Chapter 482

Even so dangerous, those ghosts were unwilling to leave, constantly wandering through the Gui Shi, pressing against door cracks to look inside, occasionally squeezing into hidden corners, as if searching for something.

My heart shuddered.

It turned out that after the Gui Shi's main gate closed, the scene inside was like this.

If anyone lingered in the Gui Shi… the consequences would be unthinkable.

Leaving aside whether one could escape the heavenly thunder and lightning, even if one temporarily found shelter, it would be hard to evade these yin spirits' search and attack over the next month.

I kept walking while watching.

Strangely, those yin spirits were clearly weaving past us nearby, yet seemed unable to see us.

A bolt of lightning struck beside my foot, spraying sparks; I instinctively dodged, and saw that where the sparks hit my black cloak, the color had faded considerably.

And the Golden Light of the long object I held seemed to have dimmed as well.

It turned out the cloak and the golden long object concealed our forms, helping us block the heavenly thunder and lightning.

Obviously, both items are consumables; with time, their effectiveness will eventually vanish completely.

So Lao San kept urging me.

I immediately tightened my cloak and strode westward.

As we neared the riverbank, the black cloak had turned pale, the golden light of the long object grew weak, and Lao San suddenly warned: 'Boss, dodge, quick!'

Lao San said, already rushing to the side, he pressed himself against a wall, curling into a ball, head lowered, like a quail hiding from a hawk.

I followed suit, quickly ducking beside him, also trying to curl my body to lower my presence.

Even my breathing grew light.

Soon after, I heard orderly footsteps, and a Yin Cold Qi drifted slowly over the street ahead of us.

I knew those footsteps and the strong Yin Cold Qi too well: it was a yin soldier troop!

I did not lift my head to look.

A yin soldier troop able to appear in the Gui Shi could be judged by this Yin Cold Qi as being far stronger than those in the Zhu Pan River.

Ordinary people, if they happen to see a yin soldier troop passing by, even if they save their lives, will surely fall seriously ill afterward.

Now that I have cultivated Xiūwéi, though not so helpless, I still had to act cautiously, waiting until the footsteps passed our position before secretly glancing over.

Upon looking, I was greatly startled.

This yin soldier troop wore heavy armor in black-and-gold, with a black flame emblem on both weapons and armor.

From their attire it was clear these yin soldiers were not ordinary; in other words, they should have an 'organization'.

After the yin soldier troop had gone far, our cloaks had already disappeared.

The golden long object in my hand had also lost its luster, turning into a dull black lump, devoid of vitality.

'It's useless, throw it away.'

Lao San said, stood up, drew his long sword, and in an instant a flash of blade split a wisp of soul into two halves.

Without the protection of the cloak and the long object, we were completely exposed, every second in the Gui Shi extremely perilous.

Fortunately we had reached the riverbank; I dove into the river and swiftly swam toward the Yin Dang Hang.

When I stood at the mouth of the alley where Yin Dang Hang was located, I sensed something was off.

This alley was always filled with mist, white and hazy, obscuring vision.

But now the mist in the alley was black, thick as undissolved ink.

I lifted the black cloth covering the Soul-guiding Lamp and stepped slowly into the black mist.

The alley was too quiet; at first I could only hear my own footsteps.

Until I neared Yin Dang Hang, when suddenly unfamiliar voices came from ahead, as if discussing something.

Human voices?

I strode forward, stepped onto the stairs of Yin Dang Hang's gate, and upon looking into the open doorway, I froze in place.

Inside Yin Dang Hang were packed full of people.

No, that is not accurate.

Because only one of those queuing at the counter windows was human; the rest were mostly ghosts, and there were even two strange creatures…

Each counter window had a clerk seated, patiently communicating with the patron standing before the window, appearing very professional.

Yu Nian had been sent into Yin Dang Hang on the fifteenth night; only a few days had passed, yet the entire Yin Dang Hang had revived.

These clerks did not all appear human.

How did Yu Nian, in such a short time, obtain these clerks from somewhere?

I looked around but did not see Yu Nian.

Just then, Lao San returned.

He directly led me upstairs to the second floor.

Going up the wooden stairs on the south side, turning the corner there was a long corridor; Lao San raised his hand and knocked on the first room door, and Yu Nian's voice came from inside: 'Please come in.'

Lao San pushed open the door but did not enter; instead he gestured for me to go in, then went downstairs.

I stood in the hallway, not entering the room right away, but pricked up my ears to listen carefully.

Indeed, I heard the sound of gears turning on the second floor.

Yu Nian turned her head to look outward.

She spotted me at once and exclaimed delightedly, 'Xiao Jiu, has this journey been smooth? I thought it would be delayed a bit.'

She strode over, took my hand, and led me into the room.

This is an office, not large, with only a long table placed inside; behind the table is an entire wall of display shelves holding various-sized boxes of different materials, most of them locked.

On the long table lay brush, ink, paper, and inkstone; beneath it is a vertical row of drawers, somewhat like the layout of our Dang Pu counter.

I placed the redwood small coffin on the long table and said, 'Sister, this is what you want; shall we trade here, or go queue downstairs at the counter?'

Just give it to me.

Yu Nian picked up the red wood small coffin and placed it directly on the antique shelf behind.

I asked, "Aren't you going to open it and check?"

"No need." Yu Nian tapped her own eyes and said, "Even without opening it, I know what's inside; I can sense the aura."

It seems this pair of Buddha Eyes has seen new development in this Yin Dang Hang.

Seeing Yu Nian's good complexion and a smile on her face, I sincerely felt happy for her.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, I asked, "Sis, that entrusted spirit notice you left specially at the Funeral Shop, right?"

"Yes." Yu Nian said, "You promised me you'd definitely come back to the Funeral Shop to help me, so I wanted to contact you this way; I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly, Xiao Jiu. What's happened outside, right?"

Yu Nian is too perceptive.

Only when something major happens do I have a chance to obtain this red wood small coffin and the cinnabar spirit bone inside.

Yet this also puzzles me: "Sis, since you can place the entrusted spirit notice at the Funeral Shop, that means you should be free to come and go, right? Haven't you heard any rumors?"