Chapter 61: Kongtong Ghost Market (I)
The old man who repaired the shoemaker paused before he continued: "I asked the old man if he was also going to do business in this town, and the old man actually said that the place he was going to was ' More than half a step 'market, I heard it and felt wrong, I was in the vicinity of a few big markets, but I have lived for half a life, I have not heard of any more than half a step of the market, at this time, the old brother gave me a finger, I actually saw that there was a big market in the mountain, and in front of the market, there is a quaint archway, on which is not written three big characters, more than half a step! ”
Is it a ghost market? I frowned, and didn't pick it out for the time being, but continued to listen to the old man who repaired shoes.
The cobbler smiled bitterly and said: "If you want to talk about people, sometimes it's stupid and not breathable, I just thought it was strange at that time, and I haven't seen any half-step market, but I never thought that the old brother was a ghost, I never thought about this problem, so I still talked to him there, and asked him when this half-step market existed, why haven't I seen it?" ”
After a pause, the shoemaker continued: "The old brother said that this half step has been in the mountains all the time, and it may be that I rarely go to the mountains, so I don't know." And the old brother also said that the business in the market was very good, and invited me to go with me, although I was curious about the market at that time, but I always felt that I was not familiar with life, and it was still not very good, so I rejected the old brother. Who knew that as soon as the old brother heard that I was not going, he immediately got angry and left with a pick. I'm soft-hearted, seeing that people are angry because of themselves, I really want to explain, so I called out to the old brother, thinking and explaining, I want to come to this Dezhen, and then go to the market for more than half a step in the future, but I know that the old brother is going faster and faster, no matter how I rush, I still haven't caught up with him! ”
"Just when I was about to pass the archway, I suddenly felt a yin wind blowing out of the archway, scared me all over, and then look at the old brother inside, has disappeared in the archway, gone. I was relieved at that time, so frightened that I turned around and ran, scolding while running, it is said that evil mouth can drive away ghosts, so I scolded all the way out of the mountain and came to the town of Didezhen. Since that time, I have been sick for half a month in a row, and I almost put this old life into it, but now I am slowly getting better, alas! ”
"Little brother, so I want to persuade you not to go to the mountain, this is all my personal experience of Xiao Lao'er, or last month, what happened in front of me! If you encounter something in the mountains, it's not a trivial matter! ”
The cobbler told me babbled and admonished, which showed that he was still deeply afraid of the ghost market, and then the shoemaker said: "Since then, I have recovered from my illness, and I have never walked through the mountains again, and I basically get up on the fifth watch, no longer get up so early, every time I walk, I walk around the mountain, walk outside the mountain." Although it was already noon when I came to this town, at least people were down-to-earth, right? ”
Hearing this, I nodded slightly, and very much agreed with the cobbler's point of view, as long as people are safe, there is no big deal. Only when you are steadfast can you live a good life, even if you do less business and make less money, it is still much better than no life. Through the description of the shoemaker, it can be seen that the ghost old man who sold rice cakes did not intend to put the shoemaker to death, perhaps it was the kindness of the shoemaker for a while, inviting the ghost old man who sold rice cakes to sit down and rest, so that the ghost old man who sold rice cakes did not poison him.
Sometimes a little kindness can save a life, and it's true. "Taishang Induction Chapter" says that there is no way for good or evil, but people call themselves. This is the truth, if the heart has good thoughts, the good retribution has not come, the evil has been far away, and the heart has evil thoughts, the evil retribution has not arrived, and the auspicious celebration has been far away.
After thinking about it, I immediately asked the shoemaker, "Old man, dare to ask where the ghost market is?" If I'm passing by, I'd know how to avoid it, right? ”
Actually, I wanted to go to the ghost market, but if I told the old shoemaker like this, he wouldn't have told me, thinking that I was going to die! And I did the opposite, telling him that I would know the location of the ghost market in the future, and I could avoid it, so that the old shoemaker heard my words, and immediately nodded and said: "Well, the little old man will tell you, Dide Town goes east, after entering the Kongtong Mountain Range, in the southeast corner, there is a mountain col that the sun cannot reach, that place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, very desolate, you can see at a glance, there are several mass graves scattered nearby, there is where the ghost market is located at that time, you will remember it later, Don't go to that place! ”
"I see, then thank you for telling the old man!"
I nodded, immediately clasped my fists, and then said: "Your old man's direction, after three days at most, you can continue to walk from there, and the ghost market there will no longer exist!" With that, I turned and walked away, leaving the old shoemaker to stare at me dumbfounded. I really want to tell him that I am going to the ghost market this time, and by the way, the ghost market will be blocked, since I dare to disturb the order of the yang world, what is the point of staying in the yin and yang worlds? It's better to eradicate it, so as not to continue to harm people!
It's just that I can't go right now, because it's noon in broad daylight, and if you want to go to the ghost market, you have to do it after the first hour, and at the earliest, I still have a lot of time. I found a small restaurant nearby, I ordered some food, and after a while, when the guy came up with the food, I was about to start eating, but I heard the guy whisper to me: "The old-timer told you, let you find an upside-down hanging willow!" ”
"What?"
I suddenly raised my head, but saw that this guy turned around like no one else, but when he heard my words, the guy hurriedly turned his head and looked at me with a surprised expression, and I immediately asked, "Did you talk to me just now?" ”
"What do you say? Oh, I said please slow down the meal......"
"It's not this sentence, it's the one that made me look for the inverted hanging willow!"
I frowned tightly, and looked this guy up and down, only to see that he was soulless, and the six gods had no master, could it be that he was hysterical just now? frowned, but seeing that this guy really couldn't say why, I couldn't help waving my hand and said: "It's okay, you can be busy with something else, by the way, you cook three bowls of tea tonight and drink it at noon tomorrow, correspondingly, boil three bowls of tea at noon tomorrow and drink it at the next time, so six bowls of tea at meridian can cure your hysteria!" ”
The guy nodded suspiciously, and after he left, I couldn't help but murmur, could it be that Hanako always came to this small restaurant? And I was supposed to come here, so I cast a spell on this guy, and used his mouth to send a message to me, and by the way, let me save this guy. In fact, this guy has no symptoms, but the yin qi on his body is too heavy, as the saying goes, tea can clear the spirits, also called divine tea, plus the meridian two qi, can clear the yin and evil qi on his body, if there are ghosts and monsters entangled, see him is protected by the meridian two qi, and will also leave with interest. Unless it's a ghost that doesn't have long eyes, if it does, it will definitely be destroyed!
It's not difficult to do the man's business now, but the difficulty is the inverted hanging willow that Hanako asked me to find. Is there a willow tree in the world that grows upside down? It's impossible!
"Wait!"
I frowned suddenly, and then I had to find a way to go to the ghost market, and at this time I suddenly heard the old Hanako asking me to look for the upside-down hanging willow, the willow tree hanging upside down, that is, reversing life and death, yin and yang are relative, yang is positive, yin is naturally negative, isn't it...... Isn't it the upside-down hanging willow that Hanako always asked me to find, but the willow tree in the underworld? And this willow tree must not be a tree in the sun, perhaps, in the ghost city. But why didn't he tell me about it? It's still so mysterious, really, if I misinterpret the meaning of his words, wouldn't I take a lot of detours?
But I believe I'm not wrong, and I'm right. I found something about the ghost market.,The old name Hanako must have been a clever calculation.,He took the opportunity to arrange a task for me.,That is,I'm going to the ghost market to find clues to the necromancy.,This method is correct? Well, it must be so, if the method is wrong, the old Hanako will definitely not let me go to the ghost market, now is the critical time to find the dead demon, time is especially precious, the old Hanako will not let me squander like this, so he won't joke with me!
Well, tonight I'm going to explore the ghost market of Kongtong, legend has it that there are ghost markets all over the world, and the ghost markets in each place are very different, I have been to several ghost markets before, and indeed each ghost market has its own characteristics, but I don't know more than half a step in this Kongtong, what is the situation?! After thinking about it, I quickly ate the meal, and after filling my stomach, I walked out of the small restaurant leisurely, and walked towards the east of Dide Town.
For an afternoon, I spent all afternoon digging through the deep mountains and old forests, looking for the desolate place surrounded by mountains on three sides as the shoemaker said, but I found that there seemed to be many places surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the mountain cols were everywhere, how deep and big they were, and there were all kinds of desolate places on the shady side, and there were many, many of them, and I couldn't determine where the ghost market I was looking for was.
But there is one feature that cannot be ignored, which is also the key to distinguishing the location of the real ghost market, that is, around the ghost market, there are many mass graves, and there are no mass graves in these mountain passes in front of me, that is, the place I am looking for is still ahead. Thinking of this, I immediately walked forward quickly, in order not to miss every place, I didn't use the Spirit Void Step, let alone open the Sky Eye, because the Sky Eye saw too many things, but it would increase the difficulty!