Chapter 178 Going to the Human Intermediary to Retrieve Qianxue

Xu Yintong said: "The Lord God prefers cleanliness and tidiness. You should take a bath and leave a good impression on the Lord God when you eat in the evening."

"I see……"

Lan Yueji suddenly realized, "No wonder we saw so many people drying clothes in their yards along the way, and there weren't even any weeds in front of their doors."

Xu Yintong nodded and said, "After we become believers, we must follow the will of the Lord God."

Lan Yueji asked: "Don't you have any vacant houses in your village? We have carriages and a lot of goods."

The caravan members were reluctant to disperse and go to the villagers' homes to take a bath. They felt safer staying together. If they separated, they were worried about being defeated one by one.

Xu Yintong said with embarrassment: "There are a few thatched houses in the corner of the village, and there is a yard surrounded by a fence..."

Lan Yueji asked: "Can you take us to see it?"

Xu Yintong said: "Someone died there. There used to be a family of eight living there. The old couple was old, but still strong. They had two sons. The eldest son was a scholar, gentle and handsome, but he was sickly since childhood. He married a wife with a gentle temperament. She gave birth to two children for him. When she gave birth to the third child, she died of dystocia. When the husband heard the bad news, he fell ill with grief and died not long after, leaving behind three hungry children."

"The old couple lost their eldest son and daughter-in-law and were deeply saddened. The youngest son had already been engaged, but after this happened, he took the initiative to give up on getting married because he had to take care of the three children left by his eldest brother and didn't want to drag his fiancée down with him... Unfortunately, the miasma forest poisoned the cattle, sheep and other animals, and we were trapped in the village and couldn't get out. We couldn't find milk, and the baby had a weak resistance. Although the villagers helped to find a solution, the baby eventually died..."

"Stop, stop, stop talking." Lan Yueji got goosebumps when she heard this. "All eight members of this family died in the end, right?"

Xu Yintong said, "Yes. The villagers helped bury the body, and later the place where the family lived was left vacant."

Lan Yueji said, "It's okay. We don't mind if someone has died in the house, as long as we have a place to rest. But I can't stand hearing about such suffering and tragedy. It affects my mood, so you'd better not tell me about it."

"Well, you should bring more water with you and be sure to take a bath." Xu Yintong emphasized repeatedly, and then went back to her home to get bath beans, pig pancreas soap, and osmanthus oil for hair care.

The bearded uncle Bu Shangban said, "Your village looks quite poor, but you still have osmanthus oil?"

Xu Yintong said: "These are all given by the gods, as are the bath beans and pig pancreas soap."

Bu Shangban was slightly stunned and asked, "What else did she give?"

Xu Yintong said: "We also gave out a lot of beautiful fabrics so that everyone could take them home and make their own clothes."

Bu Shangban's eyes widened, and he said, "The gods you believe in are too good. They not only provide food and daily necessities, but also clothes... so don't you have to worry about food and clothing?"

Xu Yintong said "hmm".

Bu Shangban asked: "The goddess has given you so many things, which means she is very satisfied with you. How did you please her?"

Xu Yintong sighed, "To be honest, I don't know either."

Bu Shangban asked: "Ah?"

Xu Yintong said: "Before, our village was in dire straits. I tried it out and asked everyone to offer fruits and vegetables and pray sincerely... Then the gods appeared. From beginning to end, she never asked us for anything. She just asked us to eat well and take care of our health."

"This..." Bu Shangban was confused. He originally wanted to prepare some things in advance to offer to the gods, but in the end he didn't even ask the gods' preferences.

Xu Yintong comforted him, "I know that people will feel uneasy when facing the unknown. Don't be afraid. As long as you are respectful and careful about your words and actions, and don't offend the gods, you will not be punished by the gods."

……

The human world.

Luo Mingyue brought her three contracted beasts to a restaurant called Zuixianlou, asked for a private room on the second floor, and ordered hundreds of dishes.

The waiter was stunned. "Four guests...are you sure you want this much?"

Luo Mingyue took out the silver to pay the bill.

The waiter immediately put on a bright smile and said, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

Ye Keke quickly said: "Master, we can't eat that much."

"Master?" This title attracted the attention of the waiter, who couldn't help but look at Luo Mingyue twice. A thought flashed through his mind: Could this lady be a daughter of a noble family? Then I must serve her well and don't make her angry.

After the waiter left, Luo Mingyue said, "You guys keep a few dishes, I'll put the rest into the storage space and go back to feed the little guy."

Hearing this, Ye Keke's dark, round almond-shaped eyes lit up, and she said, "My bugs love to eat meat. Can I have a few dozen more plates of meat?"

Luo Mingyue nodded and said, "Okay."

Song Lu said: "Tianliu Village needs some fruits and vegetables, and some milk and goat milk... In addition, the elderly in the village love to eat tofu, so I have to bring some for them."

"no problem."

Kong Han said, "Don't always order food from this restaurant. The chefs are too busy and the serving speed is limited. I'll go out and buy a roast duck."

Luo Mingyue said: "No, you sit down and wait for the meal, I will ask the paper people to go out and buy some."

In fact, Luo Mingyue had purchased a lot of dishes last time, but since she was already here, she might as well bring some food back. Besides, the human world is very large, with many towns and villages. The city Luo Mingyue came to last time was different from the one she came to this time. She took out paper figures from her sleeve, cast an illusion, and then handed them silver to let them disperse.

After a while, the waiter began to serve the dishes. He was originally worried that there would not be enough space on the table for so many dishes. However, not long after he turned around and left, the six plates on the table were empty, without even a leaf of vegetable left.

The waiter's eyes almost popped out of his head, "Eat so fast?"

He felt that this was not the speed a normal person should eat, but when his eyes met Luo Mingyue's, his head suddenly became dizzy and he reached out to stack up the six empty plates and took them out.

The dishes were served one after another. There were some dishes that had seven or eight plates ordered at the same time. The chef could fill several plates with one pot of food. In addition, Zuixianlou was quite large, with a total of five chefs, so the dishes were served very quickly.

Ye Ke likes to eat roasted quail and bullfrog, while Song Lu likes to drink snake soup.

Kong Han is good at peeling shrimps. He not only peeled a bowl of shrimps for Ye Keke, but also peeled a bowl for Luo Mingyue.

Song Lu asked, "Is there any for me?"

Kong Han shook his head, "No, if you want to eat, make it yourself."

Song Lu said "Oh" calmly, and ate the shrimp with the shell, crunching and enjoying the delicious taste.

After the meal, Luo Mingyue took out some copper coins and silver and said, "You three can walk around the street by yourselves."

The reason why I didn't give gold leaves was because most of the goods sold in the street stalls were very cheap, and gold leaves would be too conspicuous, so copper coins and silver were enough.

As for Luo Mingyue herself, she went to look for the paper man that she had released earlier. She sneaked into the private room and took away the dishes along with the paper man.

Ye Keke bought a candy man and two strings of candied haws.

Song Lu bought roast duck, as well as desserts such as walnut cakes and osmanthus cakes, as well as fruits such as watermelons and pears, intending to take them back to the children in Tianliu Village.

Kong Han didn't buy anything and gave all the money he had to Ye Keke.

After Luo Mingyue collected all the dishes, she followed the contract to find Song Lu and the other two. She asked, "Are you still going to shop?"

"No." Song Lu shook his head. He was thin and looked like a fragile young man, but his hands were full of things and he had a silly smile. "I can't wait to go back."

Luo Mingyue sighed in her heart, "It seems that feeding little people is really addictive..."

Kong Han and Ye Keke also said, "Let's stop wandering around and go back." For the big monsters, it is enough to just take a look at the worldly life, and it is not easy to be contaminated by too many causes and effects.

Luo Mingyue said: "Then you wait for a moment, I will go see Qianxue."

Kong Han asked: "Is Qianxue the first contracted beast that the master has contracted?"

Luo Mingyue said: "Well, I told you before that her true form is a fox."

"We want to go meet her."

"Okay," Luo Mingyue summoned the spirit sword, "Let's go together."

Ye Keke can fly by herself, but not as fast as Luo Mingyue who flies the sword. Kong Han's true form is a peacock and he can also fly, but his flying height is low and the flight duration is short, so he just stands on the flying sword.

……

Qianxue and Lan Zeguang are boating on the lake.

Halfway through the swim, I saw a long sword falling from the sky, with four people standing on the sword.

"elder sister!"

Qianxue instantly transformed into a three-tailed white fox and pounced on Luo Mingyue.

Luo Mingyue opened his arms and held her in his arms.

The white fox was as tall as Luo Mingyue’s body. Its head was resting on Luo Mingyue’s shoulder, and its long fluffy tail was swaying in the air.

Lan Zeguang couldn't help feeling jealous when he saw this scene while standing on the boat.

He had never embraced Qianxue's beast form.

Luo Mingyue hugged Qianxue and rubbed her soft fur twice before letting go and asking, "Have you packed up the Lan family's things?"

Qianxue said: "It's all packed up. I've already dealt with the remaining shops and houses and exchanged them for gold, silver and jewelry. They are all in the warehouse, ready to be presented to my sister."

Gold and silver are common items that are of little use in the world of immortal cultivation. Even if the Lan family takes them away, they will be useless, so Luo Mingyue did not refuse the Lan family's gift.

Ye Keke looked at Qianxue with envy. As both were contracted beasts, Qianxue and Luo Mingyue got along very naturally, and they had such intimate physical contact, which was enough to prove that Qianxue's status was extraordinary.

Qianxue changed back into human form. She looked at Ye Keke and the other two, "You are..."

"My name is Ye Keke, my true form is an owl, and I have also signed a contract with my master."

After Ye Keke finished speaking, Kong Han and Song Lu also introduced themselves.

Qianxue smiled and said, "Nice to meet you."

After a brief greeting, the two sides decided to go to the temporary residence rented by Lan Zeguang.

Luo Mingyue took away the valuables in the warehouse. In addition to Lan Zeguang, the Lan family also had a pair of twin brothers in the human world. Luo Mingyue didn't have a good impression of these two brothers and felt that they were too eccentric.

Qianxue actually wanted to stay in the human world for a while, but since Luo Mingyue was already here, they might as well go back to the world of immortal cultivation together.

The three brothers of the Lan family packed their luggage.

Ye Keke was worried that there was not enough space on the flying sword for so many people to sit on it, so she took the initiative to turn into an owl. However, she was obviously worrying too much, as Luo Mingyue directly controlled the flying sword to double its size.

The twin brothers of the Lan family were extremely excited to ride a flying sword for the first time. However, when the sword took off, the brothers' faces immediately turned pale and they felt dizzy, as if they were a little afraid of heights.

The flying sword broke through the clouds and returned to the world of immortal cultivation.

Luo Mingyue first brought the three brothers of the Lan family to Mingyue Sect.

She said, "I sent your parents and sister to Xuanxing Sect to become disciples, but I don't have time to go there these two days. You stay here first, and I'll take you there when I have time."

When Qianxue heard this, she volunteered, "No need to bother, I'll go and deliver it!"

"You?" Luo Mingyue glanced at her and nodded, "That's fine too. Anyway, we have a contractual connection. If you encounter danger, you can borrow the Life-loving Divine Fire."

Qianxue said cheerfully, "Okay~"

Luo Mingyue took out paper figures and handed them to Qianxue and the three brothers of the Lan family respectively.

She said: "The paper man can withstand a fatal crisis. If necessary, I can also teleport to the side of the paper man."

The three brothers of the Lan family hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

In her heart, Luo Mingyue was reluctant to part with Qianxue, as if she had lost her fox pillow, but she could not restrict Qianxue's freedom, so she watched Qianxue leave with the Lan brothers.

Luo Mingyue returned to the room with the other three contracted beasts.

Qing Rui said: "Sister, you are finally back!"

Luo Mingyue smiled helplessly and said, "I just didn't come back for the whole afternoon, why are you so excited?"

Qingrui said: "A caravan is visiting Baishan Village. They will most likely stay here tonight... and may stay here forever."

Luo Mingyue asked: "Why?"

Qing Rui said, "I don't quite understand. The villain in the caravan mentioned some cause and effect, saying that as long as you eat the things given by the gods, your fate will be entangled with the gods. Even if you leave now, the caravan will come back one day in the future."

Luo Mingyue said: "They are too superstitious. I am not that overbearing."

"Yes, my sister has a good temper."

Qing Rui added: "There are five people in the caravan who can see us."

Luo Mingyue asked: "Which five?"

Qingrui pointed to something outside the cardboard box.

Luo Mingyue's attention was focused on the bearded uncle.

Qingrui asked curiously: "Sister, why are you staring at him? Is there anything special about him?"

Luo Mingyue said: "His name is special, Bu Shangban, which sounds like [not going to work]... I like his name."

Qing Rui: "...It's not as nice as my name."

Luo Mingyue noticed that the ground was a little wet and asked casually, "Did you make it rain in the village?"

Qing Rui nodded, "Yeah, I talked to them for a few minutes."

Luo Mingyue pinched his face and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Qing Rui said: "It's not hard. It's very easy for me to make clouds and rain. I just need to fly a few circles."