36: The Immortal Doctor himself descends the mountain? City Lord's Dinner

At this moment, Jiang Wanqing's maid, Qiaoer, walked over: "Miss, Young Master Shen, the City Lord sent someone with a letter, saying it absolutely must be delivered into Young Master Shen's hands."

"Oh?" Shen Qing raised an eyebrow: "Give it to me."

"Yes."

Qiaoer handed a letter to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing only remembered that the City Lord of Yongning Prefecture was named Mu, City Lord Mu Jinghai, but hadn't paid much attention to anything else.

He tore open the envelope and quickly read it.

The general meaning was that the City Lord would be hosting a cultivator named True Person Yulong and the Medical Immortal at the City Lord's Mansion tonight.

Yes, after Lin Yi, the Successor of the Medical Immortal, descended the mountain, the Medical Immortal himself also came down.

The letter also stated that because they hadn't known of Shen Qing's arrival in Yongning Prefecture beforehand, they regrettably couldn't host him personally, and hoped Shen Qing would honor them with his presence this time, also mentioning Ning Zhenzhen.

Besides that, the envelope contained an invitation.

In short, it was as polite as could be.

Shen Qing naturally knew that this level of politeness wasn't directed at him personally, but rather because of his sect affiliation.

Zhenzhen had visited Yongning Prefecture before, and the City Lord never mentioned personally hosting her.

He probably invited them to bolster his presence, to add more weight in front of True Person Yulong and the Medical Immortal.

Look!

My banquet even has two disciples of Immortal Lord Zhao, the Xuanji Elder of the Star Sect, invited; surely that shows enough respect for you!

Of course, this was just Shen Qing's guess, and City Lord Mu Jinghai couldn't possibly exploit him.

"Is this an invitation from City Lord Mu?" Jiang Wanqing asked from the side.

Shen Qing said: "They must have invited your Jiang Family as well."

"Mm." Jiang Wanqing nodded: "I only found out last night."

Her father, Jiang Lin, had told her.

"Is Young Master Shen going?"

"Of course." Shen Qing put away the invitation: "It's good to go and watch the excitement."

Jiang Wanqing was puzzled: "Excitement?"

In her impression, the basic flow of such banquets was always similar; what excitement could there be to watch?

However, there were indeed many people... Lin Yi, who was meditating and recuperating in the guest room arranged by the Liu Family, suddenly showed a look of joy.

He didn't even think about quickly restoring the blood flow to his groin, lest it really necrotize, and instead adopted a listening posture.

He had received a message from his master, that stinky Old Man who always stayed on the mountain!

The Old Man said he had arrived in Yongning Prefecture, and tonight the City Lord would host him and another person at the City Lord's Mansion, inviting all sides.

The Medical Immortal then called him over.

"You brat, don't you dare shame me," the Medical Immortal scolded with a smile.

"Aren't you reassured by my actions?" Lin Yi said nonchalantly: "I'll definitely wear my best clothes and speak my best words."

Of course, there was also his good adopted father, good son—Lu Gui.

Explaining it to the Old Man then would surely be a pleasant surprise.

"By the way, how are things between you and that little girl from the Hua Family?" the Medical Immortal asked.

This was a connection he had painstakingly left behind for his good eldest son to smoothly inherit.

A family that had operated in Yongning Prefecture for many years.

Coupled with the Jiang Family of his Third Senior Sister Jiang Wanqing, it was enough for Lin Yi to establish himself in this city.

And the Jiang Family ran a medical clinic; wasn't that perfect for Lin Yi to show his talents?

"Just talking about this makes me angry!" Lin Yi said gloomily: "Old Man, what kind of taste do you have?"

"Hua Xiangrong is simply hideously ugly, not even recognizable as human!"

"Hideously ugly? That shouldn't be..." The Medical Immortal, far away in the City Lord's Mansion, heard Lin Yi say this through the message and was somewhat puzzled.

He had seen Hua Xiangrong before; she had been a beauty from a young age and was a young lady from a prominent family, so how could she have grown up crooked?

Lin Yi: "Old Man, what kind of taste do you have? Not one of those few marriage contracts is with someone good-looking."

The Medical Immortal sighed: "You brat, your standards are too high."

The Medical Immortal couldn't say what those few marriage contracts with village women looked like. Those were from when he first arrived near Yongning Prefecture, when he treated patients for free to build his reputation.

Where were there the most patients who couldn't afford treatment?

Naturally, in the countryside, some people happened to have a daughter and didn't know how to thank him, insisting on marrying their daughters to him. The Medical Immortal dared not accept them at such a young age.

At that time, to distinguish himself from his past and change his image, he established a persona of an elegant divine doctor and was very agreeable.

So he arranged child engagements. If they grew up to be beautiful, Lin Yi would marry them. If not, it wasn't a big deal; he would offer some compensation and break off the engagement.

Only Hua Xiangrong's engagement was specifically arranged by him, precisely to pave the way for Lin Yi.

"What about that old fellow from the Hua Family's hidden injury?"

"Talking about that makes me even angrier," Lin Yi said: "I only pricked him a few times, and that old guy told me to get lost. I didn't even treat him; it's infuriating."

Medical Immortal: "?"

Is this right?

A marriage contract plus a hidden injury, I left you with double insurance for the Hua Family, a sure thing, and you actually messed it up?

"What about your Third Senior Sister?"

"Alas." Hearing about Third Senior Sister, Lin Yi sighed heavily.

The Medical Immortal's heart sank, and he quickly pressed: "What happened?"

Lin Yi: "I was originally living with Senior Sister, but she was charmed by a Pretty Boy and kicked me out."

Medical Immortal: "What?!"

So even the Jiang Family connection is broken?

Is this reasonable??

My lifelong reputation, and I gave birth to such a son; is this retribution?

Just because Lin Yi was born from my affair with the former mistress of the main household, did Heaven send down punishment, making my son as stupid as a pig?

The Medical Immortal now truly suspected whether Lin Yi had been made foolish by those few needles he used to stimulate his potential when he first started cultivating.

"Alas."

He sighed heavily. What was done was done, but things couldn't just be left at that.

"Don't worry, I'll help you with your Senior Sister."

"Really?" Lin Yi's tone instantly soared: "Old Man, you're still somewhat useful!"

What methods could the Medical Immortal have?

But no matter what, a mere Pretty Boy dared to bully his own son.

Even if outsiders didn't know this relationship, Lin Yi still carried the title of his Successor.

Bullying Lin Yi?

This was simply not putting him in his eyes!

After tonight, he would definitely take a good look at who this Pretty Boy Lin Yi spoke of was, and let him know that living off women wasn't that easy!

...Night deepened.

The streets were empty of pedestrians, with only two carriages traveling.

The horses' hooves were imbued with wind, moving extremely fast without making a sound.

These two carriages carried the Jiang Family entourage. Jiang Lin and his wife rode in one, and Shen Qing and others in the other.

Inside the carriage at this moment, Jiang Wanqing and Hua Xiangrong sat upright, exuding the demeanor of young ladies.

One sat to Shen Qing's left, the other to his right, while Ning Zhenzhen occupied a plush seat by herself.

Outside, a coachman wasn't strictly necessary, but for a prominent family in Yongning Prefecture, what would it mean not to even have a coachman?

It was a matter of prestige.

Ning Zhenzhen played with the red tasseled sword ornament. As a sword, she didn't have much to do, nor many people to cut down, so Red Sleeve mostly slept.

Suddenly, Ning Zhenzhen seemed to notice something amiss.

Shen Qing appeared to be talking to Jiang Wanqing, discussing some kind of pills and medicines she didn't understand, then drifting to matters of the Star Sect, talking about everything under the sun, a jumbled mess.

And Hua Xiangrong, she seemed to be sitting perfectly straight, but the problem was she was *too* straight.

No matter how much of a young lady from a prominent family she was, she shouldn't be so stiff in such a private environment without outsiders.

And, where was Senior Brother's hand touching?

Ning Zhenzhen didn't understand, Ning Zhenzhen was greatly shocked.

Hua Xiangrong pressed her lips together tightly.

After a long while, she still couldn't get used to the strange garment underneath.

Even a slight movement made her feel that peculiar, silky friction.

Ning Zhenzhen asked curiously: "What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

"Ah?" Hua Xiangrong's gaze drifted, not daring to meet Ning Zhenzhen's eyes: "No... no, I'm not."

As she spoke, she subtly shifted, letting the hem of her dress conceal the "scenery" behind her.

There, Shen Qing's hand was misbehaving.