Sheng Xuanyuan asked in surprise: "Where is it?"
"Running toward the intersection over there!" Qiong Yi pointed to the intersection ahead on the right. The two of them accelerated their pace and chased there, but happened to meet Su Ye and Yan Tingshen at the corner.
"Where did that annoying little brat Su Hong go..." Su Ye was muttering something, but when he saw the two people coming towards him, he asked in surprise: "Hey! Sheng Xuanyuan? Why are you here?!"
Sheng Xuanyuan was also slightly surprised: "It's a long story."
"Then let's make a long story short."
"It was a child who tricked us in. We saw him just now, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye." Sheng Xuanyuan looked around for the boy.
Su Ye was startled, "Child?" he gestured, "Does he grow so tall that he carries a lantern and wears armor?"
"right."
"Ha." Hearing Sheng Xuanyuan's reply, Su Ye sneered, "I understand, Su Changming is really evil. He must have taken advantage of you not staying with Qiong Yi and used Su Hong to trick her in. , He really does!"
Yan Tingshen added: "We just saw the kid named Su Hong and are looking for him."
"That kid is my cousin." Su Ye said coldly, "He is also Su Changming's biological brother."
Qiong Yi bit her lip. Ever since she was deceived into this place, all the doubts in her heart had been directed at Su Changming, who had had issues with her: "It's really him... Then he is also in this ghost place? So, this is him again. The trap was prepared... He planned to trick me into coming here from the beginning..."
Su Ye was puzzled: "What?"
Qiong also thought of the earth ghost that grabbed her and wouldn't let go when she first entered Mingfu, muttering something about "taking her away", so she told the three people in front of her.
Sheng Xuanyuan only thought that the ghost was attracted by her aura and entangled her. Not knowing that there was something else going on, he clenched his fists and made a dull sound from his throat: "He actually dared to collude with the ghost... …”
"...What a dirty method." Yan Ting held his hands in front of him and said, "I feel contempt for him as a fellow Taoist."
Su Ye said: "Humph, his plan didn't work out, and he probably started the next plan." He looked at Qiong Yi's tense mental state. In this place full of things that she feared, she encountered something unexpected. It is impossible to fight, but fortunately, Mingfu Street cannot use force.
Qiong Yi's expression was a little heavy, and she was obviously aware of this.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Su Ye broke the deadlock and said with a smile: "Martial arts are prohibited here, and the four of us are together again. He can't stir up any trouble even if he wants to. Don't worry, Lu Xiyan, the three of us are here. ! By the way, you two must have been shopping for a long time, did you find anything good?" He changed the subject and asked.
Joan also raised the small candlestick in her hand.
"Pfft! That's it! Look at our..."
not far away.
"Second brother, I'm sorry, I went too far." Su Hong stuck out his tongue and said with a smile, "I never thought that I would lead them to one place and let them meet."
The young man said calmly: "That's all, it's expected. It's not appropriate to fight with them at this time. Hong'er, please restrain yourself now and don't run around. I'm going to see if brother's deal has been completed."
Su Hong broke off the bamboo sticks of the lantern in his hand and nodded with a smile on his face.
*
Qiong Yi and others were walking together in a street that was so weird that it could be called "ridiculous". Sheng Xuanyuan stopped while walking. When he realized that he had stopped, he was already staring at a handful of food on the stall. Lyre for a long time.
It was a black wooden guqin, only half the length of an ordinary instrument, very compact and lightweight.
Seeing the three people looking at him with somewhat doubtful eyes, Sheng Xuanyuan said, "It's okay." He pulled Qiong Yi's sleeve to indicate that he should continue to move forward.
Qiong also glanced back at the neatly arranged merchandise, most of which were elegant ornaments and musical instruments, and asked, "Is there anything you want?"
He answered bluntly: "No."
Su Ye and Yan Ting didn't know why he was absent-minded for so long. After they looked at each other in confusion, they asked him but refused to say anything.
Qiong was also a little uneasy. When she saw him standing there frozen, she called him several times without any response, until Sheng Xuanyuan came to his senses. What did you see? Feeling a little uneasy, she gently broke away from the sleeve he was holding, stretched out her cold hand and took it.
Sheng Xuanyuan took a deep breath to calm down.
There are gradually more pedestrians around, and more of them are things that look like humans but not humans, and they look like ghosts but not ghosts. Jumping over the crowd and looking forward, there is a stone railing at the intersection, and a three-story tower is protected behind the fence. The tower is not high, but it is extraordinarily gorgeous. The red bricks look like blood clots that have solidified for a long time in the dark night, with bright red flowing on the surface. The black and white wooden doors are wide open, and people are constantly coming in and out.
Yan Tingshen couldn't help but ask: "Where is this tower?"
"I heard it's called Baoqiantang. It's a place for sales and auctions. It's even better than the big auction house 'Yinyu Pavilion' in Mingdi." Su Ye replied: "But the things inside are much more improper. , there are a lot of crooked people, and occasionally some good stuff that can't be found in the open land will end up here from time to time." After that, he concluded: "It's much more upscale than that stall."
After Su Ye finished speaking, he laughed: "Maybe we can find some good stuff, let's go and join in the fun!" As he spoke, he pushed Yan Tingshen towards the tower. Qiong Yi could only hear a few words behind him, and what was said. If Yue Huan is willing to write down his cultivation experience in "Sword Domain", he will definitely be able to exchange for a lot of good things, etc.
"Sheng Kyung."
"Um?"
Hearing Qiong also call him, Sheng Xuanyuan responded.
Qiong Yi just wanted to test whether he was still lost in thought and replied: "Nothing."
"Are you afraid that there are ghosts inside?" He looked at Qiong Yi's face that had been turning pale since entering Mingfu Street: "It's okay, otherwise we can just wait outside."
Qiong Yi looked at Su Ye who had strode into the building and said, "I... OK."
There is no plaque hanging in front of the tower. When you enter the door, you will see that it is all black wood, which makes people feel depressed and bored. Wooden ladders and handrails on both sides lead to the second floor. The hall is very clearly and neatly divided. The goods are displayed on stands, and the owner of the treasures is wearing a mask and sitting on a dark wood chair on the side of the stand. , chatting and laughing with those who fancy the treasures.
Qiong Yi and Sheng Xuanyuan walked around the hall twice. Several tables were already bidding for auctions, most of which were rare elixirs and some magic weapons and swords. The two of them walked to the second floor of the tower. There were more people on the second floor, and the items for sale were even weirder and rarer, such as some unknown liquids, severed limbs, etc. In the booth in the center of the hall, there was actually a stone larger than a human head. The heart was lying quietly in the glass box, beating twitchingly. The woman in disguise said: This is the heart of a thousand-year-old snake.
Qiong Yi was heartbroken and hurriedly pulled Sheng Xuanyuan away. Sheng Xuanyuan felt that her palms were getting colder and colder, thinking that he really shouldn't have brought her in.
"Do you want to go to the third floor to watch?" Sheng Xuanyuan asked.
Qiong also nodded: "After watching, ask them to go together."
Going up the wooden steps, even though Qiong Yi turned her face away, she still saw two ghost faces going downstairs in her peripheral vision. The ghost boy held in the arms of the female ghost was grinning at her and giggling weirdly. The withered, gray-black child's face was so frightening that she shuddered and almost fell backwards.
Sheng Xuanyuan grabbed her arm, Qiong Yi steadied her body and hugged his waist tightly, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. He muttered: "Don't be afraid." He patted her shoulder gently, coaxing and comforting her. Seeing Qiong Yi panicking and throwing herself into his arms, he felt inexplicably happy.
"...If I can catch the bastard who tricked me, I will definitely teach him a lesson!" Qiong Yi let go of his hand, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice.
"Um."
The hall on the third floor was still crowded, and the sounds of hawking and price increases were heard from one stand to another. Qiong also saw a lot of people gathered in front of a display stand. She was planning to take a quick look at it, but she noticed that the counters on that floor didn't seem to be... Instead of a wooden cabinet, it was an iron cage that was as tall as a person.
"That's a person." Sheng Xuanyuan was much taller than Qiong Yi. He saw the thing in the cage clearly and said, "It's a foreigner."
It was a half-naked man, his bronze skin was slightly white due to the cold, his whole body was strong yet slender, and his lines were extremely beautiful. Her face was unparalleled and beautiful, surpassing that of a woman. Her downturned eyes were lifeless, with only the thick eyelashes, a straight bridge of her nose, plump lips, and her chestnut-brown curly hair flowing down like a waterfall, looking shiny and soft. There were iron chains on his body, locked on his hands and feet. If you look closely, you can still see the scabs on his hands and ankles, which were obviously left behind after many struggles.
Qiong Yi stood on tiptoe: "What does it look like?"
"Don't look at it." Sheng Xuanyuan pressed her down: "...he has no clothes on."
"Huh?" Qiong Yi was stunned and stopped tiptoeing. "...How come you can even trade people?"
"In the hearts of viewers, he is no longer a human being." Sheng Xuanyuan said lightly: "Let's go."
Qiong Yi turned around after him, and suddenly heard a slightly familiar voice coming from the crowd. She stepped forward and said, "Su Changming?"
Sheng Xuanyuan also stepped hard, stopped and turned around: "It's really him." He frowned and his tone was extremely cold: "We actually met him here."
Moreover, he actually sold this foreigner in his hands.
The crowd's chatter was harsh, and a seductive female voice quoted a high price, which was later suppressed by a higher price from the other end.
"Wumian! You just finished the business and you come to compete with me! This beauty has been my favorite since the beginning!"
"So what if you've already taken your fancy? The one with the highest price goes first." The monster is called a faceless monster and its voice is indistinguishable from male to female. Qiong also watched with some complexity and anger. Through the gap between the crowd, she caught a glimpse of the back of the man in the cage. His curly hair hung down from his shoulders, but a tattoo on the man's left shoulder was exposed. Out of sight, you can see clearly.
She was stunned.
The location of the tattoo was exactly the same as the location of the scar on her left shoulder.
