The metaphysical mother returns, and the villain son stands at attention

Chapter 175 Ghost Market
There was clearly no fog in the city, but outside the city, the suburbs were all white and the visibility was less than two meters.

Huo Xingye drove very slowly, "Dad, did we go the wrong way?"

Huo Yunjing half closed his eyes, "No doubt, ghosts have a clear sense of the ghost market, which ensures that every ghost wandering in the human world has the opportunity to participate in the ghost market."

"The ghost market is an annual event in the underworld, and it's very lively every year." Gu Qingyin added: "I came here once when I was a child, and there were a lot of fun things. I wonder if there have been any changes over the years."

Huo Yunjing was a little dazed when he heard this. Why did he feel like he had been to the ghost market before? But he was suppressed not long after he became a ghost.

The car passed through the fog and stopped beside a stone bridge. Across the bridge was an ancient town.

In the dark night, there are dots of orange lights, illuminating the entire town, which is even more beautiful than some popular online attractions.

"Is this a ghost market?!" Huo Xingchen couldn't believe it. "This is totally different from what I imagined!"

Gu Qingyin got out of the car and asked casually, "What do you imagine it to be like?"

Huo Xingchen also got off the car, staring at the scene in front of him and muttering, "It's so eerie and scary, there are ghosts with broken hands, feet and heads everywhere, and the things they sell are weird, poisonous, cursed, and full of evil spirits..."

"You're right." Gu Qingyin explained, "The ghost market a long time ago was indeed similar to what you imagined. At that time, the ghost market was very chaotic. No matter if you were a ghost or a heavenly master, you would be in danger of death if you came here."

"Later, I heard that the underworld sent people to overhaul it. It took several years to get a prototype, and after a long period of development it became like this."

Huo Xingchen suddenly realized, "Is this the reason? Is this the reason? Is this ghost market officially held now?"

"That's it."

Before going in, Gu Qingyin glanced at the ropes in Huo Xingye and Huo Xingchen's hands, checked the hidden talismans on the camera, and then reminded them again without getting tired of it.

"Don't walk around randomly and don't ask random questions. The road conditions are complicated and unpredictable. You might turn a corner and look back to see a wall. If you see anything you are curious about or don't understand, you can ask me quietly. Don't talk to other ghosts easily, as it is easy to expose your identity and be taken away."

Gu Qingyin looked serious. "Although the hostility towards the Heavenly Master has decreased a lot after the Ghost Market was rectified, there are still many people who hate the Heavenly Master and humans. The safest way is to not expose yourself."

Huo Xingye and Huo Xingchen both listened very carefully.

Finally, Gu Qingyin took out three masks from her bag and put one on each of the mother and her two children.

"The mask has been processed and can effectively isolate the yin and yang energies, preventing detection while also preventing the inhalation of too much yin energy from damaging the body."

Everything was ready. Gu Qingyin led her sons onto the stone bridge. After taking two steps, she turned around in confusion and looked at Huo Yunjing who was standing at the bridge head overlooking the ghost market.

"Yun Jing? What are you looking at?"

Huo Yunjing suddenly came back to his senses, shook his head, and followed them.

Gu Qingyin looked at her suspiciously.

Huo Yunjing walked over, held her hand, and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

After crossing the stone bridge, you can see a three-meter-high stone with four words written in black and sloppy fonts on it - Fengdu Ghost Market.

When Huo Xingye saw those four words, he paused for a moment. These words looked familiar...

"The handwriting is a bit like yours." Gu Qingyin suddenly spoke and patted Huo Yunjing on the shoulder.

Huo Xingye suddenly realized that his handwriting was similar to his father's.

Huo Yunjing was also in a trance and even had hallucinations.

A tall man in a black robe stood in front of the stone pier and carved a few large words with the sword in his hand.

Gu Qingyin didn't get a response, so she turned her head to look at him, but found that he was in a trance.

She became even more suspicious. The ghost market was more prosperous than they thought. The ghosts coming and going were very particular, clean and well-behaved, and some even wore Taoist robes.

Not to mention Huo Xingye and Huo Xingchen, even Gu Qingyin was stunned.

What’s going on? Is it popular in the ghost world to cosplay as mortal enemies now?

Huo Xingchen quietly approached his mother and whispered, "Are we a little too conspicuous?"

Gu Qingyin looked at her own black Tang suit, and then at her two sons' black T-shirts and jeans.

Indeed, the ordinary ones are a bit too conspicuous.

But when she turned around and saw that Huo Yunjing was still wearing a black shirt and black trousers as usual, Gu Qingyin felt relieved again and whispered, "Don't worry about your clothes. Just treat us as ordinary tourists visiting the exhibition."

Huo Xingchen nodded with a docile look on his face.

There are all kinds of strange shops on both sides of the street, talking skull masks, spliced pets unique to the ghost world, and flowers that feed on souls but bloom very beautifully...

In addition to these strange things, there are also some relatively normal ones, such as the special cinnabar.

Normal cinnabar can cause damage to ghosts and monsters when used to draw talismans and formations, but the effect of special cinnabar is just the opposite. Talismans and formations drawn with it are of great benefit to ghosts and monsters.

This cinnabar is one of the reasons why Gu Qingyin came to the Ghost Market.

Of course, you can’t use RMB to buy things in the ghost market, nor can you use paper money as people in the living world think. In fact, the paper money and gold and silver ingots that people in the living world burn every year are all garbage in the ghost world.

Fortunately, the ghost world is large enough, and the underworld has specially sent people to deal with these things. Until now, the paper money mountain and ingot mountain in the ghost world have become famous attractions.

The currency in circulation in the ghost world is Yinsi Paper, which is the only official currency recognized by the underworld. Its denomination is similar to RMB. Without paper money, the amount would be tens of billions or hundreds of billions.

As early as half a month before the opening of the Ghost Market, Gu Qingyin went to the Xuan Association to exchange a large amount of Yinsi Paper. The exchange rate was 1:6, 1 RMB for 6 Yinsi Paper.

Enough to cover tonight's expenses.

Gu Qingyin came here just to make purchases, and even cleaned out her bag to make a large space for her spoils.

Thirty kilograms of special cinnabar, enough to last until the ghost market opens next year. Ten special brushes, ten should not be worn out in a year, but this thing is cheap, so it's okay to stock up a little more.

Continuing to walk inside, Huo Xingchen took a fancy to a bamboo. The shop owner said it was a thunder bamboo. If he took it home and took care of it, it would grow into bamboo shoots. Eating it could purify impurities in the body and improve one's talent for cultivation.

Huo Xingchen was very excited. After eating this bamboo shoot, would his Yin-Yang eyes be able to evolve?

But Thunder Bamboo is a bit expensive. One bamboo as long as a forearm costs 20,000 Yinsi Papers, and there is no guarantee that it can be kept alive.

Huo Xingchen hesitated for a long time, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Give me five!" Five, can at least feed one, right?

Gu Qingyin and Huo Yunjing were just watching leisurely at first. After all, there were young people being cheated in the ghost market every year, and there was nothing wrong in learning from their mistakes.

But who would have thought that this silly son would not think one was enough and asked for five at once! It was not that he could not afford it, but it was mainly because he was cheated of too much money, which was a bit too embarrassing!

Gu Qingyin and Huo Yunjing looked at each other, and the moment Huo Xingchen paid the money, each of them carried their stupid son away.

The shop owner reluctantly held out his hand, "Do you want more? I can give you a discount!"

Huo Xingye said calmly: "Sorry, we don't want it anymore."

The shop owner lost a stupid rich customer:...Alas!

(End of this chapter)