Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 635: River of Unmindfulness

“We shouldkeepvigilant at alltimes.”

Chuyi didn’t have the confidentcountenance he always had.He carefullysaid, “If we can’t beatthem, you’llhave to listen to me and go before it’s too late.”

It seemedhe was afraid that I wouldpersistentlystay here to find the mermaid’stears. He toldme toprevent such ascenario.

I nodded. “What should we do to this man?”

Chuyi thought, then directly threw Ryuzawa Ichiro through the window. No matter what, the Longquan Villa’s peoplewere stayingin the same inn. Theywouldhear that commotion.

Indeed, not long after the man was thrown out, the three elders appeared outside the inn. They hurriedly came and checked on Ryuzawa Ichiro. When they found that his neck was broken, they were all enraged. Theirred eyesgazedat us.

Chuyi shrugged by the window. He even threw the others a provoking glance.

The other three hated that they couldn’t just rush in and hit us. They needed to get Ryuzawa Ichiro to the hospital now.

After they left, Chuyi said, “There’s no hospital in the Ghost Market. They have totakeRyuzawa Ichiro back to the mortal world. We need to take this time to find the mermaid’stears.”

To extend our search range, we parted into two teams. Zen MasterBaimeiwouldcheckthe shops,whileChuyiwould takeme to the center of the market.

It would be July the fifteenth ina couple of hours. Most of the buyers and sellers had arrived. The center of the place, which was also the core of this trading conference, was packed as ‘people’ were busily walking back and forth.

It was beyond my expectation that wherever Chuyi passed by,both humans and ghosts madeway forhim. I felt like we were VIPs. “Howare you doingthis?”

“Because I’ve registered an ordinal number,”Chuyi answered calmly.“Since there will be so many people comingon July the fifteenth, theowner here has established ordinal numbers. We use the ordinal number to get priority.”

However, afterwe’d walkedaround the Ghost Market, we still didn’t find the mermaid’stears.

“Chuyi, who’s theowner of the Ghost Market? Where is that person?” I asked.

“There are a fewowners, notjustone. Thereare Judges from the Underworld, Monster Kings, and even Demon Kings. They won’t show uppersonally, though. Normally, theyhavetheir subordinatescontrollingthe operation of the Ghost Market.”

Then, he pointed at a palace-like building behind the Ghost Market. “They are right there, receiving the offerings. After the Ghost Market is over, they will return to their territories to continue their cultivation.”

I nodded. With those earth-shaking existences watching over the place, who woulddare to cause trouble?

While walking around the market, we saw many bizarre otherworldly items, but we couldn’t find the mermaid’stears.

Ifeltdispirited. The mermaid’stearswerea rare treasure. If this market didn’t havethem, there was no shop on the street that did. Chuyi had the same thought.He pattedmy shoulder. “If we can’t find it here, we can release the news to the Circle whenwe go back. I think we willhearsomenewsabout it.”

I sighedbutdidn’t want to give up now, so I asked Chuyi to find Zen MasterBaimei.Alongthe way, we saw ghosts rushing toward the village. While they were ‘running,’ they talked toone another. “They’re fighting! Hurry!Let’s check it out!”

“They don’t want to live anymore?They dareto cause amess here!” complained another ghost.

I suddenly thought about Zen MasterBaimei. I turned to look at Chuyi.Healso had a stern face. He immediately dashed away.

When we came near the inn, we saw many people standing at the village entrance. Bothhumans and ghostswere crowding the area.Wethenheardthe sound ofpeople fighting.

When we finallyarrived there, wesaw Zen MasterBaimeifighting with One-armed Dragon. Although they were equally powerful, Zen MasterBaimeiwas much older. He was slower than One-armed Dragon. I could see that hewould havethelower handsoon.

Gritting my teeth, I wanted to help him. Chuyi pulled my armand saidcalmly,“This is afight betweenthosetwo. If wejumpin,itwill be a fight between the two sides. It won’t do any good toeitherside.”

I pulled myself together.I thought that ifthe brawl was loud enough, why hadn’tthe manager come here to stop them? Didn’t they say theyhada manager who took care of the security of the trade conference?

I wanted to ask Chuyi this question. However, Zen MasterBaimeisuddenly spurted blood. He took a few steps backward and landed on his butt.

One-armed Dragon gave him a disdainful smile and turned aroundbefore runningaway. Idon’tknow why, but he looked flustered when he left. He disappeared in just a blink.

As there was nothing else to see, the onlookers leftfor themain market. Iwentand helped Zen MasterBaimeiget up. “What happened, Zen Master?”

“The mermaid’stears. He’sgot the mermaid’stears…” Zen MasterBaimeisaid intermittentlywhile spurting blood continuously.

Chuyi’s eyes brightened when he heard the monkmention themermaid’stears. He told me to stay and take care of Zen MasterBaimei. Then, he ranafter the other party.

I looked at Zen MasterBaimei. My eyesturnedwatery. The monk had never liked to take action. And now, to help me get the mermaid’stears, he hadfoughtwithsomeone.How could I repay this favor?

Zen MasterBaimeiwiped the trickle of blood at the corner of his mouthand saidto meworriedly,“Young Benefactor, I’m all right. Hurry, go after Chuyi! Don’t be confused. Chuyi’s not their equal opponent. Go help him! Hurry up!”

His voice was stern.Asthe Longquan Villa’s people weren’t here, I thoughtthatZen MasterBaimeiwouldn’t be in any more danger. I directly turned around and raninChuyi’s direction.

When I reachedthe village’s entrance,theblurrypicturein front of me suddenlybecame clear.At the same time, the structure of the villageandthe Ghost Market behind mebecameblurry.

This feeling was likeentering a new areainagame. From the outside, the player saw only one place. But when he entered, hefoundanentirenew world.

When I came to this place earlier,I didn't find itreally scary—perhaps due to the bustling Ghost Market.Butnow, it was strikingly different.

Ifelt as if I wasona desertedbattlefieldfromancienttimes. There were a few rickety structures and collapsed houses. Wisps of Yin energy arose from them.

Alongside the roadwere a lot ofwhite skeletons.Many shadows slowly movedaround the empty area ahead of me. They all had incomplete bodies and charred faces. They were all ghosts!

While I was stunned, I heard footsteps. I thought someone had justarrived. I turned around and saw a headless body holding its head standing next to me.

Thebody was decomposing. The headinits hands looked purplish-red, and its eyes were wide open.I was so scared that I almost tripped myself. I hurriedly took a few steps backward.

The corpse followed meand askedwith rage,“Did you see my head?”

I was afraid that thing could bewitch me. I clenched my jawand triedto calm down. Then, I pretendedthat I didn’t hear anything andcontinuedto moveaway. The corpse asked me a few more times. I didn’t answer. In the end, the corpse left.

After hewasgone, I sighed then rushed away. However, I had run for a long time, but Ididn’t seeany living human beings. I became worried.

Talking about speed, Chuyi couldn’t be much faster than me. He had left around ten seconds before I did. As I was in this deserted, empty place, I should be able to see him somewhere.

Looking at the ghosts with blank or emotionless faces everywhere, I became more anxious. I thought I shouldn’t move further. Iworea Yang Concealing Talismanandapproached a ghost. I asked,“Where are youheadedto?”

The ghost stiffly lifted his head to look at me. He looked at me with adoubtful and cautious expression; It seemedhe didn’t want to answer me. I tried to make myself sound evilerand askedhim one more time.

This time, the ghost shiveredandansweredstiffly, “The River of Unmindfulness!”

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