Chapter 118: Forced Purchase and Sale
Ghost merchant seal!
This is the identity symbol of the ghost merchant. After the first generation of ghost merchants signs the contract, they will have a ghost merchant seal.
Once the Ghost Merchant Seal is lost, it means a breach of contract.
The penalty for breaking the contract is simple: extinction!
However, this is only the most basic punishment. Once you give up the ghost business, the revenge from the ghosts will be the most terrifying.
Ghost traders are like middlemen who usually act as middlemen to facilitate transactions between living people and ghosts, and collect their own income. However, most ghost traders earn extremely high profits, which not only makes ghosts dissatisfied, but also living people.
Without the identity of a ghost merchant, it is easy to suffer retaliation from both the Yin and Yang worlds.
Even if you can avoid these retaliations, you will still face the plight of financial difficulties in the future. No matter how much you earn from ghost business, once you lose it, you will lose all the money you earn.
Heaven is fair.
Even if you deliberately don't do business or invest, there will always be various reasons that will cause you to lose all the money you earned.
Therefore, for Gao Rui, Lin Ye's words were equivalent to asking him to die.
He was used to a worry-free life with no shortage of money. It would be better to kill him if he was asked to hand over the Ghost Merchant Seal and cut off one of his arms to live a life of poverty.
"You are here to pick a fight!" Gao Rui said with a sullen face, "Ghost merchants are a separate sect. I don't think there is any grudge between you and me."
"As a ghost merchant, if you allow ghosts to cause chaos during the ghost market, your status as a ghost merchant can be revoked just based on this alone."
Lin Ye's expression was calm, but Gao Rui laughed: "You are so arrogant, the Ghost Merchant Seal is a gift from Heaven, approved by Yin and Yang, you can take it just like that?"
After saying that, Gao Rui looked at the ghosts and gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, take him down for me. As long as the ghost market is still held in my territory in the future, everything will be easy to discuss."
As a ghost businessman, Gao Rui himself has no strength. However, when he said this, the whole place remained silent and no ghost responded to him.
What a joke! They curry favor with Gao Rui just to make more profits from business, not to risk their lives.
Gao Rui obviously didn't realize this guy's strength. Even if they attacked him together, they would not be his match.
Maybe all the ghosts in the ghost market combined can deal with them, but the key is that it is impossible for all the ghosts in the ghost market to listen to them. Some ghosts who have been exploited by them may even take this opportunity to turn against them.
"Since you are unwilling to hand it over voluntarily, I will have to take it."
Lin Ye's figure disappeared from the spot, and the next moment he appeared in front of Gao Rui. Gao Rui hurriedly threw a punch, but his punch landed on Lin Ye's body, and he grimaced in pain and staggered back a few steps.
Lin Ye reached out and grabbed Gao Rui's arm. He didn't mean to pull Gao Rui, but rather tapped Gao Rui's brow with his right hand. There was a flash of light at Gao Rui's brow, and then a square graphic tattoo appeared on Gao Rui's arm.
This is the Ghost Merchant Seal.
The Guishang Seal is the same as the Chenghuang Seal, both of which are seals, but the Guishang Seal cannot be compared with the Chenghuang Seal and cannot be manifested outside the body. If we have to make a metaphor, one is the jade seal used by the emperor, and the other is just an official seal of an ordinary official.
"The Ghost Merchant Seal is passed down from generation to generation. It will be useless even if you kill me. If you kill the Ghost Merchant, you will have to become a Ghost Merchant yourself."
Gao Rui looked at Lin Ye. Although the strength of the man in front of him was beyond his imagination and could even intimidate the ghosts, he was not too frightened. Ghost merchants are protected. Whoever kills a ghost merchant will have to take over as a ghost merchant.
"You are wrong. There is another way."
Lin Ye looked at Gao Rui. His words made Gao Rui stunned for a moment, but the next moment he suddenly burst into laughter.
"You're killing me with laughter. Do you think you are the City God of the underworld or the King of Hell? Only an official from the underworld can deprive the Ghost Merchant Seal. There are no City Gods in this world anymore."
One of the reasons why Gao Rui, as a ghost merchant, dares to be so unscrupulous is that in this world, let alone the City God, even the underworld no longer exists.
There was no one to supervise him.
Just as Gao Rui was smiling, his smiling face froze, and the other ghosts present showed expressions of fear and disbelief, and fell to their knees on the ground the next moment.
What did they feel?
A terrifying aura coming from the depths of their souls that frightened them.
It was something they were born with from the moment they became ghosts, and it made them kneel down involuntarily.
Gao Rui looked at the Ghost Merchant Seal on his arm with disbelief as it began to slowly wriggle, and the next moment it actually floated out of his skin. This... how is this possible.
My father said that the Ghost Merchant Seal cannot be taken away, even by the most powerful practitioners.
This is what he relies on to be fearless, and it is also the reason why all ghost merchants dare to be so arrogant, even without giving face to the appraisal institute.
But now, someone was able to deprive him of his Ghost Merchant Seal. This...
Gao Rui shuddered, and suddenly a word came to his mind: the end of ghost merchants.
Lin Ye retracted his right hand, and Gao Rui collapsed to the ground like mud. The Ghost Merchant Seal took the opportunity to fly towards his arm and was about to penetrate into it, but the next moment Lin Ye flicked his right hand lightly, and the Ghost Merchant Seal fell obediently into his palm and finally turned into a document.
All the ghosts were stunned when they saw this scene. This directly turned the Ghost Merchant Seal into a contract document. In other words, as long as this person is willing, anyone can be a ghost merchant.
If they had not felt the yang energy from this person, they would have suspected that this person was the City God from the underworld.
This is the power of the City God.
Lin Ye looked at the contract document in his palm, and a strange look flashed across his eyes. He was actually not 100% sure that he could remove the Ghost Merchant Seal from Gao Rui. He just wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect that he would actually succeed.
It seems that if he refines the City God Seal, not only can it be converted into merit, but he also has the power to act on behalf of the City God.
Looking at Gao Rui lying in a puddle of mud, Lin Ye's eyes sparkled. He was using the Qi-gazing technique. Under the technique, Gao Rui's entire luck became extremely unstable and began to disperse in all directions.
Luck is gone...
This person's life is ruined.
Ignoring Gao Rui no longer, Lin Ye turned his gaze towards these ghosts. Seeing Lin Ye's eyes looking at him, these ghosts kneeling on the ground hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to look Lin Ye in the eye, for fear of being stared at by Lin Ye.
"You all know the rules of the Ghost Market. If you dare to violate them, I don't mind taking action again."
Lin Ye's words made all the ghosts tremble, and they quickly promised that they would not dare to violate the rules of the ghost market and would behave like ghosts honestly according to the rules.
"They all dispersed."
As Lin Ye waved his hand, these ghosts dispersed as if they had been pardoned, and each walked faster than the other, fearing that Lin Ye would call them if they walked too slowly.
Lin Ye didn't stay here either. He came to the ghost market to trade with ghosts. The little boy also needed the ghost's Yin energy to heal his illness .
But when Lin Ye walked to the ghost market again, the vendors on both sides looked at him with fear. The originally noisy market was now silent wherever he went. This made him frown and couldn't help but say, "You can trade as long as it doesn't violate the rules of the ghost market."
After hearing Lin Ye's words, the ghosts were stunned for a moment, and then burst into cheers.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir!"
"Your Excellency is wise!"
This scene made Lin Ye smile. He thought of the costume dramas he had watched before, where the protagonist arrested corrupt officials and the people applauded and shouted "Judge".
Although he was facing ghosts, a large number of these ghosts were actually wearing ancient clothes.
Just when Lin Ye was about to find a suitable ghost to trade with, the scantily clad female ghost suddenly came over and said, "Sir, can I...can I make a deal with you?"
"Make a deal with me?"
Lin Ye didn't expect that there would be someone who would take the initiative to look for him.
"What deal?"
"I want some clothes. I'll trade them for a message."
Lin Ye glanced at the female ghost. It was almost the same whether she was wearing any clothes or not. She really needed to change clothes.
A few sets of paper clothes are nothing. According to the rules of the ghost market, transactions are never calculated based on the preciousness of the desired items, but rather on whether both parties can reach a deal .
"What news do you have?"
"When I was alive, I went to people's homes to do nucleic acid tests, and it cost 1,800 yuan per test..."
"That's not all free...oh, I see."
Lin Ye felt a little embarrassed when he looked at the female ghost, then he thought about the ghost's clothes and understood that the place where she was stabbed was different.
"One time, an old customer called me. He was drunk, and when he was being examined, he let something slip."
"What?"
"He said he was doing live streaming, and a boss from Japan actually asked him to arrange people to go to some deserted villages and mountains to do outdoor live streaming, and he paid 100,000 yuan for each live streaming."
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed. A Japanese boss asked people to go to a deserted village or mountain to live broadcast?
"I...I think there are many lonely ghosts in the deserted villages and mountains. This information may be of some use."
The female ghost looked at Lin Ye with hope, and Lin Ye finally agreed. He was not sure whether the information would be useful, but a few pieces of clothing were nothing and it was just a piece of cake.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
The female ghost left very happily. She was a weak woman, and even if she became a ghost, other ghosts would see her clothes were so revealing and would either bully her or despise and mock her. Once she changed her clothes, no ghost would know her occupation in her previous life.
Seeing that many vendors didn't dare to look him in the eye, Lin Ye didn't ask them one by one, and directly shouted: "I need a ghost Yin Qi, is there anyone willing to trade with me?"
Swish!
In an instant, more than a dozen ghosts rushed over. Lin Ye took a look and saw that the ones leading them were the ones who were with Gao Rui before.
"Sir, you should have told me earlier if you wanted the ghost energy. I have some here. Just take it. Why are you talking about a deal? Just consider it as our thanks to you for maintaining the rules of the ghost market."
"Yes, yes, this is our intention."
Lin Ye laughed. These guys were in cahoots with Gao Rui. He was the one who maintained the rules of the ghost market, and these guys were the ones who were most affected. But now they were the first to flatter him and talk nonsense. It was not easy for a ghost to stand out these days.
"I'll take this deal!"
Just when Lin Ye was thinking about whether to accept the bribe from these guys, a cold voice sounded. The moment this voice appeared, the ghosts that had originally surrounded Lin Ye instantly dispersed, and each of them hid far away as if they had encountered a plague.
"Why is this person here?"
"If a fight breaks out, it will be a good show to watch."
Apparently, some of the ghosts present knew the owner of this voice.
Lin Ye looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in a bright red wedding dress floating in front of the street.
Wedding dress!
The moment he saw the wedding dress, Lin Ye frowned. In all the novels he had read, any female ghost wearing a wedding dress was extremely powerful.
In fact, the authors are right about this point. Female ghosts wearing wedding dresses are, at best, evil spirits.
The wedding dress is a testimony of the love between two people and the marriage of a dragon and a phoenix.
Ghosts generally cannot touch anything that symbolizes good and auspicious meanings.
Anyone who can be contaminated is an extraordinary ghost.
"I gave you the ghostly energy."
The female ghost in the wedding dress was very direct, but Lin Ye thought of Hu Jun's words. Some powerful ghosts would force sales. He didn't expect to encounter this on his first trip into the ghost market.
"What if I don't want to trade with you?" Lin Ye asked.
"Then no ghost here will trade with you."
The wedding dress ghost was not angry, but just stated the fact calmly. Lin Ye glanced at the ghosts at the scene, and from their expressions he could tell that the wedding dress ghost was not bragging.
These ghosts really won't make deals with themselves.
"What deal do you want to make with me?"
"Help me find someone."
"Looking for someone?"
Lin Ye did not expect that the wedding dress ghost would make such a request. If this wedding dress ghost was murdered, then with her strength, she should have sought revenge on her enemy long ago.
"Who are you looking for?"
"He Zhiming."
The female ghost waved her hand, and a piece of paper floated in front of Lin Ye. Lin Ye took a glance at it.
He Zhiming, a native of southern Jiangxi, was born in 1888...
After reading the message, Lin Ye was speechless. It has been more than a hundred years, he must have died a long time ago.
"He is still alive."
The wedding dress ghost seemed to have guessed what Lin Ye was going to ask and spoke first.
"There are some rules you should know. I can only tell you this much."
Lin Ye understood the last sentence. Living people do not ask about matters of the underworld. The female ghost meant to tell him that He Zhiming's soul did not go to the underworld. As for how the female ghost knew it, it was not his place to ask since it involved the secrets of the underworld.
"How can you be sure that I can find it?" Lin Ye asked curiously.
“You have something from the underworld on you.” The female ghost looked at Lin Ye deeply and said nothing more. Instead, she opened her beautiful mouth and exhaled a wisp of ghostly air that floated towards Lin Ye. Before Lin Ye was about to catch it, the figure of the female ghost in the wedding dress disappeared.
This doesn't give him any chance to refuse.
Lin Ye once again glanced at the ghosts around him. The old ghost who had tried to bribe Lin Ye came over and said, "Sir, since that person has said so, no one will dare to give you the ghost energy anymore, at least until you complete the deal with her."
"What is her origin?" Lin Ye became very curious about the female ghost in the wedding dress. Could there be such a powerful ghost in the real world?
"We don't know her origins, but her achievements are too scary to describe. She once..."
The old ghost didn't dare to speak loudly, and whispered in a low voice. Lin Ye's eyes sank. There is actually someone so powerful?
