Although Chuyi had told me to do nothing and just watch the fun, I couldn’t stand it. Holding the Invisible Needle, 

I aimed it

 at Yi Zhangqing

 and 

screamed, “If you move, you will end like Ryuzawa Ichiro!” 

As soon as I said that, One-

A

rmed Dragon’s voice arose. 

“Qing, don’t worry. Do what you want. I want to see who can threaten you!” 

He walked toward us

. Hi

s face was fierce

.

 “It’s a one-on-one match. Since

you

’ve

 join

ed the competition

, you will have to follow the rule. Kid, 

can’t bear to do that

?” 

“You…” I couldn’t snap 

back 

at him

. My 

face 

turned

 red. 

H

e wasn’t wrong. Yi Zhangqing didn’t do anything against the 

rules

 of the match. 

However,

 I didn’t know what Chuyi wanted to do! 

While I was still thinking, Yi Zhangqing groaned. The Ghost Cutter flew out of her hand

. It turned 

into waves of cold lights

 that swarmed 

toward Chuyi from every direction. 

I wanted to use the Invisible Needle to help him, but One-

A

rmed Dragon grabbed my arm. I couldn’t get rid of his grip no matter how hard I tried to wiggle ou

t of it

. Time seemed to stop moving 

at this

 moment. Chuyi hadn’t done anything while the 

cold light from the 

Ghost Cutter

 was

 approaching him. 

“No

!!!

” Seeing Chuyi about to get hit, I screamed.

At

 this moment, Chuyi suddenly slumped on his knees as his wounds were too severe. Although it helped him dodge most of the cold lights, many beams had hit his stomach. Chuyi spurted blood, then fell 

to

 the ground

. He d

idn’t move a

n inch 

after that. The bronze whip in his hand was released from his grip

. It rolled 

far away. 

“Good job, Qing! You’ve done a great 

deal

 to our Longquan Villa!” 

One-armed Dragon laughed while hurling me away. “We got that tough lad. You’re next!” 

I didn’t mind him. I wanted to get up to help Chuyi. Strangely enough, I couldn’t 

muster

any

 strength. It seemed all my bones 

had

 softened. I couldn’t accept this! If I couldn’t move, Chuyi would die! 

Yi Zhangqing looked at Chuyi

 and spat 

with disdain. 

“Is he done already? I thought he was tougher!” 

She got up and walked forward as she wanted to pick up the bronze whip. But 

r

ight 

at that

 moment, something unbelievable happened. The bronze whip on the ground suddenly floated up and pierced through Yi Zhangqing’s stomach! 

It 

happened in the blink of an eye

. When I pulled myself together, Yi Zhangqing had a hole as big as a bowl 

i

n her 

belly

. Her internal organs spilled through the hole. Blood streamed down rapidly. 

“What… What h

-

happened…” 

She couldn’t believe her eyes

. Her 

hands 

tried

 to put her internal organs back into her belly

, but i

t didn’t work. She 

fell

to

 the groun

d and convulsed

. A moment later, she 

stopped moving. 

One-

A

rmed Dragon, 

who

 was so happy 

a 

moment 

ago, was stunned. I

t took him a lot of time to get a hold of himself. He walked forward

 and scooped 

Yi Zhangqing into his chest

. He screamed and cried 

his lungs out. 

“Merciful Buddha! Merciful Buddha!” 

Zen Master 

Baimei

’s voice came from behind. He 

brought his palms 

together in front of his chest. He closed his eyes

 and shook 

his head. Then, he came to pull me up.

I hurriedly picked up the bronze whip. “Zen Master 

Baimei

, what happened?” 

“Chuyi knew he couldn’t control the bronze whip. Moreover, he 

was

 ambushed by Yi Zhangqing. If he pulled back and forth with her, he would 

have lost

. That’s why he chose the most dangerous method

, fusing with

 his 

weapon

!” Zen Master 

Baimei

said

 in a deep voice.

I was surprised. Fusing with 

a

weapon

 was a very special technique. 

To make it simple

, it was like 

sending one’s

 soul to the 

weapon, becoming one with it

 for a short moment

. 

Just a moment ago, the bronze whip had struck with its best force and pierced through Yi Zhangqing’s body

;

it

 was 

a good

 example of how the technique wor

ked

. 

However, only 

a

 master with great attainment could do 

this as there were

 many bad consequences. For example, the user’s soul could receive 

a backlash

 from the otherworldly item

. The other possibility was that 

the fusion couldn’t create the desired effect. If the user was careless, his soul could perish. 

Besides, the most difficult requirement to use this technique was that a human couldn’t just extract his soul out of his body. 

It seemed 

Chuyi hadn’t reached 

such a level

. That

 was 

why he didn’t dodge Yi Zhangqing’s attacks. He had deliberately tortured his body to help his soul leave his 

flesh

. 

I knew that Chuyi 

w

ould sacrifice his life for me and that he had always utilized his talents to help me, but I had never thought that he would use this 

method to fulfill

 my wish. 

I was bewildered for a long time. Then, I turned to Zen Master 

Baimei and asked 

coldly

, 

“You knew he would do that

... Is that why

 you let One-

A

rmed Dragon 

come

 here to

stop me? He was here to ensure that Chuyi’s plan would proceed smoothly, right?” 

“Right

,” admitted 

Zen Master 

Baimei

 in a low voice. 

I 

raised

 my hand, about to hit him. However, before my hand reached his face, I stopped. My eyes turned watery. 

While s

hivering, I managed to say

,

 “Damn it! There 

will be

 no next time!” 

Then, I placed the bronze whip on Chuyi’s lap

. I 

lifted him 

and carried 

him outside. Zen Master 

Baimei

 followed me

 quietly. 

Suddenly, One-

A

rmed Dragon

, 

who was crying 

crazily, got

 up and ran after us. He looked at me with bloodshot eyes

 and spoke

 through his gritted teeth. “Leave him here, and I won’t kill you later.” 

This was the 

time I felt 

the most danger 

since I had entered Fengdu. 

T

he bosses of the Ghost Market could scare us because they could rule over our 

lives

, 

but if one 

didn’t care about 

their

 life, 

this

 rule didn’t 

apply

. 

Although we were the archenemy, I understood the feelings One-

A

rmed Dragon had for Yi Zhangqing. 

Humans weren’t immovable trees. Who could be heartless for his whole

life? 

Just a

 moment ago, Yi Zhangqing and One-

A

rmed Dragon 

were

 ridicul

ing 

me and Chuyi. Who 

would have

 thought that the situation would change 

so much

 after that? 

We couldn’t avoid grudges and karma, especially wh

ile working as 

otherworldly merchants. 

So, 

I wouldn’t give Chuyi to him. 

Still

, I 

wasn’t 

happy 

to see

 One-

Ar

med Dragon in 

pain

.

I answered him with a dark face

. 

“One-

A

rmed Dragon, yo

u 

just reminded me of the rules.

 Do you s

till remember the

m

?” 

“Damn you! If Qing lost 

fairly

, I wouldn’t have stopped you! How did she die? H

OW

 DID SHE DIE?!” 

One-armed Dragon had tears 

rolling down

 his face. After roaring, he couldn’t speak anymore

. He grunted and gasped 

for his breath like a wild animal. 

“Chuyi’s attack 

was rather special

. But it 

wasn’t

 against the 

rules

, 

was it

?” 

Then, I ignored him. They were my enemies. If Yi Zhangqing hadn’t died, Zen Master 

Baimei

 and 

I

 would 

be the ones 

crying right now. 

One-

A

rmed Dragon screamed behind me. I felt a wave of murderous aura 

hit

 my nape. Zen Master 

Baimei

 immediately wielded his mala beads. 

Right 

at this

 moment, a red light appeared above our heads. I heard both Zen Master 

Baimei

 and One-

A

rmed Dragon 

scream

 behind me. 

When I turned around, I saw them on the ground. The 

bewitching

 voice of the Demon King 

resounded.