Chapter 395: Strange Things in Xuzhou
Xuzhou City is not like Qiandao City or Misty City where masters can be seen everywhere, on the contrary, there are very few, and occasionally one or two ancient martial artists are not very high, so to speak, this is a mortal city.
The streets were constantly shouting and shouting, and people were coming and going, but there was nothing unusual at first glance. But Wang Qian felt a little weird, this was a feeling, and I couldn't say why.
"Let's go inside!"
Wangqian walked to the gate of the city and was about to dig into his pocket, when the guard glanced at him calmly and said directly.
"No entrance fee?" asked Wangqian with some surprise.
"Hmph, don't be verbose, get inside!" said another guard, a little impatiently.
Wang Qian was just surprised, he knew that in the ancient martial arts world, I am afraid that only Qiandao City is free to enter the city, but Xuzhou City does not need it?
These two guards are not ancient warriors, at best, they are burly compared to ordinary people, of course Wang Qian will not bother with this kind of person, and walked directly into Xuzhou City.
"Sell the talisman, sell the talisman......"
"Exorcism is indispensable......"
However, Wang Qian had just walked into the city a few steps, and at this time he heard the sound of selling talismans, and when he looked closely, he was a weak-crowned young man, who was dressed plainly, looked a little dirty, and shouted with a stack of yellow talismans in his hand.
Soon Wang Qian saw clearly, the yellow talisman in the young man's hand was just a very ordinary talisman seal, and there was no exorcism at all, but what surprised Wang Qian even more was that as soon as the young man shouted a few words, many people immediately came up, and it didn't take long for the yellow talisman in his hand to be sold out!
"So easy to earn?" Wang Qian was a little surprised, of course he wouldn't pay attention to this little money, he wondered why everyone was so eager for this yellow talisman.
Before he could finish his astonishment, his eyes fell on some of the shops around him, and there were many yellow talismans pasted on the doors, beams, windows, and even the thresholds of these shops.
"This boss, what is the purpose of these yellow talismans, why are everyone rushing to buy them?" Wang Qian vaguely guessed in his heart, but still walked to a boss stall selling porcelain and asked.
However, the boss didn't seem to be willing to take care of Gu Wangqian at all, and he took care of fiddling with the vase of his stall before he said, "Ward off evil spirits!"
"Ward off evil spirits?" Wang Qian didn't care about the boss's attitude, but continued to ask, "Why do you want to ward off evil spirits?"
The boss seemed to be a little impatient, but finally raised his head and looked at Gu Wangqian before he said lightly, "You're not from Xuzhou City, are you? Now Xuzhou City is haunted, and these yellow talismans are used to ward off evil spirits and drive away ghosts! Young man, if you come to Xuzhou City, don't go out, stay here!"
After the boss finished speaking, he remembered something, and continued to add, "Oh, by the way, remember to buy a yellow talisman, otherwise you will hit a ghost in the middle of the night......"
Wang Qian was even more puzzled, "Boss, are these yellow talismans really useful? Since Xuzhou City is haunted, why do you still stay in the city and don't run away?"
He also felt that something seemed to be wrong with Xuzhou City, but he didn't feel anything like yin qi, and he had also checked this yellow talisman, which was just some pictures painted on ordinary paper, and there was no aura at all.
It seemed that seeing that his stall had no business, the boss simply put down the vase in his hand, lay on the rattan chair behind him, and said with a helpless expression, "I don't know if this yellow charm is useful, but the people who don't have a yellow charm will soon be rare, you look at the shop opposite, because they didn't buy the yellow charm, the person is no longer there, and no one knows where to go!
"As for leaving Xuzhou City, then don't think about it, everyone who leaves Xuzhou City will lose their ......" When he said this, the boss seemed to have some scruples and looked left and right, for fear that trouble would come out of his mouth.
Wang Qian was at a loss when he heard this, and he only felt that there must be something strange in this, but he also understood something, not that these people didn't want to leave Xuzhou City, but because as soon as they left Xuzhou City, they would lose their news, so it was better to buy Huang Fu and stay in Xuzhou City with peace of mind?
Wang Qian immediately knew that this phenomenon must have lasted for a long time, these people have been numb, sure enough, looking at it, the people in Xuzhou City are all in a state of peace, to say that it is difficult to say that it is numb!
No wonder the city guards at the gate just now also looked like they didn't care, as for those who could go out of the city, they were all holding things that looked like a slip in their hands, thinking of this, Wang Qian's heart was a little relieved.
Next, Wangqian also asked a few residents of Xuzhou City, and to his disappointment, the answers were similar to those of the previous boss.
At this time, Wang Qian understood why he felt that Xuzhou City was a little weird, because there was one thing missing from this city, that is, vitality.
In other words, the current city of Xuzhou is lifeless.
"Stop, stop!"
"Stop hearing it, or I'm welcome!"
......
Wang Qian looked up and saw several city guards chasing a person, and then he frowned, because the person being chased was none other than the young man who sold the yellow charm just now, and the young man was no longer holding the yellow charm in his hand at this time, so he didn't know why these people behind him were chasing him.
This scene reminded him of the previous time when he was in the secular world, when he was in Ansan City, Luo Xiaohui was chased by members of the Wolf Gang, but now Luo Xiaohui is already a member of Qiandao City.
As soon as Wang Qian thought of this, at this time, those city guards immediately caught up with the young man.
"Spare me, I didn't break the law...... Leave me alone......"
"Hmph, you didn't break the law, just now you spread rumors and demagoguery, this is a capital crime, don't worry, the city lord is merciful, and he won't give you a capital crime!"
"Do you want to take me to the City Lord's Mansion? I don't want to, I don't want to go......" Hearing the city guard's words, the young man's face became even more panicked, and he struggled to break free from the hands of those people.
When the others saw this, they didn't even dare to watch, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
"Little brother, don't look at it, or you'll be unlucky......"
Wang Qian was looking at the scene in front of him, and suddenly the stall owner next to him reminded him in a low voice, and he didn't dare to look at the city guards, as if he was taboo about something.
The stall owner was an old man who sold rock sugar gourds, and when he saw that Wangqian dared to stand by and watch, he kindly reminded him.
"Uncle, what's going on here? Is it taboo to even look at it?" Wang Qian finally withdrew his gaze, turned around and asked the stall owner with some doubts, and his voice was also very quiet.
Seeing that Wangqian no longer looked at the city guards, he seemed to be a little relieved, and then glanced at a few city guards with some vigilance, and then whispered, "Little brother, you are an outsider, this kind of situation is already a very common thing in Xuzhou City, but there are some things you know, don't talk about it......"
Then the old man glanced over there again, and continued, "In the past month, Xuzhou City has suddenly strengthened patrol management, and those who spread rumors will be escorted to the City Lord's Mansion, as long as they enter the City Lord's Mansion, they will not be able to get out......"
Wang Qian frowned, and said with some doubts, "What the old man is referring to, but it is a haunted thing?"
"Hmm...... Yes, it was still boiling for a while before, but now no one dares to discuss it anymore......" The old man shook his head helplessly, and was about to continue to explain, when a voice suddenly came.
"Hmph, old man, what are you talking about, spreading rumors? I see you're itching, take him away!"
It was the city guard who had arrested the boy who had sold talismans before, and he could only hear that the city guard was very dissatisfied, and after speaking, another city guard next to him immediately stepped forward to arrest the old man.
The old man's face immediately turned pale, and he waved his hand again and again and said, "My lord, I'm not talking about it...... The people don't dare to spread rumors and make trouble......!
Saying that, the old man was about to kneel, and when he saw the city guard coming forward viciously, the whole person trembled a little.
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