Chapter 28: Awkwardness (Revised)

"This is the tooth of the Xihua Ghost King! Please inspect it!"

"Furthermore, I have ordered the Xihua Ghost King to prepare another one hundred thousand soul points next month as a tribute to you!"

Yang Xuan was very satisfied with the report from the Huangquan Ghost King. In contrast, the Enchantress, who was sitting nearby elegantly smoking a cigarette, looked completely stunned.

"The Xihua Ghost King you speak of—could it be the one living in the Ghost Aura villa district?"

The Huangquan Ghost King looked irritable; he turned his head and glared at the Enchantress, but out of respect for Yang Xuan, he replied impatiently.

"What else could it be?"

Upon hearing this, the Enchantress immediately leaned in close to Yang Xuan. Her supple body, combined with the softness of her chest pressed against him, almost made Yang Xuan lose his composure.

"Haha, stop joking. This? This is the front tooth of the Xihua Ghost King? Even acting wouldn't go this far!"

After the Enchantress finished speaking, she laughed harder and harder. However, apart from her, neither Yang Xuan nor the Huangquan Ghost King showed any sign of amusement. This caused her to stop mid-laugh, feeling somewhat awkward.

"You have done very well."

"But it is not yet perfect!"

"Since the Xihua Ghost King has already contributed its soul points, shouldn't you be at least its equal?"

Yang Xuan stared intently at the Huangquan Ghost King, a wicked smile revealing itself on his face.

One minute later, two hundred thousand soul points were credited to his account, and Yang Xuan was very satisfied. After dismissing the Huangquan Ghost King, Yang Xuan was about to enter the system to take a look when he was interrupted by the Enchantress.

"Hey, kid, tell me, if this front tooth is the Xihua Ghost King's, then who was that just now? Could it be that he is also a Ghost King?"

"What else?" Yang Xuan replied curtly.

This made the Enchantress laugh even harder.

Entering the system, Yang Xuan examined the treasures he had obtained over the past few days. The Evil Spirit Pill had been handed over to the organization, and the ruby could not be used for the time being. The only thing suitable for auction was the Xihua Ghost King's front tooth.

"That's decided then."

"System! Put the Xihua Ghost King's front tooth up for auction!"

[Understood, Host. One front tooth of the Xihua Ghost King detected. The auction house is currently evaluating it for you.]

[Front tooth of a late-stage five-star Ghost King; starting auction value: ten thousand!]

Ten thousand?

Yang Xuan was taken aback. He hadn't thought this was anything valuable, but who would have guessed that a front tooth could be worth ten thousand? If he had known sooner, he would have sent the Huangquan Ghost King to knock out all of the Xihua Ghost King's teeth!

[The auction will begin immediately. Due to its lower value, the auction house will provide you with full service for this event!]

***

The moment the Xihua Ghost King's front tooth was listed on the auction house, all parties were left dumbfounded.

Inside the organization:

"Seal of Demon Suppression, what is going on here? Who is bold enough to knock out the front tooth of the Xihua Ghost King and put it up for auction?" The leader looked completely bewildered.

"I don't know, boss. This is too outrageous! Even though I have traveled far and wide, I have never heard of or seen such a thing! It's beyond absurd!"

"Investigate immediately! How powerful must one be to pull off such a dark joke at a time like this?"

At Huangquan's residence:

Upon seeing this scene, the Huangquan Ghost King laughed so hard his stomach hurt.

"Hahaha, as expected of our leader, his methods are absolute! Auctioning a front tooth—truly striking at the heart!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, I doubt the Xihua Ghost King will ever be able to hold its head high again in this lifetime."

In the valley:

Three Ghost Kings ran over, clutching auction instruments, and handed them to the Ghost Emperor.

"Master Ghost Emperor, look! Something big has happened!"

"What is so important that it makes you so frantic?"

After taking the instrument and confirming that the item being auctioned was indeed the front tooth of the Xihua Ghost King, the Ghost Emperor felt a bit disoriented. He knew very well that with his current strength, he wouldn't dare to provoke the Xihua Ghost King like this.

Although there is a whole tier between a Ghost King and a Ghost Emperor, if one were to humiliate a Ghost King in such a manner, the only thing awaiting them would be endless retaliation. Of course, the most terrifying part is that at the level of a Ghost King, they already possess destructive energy; a crazed Ghost King’s revenge could very well lead to them using self-detonation to achieve their goal.

"Do you know who pulled out the Xihua Ghost King's tooth?" the Ghost Emperor asked, looking lost.

The three Ghost Kings looked at each other, and finally, they spoke the truth.

"The Huangquan Ghost King did it. It is said that to pull out the tooth, the Huangquan Ghost King went as far as to use a magical artifact left behind by the previous Huangquan Ghost Emperor!"

"Damn!"

"What exactly did you do to this Huangquan Ghost King? How did you manage to push such a fool to his breaking point?"

At this point, even a one-star Ghost Emperor could figure out that the Xihua Ghost King had been pushed to the edge. If a fool wasn't provoked by anyone, why would he be in such a hurry?

The three Ghost Kings lowered their heads, not daring to say a word. This made the one-star Ghost Emperor even more furious.

"Tell me! If you don't speak, I'll throw all three of you into the swamp!"

"Master Ghost Emperor, don't be angry. We just did what you did earlier—we called the Huangquan Ghost Emperor a fool."

"..."

***

The one-star Ghost Emperor’s expression turned grim, and he couldn't help but cover his own mouth.

"I'm telling you all, from now on, no one is to call the Huangquan Ghost King a fool in front of him!"

The three Ghost Kings nodded, and the strongest among them asked, "Master Ghost Emperor, what shall we do next?"

"Prepare yourselves; we are heading to the Xihua Ghost King's residence!"

"I remember very clearly that this kid has a very powerful artifact called the Ruby. If I can obtain it, my strength will definitely increase significantly!"

"By then, we won't need to care about the attitude of any other faction!"

At the Xihua Ghost King's villa district, the Xihua Ghost King sat on his sofa. A row of underlings stood before him, but their strength was low, with the highest being only at the Ghost General level.

After looking around, the Xihua Ghost King felt a sense of deep desolation.

Since having his tooth pulled, he had begun gathering his forces, but all he could muster were these useless weaklings. If he actually took them to war, they would just be fodder.

"What is wrong with you people?"

"When I left Xihua Valley, didn't I leave you with plenty of heavenly treasures? Why is your strength even lower now than when I left?"

The Xihua Ghost King frowned, unable to comprehend it. He had seen slow cultivation progress, but this was the first time he had seen cultivation go in reverse. If he waited a few more years to gather them, he feared his subordinates would all be nothing more than basic Ghost Soldiers!

"Master Ghost King, you don't know, but Xihua Valley has become incredibly evil! Since you left, the wild beasts in the area have become arrogant and domineering, and they have occupied our original territory."

"That's right! If you ask me, it's like they're defecating on our heads!"

"And it's even diarrhea!"

Hearing this, the Xihua Ghost King paced back and forth, his chest aching with rage.

"Xihua Valley is evil? Damn it! You are ghosts! How can a bunch of animals be more evil than you?"

"What a disgrace to my Xihua Valley!"

"Remember, from now on, call me Valley Ghost King!" After much thought, the Xihua Ghost King made this decision.

"Master Ghost King, why are you changing your name?"

The Xihua Ghost King let out a stifled sigh, his eyes, once full of fighting spirit, now filled with helplessness.

"Why? You really have the nerve to ask!"