Ying Ning, dressed as a Taoist child, led the way in front, followed by Wu Ming, and the two of them passed through a market several miles long halfway up the Tushan Mountain.

Although he had already known that these days were the days when the demon foxes gathered in Tushan, Wu Ming was still startled by the lively scene in front of him.

The market for several miles is full of people coming and going, very lively, and all the people who are dressed normally are in front of them, and those who don't know think that this is an ordinary downtown market, which is not at all like the kind of demons dancing in the ancient temple of Montenegro before.

"The demon foxes who have transformed like to show people in human form, and they hate other half-human, half-beast demon clans, and often laugh at them for being barbaric and uncivilized. ”

"I didn't expect the demon fox to be so elegant. Wu Ming sighed with emotion, raised his head and drove around, the shopkeepers in those shops were all smiling, talking and amiable, and the whole street was overflowing with joy.

Along the way, in addition to buying ordinary belongings such as handkerchiefs and sachets, Wu Ming also saw a lot of strange things.

There were snake charmers, fire-spitting people, and a few half-grown children who kept turning their heads in an open space on the side of the street, and a bunch of people on the side followed and counted and coaxed.

"One thousand three hundred forty-one, one thousand three hundred and forty-two......"

Wu Ming looked left and right, and when he was dizzying, he suddenly bumped into a thin and withered old man, and the old man fell to the ground with a sigh.

Wu Ming was taken aback, and looked at the old man lying on the ground in front of him, who was still humming and chirping, and seemed to be unable to get up.

Is there anything touching porcelain on this Tu Mountain?

Wu Ming hesitated, but still walked up two steps to help the old man get up: "Old man, are you okay?"

"I've knocked you apart with this old bone. The old man couldn't help trembling with a large white beard, and a pair of hanging eyes swept around Wu Ming's body: "Ordinary people, come and buy a sachet, and I'll forgive you......"

Before the old man could finish his words, Ying Ning flew from the side of the stabbing and kicked him out.

"Old Fox Tu, this is the guest I brought, don't make trouble, otherwise I'm welcome!" Ying Ning stopped in front of Wu Ming, showing a pair of small tiger teeth to the old man who fell to the ground, making a threatening gesture.

"Yo, isn't this Ying Ning!" the old fox got up from the ground and patted the soil on his body.

"By the way, it's almost the Double Ninth Festival, if you want to change back to your original form, you have to ......take advantage of these few days," Old Fox Tu said while a large number of Wu Ming, and wanted to step forward to take a closer look, but was stopped by Ying Ning's gaze.

"The little girl is so fierce, be careful that she won't be able to marry in the future......"

Ying Ning snorted and pulled Wu Ming to stride forward.

"Is that old man a liar?" Wu Ming asked.

Ying Ning glanced back: "He is a notorious liar, don't buy the things in the bazaar, ordinary people will lose their souls if they take the objects of the fox fairy." ”

After passing through the lively market and climbing up the mountain road for some distance, a wide platform appeared in front of the two, and the scene on the platform suddenly surprised Wu Ming again.

Dozens of long tables on the platform were in a circle, and most of the tables were already full of people, and between the staggered tables, there were full of laughter, Wu Ming roughly counted them, and there were hundreds of them.

"These are the foxes of your clan? Wu Ming couldn't help but blurt out.

"All the demon foxes in Tushan are originally a clan, only the family is qualified to participate in the Chongyang Banquet, Grandma Tai is the leader of our Tushan clan, the orthodox bloodline of the Tushan clan, she is more than seven hundred years old. ”

Ying Ning pulled Wu Ming and walked forward: "Come with me to meet Grandma, and then you can find a place to eat and drink." ”

Wu Ming turned his head and glanced at the food on the table, it was relatively normal, all kinds of chicken, duck and fish, as well as a plate of steamed buns stacked into a pyramid, the whole square was full of aroma of wine, it seemed that the living habits of the fox demon were really similar to people.

Wu Ming quickly noticed that the wine glasses and plates were all shining with orange-yellow light, which made people a little unable to open their eyes.

"These cutlery are all golden, so your family is so rich!"

"These were stolen by the art of transport. Ying Ning casually explained: "You can't stay for a long time, you have to send it back to the original owner after the banquet, otherwise it will damage your cultivation." ”

Wu Ming sighed, "This handling technique is good, you can take anything you want, and you can teach me when you go back." ”

Ying Ning sneered: "If you want to learn the fox demon's handling technique, you can grow the fox tail first." ”

You don't just have a dog's tail yourself, Wu Ming almost blurted out, but looking at Ying Ning's two flickering little tiger teeth, he still held back.

It's not bad to have a meal here, and you don't have to pay for it.

Wu Ming followed Ying Ning to the front of the banquet, and behind a huge table more than ten meters long sat seven or eight old men, all of them graceful and luxurious, and they all looked full of grandeur.

Among them, an old woman had gray hair, her head was full of all kinds of gold and jade, and her colorful silk was even more dazzling.

"These are all 'borrowed'. Ying Ning leaned over to Wu Ming and whispered, and then walked quickly to the opposite of the old woman.

"Grandma, I'm back. ”

The old woman glanced at Ying Ning, then laughed heartily, and the gold ornaments on her head suddenly shone brightly: "Ning girl, I haven't seen you for a while, who is the son behind you?"

"His name is Wu Ming, he is a friend I met outside, and he came with me to attend the Double Ninth Festival this time. "Ying Ning is serious in front of her grandmother and doesn't dare to be presumptuous.

Wu Ming hurriedly stepped forward and said hello to the old woman.

The old woman nodded, "Wu Gongzi came from afar, and he has worked hard all the way. Little nineteen, take Wu Gongzi to the main seat and sit down, don't be lazy in hospitality. ”

A little girl in the back answered, stepped forward to guide Wu Ming to a seat on the side, Wu Ming glanced at Ying Ning, and then followed this little nineteen.

Following behind Xiao Nineteen, Wu Ming noticed that the little girl had not yet fully transformed into a human form, and there was a fiery red fox tail wagging behind her.

Passing through the crowd, Xiao Nineteen led Wu Ming to a long table, and the four or five seats in a row were still empty.

"Childe, please sit down, and I will pour wine for Childe. Little Nineteen smiled brightly.

Wu Ming was stunned, and then waved his hand: "No need, I don't drink." ”

As soon as the words fell, a figure squeezed in from the side and sat next to Wu Ming.

"How can the Chongyang Feast be without wine, pour me wine!"

Wu Ming turned his head to look at it, with a surprised expression: "Old fool!"

"It's not an old fool, it's the old fox Tu! The fox fairy of the fox, the Tu of the Tu Shan clan. The old man with the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks frowned and corrected Wu Ming's pronunciation, then turned his head to Xiao Nineteen and smiled.

"Pour the wine, hurry. ”

"Who cares about you!" Little Nineteen grimaced at the unkempt old fox, turned around and jumped away.

The old fox Tu picked up the wine cup on the side and poured it into his mouth, and his cheeks suddenly flushed.

"Good wine...... Chongyang ascending is to be paired with chrysanthemum wine......"

The old fox Tu poured himself a drink on the side, Wu Ming looked up and looked left and right, and found that the fox demons around him were drinking happily, some of them were obviously out of strength, and their big fluffy tails were erected behind them, men and women laughed at each other, and ambiguous laughter could be heard everywhere.

Wu Ming reached out and grabbed a steamed bun from the plate in front of him, the bun was the size of a palm, soft and snow-white in his hand, steaming with a hint of heat, making people move their index fingers at a glance.

Wu Ming opened his mouth and took a bite, his expression suddenly moved, the dough of this steamed bun was soft, the meat juice was overflowing, and the meat filling was mixed with a unique fragrance, which had a long aftertaste in his mouth.

"Delicious. Wu Ming took another big bite and muttered.

The old fox on the side was flushed, and interjected with a smile: "This steamed bun is a tribute to the gods in the ancestral temple, made in the imperial dining room, and ordinary people can't eat it!"

Wu Ming grabbed half of the bun and froze in place, his face a little embarrassed.

I thought that only the cups, saucers, dishes and chopsticks were stolen, but I didn't expect that even the food was stolen, these foxes are really self-made!

Wu Ming was quickly relieved, anyway, if he didn't eat for nothing, he would eat for nothing, so he raised the steamed bun in his hand and took another big bite.

The surrounding area was full of cups and lamps, and a group of women in thin shirts danced in the center of the square, which showed the atmosphere of the banquet.

The old fox Tu drank a few glasses in a row, his face became more and more ruddy, and a pair of hazy and drunk eyes couldn't help but look at Wu Ming, babbling something in his mouth.

"It's strange to hit the tail fire at night...... Wear a skull and worship the Beidou ......"

(From "Youyang Miscellaneous Tales and Nuogao Notes", the original text "The old saying is that the wild fox is called the purple fox, and the night is shot at the end of the fire, and it will be a monster, and the skull will be worn to worship the Beidou, and if the skull does not fall, it will turn into a human.") "Tell about the process of the demon fox's transformation. ）