Ya Zi looked at Yue Jiuling with some reluctance as she put away the wine jar and said, "Yes, then let's wait until we get there to drink. It's really not appropriate to drink in the car right now."

After Yue Jiuling used magic to dissipate the smell of alcohol in the carriage, the air smelled much better. But just as she breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter was over, she encountered another problem.

The tickets were booked by Director Yu, and he booked seats that were next to each other, so Ya Zi and Yue Jiuling sat together.

Ya Zi's seat was by the window, while Yue Jiu Ling's was by the aisle. Not long after Yue Jiu Ling put away the wine, a teenage boy suddenly appeared out of nowhere next to her seat. The boy had several peach branches on his head and was wearing ancient costume with peach blossom patterns on it.

As soon as the boy appeared, he grabbed a peach branch and started hitting Yue Jiuling, yelling at her, "You stole our family's wine! Pay back the money now! Pay back the money now!"

Yue Jiuling was a little confused when the boy appeared. Before she could react, she was caught off guard and was whipped by a peach branch, rolling to the ground!

"Ouch!~"

After being whipped, Yue Jiuling realized who the other person was. This boy was from the tavern, and he had come to collect a debt from her!

What Yue Jiuling couldn't understand was, hadn't Qingcheng already sent someone to help pay the bill? Why would the boy still slap her?

When Yue Jiuling was suddenly whipped, Ya Zi was also startled. The others in the car were also frightened by Yue Jiuling. Since the boy hadn't shown himself, no one except Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi could see him. They didn't know why Yue Jiuling had suddenly rolled to the ground and wondered what had happened to her.

When Ya Zi saw the boy whipping Yue Jiuling, he was furious, but just as he was about to take action to deal with the boy, Yue Jiuling immediately stopped him.

Yue Jiuling first cast a spell to immobilize the boy, then secretly transmitted her voice to Ya Zi, saying, "Wait, don't touch him. Oh dear, this brat really hit hard. If it weren't for my thick skin, I would have been beaten to death by your skillful whipping technique."

Although Ya Zi didn't understand why Yue Jiuling wouldn't let him make a move, he saw that the boy was already immobilized and couldn't hit Yue Jiuling anymore, so he didn't touch him. He just went over and helped Yue Jiuling up, saying, "Jiuling, are you alright?"

"Yes, young lady, are you alright? Your sudden roll and fall startled us all."

"Yeah, the driver didn't brake suddenly, what happened?"

The passengers and the train attendants nearby kindly asked Yue Jiuling about it, since her earlier outburst had startled everyone else.

Yue Jiuling touched the spot where she had been slapped and said miserably, "It's okay, I'm sorry, I scared everyone. I just had a sudden cramp, but I'm fine now."

Yue Jiuling was helped back to her seat by Ya Zi. She touched the spot where she had been slapped and then secretly whispered to the boy, "Hey, how can you be so unreasonable? Even though I took your wine, I already had someone pay the bill. Even if you didn't know I had paid, you could at least have asked. How could you just hit me like that?"

The boy was still very angry. He was already furious that Yue Jiuling had stolen their wine and then been frozen in place while chasing them for the debt. So he was still very angry. But he didn't expect Yue Jiuling to tell him that she had already sent someone to settle the bill.

He asked, somewhat disbelievingly and a little flustered, "You've really already paid the bill?"

"Of course, I asked Demon King Qingcheng to help me pay the bill, and it was within the time limit. If you don't believe me, you can ask your boss. Why did he start hitting people right away?"

Yue Jiuling was both angry and amused, but mostly helpless. Her own split soul went to steal wine, but she was the one who got beaten up. However, there was nothing she could do, since the split soul was also a part of her.

Yue Jiuling pointed to the spot where she had been hit and said, "I know it was wrong of me not to pay for the wine on the spot, but you should at least have asked. Look, you injured me, how are you going to compensate me for this?"