Chapter 120: Appetite
Walking into this small secluded city, you only feel that the decoration layout in the small secluded city is much more elegant than that of the caracal city. When I first entered the city, I saw that behind the city gate were rows of tall houses, all the houses were painted with corridors, and the signboards on the door plaques were all dragons and snakes walking away, full of artistic conception. If it weren't for the fact that the sky in the underworld was really bleak, at a glance, I would still think that I was in the ancient town of Jiangnan.
Not only that, but even the ghosts who come and go in this city have an elegant style, no matter how hideous the ghosts are, they are also wearing a scholarly shirt, some of them also hold a folding fan in their hands, and from time to time they chant a verse in their mouths that they don't know where they looked, which is very nondescript, causing Jiang Lili and his group to look at each other, and finally laugh dumbly.
Walking along the avenue that leads to the city gate, after a short time, you will see a large circular square in front of you, all of which are paved with blue bricks. In the center of this square, there is even a small pool, the pool is surrounded by rockery stacked stones, wrinkled and thin, the rockery has everything, but there is also some taste of wind and bones. Walking up, you can see that the pond is sparsely dotted with aquatic plants, and there are many colorful swimming fish swimming slowly at the roots of the aquatic plants.
Wu Zhou said: "This fish is not a mortal species, but a scaly fish born in the land of extreme yin, colorful and lovely. The most worth mentioning is that the meat of this scaly fish is delicious, compared to the dragon liver and phoenix gall bladder, it is not an exaggeration, and there is a wonderful effect of consolidating cultivation, self-cultivation and qi, just such a small fish, not to mention hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, or priceless. The city lord of this small secluded city is so blatantly cultivating it in this pool for people to admire, and it is really rich and rich, and it is indeed 'no one in sight'. ”
Cheng Ru raised his eyebrows and asked, "It's not too much compared to dragon liver and phoenix gall? I don't think it's so delicious, right?
Wu Zhou replied: "Where have I ever had the opportunity to eat such a thing? This is the first time I have seen this scaly fish. It's just that I read it in the "Travels to the Underworld" written by a ghost cultivator after he wandered to the underworld, and this is how this scaly fish is described above. ”
Su Mu also followed: "The sentences in the book must be exaggerated, maybe they can't compare to the dragon liver and phoenix gall, but its taste must not be much worse, right?"
Cheng Ru smacked his lips, and before he could speak, Jiang Lili said coldly: "Let me tell you, you don't want to be greedy to steal such scaly fish to eat, if someone finds out, I won't care about you!"
Cheng Ru sneered, "Where and where, where would I do such a thing? Even if I want to taste it, I will definitely not use such despicable means, I must buy it from the city lord of this small secluded city openly!"
Just as he was about to ridicule Cheng Ru for having this net worth in his hands, he saw a half-human-tall imp walking quickly towards several people.
This little ghost is not as hideous as other ghosts, he has a bit of a human color, the only difference from ordinary people is that he has a tail behind him. Therefore, it is a little funny that there is a hole in the back of the caftunic that the imp is wearing, so that his tail can be unrestrained.
The little ghost ran to everyone and saluted respectfully, and then opened the conversation, speaking very quickly, but the words were clear, so that people did not have the slightest sense of evil, and it can be called a skill.
He said: "I've seen a few adults, and the little one is here to say hello to a few adults! The little one's name is Qingliuzi, and he is an ordinary little guy in this small secluded city. When I was eating and drinking in the tea shop before, I saw a few adults coming to watch these scaly fish, and I saw that several adults had unfamiliar faces and seemed to have wind and dust on their clothes, so I knew that several adults had come from afar. But our small secluded city has always been hospitable, and seeing that several adults are particularly fond of this scaly fish, they came to introduce two sentences to adults. I wonder if you mean that?"
No matter in that city, there will be no shortage of young people who have led the way for the first time here. It's just that this small secluded city is full of confidence, and it is even the little guy who introduces the way for strange travelers and hardens his waist, although the color of respect is full, but it is not as flattering as the guide in other cities, neither humble nor arrogant, which makes people look up to it.
Jiang Lili and Wu Zhou glanced at each other, thinking that if they had just entered this place, it would not be a bad thing if someone came to lead the way, so he nodded, took out a dark crystal from his arms and put it in the hand of this little ghost.
This dark crystal was still obtained in the city of Tu Caracia, Hisaishi did such a thing, and he knew that he was wrong, so when everyone was leaving, he ordered someone to send a large plate of dark crystal to think that everyone was entangled, in fact, this dark crystal is also worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Taking money to eliminate disasters is really the simplest but most practical way.
At this time, after seeing this small piece of the Dark Crystal, the little ghost's eyes flashed with essence, and he knew that the group of people in front of him was a rare rich man in a year, so he quickly accepted the Dark Crystal, and his tone showed a faint hint of flattery, and even his speech became more hardworking, more subdued, and frustrated.
"Thank you for the reward, I know that Qingliuzi will introduce it to your adult. The number of this scaly colored fish is scarce, its bright color is rare in the underworld, and it is born in the land of extreme yin, which is rare to see in ordinary times. These scaly colored fish were obtained by the city lord Miss Hua Cai for a lot of money and decades of time from all over the underworld, and there were ten of them, four of which were raised in this flower pond for everyone in the city to enjoy, and six of them were kept in the city lord's mansion. ”
Cheng Ru asked, "Then has anyone ever tasted the taste of this scaly fish?"
The little ghost who claimed to be Qingliuzi's face changed slightly, and said: "This scaly fish is worth 10,000 gold, and no one is willing to taste it!"
"No one wants to steal one and try it?"
Qing Liuzhi hurriedly made a boo gesture, and looked nervously left and right, and then said with a low wry smile: "Isn't my lord joking? This scaly colored fish is rare for ordinary people to see in their lives, and now that they are finally fortunate enough to see it, how can they still have the mind to steal and taste it? Not to mention that this scaly colored fish is Miss Huacai's private property, who dares to steal it? But there are not no people who have secretly thought about it like this, but there is no one who actually makes it." Although this scale colored fish has the effect of nourishing yin and consolidating the foundation, to be honest, its effect is not as good as some yin herb medicine. Therefore, no one dares to sacrifice their own lives just to satisfy their appetites.
Cheng Ru still didn't give up, and asked again: "Could it be that even the city lord Miss Hua Cai hasn't tasted it?"
"This... Qingliuzi was in trouble, "How can this little one know?"
"Okay, okay, don't pay attention to him!" Jiang Lili pushed Cheng Ru away and said to this Qingliuzi: "Now that a few of us have come from afar, you will give it first."
Let's find a suitable place to stay!"
Qingliuzi knew that the person in front of him was the rich man in this group, so he hurriedly said: "This matter may not be able to be done decently for adults, but the villain must be able to do something good for adults." Please come with me, I walked along this road, and after a while, I saw a restaurant, which was famous near Jiangnan. This restaurant is the quietest and most comfortable in the small secluded city, and not only that, but the yin brew is a must. The little one only gave a small cup to an adult, and only then did he know that there was such a wonderful thing in the world, and it is still unforgettable today. It is worth mentioning that this Jiangnan restaurant also provides an annex, and several adults can rent a small courtyard, which is much cheaper than a single room. In addition, this restaurant is also the most well-informed place, if you are an adult... ”
Speaking of which, Qingliuzi didn't say more, but changed the topic: "Speaking of the scaly fish, there are actually a lot of things that can be mentioned for adults." Although this scaly colored fish is worth 10,000 gold, if it is compared to the other playthings of the city lord Miss Hua Cai, this scaly colored fish is still 'cheap'. It is said that it is said that the little one heard that in Miss Huacai's mansion, there is a snow-colored ghost that was born and raised. This ghost is a yin beast born in the yin qi, and it is extremely vicious by nature, bloodthirsty as life. Most of them are gray, and there are xenomorphs, black, blood, and snow. This black ghost is naturally ruthless and brave, and the blood-colored ghost is cunning and vicious. However, this snow-colored ghost ray has a docile temperament and is loyal to its master, and many ghost cultivators are delusional that they can raise such a snow-colored ghost ray. But in this huge underworld, it is rare to see a snow-colored ghost for hundreds of years, and once it is born, it must be robbed by tens of thousands of people. Miss Hua Cai's snow-colored ghost ray was also bought by the city lord of Ghost King City from the auction for Miss Hua Cai as a gift for breaking the realm, and it is said that the crystal smashed by the lord of Ghost King City that day was as high as a mountain!"
The snow-colored ghost that Qingliuzi said in his mouth can also be called a secret, and he is very knowledgeable, and he is really well-informed, and the diamond diamond does not want to take this porcelain job.
Listening to Qingliuzi talk about the size of this small secluded city all the way, it didn't take long for me to arrive at the famous restaurant near the south of the Yangtze River. Qingliuzi stopped, bowed respectfully to everyone, and then resigned, saying that if the adults still need anything, just order the little two in this restaurant to find him.
Stuffed a small piece of the dark crystal into the Qingliuzi, and Jiang Lili and the others slowly walked into the restaurant. But seeing that the decoration of this restaurant is like a restaurant in Yangzhou, it is even more elegant. There was no noise in the restaurant, the ghosts were just sitting and talking, and the most presumptuous ghost cultivator was just getting drunk and standing up and reciting a poem!
Not long after, a little handsome little er greeted him, and hurriedly asked the adults if they wanted to find a place to stay or want to eat.
didn't entangle with this little two more, just followed the words of the Qingliuzi and asked for a separate courtyard, and then ordered this little two to send a pot of cloud brew and then entered the other courtyard one after another.
The courtyard was also full of flowers and trees, and everyone sat on the round stone table in the courtyard, and another person poured a small cup to brew and savor.
As soon as this cloud brew entered his throat, Wu Zhou raised his eyebrows and sighed: "That Qingliuzi really doesn't deceive me, this cloud brew really has its wonders!"
Su Mu nodded, dipped his finger in a little wine and put it in the mouth of the concubine and said, "Sure enough, it's good, because ghosts and ghosts are all soul bodies, I thought there was no wine or anything like that in the underworld, but I was really wrong." ”
Cheng Ru shivered comfortably after taking a sip of wine, and muttered noisily for another drink.
Inevitably, Cheng Ru was drunk and crazy like he was in the wilderness some time ago, and Wu Zhou refused to pour Cheng Ru another glass for him, so he let Cheng Ru sulk wherever he was.
At this time, Jiang Lili frowned slightly, "What do you think of this little ghost city?"
Wu Zhou smiled, "What do you think? How else can you look at it? The city lord of this small secluded city is Miss Huacai, and it is a big pearl that is loved by thousands of people, rich and rich, no one knows and everyone knows, how else can you look at it?"
Jiang Lili said: "I don't mean this luxury, don't you think that the style in this small secluded city is too weird? Tell me, we've passed through a lot of cities along the way, which ghost town is like this?" Jiang Lili said and looked around the courtyard, "Tell me, where is there such a restaurant in the city?
The ghost mother, who has always spoken very little, also said at this time: "The little ghost who led us the way before actually took a name like Qingliuzi, and I was still frightened by him!"
"That's right, that's right!" Probably after eating a little wine, he jumped on the table and said loudly: "When Su Xiaojiu and I entered other cities before, all the ghosts in the city stared at us viciously, as if they were about to swallow us in one gulp. But here they are all very enthusiastic, not like ghosts, brave and ruthless, which is really strange. ”
Wu Zhou said with a smile: "What's the matter? I said that this ghost was a human before he was born, so he was not allowed to understand some of the truths of the world? Others are also annoyed with you when they speak ill of you, and you are not comfortable with other people's hospitality at this time, isn't it ,,, cheap?"
The Ghost Mother shook her head, "It would be fine if it was somewhere else, but this is in the underworld. ”
Su Mu also nodded and said, "If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!"
"Demon demon, demon fart!" Cheng Ru sat on the ground and rolled his eyes at everyone, "You can't understand such a little truth?"
Jiang Lili said viciously at Cheng Ru: "Then you can tell me about this little truth?"
Cheng Ru rolled his eyes, "If I say it, you will give me this cloud brew!"
"Good!"
Wu Zhou secretly glanced at Jiang Lili and pulled Jiang Lili's sleeve.
Jiang Lili's eyes signaled Wu Zhou to settle down, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, if he plays drunk and crazy again, I will knock him unconscious directly!"
This face was like a pat on the ass and stood up, and said loudly: "This matter is actually not difficult to ponder, if you think about it carefully, who is the city lord of this small ghost city? The city lord of this small ghost city is Miss Hua Cai? Who is she? She is the daughter of the city lord of the big city, Liucai Niangniang, and the niece of the city lord of the ghost king of the royal city! Where have she seen any tragic wars? Where have you seen the sinister of the underworld? In her opinion, this underworld is as beautiful as this! Now she has built a small secluded city here, looking at the face of the six-colored lady and the face of the city lord of the ghost king city
On the face, dare any ghosts dare to offend in this small ghost city? Dare any ghost city come to attack? Therefore, there is no need for this small ghost city to raise Yin soldiers and ghost generals, and there is no need to create a tragic appearance in order to stimulate the fighting spirit of the ghosts in the city to face the unknown war. I guess that the Yin soldiers who guarded the city gate before were also sent by the Six-Colored Niangniang! Therefore, it is not surprising that there is harmony in the city now. After all, if there is such a stable place in this underworld that can live like ordinary people in the Yang world, there are no ghosts who want to fight and kill!!"
"In addition, this Huacai is a pearl in the land of Zhongfu, and in addition to cultivation since childhood, she must have had a lot of leisure time to read miscellaneous books and play tricks! What is wrong with a little girl who accidentally sees the good scenery of Jiangnan and can't help but fall in love? A Zhongfu Mingzhu, who is loved by thousands of people, said that the ghosts who live in the small secluded city must have a certain Jiangnan scholar's dress, what's wrong? If someone has an astonishingly big background in the Zhongfu Pearl, do you dare not listen to the orders? Not to mention that you are already blessed to be able to rely on this big tree to enjoy the shade in the underworld, even if you are not happy in your heart, do you have to dress up fiercely and evilly, obstruct the eyes of this little princess, and then be driven out of the small secluded city by the sticks?"
The crowd was dumbfounded.
I saw Cheng Ru walk to the stone table and take the pot of Laiyun Brew and pour it into his mouth, and after swallowing it, he still snorted coldly at the stunned crowd: "What a fuss." ”
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After saying such a big truth, Cheng Ru only felt that his appearance was really suave, and he had the temperament of a very bohemian and uninhibited Jiangnan genius who was not afraid of obscenity, if only Miss Ji could see her appearance here.
Thinking about it, Cheng Ru felt sad, so he ate a few more sips of wine, and he got drunk as expected.
At this time, it was already night, and Jiang Lili and the others had already entered their respective rooms to either cultivate or rest, and Cheng Ru was standing alone in the courtyard, feeling that he had a sense of frustration as a scholar.
People who eat drunk really have this extremely narcissistic feeling.
At this time, he climbed down from the tree, stood in front of Cheng Rushi and looked at Cheng Rushi for a long time, and swept away the wine smell from Cheng Rushi's body with great disgust, "It's the middle of the night, why don't you go to sleep yet?"
Cheng Ru's eyes were drunk, "Little squirrel, why didn't you enter the room?"
At this time, he was extremely generous, and he ignored Cheng Ru's name for himself, but said that drunkards are like this, and said: "I'm not used to living in the room, but I still live comfortably in the tree." When are you going to enter the room?"
Cheng Ru waved his hand, "Thank you for your concern, I don't care." ”
The man scolded: "Which one cares about you? Do you want to make a face? You are noisy here and disturb my sleep!"
Cheng Ru was dumbfounded, disheartened and walked two steps into the room, and suddenly felt that the night in this small secluded city was very quiet, Leng Buding's heart moved, and he staggered a few steps to run to the front of the concubine, "Can you sleep? Eh, I mean, do you want us to do something big?"
He pushed away the hand that Cheng Ru was putting on his body, jumped back a few steps, and said a little impatiently, "What's the big deal?"
Cheng Ru smiled, "Scaly fish!"
"Scaly fish?"
"yes, you don't want to taste it?"
The man was originally a greedy master, and after being said like this by Cheng Ru, he only felt his stomach gurgling, and he was even more relished, but he said very hesitantly: "But the scaly fish... ”
"Don't worry!" seemed to see the worry in the heart of the man, Cheng Ru said: "There are not many people here at night, and no one would have thought that someone would steal the scaly fish to eat." Think about it, we won't stay here for long anyway, maybe tomorrow we will leave this small secluded city for the quiet secluded city, who will catch us then?"
The embarrassment was a little moved.
Cheng Ru grabbed the concubine and stuffed it into his arms, "Let's go!"
The boy scolded, "Respect me a little!"
After a short time, the two of them sneaked into the center of the circular square, and looked left and right to see that it was empty.
Cheng Ru was extremely proud, "Look, I'm right, right?"
The girl poked his head out of Cheng Ru is arms, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, pointed to the pool and said, "Look, I want that one!"
Cheng Ru laughed, "How can one be enough? At least two!"
Cheng Ru is a good hand at touching fish, jumped into the pool, and after a short time, he threw up a scaly fish, and it didn't take long for another scaly fish to come ashore!
Not long after the fish came out of the water, it lost its vitality, and after a short jump, it only lay on the ground gasping for breath.
Cheng Ru was extremely distressed, "This fish is so delicate, how long has it been? No, we have to eat fresh, and when we get to that yard, maybe this fish will die completely!"
Nanzi's heart tightened, "You don't want to roast here, do you?"
After drinking, Cheng Ru was bold, took out a knife to disembowel the two scaly fish, and dismantled the signboards of the surrounding shops to make a fire.
She was scared to death, and kept staring closely around her. But when the fragrance of the scaly fish wafted out, he was a little distracted, and then saw that there were no ghosts coming to this square, so he was relieved.
"Come on, come on, you one, I'll be one! We're all good brothers!"
After taking a bite of the scaly fish, his eyes lit up, and he pounced on his whole face, and said vaguely: "Yes, there are blessings to share, and difficulties to share!"
"Ahh
The two female ghosts looked horrified, and pointed at Cheng Ru and the concubine trembling and said, "You, you, you, you." You guys ... ”
I'm already scared silly.
Still dazed, Cheng Ru was stunned and handed the fish bones in his hand to the two female ghosts, "Do you want to taste it?" I didn't know it before, but then I realized that this taste is really good!"
"Shameless dog thief!"