Dragon Seeker

There was a thick surge in front of me, and there was a whistling sound in my ears.

I thought of a word for some reason - lightning speed.

I could hardly open my eyes, and I was dragged down the mountain like a little doll.

This place is very close to the ghost market. It is like a grand festival for the living. The few large trees in the valley are dotted with ghost lights. The branches are flickering with stars and ghost lights. The green light penetrates the haze, making it brighter. In the misty fog, people can be vaguely seen in front of us, and the noisy sound is endless.

Plop!

I was thrown to the ground. In front of me, a female ghost in white stood. Her clothes were thin and light, dancing with the wind. Her black hair was also dancing. If you only look at it from a distance, this look is very fairy, with fluttering clothes, and she wants to ride the wind to go away. Isn't this the shape of a banished fairy? Unfortunately, that face was really creepy, with cracks all over it...

"Don't be afraid, I'm not here to hurt you."

The white-clothed female ghost was worried that I would rebel, so she immediately tried to comfort me.

In fact, her explanation was pointless.

When she abducted me halfway up the mountain, I only knew who she was after a vague glimpse of her face, so I never resisted. Since we met at the Yinren Inn, this was our third meeting. I've seen her so many times that the fear in my heart has faded a lot.

"I thought you had let me go..."

I smiled bitterly, patted my belly again, and said, "You probably want this Earth Spirit Pearl, right? I can give it to you, and I will never resist, but you have to do me a favor. I have two friends on the mountain. No matter whether they are dead or alive, you should bring them out first."

I escaped death again, and now I am sitting here, not feeling lucky to have survived the catastrophe, but only feeling tired.

Since I got involved in this tomb, everything has gone wrong, and death has been with me. Brother Yaozi was still talking and laughing a second ago, but now he may have become a cold corpse. I am just an ordinary person, not even a macho man, and even a little weak. I really can't stand these stimulations. The original ambitions have been completely annihilated.

Heavenly official blade, earth spirit bead...

My father's earnest expectations, the rise of the ritual official...

I really can't care about it. Now I have only one thought, if I can save one person's life, I will save one person's life.

The white-clothed female ghost looked at me strangely, tilted her head and looked at me for a moment, and stretched out her hand in front of me.

This hand is pale and long. If there were no cracks on it, it might be a pair of beautiful bare hands?

I was shocked by my own thought, turned my head away and dared not look again, and climbed up from the ground holding the other person's hand.

Her hand was very cold, without any temperature, like ice.

"Actually, you are quite lucky. At least someone helped you, and you are still alive. Anyway, you are better than me. I can't rest in peace even if I die."

The white-clothed female ghost said so, with a hint of self-mockery. Then she stretched out her hand to pinch my face, revealing a stiff and weird smile: "So, it's better to live if you can. As for the Earth Spirit Pearl, I wanted it before, but now I dare not take it even if you give it to me. I just want you to live with this Earth Spirit Pearl. Without my permission, you can't die even if you want to."

This time it was my turn to be surprised, and I said with a hint of sarcasm: "Why? Don't tell me it's because of love. I don't think I have that charm. There is no free lunch in the world."

"When you have the ability in the future, help me do something, something that only a ceremonial officer can do. Anyway, you will not lose anything. After all, including this time, I have saved you twice!"

The white-clothed female ghost shrugged and said, "Anyway, in my opinion, although it is difficult to wait for a living ceremonial officer to grow up, at least there is a chance. If I do it myself, there is basically no chance. Well, let's not talk about these gossips. I will take you through the ghost market and send you to a safe place first. It's all a mess here. You can't survive alone."

I looked at the mountain and hesitated. Although it would be useless for me to run back, I always felt that it was not loyal to leave them there and pat their butts and walk away. After all, they came here because of me. It would be against my conscience to live a miserable life.

"Don't worry, those two won't die."

The white-clothed female ghost pulled me up and left: "None of the people your master has gathered is simple. You are the weakest and the easiest to die. The next one is the one with the surname Bai, who is the easiest to die. As for the two on the mountain, they all have big secrets and many tricks!"

I don't know how long this white-clothed female ghost has been following me. She knows all the details of us, but I was really scared that Lao Bai was ranked second to last. I thought Zhang Xinya should be the second to last. That girl is a rookie no matter how you look at it, and she is not much better than me!

The white-clothed female ghost spoke with a firm tone and told me clearly that if Zhang Xinya really died on the mountain, I would not help her in the future.

Having said that, she must be 100% sure. Although I don't know where her confidence comes from, I feel a lot more at ease.

The white-clothed female ghost didn't explain any more and pulled me straight to the ghost market. The so-called most dangerous place is sometimes the safest. Compared with the minions patrolling in the thick fog, at least the things in the ghost market don't have too strong desire to attack.

The fog here is rolling, and the ghost market seems to be right in front of us, but in fact there is still a long way to go. After staying together for a long time, I am less and less afraid of this white-clothed female ghost, and I chat with her casually.

However, the age of this woman's existence really scared me. She said that she was from Guangchuan Xindu during the Western Han Dynasty, which is probably near Ji County, Hebei Province today. She has existed for nearly two thousand years. She is a living thousand-year-old female ghost. No wonder she doesn't even buy the account of the ferryman. It's really amazing.

However, when I asked her name, she was silent.

"You can't even say your name?"

I laughed: "Don't tell me that you are still a role that can be recorded in history, with a world-famous reputation, comparable to the four beauties."

The white-clothed female ghost became more and more silent.

I read something unusual from that broken face, and my smile gradually froze: "Is he really a famous actor?"

"The past is gone with the wind..."

The white-clothed female ghost sighed and said, "You can call me Zhiniang."

I responded vaguely, and seeing that she was in a bad mood, I didn't dare to ask any more questions.

As we were talking, we finally entered the ghost market.

There really is everything here, with corpses, ghosts, and monsters dancing wildly. After all, I am a living person. I got into the ghost nest all of a sudden, and I couldn't help but feel scared. Just like a weakling, I just pulled the corner of Zhiniang's sleeve and didn't dare to fall down a step.

The so-called ghost market is naturally a place where ghosts and monsters trade. They spend paper money burned by living people and buy things they need. The atmosphere of life is very strong. Of course, this is only for corpses, ghosts, and monsters. For me, walking here is very uncomfortable.

"The soil from the grave of a five-hundred-year-old tomb is three cents a bag!"

"The coffin board of Emperor Tongzhi is the best bed in the world, warm in winter and cool in summer, there is only this one, nothing else..."

"..."

The ghosts trading here are very mercenary, and they know how to shout and sell. Bargaining can be seen everywhere. As for whether the things they sell are real or fake, I don't know.

Of course, these are all normal things!

None of the people who dare to gather here are good people. They are all the kind of people who refuse to enter the underworld and entrench themselves in the world of the living to bully others. They look hypocritical when trading here, but they are actually very fierce, so naturally there are some things in this ghost market that make me uncomfortable.

For example, a skinny old man squatted on one side, with a pointed face and monkey cheeks. Zhiniang told me that this old guy is a yellow-skinned man who has become famous. In front of him is a piece of bloody thing wrapped in rags.

Some of them were obviously animals that had turned into spirits. I asked them and found out that the rags were wrapped in a human heart. They were not sold here, but wanted to exchange for the blood of boys...

There were too many transactions like this.

"Some resentful souls harm people because they have resentment in their hearts and want revenge, but these things here are all disasters that harm the world of the living. They deserve to die."

When Zhi Niang walked to a deserted place, she whispered to me, "Look, it's just that this place is a bit remote, so no one can find them hiding here. But such a blatant ghost market will sooner or later cause a disaster. If some powerful practitioners find them, they will rush in and wipe them out overnight and throw them all into the alchemy furnace to make pills."

These words came from the mouth of an evil ghost I knew, which really surprised me. I subconsciously asked, "Have you never killed anyone?"

"Yes, but none of the people I killed were innocent!"

Zhi Niang said expressionlessly, "I never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

She seemed to have a great ambition to train a ceremonial officer. She said to me earnestly, "Jingzhe, if you have the ability in the future, don't treat all the Yin people who stay in the Yang world as enemies. Some of them do deserve to die, but some don't. I think that no matter whether they are alive or dead, they should always ask for the word of reason."

These words touched my heart. Even though I knew she had other purposes, I still fell into deep thought. I have seen the old father of the Zhang family who turned into a spirit, and I have also seen the evil ghost who wanted to take my life. I agree with this statement. No matter how big the world is, it is not bigger than the word of reason. Of course, I dare not say these thoughts. Although I don't know what kind of world Xuanmen is, I can probably guess that this kind of thought is roughly equivalent to heresy in the eyes of some people who regard it as their responsibility to eliminate demons and defend the way.

At this time, a loud noise came from the front and woke me up. I looked up and saw that the place I passed by unknowingly was very lively. A lot of demons and ghosts were surrounding a place, and a series of curses came from the ghosts.

"Hey, you stinky hooligan, if you touch me again, I will be angry with you!"

"Do you know who I am? I have brothers all over the world, including Taoist priests of Qingwei Dao and ceremonial officials. Let me go quickly, otherwise I will let my brothers bury you..."

"..."

I was in disbelief. This voice was too familiar...

Lao Bai?

Didn't this guy go to work with my master? How could he be in the ghost market?

I quickly tiptoed to look at the group of ghosts and monsters, and almost laughed.

I saw that there was a rack similar to a horizontal bar propped up by a tree trunk as thick as a bowl. Lao Bai was hanging on the rack in a very funny posture, like a pig about to be slaughtered with its limbs tied to bamboo poles. Not far away, a big pot had been set up, and water was boiling inside. A pretty woman with a very charming figure and face was sharpening a knife there.

At this time, Lao Bai was in a very miserable state, with a little blood on his body. A big man with yellow teeth was pinching Lao Bai's buttocks endlessly. Every time he twisted it, Lao Bai let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Not fat enough."

I don't know what kind of monster this big man is. He has a special taste. He pinched Lao Bai and said, "This is the most classic piece in the back seat. It's so disappointing that it doesn't have fat."

"Get lost!"

The pretty woman sharpening the knife glared at the big man. This woman is a fox spirit. Even when she glared at people, she looked like a smoky look. She said unhappily, "I told you, this is a cultivator. If you want it, you can get it. Don't get lost. Don't block my business."

Lao Bai's eyes were sharp. He noticed me when I stood on tiptoe. This grandson's eyes lit up immediately. He stopped screaming and just winked at me.

"This is not a place to watch the fun."

Zhiniang pulled me away and whispered, "There are two powerful guys here, maybe they can find out your secret, be careful not to expose it."

When Lao Bai saw me leaving, he screamed like a pig being slaughtered again: "Oh, you have no conscience, you have no conscience, you are so cruel, you have no loyalty, you stab your brother twice for a disagreement, the thunder will come down and kill him!"

This grandson howled endlessly with a broken voice, just like Su Daqiang who was throwing a tantrum! !

I didn't plan to leave, I was just pulled away by Zhiniang. When I heard what this bastard said, I stopped immediately. I dare to guarantee that if I move again, this grandson will dare to tell me my identity directly! !