Chapter 69 Ghost City
"What's wrong? It's like losing your soul when you go down the mountain, what did you say? Sakura looked at me curiously, and I only shook my head slightly, not having much strength to explain.
"What's the sigh, wasn't it good at first? Something is wrong with coming out of it."
"It's nothing, just chatted casually, by the way, let's go to Luofu later" After I finished speaking, I took the lead and walked straight down the mountain, Sakura snorted behind her back a few times and followed honestly.
Luofu:
"Poppy leaves? You got it? Lomont frowned and looked at me with a solemn expression.
He really knew that I was a little powerless, "So, you all know, only I don't know, right?" ”
Lomon saw that something was wrong with me, and was busy helping me, but I threw him away, and he had a little worry on his face, "Don't think about it so much, I think he shouldn't want you to worry if he doesn't tell you"
"I know, you all have good intentions, but there should be no hiding when two people are together, he doesn't say that I just need to live in the beautiful illusion he deliberately created? What should be faced must be faced, and this is what I insist on. I'm never afraid of an unhappy ending, I'm just afraid of being protected in a bubble that can't withstand a trace of wind and rain, no matter how beautiful it is, it will always break, and once broken, I will have no power to fight back."
Lomont was silent, probably not knowing how to persuade me.
"You can't get rid of that poison, can you? Is it true that the legend that snow lotus seeds can be cured? I squinted at Lomont, and saw that his body shook as if he was frightened by my question.
"Look at your appearance, snow lotus seeds do have a role."
"Ding'er, you can't fight this idea, you quickly cut off my thoughts" Lomont grabbed my shoulders and looked at me seriously.
"Is Qiming Mountain really so terrifying?" I looked at Lomont blankly, some people said that the unknown is scary, but I think the unknown makes people feel that it is not scary.
"Put away your curiosity, although I don't know how you know these things, but if Qi Yun knows that you have this kind of thought, he will definitely watch you firmly until you stop thinking" Lomon's hand on my shoulder pressed down hard, trying to make me understand the seriousness of the matter, and now that Qi Yun is not here, I really wish he was by my side and watched me firmly.
"I know, I won't mention it again, and you don't want to tell Qi Yun that I know about his poisoning, since he doesn't want me to know, I don't know" I broke Lomon's hand and turned sideways slightly.
"You're really giving up?" Lomont was suspicious.
I nodded silently, "Well, I won't come here without complete preparation, don't worry, I cherish my life" After saying that, I smiled at him. Lomon heard me say that I cherished life as if I had heard some paradox, the corners of my mouth twitched, I remembered that I had lost too much blood and was embarrassed twice before and after I came to the door with Fu Yan, there was really no credibility, just by looking at Lomon's expression, I knew that he didn't believe me.
On the way back, I thought a lot, and the mess seemed messy, and the mess became blank instead, and I couldn't remember what I was thinking about just now after a while.
After nightfall, a person lying on the bed is also tossing and turning can not sleep, the bang rings several times before falling asleep in a daze, suddenly a familiar smell came, stimulating my sense of smell, but helpless too sleepy, heavy eyelids only slightly twitched nose and gave up the struggle, wake up and talk about it.
When I woke up in the morning, sitting on the edge of the bed and recalling the smell of last night, I was in a trance, the smell was like the smell of medicine on Qi Yun's body, so strong that I shouldn't smell wrong, but the quiet state outside the house was the same as usual, which obviously showed that everything last night was just my hallucination, I have to say that I missed him again, I hugged my legs, my chin on my knees and looked at the ground in a daze.
I don't have to go to Qiming Mountain if I want snow lotus seeds, right? There's always someone who can collect it, or can I buy it at a high price? Hey, no, no, I shook my head, if it was so simple, wouldn't City Lord Qi be able to get it? But if everything is a coincidence, maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones to meet it?
Well, that's it, I put on my clothes and shoes and prepared to get up to find Zhao Peng, Zhao Peng has always liked to hide his identity and deal with the three religions and nine streams in the rivers and lakes, maybe he has a way to help me find out.
Listen to the Rain Pavilion:
"Snow lotus seeds? Why would you want to use this? This is not easy to get," Zhao Peng was very surprised.
"Brother Zhao, it's inconvenient for the younger brother to talk about it, but I really need him right now, I don't know if you have a way" I looked at Zhao Peng with a sincere face.
I saw Zhao Peng holding his chin and thinking for a while, and then said, "Snow lotus seeds are a rare thing, but they don't necessarily mean that you can't find them, do you know the ghost market?" ”
"Ghost City?" My intuition told me that it was a very mysterious trading market, and Zhao Peng nodded to confirm my guess.
"Every fifteenth, the ghost market opens, you may be able to try your luck there if you want something, if you can't find it there, I can't help it"
"Okay, thank you Brother Zhao, but ~ I don't know what the rules are for going to the ghost market?" I think that the system pursued by these special places is naturally different and special.
Zhao Peng took a sip of tea and coughed lightly, "The ghost market is bartering, if you want to get what you want, you need to exchange it at the same price, and if all your things are not what the other party needs, the other party is not allowed to exchange, whether the transaction is successful or not depends on luck."
"Ahh Not to mention whether I take the equivalent of snow lotus seeds or not, even if I take it out, the other party will not change it or not, then the odds are not too small? ”
"So the trading of the ghost market is all about luck, if you meet some strange people who exchange treasures for rubble, it's not that no one, I think the virtuous brother can try his luck, and the brother can go with you." Zhao Peng patted me on the shoulder and told me not to be discouraged.
I nodded, smiled wryly and agreed, I hope God will give me that little luck, I don't want to be a widow at a young age, bitter, inexplicably crossed, I finally found a like-minded boyfriend, and my life is hanging by a thread, I want to save the hero, what a drama!
For a period of time before the opening of the ghost market, I have been searching for all kinds of rare treasures, and the key excavation object is nothing more than Zhengyuan Pavilion, from the inside to the outside, I almost lifted the roof, and I didn't find many treasures, of course, even if there were, it may have been hidden by Tan Fang Lao'er.
"In the entire Zhengyuan Pavilion, the most valuable thing is your master and me, you scoundrel or don't move me there" Tan Fang crossed his feet, holding a little Wang Ba in his hand and teasing.
Hey~~ Tan Fang is right, maybe someone really wants it? My brain is running at high speed, and the more I think about it, the more I feel that it is funny.
Tan Fang saw that I hadn't returned my mouth for a long time, and his eyes were rolling, so he knew that I had really thought about it, and immediately threw a book on the side at me.
I didn't check it for a while, and I grinned in pain, but I still picked up the book and walked towards him, "You old man, you are still a scholar, and you treat books like this?" ”
Tan Fang sat up straight, "Hey, girl, you have been in my pavilion for no less than three days, and you have moved a lot of valuable goods in the middle, what are you doing?" ”
"Oops," I sat down impatiently, "didn't I tell you?" I can't say this, so don't ask, it's annoying to ask."
"Oh, you're still annoying me? You move the old man's things, can't the old man even ask? You sneaky still won't let me tell your father, thinking about it, what kind of bad water are you holding back" Tan Fang glanced at me disdainfully, and then lay back in the rocking chair.
"I only need one thing, I'll return the rest to you when I run out, and besides, it's not certain if your treasures can come in handy" I was very polite and pushed back.
Tan Fang shook his head, "You stupid girl, the things you moved are all priceless and unmarketable, which one is not a rare thing, if you take it out of Tianfu, I am afraid that there will be no return."
"Heh, how much can it be worth? I've heard that there are strange mountains in the world, and what is really unique on the mountain, and you can compare to these broken copper and iron? I scoffed.
Tan Fang was stunned for a moment, and then said, "You're talking about snow lotus seeds, right?" ", and then nodded, "That thing is really rare, hey, no, how can I think that you girl is deliberately acting as a teacher" Tan Fanghu looked at me suspiciously, I swallowed my saliva, and pretended to be calm.
"Master, you have persecution paranoia, right? I haven't heard of this, you praise these treasures as if there is nothing in the sky and the earth, didn't I say this just to slap you in the face?"
Tan Fang was suspicious, but he didn't continue to ask, but he glanced at me a few times from time to time, I simply broke the jar, looked at him and said scoundrelly, "Then what do you say, which of those treasures you said can be compared with that snow lotus seed?" If you say it, I'll convince you."
Tan Fang stroked his beard and shook his head, "That's really not comparable."
I didn't expect Tan Fang to deny the value of these treasures that I had been busy carrying for so many days so quickly, and it seemed that my idea of exchanging them for snow lotus seeds was about to fail, "Hey, master, our treasures are really not as precious as snow lotus seeds, why is the status of that thing so lofty?" ”
Tan Fang looked at me like a fool, "You, you really don't know the goods, if you really get a good thing, you will throw it away as a worthless thing."
I scratched the back of my head shyly, "Hehe, I'm not as good as you say"
Tan Fanggan spat out a mouthful of blood, "Okay, well, for the teacher to give you a good science popularization, that snow lotus seeds grow in Qiming Mountain, how dangerous the mountain is, don't say, even if you go up to that mountain, the treasure is not something that can be seen when you see it, the snow lotus seeds bloom once in ten years, and the result is once, even if you go up, if you don't bloom, it's useless to come, and the yam will dry up before you get off the mountain, and besides, the ice dragon, one can destroy an army, and if you want to win on other people's territory, it's even more fantastical."
I sat down to the side, it seemed that it was really not easy to go up the mountain to get medicine, what should I do?
After dinner, I pretended to be unwell and went back to my room early, and waited until the hour was almost up to put on men's clothes and detour to Zhengyuan Pavilion, and slipped out through the side door of Zhengyuan Pavilion. I also brought some light treasures from the master: a white jade light fan, a Hetian piccolo, mixed spirit beads, magic screen knife, whether the seller is playing art or proficient in martial arts, it is difficult to resist these temptations, whether it is successful or not, it is all up to fate, and I will give up my life to go to Qiming Mountain.
"Brother Xian, the ghost market has the rules of the ghost market, you bring this" Zhao Peng handed me a white feather mask.
I obediently put it on, thinking that this mask would match my clothes.
"After entering the ghost market, everything else is no different from the general market, but when buying and selling, you must not ask the source of the goods, nor can you make trouble in the ghost market, once the rules of the ghost market are broken, Lord Red Pupil will personally go out, the consequences are not something you and I can bear, even if Tan Lao comes, he can't save you" Zhao Peng was afraid that I would get into trouble, and solemnly reminded him before entering the ghost market.
"Lady Crimson? What kind of character is he? "I'm curious, literally, this red-eyed adult is afraid that he has a pair of red eyes, right, isn't that pink eye? It's scary.
"Lord Red Pupil is in charge of the order of the ghost market, the means are ruthless, the people who made trouble in the ghost market in the past, if they make a small fuss, they will cut off their hands and drive them out, and they will not be allowed to enter the market, but once they do not abide by the rules of the ghost market, no matter who they are, they will not go out again, and even worse, they will be wiped out, let's not talk about these first, let's go first, and we have to find snow lotus seeds" Zhao Peng urged me to enter the market, I wanted to ask again, but he covered his mouth and had to be silenced.
In the ghost market, the buyer wears a white feather mask, and the seller wears a black feather mask, and the line between the buyer and the seller is clear. I feel that there are all the strange people here, it's not that I use the wrong words, but I can really only describe it like this, all of them are tall, short, fat and thin to the extreme, hunchback, lame abound, I feel that there are no conventional forms of people, but Zhao Peng told me that these people are disguised, deliberately making people unable to see their shape, I can't help but give a thumbs up, this special effect makeup is awesome.
There are indeed a lot of goods in the ghost market, one stall after another, densely packed with things, if I hadn't known in advance that the ghost market is selling treasures, I thought I had come to the garbage heap.
"Brother Zhao, how can you find this? The goods are not indicated, how do I know which one is the snow lotus seed? "I looked down a long street and felt like crying.
"Don't be anxious, snow lotus seeds are seeds, just look back and ask these shops"
I nodded helplessly, and Zhao Peng and I began to look separately.
"Someone is looking for snow lotus seeds?"
"Exactly, it should be a woman," the attendant respectfully bowed his hand to the person in front of him.
The man smiled evilly, "It's interesting, isn't it for him.... Zuo Yan, take me to meet that woman"
I looked all the way east from the central point, and every shop that sold seeds asked, but there were no snow lotus seeds, and they all looked at me with a strange look, and I was covered in hair, until I met with Zhao Peng, both of them found nothing, I couldn't help but be a little discouraged, and I was unlucky today!
Zhao Peng saw my displeasure and comforted me, "Brother Xian, snow lotus seeds are hard to find, how can you find them so easily, it's really not good, we will come again next time, brother will also inquire for you, there will always be hope"
I barely cheered up, grinned at Zhao Peng, Zhao Peng was stunned for a moment, turned his head sideways, the two of us walked a lot, this time we were tired, I found a teahouse to sit down, ready to drink a cup of tea and went back, no one noticed that someone in the teahouse opposite was watching the two of us.
We were about to go back when we passed by a lady's stall and were stopped by "Little boy, you have what I want"
I wondered, why did I suddenly become a seller? "Auntie, I'm not here to buy something"
The eldest lady took a rice stalk and shaved her teeth, "I know what you're looking for, although I don't have it, but I know where it is"
"What? Did you know? I looked at her suspiciously, and then said, "You won't talk about Qiming Mountain, will you?" Then I know that too," I pouted disdainfully.
"How can it, Auntie, I have no enmity with you, how could I let you die, I really know where there is, as long as you give me the baby, I will tell you" Auntie patted my hand flatteringly.
I thought about these things I was carrying, I didn't know which one she needed, Zhao Peng also tugged at the corner of my clothes worriedly, afraid that I would be fooled by this lady.
"Auntie, I don't know what you need?" I looked at the cunning old lady in front of me, and there was no other way to trust her.
"I smell it, can you take it out?" The eldest lady looked at me with Erlang's legs swaying.
This Nima, how do I know which one she is talking about, I have brought so many treasures, is it possible to show her the same? What a catch.
I suppressed the dissatisfaction in my heart and continued to say kindly, "Auntie, I have a lot of things on me, I really don't know what you want, can you make it clear?" ”
"Hey, what a stupid person" The big lady jumped to her feet, and couldn't help but scold me, my eyes widened, and I wanted to beat her, but she knew the whereabouts of the snow lotus seed, I didn't dare to offend her, and continued to please.
"It's the black, rock-like thing that smells fishy," the lady clasped her hands around her chest and pointed at my waist with her elbow.
How can I have such a thing? And fishy? Well, is it possible......
I took out the "stone" in my pocket, this was given to me by Fu Yan, I thought it was a stone he picked up, and when I saw that he wanted to give it to me so solemnly, I accepted it, could it be a rare thing?
When I saw the "stone", the lady immediately rushed towards me, I turned sideways to avoid it, and the lady said angrily, "Do you still want to know the whereabouts of that?" ”
I don't know what the stone in my hand is, but looking at the expression of the eldest lady, I know that it must be a baby, Fu Yan trusted me to give it to me, how can I not bear to give it to this mother-in-law easily, not to mention who knows if what she said is true or false?
"Auntie, don't be angry, since you want this, you should know the value of this thing, why don't you tell me the whereabouts of that thing first, and then I will give it to you?" I looked at her with a smile.
"You little, think I'm so easy to deceive? You give it to me first, and I will naturally tell you its whereabouts" The lady was angry, and wanted to rob me several times, although I wanted the news of the snow lotus seed very much, but my intuition told me that this thing could not be given, so I avoided it left and right, this lady is also a practitioner, flexible and fast, but a little unreasonable, I can't listen to any reason, and there is no room for negotiation.
"Auntie, why don't we compromise, after you take me there, how about I give it to you personally, even if you tell me now, I'm not sure if I can find it if I go, you also know the value of this thing, I naturally can't give it to you easily, right?"
"Don't come to this set, anyway, if you don't hand it over today, don't want to leave" The eldest lady took out a whip from her sleeve, and there were four hooks on the top of the whip, like the kind of tool used to climb over the wall. She threw it at me, and as soon as I pushed Zhao Peng away from me, I used light skills to dodge, and everywhere the hook went, the tables and chairs were shattered, and the goods were scattered all over the ground, and everyone rushed to grab them.
This woman's martial arts skills are very high, and later she saw through my line, and the hook "flew towards me head-on", I couldn't avoid it, and I was ready to take this trick.
I only heard Zhao Peng shouting hoarsely, "Virtuous brother......
I closed my eyes, after a gust of wind, I waited for a few seconds, and the whip didn't hit my face, could it be that Zhao Peng blocked it for me? Impossible, he was a long distance away from me, I squinted and slowly opened, and a white and slender hand in front of me was holding the whip. "Ahh
I patted my chest and looked at the man in front of me, the man was dressed in purple, and the mask he wore was also purple, and only the lips that were exposed were extremely tempting, although I didn't see the real face, I knew that it couldn't be accurate, my face was slightly hot, and I could only secretly pinch myself and scold myself for nothing.
"Thank you Shaoxia for coming to the rescue" I stepped forward to him, and when I got closer, I realized that he was so tall, and I had just reached his shoulder.
He didn't pay attention to me, just looked at the mother-in-law viciously, the mother-in-law trembled with fright, I noticed that the people around me also looked solemn, and didn't dare to say a word, could it be that this person was "Lord Red Pupil" I secretly moved a step, wanting to look at his eyes, and suddenly he turned to look at me, his eyes were cold, but the pupils were not as red as I imagined, wasn't he? I was puzzled, but after all, he saved me, and I still wrote down this kindness.
Seeing that the life-saving benefactor didn't want to deal with me, I could only walk to Zhao Peng's side, Zhao Peng pulled me to look left and right, and asked me if I was hurt, I shook my head.
"Lord Red Pupil, the villain doesn't dare, please spare me once" The mother-in-law knelt down and kowtowed her head heavily.
It turns out that this person is really red-eyed, and I blew him up the first time I came, but it was too exciting.
"Mrs. Liu, it's not once or twice that you provoke trouble, in the past, adults thought that you were old and didn't care, but now you are more and more bold" A small guy next to Chitong looked at Mrs. Liu with a sword and disgusted.
"Zuo Yan shopkeeper, I really didn't mean it, it's this kid who is quite unreasonable, he caused trouble first, it's really not me" Mrs. Liu, pointed at me with both hands, and then shouted loudly.
I was shocked by her backbeating, "I've never seen such a brazen person", it's really a show to meet the soldiers, and I can't explain it, and it's really difficult for me to meet this woman.
Hearing this, Chitong looked at me, as if waiting for my explanation, and I was about to explain, but Mrs. Liu interrupted me again and began to shout injustice, but Zuo Yan pointed at the long sword and lowered her head and did not dare to say more.
I glanced at her with disdain, and respectfully explained what had just happened to the red pupil, who didn't react after hearing it, and said "kill" a few seconds later
A killing word penetrated my heavenly spirit cover, I looked at the red pupil in surprise, I came in so alive, do I want to lie down and go out? Tears rolled in my eyes all of a sudden, and I wanted to explain a few more words, but suddenly the knife flashed, and a few drops of blood splashed on my face, and I fainted.
When I woke up, I was lying on the bed, this is not my home, I slammed a carp and saw the red pupils standing by the window with their hands cut off.
"I'm not dead?" I actually wanted to say in my heart why I was here, but for some reason I blurted out a sentence that was indeed such an instigation.
Red Pupil turned around slowly, "Do you want to die?" ”
"Hehe," I laughed dryly, "of course I don't want to."
"Lord Red Pupil, is Mrs. Liu dead?" I couldn't help it, I was so angry that I didn't really know what was going on.
Red Hitomi nodded in reply.
I muttered to myself, why did I start so quickly, I haven't asked about the whereabouts of "Snow Lotus Seed" yet.
"She's lying to you," Red Hitomi said coldly.
"Well, well, but how do you know?" I looked at him timidly, I was really a little scared of such a bloodthirsty person, and I was alone with him at this time, if I made him unhappy, my few lives would not be enough.
"Because I'm looking for it too, and if she does, it won't be your turn," Red Hitomi replied indifferently.
He's looking for it too? Could it be that he or someone in their family has also been poisoned by this poison and needs snow lotus seeds? But I'm not going to ask, knowing that the more you die, the faster you die.
But I was afraid of being cold, so I could only say sadly, "Since I can't even find Lord Chitong, then I naturally can't find it, so I can't find it anymore, so I can't find it anymore, so I have only one way left to go to Qiming Mountain."
"For you, this road is equal to no road," the red pupil said.
This man can really speak to the dead, and I was choked by him and couldn't speak.
"Excuse me, where are the people who came with me?"
"Went back"
"Going back?" I excitedly tugged at Chitong's clothes, and when I reacted, I realized how desperate I was, but fortunately, Chitong only looked at me for a few seconds and didn't draw the knife.
"Why didn't he wait for me to go back?" I muttered in displeasure.
"The ghost market is closed, and no one is allowed to stay here," Chi Hitomi explained.
Well, then what's the matter with me staying here, I feel a little uneasy thinking of this, "What's that, Lord Red Pupil, since I'm awake, why don't I go back first?"
Chitong didn't object or agree, just didn't say a word, I held my hands, I couldn't tell what he meant.
"Lord Crimson......" I called again, as a reminder of him.
"You are not allowed to enter the ghost market again in the future," Chi Hitomi said.
I instinctively replied, "Why?" ”
Red Hitomi said again, "There is no why"
I began to curse MMP in my heart, but I still didn't dare to show a trace of dissatisfaction on my face.
"Then I'll go back," I was a little annoyed, and my tone was a little rushed.
"Zuo Yan" Chi Tong shouted outside the door, and that Zuo Yan came in, and Chi Tong pointed at me and said to him, "Send it back"
Zuo Yan took out a ribbon and walked towards me, and I instinctively took a step back.
"I'll come"
Red pupil's words fell, Zuo Yan was stunned for a moment, but still obediently handed him the ribbon, red pupil took the ribbon and walked towards me, I was forced by his majesty, did not dare to move, let him tie the ribbon to my eyes, this is afraid that I know where their nest is, it's okay, as long as it doesn't kill my mouth, I obediently cooperated, and then my body was light, and I was picked up horizontally, and I was busy hugging his shoulders.
"Zuo Yan shopkeeper, slow down, the speed is too fast, I get motion sickness" I patted him on the shoulder, angrily brushing his sense of existence, the wind was too loud and I don't know if he heard it.
"Ahem" a soft cough. Kindness? Is this voice still red?
"Lady Red Hitomi?" I asked.
"En" the other party thanked in response.
"Hehe, why did you send me back?"
........
There was silence, it seems that this guy doesn't want to deal with me again, so I don't bother to put a hot face on his cold ass, so I shut up very knowingly, and flew for a while before I landed. By the time I took off the ribbon, he had already left, and it was already dawn.
I stood in the courtyard for a while, sorting out my thoughts, and after a while, Sakura came out with a sword in hand.
"Hey, why did you get up so early" Sakura rubbed her eyes, I looked at her with disdain, I used to think that Sakura was strong in martial arts, but if there is a day outside today, Sakura is a weak chicken, fortunately she doesn't know what I think, if I know, I am probably the object of her morning exercise.
"I'm sleepy, go back and catch up on sleep, I didn't eat breakfast" I rubbed my nose and went back to my room.