In just one day, Yuan Yuanyuan suddenly felt that some strange changes had taken place in her world.
At least she had never experienced something that became known to everyone within just one day after she did it.
No one pays attention to the lives of ordinary people.
When Yuan Yuanyuan went out, she heard some monsters vaguely discussing this matter.
She turned her head and gave them a strange look, but was noticed. They looked at her with an even stranger look, so Yuan Yuanyuan quickly turned her head back.
She felt something strange along the way, and when she finally arrived at the door of the shop, she took out her key, opened the door, went into the house, and quickly locked the door to isolate herself from the monsters on the street.
They probably don’t know exactly where Yuan lives…
Yuan Yuanyuan looked at the empty house and thought so. All along, [Yuan] was considered to be outside the main crowd. What the head of the Li family said to her that day made her more certain of this.
She looked at the monsters passing by one after another on the street. They were wearing clothes that were never seen in normal times. Those clothes were mostly gorgeous and enchanting.
These monsters appear as shadowy silhouettes on the street, appearing and disappearing quickly, leaving only their vague backs, like a charming girl who suddenly looks back.
"They must have dressed up specially." Yuan Yuanyuan thought seriously as she lay in front of the window.
Why did she think so? Because they were not usually so flirtatious...
Yuan Yuanyuan leaned forward again and saw the lady who usually sold pancakes to monsters on the street. She had actually changed into very solemn clothes and had her hair tied up with a few expensive-looking hairpins in her hair.
She was still selling her pancakes, surrounded by a group of children with animal heads or tails.
It was the first time Yuan Yuanyuan saw this lady, and she had no idea what kind of monster she was. However, she usually dressed very simply and looked like a normal human selling pancakes. Sometimes, some humans with strong spiritual energy would accidentally walk to her stall, and she would kindly sell them pancakes.
Sometimes Yuan Yuanyuan would even forget that she was a monster.
This was Yuan Yuanyuan's entire impression of her. However, when she saw this lady again today, Yuan Yuanyuan suddenly realized for the first time that this lady was a monster.
I feel like this lady is just like one of those mysterious monster ladies who suddenly appears on the roadside in those monster stories...Why don't I think she is so cool?
Or...why didn't I realize that these monsters are so cool?
Will those people who bought pancakes from the old lady come back one day and find she is gone, and then tell others about this as a supernatural event?
If Yuan Yuanyuan goes out now and meets someone by chance, after seeing her, will he realize that she is a monster and then tell others about it?
It feels... quite interesting.
This kind of thing is quite like Schrödinger's cat, full of uncertainty and absurdity...
If a person turns into a monster, will he still find the monster world novel?
If a person still doesn't feel novel about the world of monsters, is he still a human being?
When a person is a human being, he is so curious about everything about monsters and is full of infinite imagination. But when he has a deep understanding of monsters, will he still be like this?
Yuan Yuanyuan was lying on the window sill, and she suddenly realized something.
——From a human perspective, looking at these monsters, the scene before us should be very interesting and amazing.
A long time ago, Yuan Yuanyuan herself was also like that. She liked those enchanting and mysterious things. When she first became a monster, she once lay by the window for a whole night, shocked by the sky she had never seen before.
...But it seemed like she hadn't been intoxicated by such a scene for a long time.
When Yuan Yuanyuan suddenly realized this, she raised her head and looked towards the sky. There happened to be a group of monsters flying by, leaving behind a puff of lavender mist.
She found that her heart seemed inexplicably empty.
For some reason, Yuan Yuanyuan lay by the window and watched for half an hour until the mirror on her chest began to vibrate, and then she came to her senses.
She lowered her head and saw that it was a message from the woman in white whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
That day, when she was knocking gently on the window outside and calling Yuan Yuanyuan, Yuan Yuanyuan had a vague feeling that the man should be the city lord's man. She, and the man with an attractive voice but for some reason making her want to punch him, they should be in cahoots.
The city lord had sent someone to wait for her at the gate, saying that he wanted to have a good chat with her during the Hundred Demons Festival. Yuan Yuanyuan thought that the time was about right, and sure enough, they sent a message today.
The message said that a horse-drawn carriage would arrive in front of Yuan Yuanyuan's shop tomorrow at around 7pm. Yuan Yuanyuan thought that these people were quite sincere, not giving her an address that she couldn't find and then letting her find her way there by herself.
Yuan Yuanyuan set the alarm for six o'clock three times in a row, then put the matter aside and continued to look outside with her head raised.
She lay there like this until Liu An rushed in happily, holding a few candied haws in his hand and shouting, "Boss..."
Liu An's voice died down. He looked at Yuan Yuanyuan's posture and asked, "Boss, what are you doing?"
"I..." Yuan Yuanyuan pondered for a second, "I am trying to put myself into the human mindset and experience the beauty of this scene of demons dancing wildly in front of me in the eyes of humans."
"..." Liu An bit off a hawthorn, "Boss, your hobby is quite unique. I always feel like you are holding back something bad."
"That's right, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will help you win every battle." Yuan Yuanyuan jumped down from the window, "What are you eating? Give me one."
"Oh, right." Liu An suddenly remembered why he had rushed back in such a hurry. He said excitedly, "Boss, a group of beautiful monsters came to East Street! They are all girls! I saw Tang Shi among them!"
"Tang poetry?" Yuan Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment.
"Yes." Liu An's expression was particularly happy. "They were all dressed very beautifully. Tang Shi was also dressed very beautifully. When they walked on the street, they all looked like students from the neighborhood."
Liu An, a straight man, seems to have no other words to describe girls except beautiful...
Yuan Yuanyuan thought about Tang Shi's school uniform and her plain face, and she couldn't imagine what she would look like after dressing up. Liu An's description was really poor and really couldn't stimulate her imagination.
But looking at Liu An's expression, it was probably very different from his usual Tang poetry, otherwise he wouldn't be so excited.
Yuan Yuanyuan looked at Liu An and didn't expect him to be so excited. Although he saw an acquaintance, he was so excited, which was completely different from his usual appearance. Yuan Yuanyuan even found it a little funny.
Liu An was still trying to seduce her to watch it together, and he kept saying: "Tang Shi is so beautiful today." Yuan Yuanyuan suddenly interrupted him and said, "You are so excited... just like me when I first saw the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. How old are you now?"
Liu An's words were interrupted all of a sudden. Yuan Yuanyuan looked at him with a look of shock on her face, and her face suddenly turned red from her forehead to her neck.
She stared at Liu An for a while, wondering if it was because I was too shy or because this kid was too shy... What did I just say to make him so embarrassed?
Anyway, no matter how lazy Yuan Yuanyuan was, she was still dragged out by Liu An and walked on the street.
Yuan Yuanyuan was quite embarrassed when she went out. In fact, she has always had an autistic attitude towards the monster world. She was mainly afraid of being laughed at by monsters, so she seldom participated in such large occasions... Of course, if someone could accompany her, or if she didn't have to show up, she would feel much better.
But walking on the street... still gave her a very bad feeling, especially the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons... To put it bluntly, this thing was meant to be seen by others, and when a bunch of people were staring at her, she felt that she might not be able to hold on.
When she was dragged out, she kept mumbling, "I'm like this... How about changing clothes or something? Don't I look too shabby?... Won't people look down on me?"
After hearing this, Liu An also nodded, then turned around and went into the store. In less than three minutes, he came out with a piece of clothing. Yuan Yuanyuan's eyes widened when she saw it, "Fuck, where did you get this thing from? You won't let me wear this, will you? I'd rather die than..."
Before she could finish her words, Liu An forced her clothes on. Liu An also told her seriously that she should not say unlucky words during the Chinese New Year and asked her to spit three times. Yuan Yuanyuan spit three times and then said, "But..."
"Don't worry, Tang Shi and the others will be walking on that street soon."
Yuan Yuanyuan stood at the door and suddenly didn't want to go out anymore. She held onto the door frame and said in a daze, "Why don't we not go... That thing is there every year, and if Tang Shi doesn't come back, let her wear it and see."
"Oh, it's different seeing it with your own eyes. It's so spectacular over there. And, boss, why didn't you go out during the New Year holiday?" Liu An pulled him out desperately.
Yuan Yuanyuan wanted to retort that people don't go out during the Chinese New Year, but she thought that this didn't seem right. While she was thinking about it, she was dragged out by Liu An.
The moment she took the first step out of the door, she felt herself completely frozen. For a moment, she didn't know which leg to step with... Fortunately, there were not many monsters on the street in front of her at this time. They probably all ran over there to watch the excitement.
"Why are Tang Shi and the others walking on the ground? Aren't the Night Parade of Ghosts usually held in the sky?" Yuan Yuanyuan was trying to distract him by making small talk. Liu An said, "They must be trying some new tricks. It seems like the students really like playing."
Yuan Yuanyuan was wearing a pair of cotton shoes. Fortunately, the coat Liu An chose for her was too long... It covered her feet and dragged a little. If she didn't lift the hem of her coat, no one could tell what was under her feet, right...
Yuan Yuanyuan cursed Liu An in her heart, but when she turned around, she saw that this guy was smiling like a flower, and everything around him was new to her.
A woman wearing a large skirt, who looked like a resurrected noblewoman, passed by them. Before Yuan Yuanyuan could react, he grabbed her and yelled at her, asking her to watch.
A few little monsters who had not yet mastered the art of shapeshifting ran over, dragging their long tails. Some of them even had small ears. They grabbed Yuan Yuanyuan and howled again.
His howling made Yuan Yuanyuan a little confused.
Is it that... interesting...
Yuan Yuanyuan walked on the street, her steps were still so stiff.
But for some reason, she seemed to... gradually become a little happier...
They walked all the way to East Street, getting closer and closer. Before they passed by, Yuan Yuanyuan heard beautiful singing coming from there.
The song was very long, an ancient tune with a gentle ending, and it was sung by a young girl.
As they walked over, they saw a group of girls walking on the street.
Everyone was wearing gauze-like clothes, putting on weird makeup, and walking slowly to the music.
Yuan Yuanyuan turned around and just in time saw a beautiful monster girl looking in this direction.
She saw Yuan Yuanyuan was stunned, then suddenly covered her mouth that was painted into cherry lips, her eyes slightly curved, and her eyes moved.
With a face full of demonic patterns, he looks like a blooming demon flower.
Yuan Yuanyuan looked at her without moving. Every movement of the girl seemed to have rhythm, following the beat of the chanting without a single miss.
She turned her head away slowly, leaving only her tall and enchanting back to Yuan Yuanyuan and Liu An.
"...Wow, boss, she smiled at you." After a while, the silly Liu An patted Yuan Yuanyuan.
"No, she's talking to you." Yuan Yuanyuan slapped him back.
As soon as they finished talking, they saw Tang Shi.
She was also wearing that kind of gauze-like clothes, with demonic patterns on her face. Walking in the team, she looked completely different from her usual appearance.