Chapter 43: Moon Crime
Xuan? Kong Xuan hesitated.
Calling someone by their first name seems to be a more intimate behavior nowadays, but Kong Xuan thought about it and realized that even Lin Yang sometimes called him "Xiao", so why couldn't Tan Xiao call him Xuan with confidence.
Kong Xuan's mind raced for two seconds, and he turned his head and asked, "What are you doing..."
Tan Xiao: "..."
Tan Xiao also reacted and almost bit his tongue. He seemed to be calling Kong Xuan's nickname. He pointed outside in a panic and said, "I said..."
At this time, the male viper had swam in happily.
Because there was not enough space, their bodies shrunk into a smaller form.
"Lingzi, we are here to accompany you..." Xiong Gui said as he walked in, and as soon as he came in, he saw Kong Xuan.
They even slid forward a bit before they realized that although this person was wearing a school uniform, his face was the same one they had seen at Lingzi's house!
"Ah!" The male viper let out a sudden cry of pain, his body suddenly stopped and turned backwards in a hurry.
Because he turned too quickly, his body felt as if it was twisted like a pretzel.
Kong Xuan realized that Tan Xiao was not calling him. He thought for half a second and then flew into a rage at the male viper: "What did this long insect say about accompanying me?"
Male Viper: “…”
Kong Xuan had a vague impression of Xiong Kui. After all, Tan Xiao had communicated with him in the tomb of the King of Chu, and it was to deal with Xiong Kui at that time. He stepped forward and stepped on the head of Xiong Kui who was trying to escape, and then picked him up with his bare hands and asked, "What do you mean by accompanying me? Tell me in detail."
As we all know, the wizard's altar may enshrine many gods, even some wild gods and Yin gods. In ancient times, wizards performed the Fangxiangshi exorcism ritual to drive the twelve evil beasts to eat ghosts and plagues, so wizards also have the tradition of driving spirits. Although Kong Xuan didn't know that Xionggui was a workaholic, he was very clear about these rules and was very sensitive to Xionggui's intentions.
The patriarch god is actually a "master", what is the identity of this long worm, and how could it want to enter Tan Xiao's witch altar under his nose?
The male viper's mind went blank. He was no better than the snake dancer in control. He stammered, "I said the supermarket is half-price today."
Kong Xuan sneered.
"Great Peacock God..." Liu Qingquan floated in and winked at Tan Xiao hurriedly. This beast cannot be beaten. Xiong Gui is now the special consultant of the archaeological team. Not to mention killing him, even beating him to a pulp would be a huge loss.
Tan Xiao understood and dissuaded him, "It's not necessary, it's not necessary. Nowadays, birds and snakes are not so hostile to each other. Your goals are actually similar. You both want me to be the governor in the future."
Xionggui felt a chill in his heart. After listening to Liu Qingquan's explanation, he realized that this was actually the Peacock God. His status in the altar was very different from what they were pursuing.
Facing their natural enemies, they collapsed and said, "We just heard that Lingzi was in danger today, and we are afraid that Lingzi will die."
Tan Xiao: "..."
...Thank you, I even used the specification of death.
Kong Xuan looked critically at the male viper as he tried to find an excuse, sneered, and said to Tan Xiao, "Anyway, this kind of thing must not be collected. It crawls on the ground every day, which is unhygienic."
The male viper lay on the cold floor: "..."
They did not dare to refute, and after a long while they sighed and said, "Does the Lingzi family still have relatives?"
Tan Xiao: “Ah?”
Xionggui said to himself, "You probably don't have any children at your age, but you have parents." Xionggui thought about it and said, "Do your parents want to be kings... and governors?"
"No, my mother doesn't have the dream of pursuing politics either." Tan Xiao thought to himself why he wanted to catch a witch and want her to be his master, and Tan Chunying was different from him. It was unlikely that she would be the witch master that Xionggui was satisfied with, but a big liar master was more like that.
"Why not?" Xiong Gui didn't understand. He also learned some lessons. A woman can be the king. Lingzi's family is so indifferent to fame and fortune.
Tan Xiao thought that Xionggui's understanding was still a little superficial, and said tactfully: "It's not that reason. The main reason is that if you follow my mother, you can't be the governor's lackey, and you can only do some controversial activities."
The male viper was confused: "What activity?"
Tan Xiao: “Animal performance.”
Male Viper: “…”
Mu Fei laughed, and said without turning his head, "Please understand that Comrade Xionggui still has a lot of room for improvement in his thinking."
The boy who was sitting at the side was also stimulated by the scene in front of him. He looked at Kong Xuan and whispered to Zhong Da Huzi: "I originally thought that His Highness Kong Que just looked down on me, a little boy, but Xiong Hu's fighting power is so strong... It seems that His Highness is just intolerant."
Zhong Da Huzi deeply agreed with this.
The two enemies developed a special tacit understanding after living and dying together today.
The male snake saw Zhong Da Huzi gossiping and was so sad that he wanted to swallow him up, but Mu Fei stepped on his tail and said, "Hey, what are you doing?"
The so-called food chain is that birds bully snakes, and snakes bully mice. The male viper said, "It's nothing. Isn't this the mouse?"
Biting the mouse is not as normal as Kong Xuan stepping on him.
"You can recite the urban living regulations again." Mu Fei tapped the keyboard and finally updated the information. "Brother Tan Xiao, what did you catch?"
Kong Xuan raised his hand and released the things he had swept away at school, but the huge black shadow behind him and the flames attached to his body disappeared. What appeared was only a black and white beagle, which timidly glanced at them with its big eyes and a fawning expression. Upon closer inspection, the dog's feet were still shaking.
"Beagle?" Tan Xiao had just seen its true form. Before, he had only seen its shadow. "Wait, it looks so familiar."
"It set fire to the school!" The boy guarding the meal was so angry when he saw it that he rushed forward and jumped up to hit it. He accidentally hit it on the ear and was almost killed by the stinking dog smell. The boy guarding the meal, who had just recovered, fell backwards and was grabbed under the armpit by Tan Xiao with two fingers, and stood up weakly.
"Thank you, Spirit Witch."
Tan Xiao nodded and continued to look at the beagle, a little hesitant.
Mu Fei looked at the flames dripping from its rear end, sprayed it with a fire extinguisher, and said doubtfully: "Is this a... ghoul? Oh my god, there have been frequent fires in the city recently, and we are all wondering if they are unnatural cases. Could this be the cause?"
The Huodou is shaped like a dog. Wherever it goes, there is fire. It can eat fire and also pull fire.
But Mu Fei was a little confused: "It can be called a Huodou, but it doesn't look like one from the outside. Isn't a Huodou a big black dog? Has the number of recruits increased?"
This Beagle is a black and white dog, not like the legendary Huotou. Because Huotou is not a natural monster, but is formed under limited conditions.
Legend has it that every time a meteor hits a black dog, there is a chance that it will become a Huotou. Moreover, Huotou is not a naturally fierce beast. Although there will be fires wherever it passes, due to its rarity and its natural ability to control fire, it is usually recruited as a subordinate of the God of Fire.
Mu Fei had never seen a huodou in person, but had only seen the data and drawings. The probability of being hit by a meteorite was originally small, and with the mixing of modern dog breeds, there were fewer native black dogs, so Mu Fei said that the enrollment had been expanded.
Tan Xiao also understood why Mu Fei said to expand the recruitment. He had not seen the Huotou before. "But if it is a Huotou, it's no wonder that it is so afraid of him."
This "he" refers to Kong Xuan.
Tan Xiao is relatively familiar with various myths of the Chu State. Zhurong, the ancestor of the Chu people, was the Lord of Fire and was later revered as the God of Fire. It is also said that Zhurong's essence turned into a phoenix, which is a subtype of the phoenix. Yuanfeng itself is also a long-standing god in the Chu State... Look, there are layers of relationships here.
Kong Xuan looked at Bigger and asked, "Are you Huodou?"
Times are different now, and no one can say it is impossible for this Bigger to become a troublemaker.
Bigger nodded vigorously but could not speak. He bowed his head in front of Kong Xuan, not daring to provoke him.
Kong Xuan smiled coldly, "Huo Dou, can you swallow the moon energy?"
“That’s right!” Zhong Da Hu Zi, who had been holding back, jumped up, “This guy has always wanted to eat me! My escape was so difficult, wuwu…” He was so scared that he didn’t know whether he had survived the disaster or not until he was rescued.
Tan Xiao also remembered that during the school performance, the lights, moonlight, and even people's spirits were dim. Logically speaking, Huodou is not so cruel by nature, otherwise he would not have become a reserve civil servant. Could it be that he has merged with Bigger's personality?
Bigger stared at them with wide eyes and kept shaking his head. Although he couldn't speak, he was very expressive and could show his rich emotions: I don't know, I don't understand, I'm scared.
"Swallowing the Moon? Oh my god, isn't that a celestial dog?" Mu Fei said in a lost voice, "What on earth is it?"
Tengu? It does correspond to some extent. Tan Xiao suddenly remembered that many people in his grade this year were destined to be affected by Tengu. Could it really come true? But compared with the legendary Tengu, this kid is a little weaker...
——Solar eclipse and lunar eclipse are also known as "Tiangou eclipsing the sun" and "Tiangou eclipsing the moon". The "Tiangou" here refers to the evil god in the moon, the Tiangou star. Because the Tiangou star will offend the moon's energy, every lunar eclipse is called "Tiangou eclipsing the moon". But in fact, not every time it is the Tiangou that offends the moon. Compared with the lunar eclipse in celestial phenomena, its more important sign is the erosion of the moon's energy, which prevents the essence of the moon from descending to the earth.
It is said that the Heavenly Dog star fell to the earth and gave birth to dogs, which is a bad omen. Ancient books record: The Heavenly Dog star fell to the earth, starting from Chu and ending in Wu... When the blood of the human world is eaten for 5,000 days.
It was rumored that the Tengu was a devourer and had once bitten the head of a nine-headed phoenix from the Phoenix Clan, so Kong Xuan didn't like the Tengu very much and said disdainfully, "It has the characteristics of both clans, so it's weak."
Everyone looked at each other.
"Could that be the evil spirit formed by the fragments of Tengu Star hitting the sky? The probability of that happening is so small!" Mu Fei thought to himself, if this is true, I will have to publish internal papers crazily again.
"Ah? What's this called? Tiandou? Huogou?" Tan Xiao squatted down to look at the beagle, and suddenly pointed at it and said, "Wait, I remember now, I said it looked familiar, a few months ago, it was hanging around in front of our house!"
At that time, Tan Chunying had just returned and A Jin was still living at home. Tan Xiao saw a beagle wandering around the door from a distance and chased it away. He had never seen anyone raising beagles in the area, so he still had a slight impression of it. Maybe because of face blindness, his corresponding visual acuity and memory were pretty good , so he managed to remember it.
"That's it, there's no doubt about it." Tan Xiao looked at it again, "Wow, you were at my doorstep at that time, you didn't intend to swallow Ah Jin, did you?"
Bigger whimpered and trembled, not expecting that Tan Xiao could still remember, and looked at them in horror.
"We have to do another monster census right away." Mu Fei was anxious. "Damn, this guy has been lurking for several months. Who knows if he has harmed other monsters? There are so many ignorant new monsters in the past few months!"
Because of the special nature of non-human creatures, if there is a missing case, it is difficult for the 404 Office to grasp it in the first place. Even if they haven't appeared for a long time, who knows if they are hibernating or practicing in seclusion. For example, if Zhong Da Huzi hadn't escaped to Nanchu No. 1 Middle School and was swallowed by it, he might have been recorded as missing or absconding.
"Yes, yes, Sister Mu, you handle this. I'll go back first. Call me if you need me." Tan Xiao said pitifully, "It's getting late now. I have classes tomorrow."
"Okay, okay. Thank you." The subsequent interrogation, investigation and filing of the case were Mu Fei's business. As for Xiong Gui and the boy guarding the food, they went back to their homes, and Zhong Da Huzi returned to his newly customized prison.
Seeing the boy who was guarding the food disappear in the direction of the small canteen of the 404 office, Tan Xiao asked Kong Xuan casually: "Have you finished your homework today?"
Kong Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Homework, homework, you only know homework, what is your top priority now?"
Tan Xiao: "Prepare for the college entrance examination."
Kong Xuan: “…”
Kong Xuan: "I am writing a sequel to the Classic of Mountains and Seas! The college entrance examination is just for writing better books."
"That's it," Tan Xiao thought to himself that he couldn't drop out of school to write a book, "Writing a book takes a long time. It took several generations to compile the Classic of Mountains and Seas. If I don't study hard, not only will I not have the knowledge to write books, but I will also have no money to eat. To inherit a family business, one must have a degree, right? Other heavenly masters are..." He asked Mu Fei, "Sister, what is your degree?"
Mu Fei: "Uh, graduate student."
Liu Qingquan also raised his hand and said, "I was born early, but I also took the postgraduate entrance examination... well, when I was still alive."
Right.
Tan Xiao nodded to Kong Xuan, saying, look, they are all graduate students, while we haven’t even got into undergraduate studies yet.
Mu Fei, however, had a strange look on her face. She hesitated and interrupted them, asking, "Wait a minute, there's something I don't understand. What's the situation with the homework? Could it be that this school uniform belongs to Peacock God himself?"
Speaking of this, Tan Xiao...
"Not only does the school uniform belong to Peacock God, but his student status is also his own." Tan Xiao said faintly, "It's outrageous, he is my classmate."
Mu Fei & Liu Qingquan: “???”
Mu Fei's pupils trembled, she was extremely shocked: "What? When did it happen?!"
Tan Xiao didn’t tell her when it happened!
Kong Xuan also sneered at Mu Fei, "It's outrageous. He and my classmates didn't recognize me for several months. He only knew it about two hours earlier than you."
Mu Fei: “…”
Tan Xiao: “…………”
Tan Xiao said unconvincedly: "I have suspected it for a long time."
Mu Fei said in a somewhat collapsed manner: "Don't argue, it's all outrageous." She rubbed her hair with a lost look, "Teacher Liu made me not yearn for the world after death at all, and you, made me not yearn for the world in heaven too much. I'm a god now, but I still have to do homework." Even from Tan Xiao's tone, it seemed that Peacock God was not a good student. She really wanted to check the god's grades!
Kong Xuan continued in the same tone, "In order to perfect the Classic of Mountains and Seas, I have to enter the secular world to understand the operation of contemporary rules."
Tan Xiao glanced at Kong Xuan and thought that he definitely didn't expect that he would fail before he came down. The human world has improved, and the human courses have improved even more...
"Wait, well, I'm really sorry, you should...should also register." Liu Qingquan said stupidly. He was also a little confused, and was just expressing himself based on his instinct after so many years of work.
The descent of a spirit is one thing, but the fact that Kong Xuan actually came down in person is another.
"Oh, really?" Tan Xiao walked over curiously. "So according to what you said, will it be included in the sequel of Shan Hai Jing?"
"It should be required..." Liu Qingquan said. After all, there are so many mythical beasts in "Classic of Mountains and Seas". Kong Xuan is guiding the compilation of the sequel to "Classic of Mountains and Seas". The first thing he should do is to include himself in the entry.
He asked Mu Fei to pull out the registration form, and then he felt a little puzzled when looking at the classification item.
Shit, I’ve registered fairies and ghosts, but not gods, so there’s no such option.
"It's unclassified for now." Mu Fei scratched her head, "Teacher Liu, do I need to write materials for this as well?"
Liu Qingquan looked at her with pity and said, "Of course." You have to explain that Peacock is not a descending spirit, but his real body has come to Nanchu. This involves many regulations of the 404 Office, and they have to be looked up and identified one by one.
Mu Fei vomited blood, "First, register the basic information first. What is your current address?"
"I live in the left bedroom on the second floor of No. 78 Huaxi Road!" Kong Xuan said proudly.
Liu Qingquan and Mu Fei thought about it. They had both been to Tan Xiao's house before. They realized that this was Tan Xiao's bedroom. Peacock God had a hard life, too. He didn't even have his own room.
"Contact information?" Mu Fei looked at Kong Xuan, "Do you have a cell phone number?"
Kong Xuan doesn’t even have a cell phone, so how could he have a cell phone number?
As soon as this was mentioned, Kong Xuan became eager to get one. Oh, a cell phone, it was time. How should he tell Tan Xiao that he wanted a cell phone?
"Fill in mine." Tan Xiao took the lead.
"Then fill in your name as the emergency contact as well." Mu Fei filled in the information quickly, and basically needed Tan Xiao to prompt her.
Kong Xuan was calm and composed beside him: "Do you have a QQ number to fill in?"
“…Well, fill it in. I’ll find a way to make it real for you.” Mu Fei told him how the Peacock God went to school, and he was afraid that the first thing he would do after coming to the mortal world was to forge things.
After filling out the information, Mu Fei drove them back, so that such a big god wouldn't have to ride a bicycle home. She watched the two get off the car and said slowly: "Have a good time... Make progress in your studies."
Kong Xuan’s back paused.
…
Sitting in my own room, it felt completely different now.
Having been running around outside before, Tan Xiao actually didn't have much time to think about this matter carefully. At this time, Tan Xiao looked at Kong Xuan, and then at the mask on the wall in front of his desk, "Do you usually live in here? Your school uniform and school bag...are squeezed in there too?"
Kong Xuan stared at him.
Tan Xiao covered his face, wanting to laugh but also feeling a little embarrassed, his ears turned red, "I'm sorry, I really didn't recognize you!" For the hundredth time he sighed, you are really, really patient. Tan Xiao opened the cabinet and began to organize his books.
"What are you doing?" Kong Xuan only comforted him with a little dissatisfaction.
"Ah, I'll tidy up a cabinet for you, and you can put your things in this drawer." Tan Xiao looked up and said apologetically, "There won't be enough beds. I'll tidy up the study room for you some other day and put a bed in it."
"...No need, it will only make your mother suspicious. I live in the throne." Kong Xuan looked around. The walnut cabinet was clean and tidy. He was very happy. "Well, there are still clothes."
"Oh, it's okay to put the clothes in the closet. I don't have many clothes." Tan Chunying asked a carpenter to make a lot of cabinets for Tan Xiao's room, and the storage space was more than enough for one person.
But the things put into Kong Xuan might be about the same, or even a little insufficient...
It was obviously impossible to read tonight. When they finished their work, it was almost time. Tan Xiao yawned, washed up, and lay down on the bed. Kong Xuan leaned against the wall as usual.
"..." Tan Xiao looked at the quiet room and thought for a while, "Kong Xuan?"
If it were any other time, Tan Xiao would never have thought of calling Peacock Master in the room for no reason, and he even thought Peacock was elusive. But now that he knew Peacock was his classmate Kong Xuan, he felt something very different.
After listening for a moment, Kong Xuan responded faintly: "Hmm?"
"It feels like I suddenly have an extra roommate on the upper and lower bunk beds." Tan Xiao recalled that he never usually treated the situation as if there was another person in the room. He just felt that the god's position was still somewhat different from a real person.
Tan Xiao was even inexplicably excited. He had never lived in a dormitory since he was a child, and he was an only child. It was wonderful to have roommates. If he wanted, he could talk to Kong Xuan about school life. Before this, he had basically no friends in school with whom he could talk about everything. Even Lin Yang was often troubled by his poor recognition of people when chatting with him about gossip, and he couldn't continue the conversation.
"I'm a little excited and can't fall asleep." Tan Xiao turned sideways and faced Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan coughed.
Tan Xiao: "Haha, why don't I take this opportunity to explain the big topic to you."
Kong Xuan: “…………”
Just before Kong Xuan was about to get angry, Tan Xiao pulled up the quilt and said, "I was just kidding. Good night!"
