Because of the ghost girl's generosity, two more wild men suddenly appeared in the house. Not only Lu Qingjiu, but even Yin Xun, who stood silently nearby, was not spared. Before Bai Yuehu returned home, the two spent a long time cleaning up the remaining hair, leaving behind only the frizzy black hair that resembled a primitive man.
During lunch, Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun were both feeling a bit uneasy, as if there were needles pricking their buttocks. Bai Yuehu asked, "Why don't you cut your hair too?"
"It seems a bit of a shame to cut it off when it's so long." Lu Qingjiu said, "I happen to be going to town this afternoon, so I thought I might as well sell it to the barber shop."
Bai Yuehu frowned slightly when he heard this: "Sell it to the barber shop? What do you mean by sell it to the barber shop?"
Lu Qingjiu then remembered that Bai Yuehu didn't know that hair could be sold, so he explained it to Bai Yuehu, saying that knee-length hair could fetch at least several hundred yuan, and if the hair was of particularly good quality, even thousands. After he finished speaking, Bai Yuehu's expression became very subtle, a mixture of surprise and disappointment, and disappointment mixed with regret. After a while, he finally said, "Hair can be sold for money?"
Lu Qingjiu then remembered that Bai Yuehu seemed to have cut her hair long many times, and her hair would grow longer every time she transformed into her true form. Before, he was afraid that cutting her hair too frequently would arouse the suspicion of the barber shop, so he didn't tell Bai Yuehu about this. Now that Bai Yuehu suddenly knew about it, this poor fake vixen in his family must be very upset, and even suspected that she had missed out on 100 million.
"So hair can be sold for money." Bai Yuehu said, "I didn't know that before."
Lu Qingjiu quickly consoled Bai Yuehu, saying he couldn't sell hair too often, or else the barbershop staff would get suspicious if they saw the same person selling hair all the time. Bai Yuehu hummed casually, clearly not taking Lu Qingjiu's words in, her entire attention focused on the key word, "a few hundred yuan." Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu felt somewhat helpless and could only think of giving Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu a little extra pocket money next month. It seemed the current allowance wasn't enough to meet the family's ever-growing material and cultural needs...
In the afternoon, Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun quietly went to the town, carefully found a barber shop they had never been to, and sold their long hair that looked like a wild man's.
Although the hair was average quality, it was at least long enough. The barber gave them both 500 yuan each. Bai Yuehu was present when they paid, and Lu Qingjiu clearly saw that his eyes were almost glued to the money, and there was a hint of grievance in his expression, obviously remembering the haircut he had just casually given him. Ah, what a fortune that was, and he actually threw it away like that, Bai Yuehu thought dejectedly.
After spending some time changing into a refreshing hairstyle, Lu Qingjiu used the money from selling the hair to quickly treat Bai Yuehu to a sumptuous meal to comfort her.
Bai Yuehu had no appetite for his first meal, and it was only after Lu Qingjiu repeatedly promised at the dinner table that she would bring him to sell hair next time Bai Yuehu transformed that he managed to smile.
Lu Qingjiu: "..." Oh, give me more pocket money, I'll give it tomorrow! Children at home really need to be raised in luxury, look at what they've become...
Although my head has been given a refreshing short haircut, the rest of my hair needs some time to recover. This summer, the weather is hot, and the hair on my soft parts has turned into short stubble, which is extremely itchy. The worst thing is that many of the parts are in my key areas, so I am too embarrassed to scratch them. I can only bear it until I take a shower at night.
Lu Qingjiu was tortured to the point of being fuzzy-minded. He thought to himself that he must stay away from the ghost girl next time. He really couldn't stand this torture anymore.
The weather in July was getting increasingly hot. To cool down Lu Qingjiu, who couldn't use air conditioning, the White Moon Fox's lower body reverted to its original form. Of course, it wasn't a fox, but a dragon. Its black scales felt icy and cool, and wrapped around him, providing a cooling sensation. Lu Qingjiu almost wished he could cling to it. However, Yin Xun was somewhat afraid of the White Moon Fox in this state. He usually avoided it, and only at mealtimes was he forced to face it.
Lu Qingjiu actually thought the White Moon Fox's tail was quite beautiful. Each black scale reflected a cool light. Touching it felt firm and smooth. The scales on its belly were even finer, softer, and had a hint of body temperature. It felt so good, Lu Qingjiu simply couldn't let go. It was just that every time he touched it, the White Moon Fox's expression was somewhat indescribably subtle. He initially asked what was going on, but when he saw that the White Moon Fox wouldn't say anything, he simply stopped asking and shamelessly touched it.
The weather was getting hotter, and Lu Qingjiu's appetite was also decreasing, especially after cooking for several hours in the hot kitchen. But in order not to worry Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun, he would still stuff himself with something and pretend to eat it with relish.
However, his appearance could only fool Yin Xun, who was foolish and believed everything. Bai Yuehu still saw through him. So Bai Yuehu had been bringing all kinds of strange foods to the house recently, including birds and beasts. The only thing they had in common was that they tasted good and were very appetizing.
Today, Bai Yuehu brought back a big fish with six bodies. When it was first brought back, the fish was still alive and was flapping its wings in the water tank.
Yin Xun poked it with his hand and said, "This fish actually has six bodies, so doesn't that mean there are six portions of fish belly..."
Lu Qingjiu took a fan and waved it slowly beside him: "How do you want to eat it? Braised, sweet and sour, or steamed?"
Bai Yuehu said, "It depends on how convenient it is for you."
Lu Qingjiu thought for a moment and said, "Since there is so much meat, let's make a fish feast."
Part of it is braised, part of it is steamed, part of it is sweet and sour, and the rest is made into fish balls and cooked into soup. That’s how lunch is solved.
The meat of this fish is of great quality, with no fishy smell and no small bones. While Lu Qingjiu was cooking the fish, he casually mentioned to Yin Xun that there would be a specialty expo in the city the day after tomorrow, and asked him if he wanted to go together.
"What is the specialty expo?" Yin Xun was chopping the fish into a paste, and then adding some starch to make fish balls.
"They are local specialties." Lu Qingjiu said, "You can go and see if there is anything you haven't tried, and then buy some to eat."
"Okay." Yin Xun said, "I've never been there."
Bai Yuehu must go with him. Ever since the last incident with Wang Rumeng, Bai Yuehu has to follow Lu Qingjiu every time he goes to the city, for fear that he will encounter another accident.
The specialty product expo is actually quite interesting. The city holds it several times a year, but the types of specialties exhibited are different each time. Most of them are agricultural products, and occasionally snacks and dried goods.
Shaohao mentioned this expo casually, but Lu Qingjiu became interested after hearing it and planned to bring the two children at home who rarely participated in such activities to join in the fun.
This expo featured a variety of foods, both raw and cooked. Manufacturers from all over the country had applied for booths in the huge restaurant and set out their wares. As soon as Lu Qingjiu and the others entered, they were greeted by a rich aroma. This aroma wasn't from a single type of food, but rather a blend of various foods. It was so tempting that even Lu Qingjiu felt a little greedy, not to mention Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun.
Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun had never been to such a place before. As soon as they entered the door, their eyes turned into stars, shining brightly and looking adorable. Needless to say, Yin Xun had already revealed two cute fangs on his mouth. Although Bai Yuehu had no expression on his face, Lu Qingjiu was sure that if his tail was exposed, it would definitely be wagging happily - even though it was a dragon's tail.
Lu Qingjiu generously took out a few hundred yuan and placed it in the hands of the two people, saying that they could use their money freely throughout the exhibition. If they didn't have enough, they could ask him for more. He would sit at the door. Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun were a little hesitant, and finally went in at Lu Qingjiu's urging.
Lu Qingjiu bought a bag of small fried dough twists at the door and sat on the rest seat at the door, eating while playing with his mobile phone. He was not as interested in food as Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun, and he could not eat too much, so he just waited at the door.
The taste of this small fried dough twist is quite good, with moderate sweetness and crispy texture. Lu Qingjiu thought that if he had time, he would go back and make some himself. He could also try other snacks himself.
As he was thinking this, he heard a noisy sound of voices and terrified cries coming from outside, as if someone had seen something horrific. Lu Qingjiu stood up in confusion. As soon as he walked out, he saw the billowing smoke and flames rising into the sky not far away.
"It's on fire! Call the police!"
"Why did it suddenly catch fire? What is that place?..."
People were discussing fiercely, and more and more people gathered at the door. Lu Qingjiu looked over and was shocked to find that the fire was actually in the Yinjian Building he had visited before. Dazzling flames shot out from near the roof, accompanied by black smoke with a strong smell of burning.
Lu Qingjiu felt a hand grabbing his arm. He turned his head and saw Bai Yuehu with a serious expression.
"Is it the Yinjian Building that's on fire?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "What happened to Zhurong and the others?"
Bai Yuehu said, "I don't know." He paused for a moment, "But I sensed the aura of Zhulong."
"Zhulong?!" Lu Qingjiu was shocked. "Did he start the fire?"
Bai Yuehu said: "I don't know, but it should be related to him."
“I hope Zhurong and the others are okay…” Lu Qingjiu was a little worried.
Bai Yuehu said, "Let's go over and take a look."
Lu Qingjiu nodded.
The fire was very large and spread very quickly. Because the fire was on a high floor, even if the fire trucks arrived, they would probably be powerless. For a high-rise fire like this, there is little that can be done except to evacuate the people and wait for the upper floors to burn out on their own.
Lu Qingjiu and the other two went against the flow of people and headed towards the Yinjian Building.
Lu Qingjiu originally thought that the building would burn for a long time, but he didn't expect that by the time they got there, the originally huge fire had actually been extinguished. At least there was no trace of open flames from the outside.
"Destroyed?" Lu Qingjiu was a little surprised.
Bai Yuehu's expression was very serious. He said, "You and Yin Xun wait outside. I'll go in and take a look."
Lu Qingjiu nodded and told Bai Yuehu to be careful.
Perhaps because they were afraid of the fire spreading, there were no people around at this moment. Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun hid in a corner, watching the thick smoke rising from the burning building.
"Who do you think set the fire?" Yin Xun whispered, "Was it Zhulong?"
Lu Qingjiu said: “I don’t know…but it should have something to do with them.”
Yin Xun seemed a little uneasy. He said, "What are they doing in the human world? Could it be..." He suddenly stopped talking and lowered his head blankly. He saw a sharp knife extending from his chest, and the sharp blade directly pierced his chest.
"Yin Xun!!!!" Lu Qingjiu screamed in horror.
"Run..." Yin Xun uttered the two words with difficulty, and his body slid to the ground weakly. Lu Qingjiu saw the person standing behind Yin Xun. He was a handsome young man, but unlike ordinary people, his eyes were a flaming red, and there was a cruel smile on his face. "Ah, you are Lu Qingjiu?"
Lu Qingjiu turned and ran.
The young man sheathed his knife and was about to give chase when a figure suddenly leaped out from the tall building beside him and tackled him to the ground. It was none other than the White Moon Fox that had entered the building to investigate. The young man's body seemed to have no fixed form. With one pounce from the White Moon Fox, he vanished like smoke.
Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu hurried forward to help Yin Xun up and said, "Yin Xun, Yin Xun, are you okay?!"
He stretched out his hand to feel Yin Xun's nose, but found that there was no breath there. Lu Qingjiu was immediately frightened: "Yuehu, Yuehu, it's not good, Yin Xun is dead-"
Bai Yuehu's face remained calm as he slowly walked to Yin Xun's side. After briefly checking Yin Xun's condition, he said, "It's okay. Just soak it in water and you can use it again."
Lu Qingjiu: “Huh?”
Bai Yuehu said, "It's just a fake death mechanism."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
After Bai Yuehu's explanation, Lu Qingjiu finally accepted the fact that Yin Xun was fine. Bai Yuehu said that creatures like mountain gods had no abilities and were very fragile, so they evolved many defense mechanisms, such as causing diarrhea in the eater, or pretending to be dead if injured in the vital parts. These passive defense mechanisms made the carnivores that coveted his flesh lose interest. After all, most carnivores only eat living things.
Lu Qingjiu felt mixed emotions after hearing this. While she was happy that Yin Xun was alright, she was also wondering how many tragic past experiences they had to go through to develop such an ability...
"What about that Candle Dragon? Did he get away?" Lu Qingjiu helped Yin Xun up from the ground and asked Bai Yuehu about what he was worried about. "And Zhu Rong and the others..."
Bai Yuehu frowned and said, "I doubt their target is Yinjian Building."
"It's not Yinjian Building?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "Where is that?"
Bai Yuehu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know at the moment. However, since Zhulong wasn't targeting Yinjian Tower, Zhurong and the group of little monsters shouldn't be in any danger. Moreover, according to Bai Yuehu, the fire was out. He went up and confirmed that there were almost no casualties. Lu Qingjiu was relieved and planned to carry Yin Xun on his back.
Seeing this, Bai Yuehu stopped Lu Qingjiu's movements, stretched out his hand and lifted Yin Xun up like a sack, saying, "Let's go home."
"Yeah." Lu Qingjiu didn't want to continue shopping.
The three of them found a pickup truck and rode home. Lu Qingjiu spent the entire journey thinking about Zhulong. He was a little confused about what Zhulong was up to. Had he set fire to the Yinjian Building just to provoke Zhurong? But now that he thought about it, Zhurong was not only the god of summer, but also the god of fire. Flames weren't something to be feared by him...
"Are you scared?" Bai Yuehu seemed a little worried when he saw Lu Qingjiu didn't say anything.
Hearing this, Lu Qingjiu quickly shook his head, indicating that he was fine: “No.”
Bai Yuehu said, "I shouldn't have left your side."
Lu Qingjiu looked helpless. "How can you be blamed for this? Can you stay by my side 24 hours a day? Besides, I'm an adult, and I have to take responsibility for myself." He and Bai Yuehu were lovers, but they were also two independent individuals. Even if Bai Yuehu protected him impeccably, there would always be omissions. But even if there were omissions, it wasn't Bai Yuehu's fault; he should be responsible for himself.
"Don't blame yourself, this is not your fault." Lu Qingjiu continued to comfort her.
Bai Yuehu stopped talking, his lips pursed into a tight curve.
Finally arriving home in the agonizing atmosphere, Lu Qingjiu quickly put Yin Xun into the water to soak as Bai Yuehu had said.
"How long will it take to soak?" Lu Qingjiu looked at Yin Xun with some worry.
"At least half a day." Bai Yuehu replied.
Lu Qingjiu said "oh" and planned to go to the kitchen to cook, but she saw that Bai Yuehu was not as enthusiastic about food as usual. Instead, he was sitting in the yard with a gloomy face, thinking about something.
Lu Qingjiu understood what Bai Yuehu was thinking almost instantly. It was obvious that Bai Yuehu was still sulking about leaving him just now. Lu Qingjiu thought about it, did not try to comfort her, and turned back into the house.
The noisy chirping of cicadas became particularly harsh at this moment. Bai Yuehu sat in the yard with his eyes half-closed, and a low pressure emanated from his whole body. If Yin Xun were still there, he would definitely walk around him.
Lu Qingjiu entered the house for about half an hour before coming out. When he came out, he had a bowl of bright red smoothie in his hand. The smoothie was filled with strawberry juice and hawthorn jam, and topped with fruits such as watermelon and grapes, which looked particularly tempting.
He walked up to Bai Yuehu, put down the smoothie and spoon, and said, "Eat."
The White Moon Fox didn't move.
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, “You want me to feed you?”
Bai Yuehu hummed in frustration. Lu Qingjiu raised his hand and scooped a spoonful of ice smoothie to put into his mouth. Seeing this, Bai Yuehu reached out and grabbed Lu Qingjiu's arm, frowning and saying, "You can't eat ice."
Lu Qingjiu: "I'm not... um!"
It was a not-too-gentle kiss, filled with a hint of anxiety due to the fear of losing. Only after Lu Qingjiu responded did Bai Yuehu's movements soften.
After the kiss ended, Lu Qingjiu’s breath was a little messy, and he said: “I really won’t blame you.”
Bai Yuehu said, "But I blame myself."
Lu Qingjiu said, "Okay, stop saying that. You won't be angry anymore after eating the smoothie, dear." He used a spoon to put the smoothie into Bai Yuehu's mouth.
Bai Yuehu held the spoon in his mouth and said vaguely, "I don't want to eat smoothies."
"What do you want to eat?" Lu Qingjiu asked
"I want to eat you." Bai Yuehu held Lu Qingjiu's finger in his mouth.
Lu Qingjiu curled up the corner of his mouth, leaned close to Bai Yuehu's ear, and whispered "good".
When Yin Xun came out of the basin, it was already dark. The big hole in his chest had completely healed, and he no longer felt anything unusual. In fact, when the knife stabbed him, he didn't feel any pain at all. His last thought was to get Lu Qingjiu to run away quickly. After all, he could be reborn, but Lu Qingjiu couldn't.
Now that he was safely home, it meant Lu Qingjiu was fine, so Yin Xun felt relieved. He slowly climbed out of the basin, found the clothes next to him and put them on. He touched his hungry stomach and planned to go into the house to find something to eat. But as soon as he reached the door, he heard a blushing and heart-pounding sound coming from the house. That sound belonged to Lu Qingjiu. Yin Xun's face burned up when he heard it, and he quickly turned around and went home.
There were only three breathing humanoids in this village, and now the other two were getting together, leaving Yin Xun alone... and nowhere to go. But then again, the ghost girl in the backyard was pretty, and she wasn't married yet, so he wondered if he still had a chance.
Stimulated by Lu Qingjiu, Yin Xun suddenly had an immature idea...
The next day, Yin Xun went to Lu Qingjiu's house for dinner as usual, but this time he was holding a bunch of beautiful wild flowers in his hand. When Lu Qingjiu saw the flowers in Yin Xun's hand, he asked Yin Xun puzzledly who he wanted to give them to. There were only two pigs and a fox left in the house. Could it be that Yin Xun also had an interest in small animals?
For this reason, Xiaohua cast a wary look at Yin Xun.
Yin Xun quickly explained that he didn't have such a strong taste and that he would never be so hungry as to eat small animals. Lu Qingjiu asked, "Then who are you giving the flowers to?"
Yin Xun said, "Fu Ziying is such a good name."
Lu Qingjiu was drinking soy milk and almost choked himself to death. His face turned red from coughing: “You don’t even let the dead ghost go!”
Yin Xun said confidently: "Am I not also a dead ghost?"
Lu Qingjiu: “…” It seems to make sense.
Yin Xun: "We are all dead ghosts, we must not dislike each other."
Lu Qingjiu fell into deep thought.
Yin Xun said: "You cook first, I'll go to the backyard to see her."
Lu Qingjiu wanted to say something, but saw Yin Xun had already rushed to the backyard happily. Looking at Yin Xun's happy back, Lu Qingjiu really didn't have the heart to remind Yin Xun. Has he forgotten those days when time flew by? At that time, Yin Xun cried even more miserably than him.
Forget it, the child has grown up, it is normal for him to want to have a relationship, Lu Qingjiu comforted herself.
As a result, half an hour later, Yin Xun appeared in the kitchen crying. Lu Qingjiu was stunned by his appearance: "Yin Xun, what is that on your eyes!!" There was a string of long black objects hanging on Yin Xun's eyes.
Yin Xun cried and said, "No, I said leg hair and so on, forget it, why the hell are eyelashes also considered hair."
Lu Qingjiu: “…Poof!!”
Yin Xun: "I can't see anything!!!"
Lu Qingjiu burst into laughter and almost fainted. Yin Xun shed tears and said that it seemed that he was not worthy of the opportunity to enjoy the presence of this female ghost.
Lu Qingjiu wiped away her tears, patted Yin Xun's shoulder, and said it was okay, when fate comes, you will find it.
The author has something to say: Yin Xun: I want to fall in love!!
Lu Qingjiu: Request?
Yin Xun: Alive!
Bai Yuehu: Why are your requirements so high?
Yin Xun: ...
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