During the Qingming Festival, it rained, and pedestrians were on the road.

Sizzle!

The mist lay on the ground, slowly wriggling.

The field was shriveled up, and a red-clad hooded scarecrow was standing alone on the edge of the field. Its hands were tied to the rack and spread out stiffly, motionless with its back to the road.

Suddenly, someone shouted at the scarecrow: "This big brother, where is the restaurant?" ”

A figure crashed out of the mist.

The person who came was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old gray-clothed Taoist with a thin body. His face is as pale as paper, his eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and he is very handsome.

It's just that he is riding on a donkey, his body is shaking, he can't help the wind, and he also shows a weak bearing.

Fortunately, Yu Lie's interest was not bad, he clasped his hands, and when he saw the scarecrow on the side of the road, he immediately waved and shouted.

When the scarecrow heard this, he really trembled. It held out a finger and nodded westward.

Yu Lie's face showed a look of joy, and he arched his hand towards the scarecrow: "Thank you, Poor Dao is in a hurry." ”

After saying that, Yu Lie immediately kicked the white donkey sitting down, and quickly rushed in the direction pointed by the scarecrow.

When he was gone, a gust of wind blew!

The scarecrow couldn't bear it, and squeaked and spun around for half a circle, revealing a fleshy and bloody figure.

It turned out that the scarecrow was not stuffed with straw, but a living person who had been skinned, had his belly open, had his tongue plucked out, and was nailed to a wooden shelf.

On the dirt road, the donkey that Yu Lie rode was not a live donkey, but a paper donkey.

The donkey's body was white and wet, and a long face that seemed to be smiling was drawn with cinnabar, and it was swaying as it walked on the road.

There was someone to show the way, so that the rest of the column no longer had to go around along the dirt road, he straddled the donkey, and flew directly from the field, leaving only the rustling sound.

It's dusk fast.

Yu Lie didn't walk for long, and it was already dark all around, which made people feel even more clammy and cold. But when he turned a col, there was a bright light in front of him.

The fire was brilliant, and the torches were inserted on the hills, shining brightly, like a red fire dragon breathing, and the scales and armor were stirring.

Yu Lie didn't follow the road, he patted the paper donkey that sat down, and walked forward along the slope.

Before reaching the top of the mountain, a noisy voice appeared in Yu Lie's ears.

Pots and pans clanged, tables and chairs moved, and people were shouting and drinking, pushing glasses and raising lamps.

The aroma of wine, charcoal, vegetables and other flavors were also poured into Yu Lie's nose, so that he felt hot before he walked in.

Yu Lie was also interested, he jumped to the top of the mountain, and immediately saw a figure with a hat and a straw hat, busy on the top of the hill, and children running all over the ground, chasing and playing.

A child in black was at the intersection, guarding the gong.

Yu Lie greeted the child in black: "Little brother, why don't you go to the banquet?" ”

The child in black was startled by Yu Lie, who suddenly made a sound, and the other party didn't look at Yu Lie, and immediately struck the gong and called out, screaming: "It's time to open the table!" ”

Seeing others beckoning him, Yu Lie laughed and got off the donkey, and strove forward.

A simple pulpit appeared in his eyes, and there was a huge bonfire in the center, black and oppressive on all sides, but the light near the bonfire was brilliant and enthusiastic.

There was a futon on the pulpit, and there was a well-dressed old man sitting cross-legged, his mouth full of food, bowing his head and chewing.

Behind the pulpit, there were still many figures waiting, all holding plates in their hands, full of melons and fruits, and their figures were shaking, perhaps chatting and being amused.

Yu Lie caught a glimpse of this scene, as if he had seen a shadow puppet show he had seen in his previous life. When he saw that no one had come to greet him, he continued to squeeze forward.

Entering the crowd, the smell of sweat is terrible.

Fortunately, Yu Lie found an empty seat, and after sitting down, the two people at the same table turned their heads to look at him. One is an old man with a goatee and chewing vegetables in his mouth; The other was sallow-skinned and grinning.

The old man said while chewing: "The Shanjun wine party is about to end, why are the guests here now?" ”

The person with sallow skin greeted Yu Lie warmly: "There is a new guest coming, serve the food!" ”

"It's foggy, and I can't find my way." Yu Lie threw his hand towards the two of them, apologetically saying, "It's late." ”

The old man said: "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's still tomorrow." But now there are only a few melons and fruits. ”

After saying that, someone came from behind the pulpit, brought out a tray, and brought it to the rest of the columns.

The person holding the plate said in a trembling voice: "Dao Chief! Slow ......"

The tray is painted with red lacquer, festive. The wine and food on it were also fragrant, and the rest of the column was snatched away from the smell of sweat.

Yu Lie lowered his head and saw the flowers and fruits on the plate, which were extremely pleasing to the eye. He thanked him pleasantly:

"I'm tired."

The three people at the table drank happily, and Yu Lie ate a few glasses of wine, and his face became whiter and whiter the more he ate. But it didn't take long for the drinking party to end, as the goatee old man said.

The campfire in front of the pulpit was soon dimmed with no firewood.

The well-dressed old man on the pulpit also stopped, picking his teeth slowly.

The two people at the same table both poked Yu Lie and whispered, "Look, Shanjun is looking at you, did you come to eat and drink today, did you bring a congratulatory gift?" ”

Yu Lie looked up and found that the well-dressed old man was indeed looking at him. The other party shook his robe, shook his head, and said awkwardly:

"It's fun to have friends from afar!"

Yu Lie paused, and secretly thought that whether it was in the past life or in this life, the banquet really had to be followed. Whether he came here rashly today, it is better to come with a salute.

Seeing that the host's family also greeted him, Yu Lie nodded and said happily: "Yes! Since it is a banquet held by the mountain king, the poor road naturally has a congratulatory gift. ”

After speaking, Yu Lie stood up. His face was so white that he looked like a paper man, and he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

In the crowd, large and small eyes stared at Yu Lie.

Yu Lie turned a blind eye, and he said freely: "The sky is dark, there is wine and food today, how can there be no moon?" It will be less flavorful. ”

He pulled a piece of white paper out of his sleeve, folded it neatly into a semicircle, and threw it into the air.

For!

The white paper flew up in the air, suspended still, and turned into half a large white plate on the spot, shining brightly and sprinkling a lot of silver light.

Yu Lie was drenched in the moonlight, completely turned into a paper man, his facial features were painted red, he stood tall, and bowed his hand to the well-dressed old man on the pulpit:

"Please decorate the façade of the mountain king by moonlight as a gift."

The well-dressed old man in the pulpit froze,

Laugh.

But as soon as Yu Lie's words fell, the sound of dishes turning over and falling around sounded around, and it was noisy.

The scene of the reception was in a trance for a while.

Baa!

A sheep's cry sounded in front of Yu Lie, and he turned his head to see that there was no one at the table.

An old sheep rests its hooves on the table, its beard is bloody, and it is chewing on large pieces of flesh in its mouth, and it looks at the rest of the row with its square pupils.

On the other side, a weasel stood on the table, and it was glanced at by Yu Lie, and then jumped off the table with a whoosh, and disappeared.

The scene in Yu Lie's eyes has all changed.

Although there are flowers and greens on the table, there are no melons and fruits, all of them are loquat-like kidneys, mulberry-colored human gall, and peach-sized hearts...... Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, all of them.

Yu Lie's nose was not filled with the smell of sweat or fruit, but a burst of shame and fishy smell.

There was no one on the ground, chickens, ducks, cats and dogs jumped up and down, foxes, cows and horses shouted and drank and drunk, and the "children" all had rabbit heads and mouse faces, rolling on the ground, chasing red and white rock candy eyes.

The sheep crowed and the cow mooed and the rat crowed, so that the ears of the rest of the column were different.

He looked at the pulpit one last time.

The corpse of a well-eaten child was sitting in front of the well-dressed old man, with distinct bones, and there was not a trace of flesh on it, which looked slender and smooth in the moonlight.

The well-dressed old man also grew black hair all over his body, turning into two tall jackals, and his shadow could cover the entire pulpit.

"Wonderful!"

The well-dressed jackal also turned a blind eye to the changes in the scene, and it snorted its palms strangely, and its mouth was jerky: "Then guest, why don't you start moving?" But don't you like Benshanjun's food well? ”

It turned out that Yu Lie was just "chatting" with the old sheep and weasels just now, and at most he ate a few sips of wine, and did not move half of the food on the table.

Yu Lie looked at the well-dressed jackal, still calm, he knocked on the plate in front of him, and said helplessly:

"Poor Dao also wants to feast, but Poor Dao is a human being, how can he eat human liver and lungs?"

As soon as the sound fell, the chirping of birds and beasts all over the ground stopped, and the scene was eerily quiet.

The jackal on the stone platform listened and nodded reasonably.

Then it said cheerfully: "The person who comes is a guest, but we only have meat at this wine party, not vegetarian, so you can pick up the guests present and eat a refreshing meal." ”

When Yu Lie heard this, his face showed relief and joy, and he said, "I can't eat vegetarian either, I only eat meat." ”

The beasts of the land continued to be silent and motionless.

"But......" Yu Lie just glanced at the beasts, and stared straight at the jackals on the stage.

He laughed too,

Red lips and white teeth:

"All birds and beasts have no taste, only the heart and liver of the mountain king, which can be eaten for miles!"