Mountain and sea essence

In the golden autumn of October, Zhuang Shenglan and Liang Chen came to Donghai City together.Zhu Yan picked them up at the station and drove them to Jinlu Mountain.

Jinlu Mountain is a relatively famous scenic spot in Donghai City. It is famous for its maple leaf forest. It is also a good place for local people to go fishing and go outing on weekdays.In the past two years, Jinlu Mountain has started to develop into a resort. People have built resorts in the mountain one after another. Fu Li and Qiao Jun are also one of the participants.

Zhuang Shenglan once heard Qiao Jun talk about business planning. He wanted to open a studio similar to Tiangong Bureau, recruit monsters to work, and accept commissions for events caused by monsters.But five months ago, after the battle with Chaos, Qiao Jun suddenly became interested in opening a homestay as the owner, so Fu Li decided to build a resort in Jinlu Mountain in Donghai City.

Zhuang Shenglan was very speechless about Qiao Jun's career plan, but in support of his friend's career, he invested a sum of money in Fu Li and Qiao Jun's holiday villa.After Liang Chen heard about it, he also contributed a sum of money.Afterwards, with the assistance of Zhao Yisong and Deputy Bureau Zhao, Fu Li and the others quickly approved the relevant procedures for building a villa in Jinlushan.When the construction started, Qiao Jun also specially called Zhuang Shenglan and Liang Chen, the two "shareholders".It's just that after Fu Li led the demons to fight Chaos, Xunzhou City, as their battleground, required the local Bureau of Natural Engineering to deal with the aftermath. Zhuang Shenglan and his colleagues in the Bureau were so busy that they couldn't spare Time to come to Donghai City.

There are a large number of demons who need their treatment, but the results are not satisfactory.Only a small number of demons who could awaken their self-awareness returned to normal after removing the demon blood in their bodies, and many more—especially the group of practitioners who disappeared in Mang Mountain eight years ago, including Yun Xingzhou from the Yun family, had demon blood. The poison has taken root too deep, and there is no way to save it.Moreover, perhaps Lu Qiguang originally planned to use these demons as one-time consumables on the magic circle that pulled out the Pangu axe. After one month in the battle of chaos, those demons who could not be cured went mad and died one after another.

Speaking of it, it was really a difficult time, and the entire Tiangong Bureau was filled with a depressive atmosphere.But in reality, there is not much time for them to grieve. They are still busy searching for the devil who slipped through the net, dealing with various monster cases, and going to Guanghe Xinyuan to dispel the evil spirit.

After the fierce battle of the ancient monsters, within the scope of the huge crater in Guanghe Xinyuan, all kinds of visions still continued——lightning and thunder in the sky, cracks on the ground, ice fields, deserts, and lush grains, etc. The various visions were concentrated in that huge pit, and it couldn't look more weird.If the evil spirit is not dispelled, those weird phenomena will last for a long time. In the short term, it can be perfunctoryly said to the public that the phenomenon is caused by the subsidence, but it will be difficult to explain it after a long time.

While they were exorcising evil spirits in Guanghe Xinyuan, another incident happened that made them dumbfounded.They blocked the area around Guanghe Xinyuan and prevented ordinary people from approaching, but failed to stop the monsters. Every day, several groups of monsters came to pay their respects to the place where His Majesty the Demon Emperor fought. The giant pit has become a tourist attraction.If it weren't for that place not being able to stay, collecting monster tickets in Guanghe Xinyuan might be able to boost the GDP of Xunzhou City.

All these things made Zhuang Shenglan unable to find time to come to Donghai City. He waited until mid-October, when the aftermath tasks were almost handled before he got the vacation.

Zhu Yan drove the car into the mountain road, which spiraled up through the forest.Most of the maple leaves in the mountains have turned red, decorating the undulating mountains like a beauty with gorgeous makeup.Looking through the shade of the mountain road, you can see several annexes under construction hidden deep in the maple forest.

"Speaking of which, the construction of Fu Li's annex was really fast, and it was completed in less than five months." Zhuang Shenglan looked away from the car window, and turned to chatting with Zhu Yan who was driving in front.

"It's not five months. It took less than three months for the annex to be completed." Zhu Yan said, "It's been almost a month since the trial operation."

Zhuang Shenglan was shocked, "Which construction team did he find? The construction efficiency is so high!"

Zhuang Shenglan had seen the conceptual drawing of Fu Li Villa, which were two modern villas.The construction period of modern buildings is much shorter than that of traditional ancient buildings, but this is to build a villa in the mountains. It is very laborious to transport materials and engineering equipment up the mountain. How can it be completed in three months?

Zhu Yan: "I don't know which construction team it is. I only know that the leader of the construction team is a monster, and he brought a lot of workers. His Majesty the Demon Emperor asked the monsters from Fengming Mountain to assist him. Not too fast, is it?"

Zhuang Shenglan: "..." Well, if there are monsters involved in the project, no matter how fast the construction is, there is nothing to be surprised about.

"His Majesty the Demon Emperor also plans to build a ski resort on the hillside behind the annex. It is currently under planning, and the construction team for the annex will be invited to do the work. If you are interested in the construction team, you can come and find them when the time comes. "

"No need, I'm not interested in them at all." Zhuang Shenglan waved his hand and said, "But - ski resort? Although it snows in Donghai City, as far as I know, the snow accumulation is not thick every year, right? ? Even if the snow on the mountain is thicker than that in the city, if you want to ski..."

When Zhuang Shenglan said this, he suddenly stopped.

Zhu Yan: "The thickness of the snow is not a problem..."

"You don't need to say anything, I've already thought of it." Zhuang Shenglan raised her hand to stop Zhu Yan from continuing.He also forgot that the person who wants to open the ski resort is the Demon King, so what's the problem with finding a monster to make the snow on the mountain thick?

While chatting with Zhu Yan, their car arrived halfway up the mountain, where Fu Li's two resorts were built.

The two villa buildings stand at right angles in the mountains, and there is a large elevated courtyard in front of the villa, which is very design sense.Zhu Yan parked the car in the parking lot below, led Zhuang Shenglan and Liang Chen, and walked up the winding stone steps to the villa above.

At the gate of the villa, they met an old man in a dark blue Tang suit.The old man was holding a branch in his hand, and when he saw them, he greeted them immediately.

"This man's name is Fu Chang, and he is the manager of this resort. These two are friends of His Majesty the Demon Emperor and investors of the villa. They came here today to have a look." After Zhu Yan finished introducing the two parties, he looked at the The old man held the branch in his hand and asked, "Is this your branch?"

"That's right, the chickadee folded it from the body and sent it here. I'm planning to find a place to cut it." Fu Chang touched the branch with two buds and said.

"Then go ahead, I'll take them to find His Majesty the Demon Emperor." Zhu Yan said.

Fuchang had no objection, nodded, and went to the back of the annex with the branches in his hands.

The annex is in a state of trial operation, and the business can't be said to be hot, but it's not deserted either. As soon as I entered the lobby, I saw three tourists who came in a group and were checking in.

"The old man named Fuchang just now...was a monster?" Zhuang Shenglan followed behind Zhu Yan, and asked in a low voice, "What kind of monster is he?"

"Is that Fu Changshu?" Liang Chen asked.

"Huh?" Zhuang Shenglan turned to look at him.

"It is said that the phoenix uses the fruit of the Langgan tree as a kind of food, and the president of Fu Changshu is nearby to take care of the Langgan tree." Liang Chen explained.

"That's right, Fu Chang's body is Fu Chang Shu. He was originally the housekeeper of His Majesty the Demon Emperor in Fengming Mountain. He knew that His Majesty the Demon Emperor was going to open a resort here, so he ran over to be the manager." Zhu Yan said, "What he was holding in his hand just now was a branch of the Fuchang tree. Because his old man is a tree spirit, he would feel uneasy if he was too far away from the main body, so he planned to plant a clone near the annex."

After Zhu Yan finished speaking, she turned around and went to the front desk to ask where Fu Li was.Zhuang Shenglan glanced at the front desk inadvertently, and suddenly saw a layer of light yellow feathers on the back of the front girl's hand, but before he could take a closer look, the feathers disappeared quickly.

Zhuang Shenglan: "???"

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is on the second floor, I'll take you up." Zhu Yan turned back and said while leading Zhuang Shenglan and Liang Chen towards the stairs.

"Zhu Yan, I seem to have seen the girl at the front desk grow feathers on the back of her hand just now..." Zhuang Shenglan followed Zhu Yan and said in a low voice.

"She is an oriole in her original form. She has just learned to change her form not long ago, and she is a little out of control. Sometimes she will show some original form characteristics when she is excited."

"..." So it's really a monster, it's not that he was dazzled, "How many monsters work in this resort."

"Except for those responsible for supplying ingredients to the annex, all the people working here are monsters."

Zhuang Shenglan: "..." All the people working here are monsters, and the boss is the monster emperor—well, this resort has already become a stronghold for monsters!

"It doesn't cost money to hire monsters. Some little monsters are willing to work under His Majesty the Demon Emperor. And working here can learn how to live in human society, and you can also get in touch with many humans. For monsters who want to enter human society, It is a particularly ideal school," Zhu Yan said.

While speaking, Zhu Yan had already led Zhuang Shenglan and Liang Chen up to the second floor, and bumped into Fu Li at the corner of the corridor.

Zhuang Shenglan hadn't seen Fu Li for a long time, went up to exchange a few words with Fu Li, then looked behind Fu Li, and asked, "Where's Qiao Jun?"

"At school." Fu Li replied.

"School? Did he go to school?" Zhuang Shenglan looked surprised. When did Qiao Jun become a monster who loves to study?He remembered that when the Bureau required employees to have at least a junior high school education or above, Fu Li gave Qiao Jun supplementary lessons before the high school entrance examination, but Qiao Jun was jumping up and down without security. Put him in front of the textbook.

"He went there voluntarily?" Zhuang Shenglan suspected that Qiao Jun was forcibly sent to school by Fu Li.

"of course."

"Qiao Jun, what provoked him?" Zhuang Shenglan still couldn't believe it.

"It's really exciting." Speaking of this, Fu Li had a smile in his eyes, "When he fought with Lu Qiguang, Lu Qiguang mocked him for being uneducated."

Zhuang Shenglan: "..."

"Are you going to go out now?" Liang Chen looked at Fu Li's clothes and asked.

"Well, let Qiao Jun hold a parent-teacher meeting." Fu Li straightened his cuffs and took out his phone to check the time.

"Is the parent-teacher meeting today?" Zhu Yan was startled, and took out his phone to check the date, "Hey, it's really today! Then I have to rush to hold the parent-teacher meeting for Ma Chao!"

Ma Chao is a sparrow spirit that Zhu Yan knew. He was admitted to high school this year, and he was in the same class as Qiao Jun.

Fu Li recruited a waiter who went upstairs and asked him to take Zhuang Shenglan and Liang Chen to the room, "You can do whatever you want, Zhu Yan and I will go to school."

"We are the shareholders of the annex, so do whatever you want! Hurry up, don't be late." Zhuang Shenglan waved his hand, pulling Liang Chen to follow the waiter leading the way.