An inconspicuous little restaurant in a secluded old street seems ordinary. In fact, only certain visitors will see an antique room after opening the black and blue curtains full of age.
The rows of pavilions are like bookshelves in a library.
Although this is not the first time he comes here, Qin Ren always has some novel experiences every time. Every time he comes, there seems to be a new batch of strange things in the Baibao Pavilion.
a human face flower floating in a glass vase;
A embodied Möbius metal ring;
A palm-sized ancient bronze Buddha is soaked in a pool of smelly black water, with a smile on his face; next to him, a delicate silver European-style crucible is stewing a small, white and tender jade foot, emitting a strange fragrance;
"..."
It seems that during my retirement, many stories happened in the "underground world" of Chengdu...
Somewhat abrupt, but also natural, Qin Ren couldn't help but think of the girl he met that night last summer whose name he didn't even know.
The new exorcist...
How are you doing now...
Looking at this small space, Qin Ren couldn't help but sigh that things were different. However, the emotion didn't last long. Soon, it was as if a man and a woman were taking out a book from the library bookshelf.
As if he saw each other through the gap in the bookshelf, Qin Ren also suddenly met the pair of blue eyes across from him through the gap in the Baibao Pavilion.
Hmm... Are there other visitors here besides myself?
That's a real rare customer.
Even when he was working as an exorcist, Qin Ren rarely saw other visitors at A Cui's place. He was wondering if the other person would be the new exorcist with whom he had a chance encounter, with those blue eyes.
The colorful eyes disappeared without knowing when.
"The Exorcist."
"?!"
After a moment of confusion, a familiar voice came from behind Qin Ren. He turned around and saw the owner of those blue eyes: a slim beauty wearing a black cheongsam with an oriental face despite having silver hair and blue eyes.
"Who are you…?"
The other party directly called him an exorcist just like A Cui, could he also be an old friend? With this thought, Qin Ren thought for a while, but he instantly realized something from the other party's familiar voice, and said in shock:
"A...A Cui?"
"..."
"Exorcist, what's your expression..."
"Eh? Ah, it's not...you..."
Qin Ren scratched his head for a while, and the beautiful beauty in front of him was actually A Cui with the head of a chicken and the body of a human...
Well... Although excluding the head part, A Cui has always been in good shape...
She is impartial and has the kind of well-proportioned and graceful figure that has the subtle charm of an oriental woman. She corresponds to the mysterious beauty in front of her, but this face...
"cough…"
I don’t know if it was because Qin Ren had been staring at her for a long time. An Cui, who always showed a calm and lazy temperament, unexpectedly showed a slight embarrassment:
"...Exorcist, what's the matter with you?"
"Uh... weren't you looking for me?"
"..."
There was a moment of silence, a little awkward.
"Then...about the horn you posted last time, I..."
"Cui, you...you're actually blushing?"
"Exorcist! Do you still want to talk about business?"
"Oh, sorry, sorry."
Qin Ren waved his hand:
"But you are like this...why don't you change back?"
"how?"
A Cui frowned and smoothed the silver bangs on her forehead:
"Not in line with human aesthetics?"
"That's not true... Ah Cui, can your appearance be changed at will?"
"Um."
As Cui nodded, she waved her hand casually as she spoke, and like a face change in a Sichuan opera, her original silver hair and blue eyes instantly turned into a red-haired black boy, but her face shape remained the same.
"A Cui, let's be honest. No matter how you change your face, it is actually an "Internet celebrity face" in human society. It is the same."
"Internet celebrity face?"
A Cui raised her eyebrows slightly:
"Is it good or bad?"
"I don't think there is a good or bad thing about what you said. Anyway, you can change however you want, then just be happy... If you have to ask me, in fact, no matter who I am with, I am more accustomed to her original appearance.
"
The original look...
A Cui blinked and changed again, turning back into a chicken-headed person. Qin Ren looked at her familiar appearance, with smooth feathers, sharp beak, and bright round eyes. He felt much more comfortable for no reason:
"Well, long time no see. She looks beautiful again."
"Come on, Exorcist."
A Cui shook his head and chuckled, not knowing what was going on with this exorcist, he was obviously a human being.
The original look...
But thinking about his words, A Cui felt a little relieved that she couldn't describe.
"So what do you say?"
"Oh, about this corner."
Qin Ren followed A Cui and strolled back to the familiar counter. A Cui took out a photo and threw it on the table. It was the printed photo that Qin Ren sent to her sister-in-law last time.
"Exorcist, you have to tell me first, where did this horn come from? Or who does it belong to?"
"Where did it come from?"
A Cui's tone was more serious, and Qin Ren suddenly had some idea in his mind, but on the surface he curled his lips nonchalantly:
"Didn't I tell you? The people above are doing some research. They just made a model of this thing or something. Let me help investigate. What do you mean? Does it have a background?"
A Cui seemed to be slightly relieved when she saw that Qin Ren didn't fall for the trap in her words.
"If it's an imitation, it makes sense. If this thing is genuine, I don't know how many demons will go crazy for it..."
Qin Ren frowned:
"so serious?"
"The hair and skin on Demon Ancestor's body, do you think it's serious or not?"
"Demon...ancestor...?"
Damn, it’s really the Demon Ancestor…
Qin Ren opened his mouth:
"That's quite serious. If even a single hair of the extinct demon ancestor creature reappears in the world, it will inevitably cause the demon descendants, especially the demon descendants with the same bloodline, to go crazy... But this kind of imitation is also... With only one photo, can you tell that this is the Demon Ancestor's horn?"
"Exorcist, when you say this, you are looking down on the talented people in Chengdu."
Of course, the capable people and strangers mentioned by A Cui are not real "human beings" and "scholars". With [Yamei Noodle House]'s method, it is not difficult to find some weird and talented demons.
"Look carefully at the lines on this corner."
"The lines...what's wrong?"
Qin Ren squinted his eyes. Although he initially judged that his sister-in-law's horns were somewhat shaped like deer antlers, the circles on them were somewhat similar to ox horns and sheep horns.
"If you look closely, you will see that those are not simple lines, but engraved runes."
"Rune?"
"Well, at first glance, it just looks like ordinary circles of lines, but after zooming in, you can clearly see that each circle has different jitters. I asked someone to identify it, and I can confirm that this corner should belong to ancient times. Demon Ancestor Bai Ze."
"Bai Ze? Is this Bai Ze's horn?"
…
According to ancient historical records, "Baize beast has a tiger head with red hair and horns, and a dragon body." It is said that "Baize beast has a dragon head with green hair and horns, and its four legs are like flying away." It is an auspicious beast that will meet people. speak English.
In Journey to the West, Bai Ze is one of the Seven Lions, the disciples of Jiu Ling Yuan Sheng. He uses a copper hammer as a weapon and honors Jiu Ling Yuan Sheng as his "ancestor." It is a story recorded in "Fu Ruizhi".
[The Ze beast was patrolling during the Yellow Emperor's time. As for the east coast, the Ze beast came out. It was able to speak and understand the essence of all things. It served as a warning to the people and eliminated harm in time. A wise ruler with bright virtues will come from afar. 】
It means that the Yellow Emperor once went on a hunting tour to the East China Sea and met Bai Ze. Bai Ze "understood the emotions of all things and knew the things of ghosts and gods" and told the Yellow Emperor many things and principles to warn the people and eliminate harm to society.
..."Knowing all things...well...I have heard this statement from humans, but according to me, Demon Ancestor Bai Ze actually has some kind of magical power that originates from life, and can communicate with the spirits of all things, and can heal the suffering of all spirits. He was once worshiped As the Mother Goddess, it is said that she has the power to resurrect people, flesh and bones, so it has been said among humans in ancient times that eating Baize's horns can lead to immortality and so on."
"That's no longer Tang Monk's meat..."
"You humans also eat deer antlers originally. It is reasonable to exaggerate the efficacy of Demon Ancestor's antlers."
This is all gossip. Anyway, the truth is now revealed. Qin Ren is a little surprised by his sister-in-law's identity as the Demon Ancestor, but what Qin Ren thinks of more is the identities of Cheng Siyun and Tong Lu.
If the sister-in-law is the Demon Ancestor, then they...
