doitstory Chapter 554 Ghosts
Chapter 554 Ghosts
Chapter 554 Ghosts
Wei Xi understood the amazing effects of competition early on; it was a magic bullet that could turn the rotten into the miraculous, and a clever trick to outsource dog poop.
At least two girls, whose lives had taken a dramatic turn in just half a day, listened intently and eagerly expressed their determination to go through fire and water for the hero.
Wei Xi wanted the desired effect, and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, do you two know where the slave trader is taking you?"
“Huichunlou,” the oval-faced girl spoke clearly, “is a place that sells smiles.”
Wei Xi raised an eyebrow, pressing the short knife against the slave trader's neck. "Do you still remember how to get to the brokerage firm?"
The two girls looked at each other, clearly not understanding why Wei Xi was asking this.
"What do you want to know?"
The question was asked by another girl, her oval face lowered, her fingers clenched tightly.
Wei Xi swiftly delivered a chop to the oval-faced girl, causing her to faint and collapse to the ground.
“She’s very thoughtful; you can’t compare to her in that respect,” Wei Xi whispered to the clearly frightened girl. “You really are a silly girl; you dare to ask anything.”
With a "plop," the remaining girl kowtowed seven or eight times to Wei Xilian.
"Young hero! Spare me! I'll do whatever you say! Please don't let me live!"
Taking advantage of the short time, Wei Xi thoroughly searched the slave trader and found a simple waist token before stopping.
“Get up when you’ve had enough of kowtowing,” Wei Xi glanced at the fading sky and realized that time was passing strangely in Hulu Town. He said impatiently, “I guess you know how to get to the brokerage firm. Lead the way.”
This young girl was naturally naive; otherwise, she wouldn't have foolishly asked Wei Xi about her purpose. Now, she was so frightened she was completely flustered, only focusing on leading the way, not daring to ask another question.
Wei Xi valued this aspect of her, so he didn't ask her any further questions on the way.
The terrified girl moved with incredible speed, bringing the runaway slave to the vicinity of the brokerage firm in less than a quarter of an hour. To be on the safe side, Wei Xi only allowed her to point out the brokerage firm's entrance to him, and did not allow the runaway slave to enter the firm again.
Having confirmed the location of the brokerage firm, Wei Xi took out four pieces of silver and handed them to the little girl.
"Go and save your own life, and don't let me see you in Hulu Town."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing these words, the girl's face turned ashen, and she trembled as if about to kneel down again.
"Stop right there!" Wei Xi's voice was low but his tone was fierce. "Are you trying to cling to me?"
"This servant dares not! But there are ghosts outside the city, how can this servant leave Hulu Town?"
"That's your own business," Wei Xi said nonchalantly. "If you keep nagging, I'll throw you into the brokerage!"
"Young hero! I really didn't lie to you! I'm from Jinxia Pass, and if I can't leave the city, I'll be discovered sooner or later!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Xi's brow twitched slightly. He looked around and led the person into a nearby dark alley.
"You hid so well, how could you have been discovered?"
The little girl, unsuspecting, said in a panic, "Several towns nearby have this rule: people not recognized by the county government are driven out of town after dark to be eaten by ghosts!"
"I am from Jinxiakou. I was abducted and sold into slavery in Huluzhen. I only managed to avoid being driven away by hiding under the eaves of my master's house. But now, there is truly nowhere to hide!"
Is Jinxiakou far from here?
"Jinxia Pass is south of Hulu Town, not far at all. I've heard there's a small town northeast of Hulu Town, smaller than this one, and it's been badly ravaged by ghosts." "As for anything else, I'm young and inexperienced, I really don't know!"
Having figured out the exact location of Jinxiakou, Wei Xi was extremely glad that he had kept a watchful eye on things at the city gate; otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble might have arisen.
"The rumors of ghosts running rampant are probably false. You should put your mind at ease. Going home is better than staying here as a slave."
Seeing that the little girl was still trembling, Wei Xi softened his expression and comforted her, "I came from outside the town and I didn't see any ghosts. What are you afraid of?"
"Young hero, I am no match for your skills, nor do I have the courage. They all say that thing can steal a person's soul. If those ghosts see it, there's no escape! Their heart, liver, spleen, and lungs are all swallowed, and their soul is captured, preventing them from being reincarnated."
"What utter nonsense is this!" Wei Xi felt that he had wasted his good mood on her and immediately said unhappily, "If this ghost is really so powerful, how could Hulu Town have held on until now? Don't try to fool me!"
"Or are you afraid of ghosts but not me?"
Wei Xi's expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book, scaring the little girl so much that she scrambled away for her life.
"This is terrible," Wei Xi muttered, "a perfectly healthy person has been scared out of their wits."
Since they were just strangers who had met by chance, Wei Xi put the timid and naive girl out of his mind and focused on figuring out how to legitimately infiltrate the brokerage firm.
"The existence of gambling dens and brothels indicates that Hulu Town has a large population. Yet, under the blazing sun, there are hardly any people on the streets, and even the brokerage shops are so deserted. It's truly strange."
Now that things have come to this, Wei Xi is convinced that there must be something strange about Hulu Town. Now she has to choose the lesser of two evils.
Wei Xi's intuition told her that the county government and the brokerage firm were far more dangerous to her than to invite trouble herself.
"It would be best if we could hide my language here, but if that's not possible..."
Wei Xi didn't want to think about the other possibility. Seeing that the sun was getting increasingly unbearable, she gritted her teeth and insisted on entering the brokerage.
Before that, Wei Xi first laid E Qiyu, who was tied up like a crab, down on the donkey's back, and then took out a clean piece of cotton cloth to stuff his mouth.
Otherwise, if I, Qi Yu, were to say that I'm a madman, struggling would be a minor matter; he actually seized the opportunity to bite Wei Xi. Fortunately, Wei Xi was used to fighting as a child, and guarding against this move had become instinctive, so he barely managed to dodge it.
Wei Xixue, acting like a lecherous rogue, lightly patted E Qiyu's face and laughed, "Trying to play this trick on me? You're a bit too presumptuous."
After saying that, Wei Xi led the donkey and swaggered towards Ya.
There was nothing in the way at the entrance of the brokerage firm, except for a listless apprentice leaning against the wall picking lice. When he saw someone coming, he just lazily greeted them, "We're not open today, please go back."
"The door is open, how can we not do business?"
“This place is haunted now, and everyone’s gone mad. You can’t do business here. Go back to where you came from.”
Wei Xi patted the donkey with big ears, which earned him an unhappy hiss. "You guessed wrong. I have a cargo that I need to borrow your territory for a while. Lead the way!"
After saying that, Wei Xi waved the "borrowed" waist token under the man's nose so that the man couldn't even see a shadow of it.
"I'm a businessman, you'll definitely get your reward!"
The man was used to seeing waist tokens and never thought that someone would impersonate a human trafficker. When he heard that there was a reward, he didn't think much of it and led Wei Xi inside.
"Sir, it's not like I didn't warn you, Calabash Town isn't peaceful these days. Ghosts that haven't caused trouble in decades have started acting up again. Nowadays, everyone flocks to places like casinos and brothels. If you're carrying this kind of stuff, you're going to lose money!"