"Well, of course, people have markets, and ghosts naturally have markets too."
"If Zhu Yu and others go to the ghost market, they won't be in danger."
"No, this place is not far from Guo Beicheng. There are also ghosts and ghosts in the city. They are all scholars and have unusual fates. They will not die if they die. I am afraid they will lose some Yang Qi."
On the way, Wang Ping asked about the ghost market while walking, and his head shrank in fear.
"Young master, what you said is correct. Those scholars will indeed not die. I'm afraid they will be spotted by a few coquettish female ghosts and be squeezed all night. Those female ghosts like the yang energy of the scholars the most, and a mouthful of yang energy is the enemy.
He is ten times better than an ordinary person, because the scholar's yang energy contains literary energy, which is very helpful to ghosts."
What he said was good, but suddenly there was a man's voice.
"Who, who?" Wang Ping was so frightened that he almost jumped up.
It's already dark now. Wouldn't it be scary to suddenly hear another voice talking while walking on the road?
At this time, a lantern quickly approached from the front. It was far away before, but it came closer after a while. The speed was a bit weird, and I only saw the lantern in the dark night but not the person behind the lantern. When I got closer,
Only then did everyone see a man dressed as a servant walking toward them with a sword hanging on his waist.
Li Xiuyuan immediately smelled the smell of paper ash and incense, and immediately understood that this was a ghost.
If there is only the smell of paper ash and no incense smell, then it is just an ordinary ghost.
"Oh, aren't you working for that green-faced guy? Why are you here?" He recognized the ghost and said.
When I first visited Chuanshan Mountain, I still remembered that the ghost's leg was bitten off by a hunting dog in the mountain, but I still repaired his ghostly body with a stick of incense.
Gui Cha smiled and said: "Young master has a good memory, but today I am not on duty and am on holiday. My clothes happened to be torn, so I went to the market in front to buy a few sets. Are you going to the city?"
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"I'm going to the city, and I just want to ask you something. Is the city gate closed now?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The ghost guard said, "It's already closed, but if the young master wants to go to the city, the old guard who watches the night has a relationship with me. The younger one can ask him to help open the door."
As he spoke, he whispered a few words to the shadow of the tree next to him, but it was hard to make out what he was saying.
This is a ghost land, and of course ordinary people can't understand it.
But as the ghost finished speaking, a figure in the shadow of the tree turned into a dark wind and blew away, and soon disappeared into the distance.
"The younger one has asked someone to take the message. I believe that by the time the eldest young master reaches the city gate, the city gate will have been opened," said the ghost messenger.
"You have done me a big favor. I have written this down and will thank you someday." Li Xiuyuan said.
Gui Cha felt a little happy for a moment, and said enthusiastically: "Young Master, I'm afraid it's not good for you to walk at night in the dark. Young Master, please hold this lantern, so it can provide some light, so as not to stumble on the road."
He said and handed the lantern over.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and took it directly without any courtesy.
"Then I'll take my leave." Gui Cha bowed his hands and bowed, then strode away.
Li Xiuyuan saw him leaving, and then continued on his way with the lantern.
"Li, Brother Li, is that person a human or a ghost? Why is there no sound of footsteps when he walks?" Wang Ping asked nervously.
Li Xiuyuan said: "You said he had no footsteps, so he must be a ghost. Otherwise, who would be walking alone on the road with a lantern so late? If you don't believe me, look at what is written on this lantern."
Wang Ping glanced at the lantern and was so frightened that he almost fainted.
I don't know when the light on the lantern turned into a green will-o'-the-wisp, and the most important thing is that there are two big characters "City God" written on the paper of the lantern.
You must know that the previous lanterns were not green will-o'-the-wisps, nor did they have the word "City God" on them.
Since it is a ghost, then if the ghost just said to buy clothes, there is no doubt that the place ahead is... a ghost market.
Wang Ping's legs were so frightened that he was so unlucky that he could meet monsters when crossing the river and ghosts while walking.
"Let's go." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Li, Brother Li, your legs are shaking and you can't walk anymore," Wang Ping said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said to the guards: "Do you still have the strength? Carry Wang Ping on your back, but let me tell you, this is not the first time you have encountered a ghost, and you are making such a fuss."
Wang Ping was about to cry but said without tears: "It's not that I'm not afraid of this thing after I've seen it, but I'm more afraid of it every time I see it. Now I admire Brother Li a little. Not only is he not afraid of ghosts and gods, but he also dares to chat with ghosts and gods, even the ghost's lantern
Dare to take."
"I think ghosts should be afraid of people, and people should not be afraid of ghosts." Li Xiuyuan said, "Stop talking and hurry up."
The guard next to him responded and directly carried Wang Ping, who could not walk, on his back.
When he had just walked a few steps, Li Xiuyuan felt Du Chunhua tremblingly hugging his arms again, and he was so frightened that his whole body started to tremble.
"Why, are you scared too?" Li Xiuyuan joked.
"Yeah." Du Chunhua responded softly, obviously with fear on her face.
Fortunately, Du Chunhua was a little braver than Wang Ping and was not so frightened that she couldn't walk. After Li Xiuyuan comforted her for a few words, she gradually recovered.
After a while, everyone arrived at the city gate.
Sure enough, an old soldier had secretly opened the city gate, waiting for Li Xiuyuan and others to come in.
"The defense in this city is really lax. Even an old soldier can open the city gate at night." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
"Is it Mr. Li?" the old soldier asked.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "My lord, Li Xiuyuan, thank you for your convenience, otherwise we would have to spend the night outside the city."
"Haha, it's okay. This is a trivial matter. Mr. Li is being polite." The old pawn was somewhat flattered and hurriedly returned the salute.
"This is Gui Cha's lantern. Just take it and I'll trouble you to return it to Gui Cha later." Li Xiuyuan returned the lantern and gave him another ten taels of silver.
The old pawn was also a slippery person. He didn't delay when he came across the money. He took it and smiled even more enthusiastically: "If Mr. Li needs help in the future, let me know. There is nothing in this city that I don't know."
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"Absolutely. If I need help at that time, I won't bother you." Li Xiuyuan said.
"You're welcome, Mr. Li," the old pawn replied.
After some polite greetings, Li Xiuyuan and others entered the city.
"Our Li family's house in the city has not changed, right?" Li Xiuyuan asked a guard next to him on the way.
The guard replied: "There has been no change. It is still the same place as before. The master has already ordered people to take care of it. We are waiting for the eldest young master to come to the city and settle down."
"That's good." Li Xiuyuan nodded.
The Li family's land and properties are numerous. Naturally, the Li family's property also exists in this city, but it's just not as huge as in Guobei County.
"Thanks to Brother Li's advice this time, I was saved from being entangled by a female ghost. However, it is getting very late now, so I won't disturb Brother Li's rest. I will leave first and invite Brother Li to drink another day." Wang
At this moment, I cup my hands and say,
"Then I'll see you another day." Li Xiuyuan nodded.
"Those friends in front, please stay." Suddenly, just when Li Xiuyuan and Wang Ping were about to go back to rest, a voice sounded from behind.
But I saw a Taoist priest wearing Taoist robes striding over.