111 – Black Market

  It’s commonplace for an assassin to apply poison on their dagger .

  “Take a guess . ”


  North sneered, non-committal .

  Shui Yun’er turned her head and stared straight at the other party . If something happens to Xue Qilin, she’ll draw her blade and fight the man in front of her . Well, she definitely would .

  North gazed at her silently, unconcerned about the hostility in her gaze .

  As the atmosphere was getting heavier……

  “Well, never mind, those inferior things you use won’t kill me . ”


  Xue Qilin continued to bite the fruit flesh as if nothing happened .

  Doesn’t seem to be poisoned…… Seeing the lass eat with relish, Shui Yun’er felt slightly relieved .

  Have some as well – after he said this, North used the dagger to pick up a piece of fruit flesh and tossed it towards the water-colored girl .

  “Thank you . ”


  Shui Yun’er caught the piece of fruit flesh .

  Its texture is very strange . It’s soft and dense, resembling lard a little .

  Do I eat it? Shui Yun’er hesitated for a while . When she saw that North had already taken a bite, she drummed up her courage and bit the fruit flesh .

  Both of them showed strange expressions at the same time .

  It has a nice, creamy texture, but the taste is strange .

  Shui Yun’er stared at the fruit flesh in her hand . She really doesn’t know what to make of this strange flavor .

  The two gazed at Xue Qilin who has already finished eating her piece of fruit flesh as if she is a rare beast .

  At this time, she is licking the creamy pulp remaining on her fingers with her tender, red tongue .

  “Hmm? What’s wrong? Why have you stopped? It’s delicious!”


  Taking note of the expression in their eyes, Xue Qilin asked, surprised .

  “This…… Young Teacher, this taste can only be appreciated by those with a refined palate . ”


  Shui Yun’er showed a bitter, apologetic smile .

  “What…… you don’t know what’s good!”


  Xue Qilin took the piece of fruit flesh from Shui Yun’er, discontented .

  Probably not interested in this weird-tasting fruit, North placed his piece of fruit flesh on the counter, and then took out a handkerchief from who knows where and wiped his fingers clean .

  “The clothes you asked me to make will soon be ready . ”


  Hearing North say that, Xue Qilin’s eyes suddenly brightened .

  “So soon?”


  “Well, I’m a bit stumped regarding the thing you call “lace” . I can’t find a fabric with a similar texture . ”


  “Hey, that’s an important part!”


  Xue Qilin sighed in disappointment .

  A while back, the lass ordered two sets of maid costumes – one for Qi Qiqi and one for Gong Tianqing – from North . As for the reason why, there is no need to spell it out .

  Of course she has drawn the design herself .

  Considering that the modern maid costume is not compatible with this era’s aesthetics, she added many Chinese elements . Although she hasn’t studied fashion design, but she knows a thing or two about it . What’s more, there are many styles of maid costumes – Japanese-style, Chinese-style, and others . Xue Qilin thinks that her design isn’t too bad .

  But can a maid costume without lace be called a maid costume? A maid costume must have lace . This is Xue Qilin’s bottom line .

  However, if it can’t be obtained, then Xue Qilin has no choice . She doesn’t know how lace is woven .

  “If you can’t find it, then find something else to replace it . You are more knowledgeable about this than I am . ”


  North made an “mhm” sound .

  “That’s right, I also want a set made for my disciple . ”


  Xue Qilin stroked her chin and lowered her head in contemplation .

  “Um, let me see…… use white and blue colors!”


  North frowned and scrutinized Shui Yun’er’s whole body .

  At this moment, Shui Yun’er feels like the other person’s eyes can penetrate her clothes, giving her the illusion that she is completely naked before him .

  After withdrawing his gaze, North opened a notebook and started writing down something .

  “Got it . ”


  North put the brush aside .

  “Mhm . Having said that, there is still one other thing I want to ask you . ”


  “.…… I’ve already investigated it . ”


  The words “investigated it” made Xue Qilin’s eyebrows flutter .

  “Who?”


  She bit at a piece of fruit flesh and asked, looking cold and indifferent .

  “The sole daughter of Shadow Gate’s Gate Master – Black Cat . ”


  For the first time, North’s tone betrayed a human emotion, the emotion of fear .

  Xue Qilin knows the object of his fears . It’s none other than Shadow Gate’s Gate Master – a Heaven Realm assassin who can kill people without any forewarning .

  “What’s the real name?”


  “Assassins don’t have real names . And even if they do, they won’t disclose them to others . ”


  “Oh . Called Black Cat, hmm?”


  North nodded silently, and then advised in an knowledgeable tone: “I advise that you dismiss any thoughts of finding trouble with her as soon as possible . It’s not difficult to kill Black Cat, but her father is not someone easy to bully . ”


  There was a pause, and a rather complicated expression emerged on North’s face .

  “No one wants to live a life where death can come at anytime and from anywhere…… no one . ”


  “That so? Anyway, in what capacity are you saying this? Someone who has first hand experience?”


  Xue Qilin asked this questions with an unclear meaning and tone .

  North is silent, which can be regarded as a tacit agreement with her statement .

  “Your worry is unnecessary . ” Xue Qilin shrugged her shoulders, “I have no intention to look for her to settle accounts . ”


  After a long silence, North asked, puzzled: “Then why did you inquire about her?”


  “People always want to know everything . ”


  Xue Qilin looked down and sighed .

  “Nothing is more disturbing than ‘not knowing’ . ”


  “‘Not knowing’.……”


  Shui Yun’er chewed the words, in a daze . She appears to understand somewhat . North nodded, sympathetic deep down .

  However……

  “.…… called Black Cat, hmm? You’d better not run into me, or I will catch you and spank you! To try to assassinate me, what a reckless thing!”


  Xue Qilin suddenly bared her teeth, waved her fist, and thought out loud . Her words are laced with anger and indignation .

  The serious atmosphere was destroyed in an instant by the lass’s expression of anger .

  In response, Shui Yun’er couldn’t help but smile wryly .

  “If there’s nothing else, then leave…… you are really tiring . ”


  North rubbed his temple with one hand and waved his other hand in annoyance to drive away this customer .

  “I’m a customer…… Is this how you treat you customers?”


  Xue Qilin stood up while complaining grievously .

  “Get out!”


  “Fine, I’ll go……”


  North stared at Xue Qilin, causing her to twist her mouth .

  “Right, surnamed Xue . ”


  The lass has just turned around to leave, when she was stopped by North .

  “What?”


  Xue Qilin turned to look back at him .

  “The last time you asked me about the auction . There will be one held today . ”


  In a slum, there is bound to be a black market to dispose of stolen goods .

  When some valuable stolen goods fall into the black market, the organization controlling the black market will generally hold an auction to sell them off for a good price .

  Due to this, it is often possible to get something good in black market auctions .

  It has to be mentioned that a slum is a place without morality, so the black market is prone to “dog eat dog” instances . After you buy things there, whether you can leave safely or not depends on your personal skill .

  “Hey, it’s finally going to be held? Is there anything good?”


  “Not sure . I heard that there’s going to be a martial demon auctioned . ”


  “A martial demon?” Xue Qilin frowned, “What martial demon?”


  “Not sure . ”


  “What sort of intelligence broker are you?! You only know how to say not sure!”


  Xue Qilin is ticked off .

  “There’s no way around it, I didn’t pay attention . ”


  North said flatly, lacking the awareness of an intelligence broker .

  “Although I’m not sure, but I heard that……”


  Here we go again with hearsay! Xue Qilin rolled her eyes .

  “It’s a humanoid martial demon . ”


  A humanoid martial demon .

  In other words, it’s a martial demon who’s already in the Earth Realm .

  An Earth Realm martial demon is going to be auctioned? Xue Qilin opened her eyes wide, incredulous .