Chapter 244: The Underworld Restaurant, Strict Inspection
Gong Mengbi smiled and shook his head, saying, "Wait a moment, he must be cooking a meal to entertain us."
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, a tall and burly man walked into the private room carrying a food tray. When he saw Gong Mengbi, he smiled and said, "My dear brother, you are finally here."
Fatty Kang placed the delicacies on the table, his eyes curved with joy. "You said you'd come a long time ago. It's already April now."
Gong Mengbi said, "Things at Fox Court still need to be taken care of, otherwise I would have come here a long time ago."
Fatty Kang said, "The city has been a bit restless these past few days. The government has issued a curfew, and people are prohibited from traveling after the second watch. Otherwise, I could take you out for a walk after closing time."
Gong Mengbi asked, "What happened?"
Fatty Kang shook his head: "Even the City God has been dispatched. It must be some evil magic that is harming people."
Gong Mengbi said, "No wonder I saw so many ghost messengers on the road when I came here. I hope they won't harm you guys?"
Fatty Kang said, "It shouldn't be that serious. It's just a routine inspection by the ghost messenger. Nothing can go wrong."
Gong Mengbi said, "That's good. Brother, go get busy first. I see your restaurant is doing a booming business. If you keep talking to me here, I'm afraid the kitchen will be overwhelmed."
Fatty Kang laughed and said, "You guys eat first, I'll come over later."
Fatty Kang continued to work in the kitchen while Gong Mengbi and the other three enjoyed the delicious food.
Kang Pangzi's craftsmanship is like the gentle spring rain that moistens everything silently. It not only tastes delicious, but also has the charm of the main, auxiliary and supporting ingredients complementing each other.
This is what it means to be close to the Tao.
While Gong Mengbi was eating, Xiao Yier sneaked out once and added a plate of roast goose for Gong Mengbi, saying, "I'll come over when I'm done."
He came and went in a hurry, which showed that the kitchen was indeed very busy.
After the four people finished eating, the white-haired rat came up to clean the table, and the number of people coming to eat gradually decreased.
The second watch is coming.
Anyi Restaurant is just a restaurant, not an inn, and people cannot stay overnight. When the time comes, diners will leave on their own to avoid breaking the curfew.
People left one after another, but the restaurant did not close.
After Fatty Kang worshipped the Kitchen God, Xiao Yier blew out the two lanterns at the entrance of the restaurant, and then re-lit them with fox fire, illuminating a faint green light.
Gong Mengbi showed some surprise and asked, "Is this a restaurant in the underworld?"
Fatty Kang nodded and said, "We welcome all passing ghosts and spirits. Occasionally, there are demons, but not many. However, with the ghost officials patrolling the streets these past few days, we've seen fewer ghosts and spirits."
Gong Mengbi praised him, "Brother is so kind that he even offers food to wild ghosts."
Fatty Kang laughed and said, "I own a shop, and I'm not giving it away for free. They spend money to eat, so of course I have to sell it to them."
What could a wild ghost have to spend money on? A wisp of Yin Qi? Or some lucky lucky begging paper money? What use was there for Fatty Yu Kang?
But Fatty Kang can't stand being praised, and feels embarrassed when he is praised.
Gong Mengbi just smiled and said nothing more to him.
As soon as the ghost lantern was lit, in just a moment, a charred ghost appeared and wandered at the door. It had a burnt smell and its face could not be seen clearly.
Fatty Kang showed reluctance on his face, but the white-haired rat had already called out, "Please come in."
The charred ghost walked in and stepped on the ground, leaving behind a trail of burnt footprints.
He sat on the stool, looking at the menu hanging on the wall, unable to make a decision for a long time.
The white-haired mouse said, "You might as well try the lily and lotus seed soup to clear away heat and relieve internal heat."
The charred ghost nodded slowly.
The white-haired rat went to the kitchen to report the dishes. Gong Mengbi asked, "Is Xiao Yi'er now ready to serve as food for ghosts?"
Fatty Kang smiled and said, "Are you surprised? This kid has some talent. It wouldn't be a waste for him to practice with me."
From time to time, more wild ghosts entered the restaurant. Some of them were already in a daze and sat down in a daze following the guidance of the white-haired rat. They couldn't even speak a complete sentence.
Lonely ghosts, with nowhere to go, and for various reasons, missed the opportunity for the ghost messenger to summon their souls, drifting around like this, eroded by wind and rain, and attacked by the sun and moon, and will gradually dissipate.
The Kitchen God sits on the altar, with compassion in his eyes and a tolerant face. If Fatty Kang and Xiao Yier give him food, he will be able to resolve his grievances and sins and be reborn in the underworld.
Of course, not every wild ghost is willing to pass away. For example, the charred resentful ghost, with a heart full of pain and hatred, is still looking for his enemy.
At three o'clock in the morning, the ghost patrolled.
You can hear lines of ghost messengers running around the neighborhood, investigating suspicious people and things.
The two fox fire lanterns hanging in Anyi Restaurant attracted wandering ghosts and naturally also attracted the attention of the ghost messengers.
An armored warrior entered the restaurant, his eyes like copper bells scanning the scene inside the restaurant.
There was a lot of smoke in front of the statue of the Kitchen God, so the warrior looked away and didn't look any further. Instead, he asked where the owner of the White-Haired Rat Shop was.
Fatty Kang heard them coming and came down from upstairs. His burly figure leaned out from the stairs and saw the warrior. He asked, "The captain is here for inspection again."
The warrior then asked, "Has the owner seen anyone suspicious recently?"
Fatty Kang shook his head and said, "They are all regular customers, there are few new customers."
The warrior said, "If you see anyone suspicious, please report it to the authorities."
Fatty Kang nodded and asked, "What happened that caused such a big fuss?"
The warrior said, "This is official business, so I can't tell you."
Fatty Kang stopped asking.
The ghost messenger left Anyi Restaurant again without conducting a thorough search.
Anyi Restaurant has been open in Jinhua for three years. Fatty Kang and his friends have dealt with the Yincha before and are not considered outsiders.
When the ghost messenger was sent to the door, he saw the ghost messengers and ghost soldiers in the city patrolling everywhere.
Fatty Kang returned to the store and said, "The inspection outside is very strict, and you just arrived. If you are discovered, you will be questioned. Don't leave today. Leave tomorrow morning."
Gong Mengbi quietly opened the window and took a look. He saw a ghostly aura and a solemn deity. There was a god with extraordinary bearing sitting in the army. He said, "The City God is personally supervising the battle. Something extraordinary must have happened."
The City God of the county town is of the fifth rank, and anyone who can sit in this position is definitely not an ordinary person.
For someone of his stature to personally oversee an investigation, the matter must be of great importance. Gong Mengbi couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be discovered if he took three people out of the city, so he simply stayed overnight at the Anyi Restaurant and waited until dawn to make his decision.
It just so happens that I haven’t seen Xiangjun for a long time, so I can go visit her after dawn.
But it was not a peaceful night.
At midnight, a fight broke out in the city, alarming the keen practitioners.
Gong Mengbi and Fatty Kang went up to the roof and looked towards the city. They saw countless big black-haired rats running on the streets in the south direction of the city, pounced on the city gate and gnawed at it.
The ghost officers and ghost soldiers formed a formation to resist the tide of rats.
The City God was furious: "You scoundrels, disrupting the order! You must be executed!"
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