Episode 146 The Fish of Bones
The expectant crowd found out that they had actually caught a fish, and immediately surrounded them excitedly. But when he saw the thing clearly, he immediately screamed and quickly ran away.
"That'...... What's that?"
A group of people all looked panicked, and several little girls looked particularly panicked.
The thing that Dongfang Yao caught was indeed a fish, but this fish had no meat on it at all, just a skeleton of bones.
Moreover, it is still alive.
The surface of the bones was covered with a white mist, giving the impression that a ghost had enveloped it.
The most terrifying thing is that although this thing has no flesh and only a skeleton remains, it will still writhe like a living fish, and its mouth full of thin teeth is closed one by one, which makes people feel very scary when they look at it.
The bone fish is not very large, but its strength is amazing. I was afraid that it would break free from the rod and run back into the river, and with a wave of my hand, a large jar appeared beside it, and I quickly threw the fish into it.
"Bang, bang. ”
After the thing fell into the jar, it still kept moving, and the sound of hitting everywhere made people wonder if the jar would be broken by it in the end.
I quickly added some water to the altar, and the crashing stopped.
"Whew, that's a tough guy. ”
I wiped my sweat and couldn't help but sigh.
However, despite all the hard work, I finally managed to catch one, and my luck was quite good.
"It's hard to imagine you could catch something like this. ”
Shikieihime didn't recognize what it was at first, but she had been working in the underworld for a long time, and she still had some understanding of the rumors there.
Based on the shape of the thing, she remembered some kind of incomparably ancient creature that she had seen in an ancient book before, living in the Santu River.
The legendary fish of the River Styx - "Pure Wreckage".
"Sister, do you know what it is?"
Si Ji Yinghua also wanted to see what the fish looked like, but she was not as bold as her sister, and she didn't dare to approach the jar at all.
"This is recorded in ancient books, an ancient creature that lives in the deepest part of the Santu River, and I have never seen it, but I have seen some records about it. ”
This fish, because no one has seen it for thousands of years, thinks it is extinct!
"Oh. ”
It's an ancient thing, but even if it's an ancient creature, it's not worth being so surprised, right?
"What else?"
Four Seasons Yinghua thinks that there should be other reasons.
"Do you know why people have to take a boat when crossing a river, and not swim straight to it?"
Whether you are living or dead, as long as you want to pass through the Santu River, you have to take a ferry.
"Well, because people or their souls can't float on the Santu River, they can't pass. ”
Once in the water, it immediately sinks to the bottom.
Although I don't pay much attention to these trivial things, Siji Yinghua still knows a little about it.
"That's right, that's a reason. Another reason is because of its existence zài. ”
Shiki Yingji pointed to the "pure remains" swimming around in the altar and said.
"This kind of fleshless fish will attack people who fall into the water and eat them. ”
I heard that the "pure remains" will eat humans or youkai who accidentally fall into the Santu River, just like those piranhas in the human world.
It's just that one of them lives in the Yang World, and the other lives in the River Styx.
"Ah, it's horrible. ”
The girl was so frightened that she covered her mouth, that thing looked so fierce, and her personality was even more terrifying!
"Oh, you know a lot!"
What an accident! Lord Enma is different, and his knowledge is really extensive.
"However, there is one place where you are wrong!"
"What did you say wrong?"
The information that Shikihime knows is all from books, so it's impossible to be sure if it's all correct.
"This fish only likes to eat souls, other parts of which they are not interested. ”
The souls that try to cross the river are the most dangerous, and the living beings will eat their souls, and as for the flesh, there are other things in the river to help dispose of them.
"I see, thank you very much for your correction. ”
Lord Enma bowed and thanked him heartily.
It is necessary etiquette to pay tribute to those who have corrected their misconceptions.
"Y-How do you know that?"
Seeing that someone dared to refute her sister, Si Si Yinghua was a little unconvinced.
What my sister says is always right! Besides, the other party is just a human being! Why is it that my sister doesn't know anything about it, but he knows so well?
"Do you need me to prove it?"
Looking at the girl with her mouth puffed out, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Yinghua, Hugh is rude. ”
Shiki Yingji glared at her sister lightly and scolded.
Of course, she was also curious about how the other party knew these things, but unlike her sister, she thought that what the other party said was true, and there was no half-truth.
If you don't know enough about the "clean remains", it is impossible to catch it.
"Whew, yes. ”
Since my sister said that, even though Si Si Yinghua felt a little aggrieved, she could only hold her mouth and retreat to the back.
"Well, I don't know what the use of your Excellency catching this 'pure remains' is?"
Shiki Yingji changed the subject a little and asked another question that she was also interested in.
It is said that the "pure remains" are extremely difficult to catch, and the other party must have some purpose to catch it at such great expense.
"Eat!"
Well, it turns out that they call this bone fish "pure remains"!
"Huh?"
The girl blinked, and it took a long time to react.
"You mean, you're going to eat it?"
Not to mention whether that thing can be eaten or not, even if it can be eaten, but how can it be eaten by that strange fish with only one body and no skin?
"That's right!"
“......”
Looking at the other party's serious look, it doesn't seem to be a joke!
"However, since there are only bones, they can only be used to make soup!"
"Oh. ”
Four Seasons Ying Ji Mu Ran responded, even so, she still felt a little difficult to accept. Even she didn't have the guts to drink the soup made from such a strange thing.
Let's hurry up and leave!
"Give me your gossip furnace. ”
"What are you doing?"
"I'm useful. ”
"Wait a minute, give it back to me!"
Marisa borrowed her "Mini Bagua Stove" from a reluctant Marisa and placed it under the jar to adjust the fire output. With a "whew", a flame erupted from the magic array that emerged above the "Bagua Furnace" and began to heat the water in the altar.
I closed the jar and put a few talismans on the edges of the lid.
The crash in the altar soon sounded again, and louder than louder, making everyone's hearts beat fast. The most difficult thing is that the impact sound is mixed with a scream similar to something, and after listening to it for a long time, the girls can't help but turn pale and quickly run away.
It was a full half hour before the jar finally fell silent, and all the sounds were gone. I waited another ten minutes or so before removing the lid, then went to the neighborhood and grabbed a handful of flowers and threw them in.
When people in the distance saw this scene, they couldn't help but sweat profusely.
Although the other party said that it was used to eat, but looking at the process of making zuò, the psychological pressure was really great!
"Sister, sister, let's go!"
Four Seasons Yinghua quietly pulled Four Seasons Yingji's clothes and whispered, she couldn't stay any longer.
"Hmmm......"
Lord Enma wants to leave too!, but Dongfang Yao is busy right now, and he doesn't have time to say goodbye to him.
It would be rude to leave without saying a word.
"What's the hurry? You two sisters. ”
Marisa grabbed the two of them by the shoulders, and the two guys tried to open the door, but there was no door.
The so-called misfortune is the same, when we encounter trouble, we face it together, then we can be regarded as friends!
"We'll go back later, let's go together then, okay?"
"It's not good at all......"
After putting in the flowers, I then threw in a large pile of spices. All of a sudden, the liquid in the jar became colorful, and it looked sticky and thick, as if it had been mixed with the paints of an oil painting, and the surface was still bubbling with bubbles.
It looks very similar to Marisa's process of refining magic medicines.
And worst of all, these liquids also emit an indescribable smell.
It's not right to say that it smells, anyway, after smelling it, my mind hurts faintly.
"Wow, stop it! Dongfang, you're going to poison us all. ”
Marisa and the others shouted loudly in the distance, and even though she had blocked her nose, the nausea smell still felt right through her heart, making her almost faint.
The flowers around him didn't seem to be able to bear the strange smell, and they began to wither.
I turned a deaf ear to their shouts, and just stirred them vigorously.
Finally, all the colors were mixed together, and then, without knowing what was happening, the liquid in the jar instantly became several times clearer than the water in the river, and the bottom could be seen at a glance.
And the smell disappeared at the same time, turning into a rich aroma that can arouse people's appetite.
"Hey, it's so fragrant!"
The nose, which had been almost numb from the strange smell just now, suddenly recovered.
Everyone sniffled and quickly ran over.
"Ah, I'm exhausted. ”
I knocked on my aching waist, then bent down to turn off the flame of the "Mini Bagua Furnace".
"Hmm. ”
It's really strange! I had seen Dongfang Yao put a lot of things into the jar, but now there was nothing in it, only a jar of liquid that could be seen clearly.
However, this kind of soup made from "pure remains" is really unbearable! Just smelling it, I feel the urge to pounce on it and take a few sips.
"Are you ready to eat?"
A group of people looked at me with sparkling eyes and asked.
I used to look like I would never touch it, but now I am more anxious than anyone else!
This is also inevitable, the soup made from "pure remains" has an irresistible allure for the soul! Just look at the ghosts that are gathering around you.
If it weren't for the presence of Enma and the Grim Reaper, I'm afraid they would have swarmed up a long time ago!
"Not yet, just wait a little longer!"
"Eh, what are you waiting for?"
Marisa is about to run out of patience, and she can't move something delicious in front of her, isn't that a deliberate attempt to torture people?
"And so on. ”
I looked at the horizon and said lightly.
"Huh?"
The girls couldn't help but look at each other, did they invite other people to come?
But since the other party didn't let them move, even if they were anxious, everyone could only try to calm down.
I waited for about ten minutes in agony.
"It's coming. ”
On the slightly gloomy horizon, a few black dots appeared, and slowly, the number increased......