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When Du Heng and the others came out of the room, Feng Gui and the others had been waiting for a long time. The house they lived in looked like an ordinary house with a yard from the outside, but because of the existence of the formation, the house with a shabby appearance was a different world inside.
As soon as he went out, Du Heng saw an open courtyard, which was decorated with a light green barrier. Above the barrier were three head-sized night-shining pearls, whose orange-yellow light illuminated every corner of the courtyard.
There was a large round table under the Night Pearl, which was filled with dishes. Xiaoxiao and his friends had been sitting beside the table for a long time. His mouth was bulging, and it was obvious that a lot of food had been stuffed into it.
Du Heng looked at the dishes on the table in surprise: "Hey? How come there are so many dishes?"
Xuan Yu said shyly: "Some of them I found in the refrigerator, and some...I made them."
Hearing this, Du Heng's eyes lit up. He walked quickly to the side of the round table and said, "Really? Xiaoyu did it? It's really well done!"
As soon as the words fell, Jing Nan and Feng Gui rolled their eyes at the same time: "You didn't even see what he did before you praised him." "Let's stop struggling. In Du Heng's heart, Xiaoyu is the best in the world, and we all have to stand aside."
Du Heng was not convinced. He pointed at a steamed fish dish and said, "Who said I don't know which dish he made? This dish was made by Xiaoyu, right?"
Look at this steamed fish, the fish skin burst open to reveal white meat that looks like garlic cloves, and it is topped with shredded ginger and scallions. Look at the presentation, it is obvious that this is not Du Heng's work!
Hearing this, Feng Gui choked up: "He... is really right."
Du Heng said proudly: "How could I not know what I cooked? Normally, the sea fish in our house is steamed on the same day it is eaten, and it is not kept in the refrigerator."
Chonghua handed over a pair of chopsticks like a sycophant: "Du Heng, come and try it, how is it?" Du Heng took the chopsticks with a smile: "You try it too." It was really hard to get used to it, usually he was the one who let Xiaoyu and the others taste the food, but today it was the other way around!
Chonghua looked at Xuanyu aggrievedly: "I want to, but Long Jun said that we are not allowed to do anything until you start eating."
The chopsticks in Du Heng's hand stopped in the air. He turned his head and looked at Xuan Yu dimly: "Xiao Yu?" Xuan Yu said seriously: "A bunch of rough people. The fish they ate was torn into pieces. You won't have an appetite just looking at it."
Du Heng pondered for a moment. Xiaoyu cared about him so much that his heart was filled with honey. However, at the same time as the sweetness, there was a faint sense of shame and guilt. He felt as if he had been stamped by Xuan Yu.
Jing Nan called everyone, "Don't just stand there, let's eat! We were in such a hurry this year and didn't prepare well. Next year, after we have dealt with the affairs of the demon world, we will return to the village and celebrate the New Year." Jing Nan picked up the fruit wine in his hand and said, "Come on! Cheers!"
Everyone around the table raised their glasses: "Cheers!"
After drinking a cup of warm wine, he felt warm in his stomach. The spiritual energy flowed along his meridians, and after just one sip, Du Heng knew that this was the fruit wine he had brewed before. Before, Du Heng had the Magical Sky Pearl and his cultivation was insufficient, so he could not feel how rich the spiritual energy of the things he made was. Now, after taking a sip, he felt it.
It was a pity that the Phantom Bead fell into the passage and could never be seen again. The wine he brewed, which was rich in spiritual energy, was becoming less and less with each sip.
Lao Dao and the others put down their wine glasses and sighed in relief: "I haven't felt so relaxed in a long time."
Hearing what Lao Dao and the others said, Du Heng asked casually: "By the way, Lao Dao, what have you been busy with after we left Dongji Mountain?"
Lao Dao glanced at Jing Nan, and Jing Nan said, "Go ahead, there are no outsiders here."
Lao Dao said, "After you, Mr. Du, left, Yun Zheng and I were hiding in Dongji Mountain, just waiting for the demon gods to summon us again. However, it wasn't long before Jiu Shisan and his men arrived. We saw that the situation was not good and dispersed. Later, I met General Mao and determined that they were targeting the demon gods."
Mao Buyan interrupted and said, "You didn't explain clearly at the time, so I had to follow Jiu Shisan and the others all the time..."
Lao Dao glared at Mao Buyan and sighed, "Lao Mao, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Your brain is not even as big as a walnut. If I told you clearly, you would have said it all on your face. Jiu Shisan and the others are cunning and treacherous. If you go back, you will die."
Jing Nan snorted: "Fools have good fortune."
Du Heng whispered to Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, why do I feel that Nan Nan despises Mao Buyan?"
Xuan Yu said: "Mao Buyan was very stupid when he first became Feng Gui's personal guard. At that time, Nan Nan went to the Feng Clan to find Xi Xi and slept with Xi Xi at night. Mao Buyan treated Nan Nan as a furnace for climbing into bed and mocked Nan Nan."
Du Heng: “Oh no…” Gugumiao’s death was not unjust.
Mao Buyan didn't know that his dark history had been exposed by Xuan Yu. He scratched his bald forehead in annoyance: "Oh...it seems so."
Lao Dao continued, "We followed Jiu Shisan and the others to the world of human cultivators, and later to Zhengyang City. At that time, we lost contact with the demon gods, and we only knew that they went to the Wanzong Ruins. We wanted to sneak in as well, but it was too difficult to get close to the Shenxu Palace."
Yun Zheng said: "When we were at a loss, we met Jing Hong."
Hearing Jinghong's name, everyone was silent for a while. Yun Zheng said, "Jinghong followed Jiu Shisan at that time. Thanks to her, we were able to sneak into Shenxu Palace and reconnect with the demon gods."
Du Heng suddenly realized, "No wonder you were able to rush out in time that day to destroy the demon-killing formation."
Chonghua sighed, "I was almost scared to death when I thought about it later. That was an ancient demon-slaying formation. If we hadn't destroyed it in time, we would have died there. Fortunately, the Zhou brothers were very strong, and we worked together to barely destroy the formation."
Zhou Lianhua said naively: "My legs were weak for three days after that, and I'm scared when I think about it." Everyone was excited and wanted to talk about the bad things they had encountered during this period.
Xuan Yu took a piece of fish from Du Heng's bowl with chopsticks: "Stop talking and eat. I don't know if the food I cooked suits your taste." Du Heng smiled and took a bite. The fish was tender and sweet. Du Heng couldn't help but take another piece with chopsticks: "Delicious!"
Xuan Yu's smile deepened: "I'm glad you like it. By the way, I also grilled the lamb chops over there. Can I turn around and let you taste them?"
Du Heng looked up and saw Xiaoxiao and Taishuhong chewing on the bones of the lamb chops with their mouths full of oil. He smiled and said, "I can tell you roasted it well. Look how delicious Xiaoxiao is eating it."
Xuan Yu said slowly: "I have followed you for so long, and I have only learned these few dishes. I am so glad that you like them."
Xuan Yu and Du Heng were talking in a whisper, while Feng Gui and Jing Nan cleared their throats and said, "Everyone, I have something to tell you."
Du Heng held the fish in his mouth and raised his head: "Hmm?" Just tell me what you want to say. The two of them looked serious. But they looked a little shy? Du Heng couldn't help but take a closer look.
Feng Gui said calmly: "It's like this, Jing Nan and I are together."
Everyone was stunned. For a moment, no one understood what it meant to be together. Xiaoxiao was the first to react. He yelled, "Uncle! How could my aunt be Nannan!"
Feng Gui picked up a peanut from the plate in front of him and threw it on Xiao Xiao's head: "Do you think you can call Nan Nan?"
Xiaoxiao was a little flustered. He looked up at Fenggui, then at Jingnan, and finally his eyes fell on Taishuhong's face. Fenggui asked in confusion, "What's with that expression on your face?"
Xiaoxiao said with difficulty: "Since Uncle is with Nannan, what about Xiaoyu? Are you going to take Xiaoyu as your second wife?!"
Jing Nan spit out a mouthful of wine and laughed so hard that he fell backwards: "Hahahaha!! Step-wife!!"
Feng Gui was so angry that he fell backwards. He took out two peanuts and smashed them on Xiao Xiao's forehead: "What are you talking about at such a young age?! What does the matter between Nan Nan and me have to do with Xiao Yu Mao?!"
Xiaoxiao looked confused: "But uncle, don't you treat Xiaoyu as your future aunt?"
Du Heng didn't dare to speak. He was stunned by the amount of information. Xixi and Nannan were together? Ah, this is a good thing! It was great that the two children he raised could have a happy ending, even though they were natural enemies to a certain extent.
However, Jing Nan and Feng Gui have known each other for thousands of years, and their feelings are deep, so it is natural for them to reach this point.
What’s the matter with the little feather in here?
Not only Du Heng was confused, but the generals who were watching were also confused. They were all busy picking up food, not even daring to breathe. Tai Shuhong was even more innocent. He was holding the bowl and looked completely dumbfounded.
Feng Gui was extremely helpless. He sighed and said, "Stop joking. My Taoist companion can only be Jing Nan. In my heart, Xiao Yu Mao is my offspring just like you. I will treat Xiao Yu Mao the same way I treat you."
Xiaoxiao stopped talking for a while, he looked at his uncle and then at Xiao Yumao. Finally, he laughed and said, "I was wrong! Uncle drinks, Auntie drinks, Xiao Yumao and I eat together!!"
Feng Gui didn't take Xiao Xiao's words to heart. He held Jing Nan's hand and said, "I'm telling you all because I want you to be witnesses. When the matter in the demon world is settled, Nan Nan and I will retire to the mountains. At that time, the Dao tree will be the witness of the Heavenly Dao. I want to make a pact with Nan Nan and we will stay together for life and never leave each other."
Jing Nan was moved and said: "Xixi..."
Feng Gui smiled gently. He was born beautiful. When he suddenly smiled like this, everyone was stunned. It was because Feng Gui was usually very dignified. It was rare to see him showing such an expression. It must be said that when a beautiful woman smiles, her lethality is too great.
Feng Gui said: "Yeah."
Jing Nan was touched and said, "If I see a beautiful little fox in the future, can I not invite him to sleep on the same bed with me by candlelight?"
Feng Gui's veins popped out: "You try it? I will cremate the little fox you like along with your bed."
Jing Nan sighed, "Hey, you have such a bad temper, who else can tolerate you except me? Forget it, I'll sacrifice myself and take you in, so that you won't go out and harm others."
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Du Heng laughed so hard that his belly hurt. Xixi and Nannan were just too funny.
Du Heng raised his glass and said, "Congratulations to Xixi and Nannan for becoming a Taoist couple! Live in harmony and happiness in the future!"
Everyone stood up again and drank the wine in Feng Gui and Jing Nan's glasses. Maybe it was because the temperature in the barrier was too high, or maybe it was because the wine was intoxicating and the food was tempting, everyone's faces were flushed. As the glasses were clinking, everyone was in high spirits and opened their mouths to talk.
Du Heng ate the spiced beans while asking Xuan Yu: "By the way, Xiaoyu, where is this place?" Xuan Yu said: "This is Xiaofeng City, an ordinary town, not a transportation fortress."
Du Heng felt that the name Xiaofeng City sounded familiar. Just as he was trying to recall where he had heard it, Xuan Yu reminded him, "At that time, we had an appointment with the demon cultivators we were supposed to meet at Fengcheng, but something went wrong and we suspected there was a spy, so we went to Pingcheng instead."
Du Heng suddenly remembered that this had indeed happened. He spat out the bean shells in his mouth and asked, "What happened next? Was the spy caught?"
Xuan Yu said: "Later we checked and found out that our whereabouts were exposed because Jiu Shisan released a lot of puppet eagle birds near Dongji Mountain. But don't worry, those puppets have been dealt with by Yun Zheng and his men, and now Jiu Shisan has been killed, the puppet birds can no longer monitor us."
Du Heng nodded: "Oh, then what is the relationship between this Xiaofeng City and Fengcheng?"
Xuan Yu said: "One of these two cities is west of Dongji Mountain, and the other is in the middle of the human cultivation world. Logically, they have nothing to do with each other. It's just a coincidence that there are many poinciana trees planted in these two towns. When the poinciana trees bloom in late spring and early summer, the whole town is as bright as clouds. The poinciana trees in other cities can never bloom as beautifully as those in Dafengcheng and Xiaofengcheng."
Du Heng sighed, "Well... what a pity, we came at the wrong time." Du Heng liked the Delonix regia very much. The Delonix regia blooms in bright red. The last time he saw the Delonix regia bloom was ten thousand years ago.
Xuan Yu smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll come with you to see it next time the royal poinciana tree blooms." Du Heng nodded, "Okay."
After eating five kinds of food and drinking three rounds of wine, it is time to arrange some entertainment. According to the tradition of previous years, the generals must show off their skills, and this year will certainly be no exception.
Xuan Yu moved the table to the side, and saw Yun Zheng, Zhonghua, and Lao Dao standing in the courtyard with bare arms, and they started boxing. The sound of the fists whistled, and the three generals' boxing postures were agile and their methods were neat, which made Du Heng clapped his hands repeatedly: "Good!"
Jing Nan snorted, "What's good about it? It was the same set last year, and the year before that. They have been practicing this set of boxing for thousands of years. If it's not good enough, they will be beheaded. There's nothing new about it..."
However, Jing Nan's mumbling was soon suppressed by the aroma of green plum wine. Jing Daxian became addicted to it and now secretly brewed green plum wine again.
After the three generals finished their performances, Mao Buyan stood up. General Mao's eyes would be as big as bells at night. He rubbed his head and said, "Well, let me perform a show for you."
Du Heng was excited. What talents does Mao Buyan have? His impression of Mao Buyan is that he can sleep a lot, and he is also very good at archery. Could it be that Mao Buyan is going to show off his superb archery skills?
Du Heng had just finished thinking when he saw Zhou Xiyue put a straw target on the wall of the courtyard. Du Heng smiled: "It seems that General Cat is going to perform archery."
Mao Buyan squinted his eyes and stared at the wall. He raised his thumb to indicate the distance. Just when Du Heng thought he was going to take out his longbow, Mao Buyan reached into his sleeves and took out a slingshot.
Du Heng: ...The slap in the face comes so quickly.
Mao Buyan rummaged around again and pulled out a handful of black bullets the size of a little fingernail. He squinted at the wall, held the slingshot in front of his eyes with his right hand, and pulled the rubber band with his left hand until it was fully stretched.
Du Heng thought this was not difficult at all. However, just as Mao Buyan was about to fire his slingshot, the target on the wall suddenly changed! The handle, which was less than a foot in diameter, suddenly turned into six or seven shadows running around the wall. The shadows looked like mice!
The shadows were so fast that even Du Heng couldn't quickly catch the movement trajectory of each one. However, at this moment, Mao Buyan made a move. After a slight snap, eight slight taps were heard.
Looking closely, the black shadows running around on the wall were pinned by tiny bullets and pellets. Each of the mouse-like shadows was pinned to the head. The shadows twisted and quickly gathered together to form the straw target at the beginning.
A black bullet was stuck in the center of the straw target. Everyone scanned it with their spiritual sense and found that it was not just one bullet, but eight bullets stuck deep in the target. They were all stuck in the middle.
The cat said without saying anything: "It's just a trivial trick. I'm sorry to show off my skills!"
Chonghua was not happy and said, "Is this just a trivial trick? Everyone knows that the target of your owl clan's spirit rat is the most difficult to aim at? This guy is just showing off his skills!" Yun Zheng said, "We can't do anything. None of us can aim like General Cat."
Chonghua was not convinced: "General Cat, let me try!"
Mao Buyan smiled and handed over the slingshot: "General Chonghua, please."
Chonghua took the slingshot and squinted his eyes. He put eight bullets in the middle of the rubber band. The target began to change its shape again. Chonghua squinted his eyes. He loosened his hand and heard a tap-tap-tap sound. Only one shadow was nailed to the wall, and it was nailed in the middle of the shadow. The rest of the shadows were still running around the wall.
It would have been fine if they just ran around, but these shadows actually made laughing sounds.
Chonghua's face turned red immediately, and he muttered: "I just tried it just now, it doesn't count, it doesn't count." As a result, when he tried the second time, he didn't hit a single phantom!
Chonghua said with a bitter face: "Oh, how embarrassing." Everyone laughed kindly.
Feng Gui smiled and said, "Don't make it hard on yourself. You and Mao Buyan are on different paths. If you can be like him, then what do I need him for?"
Du Heng was actually interested: "Can you let me try? But I can't be as accurate as General Cat. I can only do it one by one."
Xuan Yu said: "The number of spirit rats that appear on the spirit rat target and the direction they are moving in are uncertain, so just give it a try."
Du Heng responded, "Ah."
Mao Buyan held up the slingshot with both hands: "Mr. Du, please."
After Du Heng took the slingshot, he found that this slingshot, which looked light, was extremely heavy in his hand. Thinking that Mao Buyan could pull the heavy bow easily, he was not surprised.
Du Heng also imitated the cat and squinted his eyes to look at the target on the wall. When he was about to let go, the target turned into several shadows.
Du Heng was quick-witted and raised his hand, and a bullet flew out, brushing past a mouse. Jing Nan and the others cried out in regret, but Du Heng was not affected, and he loaded another bullet into the slingshot.
This time, he raised his hand and the bullet hit a mouse! Du Heng's shooting became smoother, and soon all eight mice on the wall were nailed to the wall by the bullets. When the mice became targets, the ten-foot-wide target was covered with bullets.
Du Heng was still happy: "Oh, you won't know until you try it. I'll be surprised when I try it. General Mao is really powerful." His cultivation is not bad, but he can't do what Mao Buyan does.
Mao Buyan said honestly: "Mr. Du, you are too kind. I have been in contact with the spirit mouse target for many years to reach this level. Mr. Du has such an accurate target on his first use, which is already amazing."
Feng Gui whispered, "How can he not be amazing? He learned his accuracy in throwing things from the three of us."
Du Heng smiled but said nothing. He glanced at the three little ones sitting at the dining table. Although they look like decent people now, who would have thought that the three little ones would destroy the house every day ten thousand years ago? At that time, Du Heng's most common punishment was to make them stand in the corner, or throw small stones at them when they were about to make mistakes...
Ah, I miss it so much.
After the cat stopped talking, the Zhou brothers also performed a show. What Du Heng didn't expect was that the show the two brothers performed was to break a big stone on their chest! When he saw the big stone breaking on Zhou Lianhua's chest, Du Heng's expression was about to break.
Xiaoxiao and Xiaoyingmao also had their own performances. The two turned into their original forms, two round and furry little cuties of similar size, chirping and flapping their wings while dancing, which was so cute that everyone was blushing.
Everyone took out their photo stones, wanting to record this beautiful scene. Only Jing Nan thought differently: "I want to keep this wonderful moment, and when they grow up..."
Du Heng was enjoying the singing and dancing of the two little birds. He asked casually, "Well? Let them watch it when they grow up? Help them recall the cute moments of their childhood?"
Jing Nan showed a dangerous smile: "No, I want them to pay, otherwise I will send the contents of the photo stone to their subordinates. If they don't obey in the future, I will use this to warn them!"
Du Heng swallowed his saliva and looked at the two little cuties who were completely unaware of the situation with sympathy: "Nannan, what on earth happened to you..." How come the little fox who was so innocent when he was young has become so mean and mean when he grows up?
As Xiaoxiao and the others were singing, sporadic firecracker sounds could be heard outside the barrier. Du Heng was stunned for a moment: "Huh? There are sounds of firecrackers!"
Xuan Yu explained: "Yes, the cultivators in the Taixu Realm don't care about the New Year, but ordinary people do. There are many ordinary people in Xiaofeng City. When the New Year's bell rings, every household will go out to set off fireworks."
Feng Gui said, "I remember there is a sacred mountain near Xiaofeng City? It shouldn't be far away, right? Why don't we go to the sacred mountain together to watch the fireworks? And experience the New Year of mortals?"
This is a good idea! The monks didn't need to make any preparations. Several rays of light flew out of the courtyard and headed straight towards Lingshan.
When Du Heng and his companions reached the top of Lingshan Mountain, the long and distant sound of the Donghuang Bell resounded through the sky. This sound was like a flare, and the dark night sky of Xiaofeng City suddenly became lively.
Just as Xuan Yu said, every household went out to set off fireworks and firecrackers, and the sky was lit up in an instant. The gorgeous fireworks bloomed and faded densely, and the sound of firecrackers came from all directions.
The big demons present were amazed: "It's so lively."
At this time, Xuan Yu took out a storage bag from his sleeve and opened it. He saw dozens of square wooden boxes in the storage bag. He placed the wooden boxes on the top of Lingshan Mountain, and the wooden boxes immediately occupied a large area on the top of the mountain.
Du Heng took a closer look and said, "Hey? Isn't this a firework?"
During the Chinese New Year last year, Xuan Yu and his friends set off fireworks. The fireworks from Wan Workshop were large and beautiful, and Du Heng was still not satisfied. At that time, he casually said to Xuan Yu that he hoped to buy more next year.
However, the second half of this year was very difficult, and Du Heng thought he would not be able to celebrate the New Year, let alone fireworks. Unexpectedly, Xiaoyu had already prepared it!
Xuan Yu took out two incense sticks from his sleeve, lit them with his fingers, and handed them to Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu Mao: "Go light the fireworks."
Xiaoxiao tilted his head and held the incense in his mouth. Over the years, he would light up the New Year's fireworks every year. This year, he would light up the most fireworks, and there would be the most people watching the fireworks!
Xiaoxiao's eyes were bright, he really liked days like this!
The author has something to say: Lao Mao: Xiaoxiao, tell me about your New Year’s wish this year!
Xiaoxiao: I hope the old cat’s brain is bigger than a walnut, and the hair on its head is more than that of General Cat.
Old Cat: ...feeling offended...
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