Bearing the blue sky

Did the fisherman in the straw raincoat encounter the Tiger God?

Zhu Ge frowned.

The sound made it sound like a fight had broken out.

Just as he had predicted, the fisherman in the straw raincoat was mentally ill.

However, the fighting in the distance was already coming to an end in no time.

"You human brat, I will surely take my revenge one day!!"

The tiger god's mournful howl echoed through the sky, clearly indicating its defeat.

This is normal. Tiger God is only at the second realm at most, and he can't defeat the fisherman in the straw raincoat, who is at the third realm.

The Three Realms!

Zhu Ge's martial arts skills have not yet improved, and his Confucianism and Taoism are still in the stage of reading and accumulation, without the emergence of literary talent.

I don't know when I'll truly become one of the "up-to-the-class" people the fishermen in the straw raincoat talk about.

"Little sister, little sister?"

During this free time, Zhu Ge also called out to Hua Liusha in her mind to see if Hua Liusha had woken up.

But Hua Liusha still did not respond.

At the same time, the figures of the fisherman in the straw raincoat and Yu the scholar appeared not far away.

Scholar Yu frowned, looking somewhat displeased.

The fisherman in the straw raincoat smiled as before. If one disregarded his identity, one might mistake him for a young farmer from a village.

"It seems the banquet is ready!"

The fisherman in his straw raincoat's voice carried from afar, devoid of emotion.

Zhu Ge and the others had been preparing here for a while. In that short time, the fisherman in the straw raincoat had finished exploring the surrounding area and had also dealt with the Tiger God.

However, Mr. Insect is indeed good at hiding, and even beings in the third realm did not discover him. His ability to conceal himself is quite outstanding.

"Welcome, fisherman in straw raincoat." Zhu Ge bowed deeply, performing the proper etiquette.

Duan Lei, Ji Fuhui, and Sui Niang followed suit and greeted them with courtesy.

However, the fisherman in the straw raincoat didn't even glance at them. He went straight to the seat of honor, picked up his wine cup, and raised it to Yu the scholar from afar: "Come, young brother Yu, let's drink to each other!"

Yu Xiucai sat down with a gloomy face, but didn't say much. He simply raised his cup and took a small sip.

"Haha, fine wine and delicious food! This countryside truly has good things. Brother Yu, please start eating!" After finishing his drink, the fisherman in the straw raincoat seemed to be in a very good mood.

"Yuanyang City is overflowing with sewage and overcrowded. Although it is not as crowded as my Dongting Prefecture, it can still be described as a stinking city."

"This place is great, this place is great, haha, it's wonderful!"

"Fisherman in the straw raincoat, please start eating first." Yu Xiucai's expression changed from gloomy to helpless, then he glanced at Zhu Ge and shook his head slightly.

Did Scholar Yu find out something...? Zhu Ge lowered her head, hiding her inner thoughts, and then prepared to take her seat.

"presumptuous!"

The next moment, the fisherman in the straw raincoat suddenly slammed his chopsticks on the table and sneered, "You lowly commoner, how dare you sit here?"

After saying that, the fisherman in the straw raincoat suddenly waved his sleeve, and a force surged out of thin air, overturning four or five tables, leaving only his and Yu Xiucai's tables standing.

Zhu Ge was also pulled to the side by this force and fell to the ground, while Duan Lei and the others rolled away.

Sui Niang, however, was not overturned. She just held Xian Xian tightly and looked at the fisherman in the straw raincoat in horror, then at Yu Xiucai, and then at Zhu Ge.

"These country bumpkins don't know etiquette. It seems that you and your teacher have failed in your teachings!" The fisherman in the straw raincoat glanced at Scholar Yu.

Scholar Yu slammed his hand on the table and stood up with a "bang":

"How could a human being like you exist?"

"Instead of showing compassion for the people, you prey on the villagers and act like a tyrant. Do you think we're made of clay? If you want to kill, then kill us all! What kind of humiliation is this?!"

Oh no… Zhu Ge sighed inwardly.

Was the fisherman in the straw raincoat's aim to kill them?

He might not think so.

If you really want to kill someone, it would be better to kill them from the beginning. Why bother with a banquet?

Just kill them, frame the Fungus God or Tiger God, and then leave.

Therefore, the fisherman in the straw raincoat was obviously acting for other purposes.

To achieve their goal, they would inevitably have to provoke Zhu Ge and his group.

Zhu Ge had been holding back all along, just to avoid being tricked.

However, Yu Xiucai was, after all, a Confucian scholar, and was upright and incorruptible. In addition, he was only in his early twenties, and he was careless enough to fall into the trap of the fisherman in the straw raincoat.

Sure enough, after Yu Xiucai got angry, Zhu Ge vaguely saw a fleeting smile in the expression of the fisherman in the straw raincoat.

"In that case, does Brother Yu mean that I, a dignified official of the Jingzhe Palace, should sit at the same table as these lowly commoners?"

The fisherman in the straw raincoat gave a cold laugh: "Am I the one humiliating you, or are you humiliating me?"

"I came here as soon as I took office, fearing that trouble would delay tax collection. But as soon as I arrived, I saw that this lowly person had a demon from the Realm of Devouring Essence in his brain."

"Ordinary ghosts at the Lonely Soul Realm are one thing, but to raise a ghost to the Essence-Seizing Realm? That's utterly heinous!"

"Of course, you don't have to get rid of the evil spirits, but as the official in charge of the Awakening of Insects, I should help you clear away the surrounding scourges. However, what happens after that?"

The fisherman in the straw raincoat also stood up abruptly:

"You want me to dine with these clay figures?"

"When have I ever not enjoyed 'fish, rice, meat, and vegetables, and delightful music and dance' in the city? Yet here, let alone music, dance, and fine food, there isn't even a decent bowl or chopsticks?"

"Even those from the second realm cannot sit with me in this city. Today, I'm already showing you respect by calling you 'brother,' yet you truly don't know what's good for you!"

The fisherman in the straw raincoat looked extremely angry; his hair stood on end, and his clothes moved without any wind.

"I was the one who endured humiliation, yet you portray me as the one who suffered? This is utterly outrageous! I'll kill you and then report back to you!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiucai's expression changed.

He would not be afraid of death if he were to be humiliated and destroyed.

But if we smear him, wouldn't his death leave him with a lasting infamy?

He suddenly looked at Zhu Ge, expecting her to say something.

Although he was a Confucian scholar, he was not good with words, but he felt that Zhu Ge should have a solution.

To his surprise, when he met Zhu Ge's gaze, Yu Xiucai was taken aback.

Zhu Ge's eyes were calm as a deep pool, and his head swayed almost imperceptibly from side to side.

Yu Xiucai's pupils dilated slightly, then he slowly sat down and remained silent.

Duan Lei and Ji Fuhui also got up from the ground, stood there blankly, heads down, legs trembling.

Sui Niang heard the fisherman in the straw raincoat mention "dancing," looked at Zhu Ge, and seemed to understand something. She lowered her head slightly in thought.

Xianxian looked timidly at the angry scholar Yu and the angry fisherman in the straw raincoat with her big eyes, and looked like she was about to burst into tears.

After all, they are children, and their reaction to being frightened is to cry.

"Hmm!"

However, at that moment, a pair of hands covered her mouth.

Suddenly, Xianxian put her two little hands to her mouth, her eyes glistening with tears. She didn't make a sound, nor did her tears fall.

Xianxian couldn't cause trouble for everyone... Xianxian's heart was both confused and clear, but the tears that kept being secreted by her tear ducts were about to burst out.

Zhu Ge took all of this into account.

The atmosphere was frozen.

No one spoke, and Zhu Ge simply got up and dusted off his pants.

The fisherman in his straw raincoat maintained his expression and movements, as if time had frozen around him.

But upon closer inspection, one can detect a hint of amusement and interest in his gaze as he looks at Zhu Ge.

A moment later, a smile appeared on Zhu Ge's face: "Fisherman in a straw raincoat, may we sit down now?"

"Hahaha, that's interesting, hahaha, hahaha!"

The fisherman in the straw raincoat suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly, then pointed his finger in a gesture of blessing:

"There is a clever fellow in this countryside. I'm currently missing a canine tooth. What do you think?"