latelenovela Chapter 376 Drinking Up a Small Goal
Chapter 376 Drinking Up a Small Goal
Yae no Miko glanced at the envelope and saw the puppy paw print on it, and immediately smiled.
"What's wrong with the puppy again? He suddenly looks so serious."
Xu Ning gave a wry smile, folded the letter, and replied, "Nothing important, it's just... Kong's good friend, Zheping, has started drinking heavily."
Upon hearing this, everyone around looked at the gourd in Xu Ning's hand.
Yae no Miko covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "You brought this?"
What do you mean I brought it? You're still drinking my wine!
Xu Ning was determined to explain himself, but unexpectedly a person suddenly fell from the cherry tree and landed on the side with a thud, unable to get up for a long time.
Xu Ning stared dumbfounded at the drunken Wind God who had struggled for a long time before finally giving up and preparing to take a nap on the ground. In the end, he nodded.
"Yes, I brought it."
Fortunately, alcoholism is generally not fatal. Xu Ning picked up the Wind God from the ground, returned to his cave to rest for a night, and then set off for Bayun Island. Just before leaving, he seemed to hear two White Star Foxes taunting each other about their duties as palace officials inside the house.
When Xu Ning left the teleportation point of Narukami Shrine, he did not choose to go to the Coral Palace to see Shinkai, but instead planned to go directly to Teppei.
Tengdou Fortress is the garrison of Coral Palace. Xu Ning and Wulang once went there together and opened the two nearby teleportation anchor points.
One of the teleportation points is located in Hiki Village, south of Tengdou Fortress.
This area was specially designated as a recuperation zone for soldiers who had been injured by the use of the Evil Eye.
When the rebels and the shogunate went to war, Hachiyeon Island and Futsuna became battlegrounds for both sides. It seems that the villagers fled one after another, and no one has returned to this day.
After Xu Ning appeared in the village, someone quickly informed Wu Lang, and General Xiu Gou approached Xu Ning and took him to the house where Zhe Ping was.
"The war has been declared over, but the villagers still haven't returned?"
Upon hearing Xu Ning's question, Wu Lang shook his head and said, "No, so far, there is only one child who has been separated from his parents living in the village. I haven't seen anyone else come here, which is very unusual."
Xu Ning nodded; it was indeed very abnormal.
In this era, whether farmers or artisans, their sense of belonging to their homeland is deeply rooted, it can be said to be deeply embedded in everyone's soul.
It was precisely because of this that the decision of Kapilia, the head of the family who embarked on the voyage, to go overseas was a truly remarkable feat.
However, for many villagers who were born and raised here, they would stay in their hometown even if life was extremely difficult, unless they truly could not survive.
Even if forced to seek refuge elsewhere, they would immediately return to their homeland to start a new life once the storm had passed, and would not stay away for even a moment.
Such a situation as Hikimura is indeed rare.
Unless the entire village had perished outside, they should have returned long ago upon hearing that the war was over.
After a brief discussion with Goro without reaching a conclusion, they arrived at a small hut.
"It's right here. I'll take you in."
As soon as Xu Ning followed Wulang into the courtyard, he saw Zheping sitting on the steps.
She still had white hair. Even though her lost life force was restored, it couldn't turn her white hair black. But it was a blessing in disguise, since she was the type the Emperor liked.
Because he has his own supply of alcohol every day, he no longer looks weak and depleted. Instead, because he only drinks alcohol and eats little every day, his face looks a bit puffy.
Teppei also spotted Xu Ning behind Goro at a glance. A smile appeared on his face as he tried to stand up to greet him, but he stumbled and almost fell.
"You've been drinking fake alcohol!"
Xu Ning smiled broadly. "My wine is said to nourish yin and yang, and strengthen the body. How can you advertise my wine like this? I won't sponsor it for nothing next time."
Teppei walked over and took Xu Ning's hand. "You came all the way from Narukami Island? How's Sora doing lately?"
"That kid is doing great. I recently heard that a blond outsider appeared in Mondstadt, so he went back to look for him."
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Zheping actually showed an envious expression and said, "It's so good to have a goal to keep pursuing."
Xu Ning lightly punched Zhe Ping in the chest with his gourd of wine. "This is for Kong to beat you up. He's looking for his sister. Do you really think he's a world traveler? If he hears this, I guarantee he'll beat you up even harder than I did."
“I see you’ve almost fully recovered. Don’t stay cooped up here. Come out for a walk with me. We didn’t get a proper look around last time we were chasing the Fools. I happen to have a little kid here who wants to see the giant serpent skeleton and the canyon that Thor cleaved.”
After greeting Goro, Xu Ning led Teppei northeastward from Hishiki Village, arriving at the mountain wall of Musou no Yama.
Xu Ning summoned Master Ji from the cave and pointed to the straight, acute-angled canyon, explaining, "See this? This canyon was carved out by Thor in a fit of rage after losing his loved ones. This is the power of Thor, the Unthinkable One Slash."
"See those towering pillars? Those aren't mountains, but the spine of a giant snake. This strike not only cleaved the strait but also cut this super-giant snake in two. You can see its skull to the south. We took pictures here, so we'll go take pictures of the snake's head."
Zheping stood there dumbfounded ever since Xu Ning called out a raccoon dog to take a picture.
He had imagined Xu Ning calling him out and giving him a good scolding, and he had also imagined Xu Ning giving him earnest advice, but he never expected that when he said he was going out for a walk, he really would just be going for a walk, and, well, he would also take pictures with the raccoon.
"I thought you called me out specifically because you wanted to say something to me."
After the two had admired the photo, Tanuki carefully put the canyon photo into her small backpack, and then Teppei finally couldn't help but say those words to Xu Ning.
"What did I say? That you're wasting your life drinking all day?"
Xu Ning laughed, "How old are you? Do I need to tell you? Besides, what's there to say? So what if the Eye Hunt Order is lifted and you're idle? So what if you weren't chosen by the gods and didn't get the glass bead? What's the big deal?"
Zheping said with a wry smile, "Don't make my ideals sound so insignificant, okay? You're just talking without understanding the situation."
Xu Ning glanced at the gourd in his hand. "Perhaps so, but having a God's Eye isn't really something to talk about. At least as far as I know, there are more powerful people who are not inferior to me without a God's Eye than you can count on your fingers."
"As for having nothing to do after the Eye Hunt Order ends, that's not a problem. Want a goal? I can give you a small one right now."
Zheping turned to Xu Ning and asked, "What small goal?"
"Do you know how much of my wine I drank to save you? I asked Goro, and according to the current market price, it's exactly that much."
When Zheping heard the number Xu Ning announced, he exclaimed in surprise, almost cracking his voice, "How much did you say?!"