Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 89 Li Erniu clearly can't see us
Zhengcheng Sanxian Hall

Li Erniu waited outside the door early in the morning.
Chef Hu from the City God Temple delivers breakfast on time every day.

Five days ago, after being persuaded by Li Wushou, Li Erniu brought his wife and son to Zhengcheng.

Li Wushou originally intended to have him stay at the Sanxian Pavilion, but considering that it would be inconvenient for Li Erniu's wife, he had Lin You find a place to stay in Cuiwei Alley diagonally opposite.

With everyone present, Li Wushou planned to assign Li Erniu any job at the City God Temple.

This shouldn't be difficult, but the priests were stumped!
They dared not underestimate this gaunt man. In a fit of rage, the High Priest did not hesitate to fight with the Six-Eyed Master of the Blood Buddha Temple in order to rescue him and bring him back to the city, which shows the relationship between the two.

Is this kind of work something that can be assigned arbitrarily?

If it's too low, it won't look good; if it's too high, the City God will ask, and even the High Priest won't know how to explain!

It’s difficult!
Li Wushou was puzzled and thought this action had violated some ancestral taboo. Just as he was trying to find a compromise, he heard Feng Sishui from the crowd slowly say:
"The High Priest is usually busy with official duties and has always lived a simple life. Why not add a High Priest in charge of affairs at the City God Temple?"

The salary will be paid by the City God Temple, mainly to handle the personal affairs of the High Priest. This will not only solve the High Priest's daily life but also provide a central point of communication between us and the High Priest. What do you all think?

Upon hearing this, not only did everyone's eyes light up, but Li Wushou also found it quite reasonable.

Only Lin You and Fu Feng nodded in agreement, but inwardly they were screaming: Formidable rivals!
This suggestion was reasonable and feasible, and everyone agreed with it. As a result, the City God Temple had an additional position as a chief priest in charge.

It's unknown what Xiao Panshan, who has been a high priest his whole life, will think when he hears about this new position.

If Scholar Wu knew about this, he would surely exclaim, "They are a bunch of heartless rebels!"

To be precise, Li Wushou had no god in his heart, while the minor officials seemed to have a god slowly taking root in their hearts, only this god was no longer the City God.

Although Li Erniu was worried about putting Li Wushou in a difficult position, he agreed after Feng Sishui's explanation.

Thus, Li Erniu's family began their life in Zhengcheng.

As for the body that was devoured by the Blood Eye?

Li Wushou did not use the pills given to him by the Six-Eyed Monk. When he returned to Li Erniu's house that day, he took out two golden blood energy seeds from the bodies of the Two-Eyed Monk and the Gray-Robed Monk.

Li Wushou handed the pill from the gray-robed monk's body to Li Erniu. Over the past few days, the family had been slowly absorbing it and had recovered some of their strength.

As for the one inside the two-eyed monk's body, it was taken back by Li Wushou. It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with it, but rather that the two-eyed monk's blood energy was too strong, and they couldn't withstand it.

So, having felt much better these past few days, Li Erniu began to take the initiative to handle the affairs of the Three Immortals Pavilion.

This included helping Li Wushou receive the food delivered by Chef Hu.

Li Wushou tried to persuade him several times, but Li Erniu insisted, so in the end, they could only let him have his way.

"Manager Li, why are you waiting outside?"

Chef Hu, accompanied by an apprentice, pushed a food cart to the entrance of the Sanxian Restaurant. Just then, he saw Li Erniu standing at the door and hurriedly went up to greet him.

The entire Five Directions City knew that High Priest Li, in a fit of rage for his brother, had turned on the Blood Buddha Temple. He dared not put on airs in front of them.

"Chef Hu, thank you for your hard work!"

"Look at what Steward Li is saying, he's just doing his job for the High Priest, so there's no question of him being tired."

As they were talking, the two entered the Three Immortals Restaurant. Chef Hu's apprentice skillfully took out the lunch boxes and arranged them, and finally took out a package of food and handed it to his master, Chef Hu.

Chef Hu took the food and handed it to Li Erniu, explaining, "This was ordered by the High Priest to be prepared for Steward Li's family! It will be served every day from now on, so I'm sending it to the Three Immortals Restaurant as well!"

Li Erniu initially wanted to refuse, but considering it was Li Wushou's intention, he didn't say anything more. He clasped his hands in thanks to Chef Hu, and the two became quite familiar with each other over time.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chef Hu got up to take his leave.

"Manager Li, today is the middle of the month, the day the caravans return to port. I still need to go to the North City to pick out some good ingredients, so I'll be going now. Please wait!"

"In that case, I won't keep Chef Hu any longer!"

Upon arriving at the Three Immortals Pavilion, the two exchanged clasped hands, signifying their acquaintance.

When Li Wushou finally woke up, it was already past the time for him to go to the City God Temple to guard it. However, because Li Wushou had displayed his divine power a few days ago, Wufang City had been quite peaceful lately, and Li Wushou became lazy again. As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Li Erniu had set up a table of food in the inner courtyard.

"Captain, Chef Hu can just leave the food in the main hall. There's no need for all this!"

The old beggar and Chen Gou'er, smelling the aroma of food, became more alert. Seeing Li Erniu standing in the courtyard, they greeted him, "Good morning!"

Li Erniu's lips twitched slightly, but he still replied with a normal expression, "Good morning!"

Then, smiling, he said to Li Wushou, "High Priest, I am now your steward, so I have to do something, right?"

Li Wushou was somewhat helpless, but he knew Li Erniu's stubbornness. He really didn't care about such a small matter, but Li Erniu insisted, and there was nothing he could do.

Sitting at the dining table, I casually asked, "Where's Chef Hu?"

"Chef Hu went to the north of the city to select ingredients. He said that today is the middle of the month, and the merchant ships that went out will be returning!"

"Oh! It's already mid-month."

Hearing Li Erniu say this, Li Wushou also became interested, wondering what good ingredients Chef Hu would bring back this time.

Seeing that the old beggar and Chen Gou'er had both taken their seats, Li Wushou said to Li Erniu, "Captain, let's eat something together!"

Li Erniu shook his head, "No, you eat with the old beggar and Chen Gou'er. The food you prepared for me can be taken back for Madam and Hu Zi to eat together!"

When Li Wushou heard what Li Erniu said, he nodded and didn't invite him again. The square table with one leg missing was stable for three people, but it was easy for four people to tip over.

"That's okay too!"

After Li Erniu left, the three of them ate heartily and freely.

Li Wushou, preoccupied with the new ingredients, ate hastily. After finishing, he harnessed the Yin energy and rose from the ground inside the Three Immortals Pavilion, flying towards the City God Temple.

It wasn't that Li Wushou was pretending, but after the incident in Nancheng, his fame became too great, and he was somewhat afraid of being surrounded by a group of old women.

Chen Gou'er was incredibly envious; he also wanted to fly. He turned to the old beggar and said:
"Old man, if I eat a little more, I'll be able to fly, right?"

The old beggar picked at his ear: "Yes! You can run much faster than this. Why do you always want to fly?"

Chen Gou'er retorted, "Scholar Wu said that only those who can fly and escape into the earth are immortals! Li Wushou can fly, so I want to fly too!"

The old beggar muttered "Bullshit!" to himself, then slapped his forehead in exasperation: "I know, eat some more and you'll be able to fly. Just wait a little longer."

Hearing the old beggar's assurance, Chen Gou'er finally relented and then asked:

"Didn't Li Wushou say that there's a bird in the City Goddess's soul? If we're going to support the Great Banner, why don't we go and eat that bird?"

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"You say you're supporting the big flag, and the City God believes you? We say we're going to eat birds, and the City God says he'll eat her too."

Chen Gou'er scratched his head, and it seemed to make sense. After all, the City God looked delicious, especially his golden statue, which no longer smelled bad after it was sculpted. It was really tempting.

The two chatted casually when suddenly Chen Gou'er seemed to remember something and burst out laughing, covering his mouth.

"That Li Erniu was hilarious just now; he clearly couldn't see us."

The old beggar rolled his eyes: "There are plenty of people who can't see us, what's so funny?"

Chen Gou'er thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"It's different, because Li Erniu pretended to see it!"

The old beggar first wiped the oil off his hands on his clothes, then got up and walked into the house.

"That's because he's human! He's asleep!"

(End of this chapter)