Mystery Leaks

Chapter 378 Nether Inn
"There's something wrong with this Gu Li." After Gu Li walked away, Cao Nan said.

I also nodded. This person looked carefully to see if there was anything wrong, but it felt like something was wrong.

Hu Lai frowned slightly, looked at the stilted building halfway up the mountain, and said: "This teahouse is very gloomy, something is wrong, be careful at night."

Cao Nan shrank his neck and said, "Do we have to stay here overnight? I think Gu Li's house is quite spacious."

Hu Lai shook his head, and said: "Feng Daniu has stayed here for four or five days, we must go and see what will be gained if we don't keep it all."

"Let's go, we're all here." Huang Mao took the lead to go up, and after walking a few steps, he turned his head and said to Cao Nan and me: "I'm afraid this teahouse is not for ordinary people, so don't talk later, be smart."

Cao Nan and I nodded in response.

I took a look, and it was not so much a cave as it was a stilted building. There were wooden ladders under the cave, supported by high wooden piles, and it looked like a stilted building from the outside.

As I walked closer, a gloomy aura rushed towards my face, making people feel like a ghost cave.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and there were no electric lights inside. There was only a horse lantern shaking in the cool mountain wind, emitting a faint light, and making a "creaking" noise, which could be felt in people's ears. It was as if my heart had been pinched by something, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

Other than that, deathly silence, no sound.

Huangmao took us up the stairs to the entrance of the cave, where there was also a lantern inside, illuminating the appearance of the counter.

When I stepped forward, the appearance of the shop owner almost scared me into a ghost.

This is a lifeless old man, his whole body is skinny, so his eyeballs are particularly protruding. He is lying on a recliner, with two yellow glows growing inside his body like will-o'-the-wisps. If it weren't for the weak heaving of his chest, he would think it was a mummy that had been dead for a long time. .

There was no abnormality on Huang Mao's face, and he said with a smile: "The old man is tired, let's rest."

"Where did the customer come from?" The shop owner sat up slowly, his voice extremely hoarse, like a patient dying of consumption, as if he was going to die at any time.

"Nanling" Huang Maodao.

The store owner's eyes flickered slightly, and he glanced at the four of us, and finally stayed on me for a moment, and slowly stretched out a finger.

"It's work."

Huang Mao said, and then said: "I want to find the place where this person rested." After speaking, he swiped the phone twice, and turned out Feng Daniu's photo.

The store owner glanced at it, then held out two more fingers.

"Ok."

Huang Mao nodded with a smile, counted out 3000 yuan from the bag, and put it on the counter.

I was stunned. This store has everything you want, but it costs 1000 yuan a night. If you live in a city, you can stay in a star hotel.

It was even more surprising that Huang Mao called for the room where Feng Daniu lived, and actually added 2000 yuan.

Nima, what else in this world is more profitable than this?
I suddenly became more and more confused, what kind of teahouse is this, why is it so strange?
But Huang Mao told us not to talk before, so he had to suppress the question.

The shop owner slowly stretched out his skinny hand, accepted the 3000 yuan, picked up the key next to it, lifted the lantern, and led us into the cave without saying a word.

The cave was beyond my expectation, it was a bit deep, and it became more and more spacious inside.

Walking to the innermost part, I saw dozens of caves dug on both sides, sealed with stone doors, leaving only a very small window.

There is a high platform in the middle of the cave, and I don't know what it is for.

The shop owner took us to one of the caves. I took a look and found that the stone gate was covered with fine lines, which showed obvious signs of formation.

The store owner inserted the key into a small hole on the stone door, and the stone door opened with a "rumbling" sound, very thick.

The shop owner walked in, picked up an oil lamp in the cave and lit it on the horse lantern, then turned to us and said, "The time is just right tonight."

After speaking, he put down the oil lamp, took the lantern and left the cave.

Huang Mao immediately pressed on the side of the stone door, and the stone door closed again with a bang, while Hu Lai took out two talisman strips and sealed the small holes on the stone door crosswise.

"Where is this place?" I couldn't help but asked in a low voice hastily.

"This is a ghost inn." Huang Mao said.

"The Nether Inn?"

Cao Nan and I looked at each other in blank dismay.

Hu Lai explained: "In short, this kind of inn is not only for people to live in, but also for non-human things."

My heart skipped a beat. If it's not a human thing, then it's a ghost, a ghost, a monster?

No wonder it's so gloomy.

I took a look at the cave, and it was very crowded, only seven or eight square meters, and there was nothing but a smooth bunk.

"This kind of inn costs 1000 yuan a night, and does anyone come to stay?" Cao Nan asked.

"Strictly speaking, the Nether Inn is not just a place to stay." Huang Mao put his backpack on the bunk and said, "This kind of inn also has another function, that is, people and ghosts communicate with each other and exchange some information and news. Or special items, etc."

I nodded, half understanding.

"This stone gate is blessed with a secret method, which can ensure the safety of people or ghosts who trade, and will not be harmed by mutual contact. The gate of ghosts opens in the middle of the night, and the gate of living people opens at dawn." Hu Lai further explained.

I finally understood, thought for a while and said: "That is to say, Feng Daniu came here to trade with ghosts to obtain information?"

"It should be." Hu Lai nodded and said, "I just don't know what he wants to know."

"Is there any news about the ghost clan?" Cao Nan asked suspiciously.

"Ghosts come and go without a trace. There are many more ways to obtain information than living people. Both tracking and investigation have inherent advantages. If the intelligence network they built is second, then no one in this world dares to claim First, as long as you can afford the price, this information network can serve you. Of course, what they want is by no means cheap, either information or very precious treasures." Hu Lai said.

I nodded. It is true that the speed of light is much faster than that of humans when ghosts inquire about information. People use their feet to run, and ghosts can jump into the ghost world, and the travel is very fast.

The only inconvenience is that it can only appear at night, not during the day.

"The shop owner said that the time is right tonight, which means that there will be ghost dealers coming tonight." Huang Mao said.

"Then what news are they selling, do they have credibility?" I asked hastily.

"Any kind of information is sold, even when you turn around, it sells your information to others. As for reputation, how should I put it, this is a last choice with no other way. It depends on luck. If you buy fake news I can only admit that I am unlucky." Hu Lai said.

"Ah?" I was speechless, and said, "Can this kind of business be done?"

"Fake news is relatively rare. Generally, the news is not accurate enough. This is different for every Nether Inn. I have heard of this one before, and it is said that it has a good reputation." Huang Mao said.

"Wait patiently. Since Feng Daniu has stayed here for four or five days, he will definitely be noticed. Maybe you can get news about him." Hu Lai also sat down and lay down on the common bunk.

Cao Nan and I were lying on the small opening of the stone gate and went outside. At this time, we found that the shop owner came back again, took two people, and went to a cave opposite.

On closer inspection, one-third of the caves were lit with lights, obviously people had already lived there.

After that, every half an hour or a few hours, the shop owner would bring people in.

In this lifeless Nether Inn, nearly half of it has been lived in one after another. There are also some dark caves that are full of ghosts, as if ghosts have lived there.

Gradually, the time pointed to eleven o'clock, and a black mist suddenly surged outside, covering all sight, but the stone gate of the cave mansion opened from time to time, and then opened again from time to time.

"Ghosts are here too." Huang Mao said lightly.

"Do ghost dealers come to Nether Inn every day?" I asked suspiciously, but Feng Daniu stayed here for four or five days.

Huang Mao shook his head and said: "Normally not, each Nether Inn is different, most of them are once every three to five days, and some may be ten days and half a month."

I nodded, so it should be that Feng Daniu went to Tiger Leaping Rock after getting the news, or he didn't get the news he wanted and had to leave.

Gradually, the time points to twelve o'clock.

Suddenly, I heard someone outside talking, but I couldn't hear clearly. It was very strange, but it was not far away.

"The ghost dealer is here." Hu Lai immediately sat up.

I nodded, this should be a transaction, each has its own secret, and the voice is hidden to prevent being heard.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the voice of the ghost dealer spies came from outside the door, without any enthusiasm: "It's your turn, what do you want to know?"

Huang Mao winked at me and Cao Nan, and I was immediately on guard. After that, he slowly tore off the yellow talisman that Hu Lai had pasted, took out Feng Daniu's photo, and said, "I'm looking for this person."

"This person came here a few days ago, three sticks of yin incense." The ghost dealer offered the price.

"It's expensive!" Huang Mao frowned and said, "Two at most."

"Thirteen Cave Nether Inn, no bargaining is allowed." The ghost dealer said bluntly with a cold voice.

Hu Lai's face suddenly showed pain, and he gritted his teeth, took out three sticks of incense with silver streaks from the bag, and passed them out from the small hole.

Don't talk nonsense, I also feel distressed for a while. Yinxiang is a very expensive thing. After burning it will produce a very strong Yin Qi. Ghosts especially like to smoke it, which is a bit similar to cigarettes smoked by living people.

It would be much more convenient to have this kind of thing when dealing with ghosts. Of course, the premise is that the ghost has no enmity or entanglement with you, otherwise it is courting death.

The ghost dealer took the Yin Xiang from Hu Lai, and said, "This man went to Tiger Leaping Rock, and he has ghost aura about him."

Our expressions all changed, Feng Daniu has a ghostly aura on him?
What is going on?
"Tell me clearly, what kind of ghost?" I hurriedly asked.

But there was no response from outside.

"Don't ask, human-ghost trading is a crime of God's punishment, it won't explain it too clearly." Huang Mao shook his head and said.

I was speechless, what I got in exchange for the three yin incense sticks was indeed a more confusing answer.I thought it would be enough to find Feng Daniu and bring him back to Jinpen Township, but I didn't expect that something unexpected happened, and I became more and more confused.

"Could it be that Feng Daniu is possessed by a ghost? Otherwise, where does the ghost come from?" Cao Nan asked.

Hu Lai frowned, and said: "Feng Daniu is also a person who practices rituals, and he brought a water and fire stick when he left, so he shouldn't be easily possessed by ghosts."

We were silent for a while, unable to figure out what was going on.

"Woooo..."

At this moment, a sudden gust of fierce wind blew in from outside the cave, swishing from the top of the doorway into the cave, making one feel like falling into an ice cave.

Our faces all changed drastically. This kind of gloomy wind is probably coming from a ruthless character.

Soon, a somewhat familiar voice yelled, "Get the hell out of here, my lord!"

Immediately afterwards, the trembling voice of the ghost dealer rang out: "I don't know Ba... King Ba is coming, and I... I am far away to welcome you!"

When we heard it, it was even colder to the bone.

King Ba!

This bastard actually came to Qiannan, but luckily he came to this Nether Inn.

Immediately afterwards, King Ba's voice sounded again: "Recently there are four brats here, and two of them speak with a Lingnan accent, have you seen them before?"

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(End of this chapter)