I Quit Being This Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 67

In the blink of an eye, Xun Fangyun saw the person in her arms vanish, leaving behind only a trace of residual warmth and a plume of blue smoke.

Someone is playing tricks?

Xun Fangyun frowned. She had focused all her attention on the external situation and had failed to notice a spell being cast on Mang Ke.

The idle hands from the Ghost Market who had followed the commotion also approached Xun Fangyun. Seeing her alone, they couldn’t help but ask the stall owner next to them, “Didn’t you say there was one demon and one human? Why is she alone?”

The stall owners trembled, pointing at Xun Fangyun. “We don’t know, but it’s definitely this person. That human might have been eaten, who knows.”

Might have been eaten, who knows.

Eaten, who knows.

Who knows.

Knows…

Xun Fangyun glared furiously. A black and red miasma of spiritual energy enveloped her. She stared at the people before her with a cold face and sternly commanded, “Get out of my way, all of you!”

Meanwhile, in the dark space within the pawnshop’s inner room, Yin Shu was sitting in the armchair, leisurely puffing smoke rings.

“Manager,” the shop clerk lifted the curtain and entered. He reported to Yin Shu, “The person who caused the commotion in the market seems to have fought her way back.”

Calling it ‘fighting her way back’ wasn’t accurate at all, because no one dared to block Xun Fangyun’s path, so she was essentially unimpeded.

“I know,” Yin Shu said, tapping off the ash from his pipe. “As long as that girl is in our hands, that demon won’t act rashly.”

“Is it necessary, Manager?” the shop clerk asked, somewhat confused. “Just let them leave with the money. We can afford the price.”

Yin Shu shook his head. “That girl is strange, and she wasn’t clear about some things. How can I let her just walk away?”

If she happened to spread the news of the Demon Lord’s appearance, the situation would genuinely be beyond the control of just one or two people.

She might even ruin their Demon Lord’s plans. No matter how he looked at it, this young girl couldn’t be left alone.

The most troublesome thing now was the one outside.

Yin Shu contemplated, but before he could figure things out, he heard a sharp crack from the outer pawnshop. The main entrance seemed to have been violently ripped open.

Wow, what power. That’s going to cost quite a bit to fix later.

The clerk couldn’t help but feel scared by the noise and asked Yin Shu, “Manager, what should we do?”

“Just stay here,” Yin Shu said calmly, tapping his pipe. “Outsiders can’t enter this separate dimension anyway.”

The moment the words left his mouth, Yin Shu sensed something was wrong!

Distorted human faces gradually surfaced on the dark floor, seemingly peering at them from beneath the ground. Their faces were blue, purple, and rotting, as if they had crawled out of hell.

Countless decaying hands beat against the floor, trying to climb up from underground!

“On the walls too, Manager! And the ceiling!”

Cold sweat immediately ran down Yin Shu’s face. She intended to surround him!

The ghost-like faces roared something. The sound was piercing and sharp, like soul-snatching whispers, causing even the battle-hardened Yin Shu to feel a chill deep in his heart.

What is the origin of the person outside? Why can she manipulate malevolent ghosts?!

Just then, the dry, withered arms beneath the ground suddenly stretched out, grabbing Yin Shu’s feet and yanking him down!

Yin Shu: “!!!”

This power!

“Manager!”

Before the shop clerk could express his surprise, a woman’s voice echoed from all directions, carrying an irresistible power of submission beneath its restrained anger, making one yearn to immediately kneel down.

“Where have you hidden Mang Ke?!”

Yin Shu dropped to his knees with a thud, his jade-colored pipe snapping into two pieces. He didn’t spare it a thought, just knelt there, lowering his head. “Brave Hero, spare my life! I believe there must be some misunderstanding between us!!!”

Shop Clerk: “????”

He admitted defeat that quickly?

Why was he so confident just a moment ago?

Yin Shu looked down at his knees and said, “I did not intend to offend Your Excellency. I ask for your forgiveness. However, I must ask one question: Are you the revered Lord of my race, sealed for ten million years?”

The other party did not reply.

Yin Shu added, “That girl is sleeping in the inner room. I only sensed Your Excellency’s aura and deliberately tried to detain you. I truly had no intention of harming her!”

Shop Clerk: “…”

My boss’s habit of kneeling, admitting fault, and spewing nonsense is actually quite useful for saving his life. I need to learn this trick myself.

Yin Shu was drenched in sweat. He could feel that his legs had been broken by those hands. The moment he came into contact with Xun Fangyun’s spiritual power, he realized he had chosen the wrong person. Combined with the familiar spiritual aura, anyone with half a mind could guess her identity.

Such potent demonic power, the Demon Subduing Pestle, acting with discretion, and needing travel funds—no matter how you looked at it, she was their Demon Lord!

He had searched for her for tens of thousands of years and never expected to find her in his own little shop.

Yin Shu didn’t know whether his luck was good or bad, but the priority now was to quickly lie his way through the situation and save his life.

The light in the inner room instantly brightened. Mang Ke was lying peacefully on the couch, fast asleep, seemingly unharmed, just as Yin Shu had claimed.

The dazzling, screaming sound stopped, and the grip on his legs vanished.

When Yin Shu raised his head, he saw a woman in a dark blue dress standing before him. She didn’t spare him a glance, quickly walked to Mang Ke’s couch, sat down, and gently stroked her cheek.

The revered Lord is actually so concerned about this human girl?

Yin Shu treated himself while thinking secretly: Luckily, I acted slowly. If I had truly harmed that person, I wouldn’t have known how I died.

“Revered Lord,” Yin Shu stood up and backed away, smiling. “On behalf of the Silver Spirit Clan, I am the first to welcome Your Excellency back. The Demon Race is currently in disarray, and your arrival will certainly help everyone to…”

Before he could finish, Yin Shu felt unable to speak.

Xun Fangyun stared at him coldly. “When did I say I was returning?”

Yin Shu: “Mmmph mmmph mmmph…”

Xun Fangyun continued, “Wake her up.”

Yin Shu bowed: “Mmmph mmmph.”

As his voice faded, Mang Ke slowly opened her eyes. She looked around in confusion and asked, “Where am I?”

Xun Fangyun lowered her head and kissed her forehead. “It’s alright.”

Yin Shu stood with the clerk, clasping his hands and whispering, “Mmmph mmmph mmmph mmmph mmmph mmmph mmmph mmmph.”

Shop Clerk: “Manager, I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Yin Shu sighed: “Mmmph.”

Watching the two of them interact intimately, Yin Shu felt like he was being force-fed a huge amount of public affection. He wanted to wait until they were done being close before discussing the current situation, but seeing Mang Ke holding Xun Fangyun’s hand and examining it, he knew this matter wasn’t so simple.

Mang Ke was likely frightened. Xun Fangyun rubbed her cheek reassuringly. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here with you. Look, you’re still holding my hand. We are both fine.”

“Mhm,” Mang Ke said with reddened eyes. “I almost had my entire life flash before my eyes just now. It played through all my experiences, and suddenly I felt glad that I hadn’t wasted this life.”

Xun Fangyun looked at her. “Why?”

Mang Ke blushed and said, “Because I met you.”

Xun Fangyun lowered her head and affectionately rubbed her cheek against Mang Ke’s. She sighed, “I also never regretted meeting you in this life…”

The two people next door, whose heads were aching from the onslaught of affection, exchanged glances. The shop clerk pointed outside and said, “Manager, maybe I should go clean up outside first. It looks like there’s nothing for me to do here.”

Yin Shu: “Mmmph mmmph mmmph!!!”

Shop Clerk: “I still don’t understand what you’re saying. I’m leaving now!”

Yin Shu: “Mmmph!!!!!!”

By the time Xun Fangyun remembered that there was still another person nearby, she saw Yin Shu standing in the corner, flowering all by himself, his smile shy and stiff, as if trying to hide his presence.

Mang Ke also saw the man and instinctively hid behind Xun Fangyun.

“You can speak now,” Xun Fangyun said calmly.

Yin Shu instantly felt his mouth open. He bowed gratefully. “I did not intend to offend the Lady. Please forgive me!”

Mang Ke: “!!!!”

Lady?!

Indeed, they had just been hugging and embracing, and anyone with eyes could see their relationship.

But hearing it stated so blatantly still made Mang Ke blush.

Xun Fangyun rather liked the title, and her tone softened considerably. “I do not plan on returning yet. You don’t need to tell anyone my whereabouts. Act as if you never saw me.”

Yin Shu smiled. “Understood, Your Excellency.”

“However…” He pointed toward the outside. “What do you plan to do about the mess out there?”

Xun Fangyun was unconcerned. “First, we will take the boat from the ferryman and leave. What happens here is none of my business.”

That truly sounds… like something a Demon Race person would say.

Yin Shu scratched his cheek. “I can help you handle the matters here, as I do have some standing in the Ghost Market. It’s just…”

“Just what?”

“It’s just that the Ghost Market is now closed. You and the Lady will have to wait until next month to leave.”

Mang Ke grabbed Xun Fangyun’s coat and pouted, “It’s all your fault, all your fault! If you hadn’t brought me back, we would have already left by now!”

Yin Shu smiled wryly. “Lady, please don’t be angry. There are many fun things in the Ghost Market. Just consider this a vacation.”

Mang Ke said unhappily, “But I need to see my Senior Sister. They will worry about me if I don’t go back.”

“That’s not a problem,” Yin Shu said, smiling. “I have carrier pigeons here that can send messages to the human world. You can write what you want to say, and I can help deliver it.”

“I completely forgot about carrier pigeons!” Mang Ke’s eyes lit up. “Quickly, give me a brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone! I’ll write a letter to my Senior Sister so they don’t come looking for me!”

After the letter was written, Yin Shu collected it and said to Mang Ke, “What are your plans, Your Excellency and Lady? Traveling is enjoyable, but business cannot be delayed forever.”

Xun Fangyun said discontentedly, “You all managed for tens of thousands of years without a leader. A little longer won’t matter.”

Yin Shu bowed repeatedly. “Your Excellency speaks the truth. However, the Ghost Market is a mess right now. I must trouble Your Excellency to come outside with me. Your spiritual energy can nourish the Ghost Market, or I fear they will still cause trouble for you.”

“I understand.” Though unwilling, Xun Fangyun had caused such chaos in the Ghost Market that she felt obliged to clean up the mess.

She turned to look at Mang Ke and found her playing with a glass orb she had retrieved from somewhere. Xun Fangyun asked abruptly, “What are you doing?”

Clack—

The glass orb suddenly slipped from Mang Ke’s hand and shattered at her feet. Instantly, a purple mist enveloped them.

In less than a second, Mang Ke vanished.

Xun Fangyun: “Who is it this time!”

Yin Shu rubbed his chin and said, “Don’t worry. It was just a small trinket for playing. It won’t cause any physical harm, but…”

As he spoke, the smoke dissipated, and a small white jade figure wearing Mang Ke’s clothes was sitting on the floor, staring at its own small, white, tender hands in deep thought.

The small, chubby segments of its jade-like arms and the five little dimples on the back of its hands were faintly visible.

“But…” Yin Shu smiled. “It will only make her smaller.”

Mang Ke & Xun Fangyun: “!!!!”