Chapter 90 Walking with Shen Lian
In mid-June, strangers avoid it.
Even on Yongcui Street, you can hear the noise coming from the ghost market. In the thick fog in the streets and alleys, the market is looming.
The door of the tailor shop slowly opened.
Two Jinwu guards, Qianhu, walked out carrying a coffin.
"I hope I can come back soon. There are still ghosts in the tailor shop's warehouse, but we just got rid of the cotton ghost in the wing on the second floor."
Zhang Yuanzhen patted the coffin.
The coffin was engraved with charms. Although there was no movement inside, bits of cotton wadding kept squeezing out from the gaps in the rivet-sealed cover.
“It is not easy to ban a thousand-year-old demon in Gaolaozhuang.”
Zhang Yuanzhen and Zuo Yan were in front and behind the coffin, their robes stained with blood, which shows the price they paid to ban the ghost.
The remaining Jinwu guards are responsible for guarding the tailor shop to prevent ghosts and doves from occupying the magpie's nest.
Zhang Yuanzhen noticed that Zuo Yan was still staring at the pawn shop, with doubts showing in his eyes from time to time, wondering what he was thinking.
"The pawn shop won't be open recently, and it's half a street away from the tailor shop, so we won't be too affected."
"I know."
Zuo Yan came back to his senses and explained: "It's just that the injury has not healed and it affects my mind."
"After we send the coffin to the ghost market, it won't stay at the auction for long."
Zuo Yan did not reply.
In order to protect himself, he never revealed the secrets about the pawn shop. After all, the incidents involved were really shocking.
Even though a few days have passed, Zuo Yan is still a little frightened when he thinks about it.
During this period, he carefully questioned Zhu Yihong through the teleportation talisman, and got a clear understanding of the situation when the Nine-Eared Demon appeared, and had a vague guess.
The Nine-Eared Demon's first appearance was only a thousand years old, but in just a few months, it was close to three thousand years old.
What is the concept?
Even if Yanliang Town was razed to the ground and swallowed up all the mortals, it would not be enough to increase the growth for a thousand years.
Not to mention, the nine-eared demon has not actively harmed mortals at all!
It can be seen that the Nine-Eared Demon's behavior of dormant in Yanliang Town is not to peek at blood food, but just to recover from injuries. The Nine-Eared Demon's Taoism in its peak state is likely to last more than 10,000 years! ! !
As for whether it was Du Ting recorded in the classics, Zuo Yan didn't dare to think too much.
"Shen Lian's words..."
Zuo Yan checked the Shen family pawnshop for three generations and found nothing strange. The ghost pawnshop should be a temporary base for the refining of the nine-eared demon, but it is just a habit. In the form of pawnbroking.
"Yanliang Town can be called [Dongfu]. Shen Lian is probably a disciple who has not entered the cave, just like Hu Zhanfu, who is half a step away from becoming an alchemist."
Zuo Yan shook his head with a smile, I had previously suspected that Shen Lian was an extraordinary person.
But no matter what, it was impossible for Shen Lian to involve Ksitigarbha. According to the classics, he was an ancient immortal Buddha.
“The carriage from the ghost market is coming.”
Zhang Yuanzhen warned that there was the sound of horse hooves at the end of the street from far to near.
"Yes."
Zuo Yan suppressed his distracting thoughts and noticed a shadow of seven or eight meters approaching Yongcui Street, and a creepy wailing echoed.
They have seen ghost market carriages in other caves.
It can be said that in terms of the danger level of each cave, the ghost market is far inferior to Gaolaozhuang. As long as you follow the rules, it is not difficult to enter and exit safely.
But the ghost market is related to various caves, and the existence behind it must be shocking.
The carriage crashed through the thick fog and came into view.
“Xu.”
The carriage looks ordinary, but the carriage is not pulled by horses, but by densely packed human heads, with chains tied around their necks, piled up in mountains.
The dolphin ghost coachman waved, half of his body already integrated into the carriage.
"Going to the ghost market?"
"Yes."
The two of them did not dare to hesitate and quickly took out the ghost market voucher. The coachman leaned over and scanned the voucher, sticking to the carriage. Flesh tore apart.
Ghost market vouchers can only be redeemed by thousands of households through merit.
I have to admit that the interconnected ghost markets were a very important part of the reason why Jinwu Guards were spread throughout the towns of the Tang Dynasty. The imperial court naturally spent a lot of energy exploring the ghost markets.
The two moved the coffin into the carriage.
When they arrived at the carriage, black smoke covering their bodies and souls enveloped the two of them, and even their spiritual consciousness could not penetrate the black smoke.
The ghost market adheres to the principle of trading first, and the black smoke will continue until the ghost market is closed.
Black smoke is also part of the rules, helping guests entering and exiting the ghost market to mask their breath. Of course, whether it is useful is another matter.
The behavior of living people is completely different from that of demons.
Fighting each other is not strictly prohibited on the third floor of the ghost market.
Zuo Yan and the two of them sat firmly, but there was no carriage moving.
“Go to the ghost market?”
"Go."
The two looked back and saw a man wearing a bamboo hat appearing next to the carriage. He was full of energy and blood, like an innate warrior.
Warrior?
Zhang Yuanzhen looked incredible.
Are you kidding? Yongcui Street is deep in Gaolaozhuang. Even thousands of households have to go together. The six realms of Yuandan can only go in and out of the periphery.
As soon as a warrior enters the cave, he will probably be eaten up by demons.
Zuo Yan's pupils shrank, "Is it Shen Lian?"
However, there are differences in their statures, and when he contacted Zhu Yihong, the latter mentioned that Shen Lian was in Yanliang Town. Really not sure.
They looked at the pawn shop belatedly.
The ghost father stood in front of the pawn shop.
They found that the ghost father was watching Shen Lian and couldn't help but fell into a daze.
"Ah Lian, be careful on the road."
"Old man, please go into the house first. I will be back soon."
The ridiculous scene simply overturned their understanding. Know.
Zuo Yan realized that the warrior was Shen Lian, and the shock in his heart increased instead of abating. Yanliang Town was hundreds of miles away from Gao Laozhuang, and even his own Flying Skull Technique would have taken several days. Not to mention, how could Shen Lian be at peace with the thousand-year-old demon.
“Ah~”
The cry of the myna woke Zuo Yan up.
Zuo Yan, sitting on pins and needles, lifted a corner of the curtain and saw a crow parked on the carriage.
He understood that his conjecture was completely unrealistic. No matter how you looked at it, the Nine-Eared Demon did not behave like it was treating the disciples who broke into the house.
Like...
Shen Lian’s protector! ! !
Damn it, listen carefully and protect the Tao, am I too ignorant? ! !
Shen Lian got into the carriage, and the black smoke cut off the two of them from prying eyes.
“Drive!”
The groom waved his long whip, and the crowds of people headed towards the ghost market.
Shen Lian yawned and took advantage of his free time to continue to use his strength. His cultivation had reached a bottleneck, and the next step was to work hard.
The carriage jolted, and the muffled sound of broken heads could be heard from time to time.
Except for Shen Lian, the two Qianhu seemed extremely uncomfortable.
Zhang Yuanzhen hesitated for a long time, pulled out a handful of bear hair, and planned to use secret techniques to find out Shen Lian's true and false, otherwise how could he dare to go all the way.
At this moment.
The extended left hand grabbed Zhang Yuanzhen’s arm, and his nails penetrated his flesh.
After Zhang Yuanzhen calmed down his internal strength, he could see that Zuo Yanbi was even more nervous when facing the thousand-year-old demon, which shows that the latter should know the clues.
The carriage was silent.
More than half an hour later, the carriage began to slow down.
"Your Majesty, we are here."
The carriage stopped at the entrance and exit of the ghost market. It is hard to imagine that it has crossed two caves.
The ghost market is isolated by a doorway of more than ten meters, but you can vaguely see the whole market. It is indeed a demon market. They are all demons that have been around for more than three hundred years and have strange shapes.
Jinwuwei had swallowed a powerful medicine that aggravated the special effects, and carefully mingled among the demons.
The ghost market is a cave filled with demons. The deeper you go into the ghost market, the more the rules are biased towards demons. It is said that only alchemists can survive below the fifth floor.
Shen Lian walked out of the carriage first, and Zhang Yuanzhen stood up to follow him.
“Wait.”
Zuo Yan stopped Zhang Yuanzhen and pointed at the ghost wandering near the doorway.
Three dolphin ghosts who have been practicing for four to five hundred years were hiding in the shadows. They noticed the slightly thin Shen Lian and couldn't help but start to move.
Zhang Yuanzhen frowned slightly, "Their behavior is not enough to threaten you and me..."
"No."
Zuo Yanhu's eyes widened, and he hesitated to explain: "It's hard to tell whether this person is a warrior, but he may be connected to the cave."
" What cave?!”
How dare Zuo Yan reveal the information about Shen Lian. Peng Qishang died inexplicably in Gaojia Town, and he didn’t want to follow suit.
Bang bang bang.
Zhang Yuanzhen heard a sound of bones colliding, and the thin figure that seemed vulnerable in front of the ghost suddenly swelled up.
The dolphin ghost's expression froze, and he raised his head and stared directly at the giant who was more than four meters tall.
Shen Lian's whole body is covered with scales, and his streamlined muscles are like iron armor. A narrow dragon horn extends from his forehead, and his eyebrows are raised and his eyes are tightly closed.
Zhang Yuanzhen took a breath of cold air.
Although Zuo Yan had seen the bronze Dharma form before, it was obviously slightly different, and his vertical eyes gave him a slightly intimidating and self-angering aura.
Whoosh.
The bones and spine shook.
Before the dolphin ghost could react, the white bone spine had penetrated the head of a ghost, making a sizzling sound like a hot knife cutting through butter.
The ghost struggled violently, and Daoxing couldn't stop falling.
[Appraisal completed, Jiu Qi Diyan experience +0.12%]
The sky full of resentment converged towards Shen Lian's mouth and nose. There was no trace of a human being at all. It was clearly a great demon disguised as a profound man.
Zhang Yuanzhen almost couldn't hold the coffin steady.
A warrior in the Five Innate Realms? Can a warrior swallow demons as food?
It was too late for the remaining dolphin ghosts to escape. Shen Lian got close in an instant and grabbed the heads of the two ghosts with his left and right hands respectively.
They did not dare to resist, trembling and wailing.
"Sir...Sir, don't..."
Shen Lian glanced at the career panel. He was about to reach the halfway point of Jiuqi Diyan. It was obvious that any bit of experience was precious.
Bang bang.
[The appraisal is completed, the nine-qi earth-weary experience +0.10%]
[The appraisal is completed, the nine-qi earth-wearing experience +0.11%]
Myna shook his head excitedly.
The wreckage turned into resentment and gathered towards Shen Lian.
“Hmm?”
After Shen Lian got rid of the ghosts, Zuo Yan and Zuo Yan were nowhere to be seen.
There was only one coffin left where the carriage had stopped. Apparently they chose to take the carriage back to Yongcui Street.
Shen Lian lifted the coffin. The thousand-year-old demon was tirelessly attacking the ban. Half of the coffin was already covered with cotton wool.
Use your discerning eye and the cotton wool will turn into ashes.
[Failed to identify, Nine Qi Earthly Sickness Experience +0.09%]
The thousand-year-old demon noticed the loss of his moral character, and his behavior became even more crazy, and the cotton wool proliferating in the gaps was like flesh and blood.
"The ban can last for a while. If the ghost stays in the coffin without any cotton wool exposed, I can't do anything about it."
Shen Lian showed a ferocious smile and carried the coffin as a cash machine.
(End of this chapter)