The bright moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, and the streets of the food city were already lit up with dots of lights, and the night markets were even brighter.
A group of people gathered at a barbecue stall in the corner. The ashes produced by burning charcoal and the green smoke produced by grease dripping on the charcoal washed away the crowd.
"As expected, the barbecue at this stall is really good." Huang Lang pulled a thumb-sized piece of meat off the stick in one bite, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
I don't know if it was because he had eaten too many exquisite delicacies in the past two days? Or for some reason, he remembered meeting at the barbecue stall.
Seeing how much he enjoyed eating, Chen Ren also picked up a bunch. The smell of spices mixed with the unique smoke of charcoal barbecue penetrated his nostrils.
The meat skewers are all made of alternately fat and lean cloud animal meat. The fat meat in the meat skewers has been roasted by the high temperature of the charcoal fire until it melts slightly. The fat is all over the meat skewers, and the aroma is enticing.
When you bite it down in one bite, the fat explodes in your mouth and intertwines with the lean meat, making you want to stop eating.
"Captain, how are things going today? Did you find anything?" Betty sat next to Mira, showing no interest in the food on the table.
Chen Ren looked at Chen Ren with worried eyes and a mouth full of oil, but his heart was still hanging in the air.
Ever since the captain discussed with her this morning about taking over the mission and handing over Huang Lang, she had been anxious all day long.
After all, it involves the most powerful chamber of commerce in the city of gourmet food. A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. If something is really found out, the captain's life may be in danger, but nothing is found out. What will Mira do?
"I went to the Mine Mansion today, and their president Kurt Mine actually appeared in front of me..." Chen Ren lowered his voice and deliberately created a terrifying atmosphere. When he spoke
When the dead Kurt Mine suddenly appeared, Mira's entire tail was straightened, and the fluff on the tips of her ears stood up. Her blue eyes stared at the boss, with a hint of expectation amidst fear.
"Gah!" A crow crowed suddenly, making Mira shiver all over and let out an exclamation.
Many pedestrians passing by on the street were attracted by the sudden scream and looked this way frequently.
"You're going to die, Brimstone." Mira grabbed Brisbane's body and began to rub the crow's small head very quickly.
In the end, Chen Ren explained everything, including the unusual aspects, his own guesses, and the reasons why he did what he did.
This was the conclusion he came to after discussing with Betty this morning. Mira must be allowed to deal with her own situation. After all, their ultimate goal was to abduct Mira onto the ship.
The briquette regained its freedom and flew back to its owner's shoulder, where it was its exclusive seat.
"No wonder, no Asian has become the champion of the food competition." Mira's voice was low, her blue eyes were a little moist, and her hands were mingled together.
She recalled what her chef said to her when she was learning to cook, "Give up those ridiculous ideas of yours. What you have to do first is to be able to stand on the stage."
At that time, Mira thought it was because of her poor cooking skills. She practiced harder every day and the food she made became more delicious. Until the death of her master, she was never recognized.
It turns out that what the master meant was that as a demi-human, I couldn’t get on the stage.
Tears overflowed from Mira's eyes, streaked across her cheeks, dripped to the ground, broke and spread in all directions, just like her hard work over the years.
With tears streaming down my face, I felt pity for him.
Betty hugged Mira's head and comforted her softly.
"We won't let you fall for the unwritten rules of the Food Association. The only thing that can defeat you is your cooking skills."
It wasn't until Mira's mood gradually stabilized that Chen Ren turned to look at Huang Lang, who was burping.
"Senior, I wonder if you can go with me to the Myen Mansion to find out what's going on?" Even though he had been tempered by Senior Sister Yiyi to have a thick skin, his face felt hot at this moment. Not only did he take the reward from the other party's granddaughter, but now
He also wants the other person to take risks with him.
"Well, after the game is over, let this girl prepare a banquet for me." Huang Lang smiled and pointed at Mira. He had eaten the delicacies cooked by Mira in the past few days, and he was very greedy.
"But I won't enter the mansion, I will only respond outside."
"no problem"
The two figures disappeared from the barbecue stall. Mira raised her head and looked at Chen Ren's empty seat, wondering where her thoughts were wandering.
The two of them arrived at the Myen Mansion very quickly. The red walls were high and there was no light to illuminate them. There was only the sound of the sea of clouds rolling in and lapping at the edge of the sea.
Chen Ren made a light move on his shoulder, and the briquettes flew high into the air. He began to observe the courtyard from above. It was deathly silent, without any movement, no one, and silent insects. It was like a dead zone. It looked scary and weird at night.
Leaving the perspective of Qiu Qiu, he nodded slightly, connected Huan Bei with Huang Lang, kicked off the ground with his feet and jumped up into the courtyard.
Qiang Rang took out the two long knives from their sheaths and glanced around the front hall. The two cups of tea were still placed on the table.
Apparently, they disappeared after I left?
I want to see how you disappeared. Chen Ren held the long knife tightly in his hand and walked cautiously towards the mysterious back hall behind the screen step by step.
After crossing the threshold leading to the back hall, my eyes suddenly went dark and I couldn't see anything clearly. Immediately afterwards, there was a sense of oppression in the front of my body. With a "pop" sound, the sense of oppression suddenly disappeared, and my body seemed to have passed through a
A soap bubble with thick bubble walls.
My eyes lit up and I could finally see the scene in front of me clearly. The fruity aroma, which was much richer than the hall, lingered on the tip of my nose, making me feel refreshed.
Chen Ren's eyes suddenly shrank. There was a blood moon in the sky, and the night sky was cloudless. A sapling less than three feet tall appeared in front of him. A fist-sized black fruit hung on the top of the tree, as if something slightly reflected the moonlight. The fruity aroma came from
Coming from the other side of the fruit.
There are many houses around, and the animal heads on the eaves are stained with blood, and their faces are ferocious and terrifying.
Kurt Mine's body lay on the bluestone floor, making no sound.
The sound of the words hanging on his waist closing automatically brought him back from his thoughts.
Chen Ren quickly picked up the closed phone shell and dialed Senior Huang Lang's number, but a busy tone came from the phone shell.
His heart slowly sank, and he took the words back into his arms. His face was as gloomy as water, and his biggest trump card was wiped out in an instant.
Thinking of the feeling he had when he stepped across the threshold of the backyard, combined with the words in his hand that could not be opened, a terrible thought began to appear in his mind. I am afraid that this is no longer the space he was in just now, but it is the same space as the one he was in just now.
The orange cat has a similar ability, creating a closed space that appears based on reality.
‘Tsk~’ What kind of monster did he provoke this time? Chen Ren didn’t dare to relax for a moment. If he was really a person on the level of Orange Cat, he would have no choice but to risk his life and fight to the death.
"Help, come quickly." A horrified cry suddenly exploded in this space.
The middle-aged man covered in blood stumbled open the door, but tripped over the threshold and fell onto the bluestone in the backyard with a muffled sound.