The Otherworldly God

Chapter 121

Le Zhengzhi returned to Sanyeju. There was no light inside. Although they were frugal (after all, they had to save due to material shortages), he knew that Le Zheng Shuiling and Le Zheng Qiming would not go to bed so early. Since they were not asleep, they would make a lot of noise, but he did not hear any noise from them.

"You're not going to bed early today, are you?"

He went in and took a look around, confirming that they were not asleep but were not there at all. The three of them seldom went out, and when he wondered where they could have gone, he remembered that the three of them had followed Le Zhengli to visit Le Zheng Zuosi's former residence today.

"Could it be that he hasn't returned yet? The curfew is almost up, and he won't be able to return later. By the way, Master Youli is here, so I don't need to worry. Besides, Shuiling and Qiming have families, so maybe going to their homes won't be a bad thing for Yuhua. I'd better go and do my own thing, after all, this is very important."

He turned and went to Le Zhengfang. He did not avoid anyone along the way and few people took him seriously. It was normal for him to ask Le Zhengqin for a drink, thanks to the fact that he had been pretending to be crazy and stupid for the past seventeen years.

Le Zhengzhi quickly arrived at Le Zhengfang's residence, sneaked in, sat at the table, and ate a bite of food. Le Zhengfang had already sensed his arrival and just stared at him.

"With your appearance, I'm really worried that you might corrupt the three of them."

"Hehe, there's no need for me to teach them bad things. They've already been bad, and they've also led me astray."

He was about to grab it, but Le Zhengfang hit him back with chopsticks. Le Zhengying had just brought him the bowl and chopsticks.

"Master Zhi, this is what Master just ordered."

"You knew I was coming?"

"How would I know you would come? I could smell the stench of alcohol on you from a long way off. We were having a meal, and you came so you had to touch me. I hate your dirty hands."

Le Zhengzhi smiled foolishly and said, "Junior sister, you are really ruthless when you speak. Then I won't be polite either."

Le Zhengfang sighed and said, "Whether I'm being lenient or not, you're being rude." Seeing that he took two bites of each dish and had no intention of stopping, Le Zhengfang asked again, "Do you need some wine?"

He immediately became alert, and looked at Le Zhengfang, almost drooling.

"Does Junior Sister have any good wine prepared?"

"You're not planning on going home tonight, are you? I don't have any good wine, only the cooking wine that Ying'er brewed herself. Do you want to drink some?"

Yue Zhengzhi shook his head violently and said, "This cooking wine would be better if it was aged. It would also be very fragrant if added to this dish. But if you really drink it, the taste is worse."

Le Zhengying picked up some food and put it in his bowl, trying to shut his mouth with food.

"Even if I have some old wine, I wouldn't dare give it to you. If you come back drunk, I'm afraid that Doctor Baizhi will blame me."

"Okay Ying'er, I won't drink it here... No, no, give me some, I'll use it to cook for Bai Zhi."

"Forget it. You finished the wine before you even finished walking the bridge. After all these years, how could I not understand you?"

"Hey, no, no, I definitely won't do that."

"I don't believe it."

Le Zhengfang didn't want to talk to him about these trivial things, so he quickly changed the subject.

"You came here today just to ask for wine and food? We have all seen this marriage proposal. You have been his master for several months, why haven't you done your job well? If it weren't for Uncle Li's deliberate bias, with his skills, it would be good enough that he didn't get hurt. How can he talk about winning?"

"It's hard to say whether we'll win or lose. Yuhua does have some skills. Of course, he's a Taoist priest, so using martial arts alone is a bit out of character for him."

Le Zhengzhi suddenly became serious. Although Le Zhengfang was a little shocked, she had always been suspicious of Le Zhengzhi, so there was no change on her face.

"In that case, you should fulfill your responsibilities as a Taoist master. You can't just do nothing and become a Taoist for nothing."

"I have tried my best, but there is no way. Junior Sister, can you teach me?"

"Has he really been pretending for so many years? When Yu Hua came, it was as if the wind was blowing towards him. Is it all because of the Heavenly Sword? No, Senior Brother Zhi has been forbearing for so many years, and suddenly took action, there must be something else." Le Zhengfang has always felt that Le Zhenghe's disappearance is related to their secret talks back then. Le Zhengzhi has been pretending to be crazy and stupid for many years, but he has never gotten the answer. Today, he wants to find out something from him, so he continues with his topic: "Method? Every master has his own habits. My method may not be suitable for you. Let's forget it."

"Now that I have spoken openly to Junior Sister today, she must have understood it clearly. Why should she beat around the bush with me?"

Le Zhengfang retracted his smile and frowned.

"Isn't it more appropriate for me to say this, Senior Brother Zhi? You have been pretending for so many years, and you have done a lot of things in a roundabout way. Now you suddenly come to me and say that you want to talk openly. Senior Brother Zhi, will you really open up and talk to me?"

"Now that I'm here, I'm ready."

"Well, Senior Brother Zhi, please tell me, what did you say to my brother back then? And what is the truth behind Zuo Si and the others' disappearance? Senior Brother Zhi, you must tell the truth."

Although he was well prepared, Le Zhengzhi did not expect her to ask so directly, but he had no intention of using this matter to exchange for what he wanted from the beginning. He only spoke after looking at her for a while.

"It's not the right time yet."

"What do you want to talk to me about, Brother Nazhi? You know that what I want to hear most from you is the truth of this matter."

"Oh, maybe it was like this in the past, but this matter, today, must not be the case."

"Could it be that Senior Brother Zhi still has bargaining chips in his hands to negotiate with me? Le Zhengzhi, if you want to negotiate with me, don't be stubborn. All I want is the truth. What did you say to my brother back then that made him never come back and even get lost in the Black Forest? Could it be that you deliberately lured him to the Black Forest and caused his whereabouts to be unknown?"

As she spoke, she slammed her chopsticks down angrily. Le Zhengying quickly stood up, went out to take a look around, and then came back feeling relieved.

She couldn't set up a barrier as that would only draw more attention. She just hoped that the two of them could remain calm.

"So, Junior Sister has missed me so much over the years."

Le Zhengzhi thought that he would be wronged if he kept it a secret, but this injustice was really painful.

"It's time. The longer it goes by and the tighter you keep it a secret, the more I think it is. Senior Brother Zhi, if you have anything to say that needs to be explained, why not say it all at once? I will definitely listen carefully."

Le Zhengzhi put down his chopsticks, looked at Le Zhengfang with his eyes wide open, and said with all his grievance and anger: "I said from the beginning that I don't intend to talk about this matter today."

"Then we have nothing to talk about. Ying'er, show us around."

Le Zhengfang was really afraid that she would not be able to control herself and would torture him, so she quickly stood up and prepared to go into the inner room.

"Master Zhi, please."

"Junior sister, I really don't want to listen."

"Do not want to."

"It's been seventeen years. When Bai Zhi and I finally decided to tell her, Junior Sister didn't want to listen. Whatever."

Le Zhengzhi stood up and walked to the door. Le Zhengfang suddenly thought of something and turned around to stop him. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, she cast a spell on him directly. Le Zhengzhi jumped to the side and used Le Zhengying to block her binding spell.

Le Zhengfang could only let go of Le Zhengying and continue to deal with Le Zhengzhi. However, due to years of drinking and lack of practice, and considering that a fight between the two would surely attract others, Le Zhengzhi had no choice but to give in.

"Junior sister, do you want to talk to me?"