Master of Strange Dao

Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost reached out a slender hand, the huge birthmark on his face automatically shifted to his hand.

Turning one of her hands blue and purple.

All of a sudden, the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost, who had always had a very low presence, so low that Yu Ziqing had difficulty perceiving her without opening his Yin God's eyes, suddenly appeared before everyone.

She opened her eyes, and her irises were like her clothes, as if seen through a kaleidoscope, the colors were dazzling to the extreme.

In an instant, she seemed to capture everyone's attention, forcibly seizing their focus.

She wore a slight smile and bowed slightly, her voice as clear as an oriole's song, crisp and pleasant, with a soft accent.

"Thank you, young master."

"This is what you deserve."

The side-deceitful ghost stared wide-eyed, looking at the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost in shock.

"You're a woman?"

The Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost glanced at him sideways, speaking slowly.

"Is it a problem?"

The Deceitful Ghost was completely unaffected by her beauty and magnificent attire, he merely sighed grumpily, for unknown reasons.

The Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost looked at the gazes of the other hungry ghosts around her, smiling with satisfaction.

The birthmark on her hand moved back to her face, and in an instant, she vanished again from everyone's sight and sensing.

No one could detect her existence.

Yu Ziqing only glanced once, this time, the position of the birthmark became even more exaggerated, spanning the entire face, completely ruining her delicate features.

Yu Ziqing roughly understood why she always diminished her presence.

She probably harbored a significant obsession from her life, even after dying and transforming into a starving ghost, becoming a hungry ghost, her self-awareness disappeared, but the obsession never dissipated.

Whatever she had gone through, Yu Ziqing didn't want to inquire and could guess roughly.

Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost slowly adjusted the position of her birthmark.

Seemed still a bit unaccustomed.

The uglier the birthmark made her, the lower her presence, to the point where aside from Yu Ziqing, no one else could discover her.

Yet, if the birthmark moved elsewhere, making her more beautiful, her presence would be so strong as to forcibly lock others' attention.

Yu Ziqing could feel that at that moment, his sensing of the surroundings would be greatly diminished, his attention almost entirely on the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost.

As for any other features, it's not convenient to ask for now.

When the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost moved the birthmark to her shoulder, only revealing a tiny bit at her neck, she appeared like an ordinary person.

Not possessing such a strong presence but also not ignored.

Cece cheerfully led the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost away; she really hadn't noticed the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost was female before.

In fact, unless the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost intentionally revealed herself, Cece found her hard to locate.

Three hungry ghosts all completed their transformation, and one person had a Companion Treasure.

This was a considerable motivation for the other hungry ghosts.

Everyone knew that with contribution and merit, any one of them might obtain such an opportunity.

After dispersing, Yu Ziqing privately inquired from the cook and the deceitful ghost.

The cook's black pot was straightforward, used for cooking, theoretically, anything edible he could prepare.

As long as given a sample and materials, he could cook something identical.

He might even achieve it without a sample, just as long as Yu Ziqing had tasted it.

He could explore and replicate something identical based on Yu Ziqing's feedback.

"Can you manage Pill?" Yu Ziqing asked immediately after hearing.

The cook hungry ghost was slightly stunned, opening up ideas.

"Not impossible, I think maybe yes, but it requires trying slowly."

"What about Devils? After all, they are also consumable."

"Don't know…" The confident cook hungry ghost was made less assured by Yu Ziqing's two inquiries.

"No worries, just take time, slowly explore, try stir-frying a dish this noon and see, dry pot cauliflower and braised pig knuckle."

Afterwards, Yu Ziqing turned to the deceitful ghost.

The deceitful ghost dryly chuckled.

"Young master, I don't have much change, just the range I can hear expanding a little."

"Details."

"Three thousand miles, if I consciously capture it, I should still hear it directly.

Moreover, I can hear the sounds left within a place in the past month."

"That's it?"

"Nothing else, maybe I can, when negotiating, judge if the price can be pushed down…"

Yu Ziqing was left speechless, this fellow was perfect as a deceitful merchant.

"Just as before, don't be too excessive in business, shared benefits ensure longevity, hogging it likely leads to bad outcomes."

"Young master, rest assured, I understand, with profits calculated, I only earn eighty percent, but those two percent distributed out and the overall volume is more, young master is wise."

"Don't butter me up, just do good, eighty percent is too much, be conservative as needed, you eat too much, the released goods, others earn less, can't expand influence range further."

Yu Ziqing jested, worried that unrestricted deceitful ghost might risk harm someday.

"Young master, honestly it's quite little, with ten pieces of Spirit Jade moved through me, they dare sell at twenty, earning more than me."

"Just follow my advice, our main goal isn't profit."

"I understand, it's just seeing them earn more feels worse than a loss."

Yu Ziqing chuckled softly, disinclined to reason further with him.

A reason found in the village, a routine gathering initiated.

This time the cook hungry ghost took charge, everyone feasted happily.

Once the feast concluded, Cece returned, informing Yu Ziqing about the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost's capabilities post-transformation.

Derived from previous powers, capable of self-adjustment, and still lacking combat strength.

The primary change was her ability to affect others with her powers.

While Cece explained, Yu Ziqing abruptly realized, unintentionally directing attention toward Cece.

"Young master noticed?"

"I did, is this the strongest state?"

"No, the limit is only half my own." The Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost's voice came from behind Yu Ziqing, appearing only then in Yu Ziqing's perception.

Yu Ziqing mused about her ghostly presence, lamenting her missing potential as an assassin.

"In hiding, is it also half yours?"

"Yes, but I don't know to what extent exactly I can conceal."

Instantly, Yu Ziqing conceived many ideas.

"There is something that needs handling, perhaps only you can manage it."