Merchant of the Underworld

(PS: Let me explain yesterday’s chapter. Because everything about Islam in online novels is prohibited, homophones are used, or shamanism is used instead. Dear friends, just understand. It’s not a typo.)

This has subverted my understanding of Lop Nur. After thinking about it, I contacted Xie Jun again and told him the news that there was water in Lop Nur.

Unexpectedly, he called me directly after receiving the text message and said excitedly: "Boss Zhang, this kind of joke is not allowed. There is no water in Lop Nur!"

Xie Jun's tone was very firm. He had studied at China University of Geosciences, so there was no need for me to doubt him.

"It's really impossible to have water in Lop Nur?" I asked reluctantly.

"Mr. Zhang, this is absolutely impossible. The water in Lop Nur comes from the Kongque River. Now the Kongque River has stopped flowing. Where can there be water for Lop Nur? Unless it is human factors, but the water in Xinjiang is so precious, who would be willing to use it? Where does the water flow into Lop Nur?"

Xie Jun's words made me feel even more uneasy. Lop Nur was miraculously filled with water, Yueyue was acting strangely, and the old man and his family were hiding something. Everything was so weird.

"Mazi, I always feel something is wrong." I said.

"How about we sneak out and take a look?"

Li Mazi's suggestion has reached my heart. I just want to explore Lop Nur at night and look for the ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty.

Li Mazi's eyes widened when he heard about the ancient tomb, and he immediately agreed. Early the next morning, Li Mazi and I said goodbye to the Alimu family and ran to the city to find what we wanted in the local ghost market.

What is a ghost market?

There are many theories about the ghost market. Some people say that the ghost market is a market where humans and ghosts exchange items. The ghost market is usually held after twelve o'clock in the evening in a place with strong Yin energy. Most of the vendors in the ghost market are Yin spirits or demons who trade with humans.

The ghost market in the narrow sense only includes underworld shopping malls like Fengdu Ancient City.

But the ghost market in a broad sense is everywhere, and transactions can be realized as long as a consensus is reached with the ghosts.

So I was just hoping that there would be a ghost market in Lop Nur. Li Mazi and I also wanted to buy some equipment in the ghost market.

"Brother Zhang, are all ghost cities the same? Isn't this place any different from the Fengdu Ghost City?" Li Mazi asked.

Speaking of this, I remembered the scene when Li Mazi chased me alone to Fengdu Ghost City and was almost beaten to death by the people from Longquan Villa in order to save me. My heart suddenly became sour and I said seriously: "The ghost market has rules, and they are the same everywhere. do not be afraid!"

Li Mazi breathed a sigh of relief and followed me around the streets looking for places with strong yin energy.

The entrance to the ghost market is not unique. Any place with a strong negative energy can be used as the entrance to the ghost market, such as cemeteries, dry wells, etc.

The most interesting thing I know is that when a family named Yang in my hometown was worshiping their ancestors in the ancestral hall, more than a dozen people suddenly disappeared. After many days, they emerged from the river, all of them alive and well. This made the original Relatives who thought they were dead were overjoyed.

At that time, my grandfather went to investigate the matter. It turned out that the ancestors appeared at that time, and the sky was raining and the yin energy was strong. These people accidentally entered the ghost market and wandered around...

I took Li Mazi around the city, and finally found that the crematorium had the strongest yin energy. Finally, we found a suitable entrance: the crematorium!

Li Mazi and I sneaked into the crematorium and finally entered the ghost market smoothly!

After entering, I discovered that Lop Nur Ghost Market is located not far from the ruins of Loulan Ancient City. I would have known that it would not have taken so much effort to get to the city.

What surprised me was that not long after walking in, there was an old lady with a face covered with corpse spots holding a lantern to collect tickets, clearly marking the price of two thousand yuan.

His grandma's, now she even has to buy a ticket to enter the ghost market.

"Brother Zhang, is she a human or a ghost?"

Li Mazi huddled up, holding my arm and trembling.

"This is someone who wants to take advantage of the ghost market to make a fortune. The old lady is just the spokesperson of the boss behind it."

I explained, thinking that luckily it was only two thousand. If I had dared to ask for more, I might have spent a lot of time here.

The ghost market is the same as the antique street. There is a wide road in the middle, with vendors setting up stalls on both sides. In front of each vendor hangs a lantern made of white paper. The strange thing is that the same lantern actually emits different sounds. light.

I understood at a glance that the light emitted by the lanterns in front of the vendors represented their types: humans were soft yellow light, ghosts were eerie green light, and spirits were clear blue light.

The things they sell are also different. Most of the living people sell various newly unearthed antiques, while the spirits sell the essence of monsters or medicinal materials. The Yin spirits sell the largest variety of items, and they are worthy of the ghost market. reputation.

I looked at the products on both sides intently, and saw that some of the newly unearthed antiques turned out to be genuine items from before and after the Tang Dynasty, with extremely high collection value. Unfortunately, this was in Xinjiang. If it were Wuhan, I would have to evacuate the ghost market.

Unknowingly, we came to the stall of a man wearing Taoist robes. His stall was filled with various charms and magic tools. Most of the magic tools emitted a faint light. It seemed that this Taoist priest had a very deep spiritual practice. , aroused my interest.

"Master, do you have any golden talismans to sell?" I asked after seeing the many talismans placed by the old master.

"A poor man without talent will spend half his life with only one golden talisman."

When the old Taoist said this, I couldn't help but be overjoyed, golden talisman! I know so many people in the circle who have never seen a golden talisman. Is it possible that I am lucky enough to see it today?

"Master, can you sell me the golden talisman?"

I asked again, the golden talisman is the best among the spiritual talismans, even the high-end spiritual talismans drawn by the man in the T-shirt are not worth mentioning in front of the golden talisman.

It is said that the golden talisman was forcibly poured into it by Taoist priests with spiritual power at the moment when the golden water was about to solidify, and it has super powerful magic power.

"Young man, don't worry, this golden talisman is not for sale!"

Not selling? Setting up a stall in a ghost market and not selling anything?

"Old Taoist, are you kidding us?" Li Mazi was unhappy when he heard this and said in a bad tone.

"Don't worry, although I won't sell this golden talisman, I can give it to you." The old Taoist replied.

Give it to me for free?

At this moment, I felt like something was falling out of the sky. It made me dizzy!

However, although I feel dizzy, I am not as happy as Li Mazi. I don't believe that I will have that shit luck. There is no reason for the old man to give me a rare golden talisman in vain.

"Yes, I'll give it to you, but you have to do something for me!"

I said that the old man would not be so kind, but the temptation of the golden talisman was too great for me, so I decided to listen to what he had to say.

"You help me find a pair of jade pendants, and I will give you the golden talisman." The old Taoist said.

Jade pendant? What kind of jade pendant is more valuable than a gold charm?

"This jade pendant is in the shape of a pair of fishes, with ancient characters from the Han Dynasty engraved on it. It's all green. Have you seen it before?" the old Taoist asked with a smile.

Pisces shape? All green? Ancient characters from the Han Dynasty? Isn't that the birthday gift I prepared for Li Mazi?

I had given the jade pendant to Li Mazi a long time ago, so he naturally realized what the jade pendant the old man was talking about and guarded his heart tightly.

But how does this old man know about the jade pendant? I looked at the old Taoist with a wary look. At this time, he no longer looked like a fairy, but I felt that there was a hint of evil in his smile.

"My little friend, do you know where that jade pendant is?"

After the old man finished speaking, Li Mazi and I quickly shook our heads and said, "How do I know the clues about that jade pendant? You think so highly of us!"

After saying that, I pulled Li Mazi and ran, because I felt that the old Taoist was waiting for us, which was a very dangerous feeling.