The ghost 

explained to me

 that 

this

 Invisible Needle was 

made from a

 strand of hair 

of

 the rabbit. Every creature had 

a

 unique feature. This rabbit had extremely silky but tough hair. 

Moreover, the rabbit had cultivated for years to make 

this

 Invisible Needle. It wanted to use the needle to exchange for some years of receiving offerings from the mortals. 

However,

 it was tricked. 

That

 was the reason why it had killed the middle-aged man. 

Then, the ghost wearing 

a

 Chinese tunic gown told me how to use the Invisible Needle. The needle could change its 

shape easily

 and was pretty tough. I could use it as a hidden weapon. 

The best feature of this needle was that if I poured my blood into it, I could use my thoughts to control it to kill people or 

fetch

 something 

from

 a distance. 

After listening to him, I really liked the Invisible Needle. I thought that if I had it, it would be easier to deal with otherworld

ly items

. 

“Do you know the price of the needle?” 

“Oh, I don’t know…” The ghost wearing a tunic gown waved his hand. 

H

e went to another stall after that. Fortunately, Chuyi could talk with spirits. As he saw that I wanted to know more about the needle, he then talked to the rabbit. 

After a moment of listening to some squeaking I 

didn’t

 understand, Chuyi

 grimaced. 

He frowned then turned to me. “It said that it

 is

 afraid of getting tricked again. This time, it 

wants blessings for five

 years. Moreover, you have to sign a contract with it right here.” 

I was surprised. Signing a contract was a normal event, which was similar to 

a

 contract in the mortal world. As I really wanted to buy it, signing the contract here wasn’t a problem.

The only 

problem

 was that the rabbit 

wanted

blessings for

 five years 

in a row

! What a rip-off! 

It meant that for the next five years, every good deed I 

did

 would be counted for the rabbit! 

To ordinary

 people, five years without 

blessings

 wouldn’t be a big deal

. But i

n 

our 

business, it was really dangerous. 

However, I just hesitated for a while before giving the rabbit a nod of agreement. I bit my finger 

and was ready

 to drop 

my

 blood into the rabbit’s mouth. As long as it drank my blood, our deal would 

go

into

 effect. 

Chuyi suddenly pushed my arm away

 and rolled 

his eyes at me

. 

“Are you crazy? Don’t you know what

 it means to give up the blessings of five

years

?” 

“I know

, b

ut I need to make myself stronger!” 

Although I’d solved many foul things, I 

had always been

 under the protection of Chuyi, 

Senior Shu

, and Zen Master 

Baimei

. It was rare to have a chance to strengthen myself like this. I shouldn’t let it slip away. 

“You…”

Chuyi was angr

y. H

is face 

turned

 red. He pointed at me as though he wanted to say something. I took the chance 

while

 he 

wasn’t

 paying attention to jump 

toward the

 rabbit and drop my blood into its mouth. 

The rabbit 

raised

 both of its front legs

 and brought 

them together to show its gratitude to me. Then, it disappeared. The Invisible Needle slowly floated up and flew to my palm. 

Chuyi was bewildered 

after seeing

 this. After the onlookers scattered, 

we

 returned to the inn. At that time, Chuyi finally pulled himself together. He kicked me, 

causing me to r

oll 

to

 the ground

. He shouted

, “You

’ve

 lost your mind!” 

“I know my limits.” I smiled and got up from the ground. I knew he was angry because he was worried 

about

 me

. 

He snorted and ignored me, 

and strode

 toward the inn. I rushed behind him. When we 

returned

, Zen Master 

Baimei

 was up. I took the chance and ignored my pride, 

and tried

 to earn Chuyi’s favor. Moreover, Zen Master 

Baimei

 also 

vouched

 for me. Finally, Chuyi 

was no longer

 mad at me. He spoke coldly, “Don’t do that again.” 

After 

that

 recent event, my stomach growled. “Chuyi, can we eat the food here?” 

It wasn’t a problem to stay in a ghostly inn. 

However,

 I found it hard to 

eat

 at a ghostly restaurant. Only God 

knew

 what they 

were using

 to cook t

he food

! 

Chuyi shot me a glance. “There are many restaurants run by living humans here. They only open for a few days during the trade conference. These restaurants can’t earn money. The owners just want to 

befriend some

 experts here and increase their 

good luck

.”

I could finally ease my mind

 and followed 

him to a restaurant called 

“

Reincarnation.

”

The restaurant was decorated with touches of ancient times, and the waiters wore ancient garments. When the manager saw Chuyi, he immediately came to greet him. It seemed Chuyi was a regular diner here. 

The lobby was big

. It had

 a few tables,

 with 

a set of 

teaware

 and a newly brewed teapot on 

each of them

. I guessed these tables were reserved for those who wanted to have a seat and take a rest. The manager took us upstairs. There were some private rooms. Since no one 

had come

 here for lunch or dinner, they didn’t have many private rooms. Not long after we took a seat, the manager returned with food. 

The food

 looked clean. As I was 

starving,

 I directly dug in.

“Tomorrow is July 15

th

.

I think the 

Longquan Villa’s people will 

arrive

 today.” 

While 

eating, Chuyi

 said

,

 “Although they wouldn’t dare to do anything

during the event, they may do something in the dark. You have to be careful.” 

“Yeah, don’t let them get the better of you. They are good at making trouble. We want to find the mermaid’s 

tears, so t

rouble isn’t good for us

,” said 

Zen Master 

Baimei. Then, he 

tried to refrain himself from watching the food. He used his chopsticks to pick some 

vegetables 

to eat. 

I 

wasn’t

 really 

worried

 about the people from the Longquan Villa

 as I would be with

 Chuyi and Zen Master 

Baimei

 all the time. The only thing I was worried about now was the possibility of finding the mermaid’s tears here. 

At this

 moment, I heard 

people

 walking outside. From the different noises, I thought there were four or five people. Curiously, I turned to the door to see. The manager was 

talking to four

 people

. They were headed 

to the private room next to ours. 

This group of four included three men and a woman. The leader looked young with porcelain skin. Two gray-haired men

 that appeared to be the young man’s bodyguards, 

escort

ed

him. They

had formidable

 murderous auras

. 

The woman wore sexy clothes. She looked strangely beautiful, just like an exotic flower. 

While

 I was looking at them, they

 also

looked

at us

. The young man was surprised 

to see

 me. Then, he 

became

 enrage

d and shouted

, “Zhang Jiulin!” 

“What?” 

“He’s Zhang Jiulin!” 

When he said that, 

besides

 the restaurant’s manager, the other three people changed their 

expressions

. 

They a

ll turned 

angry

 as though they had a great grudge against me! 

It took me a moment to react. They 

could be

 the people from the Longquan Villa! As soon as I was about to retreat, the woman grabbed something 

from

 her waist and threw it toward me. 

By the time I saw her

 throw the hidden weapon, it was too late to avoid her attack. Fortunately, Chuyi had used his eight-faceted Han sword to 

deflect

 the hidden weapons. 

After a series of clanging noises, the hidden weapons were nailed deep into the wall. Even

 a

fter 

clashing with

 the Han sword, 

the

 hidden weapons

had 

a lot of

 power. It was enough to tell how strong the woman’s wrist was! 

When the others saw Zen Master 

Baimei

 and Chuyi, they changed their 

expressions

. But soon, their fire-flaring eyes were fixed on me. 

Chuyi 

withdrew

 his sword. He looked at the woman

. His 

voice 

grew

 cold. “Yi Zhangqing, what do you want?”

So the woman’s name was Yi Zhangqing

, “One Inch of Blue.”

F

rom her appearance, I could understand it. She wore blue garments

 and her hair was dyed 

light blue

. It 

gave her a seduc

tive

 but 

aggressive

 look. 

Yi Zhangqing shot Chuyi a look. Before she could speak, the young man who had recognized me took a step forward. Looking at Chuyi, he said, “You also 

have

 a hand in the murder of Elder Xiang, right?” 

“Yeah.” Chuyi disdainfully withdrew his long sword. “If you wanna fight, I’ll be here after the Ghost Market is over! 

But

 now, you’d better behave.” 

Chuyi’s

 eyes became sharp

 as he assessed 

each of them. Then, he weighed his Han sword. “

Actually

, it’s okay to 

fight

 now. I’m not sure if I 

can

 handle

three 

Elders at the same time

, but I’m sure we can mess up this Ghost Market. We will all be expel

led

 for sure.” 

“You…” 

The young man pointed at Chuyi, but he didn’t dare to attack. He gritted his teeth

 and said 

to the other three, “Let’s go!” 

Then, he took the lead 

and went

 downstairs. After 

they

l

eft, Chuyi exhaled

 and said,

 “I was worried that they would attack us. I didn’t expect 

to see

 Ryuzawa Ichiro. It seems the Longquan Villa wouldn’t play i

t

 easy this time.” 

“Ryuzawa Ichiro?” 

I repeated the name doubtfully. It sounded like a Japanese name. 

Chuyi nodded. “Yeah, Ryuzawa Ichiro is the youngest man. He’s the adopted son of the Longquan Villa’s Master, the Young Master of the Longquan Villa.” 

People rumored that Ryuzawa Ichiro was the son of the best ninja in Japan. However, his family was eradicated when he was just a child. The Master of the Longquan Villa adopted him 

after that

. Since the Master didn’t have any children, he loved and 

spoiled

 Ryuzawa Ichiro. 

Ryuzawa Ichiro was powerful, and he knew ninjutsu. 

“You shouldn’t get involved with Ryuzawa Ichiro.” 

I smiled

 and shook 

my head. 

It

 wasn’t

 something that acting carefully could solve. Would I smile and welcome them 

if

 they 

came

 to my door? 

Ryuzawa Ichiro 

had his

 ninjutsu, but the other three also had relatively strong powers. 

Standing on his left was the One-armed Dragon. He was the oldest 

Elder

, and the leader of the Wind Tigers and Cloud Dragons. He was also the strongest. In the Longquan Villa, his cultivation base was only behind the Villa Master. Chuyi wasn’t his equal opponent. 

In the past, a

fter 

he was

 bitten by a thousand-year Corpse King, he gritted his teeth and chopped off his own arm. It was enough to make me scared. He didn’t care about his lim

b

. How could he show mercy to me when he dealt with me? 

The old man standing on Ryuzawa Ichiro’s right was called Yin-Yang Tiger

, also one

 of the four Great Elders. His best feature was his pair of Yin and Yang eyes. He could see the Yin energy and the hidden dangers. People said that his eyes worked perfectly well both

day and night. As he was here, all of our moves 

could

 be 

seen through

. I was sweating. 

Yi Zhangqing was the last 

Elder

, whose alias was Wind. She was an expert 

at using

 fast-as-wind hidden weapons. 

Ever s

ince she was young, 

she went through the evil

 training process 

of

 the Longquan Villa. She 

had

 turned into an emotionless killing machine. Her first mission, which was also her graduating mission, was to kill her mother. 

When Chuyi said that, I couldn’t help but interrupt him

. I asked 

incredulously

,

 “She 

killed 

her mother?” 

“Yeah

.

” 

Chuyi nodded. “Yi Zhangqing didn’t have a father. She lived with her mother, and they loved each other a lot. Only

 by

 killing the one she loved the most would make her a real assassin who could kill without blinking. After murdering her mother, Yi Zhangqing gradually built her name here. These years, she’s in charge of 

the 

Longquan Villa’s assassinating operations.”