Demon in the world

After Ah Jiu finished speaking, Ouyang Fei's face was slightly moved, but after he looked at Wen Renchu, the excitement in his eyes gradually calmed down.

A few people didn't speak, Wen Renchu ​​said to Ah Jiu: "This is not something you should worry about, go to sleep."

After driving Ah Jiu away, Ouyang Fei let out a long breath and said, "Second brother, what should we do now? The only one who can protect the inn is Ah Jiu, but you have to hide everything from him."

Wenren Chu said: "I said, no matter what, he can't be involved, even if it destroys the Fool's Inn."

Fu Xin put his chin on the side and said: "Xiao Jiu is so easy to deceive, just make up a reason to coax him back to Qingcheng Mountain, we just need to send someone to go with him, quietly retrieve Chishi, and then go back on a holiday, isn't that all right? ?”

Ouyang Fei said: "Qingcheng Mountain is a spiritual mountain, I have a lot of evil spirit, it will be very uncomfortable to go up."

Fu Xin said: "You all know my physique, I can't do anything during the day."

The two looked at Wen Renchu, "Second brother, why don't you go up the mountain yourself?"

Seeing that Chu frowned and remained silent, Fu Xin said, "Don't worry, let Ah Jiu go back to Qingcheng Mountain, and let me take care of it."

Fu Xin returned to the room and saw that Ah Jiu was still staring at the ceiling in a daze with her eyes open.

"Why aren't you sleeping? Thinking about the Fool's Inn?"

"Well, I don't understand why my brother always refuses to believe what I say."

Fu Xin said: "It's not easy for you to convince him, why don't you just take him back to Qingcheng Mountain to have a look? Then everything will be revealed."

Ah Jiu was depressed, "My brother will not agree to go back to Qingcheng Mountain with me, he is so busy."

"Who said that? Qingcheng Mountain is a special place, and Seventh Brother and I can't accompany you there. If you insist on going back, Second Brother will accompany you even for the Fool's Inn."

"really?"

"If you don't believe me, try it tomorrow."

Speaking of going back to Qingcheng Mountain, Ah Jiu really believed in Shenghua and Master Kongxiang. It would be great if Wenren Chu could go back with him.

However, he still felt uneasy. He climbed up to Fu Xin and said, "Brother Xin, help me think about it again. What if my brother disagrees?"

Fu Xin stared at him for a while, then stretched out his hand to pinch his chin, "Second brother is a cold-faced and warm-hearted person, especially in front of you. As the saying goes, a strong woman is afraid of pestering her husband. If he disagrees then, you will Fight him coquettishly. If it really doesn't work, you can only use the third-stage killer's mace, cry, make trouble, and hang yourself..."

"Is this possible?" Ah Jiu asked in doubt.

Fu Xin rubbed his chin to give him reassurance, "Sure, I can't stand these things anyway. Coupled with Xiao Jiu's face that can take all men, women and children, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Ah Jiu promised: "If my brother really comes back to Lanyin Temple with me, I will bring you fruits from the mountains and wild tea when I come back!"

In the morning, Ah Jiu prepared a sumptuous breakfast, sat next to Wen Renchu ​​and stared at him intently.

Wen Renchu ​​asked, "What do you want to say?"

Ah Jiu said: "I want to go back to Lanyin Temple to see the master, brother, will you go back with me?"

Seeing Ren Chu's eyes swept over, Fu Xin immediately covered half of his face, "It has nothing to do with me."

Ah Jiu grabbed his arm, and pleaded with tears in his eyes: "Good brother, I beg you... I have been down the mountain for more than a year, and I miss them very much. When I went down the mountain, I promised Master that I would take you back to see them." , let's go back and have a look, it won't waste too much time..."

He originally planned to speak according to Fu Xin's confession, but when he was nervous, he forgot all the words. Thinking of the details of getting along with Kong Xiang and Sheng Hua in the past, he couldn't help but feel sad, choked up and couldn't even speak completely.

Even Ouyang Fei, whose heart is as hard as a rock, couldn't bear it now, and persuaded: "Second brother, just go with him for two days."

Fu Xin also whispered: "If you really don't want to, you can let me go."

After continuing to be silent for a while, Wen Renchu ​​finally said, "When are you leaving?"

Ah Jiu immediately stood up happily, "I'm going to pack my things now!"

After the sound of his footsteps disappeared, Wen Renchu ​​looked at Fu Xin, "What else did you teach him yesterday?"

"No, absolutely not!" Fu Xin quickly raised his hands to deny it.

Ouyang Fei sneered, "Could it be that the words like 'good brother' and 'please' were also thought up by Lao Jiu himself?"

"I only taught him this one sentence, and I promise it's the only one sentence!" In fact, there are more nasty things, but luckily Ah Jiu has forgotten them all.

Wen Renchu ​​didn't bother to pay attention to these two people, "During the few days I've been away, you two had better not cause any trouble, otherwise..."

"We promise to stay at home honestly!" The two rarely answered him in unison.

Qingcheng Mountain is famous for its dangerous roads and high altitude. In addition, the mountainside is surrounded by colorful clouds and mists all the year round, and the strange peaks and pines everywhere are very spectacular and beautiful.

It is about 200 kilometers away from Yudu. It was originally a popular tourist spot, but it has never been opened to the public since a large number of tourists mysteriously disappeared on the mountainside 20 years ago.

Even so, it still attracts many young tourists to explore the mountain. Now it is late August, so I haven't seen too many tourists.

Ah Jiu was in high spirits along the way, and from time to time told Wenren Chu interesting stories about growing up on the mountain.

Although Wen Renchu ​​never interrupted, he could tell that he was listening very seriously.

"There was a benefactor surnamed Chen who was terminally ill and was carried up to the mountain by his son to worship Buddha in winter. Later, he heard from his master that she lived to be 80 years old."

"Brother caught a few sparrows for me in winter, and said they were fattened up and burned to eat, but they were all released by Master Kongxiang later."

"One time, my brother was punished by his master to kneel for three days, saying that he violated the seven precepts, including lust..."

"Brother is very strong. I hurt my foot while chopping wood. He was the one who came to carry me back in the middle of the night."

……

Wen Renchu ​​listened quietly, and said, "After talking so much about your senior brother, it seems that you really like him."

Ah Jiu nodded, "Well, when I was a child, I was afraid of thunder, and at night, my brother would hug me and sleep together."

Wen Renchu ​​asked again: "Is he also a child picked up by your master?"

Ah Jiu said: "Yes, on the second day after the master picked me up, he opened the door and saw a child sitting at the door. He didn't answer his questions, and he couldn't remember who his parents were, so the master asked him Keep him and name him Shenghua, that is, the later senior brother."

Wen Renchu ​​frowned, looked at the Lanyin Temple standing in the clouds and said, "How does a child go up such a high mountain?"

"I don't know, even the master doesn't know. Once I asked my brother, he lied to me that I brought him up the mountain."

The more he listened, Wen Renchu ​​became suspicious of Ah Jiu, a senior brother who had never masked his face.

What is the origin of this Shenghua who is almost omnipotent and takes great care of him in Ah Jiu's mouth?

It was already two days after the two arrived at Lanyin Temple.

Ah Jiu pushed open the gate of the temple, saw the empty figure sitting in the courtyard, screamed and rushed over.

Kong Xiang was both surprised and happy when he saw the little apprentice came back, he had never been good at words, so he had to pat Ah Jiu on the back to express his comfort.

The two masters and apprentices were very happy to be reunited, and they hugged each other for a long time before seeing Wen Renchu ​​at the door.

Seeing him, Kong Xiang was stunned, "May I ask who this benefactor is..."

Ah Jiu pulled Wen Renchu ​​over, "Master, this is my brother!"

Wen Renchu ​​nodded slightly, "Master, my name is Wen Renchu."

Kongxiang stared at him with a complex expression, Ah Jiu looked around and said anxiously: "Master, where is the brother?"

Kongxiang sighed, "I'm afraid he went to the back mountain again. Since you left, his whole temperament has changed drastically. He doesn't even listen to my words, and he hangs out all day without seeing anyone."

"Master, help my brother find something to eat, I'm going to find my brother!"

Seeing his hurried steps, Kong Xiang said: "Be careful, why are you still in a panic!"

After saying that, he turned around and said to the person who heard it: "Almsgiver, please come with me."

I don't know who built the Lanyin Temple on the top of the mountain. It seems to have been weather-beaten, but it still maintains the image of a splendid temple.

Wen Renchu ​​followed him for a few steps, and suddenly heard Kongxiang let out a long sigh, and asked, "Why is the master so moved?"

Kong Xiang held his hand and said: "To be honest, I made a divination in my spare time yesterday, and it turned out to be a sign of great danger... Ah Jiu is back today, and I am really uneasy in my heart."

Wenren Chu said: "Fate is determined by heaven, and everything depends on man's actions. The master is an outsider, and he should understand this truth better than ordinary people."

Kong Xiang paused in his footsteps, and said in a deep voice: "My two apprentices have the ties of fellow countrymen, but they don't have the blessing of brotherhood. One is innocent and the other is obsessive and stupid. If they are separated in the future, I really can't bear it." where."

Wen Renchu ​​heard that there was something in his words, so he opened his mouth to ask, but Kong Xiang waved his hands, "You don't need to ask more, you will understand later."

This Qingcheng Mountain is actually a fairy mountain overflowing with aura as in the legend, but the mysterious words of the old monk who lived in seclusion aroused suspicion. Reminiscent of the holy flower Ah Jiu mentioned, Wen Renchu ​​couldn't help frowning slightly.

Ah Jiu walked through the backyard and came to the familiar back mountain in his memory. He saw a man in a blue monk robe sitting alone on the edge of the cliff with his back turned to him.

Perhaps it was because I hadn't seen him for so long, Ah Jiu felt that such a senior brother was pitiful and strange, not at all like the laughing and feasting he used to be.

"Brother!" Ah Jiu yelled in a suppressed voice. The edge of the cliff was too dangerous, so he didn't dare to shout loudly for fear of hitting him.

Shenghua turned his face, his narrow fox eyes slightly bent towards him, "Ah Jiu, you are back!"

Ah Jiu's nose was sore, and she stretched out her hand to pull him, "Brother, don't sit there, it's dangerous."

Shenghua stood up calmly, walked over and hugged him tightly, "Ah Jiu, I miss you so much."

Ah Jiu hugged him back, sticking the tip of his nose against his chest, sniffing the familiar smell greedily, "I miss you too."

"Ah-Jiu has grown taller." Shenghua put his hands on top of his head, "it's almost as tall as me."

Ah Jiu smiled shyly, still as shy as before, his eyes flashed, and suddenly lit up, "Brother, I'll take you to meet someone!"

Shenghua said: "Have you found your brother?"

"Ah, senior brother, why did you guess it all of a sudden? It's amazing!"

"Ah Jiu," Shenghua put his arms around him, "I don't want to see your brother, I just want to stay with you for a while."

Ah Jiu was a little disappointed, but then he became happy again, "Okay, brother, I have a lot to tell you. Shanxia is as beautiful as you said. I went to learn how to cook, and I even worshiped the master. She looks very beautiful , the dishes are delicious, and they are especially good to me..."

The two sat down on the rock together, and Shenghua smiled and listened to Ah Jiu talking about his experience of going down the mountain with great interest.

In the end, Ah Jiu leaned on his leg and said: "Everything is good at the foot of the mountain, but there is no master or brother. Several times, I miss you so much that I am about to cry. Brother, why don't you talk?"

I remember that Shenghua used to be very eloquent, and he often talked eloquently, and he could describe everything vividly.

Shenghua pinched his earlobe and said: "I just want to hear what you have to say now, you said you were thinking about me and you were about to cry, is it true?"

Ah Jiu's cheeks were slightly flushed, "Really, when I just went down the mountain, I really cried. I was buried under the quilt at night, and no one knew about it except myself."

Shenghua raised the corners of his mouth, finally showing some of the past anger, "Come on, I haven't seen you for so long, let the senior brother kiss."

Ah Jiu didn't hide this time, and watched him bring his lips closer with his black and white eyes open.

Sheng Hua stuck to his soft lips for a while, and asked curiously: "Why are you so obedient this time?"

Ah Jiu played with his fingers and said, "I kissed my brother too, it was fun."

"Ah Jiu," Sheng Hua's eyes darkened, and he forcibly swallowed what he wanted to say.

The two sat on the rock for a long time, until the mountain wind blew up, they held hands and left reluctantly.

There was no one in the guest room, it turned out that Wenren Chu was discussing the tea ceremony with Kong Xiang in the front hall, Ah Jiu pulled Sheng Hua and said loudly: "Brother, I brought my brother back!"

The moment he saw Shenghua, Wenren Chu subconsciously moved his index finger holding the cup, Shenghua showed a cynical smile, and said to Kongxiang: "Master."

Kongxiang ordered: "It's getting late, go and prepare fast food." Since Ah Jiu went down the mountain, the job of cooking has fallen to Shenghua.

Ah Jiu immediately volunteered, "I'll go, I'll go! Brother, sit down, and I'll make you my best vegetable dish, fish-flavored shredded pork!"

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly ran towards the kitchen, Kong Xiang shook his head again, and when he was about to pour tea, he suddenly said: "Oh, some things in the kitchen are left by the pilgrims, and they cannot be moved. I have to remind him..."

Sheng Hua smiled at Kong Xiang's back, and sat down on the chair casually.

Seeing Ren Chu staring at him all the time, he said, "Your Highness, why be nervous, you are here to hurt me, why do you feel like I'm going to hurt you?"

Wen Renchu ​​frowned, "Who the hell are you? How did you know my identity?"

Sheng Hua lazily said: "Not only do I know your identity, but I also have an ulterior relationship with you."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Where am I talking nonsense? We had a skin-to-skin relationship back then, has Your Highness forgotten?"

Combining what he said just now, Wen Renchu ​​seemed to think of something, his eyes were like cold arrows without a smile, "You mean the last demon war?"

Shenghua said: "His Highness seems to have a good memory."

By this time, Wen Renchu ​​finally understood the origin of this holy flower.This so-called senior brother turned out to be the incarnation of Ajiu's carcass, Chishi. No wonder he is very close to Ajiu, unlike others...

It is not uncommon in the demon world that any thing contaminated with demonic energy can transform into a human form.

Now that he knew the other party's identity, Wen Renchu ​​didn't want to go around and said directly: "I came here for Chishi, there is a problem with the time rift, and I need new Chishi to create the enchantment of the Fool's Inn. The Chishi of Dragon Bazi has already made it No, now there is only the last one left, Ah Jiu."

Shenghua lowered his eyes and smiled, "If I tell Ah Jiu about my life experience, do you think he will repair the barrier? Your Highness, don't worry...it's just a hypothesis, I won't tell him my real identity. "

Wen Renchu's hostility towards him faded, but he also wanted to know the reason.

"why?"

Shenghua was holding the cup, still muttering to himself in a low voice, "No man would say to the person he likes: I don't exist at all, I'm just an accessory of your coming into this world..."

Wenren Chu said unhappily, "He's still a child."

Shenghua said: "In the eyes of His Highness, I came to this world with him, watched it conceive and grow, and then separated from me alive, the pain...you will never know. "

"In that case, why didn't you choose to go down the mountain with him?"

"Your Highness thinks I don't want to? My body is in Lanyin Temple, which means that I will never be able to leave Qingcheng Mountain for the rest of my life."

Wen Renchu ​​was puzzled, "Ah Jiu told me that you often go down the mountain..." Could it be?

Shenghua laughed and said: "That's right, I lied to him. I am actually more ignorant than him about the world under the mountain. I just heard some pilgrims' descriptions and told him. That fool, he believes everything I say."

Wen Renchu ​​looked at him, "I won't give up Chishi for this reason. After the last demon war, you should know how important the Fool's Inn is to us."

"I didn't expect you to let me go, I just wanted to..."

"I'm warning you as brother Ah Jiu, don't have delusional thoughts about him, you can't afford it." Wen Renchu ​​ruined all hopes of Shenghua with one sentence.

During dinner, Ah Jiu didn't understand the dull atmosphere at the dinner table, "Brother, does it mean that the dishes I cook are not to your liking?"

"No, it's delicious, brother likes it."

"master……"

"It's the first time I've eaten such a delicious vegetarian dish."

"elder brother……"

"Isn't it enough for two people to praise you?"

Ah Jiu smirked embarrassedly, "There are still dishes in the kitchen, everyone should eat more!"

In the evening Ah Jiu originally wanted to sleep with Shenghua, and whisper something to him by the way, but Wen Renchu ​​refused, and blocked him back with a cold refusal to go.

In the early morning of the next day, Ah Jiu pulled Wenren and said clearly: "Brother, I will take you to see..."

"Look at what?"

"My eggshell, it's in the Buddhist hall... Huh? Brother, why are you here?"

Shenghua stretched his waist and said: "I just turned around casually, just happened to turn here."

Ah Jiu said: "It's just right, I'll show it to the senior brother too..." He walked around behind the Buddha statue and took out the stone, "Look, there are words written on it, and the master named me with it! Brother, this time Do you believe it?"

Wen Renchu ​​glanced at Shenghua and said, "It's just an ordinary rock. How many times have I said that you are human and cannot be born from an egg."

Ah Jiu was very depressed, "Is this really just an ordinary stone?"

Shenghua smiled and said: "There are mountains and plains all over the place. Master is afraid that you will be stupid on the mountain. He made up a story to coax you to go down the mountain to play. I really believe it, idiot."

"Ah? I'm going to ask the master!" Ah Jiu put the stone on the table and ran out.

Wen Renchu ​​picked up the stone, "Come with me, I will take you down the mountain to have a look."

Shenghua turned around in a circle, turned into a ball of white light and melted into the stone, and the red stone immediately became transparent like jade.

Wen Renchu ​​held it in his left palm, stroked it with his right hand, and the stone disappeared without a trace.

Ah Jiu struggled with Kongxiang for a long time and couldn't find out why. When he turned back, he saw the stone was still on the table, and he was depressed for a while and had to move it back to its original place.

After walking around the monastery for a long time, I couldn't find Shenghua anywhere, so I asked Wenren Chu to ask.

Wenren said clearly: "Perhaps he has gone down the mountain. Didn't your master say that he often can't find anyone recently?"

Ah Jiu said sullenly: "I'm back now, how can senior brother go out?"

After staying in Lanyin Temple for a day, but still unable to wait for Shenghua, Wen Renchu ​​has already started to mention the matter of work intentionally or unintentionally.

Ah Jiu naturally didn't want to delay him, but she couldn't find Sheng Hua and was reluctant to leave. She begged Wen Renchu ​​and waited for another two days, but still no one was seen.

Kong Xiang persuaded: "Don't wait for him. I heard from the radio station that there will be heavy rain in a few days. You should go down the mountain as soon as possible to avoid danger in the future."

Ah Jiu had no choice but to bid farewell to the master in tears, and followed Wen Renchu ​​back to Yudu.

This trip failed to prove Ah Jiu's identity, nor did he have much contact with Shenghua, Ah Jiu felt very lost and his heart was empty.

Wen Renchu ​​got the red stone, and he didn't rush to repair the barrier, but kept it by his side for half a month, which kind of compensated him for taking care of his younger brother all these years.

One day Ah Jiu came back from the Fool's Inn, and said anxiously: "The shaking there is getting worse and worse, Monye said that I will not be allowed to go again in the future."

Wenren said clearly: "Take me to the inn."

"But it's dangerous there!"

"It's okay, I already know how to repair the barrier."

Ah Jiuqi said: "Have you found Chishi? Brother, can you let me see?"

Wen Renchu ​​rejected him, "Children, don't be curious about everything, go to the Fool's Inn."

Ah Jiu had no choice but to close his eyes and bring Wen Renchu ​​to the inn. Wen Renchu ​​still asked him to wait outside, and went in to find Monye by himself.

Monye was holding his head and moaning at the counter, when Chu Lai, who saw it, was taken aback, "Your Highness...why are you here?"

Wen Renchu ​​handed him the red stone, and Monye immediately burst out laughing in surprise, "I am so blessed! The inn is finally saved!"

Now take the Nether Cauldron, put red stones in it, and burn it with colored glaze fire.

The glazed fire is the karmic fire of hell, which can burn everything in the world. Although the red stone is hard, it can't resist it, and it shows signs of melting after a while.

Wenren Chu, who had been watching from the side, faintly heard the cry, and suddenly got up and went out. Ah Jiu rolled on the ground with her arms folded at the door of the inn, crying out in pain, "Brother, my body hurts...it feels like I'm being burned, please save me!" help me……"

It was only then that Wen Renchu ​​realized that although Ah Jiu was separated from Sheng Hua, their souls were intertwined.It is not difficult to understand why Shenghua, who is far away in Qingcheng Mountain, knows their whereabouts and purpose very well.

Although Ah Jiu described it as miserable now, it wasn't real pain, it was just an illusion brought to him by Shenghua.If he endured it for a while, his body would not be in any serious trouble after the original soul of Shenghua disappeared.

Wen Renchu ​​picked him up, saw that his forehead was covered with sweat, and his expression was unbearably painful, so he asked Menye to take him to the room to rest, and stayed by the Youming cauldron by himself.

After contemplating for a while, he reached out and took the softened red stone out of the cauldron, and said, "Didn't you always want to go down the mountain to accompany Ah Jiu? Abandon your body and come into my body."

Shenghua's body was tired and twisted, but his attitude was very stubborn, "If I become a part of you, then I will not be me."

Wen Renchu ​​sneered, "If it weren't for seeing Ah Jiu being too uncomfortable, do you think I would want you? I'll count to three, one chance, you can figure it out."

Immediately, the white light leaped up, landed on Wen Renchu's wrist, and slowly melted into the skin like diffused light.

Wen Renchu ​​threw Chishi into the Nether Cauldron, "Monye, ​​I leave the rest to you."

Ah Jiu woke up and saw Wen Renchu, "Brother, I seem to have seen senior brother just now."

Wen Renchu ​​said lightly: "Really."

"He seemed to say goodbye to me... and said something else, but I couldn't make out."

Wen Renchu ​​put his hand on his ear and reminded him, "It's time to go back."

After returning to reality, Ah Jiu vaguely noticed that Wen Renchu ​​seemed to be a little different from before, but she couldn't tell what was different.

Ouyang Fei shook his saber in front of his face, and Ah Jiu woke up immediately, "Seven, Brother Seven."

"Why are you always staring at Second Brother in a daze these two days?"

Ah Jiu made a booing motion, leaned on his ear and said, "Did Brother Qi notice any changes in Brother?"

Ouyang Fei glanced at Wen Renchu ​​from a distance, "It's nothing different, he looked like this tens of thousands of years ago."

"No, my brother refuses to play with me these days, and his face is very fierce."

Ouyang Fei wondered: "Isn't he always like this?"

Ah Jiu was a little unhappy, the two of them hadn't finished biting their ears, Wen Renchu ​​had already looked over, "What are you doing?"

Ouyang Fei immediately betrayed Ah Jiu, "He said something is wrong with you recently, are you okay?"

Wen Renchu ​​glanced at Ah Jiu, "Very good."

For some reason, Ah Jiu suddenly felt a chill rise up his back.