fairy cage

Chapter 1

It rains during the Ching Ming Festival, and there are many pedestrians on the road.

sizzle!

Fog lay on the ground, wriggling slowly.

The ground was slippery, and a scarecrow in red with a hood was standing alone by the edge of the field.Its hands were tied to the frame and kept rigidly spread out, its back to the road motionless.

Suddenly someone called out to the Scarecrow: "Brother, where is there a restaurant?"

A figure came out of the mist.

The person who came was a gray-clothed Taoist, fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin stature.His complexion is like paper, his eyebrows are picturesque, and he is very handsome.

It's just that he was riding on a donkey, his body was shaking, and he was very weak, showing a look of impotence.

Fortunately, Yu Lie was in good spirits. He put his hands together, and when he saw the scarecrow by the side of the road, he immediately waved and shouted.

The scarecrow really trembled when he heard this.It stretched out a finger, pointing to the west.

Yu Lie's face showed joy, and he cupped his hands towards the scarecrow: "Thank you, Pindao is in a hurry."

After finishing speaking, Yu Lie immediately kicked the white donkey that was sitting down, and hurried to the direction pointed by the scarecrow.

After he left, a gust of wind blew by!

The scarecrow couldn't bear it anymore, and squeaked and turned half a circle before revealing a mangled figure.

It turned out that the scarecrow was not stuffed with straw, but a living person who was skinned, abdomen cut open, tongue pulled out, and nailed to a wooden frame.

On the dirt road, the donkey that Yu Lie was riding was not a live donkey, but a paper donkey.

The donkey's body was white and wet, with a long face drawn with cinnabar that seemed to be a smile but not a smile. It was swaying as it walked on the road.

With someone showing the way, Yu Lie didn't have to go round and round on the dirt road anymore. He straddled the donkey, kept his voice down, and flew straight from the field, leaving only the rustling sound.

It was getting dark fast.

After Yu Lie hadn't walked for long, the surroundings were already dark, making people feel even more clammy.But when he turned around a mountain depression, his eyes suddenly brightened, and lights appeared.

The fire was shining brightly, and the torches were inserted on the hill, shining brightly, like a red fire dragon breathing, its scales shaking.

Yu Lie didn't walk along the road, he patted the paper donkey he was sitting on, and moved forward along the slope.

Before reaching the top of the mountain, there was a noisy voice in Yu Lie's ears.

Pots, pans, and pans were clanging, tables and chairs were being moved, and some people were shouting and drinking, pushing cups and raising cups.

The aroma of wine, charcoal, vegetables and other smells also poured into Yu Lie's nose, making him feel hot before he walked in.

Yu Lie also became interested. He jumped to the top of the mountain, and immediately saw figures in cloaks and hats, including straw hats and bamboo hats, busy on the top of the hill, and children running all over the ground, chasing each other. slapstick.

A boy in black was standing at the intersection, guarding the gong sleepily.

Yu Lie greeted the boy in black: "Brother, why don't you go to the feast?"

The boy in black was taken aback by Yu Lie's sudden sound. The other party didn't look at Yu Lie, and immediately beat the gong and yelled, "It's time for dinner!"

Seeing others greet him, Yu Lie laughed and got off the donkey, and squeezed forward with big strides.

A simple pulpit appeared in his eyes, with a huge bonfire in the center, surrounded by darkness, but the surroundings of the bonfire were bright and full of joy.

There was a futon on the podium, and an old man in full clothes was sitting cross-legged, with his mouth full of food, and he kept chewing with his head down.

There were many figures waiting behind the pulpit, each of them holding a plate full of fruits and melons, and their figures were trembling, maybe they were chatting and being amused.

Yu Lie caught a glimpse of this scene, as if he saw a shadow puppet show he had seen in his previous life.Seeing that no one came to greet him, he continued to squeeze forward.

Entering the crowd, the smell of sweat is overwhelming.

Fortunately, Yu Lie found an empty seat, and when he sat down, the two people at the same table turned to look at him.One was an old man with a goatee, chewing cabbage; the other had a sallow complexion and was eating wine with a grin.

The old man chewed and said, "The tiger reception is almost over, why are the guests here now?"

The sallow-skinned person warmly greeted Yu Lie: "A new guest is here, serve the food!"

"It's foggy, I can't find my way." Yu Lie cupped his hands towards the two, apologetically saying, "I'm late."

The old man said: "It's not too late, there will be more tomorrow. But now there are only some melons and fruits."

After speaking, someone came over from behind the podium, brought out a tray, and sent it to Yu Lie.

The person holding the plate said tremblingly, "Master Taoist! Use it slowly..."

The tray is painted with red paint, festive.The wine and food on it were also fragrant, which immediately snatched Yu Lie away from the smell of sweat.

Yu Lie lowered his head and saw the colorful and colorful melons and fruits on the plate, which was extremely pleasing to the eye.He happily thanked:
"I'm tired."

The three people at the table cheered up, and Yu Lie drank a few glasses of wine, and his face became paler and paler as he ate.But it didn't take long, as the goatee old man said, the reception was coming to an end.

The bonfire in front of the pulpit had no fuel, and it soon dimmed.

The well-dressed old man on the podium also stopped talking, picking his teeth slowly.

The two people at the same table poked Yu Lie and said in a low voice: "Look, the tiger is looking at you. You came to drink today, did you bring any gifts?"

Yu Lie looked up and found that the well-dressed old man was looking at him.The other party flicked his toga, shook his head, and said awkwardly:
"Have friends come from afar!"

Yu Lie paused for a moment, thinking to himself that no matter in the previous life or in the present life, it is true that you have to follow the party when eating banquets.Did he come here rashly today, or it would be better as a gift.

Seeing that the host's family also greeted his family, Yu Lie nodded and said happily: "Of course! Since it is a tiger's banquet, the poor will naturally have a congratulatory gift."

After finishing speaking, Yu Lie stood up.His face was completely white, like a paper doll, and he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

In the crowd, big and small eyes stared at Yu Lie.

Yu Lie turned a blind eye, and he said in a smooth voice: "The sky is gloomy, and there is wine and food today, how can there be no moon? It will lose the taste."

He took out a piece of white paper from his sleeve, folded it neatly into a semicircle, and threw it into the air.

Deng!
The white paper flew up into the air, hung still, and turned into half a big white plate on the spot, shining brightly and pouring down a lot of silver light.

Yu Lie was completely transformed into a paper doll under the moonlight. His facial features were painted red, and he stood tall and tall. He cupped his hands towards the well-dressed old man on the podium:
"Please use the moonlight to decorate the appearance of the tiger as a congratulatory gift."

The old man in the pulpit stopped,
laugh it out.

But as soon as Yu Lie's words fell, the sound of dishes turning and bowls falling sounded all around, and it was extremely noisy.

The scene of the reception was in a trance for a while.

baa!
There was a sheep bleating in front of Yu Lie, and he turned his head to see that the tablemate was not human.

An old sheep put its hooves on the table, its beard was dripping with blood, and it was chewing a large piece of muscle in its mouth. It looked at Yu Lie with its square pupils.

On the other side, a weasel stood on the table. Yu Lie glanced at it, then jumped off the table and disappeared.

The scene in Yu Lie's eyes has all changed.

Although the table is colorful, there are no melons and fruits. They are all loquat-like kidneys, mulberry-colored human gallbladders, peach-sized hearts...heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney, all of which are missing.

Yu Lie's nose was not filled with the smell of sweat or fruit, but a smell of foul smell and fishy smell.

There is no one on the ground, only chickens, ducks, cats and dogs jumping up and down, foxes, cows and horses shouting and drinking. The "children" all have rabbit heads and mouse faces, rolling on the ground, chasing red and white rock sugar eyes.

The sheep bleat, the cows moo, and the mice cry, which makes Yu Lie's ears very different.

He looked towards the pulpit one last time.

A child's corpse, which had been eaten up, was placed in front of the well-dressed old man. The skeleton was clear, and there was no trace of flesh and blood on it. It looked slender and smooth under the moonlight.

The well-clothed old man also grew black hair all over his body, turning into two tall jackals, whose shadow could cover the entire pulpit.

"Wonderful!"

The well-dressed jackal also turned a blind eye to the changes on the scene. It clapped its palms and screamed strangely, and its mouth was jerky: "Then guest, why don't you start? But I don't like this tiger's food?"

It turned out that Yu Lie was just "chatting" with the old sheep and the weasel just now, at most he had a few sips of wine, and he didn't take a sip of the food on the table.

Yu Lie looked at the well-dressed jackal, still calm, knocked on the dinner plate in front of him, and said helplessly:
"The poor Taoist also wants to feast on it, but the poor Taoist is a human being, how can he get used to his liver and lungs?"

As soon as the sound fell, all the chirping animals stopped, and the place was eerily quiet.

The jackal on the stone platform nodded, feeling reasonable.

Immediately, it said outrightly: "The visitor is a guest, but this reception in our party only has meat, no vegetarian, so you just choose one for the guests present, and have a refreshing meal."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lie showed relieved joy on his face, and said, "I can't eat vegetarian either, I only eat meat."

The beasts all over the place continued to be silent, motionless.

"But..." Yu Lie just glanced at the beasts, then stared straight at the jackals on the stage.

He also laughed,

Red lips and white teeth:

"All birds and beasts have no taste, only the heart and liver of a tiger, which is worth eating!"

　Open a new book!
　　"The survivors of the 'three' lives must not die in the middle!"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)