Qin Shaoyou, who had left his errand, had just taken two steps when he felt a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark night.
"Who is spying on me? Does Ruan Xiangxiang have any accomplices?"
Qin Shaoyou instantly became vigilant. He seemed calm on the surface, but his right hand was already on the handle of the knife. If the situation went wrong, he would draw the knife to fight.
But soon, Qin Shaoyou felt that something was wrong again.
This is the Demon Suppression Division!
Even if Ruan Xiangxiang really has accomplices, he should hide instead of wandering to the Demon Suppression Department - doesn't that mean giving credit to the night watchmen in vain?
"So, the person spying on me is..."
Qin Shaoyou's heart moved and he turned to look in the direction of the lobby of the Demon Suppression Department.
Although the distance was far and the light was dim, Qin Shaoyou could still clearly see with his [Bright Eyes] that the eyes of the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch were staring straight at him.
One person and one statue, facing each other.
"Damn, it's really the statue of the Patriarch. Why are you always staring at me?" Qin Shaoyou secretly complained, and at the same time he was relieved and continued to walk to the kitchen of the Demon Suppression Department.
But after walking a few steps, he stopped again.
Because he found that the eyes of the Jiutian Demon Patriarch's statue seemed to be staring at him. Wherever he goes, his eyes turn.
"What's wrong with you sir?" Qin Shaoyou asked with a wry smile towards the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch in the lobby.
The wooden statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch did not answer his question, but just stared at him.
Qin Shaoyou remembered that the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch also wanted to eat the delicacies of demons and ghosts. He looked down at the bones and silk strings in the basket and guessed: "Is it because of these things?"
Thinking of this, he simply put the basket on the ground and walked aside to test his guess.
Then Qin Shaoyou saw that the eyes of the Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch's statue did not move as he walked away, but continued to stare at the basket.
"I really have my eye on these monster ingredients... My dear fellow, I haven't made the spiritual food yet, and I haven't even taken the first bite. Are you always waiting to pay tribute?"
Qin Shaoyou was complaining in his heart when he saw the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch moved his eyes again and looked at him, and then his eyes began to rotate, sometimes looking at him, sometimes looking at the basket.
Combining his previous guesses, Qin Shaoyou somewhat understood the meaning of the statue of the Patriarch of Jiutiandang Demon.
He went back to pick up the basket and walked to the lobby. After making sure that no one was around, he tentatively asked in a low voice: "Master, do you want me to cook the things in this basket for you?"
As soon as these words came out, Qin Shaoyou clearly saw that the eyes of the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch changed.
It wasn't that he agreed that he guessed correctly, nor was he happy that he finally understood, but he showed a bit of pity.
mercy?
Qin Shaoyou was a little confused.
If you want to eat, just say you want to eat. If you don’t want to eat, just say you won’t eat. Why do you have to pity me?
He frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly thought back to himself: Damn, the Patriarch seemed to be dissing me for my slow understanding. It took me a while to understand its meaning. He thought I had a problem with my IQ, so he took pity on me?
Am I being criticized by a wooden sculpture for having a low IQ?
This discovery made Qin Shaoyou feel both angry and funny.
He did not reply to the statue of the Patriarch of Jiutiandang Demon, but just said: "If you want to eat it, just wait. After I make it, I will give you one."
But in my heart I was thinking: Do you think you think I have a low IQ? Just wait, I don’t eat this spiritual food for free, I have to ask you to help me carry the burden.
The statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch didn't know what Qin Shaoyou was thinking, otherwise he would definitely set him on fire.
After listening to his words, the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch showed satisfaction and urging, as if to say: "Go quickly, don't waste any more time."
Okay, am I really a breeder? Fortunately, I don’t have to shovel shit.
Qin Shaoyou shook his head and did not say much to the Jiutian Demon Patriarch. He would wait until the new demon ghost delicacies were made.
He picked up the basket and walked out of the lobby, heading towards the kitchen of the Demon Suppression Department.
There was no one in the kitchen at night. The cooks had all gone home from get off work.
Qin Shao had a quiet time. He first went to get two basins of water, put the broken bones and silk strings of the white-bone pipa into the water, washed them respectively, and at the same time lit a fire to heat the pot.
There is no need to cook the bones of the fine bone bream before they are marinated.
Qin Shaoyou just washed the broken bones, sprinkled them with salt, dogwood powder, pepper powder and other seasonings, stirred them, and put them into a jar for pickling vegetables.
Then pour vegetable oil, close the altar lid, and put in salt water.
The preparation of this fine bone bream has come to an end temporarily. After it is marinated, you can eat it as you go.
After Qin Shaoyou finished the fine bone bream, the fire in the stove was burning brightly.
He was about to add oil and fry the silk strings according to the method taught by the mysterious recipe. The fire in the stove suddenly burst out, and the flames almost burned his hair, which startled him.
Just when he was wondering what the fire was about, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the kitchen.
Qin Shaoyou raised his eyebrows slightly, put the silk string he had picked up back into the basin, turned his head and looked towards the kitchen door, and saw several night watchmen walking in.
Seeing that the person in the kitchen was Qin Shaoyou, the night watchmen hurriedly saluted and explained the reason: "We saw a fire in the kitchen and thought something had happened, so we came to check."
It seems that these night watchmen are responsible for patrol tonight.
They had good attitudes, and Qin Shaoyou was naturally kind. He smiled and said, "It's okay here. I just had a fight and I'm a little hungry. Come over and cook something to eat."
Several night watchmen did not doubt that he was there, and asked diligently: "Master Qin, does he need our help?"
"No need to bother, I just ordered some noodles and they are almost ready." Qin Shaoyou opened his eyes and lied.
The lack of attentiveness made several night watchmen a little regretful. After saying a few words, they left the kitchen and continued to patrol the surrounding area.
Qin Shaoyou did not rush to put the silk string out of the pot, but walked to the kitchen door and glanced towards the lobby.
The eyes of the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch were staring straight at this side. That is to say, it has no saliva, otherwise it would have drooled all over the floor.
"The flames just now were the Patriarch's statue warning me that someone is coming?" Qin Shaoyou guessed in his heart.
"Does it not want people to see me cooking ghost delicacies, or does it not want people to compete with it for food? Or is it both?"
Qin Shaoyou couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.
The Patriarch seemed too embarrassed to get free money, so he took up the job of a watchdog?
"Well done, keep up the good work."
Qin Shaoyou smiled at the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch and gave a thumbs up.
The statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch turned his head when he saw this scene.
But the corner of his eyes was still staring here.
"Oh, you're quite arrogant."
Qin Shaoyou laughed dumbly, and suddenly an idea appeared in his heart that seemed a bit rebellious to others: "So arrogant? So, is the statue of the ancestor I raised a dog or a cat?"
