Rebellious Contract Beast

Tsurumi Chuyun's face was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on the ramen stall owner.

"This...when?"

When I came to the stall, the stall owner was obviously still a normal person with flesh and blood, but now, the stall owner has completely changed his appearance. His face is pale and there is no trace of blood, and there is weird blush on both sides of his cheeks. He is clearly a lifeless piece of paper. people!

In fact, the stall owner is indeed just a paper man.

The eyes are empty, but if you look closely, it seems that there is a beating soul, revealing a cold light.

At this time, two new customers wearing ghost market masks came to the stall. After ordering two bowls of noodles, they sat calmly and calmly not far from Tsurumi Hatsun, not noticing anything was wrong at all.

The stall owner also nodded and continued to knead the dough on the cutting board, his movements stiff and programmed.

"What's going on?" He Jian Chuyun asked. Shen Yi didn't answer her. In fact, he had discovered the change in the stall owner a long time ago. He didn't know exactly when. The reason was that he discovered that in the entire Xinfei Sixth Street, Except for the people with ghost market masks on their faces, there were no shadows at the feet of those vendors or store clerks who looked like ordinary people without masks.

After scanning with my senses, I realized that they were all dead objects.

Yes, except for the guests who come to the ghost market for business or entertainment, in fact, anyone without a mask is just a lifeless paper man. It’s just that I don’t know what method was used to make these paper men able to Get active.

"What else could happen? You haven't seen it all."

Tsurumi Chuyun was silent. After a few seconds, she seemed to realize something. She got up and walked quickly in a certain direction. Not long after, she came to the lake and looked around. The fog was rolling, making People can't see what Jiangzhou City looks like on the other side of the lake.

In addition, there seems to be no such a big lake in Jiangzhou City...

Licking his teeth, Shen Yi said: "You are right, it is not as simple as I thought. In fact, we have already entered the ghost market when we crossed the bridge, but we never found it."

As he said that, Tsurumi Chuyun turned his eyes to the brightly lit streets of the ghost market behind him. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and mocked: "Didn't you say that the price has dropped? How about now? Is that a slap in the face?"

At this time, she and Shen Yi were no longer on Xinfei Sixth Street, but the street layout was very similar. In fact, this was another world, not in the same dimension as Jiangzhou City at all. This method was far superior to other It’s a ghost market in the city.

Shen Yi bared his teeth when he heard this and said nonchalantly: "You have time to talk to me, why not think about how to sell the things first."

Hearing this, Tsurumi Chuyun's face froze and became slightly ugly.

Yes, in the ghost markets I have been to before, the trading markets and entertainment venues were all opened in a large space, but it is different here. People entering the ghost market are the same as those paper figurine vendors. If they have something to trade, It is to set up a stall on the street and display the things that need to be sold, so that people passing by on the street can easily see it.

As for those brightly lit buildings, in addition to some large shops, they are also various entertainment venues.

In the past, when she went to the ghost market to sell elixirs, she would instinctively choose a relatively remote place with few people but where there would be customers. After all, the trading area and the entertainment area were mixed together, and her elixirs were sold cheaply. She could just choose any place. As long as someone can see it, it can be sold, and to a certain extent, it can prevent people from noticing.

But now, the various projects in the ghost market are so clearly divided. If she opens her stall on the street like others, with people coming and going around, she will soon be noticed as an alchemist. , of course, the advantage is that her elixirs can be sold quickly.

But once someone has evil intentions, the subsequent situation is beyond her control.

She has been shopping the streets for so long since she came in, but she still hasn't found a suitable place for her to set up a stall.

"What should we do now?"

"Whatever you can do, let's do it."

Tsurumi Chuyun walked on the street again, looking for his favorite stall location, and Shen Yi also observed through her perspective, while spreading out his senses to understand the surrounding terrain.

In this ghost town, the lively places are really lively, but the deserted places are deserted. The old witch can't put her stall in a dark alley where no one will pass by, right?

She was caught in a dilemma and wandered around the street corner.

"Why is this?"

"Hey, you were still taunting me just now, how about now? I suggest you not to sell it, just leave the ghost market at dawn and sell it to passers-by on the street like before."

"..." Tsurumi Chuyun was silent. When she first learned how to make alchemy, she was just like a salesman, picking random passers-by on the street to sell elixirs. But that was too inefficient, and not everyone could afford it. Pill.

"Huh? How about it?"

"But I'm very short of money now."

"Then you have to think carefully. Selling elixirs here is very likely to be noticed by interested people. If the big guys above have some thoughts about you, you might just go work for someone else. It would be better. He is also working for the royal family, you can take care of it yourself."

When Shen Yi said this, not far away, several masked guards followed a man in brocade clothes and hurriedly walked through the street. Such scenes can be seen everywhere. Tsurumi Chuyun also saw it and watched the group of people walk away. Then disappeared.

After pondering for a while, she seemed to have made some kind of decision. She walked forward and turned left onto a small street.

Compared with other places, there are fewer people here, but it is inevitable. People walk close to each other, making the road look extremely crowded.

There were still people on both sides laying a layer of cloth on the spot, sitting next to them and setting up stalls, selling some gadgets that were hard to see outside.

She found an open space and followed the example of other vendors. She took out a piece of cloth from the storage space and placed it on the ground. People around her noticed her move and glanced at her, but did not say anything and turned around to continue. Deal with the customers in front of your stall.

"Is your little flying sword really made by Hu Shixuan?"

"That's natural. Look at this appearance and texture. I stole this from Xuanfa Sect. How can it be faked?"

"Xuanfa Sect? Which sect is this? Why have I never heard of it?"

"You don't even know about Xuanfa Sect? Well, I'll tell you quietly, this Xuanfa Sect is our Jiangzhou..."

"What, it's actually an affiliated sect of the Samsara Sect! You are too brave!"

"Hush~shh~ I told you to keep your voice down, I'll be in trouble if others hear me!"

"Okay, tell me, how much does this little flying sword cost?"

"As soon as I see that you are on the opposite side of me, let's treat it as a friend. How about a thousand silver dollars?"

"one thousand……"

"This is a fair price!"

"forget it."

"Why?"

"The sales look is indeed good, but with such a low price, I feel it is a scam."

"What you're saying is that if the price is too high, I can't afford it. If the price is too low, I think it's fake. If you don't want to buy it, then just wait and see. Don't stop me from doing business."

"You can turn your face faster than you can turn the pages of a book!"

"..."

While the stall owner next to him was talking to his customers, Tsurumi Chuyun had already set up a small bench and laid out the stall. He took out the sign with the word "Elixir" and was about to put it down when Shen Yi said : "Old witch."

"Hmm?" "I have a hunch."

"What premonition?"

"I have a feeling that if you sell elixirs here, there is a high chance that something will happen."

"Stop being such a mouthful, I'll just sell it for a while."

"How long is a little while?"

"Emm... I'll just sell it for one thousand taels, no, no, no! Just one thousand five hundred taels."

His luck has never been too bad. Tsurumi Chuyun decided to take a gamble and enrich his pocket first. After all, he has the identity of an alchemist to cover the whole situation. No matter how bad it is, it won't be too bad. The remaining problems will be solved slowly. Enough.

Shen Yi didn't stop him and just watched quietly.

The "young master" lifted up the bench and pressed the corner of the cloth, and sat down like this, with his back against the wall and his legs crossed, his movements were very uninhibited.

But as she took out a sign and placed it on the cloth, the two words written on the sign once again attracted the attention of the people around her.

Before Tsurumi Chuyun could clear her mind, the customers who were picking at other stalls immediately came towards her.

"What do you sell here?"

"You can't read? It's all written on the sign." She answered casually. The guest who asked the question fell silent and stared at the sign. In just this moment, there were seven or eight more customers with masks on their faces. They gathered around.

"It's interesting to set up a stall to sell elixirs..."

"Hey, boy, are you really selling elixirs here?"

"I already said it was written on the sign, what else do you want to ask?"

"Haha, what kind of elixirs are they selling? Can you tell me more about them?"

"There are no pills. They are just pills that are commonly used. If you want to buy them, I can sell them to you at a cheaper price."

"How much cheaper?"

"It's five taels cheaper than outside, how about it?" Tsurumi Chuyun, who was dressed as a boy, stretched out five fingers to everyone, his voice was light and soft, giving people a feeling of spring breeze blowing on his face.

After saying this, the guests gathered around the stall became quiet, as if they were thinking about something. After a while, someone asked again: "How many pills do you have on you that you can sell?"

This question was not asked by the customer, but by another stall owner next to him.

Tsurumi Chuyun just glanced at the mask on his face, ignored it, and quickly turned back to look at the guests.

"Yeah, we don't even know how many pills you have."

"It depends on what kind of elixir it is."

"Peiyuan Dan! How many do you have?"

"Of course I have Peiyuan Dan, but you don't have to worry about how much. You just pay and I will deliver the goods."

"I want them all!" A man wearing a red mask at the edge of the crowd suddenly raised his hands and shouted, and his words immediately aroused dissatisfaction from others.

"Brother, why don't you do it all by yourself?"

"Yes, you bought them all, so what should we buy?"

"Young man! Young man! Look here! I have three thousand taels of silver with me. See how much I can buy. I want all the Peiyuan Pills!"

"And I!"

"Don't squeeze! Those behind you didn't see anyone in front! Come one by one!"

"Get out of the way! If you buy the ones in front of me, I'll be gone!"

"..."

More and more people were gathering in front of the stall. Seeing that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, Tsurumi Chuyun began to feel uneasy. She had noticed that there were many eyes nearby looking at her. If this continued, she would not be able to think about it. It’s hard to go wrong.

But at this moment, a man in a luxurious robe squeezed his way to the front of the crowd. The white mask on his face was painted with red makeup and rimmed with gold. He looked at her with deep eyes.

"Are you an alchemist?"

Tsurushi's heart trembled when he saw Chuyun, and continued to pretend not to care. He glanced at the other party casually, without paying any attention to it. He maintained the same unrestrained movements and gestures before and shouted: "Everyone, please be quiet. Are you making any noise?" ?”

The noise in the crowd decreased a bit. She looked at the man who said at the beginning that he wanted to buy all the elixirs, and said calmly: "You, yes, it's you. I have a lot of elixirs. You said you wanted to buy them all. Can you eat it?"

Hearing this, the man squeezed forward, took out a banknote from the storage space and photographed it in front of the stall without saying a word.

Tsurumi Chuyun glanced at it. There was a lot on the banknote, but in the last paragraph she clearly saw the words "Twenty thousand taels of silver" written on it. It goes without saying what the value of this banknote is.

She frowned. For no reason, from Shen Yi's point of view, the bank was equivalent to the bank in the previous life, but the former did not have as good credibility as the latter. Instead of depositing money in the bank, ordinary people were more willing to put money in the bank. Hide the money under the bed, or simply dig a hole and bury it.

Banknotes are rare and are usually used among big families. If she accepted the banknote, it would be easy for someone to detect it when exchanging money, so her tone was cold and she said in a deep voice: "You trade this with me?"

Upon hearing this, the man quickly lowered his voice: "It doesn't matter if you don't believe this thing. I just want to tell you that I am not short of money, but my storage bag can't hold too many things. If you are willing, you can buy it for me first." , as for the rest, how about we trade it when the ghost market is held next time?”

As he spoke, he took out three gold ingots that were nearly a fist in size. Shen Yi's eyes widened when he saw this in his conscious space.

"Old witch, why are you still hesitating? Quickly agree. This lump of money is worth fifty taels. When converted, it is five hundred taels of silver. If you add three of them and one piece, it's already one thousand five hundred taels!"

Shen Yi's impatient urging sounded in her mind, and Tsurumi Chuyun's eyebrows furrowed even deeper. She felt that after she agreed to the deal, these three gold ingots would most likely become Shen Yi's new toys. But now seems not to be the time to worry about this.

More and more people were attracted, and they were all whispering that she was selling elixirs here. It was expected that the management of the ghost market would soon notice it, and she would have to complete or end the transaction quickly.

But just when she nodded and was about to accept the deal, it was too late. The crowd surrounding the stall suddenly became commotion.

Someone shouted: "Get out of the way! The Yin soldiers are coming!"

Looking up, I saw a group of soldiers wearing black armor, with ferocious iron masks on their faces, and no signs of life on their bodies, driving the customers to the stall.

The man who threatened to buy all the elixirs was unwilling to do so, but seeing that things were not going well, he had no choice but to hide away like the others.

Without saying a word, these Yin soldiers stood up and immediately divided into two rows, making way for the men in luxurious clothes behind them.

"This little brother, my parents have invited me, can you please come with me?"

"..." (End of this chapter)