Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 61 Shejun Shejun, I am Shejun

Chen Xu felt very strange.

I saw the white-haired rat opposite standing like an elder, with its left paw raised in front of its body and its right paw pointing towards the tall stone chamber behind it.

Jiu Ye said: "Since you are a guest, how can we ask you to stand and talk in a disorderly manner?
My humble home has nothing of value to offer you, so I can only ask you to take a seat at the table and have a cup of simple tea... I feel ashamed."

As he said this, Jiu Ye covered his face with his rat paws.

Chen Xu hurriedly said, "Master Jiu, please don't do this. You and I are neighbors, and we are already countless times closer and more connected than others. We can't be compared to ordinary guests.

If Master Jiu doesn't abandon me and is willing to treat me as a close friend, why would you bother with such trivial matters now?"

As he spoke, Chen Xu followed Jiu Ye's instructions and walked into the stone chamber.

He sat down at the stone table, and Jiu Ye came over and sat opposite him.

A man and a rat were almost equally tall in this stone chamber of the cave. When they looked at each other, an indescribable feeling of magic and magnificence arose in Chen Xu's heart.

It is just as the ancients said: The most magnificent and extraordinary sights in the world are often found in dangerous and remote places, where few people go.

If Chen Xu had not stepped into the cave in a hurry, it would have been difficult for him to imagine that such a "strange" thing was hidden in the dusty corner of his own kitchen.

Jiu Ye called out, "Ashi, go get some water to make tea."

The mouse Asi was still standing stupidly at the edge of the cave wall. When Master Jiu from inside the stone chamber called out to him, he quickly stuck his head out to look inside.

"Master Jiu, I can't move." Asi said.

As soon as it finished speaking, it suddenly realized that something was wrong, it seemed to be able to move!
No, no, in fact it should have been able to move a long time ago.

It had moved its ears and puffed out its chest, but these movements were so slight that it subconsciously thought it couldn't move yet.

It turned out that Jiu Ye had already lifted the ban on it at some unknown time.

Ah Shi's ears drooped again, his rat-like face puffed up, and he squeaked in anger: "Master Jiu, you already lifted the restriction on me, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Jiu Ye said quietly, "If I had told you earlier, you would have jumped and danced and made a fuss. Wouldn't that have been a nuisance?"

Ah Shi: “…”

The gray-golden-haired mouse was choking so hard that tears were about to roll out. Jiu Ye said again, "The guests are here, Ah Shi, are you delaying even serving tea?"

Asi's tears were suddenly held back. He cried out "squeak" and did not dare to delay any longer, and ran into the stone chamber.

It stood up and used a pair of nimble claws to take down a slightly rough stone teapot from the shelf on the wall.

The mouse opened the lid of the teapot, ran out of the stone chamber holding the teapot, walked to the opposite wall of the cave and held up the teapot.

Chen Xu felt that its movements were a bit strange. The cave wall was dry and there was no water source on it. Where was the mouse trying to get water from by holding the pot like this?

But then one heard the mice chirping and muttering, "Shejun, Shejun, I am the Shejun. I will not steal grains, nor will I harm people.

I only ask heaven and earth to condense my essence and give me water.

Water, water, water..."

Then, drops of sweet spring water condensed from the void above the teapot and fell into the teapot with a tinkling sound.

Chen Xu heard its spell clearly and found it very interesting.

The so-called "Shejun" was originally an elegant name for rats used by the ancients.

But not all rats can be called Shejun, or only the king among humans and the gentleman among rats can be called "Shejun".

Chen Xu has already seen clearly that Asi must not be an ordinary rat demon.

It seems that his bloodline is extraordinary. Although he has suffered misfortune at a young age, his roots and origins may be so great that they are beyond Chen Xu's cognition.

After all, Chen Xu's current view of the world is still only the tip of the iceberg, and it is difficult to see the whole picture. As for when the full picture of the world will be revealed, perhaps it will be on the day when he "reaches the summit"?
Ah Shi was holding the teapot and diligently fetching water.

Beside the stone table, Jiu Ye said slowly to Chen Xu, "Fellow Daoist, I believe you have already figured out that Ah Shi and I have some history.

It’s hard to explain the origin of this matter in detail now. I can only tell my friends that Asi and I have an enemy with extraordinary means.

The enemy has a mirror that can peek into the world, and has raised countless henchmen and minions, as well as demon puppets scattered throughout the world.

These things can find me and Asi just by smelling the scent.

Therefore, we have no choice but to hide in the market and conceal ourselves in the mundane world.

This Shejun Ruins was originally a treasure of our clan. It can circulate on its own and turn into a blessed land.

But now... Fellow Daoist, you have seen that Shejun Ruins has truly become a ruin, with only this small cave remaining.

"That enemy has planted... a pill furnace within my body."

At this point, Jiu Ye paused slightly.

Chen Xu clearly saw that blue and red colors flashed alternately on its furry mouse face.

This time, there was no need to press its belly to check it carefully. Chen Xu could feel that its breath was becoming chaotic again.

Chen Xu was startled, but saw Jiu Ye sitting in the same place, and his pair of rat claws were rapidly making finger gestures.

The white-haired rat's finger gestures were so fast that they left afterimages. After a moment, Chen Xu found that its breath had calmed down.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist." Jiu Ye exhaled lightly and comforted Chen Xu. "Thanks to the medicine powder you gave me earlier, I have recovered some of my magic power and can hold on for a while longer."

Chen Xu remained silent.

He was actually a little shocked by the story of the "alchemy furnace". A rat had an alchemy furnace planted in its belly.

Such a retrograde act, is it the rat refining the elixir furnace, or the elixir furnace refining the rat?
Jiu Ye has such a pill furnace hidden in his belly, but he seems to be able to move around normally. It is hard to imagine what level of cultivation Jiu Ye originally had.

The Food Tripod Heavenly Book determined that Jiu Ye’s daily like limit was 20 points. Now it seemed that Jiu Ye was not a weakling among the monsters—

Rather, it is in a weak and low state.

Chen Xu discovered another feature of the Food Tripod Book: it turns out that the Food Tripod Book's feedback on the diners' strength is real-time feedback.

Rather than true realm feedback.

If the diner is weak or injured, the upper limit of likes will be reduced.

This seems to be... another new way of exploring information?
Chen Xu discovered that the Food Tripod Heavenly Book actually had many hidden functions waiting to be discovered, and each of these functions was very interesting.

He asked the white-haired rat, "Master Jiu, if I could find more spiritual food to enhance your magical power and repair your body, would you be able to counter the alchemy furnace in your stomach and escape this disaster?"

The white-haired rat looked at Chen Xu, with a gleam of gratitude in its warm eyes.

"I know you want to save me, but this furnace in my belly..." Jiu Ye thought for a moment and said, "Some characteristics are indescribable.

If my magic power increases, I can certainly live longer, but this furnace will also become stronger. This is a vicious cycle and is unnecessary.

After saying this, Jiu Ye smiled bitterly.

Finally, it said, “So I ask my fellow Taoists to forget about me and Asi after today.

Asi and I have been protected by fellow Taoists recently, and we have taken great advantage of them.

If we continue to have a close relationship, I'm afraid... it will harm my fellow Taoist."

(End of this chapter)