"How am I supposed to know if you actually paid the bill or not? You say you paid, but I need to verify that first."
The boy was a little confused after hearing Yue Jiuling's words. If Yue Jiuling had really paid the bill, then it would be wrong for him to come and hit her. But he didn't dare to believe Yue Jiuling's words. What if Yue Jiuling hadn't actually paid the bill?
Yue Jiuling could naturally guess what the boy was thinking. In order to clear her name, she released the boy from the immobilization spell and said, "How about this, you go back and verify if what I said is true. If it's not true, you can come back to me. Anyway, I'm here and won't run away. But if it is verified that I did pay the bill, your tavern will have to compensate me."
"Alright, I'll go back and ask first. If what you said is true, then our tavern will compensate you."
Because he didn't quite trust Yue Jiuling's words, the boy accepted Yue Jiuling's suggestion. Anyway, he wasn't afraid of not being able to find Yue Jiuling, and the spell they had cast wouldn't dissipate so easily in a short time. So the boy went back to the demon realm to verify the situation.
Seeing the boy leave, Ya Zi said with some dissatisfaction, "You just let him go like that? What if he verifies that you have indeed paid the bill and then ignores it? You'll be the one who suffers then."
Listening to Ya Zi's words, Yue Jiuling knew that he felt he had been wronged and had even been beaten up. However, she didn't care much. Yue Jiuling said, "It's okay. After all, stealing wine is indeed wrong. Let him go back and verify first. But don't worry, their tavern is very good. Maybe they will give us a satisfactory compensation. Fortunately, the beating didn't hurt me too much. It's just a minor injury. It won't hurt in a while."
"Alright, I'm glad you're alright. But are all the staff at that tavern little monsters? Why would they send a child over?"
Ya Zi thought of the boy from earlier, knowing he was a little peach tree spirit, and asked curiously.
"Hmm, I heard that their tavern is run by a family, and the older peach tree spirits all go to brew wine, so the younger ones are left to run the place?"
Yue Jiuling touched the spot where she had been whipped. She was in 'human form' now, and although the pain could be removed with magic, she still felt a little uncomfortable, so she slowly used magic to heal herself.
"Well, if that's the case, then it makes sense."
Seeing that Yue Jiuling was alright, Ya Zi continued, "By the way, besides this peach blossom wine, are there any other good wines in your demon realm? Surely they're not the only tavern that sells them?"
Ya Zi thought about the wine she had just drunk and felt a little hungry, but Yue Jiuling said that there was only one jar of peach blossom wine left, so she wanted to inquire whether there was any more wine of that good quality.
When Ya Zi asked that question, Yue Jiuling had already guessed that Ya Zi was craving wine. She smiled and said, "Of course we have it. Besides peach blossom wine, we also have plum wine, osmanthus wine, and other fine wines. But you can't drink them if you don't go to the demon realm. How about this, when we have a day off, I'll take you to the demon realm for fun. We'll have a one-stop shop for eating, drinking, and entertainment, and then put the bill on Qingcheng's tab. How about that?"
"Hahaha~ That's good, but why are you putting the bill on Qingcheng's head? Does it mean you don't have to pay if you put it on the Demon King's head?"
"Of course not~ Although Qingcheng is the Demon King, he still has to pay for food when he goes out. It's just that the bill is charged to him, so he can usually get a discount, hehe~ And sometimes when Qingcheng is in a good mood, he might not even ask me to pay him back."
When the topic of having fun came up, Yue Jiuling laughed, because this wasn't the first time she had done this. When she used to play in the demon realm, she always liked to put the bill on Qingcheng's head.
Just as Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi were discussing this topic, the boy from before reappeared, and this time he didn't come empty-handed; he brought five or six jars of peach blossom wine.
"Um, Miss Yue, I'm so sorry. I was too impulsive just now. This peach blossom wine is a gift I brought as an apology. I'm sorry I hurt you earlier."
After the boy returned home, he learned that the Demon King had indeed sent someone to settle Yue Jiuling's bill. So, feeling embarrassed and guilty, he brought wine to apologize.
He said, "I was wrong this time, I'm sorry, but Miss Yue, if you come for drinks again next time, please don't do this again. You know the rules of our tavern..."
Listening to the boy's words, Yue Jiuling understood what he meant. She accepted the jars of apology wine with a mix of happiness and bitterness, and said helplessly, "Actually, I didn't want this to happen either, but don't worry, it won't happen again."
After the boy delivered the wine, he left. Yue Jiuling handed the wine to Ya Zi for safekeeping. Looking at Ya Zi, whose eyes were shining, she instructed him, "You have to be patient and control yourself. You can't drink here."
Ya Zi didn't know what was wrong, but his craving for alcohol suddenly kicked in, and it was particularly strong. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I understand."
"Speaking of which, how come I didn't know you had such a heavy drinking habit? I've never heard you mention liking to drink before, nor have I seen you drink much."
Yue Jiuling was completely baffled. She wondered if it meant that Ya Zi had been too patient before, managing to refrain from drinking for so long in the human realm.
"No, I wasn't that greedy before. Besides, there's not much good wine to be found in the human world, so I've never drunk any. But I never expected to be so greedy today."
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