Just as Qin Yunie's imagination was running wild, one person and two ghosts arrived at the gate of one of the small courtyards, and the bull-headed one stepped forward and knocked on the door.
A young boy immediately opened the door. Ox-Head bowed to the boy who worked at Yama's house and said, "We are Ox-Head and Horse-Face, here to bring Boss Qin. This is Boss Qin, who has arranged to come and cook with Yama."
The boy quickly opened the door and said respectfully, "King Yama has instructed Boss Qin to come. Please come in, all three of you."
The child led Qin Yunie and the others through a large courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a rockery with a small bridge next to it. Under the bridge was a stream of water that seemed to come from somewhere.
Although the courtyard is large, it is arranged very cleverly.
The more Qin Yunie looked at it, the more her lips curled up in a smile. This was simply her dream love room!
If she could live here without constantly worrying about her life, she would be very happy to stay here!
Qin Yunie suppressed a smile and asked, "How much does this courtyard house cost?"
Xiao Tong: "These courtyards are not for sale. Yama prefers quiet and doesn't like other people living here. In recent years, only the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak has lived here. The two courtyards next to it are for guests to stay temporarily when they come."
Qin Yunie was somewhat puzzled; the King of Hell wasn't the kind of immortal who made empty promises!
Since he said he'd keep one for himself, then he can definitely sell one to her.
But the boy said that this place is not for sale to the public, and that Ox-Head and Horse-Face had also said that Yama and his entourage prefer quiet, so it seems that it is indeed not for sale to the public.
So she nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
The boy led her from the corridor to a spacious room on the left, opened the door and said, "This is the kitchen."
Qin Yune peeked inside from outside the door and saw that the kitchen was really big.
Even if this kitchen were placed in the human world, it would be considered quite spacious.
And it looks like a lot of high-tech stuff inside, but it's all brand new.
The child went in first and briefly explained where the tableware was, so that Qin Yune wouldn't have trouble finding things because she wasn't familiar with the place.
Qin Yunie listened and nodded. Then the boy said, "The reception room is right next door. If you need anything, just go there and call me. Yama won't be back for a while, so if you need anything, just tell me."
Qin Yunie nodded in agreement, "Okay, not for now."
Horse-face carried the ingredients she brought into the kitchen and placed them on the table, asking, "Do you need any help? Although I'm not very good at it."
Qin Yune shook her head, "No need, I've already prepared most of it at home, and you can't help with anything else that needs to be made on the spot."
After Ox-Head and Horse-Face left the kitchen, Qin Yune slowly began to take out the packed ingredients.
She packed everything up carefully to prevent it from getting crushed.
Only after all the ingredients were taken out did they start frying the hot pot base.
She had asked Xie Bi'an beforehand, and they were all able to handle the fire themselves, so she only brought a small pot.
Less than half an hour later, Xie Bi'an and his group arrived.
They helped set up the mini hot pots and all the ingredients on the table.
Fan Wujiu sniffed. "What is this? It smells so good, and it tastes a little spicy."
Horse-faced had been licking his lips several times already, clearly craving it.
Qin Yune explained, "This is called hot pot, a specialty dish of the human world. It's only slightly spicy. If you can't handle spice, you can choose a half-and-half pot, which has a clear broth that I've prepared in advance. However, mine isn't very spicy. You can try it, but if you can't handle that, just have the clear broth pot. It tastes pretty good too."
"This is crispy pork; Brother Xie and the others should have had it last time. This is brown sugar glutinous rice cake, which is also very delicious. After the soup boils in a bit, we can put these vegetables in to cook. Once they're cooked, they're ready to eat. They're especially popular in winter."
She also gave them bowls of condiments.
Horse-faced was so hungry from the smell and the sight that his eyes started to light up. "When can we start eating?" he asked.
Niu Tou nudged him with his elbow, reminding him, "King Yama hasn't returned yet."
Not long after he finished speaking, Yan Wenjing returned.
It seems he has been on a long trip, because she could vaguely sense a chill emanating from him.
Yan Wenjing was wearing a black suit today, but he had a cape over it. His long black hair was draped down his back, and as he walked quickly, the cape and his hair fluttered in the wind.
Even though she couldn't see his face clearly, Qin Yune could still tell from his actions that he seemed to be in a bad mood.
Not only her, but as soon as Yan Wenjing entered the house, it was as if the room had been paused for a moment.
The ghosts all shouted in unison, "King Yama!"
Yan Wenjing took off his cloak, revealing a black suit underneath. His expression showed no sign of anger or remorse. He glanced at the things on the table and said calmly, "Well, now that it's ready, let's start eating."
The child immediately took the cloak and hung it up. Qin Yune noticed out of the corner of her eye that his clothes were hanging right next to her thin coat.
Qin Yunie looked away and thought to herself: You haven't even come back yet, how dare we eat first?
This wasn't the first time Qin Yunie had eaten with Yan Wenjing, but it was the first time it felt so strange.
Is this what they mean by having to eat one less bowl of rice when dining with your boss?
However, the next second, Qin Yunie realized that something was wrong.
There was only a small hot pot and various side dishes on the table, but no fire!
How can we have hot pot without a fire?!
Didn't Xie Bi'an say there was fire?
Now that the hot pot is all set up, how is she supposed to cook it without a fire?
Just as Qin Yunie was pondering whether she should remind them that there was no fire on the table, and how she would cook and eat her hot pot without a fire,
Even stranger things happened.
The small pots in front of all the ghost messengers floated up on their own, and a small flame appeared underneath, which could be adjusted to its own size.
Qin Yunie: "...????"
This...this...
What are all these things?!
She stared blankly at the incredibly bizarre scene before her.
The more I look at this, the less it resembles the atmosphere of a normal hot pot meal...?!
Qin Yune watched helplessly as a ball of red and blue flame floated beneath the small hot pot in front of them, casting an eerie glow on their faces…
It's still weird...
Especially since the person sitting opposite her was Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
If Qin Yunie hadn't been the one who proposed this dinner party, she would have run away in terror the moment she saw this scene!
This isn't hot pot at all!
This looks more like a ghost story!
If any normal person saw this scene, they would either faint from fright, or run away like her. If they were too scared to run, and then they heard, "Are you alright...?"
Qin Yunie couldn't even imagine how terrifying that scene would be!
In that instant, Qin Yune desperately wanted to say that if she had known earlier that Xie Bi'an's "fire" referred to this kind of method, she would absolutely never have chosen to eat hot pot!
After all, who eats hot pot like that?!
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