I can't be a demon.

Chapter 90 Traveling with Shen Lian

In mid-June, strangers should stay away.

Even on Yongcui Street, you can hear the noise coming from the ghost market, and the market is looming in the thick fog in the streets and alleys.

The door of the tailor shop slowly opened.

Two captains of the Jinwu Guard came out carrying a coffin.

"I hope I can come back soon. There are still ghosts in the tailor shop's warehouse, but I just dealt with the cotton ghost in the second-floor wing."

Zhang Yuanzhen patted the coffin.

The coffin was engraved with talismans. Although there was no movement inside, bits of cotton wool kept squeezing out from the gaps in the riveted cover.

"It is not easy to seal off the thousand-year-old demon in Gao Village."

Zhang Yuanzhen and Zuo Yan were standing in front and behind the coffin, their robes stained with blood, which showed the price they paid for sealing away the ghosts.

The rest of the Jinwu Guards were responsible for guarding the tailor shop to prevent any evil spirits from occupying its place.

Zhang Yuanzhen noticed that Zuo Yan was still staring at the pawnshop, with some doubt in his eyes from time to time, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"The pawn shop probably won't be open anytime soon. Besides, it's half a block away from the tailor shop, so we won't be affected too much."

"I know."

Zuo Yan came back to his senses and explained, "It's just that the injury hasn't healed yet and it's affecting my mind."

"After we send the coffin to the ghost market, we won't stay in the auction for long."

Zuo Yan did not reply.

In order to protect himself, he never spread the secrets of the pawnshop. After all, the incident involved was really horrifying.

Even though several days had passed, Zuo Yan still felt terrified when he thought about it.

During this period, he carefully questioned Zhu Yihong through the telepathic talisman, and understood the situation when the nine-eared demon appeared, and had a vague guess.

The Nine-Eared Demon had only been practicing Taoism for a thousand years when he first appeared, but in just a few months, his practice had reached the level of nearly three thousand years.

What concept?
Even if Yanliang Town was razed to the ground and all mortals were swallowed up, it would not be enough to surge for a thousand years.

Not to mention, the nine-eared demon never took the initiative to harm mortals!
From this, it can be seen that the Nine-eared Demon was hiding in Yanliang Town not to look for blood and food, but was just recovering from his injuries. The Nine-eared Demon in his prime state may have practiced for more than ten thousand years!!!

As to whether it was the Di Ting recorded in the classics, Zuo Yan didn't dare to think too much about it.

"Shen Lian's words..."

Zuo Yan had checked the Shen family pawnshop for three generations and found nothing unusual. The Ghost Pawnshop should be a temporary base set up by the Nine-eared Demon, but it just habitually used the appearance of pawning.

"Yanliang Town is worthy of being called a [Dongfu]. Shen Lian is probably a disciple who has not yet entered the sect. He is just like Hu Zhanfu, who is half a step away from becoming an alchemist."

Zuo Yan smiled awkwardly and shook his head. He had previously suspected that Shen Lian was definitely not an ordinary person.

But no matter what, Shen Lian could not be involved with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. According to the classics, he was an ancient immortal Buddha.

"The carriage from the ghost market is coming."

Zhang Yuanzhen warned that there were sounds of horse hooves approaching from the end of the street.

"kindness."

Zuo Yan suppressed his distracting thoughts and noticed a shadow about seven or eight meters long approaching Yongcui Street, with creepy wails echoing in the air.

They had seen ghost market carriages in other caves before.

It can be said that in terms of the degree of danger of each cave, the Ghost Market is far less dangerous than Gao Laozhuang. As long as you follow the rules, it is not difficult to enter and exit safely.

But the ghost market is connected to various cave dwellings, and the existence behind it must be shocking.

The carriage came into view through the thick fog.

"Xu."

The carriage looked ordinary, but what was pulling it were not horses, but densely packed human heads with chains tied around their necks, piled up like a mountain.

The pig-demon coachman waved his hand, and half of his body had already merged into the carriage.

"Go to the ghost market?"

"kindness."

The two men did not dare to hesitate and quickly took out the ghost market certificate. The coachman leaned over and swept the certificate, tearing the flesh stuck to the carriage apart.

Only the Qianhu can redeem the Ghost Market Voucher by spending their merits.

It has to be admitted that the reason why the Jinwu Guards were spread throughout the cities and towns of the Tang Dynasty was that the ghost markets that could communicate with each other were a very important part, and the imperial court naturally spent a lot of energy on exploring the ghost markets.

The two men carried the coffin into the carriage.

When they arrived at the carriage, they were enveloped by black smoke that concealed their body and soul auras, and even their spiritual consciousness could not penetrate the black smoke.

The Ghost Market adheres to the principle of trading first, and the black smoke will continue until the Ghost Market is closed.

Black smoke is also part of the rules, helping customers entering and leaving the ghost market to conceal their scent. Of course, whether it is useful or not is another matter.

The behavior of living people is completely different from that of demons.

Fighting is not strictly prohibited on the third floor of the Ghost Market.

Zuo Yan and the other man sat firmly, but they did not see the carriage moving.

"Go to the ghost market?"

"go."

The two looked back and saw a man wearing a bamboo hat appeared beside the carriage. He had abundant energy and looked like a congenital warrior.

Musha?
Zhang Yuanzhen looked incredulous.

What a joke, Yongcui Street is deep in Gao Laozhuang, even the thousand households have to travel together, and the Yuandan Sixth Realm can only enter and exit the outer periphery at most.

As soon as a warrior enters the cave, he will probably be eaten by demons.

Zuo Yan's pupils shrank slightly, "Is it Shen Lian?"

However, there are differences in their body shapes, and when contacting Zhu Yihong, the latter mentioned that Shen Lian was in Yanliang Town, so he was not sure.

They belatedly looked towards the pawn shop.

Ghost Daddy stood in front of the pawn shop.

They found that Ghost Dad was watching Shen Lian and couldn't help but fall into a trance.

"A Lian, be careful on the road."

"Old man, please go inside first. I will be back soon."

This absurd scene completely overturned their cognition.

Zuo Yan realized that the warrior was Shen Lian, and his astonishment increased. Yanliang Town was hundreds of miles away from Gao Laozhuang, and even with his own flying skull technique, it would take several days. Not to mention, how could Shen Lian be safe and sound with the thousand-year-old demon.

"Ah~"

Zuo Yan was startled awake by the cry of the starling.

Zuo Yan lifted a corner of the curtain, feeling very uneasy, and saw a crow perched on the carriage.

He understood that his conjecture was totally unrealistic. No matter how he looked at it, the Nine-eared Demon's behavior did not seem like that of a disciple.

Like...

Shen Lian’s protector!!!

Damn it, Di Ting Hu Dao, am I too ignorant? ! !
Shen Lian got into the carriage, and the black smoke blocked the two people's sight.

"drive!"

The coachman waved his whip and the rolling heads of people headed towards the ghost market.

Shen Lian yawned, and continued to circulate his strength while he had some free time. His cultivation had reached a bottleneck, so the next step was to work hard.

The carriage was shaking, and every now and then there was the muffled sound of heads breaking apart.

Apart from Shen Lian, the other two captains seemed extremely uneasy.

Zhang Yuanzhen hesitated for a long time, plucked a tuft of bear hair, and planned to use a secret technique to find out Shen Lian's true strength, otherwise how would he dare to travel with him.

At this moment.

He stretched out his left hand and grabbed Zhang Yuanzhen's arm, his nails digging into his flesh.

Zhang Yuanzhen calmed down his inner strength and could tell that Zuo Yan was more nervous than when he faced the thousand-year-old demon, which showed that the latter should know something was going on.

The carriage was silent.

After more than half an hour, the carriage began to slow down.

"Sir, we are here."

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the ghost market. It was hard to imagine that it had crossed two caves.

A path of more than ten meters separates the ghost market, but the whole market can be vaguely seen. It is indeed a demon market, full of demons with more than three hundred years of cultivation, and their appearances are strange.

The Jinwu Guards had taken a powerful medicine that intensified their special abilities and were carefully blending in with the group of demons.

The Ghost Market is a cave where demons are everywhere. The deeper you go into the Ghost Market, the more the rules favor the demons. It is said that only alchemists can survive below the fifth level.

Shen Lian walked out of the carriage first, and Zhang Yuanzhen stood up and wanted to follow him.

"and many more."

Zuo Yan stopped Zhang Yuanzhen and pointed at the ghost wandering near the entrance.

Three pig ghosts with four or five hundred years of Taoism practice were hiding in the shadows. They noticed the slightly thin Shen Lian and couldn't help but become restless.

Zhang Yuanzhen frowned slightly, "Their abilities are not enough to threaten you and me..."

"No."

Zuo Yan opened his eyes wide, and he hesitated to explain: "It is hard to tell whether this person is a warrior, but he may be related to the cave."

"What cave?!"

How could Zuo Yan dare to reveal any information about Shen Lian? Peng Qishang had died inexplicably in Gaojia Town, and he didn't want to follow in his footsteps.

Bang bang bang.

Zhang Yuanzhen heard a sound of bones colliding, and his thin figure, which seemed vulnerable in front of the ghost, suddenly grew bigger.

The pig ghost's expression froze, and he looked up at the giant who was over four meters tall.

Shen Lian's entire body was covered in scales, his streamlined muscles were like iron armor, a long and narrow dragon horn extended from his forehead, and his eyes between his eyebrows were tightly closed.

Zhang Yuanzhen took a breath of cold air.

Although Zuo Yan had seen the bronze body Dharma image before, there were obviously slight differences. The vertical eyes added a bit of unforced anger to the aura.

Whoosh.

The bony spine swung.

Before the pig ghost could react, the white bone spine had already pierced through the head of another ghost, making a sizzling sound like a hot knife cutting butter.

The ghost struggled violently, and his power could not stop falling.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.12%]

All the resentment in the air gathered towards Shen Lian's mouth and nose. He didn't look like a human at all. He was clearly a powerful demon in disguise.

Zhang Yuanzhen almost couldn't hold the coffin.

A warrior at the fifth level of the Xiantian realm? Can a warrior swallow demons as food?
It was too late for the remaining pig ghosts to escape. Shen Lian approached them in an instant and grabbed the heads of the two ghosts with his left and right hands.

They dared not resist and wailed while trembling.

“Sir, don’t…”

Shen Lian glanced at the career panel. His progress in Jiuqi Diyan was almost halfway through. Obviously, any bit of experience was extremely valuable.

bang bang.

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.10%]

[Appraisal completed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.11%]

The starling shook its head excitedly.

The wreckage turned into resentment and gathered towards Shen Lian.

"kindness?"

After Shen Lian got rid of the ghost, he could no longer see Zuo Yan and the other man.

There was only a coffin left where the carriage had stopped before, and it was obvious that they chose to take the carriage back to Yongcui Street along the same route.

Shen Lian lifted up the coffin. The thousand-year-old demon was tirelessly attacking the seal, and half of the coffin had been covered with cotton wool.

With a keen eye, the cotton wool turns to ashes.

[Identification failed, Nine Qi Di Yan experience +0.09%]

The thousand-year-old demon realized that his own power was declining, and his behavior became more crazy, and the cotton wool growing in the cracks was like flesh and blood.

"The seal can last for a while. If the ghost stays in the coffin quietly without the cotton wool exposed, I won't be able to do anything to it."

Shen Lian had a ferocious smile on his face and used the coffin as an ATM.

(End of this chapter)