Several people had no objection. Let's not talk about whether the ghost had any treasures. As a Taoist priest, we were actually provoked by a ghost. It was a slap in the face. This was undoubtedly provoking Tai Sui, which was unbearable.
Even I, a half-baked Taoist priest, felt angry.
What's more, that ghost had killed many people. As for why he controlled those ghosts to harm people on this dirt road, I'm afraid we can only find out after we catch the ghost.
Soon the hearse was on its way.
In the hearse, I asked Master Chu some questions about soul nails and ghost magic.
This time, Master Chu did not have a cold face, and he seemed to be very patient in explaining to me.
As for why, his last words revealed his good intentions. He also asked me if I could introduce him to my master.
However, I cannot do this, because I am afraid that everyone knows that I, a fake Taoist priest, do not have any master at all.
Let’s talk about soul nails and ghost magic.
As Zhao Xilan explained to me earlier, the soul nail does need to be soaked in the Yin-Yang water. But Master Chu told me that his soul nail is not yet perfect, and it has only been soaked for more than three years.
After soaking for more than three years, a soul nail can play such a big role. I think it's very cool, and I thought to myself, I will get a soul nail to play with one day, that would be great.
And Master Chu said that the function of the soul nail is not only to kill ghosts, but also to identify the location of ghosts through the breath left by the ghosts on the soul nail. This is why Master Chu vowed that he could find the ghost just now.
As for ghost arts, it is not much different from what Sister Xilan introduced to me. The only difference is that ghost arts not only have the means of attack that can condense objects to hurt people, but also many other means of attack. For example: ghost arts can control ghosts to do things for you.
The funeral car was traveling on the dark dirt road in the countryside. Master Jiang was probably afraid of wasting time, so he drove very fast this time, as fast as the wind. Fatty Li was still cursing the ghost in the car, spitting everywhere... ...
Just like that, half an hour later, we finally arrived at the ghost market.
The ghost market was on a hill, and to the south of the hill there was a small village, which was the "Fengmen Village". At this time, only some scattered lights and the outlines of houses could be vaguely seen in Fengmen Village.
The name of the hill is Laoye Mountain, but there is no way to verify why it is called Laoye Mountain. The hill is covered with lush trees and flourishing vegetation. If you come during the day, you may be able to enjoy some scenery, but if you come at night, there will be no scenery to speak of.
A few of us went up the mountain along a small path.
What I didn't expect was that when I was about to reach the ghost market, there were lanterns on the trees along the road. The color of those lanterns was green, and they looked a bit like ghost lights.
The green lanterns can be seen from a distance. This is why people near Fengmen Village dare not approach Laoye Mountain at night. Of course, many ordinary people also come to the ghost market. Their purpose is nothing more than buying some Buddha statues and talismans to pray for gods and avoid disasters.
The ghost market is built in a "U"-shaped cave. You can enter from the left entrance and exit from the right exit.
Master Chu and Master Qi should be frequent visitors here. When they saw our group coming, many people who looked like Taoists greeted Master Chu and his group.
I don't know if Master Chu was deliberately being arrogant or what, but when some Taoists greeted him, he actually ignored them. He looked like he deserved a beating. Of course, I was just thinking about it.
There are many scattered stalls in the ghost market, and some Taoist priests in Taoist robes are sitting there selling talismans and Taoist tools. It looks quite decent.
There are quite a few people like this, about thirty or forty people. What about Buddhist beads and statues, what about peach wood swords, Yin-Yang fans, Qiankun mirrors... ... ahem, the names are all nice. But Sister Xilan told me that most of these Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes are scammers.
As for those talismans, Buddha statues and the like, the effects they can have are even less.
Seeing that it was my first time in the ghost market, Sister Xilan took me and temporarily separated from Master Chu and the others.
She took me around the ghost market for quite a while, telling me all sorts of things. I didn't expect she knew so many things and seemed very knowledgeable.
Finally, at my request, Sister Xilan took me to a shop.
There are many shops like this in the ghost market.
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The shop we came to was not big, and there were some items for exorcising ghosts and demons on display. A middle-aged man in a long robe was fiddling with an abacus. When he saw Zhao Xilan standing in front of the shop, he hurriedly called out, "Hey, Miss Zhao, what's wrong with you? Come in, come in! It's a mess outside, it's better to talk inside."
After listening to the boss, Sister Xilan took me into the shop.
The middle-aged boss gave me a cold look and saw that I was wearing cheap clothes and obviously didn't take me seriously.
He asked Zhao Xilan with a smile, "Miss Zhao, what brings you here today? ... ... Do you want to buy something expensive? Don't worry, my store has recently received a lot of good things for exorcising ghosts and demons, maybe there is something that you will like."
I had heard Fatty Li mutter about Zhao Xilan's identity before, saying that she was from the Zhao family. The Zhao family was said to be a ghost-catching family, and was quite famous in several surrounding cities. So when he saw Zhao Xilan coming, the shop owner was so enthusiastic.
"No, Boss Ma, I'm not here to buy anything today. I'm here with my friend to sell ghost pills. He's a little tight on money lately, so he's selling ghost pills to make some money."
After hearing Sister Xilan mention me, Boss Ma, who used to look down on others, turned his attention to me.
He muttered suspiciously, "Him?" Obviously he didn't believe that I was a Taoist priest, nor did he believe that I could catch ghosts. I'm afraid he didn't believe that I had any ghost pills in my hand.
I was also a little angry, so I raised my neck and said, "Why? It's me, it's not okay?"
Boss Ma saw that I was a little unhappy, and soon his face regained its composure.
He smiled at me hypocritically and said, "Haha, little brother, it's good that you come to our place to sell ghost pills. It's also a way to support our business. How about this, you give me your ghost pill. For Miss Zhao's sake, I'll give you a higher price. I'll give you 25,000 yuan for one ghost pill. How about it?"
He said this for the sake of face, and obviously looked down on me. Although he had a smile on his face, I felt uncomfortable.
However, twenty-five thousand for a ghost pill is indeed a very high price.
It seems that Boss Ma is quite good at flattering others.
Sister Xilan stood by and didn't say anything. Maybe she had seen this kind of thing many times.
After a moment's consideration, he said loudly, "Brother Tianyi, since Boss Ma said that he would give you 25,000 for one ghost pill, then you should give him the ghost pill in your hand."
"OK!"
I nodded and said.
From Sister Xilan's eyes, I can feel that she doesn't like people like Boss Ma.
Then, I took out the five ghost pills I had. When I took out the five ghost pills, I found that Boss Ma's mouth twitched. According to what he said just now, one ghost pill gave me 25,000 yuan, so the five ghost pills were only 125,000 yuan.
In fact, Sister Xilan told me that a ghost pill was worth at most 23,000 yuan. In order to please Zhao Xilan, Boss Ma gave me a ghost pill for 25,000 yuan, which means he lost 2,000 yuan.
But compared to the two thousand yuan, Boss Ma was still willing to have a good relationship with Zhao Xilan, so he didn't care that much.
But when I took out five ghost pills, Boss Ma's face became a little gloomy.
You have to know that people like them who purchase ghost pills have a good business and can make more than a thousand yuan for each ghost pill. But if they purchase a ghost pill at 25,000 yuan now, then their loss will be huge. After deducting the difference in the resale price, they will still lose nearly 5,000 yuan for five ghost pills.
Boss Ma looked embarrassed.
"This, this... ... how come you have five ghost pills?" he muttered.
You know, the ghost market only opens three times a month, and Boss Ma only makes a little over 4,000 yuan each time. Now that he has lost more than 4,000 yuan, doesn't it mean that his shop may not make any money today
Seeing Boss Ma's face turn the color of pig liver, I smiled timidly in my heart. I thought, I let you pretend to be cool, let you look down on me, let you be afraid of flattery, now you can flatter the horse's hoof.
Sister Xilan was even more pretentious. Seeing Boss Ma like this, Sister Xilan asked very proudly, "What's wrong? Boss Ma? I see that you don't look right. Could it be that there is something wrong with the ghost pill?"
Boss Ma waved his hands and said, "No, no... This ghost pill is pretty good."
"Then why do you look so bad, Boss Ma? Could it be that you haven't had enough rest these days because you've been accompanying your wife?" I interrupted.
This made Boss Ma in front of him even more uncomfortable.
livid
With a straight face, Boss Ma took out 125,000 yuan from under the cabinet and put it in a small cloth bag. Boss Ma then gritted his teeth and pushed the small cloth bag in front of me. He said to me with a complaint, "Take the money, don't let anyone run away with it? Otherwise, I won't be responsible!"
I smiled and said, "No, no... Even if I get ahead of myself, I will bring some ghost pills to you to sell. And Boss Ma, you are so enthusiastic."
"By the way, I still have more than 20 ghost pills at home. If I had known that the price of ghost pills here is so affordable, I would have come to you to sell ghost pills a long time ago! ... By the way, there is still more than an hour before the ghost market closes, otherwise I will go back and get the ghost pills."
I was deliberately trying to scare Boss Ma in front of me.
Looking at Boss Ma's face, his face had turned green. If he bought the Ghost Pills at 25,000 yuan per pill, then if he bought 20 Ghost Pills, his shop would not make a profit for several months.
Boss Ma said in a trembling voice: "No, no, no... Little brother, my shop is small, and the number of ghost pills I can accept each time is limited. After accepting your four ghost pills today, my share is full. I can't accept any more. No more!"
Sister Xilan knew my situation and knew that I was deliberately trying to scare Boss Ma. She stood aside and smiled without saying a word.
Just like that, we sold five ghost pills in Boss Ma’s shop.
When I put away the more than 100,000 yuan, I was really excited. I never thought that I, Yang Tianyi, would have more than 100,000 yuan in my hands one day. This is a huge fortune for me.
Seeing me tightly holding the small cloth bag containing more than 100,000 yuan, Sister Xilan said with a smile: "You really look like a miser."
I smiled awkwardly and said, "I am a poor man. I can't compare with you wealthy people."
But at this time, Sister Xilan reminded me: "Oh, brother Tianyi, you are a novice, so you still need to prepare more things to deal with ghosts. Things like talismans and peach wood swords, these are all things we need to prepare."
"Also, you are still a shallow person, so you can't sense ghost energy. If you encounter ghosts that can hide their ghost energy, you still can't find it. So my sister suggests that you should buy a bottle of 'Crow's Tears'."
(to be continued)
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