Chapter 65: The Ghost Market (I)
With the scholar Ning Chen leading the horse, Yu Xiu came to the ghost market.
This place is a valley, hidden in a corner of the mountains, surrounded by lush vegetation and towering trees, and there is only one way into the valley, and it is a "silver line", which is difficult for ordinary people to find unless they know about this place in advance.
And even if scholar Ning Chen knew the terrain of the valley in advance, they could really get to this place by relying on Yu Xiu's repeated use of the Yin God to explore the way, otherwise the two of them would most likely miss the first day of the ghost market.
The scholar led the horse for Yu Xiu, stood in the middle of the sky, looked up at the narrow sky overhead, and exclaimed: "If I hadn't met the Taoist chief, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to find this place until the end of the ghost market." ”
Yu Xiu squinted at the fog around him, and smiled in his heart, he was able to come here, and it was also a blessing for the scholars, and the two of them were a bit of a fate.
"Let's go. Yu Xiu looked at the direction of the valley and said lightly.
"Yes. When the scholar Ning Chen heard this, he hurriedly pulled the reins and walked forward.
"One line" is not long, only more than 100 meters, but it is an easy place to defend and difficult to attack. Yu Xiu rode on the horse, his spirit was tense all the time, and he paid attention to the movement on the top, for fear that he would suddenly fall on a boulder and smash the two of them into a pulp.
If it weren't for the Yin God to probe the cliffs on both sides and the top of the cliff in advance, and no ambush soldiers were found, it would be impossible for Yu Xiu to enter this place with the scholars, and he would definitely let the scholars explore first.
When I was about to walk into the valley, the fog was getting thicker and thicker, and at the same time, my vision was getting wider and wider.
"There should be a ghost market ahead. Yu Xiu's fingers scratched slightly in the air, trying to grasp the mist.
This fog is weird, Yu Xiu has also tried to use the Yin God to pass through it before, but for some reason, the Yin God is like crashing into the sand, and it is extremely difficult for the Yin God to move forward, and when the fog becomes dense, he can't move an inch.
Continuing to walk forward, the fog became thicker, and the two seemed to be shuttling among the white clouds. After walking more than a dozen steps, a ravine suddenly crossed in front of the two of them, blocking them two.
There was fog at the bottom of the ravine, and fog at the end, so it was completely impossible to see what was hidden below and in front of it.
"Yixiu Daoist?" the scholar raised his head in surprise and looked at Yu Xiu.
Yu Xiu's face remained unchanged, he took out the wooden sign of "Ghost Market", stared at the word "one" on it a few times, and said lightly: "Wait." ”
At this time, there is still some time before the sub-hour, and the ghost market may not have been held yet, so Yu Xiu is not in a hurry, and plans to wait outside first to observe and observe.
When the scholar heard this, he took the reins of the thin horse and stood there looking around, looking extremely curious.
Yu Xiu was the same in his heart, "This dense fog is similar to the formation recorded in the notebook novel, and most of it was arranged by Taoist priests. ”
His surroundings were completely shrouded in mist, and Yu Xiu didn't know how long the ravine in front of him was, or if there were people waiting elsewhere.
Half an hour later, footsteps suddenly sounded behind the two, and Yu Xiu did not look directly sideways, but paid attention to it with his residual eyes.
The scholar noticed Yu Xiu's movements, looked back again and again, and suddenly saw a person bumped out of the thick fog, and shouted in surprise: "Someone is coming." ”
When the visitor heard the scholar calling, he raised his eyes and looked at him a few times, but ignored him, and then glanced at Yu Xiu on the horse, groaned, and nodded, which was regarded as a greeting.
Yu Xiu saw it and nodded.
This person was wearing a robe, a hat on his head, and he did not deliberately hide his face, and a scar on his face was cut from the cheekbone to the corner of his mouth, which was hideous.
He also has a wide knife straddling his waist, which should be a warrior.
Yu Xiu squinted his eyes and looked, although he couldn't see the other party's martial arts cultivation clearly, but a red pillar of smoke faintly rushed towards his face, and his power was even greater than that of the bearded monk he had ever seen.
Seeing this scene, Yu Xiu's heart was slightly cold. Fortunately, this person walked to the ravine, just waiting, did not talk, and did not make a move.
"It seems that this place is probably really a trading place, and no one will do it unless there is much at stake. Yu Xiu pinched the corpse talisman in his sleeve, and his heart was slightly relaxed.
Then a few more people walked in front of Yu Xiu, either alone or in twos and threes, all standing in front of the ravine and waiting quietly.
The sound of conversation came faintly from the fog, and there should be people waiting in other places, but because the view was blocked by the fog, Yu Xiu couldn't know how many people had gathered in the valley.
"Yixiu Dao Chief?" the scholar led the horse and spoke softly, he looked at the many people in strange costumes around him, his eyes were eager to try, and he wanted to come forward and talk to people.
Yu Xiu's heart moved and nodded. He didn't know as much about the ghost market as the scholars, so instead of waiting here, it was better for the scholars to ask others for news.
This scholar is quite alert, and he shouldn't cause trouble. Even if it is really recruited, it can't be dealt with, Yu Xiu can still run away first, and come back after changing his appearance.
With Yu Xiu's permission, the scholar's eyes were excited, he arched his hand to Yu Xiu, and immediately walked towards a middle-aged man who looked kind and dressed more ordinarily.
The scholar first made a gesture and began to talk enthusiastically. When the middle-aged man saw him, he was also kind, and the two talked for a while.
After a while, the scholar suddenly led the middle-aged man to Yu Xiu's side, "Yixiu Daoist, this senior said that he wanted to discuss something with you." ”
Yu Xiu was surprised, he saw a middle-aged man with a round face, smiling, like an ordinary businessman. As soon as this person walked in front of Yu Xiu, he took the lead in saluting.
Yu Xiu also jumped off his horse and arched his hand.
"This Taoist chief, I don't know what this scholar is worth?" The first sentence of the round-faced middle-aged man made Yu Xiu frown slightly.
The scholar stood aside, a little confused, and looked at Yu Xiu blankly. Yu Xiu groaned, his heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the thing "Wenqi".
Yu Xiu can smoothly enter the Tao, relying on consuming his top energy and turning to the Tao. Moreover, there are secret methods such as eating qi and transforming gods in the world, which can pick other people's qi for their own use.
In this way, Wenqi is not only a kind of monastic food, but can also be traded and used, so it should be feasible to treat Wenqi as a commodity, and exchange it back and forth.
As for the subject of the exchange...... Yu Xiu looked at the scholar beside him.
The scholar was not stupid, he thought carefully about what the middle-aged man said, and when he saw Yu Xiu's words, his face suddenly turned slightly pale, and his heart beat a drum: "Is this ghost market still doing slave traders' work?"
Yu Xiu stared at him, looked at him in the heart, and then chuckled, and said, "The seniors said that they were laughing, and after the ghost market opened, it was not too late to talk about it." ”
When the middle-aged man heard this, his face was not annoyed by rejection, he stared at the scholar next to him with a smile, and said, "The scholar who shows his talent and fame is not worth much, if you want to sell it, please consider me first." ”
Yu Xiu smiled and nodded, watching the middle-aged man walk away.
Scholar Ning Chen heard the middle-aged man's words, his heart became even more uneasy, and his face was quite nervous, "Is this going to be sold, do you still help you count the money?" He looked at Yu Xiu and smiled reluctantly, "Yixiu Daoist, your conversation is really profound, which makes Xiao Sheng confused......"
Yu Xiu saw his nervous appearance, and smiled dumbly, and just as he was about to say something, the people around him were noisy for a while.
Yu Xiu immediately turned over the wooden card in his sleeve, only to see that the handwriting on the wooden card was red, and the entire wooden card was eroded red, and the blood stained it was general......