The One Hundred Demons Night Parade had just ended, and the affairs of the Qingdeng Society were very busy. Chen Zheng had finally found time to meet Lu Yingjiu.
The car drove through the city.
The ghosts and bad weather brought great damage, the road was incomplete, trees fell, and even several electric poles were broken. Fortunately, Jing Xian led the priests to intercept 70% to 80% of the ghosts in the ghost world, and Lu Yingjiu also cleaned up the heavenly way in time, so there were only a few ghosts that actually came to the world of the living.
No one was killed and the injured were properly accommodated.
People are returning to their daily lives, and the city's repair work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Arriving downstairs in the teahouse, Lu Yingjiu was ready to meet Chen Zheng alone, so she asked Jingxian to take Mao Tuanzi to eat something "healthy and nutritious."
Jing Xian agreed solemnly, then turned around and let Mao Tuanzi go to eat the evil ghost.
Lu Yingjiu went upstairs and entered the innermost private room.
Chen Zhengran had already brewed the scented tea and was waiting.
The faint scent of roses spread out, and the kettle was bubbling. Chen Zheng poured tea and pushed the exquisite bamboo hat cup over: "Try the new tea."
Lu Yingjiu sat down and took a few sips. The floral fragrance was neither strong nor weak, just right.
He smiled and said, "It tastes good."
"Of course," Chen Zheng smiled happily, "This is the best. I would not be willing to dine with someone else if it were me." He looked up at the clock again and murmured, "She should be here soon..."
"Who is it?" Lu Yingjiu asked.
Chen Zheng said: "Someone I know."
Just as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard and the door of the private room was opened.
Zhang Xi, wearing sportswear and a high ponytail, walked in in a casual manner: "Hello!"
"Let me introduce you to our new exorcist," Chen Zheng smiled.
Lu Yingjiu was very surprised and then smiled.
After all this was over, Zhang Yiwan no longer had to stay alone in the mirror world.
She can start her own life.
Zhang Xinwan sat down, drank the scented tea handed to him by Chen Zheng, and said with a sigh: "It's really not easy. Come on, Lu, tell me the story quickly, I'm so curious. What does the Heavenly Dao look like? What is this pollution source?"
Just like in Chu Banyang's story, Lu Yingjiu told them the story in Tiandao.
Chen Zheng was also dumbfounded when he heard this, and kept saying, "It's really not easy, it's really not easy."
Zhang Xinwan shook his head and said, "It's simply beyond imagination... Fortunately, the formation is very effective."
Then, the three of them chatted casually about the Night of the Hundred Demons, saying that the negative energy in a certain place was still rolling and that an exorcist was needed to go there. They also discussed the new ghosts that had appeared this time and how to deal with them afterwards.
When he finished speaking, the orange light of the setting sun shone in and fell into the cup with rose petals floating in it.
Zhang Xiaowan looked at the time and said, "I still have classes, so I'm leaving now."
"Wow," Chen Zhengjue was surprised, "You're so quick, you've even signed up for classes."
"Yes." Zhang Wanwan said, "Sketch class. I've wanted to learn painting since I was a kid, but I never had the time. Now I'm finally free." She waved her hand and smiled, "I'll go first. Let's chat slowly!"
Chen Zheng and Lu Yingjiu were left, and they chatted for a while.
Mainly reminiscing about the past.
They talked about the stories when they first joined the club, their past commissions and companions, and what the Qingdeng Club was like back then. As time passed, Chen Zheng's temples were already gray, and the young exorcist had become independent. When they talked about the past, they were filled with nostalgia and regret.
By the time they finished talking and stood downstairs in the teahouse, night had already fallen.
Chen Zheng forced several boxes of tea into Lu Yingjiu's hands, and told him to drink them slowly at home and come back for tea when he had time.
Lu Yingjiu responded, and then heard Chen Zheng say: "Lu..."
’s expression was somewhat serious.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yingjiu asked.
Chen Zheng said: "Recently I have been thinking about one thing: when things settle down, I will properly organize the Qingdeng Society."
Lu Yingjiu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Chen Zheng continued, "The current Qingdeng Club no longer meets its original purpose. It is not worthy of the word 'Qingdeng'. This incident is the best proof... So I think it's time to make a change."
"The situation in the club is complicated, involving various interests, backgrounds, and human relationships. I don't have absolute say. However, as long as we change it little by little, one day it will become what we want it to be."
He smiled a little sheepishly: "You can assume that I am also inspired by the stories you told and experienced. I am over 50 years old, but like you said before, I still have to be passionate occasionally."
Chen Zheng took a deep breath.
He stretched out his right hand, looked at Lu Yingjiu and said seriously: "From now on, please supervise me."
“…Okay, I’ll wait and see.” Lu Yingjiu also smiled and stretched out his hand.
The hands were clasped tightly together.
…
After saying goodbye to Chen Zheng, Jing Xian took Mao Tuanzi, who had just eaten, and set off to welcome the guests.
The two of them ran straight to Lu Ying Bar.
Due to special circumstances during the One Hundred Demons Night Show, the bar was closed for half a month, and finally returned today.
As soon as the car arrived downstairs of the bar, we could see that the bar was brightly lit and there were sounds of laughter.
We went upstairs and were surrounded by a huge cheer as soon as we entered the door! Streamers exploded in the air, there was a round of applause, and there were soda, pizza, cupcakes, and colorful snacks on the table.
In addition to the bar staff, Chen Xiaoling also came. She sat on the sofa and bit a lollipop. She smiled happily when she saw us.
Ye Feng pulled Lu Yingjiu over and pressed her down on the sofa: "We bought a big cake and are just waiting for you to come and cut it!"
"A big cake?" Lu Yingjiu smiled, "Just like a birthday."
"To celebrate the reopening, of course we have to be grand." Ye Feng patted his shoulder and looked around, "Where's the cake? Where is the cake?"
Ah Mei said weakly: "Actually, I bought such a big one because I wanted to eat cake." After that, she turned around and brought out a red cake box with Yao Gou.
After opening the box, the watermelon cake looked particularly delicious, with a beer mug drawn on it with chocolate sauce.
Surrounded by the crowd, Lu Yingjiu cut the cake and everyone got a big piece. Ye Feng started mixing drinks again, and several cocktails of different colors were lined up, asking Chen Xiaoling to take photos one after another.
Yao Gou became excited as soon as he drank. He rolled up a piece of paper and used it as a microphone to sing a song that no one could understand. He also insisted on putting his arm around Ye Feng's shoulder and asking him to sing with him. Chen Xiaoling took photos along the way and quickly posted them on WeChat Moments. Ah Mei was more shy, so she sat next to them and ate her cake slowly, laughing with everyone else.
By the time everything was almost cleared out, Ye Feng himself was drunk.
He leaned in the corner of the room, pulled Lu Yingjiu and said vaguely: "Yao Gou, Yao Gou has been promoting the firm. We will soon get a lot of ghost exorcism commissions. We will be busy again."
"Do you think you're going to accept the commission?" Lu Yingjiu asked, "What did your dad say?"
Ye Feng revealed the secret of his rebirth. The Ye family's rules were so strict that of course they had to be dealt with.
Ye Feng held his head and said half drunk: "We discussed it for a long time, and today you told me that you were originally planning to remove me from the family, but..."
"What is it?" Lu Yingjiu asked.
"They said that I performed very well this time." Ye Feng said, "My dad also spoke a lot for me. In the end, they decided that if I continue to prove myself in the commissions, they will not pursue this matter anymore. So, I will definitely start accepting commissions."
It’s really best that things turned out this way.
Lu Yingjiu couldn't help but say, "That's great."
"Yeah, that's great, that's great." Ye Feng laughed drunkenly, "Thanks to you for giving me the courage, come, let's have another drink together!"
The cups collided.
The two men looked up and drank the good wine in one gulp.
After a while, Chen Xiaoling suddenly remembered something: "Hey, hey, hey, we haven't taken a group photo today! Come here!"
Yao Gou staggered: "Why film when they are drunk? By then, burp! By then, they will all fall down in front of my camera."
“Come on, come on.” Chen Xiaoling said, “Otherwise I won’t be able to post the last message on WeChat Moments.”
She stepped on her high heels and burst out with amazing strength, pulling a few drunks together and shouting, "Come here quickly! Bring your big demon and sit in the middle!"
When everyone was present, she smoothed her hair, set up her phone, set the countdown, and quickly ran to the crowd, revealing a perfect, long-rehearsed smile.
“Crack!”
—Photos captured at the most perfect moment.
Chen Xiaoling, with delicate makeup, stood behind the sofa, hugging the shyly smiling Ah Mei. In the middle of the sofa, Lu Yingjiu and Jing Xian were standing close together, smiling. On their right was Yao Gou, and on their left was Ye Feng. The two drunks stood on the left and right like door gods, staggering from side to side, and gave a "Yeah!" gesture to the camera.
Chen Xiaoling was very satisfied with this photo, and said that he would publish it and hang it at the door of the bar in the future.
The celebration ended late at night.
Jing Xian and Lu Yingjiu drove the car and sent the drunks back one by one, and returned home at midnight.
Lu Yingjiu was already very sleepy. After taking a shower, she lay in Jing Xian's arms in a daze. She vaguely heard Jing Xian excitedly planning to change houses and furniture.
I was so sleepy that I couldn't hear anything, so I just said "hmmmm" and agreed.
Jing Xian finished his conversation and said, "We have a flight for tomorrow afternoon, where do you want to eat for lunch?"
Lu Yingjiu: “Yeah, yeah.”
"How about a buffet? Or hot pot or barbecue?"
Lu Yingjiu: “Yeah, yeah.”
Jing Xian said to himself: "It's better to eat healthier. Vegetarian restaurants are not bad either."
Lu Yingjiu: “Yeah, yeah.”
Jing Xian: “…”
Jing Xian said: "Am I the most handsome man in the world?"
Lu Yingjiu: “Yeah, yeah.”
Jing Xian was satisfied when he recognized her, and gave Lu Yingjiu a big kiss on the face: "Go to sleep, my love."
This time Lu Yingjiu heard it clearly.
He raised his mouth: "Me too."
Jing Xian was happy for a while, then he came to his senses and shook Lu Yingjiu again: "I don't want to hear 'me too', I want to say 'I love you too'."
Lu Yingjiu: “…”
Lu Yingjiu: "Yeah, yeah, I love it too."