The Desert Tavern is located in the vast sandy area between the First and Second Oasis.
There are rolling sand dunes on all sides.
The desert people's towns are like scattered gems dotted among the sand dunes.
On this night, there is a bustling crowd everywhere, and the golden lights and red bonfires almost drown out the bright stars.
Passing over the town, Pei Ji docked the warship in the open space outside the tavern, raising a small cloud of dust.
He flipped out of the cockpit and reached out to Shen Que.
"Come! I'll take you for a drink."
When the bright yellow tangerine juice was brought to Chen Que.
The commander raised an eyebrow.
"drink wine?"
Because the tavern was too noisy, with mercenaries and merchants gathered in groups of three or five playing finger-guessing games, he could only speak a little louder than usual.
"I drink wine and you drink juice." Pei Ji said as a matter of course.
"Your sand beer!"
The bronze-skinned waiter slammed a full glass of beer onto the wooden table with a thud.
White foam splashed out and wet the countertop.
"Today is the last day of the celebration, all drinks are half price! We have the purest desert liquor and special lamb chops. Do you want to come... Pei Ji?!"
The waiter suddenly recognized the person.
"Oh my god! Why are you here? Aren't you having a feast in the palace?!"
Pei Ji snapped his fingers and said, "Benson, since I gave up the palace banquet to support Shafiya, how about giving me a 90% discount?"
"impossible!"
Benson slammed the table.
"You still owe us three hundred star coins for the drinks! You must settle the bill when you leave today!"
"Wow, is this how you treat your regular customers?"
"Wow—you just inherited hundreds of millions in assets, and now you turn around and bully us small businesses. Do you have any shame?"
"Hey, isn't this Pei Ji?"
Another waiter passing by also recognized Pei Ji.
The girl with the same bronze skin suddenly squeezed in front of the table and pushed Benson off balance.
"Pei Ji! We were watching your live broadcast on Star Network! We just saw you leave, but the live broadcast was cut off! Ahhhh, I'm so angry!"
"Tell me quickly, tell me, did you and your wife have a fight about the ore?"
At that moment, Shen Que keenly noticed that three or four little girls around him pricked up their ears at the same time.
Pei Ji picked up a piece of dried fruit and put it into his mouth.
"You guys are awesome! Not only are you openly watching illegal live broadcasts, but you're also eating the melons and attacking the real owner?"
"Life has to be fun."
Pei Ji: "I am Lezi?"
Little girl: "What else?!"
Pei Ji reached out and pulled Shen Que into his arms, raising his chin.
"See, my wife! She's so clingy, she'd kill herself if she left me for a moment. How could she possibly be willing to argue with me?"
Shen Que slapped him in the face.
The little girl opened her mouth and suddenly realized something after a while.
"Ohhhh—you are the commander of the First Fleet!"
She gave a sympathetic look.
"It's really hard for you to marry Pei Ji! Oh, wait a minute!"
The girl hurried back to the bar, and after a while she returned with a crude copper kettle and placed it on the table.
"Here's some camel milk for you! It's specially made in our tavern, with wild fruits added. The Messiah can't drink it!"
Shen Que was slightly stunned, then nodded at the little girl's enthusiastic smile: "...Thank you."
"You're welcome!"
Pei Ji was not happy. "Lulu, what do you mean? I've come here so many times and you never gave me any Shatuo milk. A pot costs fifty star coins!"
"Get out." Lulu pushed Pei Ji's head away and went to serve the next table with the plate.
Before leaving, he blew a kiss to Shen Que.
"Commander, you are so beautiful. Welcome to the Desert Tavern!"
Pei Ji was left behind, accusing loudly: "Who are you calling beautiful? I'm complaining that you're teasing our guests!"
Benson chuckled and nudged him with his elbow.
"Okay, special lamb chops, would you like one?"
Pei Ji: "Yes!"
As the waiters started to make a fuss, more people recognized Pei Ji.
A man dressed as a mercenary called out from a distance, "Pei Ji! Do you want to play cards?"
Pei Ji waved his hand and said, "My wife is here, so I won't fight."
Mercenary: "Coward."
Pei Ji: "Single dog, stop barking!"
He turned around, pinched a dried fruit that looked very much like a raisin and brought it to Shen Que's mouth.
"Whitethorn stems usually grow in desert areas with gold dust. They're rare. Would you like to try some?"
Seeing that Shen Que didn’t move, he added: “I just washed my hands, they are not dirty.”
Shen Que propped up his head and suddenly spoke.
"Admiral."
"What did you just say about your wife?"
"Is it not okay to be clingy?"
"You're going to commit suicide after leaving for a while?"
"Ha..." Pei Ji laughed dryly, "Isn't that... refuting the rumor?"
Chen Que pinched Pei Ji's jaw and looked at him from bottom to top with a cold gaze.
"You are the source of the rumors."
Pei Ji shamelessly whimpered, "Wife, I was wrong. Please be gentle with the punishment."
Shen Que's brows twitched, he let go of the shameless guy, lowered his head and took the dried fruit from Pei Ji's hand.
The sour and sweet taste spreads on the tip of the tongue.
After swallowing the dried fruit, he picked up the straw and took a sip of the tangerine juice.
Very sour.
Shen Que frowned, but before he could say anything, a cup of camel milk was delivered to him.
Pei Ji curled the corners of his mouth.
“This one is sweet.”
In the desert tavern, laughter and noise are the eternal background music.
Traditional candle lamps are hung under the semicircular dome. Although it is not as grand as the Jiaoyue Palace, it is spacious enough.
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