As soon as Li Changan stepped into the banquet hall, the thick door slowly closed with a creaking sound, blocking out the howls of the defeated demons.
Before he could take a closer look, he was surrounded by demons and stepped into this feast of demons decorated with lights and colorful decorations.
It's said that fate plays tricks on people.
The monsters who wanted to enter the house couldn't, but Li Changan and Yan Xinglie who didn't want to come in were named.
"Let's play it by ear."
The two of them whispered to each other to be careful, and hid themselves among the dozen or so selected demons. Under the arrangement of the waiter, they took their seats one by one.
As soon as he sat down, some babbling sounds of silk and bamboo could be heard in the hall.
The lobby is very spacious, with four pairs of golden pillars supporting high beams, and a patio carved out in the center. The sun shines down, all sides are dark, and the center is bright.
The central sunlit space was used as a dance floor. Under the twilight, several enchanting dancers danced gracefully. When the gauze is flying, the skin is faintly visible, and the brows are shining with hope. The drumming is exciting, the dance steps are brisk, and it has a bit of a whirling feel.
Just as the body rotates, there is always a long tail peeking out from under the skirt, or fluffy ears sticking out from the hair. One of the plump dancers turned around with a gust of fragrance, and there were actually three pairs of trembling girls. The demons in the field howled incessantly, and the Taoist priests were dumbfounded.
"This..." He turned to look at Yan Xinglie, but the bearded man didn't even notice the enchanting look in his eyes, and just silently looked at the decoration in the hall.
"Oh, it's strange if you don't see it. It's strange if you don't see it."
He laughed at himself, cheered up, and carefully observed the situation in the hall.
Pindao is here to play with his life, so he can't be so loose.
The four walls of this lobby are made of solid blue bricks, and there are no windows, but there are colored lights everywhere, so it doesn't look dark.
In every corner, there are some monsters dressed as servants. Although each of them looks like they have low eyebrows and submissive looks, their unfinished fangs and claws show that they are not easy to deal with. And at the gate, there was a ring-eyed monster who had chosen the Taoist priest, leading a group of minions with weapons, staring at the venue, intimidating some guests who were confused.
Surrounding the dance floor, there are seats for guests on both sides.
When Li Changan came in, he noticed that the seats at the top were empty except for the main seat, but the other seats had already been occupied by "demon".
Unlike the Taoist priests and bearded men, these people can enter without queuing up at the door and are naturally the tiger's "distinguished guests".
When discussing countermeasures in the ancient tomb, Ma San specifically mentioned that the tiger always liked to invite some powerful monsters nearby. If we find the opportunity, the Taoist priest and the bearded man will have to be "unwelcome guests" for once. When they come, they may have to deal with these "distinguished guests".
The two of them looked at each other, with deep solemnity in each other's eyes...it seemed like they were both difficult to deal with!
The person sitting at the head of the table seemed to be a young man with oily hair and pink face. He looked like he was swinging a folding fan gently, but from his waist down, he had a snake body as thick as a bucket, coiled on a golden pillar next to him.
The golden pillar was harvested from an ancient tree in the foggy valley. It was invaded by the demonic mist day and night. It was heavy and hard, and there was a faint sound of gold and stone when knocked.
But while the snake demon was shaking his head and clapping, he accidentally strangled the red paint on the pillar and cracked it, making a creaking sound.
On the second seat was a huge black pig, with black hair on its back like thorns and layers of fat on its belly. It was squatting on the seat but its head could almost reach the roof beams. The whole body is in the shape of a pig, except for a pair of front hooves that turn into human hands to facilitate grabbing food.
There was no table in front of him, just a few pieces of cloth spread out on the ground, with mountains of food on them, but they were decreasing at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
Next to this pig monster is a ragged monster in yellow clothes. This yellow-clothed monster is weird. It can be said that it is the most human-like and the least human-like monster in the field.
It is said to be human-like because he is equipped with all hands and feet, ears and eyes. He has a lot of things that a human should have and not too many things that a person should not have. It is said that he is not human-like because his transformed image is really ugly.
A wine-skinned nose, a rounded forehead, a large forehead, high cheekbones, eyes as small as beans, unkempt hair, teeth, and a skinny appearance. At first glance, there are only four words - monsters and monsters.
Before leaving, Ma San also roughly told the two of them what powerful monsters would appear at the banquet.
For example, the snake demon lives in an ancient tomb in Nanshan and calls himself Young Master Shengqing.
Another example is the pig demon, who lives in the swamps in the west and is known as Tai Sui with a big belly.
Both of them are famous and vicious people, and this monster in yellow... Li Changan silently recalled Ma San's words. It has been tied up in the ancient tomb all year round, and what it gets are the occasional outings or the few words from the old ghost's mouth. It was quite detailed and unsystematic, but he seemed to have mentioned this sloppy monster in yellow clothes, and it seemed to be called... Taoist priest. Only then did he get a little impression. When he raised his eyes, he happened to meet those soybean-like eyes. .
The Taoist priest was slightly stunned. He didn't want to cause trouble at this moment, so he pretended to look away casually and pretended to watch the singing and dancing in the field.
"good!"
The dancing girl bent down to reveal three deep ravines, and the Taoist priest and other monsters applauded.
His face, which was pale due to the yin energy entering his body, showed the same excitement as other monsters, but he was still very vigilant in his heart.
The yellow-clothed monster's eyes were still roaming over him.
What's going on with this monster?
Could it be...that he saw a flaw?
At this time, the already noisy demons and ghosts suddenly burst into cheers. It turned out that the servants entered the scene and were about to serve wine and food.
It somewhat concealed the Taoist priest's embarrassment, and the man in yellow finally looked away. The Taoist priest was slightly relieved and hurriedly started shouting with the group of demons.
After seeing the man in yellow, he also became alert.
At this moment, he was not a Taoist priest who slayed demons, but a ghost who came to the banquet on behalf of his relatives, at least until he fell out.
Soon, under Li Changan's yelling, the table in front of him was piled with wine and food.
This monster is a pretty good cook. In addition to the abundant food supply, it is also delicious and delicious. It makes the Taoist priest's empty stomach growl.
What a pity.
Along the road these past few days, I saw only ghosts and no traces of people, and the Taoist priest couldn't find anything decent to fill his stomach. The dry food in the backpack had been eaten up long ago, and the only food left was a green fruit, which was given to him by the ghost monk of Yuyun Temple that day. The fruit is green in color, and you can tell by looking at it without tasting it that it is sour and unbearable, and the Taoist priest really can't eat it.
At this moment, the table in front of him was filled with dried meat and broth. The aroma of meat penetrated his nose. The Taoist priest's stomach was full of gluttons, but his hands made no move.
Nothing else.
This was a monster's lair. He didn't know where the meat came from. He could still vividly remember the half-human corpse in the kitchen.
However, the meat is too fragrant and mouth-watering. Well, the shape doesn’t look like human flesh. No, no, no, even if it’s not human flesh, it’s probably cooked with some kind of human fat and human offal... He picked up and put down a meat cutting knife on the table. Li Changan sighed again and again, but he was still rational after all. Defeat the glutton. Fortunately, there were some fruits on the table. He picked through some familiar ones to soothe his stomach that was growling fiercely.
"Well, this mulberry is quite..."
Suddenly.
He frowned, quickly picked up the meat cleaver, and nailed it to his feet.
Yan Xinglie looked over alertly, and Li Changan calmly waved his hand at him.
Then he raised the knife, only to see a long-legged centipede with a mottled back shell hanging on the tip of the knife. Its head was pierced by the tip of the knife. Its long body was coiled around the body of the knife, still curling and squirming. Thick green juice oozed from the wound, and the smell was pungent.
"poisonous insect?"
The Taoist priest raised his head and faced an ugly face.
"Isn't this little guy very cool?"
But at some point, the man in yellow moved from the upper table to the opposite side of the Taoist priest.
He slumped down on the mat, his bloated and tattered clothes spread out. Amidst the inaudible rustling sound, poisonous insects poked their heads and claws out of the gaps in the cloth from time to time.
He grinned at the Taoist priest, but his way of greeting was not so kind.
The Taoist priest slowly chopped up the head shell of the long-legged centipede, and the green and smelly juice stained the blade. In just a moment, the tip of the blade was covered with large and small spots. With a little force, it was crushed into a pile of debris. Then he smiled and said:
"I'm new here. Please forgive me for any lack of etiquette, Your Majesty."
"Haha, a mere old ghost doesn't dare to call you the king..." The man in yellow waved his hand, "...those who can receive the tiger's invitation are those who are close to you. I wonder if this little brother is..."
The Taoist priest used the words he had made up to deceive ghosts.
"The old ghost in the tomb is a distant relative of mine. Recently I went out to collect food. Unexpectedly, I bumped into a Taoist priest who was meddling in his own business. He was injured a little and is unable to walk, so he asked me to come and see the world."
"Oh, are your injuries okay?"
"It's just a minor injury, it doesn't matter."
During the question and answer period, many monsters in the banquet were attracted, even the monster with copper bell eyes cast their gaze over.
This is very bad.
The Taoist priest smiled and talked to the man in yellow, but his thoughts were spinning in his heart.
As soon as he entered the house, the monster in yellow stared at him. He released poisonous insects but failed to sting him, and then used words to find out. It was really strange.
If the monster sees that he is a stranger, then he will expose it, but why bother with him? If he doesn't see it, then why does he keep pestering him?
Li Changan glanced slightly and saw Ma San quietly transformed, opened his mouth and made a mouth shape.
scorpion?
Ghost!
Yes! Bitter! What a coincidence to bump into such a monster!
…………
The so-called worms are poisonous insects.
And ghosts are demons formed by the gathering of resentments such as poisonous insects.
Before this trip, the powerful demons mentioned by Ma San included this ghost, and the Taoist priest did not pay much attention to it at that time.
Thinking about it now is fatal.
When he dealt with Bai Xiuye, he burned and killed many Gu insects. When it comes to poisonous insects and the like, he is full of blood debt, so it is no wonder that he has attracted the hostility of this devil.
At this moment when the demons and demons are about to restrain their minions and hide their talents to wait for the opportunity, it is really not good news to be targeted by such a powerful demon.
But fortunately, this ghost targeted him because of his nature and not because his identity was exposed. As long as he dealt with it carefully... Li Changan thought this way.
"That old ghost..."
The ghost grinned suddenly, its short upper lip stretched, revealing its black and yellow gums.
"...You must have already killed me!"
