no soul

Chapter 095

"The street looks very lively, but I can't hear anything," Lin Hong observed as he walked, "I feel like I'm deaf...it's so uncomfortable..."

"You're right, I always feel my head is a little swollen." Cheng Jinjiu walked beside him and pressed his ears a few times with his hands.

"Why is there no sound?" Lin Hong felt that this was the biggest doubt.

"Who knows." Cheng Jinjiu shrugged.

"Tell me, is this grieving ghost of 'Ghost Fang' a deaf person?" Lin Hong guessed.

Cheng Jinjiu thought, "Very likely."

"But why did he skip ten years?" Lin Hong couldn't figure it out, "How many decades can a person have in a lifetime? Next time, don't skip 20 years..."

"I don't know...we haven't found the grieving ghost so far." Cheng Jinjiu was also observing the surroundings, "who knows what he is thinking..."

"I can't figure it out..." Lin Hong found that when he looked around, he couldn't help but look at the back of Wan Guchuan in front of him.

That won't work...

Lin Hong started chatting with Cheng Jinjiu non-stop, trying to divert his attention.

If so for a long time, the two of them seemed to have a very happy conversation.

Wan Guchuan stopped in front of him, "It's better not to chat, but to find more clues."

"Oh..." Lin Hong blinked his eyes. Didn't he have a good chat with him in the desert... Why can't it work now...

Cheng Jinjiu rubbed his nose.

Cheng Jinjiu thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he asked Lin Hongyuan if he didn't understand, and asked Lin Hongyuan in a low voice: "Can I also talk to my employer like this?"

"No." Lin Hong said firmly.He didn't want Cheng Jinjiu to lose his job and sleep on the streets...

"What happened after 18 years of Tianyun?" Lin Hong felt that something was wrong as he walked on the street--"A lot of patrolling troops passed by occasionally."

This is not like a city anymore, but like a small country with heavy security.

"Has this place been subdivided?" Lin Hong wondered.

"I don't know." Cheng Jinjiu spread his hands.

"Yeah." Wan Guchuan replied to Lin Hong, "In the 23rd year of Tianyun, Prince Zhen made great contributions to rehabilitating the "Nujiang Incident". He was named a vassal king and enfeoffed in the city of Kavantia. So now this is a vassal state."

"So that's how it is." Cheng Jinjiu sighed, and he patted Lin Hong, "Brother Lin, you are observant."

The five circled around the bustling neighborhood and returned to the original city gate.

Leaving aside the fact that there is no sound, the road along the way is the most normal bustling street scene, without any disharmony.

Another team also came back, and it seemed that they got nothing.

"I don't have a clue." Cheng Jinjiu sighed heavily, holding his sword, he picked a stool at the nearby food shop and sat down.

The owner of the store came over to greet him with a smile on his face.

Cheng Jinjiu waved his hand, "No, thank you."

The boss's expression collapsed in an instant, and he walked away muttering, as if saying that he would sit on his stool if he didn't eat.

Lin Hong stood there, looking around the city, pouted, and felt that he didn't know where to start.

Glancing at Wan Guchuan, he saw that he was absent-minded and didn't know what he was thinking.

If Wan Guchuan felt something, he glanced at him, and Lin Hong looked away instantly, pretending that he was just observing his surroundings, and touched his nose in embarrassment.

"What shall we do next?" Dai Qingwei stood beside Ning Xiuyun, looking at this and that with big eyes, with a very confused expression.

"Let's see what other teams gain later." Ning Xiuyun comforted her.

In the silent city, people come and go, talking and living with smiles, but these travelers who come across time and space are frowning.

Suddenly, a camel bell rang.

Then came another sound, lazy and ethereal, from far to near outside the city gate.

Everyone looked over, and amidst the sound of camel bells, a caravan came in slowly on camels.

There are only six men in the small caravan, ranging in age from young to ancient, all wearing Southern Zhou Central Plains costumes.

The camels are hung with satin, embroidered colors, gold brocade, silk, as well as pots of tea, porcelain, and various precious medicinal materials.

It appears to be an extremely wealthy caravan.

There are many large inns in the city that receive camel caravans. Seeing such caravans, they come to attract business.

The caravan leisurely passed by Lin Hong and his party.

The camel drooped its eyes, chewed non-stop, and swung its tail. It was covered in dust and stench, and the hump on its back had drooped—this caravan should have come from a long way away. (Note 1)

Lin Hong sized up the six people.

Are you a Confucian businessman?Why do I feel that the two luxuriously dressed old men are well-mannered, while the other four seem to be martial arts practitioners, are they guards?

But why did these two seemingly wealthy businessmen ship the goods themselves?

Lin Hong imagined what he would look like when he went to escort the dart...

While Lin Hong was in a daze, a tall man riding on a camel noticed him.It seemed that he was stunned for a moment, and a pair of deep eyes looked straight at him.

The camel under his crotch walked a few steps, and was reined in by the man and turned his head. The other five people in the caravan were all shocked.

The camel came over in two or three steps and lay in front of Lin Hong.

Lin Hong was startled, and looked up.

The one on the camel was a handsome young man. His outline was as deep as a big ax carving, his jawline was strong, his brow bone was high, his eye sockets were deep, his eyes were wild and wanton like a beast, and the corners of his lips curled up.

He patted the camel, and the camel lay down slowly, still chewing.

He turned over from the camel and stood in front of Lin Hong, his eyes were like sharp hooks, and he looked at Lin Hong predatorily, "Are you free tonight?"

"Huh?" Lin Hong was already in a daze... what he was paying attention to now was that he could actually hear this person's voice.

The man's companions were also taken aback, and one of them, an old man in fine clothes, shouted, "What's going on?" His voice was obviously lacking in energy, and it seemed that he was just pretending to be grandiose.

Hearing the sound, the man turned his head and glared at the old man, who immediately stopped talking.

Standing there, Lin Hong didn't know how to react. He felt that everyone around him was looking at him, and even the boss who came to solicit business didn't speak.

"No time." Wan Guchuan stood not far away, with his hand on the hilt of his sword, looking at the man with dark eyebrows.

The man heard the sound and looked at him, looked him up and down, "Who are you?"

Lin Hong was startled, and turned to look at Wan Guchuan, only to find that he was also looking at him.

Time seemed to stand still for a long time, as if the two were waiting for each other to speak...

Wan Guchuan looked away and looked at the man, "No one, I can't control his romance—"

Lin Hong pursed his lips.

The man laughed, "Then why should you answer for him?"

Wan Guchuan came over, holding Zuigu behind his back with one hand, and laying the scabbard on Lin Hong's chest, forcing him to back away from the man and stand diagonally behind him.

"But we have to control his life and death." Wan Guchuan said.

Lin Hong staggered back and looked up at his profile.

The man glanced at the Drunken Ancient Sword that concealed his anger, and laughed, "What's 'Life and Death'? Is it the 'Life and Death' of 'Drunk Life, Dreams and Death'? Or 'Sweet Death'?"

A prostitute laughed beside her.

Wan Guchuan's expression suddenly became very cold, and he pushed the Zuigu sword away with his thumb, revealing a shiny blade.

His voice was like a thousand-year-old piece of cold iron, "I'm free, why don't I tell you what 'life and death' is."

The air pressure plummeted, and the surrounding crowd became still.

The camel retreated, and there were a few sounds of drawing swords on it.

The surrounding crowd also took a few steps back in shock.

"Don't cause trouble!" The old voice eagerly stopped.Looking at the people around me, I was very anxious.

Dai Weiwei became frightened and flinched behind Ning Xiuyun.

"Don't be afraid." Ning Xiuyun felt guilty but still comforted her.

"Eh..." Cheng Jinjiu sat not far away, feeling that the atmosphere in front of him was a bit tense, and he was wondering whether he should join...

He wanted to close the stall but was encouraged by his boss who occupied the stool: Come on!

Cheng Jinjiu: "..."

Lin Hong's eyes glanced over the five people on the camel, and then fell on the man opposite.

He felt something was wrong...he looked at the man carefully.

The man laughed and looked at Wan Guchuan, "Then I'll have to ask for advice!"

Wan Guchuan looked at him with lowered eyes, his cold look seemed to be ready to "teach him".

"I'm free!" Lin Hong interrupted the tense atmosphere, and looked at the man opposite, "What's the matter?"

Everyone was stunned, Qiqi looked at Lin Hong.

It is already clear what this man is doing, why do you still want to answer his words?

Moreover, this man seems to be nothing more than a rich businessman's guard, so what is there to be afraid of, what is there to curry favor with?

Everyone didn't understand where Lin Hong was going.

Could it be that he really liked it?

"Oh?" The man's brows showed joy because Lin Hong responded to him, and the look in his eyes was like a beast that has caught its prey. The corners of his mouth curled up, "Then come with me, to the Kata Restaurant."

The Kata restaurant is exactly the orchid restaurant just now.

"Okay." Lin Hong agreed in one gulp.

The crowd looked at each other, seeing that there was nothing wrong, they also dispersed one after another.

The man turned onto the camel and stretched out his hand towards Lin Hong.

Lin Hong hesitated for a moment, and just as he took a step forward, the person behind him grabbed his wrist tightly.

Lin Hong looked back.

Wan Guchuan held him with his hands, looked straight at him with his eyes, and pursed his lips into a line, without saying a word.

The anger that has not dissipated in his eyes is mixed with bewilderment, and there is also a trace of... helplessness.

Lin Hong opened his mouth to say something, but he was afraid that the man would be at the side, so he just said: "It will be fine."

Cheng Jinjiu was really in a hurry, and strode towards this side, "Brother Lin! We may not lose in a fight!"

"Don't!" Lin Hong hurriedly stopped him, he couldn't explain to them at the moment, "I want to go with him."

Hearing this, Wan Guchuan tightened his grip on his hand, and after a few breaths, he let go of his hand again.

The man sat on the camel and watched them with interest, still maintaining the posture of reaching out to Lin Hong.

Lin Hong glanced at him, held his wrist and sat behind him.

The camel stood up slowly.

Six camels carried seven people into the more prosperous part of the city.

"Brother Lin! Oops!" Cheng Jinjiu was so anxious that he pulled Wan Guchuan, "Why don't you stop me!"

Wan Guchuan looked in that direction and didn't speak.

He wanted to go.How to stop?

Lin Hong was very uncomfortable sitting on the camel. The man sitting in front of him smelled so strong that he wanted to sneeze...

Fortunately, the camel's hump is drooping, otherwise he would have to sit so close to the person in front...

Lin Hong moved back again.

He looked at the man in front of him, he was quite tall and strong, he should be a martial artist.

They walked in the middle of the team of six camels. In front were two old men who looked like businessmen and a martial arts guard, and behind them were two guards.

The man looked like he was just one of the guards.

But Lin Hong knew that was not the case.

——When they were arguing just now, they were very close, and he saw that although the man's coat was coarse linen, the little bit of underwear that was exposed was excellent silk and satin.

Rich and noble people are used to wearing silk and satin, but they will feel flustered when they put on coarse linen clothes.

If it's a disguise, they don't change their underwear.

And although the other five people were trying their best to cover up, they were still afraid of his appearance.

So who is this person, and why is he hiding his identity?

What is the origin of this group of people, and why can their voices be heard alone in this silent city?

Lin Hong felt that this was the key, even if he followed him in the future, he might not be able to be as close as he is now - so close that he would be drowned by his incense... Lin Hong sneezed.

He didn't want to let go of this opportunity.

And...he couldn't tell what was causing the trouble, but he just wanted to follow this person in front of Wan Guchuan.

Especially when he said "no one"...

Lin Hong didn't know which one was the reason for following him...

He is proud and lost now...

But he dared to follow up boldly, because he also believed that Wan Guchuan and Cheng Jinjiu would come to meet him.

"My name is Zhang Ye." The man in front said.

"Oh." It sounded like a fake name, "Lin Qingquan."

"Qingquan, Kata Wine Shop is here."

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Note 1: The hump is mainly composed of colloidal fat.When camels walk long distances in the desert, they are often hungry and thirsty. At this time, the fat in the hump will be decomposed and turned into nutrients and water that the body urgently needs.