Chapter 174 Epilogue
After Lu Rengang came down from Mount Buzhou, a month passed in the blink of an eye, and another spring arrived.
Spring, as the beginning of a year, is always special. On this special day, it is time for the mountain ghosts to return to the mountains.
As the mountain god, the mountain ghost needs to go back early to prepare for the revival of all things in the mountain - the winter insects wake up, the spring snow begins to melt, and everything wants to enter a new cycle.
Everyone was reluctant to let her go. Even though the mountain ghost repeatedly assured her that she would come back in the summer, Qilinzi and A Bing still held her tightly and refused to let go.
"Wow, woof, woof, Ali, don't go!" The Qilin cub cried so hard that snot bubbles came out of his nose.
The mountain ghost smiled gently but helplessly, and could only gently wipe the tears from the Qilin cub: "Be good, don't cry. Ali will be back soon."
Of course, there were also disharmonious factors. For example, Donghuang Taiyi was also standing nearby, shouting "Woo woo woo, mountain ghost, don't go" while running towards the mountain ghost. He obviously wanted to take advantage of the situation and hug the mountain ghost, but unfortunately, his fate was strangled by Dongjun.
"How old are you? Why are you still jealous of a child?"
Donghuang Taiyi, whose ability to move was restricted, could only watch the interaction between the Qilin cub and the mountain ghost, and fully expressed his envy, jealousy and hatred for the Qilin cub: "This damn little bastard, where should he put his hands!"
Donghuang Taiyi's back teeth were almost worn out and sparks were coming out, but he was still powerless.
The people here today are so rare that all the people from the entire Immigrant Household Registration Investigation Bureau have gathered together.
As for why these people gathered together, of course, it was because they wanted to hold a farewell banquet for the mountain ghost and also celebrate the Buzhou Mountain Conference. For this reason, the organization decided to have a BBQ in the cafeteria at the expense of the Foreign Household Investigation Bureau.
Although the cafeteria BBQ sounds very magical, in fact, although it is called a cafeteria, the interior of the cafeteria has long been changed to look like Wenma’s hometown - Inufeng.
The sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless, the wind blows the grass low and cattle and sheep can be seen.
In the hustle and bustle of the city, it is rare to see such large areas of green, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
But even if the scenery in front of them was not the beautiful grassland, the people in the Foreign Household Survey Bureau were still in high spirits. Because recently the Foreign Household Survey Bureau itself was also in a good mood, mainly due to the happy results of the meeting on Mount Buzhou: the Four Realms Bureau agreed to jointly build a school, the Kyushu Island Mountain and River Tripod was returned to the Mount Buzhou Realm Bureau, and the half of the Ghost King Seal was also returned to its original owner after discussion.
At the end of the meeting that day, Bian Cheng went to find Lu Ren and said happily, "Ah Ren, if you hadn't helped me get the Ghost King Seal back, I would have been beaten up by Qin Guang . To repay your kindness, after you die, I will build you a large sea view villa in the City of the Dead."
Lu Ren:?
Who are you cursing to die in vain?
Lu Ren cursed in his heart as he said goodbye to Bian Cheng, and tactfully expressed his good wish that he didn't want to see him again for nearly fifty years.
All in all, everything is moving in the right direction.
After that, in order to commend Lu Ren for his key role in the negotiation process, Si Yuan waved his hand and asked the Finance Department to increase Lu Ren's salary by 500 yuan per month. Lu Ren was grateful to tears.
Isn't it just for that little bit of salary that workers risk their lives?
However, although his salary had increased, Lu Ren, who was sitting on the grassland at the moment, still could not be happy, because he had just suddenly found out that his increased salary could not keep up with the increased expenses.
The reason is simple: there is a new item added to Lu Ren's daily expenses: the tuition and miscellaneous fees of Qilinzi and A Bing.
"Why do non-humans have to charge money to run a school?" Lu Ren held his account book in his hand, scratched his hair and looked worried.
The Rain Master standing next to him was holding a human head fruit in his hand. After he took a bite, the juice that was the same color as human blood sprayed all over the face of the Wind Master standing next to him.
The human head fruit let out a sharp scream that was deafening, but Lu Ren just covered his ears as usual.
While wiping the juice off his face, Feng Bo expressionlessly threw a punch at Yu Shi that was enough to beat him into a pulp.
Master Yu dodged left and right, and even found time to say to Lu Ren: "You must charge money. You have to spend money for everything these days."
Even so, Lu Ren felt very painful.
At this time, the Qilin cub who was eating barbecue seemed to notice something. He walked up to Lu Ren holding the pink bunny, tugged at the corner of Lu Ren's clothes, and said, "Aren, don't be sad. I can also not go to school."
When he said this, there were tears in Qilin's eyes. It can be seen that Qilin wanted to go to school, but in order to reduce Lu Ren's financial pressure, Qilin chose to say this very considerately.
Lu Ren originally just complained a few words. He was definitely willing to pay the money. After all, he didn't want his child to become a dropout.
Lu Ren looked around and thought to himself, "If I drop out of school, I will probably become like those unreliable monsters in the Foreign Household Registration Bureau."
That won’t do!
Lu Renci lovingly patted the Qilin cub's head and said gently, "It's okay, it's just a small amount of money. I work very hard. It's not like I can't afford it. Lu Yang and A Bing can go to school without worry."
"Really?" The Qilin cub's eyes sparkled.
"Of course it's true."
"Great! Then I'll tell Lingbao the good news." Qilin cub happily took out the watch phone that Lu Ren bought for him and pressed a few keys: "Hello! Lingbao!..."
Qilin cub's tone revealed excitement, and A Bing cooperated by stretching out his tentacles and excitedly playing the role of atmosphere group beside him.
Lu Ren felt relieved to see these children having fun. He smiled and took out his phone to record the scene. He said, "When the three of them cry while doing their homework, I'll send this photo to them."
The Rain Master at the side tried to hold back his laughter and kept praising him, "What a vicious plan."
Of course, that’s all later and we won’t talk about it anymore.
At the beginning of the banquet, everyone was quite polite while eating and drinking. However, after three rounds of drinking, the bad nature of some adult monsters gradually emerged. For example, Yinglong and Lu Qingzhou wanted to spar with each other while drinking. It was wrong to spar with each other. Unexpectedly, when the two of them were fighting, Lu Qingzhou flew up with a sword and actually cut off a large piece of grass on the grassland in the distance.
The owner of the grassland, Wenma, was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe. But he couldn't beat him, nor could he scold him. Wenma could only cover his head and act like a turtle, comforting himself: "It's okay, it will grow again next year."
But before Wen Ma could calm down, he was captured by Longnu and Tushan Qiluo again.
Longnu and Tushan Qiluo were drinking together. After drinking too much, they decided to have some fun. Coincidentally, Wen Ma was standing next to them when he was headless, so Longnu and Tushan Qiluo decided to force Wen Ma to perform acrobatics.
"Boss, this is not good." Wen Ma wanted to decline politely, but as soon as he finished his words, he felt a gust of wind brushing past his nose, and a few strands of the few hairs on Wen Ma's head were cut off.
As I said, Wen Ma couldn't beat him, nor could he scold him, so he could only perform a handstand and drink with tears in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Wen Ma's performance was very popular, and his technique of doing a handstand while showing off perfect foam attracted a lot of attention as soon as it was launched.
"One more! One more!" The constant cheering made Wen Ma gradually lose himself. He drank bottle after bottle, and the cheers from the onlookers were louder and louder.
At the front of the crowd, Junfang was holding a bottle of wine, watching with great joy. After a while, Junfang got out of the crowd and found Lu Ren, and described Wen Ma's "famous stunt" with his hands and feet, and kept praising him: "Wow, Ah Ren, he is so amazing!"
Of course Lu Ren knew what Jun Fang was thinking, and he said bluntly: "You just got out of the hospital, you can't drink."
Jun Fang shrank his neck and smiled awkwardly: "I just want to smell it."
Junfang was finally discharged from the hospital recently. He was seriously injured in Fengdu and was thought to need a long time to recuperate. However, even Dean Bai Ze did not expect that he was so tough and strong eager to go back to work not long after.
He is not willing to take a sick leave even if he has one. He is really a perfect worker.
When Lu Ren went to pick up Jun Fang from the hospital, while he was packing Jun Fang's luggage, Dean Bai Ze said to Lu Ren: "You have been unlucky recently. I suggest you find a place to worship. A new city god will be coming to the local area soon."
Dean Bai Ze glanced at Jun Fang, then made a gesture to Lu Ren and added, "Take him with you."
The hint was so obvious, what else did Lu Ren not understand? He nodded calmly, then smiled and thanked Dean Bai Ze, and led Jun Fang back to the Foreign Household Investigation Bureau.
At this moment, Lu Ren ruthlessly confiscated the beer from Jun Fang's hand, but he was thinking about how to give him a big surprise with the new City God.
When the red sun over the grassland gradually set, everyone became drunk.
Although he didn't drink much, Lu Ren didn't forget his cleaning job and was cleaning up the mess on the floor. At this moment, someone walked up to Lu Ren and handed him a can of beer.
It’s Si Yuan.
Si Yuan spoke first: "Thank you." It was rare for him to thank someone in a serious manner.
Lu Ren was amused by his serious look: "Aren't we friends? What's there to thank me for?"
As he spoke, Lu Ren walked to the grass nearby and sat down, then he unscrewed the beer can and raised his glass to Si Yuan.
Si Yuan said no more, sat next to Lu Ren and clinked glasses with him.
All my gratitude cannot be expressed in words.
The wind on the grassland blew through the clouds and also blew away some intermittent conversations about family matters in the evening.
"By the way, do you want the two sycamore trees in my house? I can give them to you."
"No need. The phoenix tree can only grow under the care of someone who is willing to take good care of it. I can't do that."
The place where Lu Ren works is called the Foreign Household Registration Investigation Bureau, which is unexpectedly considered a relevant department.
Lu Ren felt that this place was not normal, although he discovered it on his first day at work. But after three years of observation, he finally confirmed his idea.
This abnormality is mainly reflected in the fact that his colleagues are all abnormal. To put it more bluntly, his colleagues are not human beings, but some kind of supernatural creatures. Although this matter has been confirmed, Lu Ren still has no intention of leaving this place.
Because for Lu Ren, the Foreign Household Registration Investigation Bureau has become his home.
