Chapter 184: The Blacklist
"Rumble......
Bursts of thunder rolled in the thick clouds, and under the bleak mountain rain, the figures of two men stood on a mountain rock, looking down on the swaying dense forest below.
"Damn, I actually entered the enchantment...... Misguided. β
The three-legged black looked at the direction of the abrupt disappearance of the procession below, and looked at the red-haired man beside him unwillingly.
"If it weren't for your bad idea, the two of them wouldn't have been separated from us!"
"Heh, if I hadn't dragged you to run away quickly, I'm afraid that not long after getting off the boat, those two people would have been arrested by the 'Ghost City' guards. Gluttony glanced at the three-legged black with an ugly face, and said sarcastically.
"Don't you smell it? This place is full of the breath of Tubo's men, with the two of us, if the other party finds out that we and Jiang Yao are in a group, what do you think will happen?"
"But now that they're gone, maybe they're in danger!" retorted the three-legged crow. "I will never allow Lu Xingyue to have an accident, you have to stay here and do whatever you want, but don't hinder me from saving people!"
As soon as the words fell, a pair of huge black wings waved up from the back of the three-legged black, and the demonic aura under the rage swept the hunting wind, and even the sky changed color. However, at this moment, I heard a bewitching chuckle suddenly float from behind, and I saw a ghostly figure appear in the air and quietly fall in front of the three-legged black.
"Huh...... What kind of wind is blowing today, it actually blew the dignified Heavenly Divine Bird to my 'ghost market' territory. β
The graceful figure slowly walked out of the shadows, and the first thing that caught his eye was a dazzling mass of tight-fitting vermilion feathers. I saw the young man in front of him with white skin and red lips, black hair reaching his waist, slender beautiful eyes turning slightly, and feminine facial features with flowing hair, which made his whole person reveal a different kind of charm. If it weren't for his voice revealing his male identity, his appearance alone would really make people a little indistinguishable from men and women.
"Snake ......? Hmph, what are you doing here? β
The three-legged black's face sank, and he glanced up at the bewitching man shaking the folding fan in front of him, and the disgust in his blue eyes was undisguised.
"Hehe, this sentence should be me asking you, right? The divine bird of the heavenly realm interfered with our 'ghost market', this is the first time in the world~"
The man known as the "Elephant Snake" narrowed his slender eyes slightly, and a sneer appeared on his red lips. He glanced lightly at the gloomy face of the three-legged black, and then moved his gaze behind the three-legged black, but when he saw the red-haired man standing behind the three-legged black, the smile that had just risen to his lips suddenly froze.
"You, you...... Why are you here!?"
The pretty face of the elephant snake turned white all of a sudden, the beauty mole at the corner of the eye trembled in shock, and even the peugeot's facial features became distorted by anger, and in front of his "sad and angry" gaze was the lazy and indifferent face of the glutton.
"Yo, long time no see. The gluttony lazily waved his hand at the elephant snake, looking like an "old friend meeting", completely ignoring the murderous eyes of the other party. "That's right...... By the way, your hair is growing back in?"
"Shut up!!"
It seemed that the scar was uncovered by the gluttony, and the snake's face suddenly turned red and white, and the appearance of gritting teeth was almost as if it was going to be swallowed alive and skinned.
"If it weren't for you, my hair wouldn't be ...... It's all your fault!!I've been laughed at for more than a century!!"
The snake trembled, subconsciously pressing its proudly flowing hair, as if recalling some unbearable past.
"Oh, isn't it just that I accidentally burned your hair and made you bald~ It's not a big deal, so why hold a grudge?" Gluttony shrugged, with a mocking expression on his face. "Besides, if you had obediently handed over what I wanted, I wouldn't have been rude to you. β
"Do you dare to use strong words!?" Hearing the crooked reasoning of gluttony, the snake was so angry that he couldn't stand still, and he couldn't even care about his gaffe, so he pointed at gluttony and scolded:
"More than a hundred years ago, you trespassed into the 'Ghost City', not only stole the treasure 'Ice Glass Bead', injured us and other 'Ghost City' guards, but also almost disfigured me!
The elephant snake gritted its teeth, stretched out its hand and waved it vigorously into the air, and with a dazzling demon light flashing, black shadows began to appear around, encircling the three-legged black and gluttony, obviously there was an ambush for a long time.
Since you have thrown yourself into the net, then don't blame me for being unkind. Give it to me!"
With the order of the elephant snake, those black shadows in ambush suddenly swarmed up and pounced towards the three-legged black and gluttony.
"Whoaββ!
The cold demonic whirlwind swept up in an instant, and under the fierce wind pressure, those attacking black shadows suddenly became unable to move an inch, and they all crawled under the feet of the three-legged black flying in mid-air.
"Hmph, it's your business to seek revenge on him, but if it gets in my way, I won't show mercy!"
The three-legged black said coldly, and with a flick of his fingers, those black shadows were swept out by the demonic cyclone, and they immediately wailed, while the elephant snake looked up at the three-legged black with an irritable face in the demon wind, and a chill flashed in his slender eyes.
"Hehe, the dignified Heavenly Realm Divine Bird did not hesitate to fight to break into my 'ghost market', is it possible...... Are there any people you 'particularly care about' among the participants of this year's Ghost Market?"
"......!" The three-legged black's face changed, and a wisp of killing intent was suddenly mixed with the demonic aura that was blooming, and this subtle change did not escape the eyes of the elephant snake, just as the elephant snake sneered and was about to speak again, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong. I saw that the gluttony, who was still standing on the rock in front of me, disappeared at this time.
"Hey, did you forget something?"
Just when the elephant snake was startled, he suddenly heard a mockery sound from behind him, and before he could react, he was kicked on the ass by a red phantom, and the whole person immediately flew out and fell into the mud.
"I see that you have been living a peaceful life for too long, and you have forgotten how I beat you up in the first place. Gluttony smiled and patted his trouser legs, looked at the stuttered snake, and said. "Dare to be distracted by me, do you want me to burn your hair again?"
"You ββ!!"
I don't know if it was aroused by the gluttonous words, the pretty face of the snake that was ashamed and annoyed suddenly froze, and the whole person sat in place like petrified, and at the same time, the demonic storm in the sky rolled up bursts of sand again, covering the sky and the sun for a while.
"Boomβ"
With a loud bang, the storm suddenly dispersed, but at this time, on the mountain rocks, there were no three-legged black and gluttonous figures.
β¦β¦
"Hoo ......"
Two dark shadows slowly fell in the gloomy sky, hidden in the towering foliage of the ancient tree.
"Hey, I've finally gotten rid of them, and if I let that guy bring in Tubo, it will be troublesome. The gluttony spread his hands and turned his head to look at the three-legged black with his wings folded on the side. "I said that you are too impulsive, you are so blatantly aggressive, if you make things bigger, it will indirectly harm your baby Lu Xingyue. β
ββ¦β¦ Hmph, do you still have the face to say me?You've obviously been to the 'ghost market' before, and you've made a big fuss, most of those guys are here for you, right?"
"Also, what did you do when you went to the 'Ghost Market' to steal the 'Ice Glass Beads'? This kind of thing should be of little use to you......"
"Cut, it's been more than a hundred years, how can I remember it so clearly?" Tao Tao waved his hand and directly diverted the topic. "Having said that, now that our identities have been exposed, the guards of the 'Ghost Market' will definitely step up their guards, and I'm afraid that the original way to enter the market will not work. β
ββ¦β¦ Isn't there any other way?" "Xingyue...... Damn, even if it's a hard break, I'm going to find him!"
"As I said, making a big deal out of it will only hurt them. Tao Tao shook his head and said. "Well, I still have a way to 'go through the back door', and if it goes well, I might be able to sneak into the 'ghost market' without knowing it. β
"'Go through the back door'?" the three-legged crow frowned, and there seemed to be some doubt in his eyes.
"Hehe, that's right. Gluttony smiled and said. "Since it's a 'ghost market' that only opens every year on the Qingming Festival, then presumably 'that guy' won't know anything about it. β
"Qingming Festival...... Could it be that you mean ......" seemed to hear the meaning of gluttony, and the doubt in the three-legged black eyes turned into surprise. "Are you sure they're willing to help?"
"How do you know if you don't try?" said the glutton, looking down at the Yangtze River rolling in the thunderstorm in the distance.
"And it's not like we're without 'hole cards'...... It depends on whether the other party buys it or not. β
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"Rumbleββ!
A thunderclap swept over the top of the procession, Jiang Yao looked up at the rolling dark clouds, but did not find any lightning flashes, only saw that the surrounding scenery seemed to be slightly distorted, as if this alien space was affected by some external fluctuations.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Jiang Yao stop, Lu Xingyue turned her head and asked.
"Nothing...... It just feels like the space is shaking. Jiang Yao muttered, refocusing his gaze on the procession in front of the mountain road.
After experiencing the previous catastrophe, Jiang Yao and Lu Xingyue didn't dare to take it lightly, they followed the back of the marcher unhurriedly, and at the same time vigilantly observed the surroundings, especially the gradually disappearing stone steps behind. To their dismay, the stone steps seemed to be disappearing faster and faster, forcing them to keep up with the procession, even if they didn't want to get too close to the eerie "marchers" in red hats.
"Hey...... I've been walking for so long, and even the 'hour' is almost over, why haven't I arrived yet......" Lu Xingyue glanced at her watch anxiously, and now the hands were slowly pointing to nine o'clock, and the so-called 'Ghost Gate' didn't even see a shadow.
"Wait...... Xingyue, look ahead!"
The sharp-eyed Jiang Yao seemed to have suddenly discovered something, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and pointed forward. Lu Xingyue looked up and found that the team that was originally marching with its head down suddenly stopped, and in front of the team, a black and white archway engraved with the three big characters of [Ghost Gate Pass] was impressively visible from the cover of the mountains and forests, like a giant beast waiting for its prey, gloomily waiting at the end of the mountain road.