Tomb Raider: Call Me Dragon Vein Cleaner

Chapter 457 Metaphysical Convenience Store

Having received a satisfactory answer, Cheng Feng said nothing more and turned to leave.

Zhao Li silently took out a pack of cigarettes, lit it, and quietly watched Cheng Feng's back.

Long after Cheng Feng left, another figure hurriedly emerged from the woods.

He was wearing a black trench coat in the same style as Zhao Li's. It's worth mentioning that the newcomer was quite handsome; if one ignored his weathered eyes...

The first impression she gives is that she is a woman dressed as a man.

Upon reaching the locust tree stump, he lifted his robe and drew two short blue blades from his lower back.

Wielding two swords, he suddenly increased his speed and kicked the ghost out of the tree stump in the blink of an eye.

Then the two swords clashed, and the vengeful ghost let out a miserable scream before being sealed away.

Zhao Li watched as the newcomer subdued the vengeful ghost that he had risked so much to protect, without ever attempting to stop it.

After the messenger finished dealing with the vengeful ghost, Zhao Li spoke in a deep voice:

"Be careful lately, someone whose background is unknown has appeared in my jurisdiction."

The visitor nodded to indicate that he understood, and then turned to leave.

"Murong, don't let me down!"

Murong paused slightly.

"The transaction will take place at the same place three months from now."

After saying that, Murong quickly disappeared into the woods.

The next morning.

Cheng Feng got up in his seaside villa, holding a cup of tea, and stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window looking at the sea view outside.

Compared to this vast world, the small world seems rather meager.

There are too many powerful people in this world. It's too risky to try and take advantage of others when leaving. I wonder if I can find a loophole...

In fact, if Cheng Feng were given enough time, his little world would eventually grow to a level no less than this world.

But Cheng Feng was impatient and couldn't resist trying to take shortcuts.

It's like growing your own grain; it's never as fast as stealing grain from your neighbor.

Putting the thought aside for the time being, Cheng Feng finished his tea in one gulp and then started changing his clothes to go out.

The ancient gods hidden in this world are not the main characters; the true destiny is concentrated in the bodies of three special individuals.

Those are the ghost messenger Zhao Li, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Ya, and the container Xia Dongqing.

As for Chi You, he was just a minor character; using that name would be an insult to him.

Who is Chi You in the orthodox legend? He was a military lord whom even the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan had to unite with the Yan Emperor tribe to fight against.

The Chi You of this world is simply a cowardly old lecher who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

After being beaten up, he didn't dare to confront Kunlun head-on, and actually thought about having a baby with Xuannu.

What kind of thought process is this? He's finally learned his lesson about hoping his son will become a dragon.

For a moment, Cheng Feng wanted to slap this shameful thing to death, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided against it.

There must be some ancient strategy at play here; he's still in a state where he's being watched closely by the local ancient gods.

It's best to be patient for now.

After getting dressed, Cheng Feng drove away from the villa area and found a reputable advertising design company online.

After spending a little money, Cheng Feng obtained a signboard that was neither too big nor too small.

The sign reads "Mystical Convenience Store".

The subtitle, in slightly smaller font, reads: "Calculate Peach Blossom Luck, Predict Wealth, Resolve Mercury Retrograde."

There is also a small banner that reads: "Don't panic if you feel lost in life, our store is open 24 hours a day."

(Note: Please call the hotline 1xxxxxxxxx if this master is not available.)

The signboard has a distinctive color scheme. It was made with a black background and fluorescent green according to Cheng Feng's requirements, and it also features a cartoon compass and a cute lucky cat element.

It emphasizes being trendy and cool.

Cheng Feng happily pulled the signboard towards West Street.

Before long, we arrived at a T-junction. At the end of the T-junction, a convenience store called No. 444 was open for business.

"Setting up a fortune-telling stall outside the ghost messenger's post, that's so interesting."

Cheng Feng grinned. The Eliminator System needed to find the vengeful ghost to trigger, so Cheng Feng decided to try a two-pronged approach.

He could set up a street stall offline, where he could enjoy the excitement and have some fun, and maybe even try his luck.

He plans to cultivate a persona on paranormal forums and create a Weibo account, hoping that eventually people will come to him for help with paranormal events.

Once the reputation is established, the Cleaner System's missions will definitely be triggered in large numbers.

After parking the car, Cheng Feng began unloading things from the vehicle.

First was a folding wooden table, which Cheng Feng placed directly under the locust tree next to the No. 444 convenience store.

Then there's the cool signboard he paid for.

Cheng Feng hung this thing on the tree trunk. It didn't look very appealing during the day, but it would be quite something when the green fluorescent light came on at night.

Finally, there was a banner with an advertisement on it, which was placed on a long pole next to the table.

At this point, apart from the seats, a small stall was set up.

As Cheng Feng smugly assessed his new spot for enjoying the show, the day shift staff were completely bewildered.

"What's going on? Why is this charlatan setting up his stall in front of our house?"

"Why don't you go out and kick him out? Otherwise, when the boss comes back, he'll dock our pay!"

Finally, one of the employees reluctantly walked out of the convenience store.

After arriving not far from Cheng Feng, he spoke:

“Sir, this area belongs to the convenience store, and your... this stall cannot be set up here.”

Seeing that the shop assistant was quite polite, Cheng Feng didn't want to make things difficult for her.

He immediately said:

“I know your boss. Call him and tell him that his creditors are afraid he’ll run away, and tell him about the situation here.”

The shop assistant was stunned for a moment, and before he could recover, Cheng Feng continued:

"Watch over my stall for me. If anything gets lost, I'll make your boss pay for it."

After saying that, Cheng Feng lifted his foot and left the place.

It wasn't until Cheng Feng got into the car that the shop assistant scratched his head and returned to the shop.

Upon seeing him return, the other shop assistants all came forward to inquire.

"What's going on? Why didn't that person move their things?"

The shop assistant relayed Cheng Feng's words to his colleagues, and then everyone fell silent.

"Brother, since you're the one who contacted him, you should inform the boss yourself, as we shouldn't bother two people with the same matter."

I still have a lot of drinks that haven't been arranged in the warehouse, I need to get back to work.

After saying that, he walked towards the warehouse without looking back.

The others also started getting busy in a very professional manner.

The helpless shop assistant angrily gave the middle finger, but finally had no choice but to take out the phone and dial the number with a pained expression.

At this moment, in a luxurious penthouse, Zhao Li was hunched over his desk, his hair disheveled, his face full of worry as he wrote something on a book.

Just then, the phone rang.

Zhao Li accidentally wrote a word wrong, which made him scream in frustration.

"What a disaster! Don't let me find that sucker, or I'll kill him!"

"You're charging an exorbitant price for a vengeful ghost? Why don't I ever get such good deals?!"

After venting his frustrations, Zhao Li reluctantly took out a completely transparent phone.

After glancing at the caller ID, Zhao Li blew into the phone, and the call was answered.

"You better really have something urgent to do, or you can forget about getting paid this month."