The Glass Maiden

Chapter 8 Shark ()

To go to Lutai Mountain, you must go to Lutai Town. This is a saying that many travelers and merchants love to talk about.

Lutai Town is famous for not only the rugged rocks of Lutai Mountain, but also because of the great wine-fruit yellow.

It is said that this wine is brewed from a unique fruit at the foot of Lutai Mountain. It is sealed and put in the cellar. After more than a year, it will be taken out. The froth is removed and poured into a glass bowl. The color of the wine is like amber. , Deep yellow and bright, and the fruit has a special fragrance, so the ancients named it: fruit yellow. Popularity.

When the crowd came to Lutai Town, it was past noon. There were only twos and threes of pedestrians in the town. It was very different from the former bustling scene. I thought it was because the monsters were causing trouble and eating people recently, so the people were panicked, and even the vendors who set up the stalls were also worried. , Lamenting that I can't make any money recently.

Chu Lei looked around, and saw the depression, he couldn't help but sigh: "Demons are causing trouble, and ordinary people will not be able to live."

Dongfang Qingqi patted him on the shoulder, "Why don't you have a frown, Brother Chu, I am waiting here today, isn't it just to kill demons and slay demons?"

While talking, Chu Yinghong had already heard the news from the hawker, and she came back and smiled: "Senior brother, don't worry. I just asked the little brother. He said that the two demons usually appear at night and rarely hurt people during the day. We might as well. Find an inn to rest first, and it’s not too late to go up the mountain at night."

Everyone nodded and said yes. Zhong Minyan saw that everyone was walking forward, but Xuan Ji was still in a daze in front of the snack stall, so he went to push her and whispered: "What a daze! Go away!"

Xuanji gave a "Oh", but did not rush, took out a copper plate from her sleeve, pointed to the steamed cake in the pot, and said solemnly: "Boss, give me two."

Zhong Minyan frowned and said, "What kind of steamed cake will you eat! I still have to eat at the inn! It's just you!"

Xuanji held the paper bag containing the steamed cake in her hand, took a bite, almost spit it out, and said vaguely: "Eating... and snacks are two different things."

Zhong Minyan was so angry that she had nothing to say, so she kept rolling her eyes.

Xuanji gently blew the heat on the steamed cake, and suddenly found that Yu Sifeng, who was walking in front, looked back at him from time to time. Through a mask, he could feel that his eyes were very bad. She raised the steamed cake in her hand, thinking that he wanted to eat it too, but he rolled her eyes in disgust, then quietly slowed down, stepped back to Xuanji, and whispered in her ear: "Evil woman, you can eat it. Like a pig."

She was scolded again for no reason, but it was a pity that her mouth was full of steamed cakes, and she couldn't speak, so she looked back at him blankly with rounded eyes.

But he seemed to feel better suddenly, smiled lightly, quickened his pace to follow Chu Lei, clasped his fist and said: "The head of Chu, the younger generation is not talented, once lived in Lutai Town, for a period of time. If you don't dislike it, Junior, I wish, seniors, show the way."

Before Chu Lei spoke, Chu Yinghong next to him smiled and said, "Then I will trouble you, your name is..."

"Junior Yu Sifeng."

"Well, Si Feng," she said, "Take us to the best restaurant in town. We want to taste the famous fruit yellow."

"Yes, senior, please come with me."

Huh? Are you not going to the inn? Xuanji managed to stuff the steamed cakes easily, only to find that they had entered a restaurant with a yellow flag at the door. Zhong Minyan couldn't help sighing when he saw her dumbfounded. Thinking of agreeing to Master and taking care of the younger sisters along the way, I had to say: "You, if you can have half the wit of Linglong, I won't take care of you so hard."

Xuanji smiled slightly and said nothing.

But it was said that everyone entered the restaurant, thinking that it was as desolate and deserted as the outside, but it was unexpectedly crowded with friends and people, and it was very lively.

Yu Sifeng had a few conversations with Xiaoer and led them to the second floor lounge. He went down on his own, and soon brought a middle-aged man who was a hunter in the town. Hearing that they were here to eliminate demons, he agreed to Yu Sifeng's employment and came to show them the way at night.

"This is, Uncle Wang, who has been in town for more than ten years, and has been a hunter. He, once personally, has seen, that, two monsters, also, participated in the previous few times, killing, It should be helpful to us."

After Yu Sifeng finished speaking, he turned his head and nodded to the Wang Liehu. The talent said: "Speaking of which, no one has said to eliminate the demon these days. The previous few times it was really too much trouble, and many people died, everyone. It’s chilling. Even those of us hunters can go up the mountain together during the day. Those passing merchants will be miserable, and there will be no way around. If there are dozens or hundreds of large teams, it’s okay to meet a single small merchant. A monster in his mouth! Many people in the town can't go back to their hometowns, and the entanglement is almost exhausted. Isn't this going to "force" people to death!"

Chu Yinghong said softly: "This big brother shouldn't worry about it. We are here this time to get rid of the demon and bring peace to Lutai Town. This is a big deal, and we need my big brother to give us directions."

Wang Lie grabbed the tiger leather hat and smiled slyly, "The big girl speaks nicely, I'm a vulgar person, and I don't understand. Anyway, you are here to get rid of the demon and help the people in the town. What can I do? Just ask. Don’t be polite!"

Chu Lei asked: "Well, this big brother will show us the way at night. I don't know where the two monsters often appear? Where is the nest?"

"They usually appear during the Haishizi, and they return to their nests as soon as the Zishi is over. There are several places where they frequent, but they are all in places with water. That old emu is very powerful! He specializes in hiding in the water to drag people! The tengu’s nest is on the back mountainside, and the old pup is very good. Change a place a day, maybe!"

When Chu Lei heard that, he "groaned" for a long while. Chu Yinghong said, "Is the boss worried that I can't find them for a while?"

He nodded: "Unexpectedly, Gu eagle is so cunning, so even if you stabbed its eyes with salt water, you still don't know whether you can find the lair to completely eliminate the damage."

Chu Yinghong smiled and said, "I have a way. Since they are hiding in secret, we need to find it hard to find them. It's better to lead them out."

She clapped her hands and called the three children who were struggling with their heads on the opposite side. They told them one by one: "Xuanji, you go buy three pots, plus a pot of honey and 20 turpentine torches. Minyan and Sifeng. Together, the boys will go to the market to buy salt and vinegar, buy as much as there are, and hire some brave young people to carry us up the mountain at night."

After speaking, she took out a stack of silver bills from her purse, divided some of them, and then ordered: "When I just came here, I saw that there was a rich house on the corner. I changed the bills before I went to buy things. The accounts must be calculated carefully. Hey, don't embezzle!"

With that, she grinned.

Seeing her meticulous division of labor and a confident look, Dongfang Qingqi couldn't help wondering: "The Chu female hero has a clever plan?"

Chu Yinghong smiled and said, "No tricks. I just thought that the dog was the most famous greedy ghost that day. Instead of looking for it up and down, we might as well grill the meat by the water and let it come out by itself with the fragrance. After that, let's get rid of one blame first."

She took out the paper and ink from her baggage and drew a simple map on the paper according to Wang Liehu's words. The three of them were sipping fruit yellow while discussing arrangements for the night.

The three children here have gone downstairs to the bank and exchanged their money. Xuanji bought the things that Chu Yinghong ordered early in the morning, holding a pile of things in her arms, and walking back with difficulty.

Halfway through the walk, suddenly there was a "chaos" from the clapper on the corner, and someone shouted, "Come and see! Living monster! Come on! Live monster!"

Although Xuanji was in the cultivating sect, and she had memorized the requirements from the Little Ten Thousand Monsters roster, but she had never seen a real monster. Seeing that the few pedestrians on the street were attracted there, she couldn't help but walk forward with her things in her arms, trying her best to stretch her neck to look into the crowd.

She was small, and she could barely see the extra glazed edge above the head. It was vaguely a huge one-person fish tank, the corners of which were covered with bronze and filled with water. I don't know what's being raised in the water, stirring frantically in it, and the water splashes everywhere. The people around will exclaim and sigh again, but no one dared to get close.

"Wow...it's really a tail...fish tail...ah, it's a male!"

"He looked over! Looked here!"

The crowd suddenly moved backwards. Xuanji was knocked to the ground, and everything in her hand almost fell. The people around seemed to be pushing her forward. She let and hid, but she felt that she was suddenly pushed from behind, with her arm hanging on her arm. His honey jar fell to the ground with a bang—it broke.

"Ah." She stared at the honey all over the floor blankly, not knowing what to do.

She was hesitating, only to hear a loud splash of water above her head. Before she could raise her head, she felt cold all over, soaked in the water splashing out of the big colored glass tank.

Is there a mildew star flying over her head today?

Xuanji silently wiped the water off her face, and from the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of something dancing in the glass tank next to it, like a huge white fish.

He turned his head and faced a pale face. Xuanji was shocked suddenly, and the things in her hand could no longer hold, and all fell on the honey.

It was actually individuals who writhed crazily in the tank...no, not all people. His upper body is an ordinary man with wide shoulders and a slender waist. He has long black hair hovering in the water like algae. His pale face appears and disappears after the long hair. His eyebrows are not very real, and he only feels his eyes burning. , Long Ruo star.

From the waist down, a long fishtail is formed. The scales on the tail are silver, and the fin tail is like a veil. When it sways slightly in the water, numerous bubble vortexes are set off.

He suddenly found her and swam over slowly, resting his hands on the glass jar, and looking at her quietly with his eyes hidden behind the long hair like algae.

Look at her like this, keep watching.

It seemed that from a long time ago, he had been familiar with her, knew her, and looked at her with such quiet eyes. There are countless secrets and a thousand words hidden in it.

Xuan Ji was stunned on the spot, familiar and "lost" in her heart, she could only look at him blankly, forgetting everything around her for a while.