The Otherworldly God

Chapter 59 Arrival at the Painted City

The invitation from the Mu Mansion stated that the banquet would be held on May 5th. Although Jimen Pass was not far from Huacheng, it would only take an hour to get there if one rode at full speed, or three hours if one walked slowly.

However, in order to appear in better shape for the banquet, Le Zheng still planned to rush to Huacheng a day in advance. It happened that the Mu Mansion had also prepared accommodation for guests coming from all directions.

Because of etiquette requirements, the few people before leaving had to receive instruction from a training master almost every day. If the Mu Mansion had not been a place they longed to go, Le Zheng Shui Ling would have run away long ago.

Even if they were to set off today, they would still have to receive a lecture. Le Zheng Shui Ling was only thinking about giving the order to set off as soon as possible, and after much anticipation, she finally heard the order to set off.

"Aunt Fang, we have to go."

Seeing her like this, Le Zhengfang shook her head helplessly.

"You are the one I am most worried about."

"I will be careful and will never embarrass Le Zheng. I swear."

"Okay, okay, stop swearing and go away."

"Then let's go first."

Le Zheng Shuiling couldn't wait to get on the carriage. It turned out that she wanted to ride a horse like Le Zheng Qiming and Le Zheng Yuhua, but she was a girl and had to look like a girl, especially in front of the well-educated Miss Mu.

Fortunately, the female doctor accompanying them this time was Bai Zhi, who was a good companion for Le Zheng Shui Ling. However, Bai Zhi's master, Le Zheng Shangbao, was also sitting in the car with a serious look on his face, so Le Zheng Shui Ling could only sit there obediently.

After the car drove out of the city for some distance, Le Zheng Shui Ling finally couldn't help but stick her head out and let out a breath.

Le Zheng Yuhua came over on horseback, and Le Zheng Qiming also came over.

"what happened?"

"It's okay, I just feel suffocated. If I had known I would have ridden a horse."

"Didn't you hear what Aunt Fang said? You should be more educated and well-mannered like a lady from a wealthy family."

"You are a lady from a noble family, well-educated and well-mannered."

Le Zheng Shui Ling didn't know how to teach him a lesson, so she pulled off her headdress and threw it at him, but Le Zheng Qi Ming grabbed it.

"With you like this, I think it's better to forget it."

"I am a Taoist priest. What do I need a lady from a noble family for? What do I need a scholar and a learned person for?"

“There is no contradiction between the two.”

"Brother, what you said is absolutely right. A Taoist can also be a well-educated and well-mannered lady."

Le Zheng Shuiling would never show such a temper to Le Zheng Yuhua, but she was not so kind to Le Zheng Qiming. She almost wanted to climb out of the window and hit him.

"Be careful."

"What do you care, you ungrateful fellow? We have been guarding you for days and nights, helping you to avoid silver needles, poison tea, and various assassination attempts. You are really ungrateful."

"Hush, don't let anyone hear it. We just need to keep it to ourselves."

"Even if we reach the Painted City, we can't let our guard down."

Both of them understood what Le Zheng Yuhua said. As long as the relationship between Miss Mu and Le Zheng Qiming was not handled properly, Le Zheng Qiming might be in danger at any time.

"Hey, look at that rock, isn't that where we met Miss Qinchu and the others?"

The two looked over at the same time, and it seemed as if they had met Qin Chu and the others yesterday. It seemed as if they could still see Qin Chu and the other young lady. Le Zheng Qiming couldn't help but think of Qin Chu's every frown and smile. That look must have made many people salivate.

"Don't let your imagination run wild."

Le Zheng Yuhua thought about what happened that day and once again felt his heart beating in his chest. But when he carefully felt it, there was no beating, which gave him the illusion that he was still feeling it.

"Three leaves."

"Hey, what are you all doing here?"

Le Zhengzhi was riding a horse, holding a wine jug in one hand, and pouring it here and there, looking very dangerous.

"Master, you're already drinking. What are we going to do when we get to the Painted City?"

"Don't worry, even if Miss Mu takes out all of Mr. Mu's wine collection, I promise to drink it all and never waste it."

After saying that, he burped.

"Master, I advise you to wake up."

Le Zhengzhi saw a head sticking out of the car window and took a closer look.

"It's Shui Ling, why are you dressed like this?"

"Because I'm a girl."

"Teacher has always felt that you are more manly than Qi Ming. How come he is not a girl but you are?"

"Shui Ling is more manly than me? She's just more trouble-making than me."

"Qiming you..."

Before Le Zheng Shuiling could finish her words, Bai Zhi pulled her in, then she looked at Le Zheng Zhi through the window and reached out her hand.

"Give me the flagon."

"No, this is the daughter's red wine that I stole from home this morning. It is my wife's treasure. How can you just give it to me? No way."

"Brother, let's go over there to avoid hurting innocent people."

Le Zheng Yuhua then realized that Le Zhengzhi's wife was Bai Zhi. He still couldn't accept this fact.

"I was wondering why my daughter's red wine jar is getting lighter and lighter."

"What do you mean yours? That belongs to my wife. Madam?" Le Zhengzhi took a closer look and sobered up immediately. He smiled and asked, "Madam, why are you here?"

"I am the accompanying doctor today. I think you are drunk and confused. I told you this earlier."

Seeing Bai Zhi winking at him, Le Zhengzhi smiled foolishly and was reluctant to put the wine jug in her hands.

"Didn't I forget about this because I was busy? Please don't blame me, madam."

Le Zheng Shui Ling leaned out from the front.

"Master, were you particularly relieved to see that Master's wife was not at home this morning?"

"Go, go, go, be careful not to fall, go back and sit down quickly."

"Okay, okay, but you have to be careful, old man. It's not good to drink and ride a horse."

"Don't worry, I am a great horse rider."

As he spoke, he almost stumbled and fell. He was so frightened that he held the horse's neck tightly, not daring to move for a while.

"Take this pill."

Baizhi always carries hangover-relieving pills with her.

"It's rare to have such a good drink, so let's just let it go, okay?"

"Azhi."

"I, I eat, I eat."

Le Zheng Shuiling smiled secretly and sat back in the car. Bai Zhi watched him finish his meal and sat back in his original seat, not forgetting to glance at Le Zheng Shangbao. He just closed his eyes and didn't say anything.

"Master's wife is really amazing. She can convince Master with just two or three words."

"I know all the good things you did together. You are not children anymore, so stop messing around with him."

"We didn't steal the red wine from Master's wife with Master."

"I didn't say it was a girl's wine."

Le Zheng Shuiling had no words to defend herself. It was true that she, Le Zhengzhi and Le Zheng Qiming had stolen chickens and grain together more than once or twice.

I still remember that at that time, whenever someone was caught, Le Zhengzhi would take the blame, and Bai Zhi criticized Le Zhengzhi a lot for this.

"Don't worry. Now we have our own Sanyeju, we can get things and food, and Master won't punish us by fasting, so we naturally won't do those things anymore."

"Stealing is as small as a needle. If it doesn't belong to you, taking it without asking is a theft."

"Shui Ling will definitely remember Master's teachings." She was serious for a few seconds, then she immediately leaned over to Bai Zhi, took her hand and said, "Master's wife, please give me some hangover pills."

"What do you want to do?"

"Next time if Master gets drunk, I can give him food."

Bai Zhi took out the medicine bottle and saw that there were only a few pills in it, so she gave it to her along with the medicine bottle.

"This medicine is a hangover cure. It can help you get rid of a hangover quickly, whether you take it before or after drinking. Your master knew about it, so he often stole it. He wanted to satisfy his craving for alcohol without getting drunk. He really wasted my good medicine."

"I heard that this medicine was specially developed by Master's Wife for Master."

"What else can I do? How can his body handle drinking like this?"

"Don't worry, Master will be fine with Master's wife here. But Master's wife, you said that this medicine can also help sober you up if you take it before drinking alcohol. Does that mean drinking alcohol is just like drinking water?"

"That's not the case. Wine is still wine. It's just that after taking this, you won't get drunk easily. For example, if you can only drink three glasses of wine, after taking this medicine, you may be able to drink more than thirty glasses."

"Wouldn't that mean you can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk?"

"How can there be such a magical medicine? But it depends on the person. Some people may be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk after taking it, while others may only be able to drink a little more. I can tell you in advance that taking this medicine does not mean you won't get drunk, it just means you won't get drunk easily."

"understand."

Looking at Le Zheng's charming appearance, Bai Zhi knew that she took the hangover medicine not just for Le Zhengzhi, but she just didn't say it out loud.

"I heard that Mr. Mu has a lot of wine in his collection. He must be a very good drinker. It must be a very happy thing to be able to drink with him and listen to him talk about the past. How can I, Shui Ling, get drunk before he gets drunk? I can't accompany Mr. Mu even if I risk my life, but with this medicine, I'm afraid I won't have any problem drinking with him until dawn."

Le Zheng Shuiling began to fantasize about drinking with Mu Lao under the moon and listening to him talk about his past experiences in the martial arts world. How enviable it would be.

If I could include Madam Mu, it would be a very happy thing to listen to their love story. Maybe the other party would be happy, and since I am about the same age as their daughter, they would want me to become sworn sisters with them and regard them as my adoptive parents. Wouldn't that be a happy thing?

Bai Zhi looked at her and smiled so foolishly that her saliva was about to flow out, and shook her head helplessly.

"Shui Ling, Shui Ling..."

"Ah? What's wrong, Master's wife?"

"What's wrong with you?"

"I, I'm fine."

"Not like."

"I'm really fine."

Le Zheng Shui Ling felt very guilty, but luckily someone outside shouted, "I saw the Painted City."

Le Zheng Shuiling rushed out immediately and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he could see the Painted City. Even the city gate was clearly visible. It seemed that they would reach the Painted City soon.

"Do you want to fly over there with wings?"

When Le Zheng Shui Ling saw that it was Le Zheng Qiming, she immediately snorted in a proud manner.

"Why would I need wings to fly? If I were riding on a horse, I would have galloped over there. You are still here, walking slower than I am."

"I want to hurry over there, but unfortunately we can't learn the rules in vain, don't you think so, brother?"

"You promised Aunt Fang that you would not lose face for Le Zheng after you arrive at the Painted City."

"Brother, why are you imitating him? But I will pay attention. Please remind me more often, otherwise I will definitely forget it when I am happy. It's okay if I don't cause trouble. If I cause something serious, it will be bad."

"Don't worry, we don't want to be punished with you. Just go back and stay here. We will be in the Painted City in a moment."

"okay."

Yue Zheng Shui Ling happily went back to sit, still peeking through the window from time to time. This short journey made her wait a long time. Unfortunately, when she arrived at the Painting City, she still had to wait for the review of entering the city to be completed before getting off the bus.

"Le Zhengshi from Jimen Pass has arrived."