Chapter 411: Long Qi and the Others Enter the Ghost Market
After Long Qi and Chi Yanzi escaped from the battle, they followed Adao all the way, but the surroundings were desolate and dark. Long Qi once thought that this little bastard Adao had lost his way.
Chi Yanzi didn't suspect anything, but he was still worried about the atmosphere just now, and worried that the remaining people would be ambushed, so he didn't focus on the present situation.
Just when one of them was full of doubts and the other was uneasy, a door appeared in front of them.
The gate is majestic and towering, with dark star patterns on it. Among the stars, the North Star is the most eye-catching.
Each doorpost was adorned with a dragon pattern, its scales crisscrossing, its whiskers flowing, a lifelike expression. The left one wound down the pillar, a dragon ball held in its claws; the right one coiled itself up, majestically stepping on clouds and chasing the sun. A plaque hung above the door, but it was blank, devoid of a single inscription.
There is a door standing there out of nowhere with nothing written on it. It's really strange.
"Why did you bring us here?"
Long Qi looked around the gate twice, but couldn't figure out the meaning of its existence. He turned to ask Adao, but saw that he was frowning and groping for something in front of the dragon pillar.
What is this kid doing again?
It was not until he pulled out a hemp rope that Ah Dao relaxed his brows. He swung the rope, which was thicker than his wrist, with force. At the same time, a loud sound came from above his head, which was deep, melodious and continuous.
Long Qi looked up along the rope and saw a bell hanging on the door. The bell was covered with rust and the grooves and patterns on it could not be seen clearly. The rope was pulling the bell tongue.
Along with the ringing of the bell, streams of spiritual energy wandered through the ravines, then spread and expanded in all directions until they reached the distance.
Only then did Long Qi see clearly that the pattern was actually a tiger head, but the tiger head had a pair of sharp horns on it, which looked extremely inconsistent.
Just as Long Qi and Chi Yanzi were surprised, Adao pulled them to the side behind a big rock and squatted down, as if he was a thief.
The two were still wondering what Adao was doing. As the last bell rang, fog inexplicably rose around the door.
The spiritual light separated from the clock and scattered to both sides of the door, outlining contours like a paintbrush. When the fog dissipated, a high wall was revealed.
The bluish wall tiles were huge and mottled, stretching out to both sides with no end in sight. Green tiles and red pillars could be vaguely seen on the top of the wall, with some inexplicable decorations hanging on them, but they were too high to be clearly seen.
Just as Long Qi was still marveling at the majestic sight before him, he saw words appear on the plaque on the gate -
Ghost market!
As the door opened, the stones underfoot began to tremble. After a while, figures appeared one after another floating out of the door, with expressions of loss, dullness, or satisfaction on their faces.
It turned out to be a group of ghosts!
But think about it, if there are no ghosts in the ghost market, could there be any living people?
But why did Adao bring them to the ghost market?
Long Qi and Chi Yanzi were both confused and were about to ask, but they saw Adao take out a long stick from somewhere that was almost as tall as him.
The stick looked to be about two and a half feet long, with several bells on the tip and two red and blue ribbons tied on top.
“It’s Hongwu!”
Chi Yanzi was older and had been traveling in the world for many years, so he recognized the object at a glance, but Long Qi looked confused.
"What? Boom what?"
While Long Qi was still acting silly, Adao was seriously swinging his long stick. The bell on the tip of the stick was jingling, sounding melodious and pleasant.
Didn't this little guy want to hide? Why is he making such a terrible noise again?
Adao shook twice, then signaled Long Qi and Chi Yanzi to follow, and then walked towards the group of ghosts.
Seeing this, Long Qi was shocked: Is he looking for death? Why drag them along?
But the strange thing was that those ghosts seemed to be unable to see Adao and rushed to make way for him.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and catch up?" Turning around and seeing Long Qi still standing there in a daze, Adao urged him impatiently with a look of disgust on his face.
After all these years, how come this brat is still so stupid?
Long Qi quickly followed, staring at the Hongwu in Adao's hand with curiosity: "This Hongwu treasure has such a function? Where did it come from? It's really cheap."
Adao glanced at Long Qi unhappily, but did not answer.
Chi Yanzi, standing nearby, stroked his beard and laughed, "The Hongwu is a magical instrument of the Wu Clan, used to offer sacrifices to the gods and pray for blessings. Because it has a bell, it's also called the Divine Bell." He stroked his beard again, "But the Wu Clan rarely interacts with the outside world, so this item is hard to come by in the Central Plains. How did you get such a rare item, young friend?"
"My master gave it to me." Adao looked proud.
"Lingxiang? Where did she get this treasure?" Long Qi was a little jealous, but he didn't say anything...
"Of course I stole it from the demons," Ali said matter-of-factly. "Master said that since we've finally come to the demon world, we can't return empty-handed, so he took us to visit the demons' treasure house."
"Ah~" Long Qi understood, "It has to be her..."
Long Qi could even imagine Ling Xiang pretending to be serious—"Tsk! How can practicing cultivation be called stealing?!"
Right, right, right! How can that be called stealing?
Long Qi burst into laughter and looked back at the scroll on his back.
What was there to be jealous of? He also had what Adao had. Although it wasn't a magic weapon, how could it not have been given by Lingxiang? After all, she had stayed at Xianyunju specifically to wait for him to come.
Thinking of this, Long Qi felt much better. He grinned and followed Adao's steps with great satisfaction.
The ghost market is bustling, and it is indeed bustling, but if you say it is lively, there is no sound around except for the occasional vendors shouting.
But the voices of those vendors are really disappointing, just like a dying fish being fried in oil.
Long Qi listened with horror to the lifeless tone that popped up from time to time, and couldn't help but blame Adao.
"Why would you go to such a horrible place when you can go on a good road? It's so unlucky."
Of course Long Qi was scared, but he didn't say anything, otherwise it would be so embarrassing.
Ah Dao turned around and glanced at Long Qi with disdain, saying that he was a loser, but his hands did not stop, and he continued to shake the Hongwu rhythmically.
"Although the Ghost Market is terrifying, the demons dare not interfere, so it is safest to leave through this route."
Just when he was leaving, Adao smelled an unusual scent. The monster's instinct made him aware of the danger, so he took the risk.
Besides, when I was with Zhan Li before, we went to the Ghost Market. We were pretty familiar with the place, so what danger could there be? But this Long Qi was as timid as a mouse and full of suspicion. He was really not worthy of being used.
Thinking of this, Adao disliked Long Qi even more, and the corners of his mouth were so curled that a grudge could be hung on them.
After hearing what Adao said, Chi Yanzi became even more certain - that group of young men might be in trouble.
However, it seems that Xinyi and the others are not the only ones in trouble.
Just as Long Qi was following Adao closely, a skinny hand appeared from nowhere and grabbed Long Qi's arm.
Long Qi was horrified and turned his head to see a shriveled old man pulling him.
The old man looked really creepy, with bulging eyes, high cheekbones, and a few sparse teeth in his mouth that stubbornly refused to fall out.
this……
It's like not having eaten in hundreds of years.
"A living person! A living person!" The old man's voice was a little crazy. "It's been a long time since I saw a living person!"
Ah Dao and Chi Yanzi seemed unaware of what was happening, and continued walking forward without even turning their heads. Long Qi was overwhelmed with emotions and tried to break free from the restraints, but he hadn't expected the old man's grip to be incredibly strong. No matter how hard Long Qi tried, he couldn't twist him.
It’s over! How can I survive in the hands of these hungry ghosts?
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