There must be a demon when there is a surprise, and many times the details have already revealed everything.

The old man in the yellow robe looked up at the master and smiled, "Why are you so angry, don't scare the child, we two brothers haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I don't dare to accept this meeting gift." ”

Master snorted coldly, "Then you want the old man to accompany you for a few tricks, Yun Kunzi." ”

This rich old man is obviously Zhou Zhu's grandfather Zhou Yunkun.

Zhou Yunkun still looked at the master with a smile, "Don't fight and fight as soon as we meet, I am dedicated to cultivating the Immortal Dao, indulging in idle clouds and wild cranes, and my anger is not as heavy as that of you, an old boy." ”

It was a little funny to see these two old men with almost gray hair and beard talking together.

In fact, I couldn't help it, and I laughed out loud. Master glared at me, "What are you laughing at, let this old thing be sold and laugh at people!" ”

"Hehe, don't quarrel with the two of you, you see that the sun is so big, is it time to eat?"

Seeing that my master was about to have another seizure, Zhou Yunkun took the lead and said, "You little apprentice is much more sensible than you, go, no matter your master, let's eat ours, it will be a rare delicacy later." ”

I swallowed my saliva and looked at Master carefully, and then I snorted as Master learned, "Master won't eat it, I won't eat it!" ”

Under the personal leadership of Yun Kunzi, we came to the banquet in the backyard, and a dark red table several feet long was almost full on both sides.

Yun Kunzi introduced as he walked, these are the heads of several big families in Liuyun City, and some are the descendants of the Zhou family. Yun Kunzi walked up to the main seat, and I was arranged on his right hand side with Master, while Zhou Zhu sat opposite me and greeted the guests around him with a smile.

I breathed a sigh of relief, but it was good that he wasn't sitting next to me, otherwise the pile of meat was so close to me that it would have really kept me from working up my appetite.

After everyone sat down, Yun Kunzi said "Qi", and although his voice was not high, it clearly echoed throughout the courtyard.

Several handsome maids brought us plates of exquisite delicacies one after another, cups of camellia spirit floating, and the fragrant banquet wine was indispensable. Of course, when I came to me, the wine was naturally filtered out.

Zhou Zhu patted his stomach, raised his glass with a smile and said, "Seniors, my Zhou family is fortunate to invite the well-known chef of Swallow Tower, Ku Fen, to take charge of the spoon himself. Ku Fen's name can be said to be unknown to everyone in my Liuyun and even in the entire Ninghai Prefecture. Not only is his knife work superb, but his cooking skills are even more impressive, making people want to eat two meals and think three meals at a time, haha. Some time ago, Lord Ning Hai Fuliu, the lord of Ninghai City, specially invited him to perform as the head chef at the God Descent Festival. ”

Listening to the exclamations of the people around him, Zhou Zhu shook his flesh proudly.

I heard it a little foggy, and I didn't know where he was excited. So I stood up, stepped on the stool, and asked in confusion, "What is the Divine Descent Celebration?" ”

Zhou Zhu looked at me with a smile, "Hehe, this divine descent celebration is a once-in-a-century event in Ninghai Prefecture, and of course it can be regarded as common sense." Brother Qingyi is still young and obsessed with cultivation, and it makes sense if he hasn't heard of it. ”

I was a little embarrassed to say this fat man, maybe to take care of my master's face, he still introduced this so-called divine descent celebration.

"The origin of this celebration can be traced back to the age of mythology, when the heavens and the earth were just conceived out of nothingness, and the ancient gods and demons came out one after another, and the heavens and the earth were full of fierce winds, thunder, and tumbling lava and floods. I don't know why, the ancient gods and demons have collided in tens of billions of years, large and small, I don't know how many times, until the heavens and the earth are turbulent and even part of the origin of the Great Dao is shattered, the gods and demons sign a contract not to fight anymore. In order to stabilize the world, they joined forces to condense this mountain and sea world. After a long, long time, more and more ethnic groups appeared one after another, and slowly became the masters of this world. Naturally, the human race is also one of the races born of righteousness.

At this time, in the primeval period, all spirits were simple and pure, and they lived and multiplied in this harmonious land. While looking up to the gods and demons, many living beings have learned to cultivate, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy in heaven and earth to strengthen themselves. At that time, the gods and demons were as selfless, teaching the weak race life and cultivation skills, and even a few gods and demons turned into the Tao for all souls, and there were many singing and crying stories during the process.

After an unknown number of years, an evil aura suddenly appeared out of nowhere, spreading like a plague among the human race. Gradually, the beast clan, elves, fairy grass, stone gold, etc., the major races were attacked one after another. That thing is now known as the Lust Evil.

When the dark aura enveloped the mountains and seas, the various ethnic groups began to fight each other. In the beginning, the tribes were relatively weak, and the gods and demons ignored them. Later, more and more strong people appeared among various ethnic groups, and even faintly surpassed some post-born gods and demons. At the same time, the successive extinction of many races in the war gradually touched the origin. Over time, the strong became more and more powerful, and more and more mountains, mountains and seas were destroyed, which attracted the attention of the gods and demons.

The gods and demons once again suppressed all the spirits, and set aside twelve states to maintain order among the ten thousand races. Ninghai Prefecture is the land of the gods that have survived since ancient times, and the day of Dingzhou is called the Day of the Descent of the Gods, and every 100 years, people hold festivals to cheer for this peace. ”

"Oh, so that's the case, then this Ninghai Prefecture is not very powerful." I touched my chin and said to myself.

Zhou Zhu looked at me and nodded, and the guests here also looked at me like fools.

Master tapped me on the shoulder and motioned for me to sit down. In order to alleviate the embarrassment, I had to snort and take a sip of tea, and laughed twice, "Eat quickly, everyone, the dishes are going to be cold." ”

Seeing this, Yun Kunzi also stroked his beard with a smile and raised his wine glass, "Today, the heads of the family can come in person to give my Zhou family face, and the old man has thanked you here." ”

The guests were all frightened and cramped when they heard these humble words, and suddenly the shouting polite words filled the whole courtyard, and this meeting made a simple and innocent child like me a little disgusted.

Yun Kunzi smiled and motioned for everyone to drink the first cup, and then said, "As soon as I came, the Divine Descent Ceremony has just ended, and the old man can be regarded as relying on the old man to gather everyone to celebrate." Liuyun City can have today's prosperity without everyone's painstaking management. ”

After speaking, he took a group of guests to drink a second glass. Many people looked a little shaky, but they still showed a smile that they thought was cute at Yun Kunzi.

After drinking the second cup, Yun Kunzi did not continue, but asked the children of the Zhou family present to greet the guests to taste the food on the table.

I hurriedly grabbed my chopsticks, swallowed the saliva that almost flowed, and lowered my head to savor it frantically.

Maybe it's because the table is too big, and the various dishes in front of everyone are almost the same, and a small one is also considered thoughtful. Listening to Zhou Zhu's introduction, from right to left, they are, sweet and sour Puhe fish, braised Yanyun pigeon, three-silk balls, willow leaf safflower, and Qingshui rohu......

Anyway, before I could hear what he said, I couldn't help but stuff it into my mouth. During the few days I was in the mountains, I spent almost every day on fire-roasted meat, boiled shrimp, wild fruits on the trees, and all kinds of grasses and plants that I had never seen before. As long as there is a little bit of heartfelt cooking, I will be excited, not to mention the delicious food made by the most famous chefs in Ninghai Prefecture.

Maybe everyone thinks that I, a simple-dressed mountain child, should be like this, and no one cares about my gaffe, pushing their cups and changing their lamps, and telling the people around them about their parents' shortcomings.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Yun Kunzi coughed and raised his wine glass again, and the guests were suddenly quiet. I only heard him say, "Ladies and gentlemen, the old man is very pleased that everyone is so happy today, and he almost forgot one more thing, people have a bad memory when they are old." ”

Without waiting for compliments, I listened to him continue: "A few months ago, a young man in my family was hunting in the mountains when something strange happened. As he was chasing a pine deer to the foot of the mountain, the pine deer suddenly fell to the ground without warning, and he and his attendants were surprised to find that the deer had no fatal injuries on its body, as if it had been suddenly drained of life by something. A large area around the deer was also devoid of grass, except for a single grass rooted in a puddle, and although it was very strange, no one could say what the problem was. The young man also became ill when he brought the grass back. The old man went to the foot of the mountain where the incident occurred and did not find any problems. If there is only one thing, it is that the whole area feels very oppressive. ”

At this time, a bearded man with a full face and a bearded face sitting next to Zhou Zhu spoke, "Yun Kunzi's predecessor is the guardian of my Liuyun City, and he has already entered the Nine Heavens of the Mountain Immortal Realm many years ago, you can't find the problem, and we can't do anything about it." After speaking, I heard many people around me echoing it, and among them, there was no shortage of the pursuit of Yun Kunzi.

Yun Kunzi chuckled, "Hehe, the blame for this incident is on that grass." After speaking, I saw a servant bring up the Xuanyu lotus, which only had stalks and flower bones.

"Heads of the family, don't look at this grass as ordinary, remember not to touch it directly, even if we are the pioneer monks, we can't bear that strange power. The young man in the old man's family can be regarded as a half-step starter, but now he can only rely on a few elders in the family to convey his true qi and hang his life. After saying that, he shook his head and sighed, and the sadness that flashed in his eyes was quickly hidden.

"Of course, although the weird old man in it can't understand, but Providence has brought the old man's former senior brother and his disciples to Liuyun City. I forgot to introduce to you, Elder of Zhongzhou Taiqing Palace, Yi Mingzi. ”

After listening to Yun Kunzi's introduction, the people around were amazed, presumably they had heard of my master's name, or they knew the name of Taiqing Palace.

Since the beginning of the banquet, few people have taken the initiative to come and befriend us, but now the eyes of the vast majority of people are naked flattery. Both men and women are of a certain age to become the head of the family, and the picture at that time makes me think about it very interesting now.

My master didn't speak, Yun Kunzi continued, "Don't look at this young man's age, it's he who made this ordinary-looking grass bloom, I think with them, we can definitely find out the secrets there." ”

I was young at the time, but I still felt very strange. As soon as Zhou Zhu ran into me on the street, was it deliberately arranged, and if so, how did Yun Kunzi know that I might make it bloom. In addition, why did he only find out the cause and effect of the matter until now, and still gather so many people, what is the providence of heaven that brought us to Liuyun City. The most important thing is why he is so sure that Master and I can help them solve this unusual problem. I just felt a little strange about it, and I didn't sort it out.

I looked at Master with a puzzled face, and Master shook his head and said to Yun Kunzi, "Take us to see it first." ”

The banquet ended at noon, and Yun Kunzi took a large group of us out of the gate of the Zhou family. The generous gate has already arranged the unique mount of Liuyun City, the Cloud Rhino Beast.

This cloud rhinoceros is blue and white, huge in size, as tall as two or three masters, it looks a bit like a rhinoceros now, a giant horn on the nose stands straight, and there is a brown mane around the neck, which should be the reason why it is often cared for, it looks very soft, and its big round eyes make the cloud rhinoceros more cute in its might. On its back is a rattan basket that can be used by many people, which is where we will sit later.

I ran up to the cloud rhinoceros and stared at its big round eyes, reaching out curiously and touching its horns. The cloud rhinoceros beast seemed to show a sincere smile and obediently rubbed my hand.

The cloud rhinoceros looks clumsy, but it can run extremely fast. With their help, it didn't take long for us to reach the foot of the mountain that Yun Kunzi had said.

The midday sun is in the prime of life, and the season is in the middle of summer. It was supposed to be hot, but the valley was unusually cool.

We got off the cloud rhinoceros, and Yun Kunzi pointed to the foot of the mountain not far away and said that it was there. Looking in the direction he pointed, many people looked at each other, and no one thought there was anything strange about this place, at most, there was little grass and trees compared to the surroundings.

"The old man came once after the incident, and it was indeed as the young man said, there was no grass near the puddle. A few months have passed, although it is no longer a barren land, it still makes the old man feel depressed. Yun Kunzi said.

Unlike the dazed people around him, the master frowned and didn't say a word since he came down. This can't help but make me feel a little strange, it is not a trivial matter to make Master show such an expression.

Following Master's gaze, I gradually noticed the strangeness around me. Except for the puddle around which there was no grass, there was a gloomy smell at the foot of the mountain, and the initial coolness was not the comfort of the breeze, but a kind of cold that tightened the pores, and the cold that penetrated into the bone marrow.

I followed the Master's example and clasped my hands, and as I explored carefully, I suddenly felt the broken fan on my waist move again. With the first suspicion before, this time I believe it did move.

Master didn't know if he noticed something, but he turned his head to look at me. At this time, I felt as if there was something more in front of me, or a thin veil had been lifted. I seemed to grasp something, a feeling that I knew in my heart, but I couldn't describe it in words.

The feeling of oppression and the coldness around him seemed to be stimulated, and suddenly it became violent.