Chapter 354: Being a Knife
Yue Mushan went to work in the mine.
In such a large construction site, the management only left a dozen ghost soldiers to maintain daily operations. The miners felt that something was wrong and no one was concentrating on mining. Even the ghost soldiers' whips were useless. They gathered in groups of three or four to discuss the matter.
The news that the Ji royal family and the demon Sikong clan had broken through the gates of hell spread throughout the ghost world like wings.
Yue Mushan was mining absentmindedly and using a communication magic weapon to contact Ye Xiaoman. He was very worried about her safety.
[I was assigned to Huangquandu on official business... It's okay, just simple maintenance work for the magic circle...]
The signal from Ye Xiaoman's tattered magic weapon was still very bad, and her speech was intermittent.
[The ghost world has been very unstable recently. Amu, please try not to show up in public and hide away...]
Yue Mushan felt relieved when he heard Ye Xiaoman's report that she was safe. "Sister, I have something important to discuss with you."
There was a burst of noise coming from Ye Xiaoman's end, and many people were shouting: The tide is rising, everyone retreat.
Yue Mushan: [What happened?]
Ye Xiaoman sighed. Yue Mushan heard her running out of breath and took the time to answer him: "I have an urgent mission right now. We can talk about it next time if there is anything else. Let's not talk about it for now."
She hung up the phone. Yue Mushan stared at the magic weapon in his hand in a daze. He felt uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.
The fox demon came over stealthily and patted his shoulder, "Young Master."
Yue Mushan murmured, "Yun Hu, I wish I could be stronger."
The fox demon couldn't believe his ears: "Huh?"
Yue Mushan was depressed: "If I can also break through the Ghost Gate, I can take my sister away from this dangerous place."
After hearing this, the fox demon was so relieved that she almost burst into tears.
"It's a good thing you have this realization, young master! His Majesty the Demon King and the others said that it's because you're too Buddhist, indifferent to everything and without any special desires, that's why your bloodline boundary hasn't been broken yet."
The fox demon looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then approached Yue Mushan and whispered, "Have you decided on that matter?"
The fox demon was talking about buying a place from the ghost soldiers to smuggle out of the ghost world. Yue Mushan just went to Ye Xiaoman to discuss this matter.
Ye Xiaoman was busy and the transaction on this side was urgent, so Yue Mushan had to make the decision on his own.
"Let's go," he said.
Yue Mushan and the fox demon left their posts and knocked on the door of the ghost soldier's office.
When he pushed open the door, some idle chatter of the ghosts flew into Yue Mushan's ears.
"Crossing the Yellow River is a life-or-death mission. Whoever wants to go can go, but I'm not going."
"We are related to each other, so we won't be the ones to die, don't worry."
Yue Mushan felt even more uneasy.
The fox demon pulled Yue Mushan's arm and came to the desk in the corner.
"Oh, are you finally sure you want to sign up?" A bald male ghost with triangular eyes behind the desk asked in an official tone.
The fox demon shook his head nervously.
The male ghost threw a torn notebook over and said in a gruff voice, "Register your name and pay the fee."
He observed that Fox Demon and Yue Mushan still had some doubts, and persuaded them: "You must decide as soon as possible, while the gates of hell are still open. If you miss the opportunity in a few days, it will be useless even if you kneel down and beg me."
A cat and a fox once again reenacted the story of the nobleman falling into a trap. The fox demon quickly took out money. It was the money he borrowed from other demon cultivators after revealing his identity, a total of 100,000 spirit stones, to buy a place.
Yue Mushan took off the Miao knife from his waist, rubbed the butterfly silver chain hanging from the handle with his thumb affectionately, and threw the knife to the male ghost.
The Miao Dao was forged for him by his parents when he was born, after they collected treasures from the demon world. He has carried it with him since he was a child, like a silent friend.
In order to send Ye Xiaoman away, he chose to pawn his knife.
The male ghost drew out the blade and greedily appraised the value of the Miao Dao. Even though he had no knowledge, he could be sure that it was a priceless treasure.
He swallowed his saliva greedily, "This knife doesn't look very valuable. Forget it, I'm kind-hearted, so I'll estimate the value at 100,000 spirit stones and give you a place."
Yue Mushan frowned. He thought he could mortgage at least 200,000 spirit stones.
He also didn't understand the civilian survival wisdom of bargaining. The male ghost looked disgusted and pretended to return the knife to him. He didn't want to lose the last spot, so he compromised.
He wrote down Ye Xiaoman's name in the registration book, leaving Ye Xiaoman the chance to escape.
The fox demon was anxious and wanted to snatch the brush away. "Don't do anything stupid. Cherry Jam is doing very well here. She has a way to deal with anything. This is your only chance."
Yue Mushan shook his head and stubbornly finished writing Ye Xiaoman's name.
The fox demon sighed in despair.
The male ghost took the registration book back and waved him away. "I will go and help you smooth things over soon. Wait for my notification. When I find the opportunity, I will send you out of the ghost world."
Yue Mushan stood still, "Can you arrange for me to go to Huangquan Ferry?"
The fox demon shrieked, "Are you crazy?"
The ghosts who were chatting fell silent and looked at Yue Mushan in surprise as he volunteered to die.
The fox demon jumped up and down: "No, no, no, don't let him go!"
The male ghost grinned: "You are so eager to serve the ghost world, how could I stop you?"
After saying that, he took out the ghost seal and issued a pass to Yue Mushan.
Yue Mushan got the pass, turned around and left, and the fox demon followed him anxiously.
The ghosts waited until they were far away and could no longer hear them, and then they mocked the male ghost who had just sold the quota for money.
"Foreman Qiu, you are so wicked."
"The gates of hell have long been closed, and you don't have any powerful means to lead people out of the ghost realm. You just rely on your upper and lower lips to talk nonsense and cheat the miners out of their money."
"That's right. He's cheated at least a hundred miners."
"When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner first. That man named Amu is Foreman Yin's gigolo. Foreman Yin is currently a favorite of the general manager. You even deceived him. Aren't you afraid that Foreman Yin will cause trouble for you in the future?"
The male ghost was jealous of Ye Xiaoman's favor. He had tried to make things difficult for Ye Xiaoman several times before but failed. Instead, he was beaten with a swollen face.
He played with Yue Mushan's Miao Dao and said arrogantly: "You may be afraid of Cherry Jam, but I am not. I am a relative of the Ghost General. Who dares to touch me?"
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Xiao Chujing sat on the sand dune, looking at the endless yellow sand.
The sound of camel bells rang out, and a caravan of camels, loaded with goods, passed by the foot of the hill.
He immediately stood up and asked in a voice transmission, "Do you need to hire a bodyguard?"
The leader of the caravan shook his head.
Xiao Chujing was disappointed.
It’s not easy to make a living, Gouzi sighed.
The expenses were huge, and Uncle Biao was giving me less and less work.
He spent all his belongings except the Emperor Sword in his hand.
He continued to wait, and after a long time, he saw no more caravans passing by, so he had no choice but to go to the market in the setting sun.
He used his flexible mind to buy and sell goods in the market several times, but the earnings were meager, barely enough to buy Erbao's rice porridge today.
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