"Elder, Elder......!!"

Seeing the gray-robed old man being sprayed by the flames spit out by the giant black dog, the guards under the city tower were suddenly frightened and overwhelmed, and several small shops on both sides of the long street behind were also affected by the catastrophe just now, and were burned by the rusty red flames that came out of the black dog's body, which immediately attracted an exclamation.

"Wow, ah...... My shop!!"

"What's going on?? That was just ...... Is the demon beast 'scourge'?"

"I'll ...... Who released the 'scourge'? This thing is a symbol of scourge, and what happened to it!"

"If this thing continues to make trouble, what will the 'ghost market' do this year? Hurry, hurry up and report to Lord Tubo!"

……

"Woohoo——!

Just as everyone was in a hurry, they heard the huge black dog that had just spewed flames roaring into the sky again!

"Is this 'scourge' dead? Why don't you move?"

"Look, inside the ruins...... Someone looks like it!"

The eyes of the crowd widened, and they suddenly found that in the dust and flying scorched smoke, dozens of rickety figures had risen, one by one, like ghosts, appearing in the ruins of the city tower that had been burned by the flames.

"It's ......!"

The guards came back to their senses and immediately took a defensive posture, but they soon found that the figures did not attack when they saw the crowd, but broke out into ecstatic cheers as if they were seeing relatives.

"Aha! It's out! We're finally out......!!"

"The last moment when that space collapsed...... What the hell is going on?"

"Anyway, we finally passed the damn 'Ghost City' special challenge this time and survived!"

……

The guards in front looked at the group of gray-faced guys in front of them in amazement, and couldn't help but look at each other, but at this moment, they heard an old and gloomy voice suddenly sound from behind them:

"Hmph, I was able to escape, should I say that I was lucky? or ......?"

"Elder, Elder, are you still alive!?"

Seeing the gray-robed old man standing calmly behind everyone, the expressions of the guards suddenly became pleasantly surprised. However, the old man's face was not much better, and he stared coldly at the figures who came out of the ruins, and then moved his gaze to the giant black dog that had fallen to the side, and found that the black dog's stomach had been cut a very deep wound.

“…… I see. The gray-robed old man narrowed his eyes and muttered. "It seems that someone has opened the belly of the 'scourge' and released the miscellaneous pieces that participated in the 'challenge'......"

"'Participate in the challenge'? You, do you mean that those guys who participated in our 'Ghost Market' special challenge before were originally sealed in the belly of 'Scourge'?"

"Hmph, this 'scourge' has swallowed a lot of miscellaneous alien space one after another, and it's just right to use its belly to hold those miscellaneous pieces. The gray-robed old man sneered. "Originally, I thought that after feeding the 'Scourge' with those miscellaneous lives, I could at least let it stop for a while before it was auctioned, and give us less trouble in the 'ghost market'. But it seems...... It's still a miscalculation. ”

The gray-robed old man looked away from the dying black dog and shook his head in disgust.

"Well, let's treat this 'scourge' as a 'bad product'. You guys, take it away, the Ghost Market auction will start in an hour, but don't let it get in the way. ”

"So, what are these people going to do?" asked one of the guards in a whisper, pointing to the excited figure in front of him.

"What else can I do? Since they can complete the 'Special Challenge' alive, let's let them participate in the 'Ghost Market', and it's not bad for these few. The gray-robed old man glanced at the guard and said impatiently. "Anyway, those people can't afford to buy those 'special lots' this year. ”

"Yes!

The guards took the order, and immediately ignored the embarrassed group of creatures in the ruins, and turned their heads to rush to the "scourge" that had fallen to the side, and used their spells to envelop its huge body, preparing to carry it out of the long street. The gray-robed old man looked at the breach in the stomach of the "Scourge" again, and recalled in his heart the golden storm mixed with it when the "Scourge" breathed fire before, and a thoughtful expression flashed on his face.

"Can you disembowel the 'scourge'...... who ......is this?"

The gray-robed old man muttered to himself, and suddenly glanced behind him with a sense of feeling, and at this time, the group of survivors of the challenge, whom he called "Miscellaneous", finally ran out of the rubble, looking left and right in the dust that gradually dissipated.

"Wow...... This should be the legendary 'Ghost Market' 'Siyin Street', right? Sure enough, we've entered the 'Ghost Market'!"

"That's right, but how does this place look like it's just been destroyed?"

"Woo! there's a big black dog over there! What is that......

"......" The gray-robed old man frowned impatiently, as if he didn't care to let the gang come near him. After sighing, he flicked his sleeves and turned and disappeared into the long street.

"Boss, woo woo...... I...... I thought we were going to die this time...... Woowoo...... It's really good to be alive......" A ragged man hugged Qiu Laosan's arm with a handful of snot and tears, and said with a crying mouth.

"Tsk, a big man is crying, what kind of body is it?!Alas, don't wipe your snot on my sleeve......

Qiu Laosan wanted to pull out his arm in disgust, but instead he was hugged by several other crying men, and everyone cried for a while. Qiu Laosan sighed helplessly, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly turned his head to look around, only to find that Jiang Yao, Lu Xingyue and others, who were supposed to escape with them, were not in sight at this time.

"Huh, strange ......" Qiu Laosan was stunned and said.

"Those little brothers...... What about people?"

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"......" Jiang Yao cautiously poked his head out, and looked vigilantly at the team of guards who were carrying the 'Scourge' and walking away from him, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and retracted into the corner of this uninhabited alley.

"Gone. Jiang Yao raised his head, looked at the white pheasant, Lu Xingyue and Mu Jianyun beside him, and whispered. "I don't think the guards have any intention of checking all the visitors, and they should be safe for the time being. ”

"I'm sorry to bother you. Mu Jianyun's face seemed to be a little apologetic. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to hide like this. ”

"Don't say that, we're friends, aren't we?" Jiang Yao smiled. "When I first came out, I didn't expect that there would be 'ghost market' guards around, and it would be troublesome for them to find out who you are. ”

"Although they haven't checked now, it doesn't mean that they won't follow up, let alone ......" Mu Jianyun remembered the task on his body, and immediately stopped talking. "Anyway, I think it's better for me to go it alone. ”

"Hmm...... All right. Jiang Yao saw that Mu Jianyun seemed to have something inconvenient to say, so he was no longer reluctant. So Mu Jianyun hurriedly disappeared at the end of the alley after thanking everyone.

"Although the two of us are not necessarily welcome in this 'ghost market', since the guards won't investigate, then we don't have to hide in this alley. ”

Lu Xingyue said, casting her eyes on the ancient long street outside the alley.

"Is this street the 'Siyin Street' of the 'ghost market'? I've only heard people mention it before, and I thought it would be a little weirder, but I didn't expect it to look no different from an ordinary night market......

"But have you noticed? The people in this market seem to be wearing strange masks?"

Jiang Yao looked at the figures on the long street and found that everyone's faces were covered by masks, and those masks were varied, including evil ghosts, facial makeup, and even monster masks. The masked crowd roamed the long dark street, which was lit with a glowing green light, and at first glance it really felt like a hundred ghosts walking at night.

"This is not surprising, after all, the 'ghost market' is not a serious place, and many forces who come here are unwilling to reveal their identities, so naturally they are not willing to show their true faces. Over time, the "ghost market" has formed a tradition, and all those who come to the "ghost market" wear masks. ”

The white pheasant on the side suddenly spoke and explained to the two.

"This 'Siyin Street' is just a part of the 'ghost market', which is mainly a free trading market. Some small trading items will be sold here, and some merchants will buy and sell on their own, and the "Ghost Fang Group" will be responsible for patrolling and trading commissions. As for the precious items, they will be auctioned at the "Ghost Market" auction house, which is also the highlight of the "Ghost Market" every year. ”

"I see...... Hey, speaking of which, isn't it the first time you've been here, Pheasant, and I think you know a lot about the "ghost market". Jiang Yao thought about it and asked casually.

"Ah...... I...... I've only heard about it......" The white pheasant seemed stunned for a moment, lowered his head with a red face, and said softly. "After all, if you want to come to the 'ghost market', you have to do some preparations...... By the way, I almost forgot!"

As if he remembered something, the white pheasant hurriedly took out three button-shaped small objects from the small bag he was carrying and showed them in front of Jiang Yao and Lu Xingyue.

"This is the 'Transformation Buckle', which can be transformed into items of the same quality according to demand, which I bought from the 'Baoyan Pavilion' before, and I have prepared a few more. ”

The white pheasant held the three buttons and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's more than enough to use this 'melt clasp' to change the mask, and it's just right now. ”

The white pheasant said, blowing on the three buttons, only to see that the three buttons instantly became larger, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into three face masks under the guidance of the white pheasant.

"Well, if we put on a mask, we won't look too obtrusive on the street. ”

"Thank you, thanks to you, Pheasant. Jiang Yao gratefully accepted the mask, and couldn't help but lament in his heart that the props he had bought from the "Baoyan Pavilion" had almost been lost in the previous "Special Challenge", which was as well prepared as the white pheasant.

"Then again, since this is just a free trading market, where is the auction hall of the 'ghost market'?" Lu Xingyue asked.

"It's not far, just behind 'Siyin Street', look. ”

The white pheasant said, and stretched out his finger to the end of the long street, only to see a huge black fortress looming in the fog in the distance.

"That's the 'Ghost Market' auction house, 'Black Soul Castle'. And the 'Soul Stone' that is about to be auctioned...... It's going to be there. ”