The Wizard of Fairy Tale World-Chapter 13Book 2: : Help Me

Vol 2 Chapter 13: Help Me

Senior Sister Yuan looked deeply moved.

However, Senior Sister Zhang’s eyes grew slightly colder. She stared at Zheng Fa for a long time without speaking.

After a prolonged silence, she finally said, “Junior Sister Yuan, I need to speak with Zheng Fa alone.”

Senior Sister Yuan nodded, casting Zheng Fa a worried yet pleading look before quietly descending the stairs.

As she went down, she turned back to glance at Zheng Fa again, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she remained silent.

Once her figure disappeared around the stairway corner, Senior Sister Zhang reached out and drew a golden soundproofing talisman in the air. The talisman shattered into golden specks of light and quickly dissipated into the corners of the room.

Zheng Fa immediately felt the room fall into silence. The noise from the bustling market downstairs—shouts from vendors, the sound of people coming and going—was completely blocked outside by the talisman.

The only thing he could hear now was Senior Sister Zhang’s deep, steady breathing.

“Why did you refuse?” Senior Sister Zhang asked.

Both of them knew that Zheng Fa’s words earlier, though seemingly in defense of Senior Sister Yuan, were in fact a rejection of Senior Sister Zhang.

From the beginning, Senior Sister Zhang had known that Zheng Fa was the one organizing the account books. In fact, her reason for coming today might have been to hand over control of the market to him.

“Senior Sister Yuan works hard.”

Zheng Fa started by speaking up for Senior Sister Yuan.

At first, when Han Qi had accused Senior Sister Yuan of being lazy, he had believed it.

But after working with her for some time, he realized that although she wasn’t particularly eager when it came to bookkeeping, she still cared about the market.

“I know.” Senior Sister Zhang nodded, but her expression remained cold. She continued, “The Administrative Hall has two main sources of income, and one of them is the market. If she weren’t dedicated, I wouldn’t have put her in charge of it.”

“Two sources?”

“You think a few spirit stones are enough to sustain the entire Nine Mountains Sect?” Senior Sister Zhang glanced at him. “The majority of our income comes from the Administrative Hall purchasing disciples’ talismans and reselling them to the Hundred Immortals Alliance’s other sects.”

Oh, understood. State-owned enterprise versus private business!

“Then… why me?”

“I’m short on people, and there’s some trouble outside the sect.” Senior Sister Zhang was straightforward. “There are things I need her to handle, so I have to put someone else in charge of the market…”

Zheng Fa nodded.

“But I don’t trust anyone else.” Senior Sister Zhang looked at him and explained, “Right now, everyone is short on spiritual materials. With so many spirit stones passing through here every day, if I put someone else in this position, I’d be worried about their integrity.”

Zheng Fa was silent. He finally understood why Senior Sister Zhang was so anxious to place him—a mere Qi Refining Stage Level Two—in charge of the market.

It was practically forcing growth.

And it was bound to cause major waves.

But he believed her assessment of the Nine Mountains Sect—who didn’t know how precious spirit stones were nowadays?

“In my branch of the Nine Mountains Sect… there are only a handful of people I can say with confidence wouldn’t be tempted.” Senior Sister Zhang raised her eyes to look at him. “Junior Sister Yuan is one. You are another.”

Zheng Fa was stunned.

“You trust me that much?”

“You’re talented enough that you wouldn’t ruin your future over something trivial like this.”

Zheng Fa humbly replied, “Senior Sister flatters me.”

“And you’re timid. That’s the most important factor.”

…He had thanked her too soon.

After a moment of thought, Zheng Fa still declined. “I understand what you mean, Senior Sister, but with my current cultivation level… I won’t be able to command respect.”

“You’re a Profound-Grade Talisman Master. Other than lacking spiritual power, you’re essentially on par with a Foundation Establishment cultivator.” Senior Sister Zhang shook her head. “Foundation Establishment may be a little low, but it’s barely enough.”

“…”

Seeing that Zheng Fa remained silent, Senior Sister Zhang suddenly said, “If someone doesn’t respect you, just beat them until they do.”

“?”

“I manage the Administrative Hall as a Golden Core cultivator—do you think no one ever questioned my authority?”

She glanced at him.

Fair enough. The head of the Discipline Hall was Grandmaster Pang, a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Yet the Administrative Hall, which controlled the Nine Mountains Sect’s finances, was under the authority of a mere Golden Core cultivator like Senior Sister Zhang.

That probably caused more dissatisfaction than Zheng Fa managing the market ever would.

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“The atmosphere in Nine Mountains Sect has been bad since I joined. There were even casualties in the Talisman Pavilion’s competitions.”

Zheng Fa was surprised. “…And it’s improved now?”

“When I defeated all my peers in Nine Mountains Sect, they accepted my rule of no killing.”

Senior Sister Zhang continued, “I had the fastest Foundation Establishment in the history of the Hundred Immortals Alliance. People in the sect started calling me the greatest Talisman Dao genius of the alliance, but of course, many refused to believe it. When I beat most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the alliance, they had to accept it.”

“After I reached Golden Core, I took charge of the Administrative Hall. The Golden Core true disciples weren’t happy about it, so I defeated all of them too.”

Zheng Fa’s mouth twitched.

What kind of lone-against-the-world prodigy path was this?

He couldn’t help but praise, “Senior Sister is a once-in-a-generation genius. Just hearing your story makes my blood boil—I wish I could be in your place…”

“You can.”

Cough cough. “I don’t have that kind of talent.”

Zheng Fa quickly denied it. Senior Sister Zhang’s path was hers alone—it wasn’t a road he wanted to walk.

He already felt busy enough as it was, juggling Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Method, Five Thunder Dharma Body, Scarlet Sky Art, modern studies in talisman research… and the college entrance exams.

Where would he find the time to fight everyone?

Walking the path of being an enemy to the world… just the thought of it sounded exhausting.

“I’ll help you.”

“?”

Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang, a slow question mark forming in his mind.

“Or rather… you help me.” Senior Sister Zhang gazed at him and spoke softly.

Meeting her eyes, Zheng Fa clenched his teeth slightly before nodding. “I’m willing. But I have one request.”

“Go ahead.”

“If it’s not urgent, I’d prefer to manage the market together with Senior Sister Yuan for a while.”

“You’re quite considerate of her.”

“I just think it’d be better if she helps me hold the fort for now,” Zheng Fa said with a slight smile.

“That works. There’s no rush.” Senior Sister Zhang nodded. “She wanted to manage the market in the first place because she used to be too lonely. Now, she enjoys the hustle and bustle, likes wandering around the marketplace.”

“Lonely?”

“She’s a Qingluan, raised by the sect leader.”

“……”

Zheng Fa’s pupils widened as he recalled the enormous bird that once covered the sky.

“Then Senior Sister Yuan is…”

“A Golden Core cultivator. She was raised on Nine Mountains by the sect leader until she formed her Golden Core, passed the tribulation for human transformation, and only then was sent down the mountain to be mentored by me.”

Zheng Fa nodded.

As he looked at Senior Sister Yuan’s round little face downstairs, an image of that plump bird head from before surfaced in his mind.

Honestly… if he only considered the shape of their faces, there really was a resemblance.

Senior Sister Yuan looked a bit uneasy as she watched the two of them.

“Junior Sister Yuan, from now on, Zheng Fa will be in charge of the marketplace affairs.”

Her expression dimmed slightly.

But she simply nodded without objection—she seemed to listen to Senior Sister Zhang without question.

“However, Junior Brother Zheng suggested that you continue working for a little longer,” Senior Sister Zhang added.

Senior Sister Yuan’s face instantly brightened with joy.

“Half a year. After that, the marketplace will be fully handed over to Junior Brother Zheng.”

If this had been said before, Senior Sister Yuan probably wouldn’t have been too happy about it.

But now, it felt more like an unexpected blessing, making her grin so wide her eyes practically disappeared.

“For the next six months, teach Junior Brother Zheng well.”

Senior Sister Zhang instructed.

Senior Sister Yuan grabbed Zheng Fa’s arm and declared, “I will teach him properly!”

—

At Han Qi’s stall, the Profound-Grade talismans Zheng Fa had drawn sold out in no time.

The two people beside him were beaming.

“Senior Brother, our talismans are selling faster and faster!”

“Bundling one Profound-Grade talisman with three Yellow-Grade talismans is definitely a better deal than before—much easier to sell! Senior Brother, you’re brilliant!”

The tall, thin one even flattered Han Qi.

“I bet the other talisman vendors will start copying us soon.”

Han Qi shook his head, but instead of looking happy like the other two, his brows were furrowed in worry.

“Well, yeah, they’re not stupid.” The tall, thin guy nodded, then noticed Han Qi’s worried expression and tried to comfort him. “Senior Brother, you don’t need to be so concerned. We still have Junior Brother Zheng’s name backing us. We’ll always do better than the others.”

“That’s not what I’m worried about.”

Han Qi sighed.

“Then why do you look so troubled?”

“This morning… do you two still remember Senior Sister Yuan?”

“Of course we do!”

“I think we might have offended her,” Han Qi said, deeply worried.

“Huh?”

The tall, thin guy was stunned for a moment, his face turning pale. “How did we offend her?”

“Don’t you realize how we acted when we were working under Senior Sister Yuan?” Han Qi said. “And now, working under Junior Brother Zheng, we’re suddenly so motivated. That kind of drastic change… if Senior Sister Yuan noticed, how could she not feel a certain way about it?”

“…That’s true. They say women and petty men are the hardest to deal with… Do you think she’ll make things difficult for us?”

Han Qi fell silent for a moment before saying, “Senior Sister Yuan is the market overseer, and her cultivation is high. Even if she doesn’t deliberately cause trouble for us, offending her is definitely not a good thing.”

“But isn’t Junior Brother Zheng here?”

The tall, thin guy said uneasily.

“Junior Brother Zheng…” Han Qi’s expression became even more conflicted. “I’m afraid we’ll drag him into this too. What if Senior Sister Yuan vents her frustration on him?”

“……”

“He’s only at Qi Refining. And besides, Senior Sister Yuan is one of Senior Sister Zhang’s most trusted people.”

Hearing this, the other two’s smiles slowly faded into concern.

“Senior Brother, what should we do?”

“If worst comes to worst, we should go to Junior Brother Zheng’s place and apologize, give him a heads-up. He can go plead with Senior Sister Zhang for us,” Han Qi gritted his teeth and said. “If he gets punished because of us, we’ll accept it!”

“Senior Brother… I don’t think we need to go to Junior Brother Zheng’s place anymore.”

“?”

“Isn’t that Junior Brother Zheng over there?” The tall, thin guy pointed in a direction. “Is that what you meant by Senior Sister Yuan venting on him?”

Han Qi looked up.

Zheng Fa was casually wandering through the marketplace.

Beside him was a familiar yet unfamiliar figure—gesturing at various shops, her face full of enthusiasm, chattering non-stop.

They couldn’t hear what Senior Sister Yuan was saying, but she definitely didn’t look like she was scolding anyone.

“…That’s Senior Sister Yuan?”

Han Qi muttered in a daze.

“She looks like her, but… her expression doesn’t.” The tall, thin guy hesitated.

“……”

“So, Senior Brother… should we still go to Junior Brother Zheng’s place to apologize?”

“Apologize my ass!” Han Qi smacked his clueless companion.

“She acts one way in front of us, and another way in front of Junior Brother Zheng?”

“She wouldn’t dare blame us.”