Antique Shop Zero: Disfigured School Beauty Becomes a Succubus to Pay Off Debts

Chapter 219 Gargoyle Guardian

The despair in Peng Guanhai's eyes gradually turned into shock, and finally into deep gratitude.

This gentleman did not actually breach any contract.

If he wants to use this mirror, I can certainly let him.

This is... the master's compassion for him, his grace towards him!

Peng Guanhai suddenly kowtowed and shouted like a madman:

"Thank you, sir!"

Peng Zhenni had no idea what was going on.

But she's not stupid.

She knew that her grandfather had traded something important for her safety.

Peng Zhenni, while supporting her grandfather, continued:

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

Jiang Chaosheng looked at the grandfather and grandson, his eyes filled with indescribable complexity.

Did your heart soften?

I did soften my heart.

Spending a New Year's Eve with members of the Taboo Society, he began to feel more humane than he had before.

Especially after that dream on Dream Island, this sense of human warmth continued to grow, and the mother's singing pried open a crack in her heart of stone.

He once thought Li Qinglian was a pedantic scholar who had suffered so many curses, and that it was his own fault.

Li Qinglian herself once said, "If you want to control the Zero Antique Shop, you must not be soft-hearted."

However, Jiang Chaosheng's life was saved because of Li Qinglian's soft heart.

He would never forget the words he murmured in his dream when Li Qinglian descended like a hero: "In the end, I still have a soft heart."

It's quite ironic.

Jiang Chaosheng narrowed his eyes, dispelling the confusion in them, and said:

"Come find me in the South China Sea tomorrow."

After saying that, Jiang Chaosheng walked out of the ward.

Peng Guanhai looked up and saw that Jiang Chaosheng had already left. He grabbed his granddaughter's hand, showing his big teeth, and said with a grin:

"You won't follow in your grandfather's footsteps in the future."

Peng Zhenni's lips moved, and her eyes were red.

Only today did she learn what her grandfather had been through all along.

Mockery, misunderstanding, complaints, danger, and... loneliness.

Peng Guanhai took a deep breath:

"You must live well. Just treat what happened during this time as a nightmare."

Peng Zhenni suddenly threw herself into Peng Guanhai's arms and burst into tears;

"grandfather!"

Peng Guanhai gently patted Peng Zhenni's trembling shoulder, his eyes filled with tenderness:

"After we go to the South China Sea tomorrow, Grandpa will take you on a trip."

Let me take you on a trip to the places Grandpa has been.

Over the years, Grandpa has traveled almost all over the world.

Peng Zhenni didn't speak, but just sobbed and made "hmm" sounds.

......

night.

Late at night.

Jiang Chaosheng returned to the Zero Antique Shop.

He placed the Dragon Ball on the shelf and gently touched its surface with his finger:

"The cause of your child's death will be found out soon."

Of the complete information from the previous era, only Hell remains. Hell is already taking shape; the promise made to the Old Dragon King will be fulfilled sooner or later.

The old Dragon King's weak voice echoed from within the Dragon Balls, as if drifting from a very, very far place:

"Thank you, sir."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dragon Ball fell silent.

Jiang Chaosheng turned his head and glanced at the backyard.

There were living dead bound hand and foot.

The family of three inside the old car, filled with the spirits of the wronged, curiously gathered around to watch the spectacle.

These living dead will be kept for Liu Weiqian to study.

It is said that Liu Weiqian has recently become fascinated with the study of supernatural forces.

These eight undead possessed by hellish creatures must be a huge surprise to him.

Jiang Chaosheng murmured:

"I need to go see Shirley in the next couple of days."

Xia Li's Shentai Biotechnology Company will soon begin operations.

This is the first property of the Taboo Society, and Shirley has invited me to visit it several times, but I haven't had the time.

This time, we've given them a great gift: let Shirley search for the location of Hell.

Finding the location of hell is difficult, and the hardest part of the process is the beginning.

0-1 is difficult, but 1-10 is much easier.

Peng Guanhai has completed the initial steps and achieved the "1". Now it's up to Xia Li.

As for why this task was assigned to Shirley...

Firstly, because Xia Li is a wealthy woman with the ability to assemble multiple expedition teams to explore Hell.

Secondly, because Shirley is the progenitor of vampires, and in legends, vampires have a very ambiguous connection with hell.

Shirley is more suitable for this task than anyone else in the Taboo Society.

Jiang Chaosheng walked back to the lobby and sat at the counter.

He took two strands of hair from the drawer, then took out the envelope left by the evil Qilin and placed it on the Mirror of Longing.

The mirror surface of the "Looking-Homeward Mirror" ripples like the surface of water.

Immediately afterwards, the scene shifts, and the mirror of the Mirror of Longing for Home shows a temple.

Inside the temple, the evil Qilin knelt on a prayer mat with his hands clasped together.

Words appeared on both sides of the mirror.

[Human realm, Xia Kingdom, Southern Frontier, Tianming City, Anshan Temple.]

A slight smile appeared on Jiang Chaosheng's lips:

"Found you, little mouse."

......

The next day.

Jiang Chaosheng met Peng Guanhai and Peng Zhenni at the antique shop in the afternoon.

Both of them were carrying hiking backpacks and dressed in casual clothes, looking like they were about to go on a long trip.

Peng Zhenni looked around the shop with curiosity—antique shelves, old tables and chairs, and dusty ornaments.

So, his apparent identity was that of an antique shop owner?

Jiang Chaosheng had been waiting for a long time.

He took a pendant from the counter and pushed it over:

"Take it. I'll come back for it when your life ends."

Peng Zhenni took it and examined it closely.

The pendant is a demon—

It was completely black, hairless, and had a pair of bat-like wings.

Its face is ferocious, yet it inexplicably gives people a sense of security.

"The Guardian of the Gargoyles"

Jiang Chaosheng said:

"You're going to the United States in the future, right?"

As long as you're in the United States and have this, hell can't hurt you.

Number 3-18, Guardian of the Gargoyles.

It can awaken the gargoyles above the church, protecting the wearer from visitors from hell.

According to legend, gargoyles, though they have a ferocious appearance, are not evil.

They guard the gates, protect the good, and drive away evil spirits, just like the stone lions at the entrances of solemn places in the Xia Kingdom.

But gargoyles will not harm people unless provoked.

It can only passively protect the wearer and deter hellish creatures.

It is limited to creatures from hell.

Peng Guanhai stared at the pendant for a long time, then smiled:

"The United States... that's enough."

His lifespan wouldn't allow him to travel the world with his granddaughter.

Jiang Chaosheng added:

"You may all go to the kingdom that worships the Western God."

Peng Guanhai took two steps back and bowed deeply.

"Thank you, sir."

Peng Zhenni blinked at Jiang Chaosheng and suddenly asked:

"Does that mean... we'll never have a chance to meet again?"

Jiang Chaosheng raised an eyebrow, smiled, and shook his head:

"You don't want to see me again."

Peng Zhenni's eyes darted around, a mischievous glint in her eyes:

"Because... your true identity is Death?"

She had seen that giant scythe before.

What else could someone who can reap demons with the Grim Reaper's scythe be but the Grim Reaper?

Jiang Chaosheng knew what she was thinking:

"That scythe was indeed the Grim Reaper's. But I am not. I am just a mortal."

Peng Zhenni was stunned.

Can a mortal command the wind and rain and wield the scythe of death?

She wanted to ask more, but saw that Jiang Chaosheng had already lowered his head and opened the book in front of him.

That gesture clearly said—the conversation ends here.

She and her grandfather exchanged a glance, bowed deeply, and then turned and left the antique shop.

......

After the two left, the antique shop became quiet.

Jiang Chaosheng tapped the small black figure on his wrist.

The little man jumped off his wrist, landed on the ground, and tilted his head to look at him.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Chaosheng asked.

The little shadowy figure kept covering its head and thighs, and finally sat on the ground, making a crying gesture with its hands.

I feel terrible, my whole body feels terrible.

Jiang Chaosheng smiled:

"Send your men over to the backyard to move some things to Shirley's place."

The little shadowy figure was startled, then jumped up and started gesturing wildly at Jiang Chaosheng, his movements as fast as if he were fighting.

Jiang Chaosheng nodded: "Yes, I'm going to see you."