According to legend, Cheng Zhan, a great talent in Jiangcheng, lived alone and mysteriously. He rarely lived in the school. His residence was in the middle of Jiangcheng. This was the information Si Ye obtained when he first investigated Cheng Zhan.
Yes, mid-level.
It is the mid-level mountain that is used to express wealth in movies and TV dramas.
Jiangcheng's land of wealth is divided into several areas, one of which is Mid-Levels. There are all villas there without exception. It doesn't matter how big they are, but the location is quiet and the scenery is good, so it ranks among the ranks of golden places.
The Mid-Levels area is divided into the front and back half mountains. Those who really like quietness will choose the back half. The distance between villas is relatively far, which can be said to be a semi-reclusive state. But how many people in the world can really endure loneliness?
, so most people who buy property in Mid-Levels choose the first Mid-Levels area.
There are private restaurants, cafes, small private squares and various luxury stores, forming a business district for the rich.
Cheng Zhan lived in the back half of the mountain.
Therefore, there are also rumors that such a young man who lives in the middle of the mountain is either mentally or physically abnormal.
There is still such a legend in A University, about Cheng Zhan. It is said that he is likely to have the blood of a vampire count. Although he can come out during the day, his temperament will definitely change on the night of the full moon, or he will run out to drink blood, so he is
I don’t make many friends at school, and I don’t live at school. Instead, I live in such a secluded back half of the mountain.
Shen Xun told Si Ye about this legend. After hearing the words, Si Ye laughed and cursed, "Fuck! His personality changes drastically on the night of the full moon. Is that a vampire? That's a werewolf!"
Once I watched it, I didn’t enjoy watching the TV series!
At this moment, Si Ye stood at the entrance of the rumored villa, halfway up the mountain.
Well, how should I put it?
Before, he always thought that Cheng Zhan was not interesting enough. He had been back in Jiangcheng for so long, and he still couldn't bear to take him home. When we are brothers, we have to know which way the door of the brothers' house opens.
Now, I got my wish.
But it’s really eerie...
The interior of the villa is dark, and the light in front of the door reflects the general outline of the villa. It is not purely Chinese style. For example, the beam roof and eaves have a shadow of a medieval church, and the diamond windows are what catch the eye.
The villa has its own garden, but it is not lush and colorful. On the contrary, there are jagged and jagged rocks. When Si Ye was in it, he suddenly had the illusion that he had entered the Dunhuang Devil City. The weathered rocks around him gave him a feeling of desolation.
It's near the end of September in Jiangcheng, and it's actually not that cold at night.
But tonight, ever since I got off the bus from Siye, I felt the wind blowing, and I subconsciously raised my head to look at the night sky...
The moon seems a bit round.
I carefully calculated the time in my mind, and it seemed that it was almost the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Does your temperament change drastically on a full moon night?
Immediately afterwards, Si Ye cursed himself in his heart: You are sick!
Cheng Zhan opened the door, and Si Ye fainted when he saw the key in his hand.
Aren't they all electronic? It's still a very traditional brass lock and brass key, especially that key, not to mention how retro it is, just like the ancient keys.
He saw this kind of old brass key when he visited an antique store one day, and the price was not cheap.
"Please come in." Cheng Zhan slowly opened the door of the villa and looked at Si Ye with a half-smiling expression.
Si Ye could see at a glance that it was dark inside.
I really can't see clearly at all.
"Damn!" Si Ye couldn't help but cursed, "Does your family run a haunted house? Is it the kind that can open the door and sell tickets when you're not staying?"
Cheng Zhan raised his eyebrows, "Are you scared?"
Afraid?
Oh!
"Aren't you exciting me?" Si Ye sneered and walked into the house without saying a word.
Master, I'm afraid of excitement!
When I entered the house, I didn't feel as cold as I imagined, nor did I have the imagined smell of moss mixed with mold. Instead, there was a light citrus and pine aroma, making me feel like I was in a pure forest.
The next second, his eyes lit up.
Si Ye's first feeling was that he was in the Great Prehistoric Era. Putting aside the aged ornaments, the huge portraits that caught his eye were the battlefields of the Prehistoric Era.
From the high roof to the surrounding walls, the blood and cruelty of the battlefield, as well as the fierce roar of the war horses, all came overwhelmingly from the portrait, and seemed to have penetrated into Si Ye's ears.
What the feet are stepping on is not the floor, but the sky of the universe.
Like nebulae, like the Milky Way, the strands are twinkling and twinkling. It looks like the real starry sky, but it is deeper and clearer than the starry sky above our heads.
"This is the real-time nebula picture." Cheng Zhan introduced.
Si Ye was shocked when he heard this and looked at the soles of his feet carefully, "You mean, the painting I'm stepping on is consistent with the changes in the starry sky outside?"
Cheng Zhan hummed, "But it's not a painting, it's a reflection."
Real-time graph, just like astronomical system monitoring.
"Okay, Brother Zhan." Si Ye paced back and forth, "Are you afraid of stepping on it? Can it be broken by stepping on it?"
Cheng Zhan walked to the bar and poured water, smiling slightly, "You can't even blow up a mine if you place it."
I...fuck.
Si Ye was amazed and squatted down and touched it for a long time, "What material is it made of? How is it made like this?"
He actually felt that he was Grandma Liu.
Cheng Zhan drank water slowly, "I don't know, Ji Dan designed it."
"That egg." Si Ye suddenly realized, "He has this ability."
Look at the place where the egg lives. It's quite creative. It's not something ordinary people can think of. Sure enough, people become sperms after a hundred years, and their thinking is different from normal humans.
Si Ye looked around, "It's all designed by that egg?"
"Yes." Cheng Zhan said with a smile, "Call people by their names properly."
Si Ye was speechless, "Is the pronunciation wrong? Who told him to call him that name? He usually likes to eat eggs?"
Cheng Zhan always smiled lightly, wondering what else he could do to offend him.
Call him whatever you want.
The size of the villa is not that exaggerated. It has three floors. The first floor is for guests. Although there are not many guests that Cheng Zhan can invite. According to him, apart from Ji Dan and Jiang Zhou, Si Ye is the third person to enter the villa. The second floor
Living room, the top floor is the terrace.
Si Ye is a good person, "The people in the decoration team don't count as human beings?"
There's really no need for a decoration team.
"It's all due to Ji Dan's own efforts." Cheng Zhan said.
Si Ye almost bit his tongue and committed suicide.
It took me a long time to wait. Not to mention the huge area, but the size is at least a villa. Are you going to let such a skinny guy complete all the decoration?
"Hey, I want to ask something."
Cheng Zhan didn't even bother to say anything. He raised his eyelids and glanced at him, waiting for him to ask.
Si Ye sat directly on the ground, crossed his legs, looked up at Cheng Zhan sitting at the end of the bar, with a serious look on his face, "Can you win a fight with an egg?"
Quite a boring question.
Cheng Zhan thought, why is this Si Ye thinking about fighting and killing?
But I still answered his words——
"Can win."
Si Ye was surprised, "He can't beat you?"
Cheng Zhan looked at his expression. Isn't it abnormal that he can't beat him? There are only a few people who can beat him, right?
"Can't beat him." Cheng Zhan was angry.
Si Ye thought about it carefully and realized, well, if the egg is not cracked, it will break into pieces.
Then he related the next question, "So, are the decoration eggs in this house done willingly?"
Si Ye felt that Cheng Zhan would be quite an asshole once he lost his integrity.
Sure enough, Cheng Zhan smiled and said, "He doesn't dare to complain."
Take a look.
Si Ye feels very sorry for the eggs.
"What about Jiang Zhou? You also use force to conquer others?"
Cheng Zhan said, "No, she is a woman after all..."
At this point, he hesitated and said, "She's a woman, maybe."
Si Ye looked at his attitude and wondered, "What does it mean to count? Wasn't she a woman before?"
"Well, there was no gender before, either male or female." Cheng Zhan replied.
Si Ye's eyes widened in astonishment, whether he was a boy or a girl... what would he look like?
"Then what was she before?"
Cheng Zhan sighed, "Jiang Zhou has a long story, let's talk about it later."
Typically don't want to waste time talking.
But Si Ye liked to listen to his gossip, but seeing this posture, Cheng Zhan didn't want to waste any more words. He thought to himself that this man had a cold temperament. After all, he was his sponsor, and he didn't even sing praises.
of.
"I said, you have a house with valuable antiques, and you don't have to worry about losing it with a broken lock."
Si Ye was a little worried.
Those bottles and jars of famous calligraphy and paintings are all placed there. Even if he doesn't understand these things, he can still tell that they are quite valuable goods, just put them there casually?
It's priceless.
But Cheng Zhan didn't think it was priceless. He said, "I bought this casually when I was chasing witch spirits. Is it valuable now? I haven't paid attention to it. I just think it looks good."
Typical of being rich without knowing it.
Si Ye understood what Cheng Zhan meant.
Cheng Zhan has lived for an unknown number of generations. Take the bowl he is looking at now. It looks very similar to the pre-Qin era and the one in the TV series. It must be valuable now, but at that time, Cheng Zhan was
Chop up a bowl I bought casually.
Si Ye looked at the bowl in his hand, "Aesthetics really change with the times. This bowl, even now, is a masterpiece by a famous artist."
Cheng Zhan stepped forward and took the bowl in his hand, "This bowl doesn't look good. I just wanted to drink a bowl of tea and picked it up at a house." After saying this, he threw the bowl aside.
At that time, you could also exchange things for things.
"What did you exchange for?" Si Ye was curious.
"Fish." Cheng Zhan replied simply.
Si Ye praised, "You have a good memory."
Cheng Zhan shrugged, "Because I use fish in exchange for everything."
Si Ye:……
All right.
I spent some time touring the villa from top to bottom. Siye liked the master bedroom the most. The window overlooking the mountain scenery, especially the villas in the front half of the mountain, was dotted with stars, which looked like stars.
Farther away is a large lake, quiet and calm.
He shamelessly took over the master bedroom.
He told Cheng Zhan, "We have slept together in the same bed anyway, so I don't mind sharing the master bedroom with you."
Cheng Zhan only stayed in the same room with him because his brain was squeezed by the door. It's not like there were no other bedrooms in the villa. He loved the master bedroom and went to sleep in it.
Afterwards the two went to the terrace.
The food at home is not that rich, but!
Lots of fish!
They are all frozen, and the refrigerator is filled one by one.
So, Cheng Zhan cooked the fish, grilled it on the terrace, and found beer from somewhere. All in all, it was a good late-night snack.
The charcoal fire was lit, and the fish rack began to be slowly roasted on the fire. Cheng Zhan did not hurry and slow, as if he was playing with a piece of art.
Si Ye didn't eat anything tonight. He occasionally tasted a few bites of food when he was in Jiubu. It was indeed delicious, but later he lost his appetite due to that Susan.
Now that I have settled down, I feel like my stomach is empty.
As the aroma of the fish gradually came out, Si Ye felt like his mouth was watering. Cheng Zhan seemed to be unable to do anything else but grill fish, and that was really unmatched.
When adding charcoal, Si Ye asked, "So Jiang Zhou's cooking skills are very good?"
"It's not good." Cheng Zhan said, "She doesn't have any cooking skills, and she doesn't need to eat to stay alive."
Another one who doesn’t need to eat.
It seems that they came out at the same time as Si Ye, and they are quite economical in living costs.
"Then Jiube's dishes...oh, I understand."
Si Ye originally wanted to say that Jiang Zhou didn't have any cooking skills, so how could Jiubu's cuisine be famous far and wide? But then he thought about hiring someone, oh no, he wasn't hiring someone. Cheng Zhan had said this before.
If that's not a human being...
"Are you sure that the food in Jiubu will not affect the diners?" Si Ye asked.
Cheng Zhan understood what he meant, "Jiang Zhou hired spiritual people who are very knowledgeable about food. They will not harm people and will only strive for excellence in food cooking."
"Spirit person? What is it? Is it different from a spirit body?"
Cheng Zhan slowly flipped the fish, "It's different. Spirits are ethereal and have no substance. Spirits have their own soul consciousness. Although their souls are incomplete, they are non-human beings who can still live for a long time with their own obsessions."
Si Ye concluded, it's like a walking zombie that is still conscious?
"All the people in the Nine Divisions are spiritual beings?"
"It's almost the same, but there are also spirits." Cheng Zhan added here, "The driver who sent us back is a spirit."
monster?
Si Ye was stunned.
"It's different from monsters. It's a spirit." Cheng Zhan emphasized, "Like the phantom of the tree monster that Shen Xun saw before, it was actually the tree spirit that was helping."
Understand, this kind of spirit encompasses all things in the world.
Si Ye became more and more interested in this Jiang Zhou. It seemed that he was quite capable and could summon so many... species.
"So, what is the obsession of the person responsible for cooking? Is it food?"
Cheng Zhan said lightly, "Yes, they served the God of Food in the prehistoric era, so they are very obsessed with food."
"Is there a God of Cookery in the prehistoric times?"
Cheng Zhan thought for a while and said, "The world has given it a name, Tao Hu."
Si Ye almost choked on a mouthful of beer and waited for a long time, "Taotie? Isn't it a legend?"
The dragon gives birth to nine sons, one of which is glutton, a glutton, and is regarded by modern people as a person who only eats but does not eat, and is used to imply that wealth will not be lost.
"Every legend has a certain degree of authenticity." Cheng Zhan said lightly, "It belongs to the divine race, but in the prehistoric era it was a monster that could test ingredients. Just because it was too old, it was regarded as a weirdo.
.It is very picky and has extremely keen taste buds, so whatever ingredients it selects are the best, and then they are offered to heaven and earth.”
Si Ye was puzzled, "Didn't you say that Taotie will eat anything?"
"That's the misunderstanding of it by later generations. In fact, that guy is very picky and difficult to serve." Cheng Zhan frowned.
Si Ye was amazed, then why did he eat the gluttonous monster until now?
"Really... don't excrete?" Si Ye was curious.
"How is that possible?" Cheng Zhan laughed, "It is picky, so the intervals between excretion are long and the amount is small, so it is almost ignored. It probably excretes once every half a year."