Night.

Tiny snowflakes were still floating in the air, and the snow on the ground showed no signs of melting.

Chen Beibei and his own gods walked on the streets of Qinghe Town.

At this time, although it was only more than seven o'clock in the evening, there were only a few people on the streets of Qinghe Town.

The windows of every house are lit up with warm yellow lights, and the smell of cooking is also wafting in the air.

When passing by the intersection of Qinghe Town, Chen Beibei still subconsciously glanced at the location of the former Chunxue Noodle Restaurant. There, the barber shop opened by two young men also closed down.

Now it's a grocery store that sells daily necessities and snacks for children.

On the right side of the Chunxue Noodle Restaurant, across the road, is the home of Zhao Tiezhu and Li Miaomiao.

Though.

Li Miaomiao is dead.

However, Zhao Tiezhu still took Zhao Ping'an alone and lived a relatively peaceful life.

"Three-tailed fox, take me to your place of work tomorrow."

Chen Beibei looked at the three-tailed fox and said to her.

Chen Beibei was still a little relieved about the work of the three-tailed fox at this time.

Anyway.

Chen Beibei: They have experienced too many things, whether it is monsters or humans.

There will always be danger and darkness.

Even if the heart is full of light, the darkness cannot be ignored.

"My boss doesn't really like people to visit her, and if the owner really wants to see it, he can only pretend that he just wants to see the shroud."

The three-tailed fox looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"Don't you like people to visit?"

"Well, my boss is a woman who is very afraid of being disturbed. And she doesn't have any friends. Probably something she had been hurt. That's why I came to that kind of remote place alone to open a shroud shop. ”

The three-tailed fox explained.

The three-tailed fox's tone was full of pity for the boss, as if it was her friend.

"I see. Then listen to you, tomorrow I will pretend to be someone I don't know you. ”

Chen Beibei looked at the three-tailed fox and said to her.

The three-tailed fox said that her boss is a very beautiful woman, and to be praised by the three-tailed fox like this, her boss must be a rare beauty.

Such a beautiful woman.

Since I will come to a place where I am not familiar with my life, and I am still in a very remote place, I will open a shroud shop.

This kind of thing, anyway, is a little strange.

……

Snowflakes kept falling.

The Snow Girl walked quietly behind Chen Beibei and them, her body exuding a cold gas.

Those gases are visible in bright light.

It's like a mist coming out of a spring in winter.

"Hoo ......"

The Snow Maiden stretched out her hand and blew softly.

The snow stopped.

In the otherwise quiet space, only the sound of everyone's footsteps and the creaking of feet on the snow remained.

If you want to have a supper at night, there is no one in Qinghe Town.

So.

At this moment, Chen Beibei and they are on the way to Luoying City, Qinghe Town can be said to be a town without nightlife compared to Luoying City.

When the sun went down, everyone basically started to go home to cook and go to bed.

Especially in the winter months.

In spring and summer, when the earth warms up, everyone will tell some strange stories outside, and parents will be short.

Leaving Qinghe Town, it is actually the territory of Luoying City.

The streets have also become wider, with tall buildings and cars coming and going.

The streets are also full of neon lights of different colors.

"It's eight o'clock...... I can't seem to catch the bus......"

Chen Yan looked at his phone.

"Let's take a taxi."

Chen Beibei said.

Winter, snowy nights, especially cold, but because there are so many people around.

People didn't care about the cold weather.

"Hmm."

Chen Yan nodded.

After standing at the intersection for a while, the taxi arrived, and Chen Beibei and the others took two cars and went to the hot pot city together.

……

Hot Pot City.

Unlike the small town of Qinghe, the effects of the night seem to be unnoticed here.

People come and go, and it is very lively.

"Let's eat at this house."

Chen Beibei casually chose a hot pot restaurant that seemed to have more customers and said to everyone.

"Hmm."

The Shikigami replied.

Zashiki and Yingcao looked exceptionally well-behaved, and when they spoke, they both nodded at the same time.

I guess I think I'll be able to eat delicious food soon, so I'm so well-behaved.

"You can order whatever you want."

Chen Beibei said.

Although Chen Beibei doesn't have much money, in normal times, Chen Beibei has always had the habit of saving money.

When necessary, it is often possible to come up with a large amount of money.

If you have a little extravagance once in a while.

It's still possible.

Chen Beibei took Yingcao, Zashiki Boy and Mountain Hale to find what they wanted to eat.

The other gods can choose by themselves.

"Master, I'm going to eat this ......"

"Master, meat...... This one...... This one...... It's all about this! ”

Zashiki boy and Yingcao said.

Yingcao is a youkai turned into grass, and the food she likes to eat is all kinds of meat.

Lamb, beef, chicken, pork......

Whether it's braised or stewed, fried...... As long as it's meat, it's Yingcao's favorite.

As for the mountain hare.

As always, the mountain hare wears a small white dress with a bright red collar and cuffs.

It looks very clean and innocent.

"Master, carrot!"

When the mountain hare saw a carrot, he ran over and picked it up and ate it.

When the people around saw the hare, they just thought it was cute.

No one thought that such a child, who was exactly like a human being, was actually a monster that had lived for five or six hundred years.

And.

This youkai.

And a huge mount!

Soon.

Everyone had chosen their food, and the table was almost full.

Although it's just a hot pot city.

But because it's in the center of Sakura Castle, there are almost all kinds of things for sale inside.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten like this, I'm so happy."

Zashiki said.

"Then hurry up and eat."

Chen Beibei said.

Because the air conditioner was turned on in the hot pot city, it was still very warm, and Chen Beibei went to the refrigerator to get a few bottles of beer.

The beer is not very cold, but it will be very refreshing to drink.

Eat hot pot.

It is still necessary to accompany it with a cold beer.

"Master, I'm going to drink too!"

The mountain hare said.

"You're still young."

Chen Beibei said.

"It's just that my body looks small, but I'm actually big."

The mountain rabbit looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

Although the mountain rabbit says so, after the youkai have passed the transformation period, their personality, language, thoughts, and so on. will gradually move closer to the transformed human form.

This is an instinct that has gradually formed over a long period of time.

After all.

Only in this way can the monsters be better hidden in the human world.

It can be regarded as a result of natural selection.

"It's easy for a child to get drunk when he drinks, and it's not good for his health. This time, I'll let you drink a little, and you won't be allowed to drink alcohol in the future. ”

Chen Beibei poured a glass of cold beer for the mountain rabbit and said slowly.

It's already very difficult for a youkai to survive the transformation period.

After all.

Most youkai have to go through a process of starting something from nothing, and this process requires a lot of karma and coincidence to achieve.

And even if "there is" is realized.

It's just an aura that can absorb the energy around it.

This period of time.

It is the period of gathering spirits of the monsters, and this period is the period when the monsters lay the foundation, and the extent to which they can grow in the future has a significant relationship with the ability to absorb during the spirit gathering period.

There are many other stages to go through.

Chen Beibei didn't want the mountain rabbit to be found out to be a monster because he was drunk.

Cultivation is not easy.

Now that you have turned into a human form and can live a good life, you naturally have to be careful everywhere.

The mountain rabbit picked up Chen Beibei's wine and took a sip: "It must not be delicious, why does the master like to drink?" ”

The mountain rabbit looked at Chen Beibei and asked him.

"Hmm...... I don't like to drink it, but when I eat hot pot, I feel more comfortable drinking some cold beer. ”

Chen Beibei said.

The cold beer is very good with the hot pot. As for other times, beer is not very attractive to Chen Beibei.

"Mountain rabbit, you and Zashiki Boy and they can drink Sprite and Coke together."

Chen Beibei picked up the Sprite on the table and poured a cup for the mountain rabbit.

"Hmm."

The mountain hare replied.

Time passes little by little, but in the brightly lit night market, it is as if you have forgotten the time.

By the time I finished eating, it was already past ten o'clock at night.

"It's so full!"

Zashiki boy touched his solitude and said with a satisfied face.

"Me too!"

Yingcao also said.

The mountain rabbit sat on Chen Beibei's shoulder, probably not bringing the demon frog ...... But I'm used to not walking.

……

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Beibei was woken up by an alarm clock.

Yesterday, I said that I would go to the place where the three-tailed fox works today, so Chen Beibei still got up on time.

"Master, let's go."

The three-tailed fox got up earlier than Chen Beibei, and he had already finished washing and was waiting for Chen Beibei.

"Hmm."

Chen Beibei hurriedly went out.

"Wait for me to go in first, master, you can wait a while before going in, so that my boss shouldn't be suspicious."

The three-tailed fox looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"But under normal circumstances, it doesn't seem that anyone will look at shrouds, right? Human beings are more taboo about things that have something to do with death. ”

Chen Beibei looked at the three-tailed fox and expressed his doubts.

Shroud shops are different from ordinary stores, and under normal circumstances, basically no one will go to the shroud shop to see shrouds.

Probably.

The owner of the three-tailed fox will choose to open a shroud shop precisely because of this.

In this way, you can not only have less contact with other people, but also maintain your own life.

Even.

Because of the scarcity of such shops, no one competes with her for profit. She was still able to live a relatively good life.

"Although there are very few people who go out of their way to see the shrouds, because the shrouds made by the boss are very beautiful and have many styles. There are still some people who go. The boss doesn't personally receive these people, and I do most of the things I do to talk to people. So, the host doesn't have to worry about this. ”

The three-tailed fox looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

"I see."

Chen Beibei replied.

It seems that the boss of the three-tailed fox really doesn't like to communicate with people very much.

That's the case.

Chen Beibei may just be able to see her in the past.

As for talking...... I guess not.

After all.

If you take the initiative to talk to her, it will definitely make her feel uncomfortable.

Chen Beibei and the three-tailed fox took a bus together to the northern district of Luoying City.

Kita Ward is a little different from the rest of Sakura Castle.

In the northern area of Sakura City, there are basically few office buildings for office workers, and there are no large shopping malls and dense shops of all kinds.

The North End is a low-cost rental area for migrant workers.

Most of the migrant workers choose to live in the North District, so it is a little more backward than the rest of the city.

Because the North District is basically a few older unit buildings, the property is hardly managed with much passion.

In terms of public security, and the health of the North District, there will be a lot of differences, often ask about the inexplicable smell of urine in the dark corridor, and the sensor lights in the corridor have already killed more than half of them.

For the aborigines of Sakura Castle, many of them have never been to the North Side. For the North District, it has long been a place that has been forgotten by them along with the old unit buildings.

It is only when the rent is collected at the end of each month that they will be remembered.

"Master, go this way."

When the three-tailed fox walked to a forked road, he pointed to a path lined with hibiscus trees and said to Chen Beibei.

Chen Beibei and the others originally walked on a big road paved with cement, and if it weren't for the three-tailed fox pointing out the path next to it, Chen Beibei wouldn't have noticed it at all.

Even for everyone else, it certainly would.

Because the path does not look conspicuous at all, not to mention the hibiscus trees planted on both sides, the road surface is still dirt, and it is covered with withered yellow hibiscus leaves.

"When I first arrived, I didn't notice the road. But once you get used to it, you think it's obvious. ”

The three-tailed fox looked at Chen Beibei and said slowly.

From that path, the end of the line of sight was obscured by trees beyond. It looked like an underground passage, dark, and unusually narrow.

"Master, I'll go first. lest my boss find out that the two of us know each other. Wait for the owner to walk along this path, and when you reach the end, you will see the shroud shop. ”

The three-tailed fox continued.

"Hmm."

Chen Beibei replied.

The three-tailed fox stepped into what looked like a tunnel, and soon disappeared around a corner.