Demon in the world

In the next two days, Ah Jiu practiced very hard, but as Wen Renchu ​​expected, he achieved nothing.However, he had to face up to a problem: the food he brought seemed to be really not enough...

Although Wen Renchu ​​couldn't bear to blame him, his heart was filled with a deep sense of powerlessness, and he even had doubts about his original decision to enter the mountain.

Ah Jiu was very self-aware, and licked the can carefully, not daring to say much.

Wen Renchu ​​saw that he had been licking for a long time, and there was still more than half of the meat in the can, so he asked, "Why don't you eat it?"

"After eating...there will be no more." Ah Jiu said with his head down. Although he was very hungry, he was still very persistent in controlling his appetite.

Wen Renchu ​​looked at him for a while, then walked straight to the distant forest without saying a word.

It seems that I am really angry with myself, Ah Jiu, Ah Jiu, why are you so useless?It was lying on the ground weakly and depressed, and suddenly heard the rustling sound from the grass, turned around, and saw a child wearing animal skins, staring at it intently with bare feet.

It looked like a boy who was only five or six years old, with an astonishingly beautiful appearance, long but smooth black hair draped behind his head, and emerald-like dark green eyes.

The two looked at each other for a while, Ah Jiu took the initiative to greet it, "Hello."

The child was startled, then walked out quietly, and stopped in front of it, "Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"

Ah Jiu squatted up and looked up at him, "My name is Ah Jiu, and I just came here the day before yesterday."

The child paused, then hesitated and said, "My name is Yuanchu."

After the two exchanged names, they fell into a strange silence. Ah Jiu was not good at communication, so he didn't know how to break this embarrassment.

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, his eyes slowly shifted to the canned food on the ground, and he asked aloud, "What is this?"

"Canned meat, one of my favorite foods." Ah Jiu poked his claws into the Qiankun bag aside and took out an iron box, and asked him, "Do you want to eat it?"

Normal people seem to start making friends by sharing things. Although Ah Jiu doesn't have much food, he is very generous.

Yuanchu picked up the can, lifted the lid according to Ah Jiu's method, took a small spoon to dig a little and put it in his mouth, and after brewing for a long time, he said: "It tastes weird, it doesn't smell delicious."

"Really? Maybe it's because everyone has different tastes."

Although it tasted strange, Yuanchu still started to eat it slowly.

Ah Jiu continued to lick her share, and it took a while before she remembered to ask him, "Are you a kid from the mountain? Why are you here alone?"

Yuan Chu said: "I live on the mountain, not far from here."

"So you are familiar with the environment here?"

"Ah."

Ah Jiu asked curiously: "Brother said there are many monsters here, but I haven't seen any of them, have you seen them?"

Yuanchu stopped and said, "Aren't you a talking monster?"

"Ah, I mean monsters other than me," Ah Jiu said to Yuanchu when he heard footsteps in the distance, and saw that Wen Renchu ​​brought back a whole wild boar and a few pheasants: My brother is back!"

Wen Renchu ​​strode over, saw the uninvited guest sitting next to Ah Jiu, and said indifferently: "Are you a mountain ghost?"

Shangui, also known as Shatongli, is a monster born to protect the mountains and rivers. It has a flat and gentle personality and is rarely aggressive.In addition, the other party was just a child, so Wen Renchu ​​didn't have any hostility towards him.

Yuan Chu nodded, "My name is Yuan Chu."

It took a while for Ah Jiu to realize, "Ah, it turned out that Yuanchu was also a monster...Brother, where did you get so many prey? It's amazing!"

Wen Renchu ​​ignored his flattery, "If you still can't catch the prey in a few days, don't expect to get food from me."

When Ah Jiu saw the fresh meat, he immediately disliked instant food, ran to his feet and begged, "Brother..."

Wen Renchu ​​squinted at him, "Want to eat meat?"

"Think!" Ah Jiu answered loudly, she couldn't transform into a human form before leaving the mountain, and couldn't make food with her hands, so she had to ask for help brazenly.

Wenren said clearly: "What benefits can I get if I help you deal with it?"

Ah Jiu thought for a long time in distress before saying, "I can make you a quilt at night, it's very warm!"

"..." Wen Renchu ​​was speechless, but he still carried the pheasant to the side of the stream for processing. Ah Jiu happily followed him to give technical guidance, "Brother seems to be very suitable for being a chef. The plucking is quick and clean. There is no need for a knife to open..."

Although these words sounded weird, they were still compliments after all, and Wen Renchu ​​didn't want to argue so much with him, "How do you want to eat?"

In the absence of cooking utensils, don't think about braised and steamed. The easiest way is to bake directly.But these pheasants are not fat enough, and it will definitely affect the taste when roasted...

Ah Jiu had a flash of inspiration, "I saw stone chicken used in Master's notes, it seems to be delicious."

Yuanchu also followed after eating the canned food, squatting aside and said: "What is a stone chicken?"

Wen Renchu ​​followed Ah Jiu's instructions and dug a round pit with a diameter of three feet wide by the stream, put in dry firewood and lit the accumulated fire, heated the ground in the pit and spread it with washed large stones.

Then collect the small boulders in the stream, and Fudou is responsible for burning them until they are boiling hot.

Fu Dou is very talented in controlling the heat, and he can swallow and spit. He is very excited that he can be useful, and he is very serious in doing things.

Wen Renchu ​​took off the viscera of the pheasant, wiped it with coarse salt, coated the surface with wild honey, stuffed hot pebbles into the belly of the chicken with a branch, and threw it into the pit after finishing, and finally spread it on top. A layer of stone.

After about a few minutes, the mouthwatering smell of meat oozes out from the cracks in the stone. Ah Jiu squatted on the side and swallowed desperately. Even Yuan Chu shrugged his nose and said, "It smells so good."

Before that, Wen Renchu ​​never bothered to cook, but now seeing the two little ghosts running around in a hurry, he actually felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

Ten minutes later, the aroma began to get stronger, and Yuan Chu couldn't help but said, "Can't I eat it now?"

Ah Jiu's stomach growled loudly, but as a chef, he had to ensure that the food he made was perfect. After sniffing it a few times, he decided to endure it a little longer.Although it smells good, it always feels like something is missing...

Pheasants belong to the disadvantaged group in Wuji Mountain, and they are the first choice for monsters and carnivores to hunt and hunt, so they fly around all day long. Although they are large in size, they have little fat, and their meat is firm and hard to be cooked.If it is used for braised or stewed, it is perfect, but the current method does have room for improvement...

It turned around and saw the dead boar beside it, and immediately came up with an idea.Ask Wenrenchu ​​to cut a piece of fat from his rear hip, spread it on the stone pit and let Fudou burn it.

The fat meat is roasted with the sound of sizzling, and the shiny hot oil is constantly melting from the inside, dripping on the stone and slowly seeping down.

In the end, the aroma of chicken and fat blends together, mixed with the faint sweetness of honey.

This not only made Yuanchu and Ah Jiu look forward to it, but even Wen Renchu ​​was a little hungry.

When most of the fat had melted, Wenren Chu picked up the oil stone and took out the fragrant pheasant. Ah Jiu's eyes were as bright as diamonds, and he wanted to swallow them immediately.

There were six pheasants in total, Wen Renchu ​​and Yuanchu ate half of them, and the rest went into Ah Jiu's stomach.

Ah Jiu looked at the remaining wild boar, and said, "This pig is fat enough, it is most suitable for roasting, and save it for dinner at night."

Yuan Chu couldn't help but glance at it, "You eat a lot."

Now Ah Jiu is no longer easily ashamed of her appetite, but calmly said: "Is that so, probably because I'm still growing."

After eating, Ah Jiu consciously went to the stream to soak his paws and wash his mouth clean.

Yuanchu looked at the sky, and said to Ah Jiu: "Thank you for the food, do you want to go to my house to play?"

Ah Jiu was very interested in his proposal, and it was the first time he was invited by a friend to his home.

Wenren Chu said: "Go if you want, but you must come back before the sunset."

A good boy can't stay out too late, Ah Jiu still understands this.After getting Wenrenchu's approval, it happily went to Yuanchu's house.

After walking for about 10 minutes, Yuanchu stopped in front of a pine tree, turned left three times around the pine tree and turned right three times, and a wide open gate emerged.

After entering, I found that it was a large courtyard, the roof was covered with blue glazed tiles, slightly transparent in the sun, very beautiful.

As soon as Yuan Chu took Ah Jiu in, a gorgeous woman came out to greet him, holding his face kindly and saying: "I came back so early today."

She is very beautiful, with thin and pointed eyebrows, fair skin and pink cheeks like peach blossoms. She looks very young, about 20 years old.The clothes on his body are ancient wide-sleeved clothes that are rare in reality, and the patterns are very complicated and gorgeous.

"Well," compared to her enthusiasm, Yuan Chu's reaction was very cold, and he pushed her away and said, "I'll bring my friends back to play."

It was only then that the woman noticed Ah Jiu behind him, and the fight that followed Ah Jiu, her eyebrows became higher and higher, and her eyes shone with an unexpected light.

Ah Jiu didn't know the identity of the other party, so he had to say hello ignorantly, "Hi sister, my name is Ah Jiu."

The next moment, before he could react, he was picked up by the woman, "Oh, what a cute little thing!"

Ah Jiu was a little overwhelmed by her enthusiasm, but fortunately Yuan Chu persuaded in time: "Can you not do this? It will scare him."

The woman put Ah Jiu down with a smile, and argued: "It's just the first time I see my friend from Yuanchu is too excited, don't blame me."

Yuan Chu lowered his eyes and said to Ah Jiu: "Come with me, and ignore her."

A trace of sadness flashed in the woman's eyes, but she quickly recovered as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "Let's go, I'll prepare food for you."

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, he said coldly: "No, we have already eaten just now."

The woman was rejected one after another, and then forced a smile at them and walked away disappointed.

After she left, Ah Jiu asked Yuan Chu, "Is she your sister?"

"No, she is my... mother."

"Mother?" Ah Jiu was deeply surprised, and enviously said after a while: "You look very young, she is beautiful and gentle, that's great."

Yuan Chu said: "If you have a bad heart, what's the use of being beautiful?"

Ah Jiu didn't expect him to comment on his mother like this, and whispered: "She cares about you very much, she should be a good person."

Yuanchu's expression was very indifferent, and he said in a very mature tone: "Your personality, you should see that everyone is a good person, right?"

"Ah... well, but I have also met bad people." For example, Master Li and Master Liu who impressed him deeply.

After entering the room, a beautiful little maid immediately served hot tea. At the beginning of Yuan Dynasty, he stopped talking about this topic, looked at Ah Jiu and said, "You are now in the form of a beast, can you transform into a human form?"

Ah Jiu squatted on the chair and nodded, "Brother said that you must keep it like this before you leave, and you are not allowed to change back."

"Did he bring you here to hunt in Wuji Mountain?"

"Ah."

"Your brother..., he should be very powerful, right?" Yuan Chu hesitated, "Although I can't feel the evil spirit in him at all."

"He is very famous, he is often seen on TV and newspapers, and he is also very good at making money, and he is also a nice person..."

Yuan Chu shook his head, "I'm not talking about these, but his mana."

"Mana?" Ah Jiu said in a daze, "I don't know about this."

The two sat for a while, Ah Jiu began to look at his room, and found that most of the room was full of books, and there was a strange chess game on the table, with a round green bead in the middle.

The bead seems very strange, the light emitted by slightly changing the angle and distance is different, and it can also reflect various shapes of patterns on the white paper.

Yuan Chu followed his line of sight, took the initiative to take the beads, put them in his palm and sent them to Ah Jiu.

Ah Jiu flipped a few times with her paws, and asked curiously, "What is this, a toy?"

"Well," Yuanchu asked him, "Do you like it? If you like it, I will give it to you."

"Really? It seems very fun." Ah Jiu tried to grab it with his claws a few times excitedly, and the beads rolled aside cleverly, as if they had spirituality.

Yuan Chu took off the red ribbon from his wrist, and tied the beads through the middle to Ah Jiu's neck, "That's all right."

Ah Jiu looked down happily, "Thank you."

Yuan Chu said: "No, it's useless to stay here anyway."

The two then chatted about some topics outside the mountain, Yuanchu listened very attentively, and showed longing looks.

Ah Jiu asked: "Have you never gone out?"

Yuanchu shook his head, "Mountain ghosts cannot leave the mountain."

Perhaps because of his identity as a monster, Ah Jiu always felt that his character was much more mature than his appearance, and he seemed to have a lot of things hidden in his heart, he rarely smiled, and was depressed like an adult.So he tried to pick up some interesting things to say, but unfortunately his social experience is also pitiful, so he can only tell some stories he heard from the back kitchen or watched on TV.

Time passed without knowing it, and it wasn't until Yuanchu's mother came in with snacks that Ah Jiu realized that it was getting late.

Yuanchu was very displeased when his mother entered his room, but he didn't get angry because of Ah Jiu's face.

Mother Yuan kept smiling until she saw the beads on Ah Jiu's neck, her face changed drastically, "At the beginning of Yuan Yuan, you actually..."

Yuanchu stood up annoyed, "Ah Jiu, I'll take you back."

"At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty!"

"You don't have to worry about my affairs." Yuan Chu sent Ah Jiu out with a cold remark.

When A Jiuxie rejected Yuan Chu's kindness and returned to the stream alone, Wenren Chu was looking at the sky with his arms on his pillow, but he turned a blind eye when he saw A Jiu come back.

Ah Jiu knew it was wrong, and kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot the time."

The man heard it clearly: "What are you wearing around your neck?"

Ah Jiu swayed in front of his face, "It's a toy given by Yuanchu, brother, look, it can change color, it's so interesting."

"It's not interesting at all," Wen Renchu ​​glanced at the ignorant man, "This is called Shan Po, and it will bring people big trouble."

"Mountain Soul?" Ah Jiu asked in surprise, "Is it very precious?"

Wenren Chu said: "If the mountain soul is taken away, the entire Wuji Mountain will be destroyed, what do you think?"

"Ah! What shall we do now?"

"I'll go back tomorrow, and I must remember in the future, don't randomly take things from strangers."

Ah Jiu lowered her head, "I see...but why did Yuan Chu give me such a precious thing?"

Wenren Chu sneered, "This is the most troublesome thing, that kid doesn't look simple at all."

Ever since she knew that the bead was a mountain soul, Ah Jiu became more cautious in her movements, for fear of touching it and hurting it, she begged someone to tell her: "Brother, can you untie it for me first?"

Wen Renchu ​​picked him up, touched the back of the red ribbon, but his face gradually turned cold.

Ah Jiu called him worriedly, "Brother? Help me take it off."

Wenren Chu Huan seemed to have never heard of it, staring at the big tree not far away, and said coldly: "Come out."

Under the cold moonlight, a woman with a graceful figure slowly came out from behind, and said with a smile: "Your Highness has good eyesight."

Ah Jiuqi said: "It's Yuanchu's mother! Are you here to get back the mountain soul?"

Mother Yuan shook her head lightly, "I originally wanted to get it back, but now... I can't get it back."

"why?"

Mother Yuan smiled wryly, "Because it is not tied with an ordinary red string, but the marriage thread obtained from Yuelao. Unless Yuanchu personally takes it off, otherwise...you will be lonely for three lifetimes. Look at the words of the Second Highness. Attitude, you should never allow such a thing to happen, right?"

Wen Renchu ​​sat up, "Now that you know my personality, don't have any delusional thoughts, but worry about your son who has ulterior motives."

Mother Yuan bit her lower lip, "I've changed my mind, please accept it, Your Highness!" After saying that, she took out a brocade box from her sleeve and gave it to Wen Renchu ​​with both hands.

Wenren Chu frowned slightly, and after opening the brocade box, he found that it was another mountain soul, staring at her and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean?"

Mother Yuan knelt down on one knee, "Mother Shan implores Your Highness to allow Ah Jiu to marry us at the beginning of Yuan Dynasty."

The brocade box shattered into dust with a bang, and Wen Renchu ​​threw the mountain soul that fell out in front of Mother Yuan, "Take your things and leave immediately, do you want to marry our Dragon Clan by such despicable means? Don't even think about it. "

"Dragon?" Mother Yuan looked at Ah Jiu in surprise, "Could it be that he is also..."

"That's right," Wen Renchu ​​said with a sneer, "Although he's not on the list of hundred demons, he's a genuine Dragon Nine. Now you should know how ridiculous your behavior is?"

The mere mountain ghost actually wants to marry their dragon clan, daydreaming!