N-A-A Chapter 95 The Peddler
Chapter 95 The Peddler
"I'll follow you; we can't let this situation continue to worsen," Cao Yang said.
"Okay, but aren't you going to explain why the surrounding environment has changed?" Sun Rui nodded and then gestured for everyone to look around.
The streets were completely deserted, and even the surrounding shops were silent.
The neon lights at the entrance of a barbershop not far away also seemed to short-circuit, starting to crackle.
"Is this a vengeful ghost coming to find us?" Zhao Lei looked around warily.
"No, it's my own fault, it will be resolved soon," Cao Yang said.
He shouldn't have been in Dajing City at this time, but he came back to track down Zhao Kaiming.
Ring ring~ Ring ring...
The sound of wind chimes could be heard in the otherwise silent environment.
It was as if a cool breeze was constantly blowing the wind chimes.
The gust of wind blew against the back of everyone's necks, giving them goosebumps.
Yang Jian was the first to discover the situation.
The ghost eye that was originally on the back of his head suddenly opened and looked towards the end of the street.
However, his ghost eyes didn't see anything, but he could sense that a fierce ghost was rapidly approaching.
"Here it is." Cao Yang took out a gold box from his pocket.
It was at this moment that the vengeful ghost finally appeared.
The vengeful ghost carried a carrying pole on its shoulders, with wooden boxes hanging on both sides. It wore a blue cloth and gray clothes, and its skin and flesh seemed to be stuck to its bones, resembling a dried-up corpse.
The sound they had heard earlier was from the wind chimes hanging on the wooden box.
He was dressed exactly like a peddler from the Republican era.
However, no one could clearly see the peddler's appearance; his face was tightly wrapped in a black cloth, and only a faint outline of his face could be discerned.
When Sun Rui heard the sound of the wind chimes, he knew it was the peddler that Cao Yang had met.
"Should we make a move? This thing is dangerous," Yang Jian said.
"It's not necessary for now. This thing isn't harmful at the moment," Cao Yang advised. "It's a ghost I encountered when I was in charge of handling paranormal events. It appears around me every now and then."
"What is it trying to do?"
"We acquired the vengeful ghost I imprisoned. As you can see, it really does appear to be a peddler," Cao Yang said.
"A deal?" Yang Jian asked instinctively.
This is very similar to Ghost Chef; both involve trading. The difference is that Cao Yang is trading a vengeful ghost.
Ghost Chef's transactions are more extensive.
Cao Yang nodded: "Of course, not all vengeful ghosts can be traded. He has a list, and you can only trade with the vengeful ghosts on that list."
He left one thing unsaid: a transaction had to be completed periodically, or he himself would become the vengeful ghost's cargo.
This is a flaw of mine, and I cannot reveal this secret.
"So you've already found the corresponding vengeful ghost?" Sun Rui asked.
"That's right." Cao Yang nodded.
Soon, the peddler walked up to the group.
Cao Yang stepped forward and opened the gold box in his hand, which was filled with yellow mud.
The group only glanced at it, but they could see that there was actually a face on the yellow clay inside the box.
However, it had no body, seemingly because Cao Yang used supernatural powers to break its body apart when he imprisoned it.
Cao Yang poured all the yellow mud from the box in front of the peddler.
At this moment, the yellow clay seemed to sense Cao Yang's presence and began to slowly coalesce into a small figure.
Just as it was about to take shape, a withered hand grasped the strange yellow clay.
The soil that had originally intended to attack Cao Yang suddenly became still, as if it had turned into an ordinary lump of yellow mud.
After grabbing the little figure made of yellow clay, the peddler turned his neck slightly to examine the object in his hand.
It was as if they were inspecting the goods.
Soon, the peddler seemed to have confirmed that this was the vengeful ghost of the transaction, and then opened a corner of the wooden box next to him and stuffed the little man inside.
The darkness inside was very intense, as could be seen from the open corner. Once the little man went in, he vanished without a trace and never made a sound again.
Cao Yang remained standing in the same spot, waiting for this "payment".
The peddler opened another wooden box, reached in withered hands, and took out a strangely shaped porcelain piece.
The porcelain was only the size of a palm, and its surface was very rough, as if the maker was not skilled.
The glaze is reddish-green, which looks somewhat eerie.
The whole thing looks like a baby in swaddling clothes, curled up.
Cao Yang stepped forward and took the porcelain from the peddler's hand. As soon as he touched it, he felt a peculiar chill.
There was a note under the porcelain, but Cao Yang hadn't had a chance to look at it yet.
A faint, eerie sound came from an unknown direction, sending chills down one's spine.
"Payment settled!"
Meanwhile, the peddler, carrying his wares, headed back the way he came, the sound of wind chimes fading into the distance until it disappeared at the end of the road.
"It really is a strange thing. If I'm not mistaken, that wooden box of its should have the ability to suppress vengeful ghosts," Yang Jian said.
"I don't know either, but after each transaction, he would put the vengeful ghost into that box, and then nothing would happen," Cao Yang said, turning around.
There was still some excitement in his eyes; he had taken out the note and looked at it while the peddler had left.
The inscription on it describes the purpose of this strange porcelain piece.
Users only need to drip a drop of their own blood on it, and after death, they can restart to an hour earlier.
Of course, users can also manually crush it to restore their original state.
"Does this thing look like a baby, signifying rebirth, or a restart?" Cao Yang wondered to himself.
He now has another supernatural item that can save his life, which further increases his chances of surviving the supernatural events in Dajing City.
"Alright, now that your matter is resolved, let's head to headquarters as soon as possible," Sun Rui said.
"Okay, drive my car. My car has access to headquarters, which will make things more convenient," Cao Yang said.
Everyone nodded and then got into Cao Yang's car, which was parked by the roadside.
Cao Yang drove here this time, mainly because unlike Yang Jian and Sun Rui, he doesn't possess a vengeful ghost that can crash, so he can't frequently use supernatural powers.
Therefore, he usually chooses to travel by car.
But don't underestimate Cao Yang. He has the curse of a peddler, making it difficult for him to die from the resurrection of a vengeful ghost. If it really comes down to a fight, he can be extremely dangerous.
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"I didn't expect even Li Jun to leave Dajing City with Wang Xiaoming ahead of schedule. It seems the situation here is really dangerous," Cao Yang said as he drove.
Along the way, Sun Rui explained to him some of the details he had learned so far.
"There's no other way. Li Jun's duty is to protect Wang Xiaoming, which is why he took Wang Xiaoming away from Dajing City. Otherwise, given his personality, he would rather risk the resurrection of a vengeful ghost than give up Dajing City," Sun Rui said.
"That's true. Hopefully they can find some capable helpers. Of course, they shouldn't call that madman." Cao Yang rubbed his nose.
The madman he was referring to was Ye Zhen.