PDLP Chapter 261 Moon Demon Wine
Chapter 261 Moon Demon Wine
July 2024
I can't get out. The collapsed theater has completely sealed me off. I'll die here soon.
I know how difficult it is to hope for something in the end times, but I never expected this day to come so suddenly.
Kuroshio, such a thing actually happened in Tsukishiro.
■My home is gone, Moon City is gone. The mutants rushed in and ate everyone. XiXi and Liu Hui were still tightly embracing each other before they died; they had only been married for a short time.■■
It's so dark here. I'm afraid no one will be able to get me out. Will I die from dehydration or suffocation?
Before I have the strength left, I'll write down everything I know.
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As Hu Hai said, today is a big festival in Yuecheng, and the streets are much more lively than yesterday, especially after leaving the police station, the festive atmosphere is even stronger.
Golden wind chimes hung at the door of every household. People squatted at the door, pasted rice paper onto the already shaped wooden frame, and then wrote blessings on the paper.
The birthday of Moon City is a day of blessing. The people of Moon City will hang wind chimes that symbolize peace, take out the Moon Demon Wine brewed the previous year, and have a good drink with their relatives and friends. Then, at night, they will release Kongming lanterns to pray to the heavens and tell their wishes to the Flower Goddess.
This is a prayer for the health and well-being of oneself and one's family, and it also symbolizes that the city will have favorable weather and abundant harvests in the coming year.
However, the night is not suitable for bright lights, so Kongming lanterns can only be released during the day.
Kongming lanterns were carefully made and placed at the entrance.
Many stalls were set up on the street, and like in Dream City, most of them were for barter transactions.
They brought out their homemade Moon Demon Wine from two years ago to sell. After all, it was a big festival, and even people without wine were willing to buy it. The street was filled with a faint aroma of wine.
"Xiao Zhou, do you drink alcohol?" Miao Yin asked.
Yan Shuzhou shook his head: "Although there used to be a lot of wine at home, I basically never touched it. And I've never drunk outside either. Sister, do you drink?"
Miao Yin's lips curled into a sly smile: "Of course I'll drink it, I'll drink the blood too."
Yan Shuzhou blinked, not afraid at all, but instead recalled his experience in Yecheng: "The blood was hard to drink, like iron nails, and it would take a long time to dissipate after it fell into my mouth."
While chatting, the two of them walked up to a small stall selling alcohol.
The wine seller was a woman with a child beside her. When they saw them passing by her stall, she immediately called out, "Young lady, would you like to buy some wine? This is homemade, and the taste is excellent."
"How much is this?" Miao Yin casually picked up a bottle.
The blue-pink liquid swayed in the glass bottle, looking dreamy like a flowing galaxy.
"A small bag of rice or meat will do."
Miao Yin took a bag of rice out of her spatial storage and placed it on the table. When the woman saw her take something out of thin air, she immediately understood the other party's identity. This might be an important customer, and she had to seize the opportunity.
"You're a superpowered individual on the mercenary list, right? Wow, that's really impressive. You must be working hard all day. Should we bring back a few more bottles of wine for our teammates? Every bottle of wine we drink is one less available, and it won't be easy to brew more later."
She spoke ingratiatingly, and there were quite a few high-ranking superpowered individuals in Moon City who loved to hear such flattery.
Miao Yin wasn't someone who would be easily fooled by sweet words, but looking at the dozen or so bottles of wine on the table, she admitted that what the other person said was indeed tempting.
Moon City is not suitable for growing grains, let alone clearing land for growing flowers. This may be the last batch of Moon Demon Wine in Moon City; there may never be another one.
"Then wrap them all up for me," she said.
"Alright, you can take everything on this table, but this grain..."
Miao Yin raised her hand and collected all the wine first. Then she tapped the empty table with her fingers. Next, a large bag of rice appeared on the table, covering the entire surface. The heavy weight made the small wooden table creak.
"enough?"
The woman was startled. She touched the bag as if in a dream, and after confirming that it was solid, she became excited: "That's enough, that's enough! You are amazing! May the Goddess of Flowers bless you, and may you have a safe and smooth life from now on."
As the woman spoke, she hid the rice bag under the table and covered it with a cloth, trying to conceal her actions. She then pulled the child to her side, looked around to make sure no one was watching.
"Let's go," Miao Yin said to Yan Shuzhou.
In previous years at this time, there would be wine made from moon demon flowers, as well as desserts and trinkets made from flowers. But now, food is absolutely not available, unless you are a mercenary who has no worries about food and wants to exchange food for crystal cores and weapons.
The guards were on duty, making the street look very safe.
Miao Yin wandered around for a while but didn't see anything of value, so they gradually left the bustling streets and entered a small park.
The park has a nice view, but it seems like no one has been here for a long time, and the benches are covered in dust.
The embers swept across the chair, burning away all the ash without damaging it.
Her control over her superpowers has reached an astonishing level.
Miao Yin sat down, opened two bottles of Moon Demon Wine, and handed one to Yan Shuzhou.
She took a sip, and the sweet wine with its rich floral aroma exploded in her mouth, followed by a burning sensation.
The alcohol content was higher than she had expected, but thankfully, it wasn't enough to get her drunk.
But she had clearly overestimated Yan Shuzhou; in just a couple of bites, his cheeks flushed.
Fortunately, he was conscious, though his eyes looked a little dazed.
"This wine... tastes better than blood." He was still thinking about what Miao Yin had said.
Miao Yin agreed with his opinion, but seeing that he seemed a little dazed, she said, "But if you get drunk, I won't be able to carry you back, and you'll have to sleep on the streets."
Yan Shuzhou's hair lay obediently beside his ears. He looked at Miao Yin's profile and asked softly, "Will I be picked up by someone else?"
"It's hard to say. With so many people here, there are bound to be some bad guys hiding around."
"Can I come back the next day?"
Miao Yin thought for a moment and said, "Yes, if you can't come back, I'll consider taking you back."
He lowered his head and laughed, his gloomy aura vanishing, revealing a youthful spirit perfectly suited to his age. However, the words he uttered were somewhat incongruous with his appearance.
"Then we must kill them all. Those who took me away from my sister, we must leave no one alive."
"Your murderous intent is growing stronger," Miao Yin remarked, but did not refute his words.
However, if someone were to actually abduct the summoner she raised, she might actually do such a thing.
After all, no one can take anything from her.
A butterfly flew by leisurely and quietly landed on the pavilion.
The weather was already cold in December, but I didn't expect there were still butterflies that had survived.
Before they knew it, they had almost gone through a season.
"Sister," Yan Shuzhou called out.
"Ok?"
How much longer can I stay by your side?
Miao Yin remained silent for a while, seemingly calculating the time.
"Once the Dream City army and Moon City finish their discussions, I will leave with them. It shouldn't be long."
The army will move a little slower than them, but not by much. They should be heading to the armory by the middle of the month.
At that time, Yan Shuzhou would be left in Yuecheng, just like Bai Wendong and the others were left in Mengcheng.
This was something they had discussed in private long ago.
“…I understand.” Yan Shuzhou lowered his eyes, concealing his barely suppressed emotions.
To make him leave his salvation is like the time when Miao Yin suddenly left for several days and finally brought back Tu Hao and Ji Yuanzhou. Even though nothing had changed, there was a sense of despair that seemed endless.
Miao Yin sensed his dejection, or rather, no one understood Yan Shuzhou's thoughts better than she did.
A listless thought swirled in her mind, and Miao Yin sighed inwardly. She leaned on her hands and moved closer to him, bringing the two of them infinitely closer on the bench.
Her palm rested on the back of Yan Shuzhou's hand, bringing no warmth, yet inexplicably making his heart race.
"But what does it matter? Xiao Zhou will come back to me on her own, won't she? There will always be a place for you by my side. No matter what, you can always stand by my side. If anyone tries to stop me, then just like you said, kill him."
dong dong.
Miao Yin's gentle voice, tinged with an undeniable sense of self-assurance, struck Yan Shuzhou's eardrums, transforming into a quietly accelerating heartbeat in his chest.
A glint of tears flashed in his eyes, then disappeared, leaving only a resolute expression.
"No matter what happens in the future, as long as I'm alive, sister, I will always come back to you. Please... never reject me, okay?"
“Okay.” Miao Yin never refused him.
As he wished, as long as he could truly return to her alive.