Merchant of the Underworld

The annual New Year's Eve arrived, and I booked a table at the hotel in advance and had a meal with Yin Xinyue, Li Mazi, Chu Chu, and Li Xiaomeng.

Li Mazi was particularly emotional. For him, the life he was living now should be a dream.

I drank a few more drinks when I was happy, and my eyes were red.

Although Li Mazi was smiling on the surface, I knew that he was actually hiding his sadness.

When he went to the bathroom, I followed him secretly and found Li Mazi squatting in the bathroom crying.

He told me that Chu Chu was getting weaker and weaker and often coughed up blood in the middle of the night. He was worried that Chu Chu wouldn't be able to hold on much longer...

I was silent for a while. Is Chu Chu's situation serious enough now?

I didn't know how to persuade Li Mazi, so I could only accompany him to smoke one cigarette after another. After smoking enough, I returned to my seat and continued drinking.

And when we were about to leave, the voice of Amitabha came.

I looked over happily and found that it was Zen Master Baimei and the man in the T-shirt!

Zen Master Baimei still had that kind smile on his face: "I feel very sad to be celebrating the New Year alone. I see how lively it is with all of them, can you let me join in?"

I felt excited and hurriedly invited Zen Master Baimei and the man in the T-shirt to sit down. I ordered two more bottles of Moutai and drank them heartily.

It's a pity that Zen Master Baimei and the man in the T-shirt, a monk and a Taoist priest, don't drink.

I just ordered two cups of jasmine tea and tasted it carefully.

Yin Xinyue and Chu Chu also drank two cups of Maotai, their faces were rosy and they were much more charming than usual.

I saw that the two of them were a little tipsy, so I asked Li Xiaomeng to take them home first.

I know that Zen Master Baimei and the man in the T-shirt came to us because something must have happened, maybe it has something to do with Yelong Tao!

So after the three of them left, they couldn't wait to ask the man in the T-shirt if he had found Yelong's whereabouts.

The man in the T-shirt was silent for a moment and said, "How long has it been since the last time?"

I was just about to count with my fingers, but Li Mazi blurted out: "Five months and seventeen days."

Li Mazi is counting the days to live his life.

"Um!"

The man in the T-shirt nodded and said nothing more.

This made Li Mazi anxious, and he quickly asked the man in the T-shirt what he meant? How long has it been for Chu Chu?

The man in the T-shirt hesitated for a moment and glanced at Zen Master Baimei.

Zen Master Baimei smiled and held up the tea, drinking it and pouring it for himself: "Donor, don't worry, we came here with an important clue about Night Dragon Eater..."

I saw that Li Mazi was so excited that his hand holding the chopsticks was shaking.

Then he asked Zen Master Baimei: "Master, now that we have clues, let's hurry up and set off! Chu Chu really can't afford to delay."

Zen Master Baimei sighed and said, "But that place is extremely dangerous. Even if Chu Yi and I go in, we won't be able to escape unscathed. If I take you two with me, I'm worried it will be very dangerous."

Li Mazi slapped his chopsticks on the table: "Master, don't say this anymore. You just need to tell me the location and I will go alone."

Zen Master Baimei said, "Do you know about the ghost market?"

"Ghost market?"

I was stunned for a moment, how could Ye Long Eat be related to the ghost market?

I know about the ghost market. Generally speaking, the ghost market has two meanings.

The first type refers to some illegal markets in the streets. Because there were all kinds of people setting up stalls, and they were selling antiques dug out of graves or treasures of unknown origin. In order to evade the police, they chose to set up stalls after dark, so they were Call it: Ghost Market.

The second type is much scarier, referring to a market where humans are open to ghosts! If you give a ghost a little benefit, the ghost can absorb Yangshou, or reveal secrets, etc.

The most famous ones are the Fengdu Ghost Town in Chongqing and the City God Temple in old Shanghai.

So I said to Zen Master Baimei: "I still know a little bit about the ghost market. Isn't Fengdu Ghost City the famous ghost market? Every year when the gate of ghosts opens, many people go there to secretly make deals with ghosts. "

But Zen Master Baimei shook his head: "That's so good! The real ghost market actually has no fixed location. It will appear anywhere in the country at once, and it will only be open for one week. After one week, you have to wait for another year... "

"This time, we found that the ghost market appeared in the Wild Dog Ridge area. The reason why the ghost market appeared there is because it is said that a villager dug up a dragon horn full of yin energy while hoeing. Lao Na suspected that this dragon horn The horn is Ye Long Gao. I’m afraid only Ye Long Gao is qualified to attract the ghost market, right?”

I nodded thoughtfully: "Wild Dog Ridge? Is it a small tourist area 300 kilometers away? I have passed by the highway before, and I can often see the signs of Dingo Ridge."

Zen Master Baimei nodded immediately: "Yes, that's right there."

"Zen Master Baimei, do you have any plans?" I asked.

Zen Master Baimei sighed slightly: "That place seems to have infinite scenery, but in fact it is extremely dangerous. I think it is better to go explore the road! You two come along. If there is danger, just meet us on the roadside. There is no danger. If so, go in again.”

I thought what Zen Master Baimei said made sense, so I asked, "Okay, Zen Master Baimei, when will we set off?"

"Right now."

After discussing it, Li Mazi and I immediately went home and told Yin Xinyue and Chu Chu about the matter.

As soon as she heard about going to the ghost market, Yin Xinyue suddenly became extremely excited. She must be eager to broaden her horizons, right?

But Chu Chu looked sad and didn't want to let Li Mazi go.

After all, she is an insider and knows the dangers of the ghost market!

But Li Mazi had already made up his mind, how could he back down because of Chu Chu's obstruction?

So in the end, Chu Chu couldn't resist Li Mazi and let him go. Yin Xinyue also repeatedly told me to take more photos and come back.

I screamed for a while and couldn't laugh or cry, and even took a few more photos... You think I'm on vacation.

After saying goodbye to the two of us, we got in the car.

There was nothing to say all the way. After arriving at the Wild Dog Ridge Expressway exit, I saw a towering mountain in front of me from a distance. That big mountain is called Wild Dog Ridge.

I don't understand why such a high mountain is called a ridge?

There must be some special reason for this, right?

Parking the car at the foot of Wild Dog Ridge gave us a clearer view. Wild Dog Ridge is full of messy thorns, densely packed, typical of barren mountains. There was a layer of heavy fog hanging above, giving the whole mountain a mysterious atmosphere.

The temperature at the foot of the mountain was a bit low, and there was a cool breeze blowing from time to time. I regretted not bringing more clothes.

"Where is the ghost market?" Li Mazi asked.

Zen Master Baimei said: "After crossing this Wild Dog Ridge, there is a village behind. The village is surrounded by mountains. This terrain is equivalent to a small basin, and the village is at the bottom of the basin, causing all the Yin Qi around it to flow smoothly. Walking down the mountain into the village, you can feel the Yin Qi rising into the sky more than ten miles away! So I suspect that a ghost market will open in the village."

"Then let's go in." Li Mazi said impatiently: "I see there is a road over there."

Zen Master Baimei shook his head: "In my opinion, it's better for you two to wait outside while Chu Yi and I go in to explore the road. That path is used by villagers to leave the ridge. We can't walk on it, otherwise we will be easily exposed..."

I quickly asked: "Are we trying to sneak in without being discovered by the villagers?"

Zen Master Baimei nodded: "Yes, this is a secret. If I guess correctly, strange things have begun to appear in the village one after another, right? If strangers come, they will definitely be alert."

We discussed for a while, and Li Mazi was determined not to stay outside and had to go in.

He was still worried that Zen Master Baimei and the man in the T-shirt would not go all out to search for Ye Long.

Finally, I suggested that we all pretend to be tourists and go exploring together, so that we can take care of each other.

After figuring this out, we didn't hesitate any longer. Under the leadership of the man in the T-shirt, we carved a path through the weeds and climbed up to Wild Dog Ridge with difficulty!