Chapter 31 Ghost Market

In the ghost market, areas for buying and selling things like magical plants, artifacts, and elixirs are clearly defined, and some have even become shops. The surrounding open spaces are mixed areas, where vendors sell a variety of items, mostly just setting up stalls or displaying their wares on the ground with rags.

It's already afternoon, and there are quite a few vendors and customers in the ghost market.

Su Yu nodded slightly to the gaunt demon and said, "Can you find the medicinal plant 'Earth Eye' that's over fifty years old?"

"The eye of the earth..."

The gaunt demon muttered to himself, then lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "I actually know a place! Come over here, come over here!"

Su Yu followed slowly and saw that the thin demon was not acting strangely. She remembered what the system had said earlier about the world consciousness opening a back door.

Is this what it feels like to have connections? It's pretty cool.

On the way, the skinny demon introduced himself and told Su Yu to just call him Liu Bing.

This is suspected to be an internal code name for the Ghost Market.

Su Yu followed Liu Bing and successfully purchased the Earth Eye that met his needs from a medicinal herb vendor he knew. True to his word, after checking that the Earth Eye was fine, he readily gave Liu Bing four magic stones.

Liu Bing tossed the magic stones with a grin and said to Su Yu, "Our Ghost Market has quite a few good things too, little brother, would you like to take a look?"

"Good stuff? Tell me about it first," Su Yu replied in a calm voice.

Because his face was covered by a mask, Liu Bing wasn't quite sure if the customer was interested, but that didn't stop him from finding potential customers.

Liu Bing approached him mysteriously, took out a talisman from his storage bag and showed it to Su Yu, whispering, "This is a new talisman that has entered the market in the last two years. It is close to perfect and its quality is two or three times higher than that of ordinary talismans."

"When it first came out and its effects were discovered, it was snatched up by a bunch of demons."

"Unfortunately, the source is unclear, and it has been a long time since any new stock has arrived. These potent talisman papers are now practically priceless."

"However, we still have some left in our ghost market. Are any customers interested?"

Beneath the mask, Su Yu raised an eyebrow with interest and took the talisman to examine it.

If it's truly a high-quality talisman paper, buying it to study is a good idea.

These runes have an eerily familiar feel to them.

Su Yu stroked the runes on the talisman paper, lost in thought.

Isn't this a silencing talisman he drew?

The talismans he sold in disguise in Liuhua City actually ended up in the ghost market of Ansha Town.

The bird had been carrying me for quite some time, so we should have been quite far from Liuhua City.

Seeing that the customer was only looking at the talisman, Liu Bing assumed that the customer was interested and continued to promote it vigorously.

Although he cut off the money for the guide, he trusted his judgment. Judging from the boy's demeanor and the calmness with which he had entered any high-end shop without hesitation to look for medicine, he was definitely not a poor guy!

"If you are truly interested in buying, I'll offer a discount: 65 low-grade magic stones per talisman."

Is this cheaper?

Su Yu silently clenched the talisman in her hand.

Damn it, I didn't have a proper understanding of my own capabilities before, and I just packed up my inventory to clear it out because it was too much trouble and too cheap.

After that, we'll raise the price, raise it drastically!

"Ouch! Please don't crumple it up, sir!"

Su Yu snapped out of her daze, let go of his hand, and said, "I'll buy this one."

As he spoke, he handed over a small bag containing magic stones.

Upon receiving the money bag, Liu Bing, who had been crying, immediately beamed with joy, and the voice coming from behind the mask became even more enthusiastic: "Alright! Please keep this talisman safe."

"If you want any more talismans, just let me know and I'll keep an eye out for them."

"Talismans... I don't have a huge need for them," Su Yu touched the silencing talisman again, then put it back into her storage ring, speaking calmly, "But in your Ghost Market, the demand should be quite high, right?"

"Haha," Liu Bing chuckled awkwardly, "After all, this quality is indeed rare, and everyone wants to stock up just in case."

“I see,” Su Yu said with a barely perceptible smile. “I have a friend who has quite a few talismans of the same quality.”

Liu Bing seemed to realize something, and his sycophantic demeanor vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

"I wonder if you'd be interested in taking over the Ghost Market?"

As the slow, leisurely voice approached, Liu Bing grinned almost instantly, like a hunting dog that had caught the scent of blood, radiating an eager and ready-to-pounce emotion.

"Then, when will our guest... friend, have some free time to come and discuss things with us in detail?"

Su Yu met the gaze of the dangerous-looking Ghost Market Demon through the mask, a smirk playing on her lips, and said, "Soon, I'll be right there."

After saying that, Su Yu turned and left.

"However, my business is finished, so I'll take my leave now."

Liu Bing placed his left hand on his chest and calmly bowed slightly to Su Yu's retreating figure: "I will be here awaiting your friend's arrival."

Su Yu continued walking, only raising her hand and waving casually.

As soon as she left the ghost market, Su Yu quickly climbed over the alley and landed in another dead-end alley filled with clutter, then squeezed into the pile of clutter.

Unmasking her hair color, her snow-white hair fell loosely. Su Yu hastily gathered her hair behind her back and changed her clothes and shoes.

White-haired demons are rare, but they do exist. As long as the Moon Demon mark at the corner of the eye is well hidden, there shouldn't be a big problem.

After thinking about it, he put insoles in the new shoes and put a voice changer on himself.

"I am……"

It was a clear and peaceful female voice.

Su Yu immediately fell silent and changed the talisman for herself.

It's a child's voice.

It was the voice of a sinister old man, somewhat similar to the Nascent Soul stage cultivator who had captured the two brothers; it was rather disgusting.

Su Yu's expression went blank for a moment.

Oh right, because when I first drew it, I didn't think I would need it in my daily life. I had already become familiar with how to draw the voice change symbol after drawing four or five of them, so I forgot about it. I only remembered it now when I needed it.

The missing few were given to Feng Twelve to play with earlier.

But drawing talismans takes time now, and it's uncertain what strange sounds might come out.

Liu Bing is still waiting in the ghost market.

Su Yu stared at the three voice-changing symbols in her hand, lost in thought.

First, abandon the insidious old man's voice.

Secondly, it's also quite bad for a teenager to have a childlike voice.

Su Yu silently reattached the first talisman to herself and changed into a set of women's clothing.

That's good. Since the genders are different, it's easier to conceal one's identity from outsiders.

Don't get me wrong, this is just a set of women's clothing that he won in a lottery from the system before. It's the only set he owns.

The talismans he drew himself were surprisingly effective in the market, and he didn't want to reveal his identity as the creator and be captured by a powerful figure to be used as a talisman-drawing tool.

As for the Ghost Market, he had heard rumors about it in Liuhua City. Rumors circulated that it opened at random locations, operated according to strict rules, had a good reputation, and boasted highly capable members.

Judging from Liu Bing's performance, we could try doing business with them.

If it doesn't work out, we'll retreat. Anyway, once Wuxi recovers and the poison is neutralized, they won't have any reason to stay here any longer.

Inside the ghost market, Liu Bing immediately reported to his superiors that the person who created the suspected ghost talisman had appeared.