The overlord of the gods is interrogating the alien female spy.

　If Chen Lingxu liked, he could add one to his Qilin form for fun, but when it came to important matters, this thing would be somewhat of a hindrance, and he always felt that having it around would diminish his merit.

　"Huh? Hmm, it's okay. Doesn't it look good?"

　The Nine-Colored Deer only then realized that it had gained a large halo. After trying it out, it hid it before the small halo emitted light and turned into a large moon disc.

　"It looks nice, but wearing it every day is a bit... um. It's too unique."

　"Yes. That makes it difficult to have contact with patients."

　The nine-colored deer thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

　Compared to an ordinary doctor, a deer-like bodhisattva who appears with special effects, the latter can put a lot of pressure on patients, and those who are timid might even develop other illnesses from fright.

　"I still prefer seeing Lulu like this."

　"Waaah... Ah Xu~."

　Not only had his demeanor changed, but even his feelings seemed to have deepened... Having just finished her playful scolding, Nine-Colored Deer belatedly realized what tone she had used when speaking to this man and simply turned her face away.

　She avoided eye contact with him.

　Chen Lingxu stopped teasing her and continued to stare at her, as if he wanted to see every single strand of her hair clearly.

　Thirty miles from the village lies a mobile city, seemingly called Xi City. It is named this way because the great river beside the city is called Xi River, and there is also a legend that this city is the hometown of Xi'e, the goddess who flew to the moon.

　"Xicheng..."

　The Nine-Colored Deer frowned slightly as it read the city's name.

　"What's wrong, Lulu?"

　Ah... I've been seen.

　The nine-colored deer heard the man's question.

　He can always spot changes in her expression immediately. Just how observant is he?

　"I just remembered a friend."

　"friend?"

　"Yes. We met a long time ago. I had just started studying medicine when I met her by chance while treating an artist's eye disease. She was there to look at his paintings."

　"What is her relationship with Naxi City? Does she live here?"

　"No. She... is a wanderer. She just happened to be passing through and heard that there was a very talented painter there who had developed his own style, so she went to check it out. I just noticed that the city's name is very similar to hers."

　"Really? Can you tell me her name?"

　"Well, if you remove one character from Xi Cheng, that's her name. Can you guess?"

　It can't be Sister Cheng, can it?

　"evening?"

　"You guessed it."

　The nine-colored deer smiled and clapped, seemingly able to guess that this little riddle was quite clever.

　"What does she look like?"

　"She's a very pretty girl. She has blue, bamboo-like dragon horns and a long white tail, though not as long as yours, Ah Xu. The downy fur on it is also blue, like a patch of green grass."

　"Do you also have blue tattoos?"

　"Huh? Does Ah Xu know her?"

　Upon hearing Chen Lingxu's additional description, the Nine-Colored Deer blinked. Could they really be so destined to meet the same person?

　"No, I just saw someone who looked a lot like Lulu described."

　Following the direction of his finger, Nine-Colored Deer saw a beautiful figure standing in front of a shop, looking at something through the huge transparent glass.

　"Xiao Xi!"

　Upon hearing her call, the person turned around gracefully. In just a fleeting glance, one could discern the extent of her unparalleled beauty.

　Chapter Forty-Nine: The Arrogant Little Dragon Girl

　"Nine-Colored Deer..."

　Those iridescent eyes took in the appearance of the approaching deer girl, and after confirming that she was doing well and had beautiful new clothes to wear, they turned their gaze to the two people following her.

　A Qilin... and this outfit...

　"Why does it seem like Lulu is harboring a lot of resentment?"

　The raw anger and resentment in his eyes made Chen Lingxu wonder if he had somehow crossed time again to leave a deep impression on the other side.

　"Xiao Xi, let me introduce you. This is my new friend, A Xu."

　Nine-Colored Deer was equally puzzled. No one around her had ever met her before, so why was her friend complaining like this?

　"Miss Xi, I have long admired your name."

　"Hmph. How could you associate with someone like that?"

　In response to the greeting, the other party merely raised her delicate nose and gave a soft hum, then criticized the Nine-Colored Deer, implying that she had misjudged people.

　"Huh? Ah Xu... cough cough, what's wrong, Xiao Xi? You probably don't know Ah Xu, do you?"

　The nine-colored deer moved closer to her, its bright silver eyes sweeping over her face as it inquired about the reason for her rudeness.

　"Miss Xi, have you perhaps encountered some wicked person?"

　"Yes, Xiaoxi, could it be that you..."

　Were we robbed?

　But that shouldn't be the case. With her strength, what kind of bandit would be so foolish as to seek death?

　As the Nine-Colored Deer was speculating, her friend seemed to have been tripped up by the man's words, and her little mouth began to rant and rave.

　"Bad people? Hmph, in my eyes, you Great Yan Celestial Masters, relying on your good bloodline and high talent, have become arrogant and ignorant of etiquette after learning a few moves. You are disrespectful to your elders, bully your superiors and oppress your inferiors, and spout benevolence and morality, talking about the country and the world, and being indignant. Your actions are no less than those mountain bandits who shout slogans of justice."

　Chen Lingxu tilted his head and then looked at Zao Tongzi beside him.

　"She said I'm arrogant?"

　"Yes, sir."

　"And you say I'm arrogant and bullying?"

　"Yes, sir."

　"You, spouting platitudes about benevolence and morality, are ignorant of your elders and lack manners?"

　"Yes, yes."

　"Is it right?"

　"Ah, no, no...right?"

　Watching the two of them, one acting as the straight man and the other as the comedian, the Dragon Girl clenched her embroidered hands tightly, and her long white-scaled, blue-maned tail was raised high behind her, clearly indicating that she had entered a state of anger and might draw her sword at any moment.

　"A-Xu, Miss Zao, stop making a fuss. Xiao Xi, tell me properly, what's going on? A-Xu, uh, A-Xu isn't a Taoist priest, you've mistaken him for someone else."

　Nine-Colored Deer quickly grabbed her friend's wrist, signaling her to be mindful of her manners and remain calm.

　"He's not a Taoist master?"

　Xi glanced over with her rainbow-colored eyes and carefully examined the man in front of her.

　"Isn't he a Qilin?"

　"Yes."

　"These clothes aren't his?"

　"Yes."

　"What else is there to say? I've never seen a Qilin that isn't a Celestial Master!"

　"Now you've seen it. I'm really not a Celestial Master. In other words, I'm not even the Qilin of Yan Kingdom."

　Chen Lingxu's words caused the Dragon Goddess to pause in surprise.

　"Yes, Xiaoxi. Axu and Miss Zao are from outside Yan Kingdom."

　Over the past few days, Nine-Colored Deer has also learned a little about the background of the man in front of her.

　The Qilin from outside Yan Kingdom wanted to return to its homeland, so it contacted a friend and took the opportunity to visit.

　"There are Qilins outside the Great Yan? Do you think I'm stupid?"

　Xi pointed to herself. These words might fool the Nine-Colored Deer, but she thought she could deceive the great painter Xi?

　"Why not? The world is so big, is what you see necessarily right? Are the things you think are unchanging theorems? Have you ever left the Great Yan to see other countries? Do you think this bowl of char siu doesn't exist... cough cough, anyway, Miss Xi, you are so certain that you think I, Chen, am lying and deceiving Lu Lu. Why don't we get straight to the point and talk about this matter clearly?"

　"you……"

　Xi wanted to question, refute, and rebuke, but this time she really couldn't say anything.

　Unlike her eldest brother, who was able to travel abroad after birth, she, the eleventh sister, had spent the last few centuries in the Yan Kingdom. She had traveled to the famous mountains and rivers of the Yan Kingdom and witnessed all sorts of things, but... she had never actually set foot outside of the Yan Kingdom.

　The other party insisted that he was a foreigner, and Xi had no way to prove that he wasn't.

　"You can't refute me now, Miss Xi."

　"whispering sound."

　"Since that's the case, it's getting late. Why don't we find an inn, order some food, and chat while we eat?"

　"Let's go, Xiaoxi."

　Half-dragged and half-pulled by the nine-colored deer, the great painter Xi pouted and was reluctantly taken to a nearby inn.

　After taking their seats, the Nine-Colored Deer and the Algae Boy each sat on one side of Chen Lingxu, while opposite him sat the sullen Dragon Girl.

　"What would you like to eat, Miss Xi?"

　"random."

　Anyway, she won't...

　“I’ll do it, Ah Xu.”

　Nine-Colored Deer pondered for a while, then ordered some light dishes, a soup made with freshly caught perch from Xijiang, and some delicate side dishes. She also asked the waiter to bring some fresh fruit and took out some dried fruit and snacks she had bought earlier from her bag.

　"Nine-Colored Deer".

　Hearing her friend's reproachful call, the Nine-Colored Deer simply chuckled and placed these things that would please her in front of her.

　"Now tell me, Xiaoxi. Who has angered our great painter this time?"

　Chen Lingxu, who had been glared at again, looked at the Nine-Colored Deer with resentment, and then was glared at twice more when the Deer Bodhisattva patted his head in a helpless attempt to comfort him.

　"A despicable Taoist priest. He's young, but he's got quite a temper. He shouted things like 'The laws of fire cannot be transgressed' and 'Some people should stay where they are,' and then he rushed up and started a fight with me."

　"I see... What happened next?"

　But if it was just a fight, it probably wouldn't have made her this angry, right?

　The nine-colored deer pressed for more information.

　"later……"

　In the end, naturally... she lost.

　But Xi could never say such things in front of the Nine-Colored Deer, especially with the even more annoying Qilin present.

　"I understand. Was it that person who offended Miss Xi first? And damaged some of Miss Xi's treasures?"

　"Hmm? Hmph... That little girl used her fire magic, which burned quite a few of my paintings. But she didn't get any benefit from me."

　"Is Xiaoxi hurt?"

　Upon hearing that she had been fighting and that her paintings had been burned, Nine-Colored Deer immediately took her friend's hand with concern and began to examine them.

　"The little kid can't hurt me."

　But they probably didn't win that fight.

　Chen Lingxu pondered.

　Although they had only met briefly, he had already figured out the other person's personality.

　She's beautiful, studies art, and refuses to admit to losing fights. She's extremely arrogant, but when praised as a great painter, her tail twitches a little. She's also very caring towards her friend (Nine-Colored Deer) and has a touch of spoiled charm. In short, she's a little tsundere.