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The old man took out a key from his pocket and opened the small door next to the wooden partition. He said to us without turning his head, "Take a seat. Especially this little brother behind you. Take a rest first."

Only then did I come back to my senses. I suddenly realised that ever since that woman left, Shen Tuo had been following behind me the entire time. He hadn't said a single word.

Could something have happened!?

I quickly turned my head to look at Shen Tuo. Shen Tuo seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, collapsing onto the chair. He covered his chest with one hand and kept coughing. Following that, blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

"Wipe the blood clean, don't give me any trouble."

Only then did I remember that Shen Tuo was already severely injured and he almost used up all of his strength to save me. At this moment, he must be in a lot of pain.

"Shen Tuo, are you alright?" Seeing Shen Ta like this, I couldn't do anything other than ask a self-evident question.

Shen Ta waved to me and finally stopped coughing. He rubbed his chest as if he was taking a breath.

While he was speaking, the old man had already approached the cubicle and sat down like a normal pawnshop owner. It was the first time I had seen the front of the old man since his transformation.

He had one eye bulging out like a magnifying glass in front of his eyes, and all the time he was talking to me, I was worried that the eyeball might fall out at any moment.

The old man's body was hidden by the wooden table. I couldn't see him, but his arm was visibly frighteningly thin. It was very likely that the sleeve only contained two bones, and not even skin. His exposed hand was still calculating as if nothing had happened, but his hand that had been fiddling with the abacus was still as white as a tree, with only two fingers wrapped around the skin. Even though the bones were exposed, his nails didn't fall off.

"How is it, have you thought it over?"

Hearing the old man's words, my mind went blank. "What are you thinking about?"

The old man looked at me with disappointment, as if he was looking at an idiot. "Stupid girl, how could it be you!"

I understood what he meant. I anxiously looked at the old man and he gave me a look that seemed to say that he wouldn't reveal my identity in front of Shen Tuo. I was secretly relieved.

Although I didn't understand the old man's words, Shen Tuo did. He took a deep breath and began to explain to me, "This is a pawnshop. If you want to obtain something, you will have to pay the corresponding price."

"This young man is sensible. Didn't I say it before? If you want to get something, you have to pay the price!"

A businessman was still a businessman. He could even make the matter of earning money sound so grand.

I rolled my eyes fearlessly at the old man, who didn't even raise his eyes, but I was glad he didn't, or I might not be able to get out of here, and I was worried about his magnified eye.

"Although I know that I shouldn't negotiate such a deal with you, I am here, after all, a place to do business. If this matter gets out, I don't need to do business, so I will have to follow the rules."

I understood what the old man meant. It was probably because of Zi Sang Ming, so the old man wanted me to do whatever I wanted.

However, it was clear that Shen Tuo didn't understand. He actually put on a rich air and leaned on the back of the chair like a nouveau riche, "Since this is a business, we naturally cannot break the rules. Don't worry, we are not people who want to take advantage of others."

I had to endure and endure for a while before I managed to swallow the words that almost popped out of my mouth. I wanted to say that I was planning on taking advantage of her in the first place.

Who knows how much I have to pay for an unremarkable piece of news in such a place!

However, things seemed to be out of my control. This was because at this time, the old man spoke again, "Alright, since you've said so, then I can't treat you as greedy people. Just follow the normal procedure!"

I grudgingly looked at Shen Ta, not knowing if the people's police had seen through my thoughts at this time.

I can't turn back just because of being stingy. Moreover, we obviously passed through the barrier when we first entered. If I were to walk out by myself, it would be hard to guarantee that I would be able to safely pass through the barrier …

"There is no way out, so I have to believe in the logic of getting to the bridge."

I looked at Shen Ta guiltily and found that Shen Ta was probably injured and had already closed his eyes to rest. Therefore, only I can take responsibility for this kind of occasion.

"Well, the price is the price. You wouldn't dare to eat me anyway. "Tell me, what is the price?"

I put on the look of a grandma with a bank card in her hand. But God knows where this mysterious confidence of mine came from.

The old man mysteriously smiled, revealing yellow and black teeth. His gums had already turned purplish black. It was obvious that the old man had been buried in the ground for a long time.

"Different products naturally have different prices. Do you want to redeem things from me, or do you want to treat it as something?"

To be honest, even now, I can still use ignorance of the affairs of the Underworld to describe it. I started to regret that I didn't ask Zi Sang Ming about the Underworld when I saw him.

"Did you know when I first came to Yin Street?"

Fortunately, the old man did not disappoint me. He even used eight large words to describe the scene from that day: "Everyone knows, everyone knows."

I ruthlessly rolled my eyes. I couldn't help but curse in my heart, if everyone knows about it, then why is there still a female ghost attacking me!

But at least that would let me know that the old man was someone who knew.

"Do you remember the man who met her in the street that day?"

The old man smiled mysteriously again and spat out four words, "A rich family."

My body, which had just relaxed, immediately straightened up again. I almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.

I quickly finished what I was doing and pretended to be calm. I glared at him viciously. They all need money! "

I thought the old man might throw us out if he got angry, but he grinned at me and gave in.

"Alright, alright, these two can be considered as a greeting gift for you. Consider them as a personal favor. Then, I'll have to negotiate the price for the following items."

My mind raced as I thought that I had to ask a valuable question this time.

"Where's the one who got married?"

It wasn't easy for me to come up with an agreement, but before I could open my mouth, Shen Tuo, who seemed to have nothing to do with me, unexpectedly opened his mouth and asked this question without any hesitation.

I tried not to be angry, trying to calm myself down. Maybe that's what I've been thinking about all this time. No matter what, it was a question that needed to be asked.

"This question is quite expensive."

The old man actually hummed and said something like that. His big and small eyes slowly raised as if they were something we couldn't afford.

"Just asking for directions?"

Before I could finish my complaint, the old man actually explained, "This should also be a key issue for you to come here, right?"

I realized that the value of the problem was not the problem itself, but the value of the problem to us. This location could be said to be the prerequisite that determines whether or not we can find Zhao Xue, so naturally, it is worth a lot.

Shen Ta and I did not say anything, waiting for him to bid.

"However, I have yet to ask for the price. I'll tell you all the answer first. After you find it, come back and find me. At that time, I've already made up my mind."

Since I had a free lunch every day, I naturally couldn't miss it. My heart had already started to secretly rejoice, and my expression couldn't help but tense up. In the end, my heart isn't as sharp as a human's. When we find Zhao Xue and escape, I won't care about the price anymore!

I no longer hesitated and decisively promised the old man, "Good, good, this is good. Tell me quickly!"

Seeing that I was on the verge of losing control of myself, Shen Tuo helplessly shrugged his shoulders and shut his eyes, probably feeling embarrassed.

But how could I care so much? Right now, I am on a shady street, not a time to be a gentleman!

"Then, when you go back to the place where you just came from, you can see a locust tree not far away, but because of the shelter of the surrounding buildings, you can only see the crown of the locust tree. That's where the locust tree is."

"Then can the two of us enter the locust tree? You know, we're humans, not ghosts! And after entering the locust tree, would he be able to find Zhao Xue? Will we go straight into their house, or will we go into another street like this, and then have to look for it ourselves? Did her family not have a plaque or something? No one knows her name? "

I asked a series of questions that made the old man stare. However, the old man is a businessman after all, so he has done quite a bit of business before. He has seen all kinds of people before, and he has also seen people like me.

"These items are not within my price anymore!"

Just as I was about to stand up and slap the old man on the table, Shen Tuo suddenly grabbed my wrist. He raised his head and said to me like an old man, "Once I've reached the end of the bridge, of course, we'll go and have a look. We'll find Zhao Xue and then come back to pay our debts."