Chapter 657: A Photo
The word ghost market sounds eerie, but in reality, it's just a market where people trade with real people.
The reason why it is called a ghost market is because the goods traded here are all shady things. To put it bluntly, it is all stolen. There are contemporary objects that are more valuable, and there are also artifacts taken out of ancient tombs.
The ghost market generally opens at about 0 o'clock in the evening, and closes at about 3 o'clock in the morning, and all the people involved in the transaction must abide by the regulations, and they must keep their voices low when speaking.
This is where the term ghost market comes from.
The largest ghost market in the country is in Kyoto, and the most famous is in Xi'an, but if you want to say that the most dark weapons are Luoyang.
Why is this happening? If you want to dig deeper, you need to go back to before the founding of the country.
The capital of the Western Han Dynasty was in Chang'an, which is now Xi'an, and the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty was in Luoyang.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the whole country was burned by the flames of war, everything was in trouble, and the people were struggling to make a living.
Therefore, in order to survive, the trend of tomb robbery is particularly prevalent, and the favorite of tomb robbers is the ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty, which is not only of high value but also easy to find.
The rulers of the Han Dynasty thought that their rule would last forever, and naturally they would not think that their tombs would be stolen, so the landmarks were set up very obviously, for fear that others would not know.
Therefore, Xi'an and Luoyang were the most serious in that war-torn era.
Many tomb robbers are reluctant to take the risk of carrying the stolen artifacts with them, and sell the stolen goods on the spot.
Over time, two of the largest and most famous ghost markets in the east and west have been formed.
However, since Xi'an cracked down on tomb robbery and the sale of cultural relics after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xi'an's ghost market has gradually declined and has been replaced by other forms such as auctions, so it is the most famous.
Although the Luoyang Ghost Market has also suffered blows, its vitality has been tenaciously preserved. As for how it was done, I don't know very well, but I heard from the older generation that the Luoyang ghost market had a stage that was really difficult, almost more thorough than the Xi'an ghost market.
The reason why I chose to go to Luoyang Ghost Market with Liu Fatzi this time to see if I could find something circulating from that area, and I hope to find some clues from it.
However, this idea of mine was very rarely opposed by Yang Qing.
Yang Qing said: "Fifth brother, I'm worried that you will run in vain this time. ”
After all, Yang Qing has never interfered with my decision, and she is habitually silent and accepting when facing many things. At this time, she suddenly said such a sentence, which made everyone's eyes immediately focus on her.
Yang Qing blushed, and seemed a little hesitant to continue to say what she thought.
I pretended to be relaxed and said to Yang Qing: "If you think of something, you might as well say it, I often make wrong decisions, I want to hear your opinion." ”
After Yang Qing hesitated for a moment, she finally said her consideration very seriously.
According to her analysis of the preservation of the ancient tombs we entered a few times ago, all the places where dragon eggs are hidden are very hidden, and they hide dangers that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
Judging from the first dragon's head labyrinth we entered after we were released from prison, many people died because of lack of consideration, which is unique in the history of archaeology.
The places we arrived after that were not only functioning mechanisms, strange creatures that we had never heard of, but also hallucinogenic things, all of which were hard to spot.
From this point of view, if the tomb robbers who are not strong enough enter, I am afraid it will be difficult to get out of it alive. And those who have a certain strength and experience will definitely not rush into it at great risk with their lives like we do.
Therefore, Yang Qing speculated that wherever there are dragon eggs, at least for the time being, there will definitely be no loss of anything, and even if we go to the ghost market, it is absolutely impossible to make any meaningful discoveries.
Actually, I have already thought about what Yang Qing said, and this is also when I encountered positioning problems in the first few times, I never considered finding out news in the circle, or going to the ghost market to try my luck.
I really couldn't think of anything to do this time, so I made such a seemingly hot decision.
Liu Fatzi whispered on the side: "Fifth brother, I think what Yang Xiaomei said makes sense, why don't we think of another way?" ”
I looked up at Shen Dali and found that he also had the same gaze as Yang Qing, so I had to nod and say, "Okay, then think of other ways." ”
In the next few days, Yang Qing left the villa and lived near her alma mater, so that she could find an opportunity to ask her teacher questions every day.
Yang Qing guessed that in that area, there must have been other ancient civilizations that existed, and they must have not been discovered yet. All I can think of is nothing more than a related rumor, or even a related legend.
But after a few days, there was still no progress at all.
The situation on Mr. Cui's side is even worse than ours, and after even inquiring for a few days, he doesn't even know about the most famous Guge Kingdom in that area, let alone anything else.
Leng Yue still lives in seclusion every day, and several times I thought that he had secretly left to act alone, but I didn't expect that even he showed enough patience this time to live every day calmly.
Although I know that he just hides in his room and plays games every day, I know better that he is not addicted to online games, but consumes time.
The grave keeper had been living in the living room for some time, and every time he looked at me, there was hostility in his eyes, and although he did not speak, he would sneer or snort from time to time, as if deliberately showing his presence.
In fact, there is no need for him to do this at all, I will also hear about him from Liu Fatzi and Zhao Zitong.
This guy has watched variety shows all over the past recently, and has begun to march into film and television dramas, and he prefers family ethics dramas.
As the days went by, we didn't make the slightest progress, and I became more and more agitated, and I even thought more than once about going there to explore the terrain first.
Finally, in the midst of a boring and tedious wait, our stalled progress took a new turn.
One day, Mr. Cui was very excited to find me, took a very blurry photo in his hand and asked, "Wu Yishu, take a look at this photo." ”
I saw that he was so nervous and excited, and realized that the things in the photo might be related to dragon eggs, so I quickly and carefully took the photo to look at it.
"Where did this picture come from?" After I saw the photos, I couldn't help but anxiously ask Mr. Cui.
Mr. Cui replied in a deep voice: "Luoyang Ghost Market." ”