As Yu Daohan was lifting the steaming hot water, preparing to pour it into the teacup, a voice from the backyard reached him: "Agree to him!"
Yu Daohan frowned, looking towards the backyard with some confusion. What was going on with this guy? He was the one who set the rules, so why agree so readily? Besides, he hadn't even had his tea yet.
Seeing Yu Daohan still hesitating, the voice spoke again: "Listen to me this time. Don't miss the chance to cure your eyes."
Yu Daohan knew that if this guy had a way to cure his eyes, he would have acted already.
"Agree to him!" the voice said again.
"I agree to this. No need for the guest tea," Yu Daohan said, putting the kettle back down.
Meng Dalong and Cheng Shixiang were both somewhat surprised. Neither of them had expected Yu Daohan to suddenly agree.
"I didn't expect the rules of this Midnight Spirit Shop to change so easily," Meng Dalong said with a light laugh.
He had been annoyed by Yu Daohan earlier and now saw an opportunity to vent his frustration. He was, after all, a Black List expert, not someone to be trifled with.
Yu Daohan didn't know how to refute him. He shook his head and smiled helplessly, "I'm still young. I don't want to be blind for the rest of my life. Besides, this eye is quite special."
Meng Dalong knew that Yu Daohan was not a coward. He was also puzzled why Yu Daohan had agreed so suddenly. He had intended to use provocation to try and get information out of Yu Daohan, but it seemed he had overthought it.
Meng Dalong stopped teasing and got up to leave, "Old Cheng, I should be going."
Cheng Shixiang looked at Meng Dalong, who had already stood up. "Brother Meng, why don't I go with you to Ghost Capital? That place is no joke."
Meng Dalong laughed heartily, "It's not that I look down on you, brother, but even I don't have a ten-tenths chance in that place."
Cheng Shixiang fell silent, not daring to speak further. Ghost Capital was teeming with experts from the Heaven List, and his presence there would only be a burden.
Meng Dalong patted Cheng Shixiang's shoulder, "Alright, I've made all the arrangements for what's to come. You just need to survive these seven days, kid."
After speaking, Meng Dalong looked at Yu Daohan and cupped his hands, "This matter will trouble you, Young Master Yu."
Yu Daohan shook his head, "Since I've agreed, unless I die, no one will be able to kill him within the time limit."
"If Young Master Yu needs anything in the future, don't hesitate to ask," Meng Dalong said, turning and walking out of the shop without looking back.
Cheng Shixiang watched Meng Dalong, smiling helplessly. He felt it was worth it to have a brother like him in this life.
"Since I agreed, what about the thing you promised to give me?"
Yu Daohan looked at Cheng Shixiang. If this guy dared to lie to him, he swore he would kill him on the spot, even with Meng Dalong present.
Cheng Shixiang did not break his promise. He took out a small wooden box from his backpack and placed it on the table. "This is what can cure your eyes. There is only one in the human world."
On the second floor, in the Ren Zi Room, Yu Daohan did not rush to open the small wooden box.
"Then I'll trouble Young Master Yu to protect my safety these few days," Cheng Shixiang said, picking up his backpack and heading upstairs.
Xu Gensheng moved aside, and Cheng Shixiang smiled at him. Xu Gensheng returned a polite smile.
"Master Cheng, if this thing is the only one in the human world, how can you be so sure you could get into the Midnight Spirit Shop?"
Yu Daohan was quite curious. According to Cheng Shixiang, it meant he was certain Yu Daohan would be able to get into the shop.
Cheng Shixiang did not hide anything and explained how he obtained the item: "Because Old Master Jian calculated that it was there."
Yu Daohan frowned, "Old Master Jian?"
Cheng Shixiang nodded and explained the whole story.
A week before Yu Daohan's left eye went blind, Meng Dalong had taken Cheng Shixiang to see the foremost fortune teller in the martial world, Old Master Jian Feng. The divination indicated that Cheng Shixiang was destined to die, but there was a twist.
Because Meng Dalong had saved Old Master Jian's life before, Old Master Jian revealed the twist and instructed them to find something, then guided Cheng Shixiang on what to do.
Hearing this, Yu Daohan could roughly guess that the so-called twist was the Midnight Spirit Shop. Old Master Jian must have calculated that Cheng Shixiang would not be able to drink the three cups of guest tea, which was why he directed Cheng Shixiang to find the item that could cure his eyes.
Old Master Jian's words to him, "Only coming from the east is not east, only pointing south is not south, and in the end, all effort is in vain," could also be interpreted as far away but right in front of you.
Yu Daohan couldn't help but marvel at Old Master Jian's fortune-telling skills, realizing the meaning behind his words.
Legends said that fortune tellers could foresee a thousand years into the past and five hundred years into the future, and a single divination could change a person's entire life.
Yu Daohan hadn't believed it before, but now he had no choice but to believe.
Cheng Shixiang walked towards the second floor, while Yu Daohan picked up the small wooden box and opened the lock.
Xu Gensheng and Xu Yaya also curiously leaned closer to Yu Daohan, wanting to see what was inside the small wooden box.
All three pairs of eyes focused on the inside of the small wooden box. Inside, they saw a transparent, circular object about the size of an eye, emitting a golden light. It was as thin as a cicada's wing, like a piece of transparent paper.
Golden mist enveloped the object, preventing it from touching the bottom of the small wooden box.