Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu released her grip on Yu Liuli's neck, leaned down, smiled, and patted his face, saying coldly, "Don't disappoint me this time, or you'll know..."
Yu Liuli, who had survived the ordeal, nodded frantically, "Vice Pavilion Master, don't worry..."
Ye Qingzhu straightened up, turned and left, not forgetting to remind him before leaving, "They've arrived at the Ghost Market. Remember, I want their heads..."
"Yes... Vice Pavilion Master, please take care." Yu Liuli humbly kowtowed to Ye Qingzhu.
When he looked up again, Ye Qingzhu was no longer outside the door.
As soon as the person left, Yu Liuli let out a long sigh of relief. She felt completely exhausted and slumped to the ground, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
Meanwhile, Su Yan and the others stood in front of the small wooden hut where the ghost market vendors were selling their wares.
The cabin wasn't big, about the same size as the cabin where Banxia grew up, but rows of large lanterns hung in front of and behind it, which, illuminated by candlelight, resembled the eyes of wild beasts in the night.
It appeared incredibly eerie in the endless darkness.
This must be the hiding place of the lame old witch, He Po, that my senior sister mentioned.
Strange animal carcasses hung on the walls inside and outside the courtyard, mostly common poisonous insects and beasts. There were also herbs that Su Yan had never seen before, including some highly poisonous ones.
The three stood at the doorway, and a stench assaulted their senses. It smelled like some kind of rotting animal, but not quite. It was more like the lingering fishy smell mixed with the sour and astringent smell of herbs. In short, the stench was so overpowering that it was hard to get close.
As a coroner, Su Yan was already used to this pungent scene. Shen Yao's expression was relatively normal, but Xie Yu next to him was not so relaxed. He leaned against the wall and vomited until his face was pale.
"Dean Xie, are you alright?" Although Su Yan usually spoke tough, she still cared about Xie Yu's condition, patting his back repeatedly to relieve his nausea.
Xie Yu felt dizzy and lightheaded, but she forced herself to stay awake and waved her hand to indicate that she was fine. She just couldn't stand the smell.
Su Yan initially thought Xie Yu was uncomfortable with the smell emanating from the wooden house, but judging from his expression, she clearly realized something was wrong.
Su Yan sensed something was wrong and immediately led Xie Yu away from the wooden house, helping him to sit down under the roots of a large tree, and then reached out to take his pulse.
Just as she had guessed, the smell emanating from the wooden house was poisonous, but it was not very harmful to the body. It would only cause weakness in the limbs. Whether one was skilled in martial arts or a living person, if one stayed in the house for too long, one would slowly lose strength and become someone else's puppet.
Perhaps it was because of Xie Yu's special physical condition that she experienced discomfort from this smell.
That's understandable; the old witch couldn't have been without precautions if she dared to leave things openly outside.
After thinking it over, Su Yan took out a few Qingxin pills from her medicine pouch and handed them to Xie Yu and Shen Yao respectively.
"There's something strange about this house. I wonder if this calming pill will work. I'll go in alone to meet the old witch later. Lord Shen, you and Imperial Physician Xie wait for me outside."
Shen Yao felt it was inappropriate and refused Su Yan's suggestion, "No, it's too dangerous. I'll go in with you..."
"Lord Shen, you should stay outside with Imperial Physician Xie. If something really happens to me inside, I'll shout for help, and then you can rush in to save me. If we both go in, and something really happens, Imperial Physician Xie alone won't be able to save us."
After saying that, the two looked at Xie Yu, who was lying under the tree roots and had recovered a little.
Looking at Xie Yu's incompetent and mischievous behavior, Shen Yao felt that Su Yan's considerations were more thorough. After all, it's always better to be cautious when dealing with the Ghost Market.
Moreover, our own people are standing at the door, so if something really happens, it won't be too late to go and rescue them.
"Be careful around the people in the Ghost Market. If anything happens, don't act rashly," Shen Yao cautioned.
Seeing Shen Yao's earnest and earnest expression, she smiled helplessly, "I know, Lord Shen, you're just as long-winded as my father. Don't worry about it!"
After saying that, Su Yan walked towards the door of the cabin.
There was no fence in front of the wooden house. Instead, a fish-shaped iron bell hung on a wooden post at the entrance, along with a small iron hammer, presumably a doorbell or something similar.
Su Yan picked up the small iron hammer and tapped it on the fish bell, producing a crisp and melodious sound.
Suddenly, the tightly closed door in the courtyard opened, and a dark figure stepped out.
The person was covered by a black cloak, obscuring their entire appearance. There was no moonlight yet, and with only the light from the lantern they were carrying, Su Yan couldn't tell whether the shadowy figure in front of her was male or female.
"Excuse me, is this He Po's territory?" Su Yan called out from the doorway.
As soon as the words were spoken, a hoarse, weathered voice rang out, like the cawing of a crow in the night, but it was still recognizable as a woman's voice.
"Seek medical help or consult a doctor?"
The dark figure walked out of the house and stood on the steps, seemingly sizing up Su Yan.
"Asking about medicine..." Su Yan replied.
"Come in..."
Grandma He turned around, said nothing, and went into the house.
Su Yan glanced back at Shen Yao's direction and found that he was paying close attention to her movements. She immediately felt reassured, breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped into He Po's territory.
It's impossible to say I wasn't nervous at all.
This ghost market is full of talented and extraordinary people, but it is also not lacking in vicious and wicked people. Not only are ghosts untrustworthy, but people are even more untrustworthy.
The saying goes, "One should not have the heart to harm others, but one must have the heart to guard against others."
Su Yan cautiously stepped into the house, but the scene inside was quite different from what she had imagined.
The house of the River Goddess was filled with many live poisonous insects and strange beasts, such as centipedes, snakes, and scorpions, crawling all over the place, leaving no room to even step.
Especially when someone crawled over her shoes, Su Yan felt her scalp tingle; it was a complete den of poison, and she was terrified.
But Su Yan forced herself to calm down, squatted down and picked off the poisonous insect that had crawled onto her shoe, and said with a smile, "This little thing looks pretty scary."
The old woman looked at Su Yan with some surprise. "Young lady, you have quite the nerve. Everyone who enters my room is afraid of the little creature I keep..."
Su Yan was surprised that the old man in front of her could recognize her as a woman at a glance.
She had disguised herself as a man for four years and was rarely discovered, but the old woman in front of her recognized her as a man or a woman at a glance.
How did you know I was a woman?
The River Goddess smiled without saying a word, then raised her hand and lifted her enormous cloak, revealing her true face—an extremely terrifying one.
Half of his face was covered in burn scars that ran down to his neck and arms, and he was also blind in one eye.
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