All the foxes over there ran away. The warriors who jumped out of the house were of course still unwilling to give up, but perhaps because the stench just now was too strong, they were still a little dizzy and had difficulty breathing.
It was not until more than ten breaths had passed that Tie Wen led everyone, using his lightness skills to jump to various rooftops or other high places to search for the foxes. However, after searching for a long time, there was no trace of the foxes.
"My lord, they seem to have all run away!"
"what to do?"
Tie Wen's face looked extremely ugly, and his pair of iron hands like eagle claws were clenched into fists with a crackling sound.
"It is a monster after all. No matter how skilled we are in martial arts, we are still trapped! We should not stay here for long. Let's go back to the banquet hall and leave immediately."
"yes!"
Several people leaped on the roof and soon returned to the place where they had seen the Fox Demon Banquet before. The three people who had fallen inside the room had been rescued outside by their companions who stayed behind, but they were still lying on the ground.
"How are they?"
Tie Wen looked at the three people on the ground and saw that their chests were still heaving, so they should not be dead. As soon as he asked the question, Jiang Tong, who also stayed here, answered immediately.
"They are fine, they just fainted from the smoke. They inhaled too much stench while they were unconscious, so they haven't woken up yet. But their pulses are steady and their breathing is good, so they should be fine."
"Um… "
Tie Wen nodded and looked at his men. Among them, only two were the most seriously injured, one on the leg and the other on the hand. Both were bitten, with the wounds so deep that the bones were visible. They were caused by the big black dog in the fox pack.
Fortunately, for the public warriors, it was only a superficial injury without any broken bones, and applying medicine hardly affected their combat effectiveness.
"Where's the dog demon?"
"It probably ran away with the fox."
Looking back at the banquet hall, Tie Wen couldn't help but sigh again.
"Alas, I am only one step away from the Wordless Book! If I could get this book and bring it to the emperor, wouldn't it be easy to get promoted? Alas, what a pity!"
Tie Wen's words revealed a strong unwillingness, and besides the words on the surface, there were still words in his heart that he had not finished speaking. Before presenting it to the emperor, maybe he could secretly take a look at the heavenly book, perhaps it would be a chance for immortality...
Unfortunately, the opportunity had been lost. No matter how unwilling Tie Wen and his fellow masters were, they could only suppress their unhappiness.
"Mr. Jiang, although there were some incidents tonight, our meeting was still successful. We should not stay here for long, and we should say goodbye now."
Jiang Tong looked at the two injured Dazhen spies and the other three who were knocked unconscious by the smoke, and whispered a suggestion.
"Several of the adults are injured and have difficulty moving. Why don't they go to my Jiang's mansion to recuperate for a while and move again after their injuries have healed?"
"Hey, no need. We will take them with us. It's not that we don't trust Young Master Jiang and the Jiang family, but this is really not a big deal. We have already been aware of it before coming here. By the way, when I return to the court, I will definitely write down what happened tonight in a secret volume. Young Master Jiang will definitely be a noble of our court in the future. I hope he can sign the secret volume to help prove that we did not fight without any effort."
Although Tie Wen said this as if for his own benefit and to prove his own achievements, the significance of it made Jiang Tong happy.
"Of course, of course. One day he will testify for Master Tie!"
Tie Wen nodded again and bowed to Jiang Tong.
"Mr. Jiang, see you later!"
"My Lords, see you later!"
After the two sides exchanged greetings, Tie Wen ordered his men to carry the three people who had fainted from the stench, and left Wei's manor with everyone else and headed north, leaving only Jiang Tong and others standing there.
After a long time, the family master beside Jiang Tong whispered a reminder.
"Sir, they've all left, shall we go too?"
Jiang Tong nodded, glanced at the surrounding buildings, and squinted his eyes.
"The abandoned manor of the Wei family is so large, maybe those foxes didn't escape far, maybe they are hiding here? What do you think, yes or no?"
"Well, there is indeed such a possibility, but they are monsters after all. Without Master Tie and the others, it would be a bit risky for us to be here alone, right?"
What the family master said made sense, and Jiang Tong shuddered when he heard it.
"That makes sense. I almost let greed lead me astray. A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. I'll go back first and make plans later!"
Not long after, Jiang Tong and others also left the Wei's manor, and the huge manor became quiet again. There were no banquets, no noisy foxes and drunken dogs, and no conspiring spies.
Ji Yuan was still lying on the willow tree beside the stream, shaking the thousand-dou pot in his hand. He moved his gaze away from the stars in the sky and looked to one side. A big black dog was slowly approaching, with a small paper crane leading the way.
The big black dog shook its head from time to time as it walked, obviously traumatized by the stench.
"Hahaha... That doesn't feel good, does it?"
Many demonic creatures such as foxes and weasels choose to practice a special life-saving technique that is not considered elegant, which is "farting."
Although in the eyes of many practitioners this is absolutely not worthy of being mentioned, and has no effect on some practitioners, it has to be said that sometimes it is very useful when the enemy is caught off guard, especially when a weak monster encounters a powerful mortal.
Ji Yuan was of course aware of the power of this stench. As a man with a nose sharper than a dog's, even though he could tolerate most unpleasant smells, he would never want to actively try it.
When the big black dog heard Ji Yuan's teasing, he felt even more aggrieved. He was almost scared to death by the stench just now.
“Woo… Woo…”
"Hahahaha, alright, alright, I'll treat you to a drink. This wine of mine is not the common stuff you see at the banquet over there. Open your mouth."
As Ji Yuan talked and laughed, he had already lowered the spout of the Thousand-Doll Teapot, pouring out a long line of wine. The big black dog, which was listless a moment ago, turned into a black shadow the next moment after seeing Ji Yuan pouring the wine. It immediately rushed under the willow tree, opened its mouth, and accurately caught the wine that Ji Yuan poured.
"Gu...Gu...Gu..."
The big black dog drank the wine with his nose wrinkled and his eyes narrowed, appearing to be enjoying it very much.
“Woo woo woo…”
Ji Yuan put away the wine jug and looked at the big black dog on the ground below, shaking its head and looking very happy, and couldn't help but laugh and curse.
"What a drunkard among dogs!"
Although the big black dog below was very intelligent, it was not really that powerful after all. The line of wine he had just poured was a strong liquor mixed with some ambergris. Unexpectedly, the big black dog did not fall down on the spot.
It's interesting to say, the big black dog has a very sensitive nose and can often smell the scent of wine, but he has never drunk alcohol in his life and has never thought about drinking. As a result, after drinking tonight, he couldn't stop and felt that he had found the true meaning of life between humans and dogs.
The big black dog wandered around under the willow tree for a while, but eventually got drunk and bumped into the willow tree. Thinking he was actually a cat, he grabbed the tree with his four legs and tried to climb up. After trying several times and peeling off some pieces of bark, the staggering big black dog fell backwards, with his four paws spread to the left and right, and he fell drunk with his belly facing the sky.
"A dog can actually sleep in this position. I've learned something new..."
Ji Yuan looked at the scene under the willow tree, his lips curled up, and his gaze turned to the small river beside him.
Because of the old cow and his previous impressions, Ji Yuan naturally had a good impression of this big black dog. Plus, this dog was really interesting. Since it had a good character and he really liked it, he was naturally happy to help.
He took out a wolf-hair brush. There was no paper or inkstone. Ji Yuan used his mind as ink and the river as a book. He wrote stroke by stroke following the waves of the water. The water flowed briskly and the words seemed leisurely and comfortable.
The entire Wei's manor has become completely quiet at this moment, but it is not silent. The croaking of frogs and the occasional chirping of night birds add to the sense of tranquility.
After a long time, Ji Yuan put away his pen, held the wine jug in his hand, looked at the stars in the sky, slowly closed his eyes, and breathed steadily and evenly.
After waiting for half an hour, the small characters surrounding the willow tree became active, and one of them asked cautiously.
"Is the master asleep?"
“I don’t know…” “He should be asleep, right?”
"What did you just write?" "I didn't see it clearly."
"Does the dog know that he is lucky?" "I don't think he knows."
"I guess it knows!"
"By the way, little paper crane, can you smell a fart?"
"Chirp..."
"Look at them, everyone should not try it." "That makes sense!"
"Shh... keep your voice down..."
…
At daybreak, the big black dog woke up, shook his slightly dizzy head, and looked up at the willow tree. The man who had been sleeping on it was gone.
“Woo…Woo…Woo…Woof woof…Woof woof woof…”
The sound of dogs barking was heard by the river in the Wei family manor, but the huge manor was as desolate and dilapidated as it had always been, and no one responded. Instead, it startled a group of birds catching insects by the river.
After barking for a while, the big black dog felt a little lost, and at the same time, his thirst was getting stronger and stronger, so he walked to the river and lowered his head to drink water to quench his thirst. After drinking a lot of river water, he finally felt better.
But when the big black dog could see the river surface clearly again, it suddenly jumped away. The ripples at the place where it had just drunk water were condensed into words, and Ji Yuan's voice came out with the emergence of the words.
"Do you like drinking? Then work hard on your cultivation. Most of the fine wines in the world are brewed by skilled craftsmen and practitioners. Brewing wine is a state of mind, and so is drinking wine. Practicing and moving forward, walking the right path, is definitely the best way to drink!"
As Ji Yuan's voice disappeared, the ripples on the river surface gradually disappeared and turned into ordinary water waves.
In his early years, Ji Yuan studied whether it was possible to attach divine will to the wind, the clouds, and the natural changes. Now he has some experience in this and there is indeed some fun in the clever tricks of the clouds.
The big black dog was staring blankly at the river, as if what he just heard was not just such a short sentence.