Urban Night Returner

"Le Cen, what are you doing?" As soon as Shen Gu came back from the photo studio, he saw Zhong Le Cen lying on the table and carving something meticulously.

"Water-proof lamp." Zhong Lecen looked at the wooden lampstand in his hand, and used a knife to chip away another piece somewhere, "I did it when I was Shen Mobai in my last life, but I still remember the method now, but I don't know if it will work or not. Have the photos been washed?"

"All of them have been developed. I have developed a copy of all Zhou Zhi's photos from birth to 25 years old." Shen Gu took off his coat and put a thick stack of things on the table, "Do you want to use this in a sea market?"

"You don't need to enter the sea market. You have Xue Ming's necklace. But I'm afraid that if we can't agree, Yu Ling will turn his face, and we will suffer a big loss in the sea. If this thing can be used, I am not afraid. I just don't know." ——Whether it is good to make it now or not.”

Shen Gu took the wooden thing like a small round bowl: "This is a water-proof lamp? There should be lamp oil and wick, right?"

Zhong Lecen shook his head: "The water-proof lamp does not use lamp oil, it lights with human blood."

Shen Gu was taken aback: "Human blood?"

"En." Zhong Lecen looked at Xiao Wan'er in a daze.Shen Gu suddenly felt uncomfortable: "Have you used it in the last life?"

"Well, I used it."

"For Luo Jing?"

"Huh. Huh?" Zhong Lecen suddenly felt a sour smell, and quickly cheered up, "It's all happened in the past, but I don't have any spiritual power now, so I'm afraid it won't work."

Shen Gu also felt that his jealousy came out of nowhere, so he quickly put the subject aside: "That necklace of Xue Ming can let us enter Haishi?"

"It was given to her by Yu Yue. Now I understand why Yu Yue didn't agree to make her a wedding dress at first, but then she agreed when she saw her husband. Yu Yue was making a wedding dress for herself. She saw the relationship between Xue Ming and her husband." , I was willing to make a wedding dress for her. So this necklace can be used as a token of the sea clan, although it was not originally for us, but it is still possible to enter the sea market by relying on it."

"But Haishi will definitely find Yu Ling? We are running out of time."

"Try it, if Haishi can't do it, then we have nothing to do."

Shen Gu hesitated, but still expressed his thoughts: "Actually, I originally wanted to use Xue Ming's husband to lure Yu Ling out."

"That's too dangerous. If we make a mistake, another person will be harmed. And—" Zhong Lecen felt a little disappointed, "I don't want Yu Ling to be disappointed in human love again."

Shen Gu hugged him: "You're right. But, let me tell you, did Haishi really appear near Binhai by such a coincidence? It seems like no one has seen it before."

"Where mirages appear is arbitrary. However, perhaps because of the relationship between ocean currents and climate, mirages are more likely to appear in Shandong. They have appeared many times in Penglai before, but this time they can appear near the coast. It’s really lucky for us. At first, I thought we had to rush to Penglai, or get a boat out of Bohai Bay. The unusually heavy fog these days is probably right.”

"But will Yu Ling give us Xiaokang's soul? If Yu Yue wants to use it, I don't think she is willing to give it."

"Then we need to know why Yu Yue needs the soul. If I can help her, Yu Ling may give us the soul. Otherwise, we have to exchange it with other things."

"What do you want in exchange? Did you let Heizi take Dongfang Chen around these two days just to find something?"

"It's actually collecting souls."

"Collecting souls?" Shen Gu was really taken aback, "What kind of souls are you collecting?"

"Don't worry, it's not plundering souls like Yu Ling. As I told you, some people's souls will dissipate after death and will not be reincarnated. These souls are useless even if they are not collected. I asked Heizi to bring Miss Dongfang Go to the major hospitals to see, if there are souls that dissipate after death and cannot be reincarnated, put away this soul. Although it is not as good as the living soul extracted from the same person, this can also be used. If Yu Ling does not agree , we can try to use this instead.”

"It's so foggy..." Shen Gu stood at the foot of the Little Qingdao Lighthouse, looking at the sea.

The fog is indeed very heavy. There is often fog in the coastal area in early spring, but it is not common for it to be so thick at noon.

"This means that the sea market is about to open."

"Are you sure?" Shen Gu looked back at him, "We're running out of time."

"Sure." Zhong Lecen looked at the pearl in his hand, "There is a tide rising here."

Shen Gu leaned over to look.The pearls were taken from Xue Ming's pearl necklace, there are two in total, they are black pearls, about the size of soybeans, round and round.At this time, they were lying in Zhong Lecen's palm, with a moist soft light on the surface, as if they had just been washed with water.

When they were talking, the fog was already getting thicker. Seeing that the pointer on the watch had already pointed to twelve o'clock, the fog did not disperse and became thicker. The lower half of the tall buildings by the sea had been covered by the fog, and only a little bit of the top was exposed. It really feels like a mirage.

"Almost. Let's go."

Xiao Heizi rented a small steamboat and waited on the coast to pick him up.Zhong Lecen told him again: "Don't go in hastily, otherwise Haishi may disappear immediately if it is alarmed, and we won't be able to come back."

Xiao Heizi pointed to the sky and swore: "I understand! I will definitely not move! I will never move until I see your signal!"

The fog on the sea was even thicker, so thick that it seemed as if a wall was erected in front of his eyes. Xiao Heizi watched as Shen Gu and Zhong Lecen boarded another steamboat, but instead of turning on the engine, they rowed two oars and quietly sailed on the calm sea. It slid out soundlessly, and within a dozen meters, it was out of sight.

Small Qingdao does not allow tourists to enter casually, so now there is only this small boat left on the beach, and the surroundings are quiet.Little Heizi couldn't stand it anymore after wandering around for a while, but he couldn't help but said to Dongfang Chen who was sitting on the bow of the boat: "Is this sea market really reliable?"

Dongfang Chen was listening to the sound of the waves, and was startled by him again. He leaned back and the boat shook.Xiao Heizi quickly grabbed her and said, "Be careful, don't fall into the sea!"

His palms were very hot, and he was taken aback as soon as he grabbed Dongfang Chen's hand: "Why are your hands so cold? Are you cold? Are you wearing less clothes?"

Dongfang Chen tucked his chin into the rabbit fur scarf and shook his head.Her hands and feet are cold all year round, which is believed to be due to blocked blood vessels in traditional Chinese medicine.She didn't care about it herself——blood connection?When the blood is unblocked, the yang qi is strong, and when the yang qi is strong, how can she see ghosts?

"I've always been like this."

"That's because the blood vessels are blocked. Your heart is not strong, okay? People with weak hearts tend to get cold hands and feet. You should take some traditional Chinese medicine to take care of yourself." Xiao Heizi's natural warm heart began to play a role again, regardless of whether Dongfang Chen listened or not, Barbara said a lot.

Dongfang Chen pulled his hand, but didn't pull it back, so he didn't move again.The hand on this railing is very warm, the yang energy is extremely strong, and there is no yin energy at all.It's a pity that she can't see such yang energy.

The boats of Shen Gu and Zhong Lecen rowed forward slowly, the fog around them was so thick that they couldn't be separated, like countless silks wrapped them, isolating all the surrounding sounds, only the soft sound of the paddles entering the water.Gradually, the fog in front seemed to lighten a little, Shen Gu squinted his eyes for a while, then suddenly stopped the oars: "Le Cen, look!"

Zhong Lecen looked up, and at the end of the fog, there was a pier looming, and many boats were parked there, but none of these boats were in the style that Shen Gu had seen before.There are different types of ships, some are as high as three stories, with dazzling white sails; some can accommodate only one person, but are decorated with mother-of-pearl and precious stones everywhere, and some even look like a carriage without wheels , but in front of the car is not a horse, but a few seals, which are turning up and down impatiently in the water.

Shen Gu looked at the small steamboat he was sitting on. If it wasn't for this boat, he would have almost thought that he had entered a fairy tale world or was simply dreaming.The long stone steps of the pier are made of coral, with sea anemones growing on the corners, and small fish and shrimps shuttle among the coral under the water surface.People come and go on the pier, looming in the faint mist, like a fairy.For some reason, Shen Gu remembered the phrase "Suddenly I heard that there are fairy mountains on the sea, and the mountains are in the midst of nothingness. The pavilions are exquisite and five clouds rise, and there are many fairies in them." Although there are no mountains here, and there are no pavilions, the people walking through It's not a fairy—the one who walked past just now has a snake's tail behind it, and the one next to it has a pair of transparent wings...

"Let's get off the boat." Zhong Lecen took a deep breath, "Pearls must be put away, once lost, there will be endless seawater under our feet."

Shen Gu took a light step and walked in front of him.The coral steps under my feet were a bit slippery, but after walking onto the pier, the ground under my feet could not be seen clearly, but when I fell down, I felt like I was stepping into the water.For those sea people, maybe this feels very comfortable, but for Shen Gu, it just reminds him that it is very dangerous to be in the sea now.

"What are we doing now?" Shen Gu asked.

There are strange-looking "people" everywhere, and the strange items they display.What big pearls with a diameter of three centimeters, gems of various colors the size of quail eggs, gold coins with strange patterns printed on them, shells with rainbow colors, fabrics as slippery as water, and some things that are so solid that they cannot be named are everywhere. All sparkled with jewels.Shen Gu dragged Zhong Lecen to walk among the "people", from time to time some "people" yelled at them to sell goods, the ugly ones were too ugly, and the beautiful ones were too beautiful, anyway, one could tell they were not human beings at a glance.

"There are so many people, where can I find them?" No matter how good Shen Gu's eyesight was, it was difficult to find Yu Ling among these shadowy "people".There are many extremely beautiful faces in the Hai Clan, compared with them, Yu Ling is nothing.

"We also set up the stalls."

"Us?" Shen Gu was surprised, "What do we sell?"

"Zhou Zhi's photo." Zhong Lecen quickly squeezed into the middle of the two booths, and quickly took out the things in the backpack.It was a piece of black velvet cloth, one meter long and two meters wide. The velvet cloth was densely dotted with Zhou Zhi's photos, from his centenary photos with his butt naked when he was a child, to his birthday photos before he died at the age of 25.Zhong Lecen also decorated a circle of small colored light bulbs on the edge of the flannel. Now it is connected with more than a dozen No. 1 batteries, which is very gorgeous. Although it is far less valuable than the pearls and gems on the stall next to it, it is even better in terms of brightness. One chip.

"Sea people like shiny things." Zhong Lecen pushed Shen Gu with his elbow, "Help, hang the stall higher."

As expected, the Sea Clan likes shiny things. The stall here has not been set up yet, and several "people" have already been attracted.They all looked human, at least with a pair of legs below the waist instead of snake tails or fish tails, but the ears exposed from the long hair were fan-shaped, and there were gill holes under the ears.It's just that what people look at is not a photo, but a light bulb.

Shen Gu glanced at Zhong Lecen speechlessly, but Zhong Lecen explained to them with a smile that they were selling photos instead of light bulbs, and the person in the photo was Zhou Zhi, and he quoted an astronomical figure before he asked for the goods: Every photo, big or small, sold for the same price, all three ounces of pure gold.

Three ounces of pure gold?Shen Gu was completely speechless.Three ounces, pure gold!Zhong Lecen, is this - holding a photo to steal money?What's more, what people are interested in is not the photo, but the light bulb!Look at the way the stall owners on the left and right look at them. Isn't that the way humans look at mentally ill patients?

"You are—" I also know that Zhong Lecen is definitely not out of his mind, and definitely has a purpose, but, what exactly does it mean?

Zhong Lecen chuckled: "What? It feels good to be crazy, doesn't it?"

Shen Gu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What exactly do you want to do?"

"Of course I'm looking for Yu Yue. The size of the sea market, the smaller ones have hundreds of thousands of people, and the larger ones even have tens of thousands of people. Not to mention that Yu Yue may not come, but she will come. Where can we find her? So I just want to let people know that there are two humans who came to the sea market and sold a photo of a human named Zhou Zhi at a high price. They are two lunatics. Everyone in Haishi knows it, even the Haizu who haven't come to Haishi will hear some news..."

"Okay, I understand. If Yu Yue hears Zhou Zhi's name, he will definitely come and see him."

"Well. You can only find Yu Ling if you find Yu Yue."

"Okay." Shen Gu shrugged, "Then let's continue pretending to be crazy. Come and see, come and see, Zhou Zhi's photos only need three ounces of pure gold!"

Zhong Lecen laughed so hard that he patted Shen Gu on the shoulder: "I didn't expect you to be so good at yelling, shopkeeper, come on!"

Shen Gu showed two rows of neat teeth to him: "Don't worry, shopkeeper."

Zhong Lecen froze for a moment, blushed, and turned his head to look around.Shen Gu laughed out loud, and shouted again.

Not to mention, Zhong Lecen's method is really good.Not long after, probably the whole sea city knew that two psychopaths had come, and some people even came over to visit.Zhong Lecen smiled harmlessly at a child: "Little friend, do you want to buy something?"

The "child" looks as big as a two- or three-year-old human child, with a pair of big green eyes on a white face, and greenish-black hair, like seaweed soaked in water; The vest-style clothes, the hem covers the small buttocks, revealing the short and fat limbs, which look like lotus joints.He stood a few steps away and turned his eyes to look at Zhong Lecen, keeping his mouth shut and not speaking.Zhong Lecen smiled, and took out something from his pocket: "Do you like this?"

At a glance, Shen Gu almost choked on his own saliva.What Zhong Lecen took out was a pair of underwear, with a rabbit tail sewn on the back, the fluffy ones are very cute, but... this thing is...

The child became interested in this, and fiddled with the rabbit's tail with his fat little fingers.Zhong Lecen smiled and squatted down: "May I put it on for you?"

The child pondered for a while, and finally lifted a chubby leg.With sharp eyes, Shen Gu saw that there was a layer of film connected between the five chubby little toes, which was pink and translucent, because the little feet were too fat and the five toes were crowded together, so you couldn't see it unless you looked carefully.Zhong Lecen put on the underwear for him, and when he pulled it up, the hem of the vest lifted up, and there was a row of silver scales on his waist.

Zhong Lecen didn't care, pulled up his trousers, and gently scraped the row of scales with his fingers.The child seemed to have been scratched to an itchy spot, and started to chuckle. The laughter was soft and weird, not at all like a human voice.Zhong Lecen looked at him with a smile.The child twisted his body, as if his panties were quite comfortable, and then ran away with his calves.

"How did you bring that? No, when did you buy it?"

"I ordered it online." Zhong Lecen blushed a little, "Use it to coax children."

"Just now it was—"

"That's the child of the siren."

"Sea-monster?" Shen Gu knew that Yu Yue was a mermaid, and also checked the information on the Internet, "Sir-monster seems to be able to seduce humans with voice, right? But why doesn't that child speak?"

"It's still a child, and it can't sing yet. And the sea monster is different from the merman. The merman sings mainly for happiness or sadness, and sometimes for predation. But sometimes the sea monster sings purely for killing. They like blood. race. But the children are still cute."

Shen Gu shook his head, glanced casually into the distance, and suddenly pulled Zhong Lecen into his arms: "Don't look over there."

Zhong Lecen buried her head in front of his chest, confused: "What's wrong?"

"Shao Jing. Why did he come?"

"Shao Jing?" Zhong Lecen was surprised, "Where is it?"

"Over there, it's still far away. He, and wheat, seem to be shopping for something."

"What to buy?" Zhong Lecen was really curious, wriggling and trying to get out of Shen Gu's arms.

"I can't see clearly. It seems to be a glass bottle with some kind of liquid in it. The stall owner looks a little strange, with a high nose, reddish black hair, and hands—whether they're wearing gloves or have long nails, at least There is also a two or three centimeters long."

"Is it the Dragon Clan?"

"Don't move! Want to hurt your eyes?" Shen Gu suppressed Zhong Lecen's head with force, "It's important for us to find Yu Yue."

Just as Shen Gu finished speaking, he saw Yu Yue.Yu Yue in the sea city took off her human clothes and wore a long fishtail skirt with large pearls and pink mother-of-pearl sewn on it. The fabric covered her body softly like water, outlining her slim figure Her curves, only her belly bulges high, revealing her identity as a pregnant woman.In the sea market, she was barefoot like all the sea people, and the hem of her skirt fluttered slightly as she walked, revealing the faint silvery scales on her snow-white calf and the film between her toes.Because the ground was covered with a layer of mist, she was like a fairy riding on the waves, so beautiful that it was unreal.She stood there, looking at the photos covered in flannelette, and slowly, a teardrop flowed from her eye, and when it slid across her cheek, it had condensed into a silver pearl, jumping on the hem of her skirt, fell into the mist.