In a teahouse next to the inn…0

Thanks to the upcoming New Year, most farmers had no work in the fields and could afford a rare break. This was one of the few times of the year when people were willing to spend a little extra, and the teahouse's business was thriving.0

Some patrons chatted and laughed, others listened attentively to the storyteller. Some people came here to play board games because the gambling dens were too crowded to accommodate them.0

When Song You and Lady Calico arrived, only one table remained vacant. They took their seats and ordered a pot of ordinary tea to enjoy as they slowly listened to the storyteller. Meanwhile, the swallow perched itself on a beam overhead, wary of the crowded room and hesitant to descend.0

“Continuing from last time—0

“The northern frontier army’s demons summoned their divine immortal to descend to the mortal realm, unleashing torrential floods! Aye, the flood was vast as an ocean, drowning the entire grasslands! As mentioned earlier, the green ox under that immortal master not only possessed the ability to transform into a flood dragon, breathing fire and spouting water, but it could also roam the seas with ease. However, in the distant Yuanzhi City behind them, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the army—and these armored warriors all feared floods!”1

The Daoist couldn’t help but lower his head when he heard this.1

The calico cat sitting...0