124 Empty Room (2/2)

”Don’t worry, don’t worry…soon!” With that, he clapped his hands, telling the ball to stop bouncing on the ground. Smiling, he pulled out a rope from his pockets. ”My lady, would you like to play something new?”

”…” The ball froze. She collapsed before she could reply.

Behind her, Bai Xi put her hands down coldly. ”Why a rope? Just get it done like this.”

”Cousin, you’ve totally ruined the atmosphere.” Shaking his head, Ye Qingxuan sighed and tied the ball up. Then he poured anesthetics into her and finally let go.

”Okay, she’ll sleep until morning.”

Bai Xi kicked him fiercely, ”Where’s the great bargain? Is it this ball? Did Old Phil eat your conscience? You took an underage girl to a brothel!”

”You were the one who wanted to come so badly,” Ye Qingxuan replied helplessly. ”And Cousin, you don’t count as underage. In a few years, you’ll be the young master of downtown! Don’t tell me you’ve never seen this stuff…”

Bai Xi kicked him again, ”I don’t care. I’m angry!”

”Don’t be so impatient.” Ye Qingxuan took off his long robe, revealing the tight black robe inside. He took off his wig as well and wiped off the oil on his face. Putting on his hunting hat and opening Jiu Xiao Pei Huan, he transformed back into the man who stirred trouble in downtown—the dark gentleman, Holmes.

Bai Xi did the same, but she put on a cloth over her face. Then she pulled a bunch of stuff from her pocket, finally turning it into a bow—it was her reward from the Pyramid Scheme, along with Medusa’s Mirror.

”Okay, where do we start?” Bai Xi projected her anger of being harassed by the Indian women. She spat out, ”I want to empty these currys’ treasure storage!”

”Very good, very powerful.” Ye Qingxuan snickered behind his hand.

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In the giant commotion that swept through downtown a few days ago, the group that suffered the most losses was not only the Pyramid Scheme. There was also the Indians who had thought themselves to be clever. They had wanted to catch Ye Qingxuan and use him as bait, but did not expect the Black Hands to be even dirtier. They hired a musician from a criminal family, chopped up their leader and a bunch of skilled men, and threw them into the sewer.

The Indians’ power consisted of several illegal trade systems. Shahrukh dying itself did not have much effect, but the other gangs had taken advantage of their momentary weakness and took over one-third of their business and territory. It was a giant loss.

To make a comeback, the merchants who traveled between India and Avalon decided to increase their strength. They spent a fortune to buy ninety percent of the alchemy material and precious items on the black market. They even transported am important treasure from India: the saint’s relic.

According to the police force’s hypotheses, they collected all the items such as rune stones and ancient silver so the Indian musician in their care could enter the Resonance level.

The old Pusoptkata had been stuck on the third Musician level for decades. He was close to death, but still could not make a breakthrough. Due to various reasons, he decided to take a risk and perform the Resonance Ceremony. He planned to sign an agreement with the Holy Spirit and forcefully break through the Barrier of Knowledge.

According to the estimates of other musicians, the saint’s relic that Puspotkata had found matched well. He had more than a ninety percent chance of success at a breakthrough.

The Indians kept this secret well. If not for the police force’s spy, this plan would still be unknown. And according to the news Ye Qingxuan had received, the ceremony would either be tonight or tomorrow.

But there was a problem. Should he wait for Puspotkata to be bathing and fasting, take advantage of his weakest moment, and…do something major? Only an idiot would not! Ye Qingxuan loved to bear grudges, and he had amazing memory! He would never let his enemies become stronger. After calculating that he had more than a seventy percent chance of succeeding, Ye Qingxuan slapped his thigh, and exclaimed, ”Let’s do it!”

He had spent the entire day collecting information. Lestrade had also gotten some intelligence on the Indians. Using all this, Ye Qingxuan hatched an entirely new plan called ”Empty Room.”

”So basically you just want to act cool.” Bai Xi rolled her eyes with expertise, expressing her scorn, ”Why don’t you just call it ‘Research of Blood Words’?”

”But there aren’t any words written in blood, and there isn’t research,” Ye Qingxuan shrugged in regret. ”But that’s a good name. Save it for the Professor.”

”Wow, cousin, you have great fantasies.”

”You flatter me. I need to work on them more.” Ye Qingxuan acted shamelessly, just like how he had learned from Charles. ”Wait a second.” He pulled out a thick stack of white paper onto the table, as well as an aether ball. After gazing around, he brought a chair over and pushed Jiu Xiao Huan Pei to the ceiling. ”Wait for me to make a map.”

Clang!

The zither’s strings twanged, shattering the silence, spreading like flowing water. The clear and crisp sound echoed through the room, bouncing against the walls without fading. The echoes snaked up the beams in the ceiling…yes, the echoes went up the beams!

As the strings thrummed, invisible strength poured into the beams. It spread instantly along the entire structure of Ganlu City like water. For a moment, the entire building trembled as if the illusionary music went through the beams, ceiling, walls, and foundation. The entire structure resonated softly. It seemed to be responding to the instrument’s calls. The distant and lonely music transformed into dreamy murmurs, echoing throughout the building.

The music was like chimes but also the roaring of a dragon. It was a weapon which could control life and death.