You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 87 Ghost Market (1)

The "New Book of Tang, Records of the Western Regions" states: "There is a market in the Western Sea where people trade without meeting each other. They pass by the market and it is called the Ghost Market."

This means that in the Western Regions there was a kind of market where sellers and buyers did not need to meet. Sellers would display their goods on the ground, and buyers could simply leave their money and take what they wanted.

This was the earliest "ghost market".

This "ghost market" is a street vendor culture that arose from the "curfew" laws of ancient times.

But the ghost market that Ruyi mentioned was clearly different.

She thought for a moment and said, "The ghost market is similar to the market in the human world. It opens on the first and fifteenth of each month. On these days, the ghost market is filled with ghosts, and ghosts from all over the Northwest will flock to the ghost market."

Chen Yang's eyes lit up when he heard that!
Ghost mountains and seas of ghosts?

If I could take over the Ghost Market and send all those ghosts to the underworld, what a huge achievement that would be!
"Where is this ghost market?"

"I do not know either."

"........."

Chen Yang: "Didn't you go to the Ghost Market with your young lady? Don't you know where the Ghost Market is?"

Ruyi said, "Legend has it that the Ghost Market is formed from the realm of ghosts and gods. It is neither in the mortal world nor in the underworld, but is located at the intersection of yin and yang. It is nowhere to be found. We also entered the Ghost Market through a secret method."

The realm of ghosts and spirits?

Chen Yang does know this.

The so-called realm of ghosts and gods is generally formed by a peculiar region under specific conditions. The realm of ghosts and gods contains peculiar rules, and once you enter it, if your strength is insufficient, you will be affected by the rules of the realm.

For example, the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld are actually eighteen super-large ghost and god realms.

"There's actually a realm of ghosts and spirits in the mortal world?"

Chen Yang then asked, "Aren't those evil spirits causing trouble in the mortal world? Doesn't the lower levels take care of this?"

This was said to "Little Fatty," who was born from the people's sacrifices and offerings. Long before the Yin-Yang path was severed, it had become a "cat ghost god" appointed by the underworld and knew more than Chen Yang.

"Before the path between Yin and Yang was severed, how dare those ghosts and monsters be so arrogant?"

Little Fatty said, "The so-called ghost market gradually formed after the path between Yin and Yang was severed."

"I see."

Chen Yang said, "Ruyi, go back to Hongshan City quickly and tell your young lady... that I will visit Hongshan City on May 20th."

Ruyi thanked him repeatedly, then turned and vanished in a wisp of yin wind.

A cold wind blew, cutting through the night sky, and finally arrived silently near Red Mountain City. There, a dark aura rolled around the city, where several "Yin Generals" under the command of the Black Mountain Demon were guarding the area with their Yin soldiers.

Inside Hongshan City.

The "Ghost General," clad in full armor, was furious. He ran to Li Ali, knelt down, and said, "Princess, our Red Mountain City has stood on Luo Mountain for a thousand years. When have we ever suffered such humiliation?"

"Please, Your Highness, give the order so that I may lead my troops out of the city and fight those beasts to the death!"

Li Ali calmly said, "A few Yin generals are nothing. Even if we kill them, it won't make a difference... Ruyi should be back soon. Let's wait until she returns before discussing anything else."

The Ghost General said unwillingly, "Princess... this place at the foot of Mount Luo is where I am buried. In that battle, besides me, there were 18,000 brothers who also died here."

"Although most of them have been destroyed... as long as the princess gives the order, I have a way to bring them back from the ground to fight!"

"A mere Black Mountain Demon and three thousand Yin Soldiers are not invincible!"

"presumptuous!"

Li Ali was enraged and shouted, "They have been dead for a thousand years, their souls have all vanished. Do you want them to leave not even a trace of their remains? Don't mention this again!"

brush!
Just then, a cold wind blew by, and upon landing, it transformed into a Ruyi (a type of scepter).

Ruyi exclaimed with delight, "Miss... Chen Youshen has agreed!"

A smile appeared on Li Ali's lips: "If you agree, that's fine... When the time comes, all of us brothers and sisters from Hongshan City will go to the underworld together, be reincarnated together, and be brothers and sisters again in the next life."

Ruyi: "Miss...you may have misunderstood. I meant that Chen Youshen agreed to save you and help you get rid of the Black Mountain Demon's troubles!"

"Really?" Li Ali suddenly stood up, his face lighting up with joy. He then said, "Ruyi, didn't I tell you to go find Chen Youshen to send us down? How come he suddenly agreed to help us deal with the Black Mountain Demon?"

Ruyi said smugly, "Naturally, I reasoned with them and appealed to their emotions... Of course, I also promised them a little bit of benefit!"

"What benefits?"

Ruyi's eyes darted around, and she chuckled, "I promised Chen Youshen that if he could help me defeat the Black Mountain Demon, Miss, I would marry him with my dowry!"

"what?"

Before Li Ali could speak, the Ghost General jumped up: "No, I won't agree... Isn't this taking advantage of the ghost's vulnerability?"

"That Chen Youshen is all slick and greasy. What's the difference between marrying him and marrying the Black Mountain Demon... Miss, just give the order. At worst, we'll just be scattered to the winds. We've already died once, so what's there to be afraid of?"

Li Ali slumped into a chair.

She closed her eyes and sighed deeply: "Fine... For the sake of the brothers in Red Mountain City, let alone marrying Chen Youshen, even serving him tea and water is acceptable."

"........."

Even the ghost general was dumbfounded.

I'd be happy to serve tea and water to that pretty boy Chen Youshen... so why bother with all this fuss?
Since you're going to get married anyway, why not just marry the Black Mountain Demon?

You know the shit!

Ruyi said, "That Black Mountain Demon is an evil ghost who escaped from the underworld. He is extremely ugly... In human terms, he is an ugly escaped convict, while Chen Youshen is a promising young civil servant. How can the Black Mountain Demon compare to Chen Youshen?"

In my heart...

But I was somewhat uneasy.

I was just joking with the lady...

Why does it seem like Miss is taking this seriously?
If I tell the lady the truth now, will she beat me up?
...............

Wucheng.

The second floor of the funeral home.

Yang Shuai put on "human skin," wore a face mask, and hung himself from the ceiling while scrolling through short videos on his phone.

Gu Jinghui took a large pile of yellow paper and lay down on the coffee table to practice "Taoist talismans".

While nurturing the "Blood Pattern Flying Sword," Chen Yang also comprehended the [Pure and Subtle Thunder Technique].

Little Fatty strolled upstairs, ran to find scissors, cut open the cat food, then lay down on the sofa, eating the cat food while watching TV. His posture was just like a human's!

"........."

Seeing this, Chen Yang suddenly had an idea and said, "Little Fatty... I know how to set up sacrificial rites and spread your faith for you!"

Little Fatty's eyes lit up.

Chen Yang pulled Yang Shuai down from the ceiling and said, "Yang Shuai... come on, you and Xiao Pang team up and shoot some pet videos. We'll upload them online to attract fans. Once we get over 10,000 fans, we'll start a live stream for Xiao Pang!"

The online pet video streaming industry is very competitive now. In addition to normal pets like cats and dogs, it has even spawned "pet streamers" who raise "big cats," Kapibals, and even cows.

It would be very difficult for an ordinary tabby cat to stand out in this competition!

But Little Fatty is different.

"Shoot a video?"

"Start a live stream?"

Little Fatty reached into the sofa cushions and pulled out a Xiaomi phone. He expertly turned on the camera and started snapping away at himself, striking various poses as he did so, saying, "Lord Night Wanderer, this humble god can also record videos..."

very good!

She's got a knack for creating fun!
...............

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