Chapter 54
54 Entering the Ghost Market
Gu Man had been troubled by something recently. She had heard that Han City had a ghost market, but she did not know the exact location.
The ghost market only formed after midnight and dispersed before dawn, like a puff of smoke.
Unlike the market in the day, the ghost market was not organized or managed by anyone. The information about it would not be so easily leaked.
Many ordinary people did not even know about the existence of the ghost market, so they would not know the exact location without a certain connection.
Gu Man hesitated to ask Xiang Yin, but to be honest, she did not want others to know that she wanted to go to the ghost market.
In the end, Gu Man decided to go online to see if she could find any clues. Gu Man did not believe that she wouldn’t be able to find information about a ghost market as a hacker.
After more than an hour of searching, she finally found some clues in some news about antiques.
There was a piece of news last month that said that an antique that was being auctioned was actually a fake. After some investigation, they found out that this antique was actually from the ghost market.
The origins of things in the ghost market were usually a little strange. Whether the treasures found at the ghost market’s stalls were fake or not depended on one’s own knowledge. Moreover, one could not reason with them even if they bought fake goods. They could only blame themselves for being unlucky.
In the ghost market, it was important not to ask where the goods came from. It only depended on whether one knew how to appraise them.
The news ended with an interview with the buyer. The buyer said that it was bought in the ancient city.
Ancient city?
The ancient city of Han City was in the east of the city. It was a ruin left behind by the previous dynasty, called Huang City.
It had alleys, deep houses, and ancient temples, it was indeed the ideal place for a ghost market.
The Gu family’s house was more than thirty kilometers away from Huang City. She did not have a car, and it was difficult for her to take a taxi at night. It was really inconvenient for her to travel, so Gu Man planned to arrive early. If she shopped until it was too late and could not get a taxi, she would stay there and find a hotel to sleep in. Anyway, the Gu family did not care about her. Even if she did not go home, no one would know.
Gu Man arrived at Huang City according to the plan. During the day, Huang City was filled with traces of the ancient city. The antiques in all kinds of small exhibitions were exquisite, and the temple fair was also very lively.
Gu Man sighed. She had never experienced such excitement in her previous life. She did not expect to have been able to enjoy it in this life.
When the sun set, the people outside gradually dispersed. Gu Man also found a cafe and drank coffee while waiting for the ghost market to open.
As the night deepened and the crowd gradually left, the lively Huang City finally quietened down.
As soon as the ancient city quietened down, the atmosphere became a little strange and eerie.
Gu Man could sense that there were many unclean things in this city.
The cafe closed at half past eleven. Only the dim yellow lights of the Changming Palace were still on, guiding the way for those walking at night.
She still had to wait half an hour!
Gu Man sat at a small table outside the cafe and looked at the pedestrians who were returning late.
Finally, as the time approached, the number of people on the street gradually increased. The people who came occupied the space at will, and the things they displayed were indiscriminate.
Shortly after midnight, the long street was filled with goods.
The stall owners did not shout or talk about the goods. In front of each stall, there was only a lantern and it was extremely dark. The people who bought the items would not make a loud noise. They were secretive, so even if someone watched from the side, they would not know what they had traded.
Therefore, the entire ghost market seemed to be in a daze. There were many people, but it was not noisy. If the people shopping in the ghost market took a fancy to the goods, they would negotiate in a low voice and they behaved very sneakily.
Some of them were spread out in the old mansions, making it even more mysterious and strange. However, these were mostly underground businesses that only people who knew about them dared to step into.
Gu Man walked around and roughly understood. Walking around the ghost market really depended on experience. Every transaction had its unique connections and secret codes.
It was all underground transactions. The wooden spear at the stall was only a decoy. Only those who understood knew what they were actually selling.
Gu Man shuttled through the dim lights. Her target this time was a gold sarira from the Goldwater Mountain of the Northern Kingdom. This was the information she had obtained from some encrypted websites.
This sarira was very similar to the one she carried in her previous life. Both of them were helpful to her cultivation. She was still wondering if it was the same one.
This was because after she familiarized herself with the current world map, she realized that the Golden Water Mountain in the north was very geographically compatible with the mountain where she lived in her previous life.
However, this gold sarira was a unique treasure in this world. It was not easy to find. Entering the ghost market to search for treasures required experience and luck.