My Xiuxian painting style is not right

Chapter 273: Ghost Market Taobao, Escaping Marriage Supplies

Yunshuang followed Xiaohong through the long corridor, and the sound of their footsteps echoed in the empty aisle.

The lanterns on both sides emitted a faint green light, stretching their shadows very long.

"Master Yun, you said His Majesty the Ghost King came to see you so late, could it be..." Xiao Hong muttered as they walked, "Could it be that he wanted to give you a gift in advance?"

Yun Shuang shook her head, but her heart was in turmoil. Being called away at this time was definitely not a good thing.

After turning a corner, a door with a skull pattern carved on it appeared in front of us.

Two ghost soldiers in black armor stood guard at the door, holding rusty spears in their hands.

"Stop!" One of the ghost soldiers extended his spear and blocked the two men's path. "Who are you?"

"I am Xiaohong, the disciple of Lady Hongniang, and I have been ordered to bring Master Yun to see His Majesty."

Xiaohong took out a token.

The ghost soldier took the token and looked at it, then nodded: "Go in."

The door slowly opened, revealing a spacious hall. Hundreds of will-o'-the-wisp lanterns lit the hall, illuminating the entire space.

The Ghost King sat on a high platform, playing with a black skull in his hand.

"Master Yun is here?" The Ghost King raised his head and smiled strangely, "Come, come, come over here."

Yunshuang walked forward with her heart beating wildly.

"Xiaohong, you go down first." The Ghost King waved his hand.

Xiaohong bowed and turned to leave. The door slammed shut behind him with a dull thud.

"Mr. Yun, I heard that you can speak now?" The Ghost King played with the skull with a flat tone.

Yunshuang nodded, then shook her head, indicating that it was only temporary.

"What a pity." The Ghost King sighed, "I still want to hear your true feelings.

But..." He suddenly stood up, "Are you really planning to marry Youlan tomorrow?"

Yun Shuang was stunned and nodded quickly.

"Really?" The Ghost King walked down the stairs and came to Yun Shuang. "Then why did my spies see you and those two girls plotting something?"

Yunshuang was shocked and shook her head pretending to be calm.

"You won't tell me?" The Ghost King sneered, "Someone come here!"

The palace door opened, and a short old man walked in. He was hunched over, leaning on a black cane, and his face was covered with wrinkles.

"This is the Judge," the Ghost King introduced. "He has a book of life and death that can read people's thoughts."

Yunshuang's heart skipped a beat. It was over, it was really over.

The judge walked slowly to Yunshuang and took out a tattered book from his sleeve.

The pages of the book turned automatically, making a rustling sound.

"Huh?" The judge suddenly frowned. "Strange."

"What's wrong?" asked the Ghost King.

"This person..." The judge pointed at Yunshuang with his cane, "There's no record of him in the Book of Life and Death."

"What?" The Ghost King's face changed. "How is that possible?"

"And..." The judge continued to flip through the pages, "His soul is also very special, not like that of a normal human."

Yun Shuang was secretly delighted. She was a woman disguised as a man, and with a trace of immortal energy within her, it was no wonder the Book of Life and Death couldn't see through her.

"Interesting." The Ghost King touched his chin, "It seems that Master Yun is hiding a lot of secrets."

Just then, there was a commotion outside the hall.

"Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!" A ghost soldier rushed in in a panic. "Something happened in the ghost market in the east of the city!"

"what's up?"

“Someone was selling fake goods in the ghost market. After being caught, he said he was preparing them for Young Master Yun’s wedding.

Now the whole ghost market is in chaos!"

Yun Shuang was completely bewildered. She had never been to the ghost market before, so how could someone use her name to sell fake goods?

"Oh?" The Ghost King glanced at Yun Shuang and said, "Take me to see it."

The group arrived at the ghost market in a mighty procession, only to see the streets filled with ghosts, noisily surrounding a stall.

"Get out of the way! His Majesty is here!" the ghost soldiers shouted loudly.

The crowd automatically parted to make way. Yun Shuang followed the Ghost King and saw two people standing in front of the stall.

One is a big man with a face full of flesh, and the other is...Liu Ruyan?

"You liar!" the big man pointed at Liu Ruyan's nose and cursed, "How dare you sell me fake Ecstasy Incense!"

"Who said it's fake?" Liu Ruyan put her hands on her hips. "It's obviously the real thing, you just don't know how to use it."

"Bullshit!" The big man grabbed a handful of incense. "This is clearly just ordinary incense. How can it have any hypnotic effect?"

"What do you know?" Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes. "This is a wedding gift for Master Yun. How can it be just ordinary stuff?"

Yun Shuang was stunned. What was going on?

"Mr. Yun?" The big man sneered, "Do you think I don't know?

Mr. Yun is getting married to the princess tomorrow, how could he possibly need something like this?"

“You…” Liu Ruyan was about to retort when she suddenly saw Ghost King and Yun Shuang in the crowd. Her eyes lit up, “Oh, Master Yun, you’ve arrived just in time!

Tell them quickly, did you ask me to buy this incense?"

Yunshuang: ...

The Ghost King watched this scene with great interest: "Master Yun, what's going on?"

Just when Yunshuang didn't know what to do, there was another commotion in the crowd.

Lin Qingxue squeezed in with a few talismans in her hand.

"Ruyan, why are you here?" Lin Qingxue pretended to be surprised. "I just bought a few invisibility talismans over there and wanted to show them to you."

"Invisibility Talisman?" Liu Ruyan's eyes lit up. "Let me see it!"

The two women chatted back and forth, diverting the conversation elsewhere. Yun Shuang then realized they were deliberately creating chaos so she could go and buy supplies for her escape.

"This talisman paper..." The Ghost King narrowed his eyes, "give it to me to see."

Lin Qingxue's face changed, and she quickly hid the talisman behind her: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is something I brought from the mortal world. It's not worth much..."

"Since it's not worth much, why not let me see it?" The Ghost King stretched out his hand.

"This..." Lin Qingxue glanced at Yunshuang secretly.

At this moment, a shrill voice rang out: "Oh, something big has happened!"

When everyone looked back, they saw a little ghost in red clothes running towards them from a distance. It was Xiaohong.

"What's the matter with you so panic?" The Ghost King frowned.

"Princess...Princess, there's something wrong with your wedding dress!" Xiao Hong gasped. "The embroiderers refused to continue embroidering no matter what!"

"why?"

"They said...that Master Yun didn't really want to marry the princess, so he didn't want to waste any more time!"

Yunshuang almost laughed out loud. These embroiderers had quite a keen eye.

The Ghost King's face darkened. "Nonsense! Come, capture those embroiderers for me!"

"Wait!" Liu Ruyan suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go and persuade them?

I also know a thing or two about needlework.”

"You?" The Ghost King looked at her suspiciously.

"Yes." Lin Qingxue also agreed, "Ruyan's cooking skills are very good, so she is the most suitable one to go."

The Ghost King thought for a moment and said, "Alright, you go and take a look. But..." He turned to Yun Shuang, "Young Master Yun must come along, lest those embroiderers get upset."

Yun Shuang nodded repeatedly. This was exactly what she wanted.

"Then I'll go too!" Lin Qingxue said, "More people, more ideas."

"As you wish." The Ghost King waved his hand. "Judge, follow me and take a look."

The judge nodded and followed behind with his cane.

The group left the ghost market and headed towards the embroidery workshop. On the way, Yunshuang secretly tugged at Liu Ruyan's sleeve.

"Don't worry." Liu Ruyan whispered, "I've already bought the Ecstasy Incense, and Lin Qingxue also got the Invisibility Talisman."

Yunshuang breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at the judge behind her.

"This old man is easy to deal with." Liu Ruyan blinked, "You'll know later."

Arriving at the embroidery workshop, Xiaohong saw that it was empty. She scratched her head and said, "Strange, where did everyone go?"

"I'll go look for it." Liu Ruyan pushed open the door to the inner room and suddenly screamed, "Ah!

There's a rat!"

The judge shuddered and nearly fell. Lin Qingxue took the opportunity to slap him from behind, sending a gust of cold air into his body.

"You..." The judge was about to speak when he felt cold all over and his eyelids twitched.

"Judge, are you alright?" Lin Qingxue supported him, pretending to be concerned. "Would you like to rest for a while?"

The judge staggered into the chair and fell asleep soon after.

"Done!" Liu Ruyan said with a smile, "Now we can purchase with confidence."

Xiaohong looked confused: "What are you buying?"

"Of course..." Liu Ruyan took out a small bottle from her sleeve, "This!"

A fragrance wafted out, and Xiaohong's eyes immediately widened, and she fell to the ground and fell asleep.

"Let's go!" Lin Qingxue pulled Yunshuang out, "Let's go buy something now!"

The three of them slipped out of the embroidery workshop and headed straight for the depths of the ghost market. The stalls here were even more hidden, selling things that were not meant to be seen in public.

"Boss, do you have a talisman to break the ban?" Liu Ruyan asked a masked vendor.

“Yes, I do…” the vendor looked around, “but it’s not cheap.”

"How many?"

"One hundred ghost crystals."

"Robbery!" Liu Ruyan took out her folding fan, "Fifty!"

"ninety!"

"sixty!"

"eighty!"

"make a deal!"

Yun Shuang was stunned. The two men's bargaining skills were comparable to those of ordinary street vendors.

Lin Qingxue was selecting a teleportation talisman at another stall. The stall owner was a one-eyed man who kept staring at Yunshuang.

"This young man doesn't look familiar to me." The one-eyed dragon asked, "Are you from out of town?"

Yunshuang nodded.

"Then be careful." The one-eyed dragon lowered his voice, "The ghost market has been a bit unsettled lately. Someone's investigating a case of runaway marriage."

Yun Shuang was shocked and quickly pulled Lin Qingxue away.

"Don't panic." Lin Qingxue comforted, "I've already bought the teleportation talisman."

The three of them walked around and bought everything they needed. Just as they were about to leave, Yun Shuang suddenly saw a stall in the corner with three black bamboo hats on it.

"What's so special about this hat?" Liu Ruyan asked the stall owner.

"Hehe." The stall owner was a hunchbacked old man, "This is made of thousand-year-old Yin silk. Once you wear it, even spiritual sense can't detect it."

Yunshuang's eyes lit up and she pointed at the hat.

"You want them all?" The old man smiled even more happily. "Then I'll give you a discount. A total of 300 ghost crystals."

Liu Ruyan wanted to bargain, but Yunshuang had already taken out her wallet and paid.

When the three of them put on the hats, they really felt light and airy.

"Now everything is safe," Lin Qingxue said, "Let's go back quickly to avoid arousing suspicion."

The three of them had just taken a few steps when they suddenly heard a sinister voice behind them: "Wow, you bought a lot of good things."