My enemies became my companions

Chapter 484: Mother of No Birth (Two in One)

"How about we both take a step back and let me be your mother?"

It was the first time that Yin Tingxue faced this kind of situation alone. She couldn't be as relaxed as Chen Yi, who couldn't chat and laugh with the demon ghost. Moreover, she only knew the demon ghost's temper from paper. Not only was she unsure about it, but even if she was sure of it, she couldn't be sure of it.

Now Chen Yi is unreliable, and she only has her soul. She has to figure out everything on her own and deal with the Guhuo Bird on her own.

Guhuo Bird came back to its senses and took another look at the girl's face. She looked nervous but serious at the same time, which didn't seem fake, so it felt funny instinctively.

After all these years of kidnapping monster children, this is the first time I hear someone say she wants to be my mother.

The person who said this was a young girl.

Yin Tingxue asked as if to confirm: "You are not angry, are you?"

Seeing her staring at him anxiously, Guhuo Bird was not angry at all. Instead, he found it quite interesting and said, "Children's words are innocent. I'm not angry. What you said is interesting."

With the Wusheng Ding in hand, Guhuo Bird actually wanted to play with Yin Tingxue and talk to her a few more words.

When she submits to me like my other children, I can then bring up her past disobedience and make fun of her for it. It will be so fun! There is no greater family happiness than this.

Thinking of this, Guhuo Bird even tempted me by saying, "Why don't you tell me what you think? Maybe you can convince me."

But when she asked Yin Tingxue to speak, the girl didn't say anything and just stared at her.

Guhuo Bird raised his eyebrows and was about to ask, but Yin Tingxue said first: "If you will get angry if I tell you, I'd rather not tell you."

"How could I be angry? After hundreds of years of practice, I can tolerate a yellow-haired girl."

"It's not that I can't tolerate it," Yin Tingxue shook her head, "I'm afraid you'll force me."

Seeing that she was so reluctant to speak, Guhuo Bird fixed its gaze with its beautiful eyes. It felt that there was something interesting about this girl. Not only did her soul appear crystal clear, it was obvious that she was extremely talented. If she were to be adopted as a child, the child would definitely be the most outstanding among all. Moreover, her past experiences... seemed to be interesting as well, which made people really curious.

The banquet hall was still bustling with activity. Yin Tingxue tilted her head and looked out the small window at the monsters at the banquet, who were toasting each other and laughing happily.
“It’s so lively…”

Guhuo Bird looked at her and heard another sentence,
"I've never been so lively with my brothers and sisters."

She saw the girl looking at the children of the Guhuo bird gathered at the table, with no light in her eyes, and she just kept looking.

His eyes were a little dim, as if he was looking through a paper window at other families' orphans having New Year reunion dinners.

There is no need to say how miserable she is. Just watching quietly makes the mother, the Guhuo Bird, feel sad.

"Silly child, we will go there later." Guhuo Bird pondered for a long time and said in a calm voice: "They will not give you a cold shoulder... Although you are a mortal, different from me, a demon, only humans discriminate against demons, and no demon looks down on humans."

"Ah."

"How about this...you acknowledge me as your mother, and I'll publicly announce that you are my new adopted daughter?" Guhuo Bird paused, "Let's see who dares to say anything."

The girl did not answer, but asked an irrelevant question: "Aunt Yu, are you married?"

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of the Guhuo bird suddenly turned cold, and in an instant it became as fierce as an eagle, making people's hair stand on end.

However, she still whispered, "Marry."

All the Guhuo birds in the world are transformed from dead women after giving birth. Some of them died of complications during childbirth, but the resentment of those women was nothing more than temporary. Most of them just turned into evil spirits and it was almost impossible for them to turn into Guhuo birds.

If one can transform into a Guhuo bird and become a great demon, it must be due to a long-standing grudge, so... most Guhuo birds are abandoned mothers before they die, or their families have fallen into poverty, or they are displaced.

Her original surname was Zhang. She was the daughter of a wealthy and noble family. She had a harmonious marriage with the man, who was also a local wealthy man. They were a perfect match. She was only fifteen years old when she married into the family, and she became pregnant the following year.

However, in the 24th year of Qingying, the Prime Minister Case broke out. The then Prime Minister Zhang was first imprisoned, and then his three clans were exterminated and his seven clans were exiled. Because of this distant relative whom she had never met, she was implicated. Not only was she driven out of the house early by her husband's family, but she also died of dystocia during exile.

The girl suddenly said beside my ear: "I am married too."

Guhuo Bird turned around and asked, "You also have a husband's family?"

"Well, he's very nice to me."

This is different from her... The eyes of the Guhuo Bird are dim, as if it means that no one understands its loneliness.

"Then where is he now?" Guhuo Bird suddenly asked mockingly.

"I don't know," Yin Tingxue sighed and said, "It's not really a marriage, it's just being taken in."

The Guhuo Bird was stunned.

Suddenly I felt that I understood this girl.

Nowadays, abandoning concubines is a common thing.

"My family fell into poverty, and I was taken into his house. He treated me well, so I treated him as my mother..." Yin Tingxue smiled bitterly and said softly: "So I told you, Aunt Yu, my mother is a man."

"Then your mother..." The Guhuo Bird couldn't help but speak out as it thought about it.

Before she could finish her words, the girl lowered her head, looking forlorn.

At this moment, Guhuo Bird understood a lot and murmured, "Poor kid..."

Yin Tingxue raised her hand, wiped her eyes, and said softly: "Well, so don't force me... okay?"

I felt pity for her appearance, and Guhuo Bird felt as if its heart was hit hard, and it suddenly became more tolerant.

…………

There was an open space in the middle of the hall where dancers assisted in the dancing.

Yin Tingxue was brought back to the hall.

Although Guhuo Bird did not force her, he secretly treated her as his sixth adopted daughter and let her sit next to him.

All the monsters were sitting around the table, with the mother, Guhuo Bird, sitting at the top. Yin Tingxue looked at them secretly, and inexplicably felt that this group of monsters and ghosts were unexpectedly human.

The other five demons at the table had different expressions. Some were full of envy, some didn't care at all, some were trying to please, some were staring at him like a prey, and some were extremely vigilant...

No matter how they viewed her, Yin Tingxue endured it and could only tolerate it for the time being.

She did not have the abilities that Chen Yi had, nor did she practice Taoism much, and except for her, everyone else in the room were demons.

"Sixth sister, why don't you move your chopsticks?"

The voice came from the fish demon. It stared at the girl and said with a smile:
"These chopsticks have spiritual energy. The dead can use them, and you can use them too. Why don't you move your chopsticks?"

The dishes on the table in this banquet hall were undoubtedly richer and more luxurious than those on the tables below. Various dishes were piled on the table, including braised, cold, steamed, boiled, fried and stir-fried. Upon hearing this, Yin Tingxue grabbed the chopsticks and tried to pick up a piece of roasted fatty meat.

Before she put it to her lips, she carefully asked the spider demon beside her, "What is this?"

"Braised human palm."

pat.

Yin Tingxue's chopsticks with the meat fell onto the table, her face pale.

At first glance, the hand looked thick and fat like a bear's paw, but one would not know that it was actually a human hand.

The fish demon saw this scene and sneered, "How can you be a... lonely ghost if you can't even eat such a plump human palm..."

"Brother, that's enough. Mother is still here." After saying this, the spider demon looked at the Guhuo bird with its eight eyes.

Seeing this, Guhuo Bird said calmly, "Da Lang, your sixth sister has a miserable life. Don't make things difficult for her."

"Mom, I'm just worried that this is a bait..."

After hearing this, the fish demon's tone weakened, but the doubt in his eyes was not dispelled.

"As the eldest brother, you should care about your sixth sister. Why are you so aggressive?" Guhuo Bird said in a scolding tone.

"Let's enjoy the dance and feast. Don't disturb my mood. There will be delicious dishes to be served later."

Having said this, the fish demon could only look away in disappointment.

In that open space, the dancer continued to walk.

Several skeletons stood outside playing the zither and the sound of drums and music resounded throughout the hall. The dancer danced calmly with a very graceful posture, sometimes leaning over, sometimes looking up, with her legs raised high, swaying to the left and then to the right, her figure floating, her beautiful clothes fluttering, and her long black hair swaying to create beautiful outlines.

Yin Tingxue stared at her, not only because her dancing was so moving.

Moreover, this was the only person in the entire lobby besides Yin Tingxue.

The dancer remained calm in the face of a room full of demons.

"Isn't she afraid at all?" Yin Tingxue said to herself.

Looking more closely, the eyes of the spinning dancer were not passionate, nor panicked, nor excited, but... empty.

"Do you know that there will be a big dish later?" The spider demon beside him seemed to see Yin Tingxue's nervousness and asked.

"Major dish?" Yin Tingxue didn't understand what was going on. She listened carefully but still couldn't hear clearly.

The spider demon deliberately kept the secret, saying, "Most of the monsters here are caused by resentment. Since this is a big dish, it must be the most satisfying dish."

Relieve anger?

This was the first time Yin Tingxue had heard a dish described this way. She wanted to ask again, but the spider demon had a look of suspense on his face and stopped answering.

The dancing in the hall continues.

"Where... did she come from?" After watching the dance for a while, Yin Tingxue couldn't help but ask the slightly friendly spider demon.

"she?"

The spider demon smiled and said slowly:
"They were our servants' tribute. I guess they were robbed on the way."

Yin Tingxue was slightly startled when she heard this, and what frightened her even more was that the monsters around her were staring at the dancer's figure, gazing at her waist, legs, and hands, their eyes all fixed on her jade-like skin.

But not lustful.

Yin Tingxue listened carefully.
But... delicious?!

When the dancers' steps gradually fade away,
There was a noise coming from the corridor connecting the hall to the kitchen. Two pig cooks were seen sharpening their knives, walking out from the back and heading straight towards the dancer.

The spider demon licked his lips and said slowly:
"The most satisfying thing for everyone is eating people alive."

...............

"When a person is dancing, the meat is the most firm. If you cut it at this time, the fried meat will be the crispest and chewy. When you eat it, first use your front teeth to cut it, then use your back teeth to chew it repeatedly. If you drink a sip of rice wine, the strong human smell will hit your nose."

The spider demon talked eloquently and told the new sixth sister the secret of eating people.

Yin Tingxue sat there as if she were falling into an icy cave.

The two pig cooks had walked away leisurely, the dancer was kneeling on the ground, with empty eyes, like a puppet with a manipulated soul, and the monsters at the table were concentrating their attention, not wanting to miss this sumptuous meal.

While Yin Tingxue was still in a daze, the fish demon started laughing and said, "Mother, leave the dancer's soul for me to eat later."

The dancer's graceful figure was shrouded in a gray-blue shadow that seemed to have a human face and was wailing. Her soul was still there, but was locked in her body. She had no control over herself and could only watch herself being eaten.

"Last time I let you eat alone, and you eat it again this time!" a monster nearby shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Brother, in order to avoid being too greedy, I can only get some shoulder meat each time."

"Hey, I saw you chewing your leg secretly last time!"

The brothers and sisters immediately started quarreling and arguing during the meal. Guhuo Bird looked at the scene with a peaceful expression and did not get involved to take sides.

Elsewhere, the pig cooks were getting closer and closer, and the sound of sharpening knives became more and more urgent.

Wow!
Guhuo Bird turned around and saw Yin Tingxue suddenly standing up.

She raised her eyebrows, realized something, and said gently: "What are you getting up for?"

Yin Tingxue turned her face away stiffly. The so-called human touch in the banquet hall seemed so terrifying and creepy at this moment.

After a long while, she said hoarsely, "No, don't eat people..."

This is a bizarre and childish statement.

The brothers and sisters at the table all turned to look at her, and even the monsters in the hall turned around and stared at her.

Yin Tingxue's breathing became rapid.

Guhuo Bird looked unhappy, but thinking of her pitiful life experience, he said tolerantly: "You have never eaten it before, so you don't know how delicious people are. I don't blame you for not being used to it now. It's better not to eat it. Sit down quickly and don't disturb everyone's leisure."

Yin Tingxue refused to sit down.

Guhuo Bird frowned and was about to scold.

The girl suddenly raised her hand and pointed at her wrist, as if she had been holding her breath for a while. She raised her hand and said in a loud voice, "Eating, eating people will bring retribution..."

Guhuo Bird's tone became unfriendly, "Retribution? People eat so many animals, but there is no retribution..."

"There's a string! There's a string!"

Before Guhuo Bird could finish speaking, the fish demon interrupted with a scream.

Upon hearing this, the monsters looked closely and saw that the string around Yin Tingxue's wrist was emitting a faint golden halo, faintly revealing a mysterious feeling.

The most experienced fish demon has recognized it, "Golden Thread Soul Binding Technique! She is a Taoist priest, she is indeed the bait, she is indeed the bait!"

As soon as this word comes out,
There was an uproar in the room, and the cheerful laughter instantly turned into deep sternness.

The eyes of the Guhuo Bird also immediately raised, first in disbelief, then in confusion, and then a cold smile appeared on its face, burning with anger.

Hundreds of eyes were focused on Yin Tingxue. An eerie silence filled the hall. The pig cooks' knives gleamed coldly and were no longer pointed at the dancers, but reflected Yin Tingxue's face.

Taoist priest…

A Taoist priest who exorcises demons and monsters.

Then I would wish I could share it and eat it.

Looking at this scene, Guhuo Bird narrowed his eyes slightly, and recalled the purpose of holding the banquet. Although he was a little surprised...

But by mistake,
The timing is perfect.

Guhuo Bird held out the Wusheng Ding and stroked the intricate patterns on it with its fingertips. When no one was paying attention, a thin white mist descended and spread from the feet of the monsters and ghosts.

She whispered softly,
"A vacuum hometown, a birthless mother."

The Wusheng Ding is used to subdue souls.

All the monsters present at the banquet are intelligent and have profound Taoism skills.

In fact, monsters not only eat humans, they also eat monsters.

(End of this chapter)