Text Chapter 1408: Ghost Market (Part 2)

Zhan Ruyi and his two followers were still in a daze in the store, not understanding what was going on. The smell of blood began to hit their nostrils. The three of them woke up and left quickly to avoid harming Chi Yu.

After catching up with Miao Yi, Zhan Ruyi sent a message and asked: "Why kill him?"

"A mere black market guy dared to blackmail the Emperor's Guards." Miao Yi snorted.

Zhan Ruyi: "Aren't you afraid of something happening?"

Little did they know that Miao Yi just wanted to cause trouble. The young guy didn't know what he was doing, so he came here by the way. He didn't want to die for the Heavenly Court. What kind of ghost mission would he be willing to come to this damn place to perform? If he caused trouble and exposed his identity, he just happened to go back home. What's wrong with him? If he hadn't made it too obvious for Heaven to see that he was resisting this mission, it wouldn't have been as simple as killing a boy, but directly destroying the shop.

So Miao Yi said disapprovingly: "If anything happens, if it doesn't work, I will reveal my identity and see who dares to act openly."

Zhan Ruyi was speechless, and looked back at the deserted street. There was a clerk sitting in the shop. I guess that shop didn't expect anyone to do something to a clerk who was of little use, right?

After walking through several streets and avoiding the possibility of direct suspects, the group of people flew into the air and flew twenty miles away. They quickly found the signboard of 'There is an Inn' and landed at the door of the inn. Went in.

There was also a lazy waiter sitting in front of the counter. Yang Zhaoqing walked up and knocked on the counter three times, "Is there only one inn here?"

The waiter immediately cheered up and replied, "One room can also be transformed into many rooms."

The codes matched, and Yang Zhaoqing pushed a jade tablet over.

After the clerk picked up the jade sign and inspected it, he stood up and nodded, walked to the side door and opened the curtain, "Guys, please follow me."

Several people followed. Walking along the corridor to the innermost guest room, the clerk pushed the door open. It was not a room, but a step deep into the ground. After repeatedly zigzagging down the steps for several feet, I came across a fork in the road. I turned left and then continued deeper.

There were two monks guarding the intersection. The man sent a message to one of them, handed over the jade certificate, and then said goodbye and returned.

"Follow me!" A man took over and led him to turn left. However, another monk stopped Yang Zhaoqing and other followers, "Only the two of them can go over. You guys wait here."

Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi looked back and nodded to Yan Xiu and others, signaling to wait.

The two followed the leader and passed through another room and then came to the innermost room. The leader knocked on the door.

A faint voice came from inside, "Come in."

Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi looked at each other and felt that the voice sounded familiar.

The leader had already opened the door and invited the two of them in. The door was closed again.

When the two of them entered the door, they were stunned at the same time. There was a person standing in the room. It was none other than the white-faced scholar whom I met before.

The white-faced scholar took off his hat, pulled off the disguise on his face, and took off his Confucian shirt, revealing a gray robe underneath. He smiled at the two men and cupped his hands and said: "Commander Zhan, Commander Niu, I am exactly Gu Duogui, the owner of "There is an Inn."

Zhan Ruyi frowned and said, "Since you are the shopkeeper, why go through such a big detour?"

"There are so many people around you. In a place like this, the fewer people who know my true identity, the better. I hope that I can avoid any abruptness, and I also hope that you two can keep your identity secret as much as possible." Gu Duogui explained with a smile. After a while, he immediately extended his hand and said: "Two commanders, please take a seat."

Miao Yi and the two sat down, and Gu Duogui poured tea for them personally.

Zhan Ruyi: "Tell me, what is the mission for us from above?"

Gu Duogui put down the teapot and sat down. "Speaking of which, this matter may have something to do with you two. You two were also involved in the Confused Star Sea incident. The matter of the nine million broken magic bows has caused quite a stir in the black market. Many forces are involved. Coveting that batch of equipment, the Supervisory Right Department is now ordered to investigate the matter, hoping to find clues to find Bai Fenghuang. However, the Supervisory Right Department's manpower is limited, and it is impossible to devote all its resources to this matter. The left governor sent troops to assist."

Monitor the right? Miao Yi had a toothache when he thought of that cold-faced judge. Why was he chosen? Is there any reason behind this? He asked: "We, the people in the Zuo Supervisory Guard, don't know how to investigate cases. What are we laymen like us doing here?"

Gu Duogui smiled and said: "I said it was to assist, not to ask you two to investigate the case. The specific investigation is still done by the Supervisory Right Department, but the right department has limited manpower. Your duty is to follow the Supervisory Right Department and find suspicious targets. When it is necessary to follow up, the two men will be on top. If there is any situation, the two men will immediately notify the people on the right to dispatch. If the manpower is not enough, it may be necessary for the two men to supplement it. "

So that’s it! Miao Yi relaxed a little. His main task was to keep track, not to kill, so the risk factor was much smaller.

Zhan Ruyi glanced at Miao Yi and asked, "Why are we sending two of our troops to help?"

Gu Duogui shook his head: "Then I don't know. This is the meaning above."

He really didn't know the reason. To be honest, the matter between Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi was in a turmoil. He had also heard about it here, and he couldn't understand why the superiors sent this pair of enemies.

Actually, the reason why the people from the left guard were transferred to assist is very simple. Someone at the top of the Heavenly Court is also thinking about these broken magic bows. There are not enough people to monitor the right department, and people from local forces are afraid to use them. So they use the Guards. The person is more suitable.

The reason why Miao Yi was selected to participate was entirely the result of Gao Guan personally recommending the general in front of the Qing Lord. The reason is also very simple. Miao Yi has almost offended all the senior officials in Heaven. Gao Guan feels more at ease with Miao Yi.

This reason is indeed reasonable. After all, the water in the Guards is not so clear that you can see the bottom. The woods are big and there may be any kind of birds. No one can guarantee whether the big boss of heaven has infiltrated the Guards, so let Miao It was indeed more appropriate for Yi to assist in this matter. Qingzhu readily agreed, and only then did Miao Yi participate. However, Qingzhu appointed another person, Zhan Ruyi. Qingzhu Zhan Ruyi also came to participate in this mission. Gao Guan was opposed to this, fearing that Zhan Ruyi would reveal his spy on the right department in the ghost market due to background reasons, but Qingzhu insisted on doing so, and Gao Guan had no choice but to figure it out, knowing that Zhan Ruyi It was Ying Jiuguang's granddaughter who asked her to participate in this matter. I don't know what Qingzhu's plan was.

In short, this is the situation behind the scenes. Gu Duogui's level is not much higher, so how could he know about such things.

Now that the general mission is clear, Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi feel confident.

Before leaving, Miao Yi asked one more question, "When will this mission end? We can't let the 100,000 people under our command remain leaderless."

Gu Duogui shook his head again, "I don't know about this. It probably depends on the progress of the mission. But don't worry, Zuo Duwei will definitely make proper arrangements and won't let you have any worries."

Zhan Ruyi: "When will we start executing it?"

Gu Duogui: "Don't worry, you guys don't seem to be familiar with this place. I'll give you half a month to get acquainted with the situation in the ghost market. By the way, I'll arrange my men in the ghost market. The most appropriate arrangement is in the ghost market." People can be quickly dispatched to follow in any area of ​​the city, so your troops need to be familiar with the route of the ghost city as soon as possible. There will naturally be a task for you when the time comes. But there is one thing you must remember, and you must explain this. This mission must be kept confidential.”

After some inquiries and explanations, it was found that although this was an inn, Gu Duogui did not agree with the two of them living here. He was afraid that if something happened, they would get involved with each other, so he asked the two to find an inn in another place to stay, indicating that the mission was important. Accommodation expenses are reimbursed by Heavenly Court.

However, Gu Duogui gave them a batch of maps of the ghost market.

Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi left the room, led Yan Xiu and others out and continued walking down.

While walking down the stairs, Miao Yi couldn't help but touch the wall dug underground and found that it was actually an associated ore body of the crystal coin mine. The wall was faintly glowing with star sand fluorescence, and even the lighting fixtures were no longer needed. .

The inn was tens of feet deep underground. After several people walked out of the underground door of the inn, they felt as if they had entered another world.

What is a ghost market? A shady market. The market buried deep in the ground is indeed called a ghost market.

There were men and women on the street, people coming and going, and it was very lively, but most of them were disguised or wearing masks. It seemed that no one wanted to show their true colors here, and the same was true for Miao Yi and others.

The street is only ten feet high from the top. I'm afraid it's really not suitable for flying here. The streets with twists and turns have not been planned in an orderly manner. Zhan Ruyi raised his head and looked at the dome that was glowing with stardust and fluorescent light, and said via voice transmission: "If you guessed correctly, this ghost market should have been excavated on the basis of 'dead mines'."

Miao Yi nodded in agreement.

What is called "dead mine" refers to a mine that has been hollowed out, or a mine that only has associated mines but no main mineral materials. The streets of the ghost city in front of us are so quiet that it does not look like they have experienced large-scale mining. Apparently it was the latter among the dead mines. It was born without crystal coins, so it was mined and used as an underground trading market.

There is also an advantage to using the associated ore body of the Jingcoin Mine to excavate such a place. Miao Yi has personally tested this kind of associated ore. It has a natural ability to unload force and has strong resistance to attacks. Similar to underground buildings, even if it encounters a fight, it will not be easy. If it is damaged, the area affected by the damage will not be too large.

Although there is natural fluorescent lighting, the light is not bright and natural. Many shops still have lanterns of various colors hanging at the door, and there are also lights shining inside the shops. Combined with the fluorescent stars and sand, this underground world has a unique style.

A few people were walking on the street, looking around while taking note of the route, occasionally crossing a bridge and passing a river. This ghost market not only has winding roads, but also underground rivers, which can be used for boats. They are fed by water pouring from certain places on the dome. Because there is a river above, many merchants directly guide the river water on the ground down. Enter the shop to use. (To be continued.)