Adventure Code

Chapter 535 Exchange (4)

In the dimly lit trading hall, as far as the eye can see, countless ghost-like people come and go, submerging in the darkness for a while, and emerging from the darkness for a while.

There are many 'people', but the space is filled with death-like silence.

I stared at the 'person' who asked me what I was selling, and felt that my throat was a little dry, as if I couldn't speak Chinese for a moment, and I couldn't organize the language at all.

The person in Zerg costume in front of me had a very stiff expression on his face, as if he was reciting a line. Although a pair of eyeballs were staring at me, his gaze seemed very erratic.

I didn't answer, so he asked again: "What do you sell?" The voice of this 'person' was very soft and empty, just like someone holding a paper, rolled it into a tube and put it near his mouth to talk, but He didn't roll any paper tube in his hand, so the sound came from his own throat.

Two words 'ghost city' popped out of my mind.

There are many versions of folk ghost markets. For example, in Pu Songling's "Liao Zhai", a story called "Mountain City" is recorded, which is also a ghost market. It refers to some strange markets, such as some that suddenly appear in the mountains. Some popped up in the desert, and some popped up in the sky.

Modern people believe that the so-called "ghost market" in ancient times is actually a kind of mirage.

In the ghost market recorded by Pu Songling, it is described that a lively market suddenly appeared in the barren mountains and ridges. People in the market came and went, whispered, traded with each other, dressed in strange clothes, but did not make the slightest sound.From a modern point of view, it is a mirage that reflects the scenes of some distant markets. The reason why they are wearing strange clothes is likely to be the markets of some ethnic minorities or foreigners.

Of course, mirage is a modern term, but ancient people believed that ghost markets only appear in areas where yin and yang meet, and are places where dead ghosts and snakes trade. Let the people in the ghost market find out that you are a living person from outside, otherwise they will take your soul away and won't let you leave.

As soon as the yin and yang converge, that is, at dawn, the ghost market will disperse, and those whose souls are detained will die.

The scene in front of me does not look like a mirage. I have never heard of a mirage that can make a sound, and can even tap people on the shoulder.

Is the ghost city in the folklore real?
Then what should I do?
Xiao Qi and others did not dare to make the slightest sound, for fear of attracting the attention of other 'people', they all stared nervously at my performance.I screamed bad luck in my heart, and at the same time, I was building my own mind: follow the customs when entering the market, follow the customs when entering the market, and don't let the other party find out that something is wrong.

So I tried my best to imitate that soft and low voice, and said, "You... want... to buy... what... what..."

The 'person' in front of me looked at my equipment bag, I understood, untied the equipment bag, and opened it.

In the equipment bags of Jin Le and I, there are relatively simple things, including tents and daily supplies. The old perverts are not as good as we touch weapons, medicine and water.I opened the equipment bag and signaled the other party to choose by themselves, but I didn't dare to say too much. There are many things to say, but many mistakes.

At this moment, I suddenly understood why there were those food bags left behind on the stone table we discovered just now.Probably the last batch of people who came in were as unlucky as us, and they also encountered this ghost market, so they 'sold' those foods.

This person stared at the equipment bag I opened, without saying a word, with a stiff expression, empty eyes, and a ghostly look. I could almost clearly feel that the surrounding temperature dropped a lot in that instant.

He didn't speak, and I didn't know what to do for a while. In this silence, I suddenly discovered that the rest of the 'people' around me seemed to be attracted by the two of us. The few 'Zergs' who were closer People', began to approach me, the expression on the face was uniform and stiff, as if the muscles had completely lost their elasticity, some were numb, and some were smiling strangely with stiffness.

My heart skipped a beat. More and more 'people' approached us, and they were about to surround us. Their speed was neither too fast nor too slow, as if they were about to make trouble, but in this weird environment, being surrounded by Surrounded by ghosts and ghosts, don't mention the psychological pressure.

And at this moment, the old pervert next to me started to move out quietly from behind me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of his movements. Not far away, Xiao Qi and the others also gestured cautiously, signaling for everyone to retreat to the door. It seems that they are planning to attract the attention of these 'people' before me. Time, first retreat by yourself.

In order to avoid attracting attention, they also turned off the light sources in their hands one by one, switched the original white light back to the warm orange light, and left only one light, and a group of people began to slowly move towards the door.

I didn't dare to make too much movement, so I could only glance at them from the corner of my eye, so soon, this group of people left my sight.

Let's hope they get out safely.

Of course, it's not because I sacrifice myself for others and think about this group of people, but because among this group of people, there is Jin Le, who has to think about Jin Le even if he doesn't think about others.The ghost market only appears in folklore, and no one knows what it will bring. Under such an uncertain situation, it is possible to withdraw one by one. Strong here.

Soon, I was surrounded by a group of 'people'.

In front of me is the stone table, on which is my equipment bag, the mouth of the equipment bag is open, revealing the contents inside, which are all sundries that need to be used in the field, with this bag, our quality of life outside will be better It doesn't matter if you don't have this package, the importance is not as important as weapons, medicine and food.

After these 'people' surrounded me, my sight was completely blocked. Except for the empty darkness behind me, the left and right fronts were full of people.These stiff faces and empty eyes made me feel like I was being watched by a group of living dead.

In the stalemate, I carefully looked at the watch on my wrist, and when I looked at the time, I felt desperate, because it was still early, and it was only night when we reached the mouth of the dry waterfall, so it was only nine in the evening. o'clock,

According to the folk saying that the ghost city disperses at dawn, after I have attracted the attention of the 'people' here, I have to stay up for at least seven or eight hours before the ghost city dissipates.

Or, should I sell them something so that they stop watching me?
Thinking of this, I began to slowly take out the items in the equipment bag, put them on the stone table one by one, and tentatively introduced them.

(End of this chapter)