Qin Nan: "When will the ghost messenger arrive?"
Bai Hao: "The painting will probably be completed tomorrow."
Qin Nan looked at the sky; it was almost noon.
Because the painting was temporarily repaired, neither the humans nor the ghosts knew what had happened. Seeing that nothing was wrong, they felt relieved. The ghosts turned back into humans, and the city returned to its prosperous and bustling state.
Little did they know that one day, this so-called paradise of immortality would expel them.
Besides ghosts, all living people will have their time return to normal after leaving the painting. People who came a long, long time ago will also die and become ghosts the moment they leave the painting.
Qin Nan didn't find this cruel, because they had already died of old age, and stolen lives had to be repaid!
Li Yuchu's injuries seemed severe, and he hadn't woken up yet. But that made sense; he had used his soul to nourish the painting, and the backlash would inevitably have severely injured him. He had been unharmed before because of Qin Nan's jade pendant and Song Huiru. Otherwise, his weak soul wouldn't have been able to sustain him for so long.
Seeing the sun high in the sky, Qin Nan said something to everyone and got up to go to the kitchen to cook.
Qin Nan went into the kitchen, and Qiong Ruiheng, who had nothing to do, followed him in, ran to his side, and helped him pick vegetables and prepare ingredients.
While Shan You is in a state of self-isolation, Li You watches over the child and Li Yuchu.
Qin Nan knew that Luo Lin was a kitchen killer, but he really didn't know Bai Hao. When he and Bai Hao parted ways, they were both in beast form and had only hunted live animals or eaten fruits and grasses; they had never cooked.
Thinking of this, Qin Nan suddenly remembered when she reunited with Bai Hao and cooked at the Qin residence. Bai Hao said that he had eaten grass, which she did not believe at the time. Unexpectedly, it was not only true, but she had also eaten it with him.
Qiong Ruiheng: "Brother Anan, what are we eating today?"
Qin Nan snapped out of her daze, looked at Qiong Ruiheng's chubby little face, and couldn't help but pinch it.
Qin Nan: "Braised pork, steamed spare ribs with rice flour, spicy diced chicken, shredded pork with green peppers, and stir-fried pork with winter melon are all dishes you like to eat."
Qiong Ruiheng's lips curled up slightly when he heard the name of a dish, and by the end he was grinning from ear to ear.
With food as her motivation, Qiong Ruiheng worked quickly and efficiently, and soon the kitchen was filled with the rich aroma of food.
Luo Lin smelled the aroma and sighed, "It's been so long since I've had Lao Qin's cooking."
Bai Hao was taken aback upon hearing this: "He used to cook often?"
Luo Lin was confused for a moment, not understanding what "before" meant.
Luo Lin: "Qin and I were classmates in college. Back then, Qin always worked part-time jobs because it was inconvenient to stay in the dormitory due to the curfew."
It just so happens that Lao Zhang and I also had reasons not to live in the dormitory, so we rented a house together. It was a three-bedroom house. Neither of us can cook, but Lao Qin can, so we reduced his rent and let him cook.
After graduation, we went our separate ways. It's been more than five years since then, and apart from keeping in touch by phone, we've only seen each other two or three times.
Back then, Old Qin was taking care of Grandpa Qin, and life wasn't easy for him. I offered to lend him money, but he was stubborn and refused. Later, I heard about Helian...
Well, a friend helped him borrow money. I was worried that Lao Qin was too proud, and since he had the money, I didn't mention it again.
Later, I heard that Grandpa Qin seemed to have passed away. I was also in a mess, so I just asked around and didn't try to meet with Old Qin.
However, after so long, it seems that Lao Qin is doing quite well. He used to be very thin, but now he looks much healthier and has taken good care of himself.
Bai Hao nodded seriously in agreement; he had indeed taken very good care of Qin Nan!
Li You's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything. However, she really wanted to argue that it was Qin Nan who had raised this shameless beast very well!
During his stay in the Painted Scroll Courtyard, he could clearly see how Qin Nan took meticulous care of this crippled beast's life, including warming his bed! Unrestrained bed warming!
If it weren't for their protests, Qin Nan would have been devoured without a trace!
Even so, he still has the nerve to admit that he raised Qin Nan. He really has no shame!
After Bai Hao nodded, he realized that Luo Lin had mentioned Helian Jun. He thought about it and figured that, judging by the timeline, the Helian family should be close to bankruptcy by now.
Of course, bankruptcy is not enough. Since Qin Nan has been burdened with debt and is living such a hard life, they should also have to experience it!
Besides Pi Sheng and Qi Jingtai, there are also the Murong family and the Zhou family. In addition, Bai Hao also summoned many mythical beasts that were doing well in the local area. He will definitely use very harmonious means to make them pay a heavy price!
Speaking of which, Bai Hao thought of that uninvited old fox and felt quite relieved that Helian Jun wouldn't have a good ending.
Qiong Ruiheng called Bai Hao a fox because he thought he was cunning. The old fox that Bai Hao called was a real fox, a fox that had lived for thousands of years, and whose cunning was comparable to the stars in the sky!
However, being cunning is useless. Facing the old fox Bai Ze, one can't help but feel frustrated, since everything he thinks is completely known, leaving no room for his cunning.
Thinking of the old fox, Bai Hao had a question that had never been answered: although the number of Bai Ze clan members was not that many, there were still about a hundred of them. It seemed that there were even fewer in the past, and because of the difficulty in reproduction, they did not grow much.
Furthermore, some of them intermarry with other mythical beasts, resulting in no offspring, thus stabilizing their numbers.
Of all the Bai Zes, the old fox only trusts Bai Hao. This has been the case since they met. He would consider and question what other Bai Zes said, but he completely believes what Bai Hao says.
This inexplicable trust has always puzzled Bai Hao, but he has never been able to get an answer from the old fox. Now that he thinks about it, it may be related to Qin Nan's background or what he is about to do, which is why he doesn't know.
Qin Nan: "Okay, wash your hands and eat!"
Qin Nan and Qiong Ruiheng placed the dishes on the round table in the courtyard and invited everyone to eat, especially Shan You, who was quietly withdrawn in the corner.
Bai Hao snapped out of his daze, obediently went to wash his hands, and then sat down to eat.
Li You got up to help serve the dishes. He wasn't as shameless as Bai Hao. He felt obligated to lend a hand since he had accepted gifts and favors.
After helping out, Li You washed her hands and looked at Li Yuchu, who was still lying unconscious under a tree in the yard, showing no signs of waking up.
Tanuki Yu: "I mean, is this person even going to wake up?"
Zhao Wan and Song Huiru, who were under the eaves and were initially surprised by the dishes Qin Nan had made, both looked over with cold eyes when they heard Li You's words.
Because Qin Nan helped her break the curse, Song Huiru temporarily recovered her appearance and could "see" again, although it was not the same as when she was alive.
Bai Hao swallowed the food in his mouth without even looking up: "Yes."
Li You: "When will he wake up? You still have things to do when he wakes up?"
Bai Hao: "No, he probably can't enter the cycle of reincarnation."
Tanuki Yu: "Huh? You hit me so hard?"
Bai Hao: "He reaped what he sowed. You have to pay the corresponding price for what you want to get. Not all prices can be borne. If you can't bear them, then it's retribution."
Li You: "So, we're just going to leave him like this?"
Bai Hao: "You can wait and see. Anyway, he poses no threat, so don't be too surprised."
Li You was completely confused and didn't understand what Bai Hao meant, but she was used to it. This guy always liked to pretend to know everything, but he just liked to keep people in suspense!
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