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After leaving the cabin, it was still quiet and dark outside the ship.
Several black-clad, masked leaders led Chen Mu to the stern, where more than a dozen black-sailed boats were tied for reception and departure.
As I reached the center of the ship, the sound of birds chirping was brought to me by the river breeze.
Chen Mu and the guide turned their heads to look at the same time.
A 50-meter-long red ship broke through the fog. The eaves of the red ship were hung with lanterns, and the carved beams and painted buildings were beautiful.
It was as bright as day on the huge red boat, and the surface of the river was illuminated brightly.
The sounds of musical instruments such as pipa, guzheng and dongxiao mixed with the melodious singing.
"It's so beautiful." The masked man leading the way looked at the graceful figure behind the gauze curtain ten meters away with fascination.
"It's quite beautiful." Chen Mu also watched with great interest.
"That's mine!" the masked leader said passionately.
"Give me money and it's yours." Chen Mu joked with a smile.
Then he watched the other person jump into the water with a splash, like a white shark in the waves, rushing towards the red boat with a string of splashes.
So unrestrained?
Chen Mu was stunned.
Thump thump thump…
The next moment, all the masked guides on the ghost market ship jumped into the water one by one like dumplings, and climbed onto the red boat opposite impatiently.
The two ships passed each other in just a minute or two.
But in just one or two minutes, Chen Mu was the only one left on the entire dark ship!
Chen Mu's pupils suddenly contracted.
Suddenly looked at the red boat that was gradually moving away.
I saw young women wearing gauze standing by the windows of several rooms at the stern.
They all stared at Chen Mu with expressionless faces and without saying a word.
An urge to jump off the boat suddenly came over me.
Chen Mu: “…”
Hey!
Two paper ghosts suddenly jumped out from his sleeves.
One on the left and one on the right, close to the forehead.
The cool touch sobered him up.
Looking closely, the big red ship had already entered the fog on the river, with only a few lights faintly visible.
"so close!"
I almost got into trouble!
Others see good things when they go out, but why do I see ghosts when I go out? !
What the hell!
"I can't stay here any longer. Let's go."
Chen Mu ran to the stern of the boat and suddenly froze in place.
More than a dozen wupeng boats were towed at the stern with ropes, but there was not a single boatman on board.
Not only the guide in black jumped into the water, but the boatman was not spared either.
Chen Mu looked at the empty black-sailed boat with a helpless look on his face.
He can't row a boat.
……
Shanglinfang, Chen’s house.
Chen Mu sat on the second floor, drank a cup of warm milk tea, touched his pounding heart, and still couldn't help feeling scared.
Ever since I met the long-haired girl, I knew that the Five Ghost Bag could vaguely restrain the ghosts. And I was ready to launch the magic smoke at any time.
Whenever Chen Mu goes out, he will open the Five Ghosts Bag, even if it costs him energy.
"What a blessing!"
Chen Mu called out two small paper figures and looked at the lifelike ghost paper figures covered with red lines.
It seemed weird in the past, but now it seems kind of cute.
"It's a great help."
Without them to keep them calm, they might have jumped into the water the moment they saw the red boat.
"Didn't they say that evil spirits can't enter Nanyang City?"
Chen Mu recalled the gossip he heard at Xinyuan Tea House.
That red ship is probably the man-eating ghost ship.
He had heard of it more than once, but it mostly appeared outside the city in the Jinshui River and had never entered Luohe.
"Is there something wrong with Nanyang Prefecture's magic weapon to ward off evil spirits?"
So unlucky?
I don’t have the aura of a protagonist, so why do I feel uneasy wherever I go?
Chen Mu muttered with resentment.
"You can't just go out of this door casually."
"Tomorrow we'll dig a hole and store supplies. We'll stay here for a year or so first!"
……
The next morning, Chen Mu rushed to Taipei City to start his big shopping spree.
White wheat, air-dried ham, various vegetables, and seasonings.
When I got home, I didn't care about my proficiency. I found a corner in the kitchen on the east side of the first floor and started digging underground.
After digging a few shovels, I suddenly remembered the Five Ghost Bag.
What would happen if you used the Five Ghosts Bag to move the soil underground?
Chen Mu chanted a spell, looked at the size of the feeding shaft in the bag, and glanced at the soil under his feet, which was covered with black smoke... Move!
Then the soil under my feet disappeared layer by layer and began to sink at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Soon, a circular vertical shaft with a diameter of one meter and a depth of five meters appeared underground.
If the black smoke had not been able to penetrate the soil to a limited depth each time, he could have dug faster!
"Hey! This is really a must-have tool for home and travel!"
With the help of the Five Ghost Bags, he dug out a huge space seven or eight meters underground in just one morning.
The most time-consuming part is dealing with the soil.
It took up too much space at home, so he had to throw it into the Luo River.
Every time he looked around as if he was guarding against thieves, he would make sure there were no boats on the river and no one around before secretly throwing the mud into the river.
Skillfully sprinkled powdered lime on the hole to prevent moisture and repel insects. Chen Mu came out to eat lunch.
Not long after that afternoon, all the supplies he had ordered were delivered one by one.
After paying the delivery workers and sending them away, they were busy moving supplies underground.
Fortunately, I had the Five Ghost Bag and I finally finished the work before dinner.
……
In the evening, Jiejia came on time to have dinner.
His nose twitched twice, and he glanced at Chen Mu: "Are you a rat?"
Chen Mu: “…” What does that mean?
"You like digging so much?"
Do you smell the earthy smell? I have already covered it up with medicine powder? Dog nose!
Chen Mu rolled his eyes.
You think I like it.
It’s because it’s too dangerous outside.
Without caring about Jie Jia's teasing, Chen Mu quickly asked, "Is the evil-repelling magic weapon of Nanyang Prefecture okay?"
Jie Jia frowned slightly: "Did you encounter a ghost?"
Chen Mu told Jie Jia exactly what happened last night.
Jie Jia's bright yellow eyes moved, looking Chen Mu up and down: "Why are you not dead?"
Chen Mu was so angry that he laughed: "Believe it or not, I won't wash my hands when I cook in the future!"
Jiejia's eyebrows twitched as he looked at the table full of delicious food.
"I'll wash it this time." Chen Mu raised the corners of his mouth.
"Normal." Jie Jia sat down at the stone table with an expressionless face and said lightly.
"The ghost ship has run into Nanyang Prefecture, is this still normal?" Chen Mu stared in disbelief.
"Don't you know what the situation in Daliang is now?" After sitting down, Jiejia took out a snow-white handkerchief and wiped the tableware and chopsticks meticulously.
"It's a time of war and chaos, and the end of a dynasty." Chen Mu's face didn't look good.
Although Nanyang Prefecture was peaceful, this was because Nanyang was located in the southwest, far away from the heart of Daliang.