Minglong

Chapter 450 Fate has its own plan...

As the music and singing subsided, the Marquis's residence fell silent.

Inside the guest room, the slightly tipsy girl Xiao Biao lay on the bed, her white toes dangling from her calves, while she cupped her face in her hands and looked at "The Secret History of Empress Guo" placed on the pillow.

During the banquet earlier, Miss Zisu came over for a chat halfway through, and after a few words, they discovered that they shared a common interest—reading all sorts of books.

But the stories she read were all outdated, written a hundred years ago. Although they were passionate and grand, they lacked a certain charm.

The books that Zisu read are all new books from recent years. Leaving aside their depth, they are easy to understand and have real-time updates!

For example, this newly released volume of "The Secret History of the Empress Dowager" tells the story of Empress Dowager Guo and Xie Lang's reunion at Beiming Lake, where they revisit their old haunts and rekindle their old flame. Just by looking at how fresh the plot is, you can tell that the author wrote and published the book on the spot without any prior drafts, and must have lost a lot of hair in the process...

Jiang Xian had never seen these books in Northern Zhou, and was truly amazed. He borrowed them on the spot, but after reading them, he found that although they were well written, they were quite different from the truth.

For example, the book says that when Young Master Xie encountered the King of the Northern Border and was on the verge of death, Empress Dowager Guo revealed her true form as a Valkyrie and saved her husband in the heat of battle.

But in reality, Xie Gongzi's combo almost turned Chao Chitai into dumpling filling, and even when the old demons like Yang Huaxian jumped out, they were not in mortal danger.

Furthermore, she wasn't even mentioned in the book; she guessed it was because she was buried in the ground and no one else knew about it...

Lost in these random thoughts, Jiang Xian's eyelids began to droop, and then she slowly lay down on the pillow and quietly fell asleep.

A moment later, his hair slowly turned white, and golden scales covered his body inch by inch. Then, he flipped his head up, his eyes filled with surprise:
"Wow~ I was actually the Immortal Venerable Qixia who dominated the story in the book, it's really well written..."

It's difficult to eradicate the demonic nature of Master Qixia. After the battle at Beiming Lake, he needs to close his mind and recuperate, otherwise he will become increasingly insane.

But the great villain doesn't hold grudges overnight. How can anyone sleep if the revenge hasn't been taken yet?

When Master Qixia woke up, he naturally took advantage of the dark and windy night to seek revenge. After performing a few impromptu acts, he vanished from the room in a flash.

When they reappeared, they were already on the wall of the Princess's mansion on the same street.

Zhao Ling attended a banquet at the Marquis's residence. Naturally, there were few people at the Princess's residence; only the weasel-faced, sharp-tongued head steward, Liu Qingzhi, was seen chatting with him, fanning himself with a folding fan. He was saying:

"It's about this high. I reckon he'd have to jump to hit Xie's knee..."

"Huh? Butler Hou isn't talking about a lump of coal, is he? It's transformed into human form?"

"How could that be? Don't let the roundness of the coal fool you, it's actually quite thick. If it stood up straight, its legs might not be shorter than that little guy's... Ah~~~~~~"

A scream that quickly faded into the distance disappeared into the night sky.

Liu Qingzhi was stroking his chin, pondering how short a girl would have to be to be shorter than a lump of coal.

Hearing the call suddenly, he quickly turned around to look, only to find the corridor empty and no trace of Steward Hou. He was bewildered.
"Eh? Butler Hou? Butler Hou..."

……

After throwing the ugly monster out of the city to Huaijiang to have his brainwashed, Master Qixia clapped his hands on the wall, feeling much better. He then slipped back to the Marquis's mansion to see if Xiaomei had continued to do bad things.

As it turns out, perhaps she was too smug during the day and scared Xiao Mei, everything in the west wing guest room was normal.

Meanwhile, Empress Dowager Guo was meditating in the living room, while Lin Zisu, anxiously trying to persuade her, was inside the room:

"The moonlight is truly beautiful tonight. Your Majesty, why don't you have Xie Lang take you for a stroll on Chang Le Street? The night view of Luoyang is especially stunning..."

"No need, it's too late, he should rest too."

"Sigh, a rest of a couple of hours won't make a difference..."

……

When Master Qixia saw this scene, he felt heartbroken and indignant!
After all, Zisu, a girl who was completely uninvolved, was still going out of her way late at night to help Xie Jinhuan create opportunities for the sake of this book.

And what about her eldest disciple, to whom she entrusted with such an important task?
Where have you gone?
Master Qixia glanced around briefly, then arrived near the main house and quickly found Nangong Ye's room.

A quick glance revealed that the eldest apprentice was humming a tune while taking a shower, with brand-new black stockings beside her. She looked like a brooding female CEO preparing to go to a nightclub to pick up guys later...

?

Master Qixia, with his hands on his hips and his breastplate bulging, was clearly not happy and immediately landed inside the house.

wow~
"ah!"

Nangong Ye was wondering whether she should go to Xie Jinhuan's place when he came to call her, when she heard a noise and shrank back in fright. Seeing it was her white-haired master, she said in a panic:

"Master, why are you out again?"

"Shouldn't your teacher have come out?"

"No, wasn't Master in seclusion...?"

Nangong Ye got up, but felt embarrassed to sit in the bathtub, looking quite awkward.

Master Qixia walked up to him, hands on his hips, and looked at his icy eldest disciple:
Do you know what Zisu is doing?

"Uh... what are you doing?"

"Zisu is trying to persuade the Valkyrie and Xie Jinhuan to go out for a stroll together. What are you doing?"

"...?"

Nangong Ye glanced at the sky and thought that Zisu was getting a little too engrossed in reading miscellaneous books; it was already past midnight…

Seeing that his eldest disciple seemed to have a problem with it, Master Qixia frowned and said:
"Ah Ye, if you find things difficult, then I won't make things difficult for you. From now on, I'll leave this matter to Zisu."

"As for you, a country has its laws, and a religion has its rules. As the sect leader, you can decide right from wrong within the sect. Tomorrow, you will summon all the disciples of Zihui Mountain to discuss how to handle the matter with Xie Jinhuan..."

"what?!"

Nangong Ye's expression changed slightly. He stood up and took his master's arm, saying, "Master, I know I was wrong. I'll go take care of important business right away..."

"Remember this, don't say one thing and mean another!"

"I understand! I have never been lying..."

Master Qixia nodded slightly, and without further frightening his disciple, he vanished from the room in a flash.

Standing in the bathtub, Nangong Ye was naturally restless after being scolded by his master late at night.

After all, if her master didn't care and let her gather her disciples to discuss how to deal with it, wouldn't that be the same as admitting to her disciples that she had an affair? Wouldn't she be laughed at to death by outsiders?
Senior Brother Lu knew that he would probably be so angry that he would die on the spot...

Nangong Ye pondered for a moment, quickly put on his clothes, inquired briefly with the maid, and then arrived outside the room where Ye Yunchi was staying...
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In the guest room.

Ye Yunchi, seemingly drunk but not quite, listened as the young men beside him sang a tune he had never heard before, but which had a very interesting melody:

"Hmm~..."

Xie Jinhuan leaned against her for a moment, then suddenly realized that the clothes Wanyi had given him were indeed quite something.

The outer garment was made of excellent material, nothing special, but the inner bodice, which was initially a normal dark purple, gradually turned red as the emotions progressed, revealing a rose pattern.

Moreover, the more excited the emotions, the more vibrant the colors become. Just as it's about to soar into the clouds, the flowers bloom on their own, revealing Ah Huan's delightful slurping...

I go……

Xie Jinhuan was amazed and thought that Bing Tuozi and Mo Mo should also get a set of these clothes, so that if the two of them pretended to be ostriches in the future, the evidence would be obvious!
Oh right, the ghost has to wear this...

Because she could directly see Sister Ye's pregnancy progress, Xie Jinhuan was naturally quite adept at it. Just as she was carefully examining the new clothes, she suddenly heard a knock on the door:

dong dong~
Ye Yunchi was startled and quickly got up to straighten his clothes:

"Who?"

"I am Nangong Ye. Is Xie Jinhuan in Miss Ye's room?"

"Huh? How could he..."

Ye Yunchi instinctively wanted to make excuses and cover up his actions, but since Miss Momo had already sent her master to catch them in the act, how could he not be confident? His words changed halfway through:
"How could I not have informed you? Young Master Xie, you should go back and rest first. I still need to digest those articles. We can talk another day..."

Xie Jinhuan noticed that Bing Tuozi's tone seemed a bit off, so she first said goodnight to Nai Gua, then got up and went outside:

"What's wrong? I was just getting ready to..."

Nangong Ye had almost been frightened to tears by his master earlier, so he naturally wouldn't be gentle now. He raised his hand and gave Ah Huan a shock:
"Why aren't you keeping Empress Dowager Guo company this late at night? What are you doing here?"

Xie Jinhuan, somewhat bewildered, pulled Tuotuo, whom she had been forcing onto the imperial bed, and led him out.

"At the banquet today, I was chatting with Sister Guo the whole time. I didn't neglect my duties, but things need to be done step by step. I can't just get Sister Guo drunk and take her back to my room, can I? Even if I wanted to, Sister Guo's skills are undeniable; it's hard to say who would get drunk and who would get drunk..."

Nangong Ye knew about today's situation, but her white-haired master suddenly put pressure on her. Who could she complain to?
"It's still early. You can take Empress Dowager Guo to the city for a stroll, to see some literary gatherings or poetry recitals. They've come from afar, so you should pay attention to them. Even Zisu knows how to take care of them. You, as the head of the household, can't act like a child, blindly following whoever feeds you..."

As long as there is milk...

Xie Jinhuan found these words strange, more like something a ghost would say. He immediately raised his hand to check if the ice block was a ghost in disguise.

slap~
Nangong Ye slapped Xie Jinhuan's thieving hand, his eyes slightly annoyed:
"Can't you be serious for once?!"

Xie Jinhuan sensed that this was the real Bing Tuozi. Although he didn't know why he had suddenly become anxious, he still had to coax him. So he composed himself and accompanied him to the west wing.

"That makes sense. Staying at home under the flowers and moon is no fun. I'll invite Sister Guo out for a walk now..."

Nangong Ye followed behind to supervise, intending to wait until Ah Huan and Empress Dowager Guo left before returning to his empty room to continue his solitary life.

To their surprise, when they arrived at the west wing guest room, they found it completely empty.

Only after asking the maids nearby did they learn that Miss Zisu had been pestering Empress Dowager Guo to go out and play. Empress Dowager Guo, unable to bear it any longer, finally took Zisu out with her...

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan looked at his dream wife, who was holding him back while he was flirting with girls:

"Shall I go out and look for it?"

Nangong Ye knew that the demoness and her disciples, and even Ling'er, were still waiting, but his master's orders were obviously more important. He shrugged.

"Go take a look first, we'll talk about the rest when you get back. Hmm... it's okay if you don't come back, I'll tell the demoness and she'll make it up to you tomorrow."

Xie Jinhuan was mainly worried that Ling'er and the others would wait in vain. Seeing how thoughtful Bing Tuozi was, she naturally didn't say anything more, and flew away from the mansion to search for Zisu and Sister Guo on the street...

at the same time.

North of Danzhou, Zihui Mountain.

The bright moon hangs high, the Milky Way is dazzling, and a streak of crimson light pierces through the boundless sea of ​​clouds, roaming freely between heaven and earth.

Lin Zisu floated in the air with the coal briquette, facing the ever-changing mountains and rivers below, her heart pounding with fear and excitement:
"Wow! So fast... Where are we?"

"Danyang, Zihui Mountain is just ahead."

"Huh? What are we doing here?"

"I'll dig up some scallions and teach you how to make scallion pancakes..."

"Oh, I've heard about the delicacies from the East China Sea. Miss Jiang should like them..."

……
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I'm already in the top ten of the monthly and annual ticket rankings. It's the last month of the year, so I'll try asking for more monthly tickets next month or 2!

(End of this chapter)