After Bai Yuehu and Lu Qingjiu left the bird park with Zhu Ru, they did not see Shaohao and Yin Xun who were supposed to be waiting nearby.

"Where are the two of them?" Lu Qingjiu asked doubtfully.

Bai Yuehu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Lu Qingjiu took out his cell phone and called Yin Xun. The call lasted for about twenty seconds before it was picked up. It was Shaohao's voice on the other end, and he said hello.

"Where's Yin Xun?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "How come you have his phone number?"

Shaohao said, "Oh, he was eating next to me and couldn't get his hands free, so I took it for him."

Lu Qingjiu felt a little strange, but didn't think much about it: "Eat? We're already done, where are you going to eat?"

Shaohao said, "Outside, let Bai Yuehu lead you out. Lunch is ready." Then the phone was hung up. Lu Qingjiu stared at the phone screen with a frown. Bai Yuehu asked him what was wrong.

Lu Qingjiu said, "No... I just felt like I heard Yin Xun crying."

Bai Yuehu raised his eyebrows and did not comment.

Lu Qingjiu said, "Bai Di Shaohao is a god, so he shouldn't eat humans, right?"

White Moon Fox said, "I don't want to eat it."

Lu Qingjiu uttered an "oh," finally feeling relieved. However, Bai Yuehu didn't tell Lu Qingjiu what he was thinking next. While it was true that Baidi Shaohao didn't eat humans, the problem was that Yin Xun wasn't human either. He should have died long ago, and his current body was reconstructed from the fleshy Ganoderma. It was only natural for Shaohao to covet his flesh. Besides, he wouldn't mind if Shaohao actually ate Yin Xun.

Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu were still on their way, while Yin Xun was about to cry his eyes out. Shaohao hung up the phone and looked at him with a smile. He was about to reach out to answer the phone when Shaohao grabbed his hand and said, "Is there any part of your body that won't give you diarrhea if you eat it?"

Yin Xun said: "No! I pooped after eating it!"

Shaohao: "It's really the survival of the fittest." This can also be considered as a kind of self-defense ability of Yin Xun.

Yin Xun whispered, “Is Lu Qingjiu coming over?”

Shaohao said, "So what if I came over? Do you really think I'm afraid of the White Moon Fox?"

Yin Xun was stunned.

Shaohao said, suddenly

He came closer and stared at Yin Xun's cheek carefully. Before Yin Xun could react, he saw him open his mouth and bite his cheek.

"Ah... ugh!!" Shaohao bit Yin Xun hard. Although it didn't hurt much, Yin Xun really thought Shaohao was going to bite off a piece of his flesh. He let out a pitiful cry, but Shaohao covered his mouth with his hand.

"Don't scream," Shaohao said. "If you scream again, I'll really bite you."

Yin Xun shed tears.

Shaohao didn't bite Yin Xun's skin, after all, he didn't want to have diarrhea again. He looked at the obvious tooth mark on Yin Xun's cheek with satisfaction and smacked his lips and said, "It tastes good."

Yin Xun thought to himself, "Do you really think I'm some reproducible jelly? It tastes good." Of course, he didn't dare say it out loud, and he bowed his head in front of the evil forces in a cowardly manner.

Shaohao looked at Yin Xun's pitiful appearance after being bullied by him, and smiled cheerfully. He reached out and pinched the tooth mark and said, "Come on, I'll take you to a big meal at noon."

Yin Xun curled his lips and made an expression that showed that he would not bow down for a few pieces of silver. Shaohao did not mind and his smile became even brighter.

When Lu Qingjiu arrived, he saw that his little mountain god looked listless, like a deflated balloon. He noticed the red marks on Yin Xun's face and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Nothing." Shaohao said, "Yin Xun just provoked a big bird and got bitten."

Yin Xun responded vaguely.

Lu Qingjiu was about to ask, but Shaohao stood up and said that the food was ready and it would get cold if they didn't go over. So the group walked towards the dining room and saw the sumptuous lunch prepared by Shaohao.

Lunch was seafood and Japanese food. This place was an inland area, and Lu Qingjiu rarely cooked seafood. He was not very good at cooking Japanese food, so this should be the first time for Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun to taste this kind of food.

The sashimi on the table was incredibly fresh. The prawns were still alive when they arrived, their forelimbs even wiggling. The salmon was also delicious, with a plump and delicate texture and a hint of sweetness, a taste that clearly indicated it was a premium ingredient. There were also lobsters and crabs grilled with various cheeses, both prepared and flavorful, both of which were top-notch. When Lu Qingjiu was working, his colleagues would sometimes choose Japanese food for dinner, and he'd eaten quite a bit, but he was still quite impressed by the Japanese food from Shaohao's home today, not to mention Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun, who had never eaten it before.

Yin Xun particularly liked the cheese-baked lobster. After eating it, he licked the shell very obediently. After licking it, he noticed that Shaohao, who was sitting next to him, was staring at him with a smile. He felt a little uneasy and whispered, "Why are you looking at me?"

Shaohao said, "Do you want more?"

Yin Xun asked, "Can I have another one?"

Shaohao said, "Of course." He turned his head and gave the butler a look, and the butler turned around and went downstairs to order more food for Yin Xun.

Bai Yuehu said in a sinister tone, "Why don't I get this treatment?"

Shaohao asked, "You've already eaten so much food from my house, and you're still missing a shrimp?"

Bai Yuehu said coldly: "How about I feed you a couple of bites of Zhu Ru?"

Shaohao chuckled, "No, no."

Although he hadn't specifically asked for more food for Bai Yuehu, Bai Yuehu's portion was still included when the dishes were served. Lu Qingjiu had almost finished his meal, so he watched Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun continue to eat without restraint. Yin Xun was the first to give in, lying on the table, rubbing his bloated belly unwillingly.

Shaohao said, "Would you like to come to my house for a couple of days? There's plenty of food like this every day."

Yin Xun shook his head.

Shaohao tried to persuade him a few more times, but seeing Yin Xun's firm attitude, he had to give up. However, Lu Qingjiu felt that he seemed to be planning something. He was a little confused as to why Shaohao was suddenly so interested in Yin Xun. Could it be that he discovered that Yin Xun's body was made of Ganoderma lucidum?

After eating and drinking, Lu Qingjiu took Zhu Ru back home. Before leaving, he stopped by the seafood market in the city and bought a lot of fresh seafood to eat in the evening.

Although I've cooked seafood before, they were all ordinary shrimps and the like. This time, Lu Qingjiu bought a variety of things, such as oysters, scallops, abalone, and even king crabs...

As long as seafood is fresh, it tastes good no matter how it's prepared. Lu Qingjiu has already planned the evening's menu, planning to use the oven to make garlic oysters and scallops, and abalone to be served plain. He also bought some curry for crabs, planning to make curry breaded crab and some sea urchin steamed eggs.

Yin Xun looked at the bags in Lu Qingjiu's hands and said happily that it felt like the New Year was coming at home.

Lu Qingjiu reached out and touched the hair on his head, and said gently: "Our family is rich now, we can eat whatever we want, no need to save, you are a child of a rich family now."

Yin Xun shed tears of emotion.

Bai Yuehu looked at them from the side, as if they were two fools.

When they got home, Lu Qingjiu first put the seafood he bought in the sink to spit out the sand, and then began to prepare the side dishes. Yin Xun helped beside him, and Bai Yuehu prepared the table and dishes in the yard.

Lu Qingjiu quite likes seafood, but this place is small, so the price and quality of seafood are not as good as in big cities, but it is enough for the family to eat.

The fresh oysters and scallops, after being made into garlic paste, had no fishy smell at all. The abalone was chewy and springy. The king crab and curry were a perfect match. The crab meat and curry mixed together, paired with white rice, was irresistible. This dinner perfectly satisfied Lu Qingjiu's craving for seafood that had been aroused by lunch. The three of them ate very satisfied, and even Xiaohua, Xiaohei, and the little fox cub got some good food and ate a lot of seafood.

After dinner, Bai Yuehu went to wash the dishes. Lu Qingjiu suggested that he and Yin Xun go out for a walk to digest the food. They didn't have a stomach as big as Bai Yuehu's that could reach the universe.

After the beginning of summer, it gets dark later. It is almost 7:30 now, and there is still a ray of setting sun hanging in the sky.

Shuifu Village was filled with tranquility and leisure in the evening. After dinner, the villagers began to stroll along the roadside, and you could often see children chasing and playing on the trails. Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun walked slowly from one end of the village to the other.

Next to the millstone at the entrance of the village, a few old men were chatting while smoking their pipes. When they saw Yin Xun and Lu Qingjiu, they greeted them.

Lu Qingjiu's land was renowned in the village for its pristine quality. While other people's seeds hadn't even sprouted yet, his own had already sprouted leaves. Some people complained that he'd used too much fertilizer, but since Lu Qingjiu didn't sell vegetables, he'd have to digest the extra fertilizer himself. Furthermore, the fruits were plump and round, a testament to the quality of long-term farming. Because of this, many elderly people came to Lu Qingjiu to ask for advice on farming. Lu Qingjiu could only smile and say that he didn't manage the land; it was all thanks to Bai Yuehu. Bai Yuehu's unapproachable demeanor meant few dared to bother him, so despite the uniqueness of Lu Qingjiu's land, few suspected it.

When they reached the end of the village, Yin Xun asked Lu Qingjiu if he wanted to go for a walk in the mountains, saying that a wild loquat tree had ripened these days and they could pick some to make loquat paste.

Lu Qingjiu said, "But didn't we bring a bamboo basket?"

Yin Xun said, "It's okay, I brought a plastic bag." He took out a bag from his pocket.

Lu Qingjiu said, "That's fine." Before Yin Xun revealed his identity as the mountain god, they had to use poles to hit the fruit from the trees. Later, when they learned that Yin Xun was the mountain god, they would climb up and pull the fruit down one by one. This way, they could prevent the fruit from being damaged and choose the riper ones. Wild loquats are very different from those grown by farmers. They are only the size of a little finger and have little flesh. But they are very sweet and have a strong fruity flavor. Last year, their family made some loquat paste using the loquats from Uncle Li's family. Loquat paste is a little more troublesome than cherry jam because the loquats must be pitted.

It was still early and there was no fruit at home, so Lu Qingjiu agreed.

The two of them slowly ascended the mountain path, chatting about their daytime adventures at Shaohao's Bird Garden. They'd brought the shrew home, but since they'd had seafood for dinner, it was still tied up in the kitchen. They planned to have White Moon Fox kill and skin it for lunch tomorrow. Unsure how it would taste in White Moon Fox's mouth, Lu Qingjiu was still trying to figure out how to cook it: braise it, stir-fry it, or...

The two were chatting when Yin Xun suddenly stopped walking. There was a hint of confusion in his expression, as if he had noticed something unusual.

"Yin Xun, what's wrong?" Lu Qingjiu asked. He thought Yin Xun saw something.

Yin Xun's expression froze for a few seconds, then his face changed drastically and he said, "Not good!" After that, he turned around and ran. Lu Qingjiu, who was standing behind him, was stunned for two seconds before catching up.

"Yin Xun??" Following the frantically running Yin Xun, Lu Qingjiu was bewildered and could only ask loudly, "What happened?"

Yin Xun ran ahead at a very fast speed, his voice faintly audible: "Something happened at home!"

Lu Qingjiu became anxious when he heard this. He thought that Bai Yuehu had started fighting with other dragons again, and asked hurriedly: "What happened?"

Yin Xun did not answer again, and ran forward with all his strength. Soon, Lu Qingjiu realized that the home he was talking about was not Lu's house, but where he lived. Something had happened in the old house with countless tablets.

The journey that should have taken more than ten minutes was shortened to five or six minutes by Yin Xun. Lu Qingjiu could barely keep up, and by the time they arrived, they were out of breath and their lungs ached.

Yin Xun didn't stay outside and rushed into the house directly.

Lu Qingjiu recovered and hurried inside to see what was happening. As soon as he entered, he sensed something was amiss in Yin Xun's room. A black mist seemed to permeate the air, enveloping the entire room. Most disturbingly, the tablet that had been placed for offering had fallen to the ground, and the burning incense and candles in front of it were swaying precariously. Despite the stillness of the room, the flames were barely breathing, seemingly about to be extinguished.

Yin Xun rushed to the incense and candles and protected the small flame with his hands. Only after Yin Xun got close to the flame did it regain its brightness and illuminate the entire dark room.

Lu Qingjiu asked, “Yin Xun?”

Yin Xun whispered, "Someone has been here."

Lu Qingjiu frowned. He noticed the open window. Before they came, there seemed to be someone in the room. It was not until they entered that the person ran away through the window.

"What does he want to do?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "Blow out the incense and candles?"

Yin Xun said, "Not everyone can blow out the incense and candles..." He looked down at the seemingly weak flame in the palm of his hand, his expression full of worry.

The room was in a mess. Seeing Yin Xun still protecting the candles, Lu Qingjiu bent down to help him pick up the tablets that had fallen on the ground and arranged them one by one. While arranging them, he asked Yin Xun if the tablets were in any order. Yin Xun shook his head, indicating that there was no order for the tablets.

Lu Qingjiu picked up the tablets and arranged them one by one. Seeing Yin Xun's unhappy expression, he arranged them faster for fear of complications. However, when he bent down and saw the name on a tablet, his expression froze.

"Sake?" Yin Xun saw that Lu Qingjiu looked a little off and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Qingjiu picked up the tablet and said, "This...this tablet, was it you who put it up there?"

Yin Xun nodded blankly.

The tablet was black, with the words "Fang Run" outlined in golden letters. These two simple Chinese characters sent a chill down Lu Qingjiu's spine. He swallowed and said in a hoarse voice, "Did you know that my mother once changed her name?"

"What?" Yin Xun saw the clue from Lu Qingjiu's expression and guessed why Lu Qingjiu had such an expression. He was a little bit unbelievable, "Auntie... could your previous name be..."

"Yes, her previous name was Fang Run," Lu Qingjiu said, "but when she left my grandmother to go out to study, she changed it to Fang Yu." His hand holding the tablet was shaking as if he was holding a piece of ice. "Why, why is my mother's name here? Yin Xun..."

Yin Xun also became flustered. He said, "I, I don't know. These tablets were not made by me. They appeared on their own."

"Where did it originate?" Lu Qingjiu asked.

Yin Xun said, "It's in the shrine on the back hill." He was afraid that Lu Qingjiu wouldn't believe him, so he explained in a panic, "It's the shrine where my tablet is enshrined. Sometimes I have strange sensations, and it feels like there are other people's tablets in the shrine. Then I go to the shrine, take the tablet out, and place it inside the house... I didn't know it was your mother's tablet."

Lu Qingjiu said: "I want to go and take a look."

Yin Xun said, "Yes... but not now. The incense and candles are about to go out, and I have to protect them."

Lu Qingjiu looked at the flame that Yin Xun carefully protected in his palm and said, "What will happen if the incense and candles go out?"

"I don't know." Yin Xun said, "The person who turned me into a mountain god didn't tell me, but my intuition tells me that if the incense and candles are extinguished, something terrible will happen. The incense and candles must not be extinguished..."

Lu Qingjiu recalled the last time Yin Xun got into trouble and the restless movements of the tablets in front of him when the incense and candles were about to go out. He had an absurd guess in his mind, but it was just a guess. After all, it was impossible to verify it at the risk of risk.

Lu Qingjiu held the tablet in his arms, his mind in turmoil. He really didn't understand why his mother's tablet was here. He asked, "When did you find this tablet?"

Yin Xun whispered, "I've discovered it a long time ago... probably after you left Shuifu Village..."

Lu Qingjiu said: “Was my mother still alive at that time?”

"Yes," Yin Xun said. "There must have been at least several years between the time this tablet appeared and the time your mother passed away." Otherwise, he would have discovered it. After all, the surname Fang was rare. Yin Xun also found it a little strange at the time, but since there was no one named Fang Run around him, he thought it was just a coincidence. He didn't expect Lu Qingjiu's mother to have changed her name...

Lu Qingjiu knew Yin Xun couldn't leave, but he couldn't wait any longer. He asked, "Can you describe the location of the shrine? Where exactly is it on the back mountain?"

Yin Xun said, "Do you want to go by yourself? Sake... Don't go. There's nothing special about that shrine." He whispered, with a hint of pleading in his tone, "Or maybe we can go tomorrow, just wait one more night."

Lu Qingjiu said: “It’s okay, you don’t have to worry about me.”

Yin Xundao: "Sake!"

Lu Qingjiu sighed and said, "How about this, you tell me the location, and I'll let Bai Yuehu accompany me to the headquarters, okay?"

Yin Xun finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He described the location of the shrine to Lu Qingjiu. According to him, it was very remote, surrounded by weeds, and even he had to search for a long time every time he went there. Lu Qingjiu listened carefully to Yin Xun's description and then left. Yin Xun looked at his back, but he felt a strong sense of unease in his heart. He always felt that there was something fishy going on. The person who wanted to extinguish the incense and candles had not been found yet, and now Lu Qingjiu's mother was involved.

Lu Qingjiu has a close relationship with his parents. Although he didn't grow up with them, they always felt they owed him something and were willing to grant him almost anything he asked. Despite this pampering, Lu Qingjiu didn't grow up in a bad way. Instead, he worked very hard and was admitted to the university of his dreams. He originally thought that university would be the starting point of his life, but it turned out to be the most unforgettable turning point in his life.

One summer, Lu Qingjiu's parents returned to Shuifu Village to visit their grandmother, but they encountered a mudslide on the way and passed away. Even their bodies were not found.

Lu Qingjiu never thought that she would see her mother's tablet in Yin Xun's house. And according to Yin Xun, the tablet had already appeared when her mother was still alive.

What does the shrine with the tablet mean? Lu Qingjiu couldn't wait to know the answer.

He did not go home to find Bai Yuehu as he told Yin Xun, but turned around and went up the mountain alone.

It was already dark at this time, but fortunately there was a crescent moon hanging in the sky. The moon was very bright, and even without a flashlight, I could barely see the mountain road under my feet.

Lu Qingjiu followed the mountain path and walked towards the location Yin Xun mentioned.

According to Yin Xun's description, the shrine was actually not far from Shuifu Village, but no other villagers had ever discovered it.

After nightfall, the surroundings grew quiet, the noisy chirping of insects rather reassuring. Following Yin Xun's instructions, Lu Qingjiu quickly found the forked path and the numerous dense, withered weeds beside it. Yin Xun had said that the weeds near the shrine were all withered and yellow, never sprouting new leaves, regardless of spring, summer, autumn, or winter. Since Lu Qingjiu saw the weeds, he assumed the shrine was not far away.

Lu Qingjiu began to search in the bushes.

But just as Yin Xun said, the shrine was almost completely covered by weeds, and it was dark, making it almost impossible to find. As Lu Qingjiu was searching, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. His expression froze slightly, and he slowly looked up, discovering that many dim shadows had appeared on the mountain path not far away.

These shadows resembled people standing with their backs to him, their bodies shimmering in a grayish hue, making it difficult to discern either their bodies or their faces. After Lu Qingjiu's careful observation, he realized they weren't human beings, but rather humanoid forms composed of a mist. However, as the mist gradually thickened, the outlines of their bodies became increasingly distinct. This wasn't the most frightening aspect; the most frightening aspect was their slow, silent, and impassive approach to Lu Qingjiu, like a pride of lions hunting lambs.

Lu Qingjiu got goose bumps on his arms. These things occupied almost all the space leading to the mountain path, and were approaching Lu Qingjiu in a semicircle. Lu Qingjiu could only retreat, but after he took a few steps back, he realized that these things seemed to be driving him in one direction, and that direction... was the deepest part of the weeds.

The author has something to say: Everyone calm down. The reason why Lu Qingjiu did not call Bai Yuehu was because he suspected that Bai Yuehu was related to the whole incident and was hiding something important from him.

Lu Qingjiu: Don’t eat me!

White Moon Fox: It was obviously you who ate me.

Lu Qingjiu: …………? ???

The above driving drama is inspired by the reader Mo Ran Jian Xiang hahahahaha