Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 96 Ghost Market
"here it is……"

The astonished little cotton ball instantly shrank to Ran Qing's feet, looking nervously at the end of the narrow path.

The streets that were dark when we came here were now bustling with people.

This incomprehensible and strange scene scared Little Mianhua.

Ran Qing stood up, looked at the burning incense and candles on the ground, and gently exhaled a puff of mist.

"...The yin energy here is so strong that it has distorted the land. Just like the grave above the elevator building, it is separated from the living world, forming a small false world."

"The book 'Witchcraft and Demonic Arts' says this place is called the Ghost Market, or the Ghost Realm."

Ran Qing spoke softly, squinting his eyes at the figure in the narrow road ahead.

Those are wandering ghosts attracted to this ghost market. They wander around in this ghost market in a daze, and many of them even forget that they are dead.

Some of the wandering ghosts, due to the nourishment of the negative energy, gradually became ferocious and brutal in the ghost market and turned into evil spirits.

Ran Qing took out some incense ash from his canvas bag and pressed it heavily on Xiao Mianhua's head.

"Follow me later. Don't talk nonsense and don't get startled. Don't let those wandering ghosts see that we are alive."

Ran Qing lowered his bamboo hat and glanced at the burning incense candles at his feet.

"We don't have much time. We must return before the incense burns out."

"If the water ghost in the ghost market senses that someone is coming, it will be very troublesome whether it hides or rushes over to kill us."

The steps for exterminating ghosts in the booklet were to set up traps in advance, lure out the water ghosts in the well, and then capture them.

If the trap is not set properly, the water ghost will rush out... then Ran Qing and Xiao Mianhua will have no choice but to escape.

Not to mention the success rate of escaping from the evil ghost's territory, even if you escape, if you disturb the water ghost this time, it will be difficult to lure it out next time.

Ran Qing analyzed the seriousness of the matter to Xiaomianhua in a low voice.

He was a little worried that this frightened little girl might make some noise and disturb the wandering ghosts in the ghost market.

But Little Cotton, which can enter and exit the underworld, is his most important signpost. When walking in this underworld similar to the Wujiang ghost world, even Aunt Six needs Little Cotton to lead the way.

After listening to Ran Qing's instructions, Xiaomianhua said confidently.

"Don't worry, Ran Qing. Although I'm timid, I'm only afraid of powerful things."

"This ghost market is full of wandering ghosts. They can't scare me at all. I'm more likely to scare them."

As a medium raised by a bald man in Nanyang, Xiao Mianhua can not only enter and exit the underworld, but also bite monsters and evil spirits.

But she is very bullying and afraid of the strong, and she will tremble when she sees powerful evil spirits and monsters.

Now that she heard that the market was full of wandering ghosts, Little Mianhua was no longer afraid.

Her tail, which had been tucked between her legs, now stood up and swayed proudly on her butt.

Ran Qing looked at her speechlessly, and worriedly sprinkled some incense ash on her head.

"Anyway, follow me closely and don't run around."

"Not all of these are wandering ghosts. Some of them were vicious in life and have become evil ghosts after staying in the ghost market for too long."

"We have to be careful and keep a low profile."

After hearing Ran Qing say that there were other evil ghosts in the ghost market, Xiaomianhua's tail, which had just been raised, suddenly drooped again.

She followed Ran Qing obediently and didn't dare to be arrogant anymore.

Ran Qing lowered his bamboo hat, looked at the light, shadow and sound at the end of the narrow path ahead, took a deep breath, and walked straight ahead with the four paper figures.

As a ghost walker, he is half human, half ghost, with Yin energy in his body. Walking in the ghost market, he can easily pass for real, and ordinary ghosts can't tell that he is a living person.

Xiao Mianhua is a medium. Ran Qing can disguise her as a dead person by just applying some incense ash and adding some Yin energy to her.

In this way, Ran Qing and his friends lined up in a row, crossed the narrow path, and came to the market they had passed before.

The market, which was deserted and silent when I arrived just now, is now bustling with activity.

Dim yellow lanterns were hung on both sides of the street. Under the dim yellow light, a faint gloomy air and mist floated in the air.

Shadowy figures are wriggling in this bustling market, making it look bustling and prosperous.

In the shops on both sides of the road, in the shops with their doors wide open, strange dead people, some lame, some blind, and some with crooked necks, stood by the doors, shouting loudly.

Their stalls were piled with rotten fish heads, sheep heads, dog heads, or some smelly offal.

Ran Qing walked into the street market with Xiaomianhua, and the four paper figures followed him stiffly.

Smelling the fishy and sinister aura spreading in the air, the four paper figures became restless.

But Ran Qing didn't even look back and just walked forward. It seemed as if there were invisible threads in the air dragging the four paper figures.

They were forced to follow stiffly, and could only turn their heads constantly, looking at the rotten meat on the stalls on both sides with hungry eyes.

Xiaomianhua nervously clung to Ran Qing's feet as the two of them shuttled through the ghostly market.

Little Mianhua, who was not afraid of walking in the dark ghost world of Wujiang, was now nervous and kept turning his head to look around.

I was afraid that a terrifying ghost would suddenly jump out of the fog.

Ran Qing kept walking, observing the foggy street market with an expressionless face.

The shadowy figures in the fog passed by them, most of them died miserably and were in a daze.

Each of them had a horrible face and was covered in blood.

Yuezhao City might not be big, but it was still a city. Even if only one percent of the people who died in various corners of the city each year were drawn to this ghost market, it would still be a huge number.

The more these wandering ghosts gather, the stronger the Yin energy will become. With this growth, the ghosts in the well will also become more powerful...

"This thing is actually the weakest in Aunt Six's booklet?"

Ran Qing murmured to himself, feeling a little absurd.

No wonder the two people from the Xuanmen and the left-wing sect who came before were killed. This is not an ordinary evil spirit at all!
When Little Mianhua heard Ran Qing's whisper, she looked around with some fear, nervousness and curiosity, and murmured softly.

"Ran Qing, are the things on those stalls real?"

"Those dead fish and rotten meat..."

Ran Qing glanced at her and shook his head: "People become wandering ghosts after they die. Many animals are the same, but they are basically invisible."

Looking at the stalls on both sides of the street and the strange goods on the stalls, Ran Qing's eyes were cold.

"And these rotten meat and internal organs may not necessarily be from animals..."

Ran Qing’s words scared Xiaomianhua.

Her body trembled and she quickly moved closer to Ran Qing.

At this moment, a thick but cold dead arm suddenly pressed on Ran Qing's shoulder from behind.

Immediately afterwards, a fierce and violent voice sounded behind Ran Qing.

"...Selling meat, brother?"

(End of this chapter)