According to Jiang Jiuzhen's record in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes, the Ghost Market "opens every five days."
What is "open every five days"? Simply put, it means the 5th, 15th, and 25th of each month. The ghost market opens at 8 o'clock in the evening and closes at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night.
At night, it was still quite bright outside, the moonlight was as bright as water, and spots of starlight dotted the sky.
I have never been to a ghost market, but I know that the nearest one is near the outskirts of the city. Anyone who is a ghost-catching Taoist priest or someone engaged in Yin-Yang business can go there to buy, sell and trade. That place is quite close to a place called Fengmen Village.
But I didn't know where Fengmen Village was. I had no choice but to stop a taxi. When I got in the car, the round-headed, slick-looking driver asked me where I was going, and I said I was going to Fengmen Village. The ghost market could not be disclosed to ordinary people.
When I said the three words "Fengmen Village", I found that the round-headed driver's face suddenly changed. He hurriedly said: "No, no..." He asked me to get off the car in a bad mood.
I asked unhappily, "Why? Are you afraid of Fengmen Village?"
Unexpectedly, the driver stammered and couldn't explain anything. Finally, he said, "Brother, it's not auspicious for you to go to Fengmen Village at night. It's not normal there, there might be ghosts!" When he said the last four words, his voice was very low, as if he was afraid that people would hear.
"Maybe there's a ghost? What ghost?"
The driver whispered, "It's a murderous ghost. Several drivers in our team went to Fengmen Village to pick up passengers at night, and were possessed by the ghost. Now they haven't been found yet, and only their car was found near Fengmen Village... Anyway, I'm just reminding you kindly. Get off the car quickly. I don't go to that place at night."
There was no choice but to get off the car.
If I had heard people talk about ghosts in the past, I would never have believed it. But ever since I discovered the Yin-Yang Soul-Ferrying Notes and experienced the incident with the little ghost, I can’t help but believe it.
But today is the day when the ghost market opens. If I don't go, then the ghost pills in my hand will be wasted. That's more than 20,000 yuan. The most important thing is that the ghost market is only open at night.
Open the door. If I go, I can only go at night.
I had no choice but to stand on the street and try to hail a taxi, but when the drivers heard that I was going to Fengmen Village, they immediately stepped on the accelerator. They looked at me as if they had seen a monster.
Damn it, I just want to go to the ghost market near Fengmen Village to sell the ghost pills and make some money to spend, is it necessary to do this
Sighing, I turned around and prepared to go home. I thought if I couldn't go this time, I could just get ready on the 15th of this month and go there. But just as I was about to turn around, a car stopped in front of me not far away.
It was a white van with a big paper flower hanging on the body. The paper flower fluttered without any wind, making a "click-click" sound. There were also two black traditional Chinese characters on the body of the van, which read "Funeral". As soon as I saw it, I realized that this car was a car for transporting dead people.
The car stopped in front of me, the back door was opened, and a fat man with big ears shouted at me, "Boy, are you going to the ghost market?"
I was shocked. I didn't expect that the people in the car knew that I was going to the ghost market.
I nodded subconsciously.
The fat man shouted, "If you want to go to the ghost market, hurry up, the ghost market will open soon. If you go too late, you may miss the good stuff."
"Oh!" I nodded woodenly, and somehow got on the hearse.
The space at the back of the hearse was quite large. When I got inside, I found that there were not only the driver and the fat man, but also three other people.
There were three people, two men and one woman. The woman looked young, about my age, or maybe younger. But her figure was absolutely amazing, really good. The other two men were a bit old, two old men, one with a long beard and white eyebrows, and the other with a big black mole on his chin.
Before I could figure out what was going on, the driver in front of me said coldly, "Sit tight, we're leaving."
Then the hearse took us on the road.
The two old men were sitting next to each other. The fat guy with big ears took up nearly two seats by himself, and only the seat next to the pretty girl was empty. So I sat over there.
When I sat down, the girl didn't say anything.
He smiled, which made me blush a little.
After I sat down, I asked Fatty, "Brother, how did you know I was going to the ghost market?"
The fat man pulled his sparse beard, looked me over, and asked me, "Little brother, are you new in this business?"
It seemed that the fat guy had discovered something. I put on a smile and nodded awkwardly.
The fat man then said, "You have the ghost pill on you, right, Master Jiang? He spotted it from a distance."
What do you mean? You spotted it from a distance
I was very confused. Besides, who was the old ginger that the fat man was talking about? I didn't know either.
The fat man curled his lips, with a cunning look in his eyes. He smiled and asked me, "Little brother, do you want to know how Lao Jiang knew that you have the ghost pill?"
I'm a beginner and I still have a lot to learn, so I'll learn as much as I can. I nodded.
Besides, it looked like the people in front of him were probably Taoist priests who caught ghosts. Even if they were not Taoist priests, they must have dealt with ghosts before. Especially the old man with long beard and white eyebrows, he was wearing a yellow Taoist robe, squinting his eyes, looking quite mysterious.
Seeing me nod, the fat man stretched out his hand, shook his palm at me, and said, "If you want to know, bring the money. I will tell you for 100 yuan."
What? Take money
I secretly cursed the fat guy in front of me. But I didn't know how powerful this fat guy was. What if he was a powerful character and I angered him? That would be very bad.
I smiled bitterly and took out a crumpled hundred-dollar bill from my pocket.
When he saw me take out the money, the fat man's eyes lit up and he smiled widely.
But just as I handed the money to the fat man and he was about to take it, the girl sitting next to me quickly snatched the hundred-dollar bill from my hand. The girl's voice was not gentle at all, but bold.
She said to the fat man, "Fatty Li, are you obsessed with money? Why do you want to bully new people when you see them?"
What I didn’t expect was that the fat man didn’t get angry, but smiled at the girl with a sweet smile.
The fat man said, "I'm not bullying the new guy, I'm just a little tight on my hands lately. You know the ghost I met last time was pretty powerful. I fought him for ninety-nine and eighty minutes.
After eleven rounds, I still couldn't defeat the ghost. Even my pants were burned by the ghost fire."
The fat man's words were rather vulgar, but the girl was able to listen to them. After the fat man had finished his nagging, the girl stuffed the money into my pocket and asked me, "Brother, how old are you?"
She calls me brother, which is a very generous name.
I said, "I'm 25."
The girl smiled and said, "You are 25, I am 26, but I am your sister... So, keep the money and I will tell you what's going on."
"OK!"
I nodded and glanced at the fat man. I found that he still had a smile on his face, but he seemed to be quite afraid of the girl in front of him.
After that, the sister began to explain to me. What she said was quite simple and I could understand it.
It turned out that the driver's surname was Jiang. He worked at the funeral home. He was also quite skilled in Taoism. In addition, Master Jiang got a pair of ghost eyes from a ghost. Ghost eyes can distinguish ghost pills and ghost energy, and have many magical effects.
When it comes to the driver Master Jiang getting a pair of ghost eyes, both the fat man and the two old men showed envy on their faces. It can be seen that the ghost eyes are indeed extraordinary. This also verifies the content in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes. Sure enough, there are many treasures on the ghost.
I finally understood what was going on. It turned out that the driver, the fat man, the two old men, and even the generous sister in the car were all legitimate Taoists, otherwise they would not have been able to deal with ghosts.
I thought to myself, they say that ghost hunters are not very conspicuous, but today I met five of them at once. That's really awesome.
On the way, this sister introduced me to a lot of useful knowledge, which gave me a new understanding of the Taoist profession.
For example, the Taoist priests nowadays are not as standardized as they used to be. Most of the time, they no longer wear Taoist robes. They say that they want to keep up with the trend of the times. But even though they don't wear Taoist robes, some Taoist priests are still very powerful. Even if they encounter some extremely vicious ghosts, they can still use their skills. I admire them very much.
At the end of the conversation, the sister in front of me asked me, "Brother Tianyi, who is your master?"
At this time, the fat man also looked at me, it seems that he is also
strange.
But if I say I am a Taoist priest, it would be a bit of an insult to this profession. Besides, even if Jiang Jiuzhen is my master, he is already dead. So I chose to conceal it. I smiled and said, "My master is a master. He has retired to the mountains. He doesn't let me say his name."
The fat man pulled his beard and muttered, "You're still a master, are you kidding me?" It seemed that he didn't believe me either. I shrank my neck and said nothing more.
Soon, the hearse drove onto a country dirt road, which was winding and surrounded by dark forests.
Maybe he was a little bored, so the fat guy took out cigarettes and shared them with us. The two old men didn't want any. The driver and I each took one. And the generous sister actually took one. What made me a little envious was that I found that the cigarette that the fat guy Li smoked was actually Zhonghua.
Tsk tsk, it seems that Fatty Li is not that poor.
We chatted in the car, and soon I became familiar with Fatty Li and the sister named Zhao Xilan. However, the two old men ignored me and gave me a cold feeling. As for the driver, Master Jiang, he was also a taciturn person.
Out of curiosity, I told them about the taxi ride tonight. I also asked them if there were any ghosts near Fengmen Village.
Fatty Li puffed out a cigarette and said, "Indeed, several drivers in Fengmen Village have disappeared for no apparent reason recently, and many people suspect that it was ghosts who were causing trouble."
I asked, "Brother Li, did you find anything?"
Who knew that Fatty Li would say arrogantly, "What can I find? I don't come to the ghost market often. Even if there is a ghost, I don't believe it dares to stop our car."
But just as Fatty Li finished his words, Master Jiang's funeral car suddenly stopped with a "swish". The people in the car were caught off guard and almost fell off their seats. The two old men were quick to grab the back of the seat in front.
Fatty Li hit his head on the car door, cursing. But Sister Xilan, ahem, fell into my arms. Is this a blessing? To be honest, Sister Xilan's breasts are really big.
"Master Jiang, how do you drive?" Fatty Li complained.
Master Jiang said unhappily, "Look ahead before you speak."
(to be continued)
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