Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Setting up a stall at the night market.
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The next day, Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu arrived at a small town, where the sounds of hawkers from street vendors could be heard everywhere.
The houses in the Taisho era were low, unlike the tall buildings of modern society. If you look up, you can see the mountain peaks in the distance.
Li Xiaoqi withdrew his gaze and looked at the stalls on the street. Behind the stalls were rows of willow trees.
Willow trees line the river, their branches dancing in the wind.
Clear water flowed in the man-made river, and a few leaves drifted away with the water.
The stalls were winding along the riverside road. Li Xiaoqi was a little surprised. "Is this a market?"
"It seems so."
Dazai Osamu yawned, and the dark circles under his eyes contrasted sharply with his fair skin.
The stalls at the market are of various types, including storybooks, bouquets, exquisite wooden crafts, ramen, oden, and so on.
Li Xiaoqi just felt dizzy and wanted to find a hotel as soon as possible to lie down and catch up on some sleep.
After leaving the Eternal Paradise Sect last night, Dazai Osamu first took Li Xiaoqi away from the mountain on a motorcycle. There was a wide road and several abandoned farmlands at the foot of the mountain.
Then, Dazai summoned a helicopter and flew it in the air for two hours, and finally saw a village.
Li Xiaoqi strongly suspected that Dazai Osamu was bored and went around in circles before coming down.
But he said, "There are no lights in many places. It's pitch black. I don't know where I am. What should I do if there is no place to park?"
Li Xiaoqi originally wanted to take a rest in the seat, but he drove so shakily that she felt a sour feeling in her stomach.
After finally getting off the plane, the first thing she did was to raise her hand and slap Dazai on the head, in return Dazai gave her an inexplicable grin.
After putting the helicopter back into the backpack, I walked along the road for a while and arrived at the village entrance.
White round lanterns are hung on the fence at the entrance of the village, and long white ribbons are tied to the wooden poles on both sides.
Looking around, there were a few lights hanging here and there, the houses in the village were dilapidated, and there were a lot of bloodstains on the road.
Li Xiaoqi got goosebumps all over his body and immediately pulled Dazai Osamu away, away from this strange village.
"It feels like some man-eating monster will pop out at any moment."
"Yeah, this village might have been attacked by ghosts..."
So, Dazai Osamu took out his Ferrari, drove the four-wheeled vehicle with Li Xiaoqi around the village, and continued to look for a safe place to stay.
It was not until the moon returned home and the sun woke up that the town was found.
Pedestrians cast their eyes towards the two of them and began to whisper.
Li Xiaoqi realized it belatedly and looked at Dazai Osamu. He noticed the clothes he was wearing and fell silent.
Dazai Osamu lowered his head, curled the corners of his lips, and deliberately moved his body closer to Li Xiaoqi.
"Xiaoqi, Xiaoqi, they said we eloped."
"Yes, yes, who told you to dress like a groom?"
"Isn't it good? How interesting."
Li Xiaoqi curled his lips and didn't join in the fun. Seeing the hotel ahead, he immediately pulled Dazai Osamu and ran over.
"There's a hotel up ahead, let's go there quickly. Even if the king of heaven comes, don't think of disturbing my sleep."
Dazai Osamu let her pull him along as he ran, a doting smile on his lips.
Unexpectedly, the pedestrians became excited, with gossipy expressions as if to say "I guessed right".
The hotel curtain was lifted, and the proprietress was standing behind the counter counting on an abacus. She raised her eyes and glanced at Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu, and her eyes instantly brightened.
"Guest, are you here to stay overnight?"
The proprietress immediately put down the keyboard, folded her hands in front of her, and walked quickly to Li Xiaoqi in small steps.
Li Xiaoqi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, please give us two rooms."
The proprietress looked surprised. "Two?"
Dazai Osamu arched his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Madam, if you don't have two, we can just stay in one."
Li Xiaoqi's forehead jumped and he covered his mouth.
"I want two!"
The proprietress nodded in agreement, and after completing the check-in procedures, she called a young girl to take her to the guest room.
"Keiko, bring the guest upstairs."
"Yes, mother."
The hotel is family-run. The proprietress's daughter is very pretty and has a beauty mole under her right eye, which makes her look very cute.
While going up the stairs, Huizi took the initiative to talk to Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu, saying that there was a grand temple fair in the near future, and a market was set up on this street to attract people to gather.
Walk up the river until you reach the end where you will find the shrine.
"You've made the right choice to come to Qiuyue Town. Qiuyue Town is a famous tourist destination with beautiful scenery. Outside the town is a vast maple forest, which is stunning when the leaves turn red. Furthermore, there are vast expanses of wisteria trees planted around the town. These trees are blessed by the gods, and once they bloom, they never wither. Many judges and nobles have heard of it and come here for vacation."
When Li Xiaoqi heard this, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
Full of wisteria flowers... Could it be that the Demon Slayer Corps is stationed here all year round?
"But there are no wisteria trees along the road we took to enter the town. It's completely bare."
Dazai Osamu looked at Keiko and spoke.
"Ah... well, a few days ago, that wisteria forest caught fire. After it burned out, the government sent people to clean it up. I heard it was caused by naughty children playing with sparks there."
Huizi sighed, full of regret.
Dazai Osamu lowered his eyes, hiding the thoughts in them.
"Ah, let's not talk about that... It's even more lively at night. The market here is very famous in the surrounding area. Many people come here to visit. At night, the lights are reflected on the river, like silk, it's very beautiful. And there are also nearby..."
Keiko lowered her voice and said excitedly, "The geishas of Ichiwa-ya would sit on the wooden windows and sing along the river."
Li Xiaoqi exclaimed, "Is it every night?"
Huizi shook her head, "No, it happens to be once every seven days, and tonight is the night!"
Dazai Osamu groaned, then showed an interested expression, "Then I really want to see it."
Huizi looked at Dazai Osamu, then at Li Xiaoqi, and suddenly covered her lips and said awkwardly: "I think I said something wrong, sorry!"
She knocked her head in frustration and then slapped her mouth.
Li Xiaoqi folded his arms helplessly and said, "My relationship with him is not what you think. He is my brother."
Huizi blinked and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see. But why did your elder brother..."
She fixed her eyes on Dazai Osamu's kimono, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.
Dazai Osamu coughed lightly and put on a sad expression. "Alas, during the wedding ceremony, the bride ran off with someone else. I was so upset that I wanted to commit suicide, but my sister pulled me back. Then I passed by here and decided to rest for a few days to relax."
Keiko suddenly realized and looked at Dazai Osamu with more pity.
"That's a real shame."
Li Xiaoqi held back his smile and didn't look at Dazai Osamu's misleading expression at the moment.
"We have arrived at your rooms. Please have a good rest."
Huizi said this respectfully, bowed again and left.
Their rooms were the last two on the second floor. At this time, Li Xiaoqi stood at the door of the second to last room, opened the door with the key, and turned to look at Dazai Osamu.
"Well then, I'm going to bed now, Onii-sama."
Dazai Osamu leaned against the wall, waved his hand, and said jokingly: "I look forward to meeting you in my dreams."
Li Xiaoqi smiled helplessly, walked into the room and closed the door.
The room is fully Japanese style, and the sliding door is designed with a lock to ensure the personal safety of the guests.
Li Xiaoqi threw himself directly onto the bed, covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
In the haze, the voice of the administrator June seemed to ring in my mind.
But she was so sleepy that she couldn't wake up.
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After an unknown amount of time, Li Xiaoqi was woken up.
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi!"
Dazai Osamu's voice kept ringing in my ears.
She opened her eyes reluctantly, looking at the handsome face in front of her dazedly, her voice low.
"Dazai Osamu, do you want to die?"
Dazai blinked and moved closer, "Are you willing to do that?"
Li Xiaoqi sneered: "I'm willing to let anyone who disturbs my sweet dreams die."
Dazai Osamu puffed up his cheeks and burst into laughter, "Wow, how scary, how scary, Xiaoqi looks so scary."
Li Xiaoqi rolled his eyes and didn't want to care how this guy got in. He turned over, covered his head with the quilt and continued to sleep.
Unexpectedly, Dazai Osamu pulled open the quilt and pulled Li Xiaoqi up.
"Looking at you, you definitely didn't hear what June said."
"What?"
Li Xiaoqi pushed Dazai Osamu away and uttered a complaint in Chinese.
Dazai Osamu laughed helplessly twice and raised his hand to rub Li Xiaoqi's messy hair.
"June said that the prerequisite quest for the world quest 'Growing Vegetables in Infinite City' has been opened."
Li Xiaoqi's mind gradually became clear, "What did you say?!"
Dazai repeated it patiently.
Li Xiaoqi yawned loudly and called out the system interface listlessly.
The system's task list displays "Main Mission" and "World Mission".
The titles of the two columns under "Main Quest" are "The Fatal Rhapsody of the Sorcerer and the Cursed Spirit" and "The Burning Will of the Demon Slayer Corps". Next to the titles is the completed exploration degree, the former is 55.25% and the latter is 40%.
The column under "World Mission" shows the ongoing mission "Growing Vegetables in Infinite City", and under this title there is a sub-column - "Setting up a stall in Qiuyue Town".
Setting up a stall in Qiuyue Town: The anchor must arrive at the designated stall on time at 8:00. The products sold at the stall are decided by the anchor. If there are novel products, they may attract special customers...
The reward for completing the task - a portal - is displayed at the bottom, and the condition for completing the task is to reach 5 million yen that night.
Dazai Osamu's reward for clicking lightly is that the description of the item "Anywhere Door" specifically states that there is no limit to the number of times it can be used.
"No wonder it's a prerequisite mission. With this portal, wouldn't it be convenient to go to Infinite City?"
Li Xiaoqi suddenly realized and exclaimed, "Wait! Five million?!"
She began to brainstorm and converted the amount into RMB in her mind.
"Earning 220,000 yuan from a stall in one night??? I might as well go to sleep. I can dream about anything!"
Li Xiaoqi showed a furious face and spoke in an impatient tone.
Her eyes widened as she pointed at the mission description and tremblingly said, "Robbery will get you there faster! Also, the guest...isn't he a ghost?"
Dazai Osamu pondered for a moment and patted Li Xiaoqi's back soothingly.
"We can only think of ways to attract people, especially those wealthy people who are willing to spend a lot of money."
"It doesn't matter whether the customer is human or ghost, as long as they are willing to spend money."
He raised the corners of his lips, a sly smile crossed his face, and gave a thumbs up.
Li Xiaoqi was completely clear-headed and said, "This market is quite large. Even if a ghost comes, it will disguise itself in crowded places and lure its prey into the dark after finding it."
Dazai Osamu nodded and agreed: "Yes, in places with many humans, the demons are also afraid that they will cause trouble and attract the Demon Slayer Corps."
He spread his hands and changed the subject, "Of course, if it was an upper rank, they probably wouldn't care about these things."
"However, from what I've observed, combined with the stories revealed in the comments, it seems that the upper ranks won't show up easily, so the possibility of them coming is unlikely."
Li Xiaoqi slowly exhaled, walked to the window, opened it, looked at the stalls across the street, and smiled faintly.
"We will fight back if the enemy comes, and we will block it with earth. And this town is likely one of the areas under the jurisdiction of a certain Demon Slayer Corps pillar."
Dazai Osamu raised his eyebrows, "What a coincidence, I thought so too."
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