Demon in the world

boom!A puff of white smoke suddenly exploded around Ah Jiu.

He vaguely felt that something was slowly protruding from the skin, but he didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, he felt the joy of the bones being stretched out, as if his vision suddenly became clear.

But what changed at the same time, as if the whole world suddenly became several times bigger?It was only then that Ah Jiu realized that his height at the moment seemed to be less than Wen Renchu's knees... He raised his hand in surprise, only to find that it turned into a cat-like furry palm with only three fingers !

"Brother!" Ah Jiu yelled in horror, but after the exit, it turned into a strange whining of an animal.

Wen Renchu ​​seemed to understand, lifted him up with both hands, and said, "Don't be afraid, this is your true form."

Hearing his comfort, Ah Jiu gradually calmed down, raised his left palm to look, and then raised his right palm to look, it seemed that there was nothing to be afraid of, and finally tried to scratch Wen Renchu's fingers with his claws.

Mr. Jin took the mirror, held it up in front of it, and said, "Look at yourself, what a pretty little guy."

At this time, Ah Jiu looked seven points like a lion cub, with a round body, short legs, and a naive look. Except for the tail and four white soles, the whole body was mainly milky white.What is different from ordinary animals is that it has an extra curved horn on its forehead, its pointed ears protrude a lot, and a circle of conspicuous red curly hair grows around its neck.

It curled its tail, opened its mouth in front of the mirror, and then saw the long and short fangs on both sides to really confirm its identity.

It's really me, why does it feel like I'm in a dream?Ah Jiu muttered to himself in a daze, "Is there no way to change people again in the future?"

"Yes," Mr. Jin said with a friendly smile, "I've already prepared a wooden barrel in the yard. Your Highness can take Ah Jiu there to soak for two hours. This will also benefit her future bone growth."

Wooden barrels are placed under the vines, filled with various medicinal herbs.

Wen Renchu ​​put Ah Jiu in, and saw that it was holding its paws on the edge of the bucket and dared not let go, so he said, "Put your hands in too."

Ah Jiu let go carefully, and after seeing that her body didn't sink, she happily swam a few laps, and started playing with her tail in the water like a fight.

"Brother, I feel very comfortable now!"

Sure enough, nature is hard to change, Wen Renchu ​​sat down next to him, "Just soak for a while longer if you feel comfortable."

Fu Dou hid far away in the corner, although his eyes were full of curiosity, he never dared to approach.

After soaking in the medicated bath, it was already dark.

Ah Jiu tried several times according to what Wen Renchu ​​said, but she still couldn't change back to her human form, so she said a little discouraged, "Brother, I'm so hungry."

Coincidentally, Mr. Jin came out and explained: "Let's eat first. I added two flavors of Lingxunzi to the medicine, so that it will lose all its demonic power for a while. Just sleep and wake up."

When he arrived at the dinner table, Ah Jiu jumped onto the chair and put his two paws on the edge of the table. It was really uncomfortable to see the table full of food and unable to eat.

Mr. Jin specially prepared an empty plate for it, and Wen Renchu ​​took the dishes it usually likes to eat.

Ah Jiu couldn't help but licked the plate a few times after eating, and only lowered her head in embarrassment after meeting Shang Wenren Chu's astonished gaze.

Fortunately, Wen Renchu ​​didn't say anything, just took a tissue and handed it to it, Ah Jiu consciously rubbed his mouth on it twice.

When going to bed at night, he was embraced by Wenren Chu to sleep as usual, and he felt an unprecedented satisfaction in his heart.

At the same time, Wen Renchu ​​was completely awake.

He was thinking about the demon world many years ago, the last war among the three worlds, and the fate that has been repeated for many years... If it is said that he was tired of running around and obeyed God's will, Ah Jiu in his arms now gave him a rebellious reason.That kind of long-lost pampering and warmth quickly nourished this seed to germinate and grow like sunshine and water... In order not to let him fall into the same despair as himself, it's time to resist this damn fate!

When leaving Jiangcheng, Xi Feng didn't take the time to see him off, and felt very guilty about Ah Jiu's injury on the phone.

But Ah Jiu comforted him instead, "It's okay, everything is fine now! Third brother, pay attention to rest, don't make yourself too tired."

Before boarding the plane, Ah Jiu used the money she won from the game to buy some Jiangcheng specialties, and planned to take them back as presents for Ouyang Fei and Fu Xin.

After returning to Yudu Taoyuan, I searched inside and out but couldn't find Fu Xin.

Ouyang Fei ate his snacks and said slowly: "Don't look for it, the dead otaku has been missing for several days."

Ah Jiu was stunned, "Seventh brother, are you bullying him again?"

"What do you mean bullying him? I'm protecting him!" Ouyang Fei protested dissatisfiedly, and took out a newspaper from the gap in the sofa to show him, "To be honest, what does this woman look like?"

On the small picture in the corner is a woman holding a doll, the five crowns on her face are all gathered together, and the big characters next to it say that she is a famous voice actor of a certain animation.

Ah Jiu shook her head truthfully, "It's not pretty."

"Not only is it unattractive, it's so ugly!" Ouyang Fei sneered and said, "The dead nerd is actually a member of this woman's flesh and blood!"

Seeing Ah Jiu and Wen Renchu's puzzled faces, they said: "I don't know what flesh and blood are? They are fans who are dedicated to sleeping with you! If I hadn't stopped him, the dead nerd would have been ruined by this woman. She even blamed me for ruining his good deeds." ... No, I ran away from home in anger."

Ah Jiu read the newspaper for a while before she finally understood, "Why does Brother Xin want to have a baby with her?"

"What kind of child will you have?" Ouyang Fei glanced at him lazily, "This woman has a husband and is over 40 years old, but she just wants to use a dead otaku as a free massage vibrator. An adult is obsessed with cartoons all day long. , and because the character he likes messes with a real married woman, do you still blame me for beating him?"

After saying this, even Wen Renchu ​​frowned.

Ah Jiu asked: "Then where will he go?"

Ouyang Fei played darts and said indifferently: "Anyway, he won't die. The model and comics are here. I don't believe he can stay outside for a few days."

Wen Renchu ​​took off his coat, "Is today the first day of Fu Xin's disappearance?"

"On the third day."

Wen Renchu ​​looked slightly annoyed, "Then why don't you go look for it?"

"It's only been three days, what's the rush? I don't believe he'll be starved to death outside at his age. Didn't he live alone before?"

"Before I paid him living expenses on time, he didn't know anything about the outside world, he didn't even know how to take the bus or the subway, let alone any interpersonal communication. It's okay at night, if something happened during the day, he wouldn't even be able to fight back No."

"The dead otaku can't be so weak, can he?"

"Weaker than you think."

Ouyang Fei was silent for a while, then threw Fei Piao steadily on the disk, and disappeared from the room like a gust of wind.

Ah Jiu worried: "Brother, will something happen to Brother Xin?"

Wenren said clearly: "Probably not."

"Ah, then why did you say that just now..."

"Don't you think it's too much for him to bully Fu Xin all the time?"

Ah Jiu was stunned for a long time before reacting and praised: "Brother, you are so smart."

However, in the early morning of the next day, Ouyang Fei still hadn't come back.

During breakfast, Ah Jiu asked: "Brother Qi is not here today, can I go to Master's place?"

Wen Renchu ​​thought for a moment, and said, "Take Fudou, its escape speed is faster than Meteor, if something happens, let it notify me as soon as possible."

Fu Dou was struggling with Ham under the table with his butt pouted, and he immediately screamed excitedly when he heard him.

So Ah Jiu brought Fu Dou to the Junzi Restaurant, and met several familiar chefs on the way, and greeted each other cordially.

But I don't know why, Ah Jiu always felt that they looked at him strangely, and seemed to have a strange sympathy?

At this time, Du Shiwei was sitting alone in the office, looking at the small book with fascination. Seeing Ah Jiu coming in, he quickly stuffed things into the middle drawer.Even so, Ah Jiu caught sight of words such as hospital and report with sharp eyes.

"Master..."

"Come here so early, sit down."

"Well," Ah Jiu sat down, looked around the office, and found that it was much more spacious than usual, "Master, where did your flowers go?"

"I gave it to someone yesterday," Du Shiwei casually made a cup of coffee for him, "How are you doing, are you all right?"

Ah Jiu held the cup and smiled, "It's ready, thank you Master."

Du Shiwei turned on the computer, annotated the report submitted by Ah Jiu, and told him the main points and mistakes one by one.

After all the explanations were finished, Du Shiwei took out a thick notebook from his backpack and gave it to Ah Jiu, "Here are some cooking experiences and insights I recorded, which may be useful to you in the future."

It is densely packed with some strange delicacies, and some theories that are currently not recognized by the mainstream of the culinary world. Some foreign materials are pasted and pasted, and they are even translated with a red pen for easy memorization. Ah Jiu opened it and flipped through a few pages. Unknowingly, he was drawn in.

Du Shiwei didn't bother him either, and sat aside to continue thinking.

Unknowingly, it was noon, and Du Shi called him slightly, "Ah Jiu, do you still remember that plate of fried vegetables you had a few months ago?"

Of course I remembered that I had finished eating that plate of unpalatable vegetables.

Seeing Ah Jiu nodding, Du Shiwei smiled and said, "The assessment is coming, and now I want a plate of fried vegetables."

"Ok!"

Ah Jiu put down his notebook, walked to the small kitchen next door, and quickly fried a plate of vegetables and brought them out.

Du Shi pinched his watch slightly, and said: "Well, there is still progress, almost one and a half minutes faster than last time."

I tasted it with chopsticks, and nodded in satisfaction, "The taste is good, and the hardness and crispness have basically passed the test. It seems that the free meals these months have not been eaten in vain."

It's not easy to get Du Shiwei's compliment, Ah Jiu raised the corners of his mouth happily, but Du Shiwei's next words made his face collapse immediately.

"I have nothing to teach you, you will have to rely on yourself in the future..."

"Master!"

Du Shiwei folded his hands on his chest, and looked at him with a smile, "You don't need to come here in the afternoon. I'll prepare carefully at home these few days. You have to respect me and cook 24 dishes for the teacher's banquet at Yuemanlou on Friday. I hope you don't let me Everyone is disappointed."

Teacher?Ah Jiu grabbed the notebook in a daze, "Master, I still have a lot to learn from you..."

Du Shi slightly patted his head, "Master leads the door, practice is up to everyone, I have already taught you everything I know, how to develop in the future depends on you."

"But Master..."

"Don't look at me with such abandoned eyes, kid, it's easy to make people feel guilty like you."

Ah Jiu bit her lower lip, "Do you have to be a teacher?"

Du Shi nodded her chin slightly, raised her face to the poor apprentice, "You must be a teacher."

"Can't it be a few years later? Master Li from Congee Love Confucius Shop has followed Master Liu for 12 years and hasn't graduated yet!"

"Don't always stare at those good-for-nothing guys!" Du Shiwei's stroking on the top of his head was changed to tapping, "Does it look good for people in their 30s to go out with a pacifier? Besides, being a teacher is just a formal one, to prove that you I can cook independently. There is no limit to learning, even if you become a teacher, you should be more modest and cautious, and absorb more knowledge from others, understand?"

Ah Jiu nodded reluctantly, "Understood, then... Are the 24 dishes designated or customized?"

Only then did Du Shiwei say with satisfaction: "You can decide on the dishes, but they must be comfortable for people to eat, otherwise...not only you, but even I will become everyone's laughing stock."

Once Master's face was involved, Ah Jiu immediately took it seriously and said, "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely do my best!"

Every time Du Shiwei saw his innocent and serious expression, she couldn't help laughing, but this time she just smiled gently, "I know you won't let me down."

Because of leaving the teacher, Ah Jiu didn't have any appetite, and his motion sickness didn't improve at all, so he simply walked slowly back to his residence in Taoyuan with Fu Dou.

When turning at the intersection, a gust of wind suddenly blew from the sky. The sharp wind was like a knife, and the sky was so dark that pedestrians couldn't open their eyes.

In the hazy vision, there seemed to be a black shadow coming from the top of the head. The opponent seemed to be a child. Ah Jiu's scalp tightened, and two or three hairs were forcibly ripped off under the unavoidable situation.

Fu Dou screamed and jumped up in time, the black shadow flew away quickly, and the strong wind gradually subsided.

After returning to the residence, Ah Jiu still had lingering fears about this matter. The horrible and weird situation, could it be that he encountered some monsters at that time?

When Wen Renchu ​​came back at night, Ah Jiu told him about the matter, and drew the general shape of the black shadow with a pen.

Wen Renchu ​​called Fudou in, and found a thin black tail tip from its mouth.

His face immediately became solemn, "It really is a monster, a kind of phantom beast, named Dream Ape, first steals human hair, then creates dreams through the hair, enters the target's dream at night and begins to do whatever it wants."

"In a dream? Will it affect real life?"

"Yes, it will manipulate human beings through dreams. If it wants to live, it will live, and if it wants to die, it will die. The victim has no room to fight back."

Ah Jiu was stunned, "Is it trying to kill me?"

Wenren said clearly: "It should be for the Fool's Inn, and maybe they will force you to hand over the Inn or let you take him into the time rift."

"If it's a monster that harms people, I won't bring it in." Ah Jiu said firmly, "I won't sleep tonight, let's see how it manipulates me."

"The scary thing about Dream Ape is that it can control your sleep time when it gets dark."

"Ah?" Jiu now also felt worried, "Then what should I do?"

Wenren said clearly: "We have to find Fu Xin and come back as soon as possible. A dream ape appears at night like a dream monkey. Fu Xin is his sworn enemy."

After he finished speaking, he clasped his hands and four fingers together, put his thumbs together in the seal, and silently recited the incantation.

The sound of horseshoes sounded almost immediately outside the door, and the knocking on the door was answered before entering.

The visitor turned out to be a carriage made of pure gold, with a length and width of no more than one meter. There were eight white horses lined up in front, with a single horn on its head and huge wings on its back.

The carriage stopped in front of Wen Renchu, and a villain wearing a yellow hat lifted the brocade curtain, and respectfully saluted the two of them: "Little demon Qingji has seen the Second Highness, what orders do you have?"

Wenren Chu said: "Help me take a message to the bearer, asking him to come back before dark."

"I'll do it right away." Qingji leaped into the carriage, quickly turned the horse's head and waved his whip, and the golden carriage flew away at high speed.

Ah Jiu was amusing, and asked: "Brother, what kind of monster is this? The car runs so fast!"

"His name is Qingji, and he is born with fast legs. Regardless of his small body, he can travel thousands of miles a day on foot. Later, the eight heavenly horses that were rewarded by Bai Ze were used as messengers from the demon world for everyone to drive. His carriage Inside, there are letters for communication. He carries the evil spirit beads in his chest, which can go straight through volcanic deserts, vast oceans, and there is no place within the Three Realms that it cannot go to."

As soon as Wenren Chu finished his explanation, the clatter of horseshoes sounded again.

After the golden carriage drove in, Qingji stood on the back of the Tianma and saluted, and said: "Young one has patrolled the Three Realms twice, but you haven't found any trace of His Highness Eighth, so you must have deliberately concealed your whereabouts."

Wenren Chu frowned slightly, "I'm tired, go get busy."

After Huo Ji left in a hurry, Ah Jiu couldn't help but said, "Even Qing Ji can't find anyone else, so nothing will happen to Myna, right?"

Wenren said clearly: "No, although Fu Xin is weaker during the day, he is not someone who can be bullied by anyone. He must have hidden himself on purpose."

As the sky gradually darkened, Ah Jiu couldn't resist the drowsiness and began to rub his eyes frequently, "Brother, I'm so sleepy."

Wen Renchu ​​took a towel and wrapped ice cubes on his face, "Don't sleep, I'll think of a way."

"Okay..." Ah Jiu responded, but her head couldn't help lowering her head, and her body leaned limply on the sofa.

Wen Renchu ​​pinched his wrist, "Don't be fooled by that monkey! If you feel scared, turn into a beast, and then..."

Ah Jiu floated into Mengxiang, and couldn't hear a word of what he said next.

Looking at the white mist all around, Ah Jiu took a few steps and pinched her own face, but she didn't feel any pain at all, but suddenly there was a strange scream from under her feet.

Ah Jiu pushed aside the white mist and looked carefully. It turned out to be a little black marquis, who must have been stepped on the wound by Ah Jiu, holding the broken tail and screaming.

monkey?Dream ape?Could it be it?Ah Jiu knelt down and asked, "Are you the Dream Ape?"

The little monkey nodded, and changed his utterance to a harsh human language, "Hand over the Fool's Inn! Otherwise, you will only be able to stay in a dream for the rest of your life!"

Ah Jiu asked, "Can you cook?"

The little monkey's eyes were confused, "No."

Ah Jiu said: "You don't know how to cook, what do you want the inn to do?"

The little monkey seemed to have never considered this question, so he couldn't help but startled at this moment, "Do you have to know how to cook if you want an inn? Then you can?"

"What do you want to eat, I'll make it for you." Wen Renchu ​​said it was very powerful before, but now no matter how you look at it, it's just a cute and cute little monkey.

"Banana tree! I want a banana tree that can never be eaten!"

Is there such a reason to hijack yourself into the dream?Ah Jiu was puzzled: "Why? Aren't there a lot of bananas in the fruit supermarket outside?"

"No," the little monkey said with a painful expression, "I don't have any money, and I can only be sent to the zoo by humans after I go out. You know...that kind of place where you can't make ends meet, and you can only eat leftover rice with the administrator every day. I already have a whole lot of money." I haven’t eaten a banana in half a year! The last time I ate it, I stole it from a child! I need a banana tree... Take me to the Fool’s Inn quickly, or I’ll kill you!”

Although the other party's methods are not very open and aboveboard, but they are also forced by reality to have nowhere to go, right?

Ah Jiu thought about it for a while, and replied: "No problem, but I'm just the new shopkeeper, and I haven't cooked Guangming Cuisine yet, so I don't necessarily guarantee success."

The little monkey only listened to the previous sentence, and happily climbed onto his shoulder, "Take me there, take me there quickly!"

Ah Jiu held his paw, closed his eyes, the door of the Fool's Inn appeared in his mind, and then pushed it open...

Menye immediately came out to greet him, "Master, you are here."

Ah Jiu introduced the little monkey on his shoulder to him, "It's called Dream Ape, and it's my guest."

Perhaps it was because he hadn't entertained guests for a long time, and Menye's hospitality was a little too much. He took the little monkey down and put it on a chair, and said respectfully, "Would you like some tea? Longjing or Biluochun? How about peanuts and nuts?" ?”

Although the little monkey showed timidity, he still insisted, "I just want a banana tree."

Menye immediately said: "Please wait a moment!"

On the way to bring Ah Jiu to the kitchen, Monye said to Ah Jiu: "Master, the guest's request is actually very simple, as long as you follow the recipe, you will definitely be able to meet his request."

Walking to the kitchen, Kadono stopped, opened the door and made a gesture of invitation to Ah Jiu.

Ah Jiu walked in, and found that every corner of the kitchen was inlaid with luminous pearls, and the kitchen utensils and tableware were all available, all clean and spotless.

He didn't forget to look for the mysterious recipe first, and after looking around, he finally found a yellowed ancient scroll under the chopping board. On the cover were four vigorous and powerful cursive scripts: "Bright Recipe", but the content inside was blank.

Ah Jiu searched under the case for a long time, and finally found a writing brush hanging. Although there was no inkstone, the ink was so full that it almost dripped down at any time.

Holding the brush, he hesitated for a long time before tentatively writing down the little monkey's wish on the first page of the recipe: banana trees that can never be eaten up.

After writing, the ink penetrates quickly and then disappears.

When he turned to the second page, as expected, handsome handwriting appeared.

Main ingredients: banana, linden tree

Accessories: chocolate biscuits

Seasoning: None

Method: Mash chocolate biscuits in a proper amount and put them in a bowl, wash the linden trees and plant them in the biscuits, and fix the banana slices on the linden trees with bamboo sticks.Steam in a cage for 15 minutes, take it out and pour water on it, and serve.

This recipe...why does it feel so unreliable!But now it seems that there is no other choice but to follow suit, Ah Jiu went to open the cabinet with ingredients marked with some headaches.There is a dense pile of hidden compartments inside, Ah Jiu searched for a long time inside, and actually found a box marked with a bodhi tree!

After opening the box, he saw many green saplings growing inside, so Ah Jiu pulled one out, then closed the box and put it back in place.

Then take the chocolate biscuits, crush them in a sea bowl, and then plant the saplings in them.I cut a piece of banana with the skin on and fixed it on the sapling with a toothpick, and put the bowl in the cage for steaming in doubt.

After 15 minutes, Ah Jiu opened the cage.

The bodhi tree inside seemed to maintain its original shape, and the exterior was not damaged by the steam at all.

He began to believe in that weird cookbook a little bit now. He took cold water and sprinkled it with his fingers. The bodhi brush grew as long as a chopstick, and there were indeed many densely packed small golden bananas hanging from the top.

Ah Jiu sprinkled some more water, and the bodhi tree grew bigger and bigger, and he didn't stop until it was about two feet long.

As a chef, in order to ensure the satisfaction of the guests, he must try it first. Ah Jiu pulled one down and tasted it, and it tasted surprisingly good, with a chocolate aroma.

Ah Jiu went out holding the bodhi tree, and placed it in front of the little monkey, "Here, the banana tree you want."

The little monkey said contentedly with a banana in his mouth, "I have decided not to go back, I will stay here for the rest of my life!"

Menye immediately said: "Welcome, welcome...it's our honor!" As he spoke, he gestured to Ah Jiu to ask for a reward.

Ah Jiu said: "Then if I leave the inn now, will I still be in a dream?"

The little monkey scratched at the back of the neck, held out two hairs and said to Ah Jiu: "You can go back by holding it and going out!"

This can be regarded as asking for a gift, Ah Jiu happily bid farewell to Monye, ​​and returned to reality with his hair.

After opening his eyes, Ah Jiu saw a pair of reddish eyes, Wen Renchu ​​was startled, and then hugged him into his arms.

After he told the story, Wen Renchu ​​said calmly, "This time I just met a little monkey. If it was a big monster, it wouldn't be so easy to leave."

From this day on, Wen Renchu ​​no longer went to work in the law firm, but Xu Nan sent the materials to Taoyuan and sat at home to work.

Being able to stay with his brother all day, Ah Jiu naturally wished for it, but when he thought of the graduation banquet a few days later, he immediately stopped.

First of all, it is not only a mental job to plan dishes and menus, but also the key to the success of the banquet.

In addition to appetizers and snacks, the rest of the plan is ten hot dishes, ten cold dishes, and four soups.Among them, hot and cold dishes are divided into five meat and five vegetables, and soups are divided into four types: sweet, salty, sour and spicy.Even the names have to be carefully considered one by one. For example, you can order Jinsheng Yuzhen and Danfeng Chaoyang, but you must not order Kufeng Lianluan and Huanxi Wanzi. auspicious.

Ah Jiu read Du Shiwei's notes while flipping through the report. After deleting and subtracting, he initially drew up a menu. After thinking about it, he crossed out a few dishes that he was not good at.

Wen Renchu ​​saw that he was biting his pen, and his face was sometimes happy and sometimes depressed, so he couldn't help asking: "What are you worrying about?"

Ah Jiu showed him the menu, "Master asked me to make a teacher's banquet, and I will use it on Friday."

Wen Renchu ​​glanced at it, "I don't know cooking, but there seems to be something wrong with two fish in a hot dish and two beef in a cold one."

Ah Jiu immediately turned over the menu, crossed out two more with a wrinkled face, "I can't even draw up the menu, I'm really worried that I'll embarrass Master."

Wenren said clearly: "I still don't understand why you choose so many professions, but you choose to join this smoky business."