2. The chapter of presence

In the middle of the night, at 10:00 a.m.

The Hall of Sixty-Nine

Xiao Rin held his pillow in his arms and curled up on the sofa.

"Sister Rin, won't you go back at night?" Mo Li, who walked in from outside the door, didn't seem to expect Xiao Rin to be in the Affairs Department at this time, she walked to Xiao Rin's side slowly, stretched out her slender index finger and poked Xiao Rin's waist: "There is no feeling of flesh, Sister Rin would be more cute if she was fat~"

"No, and I'm definitely not fat!"

Xiaoli didn't dwell on this topic, and withdrew his fingers: "By the way, why doesn't Sister Rin go back at night, she has already arrived home at this time...... Sister Yue is going to be angry. ”

“...... I have a date in the evening. After a moment's hesitation, Rin replied truthfully.

"It's a date with Sister Yue. ”

“...... No, not Yue, it's a friend. Xiao Rin didn't care about the ridicule in Mo Li's words, she squinted, aimed at Mo Li, and looked at Mo Li with some threat: "Xiao Li is not well-behaved, if you talk nonsense again, you won't want to go out at night in the future, and the next vacation will not be allowed!"

Ahh

However, it is extremely irrational to refute Rin at this time, and Mo Li is very smart to make the right choice: "Okay, okay, I won't say it." Sister Rin, have fun~"

After speaking, Mo Li stood up, and after making a cup of coffee for Xiao Rin, she closed the door. She still has a lot of activities in the evening, and at the junction of Fourth Avenue and Feng Fifth Street, she opened a very excellent western restaurant, and she has a soft spot for the black pepper steak in this restaurant~

After another ten minutes, the sleepy-eyed Xiao Rin started from the sofa and leaned lazily against the window.

She reached out and took a sip of Mo Li's brewed coffee, pointed her right index finger in the air, and with the trajectory of her fingers, the pale cyan light turned into lines, and was engraved in front of her one stroke at a time. One by one, the words appeared with a faint glow, and then slowly faded away. After writing, the words engraved in the air were also dispersed.

Taking advantage of this free time tonight, Xiao Rin wrote down the latest commission and engraved it in the notebook.

What would the little girl's expression be when she saw a new story appear in her notebook and she herself became a character in the story?

Startled?

Joy?

Incredible?

Either way, it's quite an interesting view, so I'm looking forward to it.

"Youkai's Banquet ......"

June 3

She put down the empty cup, stood up, and straightened her clothes.

After confirming it, he left the office.

She has already dealt with the commissions she received recently, and at noon, she entrusted Xiaoli with the task of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. She was still a little worried about Ling Ning, although she was much more obedient and learned a lot after coming back this time.

But...... He just doesn't feel at ease!

She had also said hello to Yue, and tonight, maybe these days, she would be away for a while.

......

Stroll down the familiar streets and walk up the 100 steps. The staircase is located on the border of Fifth Avenue and Wind 3rd Street, a secluded area that few people pass through, and even fewer people since a few inexplicable and bizarre incidents had occurred before.

"Rin, here it is. ”

"Yes, here we are. ”

The owner of the Blue Star Cafe sat dignified at the front desk, and when she saw Xiao Rin, she was first delighted, and then a little embarrassed: "You are really good at picking time, and I don't usually see you coming." ”

"What, didn't I come at the right time?" Xiao Rin sat down at a table very casually, flipped through the menu and looked at it for a while, and shouted: "Lan'er, give me a glass of hot milk and a small cake." ”

"Hey, I'm a café, okay. ”

"It's a shame that there is no milk and a small cake, just wanted to have something sweet. Xiao Rin sighed with regret.

"Okay, okay, yes, milk and cake. How did Rin know I was going to push a cake here? I never advertised it, and I don't remember telling you?" Lan Xin came from the front desk, sat down next to her, looked at Xiao Rin and asked, "What do you want to eat, chocolate cake, strawberry cake, matcha cake, or pudding cake?"

"Well, get me a matcha cake with strawberries and mangoes, um, some cherries. ”

"What a greedy guy. Lan Xin glanced at her angrily and funny, and then continued the previous topic: "You haven't told me how you know that I was going to push the cake here." ”

Xiao Rin pretended to smile mysteriously and didn't answer.

"If you don't say it, I know, it must be Bai Huan's little thing that told you, right. When I reordered the menu yesterday, this little guy insisted that I push a carrot cake, really, no one will order this cake except her......" Speaking of rabbits, Lan Xin couldn't help but laugh.

"Wait a minute, I'll help you prepare. ”

"Where's the bunny?"

"Abducted by Qi Meng!" seemed to be a little angry...

"Lan'er, what are they doing?"

"You don't care about that, just have me here, I won't starve you. ”

Xiao Rin grabbed Lan Xin, who was about to make a cake: "...... Lan Er is so used to me, don't you have a banquet at night? If you prepare the cake now, you will miss this ten-year banquet. ”

Lan Xin was slightly stunned, then looked at her with a little doting, and spread her hands: "Who told someone to choose this time, they are all gone, only I, the store manager, will entertain you." ”

"Hahaha, Lan'er is really fun. Xiao Rin closed the menu in his hand, stood up and walked to Lan Xin's side.

She pretended to have a very solemn expression, leaned over slightly, touched her chest with one hand and took Lan Xin's hand with the other, and said softly: "Beautiful Miss Merman, can I have the honor to invite you to this banquet that belongs to youkai tonight?"

"yes, Rin also wants to participate in the demon feast, which is a bit troublesome. Hearing Rin's words, Lan Xinzhi didn't ask Xiao Rin how he knew the time of the demon banquet, but how to explain to Xiao Rin in trouble: "Rin...... Well, I've received an invitation too, and even though you can bring one person in with this invitation, the guests invited to this banquet must be youkai......"

"You can't get in. ”

Lan Xin seemed to be afraid that she would be unhappy, grabbed her hand with her backhand, and pressed her to the chair: "Okay, let's not go to the banquet tonight, how about I prepare a cake for you now, matcha cake, and strawberry pudding mango cherries for you...... Didn't you like my special coffee before, and there will be it tonight~"

"Lan'er is really ...... Treat me like a child~" Xiao Rin pursed her lips slightly, and she didn't tease Lan Xin anymore.

She pulled out an ID-sized, black card from her bosom.

On the pitch-black card, two large gilded characters are clearly printed: Demon Banquet

The small print in the lower right corner reads: Invite Miss Xiao Rin.

Lan Xin looked at the invitation, and squinted at her a few more times: "Rin is a monster?"

"What do you say?" Xiao Rin looked at Lan Xin with interest.

“...... Speak well, or I'll sue that little lover of yours." Seeing Rin's look of interest, Lan Xin felt the need to warn her. She pushed Xiao Rin away slightly, cracked her mouth, and tried to make her tone fiercer: "There is a bit of an unclear relationship between you and that zombie beauty in Nanya City, you will find time to go to her every month, Rin ......"

"Hey...... Lan'er, this is slander, slander!! The corners of Rin's mouth twitched rarely, she didn't want to continue to dwell on this topic, otherwise it would definitely be a super troublesome thing.

She put the black card-like invitation in front of Lan Xin and shook it: "First of all, I'm not a monster. And the origin of this invitation letter is also interesting, it was sent to the Secretariat yesterday...... It's sent, and the little brother who took the courier also sent it to the Hall of Sixty-Nine. ”

It was sent to the Hall of Sixty-Nine, a person who was in common sense and did not break the barrier of common sense actually entered the world of the Hall of Sixty-Nine, which belongs to the generalized netherworld, which is an interesting thing.

"Oh~ That's a lot of fun. Lan Xin took the invitation letter in Xiao Rin's hand and sniffed it on it: "It's not the guy who wraps himself tightly, the card lacks that unique taste." ”

"Don't worry about it, this kind of thing will naturally be known when the banquet arrives later. ”

While the two were talking, the pitch-black invitation suddenly bloomed with a faint milky white glow, and it itself flew up from Xiao Rin's hand. At the same time, the invitation in Lan Xin's pocket also flew out, blooming with a faint milky white glow in front of the two of them.

Two invitations hung three feet above the heads of the two, and the word "demon banquet" on the pitch-black card began to open, as if creating and evolving, and the two small characters slowly spread, quickly covering the entire card, and then suddenly turned into a wooden door hanging with herbs and flowers.

A small wooden sign is hung next to the door, with the word "banquet" written on it

"Hehe, speaking of which, I may be the first person to attend this youkai banquet as a human. I'm really looking forward to it...... I don't know what kind of banquet it is. ”

"I won't let you down. Rin, the banquet is about to begin, let's go. Lan Xin took Rin's hand and walked in through the wooden door where Xiao Rin's invitation was transformed: "Don't worry, this will definitely be an interesting banquet." By the way, I hope Rin drinks well enough, otherwise it won't be easy to attend this banquet. ”

"Got good wine?" Rin said the interest in his eyes a little more.

"Of course. Lan Er seemed to inadvertently mention, "Rin, this is the first time you have invited me to a banquet...... Have you ever been to a banquet with someone before?"

“......”

"For the first time?"

"......" Rin didn't answer, she secretly made up her mind that she would never let Yue know that she had invited others to the banquet tonight. Although the moon does not blame herself, she ...... I'm always going to be unhappy.,I haven't participated in the banquet with the moon yet.。

"By the way, can you still bring people to the invitation?"

"yes, Rin doesn't know?"

“.........”

At the same time, a total of thirteen wooden doors hung with herbs and flowers bloomed in Fenghua City.

The banquet began.

.........

.........

After Xiao Rin and Lan Xin walked through the wooden door dotted with herbs and flowers, what unfolded in front of the two of them was a gorgeous and gorgeous world. In the valley surrounded by mountains, among the green vegetation, in this world of mountains, the most memorable thing is a small lake under the highest peak of the mountains, a small lake as beautiful and unreal as a fairy tale.

That small lake is like a whole body blue, no matter the wind and drizzle, no matter the fallen leaves and clear streams, this small lake has not been a little wave, like a mirror, like a piece of the highest charm of the sapphire, inlaid in this verdant world.

On the edge of this small lake, countless verdant and wonderful trees are like huge umbrellas. This is a wonderful plant that has never appeared on the earth, the trunk is straight and strong, there are no extra branches, once it reaches the top of the pipe, it suddenly spreads, and countless branches are densely intertwined, turning into a green umbrella cover.

Beneath the trees, slightly lower, brightly coloured fruit trees are adorned with fruit.

There are large peaches that exude three-color aura, delicate golden apples, and cherries that sing beautifully in the wind...... Many, many of them, there are fruits that Xiao Rin knows the name, and there are many fruits that Xiao Rin doesn't know the name, and there are fruits that don't exist on the earth, each of which is ripe and exudes an attractive fragrance.

Before the two arrived, many of the young guests had already climbed the tree to pick the fruit.

"Welcome, Your Excellency, Great Youkai. I don't know when, still dressed in a black robe, the messenger who wrapped himself tightly came to them, it first greeted Lan Xin politely, and then looked at Xiao Rin with a puzzled look.

"This young lady, you don't seem to be a youkai?"

"yes. ”

The messenger of the "......" seemed to be staring at her and did not continue to speak

"Rin also received an invitation, so you should have sent this year's invitation, right?"

The messenger of the ...... pondered for a while and explained in a low voice: "Theoretically, this is true, but in addition to me, the three big monsters who are the organizers of the banquet also have an invitation in their hands...... But even so, it stands to reason that they can't send invitations to beings other than youkai. ”

"And the invitations I sent were all written with identification documents, and the wooden doors of each invitation were impossible for beings outside of youkai to pass through. Even if the intruder is a cultivator who has cultivated to the true self, this kind of god immortal who is equivalent to the personality of the great monster will not be an exception, and before they can pass through, this wooden door will wither and collapse. ”

After a few sentences of explanation, it did not continue the topic either: "Forget it...... Since you're here, you don't have to worry about the reason, please drink as much as you want, and I hope this banquet will not disappoint you. ”

Lan Xin didn't care, and pulled Rin to sit down on the edge of the small lake that looked like a sapphire.

This youkai banquet is not a serious banquet in the first place, and even if the banquet itself is not intended to involve dead creatures other than youkai, as long as you enter, they will not care, let alone do such a boring thing as driving you away.

PS: If life can always be happy...... Miserable and miserable.