Chapter 196: Shixiong, You Are Getting Married

In the room, the Junior Xiao Shimei sat on a round stool, leaning against the table, her eyes unfocused, her hands alternately patting her round belly.

"Dong dong dong..."

A colored civet sat below, staring at her in confusion.

Tonight's meal was indeed excellent. If it were about taste, it was almost not inferior to the meal Shixiong made, and if it were about appearance, it was even more exquisite, making her satisfied.

Tonight's wine was also excellent.

The fruit flavor was greater than the wine flavor. It was sour at first, and then sweet, full of grape fragrance, and the strength was not great.

It was just that she drank too much, and still had a headache.

If the two Shixiongs were not present, she would definitely not touch a drop. If it were before on Fuqiu Peak, it wouldn't matter how much she drank, because that was her place of peace.

But this place was strange, strange and unusual.

The Junior Xiao Shimei patted her head, her butt slid down, and she stood up from the stool.

She remembered that the Second Shixiong refined a kind of heart-protecting pill, also called the Migu Pill, which was not easy to be confused and deceived by miasma, demon aura, and ghost aura after eating it. If she had taken this pill in advance in the stone cave temple that day, perhaps the Green Seedling God's ability would not have worked on them.

Naturally, it couldn't be predicted at that time.

After all, no one knew when the Green Seedling God would come, and what abilities it had.

Now it was different.

The same mistake is not made twice!

To be safe, the Junior Xiao Shimei decided to find the Little Shixiong and ask for a heart-protecting pill to taste.

Pushing open the room door, the man and the cat walked out.

Arriving at Shixiong's door, she raised her hand to knock on the door, but just happened to hear the woman's voice coming from inside: "Daoist, are you willing to become husband and wife with this concubine?"

"?"

The Junior Xiao Shimei was stunned immediately.

Reaching out to scratch her head, she thought she had misheard, then took a step back, looked carefully at the door, and thought she had gone to the wrong room. After confirming it was correct, she walked up again.

The door was not closed tightly, and when she looked closely.

The red-clothed woman named Princess Hua sat sideways on Shixiong's bed, while Shixiong was standing not far from the door, his expression as astonished as hers:

"Princess, why do you say this?"

"Daoist, have you not heard the story of the Qin woman in ancient times?"

"I have not heard of it."

"In ancient times, there was a man in this place who went out to study. Halfway through, he was hungry and cold, so he went to a large mansion to beg for food. The owner of the house was the daughter of the human emperor in this place, who was betrothed to another country. Unexpectedly, she fell ill and died halfway through her marriage. Because of fate, the two became husband and wife, and to this day, there are still legends about them in this place."

The Junior Xiao Shimei originally wanted to eavesdrop at the door, but the fox was also in the room.

The fox was sharp, and as soon as it turned its head, it looked at her.

The Junior Xiao Shimei was about to shrink her head, thinking that with Fuyao's intelligence, it would definitely not expose her, but her own colored civet had already swaggered across the threshold and squeezed in through the door crack.

A gust of wind blew! It blew open the room door!

Revealing the stunned Junior Xiao Shimei outside the door.

Both people in the room looked at her.

Seeing this situation, the Junior Xiao Shimei was completely at a loss, so she had to walk in awkwardly and whispered: "Shixiong, my head is a bit dizzy, I want to ask you for a heart-protecting pill to eat."

"I'll give it to you in a moment."

Lin Jue deliberately opened the door to let her in. He was not willing to let her leave, as that would leave only himself and the red-clothed woman in the room, which would make it easier for people to misunderstand.

The red-clothed woman also looked at the Junior Xiao Shimei, but didn't care, instead being upright:

"It just so happens that the Daoist's Xiao Shimei is also here. This concubine has nothing to hide in her heart, so I will say it directly:

"This concubine originally had no ill intent, just drifted here. My husband was killed by that Tuo Dragon King before he even entered the door. This concubine is neither willing to go to that Wei Shui again, nor willing to return to the Western Peak, otherwise my father would definitely betroth me to another mountain deity or water deity. And I have married once. I was not satisfied with the last one, and this one is probably worse than the last one.

"I have been lonely here for more than ten years. I have had enough of these days."

The woman's voice was gentle, with a bit of charm.

Pausing, she said again:

"Now seeing that the Daoist not only has extraordinary cultivation, but also extraordinary ability and spirit, and in addition, the five-qi are pure, and the appearance is dignified, although I am not a ghost, I am willing to imitate that Qin woman and become husband and wife with the Daoist. Perhaps in the future, I can leave a beautiful story in this place. I wonder if the Daoist has this intention?"

Hearing this, the Junior Xiao Shimei turned her head blankly and looked at Lin Jue.

Lin Jue had known her for many years, so how could he not know what her eyes revealed.

It was more than just knowing; it was as if he could hear the sound of her speaking from this look:

"Shixiong, you are getting married."

"..."

Lin Jue no longer looked at her and hurriedly refused: "I have just met the Princess, how can we become husband and wife?"

"Why not? Although you and I have just met, were we not talking happily at the dinner table just now? This concubine also admires the Daoist's literary talent!" The red-clothed woman still said, "Besides, most people in the human world become husband and wife without knowing each other before marriage. Not to mention the distant ones, just take my husband who didn't get married, don't I not know him either?"

"This... I have no wish to get married..."

"Could it be that the Daoist dislikes my appearance?"

"I have no such intention!"

"Then that's it? I see the Daoist is delicate and good-looking, and the Daoist doesn't think my appearance is ugly, so what else is there that cannot be combined?" The woman seemed to be genuinely puzzled.

Could they be combined just like this?

Lin Jue was instead asked by her.

The thoughts of these monsters are really unfathomable to people.

"In truth, I am still young and single-mindedly pursuing the Dao; I have no intention of marrying anyone," Lin Jue said tactfully.

"How old is the Daoist? At what age do men in the human world get married?"

"This..."

"Could it be that the Daoist dislikes that this concubine is not worthy of you?"

"Even less such intention!" Lin Jue felt that he had been well entertained by others, so he didn't dare to be rude, so both in emotion and reason, his tone was somewhat polite, "You are the Princess of the Western Peak Great Emperor's family, and you also like to recite poetry and talk extraordinarily. If it were any other person in the human world, being able to marry a Princess would definitely be a great fortune."

"Could it be that the Daoist is not a person in the human world?"

"..."

"Then the Daoist just dislikes that this concubine has been married once!" The red-clothed woman finally turned her head slightly, as if she had been poked in a painful spot, "Although this concubine married from the Western Peak to here, I didn't even bow to heaven and earth, and didn't even see that Wei Shui God once. We didn't know each other either. It was all the marriage my father pointed out. How can it be considered married?"

"I have no such intention either."

"Then it is..."

The red-clothed woman turned her head to look at Lin Jue: "If the Daoist is willing to marry me, I will follow the Daoist to the ends of the earth. These few pavilions and palaces, and dozens of servants and maids, can follow the Daoist at any time."

"..."

Where in the world is there such a good thing?

Why did it just happen to find him?

Although this red-clothed woman really has a good appearance, and comes with more than ten pavilions and palaces, and many maids and servants, how can one get married after knowing each other for a day?

Not to mention that he still has his own long-life immortal path to seek.

"Princess, why must you insist on me?"

Lin Jue was helpless and had a headache, looking at the Junior Xiao Shimei, wanting her to help him, but saw her looking blank, as if she was drunk, or as if her brain was blank to begin with.

"I said it just now. The Daoist's five-qi are pure, and you have both character, ability, and spirit. You are dignified, and you talk very happily with this concubine." The red-clothed woman looked at him very seriously, "Daoist, you tell me, how many women in this world can find such a suitable husband?"

"This..."

Is it actually very reasonable?

"But Princess is also to return to the Western Peak, so as not to be betrothed to others by the Western Peak Emperor!" Lin Jue saw her meaning. It seems that this adopted daughter of the Western Peak Prefecture Lord also doesn't have a high status in the Western Peak.

"It is true, but this concubine is knowledgeable and understands human etiquette. If I marry the Daoist, I will definitely treat you wholeheartedly and serve you as my husband." The red-clothed woman said, "Absolutely no two hearts."

"Where does a twisted melon come from..."

"Why is the Daoist always unwilling?"

"It is truly because I have other ambitions."

"The Daoist pushes back and forth, but can never say the reason. It's always that you look down on this concubine!" The woman said, somewhat mournful, and somewhat angry, "It's a pity that this concubine entertained you well, treated you with great courtesy, and this is still the pavilion that this concubine brought with her. I didn't expect that it would make people look down on me."

"It's not..."

Lin Jue had a headache.

"Then please tell me the reason." The red-clothed woman said, "If you can't say it, although this concubine doesn't have much ability, I won't let you go easily."

"..."

Lin Jue was silent and began to think.

Such a good thing must be pushed out.

The Junior Xiao Shimei was scratching her head on the side.

Suddenly hearing the Little Shixiong speak:

"I really have no such intention, but hearing what the Princess said, I have a doubt."

"What?"

"The Princess said my five-qi are pure, but among the three of us, whose five-qi is turbid?"

"That is true."

"The Princess said I am delicate, but why isn't my Third Shixiong also jade-tree-like and dignified?"

"Hmm?"

"Hmm?"

Two sounds in a row.

One came from Princess Hua, one came from the Junior Xiao Shimei.

"The Princess said that you and I were talking happily at the table, but I think carefully, isn't the Princess more compatible with my Shixiong? The Princess thinks that my Xiao Shimei and I are highly capable just because of that Green Seedling God, but you don't know that my Shixiong has a much deeper cultivation than us. Besides, we have nine successors in this generation, each with their own strengths. My Third Shixiong is the one with the highest ability to eliminate demons."

Lin Jue said in a row, pushing this good thing to Shixiong, letting him deal with it:

"Why doesn't the Princess go and ask my Shixiong?"

Beside him, the Junior Xiao Shimei was already blank. Hearing this, she became even more blank, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at the Little Shixiong.

She was drunk and her face was red, her brain couldn't react, so she had to scratch her head again.

"This..."

The red-clothed woman was also stunned.

"What I said is true. My Xiao Shimei is also beside me. If you don't believe me, you can ask her! My Shixiong's ability is much stronger than ours." Lin Jue said, "Besides, my Shixiong also likes to brew and drink wine. If he becomes husband and wife with the Princess, wouldn't it be a good thing to drink and talk happily in the future?"

"He seems a bit vulgar..."

The red-clothed woman was clearly hesitating.

"This is exactly where my Shixiong is open-minded and free-spirited." Lin Jue said, "Doesn't the Princess see that my Shixiong is fluent in poetry?"

"He..."

"Oh yes! My Shixiong is not only highly skilled in Daoist magic, but also extremely good at sword dancing. Before going up the mountain to practice Dao, he was famous for sword dancing. Dancing with wine, his posture is graceful, like an immortal."

"Really?"

"Naturally."

"..."

The red-clothed woman was clearly moved, walked down from the bed, but then realized, looked at Lin Jue mournfully, and finally asked one last time:

"Daoist really doesn't want to marry me?"

"I really have no intention of getting married."

"Forget it, forget it. After all, it can't be twisted." The woman shook her head and said, "I will go and ask your Shixiong. Whether it works or not, this concubine has one thing to entrust to the Daoist."

"What is it?"

"The Daoist is going to the capital. If you pass by the Western Peak, you can bring a message to my father for me. Just say that I remember his kindness in raising and teaching me, but I have already repaid it. It's just a pity that the Wei Shui God was short-lived. Now this concubine has found another husband and married another person, so it is inconvenient to marry again. In a few years, I will go back to see him." The woman said, and pulled out the hairpin from her head, "This is a token."

"I have noted it."

Lin Jue took the hairpin and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The woman was truly free and easy, and left gracefully.

For a moment, only Lin Jue and the Junior Xiao Shimei were left in the room, and a fox and a colored civet were jumping back and forth in the light, pretending to fight and play.

"Shixiong, you..."

The Junior Xiao Shimei looked at Lin Jue, then pointed at the red-clothed woman who left outside, and then pointed at the Third Shixiong's room next door.

Her eyes were full of disbelief.

For a moment, she couldn't speak.

"No matter, Third Shixiong has thick skin, and his experience in the world is richer than ours, and he is good at dealing with these. This one also has no ill intent. He will definitely be able to deal with it, so let him deal with it. Who told him to be Shixiong."

Lin Jue waved his hand and said to her, while picking up the night-watch lamp beside him and handing it to her:

"To be safe, you take this lamp back, put it at your bedside, find a good position, and use a stool to pad it higher. I have Fuyao."

"Shixiong, pill."

"Oh."

Lin Jue took a heart-protecting pill and handed it to her.

The Junior Xiao Shimei then scratched her head and walked out.

The colored civet saw it from the corner of its eye, rushed up to pounce on the fox for the last time, turned its head and turned into an afterimage, following her and chasing out.

Seeing this, the fox immediately flew to chase, but it only chased to the threshold and stopped its steps urgently.

It seemed it didn't want to be too far from Lin Jue, and it seemed their playing also had rules.

Two people, one fox, and one cat were in two rooms.

Lin Jue tried to listen to the movement in the room next door, but found that this stretch of pavilions and palaces had its own wonders. Clearly, it was next door, but he couldn't hear the conversation between the red-clothed woman and the Third Shixiong at all.

I don't know if Third Shixiong agreed, and how he dealt with it.

Thinking that he had higher ability than the two of them, and was an old slicker in the world, Lin Jue didn't worry about him, and fell asleep slowly.

But unexpectedly, when he woke up the next day—

Barren mountains and wild fields, a stretch of grassland.

He was lying on a flat ground, the fox was curled up into a ball at his feet, the Junior Xiao Shimei and the colored civet were lying on another open space three zhang away from him, and beside them on the ground was still a night-watch lamp, and their luggage and items were neatly placed around them.

The surroundings were empty and quiet, and there was not even any wind, and there was nothing else.

The pavilions and palaces of last night, the red-clothed woman, dozens of servants and maids, including the Third Shixiong, had all disappeared. ===== CHAPTER 197 =====