The black cat's hair was very bright and reflected a faint light in the sun. It jumped off the wall nimbly, jumped over a row of wooden fences, and ran into the depths of the alley.
At the other end of the alley, a teenage boy was jumping around carrying a fish basket. He was humming a tune in his mouth. The fish in the fish basket was still flapping its tail, and half of his sleeves were wet.
When the little boy opened the door of a house, the little black cat quickly ran across the alley and entered the house.
The red soil of the house was very hard and turned black. The wooden door shook. The little boy who had just stepped through the door turned around. A young hand stretched out and caught the leaping black cat. The black cat He was picked up without any resistance. He just spread his paws to pat the fish basket and stuck out his tongue to lick it from time to time.
The little boy rubbed the black cat's plush ears and purred something.
He held the black cat in his arms and purred twice as if he understood it. The little boy looked happy and looked outside. Then he opened the fish basket and threw a small silver fish to it. It, the black cat, picked up the fish and swooped to the depths of the house. The old man's curses came from the depths of the house.
The little boy poured the remaining fish in the fish basket into the water tank, and then whispered to the room: "There is someone outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, a little girl about seven or eight years old ran out excitedly and followed behind him. They were all wearing earth-blue clothes. Most of the color of the clothes had faded, as if they were covered with a layer of gray. The little girl was still wearing clothes. The face with baby fat is washed very clean.
"Shall I take you to see it?" the little boy asked his sister.
The little girl hesitated for a while and then made a hum in her nose.
The little boy grabbed his sister's hand and ran out.
When they arrived, many people had gathered in Liantian Town to watch the excitement. They stood in the street. As soon as the two young immortal masters walked in, they greeted them with great enthusiasm.
Practicing Taoism in the fairy mountain, the clouds are steaming and the clouds are shining every day, making the young girl wear moon clothes and cloud ribbons, with a temperament that is not close to fireworks.
The little boy watched from a distance, and saw that the young man was very handsome, and the young girl was exquisite and pretty. The two people might have come riding the wind and riding swords, and their snow-white clothes were all spotless.
The little girl next to him was too short because she stood on tiptoes and couldn't see it. The little boy hugged her on his shoulders. The little girl covered her forehead with her hands to block the light and watched. The outsider in the distance waved his hands excitedly, but he couldn't say a complete sentence because he was mute.
Immortals come to live in the town for a month every year, and the horrific ghost festival among the people turns into the most peaceful scene because of their arrival.
Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling were surrounded by everyone in the center. The enthusiastic townspeople sent many things to them. Many of them were from craftsmen's families. The stonemasons, carpenters, and bricklayers all took out their own handmade utensils to the immortal master, and then Please ask the immortal master to bless you and seek good luck.
Ning Xiaoling was a little shy about such a passionate scene, but when she thought of her identity at the moment, she thought that she could not disgrace Yujian Tianzong, so she stood upright with her head held high and imitated her master in acting like an immortal. , sometimes smiling and saying thanks, the wind is light and the clouds are light, quite fairy-like.
After the warm greetings with the residents, it became a question that concerned everyone.
Whose house will the immortal master live in
A carpenter invited me to carve portraits for two immortal masters. He claimed that he had carved portraits for many immortal masters over the years and was very skilled in his craftsmanship.
The stonemason stopped the carpenter again and said that wood is prone to decay and beetles, but it is not as durable as stone in the sun and rain. A month is just right for carving a stone statue.
There are also women from the lotus-picking family who want to invite them to go sailing on the lotus boat, and there are also the shopkeepers from the small teahouse who want to invite them to have tea.
Ning Xiaoling didn't want to live up to every enthusiasm, so she couldn't make a decision and looked at her senior brother.
Ning Jiujiu suddenly felt enlightened, raised his head, looked across the crowd to the front, and saw the young man with a little girl sitting on his shoulder.
He moved forward through the crowd.
"What's your name?" Ning Changjiu asked.
The little girl opened her eyes wide and looked at him, her mouth half-opened. She was not mute, but her babbling words could not form a sentence.
It was the first time that the little boy was so close to the extraordinary immortal master. He was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing. He quickly said: "This is my sister, her name is Xiaolian, um... my name is Qiu Sheng."
Ning looked at them for a long time and asked, "Is your home convenient?"
The little boy named Qiu Sheng thought he had heard wrongly. He stared blankly for a while and said quickly: "It's convenient, Master Xian, wait a minute. I'll clean up the house for you right now."
The onlookers were greatly disappointed, thinking that there was no good place to go, but they went to the old painter's house, which became more and more disgraceful as he got older.
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Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling settled in Qiu Sheng's house. Qiu Sheng's family was not poor, but rather well-off in the town. It was an antique-like old house, with a string of lanterns left over from the New Year hanging at the door, and the door knocker. Brass bells were tied around the herbs, and two pieces of bamboo were planted in the yard. The rustling sound when the wind blew was like rain.
Across the yard, there is a lonely small building in the back. A few gray-headed birds have built a nest upstairs, flying in and out. The door of the small building is closed tightly, and the people inside seem to be indifferent to the arrival of the immortal master. .
"Don't be offended by the two immortal masters. Ever since my parents died, my grandfather has had a strange temperament. He has been tinkering with paintings in the building and hasn't seen any guests for many years." Qiu Sheng explained.
The little girl on the side who couldn't speak nodded vigorously in approval.
Ning Xiaoling had a liking for this little girl. She felt that apart from being unable to speak, she looked a bit like herself when she was young. Well... she still had small characters in her name.
"Is your grandfather a painter?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Qiu Sheng nodded and said: "Actually, that happened in the past. Grandpa's paintings used to be very good. Not only in our town, there were even many nobles in the city who specially sent people to buy paintings and saved a lot of money. However, Later, my grandfather stopped being a painter and claimed to be a painter. He never actively painted anything. When he picked up a pen, he would copy some famous paintings from past dynasties or his own proud paintings from the past."
Ning looked at the paintings hanging in the hall for a long time. He felt that the brushstrokes of the paintings were a bit familiar, maybe they were imitated by a famous artist, and the old man was even a little better than his predecessor.
Although Ning Changjiu didn't know much about painting, when he was in Dahe Town, his senior sister sent him to study with the old painter Zhang in the village for three months. In the end, because his talent was not good enough, he was kicked out of the house by the old painter and was forced to become a teacher.
This moment made the senior sister wonder if the master had found the wrong disciple.
Ning Xiaoling thought of their duties here and immediately said solemnly: "Are there any big monsters here that are causing harm to one party?"
Qiu Sheng was stunned again, weighing in his mind how big a monster is to be considered a big monster. Otherwise, if there is only a small monster coming out, wouldn't it look like we people in Liantian Town have never seen the world
But those who can carve out villages and towns in the barren mountains are not just ordinary people. When Ning Chang entered the town, he discovered that the town was surrounded by a layer of compacted hard soil, and there were even watchtowers and blockhouses surrounding the soil. There are young people patrolling with quivers in their hands, and ordinary monsters in the Nascent Realm really can't attack here.
"Yes, yes." Qiu Sheng thought seriously for a while, scratched his head, and said hesitantly: "But only small monsters cause trouble. Real big monsters don't eat people."
"Huh?" Ning Xiaoling was a little surprised: "There are also monsters that don't eat people?"
Qiu Sheng was thinking about how to explain, when there was a light knock on the door behind him.
The door was ajar, and when you turned around, you could see an old man wearing a cloth hat standing at the door. He nodded to Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling, and then waved to Qiu Sheng, motioning for him to come over.
Qiu Sheng explained as he walked over: "This is the mayor."
The mayor's grandpa pulled Qiu Sheng aside, gave some serious instructions, and then left.
Ning Changjiu and Ning Xiaoling returned the gift seriously.
Qiu Sheng quickly walked to Ning Changjiu's side and talked about the instructions given to him by the mayor just now: "The master asked me to take you to identify monsters."
"Recognize monsters?" Ning Xiaoling didn't understand, and said, "We are supposed to conquer monsters, how come we don't even recognize monsters?"
"No, no." Qiu Sheng waved his hands quickly and said: "There are several monsters living in this town, and they are all good monsters who live with us. The mayor asked me to take the immortal masters to identify them, so as not to I accidentally injured them when I got them.”
"What a monster..." Ning Xiaoling felt a little dizzy.
Ning Jiujiu also found it novel. The coexistence of humans and monsters was nothing new, but having several monsters in a small town was indeed rare.
"Thank you." Ning Jiujiu said.
As he spoke, a little black cat ran out of the yard, timidly sticking its head out and looking at the strangers. Qiu Sheng whistled to the black cat, and then the kitten ran out with confidence. , suddenly jumped onto his shoulder and meowed.
As if Qiu Sheng could understand cat language, he smiled and said, "It's asking you if you like to eat fish."
Although black cats are said to be ominous among the people, Ning Xiaoling found this kitten very cute. She carefully reached out her hand and scratched its flesh pads. She found that this black cat was extremely clean, with no variegation or fleas on its body. , with innate cunning.
"Don't worry, I won't steal your fish." Ning Xiaoling assured her seriously.
Qiu Sheng turned his head, looked at the speechless sister, and said, "You go and accompany grandpa, and I will take my brothers and sisters for a walk in the town."
The corners of Xiaolian's mouth turned down a little, looking a little unhappy. She opened her mouth and made babbling gestures.
Qiu Sheng sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll take you with me."
The corners of Xiaolian's mouth turned up, and her cute little face looked like a virgin.
Ning Xiaoling looked at her and resisted the desire to reach out and pinch it.
So under the leadership of Qiu Sheng, they went to visit the monsters that were born and raised in this town or had returned to Ansheng.
The first one I went to was the carpenter's house. The monster in the carpenter's house looked weird, with a mouth like a duck and a body like an ape. He stood among the wood carvings, motionless, and seemed to be carving strange wood carvings.
"It's called Dali. It's very strong. It can resist seven or eight pieces of wood in one go. It only eats vegetarian food, not meat." Qiu Sheng introduced, while Xiao Lian nodded with deep understanding.
Dali, who looked a little dull, noticed the arrival of the immortal master, and gave him a fist with a serious look on his face, as if he was thanking the immortal master for not killing him.
The second monster that visited was a bunch of coal briquettes floating in the air. They lived in a family by the river. The daughter of that family was sitting embroidering and smiling sweetly at them. The briquettes were lying on the shelf, watching the woman embroidery seriously, and were not aware of the arrival of the immortal master, looking harmless to humans and animals.
Afterwards, they went to see the bunny spirit who was standing guard at the intersection. He was walking down the street jumping up and down. The armor he wore was made of blue tiles threaded with threads. It didn't look like it had much protection.
After Qiu Qiu was panting and took the immortal masters to visit more than a dozen monsters, they came to the big lotus pond behind the town. The girl named Xiaolian looked at the lotus pond with deep eyes and her cheeks turned red. There seems to be some expectation.
"This is the last one, but it lives in a lotus pond and is not raised by any family. You may not see it on weekdays."
Qiu Sheng explained, borrowed a lotus boat, and greeted Ning Jiujiu and others to board the boat. He thought for a while, and even though he knew that these two were gods, he still warned: "This monster is a bit scary, but it will never eat people. Then be sure not to hurt it with your sword."
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(The next chapter has also been updated!)
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