Chapter 165 The Banquet! A Return to Jianshui City!
Chapter 165 The Banquet! A Return to Jianshui City!
The next person was a woodcutter in his forties.
This woodcutter is quite interesting; he wants to switch careers to become a carpenter and stonemason because his wife, before she died of illness, kept thinking that it would have been better if she had married the stonemason from the next village.
Meanwhile, his wife died from a disease she contracted after having an affair with a carpenter in the village.
Therefore, the woodcutter got angry and resolved to become a carpenter or stonemason in his lifetime.
And so, he worked as a carpenter for over 1,500 years in the illusion, and then as a stonemason for 2,000 years.
Even Hua Liusha couldn't tell whether the woodcutter truly liked and loved the woodcutter, or whether it was because of his wife's provocation.
"Please check, Palace Master!"
The woodcutter mimicked Zhang Bajian's posture, thrusting his lower body towards Zhu Ge, almost touching her face.
Zhu Ge had no choice but to step back a little, avoiding the man's face touching hers and also avoiding a foul stench, before her blood energy flowed into his lower dantian.
"Hmm, not bad talent." Zhu Ge nodded slightly: "For now, you should focus on martial arts. If you want to study the Mo family's mechanical arts in the future, I will find you a cultivation method."
"No need, no need! Our family practices martial arts!" The woodcutter waved his hand blankly, "Only with strength can you forge iron and chop trees!"
The woodcutter's thought process was that only by practicing martial arts could he have the strength to forge iron.
However, Zhu Ge actually has high expectations for the future achievements of such a single-minded person in martial arts.
Zhu Ge nodded and laughed, "You're quite the blockhead. Alright, go down now."
"Thank you, Palace Master!" The woodcutter nodded, but did not clasp his hands in a salute, and simply walked to the side.
Zhu Ge then proceeded to investigate the next person.
As they continued their investigations one by one, it was already afternoon.
Everyone was starving, and Zhu Ge was also parched, so he took out some demonic beasts and roasted them to eat.
The monsters that Liu Jianjian had subdued were already gluttonous, and with the addition of thirty-six more mouths, the overall food consumption increased significantly.
In addition, Zhu Ge had already eaten a small portion of it, so there wasn't much monster left in the grass bowl.
This gave Zhu Ge another headache.
I can't afford to raise them!
If people continue to eat monster meat like this every day, all the monsters in the entire Red River Prefecture will be wiped out in less than two years.
Fortunately, neither the demon beasts of the Demon Palace nor the newly recruited disciples of the Zhuge Palace are idle and do nothing.
Zhu Ge also plans to visit Jianshui City again to indulge in some shopping.
After consuming the items, convert them into power, and then you can plot against those third-realm monsters.
Jianshui City remains as bustling as ever.
Moreover, the news that the Mantis had been subdued by Zhuge of the Six Paths Palace spread, causing Jianshui City to become even more prosperous.
There are no more first or second realm demon beasts lurking outside Jianshui City.
It is said that the Lord of Jianshui City went out of the city to sweep through several times, and without the restraint of the three realm monsters, he was simply unstoppable.
So when Zhu Ge entered the city with the [Stealth] trait, basically no one noticed him.
He then went straight to the commercial street he had been on before.
First, I browsed the bookstore, but after not finding any martial arts manuals, I went to the Dendrobium Pavilion and bought and sold some herbal decoctions and pills.
Dendrobium Pavilion originally did not know Zhu Ge's background, but after Zhu Ge caused a great disturbance at the Fish Scale Martial Arts School, everyone in Dendrobium Pavilion learned of Zhu Ge's strength.
Zhu Ge was then received directly by the Pavilion Master of Shijie Pavilion, a cultivator at the second realm who also served as a Yuan-level forest chief and a Ling-level flower and grass craftsman, making him extremely powerful.
Cui Xu, who had previously met with Zhu Ge, was now relegated to serving tea and water as a mere companion, but he showed no sign of displeasure.
Half an hour after arriving at the Dendrobium Pavilion, Zhu Ge went to a shop selling weapons, equipment, clothing, and other items.
Reveal your identity and then discuss some cooperation matters.
This time it wasn't as troublesome as Zhu Ge's first visit.
A person's name is like the shadow of a tree.
Once everyone knew Zhu Ge's identity, strength, and the potential benefits and resources he could bring, their attitudes naturally changed drastically.
Finally, Zhu Ge reached his destination.
Tongfu Restaurant.
Tongfu Restaurant remains as bustling as ever.
This is the largest restaurant in Jianshui City, covering an area of several thousand square meters and having five or six floors, which shows its considerable strength.
The proprietress was a thief with a cultivation level of two realms, and it seemed she had already reached the late stage of the second realm.
In essence, Tongfu Restaurant is on par with the likes of Yulin Martial Arts School and Dendrobium Pavilion.
However, this time Zhu Ge didn't come to see the boss's wife.
Or rather, the primary goal wasn't the landlady.
So, just as we arrived at the inn's entrance, the landlady "coincidentally" appeared at the door.
"Oh, isn't this Young Master Zhu?"
The proprietress, Li Hao, looked astonished, as if wondering why Zhu Ge was there.
"Alright, stop pretending." Zhu Ge shook her head. "Take me to see your father. I could feel his watchful eye as soon as I left the Zhu Family Bookstore."
Although he is not yet at the third realm, and is far from it, he is only at the early stage of the second realm.
However, now that the meaning of dawn can be manifested outside of oneself, one will naturally be particularly sensitive.
The city lord of Jianshui immediately used his divine sense to monitor him as soon as he sensed his presence.
Although he couldn't sense any specific information, the goosebumps he got told him that he was being watched by divine consciousness.
"Young Master Zhu is truly exceptionally talented, it's truly enviable—" Seeing Zhu Ge's behavior, Li Hao's tone couldn't help but become resentful: "What's so great about seeing that old geezer? Why don't I take you to my boudoir for a chat, so I can properly meet Young Master Zhu, and let Young Master Zhu properly meet me—"
As she spoke, Li Hao moved closer with her alluring body, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, and her bright red lips were about to whisper in Zhu Ge's ear.
However, the next moment, Li Hao's body stiffened, and then he snorted softly: "You old geezer."
After saying that, he put his hands on his hips and stormed into the restaurant.
As she left, her waist, as smooth as a jade lotus root, swayed gently, causing the peach-shaped mound beneath her waist to twist and turn round.
Zhu Ge watched with great interest, his gaze extremely aggressive.
So, Li Hao, who had been almost losing his clothes, became more restrained, even starting to cover himself up somewhat.
At the same time, a window on the top floor of the restaurant suddenly opened, and a voice came to Zhu Ge's ears: "Young Master Zhu, my daughter has been very rude, please forgive her."
"I have prepared a feast; why don't you come up and have a chat?"
"I would be more respectful than to comply." Zhu Ge cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.
Instead of using the main entrance, he leaped from the ground and landed in the private room on the sixth floor, landing as lightly as a feather.
"Impressive martial arts skills!" came a voice of praise from inside the private room.
"Snapped!"
The window behind Zhu Ge closed automatically without any wind, while he looked ahead.
The private room was spacious, and sitting closest to the door was an elderly man with white hair and beard, his face full of smiles.
There were more than a dozen people sitting on each side of the old man around the dining table, each of them possessing the strength of the second realm.
Meanwhile, two or three female martial artists of the first realm were standing to the side carrying wine jugs and towels.
"Today I am hosting a banquet to invite Palace Master Zhu so that we may discuss important matters together!"
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