Outside the shrine, because the fire forest composed of endless trees that have been burning all year round is not far away, the heat wave on the ground rises, and the air is stuffy.

At this time, it was early spring, and the forbidden troops guarding outside the shrine could see that many ghost people on Luofu Mountain were wearing the marrow of the Fuso Divine Tree, close to the edge of the fire forest, and lured the fire rats and fire beasts that were all red in them with their favorite fire coals.

The Flaming Beast is so peculiar that it only comes out in spring and summer. In the cold of autumn and winter, they dig a hole in the ground and start to enter a state of suspended animation.

Moreover, this fire beast looks fierce and tall, but it is not controlled by the ghost, and they will not take the initiative to attack other ghosts, and they are very fond of the hot charcoal that burns here.

As the firelight beasts gulped down the crimson charcoal, the ghost folk twisted off their supple two-foot-long hairs with scissors and handed them over to the officials guarding the side in exchange for some silver.

This kind of work is carried out by the heat and flames, although it is a little harder, but it pays a lot. A pound of fire rat hair, the ghost officials bought it for five taels of silver. The reason for this is that this material can be woven into a light and tough texture, which is non-combustible, and can remove dirt in fire.

This kind of cloth, which is now only available in the underworld, can be bought for a thousand gold in all the states of the underworld. Because it is not afraid of fire, it immediately becomes bright and beautiful after entering the fire, and the texture is light and tough, and it is loved by the rich ghosts of the underworld.

Don't look at it as a thousand gold horses, it's simply sky-high. But once such cloth is on the market, it can be sold out within three to five days.

Before, this Huohuan cloth was one of the incomes of Du Ziren and the Northern Yin Dynasty, and then Xiao Shizhu occupied the Southern Barbarians, and it became one of the incomes of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

Unlike before, when the ghost people wrung a pound of hair from the fire beast, but only got a piece of pancake. And now the ghost officials of the Nine Shadows Kingdom gave them a catty of five taels of silver according to Xiao Shizhu's instructions.

"yes. And in the gods with the ban on the seal and the temperature is neither hot nor cold, Xiao Shizhu, who did not know that the ghost Qin Yuan had heard the word Cai as the word Cai, and continued to say in a rather excited tone: "I heard that in the mountains near here, there was a banshee who lived in seclusion, which is said to be the first flower on the other side of the underworld, and a female ghost who absorbed the essence of the yin qi of the underworld and transformed into the shape of a human soul, took a name named Yu Huarui, and also claimed to be the first talented woman in the Southern Barbarians. ”。

"It is said that the Emperor Xudu recruited this ghost to be an official in Xudu many times, but she didn't go, not only did she not go, but she also hid in the mountains and forests, so that the Emperor Xudu sent a messenger. There was no trace of her. Speaking of this, Xiao Shizhu turned his head to look at the ghost mother beside him, and saw that the other party bowed slightly, indicating that what he said was correct, and then said: "After our army took the Nanban, this talented woman will go out of the mountain again." But I heard that she didn't do anything except teach the children of the Southern Barbarian ghost people to read and write. I think it's too big for her to be a gentleman, so it's better to invite her into the court, give me a lecture, give me a lecture every day, and give me advice by the way. ”。

"This ......" Qin Yuan waited for him to suddenly realize that what Xiao Shizhu was looking for was a ghost talent rather than money, and then they all showed a little embarrassment after looking at each other.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Yuan showed a faint helpless gaze, looked at Xiao Shizhu and said, "Doesn't the eldest master have the soul like jade in the painting who knows astronomy and geography?"

After all, this Yu Huarui's temper is too high, and it is not a ghost who will come out of the mountain when Xiao Shizhu comes to the door to request.

"Ruyu does have a lot of knowledge, but she can only tell me about history, the history of our ghosts in the underworld. Xiao Shizhu smiled indifferently and said slowly: "It is undeniable that the ghost Ruyu in the painting is not as knowledgeable as hers, but I heard that this flower demon Yu Huarui has a lot of insights into the current situation in the underworld, if it can be used by me, why worry about the world!"

After a pause, Xiao Shizhu stood up and said, "I hope that the ghosts around me will be able to overthrow the Northern Yin Dynasty." ”。

When they heard this, they also bowed their heads slightly in agreement. Although they are ghost generals who lick blood on the knife all day long, they have also studied in the school palace, and they are by no means a martial artist. knows that the underworld is also like the human world, and all kinds of ghosts can influence the situation.

But after a moment of silence, Changya finally spoke, and he asked cautiously: "Dare to ask the lord, what if this ghost is not used by the Yin Si court?"

The reason why he asked this was because he had heard about Yu Huarui's ghost. It is said that this ghost has never been interested in the black gauze hat, and even sneered at the high-ranking official Houlu. And she is polite to Japan, and when she mentions the current situation, she can't help but use foul words to say that the world in the underworld can be in the same stream with filthy feces and urine, that is, the large and small courts of the ghost countries that are constantly beating around.

It can be seen that this ghost is extremely resentful of the years of war between the countries of the underworld.

What Changya is worried about is that no matter how polite Corporal Xiao Shizhu is, this ghost will not only not come out of the mountain to assist, but will taunt Xiao Shizhu fiercely, making him embarrassed. After all, although Xiao Shizhu is different from other Hades kings, he is constantly fighting in all directions, and this war is what Yu Huarui, a talented woman who regards herself as high, hates the most, and she may not be able to understand Xiao Shizhu's purpose of killing to stop killing.

Back then, Xiao Shizhu exterminated the Water Tiger Clan, wasn't it because the Water Tiger Clan humiliated him and almost poisoned him? Now the fishy wind outside Shizhu City has still not completely dissipated. There are no ghosts in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, although their lord loves the people like a son, but he is only to those obedient ghost people. There are a few disobedient people who have a good end.

"Then let her continue to be her Mr. Yamano. Xiao Shizhu thought about it immediately, then turned his back to the ghost captives, and a trace of cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Only the ghost mother saw this murderous intent in his eyes, but she saw it secretly in her heart, and knew that her husband had murderous intentions; if Yu Huarui did not come out of the mountain, he was afraid that Xiao Shizhu would inevitably let her die in the mountain unknowingly in order to prevent her from being used by other ghosts.

But she endured her fear, and still did not change her face, lest they see the clue and have lingering palpitations that cause their loyalty to waver.

Then the ghost mother hurriedly spoke, smiled and pleaded slowly: "Please inquire about the location of this ghost." Your lord Corporal Lixian, I can't see a ghost, so I bother you with his wish to come to the door to ask for talent. ”。

The ghost captives and the others did not doubt it, but at the moment they felt that Xiao Shizhu was a virtuous monarch and holy lord, and when his loyalty was a little heavier, they all got up and saluted: "Obey the edict of the mother of the country." ”。

Xiao Shizhu also put on a smiling face, sat back in his seat, and talked and laughed with him for a long time before Qin Yuan and the others retired.

When the excitement in the gods receded, leaving only the ghost mother and Xiao Shizhu, the ghost mother immediately opened her mouth and persuaded softly: "Husband, if that Yu Huarui refuses to go out of the mountain, can you spare her life?"

Xiao Shizhu didn't answer, just squinted slightly, stared at the door of the shrine hall not far in front of him, and thought about it......

In the west of Yuque City, in the inner city on the hillside, there is the largest restaurant in the west of the city, named Qingjiangyue. This building is built on a hill, steep and steep. For the format of three bright and seven dark, the beams are all high-quality nanmu, and the green tiles on the top are also high-quality glass. The size of the roofs on each floor is staggered and overlapped, and the angles are flying, which is spectacular and extremely conspicuous.

This was originally the outer palace garden used to escape the summer when the water king was a common worker, and after Xiao Shizhu obtained the jade que, in order to expand the treasury funds, the building was auctioned by public bidding, and the highest price of 280,000 gold was sold to the shopkeeper of this building.

Since then, this building has become a famous restaurant in Yuque City. Most of the dishes in the building are mainly mid-range, good quality and low price. The chefs in the building not only choose a wide range of ingredients, but also are good at cooking techniques such as exploding, stir-frying, boiling, burning, and stewing, and are proficient in knife work. Every time you cook, you not only pay attention to the color and fragrance, but also pay great attention to the shape, so not only the Beijing officials in the court like to gather here, even the business travelers from the south to the north to the Yuque City, but also take some time to taste the delicious taste in the middle of the Qingjiang month.

At this time, the belated spring rain was slapping on the roof of the corridor that looked like a three-story corridor from the outside, and after the crystal clear raindrops fell, they flowed down the tiles to the edge of the eaves, and then slowly fell and wet the mahogany railing on the side of the corridor.

Although the building is cloudy and rainy, the building is full of friends and is very lively. The business travelers from the south to the north, and the dignitaries and nobles in this jade city crowded the building, sitting around the table and tasting

On the seventh floor, in a private room on the east side, a young man sat behind a round table in the room, and on the window seat, listening to the wind and rain outside the window, while looking around at the two ghosts sitting on the left and right in front of him.

The young male ghost on his left hand side, his skin exposed to his clothes was red, like a flame. At a glance, it can be seen that this is the human soul of Zhu Rong's family.

Judging from the head he was wearing on his head and the Luo brocade robe on his body, this ghost was also either rich or expensive.

And the soul on the right hand side of the head of the people is also young, but he was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he is shaking an agarwood folding fan with an exhibition of more than a foot in his hand, but the fan is painted with a female ghost with painted skin, who is putting on makeup for his face.

There were only these three ghosts in the house at this time.

When the little second brother put the last dish on the round table in front of the three ghosts, he retreated and closed the door for the three ghosts by the way, the noise outside the house suddenly decreased, and the private room fell into silence.

The man, who had a somewhat heroic face and was full of muscles and beard, looked around at the other two ghosts with a sharp gaze, and asked in a deep voice: "Ju Lingqi, Chang Wusui, you two suddenly called me here to hurry?

As he spoke, a faint suspicion appeared on the face of this scumbag.

"Brother Ling, don't be impatient. The ghost of the Gonggong clan named Ju Lingqi picked up the fine porcelain wine jug at hand, bowed forward slightly, and poured wine for this scornful man named Tanuki Lingjue.

When the wine overflowed the spout of the jug and went towards the wine glass with a small noise, the fragrance suddenly overflowed with the wine and drifted towards every corner of the private room.

"In terms of ability, your brother Ling Jue is also a great hero, and he was a great hero who chased and killed Wu Hui for thousands of miles. In terms of backstage, your father Tani Tianying is also a ghost general in the army, and he was the first hero who helped Xiao Shizhu, the king of the Nine Shadows, to gain the first place in Danshui County, but now you are just a small palace gate underworld, but a five-rank military general, are you willing?" The ghost of the Zhurong clan named Chang Wusui took over and continued.

"What are you going to say?" Hearing this, the bewildered raccoon dog Ling Ling looked at the other two ghosts in a daze, and the confusion in his eyes did not decrease but increased.

"Now that this king has implemented the policy of equality of all ghosts, it makes us feel very unfair, in fact, it is just our own injustice, but I don't want to see Brother Ling Jue also unfair. Ju Lingqi sighed lightly and sighed leisurely.

Tanuki Ling smiled and said disapprerovingly: "I don't think there is any injustice; Not to mention that my father is already a ghost general in the first army, commanding hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers, let's just say that I, the ghost is only in his early twenties, and he is already a fifth-grade underworld, how can there be injustice?"