Supernatural Brokers Rampaging in the Human World - Chapter 173 - Fateful Encounters

The promotional video begins with a panoramic view of the Huan Mountain Ghost Market. This video is available in both a regular version and a holographic version. If you choose the holographic one, you can immerse yourself in the scenery of the Ghost Market.

As the narration progresses, the details of the Ghost Market become clearer and more vivid.

“…The Huan Mountain Ghost Market has existed for over three thousand years, governed by the mysterious master of Huanshan Pavilion, and has gradually developed into its current scale…” At this point, Huanshan Pavilion appears in the distance, and many viewers find it strikingly familiar.

“Why do I feel like I’ve seen this place in Chu Chenxiao’s photos?”

“Kongming Lanterns! Isn’t this the place we couldn’t find no matter how hard we tried? Turns out it’s not even in this world, no wonder we couldn’t locate it!”

“Oh my gosh, does the Huan Mountain Ghost Market really release Kongming Lanterns? I want to see it!”

“Count me in! I’ve never seen real Kongming Lanterns in my life…”

“Hold up! Don’t you guys think this Ghost Market is amazing? It’s like a marketplace straight out of a fantasy novel, with all sorts of treasures to discover…”

“Of course we think so, but it doesn’t matter. We’re just ordinary people.”

The promotional video was undeniably effective. When Su Yang saw the “Kongming Lanterns,” her eyes narrowed slightly as an idea popped into her mind. She immediately messaged Tushan Le, suggesting that they could hold a “Sky Lantern Festival” in the Ghost Market every Mid-Autumn Festival and Lantern Festival.

Tushan Le sighed, feeling that his master had been completely influenced by Chen Zhao, that profit-driven businessman. In the previous life, Chen Zhao as the Immortal Emperor wouldn’t have been like this, but in this life, “Adonis Stewart” was indeed a world-renowned business genius.

The Huan Mountain Ghost Market in Du City quickly became a sensation online, with nearly everyone wanting to visit. Du City was already a bustling tourist and trade city, and now it attracted even more people, even outside of holidays.

The “human” traffic in the Ghost Market reached its peak in a millennium. Most visitors were supernatural ability users, but a few brave ordinary people ventured in as well. However, to them, the Ghost Market didn’t seem too crowded; compared to holiday crowds, it was manageable. This was because they couldn’t see the ghosts walking among them.

“Is the Ghost Market really that fun?” Yuan Ying watched the promotional video, feeling tempted. But as a completely ordinary person, he was a bit hesitant to go alone.

“It’s just a regular market-anyway, you won’t be able to see the ghosts on the streets, only the people.”

Hearing Su Yang’s words, Yuan Ying found it reasonable and became even more interested. He decided to rally some of the younger members of the Shang Family. They had grown up together and were closer than the outside world imagined.

Shang Man had been intrigued for a while but hesitated to bring it up with his parents-they would likely disapprove-and felt awkward asking Su Yang due to some lingering tension between them because of Shang Yue. Upon hearing Yuan Ying’s suggestion, he was immediately eager and went to persuade his brothers. Being doting siblings, they agreed without hesitation after a bit of coaxing.

In the end, a group of six set off for the Ghost Market. By the time Yuan Yan and Yuan Junming found out, the six had already entered the Ghost Market.

Su Yang had no pressing matters recently and planned to return to the netherworld to retrieve the remaining nether paths. Her eyes were formed from the nether paths, and without them being complete, her eyes’ power was also incomplete.

Chen Zhao knew this was necessary, but he had many matters requiring his personal attention-especially after Albert and Edwin irresponsibly disappeared, leaving the Stuart Family needing a leader.

He initially wanted Su Yang to wait until he was free to accompany her, but the sooner this was done, the better. So Su Yang decided to go alone.

Just as she was about to head to the netherworld with Tushan Le, she received a frantic message from Shang Yue-

“Nuan Nuan! What kind of fateful connection do I have with Shang Xuan?! Why is it that even when I randomly decide to visit the Ghost Market, I run into him?!”

Even through the screen, Su Yang could sense Shang Yue’s distress. She was stunned; who would have thought these two could meet under such coincidental circumstances?

The Ghost Market’s traffic had been at its highest in millennia, and the market was quite large, making such a chance encounter quite unlikely.

Yet, they managed to meet like this?! Su Yang pondered for a moment, then replied, “I’m heading to the netherworld. I’ll check if there’s some fateful connection between you two.”

“Wait! Nuan Nuan! Can you have that fox bring me to Huanshan Pavilion? I can’t get across the lake, wah wah wah…”

Su Yang twitched her lips and sent a message to Tushan Le, asking him to pick up Shang Yue, who was stuck on the other side of Huan Mountain Lake. After handling this, she proceeded to the netherworld, unaware of the series of exciting events that would unfold above.

The netherworld’s scenery was as it had always been. Su Yang didn’t know where to start her search, so she changed her appearance and prepared to traverse the entire netherworld. Her eyes should at least have some sense of direction, right?

Meanwhile, in the Huan Mountain Ghost Market, Shang Yue was immensely grateful to Tushan Le, viewing him as a hero who saved her from a dire situation. Her gaze was one of admiration, as if he were her savior. She truly didn’t want to face Shang Xuan.

Shang Xuan couldn’t understand why he was so concerned about Shang Yue. Perhaps it was because she had sacrificed her life to save him? When he saw her walking across the bridge with a man of strikingly beautiful and delicate features, a strong sense of crisis overwhelmed him.

He couldn’t let Shang Yue cross… If she did, she wouldn’t come back… With this thought, Shang Xuan ran onto the bridge! And then, something unexpected happened-while Shang Yue and Tushan Le could walk across the bridge, Shang Xuan fell off, plunging straight into Huan Mountain Lake!

Shang Man screamed, “Shang Yue! Brother fell in-”

The lake, darkened by the sky’s reflection, began to emit a faint red, like a swamp slowly swallowing Shang Xuan. Shang Yue paused, and just as she was about to turn back, Tushan Le’s voice rang out, “Do you want to save him again?”

“He’s Nuan Nuan’s brother…” Shang Yue said, biting her lip.

Tushan Le clicked his tongue, his face full of disdain, but he still tossed a white silk ribbon, pulling the nearly submerged Shang Xuan to safety.

Shang Xuan felt like he was dying… The thick liquid, unlike lake water, kept entering his nose and mouth, engulfing him…

“You’re awake?” A clear voice sounded. Shang Xuan opened his eyes to see a familiar face-it was Shang Yue… or not quite.

“Shang Yue…?” The voice was hoarse, almost unfamiliar, unlike his own.

The woman paused, then smiled, “You’ve got the wrong person. My name is Xia Ku. You fainted by the roadside, and my master and I saved you.”

“Xia Ku…” Shang Xuan repeated the name, and the woman responded happily.

“I’m a self-cultivated summer herb. It’s rare for summer herbs to gain sentience, so I just call myself Xia Ku. What’s your name?”

“Me? I’m called Shang Zhong.” Shang Xuan opened his mouth, hearing his unfamiliar voice utter a strange name. He widened his eyes in shock, realizing that the surroundings were vastly different.

Everything here was primitive, or perhaps “original” would be a better term. He looked at the clay pot on the stone that served as a makeshift table, and a thought struck him-he had traveled through time! And now he was in someone else’s body! But how could this be?!

Xia Ku watched his dazed expression and sighed, “You don’t have anything on you to prove your identity. My master has other matters to attend to, and I didn’t want to leave you behind, so I stayed. Do you remember what happened to you?”

Shang Xuan didn’t know who he was, but he heard “himself” say, “I was on my way to Yin Capital but was attacked on the road… Now my head is foggy, and I can’t remember what I was supposed to do…”