readytorunbook Chapter 235 The Actors Gather, the Show Begins
Chapter 235 The Actors Gather, the Show Begins
Fu Gui'er nervously sat down, gripping the table, and then carefully observed the legendary figure in front of her who had stirred up the winds and clouds of Liyue.
"Judging from your broad and even forehead, with a width of five inches and a height of three inches, you will achieve success in your youth, and fame and fortune will come easily to you..."
Xu Ning tapped the table, interrupting Fu Gui'er, "Do you need to tell me? Everyone knows that. Tell me something I don't know, like how many wives I've had in my life?"
Fu Gui wiped the sweat from his forehead and stammered, "Your marriage fortune... is a bit peculiar. I counted carefully just now, and it should... indicate that you should have forty-eight wives, but just now, for some reason, four more suddenly appeared, making it fifty-two..."
Xu Ning nodded, pulled a bamboo stool from under his buttocks, and slapped Fugui'er to the ground.
"Forty-eight, right? Fifty-two, right..."
Fu Gui'er screamed as he was whipped, and even as he lay on the ground, he still stubbornly insisted, "First, make it clear whether I get beaten for being right or wrong? You can't beat me if you don't have evidence, sir. Can you prove where I got it wrong?"
Xu Ning kept moving his hands and his mouth, "I'm just asking you, will Ningguang give way? Will Ningguang give way..."
Fu Gui'er was stunned, and immediately regretted it.
My skills are still too shallow; this beating wasn't unjustified... No, what exactly did I do to deserve this beating?
"Kong, look, there's a fight over there. Hey, it's that drunkard! Xu Ning, what are you doing here?"
Fortunately, Paimon's call saved Fugui'er.
Xu Ning straightened up, looked at Kong and Paimon floating beside him and laughed: "What a coincidence! I was just thinking a few days ago that the Immortal Invitation Ceremony was about to begin, and I thought you should be here soon too, and then I actually ran into you here."
Kong laughed and said, "We were at Wangshu Inn yesterday, but the owner from Huai'an there said that the ceremony to invite immortals is about to be held. If we don't like it, we'll have to wait another year. So we set off before dawn."
Xu Ning let Fu Gui'er go and pointed in the direction of Liyue Harbor. "It's already in full preparation. You've come at just the right time. Come on, I'm the host here after all, so I'll show you around for a few days."
Paimon's eyes lit up, and he asked expectantly, "What does 'host' mean? Does it mean they'll take care of all the food, drinks, and entertainment?"
Xu Ning was amused by her and gave her a thumbs up, saying, "You're absolutely right! All expenses paid, including food, drinks, entertainment, shopping, and accommodation. Just give me your name and I'll handle the billing."
"Wow!" Paimon exclaimed excitedly, stamping his feet. "I can't wait to fly to Liyue Harbor!"
Kong also smiled and thanked Xu Ning, saying that because there was a glutton with extremely high combat power by his side, his Mora seemed to be in short supply all the time.
Paimon exclaimed in disbelief, "No way!"
Xu Ning led Kong and Paimon toward Liyue Harbor.
When Zhenxiang noticed that Kong's hair color and clothing were somewhat strange, he was about to go forward to check when Fugui'er, who had run over despite the pain, quickly stopped him.
"With Lord Xu Ning vouching for us, everything will be fine."
After the three had walked away, Zhenxiang asked curiously, "Was that Xu Ning?"
Fu Gui'er smiled bitterly and said, "So you don't even know him? Then why didn't you come to help me when he hit me?"
Zhenxiang scratched his head and said, "I saw you were secretly laughing when you were being beaten, so I didn't go over."
Fu Gui glared at Zhen Xiang, "You've got sharp eyes now. Luckily, Lord Xu Ning isn't going to pursue this, so I won't slack off and will stand guard with you."
Meanwhile, the curious Paimon was asking Xu Ning why he hit someone.
"Oh, that soldier pretended to be a fortune teller and read my fortune. He actually said that I would have fifty-two wives in the future, so I beat up that swindler."
Paimon asked curiously, "Huh? Only fifty-two? The intelligence from Mondstadt says you're incredibly wealthy in Liyue, with a multitude of wives and concubines, drinking and reveling every day and night. You even built palaces for your pleasure that reach the sky, and you never have the same woman to sleep with all year round."
Xu Ning spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with wine.
"Who is Huanyin... no, who the hell is spreading this rumor?"
Paimon was startled by Xu Ning and stammered, "It was someone who wasn't wearing an eye patch, had skin as white as snow, and always had a serious expression who said it."
Xu Ning sneered, "Little Blackie, you're addicted to spreading rumors about me, aren't you?"
Sooner or later, I'll write down all your secrets in a little leaflet and spread it around Mondstadt.
Konghepaimeng was stunned by the prosperous scene before him as soon as he stepped into Liyue Harbor.
"How about it? It's a completely different scene from Mondstadt!"
Xu Ning pointed to the port in front of him and laughed, "Merchants flock here, thousands of ships arrive one after another, and all kinds of goods are on display, allowing you to see all the seas. Such praise is not an exaggeration at all. Here you can see all the goods and novelties of the seven kingdoms. The ceremony to invite immortals will not be held for a few more days, so enjoy yourself here for the next couple of days."
Xu Ning first booked a luxury suite for Kong at Baiju Inn, and then took the two of them straight to Wanmintang.
Xiangling returned from her travels in Mondstadt, and naturally, there were several new dishes added to the menu.
"Everyone in Liyue Harbor knows that as long as Xiangling is the chef at Wanmin Restaurant, then Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Pavilion can take a backseat. She happens to be here today, so I'll take you to those two restaurants tomorrow."
Xu Ning even specially dragged out two gods from his cave to serve as his guests.
Paimon exclaimed upon seeing Venti, "Singing! No wonder I haven't seen you in Mondstadt. So you really were tricked into coming to Liyue by him."
Wendy chuckled and said, "It was the wind that guided me to this beautiful country!"
The woman in green nodded in agreement. "It's 'Qianfeng,' you're right!"
After the meal, Xu Ning truly experienced the incredible power of emergency rations.
"I'm so full! Yawn, I'm a little sleepy from traveling so early today. Xu Ning, how about we go shopping again tomorrow?"
After Paimon finished eating, his eyes became somewhat glazed over, proving that Kong's claim of setting off before dawn was indeed true.
Xu Ning smiled understandingly and said, "Of course, there's a long road ahead. I'll take you back so you can get some rest and have fun tomorrow."
Paimon, with his head tucked into his arms, sat on Xu Ning's shoulder as Xu Ning escorted him to the entrance of the White Horse Inn.
Paimon, preoccupied with Xu Ning, the host who had been taken advantage of, asked somewhat incoherently, "Where should we go to visit you after we get up tomorrow? Where do you stay?"
Xu Ning pointed to the Jade Pavilion in mid-air and said with a smile, "I live there, but it's not very convenient for you to go there for the time being. I'll come to find you tomorrow."
Kong and Paimon looked up and saw the tall pavilion in mid-air, both showing expressions of shock.
Kong: "Wow, that's so high!"
Paimon: "You actually said that building a palace in the sky is a lie!"
Standing in a room on the second floor of the White Horse Inn, D'Artagnan looked down through a crack in the window at a blond-haired man.
He chuckled softly, "Now that all the actors are here, it's time for the grand opening."