90. Chapter 90 Zhong Zimo

So your little outfit is one of those companies, huh? That one deal must have made a pretty penny, considering how many murders were involved, and all of them connected to the Daoist world. Even though those Daoist practitioners seem to be cultivating in the deep mountains, some of their disciples still wander the mortal world, and every Daoist lineage has considerable influence among ordinary people.

Granny Yinshan chuckled and looked at Jiang Litian, then patted Zhang Shouzheng’s little head. “But our little Shouzheng is still so young. Can he really handle those heretical disciples? If anything goes wrong, I don’t think you’d be able to bear Li Tagu’s fury.”

At the mention of those three words, Li Tagu, Jiang Litian’s face darkened at once. After a moment’s thought, he finally spoke to Zhang Shouzheng. “Junior Brother, for this matter, all you need do is assist Nine and Zhong Zimo in secret. If anything becomes dangerous, run immediately. Above all, keep yourself alive. Do you understand?”

His tone had changed greatly, though his eyes remained fixed on Zhang Shouzheng with a smile.

“Senior Brother, those heretical disciples from Imperial Dragon High School are actually this capable. It seems that among the younger generation, we Daoist disciples are already falling far behind. I’ll give this my full effort. Don’t worry. With Nine and me working together, it’s not certain those heretics can even kill us.”

Zhang Shouzheng glanced at Nine and said softly. Nine possessed a body of the undead, while he himself could send his spirit out of his body during the day. Nine could protect his physical form, so what fool would dare come close to her? Right now, her undead body was already comparable to an iron corpse.

“Enough of that. Serve the dishes, serve the dishes. I’m starving...”

Zhong Zimo gave Zhang Shouzheng a disdainful look, slapped the table, and shouted loudly.

After the waiter finished serving the food, Jiang Litian got up and left the private room for a while. Before long, he returned carrying a black bag. He placed it directly beside Nine. Nine glanced at it and immediately broke into a grin. Inside were carefully sealed blood bags.

That meal left Zhang Shouzheng with a round, bloated belly; even walking was somewhat difficult. Beside him, the spirit monkey, Kongkong, was in the same state. Zhang Shouzheng simply stuffed it into the large bag behind him.

He began to look forward to living here. Since the building was so tall, he could still cultivate the Azure Dragon Spirit Eye secret art every morning. There were all kinds of fun things here, and delicious food too. According to his senior brother, there was even an amusement park and other such places. It all sounded great fun.

That night was destined to be sleepless. In order to become familiar with the neighborhood and be able to find the home accurately, Zhang Shouzheng started wandering around as soon as the car entered the residential complex. There were not many people in the area, only scattered small groups here and there. It was not until past nine in the evening, with Kongkong’s guidance, that he finally found the residence. After taking a shower, he fell straight into bed, because the next day they were going shopping at the mall.

The next day, Sima Yan'er came to Jiang Litian’s home, while Jiang Litian and Granny Yinshan were nowhere to be seen. It looked as though they had gone to the company very early. Sima Yan'er was in charge of taking him and Nine to the mall that day. Of course, Zhong Zimo was there too. Zhang Shouzheng did not have much fondness for him, especially when he saw the way Zhong Zimo stared straight at Nine without any restraint; that made him deeply uncomfortable.

“Nine, stay away from disciples of the Earth-Origin line.”

Zhang Shouzheng leaned close to Nine’s ear and spoke softly. Her ear tickled, and two rosy patches instantly rose on her cheeks. She nodded gently.

“Shouzheng, Nine, are you ready? Litian asked me to take you out to buy things today, and we can also deal with your hair while we’re at it.”

Sima Yan'er pointed at the thick, fluffy long hair on Zhang Shouzheng’s head and smiled with pursed lips. Seeing him freeze there, she continued, “I’ve brought the tools already. I know disciples of our Daoist world place great importance on anything related to their bodies, so we can handle it here at home. If you trust Sister Yan'er’s skill, of course. You could also go to a barber shop outside, though that would be a bit troublesome.”

“Fine. Sister Yan'er can do it here. The cut hair should be burned afterward too. I’m not too comfortable with a barber shop outside.”

Zhang Shouzheng naturally understood. If his hair were picked up by someone from the evil path, it could be used as a medium to control him. Legends even said that in ancient times, some heretical cultivators could kill their enemies through spells cast with hair and nails. Such methods of murder left no trace and were terrifying beyond measure.

“Coward.”

Zhong Zimo snorted through his nose and spoke carelessly.

“Zimo, mind your manners. Shouzheng is right. The people of Dragon City are very complicated, and some masters of the evil path are hidden among them. The other party might be an old man doing morning exercises, or a cleaning lady. We simply do not know. Being careful cannot be wrong.”

Sima Yan'er looked helplessly at Zhong Zimo. Though she was the senior sister of the Earth-Origin line, she seemed somewhat wary of this Zhong Zimo and did not dare to rebuke him harshly.

“Nine, Sister Yan'er is going to cut Zhang Shouzheng’s hair. Come downstairs and play with me for a while. It’s so boring here.”

Zhong Zimo walked over to Nine and stared straight at her delicate face, grinning as he spoke.

Nine looked toward Zhang Shouzheng with a questioning expression. After thinking for a moment, he still nodded solemnly, and only then did Nine leave with Zhong Zimo. She understood Zhang Shouzheng’s intentions. Since she was going out with Zhong Zimo, he must have some matters he wanted to ask the senior sister Sima Yan'er about, and simply did not want Zhong Zimo to know.

“ Sister Yan'er, is Zhong Zimo really just a disciple of the Earth-Origin line?”

After settling himself properly, Zhang Shouzheng snorted and said with a grin.

Behind him, Sima Yan'er paused slightly, her expression turning somewhat complicated. After a moment, she said softly, “Of course not. He has another identity in Dragon City. His father holds considerable power there. The company that Litian and I started together was made possible only through his father’s support, and many of the company’s contracts are also provided by his father.”

“No wonder.”

Zhang Shouzheng gave a cold laugh. So there really was someone backing him from behind.

Sima Yan'er smiled and said, “Shouzheng, you still need to be extra careful at school. The chairman of Imperial Dragon High School is his father, and he holds thirty-seven percent of the shares as well, so he has tremendous decision-making power there. This time, the fact that heretical disciples are slaughtering righteous disciples on campus is also a major deal between his father and us. As long as we can resolve this matter, our company will make a large sum of money.”

“Oh? Then when did these heretical disciples on campus start slaughtering righteous disciples? And when did they figure out the identities of our righteous disciples?”

Zhang Shouzheng stroked his chin, watching his long hair being cut away bit by bit, and felt a little pained.

“About two years ago. This is one of the trickiest cases we’ve had, because before this, we even sent some fellow disciples into Imperial Dragon High School, but all of them were killed. It’s possible those disciples who entered Imperial Dragon High School failed to hide their identities well, or perhaps they revealed their abilities in public, which made them targets for the heretical disciples. Once we find those heretical disciples, we’ll certainly clear them out one by one.”

Sima Yan'er clenched her teeth, a trace of anger rising in her eyes.