Antique Shop Zero: Disfigured School Beauty Becomes a Succubus to Pay Off Debts

Jiang Chaosheng's eyes flickered slightly.

Does the Cowherd believe I am the source of cholera?

Does "I" refer to me, Jiang Chaosheng, or the manager of Zero Antique Shop?

This male escort seems to have a grudge against the owner of Zero Antique Shop.

Take, for example, the previous manager, Li Qinglian.

Li Qinglian lost many forbidden items and was cursed.

In fact, most of these lost forbidden items are in the hands of the Taiping Dao.

This is the root cause of Li Qinglian's curse.

Jiang Chaosheng's brows furrowed slowly.

It seems that the Taiping Dao stole those forbidden items in order to strengthen itself, but upon closer examination, it seems more like the Taiping Dao wanted to force its leader to suffer a curse!

It's not surprising that the cowherd knew about the curse the manager was facing and could come up with this method to deal with him.

At this moment, the shadow on Jiang Chaosheng's wrist wriggled, and the shadowy figure slid down and landed on the table, bowing to Jiang Chaosheng.

Jiang Chaosheng smiled, leaving Xie Yujiao aside, and looked down at the shadowy figure:

"Have we arrived in the United States?"

Jiang Chaosheng assigned Yang Xiao a task.

Investigate the dark council of the United States and uncover clues about hell.

The shadow figure melted away, turning into a puddle of shadow, which slowly formed a symbol:

"(?????????)√!"

Jiang Chaosheng was amused:

"So we've arrived. How are you? Are you getting used to it?"

The shadows regrouped, forming a piece of text:

"Very well, my sir, I've come to report some information to you."

Jiang Chaosheng nodded.

Shadowed text:

"When I was chasing Bai Juzhi, I left a shadow clone in the wooden ox and flowing horse."

There's a really scary cat in the Anomaly Management Bureau, so I didn't dare go in.

I followed Cao Ye and sneaked into his mistress's house, where I had been lying in wait for a long time.

Just now, Niulang met Cao Ye and gave him a small booklet.

By the way, the pamphlet contains a terrible idea.

The Cowherd has Cao Ye send men to kill the buyers of Antique Shop Zero, using some kind of rule to put you under a curse.

Jiang Chaosheng shook his head:

"That was definitely a bad idea."

The buyers are bound by the causal rules of the Zero Antique Shop.

The informant kills the buyer and steals the forbidden item, which, while rendering the item lost, also triggers a curse.

Jiang Chaosheng continued:

"If he really does that, not only will he suffer, but the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs that carries out the orders will also be in trouble."

Jiang Chaosheng paused abruptly at this point.

In this situation, the rules will give the manager a chance and will not immediately put the manager into a curse.

In other words, the manager has time to reclaim those forbidden items.

This is why the Cowherd never killed the buyer, but only absorbed the buyer's descendants into the Way of Peace.

Even if he were to take advantage of the buyer, the Cowherd would not dare to take anything that the buyer had lost or was considered taboo after their death.

Take Yang Xiao's father, for example, the infamous Ghost Master Yang Yaozu of Liancheng.

After Yang Yaozu was killed by members of the Taiping Dao, the lost forbidden item was taken back to the South China Sea by Yang Xiao.

Jiang Chaosheng narrowed his eyes and murmured two words:

"cause and effect......"

He thought of the Evil Qilin.

Xie Qilin was an "insider" who stole the murder watch from psychologist Zhang Haocheng, thus incurring a karmic curse.

Because of this karmic curse, he has become a wandering ghost, and even his eight-foot-tall bride has suffered.

However, he left behind a fragment of his soul, so he was not completely dead.

Could it be that... because he didn't kill the psychologist Zhang Haocheng, the karmic curse wasn't as severe, which is why he left behind a fragment of his soul?

If Cao Ye really killed those buyers and took the forbidden item, it would inevitably trigger a karmic curse.

What will he encounter with the Bureau of Anomalies?

The answer is obvious: it's about encountering yourself.

In order to retrieve the lost forbidden item, he will inevitably use all means against the Bureau of Anomalies.

Cao Ye will die, many investigators will die, and whether the Anomaly Management Bureau can still exist is completely unknown.

Jiang Chaosheng continued to murmur:

"The curse of cause and effect... it seems I am that curse."

Why do I feel like I'm a program pre-programmed by Antique Shop Zero?

Jiang Chaosheng banished his jumbled thoughts, tapping his fingers absently on the table as his mind wandered:

"Fan Xiliang should have mentioned this karmic curse to Niulang as well."

So, it seems that Niulang was giving Cao Ye advice on how to deal with me...

Actually, the male host wanted me to take action against the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs?

What exactly is this cow trying to do?

Should we send cleaners to keep an eye on the buyers to prevent Cao Ye from doing anything foolish?

Jiang Chaosheng shook his head, rejecting the idea.

The Cowherd has lived for thousands of years, and his thoughts have long surpassed the scope of normal humans.

Without knowing his true thoughts hidden in the fog, it's better to remain still than to act.

Only when he takes action again and exposes his true plan can we directly counter him and seize control of his lifeline.

But......

What if Cao Ye makes a move against those buyers right away?

He was determined to go to the capital immediately and wreak havoc, just as the Cowherd intended.

By then, they would have truly fallen into the Cowherd's trap and become pawns in his scheme.

Jiang Chaosheng was somewhat conflicted.

Then, the shadows converged and transformed into words:

"Master, there's one more thing."

Jiang Chaosheng asked:

"What?"

Shadowed text:

"I...tampered with the booklet that Niulang gave to Cao Ye."

A slow smile curved Jiang Chaosheng's lips:

"Go on."

Yang Xiao has been smart since he was a child!

Shadowed text:

"I altered three pieces of information."

the first.

What the Cowherd originally said was:

Kill thirteen people and take away their forbidden possessions, and twilight will be cursed.

I changed it to:

Because of the curse, he can only travel during the rainy season.

"If you kill six people and take away their forbidden possessions, Hunhuang will surely die."

Jiang Chaosheng pondered.

Having lost twelve forbidden items, he could only travel on rainy nights.

Losing thirteen forbidden items will result in being subjected to the most terrifying curse of the Zero Antique Shop.

If one loses six forbidden items, one can only travel on rainy days.

Although I don't understand why Yang Xiao wanted to make this change, it's not a big problem.

Because both Daji and the Dragon King are capable of controlling clouds and rain.

Jiang Chaosheng said:

"continue."

Shadowed text:

Article 2.

The Cowherd provided Cao Ye with information on thirteen buyers.

I covered up the information of seven buyers with shadows, so he could only see the information of six buyers.

Jiang Chaosheng continued to ponder.

Besides the members of the Forbidden Society and Li Mingyue, there are indeed thirteen other forbidden items outside.

Most of these thirteen forbidden items were traded by Li Qinglian, while a small portion were traded out by herself.

Shadowed text:

Article 3.

Hehehe, I've altered the remaining six digits of the buyer's information again.

I changed one of the buyers' information to "Yang Xiao".

Incidentally, I revealed my current location to Cao Ye.

Jiang Chaosheng's smile grew wider and wider.

Only by losing six forbidden items will one fall into the "Rainy Season Curse".

If only five items are lost, then there is no problem.

After all, with Yang Xiao's abilities, it was impossible for Cao Ye to kill him, let alone take away his Ghost Shadow Gloves.

Shadowed text:

"I'd like to see what Cao Ye is going to do to me and my lovely buyers!"

Jiang Chaosheng tapped the shadowy text, as if tapping Yang Xiao's forehead, and said:

"You can also use this 'buyer identity' to take advantage of the Anomaly Management Bureau to help you deal with the Dark Council."

Shadowed text:

"Yes, I'm completely unfamiliar with this place, you have no idea what I went through!"

I was hungry, so I asked someone where a restaurant was. I even gave that person money!

As a result, that guy led me to some terrible place, where a bunch of fucking perverts were about to gang rape me!

Oh dear, I have absolutely no idea where to begin.

I really hope the investigators find me soon and investigate me!

Otherwise, there really isn't anyone available!

The "use" in Yang's joke doesn't mean turning the investigator into a zombie or anything like that.

What he needs is a group of people who have a certain amount of power in the United States.

In the short term, who could Yang Xiao find with more power than an investigator with an official background in the Xia Kingdom?

He can use a range of methods, including but not limited to disinformation, false information, and tantrums, to motivate investigators to take action and achieve his goals.

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