Open your eyes? The corners of my eyes twitched. I haven't opened my eyes in many years. In fact, people with clairvoyance often have little curiosity about the world they see. Seeing too much of some things is not necessarily a good thing, but brings a psychological burden.
However, the shock brought to me by the strangeness of this underworld city still made me have the urge to open my eyes. The next moment, I opened my eyes without hesitation.
After closing my eyes, the world in front of me changed. I felt that the flow of Yin Qi was like mist, and the figures of those people just now began to become blurry. Of course, I would not think those people were ghosts because of this. This is the inevitable result of opening the clairvoyance, that is, everything you see becomes blurry.
In the blur, I also saw something like a mist standing in front of those people. If I looked carefully, I saw that they were pale people.
As if they found me peeping, those pale people turned to look at me at the same time. I was clever and opened my eyes all of a sudden. Ghosts are not scary, but a group of ghosts looking at you is a bit scary.
"Haha, were you scared?" Old Man Jiang was cheerfully beside him.
I didn’t know what was so funny. Who wouldn’t be afraid of what happened just now? I took a deep breath and managed to calm down my emotions. I asked Master: “Master, what on earth are they doing?”
"What are you doing? This is the Yin Market. What do you think we can do? The market is for trading." The master said angrily.
"What? Can ghosts trade with people? This is impossible!" I was so shocked that my voice changed a little.
"Haha, why not? Most of the lonely ghosts stranded in the human world have unfulfilled wishes. People help them fulfill their wishes, and they help others. This is how they trade." Master explained to me.
"But what can ghosts do for people?" I really don't understand what else ghosts can do for people.
"What to do? Under the eyes of ghosts, will there be secrets in the world? Also, some ghosts have been in the world for many years. What they know is that any leakage can be wealth. There are more functions, you just don't know. "Master said calmly.
I thought about Master's words carefully and was suddenly shocked. Looking at Master, my eyes were filled with excitement.
"Don't even think about making a deal. Once the deal fails, the consequences will be extremely serious! If you make a deal, you will be contaminated by the cause and effect, you know? Moreover, the people who come here are very risky. These ghosts are not easy people. Therefore, there is a reason why I let you gain popularity with me and come here again. If you are not stingy, you may become a puppet of a ghost."
"Master, if that's the case, why don't you care?" No matter how rebellious I am, I always have a hero's dream in my heart and want to help justice.
"Guan? There is no absolute right or wrong in this world. This matter is something they are willing to contaminate. Of course they have to bear the cause and effect themselves. The Tao is natural. How can they interfere in something that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer? Justice refers to innocent people, not those who do it deliberately." Master said calmly.
I seemed to have realized something, so I stopped talking and walked calmly behind Master, without even looking at the traders.
Passing through this open space, at the other end, there is a two-story building, standing there so abruptly.
The master looked at the small building and said softly: "If no one is here, we will have to do some trading."
What does this mean? I was a little confused, but Master didn't seem to want to explain it to me. Instead, he just walked up and knocked on the door.
The sound of knocking on the door had a special rhythm, and Master looked very nervous.
After knocking like this for about a minute, there was finally movement. The sound of soft footsteps came from the room, and then the door creaked open. I looked up and saw that it was a young girl who seemed to be opening the door.
But I don’t know why, my heart beat wildly a few times without warning. I can’t explain what I feel. There is nothing wrong with this girl except that she looks pale. Why do I have such a reaction?
It was an uncomfortable feeling emanating from deep inside, and I couldn't explain the reason.
Master seemed to know what I was thinking, and just whispered: "Don't say anything more, don't ask any more questions, follow me in."
I nodded and stood silently behind the master, while the girl opened the door, nodded to my master, and went in.
The lighting in the room is very dim. In this era when electric lights have become commonplace, it is hard for me to imagine that some people still insist on using oil lamps, making the room so dim.
The master didn't say anything, as if he was very familiar with the road, and went directly to the second floor. The smell of this room made me a little depressed, so I didn't say much and followed the master to the second floor.
In the corner room on the second floor, Master opened the door and entered. I quickly followed Master into the room.
The room was as dark as ever, but the furnishings seemed very crowded. There was a big table, a very old-fashioned big desk, but the walls were surrounded by shelves, and there seemed to be a lot of sundries on the shelves. Under such dim light, I Can't see clearly either.
There was no girl in the room. I just relied on the dim light to see a very thin old man. Because the light was too dim, I couldn't see clearly what the old man looked like.
When he saw us coming in, the old man coughed several times like a bellows, and then said: "Old Jiang, I'm afraid I haven't seen you for several years, but now I think of you, hehehe..." "
This voice is almost the most unpleasant voice I have ever heard. Every word seems to have to be spoken hoarsely, and it is very hoarse, as if it is squeezed out of the throat.
"Come, sit down and talk." The old man said again.
This sentence gave me goosebumps, but I didn't dare to make a mistake, because there was only one chair in front of the desk. When the master sat down, I stood behind him.
"It's not several years, it's been 14 and a half years. I haven't come to see you anymore. It's not easy for you to still be alive." After the master sat down, he finally spoke.
I quietly took a look at the old man, and I understood very well why Master said that he was still alive. The old man was really old, with a face like a dried orange peel, and few hairs. He was very thin. His skin and bones are so old that it’s a bit scary.
"Ahem, cough...what can I do if I don't live? Who will take care of my poor daughter?" The old man coughed again.
The master was silent for a long time, and then he said: "This time I came to you to buy talismans. I want good stuff."
"Do you know the rules?" The old man's energy seemed to improve all of a sudden. He suddenly sat upright and stopped coughing.
"I know, after the talisman is completed, I will give you a quarter and additional money. However, this time, I want a silver talisman paper." The master said in a low voice.
The old man looked at my master in surprise, and then said with some disbelief: "Old Jiang, long time no see? Can you draw the talisman?"
"I don't know, but for some reasons, I have to give it a try. But let's make an agreement first, and the rest will be easy to talk about. I am not able to handle the silver talisman. Once it is completed, I can't give it to you." The master said seriously. arrive.
"But the silver talisman is very precious, and money can no longer measure it. What are you going to use to compensate me?" The old man began to ask for a price.
Master threw something out with a confused expression. When I saw it, wasn't it a piece of spiritual jade that Master had nurtured for many years? Master Kuaiyu once told me that it was the piece of jade that he had cultivated the longest. Moreover, the jade came from the spiritual land, formed naturally, and was very precious.
Today, Master actually exchanged it for a silver talisman. How precious is this silver talisman
"With your eyesight, I'm afraid you can recognize this piece of jade, right?" The master said calmly after throwing the jade away.
The old man closed his eyes and felt the jade in his hand carefully. After a while, he opened his eyes. There was a hint of joy in his eyes. He nodded and said, "Well, it's a good thing. It's just right for my girl."
After a pause, he added: "Okay, the deal is done. Fortunately, I still have a few silver talisman papers in my collection. I'm afraid I won't be able to make them. If you want gold ones, then really There is nothing we can do."
The master didn't answer his words and just said: "This piece of jade is worth more than a piece of silver talisman paper. I'm afraid you should prepare a box of special talisman drawing materials for me."
The old man was silent for a long time and then said: "The ruby was exchanged for you just like that? Old Jiang, are you really not going to suffer a loss in doing business?"