Chapter 8 Shark Man
If you want to go to Lutai Mountain, you must go to Lutai Town. This is a common saying, and many travelers and businessmen love to hang it on their lips.
Lutai Town is famous not only because of the craggy rocks of Lutai Mountain, which is difficult to climb to the sky, but also because of the fine wine that Lutai Town is rich in - fruit yellow.
It is said that this wine is brewed with a unique fruit at the foot of Lutai Mountain, put it in the cellar after sealing, take it out again after the year, skim off the foam, pour it into the glass bowl, the color of the wine is like amber, dark yellow and bright, and the fruit is fragrant, so the ancients named it: fruit yellow. Popular.
When everyone came to Lutai Town, noon had passed, and there were only pedestrians in the town, which was very different from the prosperous scene in the past.
Chu Lei looked around, and when he saw this depressed scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "Demons are haunted, and even ordinary people can't live in peace." ”
Dongfang Qingqi patted him on the shoulder, "Why should Brother Chu be sad, didn't I come here today to kill demons and eliminate demons." ”
As she spoke, Chu Yinghong had already heard the news from the vendor, and came back and said with a smile: "Senior brother, don't worry. I asked the little brother just now, and he said that the two demons usually haunt at night, and rarely hurt people during the day. Let's find an inn to rest first, and it's not too late to visit the mountain at night. ”
Everyone nodded yes. Zhong Minyan saw that everyone was walking forward, but Xuanji was still in a daze in front of the stall selling snacks, so he went over and pushed her, and said in a low voice: "What a daze!" Let's go! ”
Xuanji said "oh", but she didn't hurry, took out a copper plate from her sleeve pocket, pointed to the steamed cake in the pot, and said seriously: "Boss, give me two." ”
Zhong Minyan frowned and said, "What kind of steamed cake will you eat!" I still have to eat at the inn! It's all about you! ”
Xuanji held the paper bag containing the steamed cake in her hand, took a bite gently, almost spit it out, and said vaguely: "Eat...... And snacks are two different things. ”
Zhong Minyan was so angry with her that she had nothing to say, so she just rolled her eyes.
Xuanji gently blew the heat on the steamed cake, and suddenly found that Yu Sifeng, who was walking in front, looked back at him from time to time, and he could feel that his eyes were very unkind through a mask. She raised the steamed cake in her hand, thinking that he also wanted to eat it, but he threw her a roll of the eyes in disgust, and then quietly slowed down, retreated to Xuanji's side, and whispered in her ear: "Wicked woman, you can really eat, like a pig." ”
She was scolded again for no reason, but unfortunately her mouth was stuffed with steamed cakes and she couldn't speak, so she had to look back at him blankly with round eyes.
He seemed to be in a better mood suddenly, smiled lightly, quickened his pace to keep up with Chu Lei, and hugged his fists and said: "Master Chu, the younger generation is not talented, I have lived in Lutai Town for a while, for a while. If you don't dislike it, the younger generation, I am willing to show you the way. ”
Before Chu Lei could speak, Chu Yinghong next to him smiled and said, "Then I'm bothering you, your name is ......."
"Junior, Yu Sifeng."
"Okay, Si Feng." "Take us to the best restaurant in town, and we're going to try the world-famous fruit yellow," she says. ”
"Yes, senior, please come with me."
Hey? Don't go to the inn anymore? Xuanji easily stuffed the steamed cakes, only to find that they had entered a restaurant with a yellow flag hanging at the door. Zhong Minyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart when she saw her stunned appearance. Thinking that he had promised his master that he would take more care of the little junior sister along the way, he had to say: "You, if you can have half of the wit of Linglong, I won't take care of you so hard." ”
Xuanji smiled slightly and didn't speak.
But it was said that everyone entered the restaurant, and they thought it was as depressed and deserted as outside, but who knew that it was full of friends, people came and went, and it was very lively.
Yu Sifeng talked to Xiao Er for a few words, and then led them to the second floor seat. He went down again, and after a while, he brought up a middle-aged man, but it was a hunter in the town, and when he heard that they were here to get rid of the demons, he agreed to Yu Sifeng's employment and came to guide them at night.
"This is, Uncle Wang, in the town, has done it for more than ten years, Orion. He, with his own eyes, has seen, that, the two demons, also, participated, the first few times, killing, should, will help us. ”
After Yu Sifeng finished speaking, he turned his head and nodded to the king Orion, and the man said, "Speaking of which, no one has said that they want to get rid of demons these days." The first few times it was too big, and a lot of people died, and everyone was chilled. We are hunting, we can still go up the mountain together during the day, those passing merchants will be miserable, there is no way around, if it is a large team of dozens or hundreds, it is okay, when we meet a single small businessman, it is sent to the mouth of the monster in vain! Many people in the town can't return to their hometowns, and they're about to run out, isn't this going to force people to death! ”
Chu Yinghong said softly: "Don't worry, this big brother, we are here this time to get rid of demons and restore peace to Lutai Town." The stakes are big, and we still need the eldest brother to guide us. ”
Wang Orion grabbed the tiger fur hat and smiled innocently, "The eldest sister speaks well, but I am a rough person, so I don't understand it." Anyway, you're here to get rid of the demons and do the town a great favor, so if there's anything you want me to do, just ask. You're welcome! ”
Chu Lei asked: "Then the eldest brother Lao showed us the way at night, I don't know where those two demons often appear?" Where is the lair? ”
"They usually appear when they are young, and they return to their nests as soon as the time is over. There are several places that are often haunted, but all of them are where there is water, and that old owl is amazing! Specializing in hiding in the water and dragging people! Tengu's nest is on the back mountainside, and the old owl is very fine, so change places every day, maybe! ”
When Chu Lei heard this, he groaned for a long time. Chu Yinghong said: "The head of the sect is worried that he won't be able to find them for a while?" ”
He nodded: "I didn't expect the Gu Eagle to be so cunning, so even if it stabbed its eyes with salt water, I don't know if it can find a nest to completely eliminate the pest." ”
Chu Yinghong smiled: "I have a way. Since they are hiding in secret, it is better to lure them out on their own if we want to find them and make efforts to find them. ”
She clapped her hands, called the three children who were working hard opposite, and ordered one by one: "Xuanji, you go and buy three pots, and buy another jar of honey and twenty pine resin torches." Min Yan and Si Feng went to the market to buy salt and vinegar, buy as much as they wanted, and hire some brave young people to carry us up the mountain at night. ”
After speaking, she took out a stack of silver tickets from her purse, divided some among each person, and then instructed: "When I came here, I saw a rich village around the corner, so I changed the silver tickets first, and then went shopping." The account must be calculated carefully, and it is not allowed to be swallowed privately! ”
As she spoke, she chuckled.
Dongfang Qingqi saw that she had a meticulous division of labor and a confident look, so she couldn't help but wonder: "Chu Nuxia has a clever plan?" ”
Chu Yinghong smiled: "I can't talk about a clever plan. I just thought that the dog was the most famous glutton, and instead of looking for it up and down, we might as well roast the meat by the water and let it come out on its own with the aroma. Regardless of whether the Gu Eagle follows or not, let's get rid of the monster first. ”
She took out the paper and ink from her baggage, and drew a simple map on the paper according to Wang Orion's words. The three of them drank fruit yellow while discussing the arrangements for the night's operation.
The three children had already gone downstairs to the money bank to exchange the money and went their separate ways. Xuanji bought the things Chu Yinghong ordered early in the morning, held a bunch of things in her arms, and walked back with difficulty.
Halfway through, I heard a chaotic bang on the street corner, and someone shouted, "Come and see!" A living youkai! Come on, come on! Living Yokai! ”
Although Xuanji is in the Immortal Cultivation Sect, she has memorized the requirements of the Ten Thousand Demon Roster since she was a child, but she has never seen a real monster once. Seeing that the few pedestrians on the street were attracted there, she couldn't help but walk forward with her things in her hands, trying to stretch out her neck to look into the crowd.
She was small, and could barely see the extra glass edge on the top of the human head, and it was vaguely a huge fish tank more than one person high, with the four corners wrapped in bronze and filled with water. I don't know what is in the water, stirring wildly in it, splashing in all directions, the people around will exclaim for a while, and sigh for a while, but no one dares to get closer.
"Wow...... It's really a tail...... Fish Tail ...... Ah, it's a male! ”
"He's seen it! Look here! ”
The crowd suddenly became agitated and retreated. Xuanji was knocked to pieces, the things in her hand almost fell, and the people around her seemed to be squeezing her forward, she let and hide, only to feel that someone suddenly pushed her behind, and the honey jar hanging on her arm fell to the ground, and it shattered with a bang.
"Ahh She stared at the honey all over the floor in a daze, not knowing what to do.
was hesitating, only to hear a loud splash overhead, she didn't have time to look up, only to feel cold, drenched by the water splashed out of the glass vat.
Did a moldy star fly over her head today?
Xuanji silently wiped the water from her face, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of something dancing in the glass vat next to her, like a huge white fish.
As soon as he turned around, he faced a pale face. Xuanji's heart was suddenly shocked, and the things in her hand couldn't hold it anymore, and it all fell on the honey with a bang.
It was a person who was frantically tumbling and crashing in the tank...... No, it's not all people. His upper body is an ordinary man, with broad shoulders and a thin waist, long black hair swirling in the water, like algae, his pale face flickering behind the long hair, his eyebrows are not very real, and he vaguely feels that his eyes are burning, like a star.
And from the waist down, it forms a long fishtail. The scales on the tail are silver, and the fins are like light yarns, and when they swing slightly in the water, they set off countless bubble swirls.
He suddenly spotted her, and slowly swam over, his hands propped on the glass jar, and his two eyes hidden behind the long algae-like hair, looking at her quietly.
Look at her like this, keep watching.
It was as if he had been familiar with her for a long, long time, and knew her, so he looked at her with such quiet eyes. There are countless secrets and a thousand words hidden in it.
Xuanji was stunned on the spot, familiar and confused in her heart, she could only look at him in a daze, and forgot everything around her for a while.