Chapter 70 Meeting the Palace Master Inside the palace, the palace mistress had just finished dealing with some affairs. She pointed to a pile of notes beside her and said to the Moon Dog behind her, "These are the expenses and income of the Lantern Festival held in Moon Bay this month. You keep them.""Yes." Moon Dog held the posts in his arms, answered, and walked out of the hall. Jiang Yuan was on her way to find the Palace Master. She looked around curiously and found that there were not many palace attendants along the way, which made her feel puzzled. As if he had guessed what she was thinking, Rabbit Man asked for her, "Why are the guards in the palace so lax?" As they walked along, they saw only two servants guarding each door. Tu Zi's eyes turned, and she obviously knew the identities of these people, so she did not hide it and replied: "That's the case on the surface, but in the corners that no one can see, there are countless secret guards patrolling." She covered her mouth with her hands and smiled, lowering her eyes, as if to give a quiet reminder, but her voice was just loud enough for them to hear clearly. She said mysteriously, "When you walk around the palace, don't touch anything you shouldn't touch, otherwise... breaking your claws and legs will be the least of your worries." "A Zi, you are scaring the guest monsters again." When Moon Dog approached with the things in his arms, he happened to hear what Tu Zi said. He couldn't help but frowned and said. Tu Zi spread her paws, glanced at the pile of posts in his arms, and gloated: "I don't have any...just do your thing!" "If you continue to be so naughty, I will tell the Palace Master." Moon Dog used his trump card and successfully made Tu Zi shut up, but she snorted coldly, looked disdainful, and crossed her paws over her chest, obviously not convinced.
Moon Dog sighed and ignored her. When passing by Jiang Yuan and her group, he said to Cat Kui, "Sister, the Palace Master is inside. You can go in directly. I have too many things in my arms, so I will leave first." Mao Kui nodded gently, indicating that he understood, and said, "Well, go ahead!" After making sure that he had made no mistakes in etiquette, Moon Dog continued with his task, but when he passed by Jiang Yuan, a post suddenly fell to the ground. Jiang Yuan bent down, helped him pick up the post, and stacked it on top of the other posts. "Thank you." Moon Dog breathed a sigh of relief, thanked Jiang Yuan, and walked out carefully holding the things in his arms. After Moon Dog left, Tu Zi regained her original mood. She said, "That dog is called Moon Dog. He has been serving the Palace Master for many years, but he is stupid and a nerd. He is not as smart as me..." Tu Zi said, and then took them to the door of a room in the palace, and said, "We are here, please wait a moment." After saying that, she stepped forward and raised her paw to knock on the door. After hearing the knock on the door, a gentle voice came from the room: "What's the matter?" "Palace Master, the guest monsters have arrived." Upon hearing the Palace Master's voice, Tu Zi immediately became obedient and cute, with no trace of her lively and naughty appearance just now. The room seemed to be silent for a few breaths, and then the voice sounded again: "Come in!" Tu Zi pushed the door open, stood aside, and said to them, "Everyone, please come in." Cat King stepped in, followed by Jiang Yuan and Rabbit Man. Fortunately, the room was big enough and the door was wide enough for Big Cat to barely get in. There were four empty chairs in the room, corresponding to two coffee tables. The palace master's seat was not far away from the two coffee tables and four chairs. When they entered the door, she stood up, pointed to the empty seats opposite, and said, "Everyone, please find a seat by yourselves. You can be as casual as you want here." After saying this, she said to Tu Zi, "A Zi, go make a pot of tea." "Yes." After Tu Zi agreed, she walked out of the room slowly, closing the door behind her. When she was far away, she quickened her pace and jumped up and down. Mao Kui first curled his lips and smiled, then explained his purpose, "The Palace Master invited me to perform a dance before, but now that the Lantern Festival is over, I want to pack up and prepare to return to the Imperial City in two days."
The Palace Master tried to persuade her to stay, saying, "Miss, why don't you stay a few more days... You know, it's not easy to invite you to Moon Bay." "I thought so too. Moon Bay has beautiful scenery and is a natural summer resort. I like it very much. However, the host urged me to stay and Her Majesty the Queen also summoned me to dance. I really couldn't stay." Although the Palace Master tried to persuade him to stay several times, there was no reluctance on his face. Mao Kui spoke sincerely, but there was no emotion in his eyes. All this back and forth is due to the love affairs and worldly affairs! Finally, the Palace Master sighed and said, "The order of the building owner cannot be disobeyed, and the Queen's decree cannot be resisted. In this case, even if I am reluctant, I can only let the girl go. I just hope that I will be lucky enough to invite her to dance next time." "Definitely next time." Mao Kui answered easily with a faint smile on his face. But they all know that there won't be a next time! If she hadn't received the news that the savior might appear in Moon Bay in advance, she wouldn't have bothered to make such a trip as this imperial city is thousands of miles away from Moon Bay... After she finished her own business, she looked at the Palace Master and talked about business. She pointed at Jiang Yuan and Rabbit Man and said, "These two have something to ask you. I am mainly responsible for bringing them here. Now that the mission is completed, I think you have a lot to talk about, so I will leave first." Having said that, Mao Kui stood up. Jiang Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Sister Mao Kui, can we meet again in the future?" Mao Kui originally wanted to go out directly, but when he heard Jiang Yuan's words, he couldn't help but walk up to her, stretched out his furry paw, touched her head, and said with emotion: "I have wanted to do this for a long time, and now I have finally achieved my wish." Seeing Jiang Yuan's protesting expression, she chuckled, her eyebrows curved, put down her paw, and said, "I'll wait for you in the Imperial City. If you come to the Imperial City one day, remember to find me in Meow Meow Tower." "understood!" Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement. Perhaps because she knew they would see each other again in the future, the pain of separation was instantly dispelled a lot at this moment. Mao Kui turned around and bowed to the palace master, then walked out of the room, just in time to see Tu Zi walking towards her with a pot of tea, and finally stopping in front of her. "Girl, are you leaving now?" Tu Zi's face was a little surprised, and her words were full of regret. In order to make preparations, she didn’t even get to see the performance she had always wanted to watch, and she didn’t know when she would be able to see the legendary “Alluring Dance”. Mao Kui nodded, looked at the teapot and several teacups on the tray in her paw, then raised her paw to pick up the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea. Although the tea was freshly brewed, Tu Zi used her magical powers to cool it down a little because she was in a hurry to use it. Now when she drank it, it was neither cold nor hot, but just the right temperature, which preserved the flavor of the tea to the extreme. Mao Kui drank the tea that was poured, then put down the cup and said, "I heard that the Moon Palace has three unique features: the moon view, the palace master, and the tea brewed by Miss Tu Zi. Now that I have a rare opportunity to visit the Moon Palace, I must taste the tea." "What do you think the taste is, girl?" Although she was asking, Tu Zi already had the answer in her mind. But despite this, she still looked forward to Mao Kui's answer. "The drink leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, and the aftertaste is endless. This visit to the Moon Palace is worth it!" (End of this chapter)