"Sir, this is the Sheep Market. It is said that the entrance will only open on the night of the full moon and interact with the real world, but then it will disappear inexplicably..."
Soon after, Li Fan rode a horse to the location of the sheep market that Zhang Ergou and others had discovered.
This is a ruined village located in the wilderness that was once home to business travelers. A hundred years ago, a large number of cattle and sheep were traded here.
But later, something bad seemed to happen, causing the entire sheep market to be abandoned.
Later, it became a gathering place for bandits and people from the green forest, selling all kinds of stolen goods that were apparently difficult to sell.
It wasn't until the era of strange resurgence came, and someone reported that it was "haunted" that it became desolate again.
But I didn't expect that in the past one or two years, no more than two years at the earliest, it would become active again and become known as the Strange Realm.
The scouts of the Suppressing Demon Division had actually vaguely heard about it, but they didn't pay any attention to it because it was located in the wild mountains and was not located in the Holy Capital like the Baihualou Secret Domain.
If there is not enough manpower to explore, there will be no way to grasp the key points, and the control will be reduced.
Zhang Ergou and others had already rushed over at this time, and were ordered to come to Li Fan and report to him the details they knew.
"In that case of murder, it is said that someone opened a black shop, slaughtered business travelers, sold it as mutton, and distributed the stolen goods on the spot..."
When talking about this matter, Zhang Ergou also had a look of horror on his face, which was quite Yuji.
"This is not surprising, weird things often come from people.
Human beings are even more evil than demons, and impressive folklore stories or obsessions of greed, anger, stupidity, and resentment are often derived from this. "
Li Fan felt that this was another Hujiazhuang. No matter how it developed, he really didn't know what it would become.
"According to our guess, the rare treasure controlled by the "Sheepherd" is one of the sheepskins used to hide human flesh. It has the special effect of turning people into sheep. As long as it is put on, they will no longer be able to resist. ..."
Zhang Ergou and others continued to talk.
"Nowadays, what can be confirmed is that after being lassoed, a person will lose all power and become like a sheep, ready to be slaughtered.
Many of the victims found previously can no longer change back.
But there should be ways to undo changes in a short period of time. "
Suddenly, Li Fan remembered something.
"Zhang Ergou, you once said that you tried to contact them in the sheep market before and found that someone was using a special deed money called "knife coins"? "
"Yes, you can buy all kinds of things with that kind of coin, especially items that are suspected of being rare treasures!
We haven’t had time to try it yet, because we don’t have enough money and treasures on hand to exchange for it, and we don’t dare to easily alert others and take it from others..."
When Li Fan heard this, his expression changed slightly.
Is it another Baihualou type of mysterious realm?
Rather than saying that this kind of strange place is like Hujiazhuang, it is more like Baihua Tower.
Because they may produce strange treasures and create more strange people.
At this moment, the subordinate responsible for the on-site inspection came to report: "Sir, we found this kind of thing on many people in the wilderness..."
Seeing what the opponent was holding, Zhang Ergou blurted out: "That's the knife coin!"
"oh?"
Li Fan motioned to his subordinates to take something over and found that it was an ancient copper coin with a special shape.
"The prototype of this thing should be a very ancient bronze coin, which was stolen from the ancient tomb by suspected tomb robbers.
Before this sheep market was completely abandoned, many people traded various black market stolen goods here, usually settling in gold and silver.
But there are also some particularly precious things that are only circulated in the hands of fixed people.
In order to screen the guests, artificial thresholds were set and this antique was used instead! "
The subordinates introduced the origin of this thing.
Li Fan nodded slightly, but his eyes were slightly focused, and his Dharma Eye was activated.
"Exotic Treasure (Knife Coin)"
"Sheep Market is the most secretive and most valuable trading token, which can be exchanged for various rare and rare things that are hard to find in the world."
"How much are these things worth in Caomang Jianghu?"
"It is said that one piece has been sold for more than a hundred taels of silver."
"Very good. A total of forty-three sword coins have been collected here, which can be considered a lot of extra money."
Li Fan laughed, but actually he didn't care too much about this worldly value.
What he really cares about is its value, which can be exchanged for various "rare things that are hard to find in the world" from the sheep market.
At this time, more confession information was gathered from the accomplices of the "sheepherd" who had been arrested previously.
Li Fan learned more things that Zhang Ergou and others had not had time to confirm.
for example……
"Can one knife coin stay in there for one more day?"
"Yes, according to the confession, the sheep market will be closed after the full moon night, and the evil spirits inside will no longer be peaceful, but will fall into a murderous pattern!
If you don't use knife coins, you will have to face extreme danger! "
Because there were no coins on hand, Zhang Ergou and others did not try to stay inside for a long time.
But this is no longer important, because this time they raided Yangshi and captured several strangers in the wild rivers and lakes, including those who had stayed there for a few nights.
Li Fan immediately called the people over.
This man's face was sallow, shaped like a dead tree, and he looked sickly.
Glancing at the pale fire appearing above his head, he saw it condensed into a name.
"The Stranger (Shi Ling)"
Li Chuan said: "Shi Ling, what happened to you has happened, please honestly explain what you did there!"
When Shi Ling heard this, he suddenly felt a little flustered.
What he confessed before was obviously another fake name when he was out and about. How come he got here and his identity was revealed?
Shi Ling didn't know there was a scam, he just felt that the imperial eagle dogs were as pervasive as the rumors said, and he had to investigate everything clearly before besieging Yangshi.
Immediately he cried out and said: "Sir, this villain is wronged. I entered the sheep market just out of curiosity. I have never done anything illegal like a woman!"
"You are bold, you dare to quibble. As a stranger, you have not registered in the register, so you are causing chaos! You are doing business here, and it even involves funding the demon sect. How dare you say that you have never been a woman and committed any crime?" road.
[In view of the general environment,
Shi Ling secretly complained. In fact, most of the things traded in this sheep market did not come from the right sources. If he really wanted to say that he had never done anything that violated the court's laws, he really didn't have much confidence.
At this moment, he had already gone through many stolen goods that he had bought and sold several times, but after thinking that it did not involve serious crimes such as weapons or silver, he finally confessed honestly.
As everyone knows, Li Fan doesn't care at all about the messy things he did after becoming a foreigner and messing around in the wild world.
What he cared about was always related to strange and strange treasures.
"There are really evil spirits selling rare treasures inside. With sword coins, can you bid for them?"
"Indeed, most of what we trade between people is mundane things in this world. Occasionally, there is a trade in exotic treasures, which is also organized spontaneously, and the quality and quantity are very limited!
But those tomb robbers were selling many real rare treasures. Some even said that as long as they had enough sword coins, they could even buy the elixir that would bring immortality! "
