Otherworldly Merchant

Chapter 40: Longquan Villa

The mysterious man finally looked at the lamp. Is that the Myriad Corpses Lamp? 

Hed only needed a glance to figure out the lamps origin. I truly admire his incredible skills.

I nodded and confirmed, Yes.

He nodded thoughtfully. Where did you get it? Also, no wonder bad things happened. You had the lamp with you this late at night.

I sighed and narrated everything that Id encountered in the past few days, while Yin Xinyue showed him the video wed recorded last night. 

After watching the video, he frowned and asked, Is there a grudge between you and the people from the Longquan Villa?

The Longquan Villa? I was puzzled. Id never heard about the Longquan Villa and had no idea what was going on. 

I hurried to inquire, Whats this Longquan Villa? And, why are you saying that theres a grudge between us?

The mysterious man asked, You really dont know about it?

I shook my head. I dont. 

At first, I thought that hed give me a brief introduction on the Longquan Villa, but he just said, Thats good. Less trouble.

But, how could I restrain my curiosity now? 

After Id pestered him nonstop, he finally explained, This Myriad Corpses Lamp belongs to the Longquan Villa. The Longquan Villa is a famous family within the otherworldly item circle, but they have a very bad reputation. Its not exaggerated to say that theyre a family of otherworldly assassins. Theyve accepted a large number of assassination missions in the past, and most of the targets were merchants of otherworldly items

The way they kill is also very special, completely different from ordinary assassins. They wont shoot or poison you. Instead, theyll sell extremely dangerous otherworldly items to the target and put them to death that way.

If I hadnt been there today, you two wouldve died in the villa.

I gasped in shock. 

Yin Xinyue was also dumbfounded. 

Id heard about otherworldly assassins before, but I felt that we lived in two different worlds and that Id never meet them in my life.

Little did I expect that Id anger them without realizing, almost losing my life in their hands. 

I was so scared that I had goosebumps all over my body. 

Still, how come the man in the Kumamon t-shirt had appeared here? 

Did you already know that the otherworldly assassins were targeting me? Is that why you came here ahead of time? To make preparations?

He waved his hand and said, Youre overthinking things. I received a mission and was asked to investigate how that family died. I didnt think that Id meet you guys there. 

Right, without coincidences, thered be no story!

I hurriedly asked, Whats so special in that villa that even youre afraid of it? 

The mysterious man replied, That villa isnt simple. It seems that a lot of people have died there. Tomorrow, you and I will explore that place and investigate the root of this matter. 

I nodded, expressing my agreement. 

Yin Xinyue also volunteered to go with us. The mysterious man lifted his head. He was about to say something but finally stopped, agreeing to bring her along.

Since he hadnt slept for three days and nights, I told him to head to the bedroom to rest. However, he insisted on spending the night on the sofa.

Yin Xinyue and I lay in the bedroom, but neither of us could sleep. 

I couldnt sleep because I was scared, while Yin Xinyue couldnt sleep because she was too excited.

The Longquan Villa, huh? 

Who did I anger for them to go so far as to hire otherworldly assassins to deal with me? Is it an enemy of my father or grandfather?

However, both of them were honest merchants. They shouldnt have personal enemies! I forced a smile. The Longquan Villa was like a huge rock pressing on my chest, suffocating me.

The sky brightened.

I got out of bed and found the mysterious man meditating on the sofa.

Afterward, I went out to buy soybean milk and fried twisted dough sticks. After having a simple breakfast, the mysterious man got to work. He asked me to bring over the cat, the lamps, and two shovels. Then, we headed to the compound from yesterday.

When we arrived, the mysterious man didnt directly enter the villa but called someone. 

Shortly after, a Mercedes-Benz came over and stopped next to us. 

An obese man with his hair slicked back got out of the car. Looking at his appearance and bearing, he must be a parvenu.

Is he the man in the Kumamon t-shirts client...?

The fatty arrived before the mysterious man and asked respectfully, Hows it going? Yesterday, when I heard that things didnt go well, I got a fright. Is everything alright?

The mysterious man replied, Everythings fine. You just have to bring us into the villa in a while.

The fatty nodded and asked him about our identities. It seemed that he didnt want too many people to know about this matter. 

The mysterious man casually said, Theyre helpers.

The fatty didnt ask further. However, I noticed that he was staring at Yin Xinyue.

Yin Xinyue was truly a femme fatale, and no man could resist her charms. 

Still, she seemed to dislike the other party. She deliberately hugged my arm and walked very close to me. She was warning him: Im already taken, dont bother me!

The mysterious man brought us to the entrance of the villa, where I spotted traces of blood on the peephole. 

Just as I was about to remind him, I saw him shake his head, signaling me not to talk. 

Although I had no idea what he had in mind, he definitely had his reasons for doing so. I played along and didnt speak.

When the fatty opened the door, he also noticed the blood on the peephole. He was frightened and told the mysterious man about his discovery. 

The mysterious man nodded and said, Your cousins family is already dead. Moreover, their death was very tragic. The traces of blood here imply that theyll be unable to find peace unless they can be avenged. 

The fatty broke out in a cold sweat. Then, after wiping the sweat off, he asked, Do ghosts really exist? 

The mysterious man said calmly, Why do you care if ghosts exist or not? Shouldnt you be worried about your cousins life? Didnt you hire me because you wanted to find him? 

The fatty coughed, embarrassed. Yeah Right, how did my cousin die? 

Seeing his strange reaction, I knew that he had an ulterior motive.

His cousins death is likely related to him...

The mysterious man said, I dont know yet. Open the door.

The fatty followed the order and opened the door, letting us into the villa. 

The place was cold and gave the onlookers an oppressive feeling. The living room was covered in dust. There were some clean spots as if someone had cleaned part of it and left the rest alone because they didnt have time.

The mysterious man looked at me and said, Light the lamp. 

I nodded and lit the jade lamp. 

The lamps flame slowly became red and swayed toward a certain direction, even though there was no wind in the room!