After exhausting his magic power to heal the snake demon once again, Li Mu dragged his exhausted body back home.
Even though her injuries weren't light, the body of a demon had astonishing recovery ability. Coupled with Li Mu's careful healing, she would be able to recover to her original state in half a month or even a month.
This way, the guilt in Li Mu's heart would lessen by a lot.
In the following period of time, Li Mu and Liu Hanyan set up the haunted house while taking time to heal the snake demon at the Bay of Jade. They didn't have time to care about the county yamen.
Luckily, with Li Qing's protection, Constable Zhou wouldn't say anything.
Under Li Mu and Liu Hanyan's busy day and night, the preparations for the haunted house were completed after half a month.
The signboard of 'Four Seas Bookstore' had been taken down and replaced with the two large words' Youdu '.
The two words' Youdu 'were specially hired by Liu Hanyan. The handwriting was demonic and demonic, making people's hair stand on end when they saw it. It also made many people stop in their tracks.
Most of the people were familiar with the two words' Youdu '.
After all, in the stories of gods and monsters that they had heard since they were young, 'Youdu Ghost Region' was a place that appeared very frequently.
It was rumored that in the northwest direction of Ancestral State, three thousand six hundred miles away, where the sun set, there was a dark and gloomy place called 'Youdu'. Youdu was two hundred thousand miles wide and was shrouded in ghost fog all year round. It was a country of ghosts.
Regarding the description of Youdu, whether it was the ghost stories passed down from generation to generation or the ghost novels circulating in the streets, they all mentioned it.
Inside the open door of the shop was pitch black, as if it really led to the land of evil ghosts. Coupled with the two strange words' Youdu ', many people would feel apprehensive when they saw it.
It was human nature to watch a commotion. A strange shop that opened on the street naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Many people gathered at the entrance of the shop, looking inside while discussing softly.
"What shop is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"Why would such a good shop have such a strange name …"
"I remember that this used to be a bookstore. Later, the bookstore owner's son died, so he sold the bookstore …"
"Does anyone know what this shop is for?"
…
While the crowd was discussing, a few workers brought out a table from inside and placed a silver ingot on the table. They said to the crowd, "Whoever dares to walk around the store, this silver ingot is yours."
As soon as he said that, the crowd was in an uproar again.
"Really?"
"Really?"
"I'm afraid there's at least ten taels of silver here. Ten taels of silver just to walk around the shop? What is this shopkeeper trying to sell?"
…
Ten taels of silver was not a small amount of money. It was more than enough to cover the expenses of an ordinary citizen for a year. Many people immediately became envious.
However, although they were tempted, everyone knew that this money was not so easy to take. No one would give away such a large sum of money for no reason. There must be something fishy going on.
The shiny silver ingot attracted many people, causing more and more people to gather around, but still, no one dared to enter.
"I'll do it!"
At a certain moment, a burly man walked out from the crowd and asked the worker at the door, "If I walk around the store, these ten taels of silver will be mine?"
The worker nodded and said, "This is what our shopkeeper said."
The burly man turned around and said to the crowd, "This is what he said himself. As long as I walk out of the store, these ten taels of silver will be mine. Everyone, please be my witness!"
"Go in, go in!"
"Let's see what's inside!"
Amidst the crowd's cheers, the burly man strode into the store.
It was pitch black inside the store. The crowd could not see anything from the outside. They could only hear the burly man's screams from time to time, which made their hearts tighten.
Although they knew that these ten taels of silver were not easy to earn, they were curious about what was inside that could make the burly man scream. However, no one dared to go in and take a look.
After a while, the burly man walked out shakily. His face was extremely pale and he had to hold onto the table to stand firm.
He looked at the worker weakly and asked, "Can I take these ten taels of silver?"
The worker shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's yours."
The burly man took the silver and was immediately surrounded by the excited crowd.
"What's inside, tell us …"
"What did you scream just now?"
"What's inside …"
The burly man was surrounded by the crowd. He straightened his back and said, "Nothing much, just a few workers pretending to be ghosts to scare people. It's only to scare those who are timid …"
Someone asked in disbelief, "Is there really nothing to scare people?"
The burly man shook his head and said, "No."
"If there's nothing, then why are your legs shaking?"
…
The burly man took the silver and squeezed out of the crowd. When he walked to the Pavilion of Smoke, he looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he immediately dashed in.
At the entrance of 'Youdu', the crowd stayed in the same spot and sized up the store.
Finally, a courageous person walked forward and asked the worker, "If I go in and walk around, will there be another ten taels of silver?"
The worker shook his head and said, "There's no ten taels. If the first person to go in and walk out by himself, the reward will be one copper coin."
"Tsk, only one copper coin!"
"Who are you looking down on!"
"Let's go, let's go!"
Hearing that there wasn't a reward of ten taels of silver, most of the people dispersed. The burly man had screamed so miserably that they were also afraid. Ten taels of silver was worth the risk, but one copper coin was too much …
Most of the commoners had dispersed, but there was still a small portion that stayed behind.
It wasn't that they were greedy for the copper coin; it was purely out of curiosity. Usually, other than watching plays and listening to songs, they didn't have much entertainment. Who knew what this shop called 'Youdu' was up to, but it gave people a sense of novelty.
Finally, someone couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart and walked into the shop. The windows of the shop had long been sealed. Even though it was daytime, the shop was still pitch black. Only the candlesticks that were placed every few steps away from the shop emitted a faint light.
A person walked two steps with a curious heart when a ghost face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
That ghost had a green face and sharp fangs, looking sinister and terrifying. Its tongue stretched out three inches and almost scared the soul out of the person. In his panic, he immediately threw a punch over and smashed it on the face of that green-faced ghost. The ghost cried out in pain and hugged its face while howling non-stop.
That person was stunned for a moment. "It's a human?"
The green-faced ghost covered its face and said, "Customer, you are too heavy-handed …"
Only then did that person remember what the burly man had said and came to a realization. "So it's a ghost in disguise …"
After understanding that the store was filled with fake ghosts, his guts immediately grew and he swaggered forward. Not long later, he met hanged ghosts, drowned ghosts, headless ghosts, and even zombies with sharp fangs sticking out of their mouths …
Even though he was mentally prepared, when these 'ghosts' jumped out from the darkness, he was still shocked. When he walked out of the store, his legs were already weak.
A worker stood at the door and asked with a smile, "Customer, how do you feel? Is it exciting?"
That person wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "It's really f * cking exciting …"
Even though he had been frightened by the ghosts and monsters inside many times, he had to admit that walking around this' Youdu 'had indeed given him a thrill that he couldn't experience in brothels and other places.
In the past, when they heard about ghosts and demons, who wouldn't tremble in fear? They usually kept a respectful distance from demons and ghosts, so this was the first time they had come into contact with them at such a close distance.
Even though they knew those were all fake, the instant they were frightened, they still felt a fresh sense of excitement.
Within 'Youdu', Li Mu was dressed in white and had disheveled hair. After scaring a customer into running away and losing his shoes, a smile appeared on his pale 'ghost face'.
Quite a bit of fear had already gathered in his body, which meant that using the method of scaring people by pretending to be a ghost to absorb the fear was feasible.
Even though there weren't many customers today, as long as the store advertised more and shouted out the slogan of having a grand opening discount and free tours of 'Youdu', he believed that in a few days, his fear would be satisfied.
When that time came, as long as he had enough courage, he would be able to condense his soul and completely break free from the death curse of the Taoist priest on the street.
Thinking about this, Li Mu was filled with enthusiasm. His body flashed, and he appeared beside a young girl who had just entered the haunted house. He grinned and said eerily, "I died so tragically, give me back my life …"
"Wah!"
The young girl was so frightened that she broke down and cried loudly. After her body trembled, Li Mu's feet became wet …
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