Ya Zi waited for Yue Jiuling downstairs for almost half an hour before seeing her rush over. As soon as Ya Zi saw Yue Jiuling, she asked, "What's wrong? Why are you all sweaty? Actually, it's still early, we're not in a hurry."

Yue Jiuling was still a little out of breath from running so fast. She wiped her sweat with a tissue and said, "I'm... I'm okay. By the way, did you get your train ticket?"

"I received it a long time ago, and I was just waiting for you to come."

Ya Zi waved the two long-distance bus tickets in his hand. Yue Jiuling, seeing that she had the tickets, said, "That's good. Let's go, let's hurry."

"Why are you in such a hurry? There's still more than half an hour left. Besides, is this all you brought?"

Ya Zi looked at the small backpack on Yue Jiuling's back and asked, "You brought much more luggage on your last business trip than this."

As Yue Jiuling pulled Ya Zi along, she waved her hand and said, "I'm in a hurry, so I haven't packed much. Let's go."

Ya Zi was puzzled when Yue Jiuling said she was in a hurry. He had clearly said that there was still plenty of time and there was no need to worry about missing the train. However, Yue Jiuling's expression seemed to indicate that she was really in a rush. So he asked curiously, "Why are you in such a hurry? Or do you have something else to do?"

"That's right, you're really smart, you guessed it all."

Yue Jiuling was texting on her phone in one hand while pulling Ya Zi's hand and walking towards the station. She looked furious but helpless as she said, "My few fragments of my soul have caused some trouble. I want to get to a more crowded place as soon as possible, otherwise something might happen."

After sending the message, Yue Jiuling went to look through Ya Zi's backpack and asked, "You should have brought some food, right? I'm not getting off the bus after we get on. Do you have any food here?"

Since living in the human world, Ya Zi has always liked to carry snacks with him, becoming a complete foodie. So when Yue Jiu Ling asked him if he had any food, he immediately replied, "Of course I brought some. I brought a lot of snacks and instant noodles. Don't worry, you won't go hungry. But what kind of trouble have you gotten into?"

"Oh, it's good that you brought it. I can't explain it to you right now. I'll tell you when we get to the station and board the train. I need to call Qingcheng."

When Yue Jiuling heard Ya Zi say there were snacks, she felt relieved. She took out her phone and started calling the Demon King Qingcheng in the Demon Realm, but no one answered the phone, whether because Qingcheng didn't have his phone or because he was busy.

"Tsk, why isn't he answering the phone?"

Yue Jiuling frowned as she looked at her phone, which was still dialing, but no one answered.

Upon seeing this, Ya Zi guessed, "Could it be a bad signal, or that your phone isn't with you?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Ever since Qingcheng got internet access in the demon realm, he's been inseparable from his phone, just like us. The signal has always been great. It was fine when I video chatted with him last time."

Yue Jiuling found it strange, so she dialed Qingcheng's number again. This time, after waiting for a long time, the call was finally answered, but the person who answered the phone was not Qingcheng, but someone else.

"Hello, is this Qingcheng? This is Jiuling. I need to talk to you about something."

"Ahem~ I'm not Qingcheng. If you have anything important to say, you can tell me. If it's not that important, you can call back later."

Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Yue Jiuling immediately guessed who was answering. She asked with some curiosity, "Are you Lord Hongyan? What is Qingcheng doing? Is it convenient for you to take a call?"

As expected, it was Lord Hongyan on the other end of the phone. After listening to Yue Jiuling's words, he paused for a moment and said, "Alright, then let Qingcheng listen. Come on, Qingcheng, it's Jiuling on the phone."

Yue Jiuling didn't know what Qingcheng was busy with, but she really wanted Qingcheng to do her a favor, so she urged her, "Qingcheng, are you free? Could you help me settle the bill at the Peach Blossom Tavern?"

"Huh? What do you mean by settling the bill? Did you go to the peach grove?"

Qingcheng answered the phone quickly, but his voice sounded a little hoarse, weak, and trembling, and he was also breathing slightly, as if he was doing some kind of exercise.

Hearing Qingcheng's voice, Yue Jiuling thought he was exercising. She said, "What are you doing? Running late at night? I can hear you panting."

"Um, yes, I've gained a little weight recently, so I want to lose some."

Qingcheng sounded really tired, so Yue Jiuling didn't want to bother him any longer. She quickly told him that Yue Jiuxing and the others had stolen the wine, and then asked Qingcheng to send someone to settle the bill with the old peach tree demon.

"Qingcheng, I have some business to attend to and can't return to the Demon Realm. Could you please send someone to settle my bill? I'm on a business trip, and according to Old Peach Tree's rules, if I don't settle the bill tonight, his employees will come after me. How can I continue my business trip like that?"

Yue Jiuling sought Qingcheng's help because she needed the peach blossom wine. Yue Jiuxing and her friends had stolen the wine, and according to the tavern's rules, if they didn't settle their bill within twelve hours (24 hours), the tavern staff would come to catch the thief. So, to avoid trouble, Yue Jiuling had no choice but to ask Qingcheng to settle the bill for her.

"Oh, is that what it is? No problem, I'll have someone go help you right away... Hey, don't move like that~"

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