Legend of the Great Sage

>He was afraid of causing him the slightest offence, as that would only lead to misfortune.

The procuress lowered herself even further, saying carefully, “Sir Li, the dishes will be done soon, very soon! Please come into the parlour and take a seat!”

Xie Maoshi waved his hand.
“Why bother with that? A brothel like this will only bring disgrace to senior!”

The procuress’ expression froze, but she did not dare to rebuke him.
She cursed inside, You old lust fiend, which day haven’t you come to my Flower Fragrance parlour? How come it doesn’t bring any disgrace to you? Hmph, you’re clearly worried that sir Li will steal your women if he comes inside!

Xie Maoshi really had not been thinking of that.
He had just become overly excited after seeing a living Soul Nascence cultivator.
This was an extremely rare occasion.

“Senior, the lord of the country is currently inviting cultivators from abroad to dine in Deer Cry garden.
Why don’t we attend the banquet too… No, no, no, that would be far too disrespectful to you, senior.
I’ll contact the people in the palace right now and inform them of your arrival.
The lord of the country will definitely receive you in person!”

“The lord of the country is holding a banquet for cultivators, so why aren’t you attending?”

Li Qingshan was interested.
He was trying to gather information, so this was a fantastic opportunity.
On top of that, corpses of the starved lay everywhere outside the city, while the people in the city lived a life of luxury and hedonism.
He happened to be interested in meeting with this incompetent ruler and asking just how incompetent he was.

Xie Maoshi said in shame, “I’m passionate for women.
I’ve made a fool of myself, senior.”

Li Qingshan smiled.
“You’re a romantic man.
There’s nothing funny about that.”

Xie Maoshi’s eyes lit up.
“What a saying! Senior, you truly are enlightening, well beyond anything I’m capable of.
I’ll have the people in the palace pass on the news immediately so that the lord of the country welcomes you at the main gates of the palace!”

“That won’t be necessary.
Tell me, in which direction is Deer Cry garden and around how far away is it?”

Zhu Yingcai immediately understood what Li Qingshan wanted to do, so he covered his mouth with both hands.

Xie Maoshi glanced at him in bewilderment, but he refused to defy Li Qingshan, so he provided him with the direction and the distance.

“Take good care of my guests.”

Li Qingshan instructed the procuress.
The procuress was about to respond when the three of them rushed into the air, shooting off in the direction of the imperial palace.
She fell back on her bottom in surprise.
“An immortal!”

“Procuress, give me a few peaches.
I’ll give you five, no, ten taels of gold!”

“I’ll give you twenty!”

“Mum, I want some too!”

The parlour immediately became filled with noise.
The procuress became reinvigorated again.
“Ten taels of gold for a peach! This is the base price.
Please make a bid yourselves.
It will be a fair sale, going to the one who pays most! Daughters, if you want a taste of them, you better ask the guests beside you.”

Then she instructed a few eunuchs.
“Be sure to treat sir Li’s ‘guests’ well.
Give them a proper fill.
Let’s just say I’m doing good for once!”

At the same time, within the fine scenery of the imperial garden, the trees provided shade as the cries of deer rose and fell.
Within the pavilion surrounded by water, palace maids dressed in fine gauze moved around swiftly and gently like clouds.

There were several dozen people in total, both lord and subjects, enjoying the delicacies while appreciating the music and performances.
They sang poems and toasted to one another in great leisure.

With a great boom, something fell down from above, kicking up a wave thirty metres tall that poured into the pavilion like a storm.
It startled the palace maids and disturbed the music.
For a moment, they all fell over in a dishevelled manner, and the dishes were all knocked over too.
The lord and the subjects all leapt in fright.
The lord of White Deer country called out, “Guards! Guards!” He completely disregarded his own cultivation.

The regular Qi Practitioners were even worse off.
One of them directly threw himself under the table with his bottom sticking out.

A voice rang out from beneath the pavilion, “Don’t panic, your majesty! It’s me, it’s me!”