Chapter 24: The Family Feast
Hearing Ji Rui's words, Xue Yang seemed to be a fierce province, Huo Ran stood up, and exclaimed: "Exactly!" I originally saw the demonic energy in the village before I threw myself here, and now since Chi Tang is no longer a person with demonic energy, then this demonic energy must have another source.
After thinking about it for a while, Chi Tang knew what the two of them meant, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Listening to the words of the two of you, could it be that there is another demon here?"
Xue Yang rubbed his hands as if he was quite annoyed, then sat down again, and said: "Yes, I only thought that Brother Chi was weird, but I didn't study in detail that there was a big difference between the two demonic spirits, and I didn't care about it for a while, I really shouldn't." It is said that this kind of demonic energy is where the traces of the Blood Spirit Dao demon after he cast a demon spell, but there is nothing strange in the village. ”
Ji Rui looked at Xue Yang like this, smiled tolerantly, and did not speak.
Chi Tang thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "Dare to ask the task of the demon slayer, do you see a demon, you must eradicate it?"
Ji Rui said, "That's not true. Although they are divided into races, they have their own ways of survival, so there is no need to fight and enmity each other. But if the demon hurts people and harms the world, then my family must get rid of it, although this is the task of eliminating demons, but it is also the heart of self-preservation. But if the goblins don't hurt people, then why should we indiscriminately kill people? And don't hide it from Brother Chi, our cadres have a way to pull them, that is, they can take the goblins as talisman demons, and they can advance and retreat with each other and live and die together. ”
Chi Tang was surprised: "What kind of magic method is this?"
Ji Rui nodded and said, "That demon can use the method of turning into a demon to recruit demonic people in the world, and we can also use the technique of traction to subdue the goblins with spiritual kindness as fellow practitioners." Some of my brothers and sisters have talisman spirits. ”
"Do those two have talisman demons?" Chi Tang was very interested, but wanted to see the kind-hearted goblins.
Ji Rui waved his hand and said, "This has to be a coincidence, where is it so easy to find a goblin with a spiritual and kind heart? I and Senior Brother Xue have never encountered it, so there is no talisman demon spirit." That's right......" Ji Rui suddenly asked, "Brother Chi just asked whether the demons are evil or not, do we have to eradicate them, could it be that he felt something?"
Chi Tang was shocked in his heart, this Ji Rui is so meticulous in his observation, after he heard about another demon just now, he really remembered something before he asked, but he didn't expect this change of thought to be seen through by Ji Rui at a glance.
Ji Rui seemed to know what Chi Tang was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Brother Chi, don't blame, it's not that I intend to spy on Brother Chi's thoughts, but that Brother Chi has a demonic energy, which is like a magnet, which will naturally make people with other demonic qi feel close, and it will be easier to get in touch with some demonic things." That's why I asked Brother Chi, do you know some details?"
Chi Tang suddenly thought about Ji Rui's words several times, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. He remembered the story that Steward Yan and himself said about Cuigu that day, if this story was true, judging from the strange behavior of the windswept people, it must have been done by demons, and Cuigu was humiliated by demons, but he was afraid that it was the same as the wound under his ear, and he also had demonic energy on his body. In fact, Aunt Cui seems to have a good impression of herself, Chi Tang is not unaware, but firstly, she doesn't have this mind, and secondly, Aunt Cuigu is married and has children after all, and she has never thought much about it. Now that I heard Ji Rui's words, I felt that it might be because of the demonic aura on my body that Cuigu, who was also demonic herself, became close, no wonder Steward Yan said that Cuigu had some meaning to herself. Chi Tang was worried that Cuigu would be destroyed by the demon slayer if she really had demonic energy, so she spoke out and asked, but now it seems that Cuigu is not evil, and there is no danger to her life.
Chi Tang hesitated for a moment and said: "There are some grotesque rumors, Chi Mou can't tell the truth, the old lady should know about this, and when she has the opportunity to ask the old lady in this village, it may be clear about the twists and turns." After all, he listened to Steward Yan's relay, but he was afraid that there were still some untruths, so he didn't dare to make a conclusion.
Xue Yang listened for a long time, and wanted to ask a question again, but suddenly the door opened, and several maids who had withdrawn before walked in again.
The three masters suddenly sat upright all the time, and Xue Yang seemed to be quite nervous staring at the movements of several maids, lest they come over again to make any intimate moves.
Several maids stepped forward to pour a full cup of wine for them, and then knelt down respectfully under the corridor, Ji Rui Xue Yang was still surprised, the footsteps outside the house were hurried, and before the person arrived, the voice had already come: "Three heroes, Dong is entangled in trivial affairs, and he is late to accompany each other, please forgive me." "It is Dong Hu, the second son of the Dong family. ...,
Chi Tang and Ji Rui Xue Yang got up from their seats and bowed their hands, Dong Hu had already stepped in, bowed down, and was very courteous. Chi Tang looked out of the house, only to see that the sky had darkened, and couldn't help but wonder, this was a conversation in the house, unconsciously from morning to dusk.
"Three heroes, take a seat. Dong Hu extended his hand to the guest, and waited for the three of them to sit down before he sat down at the next head.
"Why haven't the food and wine been moved? Huh? Ji Xue and the two heroes have not changed their clothes? How do you serve?" Seeing the situation in the house, Dong Hu had a blank face and scolded a few maids kneeling in the corridor.
"Don't do their business, the girls serve very well, it is really our own clothes, not to be changed, besides, the morning fight is tired, and the belly is not hungry, so I only drank a little wine, but I have not eaten. Ji Rui spoke for a few maids.
Dong Hu said in a loud voice: "Alas, rude and rude, the thieves are here today, fortunately the three heroes are saved and protected, but Amber still has a bunch of chores to deal with, no, I just got out, hurry up to accompany the three heroes." ”
"Childe is polite. The three of them were busy thanking each other, and Chi Tang noticed that Dong Hu had refreshed his hair at this time, his hair was neat, his robe was gorgeous, his face was powdered, and his sleeves were full of the smell of incense.
Dong Hu greeted the three of them for a while, looked at the sky, and then said: "The mother of the family feels the kindness of the three kinds, and has arranged a family banquet in the inner house, and asks Amber to come to invite her, and also invites the inner house to eat together, one is to thank the three for saving each other, and the other is that the mother wants to see the true face of the three heroes, and please don't shirk the three heroes." ”
Mrs. Lu personally had a banquet at the inner house, which was a very high courtesy, and Chi Tang and the others excused themselves, and finally agreed under Dong Hu's kind invitation.
When he got up and set off, Chi Tang looked at the long sword on the shelf, although he temporarily grabbed it from Bai Shang, but it was also quite handy, thinking that he was going to practice the art of eliminating demons and slaying demons in the future, and he couldn't do it without a blade, so he hesitated slightly, Chi Tang still took the long sword in his hand, Dong Hu saw this situation, and hurriedly asked the maid to take the sword, and said to Chi Tang: "The heroic blade, unfortunately there is no scabbard, wait for Amber to make a sword scabbard for the hero, and then it will be presented together." ”
"Oh, this is not Chi's own blade, but it is the one who snatched the thief today, it is the Bai Gongzi, how did the son forget?"
"I said how it looked so familiar, it turned out to be his sword. Dong Hu said, looked at Chi Tang, and suddenly smiled: "If Chi Daxia likes this sword, he will transfer it to Chi Daxia." ”
Chi Tang didn't think much about it, and arched his hand: "Thank you son." ”
Dong Hu led the way in front of the head, and the three of them followed behind, accompanied by a group of maids on both sides.
A strange blue-green wind suddenly flashed on the eaves of the inner house, and gradually converged into a human figure on the roof, which was actually a slender woman in a tight robe.
The woman squatted down, looked at Chi Tang's back, nodded, the turquoise light flashed in her eyes, and the figure flickered and disappeared without a trace.
Ji Rui suddenly stopped, and looked at both sides a few times as if she had a feeling.
"What's wrong with Ji Daxia? Seeing Ji Rui stop, Dong Hu hurriedly invited again.
"Oh, nothing, Childe please. Ji Rui didn't notice anything unusual, and walked back, while Xue Yang beside him sniffed into the air.
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The inner house is brightly lit, the desk seats are laid out, and the hall is full of melodious sounds of silk and bamboo.
Chi Tang, Ji Rui, and Xue Yang each sat next to the desk, and the maids around them kept pouring wine, Dong Hu was very interested, frequently persuaded wine, flew to offer wine, danced and roared, and the atmosphere of the banquet was quite warm. The third lady, Dong Yao, was also sitting next to Dong Huxi's case, but she seemed to have something else on her mind, and after thanking the three of them for saving her mother and brother, she was depressed and silent. Chi Tang saw that her eyes were red, and she was a little surprised, but she was frightened during the day.
Butler Zhou Yi presided over Zhang Luo in front of the hall, he was forced to lead Qishan to steal to the warehouse to carry grain during the day, first deliberately delayed time on the road, and waited until the place and was delayed by the push, and when he saw the wolf smoke in the courtyard, he was extremely alert and drilled into the granary cellar, so that the robbers could not be harmed. In the end, the grain was not lost, and the robbers failed, which can be regarded as a great achievement, and the Zhang Luo family banquet at this time was a spiritual masterpiece, and it was not affected by the harassment of bandits during the day.
Mrs. Lu was in the main position, looking at Chi Tang and the other three kindly, a smile appeared on her face, if it weren't for these three people fighting against the bandits, she didn't know what kind of suffering the people of this mansion would suffer today, she was naturally extremely grateful. ...,
Dong Hu took advantage of the drunken heat, and proposed that the three of them stay in the Dong Mansion, Ji Rui Xue Yang waved his hand again and again, and apologized repeatedly, only saying that there were important things to do in the past few days, and they should not stay for a long time. Chi Tang was determined to learn the art of demon removal with them, so he didn't agree.
Dong Hu persuaded for a long time, and his earnestness was overflowing, he had seen the swordsmen in the mansion of the great Sima of the dynasty with his father, the great Sima power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and the disciples raised in the house were all outstanding martial artists, as if the thirteen swordsmen were the most successful, and among the thirteen swordsmen, there were three masters who were more famous. The so-called "Thirteen Swords of the Great Sima Mansion, the frightening falcon remnant and the feather goose." "The thirteen swordsmen in the Great Sima Mansion are all named after birds, and the Thunder Falcon, the Remnant-eyed Ghost Owl, and the Charming Feather Lonely Goose are the nicknames of these three masters. The remnant-eyed ghost owl and the charming feather lonely goose Dong Hu had never seen it, but Han Li, who was riding the thunder and frightening falcon, was serving by Da Sima's side at the time, and the momentum exuded by his body made Dong Hu remember it vividly. I heard that this Han Li is also a figure among the five warriors in the martial arts, but somehow, he actually recruited Da Sima under his door, Dong Hu was shocked at the time, but also extremely envious.
However, today I saw the skills of the three of Chi Tang, with the strength of the martial arts of these three people, even compared with the three masters of the Great Sima Mansion, I am afraid that it is not too much, he originally thought that these three people staying in the mansion can not only fulfill the wish of martial arts, but also be a good capital to form a powerful person. I don't want these three people to stay after all, and when my father comes back, I don't know how disappointed I will be.
It was Mrs. Lu who relieved the siege for the three of them: "Amber, these chivalrous warriors have their own responsibilities, and this matter must not be strong." It is a rare blessing to be able to get the help of these chivalrous warriors today and relieve my Dong family of misfortune, but we have done our best to repay each other, how can we be so embarrassed?"
Chi Tang hurriedly expressed his gratitude: "Son's love, I am grateful for it, but there is something else important, and I dare not stay for a long time." We also feel the kindness of the Dong family, and the Dong family will be useful in the future, and we must be duty-bound. ”
Ji Rui and Xue Yang echoed in unison: "Exactly." ”
Seeing this, Dong Hu had no choice but to give up. Seeing that her mother and Chi Tang and others were talking about family life again, my sister was listening to a few people talking on the side, but she didn't have much energy, and she drank too much wine, so she took the opportunity to confess and get up to go to the toilet.
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The conversation in the hall was carried out, and the outside of the hall were full of servants and maids standing, and a maid slowly stepped out of the dark place under the corridor, with a long body, standing silently behind the crowd, everyone did not notice, the maid turned her head, through the porch, and watched every move of Chitang in the hall.
Dong Hu just came back from the toilet and was about to enter the hall, but the corner of his eye was skimmed to the back of the maid who was looking at the hall. Suddenly his heart moved, and he walked towards the maid again. After only a few steps, the maid turned her head extremely vigilantly and met Dong Hu head-on.
Dong Hu only felt suffocated in his head, the maid in front of him had willow eyebrows, her skin was like cream, and she was unbelievably beautiful, when did she have such a stunning person in her mother's room?
The maid didn't dare to look at Dong Hu and lowered her head.
"What's your name, when did you enter my mansion?" Dong Hu asked softly.
"Uh...... Little maid...... The little maid is spiritual, and the time to enter the house is not long. The maid hung her head and seemed to be extremely shy, but no one saw it, and the turquoise light in her eyes flashed, and it was unusually fierce.