Chapter 471: Ghost Market

Ji Wushuang was a bit confused by Ghost Valley’s operation.

Just as he was thinking hard and couldn't figure out why, Qi Xiong’s group had already entered the core of Ghost Valley.

The entire Ghost Valley is a huge mountain range. The so-called outskirts are actually the entrance to the mountain range.

Only by truly entering the mountain range can one be considered to have arrived at Ghost Valley.

And in Ghost Valley, there is a Ghost Market where many evil spirits gather, just like a human city. It looks very prosperous, but only evil spirits are coming and going.

And the things they sell are different.

Besides heavenly treasures, the most common things to see are living humans, human blood, and things like that.

After all, for evil spirits, living humans are the best things in the world.

Walking in a ghost city closest to the outskirts, along the way, Ye Changqing and the others saw countless humans locked in cages, like pigs and dogs.

These humans included men and women, old and young, ordinary people with no cultivation, and cultivators.

Seeing Ye Changqing and the others, the surrounding evil spirits were stunned, but because Chen Wang and the others were there, they didn't dare to act rashly.

They just looked with curiosity, as if they were very confused about why humans would appear in Ghost Valley.

No, it should be, how could such awesome humans appear in Ghost Valley, and even be received by a Ghost King?

As for the people locked in cages, seeing Ye Changqing and the others who were also humans, they all stared with lifeless eyes. For them, it seemed they had long lost hope of living.

Only one woman, seeing Ye Changqing, called out hoarsely:

"Save my child..."

These four simple words were roared by the woman with all her might, but the result was only to invite a flurry of kicks and punches from the evil spirit nearby.

"Stop."

Without hesitation, Ye Changqing let out a loud shout and arrived beside the cage. Seeing this, the woman clutched tightly at the hem of Ye Changqing’s trousers, her eyes filled with pleading.

"Save... save..."

She struggled to open her mouth to speak, one hand pointing toward a small cage not far away, inside which a thin infant was currently sleeping soundly.

Perhaps it was because the child did not know the danger.

"Save the child, I beg you..."

"What are you shouting for? Shout again and I’ll kill you right now."

At this moment, the evil spirit nearby prepared to strike again, but was stopped by Ye Changqing.

"Human, this is not a place for you to act presumptuously."

Because the other party was with King Chen and the others, the evil spirit did not attack, but its attitude was extremely rude.

"I want everyone you have here."

"What?"

Ignoring the evil spirit’s attitude, Ye Changqing said coldly.

Hearing this, the evil spirit was stunned, and then began to sneer.

"You? Hah, you think you’re qualified to buy my goods? Get lost."

Blood-food wanting to buy blood-food—it was simply a joke.

Seeing this, Xu Jie, who was nearby, wouldn't stand for it. He rolled up his sleeves and walked over, cursing.

"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?"

"What did you say?"

"I said you’re looking for death."

He delivered a solid slap directly to the spirit's face. The evil spirit was stunned on the spot, feeling the burning pain on its face, and looked at Xu Jie before it with a mix of shock and suspicion.

Wait, I’m in Ghost Valley, right? I am, right?

I was actually hit by a human in Ghost Valley?

Then, it flew into a rage.

"You dare hit me?"

As it spoke, it lunged at Xu Jie, but the result was obvious: it was killed by Xu Jie on the spot.

Seeing a human actually dare to kill an evil spirit in Ghost Valley, the surrounding spirits wouldn't stand for it and wanted to swarm them.

Just then, Chen Wang shouted coldly.

"Stop."

"King Chen, what is this?"

"They are guests of the Ghost Emperor; you are not to act presumptuously."

Chen Wang gritted his teeth as he spoke. He also wanted to kill Qi Xiong and his group, but he couldn't. And why the hell did he have to protect them?

Perhaps unable to suppress his anger, King Chen looked coldly at Xu Jie and said.

"This is the only time. If you dare to act in Ghost Valley again, this King will..."

"Ancestor, I told you these evil spirits wouldn't keep their word. The Ghost Emperor must be lying to you. Let's go back; there's no need to negotiate."

It was supposed to be a cold threat, but before he could finish, Xu Jie had already spoken to Yu Bo.

Hearing this, King Chen’s eyes widened in fury, but he couldn't say a single word.

"You..."

Bullying ghosts too far—these despicable humans from the Dao One Sect were truly bullying ghosts too far.

Suppressing his temper, King Chen snorted and said nothing more.

However, after this commotion, the surrounding evil spirits dared not move recklessly. Guests of the Ghost Emperor—were they people they could afford to offend?

Although they didn't know what had happened, since even King Chen couldn't do anything about these people, what else could they do?

Although the evil spirits were unhappy, they gradually dispersed. Afterward, Ye Changqing opened the iron cages and released everyone in the shop.

Looking at these people with vacant eyes, Ye Changqing sighed softly.

It seemed that in any world, the ones who suffered were the people at the very bottom; it was just that the way it manifested was different.

And the Vast Earth World just made it more direct.

Ye Changqing was not some saint with universal compassion, but as he said, since he had encountered them, he would save them if he could. Not for anything else, just to have a clear conscience.

But now that they were saved, what would happen next?

Let them leave Ghost Valley on their own? That was clearly impossible.

There was no need to doubt it; the moment they left, these people would be captured again by evil spirits the very next second.

Relying on themselves, they had zero chance of leaving Ghost Valley safely.

As for sending them away, Ye Changqing didn't have the time.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Changqing turned to look at Zhang Tianzhen and said.

"Peak Master Zhang, can you lend me some teleportation array disks?"

"Hm? You brat, you don't mean..."

Hearing this, Zhang Tianzhen was stunned, then looked at Ye Changqing in shock.

Ye Changqing nodded, and seeing this, Zhang Tianzhen shook his head like a rattle-drum.

"No, no. How can you use teleportation array disks on these ordinary people? Although ordinary people can share one disk, this is still..."

He was joking; teleportation array disks were expensive. But before Zhang Tianzhen could finish, Ye Changqing spoke directly.

"One teleportation array disk for one day of home-cooked meals."

Hm???

The voice stopped abruptly. Zhang Tianzhen quickly calculated in his mind: three meals a day, so one disk meant three home-cooked meals.

His eyes lit up, but before he could reply, Qi Xiong and Hong Zun had already spoken first.

"Haha, Changqing kid, you should have said so earlier! I have some here. Come, come, take them. Are twenty enough?"

"Twenty? How stingy. Changqing kid, I have a hundred here. Take them."

The two scrambled to take teleportation array disks out of their spatial rings, handing them to Ye Changqing with excitement.

Home-cooked meals! One disk for three meals—where could you find such a good deal?

You had to know that to get a single home-cooked meal, Qi Xiong and Hong Zun had tried everything they could. Now that there was such a good opportunity, could they miss it?

Besides, at their cultivation level, teleportation array disks didn't have much meaning anymore. Trading them for home-cooked meals was a guaranteed profit.

"Changqing kid, I’ll just build a teleportation array for you right now."