Demon in the world

On this stormy night, Ah Jiushu talked a lot in Wenrenchu's arms, including his life on the mountain when he was a child, his experience of hunting birds with Shenghua, his inner shock after going down the mountain, and the feeling when he saw his brother. Hesitation and joy...until I was sleepy and anxious, I couldn't bear to close my eyes.

In the darkness, Wen Renchu ​​held it in his arms quietly, listening to its chatter, and wrapped it tightly with his wide sleeves like a quilt.

When the sky was getting bright, Wen Renchu ​​got up and lit a fire, cut the venison into strips and roasted, without adding any seasoning, the original flavor of Ah Jiu was still delicious.

After breakfast, the sun finally broke through the clouds to shine on the earth.On the mountain range opposite Wuji Mountain, a vague village and town appeared in a trance, and a piece of green trees reflected the surrounding snow-capped mountains, which looked very eye-catching.

Wen Renchu ​​took Ah Jiu and walked towards the target at a leisurely pace, "That's Kongshan Town, where the old man lives. If you find him, you can remove the red thread on your body."

The ring of red hair on the paw is neither painful nor itchy, Ah Jiu doesn't really care, but as long as she follows Wen Renchu, she will be very happy wherever she goes.

Looking from a distance, Kongshan Town seemed to be more than ten miles away from now, but the miraculous thing was that after Wen Renchu ​​took it a few steps, the two of them had already reached the main road at the entrance of the town.

The buildings in Kongshan Town are all old old houses. The white walls and blue tiles look very elegant and clean. There are many passers-by on the road, but they are all strange-looking monsters. There is an eye in the middle of the forehead. The whole body is black and the lower body is full of curly hair. And weird people with round holes in their chests, and even thumb-sized people walking around along the road.In such a case, the normal length looks different on the contrary.

Ah Jiu tightened her paws and whispered, "Brother, who are these people?"

"They are all remnants of the Great Desolation, don't be afraid, they are not warlike."

"With my brother, I'm not afraid of anything."

It made Wen Renchu ​​feel good when it said this, its long and narrow eyes slightly bent and smiled: "That's good."

As soon as Wen Renchu ​​entered the town, he immediately attracted many curious eyes, but he walked forward calmly, and when he reached the intersection, he turned into a small shop with no signboard on the side of the road.

Almost immediately, two crane boys with steamed buns came out to welcome them. They were both about five or six years old. The crane faces were very cute, and they seemed to recognize everyone well. His Royal Highness Long Er."

Wen Renchu ​​nodded slightly, "Is the old man in marriage here?"

One of them, He Tong, smiled and said: "Unfortunately, Grandpa went on a long trip half a month ago, and now we are the only two guarding the store."

"Do you know where he went?"

"Grandpa has always been used to idle clouds and wild cranes. No one can tell the route and time."

Wenren said clearly: "Then I will wait for him in the town. I will stay at the Baiyun Inn opposite. When he comes back, please come and let me know."

The boy looked at each other for a moment, and immediately said in unison: "Okay, okay."

Wen Renchu ​​walked out of the unnamed shop and came to the opposite Baiyun Inn.

The owner of the shop is a three-legged golden toad with a huge seven-colored orb in his mouth. When he opens his mouth to speak, the light shines directly, making people unable to open their eyes.It seems that they also know the well-known people, and their attitude is very warm and polite, so that Douwa will take them to the best room.

The house is no different from an ordinary inn, but there are many moving clouds floating in the corridor, which looks very interesting.

Ah Jiu looked around and asked, "Brother, what should we do if the old man in marriage doesn't come back for a while?"

Wen Renchu ​​pushed open the window, looked at the quietly closed shop door opposite, and said coldly: "The other person is inside, he didn't go out at all."

Ah Jiu was surprised and said, "Brother is saying that he hides from us and doesn't want to see him? Since you know, why didn't you say it just now?"

Wen Renchu ​​sneered, "Because I want him to come to us on his own initiative."

As soon as he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of the door of the small shop on the opposite side opening a small crack, and a crane boy came out carefully, and ran to the Baiyun Inn at a high speed.After a while, he sneaked back again, and the door on the opposite side was closed tightly again.

Wen Renchu ​​sat down and poured two cups of tea, one for himself and one for Ah Jiu to lick.

The tea is thick and has a sweet and dry taste. After drinking it, there is a medicinal fragrance that lingers in the throat for a long time.

Ah Jiu savored carefully: "Well, this tea tastes so strange."

Wen Renchu ​​explained: "Golden Chansu is added in it, after drinking it, it can eliminate bad luck from people."

"Really, then I'll drink a little more, because I don't think luck is particularly good recently."

Wen Renchu ​​couldn't help teasing it, "Did you see the appearance of that golden toad just now? If you drink too much tea, it will become like it."

Ah Jiu swallowed, a little unable to distinguish the truth from his words, and when he was hesitating, there was a knock on the door.

The person who came was actually one of the He Tongs that he had just met, and he smiled with them and said, "His Royal Highness Long Er is so lucky, my grandfather just came back, and I specially asked me to inform you."

Wen Renchu ​​was like an old monk in meditation, there was no special expression on his face, he just nodded slightly and said: "I see."

That Hetong seemed not expecting his reaction to be so flat, hesitantly said: "Don't you want to see him now?"

Wenren said clearly: "I don't want to for the time being."

Hetong was stunned for a moment in embarrassment, then hesitated and said, "Then I'll go first."

Ah Jiu's mind was completely on the pot of tea, "Even if I become a golden toad, I still want to drink another cup." Wen Renchu ​​didn't know whether to be proud or frustrated with his persistence, so he had to help him pour it again.

Before Ah Jiu finished licking his second cup of tea, there was another knock on the door. This time an old man with a white beard came in, with a red string wrapped around his black belt. He looked at Ah Jiu with a smile, and finally set his eyes on the Wen Renchu ​​greeted him, "His Royal Highness Long Er, are you here all right?"

Wen Renchu ​​got up to be polite with him, "I haven't seen you for many years, you are getting more and more energetic."

"His Highness Long Er's demeanor is even more prosperous than before."

Ah Jiu stopped and watched them compliment each other, but she could clearly feel the sound of sparks popping in the air. The relationship between the two seemed not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface.

The old man from Marriage sat down, saw Ah Jiu lying on the table, smiled kindly and said, "Who is this?"

Ah Jiu quickly sat upright, "Grandpa, my name is Ah Jiu."

"It turns out to be Your Highness Ninth Prince, sorry for your disrespect." The old man of marriage said in a discussing tone, "Can you show me your hand... Sorry, it's the other one."

Ah Jiu retracted the claws that had been stretched out, and handed out the one with the red hair.

Wenren Chu saw that the old man twisted his beard and sighed, and immediately asked in a deep voice: "How?"

"The root of love has been planted, and there is no other way now."

"The marriage thread is passed down from you, and you actually said there is no way?"

The old man of marriage said helplessly: "If there is no other way, then there is no way. It is useless for the Second Highness to force me..."

Wen Renchu ​​said angrily: "Believe it or not, I demolished your couple's residence?"

Seeing the evil look on his face, the old man of marriage quickly explained: "Second Highness, don't worry, let the old man think about it again. A few months ago, I was stolen by two red ropes by a flying mouse, and I didn't take it to heart at that time , Who would have expected it to be used by villains, it is really hateful."

At this time, the situation was like fire and water, but Ah Jiu's eyes were still ignorant, and he didn't know what happened at all.

After the tense atmosphere stalemate for a long time, the old man of marriage finally said: "If you want to change this marriage, it's not impossible..."

Wen Renchu ​​frowned, "Quickly say it!"

The old man of marriage said: "The Second Highness must know that marriage threads are in pairs, but the one that matches His Highness Ninth has not moved yet, which means that His Highness Ninth is currently in unrequited love for the person holding the red string. If you can If you find another marriage thread, and then tie it for the person whom His Highness the Ninth Prince likes, then it can be regarded as a perfect marriage."

Only then did Wen Ren Chu Fang understand the smile when Yuan Chu left, and he wanted him and Ah Jiu to come to his door on his own initiative.He himself is not related to marriage, does it mean that he may not have dirty thoughts about Ah Jiu?Thinking of it this way, my heart was a little calmer than before.

The old man of marriage observed his expression, and heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. After a few words, he said cautiously: "I wonder if your highness noticed anything unusual here when he entered the town?"

During this journey, Wenrenchu's attention was all on Ah Jiu, how could he have the time to look at the people and things around him?Seeing him frowning, he asked, "What's wrong?"

The old man of marriage walked to the window and looked at the big street below: "Your Highness may wish to look again."

Wen Renchu ​​sized it up for a moment, "I didn't see anything unusual... No, why are all these monsters female?"

"The Second Highness's eyesight is really good. To be honest, there are no other men in Kongshan Town except the old man."

"Where did everyone go?"

The old man from Marriage sighed, "300 years ago, a white python suddenly came to the town. It was doing evil and debauchery on weekdays. It captured countless strong men to its cave, and never saw anyone come back... So the male in the town disappeared. Luopao's Luopao, now there are only a group of Confucian women left, and they haven't given birth to a new person for decades."

The man who heard it said clearly: "Kongshan Town has always been peaceful. Although there is no leader guarding it, there are dozens of tribes of desolate people living together. Tens of thousands of years have passed safely. How can they be helpless against a white python?"

"Your Highness does not know that this monster has very high mana. It can swallow clouds and mist, and is good at cloud and rain charm. The Qigong and Yuren are the most powerful races among the barren people, but thousands of people sent out can't hurt it." He is a hair... After repeated conquests have failed, naturally no one dares to throw himself into the trap again."

Hearing that Chu was concerned about Ah Jiu's affairs, and didn't intend to stay here any longer, he said, "Since you have suffered for so long, why don't you ask Bai Ze for help?"

The old man of Marriage smiled bitterly, "Why don't I want to, I have written letters several times, but Mr. Bai ignored them. Your Highness must know the reason. Back then, the demon world was suffering, and the barren people in Kongshan Town refused to take in all the demons because they were afraid of outsiders' invasion... It can be regarded as Feng Shui The wheel is turning, and now I am in trouble and no one cares about me. Knowing that His Highness is coming today, I am both happy and afraid. Your Highness, even if there are many things wrong with the desolate people, most of the people who are alive today are innocent people, and now they are dead. They have been punished enough, please show mercy and save them!"

Seeing that Chu wanted to delay opening his mouth, the old man of marriage knelt down on the ground, weeping and said: "Your Highness, even if the old man replaces all the desolate people to make amends to the demon world! Is it possible?"

Wen Renchu ​​helped him up with his sleeves, and said displeasedly: "What are you doing? It's not that I don't want to care, it's just..."

"Brother, let's help them!" Ah Jiu couldn't help but speak out.

Wiping away tears, the old man of Marriage said, "If His Highness helps you today, you will be the benefactor of the entire Kongshan Town in the future. If you have any orders at that time, no matter whether you go up the mountain or go to the sea, the desolate people will obey orders without any complaints! "

On one side was the white-haired old man whom he had known for many years, and on the other side was pleading with his younger brother, Wen Renchu ​​just nodded, "Forget it, you go back first, I will go out tonight to find out."

Excited, the old man of Marriage took out the gourd at his waist, and poured out a red pill from it, "This is called Shi Xindan, the only one in the world, and it can help Your Highness resist the white python's charm."

"Shi Xindan?" Wen Renchu ​​looked at it with complicated eyes, "What is it?"

"As the name suggests, it means that you have eaten your heart like iron, and you will never have any thoughts of lust."

Wen Renchu ​​frowned and said, "I don't need it, you'd better keep it for yourself as a souvenir."

The old man of marriage said: "Since His Highness is not willing to take it, I will not force it, but this medicine should be given to you as a gift, maybe you will use it in the future."

Wen Renchu ​​put away the elixir and sent the old man out of the door. When he came back, he saw that Ah Jiu was frowning and thinking hard, so he asked him, "What are you thinking?"

Ah Jiu said depressedly: "I suddenly thought of something, that white python likes to snatch men, and my brother is so good-looking, what if we can't beat him and he falls in love with him?"

Wen Renchu ​​laughed, and flicked its forehead with his finger, "If I am really attracted to it, you must try to rescue me."

Ah Jiu clenched his fists and roared in a low voice, "I won't let anyone snatch my brother away!"