Chapter 197: The Trap Lost
"Trap?
The three-legged black's face changed, and he hurriedly asked.
"This, this matter, Frog Stant also overheard it before, croaking ......" Frog Stant looked at the three-legged black full of threatening eyes, and did not dare to rub it, and quickly replied.
"Didn't Frog Stud look around for those missing 'energy bodies' before? Frog Strider felt that since they had been in the capital all along, they might know the whereabouts of those energy bodies, so he used the 'Soul Flag' to confuse their minds and force them to tell the truth, clucking......"
Frog Strider took a deep breath, as if recalling the details.
"I didn't expect that the matter of the energy body didn't come out, but I heard another thing from their mouths! I heard them say that the quota for participating in the 'Ghost Market' this year has already been set, and those selected VIPs will be directly taken to the 'Ghost Market' on the same day, and they don't have to go through any 'special challenges' at all!"
"Hmph, that's nonsense! Could it be that the 'ghost market invitation' is fake?" the three-legged black stared at him, and retorted. "If it's really as you said, the number of participants in the 'Ghost Market' is determined, then why did the 'Ghost Tooth Group' go to such lengths to send out invitations to organize this challenge?"
"Cluck...... Frog Strider didn't know the specific reason, Frog Strider only heard from the guys from the 'Ghost Tooth Group' that they didn't care how many of them could pass the 'special challenge', because none of the guys who participated in the challenge could not come out......" Frog Stant held his chin and recalled, but he didn't notice that the three-legged black's face began to turn iron blue after hearing the words.
"'None of them can get out'? What does that mean, are they locked up!?"
The three-legged black suddenly stepped forward and picked up the back collar of the frog streak, and the fierce demonic aura that erupted made the frog dread.
"Frogs, frogs don't know, frog tricklets only know that they seem to have entered a different dimension, where have they not heard of it......!
"So...... the 'Ghost Tooth Group' didn't intend to let them out alive at all, the so-called 'special challenge' is just a slaughter game!?" The three-legged black gritted his teeth and trembled, his blue eyes glowing with anger.
"Xingyue he...... Damn, where are those 'Ghost Tooth Guys', take me to them!"
As he spoke, the three-legged black wings suddenly opened, and in the strong murderous cyclone, the poor frog was almost foaming at the mouth in fright, but at this time, the gluttony on the side suddenly opened his mouth:
"At this time, the guards of the 'Ghost Tooth Group' should have all been summoned to the 'Ghost Market', and we haven't even touched the threshold of the 'Ghost Market' now, how can we find them?"
"If you can't find it, you'll have to find it! Even if I raze the whole house to the ground, I'm going to find them!" the three-legged crow retorted angrily.
"Hehe, I'm afraid that by the time you find them, Lu Xingyue's side will have died a long time ago. Tao Tao said calmly, turning to look at the woman in Tsing Yi who had been silent for a long time. "Things have come to this point, are you going to continue to sit idly by? β
"......" The woman in Tsing Yi looked at the gluttonous expression, and then looked at the three-legged black angry eyes, and after thinking for a while, she finally made a concession.
"Okay...... I can teleport you to the 'ghost market', but you need to make promises to me, first, that you will not disclose my assistance to third parties, second, that you need to help me recover the stolen 'mindful energy body', and third, that you will not harm innocent people. This is my condition for assisting you, and if you don't agree, then please go back. β
"That's all, just a little thing, just promise you. Gluttony said, and then looked at the three-legged black. "You should be fine, right?"
"Are you questioning my credit?" the three-legged crow choked in dissatisfaction, letting go of the hand holding the frog streak, and the murderous aura around him finally calmed down a little. "As long as you can help me enter the 'ghost market' and rescue Xingyue, I will agree to any more conditions. β
"All I can do is send you to the 'ghost market'. As for the follow-up, it's up to you. The woman in Tsing Yi said.
"I wonder how long it will take to teleport from here to the 'Ghost Market'?" asked Gluttony.
"It's just a matter of moments. The woman in Tsing Yi looked at the gluttony and replied. "But because of the reckless behavior of a red-haired boy who doesn't know the height of the sky a hundred years ago, the security of the 'ghost market' is now much stricter, and the barrier has become tighter, and the conventional way may not work. β
"Hey...... At this time, don't go through the old accounts. Gluttony spread his hands and smiled bitterly. "There must be another way for you, right?"
"It's not that there's no way. If you want to be able to accurately teleport you to the 'Ghost Market', it is best to lock down someone in the 'Ghost Market', and if you have a breath as a guide, then it is even better. β
"Breath guidance?"
"Just give me items that have the individual's scent, like hair, clothes, etc. The woman in Tsing Yi said. "With the breath, I can lock the other person's position. β
"Hehe, that's not easy? Look, I've got you covered. Gluttony smiled, took out a tuft of long black hair as if playing a trick, and handed it to the woman in Tsing Yi. "Just follow the breath of this hair owner, yes. β
"It seems that you came prepared......" The green feather woman glanced at the gluttony, didn't bother to say anything more, and reached out to take the tuft of hair.
"W-That...... Can you, can you bring the frog with you? Quack......" The frog on the side blinked her big teary eyes and looked at the woman in Tsing Yi pitifully. "After all, Frog Strider is the ghost who is responsible for escorting the 'Energy Body', and he must personally retrieve the lost goods, otherwise Frog Strider will have no face to return to the Netherworld!
ββ¦β¦ For me, there is no difference between sending two and sending three. The woman in Tsing Yi sighed and acquiesced.
"Now that we have breath guidance, it's without further ado!"
The three-legged black anxiously urged, as if he couldn't wait. And the woman in Tsing Yi stopped talking nonsense and began to recite the spell lightly, and soon, a cyan magic circle appeared at the feet of Tao Tao and the others.
"The situation in the 'ghost market' is complicated, and I hope you will be cautious, especially you, gluttonous. β
The woman in Tsing Yi looked at the red-haired man in the circle and said meaningfully.
"Back then, you claimed to be saving people, so I sent you to the 'ghost market', but the result disappointed me. Hope you ...... Won't let me down a second time. β
"Heh......" The corner of the gluttonous mouth chuckled, but there was a faint hint of gloom in his red eyes. He didn't answer, just waved his hand, and then disappeared into the light of the circle along with the three-legged black and the frog stair.
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"Pop ......"
The cold touch invaded and spread on the skin, and Jiang Yao's consciousness gradually awakened from the chaos.
I'm ...... Which?
The soreness of the muscles and flesh spread from all over the body with the awakening consciousness, Jiang Yao's hand twitched slightly, and slowly opened his eyes.
There was no sunlight, no figures, only the rust-red sky pouring fine raindrops, silently looking down at the earth. Jiang Yao blinked his heavy eyelids blankly, and in his blurred vision, he vaguely caught a glimpse of a strange-shaped black mist, suspended in a corner of the rusty red sky.
Is that...... What the?
Jiang Yao's eyes slowly widened, and at this time he saw that the sky was not a black mist, but an inky forest mixed with jagged and strange rocks, but what was even more incredible was that the forest was hanging upside down on the horizon like a mirror image, floating in the sky like a projection.
"ThisβThis is ......!"
Jiang Yao's consciousness suddenly sobered up, and he hurriedly sat up from the ground, the pain in his muscles made him grin for a moment, but he soon found that he didn't seem to be in serious trouble except for some bruises, and it was obviously the muddy swamp under him that saved his life.
"I remember...... I felt like I had fallen into the abyss......"
Jiang Yao held his swollen head and looked around. I saw that this swamp was shrouded in a white mist, and at first glance it seemed that there was no edge at all, not even half a figure. In the misty sight, you can see the inverted inky forest in the sky, and this space seems to be as strange as a dream.
"Is this ...... Mirage?But how can there be a mirage in such a place?" Jiang Yao looked up at the overhanging forest in the sky, and struggled to get up.
Speaking of which, this was originally a different space, even if something weird appeared, it would not be strange, but now the most important thing is to find Xingyue and join him as soon as possible......
Jiang Yao thought and moved his gaze back to the left and right. As he watched carefully, he tried to open his mouth and shouted:
"Xingyue...... Are you there?"
The swamp in the gap echoed Jiang Yao's shout, but there was no response. Jiang Yao tried to shout a few more times, but there was no sound except the crackling of raindrops.
It seems that he got lost with him...... That's terrible.
Jiang Yao lowered his head, and once again recalled in his mind the black handprint that pushed him into the abyss, and the strange black shadow that flashed by, stretching huge bone wings.
What the hell is that thing? Could Xingyue be in danger too? and...... There has been no news from Tao Tao and the three-legged black, are they okay?
The more Jiang Yao thought about it, the more anxious he became, he decided not to stay where he was anymore and hesitated, but to explore the surroundings first, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a gentle footstep behind him, from far and near, especially in the silent swamp.
"Who?"
Jiang Yao's nerves tensed up suddenly, if it was as the elephant snake said, this space was full of all kinds of fallen monsters, and now that he was alone, if he was unfortunate enough to face that kind of monster, it would be more than lucky.
"Smack...... Bang ......
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Jiang Yao stared nervously behind him, only to see a black shadow quietly imprinted on the white mist, and as the black shadow gradually became clearer, he saw a familiar figure walking out of the fog and standing in front of him.