The alley was dark and silent, with almost no firelight visible. It's hard to imagine that there are other people living in it.
Chu Qingyan once again grabbed Lin Yu's clothes and followed Lin Yu closely.
Lin Yu walked back and forth in the alley for a long time, but did not find anyone there.
Lin Yu inevitably suspected that he had been deceived by the one-armed man just now, so he had no choice but to shout loudly in the alley: "Is Senior Earth Ghost here?"
Chu Qingyan also shouted sharply along with Lin Yu. The ghost market was originally underground and very quiet. Lin Yu and his two men shouted so loudly that they attracted many people to look at them with evil eyes.
Lin Yu and the two noticed this and quickly understood the rules here. After subconsciously apologizing, as those people gradually dispersed, an old and deep voice came from the depths of the alley.
"Who is making trouble in the ghost market? Don't you know the rules here?"
Lin Yu followed the sound, and after searching carefully, he found a secret door integrated into the wall deep inside.
Above the secret door, some scattered lights gradually appeared.
Lin Yu hurriedly pulled Chu Qingyan to where the light was.
"Are you the old man from Earth Ghost?" Lin Yu called politely toward the door.
Seeing that there was no response, Lin Yu called out a few words again: "Is this the old man from Earth Ghost? I have something to ask of you, senior, can you meet me?"
Chu Qingyan lost his temper. He saw that there was clearly a light in the room, but he refused to respond.
He put his hands on his waist and said with a bit of confusion: "Smelly old man! If you don't open the door, I will tear down your door and force you in!"
Lin Yu suddenly felt overwhelmed, and quickly grabbed Chu Qingyan and stared at him: "Ayan! It's so rude!"
Chu Qingyan snorted coldly: "Brother Lin Yu! I think this old man sincerely doesn't want to receive you and me. Let's look elsewhere!"
"If you have the ability to dismantle my secret door, I agree to all your requests." The voice from before came again from the secret door.
"Okay! Stinky old man, you said this yourself!" Chu Qingyan reacted instantly and said.
Before Lin Yu could catch Chu Qingyan, the latter struck him with a fist filled with a lot of energy.
But who would have expected that Chu Qingyan's fist hit the secret door, and the power Chu Qingyan used was bounced back by the secret door at the moment of contact. Chu Qingyan flew backwards like an inertia due to the force he brought. If Lin Yu hadn't spotted the right moment, Chu Qingyan would have fallen on his butt.
"Damn it!" Chu Qingyan said coquettishly, full of unwillingness.
"Hahahahaha~" An obvious sound of ridicule came from the secret door.
Chu Qingyan was even more angry, and his two bright wrists continued to condense the source power. Judging from his posture, he wanted to use that terrible power.
Lin Yu laughed for a while, but still pulled Chu Qingyan forcefully. Not to mention whether Chu Qingyan's terrifying source skills can open this special secret door, once he uses such a level of skills, there will definitely be a lot of movement in the underground ghost market, and it will disturb Tianxi Pavilion. The spies in Ling'an City fell into even greater trouble.
"The secret door created by our seniors is extremely sophisticated, so of course we can't open it." Lin Yu said with an apologetic smile.
"No need to flatter me! You can go, I'm going to bed."
Lin Yu tried to dissuade him again and again, but there was still no intention of responding in the secret door. Lin Yu understood what the one-armed man meant before when he said he had a weird temper, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.
Therefore, Lin Yu also sounded a bit threatening and said: "Since senior refuses to let us in, we have to force our way in!"
"That's right! Brother Lin Yu, together you and I will definitely be able to open the secret door of this smelly old man!" Chu Qingyan said with a smile.
"Oh? This little girl's strength is not low, but she can't even open my secret door. With your little green-level strength, are you going to humiliate yourself?"
"It seems that this ghost old man does have some strength. Even though he is separated by a door, he can clearly sense the strength of himself and Chu Qingyan." Lin Yu thought silently in his heart.
Lin Yu sneered, and at some point he condensed the flames generated by the phantom fire energy into the palm of his hand.
"Then let's see if the secret door, senior, can withstand the flames in my hand!" Lin Yu's tone was cold yet majestic.
Chu Qingyan smiled proudly and said: "Smelly old man, if you don't open the door, my brother will burn the place where you live with fire!"
The old man from Earth Ghost was silent for a moment, and then said in a different tone: "Aura? How could you be so powerful and possess this aura!"
Lin Yu instantly saw that this ghostly old man seemed to be wary of the phantom fire energy in his hands, so he continued: "Senior seems to know the power of the flames in my hands! From this point of view, does the boy have the opportunity to express his gratitude to the elders? Inquire about something?"
"Hehehe... The flames in your hands really scare me, but I am already very old. Even if I am burned to death by you today, it is nothing. But I have always been very interested in spiritual energy. I’m somewhat interested, and today I’ll approve the two of you for the sake of the spiritual energy in your hands!”
As soon as the words were spoken, the special secret door flipped outwards 180 degrees, revealing itself so that people could easily enter.
Lin Yu temporarily put away the flame, and Chu Qingyan stepped into it one after another.
After entering the room, the first thing you see is a spacious hall. In the center of the hall, there was an Eight Immortals table with various sundries placed on it. There was a dim oil lamp on the table. The light flickered, bringing a hint of light to the room. On both sides of the hall, there are some wooden shelves with various strange and inexplicable objects placed on them.
A corridor along one side leads to other areas of the room. Lin Yu would never have thought that there would be such a spacious and huge living room in this quiet alley.
"You two, please come here!"
Lin Yu followed the sound and walked through the corridor to a slightly dimly lit room that resembled a Zen room.
There are various statues of gods placed in the room, and there are also a lot of burning incense.
But what attracted the most attention to Lin Yu and the others was the full picture of the ghost old man they finally saw.
The old man's hair is pale and reaches to his waist, dancing freely like flowing clouds. His fingers were long and slender, with protruding joints that were as intertwined as tree branches. He was wearing a black robe, embroidered with strange ghost and god patterns, which made him look particularly mysterious.
There was an indescribable aura about him, which was the result of years of vicissitudes in the ghost market. It was awe-inspiring. But the most eye-catching thing is the long cane in his hand. The crutch looks ordinary, but it seems to be hiding a mystery, as if it contains mysterious power, making it difficult for people to approach.
"Are you the old ghost?" Chu Qingyan asked softly.
