MRS. AND MR. SMITH - Season 9 Episode 43

Pierce Carroll immediately feigned a look of panic and said, “Mr. Wright, even though we know each other well, if you talk nonsense, I can still sue you for defamation.”

“You!” Tyler Wright was instantly enraged!

He glared at Pierce Carroll, his voice icy, “Mr. Carroll, haven’t you been overstepping your boundaries?”

“What’s wrong with protecting my guests?” Pierce Carroll feigned innocence.

At this moment, Tyler Wright understood.

He chuckled coldly, “Pierce Carroll, what advantage has Ethan Smith offered you that makes you protect him so ardently?”

…

“Advantage? I’m merely doing my job.” Pierce Carroll replied with a chuckle.

Tyler Wright fell silent for a while, his gaze fixed coldly on Pierce Carroll.

A moment later, Tyler Wright took a deep breath and said, “Pierce Carroll, regardless of what he promised you, you will regret this!”

‘Hehe, really? Jonathan Wright, you need not worry about that.” Pierce Carroll replied lightly with a laugh.

Tyler Wright walked straight up to Ethan Smith and hissed, “Ethan, it’s quite the feat to have swayed Pierce Carroll. I’ve underestimated you.”

Ethan Smith replied indifferently, “You think I can’t see through such a simple scheme?”

‘Good.’ Tyler Wright nodded in appreciation.

“Although I can’t kill you, let it be known that it’ll be futile at the Exchange Meeting! We’ll see about that!”

Saying this, he turned to the girl and spoke coldly, “Keep your herbs. Make no exchange with her, or I’ll expel you from the Exchange Meeting!”

The girl didn’t dare to say more and just gently nodded her head.

Once Tyler Wright left, Ethan Smith turned to Pierce Carroll and said, “Thank you, Mr. Carroll.”

Pierce Carroll, expressionless, replied, “No need to thank, just remember what you promised me.”

Leaving these words behind, Pierce Carroll turned and left.

Once he departed, Daphne Green whispered in astonishment, “What did you promise him? He’s even willing to offend Tyler Wright to help you?”

Ethan Smith, unhesitant in his response, said with a serious tone, “Pierce Carroll is not a good man either. He’s eyeing Emily Taylor’s bloodline too…”

‘So you…?’ Daphne Green was slightly taken aback.

“I agreed to provide him with a hint of Emily Taylor’s Bloodline.”

“You… you are not actually gonna give it to him, are you?” Daphne Green gulped unconsciously.

Ethan Smith sneered, “Of course not. Anyone desiring Emily Taylor’s bloodline is an enemy of mine, and they all deserve to die!”

‘Since he’s my enemy, he deserves to be fooled!’

Daphne Green was left speechless and chuckled to herself. She never imagined that Ethan would deceive not only Tyler Wright but also Pierce Carroll!

“Miss Green, please keep this a secret,” Ethan Smith requested.

Daphne Green nodded, “Of course I’ll keep it confidential, just remember… the threat Tyler Wright made. He claimed you won’t get anything at the Exchange Meeting.”

“Given his powers, I believe he’s not joking.”

Ethan Smith sighed, adding, “I can only play by ear now.”

At this point, Daphne Green suggested, “How about this? You give me your stuff, and I’ll help you out at the Exchange Meeting?”

Ethan Smith perked up. That was indeed a good idea!

Although, being naturally suspicious, Ethan Smith couldn’t bring himself to trust her completely.

After some reflection, Ethan reasoned. He had shared even the deception of Pierce Carroll with Daphne Green. Was there anything more he couldn’t trust her with?

“Alright, then. Thanks a lot, Miss Green. If you succeed, I’ll always remember your kindness.” Ethan Smith said, bowing deeply.

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‘No need to worry about that. I am doing this for Emily’s sake.’ Daphne Green laughed and replied.

Ethan Smith immediately handed over all his belongings to Daphne Green.

At this point, Ethan Smith had no other choice but to hope that Daphne Green would come through for him.

…

The next day.

Ethan Smith returned to the Exchange Meeting. As usual, he set up his sign and waited for customers to come forward.

Unfortunately, the whole morning passed without a single visitor stopping by Ethan Smith’s stall.

At that moment, Tyler Wright approached from a distance.

He sneered, “So, did anyone come to exchange with you?”

Ethan Smith glanced at him and replied coldly, “Don’t celebrate too soon. You’ll pay for messing with me.”

“Hahaha! You must be learning the price of messing with me now, right?” Tyler Wright countered.

Ethan Smith decided to ignore him.

He packed up his stall, turned around, and left the place.

Since nobody came to exchange, there was no point in Ethan Smith sticking around.

He headed out of the palace.

This was an abandoned Mystic Realm. Besides the incomplete palace, the rest was wasteland.

Upon entering, Ethan Smith noticed the oddity of the Mystic Realm.

The entire Mystic Realm was barren. The odd smell was extremely uncomfortable.

For martial artists of the Marquis level, very few things could cause discomfort.

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As the Marquis’s practice involves absorbing qi, elements causing the discomfort were mostly associated with dark energy, the opposite of qi.

Ethan Smith scanned his surroundings and muttered, “This desolate scene should be due to the dark energy’s influence.”

However, Ethan Smith couldn’t detect a trace of dark energy around him.

He sniffed around, trying to find the source of this strange smell.

Unfortunately, Ethan Smith spent half the day but still couldn’t find the origin of the smell.

The odd smell seemed to come from everywhere without a discernible source.

“Strange,” muttered Ethan Smith, the suspicion clear in his voice.

He levitated in the air, looking down at the vast Mystic Realm.

At the same time, he closed his eyes and started to Deduce Heavenly Secrets!

If Deducing Heavenly Secrets can find places rich in qi, in reverse, it can surely find the dark energy!

Wherever dark energy exists, qi would definitely be weak, if not absent!

Therefore, by using Deducing Heavenly Secrets to identify areas where qi is scarce, He’s likely to pinpoint dark energy’s location!

Ethan Smith stood with his eyes slightly closed, feeling the grand Dao.

At this moment, the Inner View appeared before Ethan Smith once again.

In the Inner View, all the lights dimmed significantly.

This was one of the reasons behind the Realm’s decline.

Within the Inner View, Ethan Smith kept searching for anomalies of the Dao.

Soon, Ethan Smith spotted a few unusual occurrences of the Dao.

These abnormalities all originated from the palace, probably because someone was carrying the ten-thousand-year-old medicinal materials.

“Huh?”

At this moment, Ethan Smith noticed a small grey area in the Grand Dao, clearly distinct from the inherent light of the Dao!

Ethan Smith immediately opened his eyes and found the direction indicated by the Dao.

“It should be there.” Ethan Smith nodded in that direction and murmured.

Finding no time to waste, Ethan Smith immediately set off towards the direction shown by the Dao.