Chapter 1: Ghost City

The name Ghost Market is originally taken from the myths and legends of the human race, a kind of market where goblins and ghosts gather together and trade with each other.

The so-called people have a city, ghosts have a ghost market, the human market is in the light, and the ghost market is in the dark, and that's it.

Of the original three subordinate feudal towns in Huangsha County, only one has become a ghost market today, and the other two have all become places where horse bandits are entrenched.

Even if it was only a feudal town, it could be used as a trade market, in fact, it should have been a prosperous territory at the beginning, but it is a pity that in the turmoil of that year, the entire town was destroyed by external forces, and almost no intact houses remained.

The Rakshasa clan is generally not very easy to use, and there are problems with survival at the moment, where are they interested in thinking about something long-term.

If someone is willing to give them a bag of seeds, they don't even bother to cook it, they can't even bother to cook it, they can't wait to swallow it directly to get down, the people of the Rakshasa clan will not think about planting all the seeds in the ground, and they will harvest more of this kind of problem in the coming year, in a precarious environment, maybe they will be killed by someone the next moment, everything has become someone's spoils, where is there still the mood to think so much, so in order to rob the wealth of the feudal town, they destroyed the entire town to the point that it is not in shape.

There were no high walls around the town to prevent outsiders from entering, and even if there were, it must have been in ruins, as it is now.

The remnants of the building of the entire town have been buried in this yellow sand, as if the history has been sealed in the dust, even if there is a piece and half of it exposed, it has long been worn out by the wind and frost of the past twenty years.

Dressed in a green robe, the chic and elegant Lu Yi leaned down at the original main gate of the town, and then stretched out his hand and wiped it heavily on the stone tablet next to him, which only half of the remainder remained.

This place was once infected by the blood of both sides, and even the original boundary monument was interrupted, and now it is still stained with dark black bloodstains, which have been completely pasted on it, even if you try to wipe it, you can't wipe it off at all, and you can't see what was originally engraved on it.

Feng Tiesheng, who was invited, was wearing a set of pure black close-fitting practice clothes, and silently followed behind the other party, with low eyebrows and lowered eyes, and there was no momentum at all, judging from the appearance alone, it was impossible to see that this person who looked like an ordinary farmer would be the first person in the martial arts of the Southern Land.

Seeing that after Mr. Lu came here, he suddenly stopped leaving, and he also stepped forward, because he was curious, he just gently hooked his toes, and pried out a whole human skull from the yellow sand, there was neither flesh nor any hair residue on it, it was slippery, and it looked terrifying.

But the most terrifying, the most frightening thing is not actually this human skull, which has been shattered and the surface is full of cracks, but on the top of the human skull, a place that has obviously been dented by a heavy object, there are very obvious tooth marks.

It wasn't animal, it was human.

Feng Tiesheng saw everything under his feet clearly, his mouth twitched slightly, but in the end he still didn't say anything.

Even if Lu Yi didn't look back, he knew what the other party was thinking now, he stood up and said in a very flat tone: " Mr. Feng looks down on these Rakshasa clans, but in fact, it is not their fault that Ru Mao drinks blood and does not understand the culture, this is not their true nature, it is just caused by the harsh environment of the day after tomorrow, and what we have to do now is to seize this opportunity to completely change them, so that they can go to school and join the army in the future, just like us, when one day we all speak the same words, eat the same things, and everyone is full of vitality, there will be no more such things that gnaw human flesh. ”

When Feng Tiesheng heard this, he just shook his head slightly, his expression noncommittal.

He has been in Huangsha County for more than ten years, and he has seen a lot of these foreign races, and a determined warrior like him will definitely not completely change his view of things because of such a simple sentence or two from the other party.

The older a person is, the more stubborn and even unreasonable they tend to be.

That's because their views on everything are based entirely on their long life experience, which is a valuable experience they have gained over time, and it is the law by which they live.

When people deal with anything, whether it is known or unknown, they will use one thing, and that is "experience", and experience means that there is a high probability that they will not make mistakes, so if you want to overturn their preconceived view of things, unless you can overturn their entire life experience.

For him, Feng Tiesheng, and even for the vast majority of people in the surrounding countries, they would rather admit that the alien races in the Eastern Continent are the same kind than the Rakshasa clan is their true kind.

They also walk upright on their legs, even though it is said that the earthlings will turn into a stone when they die, and the spirits will dissipate like fluorescent, but at least they won't eat people, or at least they won't eat so rudely.

In this regard, Lu Yi didn't say anything more, his purpose was not to let most people accept the Rakshasa clan.

He squinted his eyes and glanced up at the sky above his head, only to see that the golden sun in the distance had gradually fallen below the distant horizon with the passage of time, and even the color began to become less dazzling, but had a soft taste like egg yolk.

The wind and sand are gradually rising, and it should not be long before it will be evening.

"Let's go inside. ”

Lu Yi spoke, and then walked directly towards the town.

From the beginning of the establishment of the whole feudal town, there was only one main street, and it was very wide and unobstructed, and the entrance they took was the beginning of the whole street, and the other end of the street was hidden in the thick sand, faintly, and it was impossible to see clearly, but it was expected that the end should be the place out of the town.

On both sides of the street, there are houses that have been crumbling for many years, mottled and painted walls, collapsed and broken beams and columns, and roofs that have lost their tiles and can already see the night sky.

It is said that in this kind of dead place, there should not be popularity, but the strange thing is that in the darkness, a pair of two-way peeping eyes can be faintly seen.

Is it a human, or an animal, or is it simply the souls who died in vain?

Lu Yimu did not squint, and walked leisurely on the street, not in the slightest impressed by the ghost-like scene around him, but like the owner of this place, he began to introduce the situation here to Feng Tiesheng.

"The ghost market does not have a unified owner, these people who come to the night, they all suddenly appear at night, when the sky is bright, whether the goal is achieved or not, they will leave quickly, like a ghost, so people can't catch the trace, so it is called 'ghost market'"

"Here, there are a few rules that everyone abides by by default, buy something, you must not ask where the thing came from, let alone inquire about the identity of the seller, especially can not bargain, willing to buy, drop the money and take it, if you don't want to, just leave, as for the seller, there is no constraint, as long as you can deceive people to give money, people can't come to your trouble afterwards, of course, these rules, for those who don't have to talk about the rules at all, naturally there is no binding. ”

Rules are used to restrain ordinary people below, those who really make rules, and those who can rely on their own strength to override the rules, naturally don't care, for example, if Gu Cang, the prince who is far away in the capital, is unhappy, he just needs to wave his hand casually, and this ghost market, which seems to be prosperous now, will dissipate directly like the wind and sand around him.

"There's only one place where it's safe, and that's where the horses are kept. Lu Yi continued to explain to him, "The people who come and go are all on horseback, but the ghost market is so big, naturally everyone will not be allowed to lead horses to hang here, so there is a place in the town where horses can be stored, and there has never been a pit abduction, many people who have violated the rules of the town and are desperate will also go there to hide temporarily, it's still early, let's go there first." ”

Seeing that Mr. Lu knew so much about this place, Feng Tiesheng, who was just an attendant, certainly didn't have any reason to object, nodded lightly at the moment, led two horses in one hand, and quietly walked forward by Lu Yi's side.

On both sides of the road ahead, in the midst of the ruins, a pair of eyes suddenly popped out.

Among them, there are curiosity, greed, bloodthirst, and even more dazed, and emotions are varied.

When they walk by the front, these eyes will suddenly disappear, and as soon as they pass, they will immediately appear again, staring at their backs one by one, revealing a expression.

In those collapsed houses, there really seems to be some ghosts lurking.

Lu Yi was dressed in a green shirt, with fluttering sleeves, extremely chic, he didn't care about these strange things around him, he just walked forward silently, his face was more like a deep pool of water, and there were no waves in the ancient well.

As for Feng Tiesheng, he doesn't care, in terms of his ability, these stupid things that can't be seen in the town, if they dare to provoke him, they can be killed in an instant.

The wind and sand on the road were blowing, and I was almost dazzled, so I walked through a long section safely, and no one jumped out to make trouble.

These things in the ghost market, the background identity is complicated, especially this is a rare place where everyone can come and trade freely, these people instinctively don't want to destroy the peace here, if the newcomer is stripped naked and killed as soon as he comes, then who will come again?

After such a long time, even they understand the truth that a thin stream of water lasts, and they will not fish for nothing.

Of course, this is also because the benefits of one time don't seem to be enough, these two people, one looks at a few taels of meat, and the other one, although it is stronger, but the dress is also very ordinary, neither of them is wrapped around their backs, is there something hidden in their sleeves?

From the point of view of appearance, the only valuable thing may be the two horses, but for the sake of just two horses to kill people in the street, it is still somewhat worthless, even if they want to grab the horses, it is not too late to wait for them to get out of the town, not to mention, even if they all understand, who is the first to shoot, then the last benefit must be the least, maybe people are dying, but kill you, when the time comes, all the things are given to the descendants, so the more calm down, the more you can gain more, throughout the ages, it is the same.

In this way, the two of them had not walked far, and a relatively intact courtyard suddenly appeared in front of them.

The yard is not large, and there is a rough shed inside, which seems to be used as a stable, and the ground inside is covered with thatch, and some rough hay is placed in the trough, in short, it is better than nothing, but there is not a horse in the stable, and even the yard is empty, I think it is because it is not yet the time for outsiders to come.

Lu Yi was like a stunned young man, he didn't mention any vigilance at all, and walked straight to the main gate of the courtyard, then reached out and grabbed his sleeves and knocked heavily on the broken wooden door.

Because the courtyard wall was very low, they just stood outside and didn't have to tiptoe to see what was going on inside.

Not long after I saw it, the door of the wing room inside was slowly opened, and an old man with a wrinkled face and an ordinary poplar cane walked out with a hobbled step.

Although the old man's body is a little rickety, and he is already in his last years, and his exposed skin is covered with age spots, he can also see that he is a normal human race, as for the two big men standing next to him, his skin is dark, and he knows that it is a Rakshasa clan at a glance.