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When we walked out of the Pagoda tree and returned to the world outside, I still couldn't figure out what was going on in Shen Ta's mind. I followed Shen Ta all the way back, and Shen Ta had to jog to keep up with his pace.

"Shen Tuo, where do you want to go to get money!"

I couldn't help but grumble in my heart, 'Could it be that I want to go home and buy some!'

The little guy seemed to be able to read my thoughts and turned around to explain, "The paper money you bought in the Yang World won't work. The money we use in the Underworld will be filled with yin aura, and the money you bring here won't have yin aura. In their opinion, it's no different from a piece of scrap paper."

"So you're saying that we can only find a way to exchange money in the underworld?"

Exchange money with someone else

These words suddenly reminded me. I looked at the direction that Shen Tuo was heading in. Isn't this the same path as where we came from!? As for money, how could there be a more suitable place than a pawnshop?

We went into the pawnshop and passed the barrier, and when the old man in the ragged clothes, who looked like a mummy, came out to greet us with a big smile and a pair of small eyes, I realized why the old man had been so confident that we would have to pay the price when he came back.

However, if he tells us about this, we might have to give him more things. From the looks of it, he is actually saving money for us.

Even though I understood the old man's intentions, I still couldn't swallow my anger. I slapped the table in feigned anger and sat down. "Well, you old man, even though you know we won't succeed on this trip, you still didn't tell us. Tell us, what do you want to do?"

Actually, I feel guilty at this point. I thought that if the old man got angry, he might just directly reach over and strangle me to death …

I did not expect the old man to not only not be angry, but stretch out his hand through the wooden partition, his arm lengthened rapidly, and before I could react he reached into my pocket, and after a while he pulled it back again.

Not good!

I looked up, and sure enough, the old man was stroking the head of the little fellow who had stolen it from my pocket with his half-exposed hand, as if he might accidentally scratch it with his sharp nails.

"I didn't think that you'd be able to obtain such a treasure!"

At this time, I accidentally saw a flash of light in Shen Tuo's eyes. He suddenly raised his head and said to the old man who was still looking at the "treasure" in his hand, "Then, how much do you think this treasure is worth? Is it enough to cover the debt from last time? "

The old man had a wide smile on his face, his large eyeballs were about to bend from the laughter, and his body was trembling uncontrollably: "Fine, fine, fine! "Of course you can!"

Just as I was about to protest, Shen Ta raised his hand and pressed it down, signalling me to be quiet. Shen Ta then continued negotiating with the old man: "This is a treasure, selling just one piece of information, you're being too cruel!"

At this point, the old man still did not refute him. Instead, he reached under the table and pulled out a handful of paper money. He reached through the gap and impatiently threw the paper money on the table.

Shen Tuo picked up the paper money from the table and was about to leave, but I stopped.

I looked at the little fellow in the old man's hand and couldn't bear to sell it. "No, I can't sell him!"

Shen Tuo advised me, "This thing is still useful. In the end, it is still a Yin object. You don't need me to tell you that it would be harmful if it was placed on a living person. You shouldn't be so stubborn."

I said to myself, what's wrong with this little thing, I still have a ghost in my belly!

Ignoring Shen Ta's protest, I pounced onto the wooden partition and boldly faced the scary-looking old man. I whispered to him, "I can't give this little thing to you right now. If you're not satisfied, tell Sang Ming yourself!"

The old man's lips were trembling because of my shamelessness. However, when he saw that I brought out his son, Sang Ming, he naturally didn't dare say anything more, so he could only reluctantly give the thing in his hand to me. Then, he loudly said in front of Shen Tuo, "I think you guys really need him for this trip, so I'll leave this thing with you first. You can return it to me when you're back!"

Before he could finish his words, I hurriedly snatched the little thing from his hands and pulled Shen Tuo along as we walked forward.

On the way back to the Pagoda tree, the little guy secretly told me, "Big sister, it's the same wherever I am. That shopkeeper isn't a bad person either. Even though you're carrying a ghost, it's not good for me to be by your side.

Seeing how sensible this little guy was, I was even more unwilling to leave him. However, looking at his appearance, it seemed that he had already made a decision, so I didn't object, "You know, I brought you along because I really like you, not because I want to take advantage of your value. However, if you think it's better to stay here, then of course I can't force you to follow me."

The little fellow seemed to be in a somewhat depressed mood after hearing my words. It was probably because he was unwilling to part with me. However, we were both clear that the people of Yin and Yang shouldn't have any interactions with each other in the first place.

Then what are Zishan Ming and I? I helplessly let out a bitter laugh and continued to follow Shen Tuo.

I felt like a nouveau riche when we handed a bunch of paper money to the butler. Before entering the door, the little guy repeatedly told Shen Tuo not to use any spells, otherwise, if all the ghosts know that we are still alive, then we will become the main course for this banquet …

The moment we stepped into the main entrance, the originally bright sky suddenly darkened, dark red lanterns filled the entire courtyard, all the ghosts were seated around the round table. A person dressed as a servant walked over to us with a smile, looked at the butler behind us, gave a slight nod, and led us to a table.

It was only then that I realized that the table of this banquet was divided according to the amount of the gift. It seemed that greed wasn't only human nature, even ghosts wouldn't be able to escape the laws of nature!

Sitting at a table in the corner, I looked around the courtyard. The middle table was the most luxurious, but because of the dim light I couldn't see the food on it, but I could tell that it was dark red.

I immediately thought of something bad. After all, we were guests at a damned house. Then I consoled myself with the thought that the food was red, perhaps because the light was dark red.

To my embarrassment, the old man at the pawnshop probably killed us all. He only gave us enough paper money to sit at the corner table.

As I observed the bustling crowd around me, I actually saw a few familiar faces. I suddenly recalled that I had seen them on the streets when we first entered!

This also explained why there was no one on the way here. It turned out that they had all come here for the banquet.

As I was looking around, the servants who had brought us in came towards us with plates.

At some point, there were several more hands behind his back, each of them carrying a plate. Then, they were all beaming as they placed them on the table in front of us.

After knowing that the servant had left, I couldn't resist the urge to vomit. I curled up under the table and violently vomited. But, because I haven't eaten for a long time, after vomiting for a long time, I only brought back some sour water.

There were six plates on the table in front of me. On the plate in front of me, there was a lung that was still bleeding. Obviously, this was taken from a person.

On the other plates, there were arms that looked like they had been bitten off by a wild beast. The wounds were extremely irregular, and were badly mutilated; a piece of flesh that was connected to the human ribs actually looked a bit like the pork chops my mother bought; and in front of Shen Tuo were two eyeballs. The whites of the eyes were especially large because they had been dug out, while the black eyes were motionless, as if they were staring at Shen Tuo.

I just realized that the dark red I saw from afar was not just the reflection of the lanterns around me, but the original color of these so-called dishes.

I couldn't help but shiver. I stood up and said to Shen Tuo, "You can eat here. I'll go to other places to have a look. Perhaps I might be able to find Zhao Xue."

As for Shen Tuo, he rolled his eyes at me as if he had seen through everything. At the same time, he stood up with me and said while walking, "I'll go with you. I'm afraid that you won't be safe by yourself."

We both knew it, but neither of us wanted to say what we felt, so we forced ourselves to get sick and slip through a small door into the backyard when no one was looking.

As soon as we entered the backyard, we saw two girls walking towards us. They were holding two plates of hearts, which seemed to be made from white candles, and walking towards the courtyard while mumbling, "You say our young master is really something. Eldest young mistress has only been married for a few days, and yet she's already taken in a concubine?"

The other girl shook her head mysteriously and walked forward without a word.

Shen Tuo and I walked out of the thicket. Just as I was about to look for Zhao Xue's place, I saw Shen Tuo minding his own business and walking towards a certain direction.

"Shen Tuo, where are you going?"

I did my best to keep my voice low so that no one would hear me. After asking my question, I looked around worriedly. After confirming that there was no one else around, I sneakily followed behind her.

Seeing that I was being careless, Shen Tuo was afraid that something might happen to me. Thus, he quickly stretched out his arm and pulled me into a corner. Then, he lowered his head and said to me, "Go find Zhao Xue!"