The Taste of Ghosts in the World

The walls are mottled and covered with deep cracks, the roof is overgrown with wormwood, the tiles are scattered and covered with a thick layer of moss, a doorpost is crooked, and most of the vermilion paint has peeled off. Dimpled and wormholed wood.

This dilapidated old house that seems to collapse if you stomp your foot is the address written on the invitation letter.

Feng Baisui raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure it's here?"

"Sure." Qi Mu checked the address again, "Unless the invitation is written wrong."

"That's right, it's here."

Suddenly there was a voice, and I looked around but couldn't see anyone.

"We are here!"

Before the words were finished, the two stone lions at the gate of the house started to move by themselves. The moment they jumped to the ground, they turned into two young girls. Already!"

Qi Mu said embarrassedly: "I kept you waiting for a long time."

"Yeah—Master Yuanling is so gentle~~~"

"And so young!"

They are indeed biting their ears.

But I heard everything... Qi Mu said silently in his heart.

"My lords, how did you get here?" A girl asked.

Another said: "It must have flown here!"

"Not necessarily! Master Zhulong can turn into a dragon and let Master Yuan Ling ride on it."

"Isn't that for flying?"

"Actually..." Qi Mu interrupted with difficulty: "We came here by bus..."

The two girls stared wide-eyed, "Bus? What kind of bus? The one with wings or deformed?"

"..."

Qi Mu pointed at Chen Gu, interrupting their excited voices, "This is my friend, can he go with me?"

"Of course! You can have as many friends as you want..."

"Humans, too?"

The fluent sentences of the girls froze for a moment, and they looked at Chen Gu, "This friend of yours is human?"

Qi Mu nodded.

They reacted very quickly, and immediately said: "Yes, yes, absolutely yes."

"Then when can we go in?"

"You can do it now! Please come with us."

The two girls led the way and went straight into the dilapidated house.

Qi Mu hesitated for a moment, "Is this... all right?"

The girl smiled, "No. It just doesn't look strong, but it's actually very strong."

"Really?" Feng Baisui tapped a wooden pillar with his hand, before anyone could react, he suddenly kicked up and landed on that pillar.

So the pillar fell calmly in front of everyone...

"Is this called being strong?" Feng Baisui asked.

The two girls were not embarrassed, they clapped their hands and praised: "Master Zhulong is really amazing! He even knocked down such a solid pillar with one kick!"

"But this is a bit dangerous, please wait for us." After speaking, he walked to the side of the pillar.

Qi Mu didn't know what they were going to do, but he saw the two thin girls hugging each other, and they lifted the pillar upright with ease. of three males.

"Okay, let's go."

They spoke without taking a breath.

Qi Mu sneaked a glance at Feng Baisui, his face was already dark.

The girls smiled, "Don't worry, it will never collapse."

"..."

"Can you go in now?"

"..."

The three men followed the two female monsters into the gate, then through a small courtyard, and another door appeared in front of them.

They stopped, held the brass ring on the door and knocked lightly.

"Knock, knock, knock."

After the third ring, the door slowly opened.

The two girls stood at the door and said with a smile, "Please come in."

Qi Mu was the closest to the door, and when he looked in, it was so dark that he couldn't see anything.Just as he was about to go in, he was stopped by Feng Baisui.

"I go first."

As soon as he had finished speaking, he stepped over the threshold and disappeared into the darkness behind the door.

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement, Qi Mu called his name a few times, but no one answered, and he felt a little panicked.

The girl on the left said: "Master Yuan Ling, it's a world away, you can't hear Master Zhulong when you talk here."

So Qi Mu stepped across the threshold without any hesitation, and his figure also disappeared into the darkness.

In the end, only Chen Gu was left. He glanced at the two girls at the door, and they still smiled and said, "Please come in."

He gritted his teeth and stepped in.

After the darkness, what appeared in front of us was a bustling bazaar, filled with various stalls, crowds of people shuttled among them, and there was an attractive smell of wine in the air.

"Chen Gu!"

Qi Mu called his name from the side, and Feng Baisui was also there.

Chen Gu walked over and asked, "Where is this place? It's so lively."

Qi Mu laughed, "This is the demon world."

Chen Gu was taken aback, "Is this the demon world?" He took a closer look at these people in the market, they seemed to be no different from real humans.

"Is the demon world so lively every day?"

"No, it's just that this period of time happens to be their biggest festival."

"So it is."

Qi Mu told him: "I just asked. The demon world is used to being free and loose. There is no management organization at all. Even if there is one, it is just an empty shell. It is impossible to find people through them. Usually everyone has their own territories, and they are not mutually exclusive. Interference, if you don't have a specific address, it's hard to find. Fortunately, these two days are the "Scented Wine Fair". This market town is specially built for the festival, and all monsters will gather here, even many monsters in the world. You are in Look here."

"Okay." As soon as Chen Gu finished listening, he couldn't wait to see all the monsters around him.

"Don't just look for it, this festival only happens once in 50 years, you can see a lot of strange things, you should take a good look around."

"Okay." Chen Gu replied, but his eyes were still rolling in the crowd.

Qi Mu stopped persuading him, and pointed to a small antique building in front of him, "Did you see that building? It's the one with the red lanterns hanging on it. The invitation said that two rooms were reserved for us there. Just go, we'll wait for you there."

Chen Gu nodded, thanked Qi Mu, and plunged into the crowd.

Qi Mu pulled Feng Baisui up, and finally showed a relaxed smile, "Let's go, let's take a stroll."

The most popular thing in this market is wine, and they are all free to drink, so there are many people around each wine stall, and the aroma of wine is getting stronger and stronger.Qi Mu couldn't help thinking of the thrush fairy who was addicted to alcohol. If he was here, he would be so happy.

The second is food, all kinds of ingredients and flavors, almost all of which Qi Mu has never seen before, can't help but buy a little of each, and share with Feng Baisui to try something new, after walking around like this, my stomach will be fast Filled up.

Then there are weird gadgets, some stalls are full of things, but Qi Mu didn't know any of those things.

There was a row of small porcelain vases in an aunt's booth, which looked very delicate. Qi Mu looked at the beauty, so he asked casually, "Auntie, what are these bottles containing?"

"This is dew."

Qi Mu was puzzled, "What is condensation?"

"Brother, don't you come to the 'Scented Wine Club' often? You don't even know about condensation!"

"It's not very often."

The aunt said: "I tell you, everyone knows that there are three treasures in our demon world, beauties, fragrant wine and herbs. The herbs refer to the dew, because the dew is extracted from plants, and it must have been transformed. plants, they will change back to their original form every time they rise to a higher level in practice, and rest for seven days. The first dew collected at this time is the best. It is a cycle, so only the 'Xiangjiuhui' can see it, it is really a rare treasure!"

"Then what is this dew used for?"

"There are so many uses! It depends on the type of plant used to extract the dew, as well as the formula for making it, such as beauty treatment, wound healing, dyeing...the number is countless!"

Qi Mu looked at the porcelain vases, and one of them was particularly exquisite, so he asked, "What is this vase for?"

The aunt looked at the bottle he was pointing at, and said with a smile, "You really know how to choose! This is Chunqinglu, the best-selling one!"

"Chunqinglu?" Qi Mu frowned, feeling ominous.

The aunt laughed very ambiguously, and said in a low voice: "At that time, put a little bit on it, it can not only aphrodisiac, but also lubricate..."

Qi Mu felt his scalp go numb, stood up quickly, and dragged Feng Baisui away.

After shopping in one street, they were going to go elsewhere, when they ran into an unexpected acquaintance.

"Qi Mu!" Little Lianpeng, who was wearing a bun, ran over clumsily, raised his head and grabbed the hem of his clothes, "I really miss... you, as soon as you wake up... you will... be gone."

Qi Mu knelt down and squeezed his face, "It's my fault, I should wait for you to wake up and say goodbye."

Another Baotou kid also followed, and scolded his younger brother with a straight face: "Why aren't you called Master Yuan Ling?"

Little Lianpeng flattened her mouth aggrieved, "I called..."

"No!"

"Big lotus, you're here too?" This was the first time Qi Mu saw the big lotus after he regained his memory, so he couldn't help being a little excited.

The big lotus pod was even more excited, blushing and calling him crisply: "Master Yuanling!"

Qi Mu smiled and patted his head, "You can also call me 'Qi Mu', I like 'Qi Mu'."

"Yes!"

Big Lianpeng took his younger brother to say hello to Feng Baisui again, but Little Lianpeng didn't want to go, he was always a little afraid of Master Zhulong, but his brother insisted that he go, so he hid in Qi Mu's arms and refused to come out.

"What wicked thing did you do to make children afraid of you so much?" Qi Mu teased.

Feng Baisui curled his lips in disdain.

Soon, the children's attention was distracted by the delicious food fans, and the big and small lotus plants held hands to buy food. Only then did Qi Mu stand up and look at You Yi who was next to him.

"Lord Lingguan, are you still working as a nanny?"

The corner of You Yi's mouth twitched, "Master Yuan Ling, this is a child in the spirit world. I will help you take care of the child and let you have time to date. Why didn't you hear a word of thanks?"

Qi Mu chuckled, "Come on, don't push it on us, you are obviously willing to be a nanny, and others will not let you grab it."

You Yi also laughed, and nodded to Feng Baisui, "You two, it's really a dragon that sees its head but doesn't see its end. Since the battle of the immortals, it just disappeared."

"Speaking of the battle against immortals, we also received an invitation to negotiate. How did it go?"

"What else can we do? Sign a non-aggression pact for a hundred years and it's over. Anyway, 100 years will pass in the blink of an eye, and there will definitely be fights."

Looking at the market, Qi Mu thought that not long ago, there was a ridiculous war here, but there was no trace of it, so he couldn't help sighing: "It's so lively..."

"Of course." You Yi said: "The common problem of demons is that they are greedy for food and love to play. Even old demons who have practiced for many years are the same. They are experts in this regard."

The three of them stood silently for a while, and You Yi suddenly said, "The big lotus pod was selected by the Heavenly Court, and I will go to work in the Heavenly Realm in the future."

"That's right, the big lotus is already smart." Qi Mu said, "And in this way, the little lotus is yours alone."

Being told the truth, You Yi was a little embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "Why am I alone, and he doesn't like to follow me, he only likes to sleep, a little fool."

Qi Mu patted him on the shoulder, "I really sympathize with you."

Feng Baisui, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Then watch it carefully until the day he regains consciousness."

"Will it work just by guarding?" You Yi sighed, "How long will it take until you get enlightened..."

"It took me 600 years." Feng Baisui said flatly, as if those 600 years were just a flick of a finger.

You Yi was very surprised, it turned out that these two people came here in the same way, his eyes could not help but drift to Qi Mu, the latter felt embarrassed, and quickly turned his head away, but saw that there seemed to be some excitement in front of the wine stall.

"You Yi, go and have a look! Is that a big and small lotus pod?"

You Yi was startled, rushed over, grabbed one with each hand, and pulled the two children out of the crowd.

"What's going on?" Qi Mu and Feng Baisui also rushed over.

"It's okay, I'm just drunk."

The child's face was flushed red, and his whole body smelled of sweet alcohol.

"I'll take them back first, you guys have fun."

You Yi dropped these words and left in a hurry.