Outside the window, the clouds are like ink, the rain is not stopping, the roar of the beast has just disappeared, and the ground is still shaking slightly.
"The Taotie is here." The city lord stood at the window and sighed slightly. After another look at the sky covered with black clouds, he closed the window and walked towards the bed.
Yu Sheng was lying on the bed. He was so drunk that he had just calmed down a little. The Chinese clothes woven by the Fire Rat were taken off, leaving him wearing only a white tunic.
Some people are born to be bad drinkers, and they will stay like this for the rest of their lives. They had already learned this lesson when they were in the inn, but Miss Zhao never expected that he would actually become worse now.
When he came back, he planned to throw him into the guest room, but he kept talking nonsense, saying that sleeping is a waste of life, and cultivators never sleep.
In order to take care of him conveniently, the city lord could only take him to Ba Yong Tower.
As soon as he walked to the bed, he heard Yu Sheng calling "little aunt". Aunt Qing thought he was awake, but when she walked over she saw him holding the pillow in his arms and kissing her hard.
Aunt Qing remembered his words about being overpowering and doing whatever he wanted, trying to get her to sleep with him, and couldn't help but raise her hands.
Fortunately, Lao Yu and his wife left him in the town since he was a child, otherwise this kid would definitely become a bully.
But seeing Yu Sheng's calm look with two dark circles under his eyes and still sleeping soundly, Aunt Qing finally put down her hand and said, "I'll spare you this time."
There were footsteps outside, and Aunt Wang walked in with her maid, "Miss, the hangover soup is ready."
"Put it on the bedside." Yu Sheng finally fell asleep, and she was not prepared to wake him up again.
Looking at Aunt Wang's teasing eyes, she remembered the way this boy had rubbed himself into her arms just now and said nonsense about wanting to be her little uncle.
Now it is a miracle that I can still breathe while lying in bed for the rest of my life.
When the maid put down the hangover soup, she saw the dark circles under Yu Sheng's eyes and almost laughed out loud, but luckily she covered her mouth in time.
"Please exit." Aunt Wang asked the maid to retreat. Just when she was about to discuss business, the door that was about to be closed was pushed open again by the maid.
Sword Spirit combed his braids and came back in rags, "Master, Taotie is less than half a day's walk from the town. I'm afraid he'll be in town when he wakes up tomorrow to look for food."
She saw Yu Sheng on the bed, "Why is this kid here?" She also saw two dark circles under his eyes, "Hey, who is so bold as to give the leader of the alliance to..."
Sword Spirit quickly understood and nodded: "Well beaten, it also lets him know that there is an aunt above the alliance leader."
Ignoring the sword spirit, Aunt Qing tapped her hand on the table for a long time before speaking: "Send the alliance leader's order to all the city lords to get ready and rush to Jian Nang Town in Yinshi."
Aunt Wang was a little worried. After all, the city lords chose the rest of their lives because they valued the King of Donghuang behind him. Now that they are asked to go up and sacrifice their lives in person, I'm afraid...
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but the gluttony will never die. Many cities will not be spared. They should understand this truth." Aunt Qing said.
As for the King of Donghuang, he is not a thug hired by them. Does it mean that if his son is given the position of alliance leader, he has to help get rid of Taotie?
Aunt Wang nodded and stepped back to do her business, leaving Sword Spirit sitting struttingly next to the table.
Aunt Qing looked at her, "Why don't you go and rest?"
"No, I have to stay here. Otherwise, if a man and a woman are alone in the same room, it will be easily misunderstood."
Sword Spirit raised his head, "Besides, if he does something bad to you, I can protect you here."
Of course, it would be better if there were some embarrassing things, she was still very curious about this aspect.
"Have you eaten too much salty radish?" Aunt Qing said angrily.
"I hate carrots!" Sword Spirit snorted and stood up, "I treat it like a donkey's liver and lungs with good intentions."
"Be careful, I'll tell Maomao's mother." Aunt Qing said, "Remember, you owe it a lot of money."
"Ah, well, I caught a cold due to the rain, so I'm going to rest first." Sword Spirit hurriedly ran away.
Just like the kind of master, there will be the same kind of servants. Maomao's mother is very stingy with her master, and she can scream in his ear for a long time even for a penny.
"Hey," Sword Spirit looked at the rain and sighed, "Fortunately, I emerged from the mud without getting stained."
"I want to peel a carrot." said Aunt Qing in the room, which frightened the sword spirit and ran away.
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When night falls, the people in the town stay in the inn lobby. The tables and chairs have been moved away. They spread their beds on the floor and wait for dawn.
Everyone clings to each other, with their hearts hanging on each other, listening to the gurgling rain outside, like the countdown of life.
The same goes for the snake-faced man and the man in yellow who live in the inn. The old man with white eyebrows stood by the window on the second floor, staring blankly to the west.
"Sir, we really don't want to leave? It will be too late tomorrow." Zhang Zhang advised the old man from behind.
Duanjian said: "The son of King Donghuang is here, and the mirror is within easy reach. If he leaves, the soul of the god will never be found again."
The snake face on the other end also had this idea. He turned around and persuaded his men, "Don't worry, as long as the mirror is there, the town will not be destroyed."
He looked to the west again, "Let's stay and make sure they don't get the mirror."
If the man in yellow obtains the mirror, Yuqi's soul can be restored, and his sanity can be restored, then the people of the gods in the two cities will have no peace.
The only one who was still safe was He Jinxi. He looked at his wife's face and chuckled: "The mirror is about to be gone, and Taotie is here again."
If anything happens, it would be fun to go into Taotie's belly together, which is better than being alone.
The rain hit the banana leaves and made a crackling sound. Everyone listened quietly, waiting for news from the east.
Suddenly, a sound of "Ang" that penetrated the clouds and cracked the rocks came from the Western Mountain. It almost broke everyone's eardrums, and the solid inn also trembled three times in the sound waves.
Taotie's roar was half angry and half frightened, and soon another roar came, making the inn dusty.
At this time, I was already half angry and half scared.
The white-browed old man standing by the window opened his eyes, "What's going on? King Donghuang took action?"
The answer was quickly given, "Boom, boom", heavy footsteps came from the Western Mountain, and they were getting closer and closer, moving quickly towards the town.
Taotie actually moved in advance, and in an instant, all the faces changed color and turned pale.
Wei Zai left the inn, stood beside the buffalo at the door, and looked westward under the eaves.
"Boom", a bolt of lightning struck, and only the bamboo forest was tumbling in the west mountain, the bamboo leaves were all over the sky, and Taotie could not be seen.
The wind was blowing the rain, and I was shivering strangely. I don't know whether it was because of the cold rain, or because of the disaster in the future.
Hu Muyuan suddenly took her hand, making Kaizai's trembling arms slow down. She did not dare to look at Hu Muyuan, only looking to the west.
"Dong dong", the sound of heavy footsteps is like an urging drumbeat.
"The Taotie is coming, but there is no movement in the east." Hu Muyuan sighed slowly, "We are going to die." He looked back at Wei Zai.
Wei Zai looked back at him and saw that Hu Mu was still laughing. "I have something to say to you." He looked straight at her.
"Wha, what?"
"I like you." Hu Muyuan said seriously, "If I can survive, I will marry you; if I can't survive, I will marry you in the next life."
Strangely, she was completely stunned. Even the rumbling thunder and the approaching footsteps could not shake her in the slightest.
She remembered what her mother had said. It was strange that the resentment after death was transformed into being despised by the world. She had no past and no future life, and could only walk quietly in this world.
Only by being recognized and liked by others can you enter reincarnation and leave your own traces in this wonderful world.
Cursed monsters, it is difficult to become a demon and a human being, and it is even more difficult to be liked by others.