Ghost market.
Rong Baichuan followed Jiang Lingyu through a winding and claustrophobic underground passage.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, a ray of light shone into the narrow underground passage, making it impossible for Rong Baichuan to see the figure in front of him.
He quickened his pace to keep up.
Under the cover of night... No, it's not quite night yet, it's just that the treetops here block out the sunlight.
After Rong Baichuan carefully squeezed out of the narrow entrance, what came into his eyes was a scene like a painting.
However... it is not the fairy palace in heaven, but the ghost palace in the underworld.
The area of this land is not very large, roughly estimated to be only one tenth the size of Kyoto City.
Just by looking up slightly, you can clearly see the rolling mountains surrounding it.
Perhaps in order to maintain its mystery and prevent it from being easily discovered by the outside world, this lush forest was not cut down, but tree houses were built on the big trees.
If it were built more exquisitely, it would look like an elf kingdom in the mountains.
Obviously, people in the ghost market don’t have such aesthetics.
Under the sturdy trees, there are all kinds of vendors and passers-by in strange clothing, and the bustling flow of people is flowing through like a tide.
Rong Baichuan looked around curiously, and sighed in his heart: I haven't set foot in the ghost market for more than ten years, and I didn't expect that the owner of the ghost market would find such a wonderful place like a paradise.
The environment here is indeed pleasant, but the crowds are huge and mixed, the sky is blocked by the dense treetops, and the gray fog that lingers gives people a strange illusion as if they are in the underworld.
It does live up to its name.
only……
Looking at the endless stream of people and the intricate roads in front of him, Rong Baichuan sighed deeply.
The terrain is so complicated, where can we find Jiang Lingyu?
But since I'm here, I might as well walk around and see if I can get any information.
Rong Baichuan flexibly moved among the various crowds and the chaotic and complicated paths, and remained indifferent when faced with the strange-shaped goods thrown in his face by the vendors.
Suddenly...
As he passed through a quiet and secluded alley, the sound of fierce fighting came to his ears.
Rong Baichuan's heart tightened, and he immediately walked quickly in the direction of the sound.
After passing through the alley, I saw a figure in black surrounded by seventeen or eighteen people.
Rong Baichuan looked closely—it was Jiang Lingyu.
Without saying a word, he rushed in to join the battle.
"Uncle Rong, why are you here?" Jiang Lingyu was surprised to see Rong Baichuan here.
"Of course he walked here. Could he have jumped down from the mountain?" Rong Baichuan asked as he swung his sword to block the incoming long swords. "What did you find out? Why are so many people attacking you?"
clang--
Rong Baichuan killed the assassin in front of him and dodged to block the axe that was heading towards Jiang Lingyu's back.
The two stood back to back, guarding each other's rear.
Seven years ago, a major riot broke out in the ghost market in Kyoto City, which was suppressed by the imperial court in one fell swoop.
Three months ago, in the case of Qi Nange and the child abduction case at the coffin shop, Jiang Lingyu pried out a lot of secrets from the coffin shop owner.
That case not only allowed him to find out some court officials who were involved in the corruption.
They also found out the final whereabouts of the abducted children... they were all sold to the ghost market.
What does the ghost market need so many children for in the past five or six years?
Through continuous visits and investigations, more than half a month ago, Jiang Lingyu finally found a clue about the entrance to the ghost market.
Today was also his first time entering this new ghost market. He didn't expect to be involved in an assassination right after arriving.
It seems that someone behind the scenes has been monitoring his whereabouts.
"I don't know either. I've been investigating a lot of people lately and offended a lot of people. Maybe... this is one of them."
Jiang Lingyu raised his knife and stabbed it into the heart of an assassin. The moment he pulled it out, he cut the throat of another person.
"Okay, let's escape first and then investigate slowly." Rong Baichuan also killed two people with his flexible sword moves.
"Looking at the different weapons they use and their varied moves, they must be assassins from out there or thugs who only care about money. I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to find the murderer behind this."
Rong Baichuan's joining reduced Jiang Lingyu's pressure a lot.
When he was first surrounded here by these dozen people, he felt that he would never be able to get out.
I'm ready to fight to the death.
Unexpectedly, Rong Baichuan suddenly appeared.
The two of them worked together, and although they would suffer some injuries, they would have no problem breaking out.
Just when the two of them worked together to create a breakthrough.
A chaotic sound of footsteps came from the alley.
Rong Baichuan's heart skipped a beat!
"Stinky boy, it seems your enemy is not simple. He spent a lot of money. I must destroy you today."
Rong Baichuan stood in front of Jiang Lingyu, and the two retreated towards the mountain wall behind them.
"You've really killed me, your uncle Rong, today. Judging from the situation, you won't be able to make it in time for dinner tonight."
As the words fell, a dozen ferocious men with weapons suddenly rushed into the alley.
The leader was stunned when he saw the fight going on inside. "Are they those two? Aren't there people already working? Why did they call us in?"
And judging from the moves those people were doing, they all had martial arts skills, so they must be professional killers from outside.
This group of people are just ordinary people who have taken many lives and have nowhere to hide, so they hide in the ghost market and know some fighting skills.
This business... is impossible to grab!
"Who cares, big brother." A man in rags, showing a mouth full of yellow teeth, said,
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