"Closing in the middle of the night, the roosters crowing and scattering" - "ghost market", as the name suggests, the time when the market is open is in the second half of the night. Because the second half of the night is the time when ghosts and gods haunt, the market that opens at this time is called "ghost market".

The tradition of "ghost market" has been around for thousands of years. At one time, the four major states, including the capital, all had "ghost markets", the largest of which was located in the capital.

Nowadays, the four states are in their own ways, some state towns have inherited the original "ghost market", and some state towns have closed the "ghost market" for various reasons. The "ghost markets" in each state have a fixed time and place, and the main items sold are different.

The "ghost market" of Cangzhou City has a long history, and now the Starlight Market in Sanssouci Town was formerly known as a "ghost market". The Starlight Market is mainly for the sale of Jianghu news, and an auction hall will be opened during the annual sword trial conference to auction the top secret information of the Jianghu.

Before the auction hall opened, the Starlight Market was crowded with vendors. The shops here are all opened in the form of stalls, and the goods sold are as large as natural treasures, spiritual stones, and magic weapons, as small as pearls and jade belts, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all of which are things that come from the wrong way and cannot see the light.

At the middle of the day, the pine forest on the outskirts of Sanssouci Town, which should have been pitch-black, was crowded with people, and everyone carried a red lantern in their hands, which seemed to be flashing with a little "starlight" from a distance. The Starlight Bazaar is located here.

Ji Beichen carefully put on a mask for Yan Yueli, raised his hand and straightened out the cloak on Yan Yueli's shoulders, so that Yan Yueli's beautiful posture was hidden under the wide cloak.

Yan Yueli didn't pay attention to Ji Beichen's small movements, she looked around curiously.

I saw that in the starlight market, there are more than a dozen stalls of all sizes, and the stalls are placed with different forms of goods, including jewelry, old clothes, magic weapons, and many rare natural treasures.

Yan Yueli's eyes suddenly lit up, and her eyes were attracted by a chic hairpin, but she suddenly remembered something, and whispered to Ji Beichen: "Do these things need to be bought with silver?" ”

If ordinary people ask such a question, they will definitely be laughed at by others, of course, you need money to buy things! But Yan Yueli never thought that there was such a thing as paying bills when buying things.

Because Yan Yueli is the palace master of Yan Yuezong, her daily diet has been served since she was a child, so she doesn't have to worry about the problem of silver at all, let alone go out with silver.

Ji Beichen saw Yan Yueli ask like this, and knew that she must have taken a fancy to something, so he tapped the tip of Yan Yueli's nose and said, "What did Li'er fall in love with?" I'll buy it for you! ”

Ji Beichen brought a silver ticket, and there was a lot of broken silver in the storage ring. But Ji Beichen looked at the dark and silent market, and made a mistake at this time, this "ghost market" was the first time he came, and he didn't know how to trade money and goods at all!

Just as Ji Beichen was in trouble, a tall and thin man wearing a black mask and a black knight's uniform came to the two of them.

The man was tall, half a head taller than Ji Beichen, the man bent down slightly, covered his lips with a white jade folding fan, and said, "The two nobles are coming to this ghost market for the first time, do you need help!" ”

Ji Beichen saw that the man took the initiative to ask him and Yan Yueli, and looked at the man defensively. Although Ji Beichen has never been to the ghost market, he has heard that the ghost market is mixed, and there are many charlatans.

When the tall thin man saw Ji Beichen, he was a little wary of him, so he took out a token from his waist, handed it to Ji Beichen, and whispered: "Lord Chivalry, the special villain is here, and take the two nobles to the ghost market!" ”

As soon as Ji Beichen looked at the token, he recognized the man in front of him as Jing Wuwei. Because Li Kuisheng told him that the two tokens that Jing Wuwei gave him were not just for the entrance to the auction hall, but the exclusive identity tokens of their secret guard organization.

The secret guard has an unwritten rule, that is, not to reveal his identity to outsiders, so Ji Beichen did not ask the name of the "assassin brother" in front of him, but only called him "Your Excellency"!

When it comes to visiting ghost markets, there is a special name among the people, called "ghost markets".

One of the reasons for this is that the items sold in the ghost market are not necessarily real, and it is easy to buy fakes.

The second is that "the transaction does not meet". I don't know who the person who sells the goods is, what they look like, and I don't know where the items he sells come from, so I can't fully trust them.

This is equivalent to gambling, gambling on the character of the traders, also called "blind eyes", there is a kind of "crossing the river by feeling the stones", so going to the ghost market has to be said to be "going to the ghost market".

The third is that "the government cannot intervene". There are everything sold in the ghost market, and whether you can buy the real thing or not depends on your own experience, and the vendors will not say anything to you.

If you really want to buy an item, you can only consider yourself unlucky. Even if you go to the official, it won't help, because the rule of the ghost market is to buy and leave, and you can only consider yourself unlucky.

The eldest brother of the assassin flashed the token and won Ji Beichen's trust, so he told the two about the tradition of the ghost market and some of the particulars of "going to the ghost market": "The ghost market not only has a special opening time and special items for sale, but its rules are also very special.

Just like Miss Yan just fell in love with a pearl hairpin, but someone has already played with the pearl hairpin and asked the price, then you have to wait for this person to put it down before you can carefully interrogate it, you can't go over to discuss it with others, and you can't take things from other people's hands to take a closer look, you need to make sure that the other party really doesn't want it, so you can get it. ”

Yan Yueli rarely went out of the valley, and at this time, the assassin's eldest brother's introduction to the ghost market was greatly interested, and he turned the bead hairpin that had just been obtained, and said: "In this way, if it wasn't for Your Excellency's guidance just now, Ah Chen and I would definitely commit a taboo!" ”

The eldest brother of the assassin looked at the pearl hairpin in Yan Yueli's hand and smiled: "I shouldn't have said these words, the pearl hairpin that Miss Yan just got is actually a fake, and it is only worth a few copper plates!" ”

Yan Yueli heard the words of the assassin's eldest brother and complained slightly: "Fake? You didn't stop me just now! ”

The eldest assassin shook his head at the two of them and said, "Not all the items sold in the ghost market are genuine, the authenticity is mixed, and it is easy for non-connoisseurs to buy fakes.

You and Chen Gongzi just came out to have fun this time, and they just spent money to have fun, why should they be so serious? ”

Ji Beichen smiled and shook his head when he heard the conversation between Yan Yueli and the assassin brother. Looking at Yan Yue's lips that were pursed angrily, with the red light shining from the lantern, there was an urge to bite into the past!

Ji Beichen pressed his hot heart, and comforted him softly: "Li'er just choose what you like, your brother Chen, you can still afford it!" ”

Yan Yueli heard Ji Beichen say for the first time that he was his "brother Chen". Coupled with Ji Beichen's emotional eyes, he stared at his lips for a long time, and the little face under the mask immediately turned red shyly!

The three of them continued to "go to the ghost market". Not long after, Yan Yueli fell in love with a phoenix feather hairpin again, the phoenix feather hairpin was very chic, and it was not a vulgar thing at first glance.

Yan Yueli stared at Feng Yuchai for a long time, but she didn't dare to come forward to inquire about the price. Ji Beichen was amused by her tangled appearance, knowing that she must want to buy it, but she was afraid that what she bought was a fake.

Compared with spending money to buy a fake, Ji Beichen was more afraid of seeing it, and Yan Yueli showed a disappointed look when she knew that she was buying a fake.

Ji Beichen turned around and asked the eldest assassin brother beside him, "Dare to ask Your Excellency, how is that phoenix feather hairpin?" ”

Seeing that Ji Beichen trusted him so much, and politely asked for his opinion, the assassin brother was very happy, and immediately nodded: "You can enter, this phoenix feather is made of the feathers of the Qingluan bird." The Qingluan bird is very spiritual, and its feathers are made of pearl hairpins, which can increase the speed of the sword, and this pearl hairpin is considered a magic weapon! ”

When Ji Beichen heard the words of the assassin brother, he was surprised: "Qingluan Bird? It turned out to be made of the feathers of the Qingluan bird, such a good pearl hairpin, why didn't the vendor shout, and a few good words were also good! ”

It is normal for Ji Beichen to be so surprised. Because the Qingluan bird is a legendary beast, it is said that it is the patron saint of the Qingluan Mountains, which is quite spiritual, and one feather can travel thousands of miles in an instant.

Such a rare divine beast has also made a phoenix feather hairpin out of its feathers, even a monk can't even think of it!

And Ji Beichen just saw that there were many people who lowered the price with the vendor, and he must have failed to recognize the true value of this phoenix feather hairpin, if the vendor said a few more kind words, maybe he could sell it at a good price.

The eldest brother of the assassin knew that Ji Beichen would definitely ask such a question, and said with a smile: "Don't ask the price when you look at the goods, this is the rule!" There is another reason why ghost markets are called ghost markets - quiet.

Ghost markets are not like other markets, where vendors shout to beautify their wares and attract customers passing by. They hide in the black-clad pine forest, quiet from beginning to end as if they didn't exist, and won't say a word to you, and some don't even speak.

If you have your eye on an item, you can't ask for a price, and you can make eye contact with the boss. When the boss sees that you have the intention to buy, he will shake hands with you and compare the price in the palm of your hand. If you think it's appropriate, you can pay and leave, and if you don't think it's appropriate, you can put it down.

Because most of the ghost markets sell things that can't see the light, sellers and buyers are mixed, and there are no important people inside. If you bargain loudly with the vendor at this time, and are heard by someone with a heart, it will bring disaster.

Most people who go to the ghost market also understand that some items are coming from the wrong way, and they usually don't ask. ”

As soon as Ji Beichen heard the words of the assassin's eldest brother, he understood, and was ready to deal with the dealer, confident that he could buy a pearl hairpin for Yan Yueli.

When Ji Beichen stepped forward to buy the Qingluan phoenix tail hairpin, the assassin brother quietly revealed the token behind the two. The vendor glanced at the token and nodded to the Assassin's brother, not offering a high price.

Ji Beichen knew the value of Feng Yuchai, and he didn't lower the price, and directly handed over a silver ticket.

Ji Beichen felt that he had really picked up a treasure this time, and he only spent five hundred taels of silver to buy a superb magic weapon, which was still unattainable!

Yan Yueli carefully looked at the phoenix feather hairpin that had just arrived, wanting to see its authenticity. She did feel the faint aura emitted by this phoenix feather hairpin just now.

Ji Beichen saw that Yan Yueli was fascinated, so he leaned down and talked in her ear about the origin and value of this phoenix feather hairpin.

After Yan Yueli heard this, she immediately smiled happily and inserted the Qingluan phoenix feather hairpin into the bun beautifully. The unhappiness of just buying a fake pearl hairpin is swept away at this moment!

Ji Beichen and Yan Yueli went on a shopping spree in the Starlight Bazaar, and under the guidance of the Assassin's eldest brother, they bought a lot of genuine products at "fair prices".

The remains of the Canglan Kunyu, which is said to be able to live the flesh and bones of the dead, were bought by Yan Yueli to Shen Qingxi. The soul bell, which can trap the soul of the monk, was bought by Ji Beichen for Yan Nianxin. There are also a large number of heavenly and earthly treasures, such as Lingxu Grass, Phantom Sea Flower, etc., which are all herbs needed for alchemy.

Ji Beichen packed these things separately and put them in a storage ring to give them later.