Chapter 101

Chapter 101

After Fox Fourth Aunt obtained the famous "Unlucky Power," the broadcasters started looking at him differently.

After hiding for a while, Huo Qingshen quietly approached and said with a smile, "Is it my turn?"

Fox Fourth Aunt picked up the iron box again, cleared her throat, and said, "Alright, let’s get this over with. I need some rest today."

Huo Qingshen eagerly reached in, only to draw the "Appearance" tag.

Fox Fourth Aunt examined him: "Ah, you’re a handsome little pretty boy. How about I give you a hundred taels?"

Huo Qingshen, who was penniless, desperately needed this money, but since he worked at the Lin mansion, if his appearance were ruined…

The hesitation was only for a moment.

Huo Qingshen quickly nodded, "Deal."

Fox Fourth Aunt then smiled again, took a fox mask from behind the counter, and unceremoniously pressed it tightly onto his face!

The smell of burning flesh spread instantly, and Huo Qingshen screamed in pain and staggered back, only to catch the money bag that was thrown at him.

Fox Fourth Aunt sauntered up to Xu Rou and clicked her tongue, saying, "Look at you, can't even carry a burden or lift a thing, and you’re still a patrol officer? Come on, let’s see what you’re going to pawn today?"

Xi Yu whispered to Luo Xi, "NC is looking for people with no money left."

Luo Xi chuckled softly, "This person really knows how to do business."

Xu Rou only had ten taels of silver left, so she was naturally very nervous. She quickly reached in and pulled out a tag, which surprisingly had the words "Hearing" engraved on it.

Fox Fourth Aunt looked at her in disdain, "Your ears are no different from an ordinary person's, I’m really doing this reluctantly… I’ll give you eighty taels."

Xu Rou had already witnessed how useless Su Ziyan was without his hearing, and her brows furrowed deeply.

Fox Fourth Aunt handed her the money bag, "What are you waiting for? Is it a deal or not?"

Xu Rou snapped out of her thoughts, "No, no deal. I need to help Captain Situ with his case, and if I can’t hear, I won’t be able to do anything."

Fox Fourth Aunt sneered, "So dedicated? You better think it through, what will you do tonight without hearing?"

Xu Rou was conflicted, but she finally lowered her head, "I can’t sell my hearing."

Fox Fourth Aunt didn’t argue further, and instead walked over to Lu Yan, "Never mind, you go ahead."

Lu Yan was already blind, but she remained calm and carefully reached for the box, immediately pulling out a tag.

"Left hand?" Fox Fourth Aunt laughed, "Would you be willing to sell me your left hand?"

Everyone fears pain, and Lu Yan's face turned a little pale. "I..."

Dan Yun, who had been supporting her, was strongly against it, "No way!"

Lu Yan softly analyzed, "I don’t need to do everything myself at the Lin mansion... selling it is no big deal, it’s all fake, don’t worry."

Xi Yu greatly admired the calm demeanor of this young woman and couldn’t help but glance at her a few more times.

Fox Fourth Aunt was quite pleased, "Your hand isn’t particularly beautiful, and losing it won’t have much of an impact. I can only offer you fifty taels.""You’re taking advantage of the situation!" Dan Yun angrily shouted.

Fox Fourth Aunt stepped back, "I didn’t force anyone, the choice is hers."

Lu Yan raised her voice and said, "I’ll sell!"

Fox Fourth Aunt immediately grew cold, her nails visibly lengthened and sharpened. She grabbed Lu Yan’s arm and forcibly twisted her left hand off! The swift motion and terrifying strength were even more terrifying than a corpse demon.

Lu Yan cried out in pain and staggered back into Dan Yun’s arms, but miraculously, the bleeding stopped.

Fox Fourth Aunt tossed the silver to her and sneered at the angry Dan Yun, "Angry? Are you still going to pawn something?"

Dan Yun steadied Lu Yan and reluctantly reached to touch the tag.

Fortunately, luck was on her side, and she drew the "Appearance" tag.

Following the swordsman Chi Miao in his righteous deeds, she didn’t care much about appearance. Being able to keep her job while filling her pockets was certainly a good thing.

Fox Fourth Aunt smiled, "You, well, have a bad temper, but you are quite pretty, so I’ll give you a hundred taels."

Dan Yun extended her hand to receive the money, letting her face be covered by the mask, standing still in the immense pain.

Fox Fourth Aunt, having completed the transaction, quickly lost interest and turned her attention to Hong Feng, "You little brat, it’s your turn!"

Hong Feng, with his pockets empty, frowned as he reached into the box.

"Memory?" Fox Fourth Aunt was displeased, "With your brain, I’m not impressed."

Hong Feng, working under the swordsman like Dan Yun, seemed to have little regard for intelligence-related matters. He hurriedly asked, "How much?"

Fox Fourth Aunt’s gaze turned cold, "Fifty taels."

Hong Feng agreed, "Alright."

Fox Fourth Aunt snapped her fingers by his ear and then smiled at the young woman who had just arrived at the door, "Su Zhen, you’re the only one without a job. Isn’t it a bad deal to spend fifty taels to stay at an inn?"

Su Zhen, leaning on a cane, entered slowly, "Does having no job mean I can't pawn anything?"

"No, no, no, I treat everyone the same," Fox Fourth Aunt immediately brought the iron box to her.

Su Zhen took a deep breath and suddenly pulled out a tag.

"Another appearance? So many people selling their faces today." Fox Fourth Aunt’s smile grew wider, looking like a sly fox, "But your features are not outstanding compared to the others. I can only offer you fifty taels."

Su Zhen nodded.

Fox Fourth Aunt took the fox mask, fiercely pressed it onto her face, but her tone was oddly caring, "If I were you, I’d hurry up and find a job, or how would you have enough silver to spend?"

Su Zhen endured the pain, said nothing more, and took the silver before walking away with her cane.

Now, Fox Fourth Aunt felt lighthearted, clapping her hands, "Alright, that’s it for today. You all still have one more chance. You can come back anytime. I need to get some sleep and recharge. Xi Yu, Su Ziyan, you two need to each bring me four customers today, or I’ll be sweeping you out the door!"

Su Ziyan, completely confused, didn’t even hear it clearly, causing Du Li to gesture and explain beside him.The other hosts were more concerned with their own work, and soon began to leave in small groups, leaving the pawn shop quiet.

Luo Xi reached out and ruffled Xiyu's head, "Be careful with everything. I’ll find you once I finish my mission."

Xiyu nodded, giving half of the remaining silver to Luo Xi without saying anything, and saw him off.

At this moment, Su Ziyan was still scratching his head, "Huh? What four?"

Xiyu helplessly reminded, "There’s ink and paper inside, write to him."

Du Li, never caring about others, couldn’t ask Xiyu to help Su Ziyan with anything, and just muttered in frustration, "Useless, I’ll save you when I come back."

Although pawn trading didn’t seem to take much effort, Taoyuan Township had completely shed the ambiguity of the morning light, becoming brighter.

Unfortunately, the thick fog remained a secretive illusion, making it impossible for those with ill intentions to be noticed as they hid within it.

Unable to wait for Du Li, Li Mo hurried to Doctor Yan’s Yonghe Hall. As she was walking, Su Zhen, leaning on a cane, suddenly appeared not far ahead, quietly saying, "Give me five minutes, can we talk?"

Li Mo looked around and, after hesitation, walked closer, cleverly cutting to the chase with her purpose, "What do you want from me? Now that you've lost your looks and your left leg, the only jobs available for you are with Doctor Yan or Captain Situ, but you can’t move easily and wouldn’t dare provoke Luo Xi... so... you want to find a hole to hide in at Yonghe Hall?"

Su Zhen nodded, struggling to move a little further.

Li Mo had already pawned her physical strength, and without a second thought, she stepped back in caution.

Su Zhen anxiously said, "I’m not targeting you. I’m willing to give you twenty taels of silver if you help me lead Du Li to a certain place..."

Li Mo had no feelings for Du Li, and only found it amusing, "You want to harm Du Li?"

Su Zhen said seriously, "To be honest, I finally learned yesterday that the cost of murder is to pay eighty taels to redeem oneself, so the person to kill must be someone who has a lot of money. You only have seventy taels, which isn’t enough to redeem yourself, but Du Li has one hundred and fifty taels, see? Do you understand?"

"That’s quite persuasive," Li Mo extended her hand. "Alright, where and when?"

Su Zhen decisively handed the item to her palm, "After noon, at an alley in the northern part of the city. There are two huge willow trees there. I’ll handle the specifics, you just need to lie and cooperate."

Li Mo smiled, "I won’t disappoint you after taking your silver. I’ll leave now, or someone might see us and cause suspicion."

Su Zhen nodded, watching her leave before disappearing into the mist with her cane.

Luo Xi made his way to the city gate and found Captain Situ. Xu Rou, seemingly seeking some safety, cautiously followed behind him.

Captain Situ was pleased to see his new subordinate, rubbing his neck and saying, "Last night, the gate mysteriously broke, and a number of corpse demons barged in. Everyone is exhausted, and we’re short on manpower. It’s good you two arrived."

"The gate broke? It wasn’t deliberately damaged, was it?" Luo Xi asked warily.

"I’m still investigating the matter," Captain Situ sighed.

Luo Xi responded enthusiastically, "Leave it to me."

Captain Situ declined, saying, "No, I have another task for you. Several civilians have come to tell me that they hear the sounds of corpse demons inside the Lin residence even during the day, and everyone’s scared. You and Xu Rou should go and check it out, capture the corpse demons inside the Lin residence."

Luo Xi raised an eyebrow, "Lin residence? Isn’t that family very wealthy and have a lot of servants? How could they not know if there were corpse demons?"

Captain Situ replied, "But the civilians are very sure, and I’m tied up with other matters, so..."

"Alright, we’ll go now," Xu Rou finally spoke up, agreeing.Luo Xi gave her an annoyed glance, not wanting to engage in more conversation.

Xu Rou whispered, "Maybe there's something else going on. We'll find out when we go."

Captain Situ was pleased, "Report back to me within two hours. If you slack off, don’t blame me for kicking you out."

"Don’t worry. But she is her, and I am me. Don’t mix up our performances," Luo Xi immediately clarified, then took big strides toward the Lin residence alone.

Xu Rou chased after her, saying, "Wait for me. The Captain told us to investigate together."

Luo Xi stopped, raising an eyebrow. "My brain isn’t damaged yet. You should only have ten taels of silver left, right? If you don’t do something today, you won’t even have a place to stay tonight, and yet you’re in the mood to do missions here?"

Xu Rou’s gaze dimmed, then she said, "The hosts working at the Lin residence are all weak. As long as we get rid of them, we can split the rewards. What do you think?"

Luo Xi scoffed, "Why split? Wouldn’t it be better for me to take it all myself?"

With that, he began walking again.

Left standing behind, Xu Rou looked worried and resentful. After a few seconds, she hurriedly caught up, naturally feeling uneasy.