"You Jin Ping boy is a filial son. You have set a rule not to let monsters run wild in Baqiu Town. We comrades all know this."
Gao Tianzhang shook his head, and the four faces rotated back and forth on his neck like a revolving lantern. He looked very strange: "This Sakabi dares to violate the prohibition, but his ability is so poor. He should die and be reduced to blood." Food."
Hearing this, Shuyanpo pulled the body of the alien snake Sakabi from its hands. With its mouth wide open and its sharp teeth like knives, it effortlessly bit off the rabbit's head. It made a crunching sound, and immediately there was saliva. Mixed with blood and wrapped in bone residue, it dripped from the corners of his mouth.
It casually wiped the corners of its mouth, and mumbled while chewing: "It is really fat and smooth, and it has some more advantages than cross-eye meat. I didn't know it before."
Gao Tianzhang laughed, but it was like a ghost crying: "Then you have to thank Jin Ping properly."
Jin Ping Boy just waved his hand carelessly and didn't say anything.
These three mountain spirits are unscrupulous in their words and deeds, and do not take the lives of other living beings seriously. In their eyes, both humans and monsters are nothing but meat that can be killed and eaten.
Not to mention Gao Tianzhang and Shu Yan Po, although the Jin Ping child protected his neighbors and showed no mercy in killing the strange snake Sakabi, he turned a blind eye to the girl who fell into Gao Tianzhang's belly and obviously hugged him. He only sweeps the snow in front of his own door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's tiles.
Gao Tianzhang was born with eight eyes, which can be said to see in six directions and hear in all directions. Although he was talking to Zhu Yanpo and Jin Ping Boy at the same time, it did not prevent him from paying attention to the movements in the lobby. No matter what he did, he always had one or two eyes. Staring at Qi Jingzhi, a stranger.
Qi Jingzhi just didn't know, and reached out to pick up the strange yam-like fruit from the plate in front of him. Even without eating it, he could already feel the pure spiritual energy contained in it.
Although this fruit is not as good as Zhu Yihou's mountain dragon, nor as good as the spiritual plants carefully cultivated in his master's Zixu Pavilion, it is already better than most of the vegetation in Qihe Valley, and is obviously not a mortal thing.
Seeing this, Gao Tianzhang suddenly said: "Speaking of filial sons, have you ever heard of a strange news? There was a teacher named Yao in Jiashi County who died of poverty and illness a few days ago, leaving an old mother in the hall. "
"After his death, he was buried in the ground behind his house. On the second day, a strange grass four or five feet high suddenly grew on the grave, and it bore numerous fruits. Those fruits were so sweet and glutinous that a mortal could live a whole day just by eating one. You don’t feel hungry, and if you only pick them in the morning, they will grow again at noon, and you will have an inexhaustible supply.”
"The old teacher's mother knew that her son had appeared. She touched the leaves in front of the grave and cried. The strange grass also fell to the ground and worshiped her. Soon the news spread throughout the village, and the local people called the grass Filial Ghost Grass."
Hearing this, the Jin Ping child, who had not cared much about it at first, finally became interested and couldn't help but exclaimed: "The filial piety will never come back, life or death, that teacher is really a filial son! His dead soul can't let go, and finally he Transform into exotic grasses and offer the fruits they produce to my mother."
"It's a pity that for that Filial Ghost Grass to bear such fruit, it will definitely consume a lot of energy. I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on for long and it will run out of gas and disappear into smoke, but it won't be able to be our comrade."
Gao Tianzhang laughed when he heard this: "That's not necessarily the case! The Yao family's house is close to the official road, which is the land under the jurisdiction of the Tao City God. After hearing about such rare plants and fruits, he will take good care of them so that he can enjoy them for a long time. . When local officials and gentry know this, they will donate generously, and they will never let an old mother feed on her own son."
"If you are still not at ease, you can bury some blood food in the tomb of the filial son of the Yao family in a few days. In order to support my mother for a few more years, the filial ghost grass will never refuse your kindness."
"Huh?" Upon hearing the name Daocheng Huang, Jin Ping Boy immediately reacted.
It grabbed the strange fruit on its plate and held it high above its head, with a strange light in its eyes: "Tonight is the Tao City God's banquet. Is it possible that this thing is the fruit of the Filial Ghost Grass?"
At this moment, Zhuyanpo had chewed most of the rabbit head in her mouth. When she saw Gao Tianzhang nodded, she lowered her head and put her red nose up to the sky close to the fruit of Xiaogui Grass.
The ugly and ferocious witch sniffed carefully, with disgust on her face: "In my opinion, that guy named Yao is not a filial son! If he wants to bear fruit, he should bear fruit with fragrant flesh, like this What does dry grass fruit taste like?”
The other two mountain spirits knew its taste and were too lazy to refute.
The Jin Ping child stared at the sky silently, while Gao Tianzhang pointed his face at Cheng Deqi: "The fruit of Xiaogui Grass is also rare. It shows that the Taoist City God is very sincere. No wonder we just came in. At that time, Feng Zigui asked about the origin of this fruit, but shopkeeper Cheng refused to tell."
With a smile on Cheng Deqi's face, he bowed slightly towards it: "The master of the banquet has not arrived yet, how can Cheng dare to overstep his authority?"
Gao Tianzhang nodded slightly, but did not speak any more. The only sound left in the hall was the chewing and swallowing sounds of Mrs. Shu Yan, which made it feel a little cold for a while.
After a while, there was a sudden noise outside the door, and soon a chubby, chubby young man walked in first.
He looks young, and almost every part of his body is round. Except for his tall and fat body, his head, face, and nose are round. His eyes are even bigger and rounder, and his skin is white. The inside is rosy and looks very pleasing.
This plump and plump young man had a kind smile on his face. He looked around as soon as he entered the door. When he saw Qi Jingzhi, his eyes that were originally lacking in energy and looked like the eyes of a dead fish immediately flashed with brilliance.
"Lishan Guangye?"
Qi Jingzhi saw the young man's appearance clearly. Although it was the first time he had actually met him, the aura on him was not concealed at all. It was exactly the same as the fat red-fire fish that represented the bloodline of the Tongyu clan.
"After all, I was caught up by this guy! The Lingguan Mask can fool these strangers in the hall, but it is useless against Lishan Guangye, the Lingtai Lang who has seen my true face."
Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi shook his head imperceptibly towards the other party.
Lishan Guangye's mind was so clear that he didn't hesitate at all. He immediately looked away as if nothing had happened, stepped aside, and let the main entrance of the lobby open.
A chariot came in immediately, and the chariot was carried by four short kobolds in green clothes and black crowns.
Sitting on the chariot is a middle-aged man, wearing a black gauze crown and crimson official robe. He should be the host of tonight's banquet, the legendary Tao Cheng Huang.
This man was sitting upright with a solemn expression. However, Qi Jingzhi saw in his eyes that not only could he not feel the slightest bit of official authority or divine power belonging to Daocheng Huang, but the corners of his mouth could not help but rise, and he almost laughed out loud on the spot.
Just because this Dao Chenghuang had splayed eyebrows, mouse eyes, thick white putty on his face, and bright and eye-catching blush on his cheeks, he looked a little funny.
Not to mention that compared to the roundness of Lishan Guangye, this person has actually become a fat ball. Not only are his limbs thick and short, but his neck is too fat to be seen. It seems that his head and body are directly connected. As if connected together.
Behind Daocheng Huang's chariot were two shorter maidservants with cat faces. Their clothes and fur were black and white. The fur on their faces looked very soft, and their eyes were shimmering with green.
The maid with a white cat face held a thin and long white wooden pole in her hand, while the maid with a black cat face held a black wooden pole of the same length.
Qi Jingzhi once saw this pair of black and white road gods shaped like long poles, and once gave them mountain money as a reward for their kind guidance.
As for the two cat-faced maids, one black and one white, their aura is very close to that of the black and white poles. They must be the fourth pair of road gods that Qi Jingzhi has never met.
Although most of these spirits that breed in northern Meizhou are in human form, they are either extremely tall like Gao Tianzhang and grow into a wooden pole, or they are very short like the golden bottle children. Among them, some are similar in stature to humans and are handsome. There was none.
Especially at this moment, standing in the lobby were the tall fat man Lishan Guangye and the short fat man Cheng Deqi. Dao Chenghuang on the chariot was also fat, and his height was in the middle.
These three people were gathered together. Although their appearances were different, their bodies were somewhat similar.
Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi recalled for no reason the scene where Gao Tianzhang swallowed the poor girl in one gulp, and immediately an absurd thought came to his mind uncontrollably.
"With the size of the Daochenghuang, it seems that it can fit the Chengde weapon into it, and Lishan Guangye can fit the Daochenghuang into his body..."
While thoughts were swirling, Qi Jingzhi, the two masters and servants of Bannu, and the three mountain spirits did not move. The other spirits such as Fengzi ghost and the seven-spoke boy stood up together, and under the leadership of Cheng Deqi, they approached Daocheng Huang. Saying hello loudly, the four deceased people's clothes can't speak, but they still behave politely.
Dao Chenghuang hummed, turned around and looked around briefly. He saw that more than half of the square tables in the lobby were empty, and there was a look of displeasure on his face.
Just when it was about to speak, it was interrupted by a sudden clang.
The whole hall, including humans and demons, was alarmed. They all looked towards the square table where the three mountain spirits were. They saw a disk with food being knocked over by the headless corpse of Sakabi the Alien Snake, and the soup was spread everywhere. .
Zhuyanpo ignored the many eyes that fell on her, and even seemed to have not seen the ugly-faced Daocheng Huang. She only stared at Lishan Guangye with her ferocious vertical eyes, and a continuous stream of saliva dripped from the corner of her mouth. thread, and muttered: "There are such tender and plump cross-eye meat in the world!"
Lishan Guangye heard it clearly, and the smile on his face became more and more kind, as if the person the witch coveted was not him.
Cheng Deqi smelled the danger, and quickly raised his hand to Daochenghuang, and asked respectfully: "Since Master Daochenghuang has arrived, and it's already late, should we start the banquet now?"
Daochenghuang nodded his head several times, but his neck was almost gone, and his whole body swayed back and forth, making people worried that he would fall off the chariot at the next moment: "The banquet will be held when the time comes, if you don't come now, Yeah, I’m sure he won’t come!”
After saying that, it drove the four kobolds to carry the chariot to the square table in the center.
After the chariot landed, it remained motionless, and the kobolds still worked together to lift it onto the bench.
Since there was no backrest, the fat Tao Chenghuang swayed on the bench for a while before he could stabilize his figure. However, the four kobolds had already carried the empty chariot and ran to a corner, heading towards it. The food and wine on the table are drooling.
Seeing this scene, Qi Jingzhi felt inexplicably bitter, and at the same time he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "The furnishings of this horse-resting inn are really crude, and those kobolds are not very smart. It is really difficult for this majestic Taoist City God. It’s my lord.”
He originally thought that the other party could command four pairs of black and white road gods and suppress vicious mountain spirits such as Gao Tianzhangren, Shuyan Po and Jin Ping Hai'er. Even if he was not a righteous god named by the imperial court, he should be a luxury among the Taoist road monsters. Cover the heroes.
However, when he saw Daocheng Huang's funny face and shabby appearance, even though Qi Jingzhi was not a person who judged people by their appearance, he could not help but feel a sense of absurdity and astonishment.
The two pairs of road gods, shaped like cat-faced maids and black and white long poles, occupy a table by themselves, and they are exactly distributed with the word "pin" alongside the Tao Chenghuang and the three mountain spirits.
Lishan Guangye was deliberately last, and then he sat down at the table of the three mountain spirits without hesitation, right next to the drooling and eye-catching Shu Yan Po.
After Daocheng Huang sat down, he looked at the guests in the hall again. His eyes paused for a long time on the body of Yi Snake Sakabi, with a very unkind look on his face.
The three mountain spirits didn't mean to explain at all. Not to mention the vertical eyes that were attracted by the wide fields of Lishan Mountain, Gao Tianzhang and Jin Ping Hai'er were staring at the two pairs of black and white road gods.
Gao Tianzhang's facial features were full of holes, and it was difficult to guess what he was thinking from his expression, but there was clearly surprise on Jin Ping'er's face.
Dao Chenghuang was silent for a while, and then looked away without asking a word.
Then it saw Qi Jingzhi, and its eyes couldn't help but pause again, as if it was only now that it finally discovered the table of uninvited guests.
Cheng Deqi, who was standing beside Daocheng Huang, saw this and quickly explained a few words in a low voice. Naturally, he used the same nonsense that Qi Jingzhi had made earlier.
Seeing Dao Chenghuang's eyebrows furrowed tightly, there was obviously a hint of sadness in his expression.
At the same time, its mouse eyes flickered, but it had no idea what thoughts were running through it.
After that, the Dao Chenghuang just looked at Qi Jingzhi deeply and then looked away, without saying a word.
Cheng Deqi couldn't help but become more alert. Seeing that Daocheng Huang had no more instructions, he immediately bowed and retreated, wandering behind the counter.
In order to have a clear view of the situation in the hall at all times, the shopkeeper Cheng carefully stood on a wooden stool, barely exposing half of his head. He only needed to bend his knees and squat down slightly to completely disappear.
As the host of the banquet, Daocheng Huang naturally cannot remain silent.
Seeing that it was just lucky, he said straight to the point: "I am late because I suddenly received news that after the black and white road gods of Budai Jian, the two people from Niutouya also suddenly disappeared. There is also no trace of the monument, so it must have been an accident."
Hearing this, Jin Ping Boy immediately clapped his hands and said with a smile: "I thought it was just Budai Stream that had an accident, but I didn't think about Niutou Ya..."
"Hey, since such a big event has happened, shouldn't it be time to redefine the territory of the Lushen lineage and the mountain spirits like us?"
Jin Ping Boy's tone was full of gloating, Gao Tianzhang couldn't help but nod after hearing this, and his words were also undisguised: "If only a pair of road gods are missing, we three mountain spirits are not of the same mind, and no one can If you dare to attack with all your strength, you are not completely sure, but now there are actually two pairs of road gods missing in a row..."
After saying that, Gao Tianzhang suddenly stood up, took a step forward with his long legs, and in the blink of an eye stood at the edge of the square table where Feng Zigui was.
"Feng Zigui, the maple tree you are parasitic on is obviously an old tree at the foot of the mountain. If you want to drink water and think about its source, you should also turn to us and other mountain spirits! But you are so rebellious in the back of your head that you are just a tree. The parasitic branch, and it happens to extend to the sky above the official road, shamelessly wants to support the stinky feet of the Lushen lineage."
Gao Tianzhang's words became more and more explicit, and he looked at Daocheng Huang as if nothing existed: "Hey, now the Lu Shen lineage has been severely damaged, and the offensive and defensive momentum has been reversed. Do you have anything to say to me? ?”
(End of chapter)
