Shopkeeper and God

On the side, two red rope pendants dangled, occasionally bumping into each other, twisting, and then separating immediately.Lu Xing always felt awkward, and after walking for a while, he put his hands together, walking two steps faster than Baochen.

This year, the ghost market in the city opened on July [-]th, at the foot of the West Mountain. A few years ago, Cang held the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in this land.On the day the ghost market opened, Cang issued a notice for this year.People in the city still have the memory of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in this place, so they are no strangers to it. Once the notice is issued, the idlers will not dare to approach this place, but it will save those troubles of trespassing by mistake.Lu Xing and Baochen walked this distance, and encountered many monsters, but not many humans.Some monsters were commissioned by Lu Xing in the past, and when they saw them now, they would inevitably exchange a few words. The eerie aura of this ghost city was dispelled by the enthusiasm of these monsters.

The letter did not specify the exact location of the store, so the two of them walked all the way and asked, but after a while they found the antique store called "Donggu".The storefront looks not small, with a classical atmosphere in the decoration. There is a plaque on it with the words "Donggu" written in italics. It also looked a little pitiful.

It stands to reason that antiques are liked by both monsters and humans, and there are no fakes in the antiques in the ghost market, and the money earned by experts is one of the most popular businesses.Lu Xing looked at the hustle and bustle on the street, then looked at the half of the store door, and thought: That female ghost's disturbance seems to be quite serious.Then he went to the shop, stopped by the door, knocked on the door, and said, "Is anyone there? I'm sorry, Lu Xing, the owner of Qixie, come here after receiving the letter..."

Once you stand at the door, you can see that the store has a large area. The glass display cabinets are like a long dragon and divide the store into three parts: one part is the entrance hall; the other part is obviously the rest area of ​​the store; There are some large antiques, and there are two five-story shelves on both sides of the store door, which are also layered with antiques.It looks like a lot of things, but there is no one in the store at the moment.

Lu Xing hesitated for a while, thinking that the store owner had gone out, but a door curtain behind the rest area moved, and a middle-aged man who looked to be in his 40s with a pleasant face squinted his eyes and poked his head out.His face was filled with exhaustion and vigilance. The moment he saw Lu Xing, his eyes lit up again, and he opened the curtain for a moment to greet the door, saying, "Oh, my lord, can you help me?" It's coming, it's coming, I'm really worried, Xiaosheng." When he walked to the door, he even flicked his long sleeves and was about to kowtow to Lu Xing.Lu Xing hastily helped him up, and said, "You're welcome, I'm here to handle business, you should tell me about the trouble you've encountered."

The middle-aged man was supported by Lu Xing, so he didn't salute anymore, he just nodded and said yes, but couldn't help but raised his hand to wipe off the sweat on his head, seeing that Lu Xing really didn't care about the rules, She led him to the rest area, didn't say much to Bao Chen who followed behind her, and let them sit on the best chair in the store.

Waiting for them to sit down, the middle-aged man wiped his sweat again, and turned his head to mutter about pouring tea for them.Before he picked up the teapot, he was reminded by Bao Chen, "Don't bother, he can't drink these", he was awakened in an instant, and he muttered "Yes, yes, yes, right", but the teapot in his hand was not taken Nor is it.Lu Xing smiled lightly, and said, "I can't drink it, so Baochen can drink it for me", the middle-aged man answered "Yes", poured two cups of tea and brought them over.

He put the tea on the coffee table, moved a chair and sat opposite, but raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead, the tired look on his face became heavier.Lu Xing asked, "Is it about the female ghost?"

When the middle-aged man was mentioned here, he nodded again and again, with a sad expression, and said: "Xiaosheng, I was born in hell, and now I am still haunted by a female ghost in the human world... Xiaosheng is really, what evil did Xiaosheng do in his previous life." He even raised his hand to wipe the corner of his eyes, looking quite sad.Lu Xing didn't comfort him either, but continued to ask, "How long has this happened?"

"Oh, it has appeared since the opening of the market." The middle-aged man regained his strength, "The business here has always been good, and it made a lot of money last year. Everyone discussed coming earlier this year, but they were afraid I bumped into the magpie fairies on Qixi Festival, so I set July [-]. Two days before the opening of the market, the business was really good, and a lot of sales were made, but gradually, they said that Xiaosheng was haunted by female ghosts. Clothes, floating around, can be scary. At first, only customers saw it, and several of them were scared away. Oh, Xiaosheng said at the beginning, everyone is a monster, what are you afraid of ghosts? As a result, in the next few days, Xiaosheng It was just a dream. I dreamed of a girl in a red dress, begging Xiaosheng all the time. I refused to agree to Xiaosheng, so she frightened Xiaosheng and wanted to beat Xiaosheng. Later, she chased Xiaosheng and beat him. Xiaosheng ran away in the dream For a long time, I was exhausted to death. At first Xiaosheng thought it was because the yang energy in the human world was too strong, so he rushed his head, but one day, Xiaosheng dreamed that the female ghost was chasing me again, and when I opened my eyes, I saw a female ghost Floating past Xiaosheng's eyes..."

He said, wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and continued anxiously and helplessly: "What should I do? The business can't be done. You said, if you tell Mr. Cang at this time, why are you looking for those demon masters?" Yes, isn’t there going to be trouble? Lord Cang won’t help Xiaosheng either. After thinking about it, Xiaosheng recalled hearing people from the Heavenly Court say that things in the world should be the same, so I wanted to try Xiaosheng. A business like Xiaosheng People, unlike those black and white impermanence who can walk around at will, I can only burn the letter to you, but I didn't expect you to receive it, you really came, Xiaosheng, I don't know how to thank you." He said and shook He was about to kowtow at his sleeves, so Lu Xing hurriedly helped him up and let him sit down. Thinking about the meaning of those words, he asked, "You said that female ghost asked you to help with something?"

"Yes, yes," the middle-aged man nodded repeatedly, "I seem to be... looking for someone... who... I can't remember Xiaosheng." He showed a distressed and self-blame look.

Lu Xing asked again: "Did you bring these things from the underworld?"

The middle-aged man replied: "To put it bluntly, there are more antiques in the world. The treasures of the underworld are all lost from the world. So although Xiaosheng brought them from the underworld, they are actually things from the world."

Lu Xing understood, and asked again: "Do you bring specific antiques every year?"

The middle-aged man said: "That's not it. Some things are sold this year, and new ones will be replaced next year. If they can't be sold this year, they will be sold again next year."

"That is to say, new antiques are introduced every year?"

"Yes yes yes... Well, my lord, is there something wrong with these antiques?" The middle-aged man couldn't help feeling nervous.Lu Xing smiled, looking quite kind, and said, "You can think about it, is there anything special among the antiques you bought this year?"

"Special..." After being reminded like this, the middle-aged man thought about it, and couldn't care less about wiping the sweat from his forehead.He looked around his antique shop, but frowned even tighter. Finally, he even stood up and walked around the glass showcases, looking at everything.Lu Xing didn't bother him, and followed him with his eyes, and then saw him standing still in front of the cabinet where the knives were displayed, with a light of sudden understanding in his eyes.

"It's a knife! It's a knife! Xiaosheng remembered it! That knife! The owner, wait for Xiaosheng, I'll get it right away", he said, and ran into the curtain behind the rest area in a hurry. Get a knife case.He quickly walked up to Lu Xing, removed the knife sheath, revealing the copper-inlaid wooden scabbard inside, and pulled it out forcefully, only to hear a "噗" sound, and the cold light of the knife seemed to be more gloomy and colder than the gloomyness of this ghost city .

"That's it, that's it." The middle-aged man carefully placed the knife on the coffee table, pointing and saying, "I got this knife from Xiaosheng more than ten years ago, and it was rusty back then. Xiaosheng also sold it for a year last year." An ancient knife, I thought of selling it this year after derusting it, the price must be better. My lord, you don’t know, this knife derusting is very smooth, you can see that the brightness of this knife is as good as a new one. Xiaosheng thought it must be I didn't care at the time that I could buy it at a good price, but when you say this...Xiaosheng, let me tell you this. When this knife was first harvested, it was like a rusty lump of iron. There is no way to save it in the bones, so I have been ignoring it."

Lu Xing looked at the knife while listening to the middle-aged man's eloquent introduction, finally nodded, raised his eyes and asked, "What kind of knife is this? When do you think it was made?"

The middle-aged man replied: "This knife looks like a Tang knife. According to the age of the Tang knife in the world, it was in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The blade has a gap, so it should be a real combat knife. And just look at the copper rust when I put it away... this knife At least 1000 years."

"It's really been a long time."Lu Xing laughed, but suddenly raised his hand and slammed it on the knife.I saw the blade tremble, and suddenly let out a roar-like blade sound, and the invisible sound waves left a tearing pain on the skin like a tangible weapon.The middle-aged man was frightened by the sound and couldn't stand up anymore. He took half a step back but tripped over the chair, so he could only collapse on the ground and dare not move.

Lu Xing still had a smile on his face, his expression unharmed.Baochen naturally knew what this sound meant, and just waited for Lu Xing's plan.The young shopkeeper thought for a moment before opening his mouth again, but he didn't look back at the middle-aged man who fell on the ground, and said, "My lord, do you know Qi Xie's rules?"

The middle-aged man has just recovered from the previous bang of the knife, and the sweat has not come yet