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Chapter 991: Suspended Wooden Building
Song Jiang looked at the scattered houses not far away and asked curiously, "Is there really such a place called Huangquan Town on the map?"

Gu Hao smiled and said, "How should I put it? It's definitely not on the navigation... but people nearby know there is such a place. The information there is relatively closed, and the people there... you'll know when you go there."

Song Jiang and his companions entered Huangquan Town overnight. Before entering, Gu Hao pasted a yellow paper talisman on the front of their car. When they entered the territory of Huangquan Town, the paper talisman instantly broke a transparent barrier, but Song Jiang, who was sitting in the car, was unaware of it.

Maybe it was because the name was unlucky, but as soon as Song Jiang entered the town, he felt that the surrounding environment gave him a particularly bleak feeling. There were no bright colors and it looked very depressing... The few half-dead street lamps that lit up sporadically on both sides of the street could barely provide enough light to prevent the car from driving under the roadbed.

Speaking of lighting, since Song Jiang and his companions entered Huangquan Town, all of their electronic devices have been out of order, even the car's dashboard and lights are no longer usable. They can only grope their way forward on this dimly lit road. Finally, Song Jiang felt that this was not going to work, so he suggested that they park the car on the side of the road and it might be safer for them to walk the rest of the way...

It was only a little after eight o'clock in the evening. In a normal town, even if there were few pedestrians on the streets at this time, there would be cars passing by. But Huangquan Town was like an empty town. The two walked for a long time without seeing a single person until a 24-hour convenience store appeared on the roadside ahead... Song Jiang and Gu Hao looked at each other and then walked towards the convenience store together.

Gu Hao, who was walking in front, pushed the door open first. Hanging on the door was a voice-making doll that was popular many years ago. It said in a sharp voice, "Welcome!"

There weren't many products in the convenience store, just some daily necessities that could barely supply the daily needs of the people nearby. At this time, a skinny old man heard the noise, sat up from behind the counter, looked at Song Jiang and the others with sleepy eyes and said, "It's really strange... There are outsiders coming into Huangquan Town."

"Kanye...how's your business lately?" Gu Hao said in a familiar tone.

Song Jiang and Kanye behind the counter were both stunned when these words came out. The former was surprised that Gu Hao had been here before, while the latter couldn't remember when he had seen this strange young man before, so he frowned and asked, "Who are you...?"

"I met Kanye once many years ago. At that time, your place was still a grocery store with oil lamps. I didn't expect that when we met again, it had become a convenience store." Gu Hao said with a smile.

When Song Jiang heard that this place was still a grocery store with oil lamps when the two met, how many years ago was that? After all, Edison invented the electric light more than a hundred years ago. However, even if he was curious, Song Jiang said nothing, and the reason why he asked Gu Hao for help was because he knew his background... But knowing is one thing, and seeing it with your own eyes is another.

When the old man heard what Gu Hao said, he smiled and said, "Good fellow... your body is quite young now! No one comes to Huangquan Town for no reason. Tell me, what do you want to do by bringing this kid into the town?"

After hearing this, Gu Hao didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I want to take my friend to the underworld..."

Kanye didn't seem surprised to hear this, he nodded and said, "It's not difficult, but you have to go find the boss lady first, and you can only enter if she agrees."

Gu Hao nodded and said, "Of course... That's why I came to trouble Kanye to give Zhang the pass to the inn."

Song Jiang thought that this scary-looking weird old man would make things difficult for the two of them, but after hearing what Gu Hao said, he pulled out a torn notebook from the counter, wrote and drew on one of the pages, and finally bit his finger to press it. Then he handed it to Gu Hao and said, "Here, let me kindly remind you that the boss lady has been in a bad mood these days... I'm not sure whether she will agree to help Lao Kan."

Gu Hao took the paper, glanced at it, folded it up and put it in his pocket, saying, "Okay, thank you for your reminder... Let's go over and try our luck." Gu Hao winked at Song Jiang, and the two were about to leave the convenience store. Unexpectedly, at this time, they heard Kanye's voice behind them saying, "By the way, do you know the rules of Huangquan Inn?"

"I know...you can only enter after midnight!" Gu Hao waved his hand and walked away without looking back.

Kanye watched Gu Hao's actions, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He whispered, "So it's him... This old guy is getting younger and younger."

After the two of them walked out of the convenience store, Song Jiang asked curiously, "Are there any rules for entering the inn?"

Gu Hao nodded and said, "The Yellow Spring Inn is a place for ghosts to stay, so it naturally cannot be open during the day. Even if a living person wants to go in, they have to wait until after midnight. Also, the living people in this place cannot turn on the lights at night, otherwise they will scare the ghosts who pass by and enter the underworld."

"No wonder all the electronic equipment stopped working as soon as we came in. Aren't the street lights on both sides and the lights in the convenience store still on?" Song Jiang asked puzzledly.

"Those are the lamps of the underworld. Not everyone can light them. They are specially used to guide ghosts." Gu Hao explained.

Song Jiang glanced at the time and said, "What are we going to do with the remaining three hours? Should we go back to the car and sleep?"

Gu Hao shook his head and said, "Don't go back to the car... Come with me, I will take you to see the world."

At first, Song Jiang thought that Gu Hao was taking him to see the world, but he found out that he was actually taking Gu Hao to see the Yinchai Juhun! What Song Jiang didn't expect was that the legendary Huangquan Inn was actually a castle in the air built on a cliff...

Gu Hao pointed to the cliff in the distance and said, "The suspended wooden building on top is the Huangquan Inn."

Song Jiang looked carefully for a long time in the dark before he could vaguely see the shape of the wooden building. So he asked curiously, "I see there is a lot of flat land in this town. Why build the inn on a cliff?"

Gu Hao smiled and said, "You don't understand... This way, we can prevent living people from accidentally entering. Secondly, because it is not grounded, ghosts and living people will not feel the slightest bit of pain or discomfort when they stay inside."

After hearing this, Song Jiang asked curiously, "You didn't just want me to see the architectural style of Huangquan Inn, did you?"

"Of course not, look what's over there..." After saying this, Gu Hao raised his hand and pointed to the west of the inn.