Chapter 1 Accompanying a Spurt of Taiyin Power, Little Doubi "Rolled" at Zhang Yuanqing's Feet

His two short, chubby hands supported him on the ground as he looked around with puzzled eyes. Then, obediently, he "virtually grabbed" his master's trouser leg. In this unfamiliar environment, the infant spirit was instinctively shy and dependent on his master.

So foolish and cowardly, not like me at all. Sigh, well, he’s still a child after all. Zhang Yuanqing conveyed the command to choose an item. After receiving his master's order, Little Doubi finally turned his dark, glistening eyes to the stall.

He tilted his head, hesitated for a moment, and then bravely crawled towards the stall. He sniffed at the zombie body fluid and crawled away with a look of disgust. As for non-yin materials like blasting stones, Little Doubi didn't even glance at them.

Zhang Yuanqing asked a question for each item Little Doubi examined.

"What's this?"

"Blood earth from a mass burial ground."

"And what's this?"

"The umbilical cord of a ghost infant… Are you going to buy it or not?"

"I'm buying, what else would I be doing here?" Zhang Yuanqing saw Little Doubi stop in front of a nautical compass and immediately asked, "What's this then?"

This nautical compass was very old. It had a brass casing and a blurry glass cover. The whole thing was no bigger than a palm. The dial was engraved with English words and twisted runes.

A compass used by pirates in the age of seafaring.

"This one is special… I got it from a foreign adept. It's said to be a fragment of a magic item, and a high-level one at that," the stall owner said with conviction.

"A fragment…" Zhang Yuanqing examined the compass, which looked perfectly intact except for its age, and said unhappily, "Where's it broken?"

"I wouldn't know," the stall owner shrugged.

"Can I touch it?" Zhang Yuanqing squatted down.

The stall owner's eyes lit up. "Of course."

The customer had only been asking questions before, clearly not intending to buy. But now, he was obviously interested in the nautical compass. He’d gotten this thing from a foreign adept a long time ago, and hadn't been able to sell it.

Zhang Yuanqing picked up the compass, held it in his palm, and waited for a few seconds. No information appeared.

However, through contact, he sensed that it was an item belonging to the yin attribute.

"Materials and fragments of magic items don't show information," the stall owner could tell that this was a newbie.

At this time, Guan Ya said, "What class uses the compass overseas?"

The stall owner recalled, "I think it was the 'Void' class. In foreign countries, this class is also known as 'Merchant'. I think 'Merchant' is more in line with the characteristics of this class."

Void was the name given by the Spirit Realm to the class. Merchant was a nickname given by the adepts.

Void? Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. He suddenly thought of the red dancing shoes. He remembered Ou Xiangrong saying that the red dancing shoes belonged to the Void class from overseas.

Little Doubi had chosen this compass, so it couldn't be fake. But why would Little Doubi choose something from the Void class? Wasn't he turned into a spirit servant by the influence of a musician class item?

Zhang Yuanqing began to think.

"How much?" Guan Ya asked.

"One million," the stall owner quoted a high price.

"How do we know you're not just trying to fool us with a piece of junk?" Guan Ya planned to bargain, and signaled Zhang Yuanqing with her eyes to keep quiet.

She'd handle it.

"Take it or leave it," the stall owner was inflexible.

"There are plenty of materials here, we can look at another stall," Guan Ya snorted.

"Suit yourself," the stall owner shrugged.

Guan Ya frowned. To be honest, she wasn't good at bargaining. As a young lady, she never considered the price when buying things, only whether she liked them.

Now that the stall owner was so inflexible, she didn't know how to bargain.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly handed over a business card and said,

"Hey, brother, let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Tai, an official adept from Team Two in Kangyang District."

An official adept? The stall owner's expression immediately straightened. He put away his casual attitude and took the business card with both hands.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just making friends. Brother, the price of this magic item fragment is a bit high…"

"Brother Wang, you get what you pay for…" Half an hour later, Zhang Yuanqing bought the nautical compass for 100,000. Because he didn't want to be noticed by Bai Long and the Boxing Champion, he and Guan Ya left the black market.

In the elevator, Guan Ya looked strange and said,

"You're pretty good at bargaining."

"I don't know how to bargain, I just know how to make friends," Zhang Yuanqing shrugged and said, "Oh right, I'll pay you back later."

It's worth mentioning that there were two ways to trade in the black market: "chips" and "cash."

The former was similar to a casino, where you exchange cash for chips, and then use the chips to withdraw cash from the forces that run the black market after the transaction is over.

This method was mostly used by those who trusted the organizers but didn't trust the buyers.

Cash transactions were the opposite.

Zhang Yuanqing used chip transactions, but it was Guan Ya who exchanged the cash for chips. He excused himself by saying that he didn't bring his bank card.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner. I've already booked a restaurant. Which hotel does Sister Guan Ya like to stay in? I'll book it too, by the way."

Back at home, it was 10:30 PM. Grandma and Grandpa were already resting, and Jiang Yu'er didn't come to his room to play games either.

Zhang Yuanqing sat at his desk, logged into the official database, and searched for the "Void" class.

[Void Class: In the Transcendent stage, this class excels at stealing, stealth, and possesses outstanding speed. They are not good at combat.] His permissions only allowed him to find information up to the Transcendent stage.

"Looks not bad, if Little Doubi has agile speed, he can form an assassin alliance with me. Hmm, the compass may not be from the Transcendent stage, what if it's from the Saint stage? Then it would be a huge win, I wonder what abilities the Void class's Saint stage possesses…"

Zhang Yuanqing was filled with anticipation.

"Hmm?"

He suddenly paused and muttered to himself, "Stealing, exchanging…" Zhang Yuanqing understood why Little Doubi would choose this compass, because the infant spirit's skill was exchanging, and exchanging and stealing were somewhat similar.

"Speaking of which, why is Little Doubi's skill exchanging? Does the musician class have this ability?"

Zhang Yuanqing immediately called Wang Qian's phone.

The call was quickly connected, and Wang Qian's voice was respectful:

"What are your instructions?"

Ever since Zhang Yuanqing rescued Wang Qian, Wang Qian's attitude towards him had changed dramatically.

"When you rescued your nephew, what magic item did you apply to the organization for?"

Wang Qian didn't know why he was bringing up the past and said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, I can't reveal the organization's magic item information."

"Then let me ask you, does the musician class have stealing, exchanging, or transferring abilities in the Saint stage, or even the Dominator stage?"

"I don't know about the Dominator stage, but the Saint and Transcendent stages don't have such abilities," Wang Qian answered truthfully.

"Thanks."

Zhang Yuanqing hung up the phone, his brows deeply furrowed.

Little Doubi, who became a spirit servant under the influence of a musician magic item, awakened an ability that wasn't from the musician class?

"It's not from the musician class, but rather like the Void class's stealing, strange…"

He thought for a long time, but he was destined to have no answer.

Hotel.

Xiahou Xin stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, expressionlessly overlooking the bustling night scene, listening to the phone.

After the person on the phone finished speaking, he said in a deep voice:

"What is Dog Elder's attitude?"

"Dog Elder is currently focusing all his energy on searching for Black Impermanence. It is estimated that the punishment for Young Master Tianyuan will be put on hold for the time being. But I think there is no need for the Xiahou family to interfere. Fu Qingyang's evidence is sufficient, and the matter has escalated, with so many official adepts watching."

Xiahou Xin "hmm"ed and asked without expression:

"I heard that the Five Elements Alliance is going to have a large-scale physical examination in advance?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then said:

"This physical examination is different from the previous ones. Dog Elder applied for the Tiger Talisman from above…"

Xiahou Xin said in a deep voice: "Do you have any confidence?"

"Heh, who dares to say they have confidence in the face of rules-based magic items?" The voice on the phone was not anxious, and he laughed:

"I have already reported this matter to the higher-ups. It can't solve the problem, but it can solve the person who caused the problem. By the way, that Yuan Shi Tian Zun, your Xiahou family should not touch him for the time being, wait until the storm passes."

Xiahou Xin said indifferently: "When the Palace Master of Zhisheng is dealt with, and when the leader completes the matter in Songhai, I will cut that kid into a thousand pieces."

The colder his tone, the more intense his anger.

Xiahou Xin had encountered opponents before, but those were all at the same level. This was the first time he had been bitten so badly by a small ant.

*Qing Hu Sword Immortal*

"The Palace Master of Zhisheng will not last long, the leader is secretly looking for her."

"That's good."

At midnight, Zhang Yuanqing, who was fast asleep, woke up, full of energy. He left the bedroom, went into the kitchen, and took out a bowl.

Then, he took out the Vajra Pestle from his inventory, cut his wrist, and let the blood rich in Taiyin power flow into the bowl. Soon, he had collected half a bowl of blood.

Engraving spirit seals must be done with the blood of a Night Wanderer. Otherwise, the formations drawn would only have the form and not the spirit.

Midnight was the time when the yin energy was at its heaviest, and also the time when the Taiyin power in the Night Wanderer's body was at its peak.

Zhang Yuanqing dipped his finger in the blood and drew twisted runes on the floor of the bedroom. Some of these runes resembled tadpoles, some were circles, some were triangles, and some were similar to traditional characters. There were many different kinds.

But when they were combined together, they gave a sense of wholeness.

Soon, a circular formation composed of twisted runes appeared on the floor of the bedroom.

When Zhang Yuanqing finished the last stroke, the formation took shape, and the runes connected their auras, emitting a dazzling blood light. Zhang Yuanqing looked tiredly at the surging formation and was overjoyed.

Engraving such a spirit seal formation was a huge drain on a Night Wanderer.

The fatigue was equivalent to experiencing a great battle.

Without delay, he took out the ancient nautical compass and placed it in the center of the formation. Then, he exhaled a mouthful of Taiyin power and spat out Little Doubi.

"Go in!"

Zhang Yuanqing sent him the command.

Little Doubi moved his limbs and crawled towards the formation.

As the infant spirit entered the formation, the blood light surged like water waves. Then, the rich blood light contracted towards the inside of the formation, enveloping the infant spirit and the ancient compass.

Very comfortable. Little Doubi conveyed a similar feeling to his master.

At this time, the blood light that enveloped the compass left the magic item and slowly floated in the air. There was a peculiar spirituality floating in the blood light.

Zhang Yuanqing stared at the compass for a moment, feeling that something seemed to be missing from this magic item fragment, but he couldn't say what it was. He didn't think much about it, because at this time, the floating mass of blood light crashed into Little Doubi's body.

So painful, so painful. Little Doubi conveyed a "painful" feeling to his master. Bathed in blood light, he rolled on the ground, crying, enduring the pain that he shouldn't have had at this age.

This process lasted for about ten minutes, and the blood light slowly merged into the infant spirit's body.

Little Doubi lay weakly on the ground, his little butt sticking up, looking like he had been drained.

It's over, what ability did he get? Zhang Yuanqing eagerly focused his mind and entered the spirit servant's consciousness. Soon, he clearly grasped and understood the changes in Little Doubi.

There were three aspects to this change: First, Little Doubi's initial skill, "exchange," had its preconditions shortened. It went from needing three seconds of contact to exchange to two seconds, and the exchange time went from three seconds to five seconds.

Second, Little Doubi's Taiyin power became more and more profound, and the change it brought was an increase in intelligence, making him smarter. He could initially affect reality and move lighter objects.

Third, a new skill: treasure hunting.

He possessed a talent for finding treasures, and had an innate sense for valuable and spiritual things.

"Treasure hunting? The transcendent power contained in the compass is treasure hunting? Uh, no wonder the Void is also called a merchant in foreign countries." Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed.

Although he was saying that he was taking his father's place in the war, Zhang Yuanqing understood very well that Little Doubi was just a low-level spirit servant. Even if he obtained a killing skill, it would be at the Transcendent stage.

It was impossible to reach the Saint level. And in the Transcendent stage, Zhang Yuanqing considered himself a strong fighter. Plus, he had many magic items, so he didn't lack offensive means.

And the treasure hunting ability was too useful. For example, finding treasures in dungeons.

The higher the difficulty of the dungeon, the fewer hints there were, and the more the Spirit Realm Adept needed to explore on their own. Little Doubi's treasure hunting ability could definitely shine in dungeons.

Zhang Yuanqing left the room, and a few seconds later, he returned with a mop and wiped the blood stains on the floor clean.

Then, he took back Little Doubi to nurture in his body. Already exhausted, he crawled into bed.

Before falling asleep, he habitually made plans, sorted out his thoughts, and considered what he should do next.

"The focus next is on searching for Black Impermanence and dealing with the big physical examination. The physical examination is mainly aimed at the Fallen, and I'm not one, so there shouldn't be much of a problem. I hope this physical examination can expose the people of the Night Rose, so that the search for Black Impermanence can continue.

"Recently, the servants of the Deviant-Eyed Judge in various places have gone mad, causing no small impact. Fortunately, there shouldn't be many servants in the Songhai area controlled by the Chalice of Corruption."

His thoughts became more and more sluggish, and he soon fell into a dream.

The next morning, Zhang Yuanqing was awakened by a burst of "aba aba" sounds. He opened his eyes and saw Little Doubi lying on the edge of the pillow, with a white lace bra on his head, looking at him with a look of flattery.

Where did the women's underwear come from? Underwear?!

Zhang Yuanqing woke up instantly, got up suddenly, stared at the white lace bra for a moment, and his expression became horrified.

This was his little aunt's underwear.

"You, why did you steal my little aunt's underwear?!" Zhang Yuanqing questioned in a low voice.

"Aba aba"

Little Doubi looked at him with his glistening eyes, with a hint of triumph in his eyes, as if to say: Praise me!

After the improvement, his micro-expressions became more and more vivid.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at his little aunt's bra and fell into deep thought.

Why did he think his little aunt's bra was a treasure? Was there a problem with the treasure hunting skill, or was there a problem with my education?

Is this account ruined? Should I reroll one?

"Dong dong!"

A knock sounded on the door, and Grandma called from outside the door: "Yuanzi, get up."

"I know!" Zhang Yuanqing stuffed his little aunt's underwear into the bed in a panic.

At the dining table, the family was eating breakfast. Jiang Yu'er took a sip of porridge, looked at her mother, and said worriedly:

"Mom, have you seen my clean underwear? The one in the bamboo basket in the bathroom."

"Didn't see it."

"But I can't find it. Can you help me find it? I haven't washed it yet."

"I know, I know, don't talk about this while eating. You're always throwing things around," Grandma said disapprovingly.

Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head and drank porridge guiltily.

In order to respond to Squad Leader Tengyuan's call, Zhang Yuanqing felt that he had to skip work for half a day, otherwise he would be sorry for such an enlightened leader.

It just so happened that there was a professional class in the morning.

Going to school is a troublesome thing. For me, studying is completely meaningless, but if I skip too many classes, I'll be expelled from school, and it'll be difficult to explain at home… Zhang Yuanqing suddenly envied the adults who had entered society.

As soon as one class ended, he received a call from Fu Qingyang.

"Centurion Fu?"

Zhang Yuanqing was a little surprised.

"Are you not at work?" Fu Qingyang's clear noise came.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Zhang Yuanqing said as he got up and left the classroom.

"The team transporting the Tiger Talisman had an accident on the way, and was ambushed. Most of them were killed or injured, and the elder leading the team went to hunt down the enemy. The remaining members did not dare to act alone and planned to return. The physical examination will be postponed," Fu Qingyang's voice revealed a hint of heaviness.

Tiger Talisman? What Tiger Talisman? Zhang Yuanqing didn't react.

Fu Qingyang continued:

"The Tiger Talisman is a rules-based magic item. It can help us find members of the Night Rose organization lurking in the branch," Fu Qingyang said:

"The leader of Night Rose wants to contact Black Impermanence, and needs members lurking in the Five Elements Alliance to transmit intelligence. The physical examination is the biggest threat to him at this time. I suspect it was them who were hindering the physical examination."

Zhang Yuanqing's tone became serious: "Then what are you going to do?"

If he remembered correctly, Fu Qingyang had originally planned to screen a group of "spies" through the physical examination first.

Fu Qingyang said indifferently: "Adjust the plan, kill Xiahou Tianyuan, and let you perform spirit questioning."

Although he had a lie-detecting magic item, distinguishing lies was different from making the target tell the truth.

"Are you going to take action against the Xiahou family?" Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.

"Yes, I have asked the elder for instructions, and the elder agreed."

"Okay, I'll come over immediately."

PS: Update first, edit later.