Chapter 731: Wolf Den Ghost Beast Negotiation Meeting

Knock, knock, knock.

The sound of knocking echoed.

Liu Lu rushed forward, opened the door, and welcomed the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren from outside.

Tap.

The crisp footsteps of the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren had just entered the private room when the ground seemed to tremble, as if fragments of time were being stepped on and shattered.

Time suddenly slowed down...

In that instant, the barrier was lost, the spirit array vanished, as the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren stepped through the door of private room 209 with an unguarded stance.

Xu Xiaoshou felt a chill in his heart, his pupils contracted, and his pores suddenly erupted.

Shocked, passive value, 1.

At the same time, he could sense the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren's body slightly pause, as if encountering something extremely shocking and unbelievable. His muscles tensed and then forcibly relaxed.

However, in that brief moment of stiffness, Xu Xiaoshou still caught it.

Because, reacting in the same way as the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren were Mo Mo and Xin Gugu, whom he could sense with his spiritual perception.

Almost at the moment they met, Mo Mo and Xin Gugu also stiffened, then immediately relaxed.

Damn it...

At this point, Xu Xiaoshou's heart began to cry out in despair.

He had previously wondered if this Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren, asking about Gui Shou matters, might genuinely be a newly born Gui Shou host, ignorant and seeking answers.

But that idea was quickly dismissed.

Because this was the trading event site!

The Night Owl was watching, Sheng Shen Dian Tang was watching, and even more unknown dark forces were watching!

Under the direct gaze of so many eyes, how could a Gui Shou host dare to openly step forward and discuss Gui Shou matters?

Yet, the reaction of the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren upon entering, the reactions of Mo Mo and Xin Gugu, and his own experience with Gui Shou, which left him with a direct perception of their aura...

All of this made Xu Xiaoshou realize that the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren was undoubtedly a Gui Shou host!

But along with that came endless questions:

How could this person dare?

Hiding in plain sight?

The most dangerous place is the safest?

Hiding under the enemy's nose, doing the enemy's work, making them mistake you for an ally?

"This must be eating the heart of a lion and the gall of a leopard!" Xu Xiaoshou thought, his heart filled with shock and horror as he looked at the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren.

Fortunately...

Unanimously, after that instant of stiffness, both sides returned to an appearance of complete normalcy.

For Xu Xiaoshou, the fact that the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren was a Gui Shou host was undeniably shocking.

But for the Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren, discovering two Gui Shou hosts in private room 209 nearly made this Zhan Dao expert drop the jade box and flee on the spot!

"This is unbelievable, what bad luck!"

"How dare these people? Huddling under the nose of Sheng Shen Dian Tang and causing trouble? Even bidding openly... Are they out of their minds?!"

The Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren truly had the impulse to turn and leave without another word.

What kind of foolish Gui Shou hosts would do something so disastrous?

Hiding in plain sight?

The most dangerous place is the safest?

Hiding in...

"Heavens!" The Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren felt his mentality collapsing.

He really wanted to leave, but his feet wouldn't move!

Those two wolves...

Their green, glowing wolf eyes...

Just staring like that!

Who could walk away?

With so many people watching, the sensing between Gui Shou hosts was mutual—only they knew.

The Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren felt that if he really turned and left, he wouldn't even need the other two wolves to reveal themselves; anyone with ulterior motives would investigate, and it would all be over!

The Ling Que trading event was already not a place to linger; he had to relocate after each visit.

But now?

A private room with three Gui Shou hosts...

What a joke!

If the Hong Yi showed up later, it would be a complete wipeout, and that wouldn't even begin to describe the haul.

Old sir, may I ask your name?

It was Xu Xiaoshou who broke the awkward silence first.

With that, the three Gui Shou hosts reacted simultaneously: the ones who should be stunned were stunned, the ones on guard stayed on guard, the ones who should respond did so... and none of them showed any flaws.

Young Master Xu.

The Bai Fa Shou Mian Ren cupped his hands, suppressing the tremble in his voice, "This old one is Liu Changqing."

Mr. Liu, please come in, have a seat.

Xu Xiaoshou acted as if he had long admired the name, casually standing up to escort Liu Changqing to the sofa.

In truth, Liu Changqing's feet wanted to retreat.

But once in the wolf's den, it was deeper than the sea; even if he didn't want to go forward, he had to.

Glancing left and right at the two green-eyed "hungry wolves," Mo Mo and Xin Gugu...

He was just a newborn wolf cub.

So, Liu Changqing quickly handed over the jade box, saying, "Young Master Xu, this is your item from the trade; take it first."

Alright.

Xu Xiaoshou took the jade box and stowed it in his ring with a flip of his hand. He paused, then said, "As for the money, I'll give it to you later; I don't have it right now."

Liu Changqing: ???

In that moment, his heart exploded with sparks.

Two hundred billion! Were they taking advantage of his identity to renege?

Little did he know, Xu Xiaoshou was telling the truth.

His money would only arrive after the three Void Tokens were traded; for now, all he had of value were the additional conditions.

Mr. Liu, do you have something to ask?

Xu Xiaoshou steered the conversation.

Liu Changqing let out a long sigh, no longer caring about those worldly possessions; at that moment, he only wanted to survive.

To survive well!

He opened a domain, enveloping the entire private room.

Then, using the power of the Heavenly Dao to isolate, he connected Xu Xiaoshou, Mo Mo, and Xin Gugu into a special sound transmission channel.

Alright, now even Tai Xu can't intercept this transmission, or rather, if anyone tries to spy on it, this old one will detect it as long as they're below Ban Sheng level.

Liu Changqing closed his eyes heavily, "Go ahead and speak!"

Xu Xiaoshou looked around.

Even after setting up the domain, Liu Changqing hadn't isolated him, Mo Mo, and Xin Gugu into another space; instead, they were still in the private room, appearing to negotiate normally in front of Liu Lu.

What should we talk about?

Xu Xiaoshou asked with a smile.

About the main matter!

Liu Changqing could barely suppress the anger in his tone, a thick mix of helplessness and grief from being deceived, "What else? About this situation..."

Shouldn't it be you asking and me answering?

Xu Xiaoshou raised an eyebrow.

This old one...

Liu Changqing choked, feeling a surge of irritation.

If this were anyone else... I mean, any person, yes, you'd ask and I'd answer, but you two... what's going on with you two?

He looked toward Mo Mo and Xin Gugu, his words carefully chosen.

Xu Xiaoshou wasn't a Gui Shou host; Liu Changqing could sense that.

But he had included him in the transmission channel because Liu Changqing realized Xu Xiaoshou had already figured out he was a Gui Shou host.

And these two beside him weren't appearing as humans; Xu Xiaoshou had chosen to accept them.

So, Liu Changqing didn't quibble over Xu Xiaoshou's human identity and brought him into the channel.

Xin Gugu spoke first:

Is this sound transmission channel safe?

Safe!

Liu Changqing replied gruffly.

Good.

Xin Gugu nodded, then turned to Xu Xiaoshou and explained:

A newly born Gui Shou host, probably no more than a month ago!

Given that the Gui Shou is still in a weakened state after parasitizing, and the host is at Zhan Dao level... so, for now, Liu Changqing's will is dominant.

Of course, in terms of Gui Shou strength, this one's probably not as strong as... hers.

Xin Gugu glanced at Mo Mo as he spoke.

Xu Xiaoshou raised an eyebrow.

This was something he hadn't expected.

So, this was a fresh Gui Shou host, cornered and using the Blood Tree Yin Branch to trade for a way to escape the Gui Shou?

Is that right?

Xu Xiaoshou turned to Liu Changqing.

Liu Changqing was stunned, taking a while to process that Xin Gugu was explaining his current state to Xu Xiaoshou.

He had wanted to sternly interrupt.

But the weak voice inside him, even under his Zhan Dao suppression, struggled desperately to warn him to be wary of that woman, or he'd end up one corpse with two lives...

This made Liu Changqing, already somewhat alarmed by Xin Gugu's words, truly lose his judgment.

A Xiantian level...

And the thing inside him was telling this Zhan Dao expert to be extra cautious of her...

The scene was too shocking, far beyond Liu Changqing's original trading intentions; he was at a loss.

Yes.

Swallowing hard, Liu Changqing nodded, deciding to play it by ear.

How did you get parasitized by a Gui Shou, and then come to this trading event to trade for Gui Shou information?

Xu Xiaoshou still couldn't figure it out and couldn't help asking.

Just then, the usually silent Mo Mo spoke.

Her voice was hoarse and low, a neutral tone.

You, desperate fool, ran into Xu Kong Dao, lost the Blood Tree Yin Branch, got parasitized, and then the parasite used your body to escape?

The Gray Mist Figure was asking, but his tone was like a statement, as if explaining to Xu Xiaoshou what he didn't understand.

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly realized, turning his head back and forth, his gaze finally settling on the beast-faced eyes of Liu Changqing, waiting for confirmation.

Liu Changqing was completely dumbfounded, feeling like crying but unable to.

He could tell that the mismatched voice from that woman's body was the same kind of thing as inside him—a Gui Shou!

Even more terrifying...

It was all correct!

Everything she said hit the mark!

At that moment, Liu Changqing had a deeper understanding of the young woman his internal Gui Shou had warned him about.

He stammered, "This old one didn't intentionally run into Xu Kong Dao; it was a coincidence, a spatial rift appeared, and there was treasure light inside..."

No need to explain!

The Gray Mist Figure cut him off; he didn't want to hear the details.

Liu Changqing clenched his fists.

He felt humiliated.

As a Zhan Dao expert, he was completely lowly in status before these two Xiantian and one Wang Zuo.

This made him deeply uncomfortable.

But if he didn't resolve the Gui Shou issue, running into Hong Yi would mean certain death!

Liu Changqing was going mad.

This was a dead end!

Having cultivated to Zhan Dao, how could he not have heard of the terror of this world's Hong Yi and Bai Yi?

But the Gui Shou information he usually avoided learning about had now become his biggest weakness.

This old one just wants to know how to get rid of this thing!

Liu Changqing looked at Xu Xiaoshou, his words earnest.

He felt this person was no simpleton.

Able to take in Gui Shou hosts as subordinates.

This Ban Sheng successor was either a Gui Shou host himself or must have a way to free one.

Xu Xiaoshou remained as before.

He turned to Xin Gugu.

No way, at least I don't know.

Xin Gugu shrugged.

Xu Xiaoshou then looked at Mo Mo.

I've thought about collapsing it...

The Gray Mist Figure suddenly let out a strange, cold laugh, as if mocking Liu Changqing's ignorance, "No point in struggling in vain. From now on, you'll just have to live like this. Let it out to talk!"

Liu Changqing refused to give up, following Xu Xiaoshou's gaze to his last hope—Young Master Xu.

Don't look at me.

Xu Xiaoshou waved his hands repeatedly, saying:

You should be able to sense that I'm not a Gui Shou host.

So, naturally, I can't provide you with any way for a Gui Shou host to escape.

But I always believe that Gui Shou hosts can be good or bad. If you don't have major issues, as my friend said, let it out, and I'll diagnose you?

Xu Xiaoshou extended his hand, wanting to take the pulse of this white-haired old man.

Liu Changqing nearly spat blood on the spot.

What nonsense about Gui Shou being good or bad...

Once parasitized and caught by Hong Yi, it was certain death!

Who are you trying to fool?!

At that moment, the Gray Mist Figure spoke again:

Let it out. I want to see who has the talent to evade Shen Fa, Dao Zhi Yan, Xu Kong Da Zhen, and forcibly escape.

Difficult?

Xu Xiaoshou asked in surprise.

He had never heard of these things.

By now, Xu Xiaoshou already knew the Gray Mist Figure had come from Xu Kong Dao.

But this guy's appearance was special; he emerged through a different-dimensional space as a plane spirit.

Very difficult!

The Gray Mist Figure nodded: "Almost a 100% chance of Sheng Lun; what do you think?"

Sheng Lun...

Liu Changqing listened until he was on the verge of collapse, his face ashen.

In this lifetime, the times he felt disheartened didn't add up to as many as in the month since being parasitized.

Sheng Lun.

That was the term for the fall of Ban Sheng or Sheng Di levels!

Xu Kong Dao wasn't a path to sealing sainthood or a blessed land?

Why were there people inside?

And people called saints?

He had thought the one inside him, calling itself "this saint," was just bluffing, but now it seemed...

Maybe he wasn't dreaming after all!