Rumors spread
In the imperial study.
"Brother, you're here." Chou Doufu stepped forward.
"City Lord," Ouyang Mingri said, "I wonder what's the important matter?"
"Brother," Chou Doufu fell to his knees with a plop. Mingri hurried forward to help him up. "What are you doing?!"
"Brother, I beg you to take over the position of city lord." said Chou Doufu.
"Absolutely not," Mingri said. "Tell me what happened."
Stinky Tofu said, "Brother, you know I've never had any interest in the City Lord position. I just want to be an ordinary person. Recently, there have been rumors outside the palace that I killed my wife and father, and that I'm trying to usurp the throne, and that my position as City Lord is not legitimate. To be honest, in my mind, you've always been the best candidate for the City Lord position. Before, when you were seriously injured and unconscious, I was only temporarily taking over the affairs of Sifang City on your behalf. Now that you've recovered, it's only right that I step down and let someone else take over. I hope you'll agree."
Mingri helped Chou Doufu up and said, "Brother-in-law, you get up first."
"Brother..." Chou Doufu was helped up by Mingri.
"City Lord, I know that you are kind-hearted and not someone who covets wealth and glory. Sifang City needs a benevolent ruler like you, so you can't give up easily." Ouyang Mingri said.
"But, brother..." Chou Doufu still wanted to insist.
"The rumors outside the palace must be the work of those people from the Shenyue Sect. The position of the city lord cannot be easily replaced. Otherwise, if someone says today that you cannot be the city lord, someone will say tomorrow that I cannot be the city lord. Temporary tolerance is by no means a foolproof solution. Only by dispelling the rumors can we truly return to peace." Ouyang Mingri said.
"Big brother, what you said makes sense." Chou Doufu said, "So what should we do now?"
"Let me think about it for a moment," Ouyang Mingri consoled him. "There must be a way."
Stinky Tofu nodded: "Well, I believe that big brother will definitely find a way. By the way, big brother, it's been a while since you visited your father-in-law."
Mingri nodded: "Yes, it's been a long time since I last visited my father. City Lord, let's go see him."
"Little swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring. I asked the swallow why you came, and the swallow said that the spring here is the most beautiful..." The dragon goddess clapped her hands and sang a song.
"Year... spring comes every year... here, the swallows... say... it's spring here..." Ouyang Feiying clapped his hands, imitating the goddess dragon, and sang along intermittently.
"Spring is the most beautiful here..." sang the goddess dragon.
"Ouyang Feiying," a strange voice sounded, and then a black figure floated into the room.
"Hmm? Goddess Dragon?" The man in black saw the Goddess Dragon.
Ouyang Feiying clapped his hands and laughed, "Wow, this guy's mask is so ugly!"
"Yeah, someone wearing a mask in broad daylight is definitely not a good person." The goddess dragon said with a pout.
The masked man in black seemed a little confused. He looked at Ouyang Feiying and then at the Dragon Goddess. However, the two of them made expressions of "Who is this person?" and seemed to have no impression of him at all.
The masked man began to wonder: "Have they all lost their memories? If they really have lost their memories, then now is the best time to get rid of them!" After saying that, he raised his palm and prepared to use his power to kill people.
The dragon goddess looked at him calmly, her eyes as sharp as torches.
"No, that's not right," the masked man began to murmur again: "Even if they have lost their memories, they have not lost their martial arts. Could it be that... they are pretending to be crazy and stupid?" He looked at the goddess dragon and found the Phoenix Blood Sword beside her.
"Yes, it must be a trap," he thought. "If the Dragon Goddess had truly lost her memory, why would she always carry the Phoenix Blood Sword with her? She and Ouyang Feiying must be feigning madness while actually arranging an ambush nearby..."
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard someone outside the door say, "City Lord." I thought, as expected! So I quickly slipped out the window.
The Dragon Goddess said to Ouyang Feiying, "He's wearing a mask in broad daylight and doesn't dare to see anyone. He must be a bad guy! If we see him next time, just ignore him. Be good."
Ouyang Feiying said: "Yes, it's a bad guy, a bad guy!"
The goddess dragon also said: "Well, bad guys!"
When Chou Doufu and Mingri entered Ouyang Feiying's bedroom, they suddenly heard someone say "bad guys" in the room. They hurried forward, leaned against the sides of the door, and carefully peeked in through the gap. When they saw that it was the goddess Long and Ouyang Feiying talking, they breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the room.
When Ouyang Feiying saw someone coming, he shouted, "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Hey, why are there two tomorrows?" Ouyang Feiying looked at Tomorrow and Stinky Tofu with a confused look on his face.
"Dad, I am Mingri." Mingri said with a sob.
"Tomorrow, I like tomorrow the most!" Ouyang Feiying said with a smile, "Xiaoyanzi likes tomorrow too!"
Mingri looked at the dragon goddess with eyes full of gratitude.
The goddess dragon said: "City Lord, you are as good as Hua Tuo. Ban Tianyue just came here."
"What?" Stinky Tofu said in surprise.
Mingri frowned slightly: "He is still alive."
"Not only is he alive, he will probably take some action in the near future," said the goddess dragon.
"That's right," said Chou Doufu, "First they spread rumors outside the palace, and now..."
"Sai Huatuo, it might not be safe for your father to be here alone. Do you think it is necessary..." said the dragon goddess.
"Yeah," Mingri nodded and said, "By the way, how did you escape just now?"
"I didn't do anything and pretended not to know him. Ban Tianyue is very suspicious. He might have thought this was a trap, so he didn't kill us easily." The dragon goddess said, "However, it's a good thing you came. Otherwise, even if he hesitated, he would have tried. If you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid your father and I..."
"It seems that this place is not very safe. Brother, why don't you move my father-in-law to live with you?" said Chou Doufu.
"No," Mingri said, "If Dad moves in with us, Bantianyue will definitely find our place. Then, Miss Shangguan will..."
"I understand what you mean," the Dragon Goddess said, "but if your father doesn't move in with us, Ban Tianyue might harm him. Furthermore, with Ban Tianyue's martial arts skills, he'll find us even if we hide well."
"If we can hold off for a while, it's worth it," Mingri said. "Daddy still has some martial arts skills. Even if Bantianyue really attacks, he might not be able to hurt him. This concerns Miss Shangguan's life. I really don't dare to take the risk."
"In this case, we can only send more experts from the imperial palace to protect my father-in-law." said Chou Doufu.
"We shouldn't have too many experts, otherwise the city lord won't have enough experts around to protect him, and he'll be in danger," Mingri said. "We can send fewer experts and more people to monitor secretly."
"Okay," said Chou Doufu, "then I'll do as Big Brother says."
In Madam Yuzhu's room, the goddess dragon was doing her best to heal Madam Yuzhu.
"Girl, you haven't rested for two hours. Take a break." Mingri said, "You take a break, I'll do it."
The dragon goddess didn't stop, but said, "Your skills are not good enough, let me do it."
Ouyang Mingri walked forward, grabbed the dragon goddess' wrist, and said word by word: "Miss Lengyue, please stop immediately."
The dragon goddess slowly pulled her hand out of Ouyang Mingri's hand, nodded slowly, stood up and wanted to sit on the stool for a while, but as soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy, and Ouyang Mingri quickly supported her.
Ouyang Mingri helped the Dragon Goddess to sit down at the table, where she lay limply. He channeled his Qi into her, hoping to help her recover quickly. However, after only a small amount, he realized she simply couldn't withstand the Qi of a martial artist. Helplessly, he stopped, covered her with his clothes, and quietly sat beside her, waiting for her to recover.
How could he not know what she was thinking? Ban Tianyue had arrived so quickly, and Shangguan Yan was still unconscious. She must have been eager to rescue Shangguan Yan immediately so that she wouldn't have to play the role of the Dragon Goddess and put herself in constant danger. She didn't belong in these jianghu grudges, and he had dragged her into them, which was really embarrassing for her.
About half an hour later, the dragon goddess finally raised her head, her face tired and her eyes dull.
"Are you feeling better?" Ming Ri asked with concern. "Let me take your pulse."
"Go and see how she is doing first." said the dragon goddess.
"Her body is important, and the girl's body is also important." Mingri said without hesitation, and flew out a golden thread to wrap around the goddess dragon's wrist.
"The girl is already too tired, she shouldn't worry about it anymore," Mingri said.
"I'm fine, you go see her." said the goddess dragon.
Mingri walked to Madam Yuzhu's bedside, placed his fingers on her wrist, and nodded thoughtfully.
"How?" asked the dragon goddess.
"At this rate, you'll be fully recovered within three days," Ouyang Mingri said, "but if you continue to work so hard, your body will probably collapse."
"I just need a night's rest." said the dragon goddess.
"I understand what the girl is thinking," Mingri said, "but how can I bear to save others while hurting myself?"
The dragon goddess smiled weakly, "It's human nature to fear death and love life. But now, it's not just my life that's at stake. It's also Shangguan Yan's and your father's. Even if this method doesn't consume internal energy, if you can't concentrate at the critical moment, even the most profound internal energy won't work. So, you can't do this job, only I can. If I don't cooperate with you to rescue her quickly, I'm afraid everyone will be in trouble."
"Miss, you always think about us. I feel really ashamed. But..." Mingri still felt something was wrong.
"Don't worry, I know my limits." said the dragon goddess.
"Okay then, I'll go down and prepare some medicine to nourish the girl's spirit and replenish her energy." Mingri said.
"Thank you." The dragon goddess said and continued to lie on the table.
Tomorrow I will write a prescription and blame myself:
"Miss Leng always thinks of us, yet I've repeatedly doubted her. I'm truly ashamed. Regardless of her origins, at least she's never done anything to hurt anyone. So, why delve into this?"
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