The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 255 The Hellfire Spicy Nine-Square Grid Reappears

Gumbling—

Gumbling—

The boiling broth in the black nine-compartment pot was bubbling, and the faces of the beasts on the table were illuminated by a dark red glow.

Di Ting picked up his chopsticks and waved them to disperse the rising steam from the pot. The ingredients, covered in a layer of red oil, floated up and down. "This is our Diff signature dish, Hell's Nine-Square Grid!"

"This……"

"Um……"

"what……"

The three pairs of ferocious beast fathers and sons hesitated, chopsticks in hand, the spiciness in the air giving them a faint sense of crisis.

Food that can make even a ferocious beast feel threatened! What on earth is in this pot? Could it be poisoned? Is Di Ting trying to poison them and send them to hell to boost his performance record?!

"Om."

Dijiang shook her wings, cold sweat dripping down her body, and held up her phone. She explained that she replenished her energy through photosynthesis, while Chaos only ate raw meat.

"Ah, I see. I didn't think that through. Someone, prepare a separate portion for these two."

"Coming! This way, please, both of you."

Di Ting clapped his hands, and several ghosts immediately flew up to guide Di Jiang and Chaos away.

"Okay, let's continue eating."

"Uh……"

The remaining beasts fell silent once more.

Eat up! Why aren't you eating?

Di Ting picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. He bit down with his upper and lower teeth, and red oil broth splattered out. Then he closed his lips and kept chewing.

"Eat up! Why aren't you eating? Try some, it tastes great!"

The ferocious beasts revealed ugly smiles and frantically exchanged glances with each other.

You eat it?

No, no, no, you eat first!

Uncle is an elder, please eat first.

Awooooo!

Finally, they all looked at Qinghuo.

Expert, why don't you go first?

Qinghuo opened his mouth, his eyes glazed over. This was the first time he had felt the weight of a gaze; the stares from his colleagues were putting immense pressure on him.

Finally, his expression turned serious, and he picked up a bite of food with his chopsticks. The six beasts stared intently at his face.

After a moment, Qinghuo's face relaxed slightly, and he swallowed the food in his mouth. "Hmm...not bad."

Qiong Xiaoqi was stunned after hearing this.

Does that mean it's really not poisonous?

He took a bite, puzzled, then his expression became a fascinating mix that even the beast couldn't decipher. He nodded vigorously, grinned, and exhaled, "Ha~ This flavor is strong, delicious!"

"Is it really that delicious?"

Tao Tao suspiciously reached for her chopsticks as well. Qiong Xiaoqi and Qing Huo forced themselves to keep their expressions straight. Tao Tao also took a bite, remained silent for a long time, and then slowly nodded.

"It's actually pretty good..."

Seeing that three beasts in a row had given their affirmations, Taotie's caution lessened considerably.

Looks like I was overthinking it. What kind of food in the world is that terrifying?

He confidently leaned into the bowl and took a big gulp, his eyes bulging out the next instant!

How to describe the taste? It wasn't spicy; rather, it felt like a series of sparks popping out and licking down the tongue and down the throat! It burned with a fiery pain!

His face instantly turned purple, and before he could even swallow, he spat it all out, "Ptooey! Ptooey! Fuck fuck ...

Upon realizing they'd been exposed, Qiong Xiaoqi and Tao Tao immediately dropped the act and frantically fanned themselves, exhaling loudly, "Water, water, water! Is there any water here?"

Chaos erupted at the dining table in an instant, and Di Ting waved his hands, at a loss for what to do.

On the other side, Qiongqi crossed his arms and looked at his two brothers with a disdainful sneer, "Hmph, you still don't understand my son at all. How could he only utter these few words when he speaks normally?"

The other two young thugs nodded happily. When it came to understanding their brothers, it was still them, and their own father, who knew them best.

Several ghosts brought a life-saving water source, and the three ferocious beasts that had been attacked rushed up and fought desperately for it. Qiong Xiaoqi was knocked away after only two rounds, and he rolled to the ground and stretched out his dry Er Kang hand.

"Leave me some, Uncle! I'm sorry, it's so spicy! Please leave me some water!"

"roll!"

After all that commotion, the three ferocious beasts each gulped down a bucket of water, then collapsed on the ground, their faces showing signs of relief at having survived.

Di Ting scratched his head, then tasted the hot pot again. "Is it really that bad? I feel fine."

The beasts: “…”

You're exaggerating, your whole family is exaggerating! Food from the underworld really is fucking underworld!

"By the way, don't you want some water?" He looked at Qinghuo again, along with the murderous gazes of the three ferocious beasts.

Qinghu shook his head without speaking, because he had lost all feeling in his mouth.

Dinner ended hastily.

Food from the underworld was simply too unsuitable for creatures of the mortal realm, so Di Ting reluctantly prepared unprocessed ingredients.

Tao Tao cooked a reasonably palatable dinner, but Qiong Xiaoqi and Qing Huo weren't included; the two beasts were blacklisted by the angry cook.

Qinghuo nibbled on some of the raw food that Diting had given him, while Qiong Xiaoqi stubbornly refused to eat it, but in the end he found it delicious.

"I, Qiong Xiaoqi, stand tall and upright, with an iron will, even in death! It's too late for me to stay in this underworld; I'd rather die here than eat uncooked food!!!"

"Unless you're so hungry you can't stand it anymore."

"Ah, it still tastes a bit awful, but it feels really good. I'm alive again."

……

On the second day,

Qiong Xiaoqi stood at the gate of the mansion and watched his parents leave. As their figures gradually disappeared from sight, he yawned and returned to the eaves with his two brothers.

The Taotie's limbs were sealed in different locations in the underworld. Carrying the child along was both troublesome for the three little fiends and boring, so the three of them were left behind at the mansion.

As the mount of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and a super-rich second-generation official from the underworld, Di Ting's character is relatively reliable, at least better than the three vicious beasts besides Chaos.

"Since I'm just sitting here with nothing to do, how about I take you out for a walk?"

"Okay."

……

Meanwhile, they were transported to a prison in the underworld.

The light was dim, and the air was gloomy and damp.

The three vengeful ghosts were thrown haphazardly into the cell, rolling onto the cold, hard floor. The iron bars slammed shut, and the jailer stood outside, watching them with displeasure.

"Hmph, you should be grateful. If you had been in that situation, you would have been thrown into the 18th level of hell to be tortured, instead of being released after only a few days."

"Remember, behave yourself."

The three vengeful ghosts lowered their heads and remained silent. The leader of them had a conspicuous scar on his face.

The jailer, having received no response for a long time, snorted coldly and turned to leave. As the guard walked away, one of the ghosts whispered a question to the scarred ghost.

"Boss, what should we do now?"

"Hehe, now that you're already in, I might as well tell you the whole plan."

"Oh, really? That's great, boss." Ghost Number One's eyes lit up.

"Don't call me 'boss,' I'm your uncle! Your real uncle! Stop watching those movies and reading those novels."

The scarred-faced ghost punched his nephew in annoyance. After the nephew nodded repeatedly, grimacing and clutching his head, the ghost stood with his hands behind his back, looking up with an unfathomable air.

"Actually, the plan is very simple. I have already contacted a serious offender who is preparing to escape from prison."

"Once we steal the legendary Taotie arm, we'll use the secret passage he dug to escape. We'll then use a secret technique we've developed over the years to manipulate the arm and clear obstacles for him!"

"Hahaha."

The scarred ghost laughed as he spoke, "I've been planning this for years! I compiled maps, bribed the jailers to get the patrol routes, found a partner, and seized leverage over them. Now I finally have the chance to glimpse the power of that divine beast and become rich and powerful!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Our boss seems so arrogant, like a villain. Are we going to get defeated by the protagonist who suddenly appears?" Ghost No. 1 muttered under his breath.

“I think so too. And is it really appropriate to plot so loudly in a cell? Won’t they be overheard?” Ghost No. 2 chimed in.

"Has our boss lost his mind?"

"I think it's also possible that he's been rendered stupid by the protagonist's halo. Should we remind him?"

"Enough!" The scarred-faced ghost, veins bulging on his forehead, whirled around at the whispers behind him and yelled, "At least keep your voices down! I heard you!!"

"And another thing! I've already told you I'm your uncle, don't act like the villainous underlings in comedy comics!"

"Oh? I didn't expect you'd seen it too, boss!"

"Shut up! Get moving!"

……

the other side,

A ghost led a Taotie and other beasts into a dark and deep cave.

The cave is winding and has countless branching paths. There is not a trace of human carving on the rock walls; it is all the work of nature.

As they ventured deeper, the jagged rocks cast distorted shadows under the flashlight beam, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.

"What kind of godforsaken place is this? You guys just dumped my body in this godforsaken place?" Taotie cursed and hopped forward.

The ghost leading the way, sweating profusely, gave an awkward laugh. "Haha, who told you to be a legendary ferocious beast? If we don't find a secluded place to lock you up, and some wicked person gets their hands on your body, then we're finished."

The ghost under the eaves has to bow his head.

Surrounded by ferocious beasts and in a desolate, uninhabited place, he chose to flatter them to ensure his safety.