The ink spots on Ruiyun's forehead are just a cover-up.
Zhang Xiu saw that Taoist Xuantian did this deliberately in order to fulfill the marriage between Mr. He and Ruiyun.
Sure enough, after questioning, Mr. He told what happened.
Mr. He was from a poor family and thought about selling all his property in exchange for a night of pleasure with Ruiyun. However, the thought of having to say goodbye at dawn made the scene even more unbearable. Thinking of this, Mr. He was disheartened, and from then on he stopped hearing from Ruiyun.
This time he heard that Ruiyun was going to choose his first son-in-law, which made him even more sad. He spent the night drinking heavily on the broken bridge.
Then, he met Taoist Xuantian who was passing by.
Taoist Xuantian made some calculations and asked him to prepare fifteen taels of silver and go to the brothel to redeem Ruiyun's body in a few days.
Although he felt that fifteen taels of silver could not redeem Ruiyun, the courtesan, after all, this was what the master of the country said, and he also had some expectations in his heart.
So, he sold his property and got fifteen taels of silver, and came to redeem Ruiyun's body as promised.
As for the whereabouts of Taoist Xuantian, Mr. He also didn't know and scratched his head in embarrassment.
Suddenly, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the broken bridge in front of him. He had a flash of inspiration and said, "Oh, I remember. At that time, I was drunk and asked the Imperial Master how I would thank her after the event was completed. The Imperial Normal University People say that she is going to the West Lake Dragon Palace as a guest, so I don’t have to look for her!”
"Dragon Palace?"
Zhang Xiu frowned slightly, said goodbye to Mr. He and the other two, and returned to the inn by the lake.
Ao Xue was lying on the window sill, looking at the fish by the lake, with a tangled expression on her face.
A group of fish looked at Ao Xue eagerly, as if expecting something.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiu asked curiously: "Ao Xue, what are you doing."
Ao Xue turned around and said, "I'm feeding the fish."
Zhang Xiu was stunned: "Well, hello, why are you staring here?"
Ao Xue pouted her little mouth: "But I have already eaten all the fish food."
Zhang Xiu: "..."
So, you just lie down by the window and let the fish stare at you eating snacks for a long time?
Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you know the West Lake Dragon Palace?"
Ao Xue recalled: "I have an impression that I am somewhat related to the Dragon King of West Lake and I. After all, he should call me... aunt?"
Zhang Xiu looked at Ao Xue with interest: "I didn't expect that you are not big, but you have grown up. Come with me to the West Lake Dragon Palace to see if the Imperial Master is there."
Ao Xue's eyes lit up and she said, "Okay, I, the Dragon King, will take you to visit your relatives!"
After saying that, Ao Xue opened her mouth and spat out a water bubble, which enveloped her and Zhang Xiu and slowly floated into the water.
As the two of them sank to the bottom of the lake, the scenery in front of Zhang Xiu gradually changed.
All the fish, water and plants disappeared. After the darkness, Zhang Xiu suddenly discovered that he was actually floating in the air!
Suddenly, in a dense forest, there were faintly visible palaces and pavilions, towers and water pavilions, towering into the clouds, which were no less impressive than the royal gardens.
There was a popping sound, and the blisters burst. Ao Xue and Ao Xue fell to the ground. Looking at Zhang Xiu's surprised expression, they said proudly: "Now you know what it means to have a different world! The Dragon Palace of this Dragon King is also like this!"
While the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves sounded, mixed with the woman's laughter.
Immediately afterwards, several women in red came running on horseback, dressed in military uniforms and carrying bows and arrows behind them.
The laughter gradually came closer, and I heard a woman say: "I have bad luck in hunting today, there are too few prey."
Another woman said: "If the princess hadn't shot down a few flying geese, it would have been almost in vain."
Zhang Xiu raised his eyes and saw that the leading girl was wearing a short-sleeved military uniform, her hair was like a cloud of mist, her slender waist seemed unable to withstand the wind, and even jade stamens and qionghua could not compare to her beauty.
Astonishingly, it is Taoist Xuantian, the national master!
Passing by Zhang Xiu and the others, Taoist Xuantian glanced at them, as if he didn't recognize them, and walked straight past them.
Zhang Xiu looked a little confused, turned to look at Ao Xue, and asked: "Am I deceived? Could it be that the woman just now was not a national master?"
Ao Xue was so angry that she puffed up her mouth: "Didn't you hear the maid call her princess? These juniors have become more and more rude recently. They don't even say hello when they meet my aunt!"
Zhang Xiu was still a little confused and frowned: "Are there really people who look so similar in the world? Come on, let's go in and have a look!"
Ao Xue hummed, walked into the gate with steps that she didn't recognize, and shouted loudly: "Dragon King of West Lake, your aunt is here!"
With a crash, a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals holding weapons ran out. Their ferocious looks frightened Ao Xue, and she slithered behind Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu's lips twitched slightly and she said, "I said we came here to visit relatives, you would believe it, right?"
A commander who looked a bit like a crab shook the steel fork in his hand and said coldly: "Ask him if he believes it!"
Zhang Xiu glanced at the steel fork and said tangledly: "Then let me ask this brother fork first?"
The Crab Commander said angrily: "How can the steel fork talk!"
Zhang Xiu smiled slightly and said, "That's not necessarily the case."
As he spoke, the steel fork in the Crab Commander's hand suddenly grew a human face, and he spoke in human words: "I believe it!"
"this……"
The Crab Commander was stunned on the spot, looking at the steel fork in his hand with disbelief on his face.
The steel fork can actually speak. Could it be that it has also become a spirit?
No, it’s an illusion!
Crab Commander Ji Ling woke up and found that he had appeared in his original form and had been tied up with a belt by Zhang Xiu.
It seems that Zhang Xiu's technique is extremely skillful. Without 20 years of experience in selling crabs, he would never be able to tie such a refined knot!
An instinctive fear made the Crab Commander tremble with fear, and he quickly asked for help: "Why are you standing there in a daze? This guy is awesome, go and ask for the Dragon King!"
A shrimp soldier came to his senses and ran towards the yard.
Zhang Xiu looked at the frightened crab in front of him, foaming at the mouth, and said to Aoxue with compassion: "It looks like it has a seizure. I am a kind-hearted person, and I don't want anyone to suffer. We have to save it."
Ao Xue glanced at the shivering and foaming Crab Commander, and asked, "How to save him?"
Zhang Xiu looked concerned and said, "Prepare a big pot and some onion, ginger and vinegar. Hurry up, if you don't help...it won't be fresh!"
Ao Xue: "@#￥%￥#@......"
You are such a kind person!
When Ao Xue was feeling confused, a middle-aged man with a majestic face walked out from behind the courtyard wall, glanced at Zhang Xiu and the others, fixed his eyes on Ao Xue's face, and said blankly: "Auntie?"
When the Crab Commander saw the Dragon King coming out, he thought he was saved. When he heard the Dragon King's name, he froze in place instantly: "..."
Damn it, even the Dragon King has fallen under the illusion and is about to join him in the pot! !
(End of chapter)
