Chapter 10: The Shadow City and the Mysterious Man
Eyes? The corner of my eye jumped, I haven't opened my eyes for many years, in fact, people who have the eye of the sky often have little curiosity about the world seen by the eye of the sky, and some things are seen too much, not necessarily a good thing, but a burden on the psyche. ()
However, the shock brought to me by the strangeness of this yin market still gave me the urge to open my eyes, and in the next moment, I did not hesitate to open my eyes.
After closing my eyes, the world in front of me changed, and I felt that the flow of yin qi was like mist, and the figures of those people just now began to become blurred, of course, I would not think that those people were ghosts, this is the inevitable result of opening the eyes of the sky, that is, everything I saw became blurred.
In the blur, I also saw that there was a mist in front of those people, and if I looked closely, there were pale people.
As if I found that I was peeping, those pale people turned their heads to look at me at the same time, I was a clever one, and I opened my eyes at once, ghosts are not scary, a group of ghosts look at you, it is a little scary.
"Hehe, scared?" Old man Jiang was happy next to him.
I don't know what's funny, who wasn't scared just now, I took a deep breath, barely calmed down, and asked Master, "Master, what are they doing?" ”
"What? This is Yin City, what do you say you can do? Markets are meant to be traded. Master said angrily.
"What? Can ghosts still trade with people? That's impossible! "I was so shocked that my voice changed a little.
"Hehe, why can't you? Most of the lonely souls and wild ghosts stranded in the world have unfulfilled wishes, and people help them to complete them, and they help people, and this is how they trade. "Master explained it to me.
"But what can a ghost do for a man?" I really don't understand what ghosts can do for people.
"What to do? Under the eyes of ghosts, will there be secrets in the world? Also, there are ghosts who have been stuck in the world for many years, and they know that a casual leak is wealth, and there are many more functions, you just don't know. Master said indifferently.
I thought carefully about Master's words, and I was shocked all of a sudden, and when I looked at Master, my eyes were excited.
"Don't think about making a deal, if this deal doesn't work out, the consequences will be serious! When you make a deal, you are tainted with cause and effect, you know? Moreover, the people who come here are very risky, these ghosts are not easy people, so there is a reason why I let you come here again with me, if you are not stingy, I am afraid that you will become a puppet of ghosts. ”
"Master, in that case, why don't you care?" No matter how rebellious I am, I always have a heroic dream in my heart, and I always want to support justice.
"Tube? There is no absolute right or wrong in this world, this matter is what they themselves are willing to contaminate, of course, they have to bear the cause and effect themselves, the Tao is natural, how can they meddle in a matter that they are willing to fight and a person who is willing to suffer? Justice refers to innocent people, not deliberate people. Master said calmly.
I seemed to have come to my senses, and I didn't say anything more, and calmly walked behind the Master, and I no longer looked at the people who were trading.
Passing through this open space, at the other end, there was a small two-story building, standing there so abruptly.
The master looked at the small building and whispered, "If the person is not there, there will be a trade." ”
What does this mean? I didn't understand something, and Master didn't seem to be going to explain it to me, but just walked up and knocked on the door.
The sound of the knock on the door had a special rhythm, and the Master's face seemed to be very nervous.
After knocking like this for about a minute, there was finally movement, and from the room there was a small sound of footsteps, and then the door squeaked open, and I looked up to see that it was a young girl.
But I don't know why, my heart beat a few times without warning, I can't tell how I feel, this girl is not anything wrong except for her pale face, why do I have such a reaction?
It was an uncomfortable feeling that emanated from the depths of my heart, and I can't tell why.
The master seemed to see what I was thinking, and just whispered, "Don't say anything, don't ask anything, follow me in." ”
I nodded, and stood silently behind Master, and the girl opened the door, nodded at my Master, and went in.
The lighting in the room is very dim, and in this era when electric lights have become commonplace, it is hard for me to imagine that anyone still insists on using oil lamps to make the room so dim.
The master didn't speak, as if he was very familiar with the way, and went directly to the second floor, the breath of this room made me a little depressed, I didn't talk much, and followed the master to the second floor.
In the corner room on the second floor, Master pushed the door in, and I quickly followed Master into that room.
The room was as dim as ever, but the furnishings seemed very crowded, a large table, a very old kind of large desk, but the walls were surrounded by shelves, and there were a lot of miscellaneous items on the shelves, and I couldn't see clearly in such a dim light.
There was no girl in the room, but I saw a very thin old man by the dim light, and I couldn't see what the old man looked like because the light was too dim.
Seeing us come in, the old man first coughed several times like a bellows, and then said: "Old Jiang, I'm afraid I haven't seen you for several years, so I think about it now, hehehe."
It was almost the worst voice I've ever heard, every word seemed as if it were hoarse to be spoken, and it was so hoarse that it seemed to come out of my throat.
"Come, sit down." 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, and when Master sat down, I stood behind him.
"It's not a few years, it's 14 and a half years, I didn't come to you, you're still alive, it's not easy." After the Master sat down, he finally spoke.
I quietly glanced at the old man, and understood very well why Master said that he was still alive, this old man was really old, with a face like dried orange peel, few hairs, thin skin and bones, and a little old.
"Ahem, ahem, what can I do if I'm not alive? 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 rune paper, and I want good goods." ”
"Do you know the rules?" The old man's spirits seemed to improve at once, and he suddenly sat up straight and stopped coughing.
"You know, after you make a talisman, you will be given a quarter, and you will also have to give money. This time, though, I want a silver rune paper. Master whispered.
The old man glanced at my master in great surprise, and then said with some disbelief: "Old Jiang, haven't seen you for many years? Can you draw a sigil? ”
"I don't know, but for some reason, I have to try, but let's say it first, and the rest is good, I can't do it with the silver talisman, and if it becomes a talisman, it won't be able to give it to you." Master said very seriously.
"But the silver rune paper is very precious, and the money can no longer be measured, what are you going to compensate me with?" The old man began to ask for a price.
The master didn't understand how to throw out something, I looked, this is not a piece of spiritual jade that the master has cultivated for many years, right? Master Kuaiyu once told me that it was the piece of jade he had cultivated the longest, and the jade came from the spiritual land, which was naturally formed and very precious.
Today, Master actually used it to exchange it for a silver rune paper, how precious is this silver rune?
"With your eyesight, I'm afraid you can recognize this piece of jade, right?" After throwing out the jade, the master said lightly.
The old man closed his eyes, carefully felt the jade in his hand, and only opened his eyes after a while, with a hint of joy in his eyes, nodded and said, "Well, good things, it is just right for my girl." ”
After a pause, he said again: "Okay, this deal is done, fortunately, I still have a few pieces of silver rune paper, I'm afraid I can't do it, if you want a golden one, then there is really no way." ”
The master didn't answer his words, but just said, "This piece of jade is worth more than a piece of silver rune paper, I'm afraid you have to prepare a box of special drawing runes for me." ”
The old man was silent for a long time before he said, "The ruby was exchanged for you?" Old Jiang, you really don't suffer a loss when you do business? ”