Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 104 Ghost City
"Ha chirp~!"

A sneeze sounded, and a drenched scholar covered his body and shivered.

Although everyone was sent ashore by the Eight Great Kings before, avoiding the possibility of falling into the river and drowning, but after being drenched by the river water, and now the evening wind blows, these weak scholars who have no strength to restrain the chickens began to catch a cold, one by one. Sneezing.

It's not winter, it's just autumn. If it's winter, I'm afraid people will die.

"Let's go back to the city quickly. I was delayed for a while, and it's already very late." Li Xiuyuan looked at the sky and said immediately.

Zhu Yu twisted his wet clothes, looked at him and said, "Everyone here fell into the water, why is it that Brother Li didn't fall into the water? Even the maid beside him didn't fall into the river, I'm so envious."

Everyone on the boat was drenched, only Li Xiuyuan and his maidservants Xiaodie and Du Chunhua were fine.

And it was thanks to Li Xiuyuan that they were fine.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Maybe I was lucky, so the eight kings in the river temporarily rescued me, saving me from the danger of falling into the river."

"No, let's not talk about this, go back to the city quickly, I'm afraid the city gate will be closed if it's later." Wang Ping also said coldly.

"Yes, I almost forgot about closing the city gate." There were also scholars who slapped their heads and remembered.

"Quick, pack up and salute, let's go back to the city quickly."

If it was too late to go back, the few of them could only spend the night in the wilderness.

Everyone hastily cleaned up and saluted, ready to return to the city.

Li Xiuyuan naturally followed them back to the city, but when he was leaving, he thought of something, and took out a hundred or two hundred silver from the salute and handed it to the boatman.

"Boater, this time your boat sank into the river, which caused you a lot of losses. The 100 taels is my compensation for you. Please give the rest of the money to the boatman's family so that others will suffer less." loss."

"Well, how can this be done." The boatman said flattered, "How can I ask for this young master's money."

"We are more or less responsible for this matter. If it weren't for this trip, you would not have encountered such a thing. You can just accept the money." Li Xiuyuan put the money in the hands of the boat owner without saying much. Then he left quickly with the guards and the maidservants around him.

The boatman was stunned, and after a while he knelt down behind him and said, "Thank you benefactor."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly.

"Master, is there too much money?" On the way, Du Chunhua lowered her head and said softly.

I feel heartbroken for the generosity of my young master.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It's a little too much, but other people's losses are also great. Losing a life also ruined the livelihood of the boat family. When this happened, the two families were implicated. 100 taels was a lot for them, but for the Li family. It’s nothing to say, and we can’t just pat our butts like this and ignore everything.”

"They are the ones who take care of it. We just took a boat along the way, and it's not the young master's turn." Du Chunhua said.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "That's the reason, but they also kindly invited us to cross the river before, besides, they scholars have no money to pay, so we have to pay for it, it can be regarded as repaying the previous favor of crossing the river. "

Although all the families that can produce scholars are not poor, but not every scholar's family is a wealthy family. It is impossible for them to pay 100 taels for compensation.

Several scholars also saw that Li Xiuyuan lost money to the boatman, and they were a little embarrassed at this time.

Especially the leader Zhu Yu blushed a little.

After all, he organized this outing, so he is more or less responsible for what happened now.

He didn't say anything, but Li Xiuyuan helped him deal with the aftermath and compensate him, which made him feel very ashamed, and felt a little ashamed to face Li Xiuyuan.

Because of this matter, the crowd seldom spoke on the road, but kept their heads on their way.

However, these scholars were really weak, and they sneezed after being exposed to the river water. Knowing that it was too late and the city gate would be closed, they still stopped and walked at this time, resting their feet from time to time.

Li Xiuyuan, who was dragged down, could only accompany them.

If it wasn't because of moral difficulties, he really wanted to get rid of them and go back to the city alone.

With this delay, the sky darkened.

"No, rest your feet, I really can't walk anymore." Zhu Yu panted heavily, and couldn't help but stop.

The other scholars were not much better either, they all felt tired and tired, and just wanted to sit down and have a rest.

So far, Wang Ping's foot strength is not bad, and he hasn't been tired yet.

As for Li Xiuyuan, of course, there is no problem. He walked like flying along the way, and carried Xiaodie who was fainted from the fright before. If he hadn't waited for them, he would have entered the city by now.

"No way, rest again, didn't you rest before?" He said with a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

For the first time, I feel that this scholar is such a troublesome person.

"Brother Li, it's okay if you didn't fall into the water. We fell into the water and were blown by the cold wind, so we will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable." Zhu Yu said.

"Hey, look, there are bright lights, it looks like a night market, why don't we go to the night market to change into dry clothes, and hire a few carriages to take us back to the city."

Suddenly, the scholar named Zhong Qingxu pointed to the not far away and said pleasantly.

night market?

Is there a night market near Guobeicheng?
Li Xiuyuan looked in the direction he pointed, and there was indeed no reason why there were lanterns and fires in the mountains and forests, but he couldn't see any appearance of a night market.

At that time, there were a few vague figures floating in that direction.

"Chunhua, what did you see there?" Li Xiuyuan frowned and pointed in that direction.

Du Chunhua glanced at it, and replied softly: "Master, there is indeed a night market there, it is very lively, there are many lanterns, pavements, this city is a city, much more lively than the village, and there is a night market just at night .”

When Li Xiuyuan heard what Du Chunhua said, his heart shuddered immediately.

What you see is so different from what they see.

There is no doubt that there is a problem with the so-called night market, because my eyes are not deceived by illusions, and what I see is what I see, but the eyes of ordinary people are deceived, so what I see is often not necessarily true.

The night market in their eyes is probably not a night market, but a ghost market.

A market where wild ghosts gather.

"Let's go, it's getting late tonight, so let's go there for a stroll, and we'll go back to the city tomorrow morning."

Zhu Yu was delighted when he saw the night market there. He just walked for a while and was tired.

"Let's go together, let's go together." Several exhausted scholars hurriedly echoed.

Li Xiuyuan thought for a while, and persuaded; "There is a night market in this wilderness, I'm afraid there may be a problem, everyone should not go, and hurry back to the city as soon as possible."

"Brother Li, you are too careful. This is not far from the city. It is strange that there is a night market here. Now that we have met, why don't you go with us, brother Li, so that we can have a good time. .” Zhu Yu said.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "I have something to do back in the city, so I won't go with you."

Although he is not afraid of ghosts, there is no need to be bored enough to accompany these scholars to visit the ghost market.

He couldn't see the market in his eyes, but only saw the forest, ghost fire, and ghost shadows.

How can a normal person drill into that kind of place?
"Since Brother Li still has something to do, we won't force the invitation, so we will part ways and visit Brother Li another day when we return to the city," Zhu Yu said.

"Alright, everyone, be careful." Li Xiuyuan said, "However, I still want to remind everyone that it is unlikely that there will be a market in the mountains. I think there is a greater chance of a ghost market."

"Ghost market?" Everyone froze for a moment.

Immediately, a scholar laughed and said, "Brother Li has read too many books about gods and ghosts. If there really is a ghost market, I really want to see what the ghost market looks like."

"Ghost market? Interesting, interesting, I've never seen a ghost market, so I just went to see it." Zhu Yu also looked very interested.

"Go together, go together." The other scholars also said.

Looking at it, there is a bit of a bold taste in it.

Li Xiuyuan was laughed at after some persuasion, he couldn't help shaking his head, and said: "Everyone bid farewell."

After finishing speaking, he did not continue to do such thankless things, and left with the guard maid.

I have already pointed out that it is a ghost market, and I still want to go, it is really Yumu's head.

But he hadn't gone far when suddenly Wang Ping chased after him: "Brother Li, wait, wait for me."

"Wang Ping, didn't you go to the market with them? Why did you come back?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Wang Ping looked around at this time, and said with a low voice: "Brother Li, tell me honestly, is that place really a ghost market?"

"Nine times out of ten, even if it's not a ghost market, it's a gathering of wild ghosts. It's not a good place anyway."

Li Xiuyuan said: "If you don't want to roll in the mud like last time, it's best not to go."

Wang Ping was startled, and couldn't help but think of the shedding evil spirit he met in the abandoned inn that day, and shuddered all over his body.

"Brother Wang, what are you doing? Come here quickly, don't make us wait." Zhu Yu's voice sounded from behind,
"I, I suddenly heard something urgent, no, I won't go." Wang Ping replied hastily.

Now that he heard that it was a ghost market, he dared not go there.

(End of this chapter)