Chapter 46: The Ghost Market (Part II)
"Ghost Market?" Hearing these two words, Qin Chuan began to mutter, obviously not knowing where this place was.
Lao Dao frowned, as if he had heard of this place somewhere!
Yu Li replied cautiously again: "Yes, it is a ghost market, where you can find rare things in the world." ”
It was rumored that in some big towns, there was a place called Ghost Market, which was a gathering place for martial arts practitioners, and it was also a place where some antique dealers traded, and it was said that a lot of good things could be found here.
Many martial arts practitioners get some unsightly items from the secret and want to make a move as soon as possible, but there are many people in regular pawnshops and other places, and it is inevitable that they will leave clues, and they will still be approached in the end. Moreover, some natural treasures and other things, ordinary pawnshops and other places dare not accept them. So some people who are quite high in martial arts cultivation found a place to trade, where they avoided the temple sect and the crowds, and this place of trading was the ghost market, which only opened at the full moon of the fifteenth month of each month and closed before dawn. Because of the fear of being known, this ghost market is different every month, and ordinary people and others don't know where to find the entrance unless they are accompanied by familiar people.
In the ghost market, it can be said that there are all kinds of treasures and cheats, and even some people who have lost their treasures can often find lost items in the ghost market. It is said that the things traded in this ghost market can not be asked where they come from, only their price, and the things sold will never be returned, and this place can be exchanged for secular silver money or at an equivalent price, as long as both parties are willing, they can exchange straw.
I heard that someone's ancestral grave was picked up before, many burial items were sold in the ghost market, and many elixirs of wealthy sects can also be found here, and even the relics of some giants can be traded here, but it depends on the individual's vision. Previously, someone bought the flying sword of a Gathering Spirit Realm cultivator for ten taels of silver, which contained the perception of this realm, which was extremely beneficial for martial arts practitioners;
In the ghost market, both sides enter in black robes, I don't know who the stall owner and the buyer are, but there are often fights, or because the buyer feels deceived, or the two people take a fancy to the same thing and fight, or covet the treasure and kill people and goods, for those who want to enter the ghost market, you have to weigh it, if you don't have a certain ability, even if you find the treasure, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out.
However, for ordinary people, the ghost market has only been heard of, and few people have actually entered it, and for the worldly rumors, the ghost market is a mysterious and forbidden place. Therefore, all these things come from the mouth of Mr. Piaomen's storyteller.
Qin Chuan didn't know much about the ghost market, let alone find the entrance to the ghost market.
Lao Dao may have been here before, and he is very cautious about the ghost market, as if there is something in it, which makes Lao Dao feel worried, and he is still frowning, thinking about something.
However, Qin Chuan very much wanted to understand the "Taiping Manuscript" as soon as possible, so as to condense the two places of Kongshan and Danhai, and enter the road of martial arts cultivation.
"I want to go to this ghost market, there should be a lot of good things in it, if you can find it in heaven and earth, then cursive comparison books, I'm afraid there are also in it. Qin Chuan said seriously.
"This ghost market, I went to it a few times when I was cultivating in the capital, but I haven't been there for a long time in the middle, and I don't know how to enter the ghost market here, and this entrance is difficult to find. Besides, there are dangers everywhere in the ghost market, and after many people enter, they specialize in killing people and stealing goods. ”
Yu Li took out a wooden plaque with a secret method engraved on it: "Two Taoist leaders, this is a gift from an old friend of mine before he died, he once entered the ghost market alone, so he knows how to find the entrance, but he said that it is dangerous and abnormal, so we scholars must not go." ”
Lao Dao took the wooden plaque, which was engraved with a symbol, which must be a unique symbol of the ghost market. But with this card alone, I don't know where to find the entrance to the ghost market.
Yu Li saw this and said: "My old friend once said that this wooden card is a voucher, which can be properly kept, if you want to find the entrance to the ghost market, you have to wait until the fourteenth of each month, go to the horse shopkeeper of the Xicheng medicinal herb shop, buckle the door three times with the door knocker, pay the money to the ghost market, and someone will tell you the address of the ghost market." ”
It turned out that the shopkeeper who had been bargaining with Guan Lang in front of Bailu Academy for a copy of the Gongzi Script turned out to be the connector of the ghost market in Qingzhou City. Maybe he rushed back from the field that day, that is, he rushed back from the ghost market, so it seems that this ghost market is not in Qingzhou City, but in a secret realm.
But if he rushes to the door, the shopkeeper is afraid of revealing his identity, how can he make him speak?
Qin Chuan took the wooden plaque in Lao Dao's hand, found that there was no difference on it, and asked Yu Li: "If I go to the shopkeeper of the Xicheng Medicinal Material Shop, how dare he tell me that such a stranger is not afraid of revealing his identity as a ghost market connector?"
Qin Chuan thought well, even Yu Li knew that the shopkeeper was the connector of the ghost market, so some people in Qingzhou City must also know the location of the ghost market, so it seems that if there are some people with ghosts in their hearts who set up a formation in the ghost market in advance, then wouldn't they rob the people inside every time.
probably knew Qin Chuan's thoughts, and he also knew what he was worried about. Go in with a lot of money, but don't be targeted, you won't be able to escape when the time comes. So Yu Li opened his mouth to explain: "Xiaodao Chang is too worried, this ghost market is different every month, and the horse shopkeeper is not a person who connects every month, every December, everyone is different, according to the month, this month is the horse shopkeeper joint, so you can rest assured, if the ghost market is a bureau set up by someone, the martial arts cultivators have already found out the people behind the scenes, and this horse shopkeeper will not live until now." ”
Qin Chuan smiled: "People in the martial arts rivers and lakes have to be guarded against." ”
Lao Dao took advantage of everyone's inattention, slowly poured the jar of April green on the table into the wine bag on his waist, raised the wine jar and drank the last few sips, wiped his beard, and pulled Qin Chuan to say goodbye to Mr. Yu, after all, it was late in the sky, and he didn't want to bother again.
Mr. Yu propped his head on his newly recovered body and thanked Lao Dao: "Dao Chief, you have been very kind to me Yu, it is really unforgettable, when you are free, I invite you to go to Yufu Lou to have a good drink." ”
Lao Dao urged Qin Chuan to leave quickly, turned to Mr. Yu and said, "You have a good rest, don't show up and walk these days, otherwise...... If it is rumored that you have recovered from your injuries, it is inevitable that there will be people with ill intentions who will come to the door to inquire about one or two, it is better to wait until the realm stabilizes, and then go to the meeting. ”
Mr. Yu felt that what he said was reasonable, and then lay on the bed again, closed his eyes, and said to Yu Li and Yu Jing: "You send the two Taoist masters for me, but you have to send them safely to the place where you live, and there should be April Qing in the treasury that has been stored for several years, and the Taoist chief should move it." ”
Lao Dao felt that if he brought a few more jars of good wine, he really couldn't say it, after all, after eating the food of Dongfu Dart Bureau, he was already full of wine and food, so he waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to bother anymore, opened the door, and went out with Qin Chuan.
At this moment, it was the time for the Dongfu Dart Bureau to cook, and many people in the Dart Bureau began to stand outside, smelling the wine on Lao Dao and Qin Chuan's body, and a guy who was chopping wood couldn't help but be annoyed: "Hmph, the Dongfu Dart Bureau has become the place where this charlatan settles, and we are still worried about the next meal, and I can't imagine that they all drank the aged April Green." ”
"That's not it, this Dongfu Dart Bureau, but the surname is Yu, it's not someone else's, I don't care how the two young masters are defeated, it's just that I can't get the money in the middle of the month, I took something to sell it, and I went to other people. Another fellow replied.
Obviously, everyone is worried about the current situation of the Dongfu Dart Bureau, and it seems that they can't see the day of their future, and the two young masters of the Dongfu Dart Bureau are difficult to achieve big things, and they would rather believe in the charlatans than think of other ways.
Lao Dao and Qin Chuan glanced at everyone, and gave a loud burp with satisfaction, seeing that the two of them were so arrogant, a guy couldn't hold back anymore and rushed over with a machete.
"Stop, these two Taoist leaders came here to treat my grandfather's injuries, but they can't hurt him. Yu Li said next to him.
The guy stood beside him anxiously, and he didn't take care of Yu Li's face at the moment: "Big young master, you can eat enough when you study, but we can't, take the money from the dart game to honor these two Taoist leaders, don't say that I don't agree, you can ask others if you agree." Besides, the two of them treated Mr. Yu's head for his injuries, why didn't I see Mr. Yu take his head out. ”
Seeing this, Yu Li waved his hand and said: "Within three days, I will make up your money, as for my grandfather, he is in cultivation, and he will be recuperated in a few days."
When everyone saw Yu Li say this, it was just his excuse, after all, Mr. Yu was seriously injured, and the big guy understood it in his heart, so everyone sighed and scattered.
Yu Li also ignored everyone anymore, and together with Yu Jing, sent Lao Dao and Qin Chuan to the door of the Dongfu Dart Bureau: "Don't blame the Dao Chief, this Dongfu Dart Bureau has not been in such a situation for decades, so some people can't stand it, so they will be so disrespectful." ”
The old Tao didn't speak, patted the wine bag, it can be said that the words are in the wine.
A small Dongfu Dart Bureau is a small martial arts Jianghu, in which people gather together with ghosts, the so-called blessings and blessings, but there may not be difficulties together.
Lao Dao and Qin Chuan said goodbye to Yu Li and Yu Jing together, turned around and disappeared into the night.
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I don't know what happened tonight, people come and go on the road in Qingzhou City, so it's not lively.
Qin Chuan followed behind Lao Dao and asked casually: "You have already thought about saving Mr. Yu's head before, why do you want to pretend to make a gesture and let us suffer from the difficulties of the dart game, you just throw a bunch of talismans, don't we just go in." ”
Lao Dao remembered that Qin Chuan had leaked his mouth when he said that he was a Fu Seal Master, and began to blow his beard and stare at him: "Rabbit cub, you have a tight mouth, don't say that I am a Fu Seal Master at every turn." Remember, I am, it doesn't mean that you are, don't take me to pull the banner, if you cause something, don't use my name, let's enter the Dongfu Dart Bureau openly and suffer trouble, is to let them know that our cultivators are broad-minded, and in the face of injustice, they can maintain their hearts, if it weren't for the clear filial piety of Yu Li and Yu Jing, I would not have bothered to save each other, do you know how precious a golden black gall is?
"What's precious?" Qin Chuan said nonchalantly: "You said it, these are the two bowls of noodles that are still the shopkeeper, if it is so precious, how can you be willing to take it out?"
Lao Dao has been crisscrossing the martial arts rivers and lakes for decades, and when he fought with those people in the capital, he didn't have such grievances, and when he heard Qin Chuan dismantle his platform like this, Lao Dao thought about it again, but still didn't kick out the kick:" Previously, Mr. Yu paid us the face money, which was our reward for relieving the miasma of the Dongfu Dart Bureau, and then Jin Wuqi, that is because Mr. Yu took the head for us and blocked Zhou Youliang and others, so we can eat the noodles so smoothly. People in the martial arts rivers and lakes, no one knows the depth. ”
Qin Chuan thought about the ghost market that Yu Li said, and thought about his "Taiping Manuscript", and his face was full of worry. If you can't find this ghost market, how can you find the things that are compared to the books? Besides, the doorway of Bailu Academy has not been seen clearly, and a few days have passed in the blink of an eye, how should this be?
Suddenly, a group of people appeared in front, beating gongs and drums, everyone was wearing masks, and walked towards the east of Qingzhou City.
Qin Chuan reacted, today is the day of the Autumn Society, many people in Qingzhou City are dressed like this, get together to divide meat, drink together to celebrate this year's harvest, hoping that next year will be smooth.
Lao Dao watched the team of men and horses walking towards the east, and said to Qin Chuan: "Let's go, what's so beautiful about this." This is the case every year in the Autumn Society, and as a result, there should be war or war, and there should be bullying or bullying. In the martial arts rivers and lakes, big fists are the last word, and no matter how many ghosts and gods you worship, it is useless. ”
Qin Chuan knew the temperament of the old way, and he was not interested in anything other than good wine. It seems that it is true as the rumors of martial arts, Fu Seal teachers and students are sexually free and do not like to be bound by the world.
Thinking of the ghost market, Qin Chuan opened his mouth and asked Lao Dao: "I heard that Yu Li said that this ghost market is so dangerous, you said that we should go there, after all, there are often murders and goods inside, and the two of us are weak, don't be robbed." ”
Lao Dao continued to walk forward, and replied without looking back: "Go, of course you have to go, if you can't understand the Taiping Draft, how to condense the Danhai and Kongshan two places, I can expect you to take my mantle, and then find the watchman in the capital to settle accounts." I was attacked by a group and had a draw with him, and he really thought he could beat me. Hmph, if it weren't for my old age, where would it be his turn to play. ”
Qin Chuan had heard many times that the capital city had beaten the guards, but he only knew that he had split the Taoist temple with one sword, but the others did not know. If this person is so powerful, Lao Dao can still have a tie with him, doesn't that mean that Lao Dao is also a strong man in the martial arts world?
Looking at Lao Dao's white hair, yellow teeth, and beard stained with oil, how can there be a little fairy wind bones, this is clearly just a Taoist priest who plays red and white ceremonial music, how can it be as amazing as he said, hey, it seems that Lao Dao has drunk too much, and he has to rest early today.
"Old Dao, shall we still stay at the Tongfu Inn at night? When the time comes, I will sell a poor man with the shopkeeper Wu, so that he can save us a little money." Qin Chuan followed behind and said.
However, Lao Dao seems to have a lot of money, and he doesn't care: "We are poor and ambitious, and we don't bargain with Shopkeeper Wu, when the time comes, you go to the ghost market to find good things, and you have to ask Shopkeeper Wu for help." ”
He even had to ask the shopkeeper Wu for help? If he is not related to him, Qin Chuan can't open his mouth. Qin Chuan was only old and drunk, and followed him slowly and leisurely through the two lanes. Turning forward and entering a laneway, you will arrive at the Tongfu Inn, at this moment the residents and passers-by have gone to see the Autumn Society, so there are only Lao Dao and Qin Chuan walking on this street, and there is a little deserted.
Qin Chuan was walking with his head down, and suddenly bumped into the old road, Qin Chuan muttered: "Don't walk well, why are you in a daze?"
Qin Chuan suddenly found that a figure appeared on the alleyway......