Start practicing from Mr. Fox

Chapter 112 Ghost Food, Sophora japonica leaves

Open your eyes again.

A familiar voice seemed to come from my ears.

When I pushed the door open, I saw Miss Bai, sharing something with Bai Shiliu and Bai Twenty-three.

"Okay, today is the Minor Cold Food Festival. No hot food allowed. Just eat these."

The little fox nodded obediently, took the food in his hand and went to the side to eat obediently.

Chen Ji looked curiously and saw that Miss Bai and the little foxes were sharing wild fruits and dried Polygonatum odoratum.

“Why only eat these?”

"Sir, you don't know?"

Miss Bai raised her eyebrows.

"The day before Qingming is Cold Food Festival, and today is Minor Cold Food Festival. Fires cannot be lit during these days. Foxes have nothing else to eat, so they have to eat these."

“Is that so…”

Chen Ji was in a trance for a moment.

He knew the custom of not making fire and eating hot food on Cold Food Festival, but later it became inseparable from Qingming Festival. He only remembered that there was a three-day holiday, but he didn't remember much else. He didn't expect to go through it again now.

It's quite interesting.

"Then I'll try this wild fruit too."

"Squeak!"

As soon as Chen Ji finished speaking, the sound of the side door opening was heard.

Turning around, I saw Sister Sun also coming back with a bamboo basket.

"Sir, Miss Bai, what a coincidence! I was just about to go look for you and I didn't expect to run into you."

"Is there something wrong, Sister Sun?"

"Today is the Minor Cold Food Festival. I didn't bother to prepare cold rice yesterday. Today, I happened to see someone selling locust leaf cold noodles on the street, so I bought a few bowls. It's just right for lunch."

Sister Sun greeted the two of them and took out a few porcelain bowls from the basket.

He took out a large bowl filled with green noodles and added some sesame paste and vinegar.

Before getting close, the strange fragrance hits your nose, which really whets your appetite.

“What’s this delicious?”

When the little foxes saw it, they immediately felt that the wild fruits and dried Polygonatum in their hands were no longer fragrant.

Bai Ba was drooling and turned to look at Chen Ji and the others.

"Sir, Miss Bai, I didn't know that locust tree leaves could be eaten. Why don't you let me try them and see how they taste?"

"You! Not only are you greedy, but you're also talking about trying something. This bowl probably isn't even enough for you to take a bite. Just share some and try it."

Miss Bai smiled and shook her head, but she did not refuse. She pushed four bowls to Bai Ba.
At this time, Chen Ji also understood what this thing was.

The cold noodles are made by squeezing juice from locust leaves and mixing it with flour, then rinsing it with water and adding sesame oil. I’m really surprised to hear that it’s called Lengtao.

It is indeed a good food at this time, and eating it during the Cold Food Festival is indeed appropriate.

So I scooped up some sesame paste and vinegar and sat down to taste it.

As I took a bite, I realized there was a trick to this noodle. It had been chilled in advance. It was cool, refreshing and exceptionally smooth. It went into my stomach before I could even savor it, just right to suppress the rising summer heat.

The fragrance of locust leaves and the unique flavor of vinegar celery made Chen Ji want to add more garlic cloves to it.

Eating noodles and garlic is the most beautiful thing in the world!

But now I am already enjoying it and dare not ask for more.

However, when Chen Ji was eating, he always subconsciously thought of Senior Huai on Xiantai Mountain. Seeing that Miss Bai and the little foxes were serious, he hid this thought.

Unexpectedly, Miss Bai had already seen through his thoughts and looked at him with a suggestive look.

"What are you thinking about, sir?"

Chen Ji was not embarrassed. After all, they were just chatting and he didn't really mean it, so he just said it.

"I wonder if I use the leaves of Senior Sophora japonica to make this Sophora japonica cold soup, would it taste better than this?"

"Not so good?"

Miss Bai blurted out.

Chen Ji frowned, somewhat surprised.

It's just not good, because it means he is not the only one who has thought so, Fox also has this idea.

Miss Bai also realized that what she said was inappropriate, turned her head and pretended she had never said it, and continued eating noodles.

So the only sound heard in the yard was the sound of slurping noodles.

"belch!"

After finishing a bowl of food unknowingly, Chen Ji burped comfortably and clicked his tongue, but still felt a little unsatisfied.

Look at Bai Ba and the others again.

He had licked the bottom of the bowl clean, even the sesame paste and vinegar celery, and now he was staring at Chen Ji licking his lips.

"Sir, can I have another bowl? I've never eaten anything so delicious!"

The other foxes also nodded repeatedly, eagerly waiting.

"Of course you can. If you can't even eat a full stomach while practicing, what's the point?"

So Chen Ji was not stingy and asked Sister Sun where she bought it.

"It tastes so good, I can eat a few more bowls. Not to mention today's Little Cold Food Festival, you should buy a few bowls to try it any other day."

“That’s easy. The guy sells it at the edge of the market. But most people here have already prepared some at home, so not many people buy it. There should be a lot left now.

"one person?"

"Exactly. He's standing over there with his load on his shoulder, not even calling out to sell his wares."

Sister Sun said this and then thought of something else.

"Sir, that's quite strange. There were quite a few people on the street, and I saw a few acquaintances, but no one noticed this stall. The people buying things seemed to be from other places, people I had never seen before."

"And I don't know where this guy got all that ice. I felt cold when I went to buy noodles."

"Ice? No one saw it, only Sister Sun saw it."

"..."

Chen Ji was stunned when he heard this, his body turned cold, and he quickly looked at Miss Bai.

"Wait a minute, Miss Bai. Do you think there's something wrong here?"

Miss Bai ate delicately. There was still some food in her bowl. When she heard Chen Ji's question, she picked up one and examined it carefully, then shook her head.

"No problem, it's normal noodles. Why do you ask, sir?"

Chen Ji then told about how he helped Sister Sun open her third eye so that she could see ghosts and gods yesterday.

"It's not even twelve o'clock yet."

Miss Bai also understood what Chen Ji meant.

"Sir, are you saying this is made by a ghost?"

"It's hard to say, but if it was a ghost, why would it make something edible? This is indeed strange, we should go and take a look."

"Alright."

Miss Bai nodded and looked at the remaining noodles in the bowl.

"Sir, please wait for me for a while. Let's go after we finish eating."

"Miss Bai, are you not afraid of ghosts making noodles with problems?"

The white girl chuckled.

"Foxes and ghosts are the same in the eyes of humans. As long as it's not the work of some old ghost in a lonely grave in the mountains, it's fine to eat it as long as it's decent."

"Even the wine of the Hanged Lady is drinkable. What's more, this noodle is made from genuine Hetao wheat, and it's so chewy after being kneaded vigorously. It's paired with the best sesame seeds from Runan and vinegar celery from Ninghua Prefecture. It would be a waste if we don't eat it."

"..."

Chen Ji looked stunned.

He just thought the noodles were delicious, but he never thought there were so many tricks to it, nor did he expect Miss Bai to be able to taste them all.

"I didn't expect Miss Bai to be the biggest eater. Now I know who Bai Ba learned this skill from."

Miss Bai shook her head.

"I just ate a lot of food while traveling the world telling fortunes, and my five senses are sharp enough to remember it."

After saying that, he did not discuss this, but instead asked Chen Ji why he became interested in these things.

Only then did Chen Ji tell Lu Pan that he had agreed to be the daily wandering god of the underworld.

"when?"

"last night."

Chen Ji then told the story of how the Ghost Gate opened last night, the Nether Fire Suanni was born, the Water Ghost Gate was attacked, and tens of millions of wandering souls were lost across the country.

"This is really a change of circumstances."

After Miss Bai sighed, she looked at Chen Ji.

"That's good too. At least you'll have someone to protect you when you travel the world. Ordinary demons and evil cultivators won't dare to mess with you."

"I actually hope that there will be more demons and ghosts who are stronger than others and weaker than me to provoke me, so that I can give them some merits to the underworld and maybe even get some benefits."

Chen Ji said slowly.

Miss Bai laughed silently, looked at Chen Ji carefully, and spoke after a while.

"Mr. is so handsome."

"What do you mean?" Chen Ji looked at her in surprise, not understanding why Miss Bai suddenly said this.

At this moment, he didn't feel the same way as when he first met Miss Bai.

You can't want to tease her back only today, right?
Before the question was asked, Miss Bai covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"Sir, you are beautiful, but don't think you are too beautiful. How can you have all the good things in the world?"

Chen Ji was stunned and also laughed out loud.

This is indeed interesting.

Before he could say anything else, Miss Bai spoke first.

"But Lu Pan does have a crush on you, sir. The Sun-Wandering God of the Underworld has considerable authority and is a good deity."

"I would like to congratulate you in advance on achieving the status of a Yin God. As long as you don't die, you will definitely be a pillar of the underworld."

"Miss Bai also thinks that I am right to agree?"

Chen Ji was a little surprised. He thought Miss Bai would have a different opinion, but he didn't expect that she actually supported it.

"nature."

Miss Bai nodded.

"After all, sir, he has only been in the Dao for a short time and hasn't experienced much, so he doesn't know how powerful the underworld is."

"Cultivation in the human world is inseparable from life and death. The underworld governs the netherworld, and most importantly, death. Sir, you serve as the daily patrol of the underworld in a living body, which is even more in line with the meaning of life and death. When you are able to go to the underworld, you will understand what I mean."

"At this moment... that's all. It's hard to say these things. But sir, you must pay more attention to the little fox's studies in the future."

"During this turmoil, the only way for these little foxes is to get into Fox Academy as soon as possible to seek peace and stability."

"Ok?"

Chen Ji was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, after Miss Bai knew about this, the first thing she thought of was to let the little foxes take the Fox School exam.

"Shouldn't we find a place to house them?"

"I can't settle down."

The white girl shook her head.

"Sir, do you know what a calamity is?"

"I've only seen it in books. It's probably a disaster destined to happen, and I have no choice but to deal with it."

"good."

Miss Bai sighed.

"Whether human or demon, from the moment you embark on your cultivation, you are already on the path to calamity."

"If this is a true catastrophe of heaven and earth, not only will hiding in the mountains and forests be useless, even the emperors in heaven will probably be in trouble."

Chen Ji's face froze, and he didn't know what to say.

Yesterday, Lu Pan said that this might be the ascension of a dragon on earth, the change of dynasties and the replacement of divine weapons.

This was the biggest thing he could think of.

Human nature is more changeable, while divine nature is unstable, so naturally strange things will happen.

But he didn't expect that what Miss Bai said was something he had never thought about.

Great catastrophe of heaven and earth...

For him, a young practitioner who had been practicing for just over a month, it seemed a little too far.

"Yes, it's really far away from a human, but even if it's easier for humans, a fox still needs to find a place to hide."

Miss Bai said softly.

"Why?"

"Ever since the fox demons at Xuanyuan Tomb caused chaos in the world, the Empress has issued an iron order, forbidding foxes from interfering in the changes of dynasties in the human world. Those who violate this order will have their cultivation abolished and be sent to the Fox Prison."

“Isn’t this a myth?”

"Of course not."

"Then I understand."

Chen Ji was stunned for a moment but nodded.

For the first time, I felt that the legendary stories would appear around me. This feeling was really amazing.

So he curiously asked Miss Bai whether the Pillar of Heaven on Mount Buzhou and Houyi shooting the sun were also true.

This time, Miss Bai just smiled slightly.

"This is not my clan's business, so I can't say much about it. When the time comes, you will know it naturally."

"what about now?"

"Now, of course, I have to go find Huaiye Lengtao first."

Miss Bai smiled, which made Chen Ji a little dazed.

The span of this topic is really a bit abrupt.

However, the two of them were walking at a fast pace, and while they were talking they had already reached the entrance of the market, but they didn't see anyone selling locust leaf snacks.

Chen Ji frowned and looked at Miss Bai.

"gone?"

Miss Bai shook her head slightly.

"It's still there, just in a new place. I'll look for it."

So Miss Bai used the Qi-gazing technique and muttered something.

"The heaven and earth have energy, which points out the whereabouts!"

Chen Ji also used the Qi-gazing technique to look, and saw a green arrow appear in front of Miss Bai, pointing to a small path.

"Here."

Miss Bai took a step forward and Chen Ji followed.

Soon we reached the corner and the arrow turned to point to the other side of the path.

"This way."

Enter the trail again and turn again.

……

Soon, the time of a stick of incense passed.

The man and the fox followed the arrow and actually walked through most of Tiejin Town.

But the arrow still changes direction, and even returns to where it first appeared.

"and many more!"

Chen Ji called Miss Bai and pointed to a wine flag nearby.

"Miss Bai, something is wrong."

"We've been here before, and he's moving. He discovered us and is deliberately avoiding us."

"I see."

Miss Bai suddenly understood.

Before Chen Ji could say anything else, he saw Miss Bai holding up a spell and looking at the arrow in front of her.

"Tell him a message and tell him we have no ill intentions. We just want to buy two more bowls of locust leaf cold noodles. If he keeps hiding, I'll have no choice but to invite him to meet me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared, and the arrow just now revealed its shape, which was a small flying bird.

"I've never seen Miss Bai use this technique before."

Chen Ji said slowly.

"It's the Qi-seeking technique."

After Miss Bai finished her explanation, she became a little confused again.

"I thought you were so good at reading qi that you already knew this technique."

“I haven’t studied.”

"That's easy, I'll teach you."

Miss Bai quickly explained the key to practicing this method.

Chen Ji understood quickly after listening.

Just extract a wisp of the breath you want to find on the basis of looking at the breath, and combine it with the previous communication technique to attract the guide bird.

"The old temple master and Taoist Xiyun used the same technique before, but each one is slightly different. You can give it a try, sir."

"Alright."

It just so happened that Miss Bai had already gone to look for the guy who made the locust leaf cold tea. Chen Ji also drew out a breath and chanted the spell according to what Miss Bai taught him.

"The heaven and earth have energy, which points out the whereabouts!"

A little bird suddenly appeared in front of him, flying in the air waiting for Chen Ji's command.

But after the Qi-dispersing technique was performed, it disappeared.

Chen Ji just exclaimed that it was amazing, and just as he was about to go find the guy who was doing the cold tea, he saw a figure slowly emerging in the air in front of him.

He fell to his knees before fully appearing.

"Please spare my life, my dear masters! I'm just a little demon selling ghost food. I never intended to harm anyone!"

(End of this chapter)