Chapter 188: Gentlemen, how is the moonlight tonight?
Nine o'clock in the evening!
Li Xiaoqian, wrapped in a down jacket, left her apartment. She was going to attend the moon-viewing party hosted by Consultant Lin from Yuzhang City.
She vaguely remembered that the consultant of Yuzhang City was not named Lin, but such a big shot was too far away from a little monster like her, so she couldn't remember clearly.
"Hey, isn't this Xiaoqian? I heard that you've been working two jobs lately. Why are you so tired? Come with me, and I'll take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks."
There was a business car parked downstairs of the apartment building waiting. Li Xiaoqian got in the car. There were already several passengers in the car. The one who spoke was a young man with colorful hair.
"No... no need. I'm a good, law-abiding monster, unlike you."
Li Xiaoqian knew that the man in front of her was not a good person... He was a demon who sold wild animals and often went into the mountains to catch animals to sell.
"Sister Xiaoqian, please don't talk nonsense. Brother has not violated the rules set by the appraisal institute."
"You didn't disobey, but you betrayed the demon race."
Li Xiaoqian snorted coldly and didn't want to continue talking to this person. In human terms, this person was a will-o'-the-wisp boy. She walked to the back of the car and found a seat at the back.
The car then picked up two more monsters. Li Xiaoqian knew both of them. She greeted them and then started playing with her phone. Half an hour later, the car arrived at the destination.
"There's not even a single star in the sky, and they invited us to admire the moon. The consultant of the appraisal institute must be crazy."
After getting off the car, the young man with colorful hair grumbled in dissatisfaction at the few stars in the sky: "Hey, what do you think your consultant means? There is no moon in this sky."
The person in charge of driving and guiding the way listened to the young man's complaint and explained: "Advisor Lin will give everyone an explanation when the time comes."
"Explain, what explanation can he give? He wasted my whole night's time, and your institute will be full and have nothing to do."
"That's right. I have something important to do tonight. I don't have time to come here to admire the moon. I'm leaving now."
Another business car also arrived. An old man in a mink coat got out of the car. He looked very dissatisfied and was about to leave after saying something.
"Ahem, Brother Biao, why are you in such a hurry? Now that you're here, just come in and sit down."
Another old man stopped the old man in the mink coat, and the old man in the mink coat took the opportunity to back off because he found that the people from the appraisal institute really did not stop him.
This made him feel a little unsure.
Li Xiaoqian looked at the monsters getting off the cars one by one. She recognized most of those monsters, but she did not recognize those ghosts with missing limbs. The ghosts had eerie eyes, which made her a little scared, so she chose to hide among the monsters.
"Everyone, our consultant Lin has already prepared the banquet, everyone is welcome to take a seat."
Just when almost everyone had arrived, someone from the appraisal institute came over to lead the way, taking these monsters and ghosts to the hillside, where ten banquet tables were set up, each filled with fruits and snacks.
"Everyone, please take your seats first. Consultant Lin will be here later."
The staff from the appraisal institute led the monsters to their seats. One of the monsters with a broken leg looked at the fruit on the table and suddenly laughed strangely: "We are ghosts. How can we serve fruit to our guests? Why don't we serve human blood? If not human blood, we can serve animal blood."
"That's right, old bear, I'm not used to eating fruit, hurry up and bring the meat over."
These demons and monsters are originally unruly. Normally, when facing the appraisal institute alone, some of them would be cautious because of their weak strength, but now that they have gathered together, they have begun to take the opportunity to attack.
"What kind of hospitality is this? If your institute doesn't have anything good, don't embarrass yourself by holding a moon-viewing party."
"That's right, my dog won't eat this stuff."
"Who are you scolding, you bastard?"
A man with dark yellow skin stood up and slapped the table, revealing two sharp canine teeth.
"Did I scold you? Why are you insisting on putting it on the line?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, many monsters looked at the people from the appraisal institute standing nearby, only to find that the people from the appraisal institute were just standing aside and watching coldly, and did not come forward to stop them.
This scene made many monsters look thoughtful, and the two monsters who were about to fight both stopped at the last moment.
"Don't you understand? Don't look at these guys making a fuss. They are just testing the appraisal institute. If they are really dissatisfied, they can just not come. The appraisal institute does not force everyone who receives the invitation to come."
When Li Xiaoqian was puzzled, the old lady at the same table whispered, "There is news that the consultant of Yuzhang City Appraisal Institute has been replaced. These people wanted to test the new consultant, but obviously they didn't find out anything."
"Is that so? I really don't know, mother-in-law, who are you?"
Li Xiaoqian looked at the old woman, and the old woman smiled and said, "Speaking of which, you and I, little caracal, are from the same origin. My original form is a mountain cat."
"So it's Granny Cat. Granny Cat, how come you're living in human society?"
Li Xiaoqian was a little curious. She ran away to avoid being forced into marriage by her family, but the old woman was so old that she shouldn't be forced into marriage. Besides, the mountain cat clan was considered strong among the monster clans and would not be bullied by other monster clans.
"Thirty years ago, my granddaughter was captured by a local hunter and was said to have been sold to Yuzhang. I came to Yuzhang to look for my granddaughter, but unfortunately I was unable to find her. However, I saw many of my tribesmen being captured by humans. So I simply opened a pet shop in this city. If anyone dares to capture a member of my tribe in the mountains and sell them in my shop..."
"I understand, mother-in-law, just teach them a lesson!"
Li Xiaoqian waved her fist. Those humans who caught small animals were really hateful.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such an illegal thing? I will notify the forest police immediately. Over the past ten years, I have received several awards for exemplary police-civilian cooperation from the forest police."
Li Xiaoqian: …
The atmosphere on the hill showed two extremes. The monsters were shouting and talking loudly, while on the other side, the tables where the ghosts were sitting were collectively silent. Some were quietly playing with their intestines, some were poking their eyeballs with chopsticks for no reason, and some were pulling their hair down and tying it into knots out of boredom.
Li Xiaoqian just looked at them for a few seconds and then looked away. Those ghosts were too disgusting. In comparison, the monsters were better.
"Why hasn't your consultant come yet? Are you just leaving us here?"
"You don't take us seriously at all. If you don't come, I will leave."
Half an hour later, these monsters could no longer sit still, and at this time, Li Xiaoqian saw a middle-aged man walking out. Looking at the people following behind the middle-aged man, she knew that this was how human leaders traveled, and this man should be a big shot in the appraisal institute.
"Ahem, everyone, please be patient." Zhong Shan looked at the ghosts at the tables and stepped forward, saying, "Our consultant Lin invited everyone to enjoy the moon this time, but some of you may think that we are not polite enough, so Consultant Lin went to invite them personally. I think they are on their way now."
As soon as Zhong Shan said this, the monsters became angry.
"What's the point of inviting those who don't want to come in person, and leaving us who came to the banquet here. Does your consultant know how to do things?"
"If you can't do it, then don't do it!"
A man slammed the table and stood up, and a layer of black feathers appeared on his arms.
"I am Crow..."
But before the man could finish his words, several figures appeared at the bottom of the hill.
The one walking in front was a handsome young man with a warm smile on his face. However, as soon as he glanced over, the crow spirit man didn't dare to continue speaking.
This one glance made it feel cold in its heart.
The few people following the young man were in a strange state at the moment. One of them had half of his face covered in blood, and he was covering it with his hands. Another had a broken leg and was limping around. There was also an old ghost, his whole body as thin as white paper, and he was about to fall down when the wind blew, but he still walked towards this side tenaciously.
Seeing these people, all the monsters and ghosts present fell silent.
They all hang out in the same circle, and they all know these people, who are the big shots in the ghost world of Yuzhang City.
These people have never given much respect to the appraisal institute in the past. When the new consultant of the appraisal institute invited everyone to come and appreciate the moon, they did not show respect and did not come. They were not surprised at all. In fact, they always knew that even if the new consultant came to invite them, they would be turned away.
After all, according to the agreement between the appraisal institute and them, as long as they do not violate the regulations, the appraisal institute cannot do anything to them, so there is no need to give face to the appraisal institute.
They never expected that these people would come after the new consultant personally visited them.
Just looking at the appearance, it seems that the way of inviting is a little special.
"Ahem, everyone, I'm the consultant of the Raocheng Appraisal Institute, and now I'm temporarily acting as the consultant of Yuzhang City. I'm very grateful to everyone for coming to my moon-viewing conference this time, especially these few people. They were very excited after I personally invited them. This one was so excited that he accidentally broke his leg while walking, and this one didn't pay attention and hit his face on a tree."
The face hit the tree, the pig hit the face.
The demons and monsters present did not believe a word the new consultant said. This was clearly coercion by force, and it was obvious that they all suffered a great loss.
"By the way, was it this fellow who just said that if you can't do it, don't do it?"
Lin Ye turned his gaze to the crow man, who immediately put on a smile and explained, "No... no, what I meant is that this party was very well organized, it was wonderful, and it met our monsters' expectations. It was a very successful party."
"I see... I don't know what you like to eat, so I took the initiative to prepare some fruit. Are you not used to it?"
"Advisor Lin, you are too polite. I just finished hibernation, and I am full of fat. Eating some fruit will help me digest it."
"Yes, yes, fruit is good. It supplements vitamins. We ghosts cannot stay in the sun, so we are calcium deficient. Eating some fruit is just the right way to supplement calcium."
Li Xiaoqian opened her mouth slightly, listening to the monsters and ghosts with completely different faces and words from before, and was unable to react for a moment.
Didn’t they previously claim that they wouldn’t even eat the fruit dog? Didn’t they want to get some human blood?
Eating fruits to supplement calcium? Ghosts are just souls, they don’t even have a physical body, so what kind of calcium are they supplementing?
Lin Ye was very satisfied with the attitude of these monsters and demons. He organized this moon-viewing party to intimidate these guys. It was impossible for him to stay in Yuzhang City for a long time, so he told these guys in this way that although Fan Chengzu was gone, he was still in Yuzhang City, and these guys should not think of taking advantage of the fire to rob and cause chaos.
"I am very happy to see your enthusiasm. Please take a seat. The moon is high today. Let's enjoy it together."
"Yes, yes, the moonlight tonight is indeed beautiful."
"I raise my cup to invite the bright moon, and my shadow and I become three people. The poems about appreciating the moon written by humans are just great."
Li Xiaoqian looked up at the night sky which still only had a few stars, and then listened to the flattering words of Consultant Lin around her. She always felt that her worldview was somewhat shattered.
"In human history, there was once a powerful official who did something..."
The old woman's voice made Li Xiaoqian look over with a curious expression.
"In front of many officials, he pointed to a deer and said it was a horse. The officials at the court were afraid of this powerful official and admitted in front of the emperor that it was a horse, not a deer."
Li Xiaoqian exclaimed, isn't the scene before her very similar to the story her mother-in-law told her? Isn't this the modern version of calling a deer a horse?
"That powerful official did this to confirm whether all officials listened to him, and this new advisor did this to intimidate all the monsters and see if there are any who are not convinced. This new advisor is incredible. He has a heart as strong as thunder but a face as calm as a lake. He intimidated all the monsters and ghosts in Yuzhang City while talking and laughing. I'm afraid Yuzhang City will be peaceful for a while from now on."
Li Xiaoqian listened to the old woman's words and looked at Lin Ye. She saw that Consultant Lin was in high spirits. He walked to every table to toast, with a humble attitude. His beautiful eyes were shining with a strange light. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Everyone, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."
A few minutes later, Lin Ye came to the table holding a glass. Zhong Shan held a wine bottle in his hand and gave everyone a glass of wine. The aroma of the wine filled the air. Li Xiaoqian knew at once that this was no ordinary wine. It was brewed with precious medicinal materials and was also a great tonic for them, the monsters.
After drinking it in one gulp, Li Xiaoqian only felt a burning sensation in her throat. Seeing Consultant Lin turning around and walking to the next table, Li Xiaoqian summoned up the courage to shout, "Consultant Lin, I have something to report to you."
A monster reported to the alien consultant of the appraisal institute. Li Xiaoqian's action made all the monsters and ghosts at the scene look at her.
Lin Ye turned around and looked at the female monster with some surprise.
