On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, the cloth auction in Auspicious Light City had already lasted for seven days since the eighteenth.
The year-end cloth auction usually took about five days, but because the north and southwest had been pacified this year, especially after Chaoming City returned to the protectorate, many novelties that used to only circulate in the southwest had flowed into Auspicious Light City, so it was deliberately extended for a few days.
Outside the market square, there were countless stalls set up. Even though it was already evening, it was still a busy time. The stalls used strings to tie the Flying Palace Lanterns to high places. As they swayed in the wind, they scattered a large expanse of light.
"Husband, what do you think of this jade pendant? Tao Sheng said that as long as the pendant was made of Rong Jade, it would be fine. This piece was made of Rong Jade and had the effect of calming one's mind.
A young couple passed by a jade stall. The woman was holding an exquisite phoenix jade pendant and couldn't bear to part with it.
The man was holding a Xiao Tong and said with dissatisfaction, "What do you want this for? You're a wastrel! If you have time, can't you just use the summer ritual a few more times? "
The woman pouted and pinched the jade pendant. She put it down reluctantly.
The man couldn't bear to see her like that and could only say, "Buy it, buy it."
The stall owner took out a Dapeng Chasing the Sun jade carving and said with a smile, "Customer, this is an item to protect one's safety. Why don't you buy one for your child as well? In the coming year, it will protect your son's future prospects."
The man looked at the Xiao Tong in his arms and said, "Okay!"
Just as the young couple was talking, a young man in a black robe slowly walked behind them. He had a pair of scarlet eyes under his bangs, and his clothes were like smoke. However, the people around him seemed to be oblivious to his strangeness.
Suddenly, he stopped in front of a stall. The stall was filled with charmingly naive clay dolls.
The stall owner said politely, "Customer, do you want one? Two coppers for a pair, and I'll give you another one. "
The black-clothed young man pressed with his finger and two coppers were pushed over. He said, "Just a pair." He glanced to the side. "You can give the extra one to the child behind."
The stall owner was startled and said, "Okay, okay."
The black-clothed young man put away the doll and turned to leave.
At this moment, the young couple walked over. Xiao Tong saw a lot of clay dolls and her eyes lit up. She put one hand around the man's neck and pointed forward. "Father, I want dolls."
The vendor smiled and placed a doll in Xiao Tong's hands. Xiao Tong immediately giggled.
When the woman saw this, she muttered and was about to take out some copper coins from her handkerchief bag when the peddler waved his hand repeatedly. "No need, no need. Did you see this? It was given to you by that gentleman just now. I think it's because your child is handsome and lovable!"
The man said proudly, "Of course, just like me."
The woman rolled her eyes at him. She was a little hesitant. It wasn't good to take other people's things for free.
The man said indifferently, "It's just a clay doll, don't take it to heart." He asked the vendor, "Vendor, it's one copper for one, right?" Seeing the vendor nod, he extended his hand to the woman, "Come, give me another copper coin."
The woman didn't understand but still handed over a copper coin.
After the man took it, he placed the copper coin on the table and said, "Vendor, bring another clay doll and place it here. If there are people who bring their children to buy it, just say that I'm giving it to their children."
"Okay, okay!" The vendor beamed with joy.
The woman also pursed her lips and smiled. She leaned forward and hugged Xiao Tong on both sides as they walked forward.
From time to time, people would pass by this stall. However, when they heard about the people in front, they would take the initiative to leave a copper coin, saying that it was for the children behind.
The black-clothed young man walked past many stalls and entered the cloth auction hall. He found the most conspicuous seat and sat down with his arms crossed, waiting for the cloth auction to begin.
At this time, a medium-sized ship sailed into the harbor and slowly docked. Although there were patrols coming up to inspect, no one seemed to have seen the object that was placed on the deck and covered with a thick cloth.
After the patrolman signed the document, Captain Gao asked his men to move the humanoid object from the ship to the dock's unloading ground. He then took a golden bowl from a soldier's hand and raised it to Captain Chang. He smiled and said, "Captain Chang, do you want to do it, or should I?"
Captain Chang snorted and went forward to take the golden bowl. He directly walked in front of the object and shouted, "Untie it."
Following his order, soldiers immediately came up and cut the thick rope that was tied to the thick cloth.
Captain Chang waved his hand and let the soldiers retreat. He personally went forward to grab the cloth and then lifted it, revealing a huge statue covered with blood-red symbols. The statue's facial features were vivid and lifelike, but there was a strange smile on the corner of its mouth.
Captain Chang grabbed a handful of golden powder from the golden bowl and sprinkled it on the statue's forehead. He said according to the words taught by the group of people of the God Restoration Society, "God of Chaos and Frolicking 'Katchachi', I am here to call you. Please wake up according to the agreement."
As these words fell, the statue's eyes suddenly lit up, and the strange smile on the corner of its mouth became obvious.
Captain Chang had always been very cautious. Seeing this scene, he immediately took a few steps back vigilantly. Then, he saw the huge statue slowly sit up and then stand up. It was as tall as three people.
The statue slowly lowered its head and glanced at the two people, the light in its eyes flickering.
Captain Chang and Captain Gao both looked as if they were facing a great enemy.
Fortunately, the statue did not pay attention to them. It slowly raised its head and looked in the direction of the noisy port. Then, it walked step by step along the main road into the port. At this time, when the people in the port saw such a tall statue walking over, they all cried out in alarm and ran away.
At this time, there were two Xuanxiu patrolling. They were shocked when they saw the situation here. Their bodies lit up and they rushed forward, trying to stop the statue from moving forward.
The statue only glanced at them, and the world around them seemed to be in a trance. The two Xuanxiu rushed past him and then ran in a direction, as if they had a goal there.
The statue looked at their backs and let out a malicious laugh.
He turned his head, and the light in his eyes flickered. He walked in the direction of the densely populated Cloth Auction Hall in the western part of the city. As he walked, his body gradually shrank, and he became like a real person. However, his eyes were full of malice.
In the Cloth Auction Hall, the black-clothed young man was inspecting the items he had won. They were two miraculous organs in glass bottles. From the outside, they looked like two pieces of exquisite crystal jade. His robe fluttered like smoke, and he put away the two items. Then, he stood up from his seat.
He didn't know when it started, but the seats around him had already become empty.
Several Xuanxiu and many guards guarding the door had been staring at him since he entered the hall. At this time, when they saw him stand up, they couldn't help but feel nervous. One of the Xuanxiu mustered up his courage and asked, "Yingxiong, what are you doing here?"
The black-clothed young man didn't seem to hear this at all, nor did he look at these Xuanxiu. He walked straight out. As his robe fluttered, it was like a firework floating past. The people who were blocking the way automatically moved aside, making a path for him. They watched him walk out step by step.
The black-clothed young man walked out of the Cloth Auction Hall and was about to leave. However, at this time, he suddenly heard a shrill scream, and then countless voices filled with panic.
He turned his head and saw a huge statue of a deity standing on top of the stall. At this moment, it was looking down at the people running around with malice in its eyes. As its huge body moved, it casually stepped on the ground, causing chunks of flesh and blood to explode. Then, countless insects would hatch from the flesh and blood, flying in all directions and biting the people running around.
The black-clothed young man noticed that not far from the statue, there was a child who had fallen to the ground and was crying miserably. There was a broken clay doll next to his hand, and near him, a young couple had fallen in a pool of blood.
The statue seemed to have also noticed the Xiao Tong. A strange smile appeared on the corner of its mouth. It walked up, stretched out a finger, and slowly pressed down on the Xiao Tong.
The black-clothed young man looked at the statue. After a few steps, the tip of his foot touched the ground. Suddenly, he turned into a stream of black fire and rushed toward the statue.
The statue paused and turned its head to look. However, the corners of its mouth cracked open, and its nose suddenly elongated like a spear. It looked at the black fire with malicious intent.
However, the black-clothed young man's scarlet eyes under the sea didn't even blink. He directly crashed into the statue, allowing the long nose to pierce through him. At the same time, he punched the statue's head. The statue's mocking eyes immediately turned into shock.
Boom!
A mass of black and red flames exploded in the middle of the stall, enveloping the entire square.
The black-clothed young man landed on the ground. His robe fluttered behind him, and all the black-red light converged. The statue had already lost its head, and its charred body collapsed one by one. Finally, it crashed to the ground and shattered into pieces.
There was now a hole in the black-clothed young man's chest, but he didn't seem to care. His scarlet eyes turned and glanced at a certain ship in the harbor.
At this moment, Chang and Gao, who were standing there and watching, didn't expect that someone would suddenly appear out of nowhere and easily take care of the host body of the Evil God.
When they saw that person looking at them, they were terrified.
Let's go!
The same thought flashed through their minds at the same time.
However, at this moment, their vision blurred, and they discovered to their horror that the black-clothed young man was already standing at the bow of the ship. His black robes fluttered in the wind like flames.
The two of them looked at each other, and a spiritual glow surged from their bodies. They let out a cry at the same time, and separately charged toward the black-clothed young man. However, halfway there, a black flame suddenly surged from their bodies, and the spiritual glow on the surface of their bodies quickly dimmed. After that, flames came out from their eyes, ears, mouth, and noses. When they were in midair, they had already exploded into a cluster of sparks and flying ashes.
At this moment, the black-clothed young man raised his hand and took out two clay dolls. Seeing that they weren't damaged, he put them back, and the hole in his body slowly closed.
He turned his head and looked deeply in the direction of Xuanfu. His robes fluttered, and a mass of black fire rose up, disappearing together with the last ray of light between the sea and the sky.
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