Zhou Xiaoyan promised to take me to the night market, but before she left, she gave me a black suit to change into.
However, this suit…looked very old-fashioned, like a style from many years ago, but it also looked very new, as if it had not been worn much.
"Whose suit is this?" I was a little curious and a little unhappy.”
"Aiya, Liu Yuan, you really can't recognize your own clothes?”"This is clearly the suit I bought with you less than a month ago. Have you forgotten?" Zhou Xiaoyan said helplessly.”
"I bought it?" I pointed at myself in disbelief."Why would I buy such an old-fashioned suit?”
Zhou Xiaoyan's almond-shaped eyes glared and she was a little angry."What's wrong? Are you complaining about my poor taste in clothes?”
"No, no." "My wife is the best woman in the world, so of course she has the best taste!"”
"You're not even officially married yet, and you're already so glib. Hmph!”Although Zhou Xiaoyan pouted, her eyes were full of smiles.
After I changed my clothes, I wanted to look at myself in the mirror to see how I looked in this suit.
In the end, she told me that there was no mirror in the room.
"Which room is the mirror in? I'll go take a look.”
Zhou Xiaoyan's face instantly darkened. She was a little unhappy and said,"What photo? Going to the night market in the middle of the night is not a blind date. You picked yourself up so well. Are you trying to seduce someone?”
“……”
Aiyo, damn!
Some people said that women were tigers, while others said that women's thoughts were S-shaped, and men often couldn't figure it out and were speechless. I just wanted to look in the mirror and see how I looked in this suit, but she actually thought that I was trying to seduce someone?
What kind of logic was this?
In my opinion, this isn't just an S-shape, it's a hexagon!
Moreover, she didn't give me a chance to explain at all. She pulled me out of the house angrily.
The sky was gloomy and dark. There was no moonlight, but there was a cold wind that made me shiver.
The temperature on the mountain was usually lower than at the foot of the mountain. It was normal for it to be a little cold at night.
However, it was August after all. I was wearing a shirt and a suit, but it was so cold that I was shivering. It felt like it was late autumn.
This made me feel a little strange.
After leaving the courtyard, Zhou Xiaoyan only left the door ajar and unlocked. I asked curiously,"There's no one in the family. Aren't you afraid of attracting thieves if the door isn't locked?”
"Hey!" Zhou Xiaoyan said disapprovingly. Our village is famous for its simple and honest folk customs and good public security. Every family can open their doors at night and will not attract thieves.”
"Oh, I see."
I followed Zhou Xiaoyan and walked a few steps when a fierce cold wind blew behind me.
I kept feeling that something was wrong, especially behind me, so I subconsciously looked behind me.
Zhou Xiaoyan's house, not far behind him, was dark.
I couldn't help but feel a chill down my spine!
Because I remember very clearly that when we came out, we didn't turn off the lights. But now, looking into the courtyard, I realized that there was no light inside, and there was no one at home.
There was an indescribable strangeness in this pitch-black courtyard!
"Liu Yuan, why aren't you leaving? What are you staring at?" Zhou Xiaoyan asked in confusion.
I pointed at her courtyard and asked with a trembling voice,"Are you sure there's no one at home?"
"Liu Yuan, what's wrong?" Zhou Xiaoyan smiled." Our parents went to the night market, so we're the only ones left at home. Now that we've gone out, of course there's no one at home."”
"But, but I clearly remember that we didn't turn off the lights before we went out, but now…"
"Oh, hi!" "It's probably a blackout!" Zhou Xiaoyan said disapprovingly.”Zhou Xiaoyan didn't wait for me to speak and pulled me along as we hurried on our way.
After a while, I found that there was no one in the village, and there were no lights in all the villagers 'homes.
It wasn't strange for the whole family to go out to the night market together. What was strange was that the entire village went? In this cold weather, she was so old that she couldn't walk. She was about to give birth, and even her baby was carried up?
…It didn't seem impossible.
However, when I looked at this pitch-black, quiet, and even somewhat strange 'Empty Village', I couldn't help but feel my hair stand on end.
But this time, I didn't ask Zhou Xiaoyan out of curiosity, surprise, or fear. Instead, I followed her as I pondered silently in my heart…
Zhou Xiaoyan told me as we walked that the night market was in a forest at the west end of the village. Because it was connected to several villages, many people chose to set up a night market there to make it convenient for themselves and the nearby villagers.
When I followed her to the entrance of the night market with curiosity, I was really shocked!
This was a night market that occupied a large area. I couldn't tell how big it was exactly. I only saw a large area of brightly lit and bustling people buying and selling all kinds of goods. I couldn't see the end of it from the beginning to the end, nor could I see the surroundings.
However, what made me feel extremely strange and strange was that there was no noise in the huge night market. I couldn't even hear the sound of hawking, bargaining, or even talking. Moreover, the people around them all had cold expressions. They did not look as happy as we usually did when we went to the night market.
I asked Zhou Xiaoyan curiously.
She whispered to me unnaturally,"The people here are like this, and our night market has always been like this. You just forgot." But from now on, you must remember not to speak loudly in this night market. Try not to make any noise. No matter what item he bought or sold, he could not bargain or speak. He used some simple and easy to understand gestures. If he met someone he knew, he couldn't speak directly. Instead, he had to cover his face with his hand and whisper.”
"Why?" I asked softly, curious and puzzled.
"This is the rule." Zhou Xiaoyan smiled.”
"…Who the hell set this weird rule?”
"It was set by some ancestors many years ago. No one dares to go against it.”After she finished speaking, no matter what I asked, she shook her head. In the end, she probably felt that I asked too much and was a little annoyed, so she said impatiently,"Don't ask so many questions now. You'll know in the future.”
…Why would he know later?
I remember Tang Yu saying this to me several times in my dream.
Dream? Tang Yu?
I seem to have thought of something, but I can't seem to remember anything…
When Zhou Xiaoyan pulled me into the densest part of the crowd, an old man suddenly pulled me back and pointed at my hand expressionlessly.
I raised my hand to take a look, but there was nothing in my hand. Out of habit, I wanted to ask, but Zhou Xiaoyan elbowed me and whispered into my ear,"Have you forgotten the rules I told you about?”
"I almost forgot," I whispered,"but why does he keep pointing at my hand?”
She looked at my hand and explained awkwardly,"He probably took a fancy to the ring on your finger and wanted to make a deal with you.”
I looked at the thumb ring on my left thumb for a while before remembering that it was a thank-you gift from Dazhu to Tang Yu in my dream after Tang Yu helped Erzhu remove the poltergeist Yu that was attached to his body. Originally, Tang Yu was unwilling to accept the gift, but I snatched it for him. After that, he always wore it on my hand and never took it off.
But the strange thing is, why didn't I remember this scene before? I didn't even know, as if I didn't see the jade ring in my hand. But now, that scene has returned to my memory?
"Liu Yuan, what are you thinking about? This old man can't wait to buy your ring!”Zhou Xiaoyan said unhappily.
" This ring…" I thought about it and finally decided,""Not for sale."
The old man gestured a few times. It seemed very simple, but I couldn't understand it.
Zhou Xiaoyan whispered to me,"He asked you how much you can sell it to him for."”
"No matter how much it costs, I won't sell it!"
Zhou Xiaoyan's expression instantly changed." There's another rule here. If someone takes a fancy to an item on someone's body, they have to sell it to him. Unless you can sell him something better than that, otherwise..."
Seeing that Zhou Xiaoyan wanted to say something but hesitated, I quickly asked,"Otherwise what?"
Zhou Xiaoyan shook her head and said anxiously," I know you don't have anything better than this ring. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, no matter how much he gives you, you have to sell it to him. Otherwise, you'll be in trouble tonight. I'm afraid even I can't protect you!"”
For some reason, I suddenly felt an indescribable sense of oppression and impatience. I shouted,"This is my thing. If I want to sell it, I will sell it. If I don't want to sell it, I won't sell it.”
"There's one here!" "Kid, I'll ask you again. Are you selling this ring to me or not?" the old man suddenly asked sinisterly.”
I didn't even think about it and directly refused.”
Instantly, everyone's gazes were like cold knives as they all turned to me. I could feel a bone-piercing chill in my pores!
"Liu Yuan!" "Isn't it just a broken ring?" Zhou Xiaoyan scolded me. Not to mention that it was not valuable, even if it was valuable, you had to follow the rules here. If he wanted to buy your ring, you had to sell it to him!”
As she spoke, Zhou Xiaoyan forcefully took off the ring from my finger. She was about to hand it to the old man, but I snatched it back." I can listen to you about everything else, but I definitely can't sell this ring!”
"Why?" Zhou Xiaoyan asked in confusion.
"This is a gift from a friend," I replied seriously."It has no monetary value, but it is very memorable." Therefore, I will never sell it!"
Zhou Xiaoyan glared at me angrily. I didn't know if it was an illusion, but I actually saw a hint of killing intent in her eyes!
This shocked me greatly!
" Hehe…" The old man laughed sinisterly,""Since this stranger is so unruly, don't blame me for not giving you face!”
The old man's body suddenly became much taller than mine, and I subconsciously looked down.
He had no legs!
His two pants legs were floating in the cold wind.
At the same time, other than Zhou Xiaoyan, who had her back to me, everyone in the night market was three feet off the ground. I saw that some of them had no arms, some had no legs, some only had half of their bodies, and some had no heads.
They were…ghosts?
I suddenly remembered that Dong Han had mentioned to Tang Yu that he and his master Zi Mo had once mistakenly entered a place called the Ghost Market in order to track down a serial killer monster…
I vaguely remember that Dong Han's description of the ghost market…seems to be similar to the situation in this night market?
Could it be that this wasn't a night market at all, but a ghost market? Apart from Zhou Xiaoyan, there were ghosts here? Or perhaps, even Zhou Xiaoyan…
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