Chapter 86: Chapter 84: Eye to Eye with a Ghost! (Please Subscribe)
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Don’t look randomly?
Don’t ask randomly?
If someone calls you from behind, don’t respond at all?
Xu Yang silently noted down these taboos and curiously asked, “Elder Wang, what are the consequences if someone accidentally breaks these rules?”
“It’s easy to attract unclean beings.”
Elder Wang said, “There was once a martial artist who entered the Ghost Market without following the rules and broke the taboos. Not long after, he went crazy, and eventually, all his vital energy and Yang energy were drained, turning him into a dried corpse.”
Xu Yang couldn’t be sure if Wang Defa’s words were true or false.
Maybe he intentionally exaggerated the story to scare him.
Of course.
Regardless, the key point was Xu Yang hearing the phrase “It’s easy to attract unclean beings.”
Xu Yang’s eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, “Elder Wang, what exactly do you mean by attracting…? Would that mean the unclean beings will cling to me?”
Elder Wang nodded.
He walked toward the Ghost Market and said, “Remember, don’t randomly buy things or ask for prices once you’re in the Ghost Market.”
“No one knows whether the stall owners in the Ghost Market are humans or ghosts… But there is an unwritten rule in the martial world: as long as the people who do business in the Ghost Market are part of the martial world, they will place a kerosene lamp at the front of their stalls.”
“On the other hand, if there is no kerosene lamp in front of a stall, you mustn’t look at it randomly, or else you might catch sight of something, and it might follow you home at night.”
Xu Yang excitedly asked, “Really?”
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Elder Wang was rendered speechless by Xu Yang’s expression.
After pondering for a few seconds, he sighed, “Xu Yang, I know you have some secrets, or say, a trump card, that has allowed you to step into cultivation and make such rapid progress.”
“However, the Ghost Market is full of various characters, and even I, your grandpa, have to be cautious when entering… Remember, don’t risk your safety and life… It wasn’t easy for your grandpa to pick you up back then and raise you.”
“I don’t want to get scolded by your grandpa when 1 return to the Underworld Palace eventually.”
Xu Yang’s gaze flickered, “Returning to the Underworld Palace? Elder Wang, are you suggesting that you’re not a human?”
“You impudent boy! Watch your words!”
Elder Wang glared and grumbled, “Fine, let’s go… If we’re any later, the Ghost
Market will disperse… Oh, do you have a mask?”
“Why do 1 need a mask?”
“If you can, it’s best to wear a mask… Most people who come to the Ghost Market would do so.”
Who would usually carry a mask with them?
But Xu Yang had one.
He had obtained a mask from Taozi earlier, which he had been keeping in his storage space. After all, it was a very realistic ghastly-looking mask with green luminescent paint. Sometimes, it was useful for scaring off timid ghosts.
Xu Yang took out the mask and put it on his face.
The two of them passed through the “Ghost Gate” formed by the two big elm trees, and their field of vision suddenly widened.
A wide street appeared before them.
Contrary to his imagination, the street of the Ghost Market was not as dirty, chaotic, or chaotic as he had expected. Instead, it was neat and orderly with stall owners sitting behind their respective stalls.
Everything on the stalls was arranged very neatly, and there was no “encroachment” situation.
Xu Yang looked around.
He noticed that every stall had a big red coffin on display.
Some coffins had a kerosene lamp on them, emitting dim light that illuminated the stalls, while others had a “human head lantern” floating above them. The head with the red candle in its mouth rotated its eyes, emitting a faint red glow.
The stall owners were all hidden in the shadows behind their stalls, making it unclear whether they were humans or ghosts.
There were also some stalls that were pitch black.
Elder Wang whispered, “Remember, don’t look randomly… Especially at the stalls without lights!”
But Xu Yang was thinking about another issue, asking, “If I look randomly, will unclean things really follow me home at night?”
There were people coming and going on the streets of the Ghost Market…
Or perhaps it could be said that ghosts were coming and going as well.
It was impossible to tell whether the “person” you brushed past was a human or not.
Moreover, the situation within the Ghost Market was unclear, so Xu Yang dared not make any outrageous moves there… However, this didn’t affect his idea of bringing a few ghosts back with him.
Imagine it.
If every time he came to the Ghost Market, he could bring back a few “unclean things.”
Wouldn’t that mean he would have a steady way to gain “merit points”?
Of course, Elder Wang was unaware of Xu Yang’s thoughts, whispering in explanation, “In the Ghost Market, the stalls with human head lamps have proprietors that are difficult to distinguish between humans and ghosts. However, those without lamps are definitely not humans…”
He hadn’t finished when he saw Xu Yang stretching his neck and tiptoeing, staring intently at a stall without lights.
Suddenly quite irritated, he cursed, “Damn… What are you looking at?”
Xu Yang: “I’m checking the stall behind this one to see if it’s a human or a ghost… Elder Wang, why can’t I see anything? Is it possible that there is no lamp at the stall because the stall owner hasn’t arrived yet?”
They arrived in front of the stall.
Xu Yang knocked on the red coffin with his hand.
He even wanted to lift the coffin lid to see if the stall owner was hiding inside.
Elder Wang quickly stopped Xu Yang, angrily saying, “Are you trying to get yourself killed…”
“It’s fine, Elder Wang, I’m just casually taking a look.”
Seeing that Wang Defa was genuinely angry, Xu Yang quickly straightened up.
The two of them started strolling around the Ghost Market.
Xu Yang was quietly calculating in his mind…
There are quite a few stalls in this Ghost Market, and this street is who knows how many meters long, as the fog makes it impossible to see the end at a glance.
“Let’s assume there are 200 stalls… Half of them are ghosts, so there must be at least 100 ghosts!”
“In addition to those shopping… There should be even more ghosts among them… There must be hundreds on this street alone!”
“If I could bring them all back, not to mention scaring them, just delivering their souls would be a huge fortune!”
Xu Yang saw another dark stall.
He stretched his neck, staring at that stall intensely.
Behind the stall, it was pitch black, and indistinct shadows seemed to be hiding.
Click!
The red coffin in front of the stall suddenly opened a corner.
Inside, a beautiful pair of big eyes appeared, meeting Xu Yang’s gaze.
Xu Yang felt a chill attacking him, involuntarily shivering. When he looked again, the pair of big eyes had disappeared, and the open corner of the coffin had closed once more.
Xu Yang felt as if his body had become slightly heavier.
It seemed as if something was on his back.
He remained expressionless, but his heart was full of joy.
At this moment, Elder Wang suddenly asked, “By the way, Xu Yang, what are you coming to the Ghost Market for?”
Xu Yang replied, “To help my friends find their own powers.”
“You could just go to the martial world forum for that, why come to the Ghost Market?”
Elder Wang couldn’t help saying, “Many things in the Ghost Market are tainted with Yin energy and evil energy, and the Daoist Arts are no exception… Even if you can find one, it may not be suitable for the living.”
“Are there really such Daoist Arts in the Ghost Market?”
Xu Yang’s eyes lit up and he said, “Elder Wang, that’s exactly what I need. Do you know where I can buy it?”
Eider Wang paused and asked in surprise, “What do you need this Daoist Art for?”
There was nothing to hide from Wang Defa.
So, Xu Yang told him about Ma Long’s Extremely Yin Body situation.
Upon hearing this, Wang Defa’s eyes lit up.
“I didn’t expect the existence of an Extremely Yin Body in the human world?”
He laughed, “Not bad, not bad… Xu Yang, you don’t have to look for the Daoist Art, just bring your friend to meet me, and I’ll have a way to help him.”
Xu Yang nodded in agreement.
Elder Wang continued, “I’ve told you almost all the taboos of the Ghost Market. You can walk around by yourself for a while, but remember to return before dawn. I have some business to attend to.”
Leaving this sentence, Wang Defa disappeared into the bustling crowd.
Xu Yang, on the other hand, energetically started to explore.
Soon, he was attracted by a particular stall.
There were four or five human head lanterns hanging above this stall.
Surrounding the stall were “people”.
The stall displayed various funeral items such as paper offerings and shrouds. A row of characters beside it advertised the sale and wholesale of funeral goods as well as services like tomb relocation and money-burning.
The stall owners were two fashionable and beautiful women.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Yang’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets… Who else could these two be if not Yang Yin and Liu Shishi?
Yang Yin was loudly hawking their goods.
As for Liu Shishi, she remained silent, standing to the side. Upon catching Xu Yang’s gaze, she first paused, then quickly turned away, covering her face with her hand as if afraid of being recognized by Xu Yang.