The Toad Taoist stood in the open window lattice, watching the dusk scattering in the forest, birds falling on the branches and singing, and occasionally a few old donkeys' leisurely groans came in the forest.

The short body, carrying a frog webbed, slowly turned around with her clothes open, jumped to the desk below, and sat to Mo Yan to look at the wolf demon opposite her.

"I can go anywhere, but it's too boring outside. I've seen everything I should see and experience. It's better to be comfortable here to be a good master."

"Your demon pill has been repaired?"

On the other side, Gongsun Liao put down the tea set that he was playing with, looked at the toad sitting on the table with the ink inkstone. His thick eyebrows were slightly frowned, and a finger was stretched out. A strand of demonic power extended and penetrated into the toad Taoist body.

The slightly frown suddenly spread out, and the pupils shrank: "Old toad, how do you repair the demon pill?" The words suddenly stopped, thinking about something, and lowered their voice.

"Demon Star?"

Taoist Toad nodded, got up and carried his webbed hands and walked slowly on the table.

"I sucked the demon star and helped me repair the demon pill."

The flippers took a few steps and stopped. The toad eyes as big as beans looked at the birds that occasionally passed through the dusk outside the window. The open clothes were stroking the wind on both sides of his belly. He hummed twice.

"...... It has long been restored to its peak in the past, and I even faintly felt that I had touched the realm of the Demon King, so you should go back to the northwest. There is no need to help here, and there is no need to think about letting me go back."

Gongsun Liao was probably expecting the old toad's answer. He was silent for a moment, pressed his knees and stood up, took two steps, and turned his face slightly.

"Old toad, beware of the erosion of the demon star. Your disciple is upright and not slanted. He has a strong body and can suppress it. You don't have it. It's better to remove it as soon as possible."

"I know, I know."

Hearing the toad's indifferent tone, Gongsun Liao pursed his lips, bowed to the other party, opened the door and turned into blue smoke and flew out of the building along the aisle, and disappeared in the northwest of Chang'an in the blink of an eye.

As the night gradually darkened, the toad Taoist stretched his head and looked out the window, feeling the old demon's aura fading away, and his half-closed toad eyes suddenly widened.

‘It’s gone.’

With a mutter, he spread his flippers and quickly climbed off the desk and ran to the bookshelf to turn out the small pot and set up a candle.

"Huh... Finally there is no one anymore. I just want to make some soup, but he just secretly caresses."

Cut the seasonings brought out from Qixia Mountain into slices and throw them into the pot. When the heat was rising, the Toad Taoist hummed a little tune, tiptoed on his flippers and smelled them in. He found a soup spoon and scooped a spoon into his mouth. He felt the smell and smacked the toad's mouth: "The soup tastes good... I just don't know what the food Liangsheng brought back from the palace."

It was dark outside the window, and dense lights were lit up in the houses and buildings that were unfolding one after another. The lights were brilliant in the towering imperial city.

The night wind ran across the palace eaves, and the red lanterns shone within the light. The slim palace maid dragged her long skirt and came from the end of the palace eaves with a wooden plate. The eunuch who was waiting outside quickly opened the door a little carefully. The yellow candles shone out from inside, and the emperor's voice was also laughing loudly.

"I am very happy when the national teacher returns to the court, haha... the national teacher doesn't see the faces of those tribute envoys today. After the battle, they are more humble than the other. Fortunately, the national teacher comes back in time."

"Your Majesty is too proud. Even if I fail to arrive in time, there will be Duke Yue here. When I come back to Chang'an, I see many people who are practicing Taoism wandering in the city, and I must be waiting there to take action."

The palace maid holding the wooden plate gently put the dishes on the table, and secretly glanced at the scholar talking on the other side with her lower eyes. Her cheeks flushed. The eunuch outside the door urged her to leave the side hall with the other sisters.

The door of the room was gently pulled up, Lu Liangsheng put down his wine glass, took the wine pot and poured it on, responding to the emperor's words, and filling the wine for Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, who was beside him.

"Duke of Yue, let's have a drink."

"Haha, the national teacher's wine, how can I not drink it?" The old man also changed into his regular clothes, combed his gray hair neatly, picked up the wine glass and touched the wine handed by the scholar, raised his head and drank it all, wiped off the wine stains hanging between his beards, and shouted comfortably: "Happy!"

"Duke of Yue, I don't accept my old age."

At the top, Yang Guang's face was flushed. I don't know if it was because today's battle made him excited or because Duke Yue was on the side, so he pulled Lu Liangsheng to drink several drinks in succession as soon as the banquet started.

"In the future... I still rely on Duke Yue, by the way, and the national teacher... In the coming year, I will take the Silk Road back... I will personally fight... I will learn from the late emperor..."

After several consecutive cups of drinks, Yang Guang was a little drunk. He held the cup and the wine was spilled out slightly. Lu Liangsheng reached out to take the cup for him and put it on the table. The emperor waved his hand and grabbed the scholar's arm.

"National Master... You have not been in the court for two years, so leisurely, I am very distressed..."

After a pause of intermittent drinking, Yang Guang raised his face and looked at the old man opposite him in a drunken way: "Duke Yue, I will personally go to the next year... don't stop me... stop me from learning from the late emperor..."

"Your Majesty, you're a little drunk."

Yang Su put down the chopsticks, glanced at Lu Liangsheng over there, raised his hand and patted him twice, and called the guards and eunuchs waiting outside to come in.

"Your Majesty is drunk, and you will help you to go back and have a rest."

"yes."

The eunuch in the lead responded in a low voice, led the guards to support Yang Guang and retreated to the back hall. As soon as he left the gate, the cool night wind spread on his red face. Yang Guang opened his eyes, pushed away the two guards who were supporting him, and waved his hand to let them go down. The eunuch who was with him still came forward to support him, and the flattering smiles were accumulated, and the powder was being applied fell down.

"Your Majesty... you are not drunk, but you are scared to death."

"How could I get drunk so easily? It's just that Duke Yue is here, I'm not happy."

Yang Guang exhaled, and walked from the eunuch to the garden path from the eaves, reached out and plucked a few flower buds, "I would like to hint to the national master. Duke Yue has been arrogant in the past two years, but I don't know if the national master can hear it."

It seemed as if he was whispering to the eunuch beside him, and it seemed like he was talking to himself.

“…it should be heard.”

...........

In the side hall of Daxing Palace, Lu Liangsheng lost interest in continuing the banquet at this time. As a minister, he was unable to stay in the palace for a long time. The bronze lamp post swayed, and the old man next to the round table smiled and ate his last bite of the dish.

"I didn't expect that Your Majesty has such a shallow alcohol tolerance. I haven't had enough fun yet. Fellow Daoist Lu, why should I follow me to the mansion and drink it? I also thought it was me who brought the fellow Taoist back to Chang'an to welcome him."

Lu Liangsheng followed the old man out of the side hall and nodded with a smile, "It just so happens that I have something to talk to Duke Yue, and then I will drink and talk."

"oh?"

The old man walking in front was stunned for a moment, looked at the scholar in front of him for a while, then stroked his beard and laughed out loud, and stretched out his hand: "National Master, please!"

Lu Liangsheng stretched out his hand.
Chapter completed!