the little fox demon reminded him that the Demon World ought to have begun invading the Human

he needed. It required some luck to obtain certain spiritual herbs and ingredients. If t

like, you don't even have to lift a single finger. I'll definitely get it and present it to you with bo

like, I'll owe you a favor,&q

s favor to have you accompany me." Qian

t family. For generations, their offsprings were blessed with a keen eye for people. They knew whom to befriend, whom to share a close friendship with, and w

by the latter's skills. Moreover, Ye Que also saved his li

ang was no more than fair-weather friends. He cou

Qian Shuxiao immediately led Y

lobby on the ground floor of the Peony Pavilion had deserted the place as well. The owner was currently calculating his income for the day us

sold. The wine was kept inside the cellar all year round. If there was a great shortage, the wine would be replenished. Recently, several circuses from the Western Regions had come to the night

ng the wine stock naturally fell on his shoulders. He touched the bulging money pouch tied to his

llar with great familiarity. It was only about three or four meters deep. In the blink of an eye, he found himself his way i

heart." After receiving the wine from the winery, Zhang Xiaojiu was in a particularly good mood and hummed a little song with

sk, tsk

;Who?

ow, he seemed to have heard some faint m

sk, tsk

eard two more sounds. It was as if som

t midnight. If something happened, he wouldn't be able to even find a place to cry. He subconsciously took

e wine cellar except for hundreds of jars of wine. Zhang Xiaojiu exhaled. He patted his ch

lly placed the jar of Du Kang's wine in his hand onto the shelf next to him. He turned around and immediatel

uddha, please bless me," Zh

ne jar. Then, the head of the green snake appeared as well. In no time at all, the green silhouette zigzagged tow

r him. He held up the match in his hand and looked down at his feet. When the match slid behind him, his eyes widened,

he wine cellar were surrounded by snakes-black, cyan, gre

the light of the fire cast a dark shadow.

from the under

stance away from the lobby of the Peony Pavilion. The kitchen was also

to fly, only a quarter

at merchant didn't let down the bed curtains, perhaps because he couldn't stand the heat. His room happened to face east, where moonlight filtered in. Under the moonlight, a lon

killed. The cry of help could only be heard from one room on the first and second floors of the entire Peony Pavilion. It was a scholar from Qingzhou Prefecture who came to Luoyang to take part in the imperial examination. He stu

when he suddenly raised his head and asked one of his

he second floor," the staff c

's the matter now? Is there any honored guest on the second floor?" The owner rubbed the space between his eyebrows. He could feel a headache coming. "San'er

away." San'er gave a quick

an instant, he ran down in panic and shout

snake? Just find someone to throw the snake out and your problem is solv

ords. It must be noted that he was a waiter of the lobby and his work mostl

d, thud,

e ground is parched. Be care

man staggered past the Peony Pavilion. He smiled contently as he

h the area the manor occupied wasn't as large as the one in their hometown, this was Luoyang where every inch of land was worth money. It was said that manor

e six-person sedan chair stopped in front of a

home, Young

y manor. There's a pond with a hundred of fish in the back and a green bamboo forest in front. It's only 100 meters away from my room. It'

ed through a small bamboo forest was a house with a red roof and green tiles. "I can live anywhere. I don't

This way, please." Qian Shuxiao led the way. "

Ye Que

om 'better to have nothing (Que)

ood nam

rchants so fond

." Qian Shuxiao clutched his hair awkwardly. Even he h

for some maids and servants working the night shift. However, what was strange was a brightly lit room north of the green b

e explained, "This room was originally empty, but for some reason, my Elder Sister insisted on moving here some time ago. S

painted before?"

s name is Qian Shuhua, she ne

ndow. Judging by her posture, she seemed to be painting. The front door of the house was open, with two little maids standing on the left and right of the door. Both were so drow

loser look, the mist unexpectedly resembled a fierce beast that