Chapter 257 Sister is in high spirits
Cen Dongsheng left the Shanyin Ghost Market, returned to the ground, and headed to the local station.

It was early in the morning and the morning mist had not yet dissipated. The station was crowded with people, and the sound of the train whistle as it entered the station gave him a real feeling of “returning to the world from the netherworld.”

He looked at the time. The train had arrived, but Sister Qingyan had not appeared yet.

Although the girl can directly use her ability to cross space, no matter where he is, she can cross it in one step…

However, even after becoming a curse-master, some people still follow certain rules.

It’s not that they are restricted, but out of some subtle mentality, they don’t want to be too far away from common sense and the human world, just like nailing the kite string to the ground. Even if it flies very high and far, it will return to the ground one day.

Of course, this is just Cen Dongsheng’s idea.

The girl’s mind was even simpler. Because she had never traveled far before, she was curious about everything and wanted to experience the travel of “ordinary people” firsthand.

He put down his phone, and at that moment, he heard familiar footsteps coming from behind him, light and graceful.

A pair of cold, soft hands touched his cheeks from behind, as if trying to cover his eyes, but ended up covering only his mouth and nose.

When Cen Dongsheng turned around, it was indeed his sister who came into view. She was pulling a suitcase and standing behind him in a charming manner.

Sister Qingyan’s outfit today is a light gray loose hooded sweatshirt layered over a pure white round neck T-shirt, with the hem hanging naturally; straight washed blue jeans wrapped around her slender legs, with the trouser legs longer, covering her beige canvas shoes.

In addition to the suitcase, Yi Qingyan also had an apricot nylon waist bag slung across her body. The cuffs of her sweatshirt were rolled up in half, revealing the mint green electronic watch that Cen Dongsheng bought for her the last time they went shopping.

Compared to when she was an ordinary high school girl, her dressing style is totally different. Moreover, Cen Dongsheng is sure that this is all the skills that Qingyan sister has mastered through the past two months of study. Should I say that she is really talented…

The woman that Cen Dongsheng saw at a glance in his memory gradually overlapped with the girl in front of him.

“Finally we meet again, Qingyan.”

He smiled unconsciously and habitually wanted to reach out and touch the girl’s hair, but hesitated halfway.

Yi Qingyan’s hairstyle was obviously carefully groomed before she went out. Her short hair was as black as ink and as silky as silk, slightly messy but not loose, and her bangs had an airy lightness. Her crystal-like ear was wearing a small earphone, which was so perfect like a work of art that people couldn’t bear to mess it up.

“It’s only been a week. We kept in touch during school hours, but you talked as if we hadn’t seen each other for a long time…”

Yi Qingyan said this, but the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously. She stretched out her hand, took the man’s big hand and put it on her head.

“Why, brother, do you really miss me?”

“of course.”

“The kind that feels like a long time since we last met?”

“Yes.”

Cen Dongsheng nodded. This was indeed his true feelings, and his attitude was extremely frank. Yi Qingyan was obviously very satisfied with his performance and smiled and opened her arms to him.

Amidst the bustling crowd and in the station shrouded in morning mist, the brother and sister hugged each other intimately.

Cen Dongsheng leaned down slightly and felt the girl’s slender body through her loose clothes.

Sometimes it is hard to imagine that such a fragile body hides the power to destroy a city; in the future, he will grow into the most ferocious and evil king who can split mountains and seas, shatter continental shelves, and leave indelible scars on the world…

Cen Dongsheng always feels this way every time, probably because Yi Qingyan is the person who has changed the most since his rebirth.

The urban beauty, brimming with youthful vitality and dressed fashionably yet cutely, attracted the attention of passers-by on the road. The sight of her hugging the tall man intimately attracted a wave of envious gazes.

Yi Qingyan was completely unaware of this and stared intently at the man in front of her.

“Brother, you…”

She tilted her head back slightly and muttered.

“It seems to have grown a little taller. Even if I stand on tiptoe, I can hardly reach your eyes.”

“Because I have collected another portion of ‘devil’ power.”

Cen Dongsheng said.

“Now I have gathered the ‘Three Demons’.”

“Congratulations, but… Brother won’t get any taller, right?”

“Well, I think the strength of my body from the cursed power has reached its limit.”

No one knows his physical condition better than Cen Dongsheng; his current body is a “superhuman body” that has reached perfection in all aspects and there is no room for further evolution.

Of course, after Cen Dongsheng completely masters “Transmutation and Freedom”, his body will undergo another earth-shaking change –

By then, he will be free from the shackles of humanity and possess the body of a god or demon. Just like what he saw in his meditation, a thought can transform into a giant standing between heaven and earth, and can also transform back to its original form, free and unrestrained.

“That’s good.”

Yi Qingyan smiled with relief.

Cen Dongsheng could understand her feelings. The little girl didn’t like sudden changes in things or people around her, which was consistent with his personality.

When he met Yi Qingyan, he was about 1.9 meters tall. His height had basically grown naturally during this period, so the girl did not find it unacceptable.

“By the way, didn’t you tell me you were coming here by train? I didn’t see you get off the train.”

“I have the ability of ‘Infernal Hell’, so of course I jumped over here through space.”

“You also said that this was your first time traveling far away and you wanted to see the scenery along the way…”

“I’ve seen it, I’m tired of it, so I just came here.”

A little bit of capriciousness as expected.

Cen Dongsheng laughed and took the suitcase from her.

“Okay, let’s go to the ghost market.”

“Ah.”

Yi Qingyan nodded obediently and agreed, turned to the young man, and naturally took his other hand.

The brother and sister walked hand in hand into the crowded crowd at the station entrance. Cen Dongsheng heard the girl say to him:

“Brother, since I’m here this time, I don’t plan to leave easily.”

Yi Qingyan’s eyebrows were curved and her smile was bright.

“I will stay with you until you leave.”

*
They went to an abandoned underground subway station and boarded the Netherworld Train. Yi Qingyan was amazed by the scenes she saw along the way.

“The decoration is very thoughtful. It feels like entering the world of a ghost story… Ah, because it’s a ‘ghost market’, is it specially made to be spooky? How interesting.”

“right.”

Cen Dongsheng could see that her compliment was sincere, and couldn’t help but sigh that the two siblings were really alike in some ways – even though they were not related by blood.

Afterwards, we took a train through the vast underground space, saw the dark and open underground lake, and took the ferryman’s black-sailed boat to the ghost market area.

“pity.”

Yi Qingyan said in a low voice.

“what?”

“The ferryman seemed to know my brother and was startled. Originally, his dress and the atmosphere around him made him look eerie, like a ferryman of the Styx, but now he doesn’t have that feeling anymore.” He thought to himself that if the other party knew your identity and your abilities, he would be even more scared.

“We can’t help it. After all, this is a man-made carnival, a ghost market theme park. Just think of it as a leader coming to inspect. Naturally, the staff will feel nervous.”

……

After arriving at the ghost market area, Yi Qingyan followed her curiosity and wandered back and forth between the numerous shops.

She quickly noticed that some areas were blocked off with railings and yellow silk.

“This is……”

“Didn’t I say I collected the last demon? I fought with that guy a few days ago. Although I won, I caused quite a bit of damage in the vicinity. The people in the ghost market are trying to find a way to do emergency maintenance.”

Cen Dongsheng replied.

“It seems that my brother has done a lot of things here.”

There was a hint of resentment in the little girl’s voice.

“I am different. I study all day long…”

“Will it? You are the leader of the largest private curse-master organization in Tianhai City.”

Cen Dongsheng blinked.

“I thought that what you wrote every night under the lamp was about the future development plan of the organization. So that was really a high school homework?”

Yi Qingyan tilted her head.

“Yes. The internal affairs of the Yama Society are easy to handle. Apart from the important decisions that will be given to me to make, the rest will be left to a few Wuchang Envoys.”

Wuchangshi – the code name for senior cadres in Yanluo Society. All members have equal status and are only responsible to Yi Qingyan.

It sounds like another hands-off boss.

However, a special-class spell-binding master does not need to worry about such trivial matters.

Ancient emperors who were not diligent in governing the country might worry that capable and ambitious ministers would take away their authority, but the leaders of several large curse-master organizations in the future will not worry about this at all.

Because all the pride and glory of the organization comes from the power of the leader himself, and everything serves to maintain his dignity.

Sister Zhizhen can also handle trivial matters, but she feels that in certain areas, she is the most suitable person, so for efficiency reasons, she will handle government affairs personally.

As for the current relationship between the Dragon Slayer and the Ghost Market Operator…

Cen Dongsheng felt that, on the one hand, some people lacked understanding of the power of special-class spell-forbidden masters, which led them to act rashly and violate taboos at will;
On the other hand, he believes that the leader of an organization can stay out of things, but cannot give up showing his power – whether it is providing protection or imposing punishment.

If one lacks both, there will naturally be disunity and alienation.

“It really does have a festive atmosphere.”

While shopping, looking around, the girl next to her came to a conclusion.

“But compared to this…”

She suddenly smiled softly.

“It has more of a ‘storm is coming’ feel to it.”

Before Yi Qingyan came to the ghost market, Cen Dongsheng would contact her every day. He mentioned the arrival of An Zhizhen and the Chao Working Committee, as well as Zhang Shidao’s interference with the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly.

However, high school girls have their own way of confirming this –

“The air is filled with anxiety, confusion and hostility. People passing by seem ready to take out weapons and kill each other at any time… This place will be caught up in chaos and become devastated.”

Although Yi Qingyan spoke cruel words with a tone of certainty, the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. She took a deep breath of the air of the city, and gradually revealed her high spirits.

“I smell destruction coming.”

“…Is it to this extent?”

Cen Dongsheng was stunned for a moment.

He came to this conclusion based on the current tense situation, while Sister Qingyan used the mysterious feeling of a special-class spell-forbidden master.

The former is rationality, the latter is intuition; but it is Cen Dongsheng’s rationality that tells him that the latter is more trustworthy.

“right.”

Yi Qingyan grabbed his hand tightly and pointed somewhere with a smile.

“Brother, do you see those three people over there?”

“…Yeah, I saw it.”

“Look at their subconscious movements, their expressions, the way they look at each other, don’t you think they are like a pair of enemies standing on the ring, about to draw their weapons and duel?”

Cen Dongsheng followed the direction she pointed, observed carefully, and frowned slightly.

It seems to really feel that way.

The most important thing is that he recognized the identities of these people.

One of them was wearing the uniform of the Geomancer Association. Cen Dongsheng remembered the person standing next to him as a member of the Super Working Committee who had shown respect to him that day. The person standing opposite them was most likely a member of the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, because he had a tablet hanging around his waist.

That is the tablet for the returning soul.

Some members of the Wanxian Chaohui who have experienced “resurrection” will carry their own tablets on their bodies as souvenirs in order to remember the kindness of the King of Jiangling and to commemorate their own rebirth. Cen Dongsheng had heard of this custom before.

Seeing the group of people on the opposite side whispering and on the verge of a fight, Cen Dongsheng realized that the city was not in danger of exploding, but the wires had been ignited since some point.

Ever since the people from the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly arrived at the Ghost Market, the atmosphere has deteriorated to this extent in just a few days.

…This should have been expected.

Zhang Shidao came in person, but apart from the “operation” to welcome him, neither the local dragon slayer nor An Zhizhen who arrived earlier, the two real key figures, had any intention of meeting him.

This in itself was a statement of attitude. After all, when An Zhizhen came, the Dragon Slayer received him personally;
Therefore, he also had to make his attitude clear and tolerate the provocations from his subordinates.

“It seems that you came at the wrong time.”

Cen Dongsheng sighed.

In fact, he invited Qingyan before Zhang Shidao. But he didn’t expect that after only one day, the people in the Ten Thousand Immortals Meeting could no longer sit still; and Yi Qingyan obviously would not give up the opportunity to meet her brother just because someone was coming.

“It’s ok.”

Yi Qingyan said that she always held the young man’s hand tightly.

“Before the chaos, we still have time to enjoy the festive atmosphere here. So, please accompany me for a few days, brother~”

The beautiful girl beside him had a sweet voice and a beautiful smile, which made Cen Dongsheng lose his mind for a moment.

But he quickly realized why the other person’s mood suddenly became cheerful.

He should not forget that there is a heavyweight time bomb here that is no less powerful than those ones…or, it should be called the Tsar Bomb.

Cen Dongsheng pressed his temples and said with a headache:
“Let me take you to the hotel first.”

(End of this chapter)