"Sister Phoenix, where is the ghost market?" Huo Mingkun said.
"You'll know when you get there," Yao Guang said.
"Then why did you take me with you instead of Jiang Yun?" Huo Mingkun asked.
"Jiang Yun has a weak soul and can't go. Your black-pupil yin-yang eye has been practiced for some time. It is a kind of amulet that comes with the human body. I will take you to many helpers." Yao Guang said.
"You are a god, why do you need help?" Huo Mingkun asked curiously.
"What's wrong with the God? Isn't it amazing? Have you ever heard of ghosts rising to the sky? A Kun, I'm going to show you a different world tonight." Yao Guang smiled mysteriously.
"What world?" Huo Mingkun asked.
"The world of ghosts." Yao Guang smiled mysteriously.
The hour hand of the clock has moved towards 11 o'clock. Yao Guang stood up from the sofa: "Akun, let's go." Yao Guang said and walked out. Huo Mingkun hurriedly followed.
Yaoguang's car drove towards Dongcheng. After driving for an unknown amount of time, the car stopped in front of an archway. Yaoguang found a place to park the car.
"Sister, aren't we going to the ghost market? Why did you bring me to the antique street?" Huo Mingkun looked confused.
"You'll know in a minute." Yao Guang got out of the car and walked inside. After passing the archway, there was no one on the road. After walking a little further, I saw a bustling crowd in front of me. There were many stalls on both sides of the road, and there were many people walking around inside.
"This is the ghost market." Huo Mingkun said.
"Not entirely." Yaoguang continued walking forward with Huo Mingkun.
"Boy, would you like to take a look at the new arrivals?" A short man walked up, carrying a cloth bag.
Just as Huo Mingkun was about to talk, Yao Guang pulled him over. Without looking at the short man, he continued to walk forward. As he walked, he said to Huo Mingkun: "Here, if you don't buy it, don't talk to him. If you talk to him if you don't buy it, you will get yourself into trouble."
"Why?" Huo Mingkun asked curiously.
"What is sold here are all shady things, as well as contraband that cannot be sold publicly. Do you think the people here are easy to provoke? It is the rule here not to buy or talk to them, I understand." Yao Guang said.
"Understood." Huo Mingkun nodded obediently.
Yaoguang led Huo Mingkun through the crowd and continued walking towards an alley. The deeper he went, the fewer people there were. When we reached the end, no one could be seen. There was a very dim street lamp far away in the alley. The dim light made the alley look very ghostly. The wind blew in from time to time, which made people's hair stand on end.
"Sister, aren't we going to the ghost market? What..." Huo Mingkun saw that Yao Guang had no intention of stopping, so he shrank his neck and asked.
"That was a ghost market just for people. To put it bluntly, it was also a dark market. You would buy some things that you can't usually see on the street, such as local goods. What we are going to is a ghost market for ghosts. That is the real ghost market, also called the Yin market." Yaoguang explained.
"A ghost market for ghosts?" Huo Mingkun didn't understand: "Can ghosts still open a market?"
"Why not? Ghosts are all human beings. Humans can trade, why can't ghosts?" Yao Guangdao looked at him as if he were a fool.
"Do you mean to make a deal with a ghost?" Huo Mingkun asked. "Is that a deal between humans and ghosts or between ghosts and ghosts?"
"Yes, yes, it's just a deal with a ghost." Yao Guang nodded. "In this real ghost market, people can trade with ghosts, or ghosts can trade with ghosts, but no matter what kind of transaction, the price will not be light. So not everyone can do the transaction here. "Yao Guang continued walking forward after finishing speaking. Huo Mingkun just followed, and he didn't know how long he walked until the lights behind him disappeared and Yao Guang stopped at the intersection.
"Follow me closely and don't speak easily." Yaoguang reminded.
"Okay." Huo Mingkun nodded obediently.
Yao Guang walked a few steps forward, and Huo Mingkun saw a small stall at this intersection. There is no electric light in front of the stall, so you can’t spot it unless you look carefully. Yao Guang walked straight forward and dug at the stall surface with his fingers.
"Where did it come from?" An old voice came from behind the stall. This voice was worse than a bellows. Huo Mingkun couldn't help but frown.
"Come from where you came from." Yao Guang replied.
"Where are you going?" the voice said again.
"Go where you want to go." Yao Guang replied.
"Who?" the voice asked again.
"Two ghosts." Yao Guang replied.
"Ah. Here you go, go in." Two white paper lanterns were handed out from behind the stall. Huo Mingkun was sweating when he looked at the lanterns. Aren't these the lanterns used for dead people in wreath shops?
Yaoguang reached out to take it and handed one to Huo Mingkun. Huo Mingkun hesitated for a moment and took it obediently. Yaoguang led Huo Mingkun forward without saying anything. Huo Mingkun turned his head to look at the stall curiously. Yao Guang twisted him over and said, "Don't look. That's the janitor ghost. If you see him clearly, you will become a ghost."
"Why?" Huo Mingkun asked carefully.
"He can capture people's hearts. Let's go." Yaoguang continued walking forward with the lantern in hand.
Huo Mingkun broke out in a cold sweat.
"Sister, what riddle were you playing with that janitor just now? Why didn't I understand?" Huo Mingkun asked.
"That's the rule of the ghost market, and it's also a way to save your life. You can't tell him that you've come here to prevent him from finding you, and you can't tell him where to go to prevent him from following you. As for the two ghosts I'm talking about, Tell him that I want two lanterns. Without these lanterns, you will easily be targeted by the evil spirits inside. If you hold this lantern, the evil spirits inside will think you are one of their own. Hold the lanterns and don’t throw them away. Yao Guang said.
"Okay." Huo Mingkun nodded seriously. I felt like I was about to have a hundred thousand reasons tonight, but the things here were so mysterious that I didn't understand them at all. Fortunately, Sister Fenghuang didn't find him annoying and kept answering patiently. But having said that, how long has Sister Phoenix lived? How do you know so much? However, you still can't ask this question. Captain Xie has warned you not to ask if you don't want to be beaten.
"We're entering the ghost market ahead. Remember, no matter what happens, you can't look back. Do you understand?" Yaoguang warned: "And don't talk to anyone. Don't answer anyone who talks to you. If you hear someone calling your name, Don’t agree. Just pretend you didn’t hear it. Don’t look at the time on any watch or clock. Understand.”
"Understood." Huo Mingkun nodded.
"Haha, you look so stupid, you just don't understand." Yao Guang said with a smile: "Don't talk easily to prevent you from inadvertently agreeing to things you shouldn't agree to. People can not pay attention to promises, but ghosts can't do it. I agreed. It must be completed. If you fail to complete it, you will be retaliated against. The revenge of ghosts is not necessarily any better than that of humans. The purpose of not letting you look back is to prevent ghosts with lucky intentions from absorbing your yang energy or seizing your body, that is, taking advantage of you. If you agree to calling your name, this ghost will always follow you and pester you. You can't get rid of it without peeling off a layer of skin. It will be very troublesome to kill it. I don't let you see the time on it because it may It will be the time when you die. There are many taboos here. If you want to get out alive, you must abide by them, otherwise you will be left here forever. Do you understand this time? "
"I understand, I understand." Huo Mingkun swallowed and nodded.
"Let's go if you understand." Yaoguang took Huo Mingkun and continued walking deeper into the alley. Unconsciously, Huo Mingkun felt that the air around him had become very cold, eerie and cold. Huo Mingkun shrank his neck subconsciously, and the moment he lowered his head, he found that the lantern in his hand had turned on at some point, but the light of the lantern was not the yellow of a candle, but a faint green like in the TV series. Huo Mingkun looked at the lantern in Yaoguang's hand again, which was also faintly green.
"Well, it's pretty clean today, there aren't many people coming to trade." Yao Guang said lightly.
Huo Mingkun glanced at Yao Guang suspiciously, Qing Jing? ? There is no one here. Is it clean? How can this be pure? This is nothing.
Yao Guang looked at him and said with a smile: "I can't see, please open your yin and yang eyes."
Huo Mingkun nodded, closed his eyes, and opened his yin and yang eyes. The moment the yin and yang eyes were opened, Huo Mingkun staggered because he saw rows of storefronts appearing on both sides of the road in the empty alley in front of him. There was a faint green light inside, and there were some stalls on the street, with a figure behind each stall. There was a shadow moving on the street, and I couldn't tell whether it was a person or a ghost.
"Concentrate your spiritual consciousness on your eyes, and then slowly open your eyes, and you can see with your eyes. If you look like this for a long time, it will be too worn out, and it will attract attention. The black-pupil Yin-Yang eyes can be embarrassing. Compared with the Heavenly Eye, but the Heavenly Eye must be opened with spiritual consciousness, and the Yin and Yang Eyes are not controlled. You can’t control whether you see or not see. But you can decide for yourself whether you see or not see. You have to adapt to this ability. , and it must be freely retracted and released, how could you make such a good talent the same as Duan Yu's Six Meridians Divine Sword? It's true." Yao Guang shook his head speechlessly. "Let's go."
Huo Mingkun obediently did what Yao Guang said. In fact, he knew in his heart that Yao Guang was right. He usually couldn't see these things. Only by focusing on it, turning on his spiritual consciousness and closing his eyes, could his yin and yang eyes work. He himself had also wondered that other people's Yin and Yang eyes could be seen by opening their eyes, but his own Yin and Yang eyes were the same as the heavenly eyes. It wasn't until Yao Guang enlightened him that he understood how to use his yin and yang eyes, but he always couldn't use them well and sometimes they didn't work. He could only use the old method, but every time he used it, he felt dizzy. Huo Mingkun gradually adapted to Yaoguang's teaching methods, and then followed Yaoguang's footsteps.
Yaoguang stopped in front of a two-story building. Yaoguang raised his hand and patted it, then clicked it, and the door opened by itself. Yaoguang took Huo Mingkun and walked in. There was no one on the first floor. Yaoguang went directly to the second floor and entered the first room. The room was very dark. The decoration is also very simple, with only a low table, a bed, and a large cabinet. There was a man sitting behind the low table, his head lowered. The hair was very long, and because the room was dimly lit, it was difficult to see the person's appearance.
"You're here. You're fine." The man said, his voice like a blocked punching bag, dry, hoarse, and very unpleasant. Compared with the voice in front of me, the voice of the janitor outside was nice.
"Here you are, are you okay?" Yaoguang put down the lantern. Sat down at the table. Huo Mingkun also followed Yao Guang's example and sat down.
"It's just the same." The voice said.
"Huang Quan, are you still unwilling?" Yao Guang asked.
"It doesn't matter whether you are willing or not." The man named Huang Quan said.
"Stubborn." Yao Guang took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket and put it in front of him. Then he raised his hand and injected spiritual energy into his body, and the man moved. Then he slowly raised his head, and Huo Mingkun saw his face clearly. He was thin and pale, with dirty eyes, like a shriveled corpse. Yaoguang's spiritual energy was injected into his eyes, and his eyes became slightly brighter.
"Thank you." Huang Quan said. "You are the only one who is willing to help me, this loser."
"You're welcome." Yao Guang put down his hand.
"What do you want this time?" Huang Quan asked.
"Golden talisman paper." Yao Guang said.
"Hehehe." Huang Quan laughed, his voice dry: "Are you in big trouble this time?"
"Clothed in red, with a spot of blood on his eyebrows, he was buried in an upright coffin. He has turned into a fierce ghost." Yao Guang said.
"Ah, that's not easy to do. You have to get gold." Huang Quan said, "What do you want in exchange?"
"Spirit Pill." Yao Guang took out a box and opened it. Inside was a white bead like a night pearl, emitting a light golden light.
"Oh..." Huang Quan was startled and immediately closed the lid: "In exchange for a century-old elixir, you want more than just golden talismans." Huang Quan lowered his head and stroked the box, unable to put it down.
"5 golden talisman papers, 10 silver talisman papers, good talisman drawing materials, fine cinnabar, and I also want a ghost elixir. More than 300 years." Yao Guang said.
"Hahaha, as expected of the Phoenix God, he never does business at a loss. I can understand other things. Why do you want the ghost elixir?" Huang Quan asked curiously. When he looked up at Yaoguang, he noticed Huo Mingkun beside him. He was stunned for a moment: "Ah, black pupils and yin and yang eyes, good stuff." After saying that, he stretched out his hand to Huo Mingkun.
Huo Mingkun shivered in fright when he saw the hand that looked like a rotten chicken claw reaching towards him, and subconsciously hid behind Yao Guang.
But the next second that hand was slapped away by Yao Guang: "Don't move, it's not yours. Don't have any twisted thoughts."
"What can I do if I have a wrong idea?" Huang Quan said. Greedy light flashed in his dirty eyes.
"You can try it. If you annoy me, you know the consequences. Don't forget, in my case, skin cramps are minor. You can weigh it yourself." Yao Guang said coldly. As he spoke, Yao Guang's body revealed an oppressive magnetic field. The whole room was shaking.
"Hey, don't, don't, don't, I'm just kidding." Huang Quan smiled, and the greed in his eyes turned into slight fear.
"It's good to know." Yao Guang withdrew his spiritual energy.
"Ah, no wonder you want the ghost pill, hahaha, good boy, good luck." Huang Quan smiled and stood up. He was very tall, but he was very rickety. He walked to the big cabinet tremblingly. Rummage around, then come back with your stuff. Put it in front of Yao Guang.
Huo Mingkun looked and saw that the golden talisman paper was actually made of gold foil, while the silver one was made of silver foil. The ink fountain was blood red, and the color of the cinnabar was like blood. Yao Guang didn't even look at these things. He opened the black box the size of a ring box in front of him. Inside was a black pill the size of a soybean, emitting a black light. Yaoguang sensed it and said: "A 370-year-old ghost, not bad."
"Are you satisfied?" Huang Quan asked.
"Satisfied." Yaoguang closed the lid and put it in his arms. Then let Huo Mingkun keep the things on the table. Stand up. "I'm leaving." After Yaoguang said that, he picked up the lantern on the ground and turned around to leave. Huo Mingkun also stood up, picked up the lantern and followed.
"Turn off your Yin and Yang eyes and follow me closely." Yao Guang led Huo Mingkun forward quickly. After walking for a long time, Yaoguang stopped. Taking the lantern from Huo Mingkun's hand and lighting it with a lighter, Huo Mingkun discovered that the lantern had turned into an ordinary paper lantern at some point.
"Let's go. Let's go back." Yao Guang watched the lantern burn out, took Huo Mingkun away, and walked out of a path. Huo Mingkun found that they actually appeared in front of the archway. Yao Guang took Huo Mingkun into the car. After getting in the car, Yao Guang lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. He leaned back in his chair, feeling a little tired.
"Sister Phoenix, are you okay?" Huo Mingkun asked carefully.
"I'm fine, I just don't like coming to the ghost market. It's very dangerous here, and you can't get out if you're not careful, no matter you are a human or a god. After all, this is the corner abandoned by gods. It is the gathering of all darkness." Yao Guang closed Close your eyes.
"What are we doing here?" Huo Mingkun asked.
"In order to destroy the things in the tomb, it is also for you." Yao Guang said. "It's more for you. Even if there is nothing in the tomb, I will come."
"I know for the sake of the tomb. But for me, I don't quite understand?" Huo Mingkun shook his head in confusion.
"The things in the tomb must be suppressed with golden talismans and silver talismans. These talismans are also available outside, but the quality is not as good as here, but the ghost elixir is only found here. Although your black-pupil yin-yang eyes are powerful, but the yin energy Extremely heavy, over time, it will consume your yang energy and essence. These 300-year-old ghost elixir can help you offset this yin energy. I am giving you some guidance, and your black-pupil yin-yang eyes can evolve into Golden Eyes, this way you won’t be as strenuous to use it as you are now, and your practice in the future will not be hindered by the yin energy in your body. Silly boy, if you dare not practice well, I won’t deal with you. , for you, I will exchange for the hundred-year elixir. Refining the elixir is too laborious. I don’t have many in total." Yao Guang said.
"No, I will practice hard. Thank you Sister Fenghuang." Huo Mingkun was a little touched. He didn't expect Sister Fenghuang to be so attentive to him.
"You're welcome, silly boy." Yao Guang smiled and patted him.
"Hey, sister, was that Huang Quan just now a human or a ghost?" Huo Mingkun said.
"He is neither a human nor a ghost. He is already a monster. He is neither human, nor ghost, nor immortal, nor demon, nor god, nor demon. Speaking of which, he is also a poor guy. He was originally a god in the Asura world. Because of a woman from the demon world As for Fallen Demon, he was regarded as a scum and hunted by the Asura world. He hid here and there for this woman, but later he found out that the woman wanted to defraud him of his spiritual energy. After defrauding his spiritual energy, the woman wanted to kill him. I He successfully rescued him and regained his spiritual energy, but his spiritual energy had been contaminated by demonic energy. As long as he practiced well, he could still purify his spiritual energy. However, he was disheartened. After accepting the punishment from the Asura world, He hid in the ghost market and never wanted to leave. When he was still a human, he was a descendant of the Taoist Shanzi lineage. He was really good at drawing talismans to drive away ghosts. However, he fell into trouble in the face of nature. Although he was promoted later, because of his virtue The problem is that he has entered the Asura Realm. He could have lived well in the Asura Realm, but because he was greedy for so-called love, he was beaten to death by the Asura Realm. After being cursed, he ended up like this. In fact, as long as he admits his mistake, the Asura Realm Her punishment could be revoked, but he refused to do so for so many years. He still clung to that so-called beautiful memory and lived like this, neither human nor god nor demon nor demon. Alas." Yao Guang shook his head regretfully. "He used to be considered handsome and charming, but it's a pity, it's a pity."
"Then, that porcelain bottle you gave him?" Huo Mingkun asked: "Is it also a bargaining chip in exchange?"
"No, that's to treat his illness. The curse of the Asura world will occur once every ten years, and he will experience the pain of cramping and bone removal again. That medicine is to make him feel better."
"Sister, the last question is, what is the ghost pill?" Huo Mingkun asked.
"It is the elixir condensed by ghosts and immortals after death. People turn into ghosts after death. Some people do evil in life and are not allowed to reincarnate after death. However, they achieve great enlightenment and practice in the underworld to become ghosts and immortals. The hardships that ghosts and immortals go through if they want to achieve enlightenment. There will be extraordinarily many. This ghost elixir is a ghost immortal who dies after a failed calamity. All its cultivation will turn into ghost elixir. These 370 years are the time for its cultivation." Yaoguang said: "You have a black-pupiled yin-yang eye. If you want to offset the Yin Qi brought by it, it will not work if the age is too small, and it will be counterproductive if the age is too long. Between 300 and 400 years is just right. Ghost elixir is hard to find, and you can only find it in this ghost market. After all, it is an evil thing. ." Yaoguang explained.
"Sister, I have transformed into a hundred thousand people tonight, please don't bother me."
"No, I used to have more problems than you." Yao Guang took a deep breath and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's very late. We have to go back. We have to meet an expert to do this tomorrow. Talisman paper, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to Professor Zhou for long, that evil ghost is very strange." Yao Guang's car sped away as he spoke.
Huo Mingkun looked at the moon that had set in front of him, and this strange night was finally coming to an end.
