on the official road. "Master Tao, that...that person is...his Majesty?" Tan Jinxuan was excited for a long time before he opened his mouth with trembling lips, but his words were not clear. As the ghost wife Xiaoqian who sleeps beside him, she can best understand Tan Jinxuan's feelings at the moment. She held an umbrella in her left hand to block out the bright sunlight, and held Tan Jinxuan's clothes with her right hand, her eyes fixed on him, refusing to move away. Hearing Tan Jinxuan's question, Mo Yuhan and Chu Yingying, who had never met the current emperor, looked at Tao Tie almost at the same time, expecting what answer he would give. "Yes, your Majesty." Tao Tie gave an affirmative answer in a calm tone. Tan Jinxuan, the ghost wife Xiaoqian, Mo Yuhan, Chu Yingying and the ghost immediately became excited, with varying degrees of intensity. Tan Jinxuan still had the biggest reaction.

Mo Yuhan and Chu Yingying are both fine. "Then... just now... His Majesty... Sir Tao, why didn't you... bow?" Tan Jinxuan's lips were trembling, and his speech was still not fluent enough, so he spoke haltingly. "Oh, this." Tao Tie smiled and said, "I have heard His Majesty preach twice, once at the beginning of that month, and once when I moved out the mahjong. In both sermons, His Majesty emphasized that he must salute when he is wearing the crown and court robes. It is best not to salute when he is wearing ordinary clothes." "what?" Tan Jinxuan was slightly stunned, "This... this..." Tao Tie smiled, didn't continue talking, and continued walking. The capital is far away from Yangzhou. It is extremely difficult to walk there on foot, so it is faster and better to take a boat. The waterway the ship traveled on was the man-made Grand Canal. This was actually excavated with the power of the common people, without the involvement of any monks or gods appointed by the imperial court. From the time when Taizu founded the Tianchao, through Taizong to Shizong, it took 150 years to completely carve it. That day, Sejong repeated a point made by Taizu at his last court meeting: With the combined strength of ten thousand men, we are invincible! These are not Taizu’s original words, but just a refined point of view. It has been passed down to this day and is still in use today. It was almost evening when we reached the ferry. The sun has already set, and only some sunset glow remains on the horizon, stubbornly refusing to disperse. The bright moon appeared in the sky.

The stars are sparse, only a few. So it was only evening, not yet night. The ferry was brightly lit, ready for the coming night. Accompanied by the aroma of wine, food and the bustling noise. The sound of the river waves and the sound of the oars follow each other. A very small number of fishing boats were scattered among the numerous passenger ships, with fishermen standing at the bow or stern. The long bamboo pole was inserted into the water and gently pushed. The fishing boat sailed away like an arrow shot from a bow. Tao Tie was stunned for a moment. This was not the first time he had seen rivers and lakes since landing in Qingzhou. But today, when he saw this ferry, which seemed as small as a sesame seed compared to the vast and boundless Boundless Sea, Tao Tie's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. "so good." With a slight sigh, Tao Tie took a deep breath and suppressed all emotions. Tan Jinxuan, Mo Yuhan, and the ghost wife Xiaoqian all understood what Tao Tie was sighing about. Chu Yingying opened her mouth, and the lights in front of her seemed to have changed, like the blood and fire on the island that night. She clenched her left hand tightly and raised her right hand slightly. Suddenly he put down his right hand and loosened his left hand a little, and the fire in front of him turned back into a lamp. There was a hint of life in his eyes. "hungry." A tear fell from the corner of her eye. Chu Yingying smiled and said in a much lighter voice, "Master Tao, can we have a meal? I haven't had any food or water for a whole day since I came out with you." "of course." Tao Tie nodded when he heard this. Then he touched his stomach and said, "I'm hungry too, let's eat together." So the group of four people and one ghost chose the smallest and most unique restaurant among the three restaurants at the ferry and walked in. "My dear guests, would you like to stay overnight or stay in a hotel?" Immediately, a waiter came up to greet us and gave us a warm welcome. "Are there any windowsill tables available on the third floor?" As a scholar, Tan Jinxuan took the initiative to assume the role of external liaison and stepped forward to ask questions.

The first, second and third floors of the restaurant are all scattered seating like a lobby, with no private seats. Only on the fourth and fifth floors are there private seats and rooms. Eating is about the flavor of life. There are several meanings to sitting in elegant seats or private rooms. "Yes, sir, please go upstairs." The waiter immediately led Tao Tie and his group up the stairs to the third floor. Soon, the group reached the third floor. The place was already packed with people, with only one window seat left. The view is excellent, you can see most of the pier, and you can also look out over the canal and sit and watch the river view. Such a good seat was empty, as if it was waiting for Tao Tie to come. "interesting." Tao Tie muttered, then ignored him and called out to his followers, "Sit down, everyone." As he spoke, Tao Tie naturally sat in the seat with the best view. Upon hearing this, Tan Jinxuan, Mo Yuhan, Chu Yingying, and the ghost wife Xiaoqian each chose a seat and sat down. The table is a square table with no chairs on the window side and can seat six people. After sitting down, Tao Tie personally ordered the dishes: "Waiter, what is the best wine in the restaurant?" "Of course it's the 'sleep wine'." The waiter said as a matter of course, "The more you drink our 'Sleeping Wine', the better it tastes. It's smooth on the tongue and won't make you drunk." This advertising slogan seems familiar and feels weird. Tao Tie frowned and thought for a moment, but he continued to order food without delay: "Then let's have a jar of 'Yumian Wine'. Do you have any recommendations for dishes? There must be something suitable for drinking, something that can fill the stomach, and some that are local specialties and taste good." "That won't bother me." The waiter raised his eyebrows and said, "Sir, how about I tell you the name of the dish?" "Then forget it." The distant memory became more vivid, Tao Tie waved his hand, "Pick out your signature dishes and serve them." "Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter sang a yes, waved his sleeves and left. Not long after, a jar of sleepy wine, two side dishes, three filling dishes, and four special dishes were brought up one by one. The eight-line table was filled to the brim. "Come, have a drink and eat some food."

Tao Tie didn't care about the empty formalities. He greeted and took the lead in picking up the food with his chopsticks. I haven’t eaten Chinese food for a long time. Although the restaurant's dishes are quite different from those in the southwest, they always taste good. Picking up the small cup that Mo Yuhan had poured wine for, Tao Tie sniffed the wine and drank the water. It was really soft when he took a sip, and it was like a flame in his throat. The wine tastes very good after going down the drain. It is obviously just ordinary wine, but it tastes much better than spiritual wine and immortal wine. It makes people want to drink again. Before you know it, you will drink too much and get drunk, which makes you feel sleepy. Tao Tie drank without restraint and successfully got himself drunk. In fact, it is not the wine that makes people drunk, it is people who make themselves drunk. After finishing his meal and leaving the dishes in a mess, Tan Jinxuan paid the bill and asked the waiter, "Are there any more boats tonight?" The waiter looked at Tao Tie, who was looking at the river view outside the window with drunken eyes, and asked in a low voice without calling out, "Do you want to hire a big boat or take a small boat?" "What about a big ship? What about a small ship?" "The big ship went down the river and reached Yangzhou Kuaiji, while the small boat drifted and swayed, moving slowly along the way." Tan Jinxuan thought about it and made a decision: "Then let's go with the big ship." "boat." Tao Tie, who was previously drunk, suddenly calmed down, forced out the alcohol, and his eyes became bright, "Let's take a boat." The waiter pointed out the window and said, "The boat is right there. Please hire it yourself." Tan Jinxuan looked in the direction the waiter pointed. It was a small dock, with mostly black-sailed boats and only one small passenger ship docked there. A rough estimate is that apart from the boatman, there are only about a dozen guests sitting here. "That's it, let's go." Tao Tie saw it more clearly than Tan Jinxuan, so he called out and went downstairs first. The group soon arrived at the small dock and happened to hear the sound of a small boat being untied, intending to sail downstream overnight. "Boatman, wait a moment." Tao Tie shouted, tapped the ground lightly with his toes, used the footwork from Xingyiquan, and added some Disha techniques "Yueyan". His figure was swift and graceful as he landed on the bow of the ship. Tan Jinxuan and Xiaoqian flew up hand in hand and landed lightly.

Mo Yuhan summoned a cloud of fog, wrapped himself and Chu Yingying, and followed closely. The methods used by these people were just conventional methods that could be used by eighth- and ninth-grade cultivators. This was not surprising at all at this ferry crossing very close to the capital. There were already three passengers on the boat, all women. Tao Tie stood at the entrance of the cabin and bowed: "I am honored to meet the three ladies. May I come with you?" Kun Dao, who was sitting in the middle of the three, smiled and said, "I'm not a boatman, why are you telling me this? As long as you agree with the boatman, we can go together." The woman on Kun Dao's right dressed like a martial artist, looking very heroic and cheerful. She laughed out loud, "Now that you have come up here, if you ask this question again, wouldn't it be a disgrace to you if we say no? In this case, according to the rules of the martial arts world, wouldn't we have to fight?" Tao Tie was stunned: "Is there such a rule in the underworld?" Looking back at Mo Yuhan, the only person who had ever walked the Jianghu, he asked in confusion, "Is there such a rule in the Jianghu?" Mo Yuhan shook his head: "At least I haven't heard of it." After getting the answer, Tao Tie looked back at the three ladies in the cabin and said seriously, "I have never heard of such a rule, so I won't rashly fight with others." As he spoke, Tao Tie reached out and took off the folding fan hanging from Tan Jinxuan's waist, and opened it with a swish: "I am a gentleman who studies books and does not like to fight, so you three don't have to worry about anything." The pale-faced woman sitting on Kun Dao's left suddenly snorted, "If you want to sit, sit. If you don't want to sit, don't sit. Why are you nagging?" Upon hearing this, Tao Tie smiled and said nothing. Tan Jinxuan understood and turned to discuss the fare and voyage with the boatman. Mo Yuhan, Chu Yingying and the ghost wife Xiaoqian entered the cabin first and sat opposite the three ladies. Tao Tie followed in and sat in the seat next to Xiaoqian. The seats on the boat can be used for lying down, but there are no separate private rooms. After all, it is just a small boat with limited space. After Tan Jinxuan negotiated the fare with the boatman, he entered the cabin and sat down between Tao Tie and Xiao Qian. The boat started moving at this time, leaving the small dock and the ferry, and drifting southeast along the canal. Tao Tie's drunkenness suddenly came over him again. My eyes fell outside the cabin, on the water, I saw the rippling waves and the starry sky, it was magnificent and dreamy. "When I was drunk, I didn't know the sky was in the water..." Muttering to himself, Tao Tie swallowed the second half of the poem and did not read it in full. However, the people in the cabin were already very surprised when they heard the first half of the sentence. Even if you don't hear the second half and the poem is incomplete, you can still feel the dreamy and magnificent scene. And the state of mind in this scenario. The female martial artist frowned and said, "What about the second half of the sentence? People who only speak half of their sentences are the most hateful." Kun Dao laughed and said, "People like you who blame others without knowing right or wrong are the most hateful."

The pale-faced woman snorted, "Is there any need to ask? Get the meaning and forget the form. That's all. It's not difficult." Tao Tie's drunkenness subsided, his eyes became clear again, and he straightened his attitude and said, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Tao Tie, nice to meet you three." After hearing what Tao Tie said, the three ladies stopped pretending. Kun Dao replied: "I am Xu Qingjun." The female martial artist replied, "I am Zhuge Li." The pale-faced woman replied, "I am Tianji...just call me Zhang Lanyu." "Long admire!" Tao Tie said something polite and then stopped talking. There are only a few powerful people in the Celestial Empire, and even fewer who are willing to obey the orders of the court and travel around. Xu Qingjun, Zhuge Li and Zhang Lanyu are all well-known people with great supernatural powers. Even though the three had never taught the geniuses, Tao Tie had heard of their names, especially Master Tianji Zhang Lanyu. There are some indirect connections between the two. It is not difficult to guess who reserved the square table by the window in the restaurant and who temporarily changed the name of the drink to "Yumian". “You have great concentration.” Kun Dao Xu Qingjun suddenly sighed. I don't know how she figured out the factors related to concentration. The female martial artist Zhuge Li curled her lips and wanted to retort, but suddenly stopped talking. Master Tianji Zhang Lanyu started coughing very hard, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs. Coughing also causes the body to shake. During the violent shaking, the illusion cast on the face lost its effect, and the real face, which was swollen like a pig's head, flashed for a moment. Tao Tie recognized it at a glance. This was the method used by Senior Sister Dao. At this point, how could Tao Tie not guess Master Tianji's intention of trying to travel with him? Rushing is not a business. Tao Tie couldn't take the initiative to draw out his sword. So I pretended not to have seen that scene, and sat quietly with my eyes on my nose and my nose on my heart. Xu Qingjun turned to Zhuge Li and said, "Look, I said that since these two sisters and brothers were taught by the same teacher, their styles can't be that different." Zhuge Li pouted and raised his eyebrows: "Who said it wasn't true? But some people just don't want to give in and insist on using tricks." This was said in a very sarcastic tone.

Zhang Lanyu, who was being ridiculed, didn't take it seriously and just kept coughing. Then, as his body shook due to coughing, he showed Tao Tie the true condition of his face. Who said she was unwilling to give in? From reserving tables at restaurants, changing the names of wines, to reminding big and small ships, and now deliberately making a fool of oneself, it is all about giving in. Especially that dinner, which will make you drunk and sleepy, can really relieve psychological pressure. The smell of fireworks in the world is the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people. (End of this chapter)