NCCnovel Chapter 279 Unexpected Reunion at the Medicago Center
Chapter 279 Unexpected Reunion at the Medicago Center
"The general will meet you at the castle tower in seven days."
Kujo Sara was indeed very honest and did not lie to Xu Ning.
So after conveying this message, she immediately chose to leave.
Meanwhile, Araki Ichito was grabbed by the ear and dragged away by a masked woman who suddenly appeared.
The farce finally subsided.
"It's going to be seven more days before you can see me. Is the General's business that busy?"
Xu Ning asked the little fox who was nestled peacefully in his arms.
"Who knows? I asked her to let me sit in the general's seat for a couple of days to enjoy myself, but she refused no matter what."
The little fox nestled in Xu Ning's arms yawned softly, then stretched and suddenly jumped out of Xu Ning's arms.
Before she even landed, she had already transformed into an ordinary girl with fox ears.
"What? Are you disappointed with my appearance? You know, being a noble and beautiful palace attendant is also a burden. It means I can't just wander around in this bustling city at will. That's why this appearance I've transformed into is the least conspicuous."
Sensing Xu Ning's gaze, Yae no Miko, who had transformed into a fox-eared girl, laughed.
Xu Ning looked at her fox ears, shook his head, and said, "You're right."
"Since I've come all the way to the city, I want to eat at a ramen stall, a Munan ryotei restaurant, and also go to a shusha sentang (a type of hot spring bath)... Oh dear, thinking about it, time is running out! I'm going to try them all. What about you? Want to come with me?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "With Lord Gong Si as our guide, how could I possibly refuse? Let's just invite Qingyi and the others and have a good time here for a day."
Then, when the three of them sat down in the Munan Restaurant, Xu Ning was still criticizing Qingyi.
"Let's not even talk about that slacker. We haven't even gotten over the incident of forcing Zaoyou to drink alcohol, and now he's gotten Master Ji drunk? Is he even an adult? He can't even walk upright properly yet, and you're letting him drink!"
Knowing she was in the wrong, Qingyi kept her head down and ate her skewers with gusto, letting Xu Ning lecture her.
Seeing that she showed no remorse, Xu Ning didn't bother to waste his breath. He poured a full dish of "immortal wine" from his wine gourd and solemnly handed it to the Eightfold Divine Child.
"The wine in my gourd is the best; even the Emperor himself said it was good."
Yae no Miko curiously took it, took a sip, and her beautiful eyes immediately lit up.
"Even Inazuma doesn't have sake this good."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "It will be soon. I'm already preparing to cooperate with Far Voyage Wind to sell my own wine in Daoqi. Soon everyone in Daoqi will be able to drink my wine."
Yae no Miko picked up a piece of fried tofu, nodded with a smile, and said, "That would be excellent."
"Although you were scolding this young girl just now, Xu Ning, you actually quite enjoy letting others drink your wine!"
Xu Ning looked up at Yae no Shinji with some confusion.
Yae no Miko tapped her wine dish and chuckled, "I know you're a big wine merchant in Liyue. You've made so much Mora just by selling wine that you can't spend it all. I hear your wines are extremely popular in Mondstadt and Liyue, and in Mondstadt you can even rival Dawn Winery."
"Even though you no longer need to make money by selling alcohol, you're still keen on promoting your wine. It seems that the first thing you did upon arriving at the outlying island was to contact Far East Wind and negotiate a big deal with them. Why are you so eager to get others to drink your wine?"
Xu Ning was also somewhat puzzled by what Yae no Miko said.
Do I have one?
Although he certainly doesn't lack Mora, he doesn't have any desire to supply alcohol to all countries.
However, it seems that without realizing it, he already has his own liquor distributors in the three countries he has traveled to.
Could it be that, as Yae no Miko said, he subconsciously wanted more people to drink his sake?
But what was the purpose of that?
Xu Ning frowned, thinking for a long time but still couldn't come up with an answer.
In the end, he shook his head. Who cares? What does it matter if he knows or not? Let's just take it one step at a time. Eating is the most important thing right now.
"Huh? Where's the fried tofu? Where are the skewers? Shenzi, are you deliberately asking me questions so you can eat all the good food first?"
After dinner, Xu Ning enjoyed a relaxing hot bath at Qiusha Hot Spring, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Even as I came out of the bathhouse, I could see fireworks in the distance, the dazzling fireworks exploding in various patterns in mid-air, looking exceptionally beautiful.
Standing outside the public bathhouse, I clasped my hands together and quietly watched the fireworks for a while.
Then Xu Ning saw two familiar figures, one big and one small, running towards him from the street.
"Paimon, Kong, where are you rushing off to?"
Kong and Paimon were both startled when they heard Xu Ning's voice.
"Brother Xu, you're here!"
"You drunkard, your sudden voice startled me!"
Seeing their flustered appearance, Xu Ning laughed and asked, "Did you two go off to do something bad?"
Paimon and Kong exchanged a glance and immediately said in unison, "We're here to do a good deed!"
After the two men explained, Xu Ning realized that the fireworks he had been watching so calmly were actually set off to cover their infiltration of the prison to rescue people.
"Heh heh, quite spectacular, isn't it! Those are the fireworks of the Naganohara family, famous throughout Inatsuma. But we've finally completed our mission. Master Masakatsu has been rescued and should be fine after some rest."
As the three were talking, Yae no Miko emerged from the public bath, rubbing her slightly damp hair.
Upon hearing Master Masakatsu's name, he asked in surprise, "What? Even he was captured by the Shogunate army?"
Xu Ning turned around and asked, "What? You know this person too? What does he do?"
Yae no Miko pointed to her earrings and laughed, "I had him make me a pair of very beautiful earrings!"
Xu Ning immediately understood why the Shogunate army had arrested him.
Yae no Miko wore a pair of God's Eyes on her ears, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the elemental light within one of them was not particularly bright, suggesting that this one was probably a fake God's Eye.
If this Master Zhengsheng is such a craftsman who specializes in forging God's Eyes, then these God's Eyes must have been used by others to fool the soldiers of the Heavenly Territory. It would be a disservice to the hard work of those soldiers who carried out the Eye Hunting Orders if he wasn't arrested.
"However, in the end, although the woman named Kujo Sara blocked our way, she deliberately made way for us so that we could treat Master Masakatsu's injuries. She didn't even make a move, which really surprised us."
After Paimon finished recounting the story, Yae no Miko smiled and said, "Ah, this is truly unexpected. It seems that our General Kujo isn't as blindly loyal as the rumors suggest. Perhaps we can make use of him!"