbly.

"Our leader has been busy with other urgent matters recently and has taken most of the staff with him. The entire Geomancer Association is in a state of manpower shortage."

This is also true, and it cannot be considered as leaking organizational intelligence. After all, a little investigation will reveal the truth.

The woman stared at him for a moment.

"That's very rude. You said you were busy. Are you busy catching traitors?"

"……good."

"I see, it's understandable, let's put this matter aside for now."

At this time, Yue Sihan from Tianbao Pavilion asked with a warm attitude and a smile on his face:

"Excuse me, are you An Zhizhen, Counselor An?"

The woman shook her head.

"Counselor An has arrived a long time ago. Haven't you already prepared the room?"

“Is that so…but we…”

Ignoring the group's surprise, the woman looked at the crowd behind them.

"Boss, we are all here."

She changed her expression and said respectfully.

"Next..."

"Thank you for your hard work. Dongsheng and I will take care of this."

Another woman's gentle words echoed through the crowd.

Her voice attracted everyone's attention, and they saw a gorgeous girl with long black hair.

Anyone who comes to see her will feel that she is an eye-catching person. She is so outstanding in both appearance and temperament. As long as she appears on the stage, she can immediately grab everyone's attention.
But it was not until this time that the onlookers were surprised to find that this person was among the crowd, and they all looked confused.

It wasn't an instant movement, but it was as if it had been standing there from the beginning.

But before that, no one noticed her existence!
The superhuman perception of the spell-binding masters seemed to have lost its effect, and they all became blind.

Several knowledgeable Ghost Market curse masters were horrified.

They didn't know how this woman did it, but this weird and unfathomable feeling made the group think of another person.

……

"Sister Zhizhen?"

Cen Dongsheng asked in a voice that no one could hear.

"Don't worry."

The elder sister smiled gently.

"I'm a guest, of course I have to say hello."

The man nodded.

He found it a little strange why An Zhizhen would use his abilities in front of others for no reason.

The woman naturally did not take these people seriously. Only the dragon slayer was her opponent.

"Counselor An, I see you've been here for a long time."

Yue Sihan rubbed his hands and kept smiling, but cold sweat had already seeped out of his forehead.

"We are sorry that we were not aware of this and were unable to provide you with service in a timely manner..."

"Don't worry about it. I didn't want my date to be disturbed anyway."

An Zhizhen stretched out her hand and took the tall young man beside her, and answered with a smile.

"The scenery here is quite beautiful. My husband said he was very satisfied."

"Date?"

Only then did Yue Sihan notice that there was a man standing next to An Zhizhen, and he was an acquaintance.

"Hello, Pavilion Master Yue, we meet again."

Cen Dongsheng nodded politely to Yue Sihan who looked shocked.

(End of this chapter)