After eating two bowls of noodles, the sky was already starting to lighten. After seeing off Old Man Xiao, I also went back to my room to rest. Sister Hong began to be busy in the teahouse, preparing to welcome the first wave of morning tea guests.

"Stinky boy! Wake up! I just calculated a hexagram, today the centipede spirit will come out to worship the moon, let's go and take the centipede bead in its body as a meeting gift to the Jiang family! "When I was sleeping in a blur, Old Man Xiao shouted loudly while knocking on the door.

I rubbed my eyes that hadn't woken up, "Why are you in such a hurry?" I'd like to sleep a little longer! ”

"Don't forget your purpose this time, if you can't get a small centipede bead, then how can you go to Jiang's house?" Old man Xiao still didn't stop knocking on the door.

"Alright, alright, come, come, come." I put on my slippers and slowly walked over to open the door for Old Man Xiao.

"Where's the centipede spirit you're talking about? How did you know it would come out to worship the moon today?" I wiped my eyes, looked at Old Man Xiao with some unpleasantness and asked.

"You don't care about this, you just follow me, that centipede spirit has cultivated a demon body, but it will still come out once every ten years, and today happens to be the day when it comes out to worship the moon, but he has already cultivated a demon body, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with." After Old Man Xiao finished speaking, he urged me to quickly put on my clothes.

"Okay, I know, my Uncle Xiao! You don't have to be in such a hurry! You wait for me to put on my clothes first. "I looked at Old Man Xiao while getting dressed.

"Yo, the kid is in good shape! Looking for a girlfriend? Old man Xiao stared at my sturdy figure and admired it.

"What kind of girlfriend are you looking for? Not yet. This is not in a hurry, take your time. I said Lao Xiao! How can you share the same virtue as my master? I'm always urging me to find a girlfriend, I'm not in a hurry, what are you anxious about? I looked at Old Man Xiao angrily and said.

Old man Xiao burst out laughing: "You see you're almost 30, and you haven't even looked for a girlfriend." Be careful, your baby is rusty. ”

"My baby is rusty or not, this has nothing to do with your Lao Xiao, didn't you say that you would take me to get that centipede bead? Let's go, let's go!" I changed my clothes and stood aside looking at Lao Xiao.

"Hey, there's no hurry. You've slept for so long, you're hungry too, let's go, I'll take you to eat something first. Old man Xiao said with a smile as he turned around and walked out.

"What's the matter with that centipede spirit you're talking about? Tell me about it, Lao Xiao! I followed behind Lao Xiao and asked impatiently.

Old man Xiao nodded, and then said: "Oh, anyway, it's okay now, I'll tell you! In fact, this centipede spirit has been here for a long time, and I can't say how long it lasts. It's just that it comes out every ten years, and every time it lies on a big rock, where it worships the moon and vomits.

Since it has absorbed a lot of sun and moon essence, heaven and earth aura. So it formed an inner pill in its body, and its name was Centipede Bead. Someone once saw the huge centipede lying on a big rock at night, standing tall and upright, kowtowing to the moon. Then it spits out a small blood-red bead from its mouth, and that small bead is a centipede bead.

For many years, there have been many people who want to get that centipede bead, but every time they have returned in vain. So after I went back today, I deliberately made a divination, tonight happens to be a rare full moon night in ten years, and the aura at night will be particularly abundant, so the centipede will definitely come out. As for how to get centipede beads, that's your business. I don't know anything about going to the mountains for treasure. But don't worry, I'll go with you. ”

"Then we also set off in the evening?" I looked at Old Man Xiao in confusion.

"It was definitely too late to leave in the evening, because it was a long way, so we were ready to go after eating. It's not that I'm afraid that the centipede won't come out, but there are too many people who want to get that centipede bead, as the saying goes, it's better to strike first. As Old Man Xiao spoke, he turned into a room, and I quickly followed him in.

The table in the room was already filled with several fragrant dishes. And Sister Hong looked at me and Old Man Xiao with a smile and said, "Mr. Xiao! Are you going to go far away? I see you've never been in such a hurry before, is there something wrong? ”

"Oh, no, no! I'll take this stinky boy outside later. You can't always be stuffed in your room, right? Old Man Xiao looked at me and blinked, and I immediately understood Old Man Xiao's intentions. So he looked at Sister Hong with a smile and said, "Sister Hong, you can rest assured." I just asked Mr. Xiao to accompany me to walk around, after all, I have never been to Changsha. ”

"Oh, since I'm out there. That's fine! That's fine! I'll tell you! There are a lot of delicious things in Changsha. Do you know stinky tofu? The most authentic stinky tofu in Changsha. Sister Hong looked at me with a smile and asked.

"I know stinky tofu! I used to eat it often when I was out of town, but it wasn't as authentic as Changsha itself. Okay, let Mr. Xiao accompany me to try it. I smiled and nodded to Sister Hong.

"Does Mr. Xiao want to drink? What kind of alcohol to drink? Sister Hong looked at Old Man Xiao and then looked at me again: "Little brother, do you want to drink some wine?" ”

Old man Xiao hurriedly waved his hand: "Oh, no, no, it's easy to make mistakes when drinking, let's wait and have something to do." You may not come back for dinner in the evening, you don't have to wait for us. ”

"Oh, then you won't be coming back in the evening. Well, okay, I see. Sister Hong poured me and Old Man Xiao a cup of herbal tea, then nodded and laughed.

"Ah Hong! You go out first, I have something to talk about with this kid. Old man Xiao took a sip of tea, then looked at Sister Hong and said. Sister Hong nodded, then pushed the door open and walked out, then turned around and helped us close the door.

"Lao Xiao, so mysterious! There's something you have to tell me alone!" I raised the cup of herbal tea in front of me and drank it down, then looked at Old Man Xiao.

"Oh, that's right, I just want to make it clear to you. That centipede had already cultivated its demon body, and it was not so easy to deal with it. Otherwise, we might as well not go! Stay in Changsha for a few more days, and then let's go to other places to find another centipede bead. And the entrance gift that the Jiang family needs is a centipede bead. First, I want to see if it's worth it for him to invite us, and second, I just want to see how you people from the Mountain Sect go to find the Water Spirit Pill! But he didn't say that he had to be a centipede bead of this centipede essence, we could go and find a centipede that had an inner pill in its body but didn't cultivate a demon body, what do you think? Old man Xiao looked at me very seriously.

"It's okay, no need, let's go get the centipede beads of this centipede essence, so that we can try my own skills. Moreover, for those of us who follow the mountain sect, we will never allow such a thing that has cultivated a demon body to exist in this world. Lao Xiao, don't worry! Leave the centipede beads to me. I patted my chest and assured Old Man Xiao.

"Wow, as long as you have faith, I will fully support you. Let's hurry up and eat, and get ready to go after eating. Old man Xiao looked at me and nodded.