At dusk, the three of them arrived at the court, and when they had just flown over the city, the soldiers guarding the city gate saw that the three messengers had returned, and they hurried into the court to report.

Jielan pressed the sky and fell back to the ground, but when she saw this magnificent and majestic city, she had a feeling of depression, but even if she didn't like this city, she had to go in again to meet the city lord and tell him that she had completed the first thing and came back safely.

About half an hour later, but seeing the city gate wide open, a group of men and horses came out of the city, and the first of the group was Hong Shangshu who came on horseback, and behind him were some small officials and palace people. In this team, only the city lord Yu Qing was missing.

Jielan thought at first that Yu Qing would definitely come out to greet her, but she didn't expect him to miss the appointment and come to the future, but fortunately, Jielan didn't look forward to it, so she didn't feel lost.

Hong Shangshu smiled and arched his hand: "I didn't expect that the Jielan envoy and his party would only go for four days and return triumphantly, which makes me not admire, it seems that the three envoys are really extraordinary, and they live up to their expectations." “

Jielan replied with a salute and said, "Hongshangshu has won the award, and it is our business to promise the city lord to destroy the demons, so we will naturally work hard to complete it, and how can we return with our lives." ”

"I wonder where the demon is? Can you bring his head back? Seeing that they were all empty-handed, Hong Shangshu didn't even ask.

"Please rest assured, Lord Shangshu, this fire dragon is not an ordinary demon, a few of us will do our best to seal him, this demon will not cause chaos again, as for the head, I'm sorry for this, we didn't take his life, but just sealed his soul, so that he can never wake up." Jielan explained one by one.

Hong Shangshu frowned slightly, and said: "Oh, yes, but this demon is really powerful, and it can be regarded as a blessing for the people to be able to seal it, and I am here to thank the Jielan Messenger on behalf of the city lord and the people of Qing Zhou City." ”

"Hong Shangshu is too polite, we also have something to ask for from the city lord, so we naturally do our best." Jielan said these scenes, which already made her a little unable to socialize.

Seeing that he didn't see the city lord, Qi Xue shouted and asked, "What about your city lord?" Why didn't he come out to meet us, I remember when we left the city at the feast of the night, your lord said that if we returned triumphantly, he would meet us barefoot? But at this time, there is no one to see, and it seems that your city lord does not keep his promise very much. ”

Hong Shangshu was quite embarrassed, and Jielan was afraid that Qi Xue's words would annoy Lord Shangshu and would be unfavorable to them in the future, so she said with a smile: "Lord Shangshu doesn't mind my friend's rudeness, she just wants to greet the city lord, so she said so." ”

Hong Shangshu sighed and said, "The city lord has always kept his promise, this time I apologize for the rude of the Jielan Envoy on behalf of the city lord, and this is also the words that the city lord told me to convey to the Jielan Envoy." ”

"What? Has something happened to your lord? Jielan saw that this red Shangshu looked haggard, obviously something's wrong.

Hong Shangshu looked a little embarrassed, he shook his head, and said: "Since the Jielan envoy left, the lord suddenly fell ill, and now he is lingering on the bed, so that the ministers are not worried. ”

Jielan was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "Since the city lord is sick, why don't you summon the imperial doctor for treatment, by the way, isn't there still the power of the blue devil?" ”

Hong Shangshu shook his head again and said, "The Lord also somehow, even if he doesn't let the imperial doctor see it, and he doesn't let the Blue Demon Lord heal his injuries, he hasn't thought about tea and dinner for the past few days, and he has been so haggard that we as courtiers are heartbroken." ”

Jielan was very surprised, but thought that there should be some kind of illness, so she was a little discouraged, because the city lord was seriously ill, so I am afraid that the treatment of Chengfeng would also be delayed, and it was when she was worried, but she heard Hong Shangshu say: "But Jielan envoy don't worry, the city lord ordered Weichen to come to greet the messenger and said that he will still set up a dinner party for Jielan envoy to catch the wind and wash the dust." ”

"This doesn't have to be bothered by the city lord." Jielan said busily.

"I think the Lord will be very happy to see the Jielan Envoy, and presumably his condition will also improve, so the Jielan Envoy does not need to postpone, so please follow me into the court!" Hong Shangshu let go to the left as an invitation, and Jielan didn't dare to shirk it anymore, so she had to walk ahead, while Qi Xue and Black Pig followed closely.

After a few people entered the court, several fathers-in-law greeted them, brought them to the 'bathing court', and let the palace people serve them to bathe and change clothes, although Jielan was very tired of these etiquettes and the like, but since it was in the city court, it was not as good as the days when they were wandering outside, so they naturally had to pay attention to it.

After the three of them changed their clothes, when they got together in the palace, Jielan felt a little funny when she saw that the black pig who had always been undressed was wearing a gray brocade robe, and she covered her mouth and giggled, and Qi Xue was the same. Seeing them laughing at themselves, the black pig turned his head sideways in embarrassment, his blushing face made his whole body hot, and he really wanted to find a hole to get into.

Jielan saw the embarrassed look of the black pig, so she said: "I didn't expect Long Yi to be so handsome when he put on clothes, it's really different." ”

The black pig's face was even more ashamed, but fortunately, his whole body was black, and Jielan couldn't see it, but when he heard that Jielan was praising himself instead of laughing at himself, he was a little happy, scratched his ears embarrassedly, and said, "Is it really okay for me to do this?" Will it be rude? ”

Jielan shook her head and said, "Your body fits perfectly, it seems that you will have to wear more clothes in the future, so that you can look decent." ”

The black pig was also happy, but still said: "This dress is good, but I am still used to not wearing clothes, it is more comfortable, and I feel uncomfortable being covered like this." ”

"Didn't you say you wouldn't change until you turned twenty? Don't you feel ashamed that you don't wear clothes every day after you transform, and you dangle naked in front of us? Qi Xue accused.

The black pig looked embarrassed, but also felt quite polite, because he had only been looking forward to that day, but he had never thought about how to adapt to the human body after the transformation, "Well, that's right, I'll pay attention to it later." ”

After the three of them finished washing, they were led by the palace people to the 'main hall', and when they arrived there, they saw that there were already many officials waiting here, and those officials saw Jielan, they felt that she was bright and moving, arrogant and beautiful, and there was a voice of appreciation in her heart, but Jielan herself didn't feel it, because she was always wandering outside on weekdays, either in a hurry or standing with demons, the clothes on her body were not only messy, but even the whole body was contaminated with sludge and blood every day, and she couldn't see her appearance at all, but at this time she changed into luxurious clothes, He was combed by the palace people and made some makeup, which was naturally different from usual, and it could be said that he was radiant and bright.

However, when the eyes of those officials fell on the black pig behind them, they all snorted, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction and disdain in their eyes, and they only heard one of them: "Why do you ask us important ministers to sit with a demon, it is too defiling our identity." "Yes, how could such a demon enter this sacred hall, this is really ridiculous." "As soon as the Lord came, we asked him to go out, and we must not let this kind of demon swagger in the main hall, if it spread, wouldn't it be laughed at by the people of other cities and counties."

When the black pig heard the discussion of these people, his face suddenly turned ugly and ashamed, he lowered his head deeply, took a step to the left, and hid behind Jielan, he said in a low voice: "Blue, I think I'd better go, this place is not suitable for me." ”

Jielan was very angry with these officials, she only resolutely said: "Don't be afraid, since we are guests, how can they have the gift of driving away guests, if you must be driven away, then I will go with you." Jielan stretched out her right hand and grabbed the black pig's front foot, and resolutely walked to the position next to Josuke.

Chengfu stood up and arched his hand: "The envoy, please take a seat, but these two have already arranged their positions, please go with the palace people." ”

The position he was talking about was at the bottom left, and in that corner, even if he stood up, he might not be able to see it, Jielan felt that this was an insult to Black Pig and Qi Xue, so she firmly disagreed.

Jielan grabbed the black pig and Qi Xue, and said: "The two of them are my closest friends, even if they don't sit down, I want them to stay by my side, not to mention my two friends, one is the white devil Chengfeng's demon servant, and the other is my demon servant, in terms of status and status, I'm afraid everyone sitting here will have to be polite, but since Josuke-sama can't do it, my friend and I have to say goodbye, please convey my rudeness to the city lord." ”

The ministers didn't expect that these two half-demons were actually quite noble demon servants, the so-called demon servants were the people who were ordered by the heavenly maiden or immortals to guard the blood demons, although they were not immortals themselves, but they were finally immortals' disciples, so they couldn't be taken lightly. When they understood this, they did not dare to make a noise, for fear that annoying the two of them would bring disaster to themselves.

When Cheng Fu heard this, he hurriedly said: "My city treats people generously and has always treated each other with courtesy, since the envoy has made this request, I will not ignore it, then please ask these two envoys to sit under the head of the Jielan envoy!" ”

Jielan smiled at Black Pig and Qi Xue, and Qi Xue and Black Pig sat down next to her, and after taking their seats, they waited for the arrival of the city lord.

After waiting for a long time, I thought that the city lord was sick and did not plan to attend the banquet, but I could hear the sound of the bead chain in the upper hall, and then the two palace people led the way into the Taihe Palace, and then the one who came in was the city lord of Yuqing.

I saw that his face was really a little haggard, and he looked much thinner than four years ago, and he was wearing a red rusty crane robe and a city crown at this time.

And to Jielan's consternation, he was barefoot, could it be that he really promised what happened before, if Jielan succeeded in eliminating the demon, he would greet him barefoot.

The ministers were also very surprised when they saw the city lord coming out barefoot, and hurriedly said: "The lord is sick, it is not appropriate to come out barefoot, and please sit down with the city lord, otherwise it will be difficult for the ministers to feel at ease." ”

Yu Qing didn't care, he raised his hand and ordered the squire to sit down, after the squire sat down, Yu Qing set his eyes on Jielan, and when Jielan felt his gaze, there was a nervousness in his heart. Yu Qing smiled and said warmly: "The master promised when the Jielan envoy left, if she succeeds and returns, then the master will greet her barefoot to show the owner's gratitude, since the master said so, how can he break his trust in others, if the ministers dissuade him again, won't he make the master a villain who is untrustworthy?" ”

The ministers were frightened and hurriedly said, "Weichen doesn't dare!" ”

Yu Qing nodded and said, "Then the ministers don't say anything more." He turned to Jielan and said, "I didn't expect that you seem to be a weak woman, but you have such strange powers, and you can seal the fire dragon in the dragon cave, which really impresses me, and I have to give you a cup here." ”

Jielan picked up the wine bottle, "It's not my own effort, and the help of Qi Xue and Long Yi will seal it." When Jielan thinks of the fire dragon, she thinks of Qi Xue's father, and she always feels a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"Then the Lord will give three cups." He threw his head back and drank.

Jielan and the three of them didn't dare to refuse, and they also drank the wine, because all three of them had injuries that had not completely healed, and they coughed softly when they went down this bottle of wine.