Antique Shop Zero: Disfigured School Beauty Becomes a Succubus to Pay Off Debts

Jiang Chaosheng looked at Li Qinglian with new respect.

He even used his cleverness to trick forbidden items into returning to the antique shop.

With the antique shop as a deterrent, no taboo item can cause any trouble.

Fortunately, Li Qinglian did not have the heart to erase the Dragon King's resentment within the Dragon Ball.

At most, by erasing the Dragon King's resentment, one would only obtain a forbidden object that would obey orders.

But what if the Dragon King's resentment remains?

This would give us a chance to find out the origins of these forbidden items!

Neither the Grim Reaper's scythe, the Mark of Cain, nor the Soul-Sealing Jar could have come from nowhere.

As the owner of Zero Antique Shop, he naturally has a deep belief in "theism".

The forbidden items in the '0' series of numbered items are evidence that gods once existed.

Perhaps, under Jiang Chaosheng's scheme, the remnant soul of the Dragon King in the Dragon Ball will regain its senses and become a god living in this world!

Jiang Chaosheng needs to know the origin of the Zero Antique Shop and how the forbidden items came to be.

Jiang Chaosheng is different from other managers.

The other managers are busy dealing with forbidden items, which means they are essentially controlled by Zero Antique Shop.

Jiang Chaosheng's goal was to completely control the Zero Antique Shop and master all forbidden items.

Know yourself and know your enemy.

Therefore, it is crucial to learn more about Zero Antique Shop.

You're talking about recycling the forbidden item, the Evil Raven?

How can one obtain the source of forbidden things from its mouth?

This won't work.

According to the manager's notes, that evil crow was like an idiot, knowing nothing, but possessing supernatural powers in vain.

Jiang Chaosheng stared at the unassuming dragon pearl, muttering to himself with a self-deprecating tone:

"A mad god. Interesting."

He's also insane; he has a doctor's certificate proving it.

Jiang Chaosheng reached out and touched the dragon pearl.

The next second, the Dragon Ball emitted a blazing white light, engulfing Jiang Chaosheng entirely.

......

Jiang Chaosheng regained his vision and looked around.

This is no longer the familiar Zero Antique Shop.

It was very bright all around, a white expanse, with no independent objects in sight.

"I am in Antique Shop Zero, and it is impossible for me to be taken away by any force, so I am still in Antique Shop Zero."

Jiang Chaosheng tried to take a step forward.

I didn't feel like I was stepping on the ground, but I did feel like I was walking.

Jiang Chaosheng murmured:

"Perhaps this is the environment, the spiritual world, or a dream."

"Waaaaah, waaaaah..."

Jiang Chaosheng heard the sound of weeping; the voice was old and mournful.

Jiang Chaosheng's gaze searched the vast expanse of white for the source of the sound.

An elderly man with a full head of white hair and a hunched back, dressed in black, suddenly appeared less than a meter away from Jiang Chaosheng.

Jiang Chaosheng did not act rashly.

The previous manager said that this Dragon King had gone mad, was very aggressive, and even almost put the previous manager into a deep sleep.

Jiang Chaosheng realized one thing: he was now in the spiritual world.

Otherwise, the Dragon Balls wouldn't have the ability to attack anyone.

The old man in black continued to cry, his shoulders shaking violently.

Jiang Chaosheng just watched quietly.

There was no reverence, wonder, or fear of God.

This strange way of getting along went on for an unknown period of time.

Gradually, he started to feel bored.

Finally, the old man in black uttered his first words:

"Waaaaah... I hate it so much, I feel so resentful, I'm not reconciled, waaaaah..."

Jiang Chaosheng thought that perhaps the old Dragon King was starting to get bored.

The old man in black cried louder and louder, his sobs turning into wailing:

"My son is dead, my favorite concubine is dead, I want revenge, I want revenge!"

Jiang Chaosheng didn't respond, but quietly listened and watched from behind him.

The old man in black stopped crying, his shoulders stopped trembling, and he muttered to himself:

"...Failed...failed...we were outmaneuvered."

Li Shimin stood idly by, allowing Wei Zheng to behead me in my dream.

Jiang Chaosheng's eye twitched slightly for a moment.

Wei Zheng... Li Shimin... Dream...

A name is about to emerge.

Jinghe Dragon King!

The Dragon King of the Jing River is not a fictional character from Journey to the West, but a real person!

Jiang Chaosheng believed that this Jinghe Dragon King was not the arrogant and foolish Dragon King described in Journey to the West.

The original text did not mention that the Jinghe Dragon King's wife and son died.

I found Journey to the West strange when I first watched it.

The Dragon King of the Jing River violated the heavenly rules by making a bet with someone.

Logically speaking, it should have been the Jade Emperor who beheaded the Jinghe Dragon King, at the Heavenly Court's Demon-Slaying Platform.

How could there be a plot like "the Dragon King appeared in a dream asking Li Shimin for help" and "Wei Zheng beheaded the Dragon King in a dream"?

Could it be that the creators of Journey to the West knew the story of the Jing River Dragon King and thus subtly added it to the story?

Is being a creator also a taboo?

It could be a buyer, or... the manager!

The shoulders of the Jinghe Dragon King trembled again.

This time, the twitching wasn't due to crying.

Jiang Chaosheng heard the sound of bones grinding together.

It was as if the machine, which hadn't been used for a long time and was already rusty, suddenly started running.

"Hehe, hehehe..."

The Dragon King of the Jing River, like a wind-up puppet, mechanically turned his head with a 'clunking' sound:

"I've been tricked... Li Shimin killed me... Wei Zheng ignored me... I want revenge... I want to kill the enemies who harmed my wife and children..."

Jiang Chaosheng saw an old face filled with extreme resentment, like a vengeful ghost.

The Dragon King of the Jing River stared intently at Jiang Chaosheng with a fierce look in his gloomy, triangular eyes.

"I want revenge, I want revenge..."

The air became humid, sticky, and as cold as the bottom of a thousand-layered lake.

A palpable, chilling killing intent locked onto Jiang Chaosheng, as if Jiang Chaosheng were an enemy.

The Dragon King of the Jing River has gone mad.

Jiang Chaosheng remained expressionless.

He wouldn't stoop to the level of a madman.

Jiang Chaosheng slowly opened his mouth:

Who are your enemies?

If an ordinary person were to face the Dragon King's oppressive aura, they would probably be too terrified to speak and would frantically try to escape this world.

Just like the previous manager, Li Qinglian.

However, Jiang Chaosheng was also a madman.

A mentally ill person who lacks a sense of fear and has empathy disorder.

Upon hearing Jiang Chaosheng's words, the Dragon King of the Jing River looked momentarily bewildered.

He originally wanted to take action against Jiang Chaosheng to vent his resentment, but Jiang Chaosheng's words left him speechless.

Who is the enemy...?

The Jing River Dragon King suddenly covered his head with both hands, his face contorted in pain:

"Who? Who? Who plotted against me?!"

A slight smile curved Jiang Chaosheng's lips as he lowered his head, staring at the Jinghe Dragon King, and slowly said:

Let's make a deal.

This is the spiritual world, but it is still inside the Zero Antique Shop.

As long as the trading rules exist at Zero Antique Shop, transactions can take place.

The old face of the Jinghe Dragon King was still ferocious.

He held his head, occasionally pulling his hair and hitting the back of his head.

He tried desperately to recall, but it seemed he hadn't heard Jiang Chaosheng's words.

Jiang Chaosheng continued:

"You are loyal to me, and you bring rain and clouds to me."

In exchange, I'll help you find your enemies.

The Dragon King of the Jing River froze in place once again, like a clockwork mechanism.

Its eyes darted around wildly, very quickly, like two bouncy balls bouncing around in a confined space.

Finally, his gaze settled on Jiang Chaosheng, and after a long pause, his lips moved:

Give me a deadline.

Jiang Chaosheng said:

"A hundred years from now, if I fail to find your enemies, I am willing to have my soul extracted from me and never be reincarnated."

The Dragon King of the Jing River slowly spoke:

"make a deal."