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Ghost market.
Xie Lian fell into a brief silence as he looked at the spotless streets where everyone (??) lived in harmony. Then he turned to look at Shi Qingxuan.
It turned out that Shi Qingxuan, due to his close relationship with Mo Qiuyan, had been to the Ghost Market several times, and with Hua Cheng's tacit consent, he had gained experience. So when Xie Lian asked about the Ghost Market, he casually introduced many of its characteristics.
These include poor hygiene, the risk of accidents, and ghosts always making noise on the streets.
However, the ghost market now was clean and sanitary, and the roof seemed to have been renovated. Shi Qingxuan felt a little embarrassed and confused.
Fortunately, the core characteristics (?) of the ghost market are still there, with the chaotic streets and street stalls selling very no-products still alive, otherwise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might suspect that he was making fun of him.
"...Ahahahahahahahahaha," Shi Qingxuan laughed awkwardly but politely, "Maybe the ghost market is just being renovated these past two days. It can't be that they changed it just to welcome us..."
Xie Lian also agreed.
"It seems that Saburo is quite good at managing his subordinates. Everything is so well organized."
I was quite happy thinking about this when I entered the ghost market.
In fact, Hua Cheng barely cared about it and relied on Mo Qiuyan to organize the cleanup: "...A-choo!!"
The hall of the Ghost Casino fell silent for a moment, and then the noise continued as if no one had heard.
Hua Cheng: "..." He glanced at Mo Qiuyan who was making a "puff" sound outside the tent and narrowed his eyes.
Is someone talking about him?
…
Although the ghosts in the ghost market had inexplicably become more peaceful, without the noise and commotion that Shi Qingxuan had caused during his previous visits, Xie Lian and Shi Qingxuan were still separated because the ghost crowd was too crowded.
Xie Lian wandered along with the crowd, and for some unknown reason he stopped in front of an imposing building.
He stopped at the door and listened for a while. It seemed to be a gambling house.
In fact, Xie Lian saw it from a long distance away. After all, this did not seem to be an ordinary place. Whether it was the roof or the pillars and exterior walls, they were all magnificent red. Compared with the buildings in heaven, although it was not as elegant or magnificent, it also had a more wonderful and gorgeous feeling.
The building is noble, but it doesn't match the couplet in front of the door.
Xie Lian: “…”
This font can no longer be simply described as ugly, it is already at the level of weird. It looks like someone dipped their face in ink, rolled it on paper, stretched it like ramen, and then hung it in the air. It was then blown by a violent storm for a while, and finally became this thing after various chemical changes.
Ruoye looked better when he was just born than this one.
Xie Lian thought expressionlessly.
Hua Cheng sneezed again in the gambling house.
The ghosts were silent for a short while again, silently ignoring Mo Qiuyan's chuckle beside the tent, and continued to make noise.
What happened to the city lord today?
Who is so bold as to mention the City Lord?!
Of course, if it was my aunt, it would be fine. After all, she would come and talk about selling a sword every day, which is a daily routine.
…
Xie Lian walked into the Ghost Gambling House and was immediately greeted by a deafening roar of cheers.
He looked forward and saw a ghost in front of him who seemed to have won a bet and was cheering with the reward. On the other side, a ghost with both legs chopped off was wailing and was carried out by four masked men.
Xie Lian stepped aside, letting the four men carry the person out, and continued walking in. A maid wearing a smiling mask came forward and said, "Sir, are you here to play?"
Xie Lian smiled faintly and said, "I don't have any money on me, can I just take a look?"
In his experience, if you say something like that in a shop, you'll usually be kicked out. Why are you going in without money? However, the waitress said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't have money. Most people who play here don't gamble with money."
"Yeah?"
The maid covered her mouth and said, "Yes. Sir, please follow me."
She waved to Xie Lian and walked forward gracefully, while Xie Lian followed behind her calmly.
The maid led Xie Lian to the back of the hall, where a long table stood, three layers deep. As Xie Lian approached, he heard a man say, "I'll bet my hand!"
There were too many people watching, so Xie Lian couldn't squeeze in and could only stand outside and listen.
Suddenly, he heard another person lazily say, "No need. Not to mention a hand, even your life is worthless here."
Upon hearing this voice, Xie Lian's heart suddenly jumped.
He muttered silently: "Sanlang."
The voice he had just heard was indeed that young man's. However, it was slightly deeper than he remembered.
But, precisely because of this, the sound was even more pleasant to the ear. Even amid the laughter of the onlookers, the sound was extremely clear, penetrating the bustling gambling house and reaching his ears.
Xie Lian raised his head and discovered that there was a curtain behind the long table.
Sitting outside the curtain was a woman who looked unfamiliar, but Xie Lian was vaguely certain that it was Mo Qiuyan in a different appearance.
Behind the curtain, one can vaguely see a figure in red, leaning leisurely on a chair.
…
Mo Qiuyan noticed Xie Lian the moment he stepped into the Ghost Gambling House, after all, she had been staring at the door.
[Huahua, your highness is coming~]
Mo Qiuyan quickly communicated with Huacheng through spiritual communication.
[I know without you telling me]
Hua Cheng said he was calm and composed, but Mo Qiuyan clearly saw that he had changed his sitting posture and looked even more domineering than before.
“…”
"The domineering president's codfish and his princely wife who can catch misfortune with her bare hands"?
A classic sentence with quotation marks popped up in Mo Qiuyan's mind.
…No! “The Pure and Enchanting Princess” is still the best (I’m sure of it)!!
…
The maid who had brought Xie Lian here said, "Young Master, you are truly lucky today."
Xie Lian’s gaze remained fixed as he asked, “What do you mean?”
The maidservant said, "Our City Lord and Valley Lord rarely come here to play. They just suddenly felt like it these past few days. Is this just bad luck?"
Judging from her tone, she clearly admired and respected this "city lord" immensely. Just being able to meet him would be a great blessing. Xie Lian couldn't help but smile slightly.
He did not ignore the title of Valley Master, but he could already guess who the "Valley Master" was.
The curtains were made of gauze, casting a faint red shadow. The scene was truly captivating. Two or three feet in front of the red curtain stood several attractive women, presiding over the gambling table.
The woman sitting closest to the red curtain had no expression on her face. She was holding a silver fan and gently waving it. She was still wearing the same light purple clothes as when they met last time, but she was able to blend perfectly into the red-colored ghost gambling house and did not feel out of place at all.
She didn't say much from beginning to end, just sitting there, looking particularly dignified in the noisy ghost market.
Although the residents of the ghost market are aware of her true nature, they just haven't exposed it:-D
Xie Lian had originally planned to just stand outside and watch, but after hearing Hua Cheng's voice, he began to try to squeeze in, but he still didn't say anything first. He squeezed to the third floor and finally saw the man placing bets at the gambling table.
After seeing the other party try to gamble with his hand but failed and then try to gamble with his daughter's life, Xie Lian frowned, thinking that this man's daughter was really unlucky.
Seeing that he won the bet, Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief, but who knew that the man was still not satisfied and wanted to bet even bigger.
Xie Lian was still hesitating whether to take action, and was trying to come up with a trick, when someone grabbed him. He turned around and saw that it was Shi Qingxuan.
Shi Qingxuan had returned to his male form and whispered, "Don't be impulsive."
Xie Lian also whispered, "Master Fengshi, how did you change back again?"
Shi Qingxuan was dragged away in the city by a group of aunts and girls who loved skin care. She was splashed with many unknown cosmetics. After finally escaping, she did not rush to remove her makeup. Instead, she asked Xie Lian if he had a mirror and how the effect was.
Xie Lian: “…”
He didn't quite understand Shi Qingxuan's train of thought, but after a careful examination he said, "It seems to be smoother and whiter."
Shi Qingxuan's face lit up, and he said happily, "Really? That's great, hahahaha. Where's the mirror? Where's the mirror? Let me see."
Xie Lian thought, "Where's that?" and was about to say he'd check later when he saw Shi Qingxuan's head struck by a small, reflective object. He was about to react, but Shi Qingxuan caught it, clutching the back of his head, and glaring angrily at the gambling tent in front of him, mouthing, "If I have it, I have it! Lingyun, you're going too far by hitting me with it!"
The mirror flew from the front of the gambling house, but no other ghosts noticed it. Ling Yun must have used magic power to hide it, so Shi Qingxuan openly "argued" with the other party using lip movements.
The person in front of the red tent still held a fan to shield his face, but his eyes were more smiling. Xie Lian had reason to suspect that behind the fan, Mo Qiuyan's mouth was curled up in a gloating (?).
Xie Lian couldn't help but feel a strange feeling of kindness (?) in his heart. It seemed that Qiu Yan got along well with some people in the Heavenly Palace.
Shi Qingxuan winked at Mo Qiuyan and had a silent argument with him. Then, while looking at his face in the mirror Mo Qiuyan gave him, he said, "I had no idea you were here. I came here because Qianqiu and I had an appointment to meet here. I came here first after we got separated a while ago. Who knew I would see you when I came in?"
"You made an appointment with Qianqiu? Meet up here?"
Shi Qingxuan said, "Yes, Qianqiu is Lang Qianqiu, Your Highness Taihua, you should know this, right? He is the Martial God guarding the east. Since we are here, it is better for us to meet him.
"The Ghost Gambling House is one of the busiest and most mixed places in the Ghost Market. It's a landmark building, with a lot of people and ghosts coming and going. There are also many ghosts, so it's not easy to arouse suspicion. That's why I told him before that we should meet here."
Xie Lian nodded slightly. Turning back, the man hadn't even started yet. His eyes were rolled back, and he was mumbling something, just like any other ghost dancing around in the casino. He sighed, "This guy..."
Shi Qingxuan touched his face and said, "I know what you're going to say, and I agree. However, the Ghost Market is Huacheng's territory, and the rules of the Ghost Gambling House are based on mutual consent. If you dare to gamble, you can play. The Heaven Realm has no right to interfere. Let's wait and see what happens. If it doesn't work, we can find another way."
Xie Lian pondered for a moment, thinking that Sanlang would never let such a thing happen, so he decided to wait and see what would happen, and so he did not move.
The man at the table seemed to have finally mustered up the courage and opened the gambling cup a crack, the result was about to be revealed. But at that moment, someone suddenly rushed out and smashed the black wooden gambling cup to pieces with a palm!
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