Chapter 351: Slippery and Refusing to Admit
In that pure land, the jade flowers, jade trees, rockery and winding water all turned into mist and clouds, presenting a gorgeous rainbow color under the sunlight.
When the water gods saw Madam Lingxiao leave first, they all said goodbye to the Jinhua City God.
In the Dongyang River, Lady Lingxiao is the most revered deity. She wasn't actually a canonized water deity, but the E'nu River is named after her, and her palace is located on the E'nu River.
He is not a water god, but he is better than a water god. Among all water gods, he also has many good reputations.
It was because Madam Lingxiao was willing to come that so many water gods followed her. Otherwise, how could the Jinhua City God invite so many water gods?
The Jinhua City God tried to persuade them to stay several times but failed, so he had to send them all away.
The water god took his leave, followed by the mountain god, Gong Mengbi, Taoist Xuanxiao and Monk Huiming also joined them, and they retreated from the forest quietly.
After they got out of the forest, the three of them looked at each other and laughed out loud together.
Taoist Xuan Xiao looked at Abbot Hui Ming and said with a smile, "You old fox, you are still very cunning."
Abbot Huiming looked at Gong Mengbi, pursed his lips, and said, "The real fox is here, and you are criticizing me."
Gong Mengbi laughed: "If I hadn't had this experience with Abbot Huiming, no matter what others said, I wouldn't have believed that Abbot Huiming had such a temper."
Taoist Xuan Xiao laughed and said, "Hui Ming and I have known each other for a long time. He used to be a slippery and thief monk who never wanted to suffer any loss. But after he became the abbot, he gradually became more restrained."
Gong Mengbi said, "After all, he is the abbot. He must have some authority in front of his disciples to keep them in check. The same goes for my students. If I am not strict, it will be difficult to discipline them."
Abbot Huiming said, "Gong Mingfu really understands me. Not everyone is like you, a blockhead from childhood."
The two people exposed each other's shortcomings and made fun of each other, which actually revealed their true feelings.
Gong Mengbi expressed his gratitude, "This time, we were able to save Dongyang from disaster, thanks to your selfless help."
Monk Huiming shook his head and said, "You fox, you are telling us such nonsense."
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "It's my fault, you two, I'll treat you to dinner."
Monk Huiming asked curiously, "Eat? We've been practicing for so long that we don't have much appetite. What are you going to treat us to as a token of our gratitude?"
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "There aren't many delicacies in this world that can impress us, but it just so happens that my brother can."
After listening to Gong Mengbi's explanation, Taoist Xuan Xiao said, "So that immortal-eater is your sworn brother."
"Yes."
Gong Mengbi took Taoist Xuanxiao and Monk Huiming to Anyi Restaurant.
The guard deer at the gate was so frightened that their legs went weak. This new Rat King hadn't yet established his own underground dynasty, but was still working at the Anyi Restaurant. If Gong Mengbi hadn't brought the man with him, he would have dug a hole in the ground and crawled in right there.
Gong Mengbi invited the two Taoist friends to sit in the private room, and then said to Jialu, "Please invite my sworn brother to come."
The domestic deer trotted down quickly, not wanting to stay even half a minute longer.
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "Look, you scared the boy."
Monk Huiming said, "Those who are cowardly are rats, so you can't blame us."
Taoist Xuan Xiao looked around and said, "There are restaurants like this in the city. I haven't been here for a long time, so I had no idea it existed."
Gong Mengbi said, "My brother has only been in Jinhua for a few years, but Anyi Restaurant is already one of the best places in Jinhua City."
High-ranking officials might be proud of their status and refuse to eat with common people, but merchants had no such respect at all.
If Fatty Kang had not experienced the love and deeds of the world and nurtured spirits in the human world, they might not have had the chance to eat a delicacy from the immortals in their lifetime.
Fatty Kang came up with a protruding belly and a white sweat towel hanging around his neck. The worldly air on his body had already diluted the evil spirit completely.
Gong Mengbi pulled him to sit down and said, "The great hero is here."
Fatty Kang laughed heartily. "What have I accomplished?"
Gong Mengbi said, "If it weren't for your Taihe Immortal Wine that could transform hostility into peace, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy to convince Miss Jin this time."
Fatty Kang laughed and said, "You said you wanted to host a banquet for the Locust God and asked me if I had any immortal wine that could bring peace. The City God then called upon all the other gods for help, so I brewed Taihe Immortal Wine. Apparently, it worked. What happened?"
Fatty Kang did not go to the scene, so Gong Mengbi, Taoist Xuanxiao and Abbot Huiming pieced together the whole picture word by word.
Fatty Kang said, "You are indeed the one, my dear brother. You enlisted the aid of two fellow Taoists, used the power of the nobles to suppress the City God, and then used the City God's power to invite all the gods. You first brewed Taihe Immortal Wine to weaken his fighting spirit, then refined divine tools to intimidate his ferocity. You asked Wen Xiu to lead the divine birds to scare the locusts away from entering the country, thus keeping the locust plague out. You also asked the abbot to find his true form so that he could take action secretly. You persuaded him with benefits and moved him with emotion. It was you who did it."
Gong Mengbi waved his hands repeatedly: "It's not me, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
"It's truly a blessing from heaven that this has been accomplished. I've already made preparations for the worst, but they haven't been used yet."
If a fight really breaks out, at most both sides will suffer losses. For the Locust God, it is just a matter of losing an outer body, but for Dongyang, it would be a catastrophe, so Gong Mengbi really feels lucky.
Fortunately, Gong Mengbi was sharp enough to find the possibility of cooperation, and the Locust God did not want to harm this incarnation, so the dispute was finally resolved.
Monk Huiming pointed at Gong Mengbi and said, "Xuanxiao, look, I told you the real fox is here."
Gong Mengbi refused to admit it, but he had no way of convincing him, so he had to change the subject: "Brother, the two fellow Taoists risked their lives for the people of Dongyang. We must treat them well."
Fatty Kang stood up and said, "Leave it to me."
Finally, he looked at Monk Huiming again and asked hesitantly, "You eat meat, right?"
Monk Huiming was stunned for a moment and said, "I am a monk and I don't eat meat."
Fatty Kang coughed dryly and said, "I understand."
But as he left, he muttered to himself, "What's wrong with a monk? A monk can eat two pieces of smoked fish."
When Fatty Kang asked Gong Mengbi, he thought of Lei Boyang. There had been no news of him since he returned to Zhizhen Temple. No one knew whether he was captured by the Discipline Institute or was practicing in seclusion.
Fatty Kang served them a vegetarian feast. Eating meat in front of people who didn't eat meat was a bit disrespectful, but with his cooking skills, even a purely vegetarian feast could be made to taste delicious.
Xiao Yier followed the family deer to serve the dishes. He held his head high and chest puffed out, and seriously introduced the all-vegetarian banquet to the two distinguished guests. He was very brave.
Jialu was trembling with fear and hid at the door as soon as the dishes were served. After Xiaoyi'er finished explaining, he acted coquettishly with Gong Mengbi and complained bitterly about Fatty Kang withholding his food recently.
Gong Mengbi pinched his belly and flicked it, saying, "Don't blame your master entirely. If you eat any more, you might not be able to see your toes anymore."
Xiao Yier was so shy that she pulled her clothes down to hide her belly and ran downstairs.
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