The Taste of Ghosts in the World

When the crow opened his eyes that morning, his first reaction was to look down at the egg in his arms, but he was surprised to find a tiny crack in the egg shell, which shocked him and wondered if he hadn’t paid attention to it when he was sleeping. If it is crushed, quickly hold it in the palm of your hand and examine it carefully.It turned out that there was no liquid flowing out of the crack, and the eggshell became thin and transparent through the sunlight, and it seemed that there was a group of dark things hitting the shell wall and wanting to come out.

He held his breath and waited for a while, the first piece of eggshell finally peeled off, revealing the object inside, which could be vaguely seen to be a smooth black body.He was a little puzzled, didn't the birds grow hair when they were just born?

It wasn't until the eggshell broke a big enough hole that the contents crawled out, and it was not known that it was a tiny black snake.

The crow was stunned, he never thought that this egg was not a bird egg, but a snake egg.Staring blankly at the newborn baby snake for a long time, the little snake twisted its tiny body and slowly crawled up to his hand, touched his fingers, the cold touch brought Crow back to his senses, and spread his palms.

The little snake immediately climbed onto his hand affectionately, wrapped its body around one of the fingers, the little snake head looked at him with round black eyes, and the tip of its tail gently swept across his palm.

Crow's heart went numb for a moment, looking at this little thing that was completely different from himself, he actually thought it was also very cute.The sense of accomplishment of hatching the egg for the first time came spontaneously, and he couldn't help but lift the little snake to his cheek and rub it. The little snake also cooperatively spit out a red letter and licked him, and the crow couldn't help laughing.

The news that a little black snake hatched from the leader's egg quickly spread throughout the demon world. The previous rumors about the leader's wife were immediately dispelled. Everyone had to believe that the egg was really picked up by the leader by accident.

The birds who came to visit during the hatching period had never seen the cubs of the snake, so they organized a group to visit the door again. Everyone wanted to tease such a small snake twisting and turning in their hands.But the little black snake doesn't seem to like being touched by people other than the crow, and it always shrinks into a small ball in the hands of others, and doesn't move at all.

Seeing him like this, the crow slowly turned away those monsters who came to satisfy their curiosity. The little black snake seemed to know his intentions and became closer to him.

One person and one snake eat and sleep together every day. When going out, the little black snake will cling to the crow's neck or wrist. When the demon people greet him, the little snake will sneak into the clothes and hide. The crow made fun of it.

Everyone knows that the leader is addicted to alcohol, so there are often goblins who are good at brewing wine to send a few jars of good wine. When the crow drinks, he will dip a little bit of it on his finger for the little black snake to lick and taste.One time, the jar was not placed properly and some spilled out. The little black snake crawled over to drink it up by itself, but fell asleep for three days in a row. That's all.

After they got together day and night for half a year, Yacai belatedly began to care about the transformation of Little Black Snake—generally speaking, for a child with a very evil spirit like Little Black Snake, the parents should be fairies with the ability to change shape. It was able to transform into a human form after a period of time, but seeing that the little black snake had been born for half a year, it was still thin and small, showing no signs of transforming at all, which worried the inexperienced crow.

In the end, it was his subordinate who woke up the dreamer——

"Boss, snakes want to eat meat. The little black snake always eats millet and vegetables with you. How can it grow up! Malnutrition naturally doesn't have enough demon power to complete the transformation."

The crow suddenly realized, and immediately tried to find a way to find meat for the little black snake, and stuffed it like a duck for a while. The originally thin little snake grew rapidly, and soon it was as thick as an arm.Within a few months, the little snake who slept next to the crow turned into a five or six-year-old child. His black eyes looked a bit deserted, exactly the same as when he was in his original form.

The pink and tender child will call him "Sister" in a soft voice, and pester him to tell the legend of the demon world; when the crow patrols the territory, he must follow him, and he will hide behind the crow with a stinky face when he is teased by other fairies; You can often see one big and one young sitting side by side on a tree drinking, and the older one will drag the child into his arms to tickle him when he gets drunk, and let him go until his face turns red.

At the first scented wine party after Little Snake was born, Crow taught him the method of brewing truffle wine, which the Thrushcross clan is best at. The two worked together for several months, brewing dozens of jars of fragrant wine, and Going to participate in the competition with great interest.It's a pity that on the fifth day of the festival, the two drunkards drank all the wine they brewed, and spent the rest of the time lingering in front of other people's wine stalls.

The crow was so drunk that he still didn't forget to tell the little black snake, "We will come to every scented wine party in the future! Remember?"

"En!" The little child opened a pair of shining black eyes, blushed, and drank no less than his sister, but he really listened to the words in his heart.

After such a happy life for a hundred years, the loose-natured thrush demon fairy has long been intending to step aside, and it happens that there is a little black snake, so Ya began to train him to be the next leader.

He took the little black snake to practice together, taught him how to use the demon power in his body, and even gave him the excess demon power he had cultivated, which also led to the rapid improvement of the little black snake in just a hundred years. The entire demon world can be regarded as an upper-middle level.

But after all, the races are different, and the fairy who is a thrush can't teach the little black snake the survival skills of snakes, so he had to find the snake demon Xuanshui who is one of the best in the demon world, and let the little black snake learn from him.

Little Black Snake refused to go at first, but was coaxed and coaxed by Yalian to send him away, and promised to visit him 50 years later, so he reluctantly left with Xuanshui.

At that time, Ya was standing under the tree where the two drank together on weekdays, watching the back of the child walking a little bit behind Xuanshui, but felt a little lost.He still doesn't know what the little black snake will look like the next time they meet.

Fifty years have passed, and the crow has not visited him.

Firstly, Xuanshui's whereabouts are mysterious, and unless he is willing to show himself, it is difficult to be found. Moreover, Crow knows very well that it will take only 50 years to train the little black snake to be the leader of the demon world who can succeed him. If it is not enough, it will take at least a hundred years of experience to meet the requirements. He is worried that his appearance will shake the determination of the little black snake, and thus fall short.

However, Crow did not expect that when the little black snake came back to him a hundred years later, he could hardly recognize it—the tall, slender and arrogant boy in front of him turned out to be the cute and clingy boy back then.

His eyes are no longer warm, even revealing a cold and cruel breath, he no longer blushes, and he no longer calls him "sister" but "leader" distantly, he doesn't even smile anymore...

"Little black snake, what's wrong with you?" Crow asked him worriedly.

"I gave myself a name, please call me 'Uchai' from now on."

The unfamiliar tone made Crow frown. He has been a demon for thousands of years and has never had a name, because in his heart, naming is a unique behavior of human beings, and he disdains to follow suit, so the little black snake has no name. , are called at will.

The little black snake naturally knew what he said, but now that he had given himself a name, the crow didn't know what was going on in his heart.

Since the little black snake came back, the relationship between the two has not recovered, but has gradually drifted away.Now Uchai is no longer interested in the previous activities. He is devoted to looking for those goblins who don't fit in. He is busy every day, and it is difficult to see him.

His subordinates often brought back news and saw him instigating young monsters to fight against the heavens.The crow recalled the objects he went to visit, and they all had one thing in common—they were injured in the battle between fairies and demons 300 years ago.

At this moment, Wuchai found Ya, intending to persuade him to lead the monsters to declare war on the heavens, but was rejected by the leader. The two had disagreements during that conversation, and broke up unhappy.

After a little thought, Crow understood the reason for the little black snake's change.

At that time, he found the snake demon Xuanshui to teach the little black snake, just because Xuanshui was the strongest and most experienced of its kind, but he did not expect that he was also an extreme militant, especially with deep feelings for the heavens. Prejudice, the simple little black snake has followed him for 100 years, so it will naturally be affected.

The little black snake is also a serious type, and his temper is too stubborn, which caused today's situation.

Now that things have happened, he has to reconsider the candidate for succession. If the current Wuchai becomes the leader, he must lead the demons to declare war directly on the heavens without saying a word. At that time, there will be no peace in the demon world, and the death and injury will be even more serious. avoid.

After hesitating again and again, he decided to wait, at worst, he would continue to be a hundred years, and when Wuchai became more mature and no longer so stubborn, he would let him take over as him.

Crow's idea was well thought out, but Wu Chai didn't understand.He could only tell from the crow's attitude that the leader would not allow himself to take over. If the leader's appeal and leadership were lacking, then the grand plan he was planning would not be implemented, and he could not let all his efforts go to waste.

Wuchai's patience was exhausted day by day while waiting. He knew that he was not enough to defeat the experienced leader, so based on his understanding of the crow, he deliberately chose a day when the crow was drunk and launched a challenge.

This is the tradition of the demon world, and it is also an unchanging iron rule - the strong are respected.The person who defeats the leader will become the next leader.

Crow rushed to fight in confusion, and was always at a disadvantage at first.Looking at the merciless Wuchai, he thought of the moment when the little black snake was born, the day when he first transformed, and the picture of them sitting on a tree drinking together...

Every good memory becomes a sharp blade that cuts through his heart fiercely. Yaoxian, who has been firmly seated as the leader for thousands of years, is not easy to provoke. The heartbroken crow fights back brazenly. Even if Wuchai has followed Xuanshui for 100 years, But the initial basics were all taught by him personally, as if he was fighting with himself, every move was so familiar that it made people resentful.

As the two became more and more involved in that battle, the scope of the battle became wider and wider, and finally caused shocks in the Three Realms, and it became an eternal legend afterwards.

They fought for a total of three days and three nights, flying sand and rocks, and changing the color of the sky and the earth, making it difficult to see the real situation of the battle. Everyone only knew that both sides suffered losses in the end. Wuchai lost his eyes and the leader broke his wings.

For a whole month, there was a lot of rumors in the demon world. When everyone was wondering if the two died together, Wu Cai appeared and announced that he had defeated the former leader and succeeded him as the new leader.

At the beginning, there were not many demons who believed in it. After another month, the former leader still did not show up. Everyone began to doubt it. Three months later, the demon fairy had never been seen, and everyone had no choice but to support Wuchai as the leader.

But there are always some demons who still believe that their leaders just left sadly and went to other places in the Three Realms to recuperate, and one day they will come back to take over the demon world.

Unexpectedly, a hundred years have passed since the leader left.