"No, it's okay..." I said in shock.
How is this going? The owner of this noodle shop is a... cat demon? Moreover, the tone of his speech was extremely distorted, like some ancient costume TV series, and his words were pretentious.
Also, hasn't had a human guest in years? How is this going
After realizing the meaning of this sentence, I couldn't help becoming vigilant. Then, will it be troublesome if there is something like the grove behind the school hiding some ghosts at night
However, the cat boss seemed to see my worry, and smiled and waved at me.
"Guests, don't worry, the shop has always only accepted one customer. When there are people in the shop, other customers can't come in. You should have noticed it when you came over, right? That path can only accommodate one person. "
"This, that's it." I looked away in embarrassment, not knowing what to say. But the boss was much more enthusiastic than me. He was cleaning the table and cleaning the dishes, and he was muttering.
"It's really rare, there are human guests coming to the door. Oh, I'm sorry for letting you see such a dirty little shop. By the way, since it's so rare, I'll treat this noodle as my treat Yes. What would you like to eat?"
The enthusiasm of the boss is simply irresistible.
"Uh... no need, actually I'm not here for dinner..."
"Oh, what's the matter, please treat me." The boss ignored my opinion, turned around and walked directly into the kitchen, "But the shop is shabby, and there are only clear soup ramen. Customers don't want to be disgusted."
... Even if I want to dislike it, I can't dislike it now.
"But, guest, I'm not boasting." The cat said while boiling water in the kitchen and picking up a handful of noodles, "If you eat ramen from the shop once, you'll never forget it La."
I had no choice but to wait until the boss served the noodles. Although I did not eat tonight, I don't plan to just eat a bowl of noodles in clear soup. The boss was a little too enthusiastic.
However, not long after, there was a unique scent of pasta in the air. I sniffed and my stomach grumbled involuntarily.
"Just wait, okay, let's try it!"
A bowl of vermicelli in clear soup without any characteristics was placed in front of me, but the aroma wafting from it was very unusual, which made people's index fingers move. I looked at Boss Mao's expectant eyes, picked up the chopsticks, picked a few noodles and put them in my mouth.
It's hard to describe the taste of this side. It looks like ordinary noodles in clear soup, but after eating it, it has a unique aroma, which is very delicious, making people feel that this is not a food that belongs to the world.
"How is it?" Boss Cat looked at me expectantly.
I nodded and praised, "Well, it's delicious!"
"Great, then you can eat more." The cat boss said with a smile.
I nodded and didn't hesitate anymore. The taste of this bowl of noodles is really delicious, and it didn't take long for me to eat all the noodles in the bowl.
I actually ate up a large bowl of noodles. I never imagined that there are such delicious vermicelli in clear soup in the world. I burped, put the chopsticks back to the bowl and said sincerely, "It's so delicious, thank you for the hospitality!"
"Hahaha, it's great if you think it's delicious." Boss Mao let out a hearty laugh, picked up the empty bowl and took it into the kitchen. That's when I suddenly thought of a question.
"Um... Boss, what are these noodles made of? How come they are so fragrant?" I hesitated.
In an instant, many ghost story plots in Liaozhai flashed through my mind. What kind of scholar strays into a mansion deep in the mountains, wakes up in the cemetery after eating and drinking enough, and finds that the food he ate before was rotten rats and the like...
"Ah, don't worry." Boss Cat laughed immediately when he saw my expression, "It's not human flesh, nor rotten animal flesh, it's just ordinary flour."
Having said that, my hanging heart eased a little.
"However, it is made with human soul." Boss Mao added.
What? I felt nauseated for a moment and covered my mouth. Man, man's soul? !
"Hahaha!" Unexpectedly, the cat laughed when it saw my reaction, and quickly explained, "Guest, it's not what you imagined. The noodles are just ordinary noodles, the difference is the environment here. "
"Environment?" I asked curiously.
"That's right, your spiritual power is so strong, you should be able to feel it to some extent, right?" The cat boss turned his back and brushed the bowl leisurely, with his two tails wagging slightly, he said, "There are many homeless and lonely wandering souls around here. They can neither return to the Yang Realm nor find the way to the Santu River, so they wander around here for a long time. Where there are souls, there is aura. If the food is contaminated with the aura here, it will become unexpectedly delicious. It is because of this that I opened a noodle restaurant here. As for this bowl of noodles, the more powerful a monster or person is, the more they will feel it. It's delicious."
"So it's like this..." It's not that I can't feel what the cat boss said. It's just that at first I could only feel a little cold air coming from all around, but now after his explanation, the yin air of the wandering spirit is particularly obvious, and there are even some translucent shadows passing from the corner of my line of sight Pass.
"Can't you help them?" I couldn't help asking, "You just said that they are lost wandering souls?"
"This is very difficult." The cat boss said with a smile, "everything in the world has its own laws, and some souls can find the right path even without a guide. In the front, it doesn't know where it should go. How can the insignificant you and me easily change the myriad phenomena?"
So... that's true. I nodded and stopped asking the question, but took out my wallet.
"By the way, how much is this bowl of noodles?" I asked.
"Oh, didn't you say it, it's rare for you to come here, so I'll treat you to this bowl of noodles." Boss Mao said with a hearty smile.
"Since it's so hard to come here, I don't want to pay for free." My attitude is also very firm.
The cat boss seemed to be moved by me, and touched his pointed ears in embarrassment, "But, human currency is useless here... What should I do? Oh, yes, let's do this."
The cat boss wiped his hands twice on the apron, came to the front, and stretched out a fluffy cat paw to me, "Just give me a coin."