When Wen Ning stepped out of the wooden door of the inn, the sound of clattering bowls and chopsticks could still be heard faintly in the restaurant behind him, mixed with Shi Dajian's tearful sighs, which sounded particularly desolate.
Granny Red walked in front and dismissed the little Fox Demon, letting them go back to the village to play. When only she and Wen Ning were left around, she asked
"Is it really appropriate for you to leave disciple Maoshan alone in the store to wash dishes and pay off debts?"
Wen Ning put his hands behind his back, a meaningful smile on his lips, and a clear understanding in his eyes.
"What's inappropriate?"
He looked at the peaceful mountain villages in Demon-Suppressing Pagoda
"Shi Dajian has an upright heart, but he is too stubborn. He adheres to Maoshan's dead rules for thousands of years and does not know how to adapt. Now he kills demons and demons, and only distinguishes between humans and monsters. But he doesn't understand that all things have spirits, demons are also good, and people are also evil. If his temperament is allowed to develop like this, in a few years, the higher his cultivation level and the deeper his obsession, sooner or later he will become the kind of stereotyped monk who eliminates demons for the sake of exterminating demons and kills demons whenever he sees them."
Wen Ning turned to look at Granny Red, his eyes clear and magnanimous
"Your Demon Village has a simple and honest manner, and the monster is law-abiding and aloof from the world. It is the best place for him to be polished. Let him stay here to experience it for a few days, sharpen his spirit Baleful Aura, and reshape his state of mind and values. It is not a hardship for him."
Granny Red After listening, he thought about it for a moment. His original worries instantly dissipated. There was only a look of approval in his eyes. He nodded lightly and stopped saying any more words of persuasion.
Wen Ning only then took the initiative to bring up the business
"By the way Granny Red, the purpose of my entering Demon-Suppressing Pagoda this time is to strengthen the seal in the tower. Could you please take me to the seal core on the first floor to take a look?"
This is the real important thing for him to enter the tower, and he cannot delay it
Granny Red said after listening
"Of course you can. The seal on the first floor is not somewhere else, but in my home. I will take you there now."
"At your home?"
Wen Ning asked curiously. He thought that each seal of Demon-Suppressing Pagoda should at least be in an important place. Unexpectedly, a crucial seal was hidden in the residence of a Fox Demon
Granny Red noticed his doubts and slowly explained
"You are an outsider and don't know what's going on here. There are countless Lesser Demon and Young Demon on this floor. They are all naughty and active, like monkeys. They are extremely curious. If The seal should be set up somewhere else. If these little guys accidentally disturb the seal, it will cause a huge disaster. I moved the seal back to my house and guarded it day and night. It is the safest and most secure. There has been no mistake for a hundred years."
Wen Ning suddenly became enlightened after hearing this and nodded repeatedly.
"I see, the old man has thought carefully and taken the trouble."
Granny Red waved his hand and added something confident.
"Besides, the strongest Monster on this level is me. I am naturally the most suitable candidate to guard the seal."
The Demon-Suppressing Pagoda layer of spiritual energy is gentle. Most of the monsters who live there are Young Demon and Weak Demon who are pure-hearted and have no evil intentions. There are no villains to cause trouble. But she is here, with deep cultivation and the highest moral prestige. She can control all the naughty Lesser Demon and suppress the weak Yao Qi movements in the layer.
Wen Ning sincerely praised
"So it turns out that with an old man standing guard, it saves countless hidden dangers. No wonder the first layer of seal is stable all year round and seldom changes."
"It's all a matter of duty."
Granny Red smiled faintly, raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, turned around and walked towards the deepest part of the village.
"Come with me, the journey is not far, and after here is where I live."
After that, the two of them stopped delaying and walked towards Granny Red's home one after another.
At the same time, the back cook of the inn.
jingle jingle
The crisp sound of clinking bowls and chopsticks never stops.
In the dark and warm back kitchen, water vapor was steaming and white mist was lingering, covering the entire room in a hazy state.
The dignified chief disciple Maoshan, Daoist School highly accomplished monk Shi Dajian, has long lost his usual calmness and solemnity at this moment. Holding the sleeves of his wide robe, revealing a fair part of his wrist, he squatted in front of a large basin, immersed in washing the mountains of dishes.
The hem of the originally spotless snow-white robe was splattered with oil stains and water splashes, making him look miserable.
Foam was rolling in the basin, and the greasy water was replaced one basin after another. On the wooden shelf beside it, there were piles of plates and dishes used by Fox Demon and the two of them. The number was frightening.
Twenty roast chickens, dozens of bowls, chopsticks and soup plates, stacked on top of each other, like a hill.
Shi Dajian has an expressionless face and empty eyes. His hands are scrubbing, rinsing, and draining mechanically, and his movements are so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.
He has lived for more than thirty years and has never seen anything like this
But he never dreamed that one day he would be trapped in Demon-Suppressing Pagoda's small inn, forced to become a dishwasher because he could not pay for his meals.
"Aww, it's embarrassing, it's so embarrassing."
Shi Dajian murmured to himself in a low voice, his voice full of despair.
When he thought about how his elders and fellow juniors saw him like this, his scalp went numb and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in right then and there.
At the door of the kitchen, the innkeeper folded his arms and leaned on the door frame, supervising leisurely and making comments from time to time.
"Young man, clean it up! Don't miss the oil stains on the bottom of the plate. It doesn't count if you make a fool of yourself!"
"Hurry up. Do you have to wash these dishes until dark? It's four or five days of work. Being lazy will only make it last longer!"
Shi Dajian Hearing this, he could only grit his teeth and speed up the movements of his hands, feeling aggrieved but unable to reason.
He has cultivated to Tongtian, but within this Barrier, the talisman and magic weapon cannot be worth his food.
It is natural to eat people and be short-tongued, to pay debts and to work to pay debts, and there is no reason for him to refute it.
Occasionally, I looked up at the empty streets outside the inn, and thought of Wen Ning's fleeing figure. Shi Dajian gritted his teeth.
What a considerate and reliable foreign aid!
He didn't hesitate to leave him here to work to pay off his debts, while he went off to do big things!
Shi Dajian was about to cry but had no tears, the dishes and chopsticks in his hands were making a splash, and he swore silently in his heart.
When he goes out, he will never eat roast chicken from a stranger again in this life.
Wen Ning has arrived at Granny Red's home.
"Come in, the seal is under the floor of the main room."
Wen Ning stepped into the courtyard and slowly glanced around
"The vibrations in the tower a few days ago affected this place. Several Formation Eye were damaged. I could only use my own Yao Qi to temporarily stabilize it, but I couldn't completely repair it."
Granny Red walked to the center of the main room, raised his foot and gently touched the Bluestone board.
A layer of light patterns emerged from under the stone slab and spread along the ground, outlining the ancient Formation Diagram. There were several cracks, leaking out the weak Baleful Qi.
Wen Ning He walked to the center of Formation Diagram, raised his hand, and Thunderlight beat between his palms,
Granny Red took two steps back without interrupting.
Wen Ning closed his eyes, and his mind sank into Magic Formation. Thunderbolt fell on those cracks. The seal that originally had cracks became solid again with the blessing of Thunder Arts.
Wen Ning took back his hand, palm Thunderlight slowly dispersed, and let out a breath of turbid air.
"Okay, the seal has been reinforced. No matter if there is another shock in the tower, there will be no problems on this floor easily."
Granny Red sensed it carefully, and his eyes showed joy.
"Thank you for your help, little friend. With this reinforcement, I can let go of my worries."
"Business matters"
Wen Ning looked towards the direction of the village, thinking of the senior brother Maoshan who was still washing dishes in the inn, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I just don't know if the dishes at Shi Dajian are being washed smoothly."
The inn's kitchen.
The sound of rushing water is still heard.
Shi Dajian was immersed in washing with a grimace on his face, when suddenly several furry little heads popped out of the kitchen door.
The group of little Fox Demon ran back at some point, scratching the door frame, staring at him with their round eyes, and whispering.
"Uncle Maoshan is still washing dishes."
"So many plates!"
"Granny Red said, he will have to wash for a long time."
Shi Dajian Hearing the milky voice and milky words, I wanted to bury my head in the basin and drown myself.
His dignified Maoshan senior brother, who was so majestic when he was slaying demons, is now surrounded by a group of little Fox Demons washing dishes.