Der Fall des Geisterboten – Die Geschichte einer Seele, die den Körper verlässt

Kapitel 15

“Yes, yes,” Blackfish echoed.

“But Ji You has entered the path of immortality and no longer has those worldly emotions. He won’t pay attention to me,” the fox sighed.

"Then let's become immortals, so we can be on par with Master Ji You!" River Shrimp suggested.

"Okay, okay," Chi immediately agreed.

“But…” the fox bit its paw, “I’m afraid that if I become an immortal, I’ll forget those flavors… the green rice dumplings… the roasted chestnuts…”

"Alas..." the demons sighed.

"Then let's keep the status quo and continue being monsters!" the crab shouted.

“That won’t do. After nine days, your merit will be fulfilled. If you continue to act like a demon, the spiritual power of your inner core will backfire, and your cultivation will be in jeopardy,” the catfish replied.

"This is so bizarre!!!" the demons exclaimed in shock.

"That's how it's always been. Nobody told you that?" the frog asked, frowning.

The demons shook their heads.

"Hei Zi, thankfully we don't usually cultivate, so there's absolutely no problem now!" the carp said gratefully.

"Yes, yes. We should just stay fairies forever!" Blackfish nodded.

"Heizi!"

"Carp!"

"Heizi!"

...

"I don't know what to say..." Qi Ji suddenly spoke up, "But, it's better not to be an immortal..."

The demons looked at it, puzzled.

The frog laughed instead, "Little steed, I never expected you to be not only born beautiful, but also have such a good idea!"

Qi Ji shook his head. "I don't have any particular thoughts... I just can't stand the loneliness."

At that moment, Chi suddenly thought of Jiaolong. Was he lonely...?

"Hehe, speaking of loneliness, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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"You're talking nonsense at such a serious time, you really don't know what's good for you!" the frog said angrily.

"Huh? Now that we're getting serious, I once..."

"You're still talking nonsense!!!"

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Chapter Twenty-Three

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yinming arrived on horseback, bringing mooncakes.

The demons were shocked. Not because of Yin Ming, nor because of the mooncake, but because of the horse. A red steed, its mane like burning flames.

"Qiji!!!" all the demons exclaimed in unison.

Yin Ming sat on horseback, looking bewildered. "A miracle?" He looked at the mooncake in his hand, not understanding what it had to do with a miracle.

“Speak of your horse,” the catfish explained.

"Huh?" Yin Ming was even more puzzled. He dismounted and said, "I don't know why this horse is in our villa. I thought it was a good horse, so I..."

“We know…” all the demons nodded in unison.

At this moment, the horse transformed into that bewitching and handsome young man, smiling at Yin Ming, "Master, my name is Qi Ji."

Yin Ming blinked and nodded. "Hello."

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The river shrimp shook its head frantically, "Good heavens, attracting monsters is one thing, but it can even attract gods!!!"

"That's amazing..." Ting Cong said admiringly from the side.

"Is this related to pheromones?" the fox asked, squinting.

"Pheromone?" Chi asked, puzzled.

“I know, it’s the Greek words phreo and hormon, meaning ‘I carry’ and ‘stimulation,’ referring to a distinctive body odor!” the carp replied, raising its fin.

"Carp, you know so much!" the blackfish exclaimed admiringly.

"That's right! Who do you think I am? Haha..." the carp said smugly.

"Carp!"

"Heizi!"

"Carp!"

...

"..." The river shrimp looked at them, "I can't smell anything..."

The fox struck a wistful pose, "Pheromone is based on a sixth sense... just like my feelings for Ji You..."

"Tch~" The demons all scoffed at the same time.

The river shrimp looked at Yin Ming and said, "One day I'll be haunted by a man-eating monster and die a horrible death!"

Yin Ming sat down on the ground. "This is a curse, Miss He."

"Hmph!" The river shrimp turned its head away, ignoring him.

"Hehe, speaking of being haunted by monsters, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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Yin Ming chuckled, "Aren't you a monster? You can't be bothered by monsters too?"

The catfish transformed into human form and rushed forward to grasp Yin Ming's hand. "Comrade! Finally, someone's willing to listen to my ramblings! It's a tragic love story. It's about a young man named Ning Caichen who one day came to a place called Lanruo Temple and encountered the beautiful female ghost Nie Xiaoqian..."

"A ghost?!" The blackfish and the carp huddled together. "How terrifying—"

"How can a demon be afraid of ghosts? Aren't you ashamed?" the river shrimp roared.

"Even crabs are afraid of ghosts..." the crab said, huddled to one side, trembling.

“I’m scared too…” The fox jumped onto Tingcong’s lap and curled up into a ball.

"Are ghosts... scary?" Chi asked, clutching his claws.

"Yes!" The demons nodded.

"Let me finish first..." the catfish cleared its throat, "Later, Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian fell in love..."

"Isn't he afraid?" Chi asked again.

"I'm not afraid," the catfish replied.

"Why?" Chi asked, puzzled.

“Because of love,” the fox answered, raising its paw.

"..." Chi was still puzzled.

The catfish sighed, "You little idiot, aren't you afraid of the dragon?"

"I'm not afraid," Chi replied without hesitation.

"That's it." The catfish nodded.

"Why?"

"Because we are all afraid!" the demons replied.

"Oh, I see..."

The crab suddenly realized, "Oh! So the fox isn't afraid of Master Jiyou, and Tingcong isn't afraid of the river shrimp..." It was halfway through its explanation when the river shrimp used its claws to pull it into the water.

"Why are you dragging me into this?!" the river shrimp howled angrily.

Yin Ming smiled and said, "Miss He, getting angry is bad for your health." He handed her a mooncake with a smile, "Have a mooncake, it's Mid-Autumn Festival today."

The river shrimp didn't speak, but stared at him, and stared for a whole hour.

"Master, why is it staring at you?" Qi Ji asked, biting into a mooncake.

Yinming sipped his chrysanthemum wine and shook his head.

“I think it has finally sensed the pheromones of the sound inscription…” Blackfish said seriously.

"Well said, Blackie!" Blackfish praised.

"You two dead fish!!!" The river shrimp instantly recovered, jumped into the pond, and swam after them.

The fox, holding a mooncake, looked at the moon in the sky and thought, "Seven more days..."

Tingcong tugged at its ear, "What 7 days?"

The fox looked at him, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you... Sigh, who said I wasn't afraid of Ji You? Now the more I think about it, the more scared I get..."

Ting Cong was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are you afraid of me?"

"Nobody here is afraid of you." The fox looked up at him, then leaped up and bit into the mooncake in Tingcong's hand.

"What are you doing, you dead fox!!!" Tingcong swung the mooncake in his hand, but couldn't shake off the fox.

"I want that salted egg yolk..." the fox mumbled incoherently.

"Get away from me!!!" Tingcong stood up and shook it off desperately.

Looking at the scene before it, the dragon thought for a moment, then transformed into human form and went ashore. "I'll take the mooncakes to the dragon!" it said happily, carrying the mooncakes as it ran off.

The crab looked at Qiji's mooncake and said, "I'll trade you half."

Qi Ji smiled and said, "Okay."