Chapter 1 Peach Blossom

Peach Blossom was the most popular girl in Red Manor, so her room was in the best location. In front of her room was a private corridor, so she could see and hear everything we said and did in the main hall. She had heard and seen all the excitement in the hall, but she didn't say anything, calmly sitting in her room, putting on makeup and waiting for me to arrive.

"Miss Peach Blossom," I said with a smile as I entered her room.

"Shopkeeper Wan," Peach Blossom said, looking up and smiling at me.

I looked at myself again. "It can't be, the human skin is still on me. How did you know my real identity?"

Peach Blossom chuckled and said, "A mere human skin? You want to show off such petty tricks in front of me? Shopkeeper Wan, are you trying to show off your inadequacy, or do you simply look down on me?"

I scratched my head and said, "So, Miss Peach Blossom isn't an ordinary girl, but a discerning one, with eyes so sharp that she can see through human skin and see my true face? But if Miss Peach Blossom is so capable, why work as a girl in this kind of place? Do you really like men that much?"

"That's right, you guessed it. I really like men, especially men like you, with a good figure, muscles, and a body full of pure Taoist magic. It's a delicious treat."

I looked myself up and down again. "Could it be that you took a fancy to me the last time I came? Tell me the truth, did you sneak a peek at me last time?"

Peach Blossom giggled and wrapped her arms around my neck. "What do you think?"

I pulled her hands off my neck. "I don't know, that's why I'm asking."

"Alright, I'll tell you then. The last time you came here, I did see you, but I was watching openly, not sneaking a peek. And, in order to get a good look at you, I even brought you back to examine you closely."

I pretended to be puzzled and said, "That's not right, as far as I remember, it was Jasmine who brought me back, right? Aren't you called Peach Blossom?"

"If I want to, can't I bloom into whatever flower I want?"

As she spoke, Peach Blossom leaned closer to me again, clinging to me bonelessly, pursing her lips to kiss me.

I gently pushed her away again, "Wait, wait, this is a bit complicated, let me sort it out first."

"Instead of troubling yourself to think, wouldn't it be easier to just ask me?"

"Can you answer my questions?"

"Of course."

"Then tell me first, what do you think I'm going to ask you?"

Peach Blossom smiled charmingly, "Of course you're going to ask me, since I already knew you were a Taoist practitioner, and I also knew what that little mute brought you here to do, why did I still let you go to the Protector River with the little mute? Why did I let you destroy my sword?"

I immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, you're absolutely right, that's exactly what I wanted to ask. So, please explain it to me, Miss."

"Simple, because I was at a critical moment in my cultivation and didn't want to be disturbed. But I knew you were persistent and wouldn't easily give up on something you've set your mind on. In order to make you think that I wasn't in the old city, I had to let you destroy my Thousand Soul Sword.

After all, a sword is just an external object. Sacrificing a sword to achieve divine power is a good deal."

"So, you're confident that you can beat me now, so you confidently let me in and revealed your identity?"

"That's right."

Peach Blossom finally stopped smiling, and her face slowly darkened.

I no longer bothered with the human skin that Rakshasa Sister gave me, and I returned to my original appearance.

Rakshasa Sister is Rakshasa Woman's apprentice, even if the skill of making human skin isn't Rakshasa Woman's teaching, this trick also can't trick Rakshasa Woman.

The last time Jasmine wore Rakshasa Sister's human skin to Red Manor, Rakshasa Woman had already discovered it, and she had quietly attacked Jasmine. Jasmine didn't react at all.

"Alright, now, let me see your divine power." I suddenly shook the human skin in my hand, and the surrounding scene immediately changed, no longer Peach Blossom's room, but the appearance of my funeral shop.

Peach Blossom was stunned, then sneered, "A mere illusion, and you're embarrassed to show it off. Shopkeeper Wan, without the help of evil spirits, is this all you've got? You've been able to survive in Flower City for so many years, wouldn't you just rely on Daoyao Xian to extend your life?"

As she spoke, Peach Blossom made a hand seal, intending to break my illusion, but she quickly chanted several different spells, and her hand gestures were almost blooming into flowers, but what she saw was still my shop.

"I guess you have some skill. But you really are a paper figurine maker; this illusion looks just like the real thing. But no matter how good you are at illusions, it's just a small trick. Do you think you can kill me with illusions?"

I sat comfortably in the chair, and even had Meiying bring me a cup of tea.

"Illusions can't kill you, so I'm not using illusions at all. Someone, drag the evil spirit out of this woman's body and beat it to death!"

My face darkened, and the room was immediately filled with killing intent.

Peach Blossom started to panic a little, and quickly changed a few hand seals, but still nothing happened, and her face finally turned ugly.

"This, this isn't an illusion at all, there's something wrong with that human skin."

While drinking tea, I said, "Not bad, you finally understand. Rakshasa Sister's human skin isn't that powerful, it just serves as a disguise, and it can't even fool you, so I added a few spells to the human skin. Quietly connecting two magic circles, transferring you over here.

How is it, isn't my shop well-decorated? With paper money and wreaths, it's perfect for sending people off."

Then, the evil spirits in my shop ran out from all directions. Although they can't take on other business now, they can still beat a female ghost who breaks into my shop to death. After all, the shop is my territory, and in my territory, they can do whatever they want.

I yawned, stretched, and leisurely walked upstairs to play chess with Ding Kan.

I didn't know until I played, but Ding Kan's chess skills were terrible. I thought that someone with such a meticulous mind would be good at this kind of game that required figuring out people's hearts, but he lost at Go, lost at Xiangqi, lost at Xiangqi, lost at checkers, and finally even lost at tic-tac-toe. From the time I learned to play chess until now, this was the first time I had won so comfortably.