My father has the appearance of an emperor

Chapter 5: Market (Part )

When he woke up again, Jiang Chen saw himself in the same open space in the wilderness.

System subtitles appear:

"Die once."

"Current remaining life: 9."

WTF?

I am dead?
Jiang Chen felt unwell.

Looking at the bloody numbers on it, Jiang Chen suddenly understood.

So this life 10 means I have 10 lives?

And just now, I died once?
And then resurrected?

The words on the archway appeared in my mind.

“Don’t bargain at the bazaar.”

Jiang Chen blurted out, "What the hell! Are you going to die if I bargain for you?"

Isn’t this too much?
"Pay attention to the rules and taboos!" My father's instructions echoed in my ears again like a wake-up call.

So, I died because I didn't listen to my dad?
I must be a filial son in my next life!!!
After sorting out the situation, Jiang Chen was speechless.

No, this place is too dangerous, right?

Is this what you said, Dad? The novice level is not dangerous and only requires wisdom and courage?

Dad, you can’t be like this. Where is the cheat you gave me?
You fed me a bunch of poisonous shit, and it was of no use. Instead, it was your box that helped me die?
Jiang Chen had completely lost hope in his unreliable father who had the potential to be an emperor.

After thinking about it, I felt that the market was still too dangerous.

If you are not careful, you may violate some taboo and lose your life.

By the way, I don’t have to go through the market to get out of the burial ground. Can’t I just go around the market?
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen walked directly to the cemetery behind the market.

Walking through the desolate and deserted cemetery, without those ghosts, Jiang Chen's heart could at least be more at ease.

Just after taking a few steps, I heard a dull roar: "Who broke into my home!"

WTF?

Jiang Chen saw that on the cemetery next to him, with a bang, a black coffin was raised from the ground with a creaking sound.

I rub!

Pretending to be dead!
Even though I've just dealt with a ghost and even died once, I'm still confused by this direct resurrection of the dead!

The pitch-black coffin slowly stood up, and with a creaking sound, the coffin lid opened.

Inside was a dead body wearing a black helmet and black armor. The armor was a pile of white bones, and in his hand was a corroded and rusty sword.

The sleeping dead opened his eyes at this moment, and his rotten eyeballs looked directly at Jiang Chen with a chilling chill.

What the hell!

isn't it?
Jiang Chen took a few steps back: "This is a misunderstanding."

The deceased roared: "You stepped on my grave!!! There is no misunderstanding!"

What the hell...

You didn't put up a sign saying no one is allowed to step on the graves!

Besides, I can’t see clearly in this pitch black mess. Why don’t you draw a line so I can’t step on it?

Jiang Chen has ten thousand reasons, but it’s meaningless.

Before he could say anything, he heard a sneer of laughter behind him, and a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from the soil and grabbed Jiang Chen's feet.

Damn, whose grave did I step on again?
The hands pulled downwards, and Jiang Chen found that his body had sunk into the ground.

The Skeleton General in front was furious: "He is mine!"

The big knife in his hand swung out a bright light.

Just before Jiang Chen completely entered the soil.

flutter!
He saw himself flying into the air, the scene around him spinning rapidly, and below him was a headless corpse slowly sinking into the mud.

Then, it was engulfed by endless darkness.

…………

"call!"

Jiang Chen turned over and sat up.

Fuck!
Am I going to die again?
Looking at the prompts on the system:

"Life remaining: 8."

Jiang Chen was completely speechless.

The interesting thing is that he is not so scared now. When a person dies twice in a row but still has life left, death is no longer irreversible, and ghosts are no longer just a vague illusion. Everything has a real existence, the mystery is quietly taken away, and all that is left is to face the crisis of life and death with all your strength.

At this moment his brain was working rapidly.

Therefore, it is not feasible to bypass the market and go to the cemetery. The graves are arranged in a mess, there is no ready-made road, and it is dark. If you are not careful, you will step on someone's grave!
Still have to go to the ghost market!

Jiang Chen came to this helpless conclusion.

Now it seems that I have to listen to my dad if I want to pass.

It doesn't make sense that my dad could pass the test without guidance, but I can't pass it with guidance.

Taking out the letter at this moment, Jiang Chen read through what his father had said again and had a rough idea in his mind.

He stood up and walked towards the market again.

This time when he arrived at the market, Jiang Chen did not rush to leave, but looked around.

Compared to his previous panic, Jiang Chen felt a little more calm this time and paid more attention to everything around him.

He soon noticed a shop in the center of the market. The red lanterns on both sides of the shop swayed in the wind, with three large characters "Jie Lu Tang" written on them.

Jiang Chen remembered the hint of "no discipline" and walked towards the Discipline Hall.

When he arrived in front of the Discipline Hall, Jiang Chen saw an old man sitting there.

The old man had a gaunt body and corpse spots all over his face. At this moment, he was holding a severed hand and chewing it slowly, making a crunching sound, and he was biting it with considerable force.

It's like gnawing on a chicken foot.

Jiang Chen tried hard to suppress the fear in his heart and stood at the door looking at the old man.

The old man slowly put down his broken hand, revealing a mouthful of broken yellow teeth, and laughed hoarsely: "Do you want the precepts? They are very cheap."

Uh……

So that means money?

The problem is that I have no money.

Jiang Chen slowly raised the box without saying a word.

In this situation, the more you say, the more mistakes you make.

Sure enough, the old man's eyes began to light up: "One hundred and twenty dollars."

There are more than peddlers.

So your prices are not uniform?
Jiang Chen shook his head: "I need to think about it."

This shouldn't be considered a bargain, right?

Jiang Chen's heart was pounding so hard that it felt like it was about to jump out of his chest.

The old man grinned, and a foul smell came to my face.

This action startled Jiang Chen.

Then he slowly lowered his head: "Then you take your time to think about it."

call!
Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Chen asked: "How much does the discipline cost?"

I'm asking for the price, not bargaining!

he yelled inwardly.

The old man bared his yellow teeth and said, "Two hundred."

"I'll go raise the money." Jiang Chen looked at the old man nervously.

The old man chuckled and lowered his head again.

Jiang Chen slowly backed away.

Then he started asking for prices along the way.

Ask the price of the box.

Finally, he arrived at a paper-folding shop, and the paper-folding craftsman inside gave him the highest price he had ever received: one hundred and fifty yuan.

Jiang Chen chose to accept it and handed the box to the other party. The paper-folding craftsman handed him fifteen pieces of exquisitely made black paper with four huge black chains printed on them. In the center of the chains was a giant-like being, who was tightly bound by four chains and roared angrily towards the sky. There were also a large number of delicate cloud patterns printed around it. It felt very scratchy and a bit like real banknotes.

On the right side of the black paper were printed two large characters: "戒券", and above them a row of small characters: "發發所所獎義軟所."

The Court of Discipline?

It sounds like a criminal department. Is it in charge of printing money?

Forget it, why should I care about you guys?

Holding the fifteen ring notes, Jiang Chen was thinking about what to do next. Should he go to the grave to dance first?

Suddenly, a terrifying cry rang in my ears: "Ah! Help! Ghost!"

This voice... is it a human?
Is there anyone else here?
(End of this chapter)