The man in gray robe also looked in that direction and apparently heard the strange noise as well.
"Let's go and take a look?" Shen Luo said.
"Okay. This place is a bit weird. We still have to look for the ghost market here. It would be best to find out the cause of the strange noise." The gray-robed man said in agreement after a moment of hesitation.
So the two of them each held their weapons and walked towards the direction where the sound came from. After walking for a distance, a large black rock about ten feet high appeared in front of them, and the sound came from behind the rock.
The man in gray robe looked at Shen Luo and raised his hand to make a flanking motion to the left and right.
Shen Luo understood, and holding the Ghost Howling Ring, he carefully walked to the left side of the big rock. The man in gray robe surrounded him from the right and quickly turned behind the big rock.
Both of them were stunned. They saw a little boy lying there. He looked to be only four or five years old, with a round head, round face, and round belly. He looked chubby and very cute. He was sleeping soundly with his belly facing up. The snoring sound was the little boy's snoring.
After being stunned, Shen Luo quickly regained his composure and looked at the little boy carefully. The boy had a bald head without a single hair, but there was a bright red teardrop-shaped mark between his eyebrows. His little face was extremely cute and looked no different from an ordinary child.
The boy was wearing a gray Taoist robe with a Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish pattern embroidered on it. He also had a gray cloth bag on his back, which was bulging. No one knew what was inside.
Shen Luo's brows quickly frowned. This place was so desolate and uninhabited, but a child appeared inexplicably. It was definitely unusual.
Fortunately, there was no magical fluctuation coming from the boy, which made him feel more at ease.
"Fellow Daoist Hong, what do you think we should do about this?" Shen Luo looked at the gray-robed man and asked softly.
But before the man in gray robe could respond, the little boy shook his round head twice, opened his mouth and yawned loudly, then slowly opened his eyes.
Shen Luo's expression changed slightly, and he immediately took a step back, holding the Ghost Howling Ring in front of him.
The man in gray robe also took a step back and tightened the ghost-head sword in his hand.
"Who are you?"
The little boy slowly sat up, looking at the ghostly appearance of Shen Luo and the gray-robed man without showing any fear or surprise. He rubbed his eyes and asked in an unclear voice, as if he was not fully awake yet.
"Little boy, who are you? Why are you here?" Shen Luo glanced at the man in gray robe and saw that he had no intention of speaking. He asked after a slight hesitation.
"My name is Yuguan. Are you here to participate in the ghost market?" asked the little boy.
"That's right. But this is our first time here at the ghost market, and we haven't found where it is. Can you, Yuguan boy, tell us where the ghost market is?" Shen Luo asked, his eyes lighting up.
"When you were teleported to the place, there was no guiding light soul to lead the way for you?" The little boy scratched the back of his head and said in surprise.
"The guiding light soul? I didn't see it." Shen Luo was stunned, exchanged glances with the man in gray, and shook his head.
"Oh, it seems those patrolmen are being lazy again." The little boy muttered.
“But you haven’t found the wrong place. The ghost market is in the valley ahead. You…” The little boy raised his hand and pointed at the mountain shadow in the mist ahead. When he was about to say something, his voice suddenly stopped and the expression on his little face froze instantly.