The journey back was much lighter than it was when we set out.

After all, there was less baggage on the ship, and there was no harassment from relatives and friends of the Black Mountain Demon King along the way, and the road was smooth.

However, Rao is like this, and by the time they arrived in Qingzhou, it had already reached the end of the year.

Although Qingzhou is also in winter, it is far from being as cold as in the north, and a little damp sea breeze blows on people's bodies, which makes people lazy and very comfortable.

"That's nice."

The little loach is like an arrow, he is already very homely, and this escort is almost the longest time he has been away from his hometown.

The boat entered the Canglang River along the estuary, and then returned to the Yanhu Lake, looking at the gray and yellow land on both sides, Qiu Ping only felt very cordial.

He never wanted to live that kind of scared life outside.

"Lord Tiju, then the old man will leave first, and he has to go to the city god to restore his life." After entering the weir lake, the old ghost arched his hand at Qiu Ping and said politely.

Qiu Ping also wanted to go home, and after a polite word with the old ghost, they went their separate ways.

"Hey, I seem to have forgotten something...... No matter, I'm going home and sleep first. ”

The little loach looked at the back of the old ghost leaving, and felt as if he had missed something.

What the hell is going on?

……

Qiu Ping returned to [Fallen Dragon Pass], but saw that the Fallen Dragon Pass was full of lights, and rows of red lanterns hung at the doors of various office yamen, looking quite lively.

The New Year is coming to the world, and Shinto is also busy.

Because the human sacrifice is busy, Shinto has to be busy receiving incense. A chief official like Qiu Ping also has to make a year-end summary and report to the superiors.

"Whew."

As soon as Qiu Ping came back, suddenly in the shadows on the side, a snow-white, white-haired lion-like monster with a single horn on his head rushed towards him.

The little loach subconsciously slapped it, and the lion let out a scream, and then fell to the ground.

At the same time, two small figures rolled out, but it was the little shrew and the little carp Li Huanying.

"Ouch."

The two groped their buttocks and screamed miserably.

"What are you two doing?"

The little loach looked at the white-haired lion, and his face was a little dark.

"We are playing the year beast, when I was in the mountains before, I had to dress up as an adult beast every year and go to the world to play." The little shrew ran up to the white-haired lion and was relieved to find that it hadn't been damaged.

In ancient legends, the beast was a vicious beast that went down the mountain to eat people at the end of the year, and was later subdued by the Emperor Tianguan and imprisoned in the sky.

I don't know if this rumor is true or not, but nowadays many gods will take advantage of the Chinese New Year to deliberately pretend to be adult beasts, on the one hand, to find an opportunity to play in the world, and on the other hand, to play tricks on humans and get human prayers and worship.

The little shrew's family has been a mountain god for generations, and he began to play the role of a young beast at a very young age.

In fact, many rumors of beasts in later generations were made up by these gods.

"It's fun to play the Year Beast, every time I sneak up behind people and then jump out of the room, which scares people a lot. They also scared me with firecrackers, I wasn't afraid, but I still had to pretend to be scared, they thought they scared me away, but I was able to take the opportunity to devour their scattered thoughts. ”

The little shrew folded the white-haired lion and muttered in its mouth.

"It's naïve."

Qiu Ping looked at the white-haired lion, his mouth was a little disdainful, but his eyes were staring at the lion, motionless.

"Hmph, I'm not rare."

The little loach raised his head and swaggered into the Fallen Dragon Pass.

The gods of the various yamen were busy, and when someone saw Qiu Ping coming back, they opened their mouths to say hello, and then lowered their heads and went to their own affairs.

No way, for the human world, the New Year is a day to celebrate reunion, but for the gods, it requires all kinds of overtime.

It's so busy that I can't stop.

Qiu Ping walked around in the Fallen Dragon Pass, the smile on his face was a little stiff, although he liked to touch fish, but this kind of feeling that everyone else was busy, and he had nothing to do still made him a little weak.

What he was most worried about was that he had left Xiao for half a year, and this Fallen Dragon Pass was still running in an orderly manner.

When the leader above sees it, will he think he is dispensable?

Little Loach's heart became vigilant, but he really didn't know what he should find to do, and it was not a good thing for his subordinates to be too capable.

"Lord Tiju, you're back."

Qiu Pingzheng was passing by the [Yin and Yang Division], but saw Judge Cui holding a stack of documents in his hand, and after seeing him, his face showed a look of "joy".

"Judge Cui, long time no see."

Qiu Ping looked a little weak.

"When you're not at home, we're really going to be too busy in this Dragon Pass. It's good that you're back before the New Year, otherwise we wouldn't know what to do. ”

"Really?"

The little loach's depressed mood immediately lifted up a little.

"Yes, you see, we can't spare our hands for this year's 'Wandering God Competition', and the list can't be reported for a long time. Yesterday I was talking to the people below, and you'll be back today. ”

Judge Cui picked up a thin book from under a stack of papers.

"This ...... What is the Wandering God Race for? ”

It's the first time I've heard of this word for the little loach, he's been a country loach before, and then he's finally promoted, but the station is in hell, and he's never heard of it.

"Every Chinese New Year, the people of the world will invite the statues of various gods out of the temple, or take the appearance of gods, and parade between the city and the countryside. Our true gods also mingle in it every year, enjoy incense, and answer prayers. ”

Judge Cui and Qiu Ping briefly explained.

The little loach's eyes lit up a little, and compared to those messy paperwork and official duties, this kind of thing seemed to be very funny.

"But...... I still have to do a year-end summary, I probably don't have time lately. ”

Qiu Ping immediately became distressed, he still had to report on the results of this year's Fallen Dragon Pass and the development of the coming year, he had basically been fishing this year, and he was blind to many things.

I guess it takes a lot of time to write this summary.

"Don't worry about lifting adults, I have already helped with these little things. Speaking of which, the method of this summary report was still thought up by you at the beginning, and later through the hands of Fuhe Shuibo and Yanhu Longjun, it has spread all over Shinto, and even Wei Linggong has praised you. ”

Judge Cui took down the top book, Qiu Ping casually flipped through it a few times, and found that it used tables and numbers to sort out the various situations of the Fallen Dragon Pass clearly, and he couldn't find fault if he wanted to.

"You are the chief official of our yamen, and we can do these trivial things for you."

"Uh-huh."

The little loach nodded, and his heart became happy, yes, as the chief officer, I have to focus on more meaningful things.

"Oh yes, Tai Sui Shan also sent you an invitation, saying that you are invited to participate in this year's Tai Sui Seti event......"

……

"Whew."

In the dark mountains and forests, the sky was dull, and there was not a single starlight in sight.

Suddenly, a white-haired lion suddenly jumped out of the shadows, let out a low roar from its mouth, and its eyes were scarlet......

"Mommy."

A white-haired bat the size of a man was happily preparing to go out to forage for food, but was startled by the lion, and immediately crawled and ran away.

"Hahahaha."

Two undisguised mocking voices came, but I saw the white-haired lion lying on the ground, and two figures, one short and one shorter, rushed out from behind the white-haired lion.

When the bat saw this, he knew that he had been tricked, and he was furious.

It's really bold to go to this Huangao Village to spread wild, who doesn't know that this is Grandpa Qiu's territory. The villain is not talented, and he was beaten by Grandpa Qiu back then, which can be regarded as an incense love.

I'd like to see which bastard dares to tease me.

Although the white-haired bat's eyes were not good, through the dim light, he vaguely saw a strange child with ordinary facial features and a big brain, followed by a three-inch-tall mouse.

"Grandpa Qiu, it turns out that you are old!"

The moment he saw the person clearly, the white-haired bat felt a lightning bolt in his brain, and the whole person trembled.

This Grandpa Qiu is our Changning County, oh no, he is a man of the year in our Tai'an Mansion.

In just two years, it was like a rocket, rising from the ninth grade to the sixth grade, which is a bit too perverted.

"Bai San'er, your guts are too small."

Qiu Ping grabbed the lion's head with one hand and smiled very happily.

"Yes, yes, the little courage is too small, the main thing is that this lion is too realistic, I was caught off guard and thought it was a real lion."

The white-haired bat had a smile on his face, but he was a little flattered in his heart.

For him, even the land lord at the head of the village is a big man, let alone a Shinto six-grade official.

"I'll just say it, my beast is a family heirloom, and it is a fine product in our Changning County." The little shrew jumped on the head of the white-haired lion, holding a single horn in one paw, and said very proudly.

"Let's go and scare the others."

Qiu Ping found pleasure in playing the young beast, and got into the belly of the white-haired lion, supporting his head with both hands, while the little shrew dragged his tail behind.

Although the New Year's flavor in the village is not as good as that in the city, because this year is a bumper harvest year, everyone's life is rich, and they are also in the mood to buy some New Year's things back.

It was rare for every household to light an oil lamp, and the figures were reflected in the windows through the light, and bursts of laughter came from inside.

After a year of hard work, it is only at this time that everyone can let go of all their burdens and treat themselves.

"Whew."

The little loach carried the head of the white-haired lion and swaggered ahead, roaring from time to time.

Although there was no one around, he had a lot of fun with the little shrew.

"Little ones, the village in front of you seems to be very happy, let's go and scare them."

Qiu Ping stood at the entrance of the village, feeling the joy in the air and the sweetness of the food, and his mood became happy.

"Okay King!"

The little shrew tensed itself and replied loudly.

The two of them jumped one after the other and entered the village.

Although their year beast is fake, it can barely be regarded as a Shinto magic weapon, and the two of them get into it, and mortals can't see the flaw at all.

They walked on the ground, leaving pink footprints on the ground.

As they walked through the village, some negative bad luck and bad luck also converged, forming faint black clouds that wrapped around the Nian Beast.

As the doom grew stronger, the Nian Beast's pupils became more and more scarlet.

“Duang！ Duang！ Duang！ ”

"Hurry up and hand over the dates, or you will destroy your little temple."

The little loach stretched out one foot and kicked the temple door of the earth god.

After a while, a cloud of green smoke came out of the ground, and an old man more than three feet tall appeared in front of Qiu Ping and the others with a cane in his hand.

"Qiu Tiju, you are really Yaxing."

The land lord looked at the year beast running around in front of his door, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"Hey, how do you know it's me?"

The little loach's head poked out from the side of the young beast, and it was discovered as soon as it appeared.

How do I know, it's not your loud voice like a broken gong, I can hear it even if I turn to ashes.

"Naturally, Qiu Tiju's temperament is refined, even in the dark night, it shines."

A smile appeared on the face of the land lord, and the nonsense came as soon as he opened his mouth.

But the little loach did eat this set, although he was a little embarrassed to be praised, but his heart was still secretly refreshed.

It seems that the eyes of the masses are bright, and in the future, I will have to go to the grassroots level and listen to the voices of the people below, which will help me improve myself.

"This is the date you wanted, and I have prepared it for you a long time ago."

Lord Di smiled and stuffed two red fist-sized dates into Qiu Ping's hands.

This is what he planted in the blessed land, and it will take many years to grow, and he is reluctant to give it to people on weekdays.

"Come and don't be rude, then I'll give you a lottery for the New Year."

The little loach divided the dates into a small shrew, and rummaged through the scale space.

A vermilion? No, the pure yang breath is too heavy, and the Nine Rank Divine Spirit can't bear it. 100-year-old peach? No, this thing is life-increasing, and it's useless for a god born from a shadow.

Yes...... The little loach finally found a [pentacotic yellow apricot].

This is the fruit of the earth's attributes, and it should be of some help to a land like the land. This was what he had scavenged from the treasure house of the Dragon Palace, and the taste was not particularly delicious, and he had never touched it again after eating it once, so he just kept it for favors.

He shoved an earthy yellow apricot into the hands of the land lord, and then carried the lion's head, ready to run to the village to scare the people.

"Immortal fruit?"

The land lord felt the condensed and indispersible breath in the yellow apricot, almost as thick as the earth, and the whole person was stupid.

With all his net worth in it, I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up with one-tenth of this fruit.

This little loach is really good.

At the beginning, the two of them were in the same village, and he was barely his superior, but now in a blink of an eye, this kid is about to go to heaven.

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