Chapter 97: A Sense of Conspiracy

  "What's going on?! You little brat, speak clearly!"

  "Cough, Xiao Qi called me, did something happen to her?" Wang Hai wanted to ask if she happened to meet Jiuyi... but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhuo Hongxin.

  "She went missing, but then called back to say she was in a strange place... Hmm, the phone number is a bunch of gibberish." Zhu Hongxin browsed through the brief file content, which only had an image of a scrambled phone number.

  This messy code... can't be traced, but he has seen it before, isn't it the one stored on Wang Hai's mobile phone? Exactly the same!

  Listening to Old Zhou's account, Wang Hai's face twitched with a strange expression... damn it, did Xiao Qi run to Jiuming's house?

  "She's definitely fine, then." Wang Hai scratched his short hair and said that none of them knew where Jiuming lived, not even after searching for it. Who would have thought that every time Jiuming appeared out of thin air and left without a trace, making it impossible to find him unless he wanted to be found.

  "I know she's fine, but the problem is she's staying there and doesn't want to leave now."

  "What...?" Wang Hai's eyes widened suddenly, "Is this true too?"

  "It's not like that, the old man of the Long family is almost frantic, you know where that kid often goes?"

  "How do I know, every time I see him leave it's like seeing a ghost... it's basically like seeing a ghost, who knows where he runs off to for no reason."

  "…Never mind, as long as she's safe now. By the way, how's the situation over there?"

  "It's okay, the blockade line can hold up for now, but the beast's attack will get stronger every time it's repelled... If this continues, we'll be exhausted. " Wang Hai rubbed his eyes, and after a burst of energy, he started to feel drowsy again.

  "Retreat first then retreat, don't get stuck at that time, you're very clear about the beast tide."

  Wang Hai curled up the corners of his mouth, this matter wasn't his responsibility anyway...

  "Alright?" C.C. asked nonchalantly as she took back her mobile phone from the black-haired girl.

  "Alright, it's all settled then. Grandfather has also agreed happily." The black-haired girl nodded, "So staying here for a while is no problem!"

  "...it was you who unilaterally hung up the phone, right?" C.C. silently looked at the black-haired girl and refocused on the pizza, "Alright, as long as you don't mind the dullness, you can stay here for as long as you want."

  She nodded and the black-haired girl sat down with a well-behaved attitude, curiously looking around, finally staring at C.C. eating, if it were someone else being stared at like this, they would definitely feel uncomfortable, but for C.C., who had lived for N years, she just looked up at the black-haired girl and then withdrew her attention, what's the big deal about being surrounded...

  Being tied to a stake and surrounded by a large crowd is something that has happened before. One person watching is just a small matter.

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  “……” The nine-tailed fox's head tilted, a fluffy fox paw brushed against his hair and swept past, several gusts of wind blew on his face, feeling not bad, "What are you doing, Fox?"

  "It's noon."

  "Oh? It's already this late?" Jiǔ Mìng glanced at the sky, stood up and walked to the door. Just as he was about to step out, he withdrew his foot. Forget it, if he went out, he would definitely be stared at by that unfindable person's prying eyes again, and it was also possible that most of the time he wouldn't even notice.

  "Master Youyouzi is coming here for dinner today, and tomorrow will be a full month."

  "So?"

  "You prepare lunch, this is what Master Zi ordered."

  "What the...! I'm a warrior, not some family man!" Jiumeng immediately protested, "Believe it or not..."

  "Mr. Zi has agreed to the conditions you mentioned earlier."

  "OK! It's just a simple lunch, leave it to me." Jiǔ Mìng's expression suddenly changed and he wore a faint smile. In front of the fox, he pulled out a large handful of sealed cards. Bā Yún Lán was already used to seeing strange things, but she still had some curiosity, such as... where did he usually put these things?

  And how exactly can such a large amount of things be 'sealed' into a small card?

  Jiǔ Mìng picked a few non-repeating cards from the sealed deck, then put away the rest. These were almost... not enough! Forget it, anyway, no matter how many I prepare now, they'll probably be insufficient later. It's called lunch, but it would be more accurate to say it's for feeding Yōyōzi's fluffy fur for a long time.

  He couldn't help but wonder how much she could eat, he himself would feel bloated after eating too much, although he was also a big eater, but compared to her, he was still far behind, having eaten several tables of food, she was still shouting that she was hungry, what kind of thing was this!

  "It's just that... the relationship between us two, it's clear that we can get it for free, but every time there are conditions, it really hurts. The corner of Jiumeng's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at the sealed card pieces in the card book, which had shrunk by a part, all of which were food containers!"

  Although afterwards there were ten more important interval storage cards inside.

  "Oh? That's right, but as I've gotten older, even opening up a little gap recently can make me feel tired, so supplementing nutrition is very necessary."

  "Is that so?" Jiǔ Mìng put away the ten Gap Sealing Cards in his hand, picked up a toothpick and gently picked at his teeth, his eyes slowly moving from the table to Bā Yún Zǐ's body... Hmm, slender waist... full chest, where did all the nutrition go? Does this still need supplementation?

  Her eyes rolled again, and the development of her chest was not inferior to that of Yatsume's beside her as she ate and drank, and even swayed slightly with her movements, tsk!

  The line of sight continues to shift... a seductive and charming witch... not bad, three large breasts, huh! What's the big deal if I just took an extra glance? You want to draw your sword? Did I provoke you or something?!

  "What's going on?!"

  "Look at his chest." Can staring scare himself? Don't be ridiculous, you're not that green-haired monster from nine lives ago...

  Copper

  The Soul Witch's knife had just been pulled out halfway when Jiǔ Mìng brought out a sealed card again, "Hey, your own master hasn't eaten his fill yet, thinking of chopping me down? Be careful not to get scolded."

  “… Despicable!” She snorted, and the Soul Spirit Witch withdrew the knife that had been pulled out halfway. Ever since their last confrontation with Jiǔ Mìng, she had tried to find him for a rematch, but he always managed to deceive her with various excuses... And even though she knew it was his deception, she couldn't do anything about it. His open schemes were always so frustrating and helpless, just like now...

  Looking at the gluttonous Youyouzi, the Soul Witch couldn't move her hand, how detestable... Originally, Youyouzi's daily three meals including midnight snacks were all her responsibility! But since Jiǔ Mìng came, she felt that her status was being challenged.

  It seems that Jiuxing has seen through the thoughts of Youling Yaoji, and with a smile, he says: "What a joke! The delicacies that are ahead of this era by a thousand years, no matter where they are placed in this world, will be snatched away. To say nothing of others, even if Jiuxing were to bring out a box of instant noodles, the big names of this world would still fight over them!"

  All nine of them are a bit regretful now, if they had known before coming here, they would have gone to find a small factory to get a few cars of spicy strips... I believe there will definitely be people who like to eat it, and maybe the monster will too. At that time, he can simply sit on the ground and set a price, which seems to be a good deal as well?

  Alas, what a pity!

  "I say, since you're treating those big demons to a meal, there's no need to serve them such trashy food, right?" Jiǔ Mìng said, pointing at the bucket that Bā Yún Zǐ was sitting on, and couldn't help but speak up. After all, as top-tier existences in this world, it's not like they should be served something that only costs a few bucks...

  Alright, even if the nine-lives cat food is the best and a bit expensive, over ten bucks a bucket, it can't be denied that this stuff still counts as junk food. The only difference is that this thing has slightly more nutrition, and the soup made from it tastes better. What else?

  Thinking of this, Jiǔ Mìng couldn't help but lick his lips, and it seemed that this thing was actually quite delicious...

  "It doesn't matter, anyway everyone is not human, even if it's something terrible to eat, it won't kill them. Let this group of bumpkins see the 'delicacy' of the future." With a wicked smile, Yakumo Yukari tapped the bucket with her folding fan, "I think it tastes good too, better than human flesh."

  "...I feel like your current action of sitting on this box is already filled with malicious intent, just like comparing human flesh! Don't suddenly discuss such heavy topics during normal meals!"

  "I'm a demon, after all." Yakumo Yuko smiled slightly, not minding the look of disgust on Kuroba's face when he mentioned human flesh. It was understandable, this little devil had been human in life, and even though he was dead now, his own human heart wouldn't change, it was set in its ways, unlike them, who were born as demons, with a demon heart that belonged to them from the start.

  "Come to think of it, why do we have to wait until the full moon?" Jiǔ Mìng thought for a moment, sidestepping this topic that had made the atmosphere a bit awkward. She didn't know how she would suddenly bring up this kind of conversation... Normally, she wouldn't say something like this, right? "The number of monsters gathering around here is also increasing."

  "You'll know when the time comes." Yakumo Yukari smiled lightly, not directly enlightening Kokoro, "There's only a little over one day left, can't you even wait that long, Store Manager?"

  "Just curious, that's all. And yes, it's almost the night of the full moon." Jiǔ Mìng shrugged his shoulders, let's wait and see, I guess the result will surprise him?

  "Hmm...". Yakumo Yuko stood up, and the bucket-like box she had been sitting on was also swallowed by a gap. "Shopkeeper, how about we go out for a walk together tomorrow?"

  "Hey? You don't mind spending time with your girlfriend being all lovey-dovey?"

  "So, little shopkeeper, you should be grateful."

  I always feel like you have some ulterior motive...