Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 242 Banquet
Zhao Yifu returned to his residence on the seventh floor with a kitten he had picked up for no apparent reason.

His cats never thought that their owner could pick up a cat after walking around the Heavenly Prison.

No, he dared to pick up a cat of unknown origin?
Especially this cat looks dirty with blood all over its body, which doesn't match the refreshing style of the cats in "Zhao Maoguo".

Zhao Yifu said, "Don't be disgusted, we are all cats... Come on, Yiyi, go boil some water and give it a bath first."

He handed the work over to the cats. After all, he was the 'King of Zhao Cats', so how could he do everything himself?

Because his head was filled with two quarreling voices, he was not in a very good mood. Mainly because he was restless and it was difficult for him to calm down.

Therefore, you need to be quiet and adapt to the current noisy situation.

Don't say it, really don't say it.

On the one hand, there is the sudden increase in violence after the large-scale blood sacrifice, and on the other hand, there is the indelible resentment towards everything in the world that comes from eternal grudges.

The two sides used his soul as a bridge to fight, which really polished his soul...

This move is called 'using magic to defeat magic'.

Next, he had to maintain this balance and get used to it...

After a while, he opened his eyes and saw that Yiyi was acting very uncomfortable in front of him.

He asked, "What's the matter?"

Yiyi meowed at him, then raised her paw and pointed at the bathtub beside her... Inside, a cat covered in blood was struggling, looking very weak and fragile.

But its eyes were very good, and the look it gave Zhao Yifu was very sharp, as if it was looking at an enemy...

Seeing this, Zhao Yifu asked in confusion, "Can't it be washed off?"

Yiyi nodded.

Zhao Yifu said, "That's troublesome. Could this kitten have something to do with that blood pool?"

"If that's the case...it's better to kill it."

The cat, with a look of resistance on its face, quickly shook its head when it heard this. It glared at Zhao Yifu fiercely, then lowered its head and dared not look any further.

"Meow~"

Yiyi called out.

Zhao Yifu understood and said, "You said it's innocent...Okay, then I'll check it again."

As he spoke, Zhao Yifu reached out and touched it.

The cat's fur stood up all over its body, and it seemed to be resisting Zhao Yifu's reaching out to it.

However, it couldn't resist, not only because it was weak, but more importantly, the cats next to it saw that it was ignorant and pressed it down together!

So Zhao Yifu reached out and touched the cat's back, causing it to shiver on the spot, and tears of humiliation seemed to appear in its eyes.

Then, when Zhao Yifu probed his true energy into it, he felt something was wrong.

"It turns out that the bloody power has infected my entire body... This is troublesome. If I leave it alone, I'm afraid it will soon turn into a pool of pus. But the problem is... what should I do?"

The cat seemed to understand and immediately began to struggle.

It felt that it could still be saved, but it couldn't delay here any longer...

However, it soon felt the hand on its back begin to apply gentle pressure... It had a strange feeling, its consciousness was slowly fading away, and all its resistance and opposition became futile and ridiculous.

Its body collapsed at an alarming speed, limp and wanting only to indulge in the kneading of that strange hand...

It sank.

Zhao Yifu was rubbing the kitten very seriously.

The good news is that the pollution from the blood pool has not yet penetrated into the bones, but the bad news is that the cat's muscles and even internal organs have been invaded.

What he needs to do now is to protect the part that has not been invaded first, and then find a way to drive out the polluting force that has invaded the part.

This is easy to do.

His icy spiritual energy entered the cat's body and blocked the meridians that had not yet been contaminated.

The effect of Zhao Yifu's ice spiritual energy is unexpectedly good, because this spiritual energy was cultivated in the Heavenly Prison and contains calamity energy.

Obviously, it is this calamity energy that can suppress the blood stains.

While rubbing the cat's body, Zhao Yifu tried to refine its blood and energy with pure Yang fire.

There is an effect, but it is not great, so you need to hold it in your hands and rub it continuously to thoroughly stretch the muscles before you can proceed.

So for the cat, it felt cold inside, and then the strange hand rubbed its body gently and warmly. The two worlds of cold inside and hot outside made it feel dizzy and its consciousness was not very clear.

Zhao Yifu rubbed his face and turned to Yiyi and said, "By the way, I'm going to host a banquet for Marshal Liu. Please help me prepare a table of wine and food."

"This cabin is definitely not usable. Didn't I take you to a nice place with beautiful scenery last time? Let's clean up over there."

Sister Yiyi immediately took the order and told the other cats to prepare the ingredients and seasonings, while she took a look and ran outside to look for suitable ingredients.

Zhao Yifu rubbed the cat while recalling what happened before.

No one knows what that blood pool is, it's very scary. This time it's over, but he will have to stay in this heavenly prison for a hundred years!

He must find a way to figure this out, otherwise it would be useless even if he stayed on the seventh floor.

While I was thinking about it, Yi Yi called out from the side.

That means: [The freshest and best ingredients have been prepared.]

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Okay, bring your things and follow me."

He said and walked outside.

Yiyi was pulling a small cart and following him at a high-speed pace.

They reached the edge of the seventh floor.

The entire place is hollowed out, and it can be said to be a fully open viewing platform.

Zhao Yifu took out the thorns he had picked up from the Eighth Heaven Prison, dried the moisture, and then lit them with real fire... and actually made a bonfire.

This bonfire is extraordinary. It is a thing that is caused by the wood disaster and the fire disaster. If it is placed outside, it will definitely be an extraordinary divine fire.

But now, Zhao Yifu uses it to make fire.

At this time, the seventh floor was in the period of ice disaster. It should have been freezing cold, but within the range of the campfire, it was warm and peaceful.

Looking out from the edge of this heavenly prison, one can see thunderstorms all around, and beneath one's feet lies a vast sea of ​​clouds, a truly magnificent sight.

He stood there and shouted to the sky, "Excuse me, is Marshal Liu here?"

He was mentally prepared to shout several times, but he didn't expect that the god of thunder who was in charge of prison punishment would react the moment he heard his shout.

In the thunder in front of him, lightning intertwined to form a human figure.

He said, "My dear friend, what do you want to call me for?"

Zhao Yifu clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I mentioned earlier that I would treat Marshal Liu to a drink. I wonder if the Marshal has time?"

Marshal Liu disappeared like lightning upon hearing this, and a moment later a figure broke through the clouds and appeared in front of Zhao Yifu.

He said to Zhao Yifu, "I'm afraid this will be difficult. This Heavenly Prison is completely controlled by the Heavenly Emperor's restrictions. Even if I am the Prison's Prison God, I cannot enter the prison without permission."

Zhao Yifu frowned after hearing this, then said, "I see. That's something I need to consider..."

At this time, he was reminded by Marshal Liu, and indeed he found that there was a thin and almost imperceptible spiritual light between him and Marshal Liu.

When he reached out and touched this layer of spiritual light, he felt that it contained infinite and vast power, which separated him and Marshal Liu into two different spaces.

And it seems that the only one who can communicate with this space is...

Zhao Yifu suddenly raised his eyes, and his eyes lit up visibly.

Then he took a pot of wine, stretched out his hand and released cold air to wrap it completely, forming a piece of solid ice.

Then he threw the piece of ice towards Marshal Liu.

The solid ice wrapped around the fine wine actually passed through the barrier unhindered and fell into Marshal Liu's arms.

Marshal Liu caught the ice in astonishment, and watched it melt rapidly...

The next moment, the pot of fine wine that Zhao Yifu brought from the mortal world fell into Marshal Liu's hands.

Marshal Liu was shocked. He asked, "Is this the Frost Calamity Qi? You actually used the Frost Calamity Qi to sneak across?"

Zhao Yifu coughed dryly and said, "How can you say it's smuggling? I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to work."

Marshal Liu said in disbelief, "I've been stationed here for thousands of years, and I've never seen anyone as talented in sneaking and sly as you."

After a pause, he said, "But I saw you use the 'Great Void Soul Locking Ban' earlier, right?"

"It's because you possess the qualifications that you're able to 'smuggle' across in this way... well, let's just have a drink together."

Marshal Liu said a few words and then focused his attention on the wine.

He lifted the wine flask and took a sip, letting out a long, satisfying sigh. "What a wonderful wine! I miss this taste so much... Especially after being chilled by the icy aura, it actually brings out the flavor even better."

Zhao Yifu said modestly, "It can't compare to the nectar of heaven."

As he spoke, he created a piece of floating ice under his feet, which spread out from under his feet, passed through the barrier and extended to the feet of Marshal Liu.

Marshal Liu did not refuse when he saw this. He did not feel the cold at all when he landed on the ice. He could not help but praise Zhao Yifu's thoughtfulness in his heart.

He sat down in front of Zhao Yi Fu, and then saw Zhao Yi Fu move half of the campfire to the other end of the barrier, and then fresh ingredients were continuously delivered.

These ingredients are all siren's limbs and are very fresh.

And because it is filled with calamity energy, it can actually pass through the barrier.

So today's cocktail party turned into a "barbecue party". Marshal Liu felt very happy while drinking wine and eating seafood skewers.

He said, "Although there are nectars and dragon liver and phoenix marrow in heaven, the nectars are bland and lack the flavor of life on earth. And while dragon liver and phoenix marrow are beautiful, they are not as delicious as this, which you can tear apart and chew with your heart's content."

"My dear brother, this meal of yours is better than any banquet in heaven for me."

Zhao Yifu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as you like it, I'm glad. I was worried that these mundane practices might not be acceptable to you."

Marshal Liu sneered and said, "What's wrong with being ordinary? I've been in heaven for thousands of years, and I've missed being ordinary for thousands of years." Zhao Yifu didn't agree with him, but said, "I haven't been in heaven for long, so I'm afraid I can't understand your feelings."

Marshal Liu said, "It's okay. You'll understand after a while."

"Heaven is actually not much different from the human world. If you do well in the mortal world, you will definitely do well in heaven too."

Zhao Yifu was lost in thought, and felt that the word "混" might be the essence.

However, he did not say much to Marshal Liu, but only talked about Marshal Xin and mentioned the agreement between him and Marshal Xin.

Marshal Liu laughed out loud upon hearing this and said, "I see. You and Old Xin have such a connection. No wonder you're friendly with me."

"Lao Xin and I have a lot of overlapping duties, and we actually rotate duties."

"In ten years, I'll replace Lao Xin. You can treat him to a drink yourself. I think he'll be very happy."

After hearing this, Zhao Yifu nodded in agreement.

Then he said, "Could you please pass on a message to my two ancestors?"

"Just tell them I'm fine and don't worry."

Marshal Liu said readily, "It's just a small matter. Who are those two? Tell me, and I'll arrange it for you after we finish drinking."

At this moment, the light in the eyes of the kitten in Zhao Yifu's arms had completely faded...

Zhao Yifu quickly said, "I have a master who is called the Great Demon Subduer in Heaven, and another master who is called the Wonderful Dao Celestial Lord in Heaven..."

"Duang~"

Marshal Liu dropped the wine jug in his hand.

He didn't care about that and asked quickly, "Are these two your ancestors?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "Yes, I just recently realized that they might not know my situation, so I wanted to trouble you to tell them so that they won't quarrel over me anymore."

He paused, and seeing that Marshal Liu remained silent, he thought he was waiting for him to continue what he was going to say.

So he said, "Please tell me about the sword technique that Master Wenheng passed down. I will never forget it for a moment and will practice it constantly in this Heavenly Prison."

"Also, please tell me about the sword techniques passed down by Master Fuyou. I will never forget them for a moment and will practice them constantly in this Heavenly Prison."

Marshal Liu's face twitched. For some reason, he felt like he was looking at a scumbag when he looked at Zhao Yifu.

He felt that he vaguely understood why the two had been fighting from time to time in recent years.

I originally thought that they had become enemies for some reason, but now it seems that they are clearly fighting over someone!

My goodness, what kind of charm does this little guy have that can attract those two great gods to fight over him.

However, after knowing this relationship, Marshal Liu's attitude towards Zhao Yifu changed again.

He said, "So that's how it is. The Demon Subduing Division and my Thunder Department often cooperate. So, my dear brother is not an outsider either."

"Don't worry, I've taken this matter to heart and will never forget it."

Zhao Yifu thought for a moment, glanced at Marshal Liu, and suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, let's also send a message to Emperor Dongyue, telling him that everything is fine and not to worry."

Marshal Liu was in high spirits. He asked, "Are you still friends with Tiansun?"

Zhao Yifu nodded and said, "We have a good relationship."

Marshal Liu was immediately relieved and said, "No wonder then. Your 'Taixu Soul Locking Forbidden' was also given to you by the Grandson of Heaven, right?"

Zhao Yifu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's correct."

Marshal Liu said, "Then he is truly not an outsider. Back when Tiansun was in charge of the Heavenly Prison, he lived a peaceful and comfortable life."

"It's nothing like now, where we have to worry all the time about whether those difficult guys will cause trouble."

Zhao Yifu extracted a lot of useful information from this passage.

First of all, it turned out that Mu Lu had indeed stayed in this Heavenly Prison before. The "Warden" who made the great demons in the seventh and eighth Heavenly Prisons shudder at the mention of him was probably Mu Lu.

But for some reason he was transferred to the somewhat unfavorable position of Emperor Dongyue... Well, from the perspective of deity, he was promoted.

Also, ever since Mu Lu left the Heavenly Prison, it seemed to be in an unstable state.

Zhao Yifu then asked, "Brother, what was the origin of the blood pool that caused chaos that day? It was actually able to loosen the restrictions... It must be fine now, right?"

Marshal Liu said, "That blood pool is actually one of the incarnations of a powerful ancient being. It is immortal and very difficult to deal with."

"As for the restrictions... I've already submitted an application for reinforcement, but I don't know when I'll get a response."

Zhao Yifu asked in astonishment, "Brother, is the efficiency of the Heavenly Court so low?"

Marshal Liu said, "Originally, with the presence of the Heavenly Grandson, we could directly reach the Heavenly Emperor, but now we need to report to the higher authorities one by one."

"And since I, the God of Punishment, am reporting this, I must first report to the Ministry of Thunder why so many thunder tribulations were mobilized that day, and then explain the circumstances."

"My chief officer from the Thunder Department has reviewed this statement and will submit it to the Tianshu Palace for approval after verifying it is correct."

"Only after Tianshu Divine Minister's approval can we coordinate with the various departments to find a plan to reinforce the seal and conduct verification."

"If all else fails, I'll report it to the Heavenly Emperor and let him make his final decision."

Zhao Yifu was a little confused after hearing this. Don’t these people in Heaven know how to implement “flat management”?

Oh yes, 'flat management' would be tiring for the Emperor at the top, while such a laborious process would make his life easy...but his reaction would be slow.

Zhao Yifu was in a trance for a moment, feeling as if he had entered a large factory to work...

He smacked his lips and said, "But what if it's too late by then?"

Marshal Liu said, "It's too late. We can only mobilize the heavenly soldiers and generals to repair this prison. Then we can each have a meal and let it go."

"In fact, the problem of this Heavenly Prison was destined from the moment Tiansun left and no one took over the position of warden."

Zhao Yifu asked in surprise, "With so many relevant departments in the Heavenly Prison, is there no one who can control the situation?"

Marshal Liu said, "The Heavenly Prison is primarily comprised of three factions. The first is the Prison Punishment Department of our Thunder Department. The second is the Prison Suppression Department, commanded by the Demon Subduing Emperor. This department is responsible for guarding the outer perimeter of the Heavenly Prison and is overseen by the Prison Suppression Divine General. Neither I nor the Prison Suppression Divine General can enter the main body of the Heavenly Prison, as it falls under the jurisdiction of the White Tiger Divine Lord's Prison Warden Department."

"There are three Wardens in the Prison Department, each responsible for the three levels of the Heavenly Prison... In fact, these are the original positions in the Heavenly Prison."

"Later, a blunder occurred in the Heavenly Prison, which infuriated the Heavenly Emperor. At this time, Tiansun Mulu volunteered to manage the Heavenly Prison, and thus the position of Warden came into being."

"With the presence of the Grandson of Heaven, this Heavenly Prison has been peaceful for quite some time."

"However, Tiansun's stay in the Heavenly Prison was only a temporary measure. After only two hundred years, he became the Emperor of Mount Dong..."

Marshal Liu sighed deeply, as if reminiscing about the good times in the past.

Zhao Yifu understood what he heard. This Tianyu was once a place where Mu Lu could gild himself. With the "second generation" in the department, how could things not go smoothly?
He finally understood the situation and said, "It seems that if we want to avoid such a big trouble, we have to find a way to solve the problem ourselves."

There are three main ways of doing things when working in a large company. One is to throw your worries to your boss and sit back and relax.

Another way is to ask the leader for advice on everything, and then work actively to strive for progress.

The last type is that they think it is too troublesome to leave the problem to those leaders who know nothing to make decisions. They try to cover up the problem if they can, and try to cover it up if they can't.

Among them, the third type of people definitely have the strongest business capabilities, but they are also the most likely to cause big trouble.

After all, when a problem can no longer be covered up, it has definitely reached a point where it is almost impossible to handle.

Zhao Yifu now...he wants to be the third type of person and find ways to solve the problem himself.

At least delay it until his hundred years are up.

Whatever happened then had nothing to do with him.

With this in mind, Zhao Yifu began to think about how to deal with the blood demon.

That’s right, that blood pool is called Blood Demon.

Moreover, there is more than one blood demon in this world, and they are all derived from the ancient powerful being called "Blood Ancestor".

This kind of thing is extremely difficult to deal with, otherwise it would not be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.

Zhao Yifu pondered these things and gradually came up with some ideas in his mind.

However, he would not tell these plans aloud. He just continued chatting with Marshal Liu for a while, and then they went their separate ways.

He didn't try too hard to find out anything during the whole process. He just mentioned it casually. If Marshal Liu was willing to talk about it, he could talk about it. If he didn't want to talk about it or avoided it once, Zhao Yifu would immediately skip the topic and not mention it again.

In short, Marshal Liu felt very comfortable and felt no pressure in getting along with Zhao Yifu.

Even if Zhao Yifu didn't have those connections behind him, Marshal Liu felt that he would be willing to make friends with this young man.

At midnight, Marshal Liu said goodbye with a smile, and mentioned that he would convey a message to the three bosses on behalf of Zhao Yifu.

Zhao Yifu bowed respectfully and said goodbye, and his etiquette was impeccable.

It wasn't until Marshal Liu disappeared in the thunderclouds that Zhao Yifu reached out and caressed Yiyi's head tenderly, saying softly, "You've worked hard today. Thanks to you for waiting by my side."

Yiyi's ears had originally drooped, but they immediately stood up again when she heard it.

It meowed sweetly, as if to indicate that it was not tired at all.

Zhao Yi Fu's other hand was still rubbing the kitten he had picked up.

The blood evil in this cat's body has not been completely cleared, so it still needs to be rubbed.

He and Yiyi returned to the cabin and meditated and rested among a group of cats.

Three more days passed in this quiet manner.

Finally, the blood evil that surfaced in the kitten's body was almost cleared away.

The kitten finally revealed its true appearance. After the dirty red color brought by the blood evil faded away, it turned out to be a snow-white cat, without even a trace of mixed-color hair.

"Meow meow meow……"

The cats started to meow, instantly breaking the defense of the cat that was looking at Zhao Yifu proudly.

Because in cat language, that means: [This cat is so ugly! ]

In the eyes of cats, Hua Da Niu is the most beautiful cat in Zhao Cat Kingdom, and their sister Yi Yi is not even in the top three!
In other words, Yiyi relies on her own talents to gain a foothold in Zhaomao Kingdom, not her beauty...

Of course, now the ugliest cat in Zhaomao Kingdom has been born.

(End of this chapter)