Under Bai Yuehu's strange gaze, Lu Qingjiu quickly explained that this was not a strange habit of him and Yin Xun, but that the black umbrella that chased him yesterday was following him again.
Bai Yuehu nodded slightly after hearing this, stepped forward, reached out, grabbed the black umbrella, and with a powerful rip, ripped it from Yin Xun's head. As the umbrella was torn off, it let out a shrill scream, a cry that sounded a bit like a wailing child, making one's scalp tingle. Lu Qingjiu, standing nearby, saw Yin Xun's head and something inside the umbrella fall out, clattering to the ground. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was the black eyeball he had seen that day, rolling all over the floor.
Yin Xun finally saw the light of day again. He breathed a sigh of relief, but was also frightened by the eyeballs lying on the ground. The most terrifying thing was that these eyeballs seemed to be alive, with dilated pupils all staring at the White Moon Fox. The scene was extremely terrifying.
Bai Yuehu casually threw the black umbrella to the ground. The moment the black umbrella hit the ground, all the eyeballs rolling on the ground gathered in the direction of the black umbrella and were wrapped by the black umbrella again.
"What on earth is this thing?" Lu Qingjiu had never seen such a magical creature, and he also clearly remembered that there was no record of such monsters in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Bai Yuehu didn't say anything. He bent down and picked up something from under his feet. When Lu Qingjiu straightened up, he realized that Bai Yuehu was holding an eyeball. The eyeball was similar to the one Lu Qingjiu had seen before, round and plump, with red nerves growing on the back. Both the nerves and the eyeball were clearly still alive. Now, held in Bai Yuehu's hand, it was trembling like a small animal.
"It's a technique." Bai Yuehu said, "Its specific use is unknown."
“Are these eyeballs human?” Lu Qingjiu felt that seeing so many eyeballs was really uncomfortable.
"No." Bai Yuehu said, "These eyeballs are alive..." He threw the eyeball in his hand to the ground, as if he wanted to see the reaction when the eyeball fell to the ground, but he didn't expect that the fox cub Su Xi, who had been lying obediently beside him watching the fun, rushed over when he saw the eyeball. Before everyone could react, they saw Su Xi howling, putting the eyeball into his mouth, chewing it into pieces and swallowing it.
"Ahhh, Su Xi, what did you eat!!" Yin Xun screamed in horror.
"Spit it out!" Lu Qingjiu took a quick step forward, picked up the fox cub, pried open its mouth and tried to dig out its eyeballs, but it was obviously too late. After Su Xi's mouth was pried open, a row of neat little white teeth were exposed, and his blue eyes stared at Lu Qingjiu innocently, as if asking Lu Qingjiu what this action meant.
Lu Qingjiu said in pain: "Did you really eat it? If something happens, how can I explain to your father?" Last year, he had his hair cut into a poodle style, and this year he got food poisoning... He felt that he really couldn't go to see the parents.
Su Xi obviously didn't understand the pain in Lu Qingjiu's heart. He licked his lips happily with his red tongue, and his eyes fell on the black umbrella. It seemed that he thought the eyeball tasted good and wanted to have another one.
Black Umbrella was stared at by Su Xi, and he actually took a step back slowly. If Lu Qingjiu hadn't been staring at him, he would probably have thought it was an illusion.
"Is it okay to eat this?" Lu Qingjiu asked Bai Yuehu anxiously.
Bai Yue Fox glanced at the fox cub, thought for a moment, then picked up the umbrella, reached in, and forcibly pulled out another eyeball from the umbrella.
"What are you going to do..." Before Lu Qingjiu could finish his words, he saw Bai Yuehu stuff the eyeball into his mouth. With another crunching sound, he ate the eyeball cleanly and neatly.
Yin Xun and Lu Qingjiu were both frightened by Bai Yuehu's actions. They stared at Bai Yuehu with wide eyes for a long time without saying a word. It was not until Bai Yuehu swallowed the eyeball and licked his lips that they finally recovered. Lu Qingjiu said in a trembling voice, "Is it delicious?"
Bai Yuehu: "It's delicious." He thought for a moment and said something terrifying, "It's not a human eyeball."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” What do you mean it’s not a human eyeball? Doesn’t Bai Yuehu mean that he can only tell the difference in taste after tasting a human eyeball?
"It's really good." Perhaps because Lu Qingjiu looked too frightened, Bai Yuehu said considerately, "It has a crisp texture, no fishy smell, and is very juicy."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” If you’re not talking about eyeballs, I’ll really try it.
Yin Xun was watching from the side and his eyes were about to fall out. He couldn't help but step back and try to stay away from the White Moon Fox.
Bai Yuehu said, "Would you like to try it?" As he spoke, he took out another eyeball from the black umbrella.
The umbrella was still struggling, but after its eyes were gouged out again, it completely wilted. Even Lu Qingjiu could see the words "life is hopeless" in it.
"No, no." Lu Qingjiu declined Bai Yuehu's kindness.
Bai Yuehu looked at Yin Xun, and Yin Xun quickly moved his hands like a windshield wiper.
"Okay." Bai Yuehu said with a hint of regret, "Then I'll eat it myself."
The black umbrella seemed to understand their conversation and tried to wrap itself tightly around the demon king, the White Moon Fox. But its resistance was clearly futile in front of the White Moon Fox. The next moment, the White Moon Fox took another eyeball from it and began to chew it.
Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun both had blank expressions on their faces, their minds a little blurred by the shock of the brutal scene.
After getting rid of the strange umbrella, Lu Qingjiu turned around silently to make dinner. Yin Xun followed behind him, shivering, and his appearance was somewhat similar to the black umbrella.
Dinner was relatively simple. Lu Qingjiu fried a large pot of beef patties, made a cold dish of three shredded vegetables, and boiled a pot of eight-treasure porridge. Finally, he cut the braised beef into slices and put chili powder on the side for dipping.
Lu Qingjiu brought the porridge to the table and called Bai Yuehu to eat.
Bai Yuehu nodded and put the black umbrella aside. The black umbrella stayed quietly beside Bai Yuehu, without any movement, but the moment Bai Yuehu picked up the chopsticks, the black umbrella opened with a snap and then rolled towards the door like a wheel.
Black Umbrella actually wants to escape!
Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun were both stunned.
White Moon Fox reacted extremely quickly. Before the black umbrella had even rolled twice, he had already rushed in front of it, grabbed it, and sneered, "Where are you going?"
Black Umbrella: “…”
"You come as you please, leave as you please. Do you think this is a hotel?" Bai Yuehu said, holding the black umbrella. "If you want to leave, at least leave your eyeballs behind."
As soon as he said this, Heishan started to cry. Although the sound was a bit harsh, it sounded like a child who had been severely bullied. Lu Qingjiu felt a little embarrassed and had the illusion that he was bullying the weak.
However, Bai Yuehu was as hard as iron and remained unmoved. He even went to the kitchen to find a thick rope, tied up the black umbrella, and threw it on the ground, saying, "I've eaten enough today, and we'll continue tomorrow."
Black Umbrella: "..." Woohoo, what sin has he committed! The most terrifying thing is that the little vixen is also very interested in him, rubbing her nose on the umbrella, as if she might bite it off at any time.
Yin Xun looked at Heishan and whispered to Lu Qingjiu, "Why do I always feel like I see my future in Heishan?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "Don't overthink it. If the White Moon Fox wanted to eat you, it would be gone in one bite. It would be very quick and easy."
Yin Xun: “…” Thank you for your comfort, my friend.
After dinner, Yin Xun went home and Lu Qingjiu returned to the bedroom. They both tacitly did not mention the umbrella and pretended nothing had happened.
So for the next two days, the black umbrella became the exclusive snack of the White Moon Fox. Lu Qingjiu watched his vixen sitting on the rocking chair in the yard with a black umbrella next to her. From time to time, she would reach into the black umbrella to dig out an eyeball and put it into her mouth with a crunching sound. The scene was so brutal that it was unbearable to watch.
The weather has been good recently, and usually Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun would find a place in the yard to bask in the sun, but they really didn't dare to do so these days, because as long as they were in the yard, they could hear that creaking sound that made their scalps tingle. If they listened to it for a while, their consciousness would start to become blurred... You can imagine how lethal it is.
Of course, there are also families that welcome Black Umbrella. For example, the fox cub likes Black Umbrella very much and never takes his eyes off it while sitting next to it.
But considering Lu Qingjiu's concerns about food safety, Baiyue Fox stopped feeding, even though the little fox looked so pitiful and eager.
Yin Xun endured for two days, but he couldn't hold on any longer. He didn't dare to talk to Bai Yuehu, so he found Lu Qingjiu and tactfully expressed his inner fragility: "I always feel that when Bai Yuehu chews my eyeballs, my eyeballs hurt..."
Lu Qingjiu was frying fish, and the spatula in his hand paused when he heard Yin Xun's words.
Yin Xun: "Are you also..."
Lu Qingjiu sighed deeply and nodded slowly: "Almost."
If it was eating other things, it would be fine, but those were real living eyeballs, stuffed into the mouth with such a crisp sound, the picture was simply overwhelming.
"Then can you..." Yin Xun placed his hope on Lu Qingjiu, "give Bai Yuehu some advice?"
Lu Qingjiu nodded: “Okay, I’ll go talk to him.”
So after lunch, while Bai Yuehu had not yet planned to take a nap or eat snacks, Lu Qingjiu quickly expressed his opinions, including his doubts about the taste of the eyeballs and his discomfort with the sight of Bai Yuehu eating eyeballs.
After listening to this, Bai Yuehu was silent for a while and waved to Lu Qingjiu.
Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu thought he wanted to say something to him, so he bent down and moved closer. However, Bai Yuehu reached out and pressed the back of his head. Then he felt something cold being stuffed against his lips. Before he could react, the thing had been stuffed into his mouth.
"Hmm!" Lu Qingjiu's eyes widened instantly. Just as he was about to say something, he felt a sweet taste in his mouth, which was completely different from the fishy smell he had imagined.
"Try it first." Bai Yuehu's voice came from the side.
Now that the thing was in his mouth, and the taste was not what he had imagined, Lu Qingjiu suppressed his fear of what it looked like and carefully bit through the surface of the eyeball with his teeth. Immediately, he felt a stream of juice with a refreshing fragrance fill his mouth. This eyeball did not seem to be an animal eye, but a plant that looked like an eye. It tasted crispy on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside. If you had to compare it, it was a bit like a strawberry. It was indeed quite delicious.
Lu Qingjiu chewed the eyeball into pieces and swallowed it: "Isn't this an animal's eye?" How could an animal's eyes taste like strawberries?
White Moon Fox: "No."
"What is that?" Lu Qingjiu was a little confused.
"Maybe it's a kind of fruit." Bai Yuehu said, "It just looks like an eyeball and is scary." In fact, it tastes really good.
After eating the eyeball, a sweet taste still lingers in the mouth. I have to say that apart from its scary shape, the taste of the eyeball is really amazing.
"Would you like to try another one?" Bai Yuehu took out another one from the umbrella, took a look at it, and handed it to Lu Qingjiu, "This is orange flavor."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” He hesitated for a moment, but still took it. This time he didn’t wait for Bai Yuehu to stuff it in his mouth, but carefully put it into his own mouth.
The orange flavor wasn't as sweet as the strawberry flavor, but it was juicier, with orange granules still in the flesh. It was like a jelly version of Orange Juice, and it was pure natural with no additives. Lu Qingjiu was enjoying his meal when he glanced towards his room. He saw Yin Xun standing inside, looking at him with a terrified look. He clearly didn't understand why Lu Qingjiu, who had come to persuade him, had also joined in chewing his eyeballs, and was doing so with such relish.
Lu Qingjiu felt like laughing at Yin Xun's expression. After thinking about it, he asked Bai Yuehu to give him an eyeball. He took it in his hand and walked towards Yin Xun.
Yin Xun saw Lu Qingjiu coming towards him with the eyeball, turned around and wanted to run, but was caught by Lu Qingjiu.
"Why are you running?" Lu Qingjiu said, "I'm not going to eat you."
Yin Xun didn't know what Lu Qingjiu was going to do, so she cried, "Stay away from me, I don't want to eat, I don't want it!"
Lu Qingjiu: "How do you know it's not delicious if you haven't even tasted it? This isn't an animal's eyeball. Come on, try it."
Yin Xun wanted to struggle, but Lu Qingjiu directly held down his shoulders, and then a round object was stuffed into his lips. He was scared and almost cried, but his struggle was useless in front of Lu Qingjiu. The thing was still stuffed into his mouth. At the moment the eyeball entered his mouth, Yin Xun even suspected that he would die again - until he tasted the eyeball.
"Hey?" Yin Xun asked, "Why does it taste like grape?"
Lu Qingjiu asked, “Is it delicious?”
Yin Xun stopped struggling instantly and took two bites: "It feels like jelly."
Lu Qingjiu: "Yes, there is also strawberry flavor."
Yin Xun: "It smells so good."
The two exchanged glances, then their gazes fell on the black umbrella beside the White Moon Fox in the yard. The black umbrella seemed to sense their gazes and began to tremble again, but with the White Moon Fox sitting next to it, it couldn't escape at all. Coming to Shuifu Village might have been the worst decision it had ever made.
Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun finally understood why the black umbrella had become Bai Yuehu's favorite snack these days. This thing was so delicious... Although it didn't look good, it had a beautiful heart.
After tasting the black umbrella, Lu Qingjiu and Yin Xun finally overcame their fear and began to sit in the yard with Bai Yuehu to eat eyeballs. Of course, they usually closed the door when eating, in case any neighbor passed by and saw this horrible scene and got upset.
After eating like this for two or three days, someone finally came to the door.
It rained a little that morning, and Lu Qingjiu cut a bunch of chives in the garden, planning to make chive dumplings. Then there was a knock on his door. Lu Qingjiu went to open the door, only to see a beautiful girl standing at their door. The girl was wearing a gorgeous dress, with an exquisite headdress on her black hair. Although she looked beautiful, her style was incompatible with modern people.
"Hello, what can I do for you?" Lu Qingjiu asked.
The girl glanced at the leeks in Lu Qingjiu's hand and said, "I lost my umbrella."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” It’s over, the owner showed up.
The girl asked, "Did you see it?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "Hmm...I did see it."
The girl asked, "Can you give it back to me?" She had a pitiful expression and looked quite lovable.
Lu Qingjiu still felt a little guilty when she looked at him. After all, they had been eating someone else's umbrella for almost a week, and it was natural that he felt a little uncomfortable when the umbrella owner suddenly came to visit. He thought about it and invited the girl into the house first, asking her to wait for Bai Yuehu to return home.
Bai Yuehu just went downstairs with an umbrella. He usually never used an umbrella, but after getting the black umbrella, he started to use it actively. After all, it was perfect to eat snacks while holding an umbrella.
The girl sat down in the house. Lu Qingjiu felt embarrassed to leave the guest alone in the living room, so he simply took out the chopping board and started chopping leeks and meat in the living room.
The girl asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"Making chive dumplings." Lu Qingjiu replied.
"Leek box?" the girl asked. "What is that?"
"It's a very delicious food." Lu Qingjiu said, "Haven't you eaten it before? Then I'll make it for you to try later." He felt that this girl might not be human.
The girl nodded and continued to wait quietly.
About ten minutes later, Bai Yuehu came back from farming. As soon as he entered the house, the girl who was sitting stood up and said, "My umbrella!"
When the White Moon Fox saw the girl, he didn't say anything. Instead, he took out an eyeball from the black umbrella in front of the girl and ate it on the spot.
Lu Qingjiu, who was standing next to her, clearly saw Bai Yuehu eating her eyeballs, and the girl's expression twisted.
"What are you doing!" the girl roared.
Bai Yuehu ignored her completely, instead raised his chin with a provocative expression.
Girl: "Bai Yuehu, you bastard!"
"Not bad." Bai Yuehu said, "What are you doing here? Is this umbrella yours?"
The girl asked, "It's not mine, it's yours?"
Bai Yuehu said, "Everything that enters my house belongs to me. If I didn't think you were not as delicious as pork, I would have eaten you too."
girl:"……"
Judging from the conversation between the two, they are obviously old acquaintances, but their relationship does not seem to be very good, and they may quarrel at any time.
"Give me back my umbrella." The girl knew there was no point in arguing with Bai Yuehu about this matter, so she simply skipped the topic of herself and the pork and got straight to the point. "You've been eating it for four or five days! Aren't you afraid of getting an upset stomach?"
The White Moon Fox ignored her completely, took out another eyeball, and ate it with a crunch.
The girl instantly flew into a rage, but Bai Yuehu ignored her completely.
Seeing that Bai Yuehu was not moved by her words, the girl could only swallow her anger and said through gritted teeth: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?
Give me back my umbrella!"
Bai Yuehu: "Wait until I'm done eating."
"You fucking bastard—" The girl was forced to swear, but she swallowed the swear words back under Bai Yuehu's cold eyes.
Bai Yuehu said, "Since you dared to send the umbrella to me, don't even think about going back."
The girl said, "It ran out by itself!"
Bai Yuehu said, "This is the first time I know that the Spring God's umbrella can come out on its own."
Lu Qingjiu was surprised to hear this. He hadn't expected the girl before him to be the mythical God of Spring. Legend has it that the gods of the four seasons are Ju Mang, the God of Spring; Zhu Rong, the God of Summer; Ru Shu, the God of Autumn; and Xuan Ming, the God of Winter. However, these gods are all male in mythology, and this girl didn't look like a man at all. Just as Lu Qingjiu was wondering, he heard Ju Mang sobbing softly, her tears streaming down her face, a truly endearing sight.
However, the vixen in his family had no sympathy for the girl and said ruthlessly, "If you cry again, I'll kick you out."
Ju Mang fell silent instantly.
Bai Yuehu said, "You can take the umbrella if you want."
Upon hearing this, Ju Mang looked suspicious, obviously suspecting that Bai Yuehu's sudden confession was some conspiracy.
"But you have to leave the seeds behind." said Bai Yuehu.
"What seeds?" asked Ju Mang.
"Of course it's an eyeball seed," White Moon Fox said. "The gods have umbrellas that can grow everything. No matter what kind of seed, it will sprout and bear fruit under the umbrella. This eyeball is also a plant, right?"
Ju Mang snorted: "I can give you the seeds, but whether you can grow them is your own business."
Bai Yuehu said, "Yeah."
Ju Mang asked, "If I give you the seeds, will you return my umbrella?"
Bai Yuehu nodded.
Ju Mang said, "It's a deal." She stood up and left the yard, apparently to find seeds for the White Moon Fox.
When Lu Qingjiu saw Ju Mang leave, she whispered, "She is the legendary God of Spring? But isn't the God of Spring a man?"
Bai Yuehu glanced at Lu Qingjiu and said shockingly, "Who said he was a woman?"
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu: "He is a man."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu: "Don't look like a man?"
With his gorgeous clothes and those sweet hums, no matter how you look at him, Ju Mang doesn't look like a... Never mind, he is indeed a cute boy.
Perhaps Lu Qingjiu's expression was too shocked, Bai Yuehu comforted Lu Qingjiu, saying that it was spring now and the God of Spring was wearing sacrificial clothing. When people wear short sleeves in summer, they should be able to tell Ju Mang's gender.
Lu Qingjiu asked, "What about his umbrella?"
Bai Yuehu said: "As long as it is a seed, whether alive or dead, it can be grown on his umbrella, but only plants can be grown."
Lu Qingjiu: "So you knew this a long time ago?" No wonder he was enjoying the meal so much.
Bai Yuehu nodded.
"Then how did his umbrella get to Shuifu Village?" Lu Qingjiu glanced at the black umbrella. "Did he accidentally lose it?"
Bai Yuehu sneered, "How could the Spring God's umbrella be lost?"
None of these gods are easy to deal with.
The author has something to say: Lu Qingjiu: Even if I jump from here today, I will not eat a single bite of your eyeballs!
Bai Yuehu reached out and stuffed it in.
Lu Qingjiu: It smells so good...
Yin Xun can go to the city. As he grows older, his range will expand. Didn't he go to the city with Lu Qingjiu to buy things before? As for his own body, he won't get diarrhea if he eats it himself, but if he mixes it with other foods and eats it himself, he will react. It doesn't matter if others eat less, but if they eat too much, they will get diarrhea.
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