Chapter 46

The commotion of a shattering and a roar inside the Treasure Pavilion was so loud that unless the servants of the Hidden Blue Manor were exceptionally well-trained, any normal person would be unable to suppress their curiosity and would definitely take a glance inside the shop.

Tang Zheng deliberately turned around to let them see his face clearly.

The group of servants quickly glanced inside the shop, but it was just a quick glance.

However, for Tang Zheng, that was enough!

If anyone's face showed even the slightest hint of recognition during that glance, it would not escape his eyes!

But, there was nothing.

Not a single one.

That group of servants showed no emotion on their faces that Tang Zheng had hoped to see.

Sighing again, Tang Zheng said, "Damn, why are you sighing? Pay for my vase!" Ban Yilou shouted.

"Don't be so stingy," Tang Zheng smiled, "consider it a gift from me."

"Am I that rich? Why would I give you such an expensive gift?" Ban Yilou looked suspicious.

"Because... in a couple of days, the business at the Treasure Pavilion will probably be booming," Tang Zheng's eyes darted around, and he waved his hand, turning to leave without a trace.

Ban Yilou stayed in the shop, pondering for a long time.

Why would the business be booming?

The business had already been so good that he wanted to bang his head against the wall. Although the Treasure Pavilion had a commission system, restocking was a matter of competition!

The problem of restocking the empty shelves in the inner cabinet required him to use his connections again!

In a couple of days?

How could it get any better in a couple of days?

Could another Tang Zheng suddenly appear in the small pond of Wulong Town?

...

The midday sun was bright.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Tang Zheng immediately mixed into the crowd, diluting his presence, and returned to the East Street controlled by the Tang Family Manor.

As soon as he returned to the inn, he saw Ah Zhi and Old Ghost sitting in a corner on the first floor, drinking.

Ah Zhi turned to look at him and immediately looked gloomy.

He had personally invited someone to join the Shadow Warrior List, and not only did he not get a response, but the person also disappeared out of the window right under his nose!

What a great humiliation!

Seeing Ah Zhi's bad mood, Tang Zheng scratched his head, remembering how he had almost killed the kid, and nodded, casually pulling out a small cat toy with soft white fur from his shopping bag.

Ah Zhi had a bad feeling as soon as he saw it...

Sure enough, the next second, Tang Zheng threw the toy to him, "Here, it's for you!"

"Damn! Do you think I'm a kid?" Ah Zhi stood up abruptly, holding the cat.

"Hehehehe..." Old Ghost stroked his chin, laughing heartily.

Ah Zhi's face darkened, and he was about to throw the cat back, but as soon as he gathered his star power, he suddenly lowered his head.

The unassuming toy cat emitted a faint white light.

Ah Zhi's mouth opened slightly...

Upon closer inspection, he found that the toy had intricate stitching, similar to the "Thousand Tide Array" used to assist star power layers, but it didn't seem to be exactly the same.

Ah Zhi didn't understand array patterns, so he couldn't be sure if it was a Thousand Tide Array.

But no matter what kind of array it was, the fact that it was intricately arranged on a small toy was a challenging feat...

"Old Ghost..." Ah Zhi looked at Old Ghost for help.

"Sure, his trap almost killed you, so you deserve it. You can keep it," Old Ghost looked thoughtfully at Tang Zheng's retreating back.

"Rubbish! Who would care about such a small matter?" Ah Zhi was angry.

As the next Shadow King of Shadow Mountain, killing and being killed were part of his daily routine. Almost being killed by Tang Zheng or almost being killed by someone else was a minor matter that he would forget after a good night's sleep.

What truly angered him was that a mere one-star warrior dared to ignore his invitation.

Moreover, from their first meeting, as long as the other party wanted, he couldn't sense his presence at all!

"Are you done eating?" Old Ghost stood up, smiling, and picked up his bag. "Shall we go?"

"Sure." Ah Zhi hesitated, looking at the toy cat on the table several times.

Old Ghost waited patiently but didn't speak.

After hesitating for a while, Ah Zhi huffed and reached out to grab the toy cat.

Old Ghost laughed heartily at his decision after the mental struggle, "Hehehehe."

No matter who Ah Zhi was, he was only twelve years old.

At twelve, he was still at an age where he would be very interested in toys, especially pet toys.

...

Ah Zhi didn't know that the toy cat Tang Zheng threw to him was just one of many in a bag.

Tang Zheng returned to his room, emptied the contents of several bags, and carefully inventoried them.

Snacks and toys for Little Bell and the children of the Tang Family Manor, purple gold flower water for Little Tang, his martial arts book, and a large bag of materials...

After inventorying everything, Tang Zheng patted the sword at his waist, nodded, and left the handwritten martial arts book, *Dagger Techniques*, out, while putting the rest of the items back in their respective places.

The lighting in Room 6 of the Tianzi Building was excellent, and the sunlight filtering through the colored windows fell on the *Dagger Techniques*, making the incomplete martial arts technique shine brilliantly...

Tang Zheng reached out and opened the first volume of the *Dagger Techniques*.

A steady, sandalwood-scented aura greeted him, and his star power surged in response to the star power guidance of the handwritten martial arts technique.

Click.

Tang Zheng drew the dagger from its sheath.

The perfect feel of the dagger invigorated his spirit.

"Star power forms a tide, three high, one low..." The first sentence of the *Dagger Techniques* was straightforward, directly describing the flow of star power.

However, Tang Zheng didn't immediately follow its instructions.

Because forming a star tide wasn't something that could be done instantly, just like a cup of water on a table couldn't be made to shake immediately.

But battles could happen at any moment!

If the starting move of the *Dagger Techniques* was like this, its practical effectiveness would be greatly reduced...

Tang Zheng took a deep breath, inhaling and exhaling, "Let's try it."

He swung the dagger in the air, and suddenly, a strange force seemed to push his star meridians!

His star power split into four parts!

Three streams rushed to his right hand holding the dagger, while one stream quickly sank!

Tang Zheng felt his internal star power balance suddenly disrupted, with three high and one low, creating a significant disparity. The mutual impact formed three waves of equal height in an instant!

Guided by the handwritten martial arts technique!

Tang Zheng quickly looked down...

"Extend into the dagger, push the tide out." Tang Zheng recited the words while feeling the flow of star power within his body.

He felt a force reverse from his feet, accelerating the convergence of his body and star power to his fingertips!

Then, a pale purple light, like a laser beam, rapidly shot out!

Clang clang clang...

The dagger in his hand didn't touch the window in front of him.

However, the colored glass window was pierced with a hole the size of a fingertip, and then the entire window shattered, falling to the ground.

"Uh..." Tang Zheng knew that the original result of the technique should have been just the hole, and the subsequent shattering of the window was due to his star power not being well-controlled, causing some of it to spill out.

The more star power that spilled out, the less lethal his attack would be!

Although his first practice wasn't perfect, Tang Zheng gained a deeper understanding of the technique.

No wonder the *Dagger Techniques* required a Palace and two stars—using two different main star powers to control the three high and one low star power would make the entire process even faster and the effect of the move even stronger!

"Good technique." Tang Zheng was certain that this was a technique suitable for him.

Looking out the shattered window, he saw a group of Hidden Blue Manor servants running by...

Of course, the servants of the Hidden Blue Manor wouldn't dare to wander around East Street in neat uniforms, but their formation and movement made it easy to identify them.

"Hey..." Tang Zheng squinted and smiled.

The number of people the Hidden Blue Manor had been sending out recently was increasing, which was actually unusual...

Because, no matter how much they hated him, he was just one person, and the Hidden Blue Manor had more important matters to deal with.

Unfortunately, no matter how many people they sent, the incorrect information would ensure that the main force of the Hidden Blue Manor wouldn't find him!

He had already tested this an hour ago by smashing a vase, supposedly an antique, in a "safe zone" called the Treasure Pavilion.

"But, someone in the Hidden Blue Manor knows who I am and that I'm staying at the Tang Family Manor," Tang Zheng recalled the battle in the alley, "and there might even be someone who can recognize my face."

Tang Zheng gripped the dagger in his hand.

In the past, he thought he had the advantage of being in the dark while the enemy was in the light, but the situation had changed dramatically.

A small group of people in the Hidden Blue Manor knew his appearance, strength, and even his location, and had bought people with the Shadow King's order to kill him at the Tang Family Manor, while he had no idea who these people were!

"This can't go on. I need to find them out," Tang Zheng shook his head. Being in the light while the enemy was in the dark was the most uncomfortable situation for an assassin!

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