"Snoring..."
Lin Jue put a wonton into his mouth while it was still hot, chewed it twice, took a casual sip, and looked at the stall owner: "I am a poor man, Lin Jue, and people from around Jiangnan, how do you call the stall owner?"
"The little old man's name is Yuan Zi." The stall owner said nervously, "What, what, but the food made by us monsters tastes so vulgar that the Taoist priest can't eat it?"
When the junior sister heard this, she immediately raised her head and frowned, thinking about how to answer such a question.
That night, the rabbit demon on the roadside made it clear to them that when they got here, they must not let the monsters feel that people looked down on them or despised them.
These monsters are very sensitive to this.
However, the senior brother ignored the stall owner's question and asked instead: "As the saying goes, courtesy reciprocates. Pindao has already said where Pindao comes from. Why doesn't the stall owner say where he comes from? What kind of monster is he? Doesn't he look down on us?
?”
The fox on the side is also spitting sand.
The junior sister couldn't help being surprised.
"hiss!"
Unexpectedly, the senior brother was the first to speak and put the hat on the monster first!
What a great idea!
Then I was troubled because I didn't expect it.
Looking at the stall owner, he suddenly became panicked, and even the monsters next to him looked towards him.
"Where, what's going on? Only people think we are vulgar, how can we dare to look down on others?" The stall owner said quickly, "The little old man is from Fanghua County, and his body is a white ape."
"That's it!" Lin Jue nodded, letting it go, and then calmly chatted with it, "How did you monsters come up with their surnames? Do they all rely on homophonic pronunciation?"
"That's a lot to say..."
The old ape had a simple mind and was afraid that he would misunderstand that he would be contemptuous of him, so he immediately stopped what he was doing and told him:
"If there is inheritance, it must be passed on with a surname. Just name it after your ancestors.
"If you don't have inheritance, but you can, you can get the glory, you can also compete with other big monsters. For example, fox monsters have several famous big clans. Ordinary fox monsters are not from those big clans, but after attaining the Tao and becoming spirits, they can be named after them.
Sometimes you can also take surnames after these wealthy families, which can be regarded as a high-level job and gain some glory.
“If there are allusions, we will follow the allusions.
"However, monsters are not like humans. They are often clumsy and lack knowledge. They are not like humans who live together in one place. Especially when they first become spirits, they do not know these things and have no way of knowing.
"If you are smart, you will go to the human world to find a knowledgeable or respected person for help and give you a name.
"If you are not smart, you will have to take it blindly.
"Some rely on the color of the body, some rely on the place of enlightenment, and some rely on the homophony of the body. For example, the little old man is a white ape from Fanghua County, so some have the surname Yuan, some have the surname Bai, and some have the surname Fang.
Forest."
The junior sister next to her had a dull expression.
This place is full of monsters and ghosts. If ordinary people accidentally entered this place, they would probably be frightened to death. Even a capable warrior like Luo Monk would be wary. Only my senior brother was actually sitting here with a monster.
Talk calmly.
But the other party also answered him.
It's as if both parties are demons or humans.
"So that's it."
Lin Jue nodded, and then asked him again: "We have come a long way this time and are not familiar with the place, so we asked the stall owner where we should go to attend the banquet of the Dragon King."
"If you go forward, someone will collect you."
"The King of Dragon Dragons won't make things difficult for us just because we are human, right?"
"Um, this little old man doesn't dare to talk nonsense. But the Dragon King has always been reasonable. Even if he is in a bad mood this time, as long as a few of them come with gifts, they are all guests and will not embarrass the guests.
"
"That's good, that's good." Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, "You monsters, just don't look down on us."
"Ah...this..."
The old ape opened his mouth slightly and his mind went blank.
"By the way! You just said that the Dragon King was in a bad mood. Why was he in a bad mood?"
"I heard..."
Only then did the old ape come to his senses. He lowered his voice, looked left and right, and said, "This is not a secret. The military advisor of King Longlong's family has been killed."
"Ah? Who was harmed by him?"
The three of them, except Luo Seng who lowered his head to eat wontons, Lin Jue and the junior sister all showed surprised expressions.
The fox couldn't help but glance at them sideways.
"That's not clear..."
The stall owner shook his head and did not dare to say anything.
"It's not that the stall owner doesn't know, but he doesn't dare to say anything, right?" Lin Jue glanced at his expression.
How many of these monsters are in human-like cities?
All my thoughts are written on my face.
What's more, he also learned how to gather animals and control birds. When he was in Yishan, he often had dealings with apes and monkeys in the mountains.
"this……"
"Ha! We talked with the stall owner attentively, but we didn't expect that the stall owner not only concealed it, but also lied to deceive us!" Lin Jue seemed to be slighted, "What's more, even the stall owner has heard about this matter.
It’s not a secret, so why don’t you tell us? Don’t you monsters look down on us because you think you have the truth?”
"How dare you!"
The old ape immediately panicked and hurriedly came over from behind the stall, leaned down and told them in a low voice: "The little old man also heard that he might have been harmed by other monsters, maybe a cat monster, a leopard monster, or a tiger monster.
Demon."
"Huh? How should I say it?"
"There is a Leopard King in the northwest of Qinzhou. He has a very high Taoism. All the tigers, leopards, bears and wolves in Qinzhou who have become spirits cannot get along with the Dragon King, so many of them go to him. Over the years, the Dragon King has been helped by military advisors, and the Taoism and the
The power is growing rapidly. Some people say that maybe the Leopard King in the northwest was afraid that the Dragon King would threaten him, so he sent his men to kill the military advisor of the Dragon King."
"ah?"
Lin Jue and his junior sister were surprised again.
This time it's true.
Luo Monk raised his head at the right time and asked: "It sounds like this Leopard King is more powerful than the Dragon King?"
"I dare not say it!"
"It seems to be true."
Luo Monk nodded and continued eating wontons.
Lin Jue and his junior sister also stopped talking.
Four bowls of wontons were eaten quickly.
"Bill, please."
"How did you guys eat?"
"It's okay, it's salty and smelly. It's just that you have to wash your hands when cooking. It would be better if there was less sand in it." Lin Jue said, then paused, "After all, those of us who run on the ground are the same as those who live on the ground every day.
It's different in the water. The sand is clunking. How many of them like to eat it?"
In his words, he didn't mention humans or monsters at all, he just pulled everyone running on the ground together.
So when the other monsters heard this, they didn't think he was dissing them because they were not particular. Instead, since most of the people here were mammals, they all nodded in approval.
"Indeed."
"that is."
"Sajia thinks so too!"
Many monsters whispered in agreement.
Inexplicably, I already had a good impression of this Taoist priest who looked fierce but had low self-esteem on the inside. As a result, my good impression inexplicably increased.
"The little old man was negligent..."
"Next time, you can try using pork bones to make soup. You don't need much meat, just the bones. Just add salt to the soup. You can also add a chicken. Use this soup as the soup base, and any kind of wontons will be delicious."
"Ouch! Teachable!"
"Stop talking nonsense." Luo Monk said, "How much does it cost?"
"Two hundred coins."
"?"
Luo Monk raised his eyebrows.
"It's all at this price, it's all at this price." The old ape said quickly, "There are some differences between this place and the human world."
"You're not going to bully us on purpose, are you?"
"How dare you! That's the price!"
"snort……"
Luo Monk saw that he was not lying. Seeing his panic, he felt funny in his heart, but he didn't show it. He just took out the money and slapped it on the table.
When I left the stall, a smile appeared on my face.
The Taoist priest next to me really suppressed these monsters. It’s interesting to say——
Some people can actually come and go freely in this ghost market without relying on any magic or showing any skills, just relying on words and courage.
…
At the end of the pear forest is the place where gifts are received.
There was a wooden table in the mist. Behind the table sat two men in loose clothes with fat heads and big bellies. They had long mustaches. Their facial features were obviously human, but they could always be seen as a bit of a catfish.
The taste comes.
Behind him were four yellow-scaled guards and a black shrimp general standing aside with a gun.
Many monsters lined up with gifts to make offerings.
"The bird demon of Mingxia County, Du Cheng, presents a thousand-year-old Mingxin flower to the king."
"Thousand-year-old Bright Heart Flower? It's a pity that the military advisor is gone, otherwise the king's alchemy will definitely come in handy! But it's still a pass!" The catfish spirit on the left wrote with a pen, "Mingxia Ducheng, a Millennium Bright Heart Flower."
After finishing writing, he took out a wooden sign and handed it to the bird demon.
"Next."
"Hong Bai, the snake demon in Qingyan County, offers a wood spirit to the king, which I caught in the mountains after my hard work."
"Wood spirit? What a good thing!"
The catfish spirit on the right picked up the wood spirit, looked at it carefully, and immediately smiled. While taking notes, he said: "Although it is not compatible with the king, it is a treasure after all. You can also go to the cave to eat!"
"Thank you, General! Thank you, General!"
"Next!"
"Little Lu Hua, bring a deer antler."
"..."
Until a skinny figure came to the front.
"The little Runze County rabbit demon, Tushou, offers three top-grade elixirs to the king!"
He said and handed over a bottle.
"Huh?"
Both catfish spirits were a little surprised.
Not to mention today, not to mention this year, even if we include the usual few times, there will be very few people coming to offer elixirs in the past few decades.
Even if there are, they are mostly nourishing elixirs from the human world.
"What elixir?"
"Come on, top grade elixir."
The rabbit demon didn't know what the pill was called, so he just opened the lid.
In an instant, a burst of red fragrance floated out.
This elixir fragrance contains the thick and pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of vegetation. Most of the monsters have a keen sense of smell, so they immediately cast their eyes over it.
"Gudong!"
Some even swallowed their saliva.
Some instinctively began to scratch their heads.
Monsters like them live in the wilds in the mountains, under the sea, and some ordinary treasures of heaven and earth are actually not as rare to them as monks in the world. On the contrary, this kind of elixir is something they rarely have access to.
Arrived.
"It's really a good pill!"
The two catfish spirits looked at each other, and while writing his name and three pills of high-grade elixir, they said to him: "You can also go to the cave to have a feast this year!"
"Thank you very much!"
The rabbit demon was immediately excited and thanked him profusely.
Just as I was about to leave, I was stopped again.
"etc!"
The rabbit demon looked back and saw the two catfish spirits staring at him, frowning in confusion.
"By the way, you're a rabbit demon. You don't have much knowledge and you don't know how to make elixirs. Where did you get this elixir?"
"Returning to the two generals, it was the younger one who asked the two masters of Taoism for help."
"What kind of spiritual master? How did you meet them? What is your relationship? This elixir can be found but cannot be asked for. Why can you get it as soon as you ask for it?"
The two catfish spirits couldn't help but wonder.
The other monsters in the queue had blazing eyes, as if they also wanted to find these two monks and ask for a few of them.
"No, it doesn't matter. We met them on the roadside because they also wanted to attend the King's birthday banquet, so they asked the villain for directions. After the villain told them, he asked them for these three pills."
"How can a master be so generous?"
"No! The master wants to come here too?"
"yes……"
"Is this true?"
"Absolutely true."
"where are they?"
"Younger ones don't know."
"..."
The two catfish spirits looked at each other and waved their hands to let him leave. Then they put away the elixirs and started discussing in low voices.
The rabbit demon was relieved and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw the figure of a monster swaying in the light of the pear blossom deep in the dusk, and three more figures walking calmly.
Two of them were the two Taoists.
"Real person!"
The rabbit demon immediately exclaimed.
Then he quickly rejoiced that he had just followed what Lin Jue said.
The two catfish spirits were discussing whether to inform the king that a Taoist master who knew how to make alchemy came here. When they saw this scene, they were stunned immediately.
The three of them have walked closer.
"We are wandering Taoists who have come from afar. My name is Lin Jue, and this is my junior sister, Liu Qingyao. This is our Taoist protector, named Zhang Dao. This is polite." Lin Jue smiled and saluted, "I heard
The demon king here held a banquet to celebrate his birthday, and it was a grand scene. We naturally like to join in the fun, so we asked for directions and brought gifts, and came to celebrate his birthday. I hope that the civil and military forces under the demon king will not despise us as human beings and treat us equally."
The two catfish spirits stared at him blankly.
There is only one thought in my mind——
How else could he be a human being? When people say this, it sounds comfortable.
Then he saw the Taoist take out an elixir bottle from his arms.
Pull out the plug and there will be a pop.
Immediately there was a fragrant aroma.
When the wind blows, the fragrance floats far away.
I don't know how many monsters looked at me.
Not only is it the purest essence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, but it also has an indescribable aura, as if just eating one pill will make your body, path, and conduct improve by leaps and bounds.
Just smelling it makes me feel relaxed and happy, as if I am in a paradise filled with spiritual energy.
In comparison, the aroma of the elixir presented by the rabbit demon, which had attracted them so much before, was like the difference between the glow of fireflies and the light of the sun and the moon. They could even no longer smell the previous smell at all.
The expressions of many monsters became even more impatient, and they were almost unable to suppress their instinctive ferocity.
Fortunately, General Black Shrimp and four yellow-scaled guards were able to suppress them.
"I offer you a Lingyuan Pill. If you eat it, it will increase your spiritual conduct. I am willing to help King Dragon Dragon reach a higher level."
Lin Jue smiled and offered this Lingyuan Pill.
The two catfish spirits stood up in a flash, wiped their hands on the dirty clothes, and hurriedly came to pick them up.
At this time, in their eyes, the two Taoists in front of them were no different from immortals.
Chapter completed!