Chapter 195: Wishing to Become Husband and Wife with the Daoist

"So it is Daoist Lin, Daoist Li, and Daoist Liu. Heh, all are trees."

The red-clothed woman's perspective was somewhat unique. She picked up a pomegranate seed in her hand, but didn't rush to put it into her mouth, instead saying with a smile:

"This little girl is the adopted daughter of the Western Peak Prefecture Lord. My surname is Hua, and other people I know call me Princess Hua. Since you are all going to the capital, it is even more fated with me."

Hearing her say this, all three were somewhat surprised.

Even the Junior Xiao Shimei was no exception.

All five peaks have mountain deities. Because of the status of the five peaks, they are called Prefecture Lords. It is said that they rotate every five hundred years. Mount Chong is a very primitive belief, and folk once honored the five peak mountain deities as Great Emperors, which shows their high status.

Even though Mount Yishan is spiritually endowed, because it is located in a remote place, its reputation is not prominent. That Mount Yishan cannot compare to the five peaks is the greatest regret of the Mount Yishan deity.

How many immortals in this world can compare to the Mount Yishan deity?

The Western Peak Prefecture Lord should also be a figure similar to the Mount Yishan deity.

Not to mention the cultivation, the status in the human world is definitely higher.

Not to mention that the Western Peak is outside the capital. Although this place is also in Qinzhou, it is nearly a thousand miles away. How could this princess from the Western Peak Prefecture Lord's family appear here?

While Lin Jue was thinking, the Third Shixiong had already asked:

"So it is Princess. But the Western Peak is nearly a thousand miles away from here. Why would the Princess appear here?"

"There is no need to talk about that."

The woman sighed and smiled, waving her hand.

It just so happened that at this moment, the main hall door opened.

Two maids were responsible for opening the door, and more than ten servants followed one after another carrying trays, all filled with delicacies.

"Flower-patterned soft beef intestine."

"Snow baby."

"Golden milk crisp."

"Vanishing in the wind."

"Golden and silver flower-patterned flat slices."

Every time a servant put down a dish, they would whisper the name, and only then would they respectfully withdraw and replace it with another person.

Most of them were dishes whose names they didn't know at all.

The three of them were already somewhat stunned.

However, the serving of dishes had not stopped.

The servants went out and came in again.

First a few snacks, then a few staple foods, and a few bowls of soup. There were mountain delicacies and seafood, as well as birds and livestock, both cold and hot. Added together, there were probably more than twenty dishes in front of each person's table.

There was even a "viewing dish."

The so-called "viewing dish" is a dish carved and used only for viewing, not for tasting. I don't know what it was carved with, but in short, it was carved into a scene of several fairies flying to the sky on a mountain top, which can be called luxurious.

The three of them were already dazzled.

Only hearing the red-clothed woman above say: "These are all dishes from the capital. I wonder if they suit your tastes?"

"Oh, but we are just passing acquaintances, yet we have received such hospitality from the Princess. We are truly ashamed to accept it." Lin Jue said.

"The most precious thing in the world is fate. What shame or not? As long as it suits your taste, it's fine. If you are not used to eating it, we can change it." The red-clothed woman said.

"It suits our taste. It suits our taste." Third Shixiong opened his mouth repeatedly, "Princess, you don't know, we just walked over from a place of famine and ate famine-relief pills for several days, like gnawing on stones. Now that we are eating such a meal, we are afraid our stomachs won't be able to handle it."

"Famine?" The woman suddenly became interested, "Did Qinzhou have a famine this year?"

"Not Qinzhou, just the land of two counties. Because a monster came, called the Green Seedling God, who demanded sacrifices but couldn't get them, so it intimidated people and ruined a season of green seedlings, causing a small famine." Third Shixiong said.

"I have heard of that Green Seedling God. I heard it is not a smart monster. Before, when it was gathering incense in Zhongzhou, it had caused such things and was driven away by a high-ranking person with magic. Later, it hid in Qinzhou. I didn't expect it to be so muddled to this point, suffering losses but not remembering the lesson." The red-clothed woman stared at them again, "Is it still causing trouble now?"

"It has already been eliminated by these two beside me."

"Eh?"

The red-clothed woman couldn't help but be even more surprised, looking at Lin Jue and the Junior Xiao Shimei again, her eyes shining with brilliance: "I didn't expect that the Daoist is not only talented but also has such skills at such a young age. It is truly rare."

"Princess, you flatter me."

Lin Jue hurriedly lowered his head and said.

"It's just that you might not know, there is a demon king in the southeast of Qinzhou, named the Tuo Long Wang. Most of the monsters in the southeast of Qinzhou bow down to it, and that Green Seedling God is also like this, which is why it is so rampant in Qinzhou." The red-clothed woman said with a smile, looking at Lin Jue, "Daoist, aren't you worried about offending that Tuo Long Wang?"

"That Green Seedling God caused a famine, and the gods didn't care. We only do what we should do, seeking to have no regrets in our hearts."

Lin Jue said so.

At this time, the dishes were finally all served, and they were full in front of them.

But this was not the end.

After all the servants withdrew, two teams of women dressed in blue-red ru-skirts entered from outside the door one after another. One team took musical instruments and sat down on both sides of the main hall, while the other team walked to the middle of the main hall.

The music of the women on both sides played, and the women in the middle danced gracefully, showing their graceful figures and light and agile postures.

Singing, dancing, clouds, mist, fine wine, and delicacies.

For a moment, the few people felt as if they were in the imperial palace, and as if they were in the heavenly palace.

The Junior Xiao Shimei looked up blankly.

The Third Shixiong was also extremely interested.

A few days ago, they were still treating the famine, and even during the day today, they were still rushing on the road in the mountains, worrying about where to live at night, what to eat, and even got rained on a few drops. How long has it been, and they have arrived here.

This change was really too big and too intense.

The two of them even forgot to move their chopsticks for a moment.

Only Lin Jue glanced at the woman from the corner of his eye, always feeling that the woman was sizing him up frequently.

After a song was finished, the dancers withdrew to the surroundings to wait.

"What a 'no regrets in the heart'." The woman then said, with a smile, "I see that the three Daoists all have pure five-qi, and I wish to make friends with you, so I entertained you. Please taste the dishes and drink freely."

Then she raised her wine glass and toasted them from afar.

"Hmm?"

Lin Jue was somewhat surprised.

It turns out that this woman can also see the five-qi.

Although in folk legends, many ghosts and gods can see people's five-qi, Lin Jue has walked all the way, but there are not many monsters, ghosts, and gods who can truly see the five-qi. Counting them, there are only two or three. It was also later that he asked the senior Fan before he knew that monsters and ghosts actually also have five-qi. To want to see people's five-qi, besides one's own five-qi not being too turbid and mixed, one must also have special talent.

Neither of these two conditions is easy to satisfy.

There was no time to think too much, the host had raised her glass, so naturally, they had to follow and raise their glasses.

Taking a shallow sip, it was red wine. From the Third Shixiong's shining eyes, it could be seen that it was good wine.

When Lin Jue put down his wine glass, the Third Shixiong and Junior Xiao Shimei both cast their gazes at him.

Lin Jue then understood and moved his chopsticks.

First, pick up a piece of pastry.

Seeing this pastry, it looked very beautiful, white as snow, yellow as gold. He thought that all the effort was put into the appearance, but didn't expect that after tasting it, the taste was actually quite good.

Seeing this, the two people beside him then followed and picked up that piece of pastry.

Lin Jue tasted them one by one.

The woman above was still smiling, as if she had seen through their concerns, but she didn't break them, just tilted her head and asked Lin Jue:

"How is the taste?"

"A top-grade delicacy!"

"It's delicious!" Third Shixiong said, and sized up the maids around, "This village, these pavilions and palaces, shouldn't they all be..."

"Naturally, there is only my family here, and these are all the residences of my maids and servants."

"What a grand display!"

"I won't hide it from the Daoists, this concubine left the Western Peak, originally to marry the water god in the Wei Shui ahead, so I brought so many maids and servants, and also brought a few palaces, to show the majesty of the Western Peak Prefecture Lord." After the woman drank a cup of wine, her face turned slightly red, and only then did she speak frankly, "Unfortunately, the Tuo Long Wang in this place is causing trouble and actually dared to kill a god. I hadn't even reached the Wei Shui, and my 'husband' was killed by it."

"So that's how it is." Third Shixiong said, "Then why doesn't the Princess return to the Western Peak?"

"I have my own bitterness..."

"It is our presumption."

"No matter, no matter."

"Speaking of that Tuo Long Wang." Lin Jue became a bit interested, "I am curious, such a demon king, located in the hinterland of Qinzhou, could it be that no one comes to manage it?"

"What if it is in the hinterland of Qinzhou? Where is it not like this?"

"But just a demon king..."

"Daoist doesn't know, this Tuo Long Wang is called a demon king, but it actually hasn't truly attained the Dao, and is still some distance from those demon kings in ancient times. It is just because it has the highest cultivation in this place, and all the demons bow down to it, it is the king of demons practicing in the southeast region of Qinzhou. It actually doesn't have the realm of a demon king." The woman said, "Most of the monsters in Qinzhou are not strong, and there are no 'demon kings' like in other places. But even among a group of monkeys, a monkey king will always be chosen, so it is also called a demon king."

"So that's how it is."

It seems this Tuo Long Wang is not as good as that Corpse Tiger King in Huizhou.

"Let's not talk about these things." The woman said this, as if she didn't want to talk about these things anymore, so she stood up, "Just drinking wine is boring. Do you Daoists know about the Flying Flower Order?"

"Naturally I know." Third Shixiong said.

"I've heard of it." Lin Jue said.

"What is the Flying Flower Order?" Junior Xiao Shimei said.

"It is to take a character as a flower. For example, take a 'flower' character, and the four of us take turns. Each person says a poem, and it must contain the flower character. You can create it yourself or quote it, and it cannot be repeated." The red-clothed woman explained to the Junior Xiao Shimei, "If you can't answer, it doesn't matter, just drink a cup of wine. This is a cup of light wine, and it won't make you drunk even if you drink a lot."

The Junior Xiao Shimei's expression was blank.

The Third Shixiong had already clapped his hands and agreed.

The Junior Xiao Shimei had no choice but to turn her head, looking blankly at the Third Shixiong, and then looked at the Little Shixiong.

Lin Jue was also helpless.

"It just so happens that today is a rainy night, and there is heavy rain outside. Let's use the 'rain' character as the order, how about it?"

"Good."

"This concubine will go first." The red-clothed woman brewed her emotions, and then recited softly, "The misty rain in the river city locks the boudoir, leaning alone on the railing looking at spring sorrow."

There seemed to be a sigh in her voice, and also sorrow, as if she was also telling her inner thoughts.

"Good poem!"

Third Shixiong stood up immediately, holding his wine glass and thinking for a while. Hearing the rain hitting the banana leaves outside the window, the pattering sound was coming, so he said: "Listening to the rain late at night adds new sorrow, the banana leaves also contain autumn."

Not only did it bring rain, but it also brought sorrow.

And there was also a sentence about autumn, which was even more fitting for the scene.

Lin Jue picked up a piece of meat and handed it to Fuyao beside him, while saying: "The apricot blossom rain wants to wet the clothes, the willow wind blowing on the face is not cold."

The Junior Xiao Shimei's expression was blank, she raised her glass, and looked up.

With a gulp, a cup of wine went down her stomach.

The woman started a new round again.

After flying the rain, she changed to the moon. I don't know how many rounds, and the Junior Xiao Shimei doesn't know how many cups of wine she drank.

And she was decisive. As soon as it was her turn, she looked up and drank.

Although she lacked literary talent, she had a bit of freedom.

It was also worth looking at her with high regard.

Even later, several people increased the difficulty, stipulating that when the first person says a certain character, it must be the first character of the poem, and when it is the second person's turn, it must be the second word of the poem, and so on. It made Lin Jue and Third Shixiong drink a few cups of wine, but this really had no effect on the Junior Xiao Shimei. Anyway, looking up was a cup.

This wine was indeed light and didn't make people drunk.

But she drank too much.

Seeing that the Junior Xiao Shimei was a bit drunk, several people stopped, but at this time, they had long since eliminated the estrangement of first meeting, especially the Third Shixiong, who didn't feel that he had become enthusiastic.

Both sides talked happily.

The singing girls and dancers played and danced another round, and the woman also held a pipa and sang. Lin Jue forgot what she played, only remembering words like "Thousand gold returning snow, white day flowing clouds", "Frost follows willow white, moon chases grave round". Third Shixiong also sang a "Song of Ten Thousand Emptiness", which was quite free and easy.

It was probably midnight before they had enough fun.

The woman prepared a room for each of them, all next to each other, for them to stay, to avoid the wind and rain.

Lin Jue was very restrained, so he was still sober.

Under the guidance of the maid, he carried his book box, took the fox, and walked back to the room. After thanking the maid, he lit the night-watch lamp and placed it on the table.

Tonight was fun, but also tired.

Thinking back, it was like a dream.

"Sigh..."

Lin Jue sighed and turned to close the door.

But unexpectedly, just as he was closing the door, when he turned around, he saw the night-watch lamp fire blazing.

Almost a loud explosion!

In the surprise and vigilance of the man and the fox, that red-clothed woman had already appeared on Lin Jue's bed, sitting sideways, with a bit of wine on her face, and a bit of smile, actually wanting to become husband and wife with him. ===== CHAPTER 196 =====