Cluck... Cluck...
Outside the building, a white hen was digging at the hard floor tiles with great effort, tilting its head to look at the scratches left, then looking around for a familiar short figure, listening to the annoying chirping of cicadas, flapping its wings, rushing over and jumping on the fingers, pecked off a large cicada and held it under its beak, then lay down on the head of the figure crawling in the shade of the tree.
The old donkey opened his eyes, took a deep breath in the hot air, then closed his eyes and continued to doze off.
The skylight tilted slightly, and the sound of frying food came from the attic kitchen. The disciples of Canglan Sword Sect, who came from afar, watched their leader talking to the national teacher on the other side, and gradually calmed down. They sat down around the round table that the "wooden bed" had transformed into, with their magic swords placed on the table. They looked at the furnishings in the hall. A lone boat on the screen floated upstream, and the cliffs and forests on both sides of the river swayed. Stringed music sounded from another screen, and the beauty in the screen danced with her long sleeves. This kind of Taoism was novel to them.
"Liangsheng, have you come to Chang'an for your master and disciple?"
Suddenly, a majestic voice was heard on the wooden steps. The few people who had just calmed down turned their heads and saw a toad wearing a crown, a black robe with gold patterns, and flippers standing at the corner of the stairs. They instinctively grabbed the Shangfa sword, grasped the hilt and pulled it out. Lu Liangsheng, who was talking to Sui An, turned his gaze, raised his hand and pressed, and the half-pulled swords in the hands of several people were sheathed in an instant.
The five people looked over in shock, and after a moment, they realized that when it came to the use of sword, this national master was still the master of their own sect leader, a man who understood the meaning and heart of sword.
"Don't mess around." Li Sui'an quickly stood up and asked them to sit down. Then he walked to the stairs and bowed to the short figure above him: "Disciple Sui'an, I greet the master."
"..." The five sword cultivators opened their mouths slightly, and saw that the person the sect leader was worshipping was actually a toad demon. Their brains instantly fell into confusion. After all, they were cultivators, and so was the national teacher. How could they worship a toad demon as their master...
Over there, the Toad Taoist nodded solemnly at his disciple, then came down the stairs one step at a time, raised his flippers and patted his disciple's trouser legs.
"Okay, Master is very satisfied. I will make you a great general someday."
"Well… "
Li Sui'an was a little dazed. It had only been a few years since they last met, but why did he feel that his master had become weird? When he subconsciously looked at his master, he saw the Toad Taoist waving his flippers with his back to him, humming, and walking towards the sunlight coming in from the door.
"Master, you are not joking. You were the most filial among the four of you. How could Master forget that? Humph, Master is different now..."
He walked to the threshold with his webbed feet on his back, slightly raised his eyes to the sky, and caught a glimpse of the white hen crawling on the old donkey's head under the shade of the tree outside. When the latter also raised its head to look at him, the Toad Taoist immediately retracted his steps and retreated several steps backwards, lowered his chin with his webbed feet and coughed twice.
Ahem…
"Master still thinks that people who practice Taoism should stay away from the secular world. Don't learn from your master, running around all day long."
Before he could finish his words, a figure brushed past the old pine tree outside, bringing a string of leaves down with it, scaring the white hen that was about to rush over and making it fly around. The falling figure was wearing a cloak and walked over with heroic steps. When he saw the toad in the hall, he opened his arms and laughed as he came in.
"Old Toad!!"
A huge demonic aura filled the air, and the five sword cultivators who had just sat down jumped up as if their buttocks were electrocuted. This kind of demonic aura was the first time they had seen it. They were about to touch the magic sword on the table, and then, subconsciously, they looked at Lu Liangsheng who was sitting over there. They stopped their hands and put them back to their sides.
Toad Taoist didn't even bother to push aside the beaded curtain. He knew who was coming just by the sound. He turned around and said, "Hmph, I don't want to see you fighting, but you come here just to eat and drink for free."
"In fact, the King has always been here."
The figure who came in was Gongsun Liao. He smiled and said, then he clasped his fists and bowed heavily to Lu Liangsheng who was walking towards him, "Master Lu, I have come to congratulate you!"
Then he bowed to Li Sui'an, Yan Chixia, and Zuo Zhengyang and exchanged a few words. A slender woman from the kitchen came out with food. When she saw Gongsun Liao standing at the door, she was stunned for a moment, then quickly put the food on the table, bowed her head respectfully, her body trembling a little, and called out in a low voice, "My king."
"Zhu Erniang is here too. We haven't seen each other for a long time." Gongsun Liao nodded at her and was about to say something when the fat and strong Zhu Ganglie came out from the aisle of the back kitchen, carrying a rice bucket. His eyes as big as copper bells glanced back and forth at Zhu Erniang and Gongsun Liao, then put the rice bucket aside heavily, put his arm around her trembling shoulders, and raised his chin towards the white wolf demon.
"Second Mother is following me, Old Pig!"
He turned his head slightly and said to the lowered woman in a muffled voice: "I, Old Pig, will support you. You don't have to be so servile when you see him next time!"
Zhu Erniang shuddered, slowly raised her head and glanced at the opposite side. Gongsun Liao didn't care at all and even laughed out loud. He lifted his cloak and came over to sit down: "Old Pig, don't be so nervous. I am not such a petty person. If you want her to follow you, then let her follow you. Don't hurt the relationship. Don't you agree, old toad?"
The Toad Taoist took a glance, snorted, and turned away: "It's none of my business."
hehe…
Lu Liangsheng looked at the scene in the hall, chuckled, and murmured: "A group of monsters on a stage, even Hong Lian wouldn't dare to act like this."
"Sir, you called me?"
Hong Lian floated down the stairs, stuck her head out and asked with a smile. The four sword cultivators stood there indifferently, looking at the female ghost that suddenly appeared. There was no expression on their faces, and they were all a little numb.
"I mean them."
Reaching out and pinching Hong Lian's little nose who jumped in front of him, Lu Liangsheng went over to smooth things over. With so many people and monsters gathered together, the haze of the monster star was swept away. He waved his hand to let the two monsters, the pig and the wolf, stop talking.
"It's rare that so many people have gathered together. How about having a banquet tonight and having everyone gather together to celebrate for driving away those gods?"
These words immediately made the people and monsters present nod their heads in satisfaction.
"That's good. I can trust Lao Zhu in cooking. He must have learned a lot of dishes from Lai Feng Lou."
Zhu Ganglie was fed up with it, so he rolled up his sleeves, sat on the stool and turned his body to the side.
"So I, Old Pig, am just a cook? I can't handle so many mouths. No! No!"
"I'll help you." On the side, Zhu Erniang put her hand on his shoulder, "I... I have a lot of hands... As long as you don't mind."
Suddenly there was a sigh in the hall!
Zhu Erniang's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she turned around and ran to the kitchen. Zhu Ganglie glared at them, then flicked his sleeves and quickly caught up with her.
"Then let's do it."
Seeing that no one objected, Lu Liangsheng turned around and said to Li Sui'an, "Go to the city and ask your senior brother Yuwen Tuo to come over as well. By the way, your third junior brother is here too, so ask him to come as well. In addition, your second senior brother should bring his younger junior brother with him, so you can meet him then."
"And what about my junior brother? How is he doing? I will teach him a lesson!"
When Li Sui'an heard that there was another junior brother, his eyes lit up. He didn't even eat and turned around to walk outside. The disciples from the sword sect wanted to follow him, but he glared back at them.
"I'm going to see my brother. Didn't you guys say you were hungry on the way? Just eat here and wait for me to come back."
"Master...but..."
"You must finish the food I cooked!!"
A roar rushed out of the back kitchen corridor with the evil wind and hit the faces of the five people, blowing their hair and beards into disarray. The next moment, they immediately sat down and quickly picked up the bowls and chopsticks. Under the attentive gaze of a bunch of monsters, ghosts, and people, they scooped their food into their mouths with fear and trembling, and tears of emotion almost flowed down their faces.
Outside, the sun was slanting, and gradually the afterglow of dusk began to shine through the gaps in the clouds.