Chapter 56: The Old Ghost of the Ghost City

Another killer shuddered and confessed:

"The one who cooperated with us is the Nine Hidden Underworld, and the one who acted with us this time was the fastest update"

"Nine Secluded Underground Mansions, Nirvana Palace?" Tuoba frowned, almost jumped to his feet, and exchanged glances with the guards.

The guards were stunned, and they had only now heard of the Nine Secluded Underworlds and the Nirvana Palace.

"Say, tell me everything you know!" Tuoba's eyes were fierce.

"As far as I know, the Nine Netherlands is a strict killer organization, even bigger than our Meteor Gang.

Under the Nine Secluded Mansions, there are the Hall of Rebirth, the Hall of Bliss, the Hall of Nirvana, and the Hall of Rebirth.

They have a lot of killers under them, but for some reason, they asked us to come and help. ”

"Where is the Nine Hells, and where are those who have passed away in bliss and been reborn in Nirvana?" Tuoba asked, grabbing the man.

"The world is so big, it seems that no one knows where their underworld is, and we just follow them." The man shuddered.

"Is the Nine Helllands the same as the Meteor Gang, you can kill people with money?" Tuoba asked again.

"It should be possible, there is a lot of news about the ghost market, you can go to the ghost market to investigate." The man said again.

After the man finished speaking, he knew that he had leaked so much information, and he would inevitably die after all, and their family members still bit their tongues and committed suicide while Tuoba was stunned.

Tuoba's eyes lit up like knives, looking at the assassins who would rather bite their tongues and commit suicide than go back to their lives, thinking that their masters would have more severe torture waiting for these captured people.

He said ruthlessly:

"General Ben has been in the battlefield barracks all these years, and he didn't know that such a Nine Secluded Mansions had emerged.

This Nine Secluded Underground Mansion is really powerful. Now it seems that the death of my father is inseparable from these organizations! ”

A guard said: "What kind of Nine Secluded Underground Mansion is this, we have just heard about it, and it is really deeply hidden." ”

"That's right, this Nine Secluded Underworld Mansion is too dark, and there are other halls of rebirth, Bliss Palace, Nirvana Hall and Rebirth Palace. They're trying to exceed! Zhan Ying gritted his teeth.

Everyone talked about the Nine Secluded Underworld, although they talked about ghosts, but they were not afraid.

"Go to the ghost market at night!" Tuoba Leng Rui said.

In the evening, they went to the abandoned ancient town in the suburbs.

I don't know what age the ancient town once had a volcanic eruption, and the volcanic rocks buried almost the entire ancient town.

The original river houses are covered in the ground, like a ghostly city.

Later, many shady transactions were traded in this underground ghost market.

"General, although the ghost market is in the gloomy underground of the ancient town, it is open at night, and it disappears as soon as the morning dawns, like a ghost.

The people of the ghost city are cunning, so we have to go in disguise so that the people behind the scenes don't know our whereabouts. "Zhan Yingdao.

Tuoba jaw head.

At night, they dressed up in disguise, and Zhan Ying made a black eye patch to block one of Tuoba's eyes, like a one-eyed dragon, and also had a beard sticky.

"Hey, why did you make this king so ugly, let my Allure see it, can you still like this king?" Tuoba kicks Zhan Ying.

"The ghost city is mixed with dragons and snakes, Your Highness will look more vicious like this, so it's better to be safe like this." Zhan Ying laughed.

"Who is General Ben, and will he be afraid of those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods?" Tuoba scoffed.

Although he said so, he still listened to Zhan Ying's words and scandalized his appearance.

But even if there is still cloth clothes in ugliness, Tuoba's natural noble temperament is difficult to hide.

Taking advantage of the night, the group quietly came to the ancient town, climbed down, walked through the damp mountain road, and walked towards the ghost market with dim lights underground.

Tuoba also broke a reed pole on the side of the mountain and put it in his mouth, which made him even more ruffian and hanging.

Most of the people trading in the ghost market covered their faces, and the guards of Tuoba also covered their faces.

There is a lot of news and transactions, all done in this dark ghost ancient town, if it is in broad daylight, no one dares to come.

The ghost market is full of lights and shadows, and it looks like a ghost fire flickering.

The lights are dim, and people walk through it, really like a hundred ghosts walking at night.

In the dim light, there are many stalls here, and people are secretive, haggling in a low voice, and it looks a little sneaky.

The things in the ghost market, there are real and fake, there are mixed fish and dragons, there are fakes and antique calligraphy and paintings or treasures of unknown origin, whether you can find the treasure or not, it all depends on your eyesight.

There are also shady deals, and people are whispering in secret.

A guard who was familiar with the ghost market whispered in Tuoba's ear:

"General, there is a mixture of things in the ghost market, some real and some fake, some rare antiques, and some fakes.

There are rules in the ghost market, buy goods without asking the source, one hand of money, one hand of goods, after two clears, there is no entanglement. Whether you hit it or not, that's the buyer's own business. ”

"What kind of treasure to buy, this king only buys news!" Tuoba snorted.

The guard retreated with some staggering.

He thought about it, how could the dignified General Gaoyang Wang look down on the things in the ghost market.

I only blame myself for talking without a brain.

Not long after entering, after slipping around for half a circle, there were many ghosts and ghosts who sniffed out that they were newcomers, and some sneaky people surrounded them.

Zhan Ying took out a bag of gold and opened it to show the people who gathered around, the gold glittering in the half-light and half-dark shadows of the lamp.

He weighed the heavy gold in his hands, looked at those sparkling eyes, and lowered his voice: "We only buy news." ”

Big Deal!

"What's the news? ......," the men whispered.

"Nine Secluded Mansions." Zhan Ying said in a low voice.

When two of them heard about the Nine Hidden Underground Mansions, their expressions changed sharply, and they turned around and left.

Two or three knew that there was no news, so they looked at the gold with a wilt, but reluctantly left.

One looked at the gold, couldn't move his footsteps, and whispered, "I don't have this news, but there may be one person who does." ”

The man waved his head and motioned for them to go with him.

The man took them to find someone first, and they muttered a few words together.

In the darkness, the man seemed to have negotiated a deal with him, and when the two had agreed, the man thanked him.

The man led them to a rock pond where stalactites were dripping with water, forming pools in low-lying areas, and the surrounding ground was covered with water.

The man led them to the mouth of a small hidden cave, and if it had not been for someone to guide them, they really did not know that there was a small cave there.

The guide looked at the grotto inside and whispered:

"In this ghost market, not only the goods are not visible, but there are also many people.

The old ghost has lived in this ghost cave for many years, and he may know the news you just asked. ”

"Well, whether he knows it or not, this ingot of gold is yours." Tuoba took out a piece of gold from Zhan Ying's hand and threw it to the guide.

The guide caught the gold, put it in his mouth and bit it, and after knowing that it was real gold, he said happily: "Thank you, masters!" ”

He was very excited, knowing that these were big customers, but he still hadn't left.

Squatting outside the cave to see if there were any of these generous guests who could help.

Zhan Ying was worried that there was fraud or an ambush inside, so he asked Tuoba to wait outside first, and sent a few people to explore the environment first.

The guide outside, seeing that these people were cautious, knew even more that they were not simple.

Tuoba saw that Zhan Ying was cautious, and let him, the people who went in, after not finding any danger, came out to beckon Tuoba and them to enter.

Zhan Ying carefully left some guards to guard outside, so he and Tuoba took some of the guards and entered the damp and dark cave.

An eerie musty smell came to my nose.

They passed through a short, narrow, rugged tunnel, and a short walk to a wide cavern.

In the dim shadows of the lamp, a ragged and thin old man curled up on a broken mat.

The old man wrapped his head in coarse cloth, and there were many creepy bumps on his exposed skin.

I don't know if it's born or caused by some drug, in short, it will give you goosebumps at a glance.

I saw so many masked people coming in, with swords on their bodies, and one of the leaders was a one-eyed dragon.

The old man was frightened for a moment, then calmed down, staring at them with misty old eyes.

Zhan Ying showed him the bag of gold, but the old man did not show surprise, and looked at them with dull eyes.

"We want to know the news of the Nine Hidden Underworld." Zhan Ying said in a low voice.

The old man still stared at them blankly, unresponsive.

A guard frowned and said, "It seems that this old ghost doesn't know any news?" ”

Tuoba looked at the old ghost, frowned slightly, but suddenly asked, "Old man, can you hear us?" ”

The old man just looked at them with a blank expression.

"Can't you hear?" Some guards thought he was deaf in old age and asked loudly in the old man's ear.

The old man just shook his head blankly.

Tuoba suddenly found that the old man's broken sleeves seemed to be hollow.

He grabbed the empty sleeve, lifted the broken sleeve, and the old man's hands were cut off at the wrist.

He was shocked and said, "His hands have been cut off!" ”

The old man looked at them and examined his hands, and there seemed to be a twinkle in his cloudy old eyes.

Tuoba gently pinched the old man's mouth open, and it turned out that the old man's tongue was also cut.

He checked his ears again, and his ears were also filled with mercury.

The old man's cloudy eyes seemed to be even more cloudy, and a trace of waves was tumbling.

Tuoba looked at the old man intently, what kind of person wanted to torture this innocent old man like this.

Yes, if this old man didn't have so many pimples on his skin, he would be clear in appearance and quite wise.

"His hands were cut off, his tongue was cut off, his ears were plugged, and even if he knew anything, he couldn't tell it, right?" Zhan Ying was a little frustrated.

Tuoba lit the fire fold and took a closer look at the cave.

There are some simple daily necessities here, and I think that this old man lives in this damp underground cave day and night.

Suddenly, he saw pen and ink.

He walked over, took a piece of rough paper, wrote the four words of the Nine Secluded Underworld, and showed it to the old man.

When the old man saw those four words, his eyes suddenly became terrified, and he looked at them tremblingly.

"This old ghost must know something." Tuoba said firmly, "The way he looks, coercion and temptation, I'm afraid it's useless." ”

Zhan Ying took out another bag of gold, and two bags of gold were two hundred taels of gold.

The old ghost glanced at the gold, and sure enough, he was indifferent.

Tuoba wrote on the rough paper just now: Please believe me, the old man, we are good people!

Tuoba finished writing, and untied the one-eyer patch on his face, and ripped off the beard on his face.

The old man looked at the dignified and dignified son in front of him, and his expression began to hesitate.

There seemed to be an eerie sound in his throat that rolled a few times.

Tuoba nodded to him again, asking the old man to trust him.

The old ghost seemed to begin to believe in Tuoba, and then moved his body and pulled out a yellowed silk silk silk with his toes in the dark layer of the vine pillow behind his buttoes.

The toes were as sharp as fingers.

It seems that he has been used to his toes for many years, which is why he is so neat.

They thought there was something on the silk, but when the old man opened the yellowed silk, the silk was quite large, but there was nothing on it.

The old man looked at Tuoba's confused face, paused, and actually dipped the pen in ink with his toes, and wrote a few lines on the upper right end of the silk silk:

Millions of God of Wealth,

are exquisite.

Graceful fluttering from the sky,

Jin Ge Iron Horse Mouth Gold.

Orphans have tears and nowhere to complain,

Dead in a foreign land, the soul does not return.

He didn't know if it was poetry or Zen language.

There is not a single word in the whole poem that is close to the Nine Secluded Underground Mansions, what is the mystery of the old ghost?

The silk is so big, he does not write in the middle, but on a corner, like the inscription after the painting of ordinary people, for fear of ruining the scenery inside.

But there are no paintings on this silk?

Tuoba took the pen and wanted to write a few words in the middle of the silk and ask the old man.

But I saw the old man babbling and bumping into his hand, and he was not allowed to write on the silk silk, but let him write on the rough paper just now.

Tuoba wrote on the paper again:

What does this verse mean?

What is this silk silk?

The old man babbled and shook his head, looked frightened, frightened, and impatient, and waved his sleeves to drive them away.

Tuoba had no choice but to let Zhan Ying leave the gold and roll up the silk silk to hide it.

Still putting back on the blindfold and brushing back on his beard, he and the guards left.

When I went out of the door, I saw that the guide was still squatting there.

Tuoba's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light, and he stepped on the rock next to him with one foot, half-bent over, and said with a ruffian:

"Inside was a deaf and dumb old man with no hands, and he couldn't ask a fart.

You kid still says what he knows, what can an old ghost lying in a coffin know about? How dare you scold me? ”

“…… Old, old ghost really doesn't know? The man was also a little stunned.

After a pause, Tuoba asked the guard for a piece of gold, threw it to the man, and said:

"It doesn't matter if this old ghost doesn't know, you continue to help the master find it, and I know the news of the Nine Secluded Mansion, we will come back to buy it in a few days, and there will be a reward!" I will ensure that you enjoy endless glory and wealth! ”

The man took the gold with joy and whispered:

"Okay, the villain will help a few masters search again, you can come and have a look after a few nights."

Tuoba and his party left the cave and walked in the blurred light shadow, intending to leave the ghost market.

A guard asked Tuoba puzzled:

"General, why did you give that person gold just now, and tell that the old ghost in that person doesn't know anything?"

Tuoba glanced at the man coldly, shook his head and said nothing.

Zhan Ying said: "If the guide just now knew that the old ghost really had news to sell and earned so much gold, the old ghost man would be old and disabled, and he might not be able to survive tonight." ”

After Zhan Ying finished speaking, he asked Tuoba again:

"General, does the old man inside really know anything? What did he mean by writing that poem? ”

"I don't know, let's go back and take a closer look." Tuoba Road.

Suddenly, Tuoba paused, and the guards looked at each other.

Tuoba said in a low voice:

"That old ghost is definitely not an ordinary person with these injuries. Let's invite the old ghost back so that he can be treated, and maybe he will tell us everything he knows. ”

The group turned back to the rock pond just now, and with the hazy lantern of the rock pool, they saw the previous guide falling on the edge of the rock pond from a distance.

"Not good!" Tuoba shouted violently, and instantly drew his sword.

Just as he regretted that he should have taken the old ghost away earlier, at this moment, he suddenly saw a figure that was almost past the ghost and flew out of the cave.

"Where to go!" Tuoba shouted violently, swinging his sword and the guards to chase after the ghostly figure.

The ghost was very fast, and Tuoba threw the flying sword over in a hurry, and the man waved his sleeve back, and he actually beat the Chixiao sword that Tuoba struggled to fly over.

Suddenly, I saw the man wearing a strange ghost mask.

After all, Tuoba was some distance away from him, the ghost shadow was as fast as a meteor, and when he chased past, the ghost had already fled, and there was still his figure.

They searched the neighborhood for a while, but when they found nothing, they hurried back to the cave, only to find the old ghost lying in a pool of blood.

The old ghost was not injured by the sword, but was shattered by the huge internal force, and the seven orifices bled to death.

Like the guide outside, he died under the internal force shattering his internal organs.

It can be seen that the skill of the ghost mask man just now is so profound, and it is no less than Tuoba.

The guards searched the body of the man who had led the way, and saw that the man had two ingots of gold.

The old ghost was searched again, and although the old ghost's cave seemed to have been searched, the two bags of gold were still there.

The rough paper on which Tuoba wrote before was burned by the candle flame.

Tuoba touched the ashes, but it was already cold. It seems that the old ghost burned the paper immediately after they left.

"The man in the ghost mask just now, not for money, must have come to kill his mouth." Tuoba groaned.

The guards nodded.

Tuoba said:

"That person came with us, he can follow under the nose of this general, this person's martial arts are unfathomable, and he may be the person who has been hiding behind the scenes in the dark.

Maybe even he didn't expect that the old ghost was still alive. Otherwise, how could the old ghost be left until now. ”

Zhan Ying nodded, feeling that Tuoba had analyzed correctly:

Now the ghost-faced man saw that the old ghost had two bags of gold, and knew that the old ghost must have sold something valuable. I'm afraid I'll be more cautious. ”

"It's just that our whereabouts are still not meticulous, and we are still easily followed by the people behind the scenes." Tuoba's face condensed, "When we go out in the future, we will be more cautious." ”

"No! General! The guards bowed.

They searched the cave again, and searched all the things of the old ghost, even the broken quilt was torn open and examined, except for the two bags of precious gold, there were no valuable clues.

"Let's bury these two people." Tuoba sighed.

The guards carried the two dead men to a nearby hill for burial, and then everyone went back.

After Tuoba returned, he and a few personal guards studied the silk cloth and poetry overnight.

Millions of God of Wealth,

are exquisite.

Graceful fluttering from the sky,

Jin Ge Iron Horse Mouth Gold.

Orphans have tears and nowhere to complain,

Dead in a foreign land, the soul does not return.

What does this poem mean?

What kind of characters do they seem to be?

Are these characters related to the Nine Hidden Underworld?

What does these verses mean, not a single word that has anything to do with the Nine Secluded Underworld?

Or maybe the old ghost coaxed them away?

But seeing that the old ghost so carefully hid the silk silk in the mezzanine of the pillow, it seems that this silk silk is not simple.

But it can be seen that there is nothing on the silk.

To Tuoba's surprise, the old ghost's writing was actually sharp, and it looked quite skilled.

And it was written on his toes, and if he wrote it by hand, what a strong and beautiful it would be.

It can be seen that this person is a person with cultural heritage.

Besides, this person must know some important information when his hands were cut off, his tongue was cut off, and his ears were poured into deafness, and others were afraid that his news would leak out, so they tortured him, and even those pimples on his skin may have been caused by poisoning?

It's just that the people behind the scenes thought that he was going to die, so they let the old ghost stay alive to this day.

What is the identity of the old ghost?

And who is the ghost of the ghost mask?