boyutpedia Chapter 193 A Second Blossom?
Chapter 193 A Second Blossom?
"The Lu family's birthday banquet?"
After finishing the sesame seed cake in his hand, Lü Qian had a sudden flash of insight and gained some understanding of the current time.
Wasn't this birthday banquet the one where Zhang Zhiwei slapped Lu Jin, breaking Lu Jin's triple rebirth technique?
In retrospect, it was Zhang Zhiwei's slap that completely started the Lu family's tragic fate.
Lu Ci had a vivid memory of that slap, so he also had Lu Qian slap Lu Lin, a peer, to pave the way for Lu Qian's fame.
As he thought about it, Lü Qian scratched his right palm, recalling the feel of it from back then. He smacked his lips and reminisced about the dishes at the Lu family's birthday banquet.
As Liu Wei drank his wine, he noticed Lü Qian's thoughtful expression and assumed that the spirited young man was angry because he hadn't been invited to the Lu family's birthday banquet.
This young Taoist priest in front of us is no ordinary person; if he starts causing trouble, the situation will be difficult to manage.
Fearing he had made a scene, Liu Wei quickly waved his sleeves and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hey, it was just me, Old Liu, who spoke too quickly and misspoke."
"The Lu family's birthday banquet is still a long way off. It's normal that we haven't received the news because the Northeast is far away."
"Moreover, the Lu family is hospitable. They welcome any hero who comes to their door, and there is no such thing as inviting them or not."
"What are you thinking, Manager Liu? Do I look like the kind of person who would cause a scene at someone's birthday banquet?"
Lu Qian snapped out of his reverie from the lavish feast and glanced at Liu Wei. "I am a reasonable person, Manager Liu, please don't misunderstand."
Liu Wei looked at Lü Qian's fist hidden in his sleeve and recalled the scene of him pointing at a palm as a fist. "It was indeed a misunderstanding on my part. I will punish myself with a cup of wine."
As he spoke, he raised the gourd, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp, his whole body reeking of alcohol, which was so strong it was almost foul.
"I think Master Lü Qian has finished eating, and it's time to get down to business. Let's go upstairs and talk."
Liu Wei, whose face was flushed, looked quite drunk, but his steps were quite methodical as he led Lü Qian toward the upper floors of the restaurant.
The two figures entered the room, and about half a quarter of an hour later, Lü Qian emerged from inside, flicking his robe sleeves and whisk.
"Manager Liu, I have said all I need to say. Goodbye."
"Take care, Daoist Lü Qian."
Liu Wei followed closely behind and stood on the railing of the restaurant, watching Lü Qian carry the yellow banner and ride away on his white tiger.
"This Daoist Lü Qian is truly a remarkable person."
"I just don't understand why I was specifically asked to specify that the free meal voucher is valid for him indefinitely?"
Just now in the room, he was prepared for Lü Qian to make exorbitant demands, but Lü Qian didn't want anything, only a free meal voucher from the Xiaozhan Restaurant.
Liu Wei was puzzled, as a normal person lives to be a hundred years old.
Even if a free order is valid for one person indefinitely, it can only last for a few decades at most. Does it mean it can last into the next century?
"Never mind that, let's get to sorting out this intelligence first."
Shaking his head, Liu Wei turned and went into the room to sort out the intelligence that Lü Qian had given him. Some things could only be done by professional intelligence personnel like them.
On the other side, Lü Qian rode his white tiger leisurely out of the small inn, his smile growing wider.
"Hehehe, Liu Wei was also the manager of the inn. Even Mu You of later generations couldn't deny the validity of the notes he approved, could he?"
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a permit stamped with the small shop's mark, then waved it in the wind.
"I almost forgot, the first time I came down the mountain, the innkeeper used me as free labor to clear out more than ten years' worth of bad debts."
Lu Qian put the approval slip back into his pocket, patted it, and said, "Now I finally have a chance to settle the score."
"Let's go to the Lu family's birthday banquet first to see some acquaintances, and also to see the splendor of that slap."
He pointed his whisk ahead, indicating the direction to the white tiger, and the man and the tiger headed towards East China along the road.
A gentle breeze stirred, causing the yellow banner carried on Lü Qian's back to flutter. In the sunlight, the runes on the banner shone brightly.
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A few days later, in the land of Qi and Lu, the Lü family...
"You shameless old man, your illegitimate son has come knocking on your door."