Jingu had never been as lively as it had been in the past few days. The hotels on all streets were filled with guests from all over the world.
Before the appraisal of the ghost market had even begun, many items worth hundreds of thousands of yuan had been passed down on Penglai Street. There was also a treasure called the " Blue Flower Twining Branches and Flower Running Lotus Plate " that was worth millions of yuan.
The Nine Gates and Five Lineages had already started a contest of treasure appraisal in secret.
Shen Xuan and the little brother had been drinking tea in the courtyard these days, or sitting on the rocking chair on either side, looking up at the clouds in a daze.
As for the brocade box he obtained from the dragon's stomach, Shen Xuan had opened it. Inside was a golden silk book. He did not understand what was recorded inside and planned to let Wu Xie study it later.
At three o'clock in the morning, Shen Xuan and the little brother walked to the ghost market on Tianbao Road. The streets were filled with people wearing masks.
The surrounding crowd started discussing.
"Why are you wearing a mask?"
"First time here? This was the rule of the ghost market. Once you entered the ghost market, you would no longer be a human. You had to cover your face tightly. When the sun rose, you would wake up from your dream and pretend that nothing had happened before. Learn from it. The Dao here was deep!”
There were vendors selling masks by the roadside. They were 100 yuan each. Shen Xuan didn't bring much money with him when he went out. He was just out shopping with the young man and had 200 yuan in his pocket. It was just enough to buy two masks.
He thought to himself that it would be a loss if Fatty didn't come. This was a great opportunity to make a fortune. It wouldn't be a problem to sell a thousand masks in one night. The key was that the cost of each mask was only a few dollars.
Shen Xuan put on a Tang Xuanzang mask. The young man wore a white dragon horse mask, which he had randomly chosen…
There was a row of men standing guard at the entrance of the alley. There were about twenty of them, and their waists were bulging. There were two reception women wearing fox masks to check the invitation cards. Without the invitation cards, they would not be able to enter even if they were paid. It was said that if you were to leave, you would be dragged away by the men if you were to shamelessly enter. There were not many who would dare to cause trouble in the ghost market opened by the Lord.
Little Brother Shen Xuan handed in the invitation and walked through the alley. He felt the air was cold, but he didn't know if it was a psychological effect or if it was already cold in the early hours of the morning.
This ghost market was really strange. The stalls were all lit by white candles, and there was no need for a table lamp. The atmosphere was inexplicably strange.
The stalls in the ghost market were a bit like the market in the countryside. They threw a piece of cloth on the ground, placed the ghost artifacts, lit candles, and waited for the buyers.
Shen Xuan and the little brother walked a few steps and saw the fat stall owner wearing a pig mask enthusiastically promoting his goods." Hey, brother, come and take a look. My ancestor cleaned the official kiln for Li Shimin. These are all my treasures. This is the three-colored female figurine, this is the three-colored lady, this is the three-colored horse, and this is the three-colored printed box..."
The fat stall owner introduced each item to the people who stopped in front of the stall enthusiastically. He could tell the origin of each item.
A girl wearing an ugly woman's mask was playing with a white jade fish in front of Fatty's stall.
This girl was the ugliest woman in the entire ghost market. The other women wore either cat masks or rabbit masks. There were also those with ears, which looked cute. This girl wore a mask that showed an ugly woman frowning.
For the time being, I'll call this girl Miss Dong Shi.
The fat man looked at Miss Dong Shi and exclaimed in admiration,""Beauty, you have such good taste! This was the White Jade Fish used by Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty!”
Miss Dong Shi put the white jade fish back on the stall and was about to leave when the fatty quickly called out,""Don't go, beautiful. Ah, listen to me. There's a record in 'The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao' that the Imperial Concubine suffers from heat in the summer and often has thirst in her lungs. Every day, she puts a jade fish in her mouth to nourish her lungs. You don't know, right? I'll explain it to you."
"Noble Consort Yang has a plump figure, so she is more afraid of the heat. Once summer comes, she will go crazy. When she is hot, she will use cold water. Cold water is not a solution. He will put a small fish in his mouth every day and use the cool jade to relieve the heat. This white jade fish is what Noble Consort Yang has swallowed. This thing is very expensive!”
Miss Dong Shi stood up and left after listening to half of the story.
The fat man quickly shouted,"Don't go, beautiful! 50,000!" I have an urgent matter at home. I'll sell it to you at a low price. It's cheap for you. 30,000! How about 30,000? Hey, hey, how much do you want to buy it for? Tell me, we can discuss it!”
The girl walked away without looking back. The fat stall owner wearing the Bajie mask was still shouting,""Beauty, come back. I see that you're fated. I'll sell it to you for 1,000 yuan!”
"Beauty, let me tell you, I'm the only one in the world who has this White Jade Fish. After this village, there won't be this shop. If you want to eat this steamed bun, there won't be this noodle!”
Shen Xuan could tell that the white jade fish was a fake at a glance. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anyone who would dare to sell fake goods in the ghost market hosted by the Lord Zeng. This fatty's guts were too much, just like…
Eh?
This person seemed to be Fatty!
Miss Dong Shi picked up a white jade fish from the stall next door and shook it at the fatty. She spoke strangely as if she was speaking in a low voice,"Two hundred."
Fatty remained silent and was deflated.
Shen Xuan felt that this fatty was a little interesting. The things poured out of the bucket were worth at least five million, yet he actually came to Lord Zeng's place to sell fakes.
He found it interesting and wanted to tease Fatty. He walked to Fatty's stall and said in a low voice,"Show me your invitation. I suspect that you didn't have an invitation.”
"Who are you? A monk lecturing a Taoist priest, you're quite a busybody.”Fatty said unhappily.
Shen Xuan continued to suppress his voice and reprimanded sternly,""I'm Lord Zeng's man. Hurry up and take out the invitation!”
Fatty was shocked when he heard this. He picked up the white jade fish and handed it to Shen Xuan." Big, big brother, this white jade fish is for you. This is Noble Consort Yang…Can you be magnanimous and let me go? I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child…"
It was obvious that the young man under the mask was sneering…Shen Xuan heard it.
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