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The Daoist and the cat returned home, climbed upstairs, and slept until the afternoon.
With the windows closed and the curtains drawn, only a little light seeped in, creating a dim, subdued atmosphere. Thin beams of light slipped through the gaps where the curtains didn’t meet the edges, casting broken streaks of light across the floor. The setting was so conducive to sleep that it seemed even better than nighttime.
Several times Song You stirred awake, glanced at the hazy scene, and couldn’t tell whether it was a dream or reality. Each time, he simply drifted back to sleep.
By the time they woke in the afternoon and had barely finished washing up, people from the government office arrived.
It was the same official as before, along with the elderly man and the constable. This time, they brought the village chief of Peach Blossom Village and a few villagers with them. Their attitude, already respectful the last time, was now even more deferential.
Song You explained that all the effort had been Lady Calico’s doing and had nothing to do with him. He directed them to speak with her instead.
He then went to prepare tea for the guests—an essential part of hospitality.
Meanwhile, Lady Calico sat primly in the main seat. Despite her small frame, she carried herself...
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